We are seeking a project manager to join our cross-functional team in delivering innovation and improvement projects in Scotland’s social services.

We are looking for a self-starter with a passion for using their knowledge and skills to improve services and generate evidence. You will work on a number of projects

and will be expected to manage your time across these projects.

Iriss is a charity working to support the social services workforce in Scotland to deliver positive outcomes for people who access care and support. We focus on enhancing the capacity and capability of Scotland’s social services workforce to access and make use of knowledge and research for service innovation and improvement. Our unique approach is characterised by a willingness to adapt and learn from a wide range of disciplines. Examples of our work are available at iriss.org.uk.

The role is Glasgow-based but travel to other locations across Scotland may be required.

This is a full time post, but part-time applications will be considered.

We are seeking a researcher, librarian or information professional to join our Evidence Search and Summary Service.

Iriss is a charity working to support the social services workforce in Scotland to deliver positive outcomes for people who access care and support. Our Evidence Search and Summary Service (ESSS) helps people working in the sector to find and use evidence from research, practice and experience to inform practice, service improvement and continuous learning. ESSS is informed by Iriss’s unique approach, characterised by a willingness to adapt and learn from a wide range of disciplines. Further details on ESSS are available at iriss.org.uk/esss.

The successful candidate will use iterative approaches to searches to produce outputs in response to enquiries. These outputs will be accessible, flexible and engaging products tailored to the needs of different enquirers. Key areas of focus and deliverables include:

● Refining the methods, activities and products that constitute the service

● Building an engagement model for frontline staff and managers in local authority, third and independent sectors

● A demand and capacity model which sets out the volume of activity the core team can support

● Developing a collaborative relationship with key stakeholders in the sector.

The role is Glasgow-based but travel to other locations across Scotland may be required.

This is a full time post, but part-time applications will be considered.

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

Are you passionate about participation, young people’s engagement and making sure their voice is heard and acted on by decision makers? Have you already made a significant impact elsewhere in making sure children and young people have a voice? Do you have the passion and enthusiasm to make a real difference to the lives of deaf children and young? If so, we would like to hear from you.

This post offers an amazing opportunity to manage and develop our growing participation work and profile with deaf children and young people. Working closely with the Policy and Campaigns team, the post holder will manage a team to actively engage and support deaf children and young people to get involved in our policy and campaigning activity, ensuring all of our work is influenced by their views and experiences.

The role is also an outward facing service and therefore you will bring your experience to partnership development and influencing others. You will also possess strong management and leadership skills that are underpinned by strategic thinking and budget management.

Candidates will need extensive experience of working directly with children and young people and a strong commitment to upholding their needs and rights. Having a good working knowledge of current policy in safeguarding, education, health and decision making processes would be advantageous.

• Are you scunnered with your job?
• Are you looking for a change of direction?
• Do you want to inform change and make a significant impact upon practice within early learning and childcare?

If you have answered yes to these questions then our EYS Professional Learning Manager post is the change you need!

• £31414 - £36071 per annum. Starting point may be negotiable.
• Full Time (35 hours per week)
• Degree qualified
• Based in the Glasgowofficewith some travel
• Full current driving license with own transport
• Reports to Head of Professional Learning and Quality Assurance

All pay and allowances are pro-rata

Early Years Scotland (EYS) is looking for an exceptional individual to join their Professional Learning Team at a hugely exciting stage in its development! Maree Todd, Minister for Children and Young People, officially opened the EYS Professional Learning Academy (PLA) in December 2019. You would play an invaluable role in making the EYS PLA the go to organisation for all those invested in high quality early learning and childcare.

Monday - Research and develop high quality materials for a session for ELC Professionals.

Tuesday - Plan and deliver a professional learning session for ELC professionals within HMP Low Moss.

Wednesday - With one of your team, deliver a session for our own Early Years Scotland practitioners.

Thursday - E Learning time! Facilitate a webinar with a national collaborative learning community!

Friday -What will Friday bring? Share your vision of what a day in the EYS PL Team would look like!

This is an exceptional opportunity and a unique challenge waiting to be shaped by you!

You will work closely with the Head of Professional Learning and Quality Assurance, supporting them to achieve the highest standards in all aspects of the Professional Learning Team’s remit.

You will have a pivotal role in shaping learning programmes, creating materials and influencing and improving practice. You will ensure that Early Years Scotland builds on its excellent reputation in this field and becomes a leading and sought after professional learning provider for the early years sector in Scotland.

You will bring a range of experience and skills including:

• significant experience of delivering professional learning in the sector, including online
• knowledge and experience of developing learning, including online
• excellent knowledge of early years policy at local and national level
• line management experience
• enthusiastic team player and team leader

Early Years Scotland – who are we?

• National Specialist Organisation for Scotland’s youngest children birth to 5 Years
• Established for over 50 years
• Fully qualified experienced early years staff
• Multi-faceted, but focused on the one single goal of helping to give every child in Scotland a fair, equal and excellent start in life

We can describe our organisational activity as 4 strands:

Strand 1: Work with children and families, working directly in a range of settings

Strand 2: Membership and Development Support for ELC settings for, and on behalf of, Scotland’s youngest children

Strand 3: EYS Professional Learning Academy, supporting the workforce with their professional learning needs, especially at this time of great opportunity, challenge and change.

Strand 4: Policy and advocacy, influencing, shaping and challenging all policy that relates to matters concerned with the earliest years of children’s lives.

