Recent success in securing a grant from the Big Lottery is enabling SAGE Greenfingers to expand its highly respected horticultural therapy service for adults with mental health needs. This is a foundation for long term development and the creation of the post of Service Manager is part of this new beginning.
We are looking for a creative, compassionate professional with significant mental health experience to manage our horticultural therapy service and help develop our services for the Self Directed Support (SDS) market.
You will have a professional qualification in health, social care or professional equivalent. With a minimum of 3 years experience in mental health, and an understanding of clinical governance frameworks, you will also have 2 years management experience including staff management. With experience of the voluntary sector you will have a strong commitment to addressing health inequalities and a consistent and thorough approach to work. You will also be familiar with the personalisation agenda and have the creativity and drive to help us develop services to meet client needs and aspirations.
Salary: £26,000 pro rata
Hours: 22.5 per week
Pension contrib.: 10% of gross salary to personal pension
Job location: SAGE office on Minna Rd, Burngreave, with regular work on Grimesthorpe allotments and travel throughout Sheffield
Job deadline: 12 noon Monday 5th November
Interview date: Tuesday 27th November
For informal discussion before 26th October phone 0114 274 3651 and ask to speak to Diana
Application packs can be downloaded from the vacancies page of www.sagesheffield.org.uk or phone 0114 274 3651 and leave details of your name and address.
Funded by the National Lottery through the Big Lottery fund
SAGE is a Registered Charity no: 1114743 & Company Ltd by Guarantee no: 569287