Services Manager Lanarkshire

2 weeks ago

Motherwell, United Kingdom One Parent Family Scotland Full time

Leading charity, OPFS is looking for a **Services Manager** to join the team at our Motherwell office.

**Lanarkshire Services Manager
Motherwell, M1 1TP
Salary £35,024 - £42,808 per annum
Full Time, Permanent

OPFS was founded in 1940 and since then we have been at the forefront of shaping policy and services in Scotland, that support single parents and their children. Today, there are over 144,000 single parent families in Scotland, 25% of all families. We championtheir voices and keep their needs at the heart of everything we do.

We want a society in which single parent families are treated equally and fairly. To help achieve this we provide a range of single parent tailored services. We do this through our advice channels, self-help pages on our website and our local community-basedservices. To create lasting change we involve single parents, experts by experience, to influence policies which challenge discrimination and judgmental attitudes, which will reduce child poverty and make services more accessible to all families.

**About OPFS Lanarkshire Support for Families Service**:
Our Lanarkshire based service provides a range of support for single parents and their families, which currently includes:

- Family support
- Mental Health & Wellbeing advice and support
- Support for young parents
- Support for single parent employability

**About the Services Manager role**:
As Lanarkshire Services Manager you will holds overall responsibility for the delivery of OPFS Services in the Lanarkshire area.

The role will contribute to the organisation’s vision of a Scotland in which single parents and their children are valued and treated equally and fairly by leading, managing and coordinating the various components of our Lanarkshire provision.

You will be responsible for management of the Lanarkshire Support for Families staff to enable them to offer a consistent level of effective support to single parents and their children and meet funding obligations.

You will hold responsibility for the relevant staff and budgets; for representing the work of OPFS to external agencies, and for developing new areas of work, and funding for these, in conjunction with the OPFS Senior Team.

**About you**
- Qualifications and Disclosures_
- Relevant degree level qualification or equivalent experience in a related field.
- Satisfactory Standard Disclosure check
- Experience_
- Developing and effectively managing a team
- Managing and delivering multiple services
- Managing staff teams, recruiting, developing and motivating staff
- Planning and management of budgets
- Online case management systems and an understanding of the importance of data quality
- Skills_
- Excellent people management skills
- Excellent ICT skills and proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Strong influencing skills and an ability to build and establish good relationships with a range of stakeholders
- Ability to respond quickly and effectively to changing needs, service requirements and to meet tight deadlines
- Strong analytical skills to interpret and present statistical management information
- Good relationship building skills and the ability to be tactful, diplomatic, and sensitive to the needs of others
- Knowledge_
- Knowledge of single parent issues in Scotland
- Understanding of current government policies relevant to one parent families
- Awareness and understanding of the principles of safeguarding and child protection
- Values and Attributes_
- Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines
- Non-discriminatory and culturally sensitive
- Committed to the aims and values of OPFS

**Benefits**
- Flexible employer with life-balance and family friendly culture - flexible hours and hybrid work arrangements considered
- 25 days holiday + 12 public holidays
- Pension
- Training and support

**You must be eligible to work in the UK.**

Other suitable skills and experience includes Charity, Manager, Management, Team Leader, Social Care

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