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Manager

Cumbernauld and District Women's Aid SCIO

Full time – 35 hours a week, Monday - Friday

CADWA office, Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire

Permanent

£36,500 to £40,000 - negotiable depending on experience, plus flat rate payment for on-call (when direct on call cover is fully provided)

Holidays – 43 days of which 9, including 6 Public Holidays, are fixed.

3% employer’s pension contribution

Role

Cumbernauld and District Women's Aid SCIO, based in Cumbernauld, provides a specialist support service to women, children and young people who are experiencing domestic violence in the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth area.

Following a period of development and reprioritisation initiated by the Board in late 2022 we are now seeking a Manager who will continue this work, provide strong leadership to a committed and enthusiastic team and an excellent standard of service delivery to enable women, children, and young people to live free from domestic abuse.

The postholder will have a background managing crisis services, ideally with Women's Aid experience, and will be able to demonstrate a commitment to feminist values.

She will work with the Board to develop a strategic plan, identify and secure ongoing funding and work in partnership with local organisations to support the delivery of North Lanarkshire Council's strategic objectives addressing gender based violence.

CADWA is funded by the Scottish Government's Equally Safe Fund and the National Lottery Community Fund.

35 hours a week, 9.00 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. (inc 30 minute unpaid lunch break) Monday – Friday

Evenings and weekends as required on a rota basis to provide on-call support to women in our refuge accommodation. An additional payment is made for this.

As the successful applicant you will be able to demonstrate a high degree of motivation and organisation, have the ability to lead and develop a team and to work flexible hours to meet the needs of the service. You will also have a passion for improving the lives of families who have experienced abuse.

You must hold, or gain within 18 months of appointment at your own expense and in your own time, the appropriate practice and management qualifications to enable registration with the SSSC as the Manager of a Housing Support Service. A full list of the approved practice and management qualifications can be found here. Managers in Housing Support Services - Scottish Social Services Council This information should be checked prior to application.

Membership of the PVG Scheme for both Vulnerable Adults and Children is also a requirement for this post.

Application notes

If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please contact Debbie Shields or Lauryn Pringle at Aspen People on (phone number removed).

Closing date: Monday 2nd September 2024

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.

Only women are eligible to apply for this post due to Genuine Occupational Requirement (Schedule 9; Equality Act 2010). Cumbernauld and District Women's Aid SCIO welcomes applications from women from all sectors of the community