Service Delivery Manager - Adult & Children an...

An exciting opportunity has presented itself for a Service Delivery Manager to become an integral member of the Cardiff Mobility Team. In this role you will have overall responsibility to manage a cross functional team of specialists working with adults, children and young people and their families to provide the consistent delivery of services that enables people with sight loss to get out and about on their own terms and achieve the highest level of independence. This will include; • Overall responsibility for all stages of Adult and Children's services (not including Guide Dog training). • Manage and develop a team of practitioners to deliver services of consistent quality. • Develop a plan to deliver services in order to meet Guide Dog strategies. Key Requirements for this role include; • Professional qualification e.g. CQSW/DipSW, Dip/Cert, BEd/PGCE/QTS, Habilitation/Rehab/ GDMI • Knowledge of models of service delivery to Adults, Children, Young People and their families within the education, health and social care sector • Significant experience of working in a professional management, supervisory or teaching / training role related to adults and children and young people • developed understanding of both child protection issues and the issues affecting all vulnerable people • Eligibility to work in the UK Please see the job description below for further information regarding this role, and the person specification. Role details Contract: Permanent Hours: 35 per week Location: Office based - Cardiff Mobility Team Interviews: Week commencing 19th March As this role requires an Enhanced Disclosure check the start date for the successful candidate will only be confirmed upon receipt of the check. Working at Guide Dogs Working at Guide Dogs is much more than just a job. Through the values that guide our work, we make a real difference, and change lives. We believe that wellbeing at work is about creating an environment to promote a state of contentment which allows all employees to flourish and achieve their full potential for the benefit of themselves and for Guide Dogs. As a member of staff, we offer you a wide range of benefits to suit your individual needs. These include; 26 days' holiday plus bank holidays (rising to 28 days after 3 years' service), flexible benefits package and a defined contribution group personal pension plan. For more information on this role and our benefits package, please see the documents attached below. To apply for this position, please use the online application form. As part of our safer recruitment policy, we do not accept CVs for job applications. Diversity Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome, and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from disabled people as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job. Safeguarding Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and vulnerable adults with whom we work. We expect all of our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.