Jobs in Fountainbridge & Craiglockhart, Edinburgh

Would you like to make a difference to the lives of People Living with Dementia in Midlothian?

We are looking for a unique individual who can provide person- centred support for those individuals living with dementia who attend our Day Care centre in Midlothian and Community Activity Groups.

Supporting individuals to keep connected to their communities, engage in their interests and hobbies and access peer support. Working during weekdays, the use of a car is essential (mileage and expenses are paid).

A flexible approach is essential, so you will have the ability and willingness to cover sessions in a planned way due to annual leave, training, or last minute cover.

Successful applicants will have a positive 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) and registration with the SSSC is essential. Relevant qualifications and/or experience of working with people with dementia would be an advantage.

We have an exciting opportunity to join Alzheimer Scotland as a Web Officer. Based within our Communications and Campaigns team, you will lead on the day to day management of all the Charity websites and intranet. The role will project manage the implementation of a new website, working closely will with both internal colleagues and external web developers to deliver this.

You will be responsible for developing our websites’ audience experiences, at all times ensuring that our messaging is maintaining the Alzheimer Scotland brand and tone-of-voice.

Collaborating closely with Charity colleagues, you will generate high-quality, accessible web content.

You will produce high quality analysis and reports on website usage and guide the strategic direction of the Charity websites.

The successful candidate must excel in autonomously managing tasks within tight deadlines, without compromising on quality, thriving in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Introduction

Are you someone who genuinely wants to make a difference? Are you motivated by transformational change? Have you experience in improving processes and creating successful business systems? If so, we want to hear from you!

This is a vital and exciting role that will allow the award winning fundraising team at Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) to rethink and change how we use the CRM and the associated processes as we look ahead to the next decade of fundraising.

This multi-disciplinary role will work as part of a small team providing specialist technical expertise to manage the CRM development. You will be responsible for reviewing all existing CRM process to ensure they are appropriate for the new system as well as managing the implementation of integrations with the CRM and third party applications.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the analysis and development of existing processes to support the growth ambitions of CHAS and align with the move to an updated version of our current CRM.
• Research, propose and develop changes to policies, services and processes
• Train and support colleagues in the move to our updated CRM
• As a process improvement expert you have freedom to act to address issues identified without reference to line manager working within change control and risk management mechanisms

About you

You will have knowledge of fundraising CRMs and experience in process analysis and change. You will be an excellent project manager and communicator with a proven track record in managing system integration projects.

• Experience in implementation as a functional lead, CRM and fundraising systems or equivalent
• Demonstrable experience of process analysis, process improvement and resolving complex issues
• Highly effective team working skills, with an ability to collaborate with others and develop strong and effective working relationships across an organisation
• Excellent communicator with a friendly manner
• Meticulous approach to planning and excellent attention to detail
• Accountable for self, actions and decisions

We have an exciting opportunity to join Alzheimer Scotland as a Press Officer. Based within our Communications and Campaigns team, you will be the main point of contact for all our press and media enquiries.

You will be responsible for writing press releases, as well as creating other content for a variety of audiences - at all times maintaining the Alzheimer Scotland brand and tone-of-voice. You will work with our colleagues, particularly those in our Active Voice, Stakeholder Engagement and locality teams to build and maintain a story bank that represents the voices of personal experience.

You will build relationships with both local and national media and develop Alzheimer Scotland’s press and media strategy.

You will work closely with Charity colleagues, providing them with any support needed to take part in press and media interviews.

The successful candidate must excel in autonomously managing tasks within tight deadlines, without compromising on quality, thriving in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

We have an exciting opportunity to join Alzheimer Scotland as a Finance Manager – Voluntary Income.

Alzheimer Scotland is Scotland’s national dementia charity. Our aim is to make sure nobody faces dementia alone. We provide support and information to people with dementia, their carers and families, we campaign for the rights of people with dementia, support vital dementia research and promote positive brain health.

This is a finance manager role with a difference. This new role will have a particular focus on our voluntary income. Our voluntary income is varied encompassing areas such as legacies, trusts, sponsored events, gift aid, community fundraising and in memory fundraising. These income strands totalling over £8.5mn per annum support the organisation in providing our vital supports.

We are seeking applications from individuals with at least 4 years’ experience of working in a varied finance or fundraising finance role within a complex organisation and who possess the skills to take on the tasks outlined in the job description.

