Jobs in Glasgow

ENABLE Glasgow is a community based charity working with adults with learning disabilities and their carers and families in Glasgow. We are currently recruiting support workers to join our skilled staff team at our Esmond Street Advanced Support Service in the Yorkhill area of the city. Esmond Street provides a high quality 24/7 supported living service to 22 adults with learning disabilities who are older and/or have enhanced needs.

We are looking for staff members who share ENABLE Glasgow’s values in promoting the rights of individuals with learning disabilities to live fulfilling and meaningful lives.

Our frontline support workers are incredible, caring and talented individuals whose skills are invaluable to supporting the well-being of some of the most vulnerable people in our society. We need you now more than ever!

You will share our passion and commitment to our service users and demonstrate empathy and a strong desire to assist individuals to reach their own potential through a person-centred approach. In return you will have the reward and satisfaction of making a real difference to individual lives and will benefit from the excellent terms and conditions ENABLE Glasgow offers its employees. You will receive regular and comprehensive training to give you the tools to do your job and will be supported by a committed management team who strive to promote and support professional development.

Your role will be in supporting individuals with all aspects of everyday life including maintaining health and wellbeing, and assisting individuals with running and maintaining their home. Experience in residential support work is useful but not essential. The successful applicant should also be willing to work towards an SVQ Level 3 Qualification. Must be available to work on a shift rota basis.

Scottish Refugee Council is an independent human rights charity that has been working with and supporting refugees, advocating for the rights since 1985.

We have started a new exciting pilot project working with new families and children from the start to the end of the asylum process. The aim of this approach is to inform improvements to existing immigration advice systems, foster collaboration across the many partners in the asylum and welfare systems and test the concept for a longer-term case management solution in the context of both UK asylum and Scottish welfare and legal systems

We are looking for experienced enthusiastic individuals to join our amazing teams and help supporting those who come to Scotland seeking protection.

Do you have case management experience in working with families and children?

Scottish Refugee Council are looking for three experienced and enthusiastic individuals to join our work in supporting families who come to Scotland to seek protection. As part of our new Case Management Pilot, this role will provide a fantastic opportunity to work with families and children, and in collaboration with a range of partners to test the concept for a longer-term case management solution in the context of both UK asylum and Scottish legal and welfare systems.

We are looking for someone with proven experience of family case management; trained or registered with OISC level 2; experienced in working with vulnerable people on high pressure situations; has a good understanding of issues affecting asylum seekers and refugees as well as the legal and support framework provisions for these families.

This post will be subject to a PVG Registration.

Scottish Refugee Council is an independent human rights charity that has been working with and supporting refugees, advocating for the rights since 1985.

We have started a new exciting pilot project working with new families and children from the start to the end of the asylum process. The aim of this approach is to inform improvements to existing immigration advice systems, foster collaboration across the many partners in the asylum and welfare systems and test the concept for a longer-term case management solution in the context of both UK asylum and Scottish welfare and legal systems

We are looking for experienced enthusiastic individuals to join our amazing teams and help supporting those who come to Scotland seeking protection.

Do you have experience in monitoring and evaluating projects that seek to influence long term change?

We are looking for an experienced Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to work in our Services Department to coordinate the monitoring and evaluation of the new Case Management Pilot, working with colleagues, partners and external evaluators. This role will provide a fantastic opportunity to work with a multicultural team, contributing to collective learning and in collaboration with a range of partners to evidence and make the case for a longer-term case management solution in the context of both UK asylum and Scottish legal and welfare systems.

You will be expected to be able to use a wide range of evaluation methods, manage large quantitative and qualitative datasets and have strong analytical skills to apply findings to a professional context. The post holder will also have excellent communication, team working and partnership working skills combined with an ability to work in a high-pressure situation in a rapidly changing environment as well as ability to deliver to fixed deadlines.

The post-holder will lead on the development and implementation of GCVS’ communications and marketing strategies. They’ll play a central role in ensuring the organisation’s voice and messages are heard by our stakeholders. The post-holder will work with departments to support them with specific communications, while also curating central GCVS communications.

Strong understanding of communications and marketing principles, in particular an understanding of inclusive communications is essential as well as experience of developing and implementing a communications strategy.

Mary’s Meals is a global movement supported by people from all walks of life and we are focused on one goal – that every child receives a nutritious meal in a place of education. We continue to change the lives of more than two million children who today will receive Mary’s Meals.

The finance officer will work with the Mary’s Meals UK Finance Team in providing day-to-day financial accounting and ensuring accurate, timely and efficient delivery of services for Mary's Meals.

Key principles include:

• Supporting each directorate for all expenditure related matters as the first point of contact.

• Administering the purchase ledger, ensuring that all invoices and credit notes received have been checked and approved in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

• Preparing quarterly VAT returns for submission to HMRC and preparing the annual VAT partial exemption adjustment.

• Providing cash balance information to the finance manager for the monthly funds transfer to Mary's Meals International.

• Accurately record material aid transactions in liaison with the warehouse team.

• Maintaining the charity’s fixed asset register, including preparing depreciation, addition and disposal journals and supporting the operations directorate in the annual fixed asset verification.

• Analysing monthly expenditure against budget, investigating and documenting explanations for any significant variances.

• Assisting the finance manager in the preparation of the expenditure elements of the monthly management information.

This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a busy and dynamic three-person team that plays a crucial role within a national third sector organisation. Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF) is Scotland’s national resource of expertise on drugs and related issues. We seek to lead and represent the drugs field in Scotland in order to improve Scotland’s response to problem drug use.

We are pleased to be recruiting for this exciting new position. The Communications Assistant (Media) will deliver our media activity, creating content in response to media enquiries, and developing pro-active media content as well as maintaining SDF’s social media profile. The job also involves supporting our communication and information activity on a day-to-day basis.

This post will involve developing SDF’s communications generally and particularly our existing media contacts and social media profile as well as content for a range of audiences including people who use drugs; people who use drug treatment and support services; staff and management in treatment and support services; other professionals; politicians and the media.

Working with two colleagues, the post supports SDF’s websites and other online channels - as well as content creation for regular e-bulletins. The team also supports SDF’s programme of online and live events and our internal staff communication.

As part of a team, you will be supported to develop skills in all areas.

You will have enthusiasm and a demonstrable aptitude for creating copy ready content. Strong communications skills are required and an interest and aptitude for developing discourse in a sensitive and potentially controversial field is desirable.

Benefits

As an SDF employee, you will benefit from a range of learning and development opportunities, competitive pension contribution, generous annual leave entitlement, enhanced sick pay and an employee support and counselling service. SDF encourage a healthy work life balance and also offer a flexible working scheme.

The successful candidate will be based at SDF’s Head Office, which is located in Glasgow city centre, close to Central Station. Under current pandemic restrictions SDF’s office has been closed as a ‘non-essential office’. Candidates should be willing and able to work effectively from home under these circumstances.

Children 1st’s Child Wellbeing and Protection in Sport Service (CWPS) is offering an exciting opportunity to lead a strong and dynamic team into the next phase of our work. We have recently re-named, after being called Safeguarding in Sport, to reflect the range of the work we are involved with. We work in partnership with sportscotland, supporting governing bodies of sports in Scotland to ensure children and young people stay safe and have fun in sport. We provide consultancy, training and advice to governing bodies, so they can meet the National Standards for Child Protection and Wellbeing in Sport, which we developed with them and monitor.

We also want to support the development of sport as a resource for children and families across Children 1st and ensure that we speak up for children, young people and families on issues of sport and physical activity.

This role will be central to all of this!

If you are a committed professional leader with a Social Work, Community work, Education or other appropriate qualification and have solid recent experience in working in child protection we want to hear from you.

This is a fixed term, post full time role of 35 hours per week, funded initially until 31 March 2023. Some flexibility may be required to suit the needs of the service and may include occasional evenings and weekends.

The successful candidate can use either Glasgow or Edinburgh as their base.

We are seeking an individual to support the work of our Advice Centre through non-judgemental confidential advisory, support and information services to GCU students and support our mental health and wellbeing initiatives. You should have experience of delivering advice work, advocacy, support or wellbeing services through using your active listening or counselling skills. Applicants should have a positive approach, be highly motivated, possess good interpersonal skills, have a can do attitude and enjoy working in a busy environment. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with all different kinds of life experiences, to reflect the diversity of our members (GCU students).

This post is initially for a fixed term contract until December 2022. We are seeking funding to extend this contract or to make the post permanent. This job will be based at the Glasgow Campus of Glasgow Caledonian University, with the ability to work from home one day per week.

The post holder will primarily be required to provide a variety of administrative services to assist with the delivery of the Elevate Project Team but will also provide professional support to other services within GCA as required

In return for choosing to work for GCA, the benefits you will receive are:

• Very generous annual leave entitlement: full time employees start with an annual leave entitlement of 37 days (inclusive of 12 bank holidays) which increases to 38 days after 2 years, 40 days after 5 years and 42 days after 10 years length of service.

• 5 duvet days where employees may take time off at short notice.

• Death in service policy of 2 times salary.

• Cycle to work scheme where employees can save money on a new bike and spread the cost.

Organisation Profile:

Elevate is one service with two routes to employability: Elevate Glasgow PSP and Recovery Employability Service. Elevate offer a person-centred approach to individuals in their employability journey.

Public Social Partnerships (PSPs) are strategic partnering arrangements, through which the public sector can collaborate with third sector organisations (voluntary, charity and social enterprise organisations) to share responsibility for designing services. A key principle of this approach is that services are designed co-productively with service users. Glasgow Council on Alcohol are the Lead Partner.

Elevate is an employability service for people in recovery from drugs/or alcohol. We are delighted that we have now extended the service to include aftercare provision for those in work to include those affected by poor mental health or have experience of homelessness or the criminal justice service as well as those in recovery.

Glasgow Council on Alcohol is a leading provider of alcohol support and has been providing a range of award winning services across Glasgow and surrounding areas for over 50 years and has an excellent reputation for partnership working and a proven track record of helping individuals to achieve their goals.

Job Purpose:

• To plan and deliver a programme of activities to support people over the age of 18, who are living with a brain injury.
• To develop and lead a variety of activities which support socialisation, community integration, skills development and reduce isolation.
• To co-ordinate volunteers in the provision of activities

We are seeking two Youth Support Workers to join our youth work team supporting young people in the greater Gorbals area.

Elevate Partnership aim is to improve the employability opportunities for people in recovery from alcohol and substance misuse. This is achieved through partner agencies’ commitment to collaboration and innovation in the delivery of support services for the Recovery Employability Service. Glasgow Council on Alcohol are the Lead Partner for the partnership.

Elevate Partnership aims to find person-centred approaches to individuals needs in their journey to sustainable employment where the partnership tailors itself around the individuals’ need and aspirations.

Glasgow Council on Alcohol is a leading provider of alcohol support and has been providing a range of award winning services across Glasgow and surrounding areas for over 50 years and has an excellent reputation for partnership working and a proven track record of helping individuals to achieve their goals.

The Employment Advisor will prepare participants for work and support them through the job search, application and interview process; providing them with skills, motivation, and confidence to move into suitable sustainable employment.

In return for choosing to work for GCA, the benefits you will receive are:

• Very generous annual leave entitlement: full time employees start with an annual leave entitlement of 37 days (inclusive of 12 bank holidays) which increases to 38 days after 2 years, 40 days after 5 years and 42 days after 10 years length of service.
• 5 duvet days where employees may take time off at short notice.
• Death in service policy of 2 times salary.
• Cycle to work scheme where employees can save money on a new bike and spread the cost.

The In Work Support Advisor will provide a personalised support service assisting participants who have been affected by poor mental health or have experience of homelessness or the criminal justice service as well as those in recovery to gain new employment opportunities or sustain in existing work.

This will include providing work place support to participants as well as providing support and advice to the participant’s employer.

In return for choosing to work for GCA, the benefits you will receive are:

• Very generous annual leave entitlement: full time employees start with an annual leave entitlement of 37 days (inclusive of 12 bank holidays) which increases to 38 days after 2 years, 40 days after 5 years and 42 days after 10 years length of service.
• 5 duvet days where employees may take time off at short notice.
• Death in service policy of 2 times salary.
• Cycle to work scheme where employees can save money on a new bike and spread the cost.

Organisation Profile:

Elevate is one service with two routes to employability: Elevate Glasgow PSP and Recovery Employability Service. Elevate offer a person-centred approach to individuals in their employability journey.

Public Social Partnerships (PSPs) are strategic partnering arrangements, through which the public sector can collaborate with third sector organisations (voluntary, charity and social enterprise organisations) to share responsibility for designing services. A key principle of this approach is that services are designed co-productively with service users. Glasgow Council on Alcohol are the Lead Partner.

Elevate is an employability service for people in recovery from drugs/or alcohol. We are delighted that we have now extended the service to include aftercare provision for those in work to include those affected by poor mental health or have experience of homelessness or the criminal justice service as well as those in recovery.

Glasgow Council on Alcohol is a leading provider of alcohol support and has been providing a range of award winning services across Glasgow and surrounding areas for over 50 years and has an excellent reputation for partnership working and a proven track record of helping individuals to achieve their goals.

Youth Community Support Agency (YCSA) is a Scottish Charity that has been providing opportunities and support for Black and Ethnic Minority young people across Glasgow for the last 25 years.

We are recruiting an Administration Officer who will provide a full range of administrative support for the YCSA Mending Our Planet project to ensure smooth running of the project.

The successful candidate will have excellent planning and organisational skills, and enjoy working as part of a team.

Reports to:YCSA Executive Lead

PVG Scheme:The role requires the worker to join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme if not already a member.

The National Deaf Children’s Society is the leading charity dedicated to creating a world without barriers for deaf children and young people.

The Families department are seeking an enthusiastic person to coordinate the new parent to parent support scheme within the Glasgow area, who can get the scheme underway and ensure that local families receive timely, well matched supporters when a referral to the scheme is received.

This exciting role will ensure that at a time when parents and carers are most in need of support, they can access that through a network of trained parent volunteers that the coordinator role will recruit and manage. Experience of managing or working with volunteers, an understanding of peer support schemes, as well as well as excellent interpersonal and networking skills will be vital for this role.

It is essential that applicants have lived experience of being the parent or primary carer of a deaf child or young person. Please only apply if you fit this essential criteria.

You will be committed to working across the charity to ensure that the needs of families are met through this news support scheme, and a flexible approach to hours will be needed.

There may be a need to travel to meetings or training from time to time as part of this role.

