Head of Improvement Support
Salary: £69,663 (40 hours per week)
Contract: Permanent
About the role
Reporting directly to the Executive Director of Strategy and Improvement/Deputy Chief Executive, the postholder will act as the Care Inspectorate’s national lead on improvement support for the care sector.
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Next steps
For an informal discussion, please contact Edith Macintosh, Director of Strategy and Improvement/Deputy Chief Executive on tel: 07810 637645.
If you believe that you are a suitable candidate for this post, please download and complete an application form and submit it by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 5pm on Friday 11 December 2020.
Team Manager
For the following specialisms:
- Children and young people (CYP)
- Adults
- Early learning and childcare (ELC)
- Complaints and registration teams
Salary: £47,973 – £52,971 (35 hours per week)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Flexible – Any Care Inspectorate office across Scotland
About the role
Our team managers support their team of inspectors to manage the inspection workload, consider risk factors and maximise performance. They also manage enforcement activity and support service development and improvement. Team managers work closely with our registration and complaints teams to ensure effective regulation of care services.
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Next steps
For an informal chat about the role please contact the HR team at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we will arrange a suitably convenient time for you to discuss any questions you may have with a Service Manager or Chief Inspector.
If you believe you are a suitable candidate for this post, please submit an application outlining how your skills, experience and qualifications match with the competencies required for the role to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 14 December 2020 at 8am.
It is anticipated that the selection and interview days for this post will be held between 11 to 15 January 2021.
Involvement & Equalities Team Manager
Salary: £47,973 to £52,971
Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
About the role
Reporting directly to the AHP Consultant, the postholder will provide visible, collaborative leadership for the involvement and equalities team in developing a framework which strengthens the engagement and involvement of people who experience care services and their carers in a range of Care Inspectorate activities. Driving the changes required to support the involvement and equalities strategy to support the organisation achieve its Corporate Plan objectives.
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Next steps
For an informal discussion, please contact Heather Edwards, Interim Head of Improvement Support on tel: 07795300197.
If you believe that you are a suitable candidate for this post, please download and complete an application form and submit it by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 8am on Thursday 17 December 2020.
Internal Communications and Engagement Officer
Salary: £27,318 - £29,571
Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract: Temporary until no later than 31 March 2021
About the role
We are looking for someone to join our small but very busy communications team as internal communications and engagement officer. This is a complex, creative and demanding role, focused on solutions and serving our internal stakeholders. You will work closely with your colleagues to support, develop and deliver key internal engagement projects.
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Next steps
If you would like to find out more and have a chat about this post, please call Internal Communications and Engagement Co-ordinator, Emma Dempsey, on 07795 618347, or via e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
If you believe that your expertise and motivation make you suitable for this post, please download and complete an application form and return by e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by no later than Friday 18 December 2020.
Inspector
For the following specialisms:
- Children and young people (CYP)
- Adults
- Early learning and childcare (ELC)
Salary: £42,528 - £47,034 (140 hours to be worked over a 4-week period)
Contract: Permanent, two-year secondment or locum
Location:
Children and young people: Any Care Inspectorate office across Scotland.
Adults: Edinburgh, Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen City, Fife, Dumfries and Galloway, Lanarkshire, Dundee, Glasgow and the Ayrshires.
Early learning and childcare: Edinburgh, Borders and Mainland Scotland only.
About the role
Children and Young People – Joining us will allow you to play an important and exciting role in helping deliver on Scotland’s Promise to Children and Young People. You’ll have experience as a registered care service manager, deputy manager, social worker, senior social worker, social work manager. You’ll have experience of leadership in your role of supporting looked after children and young people, either in a formal management, senior practitioner position or as a specific project/ strategy lead. You should have experience in assessment and critical analysis and be able to communicate this both verbally and in accessible written formats.
Adults - You’ll likely come from or have experience of being a registered care service manager, for a care home, care at home, housing support, deputy manager, clinical lead in a care home, a nurse team leader or an AHP team leader or a care manager with experience of assessment/placement. We also welcome applications from nurses with experience of social care settings or an operational manager in social care. You’ll have recent or current experience of delivering a quality older people’s social care service or of being a registered service manager. We would specifically like to see applicants with operational experience in older people’s services.
Early learning and childcare – You’ll likely come from or have experience of being a registered care service manager, for a day care of children service or out of school care service. You may have had a management role in supporting childminders or other childcare providers. You will have recent experience of supporting the delivery of high-quality care and learning for children and will have significant knowledge of current developments and challenges within the sector.
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Next steps
For an informal chat about the role, please contact the HR team at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and a member of the scrutiny and assurance team will be in contact with you.
If you’re interested, please complete these gateway questions to apply. Where you meet the minimum criteria, an application will follow.
Your completed application form and equal opportunities form should be returned to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. no later than Monday, 2020, 21 December 2020 at 8.00am.