Depute Centre Manager, Kinnoull and Gleneagles Day Opportunities, Perth - PKC12088

Job Description

Depute Centre Manager - PKC12088
£35,588 - £39,248 
Kinnoull Community Day Opportunities and Gleneagles Day Opportunities - Learning Disability Day Service

Are you an enthusiastic, motivated and modern leader who can work in a professional manner as part of a busy team?

Then you may have the qualities we are looking for to become our new Depute Manager!

This is a unique and exciting opportunity to work across two of Perth and Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership’s Learning Disability Day Services, including the popular Friends Unlimited Network service.

Our services provide a mix of community and building based support for individuals across busy and exciting timetables of activities.

Do you have supervisory and management experience, with great interpersonal skills?

We are looking for an individual who has the right skills and abilities to work alongside our existing management team to lead, support and inspire our positive and proactive team of 40 staff. You will carry out direct line management duties for around 13 members of the staff team. 

You will work closely with our creative and passionate management team which when complete comprises of a registered manager and two depute managers.

Can you communicate effectively to build relationships with service users and other internal/external stakeholders to ensure a quality care provision?

You will work in partnership with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the smooth day to day operation of our services. Excellent communication and digital skills will be required in order to do this effectively.

It will be essential for you to build positive relationships with the users of our service and their parents/carers/guardians who must be included, involved and central to any developments within their own support packages or the wider service. 

Partnership working with multi-disciplinary partners will be an integral part to this role, you will be able to network and communicate effectively with these partners to ensure the best possible outcomes for the individuals we support.

Do you have the ability to work under pressure, prioritise, and problem solve?

Within this role you will be able to showcase these skills when supporting our day-to-day service provision. You will also be required to have great attention to detail and the ability to efficiently meet deadlines.

Do you have an understanding as to the Council’s Values and Behaviours as drivers as an organisation and as individuals, related to Ambition, Compassion, and Integrity?

You will be able to influence the way we work with each other as well as the people and communities we serve, by:

•    Thinking “yes”, be creative, look to improve, and focus on positive outcomes.
•    Treating everyone with kindness, dignity, and respect.
•    Be open and honest, be fair and consistent, and support us to do what we say we will.

The Individual

What else do you need to know about this post?

You will be required to hold a full UK driving Licence and be willing to drive PKC vehicles.

You will hold an SVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care or a higher/equivalent qualification with relevant work experience.

You will be based at Gleneagles Day Opportunities, Gleneagles Road, Perth, PH20AW. We are happy to discuss the hours of work to promote flexibility and work life balance providing the needs of the service are met. 

Alongside the opportunity to work within a modern a proactive team, working for PKC has many benefits such as access to our cycle to work scheme and robust employee wellbeing resources.

If you would like to discuss this post further, please contact Jemma Reid, Manager, on or .

When applying for this post, please provide current contact details (including e-mail addresses) for two referees, one should be your present or most recent employer. However, if you are an existing employee of Perth & Kinross Council, you are only required to provide reference details for your current employer.

At PKC our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of the Perth and Kinross Offer. In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our values and behaviours. Find out more about PKC and you could soon be joining our team!

Please APPLY ONLINE. Facilities are available at all public libraries in Perth and Kinross. If you have a disability and require reasonable adjustments, please call to discuss.

As part of our safer recruitment measures, any offer of employment will be subject to the successful completion of mandatory checks including eligibility to work in the UK, Disclosure Scotland or PVG, qualifications, references, and fitness to undertake the post. This may also include an Overseas Criminal Records Check if you have spent time living overseas.

Some jobs may have been traditionally carried out predominately by one gender, but we would encourage you to apply if you meet the requirements, irrespective of your gender.

What we can do for you

If you are successful in a role with Perth & Kinross Council, you will have access to a range of benefits to help your physical, mental and financial wellbeing.   

A healthy work life balance is important to us and we provide supportive management and flexible working arrangements to help you achieve a healthy work life balance. You will have access to training and support for continued professional development.

Perth & Kinross Council welcomes applications from former armed forces personnel/reservists. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.

For more information about working for Perth & Kinross Council and living in one of the most scenic areas of Scotland, look at our Jobs, careers and employment page.