Programme Manager

Interview Date: To be confirmed

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated Programme Manager to lead our team, ensuring high-quality, trauma informed, person-centred support that empowers individuals to move toward independence and stability.

About Us: The Salvation Army's WAYfinder South Outreach service was established in August 2025 to support individuals, households, and families across the South of Glasgow who are experiencing homelessness or are at risk of becoming homeless.

Our Outreach service can support up to 738 people across the south of the city through prevention, early intervention, housing advice, and practical assistance. Referrals are accepted through Glasgow's Community Homeless Services, the Asylum and Refugee Service, the Prison Casework Team, and the Glasgow Health and Social Care Partnership (GHSCP) Connect Service.
At the heart of WAYfinder South is a commitment to empowering people to achieve and maintain settled, sustainable, and secure housing. Through tailored, strengths-based support, the service works alongside individuals and families to address the challenges they face, build resilience, and promote long-term housing stability and independence

Key Responsibilities: This role is central to achieving positive outcomes for our clients and service by achieving internal and contractual Key Performance Indicators. Along with the rest of the Management Team, the Programme Manager will promote a culture of continuous professional development, reflective practice, and a compassion that develops best practice. This role will deputise for the Service Manager when required.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• Good working knowledge of developments in the homelessness sector including current legislation
• Role model the core values of the Salvation Army to ensure positive relationships across the service and an environment which fosters wellbeing
• Demonstrable experience of leading and managing staff, including recruitment, development and performance management
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills, including chairing meetings and working with external stakeholders
• Be solution focussed, with the ability to make decisions under pressure.
• Good organisational skills, attention to detail, effective time management, the ability to prioritise work, and be able to respond to tight deadlines, working both on an individual basis and as part of a team
• The ability and willingness to work within, be empathic with, and promote the Christian ethos and values of The Salvation Army Mission

Appointment will be subject to;

• Satisfactory references
• PVG - please note; once appointed in the role, registration with SSSC will be a requirement
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• Salary:£35,463 per annum
• Location:Glasgow
• Contract Type:Permanent
• Closing Date:15 November 2026
• Hours per Week:40