Service Manager
Posted 4 days 8 hours ago by OASIS Group
The Good Shepherd Centre Kilkenny (GSCK) provides services to women, men and families experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
Service users must be over the age of 18 years and referred by the local authority. Identified vulnerable groups to homelessness are:
- People struggling with addiction
- People with mental health issues
- People with disabilities
- The elderly
- Low-income families
- People exiting state care, hospital, or prison
- Facilitation
- Communication Skills
- Organisational Planning
The Service Manager will oversee all aspects of effective service delivery in the area of Homeless Prevention, focusing on the day-to-day management of services, ensuring staff leadership and development and fostering strong community partnerships, all to ensure positive outcomes are achieved for all service users. This will include managing all administrative procedures and ensuring compliance with policies and quality standards. The post holder will hold support services in Homeless Prevention - Start, Homecare and Suil Le. The role is informed by the National and Local Housing Strategies for People with a Disability, Sharing the Vision (Dept of Health, 2020), Housing for All- A new housing plan for Ireland(Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, 2021) and the HSE's National Recovery Framework (HSE, 2018).