Learner Support Lead

2 weeks ago


Glasgow, United Kingdom Sense Scotland Full time

**About Us**

**Do you want to be part of an exciting new learning community?**

As part of several very exciting developments, we are expanding our provisions and therefore delighted to announce the planned opening of an independent Learning Hub.

Sense Scotland Learning Hub is a new post school education service aimed at Young People aged 18-21 who have left or are leaving school with Complex Additional Support Needs. The Hub has been developed around the core idea of enabling young people to continue to learn and engage in their learning journey.

Due to this development, we are looking to recruit a Learner Support Lead to join us and help set up this brand new service. The Learner Support Lead will ensuring the day-to-day quality and delivery of the care and support to all individuals supported by the Hub.

**About the Role**

This is a new and exciting opportunity that would offer a huge reward in personal development and career opportunities for the future. This is a role where you can really make a difference.
- Work as an Integral part of the Senior Management Team and colleagues across the organisation to ensure consistency and sharing of good practice.
- Lead and inspire staff to provide quality experiences for all learners in our care, which are fun, stimulating and creative where they can develop and learn.
- Build and maintain strong, supportive, and respectful relationships with your team and parents to enable individual needs to be met.
- Assist with the running of service in accordance with the standards set by the Care Inspectorate.
- Be responsible for ensuring that support plans are in place, reflect assessed needs and are regularly reviewed and updated to reflect each individual’s needs.
- Ensure that the service is designed to ensure that the individuals we support achieve their identified goals and outcomes.
- Ensure that training and qualification needs are met in accordance to SSSC registration requirements.

**About You**

We are seeking an enthusiastic, highly organised professional who is confident in Leadership and decision-making abilities. We are also looking for someone who has significant experience of delivering a programme of learning/training or working with groups of adults or children with significant additional support needs. A record of leading change and delivering improvement is highly desirable as is the ability to work with cross-functional teams.

The role is suited to someone who likes people management, tasks and creativity. You must ensure compliance tasks are completed regularly and support staff with purposeful and spontaneous planning.

**What we need you to bring**
- ** **Experience of Supervising or leading a team within the Health & Social Care sector
- Practical experience working directly with young people / Adults with complex support needs
- Be able to demonstrate a working knowledge of current statutory requirements, Care Commission standards, registration requirements and the SSSC Codes of Practice
- A passion for delivering excellent person-centred care and support
- Excellent planning, organising and time management skills
- The ability to respond flexibly to emerging and changing circumstances

**Qualifications**
- Practice - SVQ in Social Services & Healthcare SCQF Level 9
- Management - Any award in management that is certificated at or above SCQF Level 9 (minimum 60 credits) and mapped against the National Occupational Standards: Leadership and Management for Care Services (or willingness to work towards level required).

**Benefits**

We offer a rewarding role with the opportunity to develop your skills and future career in an enriching environment with the following benefits:

- Flexible working arrangements and family-friendly policies
- Generous annual leave entitlement (pro-rata) - 36 days (including public holidays)
- Pension scheme
- Training and Development
- Life insurance benefit
- Perkbox scheme/staff discounts
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Annual Employee Awards Event
- Blue Light Card Membership
- £500 retention bonus once completed probationary period
- Staff referral incentive
- Health and wellbeing support
- Monthly staff award voucher draw
- Registered with Concerts for Carers



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