An exciting new post has become vacant at Glasgow and Clyde Rape Crisis. We are seeking a Sexual Violence Prevention Worker with a minimum of two years of direct work experience of working with young people in the 11 – 18 age group. Experience of work in the field of sexual violence is also essential.

The worker will deliver sexual violence prevention workshops to young people in schools across Renfrewshire and Inverclyde. The post is part of a national sexual violence prevention initiative.

This is an essential car user post.

At Beatson Cancer Charity we support and enhance the treatment, care and wellbeing of current, former and future cancer patients and their families. We work in partnership with the NHS, The Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre and all related facilities. We also offer the wider community a unique opportunity to contribute to the fight against cancer in the broadest possible sense.

We are seeking an inspirational, organised, positive and engaging Volunteer Manager to manage and co-coordinate our team of approximately 200 dedicated and committed volunteers. Whilst our volunteers give their time and energy on an unpaid, ad-hoc basis supporting and championing the great work of the charity across a wide range of fund-raising activities; the Volunteer Manager position is a full-time, permanent, and salaried member of staff.

This role is responsible for creating and delivering the annual recruitment strategy for the Volunteer team, along with the ongoing training, engagement and retention of the Volunteer group. Reporting to the Head of Human Resources and managing the Volunteer Engagement Officer this role will, develop, manage, and implement the Volunteering Strategy. The Volunteer Team Manager is responsible for ensuring that the organisation recruits the highest calibre of volunteers across a wide range of disciplines and departments in terms of skills and experience, and that training and development opportunities are available to enhance their performance to add value and achieve the charity’s aims within The Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre and all related projects, locations & facilities.

Are you a confident communicator who enjoys working with people?

Are you passionate about the power of communities to change things for the better?

We are looking for a Communications Officer to help us tell the story of National Lottery funding, and how it is supporting strong, vibrant communities across Scotland. You will help develop and grow our audience by understanding their needs, and developing engaging and high quality content across a range of channels.

About Us

The Big Lottery Fund is the largest community funder in the UK. Last year we awarded more than £59 million to over 1,100 projects across Scotland.

We believe strong, vibrant communities are built and renewed by the people living in them. Communities come in all shapes and sizes, and National Lottery funding is there for everyone.

We focus on supporting charities, community groups and people with great ideas, large or small, which will create opportunities for people to improve their lives. We aim to work with people flexibly, improving the ways we engage with communities and building new partnerships with other funders, charities and individuals.

About the role

Working as a key member of our Scotland Directorate’s communications team you will report to the Communications Manager (Engagement) to deliver a range of communications activities across a number of channels with a focus on digitally publicising the work we do and providing support for our customers.

Developing multi-channel content will be a key element of your day to day work and you’ll also support the work of our funding teams through the delivery of digital content for pre-application advice and outreach purposes.

Working alongside colleagues you’ll maintain and monitor Big Lottery Fund Scotland digital channels to increase engagement, ensuring messages are targeted, have a consistent tone of voice and speak to or grow our audiences.

You’ll support the press and media team to develop and deliver media campaigns in Scotland across our digital platforms, social media channels and lead digital engagement and storytelling.

You’ll also be passionate about uncovering and understanding the needs of our users. This understanding will help you develop useful and engaging content. It will also help you work with colleagues to improve the experience of applying for our National Lottery funding.

About you

As an imaginative and creative digital communications officer you’ll bring sound experience of working within digital communications, media relations or PR as well as strong writing skills and the ability manage a busy and diverse workload against challenging deadlines.

You’ll be flexible and proactive with strong interpersonal skills. Well organised and able to prioritise, you’ll be able to make decisions quickly and work effectively as part of a team.

You’ll have experience of crafting succinct and accurate copy or content to deadline and the ability to write cross-platform.

We’d like you to have experience of developing and delivering creative digital communications campaigns as well as experience of using graphics tools such as Adobe photoshop or similar to create digital collateral.

You’ll also have a good understanding of the third sector and an external and political awareness.

For you

We seek to develop our staff and offer a wide range of personal development opportunities.

We offer a wide range of generous benefits including:

· Generous annual leave and company pension scheme

· Flexible working to support staff with their work/life balance

· Enhanced paid maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption leave

· Season ticket and cycle to work loans

· Paid volunteering leave

Are you a confident communicator who enjoys working with people?

Do you see the potential in ideas as well as the challenges?

Are you passionate about the power of communities to change things for the better?

We are looking for Funding Officers to join us to ensure that our funding responds to what matters most to communities. You will build long-term relationships with people and organisations, talk about their ideas and ambitions and assess funding requests. You will provide useful feedback and support funded organisations to learn from and share best practice in their field.

About Us

The Big Lottery Fund is the largest community funder in the UK. Last year we awarded more than £75 million to over 1500 projects across Scotland.

We believe strong, vibrant communities are built and renewed by the people living in them. Communities come in all shapes and sizes, and National Lottery funding is there for everyone.

We focus on supporting charities, community groups and people with great ideas, large or small, which will create opportunities for people to improve their lives. We aim to work with people flexibly, improving the ways we engage with communities and building new partnerships with other funders, charities and individuals.

About the role

You’ll be part of a team of Funding Officers, led by a Funding Manager, responsible for our grant-making activity in a geographical area. This will include advice, assessment, grant management and learning. You will ensure that our funding responds to the local context, and challenge yourself and colleagues to continually improve the way we work.

You will build long term relationships with people and organisations in the area you cover. This will include reaching out to new and different groups, supporting people who are applying and continuing to work with them after a grant has been awarded. You will be rewarded by seeing groups grow and develop with your support.

You will be responsible for understanding how an organisation’s ideas align with our funding priorities, and making good judgements about when to take an application further or when to signpost to other opportunities. You will be able to communicate clearly and concisely your recommendations about who and what we fund. Your natural curiosity combined with a genuine interest in people and projects in your area will enable you to try new approaches and develop your understanding of what works.

You will represent the Fund within your local area and create opportunities for people to come together. You will share learning with other colleagues within and outside the Fund so that we can make the greatest difference.

About you

We are looking for people who share our values, want to make a difference and have the potential to develop in this role. We are particularly interested in creating a more diverse workforce, who really understand the communities we work with.

You will have:

· Strong written and verbal communication skills that you can adapt for different audiences.

· Understanding of great customer service

· Ability to plan and manage your own workload, supporting others when needed

· Ability to build and maintain excellent relationships

· Ability to analyse data, including financial information, to inform your judgement

· Knowledge of the community and voluntary sector and wider social policy context in Scotland

· Ability to drive would be beneficial

You will be willing to work flexibly in order to get the best outcomes for our customers.

For you

We seek to develop our staff and offer a wide range of personal development opportunities.

We offer a wide range of generous benefits including:

· Generous annual leave and company pension scheme

· Flexible working to support staff with their work/life balance

· Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave

· Season ticket and cycle to work loans

· Paid volunteering leave

The role of the support worker is to continue with the development of the successful Tron St Mary’s community and Family support project, to promote and nurture family life and individual aspirations, that will enable people to be more resilient and build better lives. The project is based at Tron St Mary’s church and applicants are expected to respect the Christian values of the organisation.

