This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team getting alongside children, young people and their families in East Renfrewshire who are experiencing emotional distress, to offer early help and build strong relationships.

As a member of the East Renfrewshire Family Wellbeing Service team you will offer children and families the space and time to tell their stories and with them agree how we can best help. As a team of staff and volunteers with a broad range of skills, knowledge and experience we are able to offer families support which best meet their needs including intensive whole family support; group/peer support and befriending/mentoring support.

Working at Children 1st you will embrace our relational and restorative approach in order to help families make sense of their difficulties and help life feel better. Working closely with families, colleagues and partners in the local community – relationships will be at the heart of everything you do.

This is a fixed term, full time post of 35 hours per week, funded initially for one year. Hours to be worked flexibly to suit the needs of the service and the families. Regular evening and occasional weekend work will be required.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team getting alongside children, young people and their families in East Renfrewshire who are experiencing emotional distress, to offer early help and build strong relationships.

Working as part of a multi-agency team, alongside HSCP colleagues you will provide children and families with the help and support that they need, when they need it. You will offer families space and time to tell their stories and with them agree how we can best help. You will embrace our relational and restorative approach in order to help families make sense of their difficulties and help life feel better. Working closely with families, colleagues and partners in the local community – relationships will be at the heart of everything you do

If you have experience of working with children and their families and have a professional qualification in a relevant area such as Social Work, Teaching or equivalent in Child Care/Social Care or related area, accredited counselling qualification, or other relevant qualification at SCQF level 9 or higher then we want to hear from you.

This is a fixed term, full time post of 35 hours per week, funded initially for one year. Hours to be worked flexibly to suit the needs of the service and the families. Regular evening and occasional weekend work will be required.

This is a fixed term, full time post of 35 hours per week, funded initially for one year. Hours to be worked flexibly to suit the needs of the service and the families. Regular evening and occasional weekend work will be required.

We are looking for an enthusiastic person to join our committed and focussed team. The Self Directed Support (SDS) Forum has been supporting and developing the implementation of Self Directed Support in East Renfrewshire since 2011. We are an extremely ambitious charitable organisation with national links and real partnerships with the Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) and fellow third sector organisations in our area and wider.

You must have work experience in the field of Health and Social Care and it is essential that you are familiar with the Self Directed Support Act 2013 and the Scottish Government Legislation for SDS. You must be willing to learn and understand the local SDS policy and practice and be able to work well with all our partners. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic towards continued development in this area. An SVQ Level 6 or HNC/HND in Health & Social Care is required.

You must have excellent communication skills, report writing and IT skills. Experience working with people who have additional needs is desired, including individuals with communication impairments. It is essential that you have experience in contributing in a professional way within the multi-disciplinary network and are able to represent our clients when doing so.

Teamwork is at the core of all our service provision and is imperative to the strategic growth of our organisation. We require someone who is flexible and has the ability to adapt to any changes in delivery of service. This includes evening work occasionally, however the core hours of work are throughout Monday to Friday between 8.45am and 4.45pm. Part time hours to be agreed and ideally will be over 5 days.

About our work

Friends at the End (SCIO) works to advance human rights (especially of those in need by reason of age, ill health, and other disadvantage) by increasing public knowledge concerning end-of-life choices and dignified death and supporting those suffering distress at and towards the end of their lives. This includes the promotion of knowledge relevant to the processes of death and terminal illness and research into the causes, cures and prevention of distress in the dying and those caring for them.

Our long-term aim is to see the passing of assisted dying legislation, until this happens, we work to ensure that every UK citizen has a Good Death within the current legal framework.

We believe that medically assisted dying should be available to all mentally competent adults with either a terminal illness or an incurable condition, causing hopeless and unbearable suffering with no reasonable alternative to relieve it, provided this is their own persistent request.

Invitation to prospective charity trustees

Friends at the End’s (FATE) board is currently made up of 9 Trustees. Our Trustees bring a wide range of experience, all from diverse backgrounds. The Board meet four times per year to shape FATE’s strategy, whilst advising and supporting our Chief Executive and staff.

All of FATE’s Trustees are volunteers, however travel and other expenses relating to the role of being a Trustee are fully reimbursed.

FATE was formed as a voluntary society in 2000 and registered as a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) in November 2018. The Board of Trustees is responsible for:

• Overall governance and strategic direction.
• Developing the organisation’s goal in accordance with its constitution.

Trustee’s responsibilities include:

• Furthering FATE’s objectives and Strategic Ends.
• Being subject to charity law, FATE’s constitution, and good governance.
• Supervision of, and support of our Chief Executive.

This means that Trustees would be expected to:

• Regularly attend our Board Meetings.
• Be committed to participate in the Board’s work.
• Prepare for Board meetings.
• Get to know the Board and the organisation.
• Where possible, attend FATE events.

Meetings are normally held on a weekend, although this is flexible. At present, there are a few Board Sub-Committees who meet according to their own availability.

Skills required

We welcome applications from anyone who shares the ethos of our organisation and who is eligible to be a trustee of a Scottish charity but especially those with PR/Comms, finance/treasury, fundraising, and/or Policy experience.