Sustrans is the charity making it easier for people to walk and cycle. We connect people and places, create liveable neighbourhoods, transform the school run and deliver a happier, healthier commute. Take the next step in your journey by applying to become a member of our team.

We now have an exciting opportunity to be part of a truly collaborative team, assisting in the delivery of shared priorities for active travel, developing, plans policies and proposals as set out within Glasgow City Council Active Travel Strategy and Sustrans-specific tasks related to the charity’s objectives. The role will be involved in liaising with funders, facilitating community / public engagement and initiating and supporting delivery of new / improved infrastructure.

About You

We are looking for someone with a relevant qualification or significant work experience in transport planning, land use planning, urban design, traffic engineering, sustainable transport project delivery or similar. You will have experience of working with local authorities, in community engagement or behaviour change projects and experience of project management and partnership working.

If you are passionate about health, sustainability or the environment and want to work somewhere you can make a big impact, then please get in touch!

What We Offer?

Wellbeing

• 26 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
• Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Staff volunteer days
• 24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service
• We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes

Financial

• Group Personal Pension scheme with a 4% or 5% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans
• Bike, computer and season ticket loans
• Discount benefits

Family Friendly

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)

About Sustrans

Our vision and mission have never been more relevant.

Across the UK, governments are pledging investment and action on walking and cycling.

We are working together to make a real difference - creating places where everyone can live and travel happily and healthily, and where nobody is excluded.

Our work wouldn’t be possible without the commitment and dedication of our colleagues.

We are proud of our employee net promoter score, being in the top 20% of all employers across all sectors in the UK, due to our energised, friendly and motivated workforce.

Join Sustrans today and help us get things done, together!

Glasgow Mental Health & Huntington’s Service

Turning Point Scotland’s Glasgow Mental Health & Huntington’s Service provides support to individuals suffering from complex and enduring mental health problems, and individuals who suffer from symptomatic Huntington's disease to have as fulfilling a life as possible

Our aim is to assist individuals to maintain their own tenancies. But the service aims for more than just sustaining independent living. Turning Point Scotland is committed to finding individuals a support network of positive relationships involving everyone in fulfilling & meaningful activity. We want individuals we support to have a true Sense of belonging, a positive identity and feel a valued role with recognition in their local communities

Housing support, personal care, and care at home packages as well as involvement in a range of education, employability & social activities through self-directed support are offered, based on the specific needs of the individual. This can range from a few hours per week to support accessible 24 hrs/7 days per week.

Main duties and responsibilities

Support to people who use services - To:

• provide support and assistance to people who we support in accordance with their support plans and service aims.
• assist with initial and on-going assessments of people who we support.
• advise people who we support in accordance with guidance from senior colleagues or in accordance with the service aims.
• be a key worker as required.
• maintain professional confidentiality and boundaries at all times.
• support and assist people who we support in crisis situations, and/or manage physical risk or behaviour likely to cause incidents, in accordance with the support plan or service protocol.
• travel within the service area you are contracted for and supporting the travel and transportation of people who we support in accordance with their support plan (mobility, own car, service vehicles, public transport etc).
• have an understanding of the causes and effects of social exclusion as is relevant to the service and area in which you work.

#BecauseScotlandCares

Glasgow Mental Health & Huntington’s Service

Turning Point Scotland’s Glasgow Mental Health & Huntington’s Service provides support to individuals suffering from complex and enduring mental health problems, and individuals who suffer from symptomatic Huntington's disease to have as fulfilling a life as possible

Our aim is to assist individuals to maintain their own tenancies. But the service aims for more than just sustaining independent living. Turning Point Scotland is committed to finding individuals a support network of positive relationships involving everyone in fulfilling & meaningful activity. We want individuals we support to have a true Sense of belonging, a positive identity and feel a valued role with recognition in their local communities

Housing support, personal care, and care at home packages as well as involvement in a range of education, employability & social activities through self-directed support are offered, based on the specific needs of the individual. This can range from a few hours per week to support accessible 24 hrs/7 days per week.

Main duties and responsibilities

Support to people who use services - To:

• provide support and assistance to people who we support in accordance with their support plans and service aims.
• assist with initial and on-going assessments of people who we support.
• advise people who we support in accordance with guidance from senior colleagues or in accordance with the service aims.
• be a key worker as required.
• maintain professional confidentiality and boundaries at all times.
• support and assist people who we support in crisis situations, and/or manage physical risk or behaviour likely to cause incidents, in accordance with the support plan or service protocol.
• travel within the service area you are contracted for and supporting the travel and transportation of people who we support in accordance with their support plan (mobility, own car, service vehicles, public transport etc).
• have an understanding of the causes and effects of social exclusion as is relevant to the service and area in which you work.

Do you want to be part of a friendly, inclusive and dedicated team?

Cycling Scotland is the nation’s cycling organisation. Working in partnership with other organisations, with funding from Transport Scotland, we help create an environment for everyone in Scotland to cycle easily and safely. Our vision is a sustainable, inclusive and healthy Scotland where anyone, anywhere can enjoy all the benefits of cycling.

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Communications and Marketing Manager to plan, deliver and evaluate effective communications activity to support our charitable objectives. Reporting to the Head of Communications this is a key role managing a small team within the wider Communications, Policy and Monitoring team.

This role is a brilliant opportunity for an experienced communications and marketing professional who is confident delivering results across the full spectrum of communication disciplines. You will have experience of developing communication plans, working at a senior level and using a range of channels and tactics to influence a wide range of audiences.

Please read the job description for full details.

Benefits of the role include:

Defined Contribution Pension Scheme with employer contribution of 7.5% and minimum employee contribution of 3%

36 days annual leave

Operation of a Flexi-time system

Annual contribution towards your training and development

Free and confidential access to our Employee Assistance programme

This post is based at our office in West George Street in Glasgow. Currently we are working from home and/or office with hybrid working plans being developed.

Glasgow Short Film Festival wishes to recruit new trustees with an interest in film and talent development. We would love to hear from you, particularly if you have experience in marketing, accountancy/finance or fundraising.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and strive to be inclusive and representative while recognising that this is currently not yet reflected on our board. We therefore particularly encourage applications from people with experience of structural disadvantages and from underrepresented backgrounds and communities.

We will aim to meet any access requirements you might have for the interview as well as future board activity.

As we are a registered charity the role of trustee is unpaid although we are able to reimburse travel expenses. Our board meets approximately 6 times a year for 2 hours at a time. Online attendance is of course possible.

About GSFF

Glasgow Short Film Festival was formed in 2008, initially as a project of Glasgow Film Theatre, and became an independent Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) in August 2019 (Charity Register No. SCO49556). We are currently run by a board of four trustees, a non-voting company secretary, two permanent staff (one of whom is also a trustee) and a seasonal team of short contract staff and freelancers. glasgowshort.org/about-the-festival/who-are-we

GSFF is the largest short film festival in Scotland. We champion new film talent by providing a friendly and inclusive showcase and meeting point for new and established Scottish and international filmmakers, industry delegates and the local audience. Our programme celebrates diverse forms of cinematic expression, whether fiction, documentary, animation or artists’ moving image, and foregrounds disruptive, ground-breaking work that transgresses the boundaries of conventional narrative film.

We exist to make Scotland a better place to live and work with a more inclusive economy.

Social Enterprise is increasingly viewed as an important source of economic growth, a vital source of support for vulnerable communities and a critical path of the reform of public services in Scotland. We respond by providing tailored business support and services to aspiring, emerging and growing social enterprises. CEIS offers tailored consultancy support and services to help third sector organisations to succeed and grow.

Looking forward, we have created this new position to help us to tell our story and the stories of our clients. We know there is so much great work happening within the sector and the clients that we work with, and we want to find someone who can help us to share this impact and raise our profile within the sector. We are looking for someone who is passionate about change, can tell our story, is an excellent communicator, and has experience in digital communications. You will also be comfortable using your initiative to find a story and working across multiple teams within the Group.

Job Description

You will join our Events and Marketing Team, working across all areas of the CEIS Group. This role will be pivotal to our success in telling our story and will focus on engaging with others across the sector as well as with our own teams within the Group. You will be a strong team player but will also be comfortable working independently, setting your own schedule, and adhering to deadlines.

Sharing our Story- You will be responsible for the creation and implementation of our content plan using story-telling techniques to share our work with the world. Sharing our impact and ensuring that impact is measured regularly across the Group. Designing mechanisms to capture success stories and building strong relationships with contacts across the group to create content.

Building our Network - Our work is wide reaching and varied, and you will lead on the creation of all key messages about CEIS including the work of Enterprise and Communities, DSL, CEIS Ayrshire, and CEIS Events. You will manage our presence with a particular focus on online and will be responsible for growing our online community. Raising awareness of CEIS and our Group services both nationally and internationally by managing all Group social media accounts and designing and executing a content plan.

Team Engagement - Our staff are our most asset; they are the people directly impacting change within the sector. You will support our team engagement strategy ‘CEIS Connect’ by designing regular communications and events for staff engagement throughout the year including a monthly newsletter and weekly staff engagement events.

Skills, Experience and Qualifications

Essential

1. Experience of content planning, content creation, and analytics
2. Experience of managing organisation/company social media communities
3. Creative communication skills and copy writing experience
4. Experience of digital marketing tools, design software, and analytical tools
5. Ability to work effectively and flexibly as a member of a team
6. Ability to manage own workload, work independently and remotely, and adhere to deadlines

Desirable

1. Interest in social enterprise or social impact
2. Marketing, Media, Communications or Design qualification
3. Digital design experience
4. Interviewing skills/Video creation skills
5. Video editing skills

Epilepsy Connections wants everyone with epilepsy to have the support, resilience and respect they need to live life to the full.

Every year our Epilepsy Fieldwork Team supports hundreds of people to learn more about their epilepsy and how to manage it, and to live safely and well with what can be a challenging condition. The team works in a person-centred way to support people to identify their epilepsy information and support needs and to develop their self-management skills.

We provide:

• practical information about understanding and managing epilepsy, seizures and treatment; identifying seizure triggers; lifestyle issues; balancing risk and safety.
• help to manage epilepsy at home, school or work.
• support for people to deal with their feelings about living with epilepsy.
• help with benefits and housing issues.
• liaison with epilepsy specialist clinics.
• signposting to appropriate resources and services.

We need an enthusiastic, experienced self-starter to join our Greater Glasgow & Clyde Fieldwork Team. You will work in an advisory capacity with adults and children with epilepsy, including people who have difficult-to-control epilepsy and those who have additional long term and/or disabling conditions, and people who are socially isolated because of epilepsy. This busy, varied and rewarding role also involves providing information and support to families and carers, employers, and health, social care and housing providers.

Applicants must have experience of providing information and support in a health or other welfare setting, excellent people skills, and be able to demonstrate understanding of the impact of living with a long term condition. Knowledge of epilepsy would be an advantage but we provide training.

To help us reach out to all sections of the community we serve, we particularly welcome applications from speakers of community languages who meet the essential criteria for the post.

Waverley Care are recruiting a Digital Communications Officer to help us build awareness and support for our work across Scotland.

The successful candidate will join us at a crucial time in our history as we work towards hepatitis C elimination, zero HIV transmissions and improved sexual health education for all in Scotland.

The Digital Communications Officer position is a newly created role to support the work of the Communications Manager. You will be responsible for shining a spotlight on the work we do, why we do it and the impact it has on our service users through inspiring storytelling and data driven strategy.

We are looking for a highly engaged and motivated communications professional who can bring the following attributes to the role:

• An experienced and driven digital communicator, with excellent copywriting skills and an eye for a story.
• A proactive individual with an infectious enthusiasm for digital communications and their finger on the pulse of new developments in digital marketing and communications.
• A team player who can develop strong working relationships across a range of operational teams and stakeholders who work with us to deliver services.
• A commitment to continued professional development.
• An interest in our work and the life changing impact it has.

If that sounds like you then we would love to hear from you. In return, we offer a supportive and valuing work environment with encouragement to develop personally and professionally.

Waverley Care are recruiting a Peer Support Coordinator to pilot an innovative new approach to peer support in Glasgow, specifically for people who use drugs who are living with a blood borne virus (BBV), either hepatitis C or HIV or both.

The successful candidate will join us at a crucial time in our history as we work towards hepatitis C elimination, zero HIV transmissions and improved sexual health for all in Scotland.

The Peer Support Coordinator will recruit, train and supervise peer supporters with lived experience of drug misuse and/or of living with a BBV to enable them to support our service users who are living similar lives. The aim of the role is to make sure anyone living with a BBV in Glasgow can access peer support if they so wish, to support them to be cured of hepatitis C or to live well with HIV.

The Peer Support Coordinator will also facilitate a new peer support group for people who use drugs who are living with HIV as part of the Glasgow HIV outbreak in Glasgow city centre – for more information, see waverleycare.org/HIVappeal.

We are looking for a highly engaged and motivated individual with a passion for improving the lives of people affected by blood borne viruses. If that sounds like you then we would love to hear from you. In return, we offer a supportive and valuing work environment with encouragement to develop personally and professionally.

The role of Operational Excellence Lead is a newly created standalone role, that will work collaboratively with Operations & Business Managers and other key stakeholders to develop systems, best practise and compliance and to drive operational excellence across all of Ypeople services.

We would love you to apply for this role if...

• You are qualified to degree level or equivalent or you can demonstrate the required relevant experience
• You are experienced in developing plans and strategies for service delivery
• You have excellent IT skills with a strong working knowledge of MS Office and the ability to learn new systems as required
• You are guided by the Ypeople values and committed to creating an environment that promotes inclusiveness.

You would love to work in this role if...

• You will be passionate about establishing, developing and maintaining strong working relationships with managers across our services.
• You are a skilled influencer and you will support managers to integrate policy into frontline practical service delivery.
• You will effectively support Operations & Business Managers with managing change and implementing organisational strategies.
• You are excited to work in an organisation that celebrates your participation and offers you development opportunities

What you will be doing

• Liaising with the Operational Management Team to support and define excellence within services.
• Being the lead for developing, and ensuring organisational processes & systems are operating as effectively as possible and are integrated into operational practice.
• Liaising with Operations & Business Managers and other Departments to ensure a coordinated approach is undertaken to service and organisational improvements.
• Monitoring, analysing, and reporting on the impact of all organisational processes & systems across services and the implications these have on service delivery.

We are Housing Scotland: join us

Homes save lives. Everyone has the right to live in a safe, warm, affordable home, in a thriving community. SFHA’s members work day in, day out to make that right a reality for people across Scotland.