The post holder will be working as part of a team to maintain and develop existing community programmes and will be expected to work closely with all staff and volunteers of Tron St Mary’s church; including the Parish Minister. The team looks to continue to make important links and build good relationships with all of the local and wider community.

At Southside Housing Association we offer a highly challenging and rewarding work environment which gives employees the opportunity to make a real difference. The quality of our services depends on the energy and skills of our staff. Our departments work closely together to ensure our customers receive a great service and each of their needs are met.

Southside Housing Association continues to maintain its Investor in People (IIP) Award through formal and informal learning and development.

We offer a wide range of job opportunities from front line advice to management roles. Southside Housing Association has a diverse workforce of 100 staff to serve its diverse community. Southside Housing Association is committed to Glasgow City Councils Living Wage campaign. We are committed to Equality of Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Southside Housing Association Ltd is a charitable community controlled housing organisation. We own and manage approximately 2,200 houses and through our own factoring company, SFARS, provide a factoring service to a further 800 houses.

Welfare Rights and Money Advice Team

The Advice Team provides a welfare rights and money advice service to tenants and other residents living in the Southside areas of operation. The work with the wider community is funded by the Big Lottery and has provided an opportunity to develop the involvement of volunteers in delivering this key service.

We are seeking a dynamic with skills and experience to help develop a range of volunteer roles as part of Southside Housing Association’s role in local communities.

As Volunteer Coordinator you will manage all elements of volunteering within the Welfare Rights and Money Advice Team as well as provide support and guidance to other colleagues engaged with volunteers.

The role involves assessing and meeting the service needs through the recruitment, placement and retention of volunteers.

As Volunteer Coordinator you will support and develop volunteers and their relationships with employees and service users of the service. You will also monitor, evaluate and accredit volunteers.

This post is funded by the Big Lottery. The post is offered on a part time basis (21 hours per week) for a fixed term of 12 months.

Lifelink is a social enterprise delivering exceptional levels of service to a wide-ranging client portfolio. Long standing strategic and local relationships exist with our partners including, but not limited to, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, Glasgow City Council, Scottish Prison Service and a wide range of local partners specialising in mental health and wellbeing, employability, addictions and financial advice.

As the business continues to grow and develop, we are looking to attract experienced Counsellors and self employed Associates to deliver therapeutic counselling services to adults and young people across a wide range of community settings, including schools.

Lifelink is a member of BACP and COSCA and adheres to the BACP and COSCA ethical frameworks for good practice in counselling, psychotherapy and counselling skills. We also ensure that all practitioners employed by Lifelink are members of BACP/BABCP or equivalent and are suitably qualified.

Applicants who bring demonstrable experience of the following areas will be prioritised:

• Experience of working with young people, preferably in a school setting
• Experience of delivering time limited, solution focused approaches (SSW; 4:8 model)
• Experience of using digital / web-based client record management systems for record keeping

Applicants will primarily be responsible for providing 1-1 counselling services to our clients using an integrative approach delivering in schools and other hub/community venues.

Excellent interpersonal skills are essential alongside the flexibility and willingness to carry out a range of duties to meet the individual needs of clients. Applicants must have a minimum of a recognised Diploma in Counselling along with demonstrable experience of working with a range of client types and presenting issues. Applicants will possess confident and competent IT skills and be familiar with using hand held technologies (tablets, smart phone devices etc). Travelling is an essential part of the job and therefore the successful applicants require a full driving licence and access to their own transport.

Your desire to make a difference to people’s lives means you will thrive in a fast paced and performance driven environment. Lifelink are committed to equality and diversity in the workplace and you will be joining an established and well-respected organisation, successfully delivering services across Glasgow City for the last 25 years.

People are our business and our greatest asset. If you think you possess the values, determination and flexibility required we would be delighted to hear from you.

The posts offer an attractive salary (hourly rate for associates) and a host of benefits including up to 31 days annual leave (pro rata), up to 6 public holidays (pro rata), people friendly arrangements and contributory pension scheme.

The fundamental ethos of the service is to ensure that young people are accommodated in a safe, therapeutic and welcoming environment. Therefore, the challenge for the service is to ensure that incidents of challenging behaviour are managed and do not result in the young person having to move on in an unplanned way, while at the same time ensuring that all other young people are able to continue to feel safe and secure. The project works with young people on an individual basis, using Risk Assessments and Behaviour Support Plans to help achieve this.

The WHAT IF Service operates with a non-exclusion policy, this means that no unplanned discharges take place.

You will have a knowledge of the wide range of issues experienced by young homeless people and a strong desire to support their aspirations and goals to move on in their lives.

We are looking for an experienced Transition Mentor with expertise in working with young people who have experienced homelessness and other related issues. In addition to this, an ideal candidate will have the energy, personality and all round qualities to create a positive environment for the young people we support to help them lead an inclusive and meaningful life.

At Quarriers our people are our most important asset therefore we offer extensive training and impressive learning and development opportunities. You could be part of an organisation that not only offers excellent careers but makes a real difference to thousands of People’s lives.

Successful candidates will be required to register with the SSSC. Where you are employed in a service where registration is compulsory, you must ensure that you register in the appropriate category within 6 months of starting in post. After registration, there is a requirement to be qualified within 3 years.

Due to the nature of this service, this post is female only, and is exempt under Section 9(2)(b) of the Employment (Sex Discrimination) Act 2000.

Please note IT skills are required for all Quarriers vacancies.

In addition to a rewarding career, with extensive training and learning and development opportunities, Quarriers offer a range of staff benefits including childcare vouchers, life assurance, physiotherapy & occupational health, employee assistance programme, competitive holiday entitlement, flexible working, family friendly policies and procedures, enhanced maternity/paternity benefit, workplace pension, long service recognition, accredited qualifications, unionised, Christmas savings scheme and cycle to work scheme

ABOUT US

Quarriers is one of Scotland's leading social care charities. We provide much-needed care and support for thousands of vulnerable children, young people, adults and families to reach their true potential.

Quarriers supports thousands of people across more than 100 services throughout Scotland . Our work promotes a just and accepting society, where everyone is included. We support children and families facing challenging circumstances and help to transform lives for people affected by epilepsy. We support young people to unlock their potential. We give adults with disabilities more opportunities, and importantly, a voice.

Quarriers has been transforming lives for over 140 years and this is just the beginning.

THE PROJECT

Quarriers WHAT IF (Female Project) is a city-wide service based in the North of Glasgow, supporting 16 young women aged 18-25 who are homeless, with many of them having experienced childhood abuse and other forms of trauma. These experiences mean that the young women have a range of complex needs and many have issues with mental or physical health problems, including self-harm and suicidal behaviours, substance misuse, and involvement in the criminal justice system and a wide range of accommodation support needs.

Around since 1923, SAMH is Scotland’s national mental health charity. Today, SAMH operates 60 services in communities across Scotland providing mental health social care support, homelessness, addictions and employment services 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 Glenlora Service are looking for a support worker to be part of an innovative service which makes a positive impact on the lives of the people who use the service.

As a Support Worker, you will carry key-worker responsibility for a number of service users, some of whom will require individual support. This will involve supporting people to develop outcome-focused action plans, carrying out assessments and reviews and contributing to the facilitation and development of therapeutic groups

Your attitude and personality matter as much as your skills and experiences. We are looking for initiative, creativity, energy and determination and the ability to motivate and inspire service users to develop their skills and self-confidence and realise their aspirations.

