Bield have an exciting opportunity for an Area Manager to manage tenancy and management functions within our Dundee based Amenity Housing, Retirement Plus, Retirement Housing and Retirement Housing with Meals developments and will be based at our office in Dundee.

The Role

The successful candidate will have overall management for each of the developments within your defined area, while having operational responsibility for assisting in the delivery of strategic objectives, supporting local managers at developments and engaging with customers and stakeholders.

Applicants should have a detailed understanding of the type of problems facing older people and knowledge of housing legislation with respect to tenancy management and the range of services available to support older people. You should also have experience in housing management together with significant experience of staff support and supervision. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal and a full valid UK driving licence are considered essential requirements. This post also requires a PVG check from Disclosure Scotland.

It is also essential that the ideal candidate is educated to at least HND level in a housing/ social care related discipline or has substantial experience and a track record of continuous professional development, however, CIH Level 4 qualification would be desirable. You should preferably have the minimum required S/NVQ or HNC in Health and Social Care suitable for registration with SSSC or evidence of the ability to acquire an appropriate qualification required for SSSC registration.

In return the successful candidate will receive a competitive salary, car allowance, company pension and 34 days holiday (pro-rated for part-time) with the option to buy or sell leave each year. Bield also offers flexible working.

Dundee Volunteer & Voluntary Action (DVA) is a leading, trusted and flourishing organisation, working to make a difference to lives of people and communities in the city.

Our Technology Enabled Care Project has been promoting new digital methods of delivering care and healthcare throughout Dundee Health & Social Care Partnership (DHSCP).

We are looking for a talented communicator to join our TEC Communications Officer in delivering talks, making videos, running exhibitions and events, researching new ideas and spreading information.

Knowledge of healthcare and IT would be a strong advantage, but the main focus of this post is communication.

Around since 1923, SAMH is Scotland’s national mental health charity. Today, SAMH operates 60 services in communities across Scotland providing mental health social care support, homelessness, addictions and employment services among others. These services, together with our national programme work in See Me, respectme, suicide prevention and active living; inform our policy and campaign work to influence positive social change

SAMH has a well established reputation for delivering excellent support to people with mental health problems throughout Dundee. As part of our continued growth in the city, we are working within a purpose built specialist supported accommodation project in the heart of the city. We are seeking outstanding and motivated people to deliver the service and provide support to people with enduring mental illnesses and complex needs to regain their independence and improve their self-resilience and self-management skills.

Practitioners provide direct support to individuals in the accommodation to improve their mental health and wellbeing. Support is focused on enabling people to build on their existing skills or develop new skills, increase their self-esteem and confidence, which in turn will encourage involvement and promote independence. This is achieved by using interpersonal and motivational skills to help an individual explore options, the possible outcomes/consequences and make an informed choice based on this.

You will be able to demonstrate good communication skills and a mature attitude together with adaptability and enthusiasm. Knowledge and experience in supporting people with mental health problems is desirable as is experience working with people who have had long term hospital admissions.

As this post will involve a variety of shift patterns including evening, weekends, waking night shift and on-calls. You will be flexible in the hours and shifts you are available to work.

Around since 1923, SAMH is Scotland’s national mental health charity.

SAMH has represented the voice of people most affected by mental health problems in Scotland for more than 90 years.

Today, in over 60 communities we work with adults and young people providing mental health social care support, services in primary care, schools and further education, among others. These services together with our national programme work in See Me, respectme, suicide prevention and active living; inform our policy and campaign work to influence positive social change.

SAMH is dedicated to mental health and wellbeing for all: with a vision of a society where people are able to live their lives fully, regardless of present or past circumstances.

SAMH has a well established reputation for delivering excellent support to people with mental health problems throughout Dundee. As part of our continued growth in the city, we are working within a purpose built specialist supported accommodation project in the heart of the city. We are seeking outstanding and motivated people to deliver the service and provide support to people with enduring mental illnesses and complex needs to regain their independence and improve their self-resilience and self-management skills.

The Senior Practitioner will play an important part in establishing ongoing relationships between staff and service users.

The Senior practitioner will :

• provide direction and guidance to a team of Practitioners supporting individuals in the accommodation to improve their mental health and wellbeing.
• Work with service users to define their own action plans and coordinate, evaluate and review this support
• provide practice supervision and mentorship to Practitioner staff within the team.
• be responsible for the Co-ordination, assessments, monitoring and review for individuals using the service,
• act as the key contact and develop positive relationships with individuals, families, multi-agency teams and communities.

