Jobs in Fountainbridge & Craiglockhart, Edinburgh

*The location of the postholder will be based in any one of Link’s 5 area offices (Paisley, Cumbernauld, Bathgate, Falkirk or Edinburgh) with flexibility on work location. However, Link are currently piloting a hybrid working model and so there may be opportunities for home working.

The Role

At Link, people are at the heart of everything we do. Our people have made our award-winning social enterprise the success it is today and as it continues to grow, we want them to be the best they can be and to reach their potential.

Link is looking for an experienced Welfare Rights Officer to contribute to the provision of a high-quality welfare rights advice, advocacy and training service to both internal and external customers throughout the Link Group and to clients of partners.

Working closely with the Benefits Assistants and Housing Officers, the postholder will ensure referrals are managed and progressed and will work in collaboration with housing and money advice staff to provide tenants with budgeting support.

An overall aim of the role will be to minimise rent arrears and maximise rent collection.

About You

You will have previous experience of giving advice in relation to social security benefits and assisting with claims to benefits, experience of all aspects of social security law and will have represented customers at social security appeal tribunals.

As a qualified Welfare Rights Officer, you will come with recent and detailed knowledge of all aspects of the Social Security benefits system and welfare law. Providing information and advice on all aspects of Welfare Rights to both internal and external customers is a key part of the role, therefore you will need knowledge of and commitment to excellent customer care and equal opportunities.

A proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced advice sector role dealing with a range of duties and customers is required, therefore the postholder will need to demonstrate excellent organisational and time management skills.

In return you will be offered the opportunity to enhance your skills and knowledge through employee training and development. You can expect to work in a supportive, trusting and transparent working environment, with the autonomy to offer creative and innovative solutions whilst maintaining Link’ s values; Responsibility, Empathy, Social Impact, Participate, Equality, Challenge and Transparency.

For further information on the main position accountabilities and a comprehensive list of the essential and desirable criteria required for this post, please refer to the Job Specification in the Job information Pack above.

What’s in it for you?

As an Investor in People, we strive for continuous improvement through the management and growth of our staff, offering a wide range of training and development opportunities.

As a Link employee, you'll likely benefit from the following:

• A generous starting annual leave entitlement of 35 days (inc. 6 public holidays), increasing to 40 days with length of service (pro-rated for part time employees

• Employer pension contributions starting at 5% and rising to 9% depending on employee contributions

• Access to a death in service benefits scheme providing 4x salary

• Enhanced company sick and familial pay entitlements

• A Healthcare cash plan for employee and dependents to support health and wellbeing and discounts on shopping, restaurants, and other services

• A free and confidential employee assistance program and services for employees and their immediate household dependants to support health, mental and financial well-being

• Access to a savings and borrowing scheme and much more!

You will work with colleagues who offer support to ensure our customers' expectations are met. In return, we are looking for applications from people who will contribute to our aims and work to the highest professional standards.

This post is subject a Basic Disclosure check.

The role of Systems and Database Officer will work as part of the Corporate Services team to ensure that Corra’s data management systems (including Salesforce and Formassembly) can be utilised to their best potential. You will be expected to lead on a number of specific projects that will help support these aims.

You will ensure the current systems remain fit for purpose, update and refresh protocols and processes to maintain consistency in data management and ensure that Corra staff feel confident and able to make the best use of the data management systems. You will also be expected to liaise with the senior management team and external contractors to prioritise and oversee any additional improvements.

The successful applicant should have excellent communication and presentation skills, and experience of working with users. They will also have experience of working with the proprietary software or show a high degree of transferable skills from using other systems.

As with other Corra staff, there will be the requirement to be flexible and to provide support for other aspects of Corra business as and when required.

The role will be based in Edinburgh or Glasgow, alongside Corra’s hybrid working policy which enables a high degree of flexibility.

As an inclusive employer, we welcome conversations on flexible working and any reasonable adjustments that may be required.

The role offers an exciting opportunity for someone who shares Corra’s vision and is a chance to contribute to real change in Scotland.

As the HR Project Manager within Corra, you will be working with the Senior Management Team and operational line managers to support them through various HR-related matters.

In addition, you will be proactively looking at Corra’s policies and procedures to ensure that they are updated to reflect modern working practices and ensuring that line managers are appropriately trained in updated ways of working.

You will also be responsible for ensuring that all information held within the HR systems is kept up-to-date and accurate.

The successful applicant will have experience of working within HR, and have sound knowledge of relevant legislation, policies and procedures.