You will have excellent communication and inter-personal skills and knowledge and experience in supporting people with mental health problems. The post involves evening work which is covered on a rota basis.

Shifts:

Early 1, Early, Late

Sleepover (1.15pm -11.00pm -Then 8am-2.15pm the following day)

On-calls (5.00pm-8am the following morning)

Our Vision

We see Scotland as a welcoming place where non-native English speakers have the language skills and confidence to live fulfilling lives.

Our Mission

We provide accessible and relevant ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) learning opportunities for adults, supporting integration, employability and personal development.

We support ESOL practitioners and learners to have their views heard.

We welcome all non-native English speakers, including asylum seekers, refugees, economic migrants and members of settled communities. We see Scotland as a welcoming place where non-native English speakers have the language skills and confidence to live fulfilling lives.

Our Volunteer Tutor Project recruits, trains and supports ESOL (English to Speakers of Other Language) tutors to work with disadvantaged adults who have no or insufficient access to suitable tuition.

For more information, please visit glasgowesol.org

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with an extensive experience of teaching ESOL for the position of development worker for our Volunteer Tutor Project. Your role will be recruit, train and support volunteers in Glasgow ESOL Forum’s Volunteer Tutor Project. You will contribute to the development of a national network of volunteer co-ordinators, working volunteer ESOL tutors Scotland-wide. Your experience will sustain our volunteer-run, community-based ESOL provision by maintaining good relationships with our partners, our volunteers and our learners.

All applicants will be educated to degree level, or equivalent and have an ESOL qualification and have experience in teaching adults.

Experienced Male Support Worker required (must be a car driver). Guaranteed payment for a minimum 16 hours per week, £10.10 per hour, sleepover rate £69 per night, includes weekend work.

This role involves sleepovers and day shifts. Typical evening shift is 6pm to 9am one night per week. Sleepover allowance is £69 between 11pm and 7am. Typical dayshifts are 9am to 6pm.

Funded via a direct payment and employed directly by the client’s guardians.

We are looking for an experienced male worker (Section 7 (1) (a) and (2) (b) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 apply) to provide flexible support to a young man aged 26 who has a lot of autism.

The ideal candidate will have excellent values relating to the inclusion of people with disabilities and an enthusiastic and ‘can do’ approach.

We are looking for an active person to support a fit and energetic young man. You will like the outdoors, visiting community leisure activities and thinking up and trialling new day trips and opportunities. A car driver who knows his way around the West of Scotland and a mature and confident attitude is needed to join our small staff team of four. The worker will require some flexibility to cover colleague’s holidays and occasional sickness cover. For instance, hours will increase to 40 per week during the month of February 2019 to cover planned holidays.

Living in or within easy travelling distance to Scotstoun would be an advantage. Statutory sick pay and 28 days holiday pay per annum pro rata (based on 35 hour week).

Would you like to work with us? An exciting opportunity to join the North West Glasgow Voluntary Sector Network, to support members and actively promote the ideas, issues and concerns of the voluntary sector in North West Glasgow.

Development officer post 20 hours per week, with funding until March 31st 2019 in the first instance and subject to funding , this would continue through the life of the project. The post is also subject to an Enhanced Disclosure check. The current salary is £27,300 pro-rata

Our aim is to promote and enable effective information sharing, good communications and the exchange of ideas within the voluntary sector. This post offers an exciting and challenging opportunity that will create real benefits for the successful applicant and to the local communities with which they will engage.

We are looking for someone with a community development background, either with a qualification or considerable experience in the field. With the ability to make links and connections and bring partners together to benefit our members and the people and communities they serve.

Working within the Presbytery of Glasgow, you will be a key member of the Presbytery Strategy Team looking to build relationships between the Presbytery and the congregations within it. You will work alongside Ministers, Kirks Sessions, Ministries Development Staff and partner organisations across Glasgow, to provide missional focus and support in during times of change and challenge while further developing inter-Presbytery working.

Along with well developed interpersonal skills, particularly in the areas of coaching and facilitation methods, you will be an able communicator to engage with a range of individuals and organisations to identify and develop Presbytery Strategic aims. You will also have proven experience in the areas of change management, continual improvement and planning or strategic development.

This position requires a personal commitment to the Christian faith with a live church connection. This is a Genuine Occupational Requirement.

Do you…

Want the chance to use and grow your skills and knowledge while making a difference to society?

Want to be part of a leading organisation which positively impacts on the lives of disabled people across the world?

If so, Leonard Cheshire offers you the chance to become part of a great team!

About us

Leonard Cheshire is the leader in enriching the lives of disabled people. We are the largest disability non-profit organisation in the UK, with around 7,000 employees, and we support more than 20,000 disabled people across our global operations. We honour our past, drawing on our legacy to inspire us for the future. We are in the exciting process of transforming into a modern, relevant and sustainable organisation.

We offer an environment where you can work with great leaders and be part of a team who are passionate making a positive impact on the lives of disabled people. You will have opportunities to learn and grow in your role, building your skills and knowledge in partnership with others.

About the role

Disability affects everyone differently. We need you to provide tailored day-to-day support to ensure the needs of the people who use our services are met in positive and creative ways. It’s a job that can be challenging at times, but this is balanced by the unrivalled sense of long-term satisfaction it also gives. It’s an opportunity to be creative and feel inspired, both by your colleagues and the people you support. It’s a career that you can feel proud of.

You will provide assistance with care, personal support, daily living tasks or activities to customers in order to support them attain their full potential, maximise options available and encourage choice, participation and motivation.

About you (please see the job description for full details)

• To be successful in this role you will need:
• To be compassionate, creative, and honest and love working with people.
• To bring great positive energy.
• To work well as part of a team.
• To be flexible as we work shifts and weekend working is often required.
• To demonstrate a commitment to Leonard Cheshire’s ethos and values.

You don’t need any specific qualifications or experience although experience of providing personal care is advantageous. You will however, need plenty of enthusiasm and passion for our work.

We offer a wide range of employee rewards and benefits including:

• Fair and competitive pay rates.
• Contributory company pension scheme with competitive life cover benefit.
• Substantial and flexible annual leave, with the option to buy or sell, depending on needs (salary sacrifice).
• Access to cash health plan at very favourable rates.
• Access to cycle-to-work benefits (salary sacrifice).
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.

Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living is run by disabled people and aims to empower disabled people in Glasgow by providing a variety of housing, employment, training and Self-Directed Support services.

We are currently recruiting for the following vacancy within our Equality Academy:

This is an exciting opportunity to work within our existing team currently based in Red Tree Business Suites, Bridgeton.

You will be responsible for providing administrative support to the Equality Academy team. Ensuring databases and systems are updated and accurate.

There is no set working pattern for these hours and options can be discussed with the National Development Manager.

This post will require PVG scheme membership.

• 25 days annual leave (pro-rata) increasing to 30 days after 5 years
• 12½ public holidays
• 6% Pension contribution,
• Employee discount scheme

GNWCAB is celebrating 37 years of providing excellent information and advice services to local communities. If you are interested in becoming an important part of a vibrant and dynamic organisation, and have a passion for advice work, then this could be the very role for you!

