Service Manager (Children with Disabilities & Adults with Learning Disabilities)

Job Summary

We may conduct our interviews in person or using Microsoft Teams for video calling. All you need is a device with a camera and access to the internet. We will provide guidance and instructions on how to use this method if your interview is being held virtually.

We are a disability confident leader and we support reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process - for more information click important-information-for-applicants (north-ayrshire.gov.uk)

An exciting opportunity has arisen within North Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership for an enthusiastic Registered Nurse or Qualified Social Worker looking to undertake a new role within their profession. We are looking for an experienced and skilled individual to undertake the role of Service Manager for Children and Families (Disabilities) & the integrated Adults with Learning Disabilities teams. This role will build on the transformative work undertaken to improve experiences of transitions for children with disabilities, this will include furthering the integration of the children and adult social work teams and to ensure that everyone supported by the service receives the right care at the right time and in the right place. The post holder will be a Registered Learning Disability Nurse or a qualified Social Worker and will ensure that professional supervision is available to the Team Leaders for health and the Social Work Team Managers. They will contribute to and oversee a range of health and social services across adult Learning Disability and Children and Families (Disabilities) including services provided by and purchased by the council. The right individual will have experience in a managerial role within services which support either children with disabilities or adults with learning disabilities and will also have demonstrable experience of change management in order to take a leading role in our ambitious transformation plan. For further information please contact Gillian Duffy, Senior Manager on 01294 322473.

For more details see the attached Role Profile below.

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Staff Values & Behaviours

North Ayrshire Council uses behavioural based approach throughout the recruitment process. Our staff values of Focus, Passion & Inspiration will be explored for this vacancy.

Further information on our Staff Values and how to complete behaviour based application form questions is available on the Staff values and behaviours (north-ayrshire.gov.uk).

Additional Information

References

For your information if this post requires references you will be notified of further details if you are successful in gaining an interview. Not providing relevant references when requested may delay the outcome of the interview process.

PVG (both)

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children or protected adults

Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by North Ayrshire Council. Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant PVG check (£59 or £18), which will be deducted from your salary following commencement of employment. For further information on the PVG Scheme please visit https://www.mygov.scot/organisations/disclosure-scotland/. For further details on North Ayrshire Council’s policy please visit Pre-employment checks (north-ayrshire.gov.uk).

Please note if you are the successful candidate your name and email address will be entered into the Disclosure Scotland PVG system to generate your PVG form which will be issued to your email with an enclosed link to complete.

Our Workstyles 

As an employer of choice, North Ayrshire Council has identified four different Workstyles. Each post in the council has been allocated one of these styles:  

Agile – 100% of time spent working agile (flexibly) and interacting with others. Able to work at home, office or multiple locations.  May be required to attend office on set days/rota basis as the role requires. 

This post has been allocated the workstyle: Agile 

More information on our workstyles can be found in our HR Guide - Workstyles (north-ayrshire.gov.uk). If you have any questions on the allocated Workstyle for this post, please ask at interview. 

Use of AI in Applications

Applicants may use AI tools to assist with drafting or refining their application. However, AI should only be used to enhance an application and must not replace personal experience or be used to generate content wholly on the applicant’s behalf. Where it is identified that AI has been used to create an application in full or to falsify responses, this will be taken into account within the scoring, and your application may not be progressed.