Are you an experienced Health & Social care professional who's on the look out for a brand new challenge for 2026? You could be just who we’re looking for!
Our amazing #TeamAberdeen are on the lookout for a new Service Lead to join them on a permanent, full-time (39 hours per week).
The Role
You'll become part of a supportive and dedicated management team providing coaching and mentoring to our housing support services in Aberdeen.
As a Service Lead, you'll provide leadership to your Lead Practitioners and our support teams, ensuring that the people we support are encouraged to reach their full potential and live the life that they choose.
Reporting to our Branch Leader, you'll lead your service, ensuring the delivery of high quality support and be committed to the continuous improvement of it. You will also work in partnership with our Service Leads and Lead Practitioners within the branch to ensure consistency and sharing of good practice. Part of this role will also involve taking on Registered Manager responsibilities too.
The support that your teams provide is centred around assisting individuals to identify and work towards their goals. We work with the individuals to develop personal plans that reflect their choices, individual support needs and capabilities.
Your teams will support individuals to manage their own homes, increase and maintain their independence and encourage and support them with their social, health and wellbeing needs.
About you
It would be great if you already have your SCQF level 9 and PDA in management, however this isn't a deal-breaker for the right candidate. We are committed to the development of our colleagues and will invest in you by funding your qualifications through our Training Academy to meet SSSC requirements!
What we need you to bring: -
- A passion for delivering excellent person centred care and support
- A caring and professional attitude
- Great communication skills; both written and verbal
- A positive attitude to problem solving
- The ability to work on your own initiative
- The ability to work collaboratively as a helpful, positive member of a team
- Confidence in the use of computers
- Excellent language and numeracy skills
- Planning, organising and time management skills
- The ability to respond flexibly to emerging and changing circumstances
- A driving license and access to your own vehicle
What makes Cornerstone a great place to work
Along with hosting our annual Star Awards to celebrate and recognise the impact and dedication of our colleagues and the achievements of the people we support, there's some other great perks that'll you receive when you join our team: -
- You'll have a meaningful job doing things that you enjoy - it often doesn't feel like work
- Your job actually changes and improves lives - you'll make a difference in your local community
- We have a culture of empowering our colleagues and teamwork
- No uniform - we wear our own casual clothes
- We fund up to £500 towards driving lessons
- We reimburse your yearly SSSC registration fees
- Access to funded qualifications through our SQA approved, award winning Training Academy
- Ongoing continued professional development and career progression opportunities
- Recommend a colleague bonus scheme
- Long service awards
- Access to a 24/7 independent employee assistance helpline
- 26 days annual leave (rising by 5 days after 5 years) plus 4 paid bank holidays
- Family friendly leave options, including family, parental, bereavement and special leave
- Access to lots of discounts, including the cinema, gym memberships, holidays and shopping to name a few
Shift patterns
This is an off rota role where shift patterns will usually be worked Monday-Friday, however there may be occasions where we will need you to flexible to work evenings and weekends due to the needs of our services. On call duties will also be part of this role on a rotational basis.
Sound interesting? What are you waiting for? Apply today, we can't wait to hear from you!
Have any questions? If you'd like to find out more, please contact Aidan Severino at aidan.severino@cornerstone.org.uk
Cornerstone welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively seeks to increase the diversity of our workforce.
Please note - If you have spent more than 12 months out with the UK (excluding France, Germany. Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania or Spain) within the last 10 years while over the age of 18, you will be asked to provide a criminal record certificate from the relevant government/police authority as part of our pre-employment checks.