Service Manager (Resources)

• Organisation: Aberdeen City Council
• Location: Aberdeen
• Salary/Hourly Rate: £44098 – £50351
• Hours: 37 hours per week
• Full/Part Time: Full Time
• Published: 22 December 2011
• Closing Date: 9 January 2012
• Ref. No.: ABC003416

Location: Marischal College
Duration: Fixed-term up to 51 weeks

Qualification Requirements

A relevant qualification in either Social Work (DipSW, CSS, SQSW or equivalent) Community Nursing (RGN plus BA or DN Cert in Community Nursing), or in Occupational Therapy (Dip. C.O.T or BSc in OT).

Registered with an appropriate body (SSSC, NMC or equivalent). PVG Membership for Regulated Work with Children and/or Protected Adults or willingness to obtain prior to a formal offer of employment being made.

Position Requirements:
 Ability to provide effective leadership, be committed to effective employee communication and engagement  and a commitment to invest time in coaching and developing people.  Ability to delegate decision making responsibility and demonstrate trust where appropriate. Ability to make the best use of resources, including employees, ICT and financial resources, whilst striking a balance between cost, quality and price. Ability to take a balanced view of customer needs and place this at the centre of all decision making and ensure that organisational and performance objectives and standards are achieved. Ability to plan and monitor health and safety performance and motivate employees to work in a safe and healthy manner. Proven record at management level of delivering required results within a customer focused organisation and the ability to establish and maintain successful, complex internal and external relationships across a variety of forums.  Proven experience of maximising resources and enhancing the quality ethos to ensure efficiency and best value and knowledge and understand of the provisions within the Local Government (Scotland) Act 2003. See job profile for further information.