OPS - Peripatetic & Development Manager

As a Peripatetic and Development Manager within Older People Services, you will work across services to provide practical management and development support on a temporary basis. You will step in where additional leadership, stability or guidance is needed, working closely with managers and teams to maintain high standards of care and support positive outcomes for older people.

What your role will involve

* Providing short-term management support within Older People Services where required

* Supporting the induction, mentoring and development of new managers on site and remotely

* Working with services to strengthen care planning and outcome-based recording

* Supporting services to achieve and maintain quality improvement plans

* Auditing care plans and recording systems and helping teams improve practice

* Developing and delivering training that supports good, meaningful care

* Supporting services through change, development and new initiatives

* Ensuring development and improvement work reflects Cross Reach’s Christian ethos

About you

You will be an experienced and compassionate care professional with an SVQ Level 4 in Social Care or an equivalent social work or nursing qualification, alongside recognised assessor and verifier qualifications including D32/33 or A1 L&D9 D1 and D34 or V1. You will have experience of SVQ assessment and verification, be confident using IT systems such as Microsoft Office, and hold a full UK driving licence with the flexibility to travel across Scotland at short notice.

You will be registered with the SSSC, or able to achieve and maintain registration, and be a member of the PVG Scheme or willing to complete the necessary checks. As we do our work in Christ’s name, you must have a Christian faith and be able to work within and uphold Cross Reach’s Christian ethos. This is an occupational requirement under the Equality Act 2010.

Why work with Cross Reach

* The opportunity to make a meaningful difference across multiple services

* A role where relationships, support and values are at the heart of the work

* The chance to shape practice and improve outcomes for older people

* Supportive leadership and a strong sense of purpose

* Ongoing learning and professional development

* This role requires regular travel and includes a car allowance.

If you are looking for a role where you can support others, share your experience and help services provide high-quality, compassionate care, we would love to hear from you. Apply now and be part of Cross Reach’s work with older people.

We also offer you a range of benefits that you would expect from an organisation that support others.

Firstly, there is access to a wide range of exclusive retail and leisure discounts through our rewards scheme and the Blue Light Discount card. We also ensure that your future and that of your loved ones is secured with a generous contributory pension plan and death in service benefit. Balancing work and family are made easier with our suite of enhanced family friendly policies and your health and wellness are prioritised with access to our health cash plan, giving you cash back for a wide range of health treatments.

We even have access to a care concierge service to assist you with life's challenges, providing invaluable support when you need it most.

But we also know that your training and development is important to you, and as well as a contribution to your professional membership fees, we are keen to support you in making the right steps to learn, grow and develop in ways that are right for you.

Cross Reach has been at the forefront of high quality social care for over 150 years, providing loving care to people of all ages and supporting them to live life to the full whatever their circumstances. During that time, we have worked hard to understand the needs of the people who turn to us for help and with them have been at the forefront of pioneering services which have literally changed thousands of lives for the better.

Today we are one of the largest social care providers in Scotland, with experience across a broad range of services. We are still growing, learning, and improving, thanks to the incredible people…