Job Description

Lanark


44,101.00 per annum


Permanent, Driving licence required, Full-Time


37 hours per week


Closing Date: 30 November 2025
Registered Service Manager - Children's Residential Services


Hours: 37 hours per week


Location: Lanark, ML11 7RR


Salary: 44,101.00 per annum


At Capability Scotland, our mission is to deliver the highest quality services, tailored to the individual needs of disabled people.


Stanmore House Residential acts as both a boarding element to Stanmore House School and a residential and respite service for the children of Scotland. The young people we support are aged between 5 & 20 with a variety of complex disabilities. You would support them to live independently in our bright, fully adapted, residential & school campus based in the outskirts of Lanark.


About the role - Service Manager


As Service Manager you will have responsibility for managing the service so that our young people receive a quality, person-centred experience. You will lead our team, ensuring regulatory compliance, overseeing budgets and facilities, and drive service development. Key tasks include:


Managing the referral process and ensuring service delivery meets protocols and customer needs.
Overseeing staff recruitment, training, performance, rotas, and disciplinary processes.
Budgetary and financial controls: reviewing accounts, authorising purchase orders, monitoring assets and expenditure.
Ensuring the facility, transport provisions and service environment support safe and effective delivery.
Ensuring statutory and regulatory requirements are met (e.g., adult/child protection, Care Inspectorate annual returns).
Promoting and developing the service, seeking new referrals, leading business development and risk assessments.
Conducting investigations into concerns or complaints, and liaising with relevant authorities when required.


What We're Looking For


Qualification: SVQ 4 Health & Social Care (or equivalent) AND a relevant management qualification.
Proven leadership experience in a care environment, with strong understanding of service delivery, staff management, budgets and regulatory frameworks.
Excellent interpersonal skills: you'll engage with customers, families, social work and local authorities.
Strategic thinker with the ability to develop and promote services, manage change and mitigate risk.
Comfortable working across a variety of tasks (from operational/administrative to strategic) and dealing with both routine and complex issues.


Location: Stanmore House Residential, Stanmore Road, Lanark, ML11 7RR


Driving licence required.


Working with Capability Scotland brings you lots of benefits:


Competitive salary - 44,101.05 per annum
We offer a fully funded SVQ - a qualification which is yours for life.
37 days holidays per year.
Free PVG checks throughout your employment.
Up to 8% company contribution pension scheme.
Up to 3 x annual salary death in service.
Perks at Work - shopping discount scheme.
Cycle to work scheme.
24/7 employee assistance programme.
Working for us means you would qualify for Blue Light & Concert for Carer discounts


Applying to Capability Scotland


Applying to join our family is easy by clicking apply now. You'll then hear from us within three weeks of the noted closing date. We'll invite successful candidates to an interview so we can learn more about what makes each other tick, in a safe and secure way.


Closing date: 30th Nov 2025


For more information, or to arrange an informal chat, you can email Karen on karen.graham@capability.scot (ref: CS041125)


We reserve the right to close or extend this vacancy dependent on the number of applications. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.


General Information


Capability Scotland is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and which promote equality of opportunity. We are happy to consider job-share applications.
Capability Scotland is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable people and conducts thorough pre-employment checks on all preferred candidates.
A copy of Capability Scotland's Equality and Diversity Policy is available upon request from the HR Team.

Please note that our vacancies do not qualify for Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship, if you require this to commit to this role long term, please do not apply. If we are in a position to offer sponsorship in the future our adverts will be updated to reflect this


Application question(s):


This role does not qualify for skilled worker visa, please do not apply if you require this.
If relevant, what is your visa type/status & expiry date?


Are you comfortable providing personal/intimate hygiene care to children and young people with complex physical disabilities? Are you licensed to drive a manual vehicle in the UK?
Do you have a vehicle?


Tell us about any relevant experience you have?
Work authorisation:


United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person