We are recruiting an intern to help us represent Scotland’s housing associations and co-operatives, building strong relationships with politicians and policymakers, to help our members achieve their potential.

You will provide support in managing political relationships, work with our expert policy and communications teams to draft punchy, readable briefings and identify opportunities to share our members’ work with politicians.

Enthusiasm and initiative is more important than experience for this exciting role, where you’ll have the chance to develop your communications and lobbying skills in an organisation that’s driving real change.

Our mission at Victim Support Scotland is to ensure that those affected by crime receive high quality support that will help them to recover from their experiences. We want victims and witnesses to be at the heart of everything we do so they have improved health and well-being, feel safer, more secure and informed and that we are an effective organisation, that makes a lasting difference. We aim to do this by adhering to our own organisational values of being supportive, striving for excellence and offering personalised and accessible services, and these are reflected in the behaviours expected of all staff and volunteers.

We are looking for someone with a passion for our mission, who can get to grips with the detail of policy and legislation that impact on victims, witnesses and families.

The post is relatively high-profile and front-facing involving, for example, engagement with a wide range of senior stakeholders that are key to the success of VSS delivering on its main aims. It is therefore expected that the postholder will be tenacious in their approach to handling relationships with partners.

Sitting within a wider team and reporting to the Head of Communications & External Affairs, we are looking for someone with a ‘can do’ and positive attitude, who is willing to be flexible within their role.

You will equally be as comfortable working autonomously as you are working within the wider team and organisation.

As VSS’s ‘go-to’ on everything policy related, we are looking for someone with experience in a similar role ideally within the third sector.

If you are someone looking to take the next step in your career in Policy and External Affairs within Scotland’s third sector, then this is the role for you!

Project Workers – Glasgow Justice Team

(supporting children, young people and families)

12 month contracts

37 hours per week (including weekends and evenings)

Annual salary: £25,409 with the potential to increase to £26,774 after 6 months

We have a fantastic opportunity for motivated, positive, resilient individuals who really believe in young people, are flexible regarding hours of work and can help us to deliver includem’s innovative approach. Includem are committed to developing employees and will help you to achieve the relevant qualifications required to carry out the role. These qualifications will be fully funded by includem. Ideally the successful candidates should have a full driver's licence and access to a car.

What does the role involve?

You will deliver bespoke support to young people and their families in their own homes and communities. You will be responsible for all aspects of case management, including assessment and support planning. You will work with other professionals in the young person’s life to deliver positive, sustainable change. This is a key role within a small busy team.

All posts require individuals to:

• Work flexibly to meet the needs of young people and their families
• Develop safe, professional and committed relationships with young people and families
• Use communication skills effectively to influence, record and evidence positive change and provide personalised, risk enabled, professional support
• Be able to drive and have access to a car for work purposes
• Become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups scheme (paid for by includem)
• To be registered or become registered with Scottish Social Services Council and hold or be willing to work towards HNC Social Care and SVQ 3 in Social Care or equivalent (qualifications are fully funded by includem)

We value our staff and employee benefits include:

• A full and robust training and induction programme
• Holiday entitlement of 28 days rising to 31 with length of service and 9 public holidays
• Enhanced Employer Pension Contributions
• Free Confidential Employee Counselling Service
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders across the organisation
• Free Vehicle Breakdown Cover
• Company Mobile Phone and Laptop
• Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations Credit Union
• Discounted holidays and associated benefits
• Access to discounts for charity workers which includes gym memberships, high street shops, online retailers, travel, insurance
• Flexible and agile working
• Family friendly policies

Assistant Project Workers – Glasgow Justice Team

12 month contract

37 hours per week, including weekends and evenings

12 month contracts

Annual salary: £20,666 pro rata with the potential to increase to £21,861 after 6 months.

We have a fantastic opportunity for motivated, positive, resilient individuals who really believe in young people, are flexible regarding hours of work and can help us to deliver includem’s innovative approach. Includem are committed to developing employees and will help you to achieve the relevant qualifications required to carry out the role. These qualifications will be fully funded by includem. Ideally the successful candidate should have a full driver's licence and access to a car.

What does the role involve?

You will deliver one to one support to young people and their families in their own homes and communities. You will assist in case management, including contributing to support planning and risk assessment and work with other professionals in the young person’s life to deliver positive, sustainable change.

All posts require individuals to:

• Work flexibly to meet the needs of the young people and families
• Develop safe, professional and committed relationships with young people and families
• Use their communication skills effectively to influence, record and evidence positive change and provide personalised, risk enabled, professional support
• Be able to drive and have access to a car for work purposes
• Become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups scheme (paid for by Includem)
• To be registered or become registered with the Scottish Social Services Council and hold or be willing to work toward HNC Social Care and SVQ 3 in Social Care or equivalent (qualifications are fully funded by Includem)

We value our staff and employee benefits include:

• A full and robust training and induction programme
• Holiday entitlement of 28 days rising to 31 with length of service and 9 public holidays
• Enhanced Employer Pension Contributions
• Free Confidential Employee Counselling Service
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders across the organisation
• Free Vehicle Breakdown Cover
• Company Mobile Phone and Laptop
• Discounted holidays and associated benefits
• Access to discounts for charity workers which includes gym memberships, high street shops, online retailers, travel, insurance
• Flexible and agile working
• Family friendly policies

Are you passionate about helping people access support that really works for them?

This role is about helping people who experienced childhood abuse in care access the right support when it is needed.

An ambassador for the people we work with, the post holder will support partners to continue providing support of the highest quality and, when required, identify new services in line with survivors’ needs and hopes.

Skilled at building relationships, the post holder will get to know and work with community, private and statutory bodies so that survivors access a wide range of relevant services and resources.

Future Pathways encourages all staff to maintain a healthy work-life balance. Hours can be worked flexibly in accordance with the needs of the service.

The role is currently working from home. In the future, periodic travel may be required across Scotland.

This role requires a basic Disclosure Scotland check.

Are you someone that enjoys a fast paced, varied role?

Organised and with an eye for detail, this role will provide administrative support to a Support Coordination team. This will entail ensuring the team has up to date information about resources/ services across Scotland and supporting administration related to the purchase of support.

With your warm and inclusive approach, the administrator will provide advice and information to individuals and professionals contacting the service. This role will also gather data and report on performance indicators.

Future Pathways encourages all staff to maintain a healthy work-life balance. Hours can be worked flexibly in accordance with the needs of the service.

The role is currently working from home. In the future, periodic travel may be required across Scotland.

Founded on the principles of community development, our work with Muslim and Black, minority ethnic (Bme) women is underpinned by community empowerment and co-production. Amina offers a range of services with the aim of creating a more inclusive environment, building community resilience, and tackling inequalities.

The postholder will engage with, empower and support Muslim and Bme women of all backgrounds, skills and abilities via provision of our employability support service. The post holder will respond to the needs and aspirations of local women both on a one to one, personalised basis and through the facilitation of small groups.

Founded on the principles of community development, our work with Muslim and Black, minority ethnic (Bme) women is underpinned by community empowerment and co-production. Amina offers a range of services with the aim of creating a more inclusive environment, building community resilience, and tackling inequalities.

The postholder will provide information, advice and support to Muslim and Bme communities to minimise the impacts of poverty. She will work to deliver family information and support that enables women to have the skills that allow them to cope better financially.

If successful candidate is based in Glasgow, the roles will be based in the Amina Glasgow office or hybrid, if based elsewhere in Scotland, the roles will be based and managed remotely.

Would you like to join a vibrant, exciting, team working alongside families and volunteers in North Glasgow and North Lanarkshire?

Home-Start Glasgow North and North Lanarkshire is a charity making a big impact on families with young children (under 5) in the local area. We are now excited to welcome a new, confident, passionate, and enthusiastic Family Group Lead to our team who will support the expansion, delivery, and management of groups in North Lanarkshire and North Glasgow.

Home-Starts across the UK work alongside families, in their own homes and in communities to help them through challenging times. We support parents through 1:1 volunteer support and groups helping them to cope with the stresses and strains of life and make sure they have the skills, confidence, and strength they need to nurture their children. We provide a listening ear, and our non-judgemental, compassionate, confidential support offers a vital lifeline to parents and helps ensure children have the best possible start in life.

The role is initially funded for one year with the possibility of extended funding.

Do you have what we are looking for?

• Experience of working alongside families with young children and babies

• An understanding of the needs of babies, children and families

• Extensive experience of working alongside families in a group setting

• Good working knowledge of child protection and child development

• Experience of planning, managing, delivering, and supporting groups

• Experience of managing staff and/or volunteers

• Vision to develop groups in local communities (North Glasgow and North Lanarkshire)

• Team player but ability to self-motivate and inspire others

• A car driver with access to a car

This role is subject to PVG checks.

About Turning Point Scotland (TPS)

TPS works with adults who are experiencing a range of support needs in relation to housing and homelessness, learning disability, autism, acquired brain injury, fluctuating mental health, physical disabilities, problematic alcohol and/or other drug use and involvement in the criminal justice system. We work from the belief that people matter, that they are the experts on their support needs and that it is for us to work creatively with them and with partners to ensure that those needs are met. We work with around 2,800 individuals every day and 5,100 every year across Scotland helping people to address issues they are experiencing and recognise their own skills and interests.

Our approach to support is imbedded within a Citizenship framework where we deliver a holistic approach promoting the recovery, self-determination and inclusion of people experiencing challenges in their life, through focusing on their strengths and the valuable contributions they can make to their communities. Citizenship is defined as a measure of the strength of an individual’s connection to the 5 Rs of rights, responsibilities, roles, resources, and relationships that society makes available to its members.

Alcohol and Other Drugs within TPS

TPS support and are more commonly delivering services which do not sit within silod’ areas of work, focusing more on the interventions we can provide rather than the area of work where it has been funded. Turning Point Scotland has been supporting individuals who experience a crisis as a result of their alcohol and drug use for over 25 years and these crisis situations involve a range of other interventions to alleviate homelessness, mental health, family situation etc. We are experienced in providing a range of evidence-based interventions to reduce harm and to support recovery across a number of local authority areas. All our services despite the funding silo work as part of Recovery Orientated Systems of Care (ROSC).

Main duties and responsibilities

Support to people who use services - To:

• ensure the provision of support and assistance in accordance with their support plans and the service aims.
• work in line with and promoting the SSSC Codes of Practice and the relevant Care Standards.
• be responsible for both directly undertaking initial and on-going assessments of people we support and of overseeing team members to do so.
• manage staff to advise people we support in accordance with the service aims.
• deliver or oversee key work for a person or people who have complex or multiple needs.
• maintain professional confidentiality and boundaries at all times both with people being supported and and with the team.
• support and assist people who we support in crisis situations, and/or manage a physical risk or behaviour likely to cause incidents, in accordance with the support plan or service protocol.
• travel within the service area you are contracted for and supporting the travel and transportation of people who we support in accordance with their support plan (mobility, own car, service vehicles, public transport etc).
• have an good understanding of the causes and effects of social exclusion as is relevant to the service and area in which you work.
• promote peer work and the value of lived experience through providing support to peer support workers, TPS connects and volunteers.

About Aberlour Attain Services- Renfrewshire

Working in partnership with Renfrewshire Council this service works to improve attainment outcomes for care experienced children and young people.

The service brings together vulnerable children and young people with a mentor to build a consistent and trusting relationship and improve their opportunities. The focus in every mentoring relationship is on developing the relationship, recognising and building their strengths, and providing support and encouragement to deal with difficult and challenging situations in their lives.

What we are looking for....

As a Mentoring Co-ordinator you will help develop this vital service and ensure its ongoing success for some of Scotland’s most vulnerable children we are looking for experienced and dedicated workers.

You will have demonstrable experience of supporting volunteers. You will have a good understanding of the issues facing looked after children along with experience of developing and delivering training.

You will have a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 8, or relevant experience and be driven to succeed.

You will work 37.5 hours per week, this is usually worked over Monday- Friday between 8am- 9pm to help induct, train and support our volunteers. There will be a requirement to work an occasional Saturday.

This post is currently funded until 31st March 2021, however we are currently seeking funding to extend our service beyond this date.

At Aberlour we want to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team.

What we offer...

As well as a supportive team and excellent training opportunities, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers.

Who Cares? Scotland is Scotland’s only national independent membership organisation for care experienced people. Our mission is to secure a lifetime of equality, respect, and love for care experienced people in Scotland and we currently have over 3000 members.

At the heart of Who Cares? Scotland’s work are the rights of care experienced people, and the power of their voices to bring about positive change. We provide individual relationship-based independent advocacy and a broad range of imaginative participatory opportunities for care experienced people across Scotland. We work alongside corporate parents and various communities to broaden understanding. We work with policy makers, leaders and elected representatives locally and nationally to shape law, policy and practice in a way that is shaped directly and indirectly by the lived reality of the care experienced population in Scotland, working together with others to build on the aspirations of The Promise.

The Business Support Officer will be responsible for performing a variety of administrative and business support tasks, working alongside teams and staff across the organization, supporting all different aspects of Who Cares? Scotland’s work.

The right candidate must be highly organised, demonstrate an attention to detail and have excellent written and verbal communication skills. They must be trustworthy and reliable, with a willingness to learn, and be able to form positive relationships with young people and colleagues. Previous experience of working in a business support role is desirable.

The post holder will be based in in the Who Cares? Scotland National Office with flexibility around home-working. Working practices may change in line with government guidelines relating to travel and work restrictions in response to COVID-19. Evening and weekend work, including occasional overnight stays, is a requirement of the role.

Hello, we are includem

We are a Scottish charity helping children, young people and families in challenging circumstances to transform their lives by providing intensive, bespoke support.

Our model of support is based upon building solid relationships of trust.

Through this approach we are able to help children and young people to make positive life choices and progress towards the type of future they want to live.

Includem would be nothing without its people. We have over 100 brilliant and dedicated colleagues working across Scotland to provide the support young people need to make positive changes in their lives, and inspire a more hopeful future for young people, their families, and communities.

What does the role involve?

We are keen to find an HR Manager with breadth and depth of HR experience who is committed to includem’s mission and principles.

You will understand the complexity of the third sector and the HR challenges we face and will bring a solutions-focussed, collaborative approach to the role.

This is a varied and hands-on position. Through your business partnering skills, you will provide advice and coaching to line managers; and lead employee relations, learning & development strategy, and projects of change. You will be responsible for implementing new approaches and methods of delivery to recruitment, KPI reporting and case management, focusing on meeting the needs of includem.

