Service Manager (Holiday Support & Improvement Lead)
| Posting date: | 08 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £32,500 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 September 2025 |
| Location: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Scotland Yard Adventure Centre (The Yard) |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | SMHSIL25 |
Summary
We are looking for a Service Manager who is inspired by our ethos and is excited to bring their knowledge and experience to run our specialised Holiday Support service which is for children with complex medical needs. This service runs during school holiday periods, excluding Christmas and New Year, (Monday–Thursday) providing care for children aged 5-18 years based at Oaklands School, Edinburgh. This service is registered with the Care Inspectorate, and we are looking for an individual to assume the role of Registered Manager.
While the role of Improvement Lead will involve supporting the Head of Service and Head of Partnerships in ensuring effective evaluation, quality assurance, continuous development and improvement across all our services throughout the year.
The successful candidate will be part of our management team and responsible for making decisions that impact the whole organisation. They’ll join a values-led organisation where collaboration and a child-centred approach are embedded in all we do. We are passionate, so being prepared to work at pace and manage competing priorities is essential.
This job is for you if:
• You have a genuine passion to manage and develop a specialised care service.
• You are eager to be the organisations service expert on holiday support, providing support and advice to other service managers and team leaders.
• You are driven to ensure the service is compliant and improvement focused.
• You can work effectively to maintain and oversee safe operating practices for our services.
While the role of Improvement Lead will involve supporting the Head of Service and Head of Partnerships in ensuring effective evaluation, quality assurance, continuous development and improvement across all our services throughout the year.
The successful candidate will be part of our management team and responsible for making decisions that impact the whole organisation. They’ll join a values-led organisation where collaboration and a child-centred approach are embedded in all we do. We are passionate, so being prepared to work at pace and manage competing priorities is essential.
This job is for you if:
• You have a genuine passion to manage and develop a specialised care service.
• You are eager to be the organisations service expert on holiday support, providing support and advice to other service managers and team leaders.
• You are driven to ensure the service is compliant and improvement focused.
• You can work effectively to maintain and oversee safe operating practices for our services.