You must have (or be working towards) a relevant HR-related qualification and have a minimum 3 – 5 years’ experience.

This role would be suitable for someone who has experience as a HR Manager who has a strong mix of business partnering, good admin skills and the capacity to develop and deliver training sessions.

As with other Corra staff, there will be the requirement to be flexible and to provide support for other aspects of Corra business as and when required.

The role will be based in Edinburgh or Glasgow, alongside Corra’s hybrid working policy which enables a high degree of flexibility.

As an inclusive employer, we welcome conversations on flexible working and any reasonable adjustments that may be required.

The role offers an exciting opportunity for someone who shares Corra’s vision and is a chance to contribute to real change in Scotland.

Barnardo's is the UK's largest children's charity. Each year we help over 50,000 children, young people and their families.

About the service:

Barnardo's 16 + (Edinburgh) has 30 years' experience of delivering quality through care and after care support services to young people in collaboration with the Local authority.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly motivated and experienced team of professionals.

About you:

Ideally you will have experience in working directly with children and young people in a similar setting.

You will hold a relevant qualification- (Community Education Worker -Degree/Diploma, Social Worker -Degree/Dip Social Work or an equivalent qualification) is essential – Plus post qualifying experience of working with young people and the ability to build strong working relationships with partner agencies.

If you feel you have the drive, experience & skills required to support these young people make positive transitions and achieve their potential.

We would really like to hear from you.

Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.

At Barnardo's we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Our safer recruitment processes mean that the safety and welfare of the child is paramount at every stage of the process and therefore, we adopt rigorous scrutiny in our pre-employment checking. This post is subject to a range of pre-employment checks including a Criminal Records Enhanced Disclosure for the successful candidate.

About Barnardo's

At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.

Barnardo's is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce for staff and volunteers. We actively encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within Barnardo's.

Peoplehood

We have an exciting opportunity for a Volunteering Champions Co-Ordinator to join our Peoplehood team. This key role supports the successful delivery of a new ground-breaking and unique project.

As part of a ground-breaking £12.5 million government funded project, Blackwood is seeking to create neighbourhoods that support people as they age so they can live five more healthy, active years.

Working with partners and co-designing with the local community, these neighbourhoods will combine technology, designing, products and services in a physical and digital environment.

The overall programme will operate across three demonstrator neighbourhoods in Scotland, with industry and academic partners. It addresses five themes:

• Sustaining Physical Activity
• Designing Age-Friendly Homes
• Managing the Common Complaints of Ageing
• Creating Healthy and Active Places
• Supporting Social Connections

The successful applicant will be responsible for the successful delivery of the volunteering programme within the Peoplehood Project across all three neighbourhoods - Charleston (Dundee), Cardonald (Glasgow) and Buckie (Moray). Working closely with the project team – the engagement team and the thematic leads in a Business Partner capacity, this is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is looking for a specialist, front facing, leading and dynamic person centric role right in the thick of things. Regular travel between neighbourhoods and our head office will be expected.

Can you bring this to Blackwood…?

o Demonstratable experience of recruiting volunteers at scale?

o The ability to plan and manage volunteers to support multi-disciplinary teams but clearly define scope of volunteering support?

o Knowledge of volunteering networks?

o Strong people and relationship building skills?

o Strong collaboration skills?

o A flexible approach to ever changing needs as the project evolves?

If you are saying yes, then you might be the candidate we are looking for!

You are a confident, proficient and forward-thinking professional who can motivate, lead and manage a project in this area of speciality.

Also, you can demonstrate competency, experience and success in the areas of Volunteer management, planning and generation required for this role.

Our Employee Benefits package

Our people are our greatest assets and we have been in awe of the fantastic work all our teams have continued to provide to our customers during the Covid-19 pandemic. As a result, we provide:

o Fully paid induction and personal development opportunities

o Company sick pay scheme on completion of probationary period

o 34 days’ holiday per annum, pro rata for part-time hours

o Company pension scheme and Death in Service Benefit

o Flexible and family-friendly policy and procedures

o Access to employee wellbeing support networks such as a 24/7 Employee Assistance Program, Mental Health First Aiders, Wellbeing Hub and employee engagement forum

This is a really exciting time to join Children’s Hospices Across Scotland – better known as CHAS. A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Challenge Events Assistant to join the fundraising team.