An integral part of the Senior Management Team, you will lead on development of the HR and Learning & Development Strategy . You will be excited to take the lead on change-management tasks and be able to demonstrate that such challenges will not phase you.

You will work within a small team with direct line management responsibility for an HR Assistant and a Workforce Development Officer, and you will report to the Head of Corporate Services.

Essential Criteria

• Educated to postgraduate degree level or equivalent experience.

• CIPD qualification and membership.

• Knowledge of the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) and Disclosure Scotland (PVGs, Disclosures).

• Excellent knowledge and understanding of Employment Law.

• Proven skills in influencing, communication and working collaboratively with internal and external colleagues, building professional networks to enhance organisational profile.

• Able to evidence personal drive, innovation, confidence, and commitment to engage others, especially in change management initiatives.

• Able to work independently and ensure the achievement of agreed departmental objectives.

• Resilient with flexibility and adaptability and ability to self-manage and work on own initiative.

• Understands the need to maximise people resources efficiently and effectively to meet the needs of people who use includem services and their families/carers.

• Experienced in dealing with complex employee relations cases e.g. TUPE.

• Experience of contributing to the coordination and leadership of learning and development operational and strategic plans.

• Interest and proven ability in report writing, policy and procedure reviews and summarising detailed information.

• Committed to continuous professional development.

We value our staff and employee benefits include:

• A full and robust training and induction programme

• Holiday entitlement of 28 days rising to 31 with length of service and 9 public holidays

• Enhanced Employer Pension Contributions

• Free Confidential Employee Counselling Service

• Access to Mental Health First Aiders across the organisation

• Free Vehicle Breakdown Cover

• Company Mobile Phone and Laptop

• Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations Credit Union

• Discounted holidays and associated benefits

• Access to discounts for charity workers which includes gym memberships, high street shops, online retailers, travel, insurance

• Flexible and agile working and Family friendly policies

People are at the heart of who we are and what we do. Day-by-day, person-to-person, we tailor what we offer to what people need. We’re here to provide consistent, friendly and informed support so that people can explore options and take ‘the next step’ towards a positive future. We welcome people with a wide range of skills and experiences to our team – including those who have lived through homelessness. To make a difference we need to work flexibly, with everyday-leadership, humour and a ‘can do’ spirit. We want to make it easy, make it right, and make it happen – not only for the people we support, but also for each other. Our #OneTeam ethos is core to who we are, and it means caring for and supporting each other regardless of our role, service or location. This is how we roll. We want people who share these values to join us and become a part of the Simon Community Scotland family.

Are you as passionate as we are about providing high quality, safe accommodation to women experiencing homelessness? If the answer is yes we are looking for you to join us and work within a fast-paced dedicated team who have a woman-centred approach that focuses on safety and recovery.

We have full and part-time vacancies for support workers based in our women’s housing support services in Glasgow. We also have opportunities to join our relief staff team. Relief hours are based on service delivery needs and offer an exciting chance to build your experience and skills in social care, these roles are ideally suited to students and those who can be flexible with their time and availability.

We will also consider applicants looking to work on a permanent night shift basis.

Job Purpose

The women who enter our housing support services, often have multiple experiences of abuse and disadvantage, including childhood abuse, domestic and sexual violence and exploitation through prostitution including coercion and control. They may have physical and mental health problems, criminal records and experience of street homelessness, any combination of which can lead to learned survival and coping strategies that can often be a barrier to accessing and benefiting from support services.

Our aim is to provide a safe place that accepts women as they are whilst supporting them to identify goals and find ways of moving forward and away from the harm they live with. You will report to the Head of Women’s Services and work in harmony with all other teams within the women’s service as well as the wider organisational teams, and will look outwardly to develop your practice area in partnership with all stakeholders

We are delighted to announce an opportunity for a 10 month maternity cover contract for Civic House Manager.

We are seeking an ambitious, self motivated and people-focused manager to deliver an excellent service across our coworking space, event hires, and facility management. Agile City operates across two buildings – Civic House & Glue Factory. The Civic House Manager will work closely with the manager of Glue Factory – to share ideas and support both buildings to provide complementary but distinct offers. Civic House is our public facing space, so the manager should have experience and passion for delivering events within the cultural and social enterprise sectors.

The manager will be responsible for delivering against a clearly defined business plan to ensure the commercial aspirations are realised through workspace memberships, hires of the venue, meeting room and project spaces.

The manager will be the public face of Civic House – a dedicated guardian of the building – ensuring the facilities are well managed to create a welcoming and inviting space for members, clients and guests.

Would you like to make a difference as part of Corra’s grants team?

Our mission is to make a difference with people and communities, by encouraging positive change, opportunities, fairness and growth of aspirations, which improve quality of life.

Corra’s ten-year strategy is a response to the world we live in, and to the one we want to play a part in building. It is long term because making a difference on the big challenges will take time. At its heart is the strong belief that when people find their voice, they unlock the power to make change happen.

We now need to grow our grants team and recruit a Drugs and Alcohol Specialist.

Corra has a number of staff in Specialist roles focusing on particular areas of work, such as drugs and alcohol, international grants and community grant making.

The role of Drugs and Alcohol Specialist is as a project manager who brings expertise to Corra by having good knowledge of drugs and alcohol services for children, young people, families, and adults, insights of drugs and alcohol services, practices, and policies relating to this specialist area. This will enable them to undertake key activities such as:

• Project Management - ensuring that existing grant services and contracts are delivered to the highest possible standard and that programmes or services delivered by Corra on behalf of others are meeting all contractual obligations.

• Design, develop, deliver and review grant programmes which relate to drugs and Alcohol

• Provide essential information to stakeholders, reporting on Corra’s achievements against KPIs.

• Be Corra’s “go-to expert” for accurate information and insights of services for drugs and alcohol support

We are looking for a person who brings strong skills and experience in resource management; financial appraisal; project management, communication, relationship building and listening.

The Glasgow Canal Co-op is a member led organisation which acts as facilitator and project instigator for a diverse range of members located by the Forth & Clyde Canal in north Glasgow between Port Dundas and Firhill Basin. Our members range from voluntary community organisations, social enterprises and cultural institutions to public bodies. It includes Scottish Opera, The National Theatre of Scotland, Glasgow Sculpture Studios, Agile City, Pinkston Watersports, The Loading Bay Skatepark and Queens Cross Housing Association. The canalside has a wealth of assets with a unique heritage, tranquil green spaces and walkways focused around the Hamiltonhill Claypits Local Nature Reserve.

The Co-op works within its finite resource and capacity to deliver a handful of projects each year which support members to engage in funded projects which work with and have impact on their respective communities.

The role

We are looking to recruit a Project Manager who can coordinate and lead on the delivery of existing funded projects and help to secure funds for future projects. The job will focus around the following four areas:

• Leadership & Project Delivery
• Funding
• Communication
• Administration

We currently have a fantastic opportunity for a dedicated Communications Officer to join our team in the Glasgow office (home working until further notice). You will have responsibility for supporting the Marketing & Communications Manager in developing and delivering includem’s public affairs, media, marketing, and communication programme raising awareness of the organisation with a wide range of stakeholders.

Includem’s communications function sits within the Development Team which includes strategy, fundraising, business development and contract management. You will work closely with the wider team to ensure their work is effectively communicated to internal and external audiences. You will engage with the wider includem workforce on a regular basis.

Responsible for a variety of tasks supporting our internal and external communications, collate information, write and disseminate material for a range of audiences using a variety of mediums and help to coordinate stakeholder engagement.

To succeed in this role, you should be passionate, think creatively, work independently and as part of a team, and have excellent communication, interpersonal and digital skills.

What does the role involve?

The Communications Officer will be responsible for a range of activities including the following:

• Supporting the Marketing & Communications Manager in delivering the organisation's communications & marketing strategies

• Engage with a range of stakeholders including elected representatives and media to increase the profile of the organisation working alongside the wider Development Team

• Work closely with colleagues across the organisation to identify and produce news stories and case studies for press, website, funding reports, and service contract reports

• Proactively identify, initiate, and manage ideas for PR and approach and brief broadcasters journalists and feature-writers building a network of contacts

• Source and generate content for includem’s social media accounts and website

• Draft press releases, commission and contribute articles and provide high quality copy for a range of audiences

• Monitor news outlets, consumer, PR and other relevant media agendas and identify PR opportunities. Develop PR media messaging that is consistent with wider organisational positioning, promotes our brand and speaks clearly to key audiences

• Track and report back on media coverage through internal communications

• Support the Charity’s marketing activity as required

• Support the delivery of includem stakeholder engagement events across Scotland.

• Identify and attend relevant conferences, events and meetings

• Help build and maintain includem brand reputation, acting as a brand champion, ensuring consistent branding is used

• Support the wider Development Team as needed, for example, in the writing of bids tenders, funding applications and policy submissions

• Required to work occasional evenings and weekends, as agreed with your line manager

• Any other task as identified by the Marketing & Communications Manager

Additional Information

• Having a driving license and access to a car is desirable but not essential

• The successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure Scotland Check

We value our staff and employee benefits include:

• A full and robust training and induction programme

• Holiday entitlement of 28 days rising to 31 with length of service and 9 public holidays

• Enhanced Employer Pension Contributions

• Free Confidential Employee Counselling Service

• Access to Mental Health First Aiders across the organisation

• Company Mobile Phone and Laptop

• Access to the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations Credit Union

• Discounted holidays and associated benefits

• Access to discounts which includes gym memberships, high street shops, online retailers, travel, insurance

• Family friendly policies

Includem are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Crossroads Caring Scotland provides care and support to enable people to remain in their own home. Established as a charity in Scotland in 1978, we have services across Scotland and pride ourselves in the support we provide each other as a team and our not-for-profit ethos.

As a result of an internal restructure to support the strategic direction of the organisation, two new posts have been created. Reporting to the Head of Operations both posts will provide leadership and direction to operational services, driving continuous improvement in service delivery and meeting the needs and aspirations of our Service users. This is an exciting time to join an organisation which is implementing a number of changes, ensuring it continues to meet the challenges and opportunities in the health and social care sector. If you are looking for an opportunity to make a demonstrable difference to people’s lives, then we want to hear from you.

You will demonstrate a high level of knowledge and understanding of management of multi-site care operations, as well as being educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant discipline. You will be a confident communicator, able to establish effective and positive working relationships with external and internal stakeholders, to drive innovation and develop new services.

You will be required to participate in a senior management on call rota, for which you will receive an additional allowance. As travel will be required across Services a driving licence is essential. In return we offer a generous package including 36 days annual leave and generous pension contributions.

To discuss this opportunity in more detail please contact Fiona Henderson, Head of Operations or Margaret McCarthy, Chief Executive Officer on 0141 226 3793.

Intercultural Youth Scotland (IYS) is rapidly becoming Scotland’s major voice for Black and PoC (People of Colour) children and young people. Established in 2019 as a small youth work organisation oriented towards Black and PoC youths, we have grown as a centre of support, creativity and activism for our community. Our team of 27 staff members – almost all of us Black and PoC young people ourselves – aim to make IYS a community space, a source of support and a champion for all Black and PoC children and young people in Scotland.

We centre anti-racism and the experiences of Black and PoC young people in schools, at work and in personal lives through our Education, Restless Natives and Youth Work programmes. Our governmental and sectoral advocacy is an extension of these priorities, which focuses on upending the entrenched inequalities and structural exclusion that have cut Black and PoC young people out of decision-making that shapes our lives. When IYS join these spaces of decision-making, we are often the only people present directly engaged and connected into the lives of Black and PoC young people. Our growing presence in Scotland emanates from this unique position – as both an advocacy organisation and community-oriented organisation.

Job Overview

The Educator will be able to work independently, teaching the IYS Anti-racist & Pro Black Education modules and supporting assigned partner schools on their anti-racist journey through pupil and staff guidence and consultation. The Educator will be a resilient and agile individual with a passion for social change, excellent people skills and confidence in facilitating a group of young people. The Educator will support national youth and school community consultations, supporting the team’s efforts towards establishing a youth-led, national reporting racism resource. The Education team works closely together to develop resources and continuously review and refine teaching materials throughout the year. The educator works closely with members of the Education team and indeed to ensure communication and alignment across departments.

About Us

As the charitable subsidiary of West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA), Willowacre Trusts overarching aim is to tackle social and economic disadvantage and impact on tenancy sustainment within the communities served by WSHA.

We play a fundamental role in the delivery of non-core landlord activities such as specialist support, community development and services as well as the management of our community facilities.

What we can offer

Willowacre Trust as part of the West of Scotland Housing Group put our staff at the heart of our business, and we support them to be their best. We provide a friendly, inclusive environment and staff also benefit with a generous holiday allowance of 37 days. We know that to deliver outstanding customer service, we must ensure our staff are happy, healthy, and motivated and we put a strong focus on staff wellbeing which is reflected with our gold accreditation for Healthy Working Lives. All staff also have free access to a comprehensive Employee Support Service

About the Role

Funded by the Glasgow Communities Fund, you will manage and run the Barrowfield Community Centre, MUGA and play area, ensuring its smooth operation and that our community facility forms a vibrant, well managed hub for the benefit of local people, anchor tenants, those booking community spaces and other centre users. .

The centre is open during the day 7 days per week and is able to accommodate evening bookings 3 nights during the week until 8pm. With the support of the wider Community and Support Services Team, you will manage a small team of Community Centre Assistants, ensuring the sustainability of the Community Centre by maximise income through bookings and effective usage of its facilities. Some weekend/evening work on a rota basis is required.

You should:

• Have excellent experience of operational management within a similar busy community setting

• Have strong customer services skills and staff management experience

• Be able to build rapport with all hub users and create a safe and welcoming facilities

• Be methodical and flexible approach to organising and prioritising a varied workload

Inclusive Employer

Willowacre Trust as part of the West of Scotland Housing Group aims to recruit a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria will, where possible be granted an interview under the Disability Confident scheme

RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) is the UK’s leading sight loss charity. Working with us, you can make a real difference to people’s lives.

Come and join our team at RNIB Scotland as a PR and Communications Officer. Help us to tell our story so we can deliver our vision of a world where there are no barriers to people with sight loss.

Working within our PR and Communications team, you’ll contribute towards the planning and delivery of all aspects of PR activity, comms and identify, and respond quickly, to short term opportunities. You’ll help co-ordinate the scheduling, drafting and delivery of our social media posts, helping to monitor and evaluate activity across these channels. You’ll analyse and evaluate RNIB Scotland media coverage, and research, help write and edit press releases and other written materials such as blog posts, features and statements.

