We are seeking a Family Opportunities Worker who will provide early intervention practical support to families who are not managing their household affairs, resulting in challenges to wellbeing and parenting capacity. The focus of the support is to minimise the impact of poverty on children in their early years, by ensuring families have the knowledge of their entitlements and can effectively access what is on offer to improve outcomes for the whole family, especially the children.

At the Royal College of Nursing we're an optimistic organisation. And we've got good reason to be. We all share the same voice when it comes to changing the shape of the health policies of the future. And as the largest trade union of nursing staff and students in the UK - with around 435,000 members across the UK and around 40,000 of these in Scotland - all we can see are the infinite possibilities for a brighter future. Join us and you will too.

We're number 44 in The Sunday Times 100 Best Not for Profit Organisations to work for, with One Star Best Companies Accreditation for 2019 and are accredited with Investors in People Gold Standard.

Policy Officer

RCN Scotland HQ Office (Edinburgh), Permanent Contract

The post is 35 hours Full Time Equivalent, with each Job-Share partner rotating so that they work 14 hours one week, 21 hours the next. Days of work are: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and alternate Mondays (some flexibility will be required on Mondays)

Could you help the RCN transform Scottish health and social care policy to improve care?

Working with your Job Share partner, you will have plenty of opportunities to make a difference. One day you might be working with national partners on driving up the quality and safety of health care. The next you could be interviewing members to understand how nursing is helping people maintain independence in their own homes. This job will appeal to any policy professional who enjoys building a robust case for improvement through debate and analysis, and who is committed to working collaboratively.

With the whole Scottish health and social care system facing radical change, there has never been a more dynamic or important time to make a difference to nursing staff and to people using health services. At the RCN in Scotland you will join a small, highly-regarded team committed to producing robust and influential policy.

What we offer you

We expect you to look after our members. And we expect you to be rewarded for it. As well as a whole range of learning and development opportunities we also offer you an impressive range of benefits. We have a highly competitive pay structure, as well as flexible working, and annual leave of up to 32 days.

Balancing work and life commitments is important to us as an organisation. We are a diverse organisation and understand everyone has different needs. All employees can ask for flexible working and when personal circumstances change we will work with you to find a smarter working solution that suits everyone. In fact, many of our employees enjoy home working, flexible working or compressed hours, enabling them to deliver results with minimum impact to their professional and personal commitments. We also offer generous Maternity, Paternity and Adoption leave packages.

You'll have experience of working collaboratively to influence policy makers and be open to adapting how you do things to make a job share work.

You'll have demonstrated that you can research, write and present persuasive policy and will have a good understanding of the key Scottish issues in health and social care and how the Scottish Government works. You'll be passionate about engaging with experts to develop your understanding and working creatively to engage people in shaping policy. You'll also enjoy focusing on complex analysis of research, statistics and other intelligence.

You'll be comfortable in a fast-paced, changing environment in a team that actively reflects on ways to improve our impact.

To succeed at the Royal College of Nursing all you need to do is think bigger, better and brighter. With an attitude like that, anything's possible.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Rachel Cackett, Policy Adviser on rachel.cackett@rcn.org.uk

Age Scotland is the national charity for older people. We work to improve the lives of everyone over the age of 50 so that they can love later life.

We support and enable more than 1100 community groups across Scotland, provide information and advice through our free helpline and publications, tackle loneliness and isolation with our Community Connecting Service and much more.

We work to influence policy makers and run campaigns to make Scotland the best place in the world to grow older.

Will you help us to achieve this by becoming a member of our team?

We are currently recruiting a Senior Adviser to work in our Helpline. The successful post holder will:

• Deliver an Information, Advice & Friendship service for older people in Scotland, their carers, families and professionals primarily by telephone, email and letter
• Act as Champion on agreed subjects
• Share responsibility for case checking
• Support the AS Telephone Advisers as and when required and in the Telephony Manager’s absence.

If you are a passionate, enthusiastic and experienced Adviser currently giving welfare rights and benefits advice that wants to take the next opportunity in their career and take on further responsibility as part of a growing team, then this is the opportunity for you. In return, Age Scotland can offer you excellent pay, generous holidays, an employee health care scheme as well as an employee reward programme and a competitive pension. We want to hear from you!

The post will be based in Edinburgh, but you may be expected to occasionally travel throughout Scotland and the wider-UK.

If you feel you have the skills, experience and ambition required to fulfil this role, then please apply via our website as detailed below.