Synopsis -

The main requirements of the role will be to provide a range of excellent 1:1 generalist universal credit support and benefits advice and information to clients, and provide cover for outreaches in the wider communities as and when required. Helping out with the front line of the main GNWCAB core advice service, you will ensure that clients and third parties are directed through the most appropriate route to service in an efficient and courteous manner. Maintaining and following GNWCAB procedures and protocols to ensure an efficient and high quality service at all times will be of utmost importance. Full, high quality in-house training will be provided for the successful candidates.

We provide a diverse set of services for children and young people, charities and a wide range of adults across the city. You will have a proven track record in community fundraising activities, individual giving, and commercial link-ups. Ideally, a relevant qualification.

Changing Faces is the UK’s leading charity for everyone who has a mark, scar or condition that makes them look different. We are recruiting a part time (18.5hrs)Skin Camouflage Service Coordinator(Scotland) to support Changing Faces to achieve its strategic goals and vision by delivering first-class support to our Skin Camouflage service across Scotland.

You will be responsible for coordinating and supporting volunteers, responding to client queries, administrating clinics and managing sensitive information, in accordance with a Quality Framework. Additional aspects of the role include exemplary data management and innovative approaches to work.

The salary for this position is £26,602.00 (pro-rata)

In accordance with our commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults, appointment to the post will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced PVG via Disclosure Scotland.

Govan Home and Education Link Project (Govan HELP) is a family education support charity based in Govan, Glasgow. We are seeking to employ a Family Worker to offer individual support to families, facilitate parents’ groups and volunteer trainings and assist in the coordination of our family activities.

The successful candidate will have experience providing support to families including the delivery of positive parenting programmes. Experience as a group facilitator is essential.

The Family Worker will have a variety of duties and must be highly motivated, organised, resourceful, have excellent communication skills and be able to manage a workload often on her/his own initiative.

This post is subject to PVG (Protection of Vulnerable Groups) membership.

Govan HELP is committed to providing equal opportunities for all.

This is an exciting and innovative new service which has been commissioned by Glasgow Health and Social Care Partnership across the localities of North East, North West and South. Children 1st will be working within the South of the city and working closely with our partners, Quarriers in the North East and North West of Glasgow.

We are looking to recruit a Project Worker who has experience of supporting children, young people and/or families and will be able to provide a case management role on behalf of Social Work services. We aim to work therapeutically with children, young people and families, incorporating life story work, shaping the service to suit the needs of kinship families.

The pace of work will be busy and challenging, with a real opportunity to make a difference and develop your skills. You will engage with families to provide required support as well as liaising directly with social work partnerships and other relevant networks.

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

This is a fixed term, full time role of 35 hours per week until September 2021. As much of the work with children, young people and kinship carers will occur after school, there will be a requirement to be able to work in the evenings and some weekends.

This is an exciting opportunity be part of a team working alongside families, building strong relationships and achieving positive outcomes.

As a member of the Glasgow Supporting Families Team, you’ll be linked to Chirnsyde Primary School, Milton, North East Glasgow, 5 days a week, delivering an embedded family support service. We work alongside teachers to understand the issues affecting their pupils and what we can do to help raise children’s overall educational attainment, health and wellbeing. This post will have a specific emphasis on parental engagement and positive partnership working with parents to identify their needs and help them ensure their children get the best out of school.

This is a full time, fixed term post of 35 hours per week until 31 March 2019. Hours to be worked flexibly to suit the needs of the service and the school (evenings and occasional weekends as required).

If you have experience of working with children and their families and have an SVQ Level 3/ HNC or equivalent in Child Care/Social Care or related area, accredited counselling qualification, or other relevant qualification at SCQF level 7 then… we want to hear from you.

Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) works on behalf of the more than one in four children in the UK growing up in poverty. We use our understanding of what causes poverty and the impact it has on children’s lives to campaign for policies that will prevent and solve poverty – for good. We also provide training, advice and information to make sure hard-up families get the financial support they need.

Based in our busy Glasgow office you will play a vital role in delivering the important work of CPAG in Scotland. Working with three other administrative staff you will provide support to the Director of CPAG in Scotland and the Head of Advice and Rights Scotland. You will provide administrative assistance in relation to our finance, personnel, marketing, training, events and other customer service activity.

Experience of office administration, using all basic Microsoft Office packages, and of providing administrative assistance for training, seminar or conference type events will be essential to this role as will experience of working to tight deadlines. You will also have excellent customer care skills, the ability to learn how to use IT systems and to work with a diverse range of people.

CPAG wants a society where all children can enjoy their childhoods and have fair chances in life to reach their full potential. Come and help us end child poverty for good.

We provide a diverse set of services for children and young people, charities and a wide range of adults across the city. You will have a proven track record in community fundraising activities, individual giving, and commercial link-ups. Ideally, a relevant qualification.

SAMH (the Scottish Association for Mental Health) is a charity working across Scotland. Every year, we provide over a million hours of support to people who need our help. Every week, we work with around 3,000 individuals in over 60 services. Every day, we campaign for better mental health for the people of Scotland

The SAMH National Employment Team operates high quality services to support customers to access and sustain employment. As part of our package of Employability products, an exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team and make a positive impact on the lives of the customers we support.

Internal applicants should note that if successful, this will be a secondment opportunity.

Working closely with a number of Community Mental Health Teams, you will work with people using mental health services, employers and professional networks to secure employment for people with severe and enduring mental health problems.

You will be able to demonstrate a good understanding of best practice in mental health provision and/or in the provision of employability and employment services. We are looking for initiative, creativity, energy and determination and the ability to motivate, develop and inspire individuals to develop their self-confidence and realise their aspirations. You will be a self-starter, thrive in a multi-agency setting and have an appetite to promote this innovative approach.

As this post will involve travel across various locations a full driving licence and access to your own transport is essential.

If you wish to discuss this vacancy, please contact Neil Boyd on 07714 140117.

Working with adults with learning disabilities and their carers 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 to add to our staff team at our new 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 advanced needs. More details of the service can be found on our website enableglasgow.org.uk

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. 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.

Your role will be to assist individuals with their health and wellbeing needs and actively participate in maintaining the safety and security of the home environment. This includes tasks that are supportive to the needs of the service and which assist service users in relation to keeping their home comfortable and running smoothly. Experience in residential support work is essential. The successful applicant should also hold or be working towards an SVQ Level 3 Qualification.

Thenue Housing Association is based in Glasgow and provides high quality housing to over 3,000 tenants and owners in six areas, mainly in the east end of the city. We have always gone beyond our core housing responsibilities to address the wider needs of our communities and are currently recruiting a Project Worker for our Choices for Change project.

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated individual from a community development background to support the Project Coordinator in delivering Choices for Change. The project supports people who are lonely and socially isolated and is built around a 10 week personal development course delivered in partnership with Glasgow Kelvin College.

Responsibilities include delivering life-skills training to course participants as well as assisting in the recruitment of course participants, assessment of training needs and project monitoring. An additional responsibility will be enabling participants to shape course content to match their needs and aspirations.

You will have relevant community development experience, preferably gained in a similar environment, have excellent communication skills and the ability to manage your own workload. You will have a full current driving licence.

In return, we offer an excellent package including a competitive salary, a Defined Contribution Pension Scheme, 25 days annual leave plus 15 public holidays pro-rata.