With experience of working within a team and contributing towards the day-to-day running of a team, you’ll have the ability to build relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders such as colleagues and customers. You’ll have experience of working with media on both a reactive and proactive basis, and the ability to remain calm and in control when under pressure ensuring deadlines are met. You’ll be able to understand complex information quickly and to present and explain it to others.

In exchange we offer a competitive salary, a stimulating and supportive working environment and a benefits package including:

• 26 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), which increase with service

• Excellent pension schemes

We are currently recruiting new board members to join our Cassiltoun Trust Board of Management.

Being part of our Board is an excellent opportunity to be involved in making a real difference to our customers and communities and to be engaged in the economic, environmental and social regeneration of Castlemilk.

Cassiltoun Trust is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cassiltoun Housing Association and was set up to regenerate Castlemilk Stables and oversee the management of the building whose purpose was to provide space for local business alongside opportunities for community use. Since its inception the Trust has broadened its area of operation and has taken an active role in the regeneration of the local woodland as well as working alongside (and taking in lead role) in various collaborative projects with other local partners.

Cassiltoun Trust is recognised as a successful example of a Community Development Trust as it is:

• Community based, owned and led
• Engaged in the economic, environmental and social regeneration of Castlemilk
• Works in partnership with local interest groups and other private, voluntary, and public sector organisations
• Self-sufficient and not for profit.

For more information on what we do and the projects we have been involved in please visit our website cassiltountrust.org.uk

Interested applicants should have a genuine passion for social regeneration and at least one of the following:

• Third Sector/Charity Experience
• Experience of being on a Board or working with a Board
• Experience in Community Development/Community Involvement (Paid or Voluntary)
• Links with the Castlemilk area and an interest in the work of the Trust

About Aberlour Glasgow Intensive Family Support Service (IFSS), City Wide….

Aberlour is excited to announce that we are recruiting to our new Intensive Family Support Service. Aberlour will be working in partnership with the Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership and other Third Sector providers to promote the wellbeing of children and young people by offering caring and responsive support, something which is now needed more than ever as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. Aberlour Glasgow Intensive Family Support will deliver the support families need, when they need it. The aim of the service is to ensure that children and young people can continue to flourish at home, at school and in their local community.

What we are looking for....

We are looking to recruit a Family Support Worker who will work 24 hours per week. As a Family Support Worker, you will work directly with families to nurture relationships, build on existing strengths and interests, help children and families build skills and confidence and strengthen community connections. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team that works for a period of up to 12 months with families to support and enable positive change and improve outcomes. Our ambition is to help children, young people and families feel safe, confident, capable, and included, offering support when it is needed, including evenings and weekends. We believe in working alongside families, empowering them to lead positive change in their own lives.

We are looking for candidates who are experienced in working alongside vulnerable families to assess strengths and needs as well as plan, deliver and evaluate interventions and strategies which enable families to thrive. You will have experience of child and adult protection issues. You must share our vision that collaborative working and relationship based early intervention is the best option for children and families who are feeling overwhelmed or excluded.

Ideally you will hold a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 7 or above, together with relevant experience of working directly with children or young people and their families.

Not afraid to test new ways of working, you will bring a fresh, caring, and collaborative approach which recognises strengths and responds empathically to the needs of children, young people, and their families – this will include early mornings, evenings, and weekends.

To succeed in this role, you will need to work flexibly within a variety of locations across Glasgow City, including family homes, schools, and community settings in line with Covid guidance and safe working practices.

At Aberlour we want to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team.

What we offer...

As well as a supportive team and excellent training opportunities, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers.

Intercultural Youth Scotland (IYS) is Scotland’s major voice for Black and PoC (People of Colour) children and young people. Established in 2019 as a small youth work charity for Black and PoC young people, we have grown as a centre of support, creativity and activism for our community. Our team of over 30 staff members – almost all of us Black and PoC young people ourselves – aim to make IYS a community space, a source of support and a champion for all Black and PoC children and young people in Scotland.

We centre anti-racism and the experiences of Black and PoC young people in schools, at work and in personal lives through our Education, Restless Natives, and Youth Work programmes, and our free Mental Health Service. Our governmental and sectoral advocacy is an extension of these priorities, which focuses on upending the entrenched inequalities and structural exclusion that have cut Black and PoC young people out of decision-making that shapes our lives. When IYS join these spaces of decision-making, we are often the only people present directly engaged and connected into the lives of Black and PoC young people. Our growing presence in Scotland springs from this unique position – advocating for change from others while we make a change directly ourselves.

Job Summary

The IYS Mental Health Service offers free, specialist counselling for Black and PoC children and young people, aged 12-25. It was first launched as a pilot in December 2020, and has now gained the long-term funding needed to establish itself as an ambitious and fully-fledged service. The Mental Health Service Manager will work closely with Senior Leadership Team members to maintain existing 1-1 counselling provision, improve the structures and processes of the service, and develop further counselling support based on our youth-centred and anti-racist approach. The Mental Health Service Manager will also play a key role in IYS’ advocacy for anti-racist change across Scotland’s mental health landscape, whether with Scottish Government, sectoral actors or partner organisations.

Change-makers sought! Do you want to help Scotland to Keep The Promise?

We’re looking for an experienced professional to help us to improve the lives of children, young people and care leavers by supporting the stability and security all children and young people have a right to.

As a leading improvement and innovation centre in Scotland, CELCIS works to improve the lives of children and young people in need of care and protection, their families and carers, and care leavers, by supporting the people and organisations responsible for their care to make changes in the services, practices and skills they use.

We’re looking for someone to lead our Children’s Services Implementation team who’ll bring passion, insight and understanding to our work focussed on enabling effective family support and, where needed, high quality alternative care for children and young people.

This involves working with children’s services, other partner organisations and with those who have lived experience to support and embed impactful systems change and improvement. This Lead post will support the development of genuine partnerships, groups and forums to share and embed best evidence and to facilitate staged based approaches to change.

At CELCIS we apply a variety of methodologies across our work, within this team there is a particular focus on the use of Implementation approaches to drive, enable and embed sustainable complex change. Central to the role is the ability to apply evidence based approaches, facilitation, coaching and practical skills to lead improvement and support implementation of innovative and evidence-based practices that will better meet the needs of children, families and carers. The role would suit candidates with compassion, sensitivity and the strong relationship-building skills required to lead, support, facilitate and encourage systemic and strategic change in practices.

Do you have experience of working within the children’s care and protection sector? Can you demonstrate a deep understanding of and commitment the change and improvement set out in the Promise Change Plan, and respecting lived experience of care? Are you passionate about using improvement approaches to make this happen?

You will have an appropriate professional qualification / relevant degree, with substantial practical experience and evidence of successful collaborative working, including experience of using an improvement and implementation approach.

Does this sound like you? We are working across the country, at local and national level, to help realise The Promise of the Independent Care Review. Change is happening. Be part of it. Together we can make things better for children, young people and their families and carers. Apply now

Funding for the post: Like all the team, the post is funded for 12 months, with a further 2 years of funding indicated by Scottish Government. CELCIS has received funding in this way from Scottish Government since 2010 where we agree our funding level every year, as well as agree the next two years indicative level.

All CELCIS staff are working remotely at home until the University has ensured it is safe and essential to work in the office (we are based in the Curran Building at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow). Flexibility for blended working arrangements (from home, in the office, and travel to work with local partners as required for the role) can be available and we are happy to discuss.

Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to Claire Burns, Director (Acting) (claire.m.burns@strath.ac.uk).

Young Person Recovery Service is based within the Elevate Team. It will provide diversionary work and to promote recovery for young people where drugs and alcohol have been a risk for them and promote pathways to employment, provide training, education and volunteering opportunities. Young Person Recovery Service will support individuals to achieve positive destinations.

This project is led by Glasgow Health & Social Care Partnership (GHSCP), National Health Service Greater Glasgow & Clyde (NHSGG&C) and Glasgow Alcohol and Drug Partnership (ADP), and delivered by GCA through Elevate.

The Young Person’s Employment Advisor will be employed by, and based in, Glasgow Council on Alcohol (GCA).

In return for choosing to work for GCA, the benefits you will receive are:

• Very generous annual leave entitlement: full time employees start with an annual leave entitlement of 37 days (inclusive of 12 bank holidays) which increases to 38 days after 2 years, 40 days after 5 years and 42 days after 10 years length of service.

• 5 duvet days where employees may take time off at short notice.

• Death in service policy of 2 times salary.

• Cycle to work scheme where employees can save money on a new bike and spread the cost.

Organisation Profile: Elevate-Glasgow is a Public Social Partnership (PSP). Its aim is to improve the design of services for people in recovery from substance misuse regarding their employability and to enhance partner agencies’ commitment to collaboration and innovation in the delivery of support services.

Public Social Partnerships (PSPs) are strategic partnering arrangements, through which the public sector can collaborate with third sector organisations (voluntary, charity and social enterprise organisations) to share responsibility for designing services. A key principle of this approach is that services are designed co-productively with service users.

Glasgow Council on Alcohol (GCA) was founded in 1965 and is the oldest established Council on Alcohol in Scotland. GCA is a voluntary organisation working to reduce the harm caused by alcohol misuse through the provision of a range of high quality advice, information, counselling, support, prevention and education and training services.

We are looking for a highly experienced Youth Worker to join our team on a full-time basis.

Do you have experience in developing programmes of work?

Do you have experience in writing successful funding applications?

If so, then we would love to hear from you. Please note this post has no direct line management responsibilities, but we are looking for a highly skilled team player with sound experience, skills and knowledge in developing and overseeing all aspects required in the delivery of youth work programmes. The salary reflects the level of skill and experience required for this post.

Please note:

1 post funded until March 2022 with additional funding being sought for continuation.

1 post funded until September 2022 with additional funding being sought for continuation.

We help children and young people (up to age 25), parents, and families, to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies. We also provide training to professionals, equipping them to provide the best possible care to bereaved families.

Would you like to bring your expertise, skills and experience to the third sector and contribute to a growing national charity? Are you passionate about supporting bereaved children, parents and the professionals who work with them, as well as adults who have been bereaved of a child?

We are looking to recruit a talented and highly motivated individual to lead / manage / supervise the Scotland Family Bereavement Service Team, and to provide direct bereavement support to bereaved families.

The post holder will lead on the ongoing development, co-ordination, provision and evaluation of a blended bereavement service that ensures families and professionals can access high-quality bereavement support where a baby or child has died, or where children or young people are bereaved.

Providing bereavement support for bereaved children, young people and families by phone, digitally, face-to-face and within groups.

Overview of Post

This is an exciting opportunity to work with an organisation at the forefront of intergenerational practice; a diverse and rapidly growing field, of critical importance to both society and the economy. This role is vital to the continuing success of GWT and will involve working with stakeholders in academia, social care and across the political spectrum. The postholder will help to grow and support the charity by identifying future revenue opportunities from a variety of sources including grants, trusts, foundations and corporate.

GWT is recognised as Scotland’s national centre of excellence in the field of intergenerational practice. Our vision is to live in a country where different generations are more connected and everyone has the opportunity to build relationships that help to create a fairer society. Our mission is to develop, expand and improve intergenerational practice.

GWT provides a range of training opportunities, a yearly programme of meetings and thematic events and a national conference. Our programme of work involves facilitating 18 local networks across Scotland, three thematic networks (Ageism, Intergenerational Housing & Research), pilot projects and active partnerships in academic research. Next year our intergenerational week campaign gets very exciting as we go global. GWT lead the campaign in partnership with country leads from Wales, England & Northern Ireland. Next year we will see another 8 countries getting involved from as close as Ireland and Spain to further afield in America, Mexico and Australia.

The charity has a strong track record in developing intergenerational work across Scotland, we have built trusting partnerships with international experts from across the globe and have recently secured core funding from the Scottish Government for the next three years. We are now in a strong position to grow with the help of a creative, ambitious and proactive Funding Bid Writer who will work alongside the CEO/Board to develop strategies and plans for significantly increasing income during the next five years.

Responsible to: Chief Executive Officer

Responsible for:

1. Researching, designing, writing and submitting detailed funding applications to support our services.
2. Securing additional income from a variety of corporate bodies including sponsorship.
3. Maintaining and strengthening relationships with existing and potential funders.
4. Contributing to the implementation of organisational and delivery projects, within the context of GWT’s Corporate Plan.

Please download the Job Description & Person Specification below to find out more about the role.

Becoming part of the team at Unity!

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team at an exciting time of change and development. We are Unity and we work hard to uphold our core values of Equality, Inclusion, Respect, Honesty, Kindness, Fairness and Bravery. We expect all our people to show these values through their work and behaviour.

We believe firmly in supporting individuals and communities to achieve their potential and we welcome everyone - people are at the heart of everything we do. We offer a competitive salary, a very generous holiday allowance, including 13 public holidays.

What do we do?

Unity is a Scottish Charity, delivering support and advice to vulnerable people and families in the West of Scotland, including support for carers and people with learning disabilities.

Unity Works, looks to solidify Unity’s employability work, the new project will create a bespoke approach to supported employment, suited to clients with a range of needs and abilities. Creating a programme which creates individuals with confidence, skills and experience for the modern workplace.

All of this means that we need to work very closely with our colleagues, other teams, and other services in the city. Our collaborative approach is very much at the heart of our work.

Role Summary

Unity Works is a new project, and the successful applicant will have the opportunity to develop an innovative and aspiring employability program for people with additional support needs. The project should seek to promote equality and inclusion through supported employment, skills development, and training towards employment for adults. The project will engage current and new service users/clients across various Unity Projects.

You will utilise your experience in employability to lead a team and develop a framework to guide clients from cautious job seekers into their chosen career path. Building relationships with community partners and local employers to develop a list for volunteer and work experience opportunities.

You will oversee the development of the staff team, sharing your knowledge working with clients to boost their confidence and skills.

Key Activities

• Creating and leading on the overall strategy for Unity Works

• Representing Unity Works, and therefore Unity, at external forums as required

• Creating and developing the Unity Works brand,

• Develop relationships and create partnerships with local organisations and employers

• Designing a framework to support clients towards employment

• Working with the Senior Management Team to plan, problem solve and develop the organization

Experience

You should have a proven track record of developing and maintaining relationships with employers and clients.

Experience of working in employability and or supported employment is essential. You should also be able to demonstrate a knowledge of person-centred approach. Knowledge of working with adults with additional support needs, learning disabilities, mental health conditions or in recovery would be advantageous.

