Head of Operations, Resources and Business Development

3 weeks ago

Bishopton, United Kingdom Good Shepherd Centre Full time

Location: Greenock Road, Bishopton PA7 5PW

Salary: £62, - £68, per annum (pay award pending) – plus weekend on call allowance, circa £ per weekend (currently based on a 1 in 8 weekend rota)

Contract Type: Permanent

Position Type: Full-time

Hours of work: 37.5 hours

Pattern of work: Monday to Friday 9am-5pm plus regular SMT back up on-call and out of hours responsibilities

Are you passionate about helping children and young people thrive and flourish?

Does your track record show your commitment to upholding and promoting their rights?

Do you share our active values of being rights respecting, kind, nurturing, resilient and hopeful?

We are looking for a caring, skilled, creative and experienced leader who is committed to our vision of being a truly trauma responsive place of safety, where children in our care and the adults who support them can reach their maximum potential, does this sound like you?

The Head of Operations, Resources and Business Development is a new, exciting and challenging role which will complete the Senior Management Team at GSC in preparation for the next stage of our improvement and service development journey, to Keep The GSC Promise

You will have a lead role in promoting and upholding the vision and values of the GSC, working in partnership with young people, families, colleagues across the Centre and wider sector, and our Board of Directors (volunteer Trustees), to realise our ambitious plans for change and growth.

The Good Shepherd Centre (GSC) campus just outside Bishopton offers young people a safe, nurturing and welcoming environment set in fabulous grounds with a garden wildlife trail and outdoor sports facility. On-campus there are three secure care houses, a close support house & two cottages. Children and young people who live with us continue their education in our school, on campus, or attend further education out with the campus.

GSC offers employees a great benefits package and you will be joining an enthusiastic and dedicated team.

This is a time of fast paced change, intense challenge and new opportunities for the GSC as we seek to transform children’s experiences of secure care and intensive support and continue to build on our strong reputation for relational practice.

As Head of Operations, Resources and Business Development you will be a key member of the SMT and will have responsibility for ensuring the frameworks for effective workforce development and planning.

You will lead on ensuring effective guidance, support, professional supervision, training, skills development and performance evaluation systems are maintained for all and any staff in every role. You will drive workforce and resource planning and mapping and ensure that GSC operates in line with all relevant legislation and best practice guidance in relation to the safe staffing of our secure care and close support residential school care services.

The successful candidates will have rich and varied experience of supporting vulnerable young people, and of leading people and organisations through times of challenge and change. Candidates will require to be sutiably qualified in a relevant area, which means that they will hold or be willing to work to achieve a Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Social Care and the Scottish Vocational Qualification (SVQ) in Caring for Children and Young People at Level 4 or above, or equivalent qualifications recognised by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).

There is also a requirement to apply for registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) as a registered supervisor within the first three months of employment and to be registered as a registered supervisor with the SSSC within six months of employment.

If you are seriously interested in becoming our Head of Operations, Resources and Business Development, please contact the HR Department on or - who will arrange an informal conversation with Alison Gough, Director.

To apply, please complete our application form on our website by clicking the link above by the closing date above.

Pre-Employment Medical Questionnaires will be undertaken prior to confirmation of employment. All convictions whether spent or unspent must be declared. These posts are regulated work with children under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act . The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. A confirmed offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

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