Thenue aims to be an equal opportunities employer.

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Do you have what it takes to make a difference?

ENABLE Scotland is a dynamic and vibrant organisation dedicated to improving the lives of people with learning disabilities and we are looking for motivated and driven individuals to join us in striving to ensure they have the same opportunities as everyone else.

Due to area growth and expansion within our Renfrewshire and Inverclyde services, we have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and motivated individual with experience of team management in the Social Care sector, to join our team based in our Glasgow City Centre offices.

You must have the passion and drive to lead teams of frontline staff to support individuals to achieve their personal outcomes and live the life they choose.

Sound good so far?

Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate the following:

* Experience working with adults and children with learning disabilities, epilepsy, autism and physical support needs.

* Experience in using person centred planning techniques in addition to delivering and leading excellent support practices.

* Strong facilitation skills to encourage staff teams to take ownership and responsibility for the quality of support they deliver.

* The ability to effectively communicate with the people we support, staff teams, families and external care professionals.

* Creating and delivering robust service designs, support strategies and risk assessments whilst managing individual budgets.

* Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise your workload whilst working under pressure.

* SVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent desirable not essential.

* Full driving licence with access to your own vehicle for business use.

* As a Team Facilitator, flexibility is essential. You will be required to work in line with service needs including some evening and weekend working and if required, to participate in the out of hours on call system.

What's also great about ENABLE Scotland is that we believe in developing all our staff and provide an extensive training programme, combined with a commitment to create career development opportunities including SVQ Level 4.

Remember this is #morethanajob - it's the first step to you making a difference and beginning your career with an award winning charity with its values at its core.

Could you play a vital overnight role in ensuring the safe, secure and smooth running of Glasgow Night Shelter?

We are looking for committed individuals who will provide effective overnight coordination of volunteers, guests and resources, monitoring welfare and dealing with any emergencies. Please note this is NOT a sleeping shift (11pm-8.30am).

Working with adults with learning disabilities and their carers 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 to add to our staff team at our new 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 advanced needs. More details of the service can be found on our website enableglasgow.org.uk

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. 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.

Your role will be to support individuals in every aspect of their daily lives, including maintaining health and wellbeing, accessing social opportunities and assisting individuals with running and maintaining their home. Experience in residential support work is essential. The successful applicant should also hold or be working towards an SVQ Level 3 Qualification. Must be available to work on a shift rota basis.

Working with adults with learning disabilities and their carers 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 to add to our staff team at our new 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 advanced needs. More details of the service can be found on our website enableglasgow.org.uk

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. 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.

We are looking to recruit support assistants on a day shift/backshift rota basis. Your role will be to assist individuals with their health and wellbeing needs and to take an active role in maintaining the safety and security of the home environment. This will include participating in tasks that are supportive to the needs of the service and which assist service users in relation to keeping their home comfortable and running smoothly. Experience in residential support work is essential. The successful applicant should also hold or be working towards an SVQ Level 3 Qualification.

ng homes is a leading community based Housing Association that provides housing and support services to almost 7,000 tenants and owners within North Glasgow. Our customers are at the heart of our business and we strive to deliver customer service excellence in all that we do.

We are now looking to recruit a new team member for the newly created post of Personal Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer.

Reporting to the Senior Corporate Services Officer, the post holder will provide administrative and secretarial support to the CEO and the Association’s voluntary Board, where required. A key element of this role is to support the Senior Corporate Services Officer to achieve effective governance across the organisation including effectively servicing the Board and Sub-Committees.

The main duties of the post will include ensuring the maintenance of systems, records and registers linked to governance policies and procedures, supporting the development and delivery of the Association’s social media strategy, website content management and generally providing a high quality customer service to internal and external customers.

The successful candidate will have experience of working in a similar role in a customer focused environment and will ideally possess a relevant professional qualification or be working towards achieving this.

Starter Packs Glasgow is a charity based in Govan working to alleviate poverty across the city. By providing packs of essential household goods to those moving into a new tenancy, often after homelessness, we can make houses more homely, and help people to sustain their tenancy. We do this through the help and support of our local community, much-needed donations and the many staff and volunteers we’re lucky to work with.

Our van team are often ‘the face of Starter Packs Glasgow’. It is this team who are responsible for delivering our packs to our customers; their experience of us as a charity depends on their experience of our van team members. Equally, the van team are responsible for the collection and delivery of donations and sold goods to our supporters and shop customers; their impression of our van team can influence whether they choose to support us again in future. Our customers let us into their homes, and all deserve to receive a professional service and to be treated with dignity and respect. It is vital that our Van Crew Supervisor appreciates the importance this can play in the ongoing success of the charity. We are, therefore, looking for someone who can inspire the team, not only to meet high standards in vehicle maintenance and health and safety but also to deliver exemplary customer service.

Do you like being empowered? And empowering others? Do you have experience of successfully leading a team? Are you passionate and creative? Are you flexible, adaptable and willing to learn? We’re excited to be able to offer you an opportunity to join our team!

We’re looking for someone who loves working with people and has the ability to lead, inspire and empower those around them. Our successful candidate will be someone who is friendly and positive in their approach and attitude, with the energy to instil this in others. They will be able to work collaboratively with peers and colleagues, actively engaging with others and building strong working relationships. We also require someone with a business mind with the ability to make confident commercial decisions.

As a Shop Manager, we can offer you a challenging but enjoyable and hugely rewarding role with Save the Children. We will provide you with the right training, support and coaching you need in order to successfully manage and lead a team of volunteers in running the shop.

Save the Children shops are at the heart of the community, providing a welcoming and positive environment for people to come together to volunteer, donate and shop.

Byres Road is the heart and soul of Glasgow’s West End! It is considered the most cosmopolitan and eclectic street in the city with an exciting mix of restaurants, coffee houses, high street stores, independent fashion and lifestyle boutiques, book and vintage shops. It is near to Glasgow University, Botanic Gardens and Kelvingrove Art Gallery so is a popular destination for students, professionals and tourists. We’re looking for someone who can engage with that community, in particular to build our student customer and volunteer base and create the environment that our Byres Road Shop needs to thrive, generating much needed income for Save the Children.

Does this excite you? Have you got what we’re looking for? If so, we’d love to hear from you.

Working in more than 120 countries, Save the Children does whatever it takes to create breakthroughs in the way the world treats children. Together, we save children’s lives, fight for their rights and help them fulfil their potential.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. If you share our mission, are passionate about making it happen and strongly believe you can contribute then join us and we'll give you every opportunity to succeed. We look forward to hearing from you.

Start your day knowing you will make a difference!

The Richmond Fellowship Scotland is a leading voluntary organisation, supporting people with a broad range of needs to live in their own homes, as part of their community. We are an organisation driven by strong values and a firm commitment to choice, dignity and social inclusion. Although we support over 2800 people throughout Scotland, we are committed to delivering services that recognise people as individuals and treat them with dignity and respect; just like we would all want ourselves.

We are currently looking to increase our staff resource in the Glasgow South area and are looking for people who can help our supported individuals to achieve their own positive outcomes. We are therefore looking to recruit new Sessional Staff to join the team to provide flexible support.

If you`re fit and healthy with a wide range of personal interests and activities, and are willing to share your community contacts with those you support, this could be the opportunity for you.