As the post will involve a variety of shift patterns including evening, weekends, waking night shift and on-calls. You will be flexible in the hours and shifts you are available to work.

The successful candidate will ideally hold a SVQ3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent.

An exciting opportunity to work as part of the Gate Church Carbon Saving Project team, this position is funded through the Scottish Government’s Climate Challenge Fund. The Gate Church Carbon Saving Project aims to promote behaviour changes that encourage low carbon lifestyles within the local community while providing real help to those experiencing material and food poverty across Dundee, working in close partnership with our charity partners across the city.

The Project Officer will work with the Project Coordinator to:

Workshops Activity (Carbon Literacy Workshop Programme):

• Develop a programme of Carbon Literacy Workshops that leads to positivity and action towards reducing carbon emissions.
• Deliver the devised Carbon Workshops Programme to participants, predominantly through digital platforms initially but some site based working may also be required

The Project Officer will assist the Project Co-ordinator and the Project Assistant with the development and delivery of the following project activities:

Re-use Activity (Clothes Swap & Repair Cafés):

• Help to advertise and showcase Re-Use activities and events and to increase the number of people participating.
• Assist with volunteer coordination of the existing team of “Give Box” volunteers and help to grow this team by recruiting and training new volunteers

Community Fridge Activity (Food Waste):

• Assist with the running of the Dundee West End Community Fridge through collecting food using our electric vehicle from local food businesses, carrying out food safe / monitoring checks and distributing excess food to our charity partners across Dundee.

Essential knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience and personal qualities

• Full Driving Licence required, any penalty points to be reviewed.
• Proficient in ICT including Microsoft Office and Microsoft Windows
• Able to engage, motivate and inspire volunteers and participants to make use of project resources and adopt behaviour changes that reduce their carbon footprints
• Understand the principles for engaging local people and groups in community activities
• Able to promote the work of community-based projects
• Able to demonstrate excellent organisational skills
• A genuine interest in carbon saving and environmental issues
• Able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, both oral and written

Desirable knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience and personal qualities

• Skills in repairing of household items/clothes/small electrical goods would be highly advantageous
• An understanding of the aims and goals of the Climate Challenge Fund
• An understanding of the structures and ethos of Gate Church International
• An understanding of working in a charitable or faith based organisation
• Skills in monitoring and evaluating project performance against standards and outcomes
• Experience of partnership working with local agencies and non-profit organisations
• Experience of working with both administrative support and project volunteers
• Experience of running marketing campaigns and/or raising awareness of local projects
• Experience of monitoring financial expenditure within budgets

Responsibilities

• Attend Climate Challenge Fund Carbon Literacy Training
• Develop and implement project activities to meet agreed outcomes of the project;
• Capture feedback from project participants to measure the effectiveness of project activities.
• Assist with both online and offline marketing activities to promote the project.
• Assist with implementation of project evaluation and monitoring plan
• Develop working relationships with project’s local partners to maximise reach of project activities.
• Maintain a professional working knowledge of project policies and practices including health and safety, food safety and data protection.
• Assisting with management of volunteers to support delivery of project objectives, ensuring each volunteer is valued, developed and equipped to carry out their role.

We have exciting opportunities for dynamic and passionate individuals who are interested in making a real difference in the lives of families affected by imprisonment.

We are looking to recruit a Regional Family Support Coordinator in Tayside.

Do you have experience of providing direct support to vulnerable families and the professionals working with them? Are you able to train and promote awareness of imprisonment for families? If the answer is yes, we’re looking for staff who can provide direct support to families affected by imprisonment while liaising with our partner organisations in the criminal justice sector.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a difference for vulnerable women getting access to services. You will be a highly motivated individual with excellent communication skills and experience of partnership working. The post holder will be employed by Dundee Volunteer and Voluntary Action and co-located to work as a member of the Public Protection multi-agency Team (based within Dundee City Council). The post holder will play a key role in the strategic development and operational improvement of Gendered Services in Dundee. The role has a particular focus on engaging with cultural change within the statutory and voluntary sector. A secondment would be considered.

Dundee Volunteer and Voluntary Action seeks to be an equal opportunities employer. However, this post is open to women only under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010. The successful candidate will be required to join the PVG scheme.

This post is funded by the Corra Foundation.

Are you qualified and experienced in personnel development? Dundee Volunteer and Voluntary Action is looking for an experienced HR advisor, trainer and excellent communicator to review the organisation’s current HR policies and procedures, ensure that staff are trained accordingly and reinforce our corporate services team during a period of change management following the joining together of Dundee Voluntary Action and Volunteer Dundee.