Essential Skills

• Leadership and management experience

• The ability to work under pressure, manage workloads and juggle conflicting priorities.

• Problem solving and working in partnership with other services

• Case management

• Networking and Partnership Development

Desirable Skills

• Experience of the charity sector

• Knowledge of support services in key areas such as carers, homelessness, mental health, learning disabilities

Personal Attributes

• Must have a confident and positive outlook, with enthusiasm and a ‘can-do’ attitude.
• Must share the core values of the organisation and be able to demonstrate this through behaviour
• A good attention to detail
• Must be extremely organized.
• Must be able to motivate others and encourage ‘buy in’

Additional Information

This role is required to work across various Unity Projects. A driving license and access to a car is essential.

DEPARTMENT Unity Works

Becoming part of the team at Unity!

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team at an exciting time of change and development. We are Unity and we work hard to uphold our core values of Equality, Inclusion, Respect, Honesty, Kindness, Fairness and Bravery. We expect all our people to show these values through their work and behaviour.

We believe firmly in supporting individuals and communities to achieve their potential and we welcome everyone - people are at the heart of everything we do. We offer a competitive salary, a very generous holiday allowance, including 13 public holidays.

What do we do?

Unity is a Scottish Charity, delivering support and advice to vulnerable people and families in the West of Scotland, including support for carers and people with learning disabilities.

Unity Works, looks to solidify Unity’s employability work, the new project will create a bespoke approach to supported employment, suited to clients with a range of needs and abilities. Creating a programme which creates individuals with confidence, skills and experience for the modern workplace.

All of this means that we need to work very closely with our colleagues, other teams, and other services in the city. Our collaborative approach is very much at the heart of our work.

Role Summary

Empower seeks to promote equality by providing opportunities to adults 16+ who live with a learning disability, support need or autism to work towards goals in education, work or recreation. We recognise the Service user as the expert in their own lives and work with individuals to achieve the goals they set.

Service Managers have responsibilities for the overall management, development and quality assurance of care and support provided in Empower Learning Disability service. This includes the supervision of staff and the management of resources.

Key Activities

• You will be the registered manager for the service

• Creating and leading on the overall strategy for Empower

• Representing Empower, and therefore Unity, at external forums as required

• Developing on the Empower Brand

• Identifying new areas of growth for the service

• Develop relationships and create partnerships with local organisations

• Developing the existing framework to ensure that the Learning Disabilities provision remains fresh, current, and meaningful

• Working with the Senior Management Team to plan, problem solve and develop the organisation

Experience

You should be have an working knowledge and understanding of Learning Disabilities legislation and how this translates into person centred service delivery.

You should have experience of leading a team in a registered service and experience of Care Inspectorate e-forms system would be desirable.

Essential Skills

• Leadership and management experience

• The ability to work under pressure, manage workloads and juggle conflicting priorities.

• Problem solving and working in partnership with other services

• People management skills

• Ability to communicate vision for the project effectively with all staff and stakeholders

• Networking and Partnership Development

Desirable Skills

• Experience of the charity sector

• Knowledge of support services in key areas such as carers, homelessness, mental health, learning disabilities

• Administration skills

Personal Attributes

• Must have a confident and positive outlook, with enthusiasm and a ‘can-do’ attitude.
• Must share the core values of the organisation and be able to demonstrate this through behaviour
• A good attention to detail
• Must be extremely organized.
• Must be able to motivate others and encourage ‘buy in’

Additional Information

This role is required to work across various Empower projects; A driving license and access to a car is essential.

You will be required to be the registered manager and have the relevant qualifications.

DEPARTMENT Empower

With Kids provides an early intervention therapeutic service working with vulnerable children and families across the central belt of Scotland. This includes individual therapeutic support for children, helping them build the personal skills and resilience to cope, alongside practical and emotional support to their parents/carers with a view to building networks of support.

We employ Play, Art and Speech and Language Therapists and Community and Family Support Workers. Much of our work is based in schools/nurseries or around a particular community, and we predominantly work in Edinburgh, West Lothian and Glasgow in some of the highest areas of deprivation.

This particular role is part of the Community Mental Health Partnership which has been formed to provide essential support to improve the mental health and wellbeing of 5-24 year old children and young people (26yrs old if they’re care experienced). The South West Edinburgh partnership is made up of four organisations – Space & Broomhouse Hub, Big Hearts Community Trust, SAMH and With Kids.

The role will entail the supporting children who are experiencing emotional distress, and providing one to one intensive parent support. As well as offering these supports to children & parents, building and maintaining relationships with school staff, social work and other agencies is a crucial part of this role.

The post-holder must be suitably qualified and have the ability to provide advice to parents, carers, as well as to provide advice and support to colleagues.

This position is fixed term until 10th of October 2024.

The Outward Bound Trust is an educational charity that helps young people defy their limitations through learning and adventure in the wild.

The UK fundraising team raises over £4.5m a year to provide bursary support for disadvantaged young people to participate in our residential courses, and towards capital requirements across the Trust. The team of 15 is based across three locations at Waterloo, London, Head Office in Hackthorpe, Cumbria and Glasgow, Scotland.

As Fundraising Executive you work jointly with our Scotland Fundraising Lead and Trusts & Foundations Fundraising Lead, to raise £500k of trusts’ funding. You’ll also provide support for corporate and major donor fundraising in Scotland, including the organisation and execution of events and other fundraising admin duties as required. The post will include occasional overnight travel to meetings and events.

This is a full time post in which you'll:

• Have responsibility for your own portfolio of 40 trusts
• Pro-actively research and recruit new trusts to support Outward Bound
• Support the Scotland’s Next Generation project with donor stewardship and participant administration
• Support the Scotland Fundraising Lead in the stewardship of corporate and major donors and the planning and execution of fundraising events.

This is a varied role with opportunities to provide fundraising support across a number of different income streams. Applicants can choose to work from our Glasgow office or our Head Office in Hackthorpe, Cumbria. Home working will also be considered.

Please download the Job Specification for full details

About Aberlour Glasgow Intensive Family Support Service (IFSS)(City Wide)…

Aberlour are excited to announce that we are recruiting to our new Intensive Family Support Service. Aberlour will be working in partnership with the Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership and other Third Sector providers to promote the wellbeing of children and young people by offering caring and responsive support, something which is now needed more than ever as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. Aberlour Glasgow Intensive Family Support will deliver the support families need, when they need it. The aim of the service is to ensure that children and young people can continue to flourish at home, at school and in their local community.

What we are looking for....

As a Family Support Worker, you will work directly with families to nurture relationships, build on existing strengths and interests, help children and families build skills and confidence and strengthen community connections. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team that works for a period of up to 12 months with families to support and enable positive change and improve outcomes. Our ambition is to help children, young people and families feel safe, confident, capable, and included, offering support when it is needed, including evenings and weekends. We believe in working alongside families, empowering them to lead positive change in their own lives.

We are looking for candidates who are experienced in working alongside vulnerable families to assess strengths and needs as well as plan, deliver and evaluate interventions and strategies which enable families to thrive. You will have experience of child and adult protection issues. You must share our vision that collaborative working and relationship based early intervention is the best option for children and families who are feeling overwhelmed or excluded.

Ideally you will hold a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 7 or above, together with relevant experience of working directly with children or young people and their families.

Not afraid to test new ways of working, you will bring a fresh, caring, and collaborative approach which recognises strengths and responds empathically to the needs of children, young people, and their families – this will include early mornings, evenings, and weekends.

To succeed in this role, you will need to work flexibly within a variety of locations across Glasgow City, including family homes, schools, and community settings in line with Covid guidance and safe working practices.

At Aberlour we want to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. To have a look at our values to understand more about what we are looking for from our employees click here

What we offer...

As well as a supportive team and excellent training opportunities, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers. Find out more about our Employee Benefits and our commitment to Equality and Diversity here.

If you have any queries please e-mail: jobs@aberlour.org.uk.

Aberlour is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our service users and uses a thorough and rigorous recruitment and selection process including PVG Scheme checks to ensure this commitment is not compromised.

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.

For Scotland’s Mental Health

Scottish Government has announced an extension to the programme of Distress Brief Intervention (DBI) across Scotland. The extended programme will be available to support people whose mental health has been impacted as a result of the pandemic. SAMH are looking to recruit DBI practitioners to provide a Level 2 DBI service to Greater Glasgow and Clyde and Forth Valley and Fife.

A Distress Brief Intervention is a time limited and supportive, problem solving contact with an individual in distress and is a two-level approach. DBI level 1 is provided by staff in the mental health hub in NHS 24 and involves a compassionate response, signposting and offer of referral to a DBI level 2 service.

DBI level 2 is provided by trained SAMH staff who receive referrals via NHS 24. The DBI Practitioner will contact the person within 24-hours of referral and provide compassionate, problem solving support, wellness and distress management planning, supported connections and signposting for a period of up to 14 days.The DBI Practitioner role is an exciting and challenging post which makes a real difference to peoples lives. You will use your great communication skills and mature attitude to support people to achieve their identified outcomes. Previous experience and knowledge of supporting people with their mental health would be desirable.

We are looking to recruit 2 very highly motivated individuals to join our small friendly DBI team. DBI practtioners provide support, advice and personal support planning for people referred from front-line services, carrying out a 14 day intervention to people in distress. The role of the DBI Practitoners is to review the reasons for the individuals distress, and support the person to develop immediate coping strategies and link them into a range of appropriate community services and facilities.. The DBI Practitoner will also support the person in distress to develop their Distress Brief Intervention Management Plan and link individuals into a range of appropriate community services and facilities as appropriate

• You will have the skillls provide compassionate connected direction and guidance to people refered to the DBI from NHS 24, Police, and Ambulance

• Support the Team Leader to co-ordinate, evaluate and review this support while providing accurate data information and completed distress management plans .

• Have the ability to communicate constructively and confidently with multiple partner agencies such as Police Scotland, NHS 24, GPS, CMHT, Ambulance Service

• You will have the skills and knowledge to ensure safe and effective provision of support to those people who use the DBI service through the promotion of outcomes focused person centred approaches

Training in Level 2 Distress Brief Intervention, specific to the post, will be provided.

Applications are welcome from people who have experienced mental health difficulties . A PVG check is required for this post, along with a Right to Work in the UK check. Candidates will also be required to provide proof of qualifications declared on the application form.

This new post will be integral to the smooth running of Epilepsy Scotland’s busy Welfare Rights and Training services. The Welfare Rights & Training Administrator will provide high quality administrative support to both Welfare Rights and Training departments, be the first point of contact for Welfare and Training related enquiries and manage and maintain clear records.

We are keen to hear from skilled and experienced administrators who have worked in a public facing role. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential for this post as is a commitment to the values of our organisation.

We would particularly welcome applications from those with lived experience of epilepsy and/or knowledge of navigating the welfare rights system.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with the enthusiasm and experience to lead Clan Childlaw’s policy work to create real and lasting change and make a difference to the lives of children and young people in Scotland. We are looking for someone who is passionate about children’s rights and who has excellent communication, influencing, and leadership skills. The successful candidate will lead development of Clan Childlaw’s policy position, and engage and influence stakeholders to protect and strengthen children’s rights in Scotland.

We are looking to recruit a full time role but we will consider applications from candidates seeking to work upwards of 21 hours per week. Initially the role is for an eighteen-month fixed term with funding being sought to extend/make permanent.

About Us

Clan Childlaw is Scotland's law centre for children and young people. Our mission is to protect and strengthen children’s rights and improve their lives. We work with children and young people every day, so we can see when the law not working properly to protect children's rights. We have made a significant contribution to the realisation of human rights for children in Scotland and have led the way in strategic litigation of children’s rights issues.

To date, Clan Childlaw has successfully used the law to tackle a number of issues affecting children in Scotland, including sibling rights, right to privacy, access to justice, voice of the child, minimum age of criminal responsibility, impact of childhood offending in later life, and care leavers rights. We are committed to delivering on The Promise Scotland and to the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

An opportunity has arisen within Rosemount Lifelong Learning for a part time (7 hours per week) Art/Play Therapist to provide art/play therapy to children who have experienced the impact of parental substance misuse and who are struggling with their emotional, social, physical or mental wellbeing. The post will sit within the Family Links team and is funded at this time until end April 2022.

An opportunity has arisen within Rosemount Lifelong Learning for a part time (14 hours per week) Family Relationship Counsellor to work with and provide support for families affected by addiction and living in NE Glasgow. The post will sit within the Family Links team and is funded at this time until end April 2022.

We are looking to recruit an experienced Family relationship Counsellor with experience of working with children, young people and families who have experienced the impact of parental substance misuse. Together they will explore negative and harmful thinking & behaviours within families and assist them in positive change. The post holder will support individuals and families to develop healthy coping strategies and working through difficulties in relation to separation, loss and recovery.

The Finance Manager will have responsibility for financial management including the development and maintenance of financial systems, budget setting, expenditure control and monitoring over a range of projects.

Reporting to the CEO, they will support the development of new income generation activities, and contribute to the strategic and operational management of Rosemount Lifelong Learning services, working as part of the Leadership Team.

We are recruiting for a Statistician/Data Analyst to provide high quality statistical information for a variety of programmes and projects including the Links Worker programme.

The ALLIANCE is engaged in a variety of complex activities designed to support significant change towards approaches that work with individuals and community assets, helping people to stay well, supporting human rights, self-management, co-production and independent living, and to support better cross sector understanding and partnership between the statutory and third sectors.

We are looking for someone with expertise in providing statistical support for a wide variety of projects. If you have very strong mathematical/statistical, analytical and IT problem solving skills we would like to hear from you.

You will be able to frame questions, identify clients' and colleagues' needs, identify what data are required, identify trends and anomalies, engage with practitioners to understand underlying reasons and emerging themes and engage with our policy team to generate policy recommendations. Strong quantitative analysis skills, and the ability to help to inform colleagues and collaborate on the design of robust qualitative studies are essential.

Ideally the successful candidate will have a PhD or MSc in a relevant numerate discipline and possess an interest and understanding of health and social care in Scotland. Experience in the use and interrogation of information systems, spreadsheets and databases is also required, as are excellent communication skills.

People are at the heart of who we are and what we do. Day-by-day, person-to-person, we tailor what we offer to what people need. We’re here to provide consistent, friendly and informed support so that people can explore options and take ‘the next step’ towards a positive future. We welcome people with a wide range of skills and experiences to our team – including those who have lived through homelessness.