You will be part of a committed team, supporting individuals with a variety of complex needs, some of whom also have physical and/or learning disabilities. All of the people supported need support with some aspects of their life such as paying bills and general household tasks, but it can also involve support with personal care and hygiene. There are a number of people with complex needs in the service, some with limited verbal communication. Some of the individuals can get anxious and display challenging behaviour such as verbal outbursts, becoming upset or disengaging from support.

You will join an experienced team full of enthusiastic staff that will mentor you, provide support and guidance and you will also receive excellent training.

There are 10 Sessional posts available as this service is all about being flexible. There is a wide range of shifts available (e.g. earliest start is 8am and the latest finish is usually 10pm however this can sometimes be later for night-time activities) and the sleepover shift is usually backshift followed by an early shift (e.g. 3pm till 10.00pm S/O then a 7am - 3pm finish). The shifts will vary from week to week and can work around university and college hours and placements.

No care experience is necessary for these positions, but we are also seeking people who have previously worked in this type of service and who are looking to develop their career with an organisation committed to achieving outcomes for the people we support and for our staff. People with skills in supporting those with autism and learning disabilities will find this a great service to be part of.

This is an excellent opportunity to make a change in your life and in that of the people we support. The work can be challenging, but as well as a competitive salary, enhanced pension contributions, annual leave and discounts at over 850 online and high street retailers, we can offer you a rewarding and satisfying role in your local community.

Start your day knowing you will make a difference!

The Richmond Fellowship Scotland is a leading voluntary organisation, supporting people with a broad range of needs to live in their own homes, as part of their community. We are an organisation driven by strong values and a firm commitment to choice, dignity and social inclusion. Although we support over 2800 people throughout Scotland, we are committed to delivering services that recognise people as individuals and treat them with dignity and respect; just like we would all want ourselves.

We are currently looking to increase our staff resource in the Glasgow South area and are looking for people who can help our supported individuals to achieve their own positive outcomes. We are therefore looking to recruit new staff members to join the team.

If you`re fit and healthy with a wide range of personal interests and activities, and are willing to share your community contacts with those you support, this could be the opportunity for you.

You will be part of a committed team, supporting individuals with a variety of complex needs, some of whom also have physical and/or learning disabilities. All of the people supported need support with some aspects of their life such as paying bills and general household tasks, but it can also involve support with personal care and hygiene. There are a number of people with complex needs in the service, some with limited verbal communication. Some of the individuals can get anxious and display challenging behaviour such as verbal outbursts, becoming upset or disengaging from support.

You will join an experienced team full of enthusiastic staff that will mentor you, provide support and guidance and you will also receive excellent training including a VQ in social care.

There are 12 Support Practitioner posts available (hours range from 1 to 39 hours per week), if you are looking for part-time but can be flexible this could be the service for you.

There is a wide range of shifts available (e.g. earliest start is 8am and the latest finish is usually 10pm however this can sometimes be later for night-time activities) and the sleepover shift is usually backshift followed by an early shift (e.g. 3pm till 10.00pm S/O then a 7am - 3pm finish). The shifts will vary from week to week and can include split shifts and lone working. It would be desirable that you have a driving licence however this is not essential.

No care experience is necessary for these positions, but we are also seeking people who have previously worked in this type of service and who are looking to develop their career with an organisation committed to achieving outcomes for the people we support and for our staff. People with skills in supporting those with autism and learning disabilities will find this a great service to be part of.

This is an excellent opportunity to make a change in your life and in that of the people we support. The work can be challenging, but as well as a competitive salary, enhanced pension contributions, annual leave and discounts at over 850 online and high street retailers, we can offer you a rewarding and satisfying role in your local community.

West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) strives to be more than just a landlord. With over 50 years of history, what sets us apart is the way in which we go further to improve the lives of our tenants, innovatively responding to their needs as their lives change. We provide around 3,500 homes across the West of Scotland and go further to provide housing you can call home.

We are looking for a qualified and experienced HR & Corporate Services Officer who will manage the day to day Human Resources/ Organisation Development and Corporate Services functions for WSHA and Willowacre Trust, our charitable subsidiary.

With at least 3 years’ experience at HR Assistant or Advisor level you will report to the Head of Corporate Services and ensure the effective and efficient day to day running of Corporate Services function; including performance reporting, policy review and data protection. You will also support the Head of Corporate Services to develop and implement the People Strategy.

You will also lead and support organisational project work as required e.g. Healthy Working Lives, Go Green Project and provide administration for all health and safety matters relating to office based staff.

West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) strives to be more than just a landlord. With over 50 years of history, what sets us apart is the way in which we go further to improve the lives of our tenants, innovatively responding to their needs as their lives change. We provide around 3,500 homes across the West of Scotland and go further to provide housing you can call home.

We are looking for a Corporate Services Assistant with excellent organisational and administrative skills who will provide effective administrative support to the Corporate Services functions including HR and Organisational Development.

With experience of providing administrative support, you will report to the HR & Corporate Services Officer to provide administrative support across all Corporate Services activities including accurate record keeping. You will also undertake administration of the Risk Management System and assist with risk management reporting and assist in the preparation of performance reports and statistics.

BTA (Bruce Tait Associates) are delighted to be working with Scottish Youth Theatre in their search for a Fundraising Manager.

Established in 1976, Scottish Youth Theatre gives more than 100,000 young people an opportunity to participate in youth theatre activity across Scotland and internationally. They are able to showcase new work, participate in workshops and theatre productions and learn new skills through the Scottish Youth Theatre training programmes or specially-commissioned projects.

VISION: to drive a movement in Scotland which is internationally renowned for inspiring young people to become groundbreaking individuals who value the arts and are empowered by their creativity in every aspect of their lives.

MISSION: to unlock the creative energies of young people in Scotland through theatre.

ARTISTIC AMBITION: to cultivate the next generation of Scottish theatre-makers, innovators and activists; inspiring them to experiment, take risks; to discuss and debate; to question and be questioned; to challenge and be challenged; to learn from their success and failures – to create groundbreaking, life affirming theatre here in Scotland.

This is your opportunity to work for an organisation that plays a significant influential role in shaping young people’s personal, social and artistic development. The charity is recruiting a Fundraising Manager to be responsible for setting up robust fundraising practices which will ensure a strategic fundraising direction within the business plan. You will lead on key aspects of fundraising, with a focus on trusts and foundations and corporate support, to achieve the design and delivery of a comprehensive fundraising strategy.

You will be a motivated and innovative fundraiser able to communicate with a range of stakeholders and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously. You will bring a positive attitude and enthusiasm, great networks and a professional management style. You’ll enjoy building relationships with Trusts and individuals, and work closely with the Scottish Youth Theatre staff team to maximise and develop fundraising opportunities.

This is a rare opportunity to join our Women’s Refuge Team. As a Family Resource Worker you will support women during their stay in refuge and work with the women daily providing therapeutic 1-1 / group work support and housing support.

We would welcome candidates who have experience of working with women who have experienced domestic abuse, in a therapeutic 1-1 and group work setting. You must be highly organised, proactive and work from the feminist perspective of domestic abuse. It is also essential that you drive and have a qualification that allows you to register as a support worker in Housing Support with the SSSC.