PURPOSE OF THE POST

• To work as part of the Women’s Support (WS) team to support and empower women who have experience of domestic abuse. In doing so, providing a quality service that meets legal requirements and DWA standards, policies and guidelines.
• To promote the work of DWA in the local and wider community and work in partnership with others to develop services and provide support within the community.
• To work with a wide range of women who may have complex needs.
• To participate as part of the team in the ongoing development of services to abused women whether in refuge, re-housed from refuge or through the outreach service.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Direct Services to Women

• Complete assessments (face to face and by telephone) with all women accessing DWA services, identifying risks and supporting women in managing their safety through development of safety plans and liaising with police and other relevant agencies.
• Provide emotional, practical support and information to women as required. This could be on a one-to one basis, and/or in group setting.
• Update and maintain DWA case management system for new referrals, managing the waiting list, and regularly checking in with those who are awaiting allocation of a DA Practitioner.
• Support and empower women as appropriate and as determined by a person-centred assessment and support plan, with a particular focus on domestic abuse.
• Admit women and children (if any) to refuge OR support them to access alternative accommodation as required.
• Ensure women accessing the services receive appropriate and accurate information including advice about their rights, in particular their various housing options.
• Liaise and advocate on behalf of service users with external agencies. This may involve accompanying women to appointments and referral to other appropriate agencies.
• Deliver and support the delivery of our group work programmes.
• Encourage good relationships between mother and child(ren) and be aware of child protection issues.
• Keep up to date with changes in legislation and working practices and ensure Health & Social Care Standards and SSSC requirements are met at all times.
• Ensure, in conjunction with the Facilities Manager, that refuges are maintained to a high standard.
• Attend multi agency meetings, as appropriate, for the purposes of protecting and advocating on behalf of service users.
• Cover DWA telephone support line on a rota basis

2. Promoting the Work of DWA

• Help raise awareness of domestic abuse within the local and wider community
• Help develop positive working relationships with key partner agencies and stakeholders in pursuance of WS objectives.
• Support the promotion of DWA’s public and media profile.
• Attend appropriate meetings and events on behalf of DWA.
• Liaise and work in partnership with education, health, housing professionals, other voluntary and statutory agencies who could share knowledge and resources.
• Work in partnership with Scottish Women’s Aid and the wider Women’s Aid to share and develop good practice.

3. Internal

• Work in accordance with: Dundee Women’s Aid standards, policies, procedures and guidelines; requirements of funders; Health & Social Care Standards, Child Protection and other relevant legislation.
• Encourage and support service users in participating in events and opportunities to help the shaping of our service, including through monitoring and evaluation and service user focus groups.
• Assist with the development, monitoring and evaluation of the services to women in refuge, follow on and outreach.
• Perform administrative tasks timeously to ensure a seamless service.
• Ensure quantitative and qualitative information on support and related issues is completed regularly.

4. Working Approach

• Work collaboratively and assist, as appropriate, other DWA workers. This includes regularly attending team/other relevant meetings and keeping colleagues up-to-date on relevant work issues.
• Support the CEO and Directors in creating a positive, supportive and participatory working environment which fulfils the aims and objectives of DWA.
• Reflect on practice to ensure delivery of a professional service and positive learning experience.
• Support the CEO and Directors in creating a continuously improving organisation focussed on service users and service user involvement.
• Take a proactive role in promoting equality and anti-discriminatory practice throughout all aspects of the work.

This post requires a PVG scheme record check for both types of regulated work – work with children and work with protected adults.

This job description cannot cover every issue or task that may arise within the scope of the post. The post-holder will be expected to carry out other duties from time to time which are broadly consistent with the duties as detailed above.

Appointment of Board Members to the Scottish Library and Information Council

The Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC) is seeking to appoint new members to its Board. The appointments are for three years and will run from November 2020.

Information about the Scottish Library and Information Council

SLIC is the independent advisory body to the Scottish Government on library and information related matters. It is a registered charity and an independent company. It is also a membership organisation representing the interests of public, academic, FE College and special interest libraries within Scotland. The organisation has been going through a period of growth, delivering a range of projects and initiatives on behalf of the Scottish Government and partner organisations.

Board Responsibilities

The Board meets four times a year in addition to the AGM. Board members are expected to serve on a sub-committee which would involve a commitment of up to another three days. Board meetings alternate between Dundee and Glasgow. It may be possible to participate in the Board meetings via video link.

The Board provides strategic direction and oversight. Major policy decisions are made at Board level drawing on information provided by the Chief Executive and senior management team. The decisions of the Board are actioned through the Chief Executive and senior management team of the organisation.