Assistant Service Co-ordinator

Post : Assistant Service Co-ordinator

Service : Perth & Kinross Learning Disabilities

Based : Perth & Kinross including Rattray

Hours : Full Time - 37 Hours

Salary : £29, - £32, (£15.23 - £16.84 per hour)

Contract Permanent

Step Up and Shape the future with TPS

Are you ready to take your first step onto the management ladder?

Do you have a passion for helping vulnerable people enjoy as much fulfilment as they can and feel included in their community? If compassion, care and inclusiveness are an important part of who you are, our opportunities to work away from the routine in a demanding, challenging but emotionally rewarding role could be for you.

This is an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Service Coordinator with Turning Point Scotland where no two days are the same!

About the role

As an Assistant Service Co-ordinator, some of the responsibilities that you will carry out are :

• Provide support and assistance (practically and emotionally) to people we support in accordance with their support plans and the service aims.
• Assist the Service Manager and Service Co-ordinator to direct and manage the day-to-day operations within the service and to provide line management support to the staff team.
• Devise, review and update support plans, record events and observations and keep appropriate records as required in the service.
• Manage and supervise smaller teams on a day to day basis providing guidance, instruction and direction.

About You

You will have a genuine commitment to use your skills and experience to support people to live their best lives. You will be supported by an incredibly approachable management team, allowing you to expand on your existing knowledge whilst developing new skills. You will have flexibility to work on a rota.

You will have experience of learning disabilities, coaching and developing staff.

About Us – Perth & Kinross Service

At Turning Point Scotland Perth & Kinross, we deliver services for people who have a learning disability or autism and unique and complex behaviours which challenge the service : many of the individuals we support have some forensic histories. We support people who live in 24 / 7 supported accommodation projects. We also provide support within our outreach service to people with learning disabilities within the area of Perth & Kinross.

We work in a person centred way tailoring support to meet the needs of the people we support maximising choice and autonomy while assessing and managing risk in conjunction with the Tayside Risk Management Group.

Please note that IT skills are required for all our vacancies.

Where applicable, successful candidates will be required to register with the SSSC within 6 months of start date.

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