The Marie Trust is a Glasgow based homeless charity, offering a range of person-centred services to prevent and alleviate homelessness and to promote social inclusion. We are looking for an Intervention Worker with drive and enthusiasm to provide housing/welfare rights advice and support to people affected by homelessness/social exclusion. This will involve specific responsibility for working with people who have complex needs, in a challenging and rewarding setting.

Candidates should demonstrate a commitment to person-centred practice. All appointments are subject to satisfactory PVG Scheme Disclosure.

This post is funded by Glasgow City Council.

The Role:

Project Return has been developed to provide a voice to care experienced young people who have been involved in the justice system to help create an in-depth understanding of the effects of trauma and how healthy, long-term relationships can help a young person move on.

Thanks to funding awarded by Life Changes Trust, we are recruiting a Development Worker to work with young people with lived experience, supporting them to take part in a steering group with the aim of co-producing a toolkit of resources to aid understanding of trauma.

The successful candidate:

You will have experience of working with and supporting vulnerable young people and an understanding of trauma and its impact. You will demonstrate an ability to work with wide range of stakeholders and audiences and be able to communicate with them using a variety of methods. You will be well organised and able to manage a wide and varied range of tasks with competing priorities and deadlines.

Organisation Profile:

This is an exciting opportunity to join the only national organisation in Scotland working with frontline workers, managers and leaders supporting care experienced young people ensuring that they have the expertise and passion to help young people lead happy successful lives.

This is a key post within the organisation and is expected to ensure that the views of care experienced young people are heard and understood.

Main Functions of Role:

§ To recruit and work with a steering group of care experienced young people, those with lived experience, practitioners, managers and professionals who will co-design this work.

§ Support those young people with lived experience to ensure that they are able to participate fully in the work of the steering group.

§ Support the steering group to co-produce a toolkit of resources to aid understanding of trauma.

§ Support the roll out and development of the resource across our membership.

§ Support young people to fully participate in the development of a scoping paper, ensuring that their views are heard, given real weight and acted upon.

§ Design a robust evaluation tool to measure the ongoing impact and success of the project.

§ Ensure that the work of the project is fed into all Staf Managers’ Forums, Practitioners’ Gatherings, Focus Groups and Conferences.

The Role:

Both Staf and the Centre for Youth and Criminal Justice (CYCJ) support the Scottish Government’s vision of making Scotland the best place to grow up and agree that including young people at all levels of their work is key in ensuring their voice is heard and their ideas play an integral part in future plans.

Thanks to funding awarded by Life Changes Trust, we are recruiting a Youth Justice Participation Worker to establish a steering group to act as advisors and ensure they are involved in all aspects of the planning and development of the project.

The successful candidate:

You will have experience of working with and supporting vulnerable young people and show a proven ability to facilitate groups of young people, managing group dynamics and leading their work. You will have an understanding of youth justice and care systems and will show a understanding of the issues facing young people who have experience in these areas. You will be well organised and able to manage a wide and varied range of tasks with competing priorities and deadlines.

Organisation Profile:

This is an exciting opportunity to join the only national organisation in Scotland working with frontline workers, managers and leaders supporting care experienced young people ensuring that they have the expertise and passion to help young people lead happy successful lives.

This is a key post within the organisation and is expected to ensure that the views of care experienced young people are heard and understood.

Main Functions of Role:

§ Establish a steering group of young people to act as advisors to the project.

§ Ensure that young people are involved in all aspects of planning and development of the project.

§ Work across Scotland to innovatively gather the views of care experienced young people involved in the justice system.

§ Develop an ongoing feedback and evaluation loop to ensure learning is shared widely.

§ Feed the views of young people into the wider work of Staf and CYCJ.

§ Attend youth justice related meetings to comment on practice and policy based on the experiences of children and young people.

§ Contribute to training and practice development activities to share the views of children and young people.

§ Help to identify policy and practice improvements based on young people’s experiences.

The Role:

We have spent many years listening the voice of care experienced young people and one of the messages we hear over and over is that just healthy relationships are the key in leading healthy, successful lives.

Thanks to funding awarded by Esmée Fairbairn, we are recruiting a Learning and Development Project Worker to engage with managers, practitioners and care experienced young people to design and deliver a tool which supports the prioritisation and benchmarking of relationship-based practice.

The successful candidate:

You will have experience of working with and supporting vulnerable young people and an understanding of the challenges facing care experienced young people. You will demonstrate an ability to work with wide range of stakeholders and audiences and be able to communicate with them using a variety of methods. You will have experience of developing learning and development packages including evaluation. You will be well organised and able to manage a wide and varied range of tasks with competing priorities and deadlines.

Organisation Profile:

This is an exciting opportunity to join the only national organisation in Scotland working with frontline workers, managers and leaders supporting care experienced young people ensuring that they have the expertise and passion to help young people lead happy successful lives.

This is a key post within the organisation and is expected to ensure that the views of care experienced young people are heard, understood and acted upon.

Main Functions of Role:

§ Recruit and work with a steering group of Staf members who will act as an advisory group to this project.

§ Design and deliver a series of workshops across Scotland to engage with a wide range of practitioners, managers, young people and other corporate parents.

§ Work with a group of Staf members and young people to co–produce a benchmarking tool.

§ Design a robust evaluation tool to measure the impact and success of the tool.

§ Design and deliver an effective training intervention to ensure maximum take up of tool.

§ Work with the Policy and Communications Manager to ensure maximum impact of developed tool.

§ Ensure that the work of the project is fed into all Staf Managers’ Forums, Practitioners’ Gatherings, Focus Groups and Conferences.

Since 2016 CBUK has been offering bereavement support to children, young people (up to the age of 25) and their families across Glasgow. We are now expanding this service and are seeking to recruit an Outreach Worker to support the Glasgow Bereavement Services Team Lead in the development, provision and evaluation of this support in localities to the north and east of Glasgow.

Applicants should have a qualification in education, health, social care, or counselling, experience in working with bereaved children and young people and be passionate about enhancing support for bereaved families.

Closing Date: Friday 23 November 2018

Interviews: Thursday 29 November 2018

Passionate about using evidence to affect change in policy and practice? Committed to working in partnership to support the implementation of national policy at local level? Alcohol Focus Scotland is looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our dedicated and skilled team.

As Scotland’s national alcohol charity, Alcohol Focus Scotland seeks to prevent and reduce alcohol harm. In support of this aim we support local Alcohol and Drug Partnerships to implement evidence-based approaches to reducing alcohol harm, through the provision of learning opportunities, sharing of information and developing tools and resources. We are looking for an experienced policy development professional to lead on our local engagement work. Initially, this work will focus on:

• Collaborating with local partners to create an alcohol-related deaths prevention toolkit, using the findings from national and local deaths reviews.
• Leading the coordination and development of support for Alcohol and Drug Partnerships on preventative approaches to reducing alcohol harm at local level.

If you share our commitment to evidence-based policy development, we’d love to hear from you.

Service: ARBD Hoddam, Glasgow

These services support people who have been diagnosed with ARBD (Alcohol Related Brain Damage). The successful candidates should be able to establish supportive relationships with service users and offer them practical and emotional support. They will be able to demonstrate a solution focused approach to their work and a commitment to developing good team work practice.

Some knowledge and experience of working with ARBD and the complexity this can have on service users would be an advantage but not essential as training will be given.

