ENABLE are now recruiting in Aberdeenshire!

Social Care Team Facilitator

Location: Milltown, AB30 1PB
Salary: £30,128.34 per annum
Contract: Full time, Permanent
Hours: 39 hours per week

The Best in You Brings Out the Best in Me

Are you a driven and motivated individual who enjoys new and unique challenges?

Do you have the passion and drive to lead a team of frontline staff to support individuals to achieve their personal outcomes, live the life they choose and become an inclusive member within their own community? If so, there has never been a better time to apply!

Enable is a dynamic and vibrant social care organisation dedicated to improving the lives of people with learning disabilities and we are looking for motivated and driven individuals to join us in ensuring they have the same opportunities as everyone else.

About The Role

Milltown Community is home to seven residents and a Workshop Day centre, based on a 30 acre site.

As Team Facilitator for Milltown Community Workshop, you will lead the learning, skill and employability delivery of ASDAN qualifications for the Workshop attendees.

You will be part of the local management team and will work closely with the Team Facilitator for the supported living service which supports the 7 residents who live at Milltown.

Milltown Workshop operates Monday – Friday and supports 25 learners working towards individual goals and outcomes. Workshop includes woodwork, crafts, animal care, horticultural therapy and much more in between.

Milltown Community Team Facilitators hold the following key responsibilities:

• Developing the grounds to meet the needs of the community
• Developing local stakeholder relationships
• Managing team of workshop staff
• Developing curriculum to meet the needs of the workshop attendees
• Providing line management support to the supporting living service when required

About You

Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Experience working with adults and children with learning disabilities, epilepsy, autism and physical support needs.
• Experience in using person centred planning techniques in addition to delivering and leading excellent support practices.
• Strong facilitation skills to encourage staff teams to take ownership and responsibility for the quality of support they deliver.
• The ability to effectively communicate with the people we support, staff teams, families and external care professionals.
• Creating and delivering robust service designs, support strategies and risk assessments whilst managing individual budgets.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise your workload whilst working under pressure.
• SVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent.
• Full driving licence with access to your own vehicle for business use.

About Us

At Enable we believe in developing all our staff and we provide an extensive learning programme together with in-house career development opportunities. These include, but are not limited to:

• Person Centred approaches, planning and thinking
• Epilepsy awareness
• Moving and Handling
• First Aid
• Safety Interventions
• Positive Behaviour Support

We also have an excellent range of staff benefits on offer including but not limited to:

• Health cash plans providing a wide range of health benefits to help people cover the cost of their everyday health care.
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme*
• Season Ticket Loans*
• Blue Light Card

Where required, Enable will fully fund SVQ Health and Social Care qualifications – required for SSSC registration

Starting a career with Enable is the first step towards making a real difference in our award-winning charity’s mission to help create an equal society for every person who has a learning disability.

Enable is an equal opportunities employer and our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based entirely on values, skills and competencies required of the specific roles.

The cost of PVG is paid upfront by the organisation and deducted from your wage if successfully appointed.

Enable reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. Please submit your application as early as possible if this vacancy is of interest.

Note: The successful applicant will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 3 months of their start date.

*Terms and Conditions Apply