To make a difference we need to work flexibly, with everyday-leadership, humour and a ‘can do’ spirit. We want to make it easy, make it right, and make it happen – not only for the people we support, but also for each other.

Our #OneTeam ethos is core to who we are, and it means caring for and supporting each other regardless of our role, service or location. This is how we roll. We want people who share these values to join us and become a part of the Simon Community Scotland family. Rough Sleepers and Vulnerable People (RSVP). This service primarily engages with people in Glasgow City Centre, however, we have encountered a growing number of people in the South and West of the City. The RSVP Street Support Outreach worker will provide positive practical and emotional support to people who are rough sleeping in Glasgow or at risk of rough sleeping. Working in pairs, they will engage with Rough Sleepers and Vulnerable People and support them to present for accommodation, engage with health and addiction services as well as other homeless services. They will establish and maintain effective professional relationships with a range of external partners to ensure support to service users is coordinated and minimises the number of nights an individual rough sleeps.

The Complex Needs Team provides named Outreach key workers to provide a more intense ongoing support to people rough sleeping or at risk of rough sleeping who also have additional complex needs. These can include physical health, mental health, criminal justice and addictions. Staff work in partnership with other elements of RSVP and external agencies to ensure support needs are identified and met.

Staff in our Access Hub provide Advice and Information and are a Walk in Service. Staff can support individuals with their benefits, accessing accommodation, use of phones and computers and access to our partner agencies who also have a presence and provide a range of health and wellbeing services. In addition to this, Hub provides Outreach Clinics in Hotel/B&B accommodation providing additional support.

All elements of RSVP work closely together to provide joined up cohesive support for the Individuals we support. This role requires the flexibility to work across all elements of RSVP and requires shift work 7 days per week, 365 days per year. This role also requires a level of visibility and promotion of Simon Community Scotland and interaction with members of the public.

Poverty and inequality are the greatest challenges Scotland faces. The Poverty Alliance is working hard to show how we can change the conversation about, and ultimately solve, poverty. An opportunity has arisen to join our administration team and help us achieve our vision of a Scotland without poverty.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Administrative Assistant to join the Poverty Alliance’s small and fast-moving Administration team.

The post will be responsible for providing administrative support, primarily to our Rights in Action project team, but also across our busy organisation. This will include a wide range of administrative tasks, such as arranging meetings, managing and responding to queries, and day-to-day administrative support to the project team.

We are looking for candidates with a sound understanding of the administrative operations needed in small business. In addition to the necessary technical skills, the role requires a strong attention to detail, excellent communication skills, the ability to manage a varied workload and an enthusiasm for working as part of a team as well as autonomously.

Poverty and inequality are the greatest challenges Scotland faces. The Poverty Alliance is working hard to show how we can change the conversation about, and ultimately solve, poverty. An opportunity has arisen to join our team and help us achieve our vision of a Scotland without poverty.

We are looking for an experienced Finance Officer who will join the Poverty Alliance’s small and fast-moving Administration team.

The post will be responsible for providing support to financial processes across our busy organisation. This will include supporting day-to-day financial processes, maintaining records and providing timely reports to management team. You will also work closely with the Finance and Business Manager on the development and management of the organisational budget.

We are looking for candidates with a sound understanding of the financial operations needed in small business. In addition to the necessary technical and financial skills, the role requires a strong attention to detail, the ability to manage a complex workload and an enthusiasm for working as part of a team as well as autonomously.

Could you be part of something different? We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to use their gifts, skills and experience to make a different to the lives of the people in our parishes and communities.

To develop the work of Gorbals Parish Church to serve the needs of both the Community and the Congregation and to work with relevant groups and individuals to enhance the lives of vulnerable people in the community.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and especially welcome applications from women of colour.

We are seeking experienced, motivated support workers to provide crisis and short-term support to survivors of sexual violence on the national Rape Crisis Scotland Helpline.

Rape Crisis Scotland is the national organisation working on sexual violence in Scotland. We work in partnership with the 17 member Rape Crisis Centres across Scotland and run the national Rape Crisis Scotland helpline.

This post is funded by the Scottish Government until September 2023, with further funding being sought beyond this.

Want to work somewhere that actually makes a difference? The come and join the Jeely Piece Club.

This is both a challenging and exciting time for the Jeely Piece Club. Challenging in that our stakeholder landscape is evolving perhaps faster than normal post pandemic, and exciting in that there is a very real investment to build upon the Jeely brand, services and infrastructure in the lead up to its 50th anniversary in 2025.

We are now seeking candidates for this exciting role within the Charity’s business support function. We are looking for people with the necessary skills, experience and can do attitude to hit the ground running from early on. Whilst you’ll be pro-active being the specialist in your area of expertise, you’ll also be willing and able to actively participate across all functional areas of the department – no one person within the team can work in isolation. All functional areas of the department and front line services are interlinked – whether it be through processes, inputs and outputs, systems or people – you must be able to take a bird’s eye view and a collaborative approach along with that narrow focus on your own area of expertise. This post offers the opportunity to work within an organisation with a supportive and progressive Board of Directors, Senior Management Team and dedicated front line service delivery staff - all focused on doing the very best we can individually to help children and families in need.

To find out more about the role please see the Job Description and Person Spec below, visit our website and social media channels to find out a bit more about what we do and apply via Work with us | Jeely Piece Club

Responsible To:Chief Executive Officer

Responsible for:Staff in the W-ASH Project (3 others)

Length of post:Dependent on funding – 12 months initially

Place of work:CIS office, Albany Centre, 44 Ashley Street, G3 6DS and from home by arrangement and as Scottish

Government guidelines.

Hours of work:21 hours a week, Flexible over Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm. Occasional out of hours working as required

Aim of the post: to ensure the smooth running and effective operation of the W-ASH project in providing housing support to asylum seekers, maintaining project sustainability and further developing CIS’s ability to bring positive change.

The postholder will be welcome to increase the hours for this post by fundraising.

Community InfoSource has been working, since 2006, with marginalised people to overcome the barriers they face to integration, and supporting them to put their own ideas into action. Six of our eight directors came here as refugees and the others have worked in this field.

Our other main projects are Challenging Violence Against Women and the new Wellbeing Project.

Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF) is Scotland’s national resource of expertise on drugs and related issues. We seek to lead and represent the drugs field in Scotland in order to improve Scotland’s response to problem drug use. SDF works with policy makers, service planners and commissioners, service managers and staff as well as people who use or have used services to ensure service quality and evidence-based policy and practice.

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We are pleased to be recruiting for the position of Senior Development Officer – Inclusion and Peer Engagement. This is great opportunity to work as part of a busy and dynamic team.

About the Project:

As an Investing in Volunteers awarded organisation, Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF) has a long history of engaging volunteers, primarily around peer research. This model has proved extremely successful in terms of outputs that have influenced service developments and change. Also, volunteering has supported individuals to develop valuable new skills and experiences that have often led people into education, training or employment including training and employment at SDF. Most volunteers at SDF have their own lived/living experience of problem substance use and may be at different points of their own self-defined recovery. SDF regards this diversity as a significant asset that contributes to the broader success of the organisation by whichever means that is measured.

This post will build on SDF’s peer research approach and develops wider opportunities to volunteer in different aspects of SDF’s work. The post will also involve developing alliances with volunteering organisations and explore new avenues of funding that relate specifically to volunteering, peer research and inclusion.

In terms of capacity building this post works across teams within SDF and is managed within the Peer Research and Inclusion team.

About the Post Holder:

The successful candidate will have an ability to work on their own initiative, to support the User Involvement Development Officers and deputise for Programme Manager according to project need. They will also have relevant experience of, or an ability to develop the necessary knowledge, to identify new funding and income streams and support development of volunteering activity across the organisation.

As the role requires the post holder to engage with a diverse range of people with lived and living experience, it is essential that any applicant is knowledgeable of problem use of various substances and is knowledgeable and supportive of the spectrum of recovery including having a sound understanding of harm reduction, all available treatment and all forms of mutual aid.

We welcome applications from people with their own direct lived experience of problem drug use and recognise that they may use their experience and their own peer networks in developing the role.

Benefits of working at SDF:

As an SDF employee you will benefit from generous annual leave entitlement, a range of learning and development opportunities, competitive pension contribution, enhanced sick pay and an employee support and counselling service. SDF encourage a healthy work life balance and offer a flexible working scheme.

Our ambition is to work together to promote a more inclusive environment, which attracts all candidates and signals our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity.

We are currently working from home, but it is envisaged this post will have a significant amount of in person work and will require regular travel throughout Scotland and an ability to attend work in our head office based in Glasgow as required. Candidates should be willing and able to work effectively from home.

Have you thought about becoming a Committee Member?

We want to be at the heart of our community and have its needs at the heart of all that we do.

Calvay Housing Association (CHA) is based in Barlanark, part of Greater Easterhouse. Calvay is a member of Easterhouse Housing Regeneration Alliance (EHRA).

We are a medium sized housing association with 825 properties in management. We have a mixture of property types; the original stock acquired from GCC in the 80s, new-build properties and ‘second stage’ transfer properties. We will be developing another 43 high-quality homes for social rent with a planned site start date later in 2021. We also provide factoring services to 105 owners and lease one commercial unit which is used as a local shop.

Calvay HA is based at the Calvay Centre which is also offers office space to the Quarriers charity. The Centre has an IT suite, is home to Calvay Community Café, and has a hall which is rented out for a variety of activities.

Some of the benefits you can expect from serving on our Management Committee include:

• Develop a new sense of purpose
• Open your career paths with new skills and knowledge
• Get personal satisfaction from giving something back to the community
• Make a real difference to improve the quality of life for the Barlanark community
• Build a sense of achievement and improve your confidence and self esteem
• Have your views heard in a mutually supportive environment
• Play a crucial role in taking forward the work of CHA
• Access to training and personal development

We are looking to strengthen our committee and would particularly like to hear from people who have professional level skills or experience in property asset management including development.

Who Cares? Scotland is Scotland’s only national independent membership organisation for care experienced people. Our mission is to secure a lifetime of equality, respect, and love for care experienced people in Scotland and we currently have over 3000 members.

At the heart of Who Cares? Scotland’s work are the rights of care experienced people, and the power of their voices to bring about positive change. We provide individual relationship-based independent advocacy and a broad range of imaginative participatory opportunities for care experienced people across Scotland. We work alongside corporate parents and various communities to broaden understanding. We work with policy makers, leaders and elected representatives locally and nationally to shape law, policy and practice in a way that is shaped directly and indirectly by the lived reality of the care experienced population in Scotland, working together with others to build on the aspirations of The Promise.

The National Development Officer will work as part of the Policy and Participation Team at Who Cares? Scotland, reporting to the Policy and Participation Manager. The post holder’s main responsibility will be to support the design and delivery of participation opportunities which ensure our care experienced members across Scotland are enabled to get involved with national and international influencing priorities. In designing such opportunities, the post holder will have a crucial role in contributing to our offer of independent collective advocacy for children, young people and adults with experience of care.

You will be joining the Policy and Participation Team at an exciting time, sitting within a wider Influencing Team at Who Cares? Scotland. The right candidate will have experience of developing and implementing project plans, delivering participation and development opportunities with the intention of empowering care experienced people and influencing change, developing and delivering events, and writing for a variety of audiences, including accessible report writing. You will also have the ability to work effectively as part of a team, including cross-team working, and working with marginalised groups.

The location of the postholder is flexible, however they will be expected to travel across Scotland, with a focus on the central belt, regularly to fulfil their remit. Evening and weekend work, including occasional overnight stays, is a requirement of the role.

Reporting to the CEO, the Service Development Manager’s will be responsible for managing and driving the operational teams across the business to ensure our service delivery and service support align to our business plan and strategy. Thus, providing consistent delivery of a high level of user service, whilst working within a cost effective manner.

The Service Development Manager’s role will be fundamental in enhancing the users experience by ensuring the delivery of an exceptional service that meets and exceeds the users needs in our communities in the most effective and efficient way.

Ultimately, you will enable the organisation to be compliant, efficient and profitable.

The National Autistic Society is the UK’s leading charity for autistic people. Since 1962, we’ve been transforming lives, changing attitudes and helping to create a society that works for autistic adults and children.

We transform lives by providing support, guidance and practical advice for the 700,000 autistic adults and children in the UK, as well as their three million family members and carers. Autistic people turn to us at key moments or challenging times in their lives, be it getting a diagnosis, going to school or finding work.

We change attitudes by improving public understanding of autism and the difficulties many autistic people face. We also work closely with businesses, local authorities and government to help them provide more autism-friendly spaces, deliver better services and improve laws.

We have come a long way but it is not good enough. There is still so much to do to increase opportunities, reduce social isolation and build a brighter future for people on the spectrum. With your help, we can make it happen.

What we can offer you:

• Pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave
• Excellent induction, training and development programme including training about autism and opportunities to attend our conferences
• Online staff discount scheme for a range of benefits (cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan)
• Access to a 24-hour employee assistance programme

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team in Scotland as a Policy and Public Affairs Officer.

The Policy and Public Affairs Officer will work to influence government policy and create positive change for autistic people and their families. The successful candidate will represent our charity to key government departments, Ministers and MSPs, and develop the strategic relationships we need to influence nationally, while also establishing local approaches. The Policy and Public Affairs Officer will also support campaigning activities in Scotland.

The successful candidate must have proven understanding of policy or parliamentary work, including knowledge of government structures and routes of influence. They must be comfortable analysing information, grasping complex policy issues and communicating these in an accessible and persuasive way to diverse audiences. They should be educated to degree level in an appropriate discipline or have a proven track record in the field. An understanding of voluntary sector and/or disability issues is desirable, as is a knowledge and understanding of campaigning methods.

Applications for this job are sought from anyone who is suitably qualified and experienced for the role but particularly welcome from those with a diagnosis of autism.

The NAS offers excellent training opportunities, including job-specific training and training in autism, as well as a diverse range of employee benefits.

Do you know about the Housing First approach?

Are you ready for a change in your career?

Can you bring understanding and empathy to people’s lives?

Can you support people to make a home and be connected to their community?

We are currently recruiting for Support Workers to join our new Housing First service in Streetwork, Edinburgh.

The Housing First Support Worker will be competent in delivering trauma informed, person-centered support and capable of working in a community-based lone working capacity. They will also establish and maintain effective professional relationships with a range of external partners to ensure support to service users is coordinated and in agreement with identified support plans.

You will report to the Service Lead and work in harmony with our leadership team and will look outward to develop your practice area in partnership with the wider social care partnership.