Your duties will be the same as our Support Workers in demonstrating a solution focused approach to their work and a commitment to developing good team work practice

Youth Development Worker (to work with 11-18 age group)

Duration: 35 hours per week (potentially reducing to 28 hrs p.w. from April 2019) funded for 3 years

Salary: £23,947 per annum/pro rata

Base: YCSA Office at 48 Darnley Street, Glasgow, G41 2SE

Funded by BBC Children in Need, the Robertson Trust, the Corra Foundation

Ctrl Alt Delete Development Worker (to work with 16-25 age group)

Duration: 35 hours per week initially funded till March 2019

Salary: £23, 947 per annum/pro rata

Base: YCSA Office at 48 Darnley Street, Glasgow, G41 2SE

Funded by the Scottish Government People & Communities Fund

YCSA Development Workers support and empower young people from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) backgrounds to become active and valued members of society. Work includes 1:1 individual, person-centred and group support empowering young people in employment, educational and social contexts to reduce social exclusion and poverty. The Youth Development Worker will organise and run activity clubs and a homework club for BME young people. The Ctrl Alt Delete Development Worker will work to enable young people to move on to positive destinations such as employment or further education.

To apply for the above posts please download to download the job description you’re applying for and application forms. Notes of Guidance, Equal Opportunities and our Privacy Notice are also included for you to view as you apply. See below for these forms.

The role of the ‘Ctrl Alt Del’ Development Worker is to support and empower young people from BME backgrounds to become active and valued members of society. To develop and deliver a high quality service which provides 1:1 individual, person-centred and group support empowering young people in employment, educational and social contexts to reduce social exclusion and poverty. To ensure service outputs are delivered effectively and outcomes achieved. To develop and maintain partnerships with key local and national stakeholders.

Reports to: Ctrl Alt Delete Programme Lead

PVG Scheme: The role requires individuals to join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme if not already a member. The post is subject to the Scheme Record accessed prior to the post commencing.

Responsibilities

§ Provide developmental support to encourage and empower clients to engage in activities that improve their life, aspirations and employability opportunities

§ Through 1:1 support and group work to empower young people to identify barriers and overcome them through finding positive alternatives

§ Design and deliver appropriate, creative and other engaging intervention programmes including planning resource requirements and effectively market, monitor and evaluate programmes

§ Develop opportunities for young people which focus on their learning, employment opportunities and personal development

§ Carry out a needs assessment and establish, agree and deliver a development plan with each young BME person

§ Maintain personal development records of each young BME person registered into the service and prepare high quality reports quarterly, annually and on completion of programmes

§ Ensure all monitoring, recording systems and business processes are kept accurate and up to date at all times

§ Develop and maintain strong partnerships within public, private and third sectors and enhance the service referral process and pathways for young people

§ Provide effective support in raising employment and language/literacy skills

§ Support and contribute to departmental, organisational and partnership goals/objectives, projects and initiatives

§ Maintain a working knowledge of YCSA and other organisational services in order to refer service users to the most appropriate opportunity and communicate effectively with both internal and external colleagues

§ Identify and cultivate funding opportunities for the service and organisation and support with funding applications

§ Support development and practice of volunteers working with CAD clients

§ Understand and abide by the policies of the organisation including Health and Safety, Equal Opportunities, Confidentiality, and Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults

§ Carry out any other duties as directed by management

The role of the Youth Development Worker is to support and empower young people from BME backgroundsaged 10 – 18 to become active and valued members of society. To develop and deliver a high quality service which provides individual, person-centred and group support empowering young people in employment, educational and social contexts to reduce social exclusion and poverty. To ensure service outputs are delivered effectively and outcomes achieved. To develop and maintain partnerships with key local and national stakeholders. To plan and develop activities and manage sessional staff and volunteers involved in service delivery

PVG Scheme: The role requires individuals to join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme if not already a member. The post is subject to the Scheme Record accessed prior to the post commencing.

Responsibilities

§ Design and deliver appropriate, creative and engaging intervention programmes and effectively market, monitor and evaluate them

§ Develop opportunities for young people which focus on their learning, employment opportunities and personal development

§ Ensure all monitoring, recording systems and business processes are kept accurate and up to date at all times

§ To recruit and manage sessional staff and volunteers involved in service delivery

§ Provide developmental support to encourage and empower clients to engage in activities that improve their life, aspirations and employability opportunities

§ Empower young people to identify barriers and overcome them through finding positive alternatives

§ Maintain personal development records of each young BME person registered into the service and prepare high quality reports quarterly, annually and on completion of programmes

§ Carry out a needs assessment and establish, agree and deliver a development plan with each young BME person that requires 1:1 support

§ Develop and maintain strong partnerships within public, private and third sectors and enhance the service referral process and pathways for young people

§ Maintain a working knowledge of YCSA and other organisational services in order to refer service users to the most appropriate opportunity and communicate effectively with both internal and external colleagues

§ Promote YCSA services and facilities citywide

§ Identify and carry out regular community and stakeholder consultations and research to evidence, develop and evaluate projects and identify areas of service development alongside raising awareness of barriers within public, private and third sectors

§ Identify and cultivate funding opportunities for the service and organisation and support with funding applications

§ Understand and abide by the policies of the organisation including Health and Safety, Equal Opportunities, Confidentiality, and Protection of Children and other vulnerable individuals

§ Carry out any other duties as directed by management

Further information can be obtained by contacting YCSA on 0141 420 6600.

Please indicate which post you are applying for or whether you are applying for both posts. Please ensure you demonstrate the relevant range of skills for each post applied for.

Join the Scottish Housing Regulator Board to protect and promote the interests of tenants and others who use social housing services.

Scottish Ministers wish to appoint:

• A current tenant or someone who lives in social housing in Scotland; and/or
• Someone with experience of housing service provision at a strategic & senior level.

Both should have strong communication skills, be able to challenge constructively and work in a team.

We want people from diverse backgrounds. Applications are particularly welcome from groups currently under-represented on Scotland’s public bodies, such as women, ethnic minorities and people aged under 50. They would also encourage applications from those with personal experience of having a disability arising from a physical or mental impairment. Previous board level experience is not essential.

Appointed on merit: committed to diversity and equality.

Be part of something different!

Following a review of ministry requirements to complement traditional parish ministry, The Ministries Council of the Church of Scotland is pleased to be able to recruit for this role.

Main Purpose of post: Carntyne Parish is a Priority Area in the east end of Glasgow. It has a high number of older people in the parish and the church is looking to strengthen their engagement with older people in the community and work towards the following outcomes:

• More people in the community will access the older peoples programmes
• Older people engaged with will feel less socially isolated
• Older people in the community will feel more connected to the church
• Older people in the community will have a greater awareness of wider services available to them in the community

This role is varied and will allow you to use your gifts, skills and experience to make a difference to the lives of people in our parishes and communities.

Be part of something different!

Following a review of ministry requirements to complement traditional parish ministry, The Ministries Council of the Church of Scotland is pleased to be able to recruit for this role.

Main Purpose of post: In partnership with the Minister and Kirk session build and develop meaningful relationships between the Church, families and groups within the existing Congregation and community.

This role is varied and will allow you to use your gifts, skills and experience to make a difference to the lives of people in our parishes and communities.