Key Responsibilities

Working within the culture, ethos and philosophy of CHAS, you will assist the Senior Community and Challenge Events Fundraiser with the management and evaluation of challenge events and the recruitment and stewardship of supporters. Key responsibilities include:

• Assisting with the management of in-person challenge events, including liaising with third party event organisers, suppliers and attendance on the day
• Assisting with the development of the virtual events programme, stewarding participants through social media and answering queries
• Producing copy to promote events for website, social media, press and email
• Assisting with the recruitment of supporters for events in the challenge event calendar, and stewarding them to raise as much as possible for CHAS
• Assisting with event research
• Administration

About You

In order to help CHAS achieve our goal of reaching every family in Scotland that needs us, you will have:

• HNC level qualification or equivalent in either Public Relations, Marketing, Media, Communications, Event Management, Fundraising or related discipline
• Demonstrable working knowledge of Microsoft Office or similar packages
• Demonstrable experience of keyboard skills and maintaining information databases
• Good communication skills to deal with staff, volunteers and general public in an appropriate and effective manner
• Competent on social media
• High level of accuracy and numeracy skills, as this role requires cash handling
• Demonstrable attention to detail
• Planning and organising skills for effective management of event calendar
• Experience in an office and customer services environment

About CHAS

At CHAS, our ambition is to reach every family in Scotland who is living with the heart-breaking prognosis that their child is dying, and offer them our care and support to empower them to make the most of the short time they have together. As a Challenge Events Assistant, you will be instrumental in achieving this vision.

Are you a creative and motivated individual with the passion and drive to support people with a recent diagnosis of dementia to live well in their community?

If so, you can be part of a National Team of Post Diagnostic Support Link Workers (PDS Link Workers) providing high-quality, person-centred support to people living with dementia and their families for a minimum of a year following diagnosis in line the Scottish Government’s minimum guarantee.

The aim of the PDS National Service is to enable people to live well with dementia and is centred around Alzheimer Scotland's 5 pillar model so that people move on to a period of supported self- management.

The model includes understanding the illness and coming to terms with the diagnosis, peer support, connecting and maintaining links with their community along with planning for future care and decision making to develop an outcome focused plan to support their future hopes, desires and aspirations.

The posts will be based within Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership Locality bases. PDS Link Workers are required to be effective team workers and have the skills to build and maintain relationships with colleagues both within Alzheimer Scotland, the NHS, HSCP and other stakeholders.

Skills in using digital platforms are essential as we use a blended approach to support people that involve some virtual meetings and on-line groups.

Applicants must hold a recognised relevant professional qualification, have a good understanding of dementia and how it affects people and their families along with excellent communication skills, a warm flexible approach, combined with skills in empathy and relationship building.

In addition, you should have skills and knowledge at the Enhanced Level of the Promoting Excellence Framework or be able to evidence you are working towards its completion.

This post requires a full driving license and access to a car.

We are looking for unique people who can support younger people living with dementia (under 65), in a variety of environments, personalised to the individual’s needs.

Our support workers provide front line social and therapeutic support. They help people living with dementia to maintain skills and independence by providing company and support to socialise and participate in activities either at home, out in the community or in a day opportunities setting.

Successful applicants will have a positive creative approach to dementia. You will also have good communication skills and a caring attitude. A willingness to learn and participate in training (including SVQ’s) is essential. Relevant qualifications and/or experience of working with people with dementia would be an advantage.

Full driving license and access to a vehicle during working time is essential for this post.

Barnardos Threads Service is partnership with Renfrewshire Social Work is recruiting a Project Worker 2 for our Early Help Service.

This role has been created to provide an alternative to social work intervention for families who are experiencing difficulties which without support, might escalate to require statutory involvement.

Early Help Project Workers will take a strengths-based approach to their work with families, working in partnership to identify and develop strengths and protective factors. Practitioners will focus on achieving:

• More positive family relationships
• Improved family functioning
• More effective parenting
• Improved health and wellbeing for children, young people and parents/carers
• Reduced social isolation and better connections within the local community
• Better connecting families to other sources of community support.

The project worker will have a good knowledge and understanding of the wider supports available from voluntary and community-based organisations and will refer families to these supports where appropriate. This will maximise family engagement with long term community-based support available to them within their local area.

The role activities include assessing and planning, parenting and family support. Outcomes include Improved Family Wellbeing, Reduced Isolation and Community connectedness.

About Barnardo's

At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.

Barnardo's is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce for staff and volunteers. We actively encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within Barnardo's.

Our basis and values