Does this still sound like you? Then we want to hear from you today!

Join us to help create a social enterprise in every school in Scotland in the next 3 years.

In their 10 year Strategy for Social Enterprise, the Scottish Government announced its ambition to see a social enterprise in every school in Scotland. We have been tasked with leading on the delivery of this goal.

“If you could create a business to solve any social issue in your community, country or the world, what would it be?” This is what we ask young people across Scotland every year. The result? Innovative social enterprises that are completely pupil-led and solving the issues that matter most to them.

From making sustainable crafts to funding community defibrillators to tackling local unemployment through computer coding classes, these young people are stepping up, taking action and demanding change.

Since the Social Enterprise in Education programme began we’ve had over 1,600 school engagements across Scotland and in that time we have seen young people change how they see themselves and grow hugely in confidence while building essential skills for the future. We work with nurseries, primary and secondary schools and schools for young people with additional support needs.

Your role will be to support this activity from our Edinburgh head office, supporting facilitators and social entrepreneurs to work with the schools to make this vision a reality. As part of a highly motivated team, this opportunity offers variety, satisfaction and a great opportunity to be part of something that is making a difference to Scotland.

Having the right mind-set, attitude and approach is as important for us as having the right experience and skills. We appreciate that the best person might not have all the listed criteria yet, so if you feel your experience and skills will help you to make a great contribution in this role and you have the right mind-set, we would welcome an application from you.

Job Purpose

To work closely with the Education Manager and rest of the Education team to coordinate the roll-out of Social Enterprise Schools in your area. Providing excellent customer service, relationship building and coordination skills to support schools throughout the Academic year, ensuring young people and teachers get the best possible experience taking part in Social Enterprise Schools.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the schools in your area, supporting existing schools, promoting the programme and recruiting new schools
• Act as the first point of enquiry for teachers and schools, providing information about the programme and support in getting started and background to linking the programme to Curriculum for Excellence
• Support schools applying for our Social Enterprise Awards, sharing appropriate resources and local contacts to assist schools, supporting them to develop their business plans
• Continually work with and support other team members and facilitators to increase impact and ensure young people/teachers have an amazing experience taking part in the programme
• Represent the Education Team at various events and networking opportunities
• Work with the Marketing and Communications Officer to raise the profile of the Schools programme, obtain material and input to promote the programme, including content for case studies, Education Showcase and the annual Schools Special of the Big Issue Magazine
• Regularly review the changing dynamics of the Education landscape, and in particular the Local Authorities in your area, to ensure that we maximise opportunities to collaborate and partner with others to increase awareness of the programme and ensure its success

Based in West Scotland (Some remote working, some travel to schools/meetings across your area as well as the opportunity to work with colleagues in Glasgow & the option to work in our Edinburgh office, in line with regulations at that time)

Organisation profile:

The Social Enterprise Academy is a social enterprise that connects changemakers with transformational learning and development.

Created in 2004, we deliver innovative leadership and entrepreneurship programmes that empower individuals, communities, and organisations in Scotland and internationally to become more sustainable and have greater impact.

Through our Social Enterprise Schools programme created in partnership with The Scottish Government, we will provide every young person in Scotland the opportunity to run their own social enterprise by 2024. By stepping up to solve the issues that matter most to them, young people of all ages and abilities also develop essential skills for life, learning and work.

Are you wanting to be part of a groundbreaking and exciting project which is a first of its kind in Social Care in Scotland?

Do you have good values, relish new challenges and have the ability to demonstrate leadership?

If you are a creative thinker, ambitious and want to make a difference this might be the job for you!

If you are passionate about providing the best compassionate care for people, willing to push yourself and professional boundaries please apply and join our specialist MAP team.

The Simon Community Scotland (SCS) Managed Alcohol Programme (MAP) launches in Glasgow in July 2021 and is the first of its kind in Scotland and across the EU. The MAP is a truly collaborative multidisciplinary project with our colleagues in Glasgow Addiction Recovery services and has secured three years of investment. This will be a registered Housing Support Service which will be groundbreaking in many aspects of its service delivery!

We are looking for people who go the extra mile as excellence and innovation will be at the heart of everyday delivery of this service. We will launch the new service in an exceptional “PIE” inspired boutique hotel styled building.

This project cuts across sectors and has ambition to deliver transformational change in the lives of alcohol dependent homeless men. Our MAP expert advisory group consists of exceptional leaders in relevant specialist fields. Our partners in Canada have provided evidence of what works and a decade of research demonstrating the potential impact of MAP’s in Scotland and this international community of practice will continue. Our innovative approach has already attracted followers and supporters particularly those seeking excellence across Europe. Partnerships with sector leaders in Portugal, Norway, Italy, and Poland have evolved. We have a transnational european MAP support network developing. This exciting coalition including Canadian services have ambitious plans for collaboration.

We are seeking exceptional people with professional experience and SCS particularly value’s those in recovery and would welcome applications from those with lived experience. Understanding of issues around trauma, substance misuse, rough sleeping, homelessness and harm reduction theory particularly around alcohol use would be an advantage. It's going to be an exciting challenge and massively rewarding. We promise it won't be boring, no two days will be the same and you will learn every day so adaptability is crucial. This type of opportunity doesn’t come around everyday.

Join us and change things for a better future.

GamCare is the leading UK provider of information, advice, support and treatment for anyone concerned about their own or someone else’s gambling. Our expert services are confidential and non-judgemental.

GamCare is now looking to recruit two Treatment Practitioners to work within our new problem gambling treatment services within the Central Belt area and Glasgow. This service will work closely with The RCA Trust, our partner which provides gambling treatment in other areas of Scotland.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Providing face to face and telephone advice, assessment, brief or structured interventions and groups work to help people achieve their goals
• Ensuring safeguarding issues are managed effectively
• Work in partnership with other local services

You should have significant experience in individual client work in the field of addictions, mental health or a social care setting with adults or young people. You should be flexible in using a range of low and high-intensity interventions and modalities including Cognitive Behavioural (CBT) tools.

You will form part of an enthusiastic team working from several locations. Our service will be based in the cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh.

We are looking for individuals to work full time which will include some evenings and possible Saturdays.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check

MND Scotland’s vision is a world without MND. Until that day comes we’re on a mission to ensure everyone living with MND has our support and help every step of the way. As we emerge from the challenges of COVID-19, MND Scotland is entering an exciting new chapter. With a new Chair and Chief Executive Officer at the helm we look forward, in the coming months, to launching an ambitious new three-year strategy to both build on the achievements of the last forty years and correctly position MND Scotland into the future to ensure we deliver our mission. We’d like your help to do that.

We are recruiting five new Trustees to join our Board, including one individual to take on the role of Secretary. As a Trustee you will play an important role in setting the strategic direction of the charity whilst providing support, guidance and constructive challenge to the Board and the CEO. You will also act as an ambassador for MND Scotland and help us ensure that everyone right across the country knows of the work we do and how we can help them if they need us.

Becoming one of our Trustees is not something to be undertaken lightly. It takes commitment, passion and dedication. You may be pushed out of your comfort zone on occasion or indeed frequently. If that makes you uncomfortable then you’re probably not who we are looking for. If however, you are looking to help make a real difference to people’s lives and to grow both personally and professionally then we’d be really keen to hear from you, particularly if you have a background in any of the following areas:

• Stakeholder Engagement - with particular experience in the areas of political influencing and/or the creation of sustainable partnerships.
• Marketing and Communications - with experience in strategy development, campaign delivery, digital innovation and brand management.
• Fundraising - with sound experience of charity fundraising at strategic and operational levels, and experience of all significant fundraising disciplines.
• Legal - with broad legal experience, ideally with expertise of charity law in practice.
• Human Resources - with particular experience of developing a strategic and visionary HR framework.

Previous Board experience would be great but it’s not essential. You don’t have to have a personal link to MND. Nor do you have to have a charity background. What is much more important is your passion, ability to think strategically and your desire to get involved and make a difference. It’s also important that you know MND Scotland has a strong commitment to embracing diversity and inclusion.

We are looking for an experienced fundraiser to support our Wallacewell Community Fellowship Outreach programs for the Priority area of the North East of Glasgow.

(Please see our website and Facebook pages for more about the Church: wallacewell.org; Facebook: Wallacewell Community Fellowship, Oasis at Wallacewell Community Fellowship, Nurture at Wallacewell Community Fellowship

The fundraiser would initially work closely with the minister and Core team to understand and gather information in regards to those programs that have succeeded in the past and find ways to continue these with new funds from trusts, outside organisations or funders who support the vision and goals of our community outreach and ministry as a faith based organisation.

The fundraiser will seek out new funding opportunities and build upon existing relationships with Cattanach Trust and other funders including new funds, trusts and foundations. The ideal candidate/company will have a demonstrable track record of fundraising from a range of sources, including non-arts funders, faith based and non faith based organisations. They must be an excellent communicator both in verbal and writing skills and able to think strategically and imaginatively. The organisation or individual must be able to identify sources of funding, preparing funding bids after clearly understanding the goals and make up of the groups, community and church. The post offers a flexible work pattern and the opportunity to work from home.

Due to the ongoing growth and development of our personalised support services we currently have a number of exciting job opportunities.

Working locally, join one of our teams delivering great quality individualised support where every day is different in this challenging but rewarding role.

If you are caring, reliable, flexible and passionate about getting alongside people providing support to achieve the life they want then... you could be Key!

In turn, you will receive:

• 31 days annual leave
• Occupational Sick Pay
• Access to Employee Counselling Service
• Excellent Training
• Support to achieve a SVQ 2 qualification

No experience necessary! Full training and support will be given to help you achieve your full potential.

Renfrewshire Learning Disability Services – Mile End and Weavers Mill

Turning Point Scotland’s Renfrewshire Learning Disability Services deliver a Care at Home and Housing Support service for a large number of people who have learning and physical disabilities living across the Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire areas. The accommodation includes 2 core and cluster services. Individuals who are supported by the service live either on their own or share with others. Individual’s homes are located throughout Renfrewshire. Most people receive 24 hour support.

The staff who work in Renfrewshire Learning Disability services are committed to ensuring that individuals are always included in the development, implementation and review of their personal life plans. The ethos of the service is to assist people to meet their personal, social, educational and domestic aspirations in accordance with Keys to Life. Our staff work in a person centred, outcome focussed manner, working in partnership with Renfrewshire Council Social Work Department and community healthcare teams will ensure peoples’ support needs are fully met.

We are registered with the Care Commission and work in partnership with a number of external agencies i.e. Social Work Department, Community Learning Disability Teams, and Housing Associations etc.

The individuals we support are provided with the opportunity to become involved in their local and surrounding community. Our management structure, together with the administration team enables us to monitor closely the service we provide. All our staff, regardless of their position, receive extensive training which enables them to carry out their job to a high standard.

Main duties and responsibilities

Support to people who use services - To:

• provide support and assistance to people who we support in accordance with their support plans and service aims.
• assist with initial and on-going assessments of people who we support.
• advise people who we support in accordance with guidance from senior colleagues or in accordance with the service aims.
• be a key worker as required.
• maintain professional confidentiality and boundaries at all times.
• support and assist people who we support in crisis situations, and/or manage physical risk or behaviour likely to cause incidents, in accordance with the support plan or service protocol.
• travel within the service area you are contracted for and supporting the travel and transportation of people who we support in accordance with their support plan (mobility, own car, service vehicles, public transport etc).
• have an understanding of the causes and effects of social exclusion as is relevant to the service and area in which you work.

Support Workers:£9.50 per hour F/T, P/T and Bank/Casual.

Advanced Support Workers:£11.29 per hour- F/T, P/T and Bank/Casual

Locations:Aberchirder, Aberdeen, Alloa, Alva, Banff, Bridge of Earn, Buckie, Denny, Dumfries, Duns, Edinburgh, Fairlie, Falkirk, Fochabers, Fraserburgh, Fraserburgh, Glasgow, Huntly, Inverness, Invergordon, Jedburgh, Langholm, New Deer, Perth, Peterhead, Pitlochry,Portlethen, Portsoy, Thurso, Tullibody, Westhill, West Lothian and Wick.

As a Support Worker with Community Integrated Care you will experience an incredibly rewarding and fulfilling role.

Our Support Workers empower people with support needs to live the lives they want to lead.

We’re looking for candidates who are kind, dedicated and have a passion for people.

As a Support Worker, you will support people who have learning disabilities, autism, mental health concerns or dementia with their daily routines.

Prior experience of working in care isn’t always necessary. If you have other skills and experiences that you can bring to this role, we will give you all the support that you need.

You will use the best of your personality and skills every day. From supporting people to enjoy their favourite activities to enabling people to live independently, you will make a real difference.

Are you a Support Worker that is looking to progress in your career? Would you like to gain qualifications, enjoy specialist training, have more responsibility and earn more money? We also recruit for Advanced Support Workers within some complex care services.

You will be joining an award-winning charity. This is an exciting role, where you can change lives for the better and enjoy brilliant experiences.

We’re passionate about developing our own people and this role can lead to other exciting opportunities.

We also offer:

• 28 days holiday (inclusive of bank holiday)
• Pension
• Discount and reward scheme
• Employee assistance programmes
• Flexible working opportunities
• Your PVG will be paid for

The Supported Housing Worker role requires assisting in the management of the development thus ensuring the tenants are able to enjoy an acceptable standard of living in an environment which is clean, safe and friendly. You will be responsible for overseeing the wellbeing of the tenants and for assisting them in maintaining their independence.

As Housing Care Worker your role will involve working with our tenants to ensure they receive the support and personal care identified in their care plans. You will directly support tenants in their homes by providing individual advice, practical housing support assistance and personal care.

Both roles are to ensure that we are able to offer the best service to our tenants and make it possible for our tenants to continue enjoying as much independent living as they’re able.

As well as a competitive annual salary, our valued team also benefits from:

• competitive hourly rates of £9.76 - £10.25 per hour
• guaranteed rota hours working between 7.30am & 10pm
• generous annual leave entitlement
• a choice of pension scheme with employer contributions
• flexible working policies
• access to extensive paid training and development opportunities
• a supportive and inclusive culture.

We also have opportunities with our Trust Staff Agency - for employees who want to work across different locations, in various roles, with highly flexible hours to suit family commitments - it's a great opportunity with the same training and development that our other roles benefit from.

Previous experience working in social care or the housing sector would be an advantage but this is not always necessary. Our ideal candidate is someone with enthusiasm, a caring nature and willingness to learn as full training, support and ongoing development will be provided.