Gateway Manager

Gateway Manager – UNITY

Location: Inverclyde

Permanent: Full Time, 35 hours per week, including some occasional weekend and evening work (plenty notice is given beforehand)

Salary: £36,705 per annum + 5% employer pension contribution

21 HSC are looking to recruit a Gateway Manager on an exclusively retained basis for Unity. Unity is a highly regarded and long-established charity, they have supported unpaid carers for more than 20 years and have been contracted by Inverclyde Health and Social Care Partnership to introduce a vastly enhanced service.

The purpose of the role is to plan and lead the effective delivery of the Carers Gateway services in identifying and supporting unpaid carers across Inverclyde. The Gateway Manager leads the strategic partnership with Inverclyde Health & Social Care Partnership (IHSCP), ensuring both organisations work towards a shared vision with activities which are aligned and complementary. The Gateway Manager provides leadership to the Gateway team and acts as a highly visible figurehead for the service. The Gateway Manager will develop a broad network of partners organisations who, by working with the Gateway, help to improve carer identification and the range of tailored support services that are accessible to them.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Direct all aspects of the Carers Gateway Inverclyde in line with the service delivery model agreed with IHSCP.
• Lead the Gateway team overseeing recruitment, induction, development, and support of staff.
• Day to day line management of 5 FTE staff.
• Responsible for the management of the Gateway annual budget.
• Accountable for the daily operations of the peripatetic service across all localities in Inverclyde.
• Responsible for the development and implementation of framework to capture carers needs and outcomes.
• Responsible for the development and delivery of quality assurance systems to ensure carers receive consistently high levels of support.
• Responsible for health and safety within the Gateway service.
• Lead the development of existing and new partnerships across Inverclyde.
• Create the annual business development plan for the Carers Gateway and lead its delivery.

Essential/Desirable Skills and Attributes

• It is essential to have either a SVQ 4 in Social Care, SVQ 4 in Managing Social Care Services, Social Work degree or equivalent, or to possess a minimum qualification of an HND/HNC in Social Care and ideally have over 10 years’ experience working in a social care setting with supervisory or managerial responsibilities.
• It is essential to have a driving licence and access to a car for business use.
• It is essential to understand National and Local Carers Strategy, and of the issues facing unpaid carers.
• It is essential to have a knowledge of related legislation: Carers Act, Self-Directed support, and Safeguarding laws.
• It is essential to have experience of managing large budgets.
• It is essential to have experience managing a large team.

To Apply

To apply for this role, please click apply and send an up-to-date CV in support of your application in the first instance. For more information about the position available and a detailed job description and person specification, please contact Sean Carruthers at 21 HSC.

Suitable applicants will be contacted asap with a view to securing a formal interview with the Senior Management Team of Unity and the IHSCP. Short listed applicants will be invited for an initial face to face/teams interview with one of our recruitment team ahead of the formal recruitment process.

21 HSC Limited is an equal opportunities employer.