The ideal candidate will have prior experience of working in the voluntary sector and managing and supporting high value voluntary income streams.

The role will manage a small team of finance assistants and provide supervision and development to the team and workloads.

You will have had significant exposure to the full finance function and will be a strong communicator and able to balance competing priorities ensuring routine workload along side ad-hoc tasks, analysis and reporting is completed to a high standard within deadlines.

If you’re interested by what you’ve read, and have the necessary skills, experience and ability to make a success of this role, we would be delighted to hear from you.

An exciting opportunity in a creative environment at Mayfield House, Dalkeith. We are looking for an experienced individual to provide administrative and secretarial support to the Day Service Managers and Workshop staff and assist with general organisational activities, as well as supporting members within the building or workshops on occasions.

Wheatley Homes East has a great opportunity for an experienced and caring professional to join the team as a retirement housing manager. Our retirement housing managers are responsible for the safety and security of our retirement complexes and passing on concerns about the safety and wellbeing of our tenants to their housing officer.

They are a familiar face in our communities and provide a comprehensive, high-quality housing management service to customers. Our retirement housing officers also work with our customers to help them use technology and access the online services available to them.

We’re looking for people who:

• are able to work on own initiative
• can respond to a crisis situation in a calm and practical manner
• are enthusiastic and caring professional who can work, adapt and thrive in a fast-paced and constantly innovating and improving organisation;
• are passionate about delivering excellent customer service; and
• can work collaboratively with our customers and partner agencies

Applicants should have:

• at least two years’ experience in managing a retirement or similar scheme;
• a qualification in Housing at SVQ2 level or equivalent, or willing to work towards qualification;
• excellent interpersonal skills;
• knowledge of older people’s services;
• be able to clearly demonstrate awareness and commitment to ethos of retirement housing;
• elementary food hygiene certificate;
• previous experience of managing staff;
• basic IT skills; and
• demonstrative experience of managing a challenging workload.

We offer a generous salary, excellent annual leave and public holiday entitlement and a sector-leading employee benefits package.

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure check.

Do you want to make a positive difference to people’s lives? Come and join Wheatley Homes East as a Relief Retirement Property Manager.

About the role

Wheatley Homes East, a subsidiary of Wheatley Group, has a number of Relief Retirement Property Manager positions available for experienced and caring professionals..

At Wheatley, we are committed to building great homes, transforming neighbourhoods and helping customers get the most out of life.

As a Relief Retirement Property Manager, you will be responsible for the safety and security of the retirement property as well as passing on any concerns about the wellbeing of tenants to their housing officer.

At the heart of this you will become a familiar and trusted face in our communities, providing a comprehensive, high-quality housing management service to customers. Wheatley Group is Scotland's leading housing, care and property-management group and one of the UK's best-accredited organisations. Owning or managing over 93,700 homes, Wheatley delivers award-winning services to over 210,000 people across 19 local authorities in Scotland.

Our subsidiaries are united by a common commitment to excellence in all they do and a joint mission in 'Making Homes and Lives Better' for the people they work for and the communities in which they live.

Who are we looking for

The successful candidate(s) will be able to work on their own initiative and able to respond to a crisis situation in a calm and practical manner.

An enthusiastic and caring professional who can work, adapt and thrive in a fast-paced organisation that is constantly changing.

Passionate about delivering excellent customer service and able to work collaboratively with customers and partner agencies to support the continued development of our communities.

At least two years’ experience in managing a retirement or similar scheme with a qualification in Housing at SVQ2 level or equivalent, or willing to work towards this qualification.

Excellent interpersonal skills with knowledge of services for the elderly and able to clearly demonstrate awareness and commitment to the ethos of retirement housing.

An elementary food hygiene certificate is essential for the role.

Good written and verbal communication and IT skills are essential to enable a consistent approach within the team.

In the role, you will support the delivery of our five-year strategy. Digital inclusion will be a big priority, and you will work with customers to ensure they are able to embrace digital technology and access the online services available to them.

The role will involve covering staff annual leave and sickness leave in our retirement properties across Edinburgh between Monday to Friday, 9am – 1pm.

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure check.

Committed to inclusion

At Wheatley, are always looking to improve diversity within our teams. We want to create an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute their best work and achieve their full potential.

We actively celebrate our individual differences and recognise the collective strength this brings our organisation. It’s important our teams represent the communities we serve, and we welcome applications from any under-represented groups.