We also offer an excellent range of professional development opportunities and the chance to be truly instrumental in making a difference to the lives of young children across Scotland.

Strath Union are looking for a Project Manager to run our Townhead Area Foodsharing Project for a fixed term until 31.3.2021.

The Townhead Area Foodsharing Project will facilitate student volunteers to collect end of the day food waste from local retailers in the area and share it for free. The Project Manager will facilitate Climate Literacy training, climate change discussions, food waste cooking workshops and dinners. Activities should increase awareness of climate change and lead to a reduction in CO2e emissions in the area. The project should lead to more sustainable behaviours in the community.

The Project Manager will work with students and residents of the Townhead area to coordinate all areas of the project as well as reporting, monitoring and measuring. The primary location of the community fridge is within Strathclyde Students’ Union and the Project Manager will also coordinate the expansion of community fridges to neighbouring institutions and communities.

A full Job Description is available for download below.

Are you passionate about enabling individuals and communities to thrive?

Are you a skilled communicator who enjoys building positive relationships?

Are you enthusiastic about using research, analysis, facilitation and communication skills to change things for the better?

We are looking for a Knowledge and Learning Manager to join our team which supports and enables colleagues in our Scotland Directorate and grantholders to reflect on, share and learn from our funding. Supporting a team to capture evidence of impact, policy and practice from internal and external sources will be the focus of this role. You’ll also provide advice to colleagues and decision makers on how funding can achieve greatest impact.

About Us

The National Lottery Community Fund (previously The Big Lottery Fund) is the largest community funder in the UK-we’re proud to award money raised by National Lottery Players to communities across the UK. Last year we gave out £50 million to over 1100 projects across Scotland.

At the heart of everything we do is the belief that when people are in the lead, communities thrive. We focus on supporting charities, community groups and people with great ideas, large or small. We aim to work with people flexibly, improving the ways we engage with communities and building new partnerships with other funders, charities and individuals.

We are looking for diverse and talented people who share our values and are passionate about making a difference to people and communities.

About the role

The Knowledge and Learning Manager role will lead a small, dynamic team to create and share knowledge and learning from the Fund’s work in Scotland. You will set out approaches and strategies to ensure this work is high quality and influential, and you’ll support others in the team to achieve the same high standards. Developing strategies and approaches to capture evidence and learning, knowledge of policy and good practice from internal and external sources will be vital in this role. You’ll spend time facilitating organisational and individual learning, and leading activity in themes of particular relevance. You’ll drive improvements across policy and practice, enabling learning and continuous improvement in the National Lottery Community Fund’s funding offer.

About you

You’ll be passionate, curious and tenacious. You will be a flexible and confident manager. We are particularly interested in creating a more diverse workforce, who really understand the communities we work with.

You will have:

• Understanding of social diversity and the range of styles to best communicate ideas and contextualise data trends.
• Ability to influence, collaborate and build new alliances through advanced social networking skills
• Ability to use data, strong research and evaluation skills to understand and visualise impact, engagement and reach
• Experience in research, analysis and consultation skills, with the ability to develop criteria and principles others can follow
• Ability to write and speak about complex ideas, information and impact in an engaging and simple way.
• Knowledge of context for the third sector, the funding landscape and public policy and the people and organisations who are influential in this.

You will be willing to work flexibly in order to provide a high level of support to your colleagues. Some limited support for the Fund’s UK-wide work will also be expected.

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
• Childcare vouchers
• Season ticket and cycle to work loans
• Paid volunteering leave

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 a this role.

Main Purpose of post: To enable the continuing cycle of LCR visits to congregations within the Presbytery of Glasgow and to conduct all LCR follow up visits.

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.

CEMVO Scotland is a national intermediary organisation and strategic partner of the Scottish Government with the aim of building the capacity and sustainability of the ethnic minority third sector and its communities. We have a database network of over 600 EM voluntary sector organisations throughout Scotland.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced social entrepreneur to provide social enterprise business development support to ethnic minority organisations and individuals with entrepreneurial ambitions. You will have extensive business development and support skills, knowledge and experience in social enterprise development, and the ability to work with both organisations and with individuals.

You will work as a part of a team, and will have responsibility for increasing awareness of social enterprise among ethnic minority groups, which will involve organising and delivering social enterprise training events. You will therefore need good organisational, training and work planning skills, as well as a strong commitment towards race equality and of working with ethnic minority groups.

We have a great opportunity to join our team at Cycling UK as our Play Together on Pedals Glasgow/Glasgow Community Cycling Network Co-ordinator.

Play Together on Pedals and Glasgow Community Cycling Network:

Play Together on Pedals (PTOP) in Glasgow is a partnership project, led by Cycling UK, Play Scotland and Cycling Scotland. Initially funded as ‘Play on Pedals’ by the Peoples’ Postcode Lottery Dream Fund, the PTOP programme now includes family cycling opportunities and is part of the ‘Glasgow Community Cycling Network’ (GCCN) and funded by the Smarter Choices Smarter Places programme in Glasgow. This post is comprised of 22.5 hours per week on Play Together on Pedals Development Officer and 15 hours per week on Glasgow Community Cycling Network Co-ordinator

Purpose of Role:

The role of the Play Together on Pedals Development Officer is to support the programme development in early years settings, ensure families can access Play Together on Pedals through community based sessions and collaborate with the GCCN to enable more people to cycle in Glasgow for everyday journeys. The post holder will also act as the co-ordinator for the Glasgow Community Cycling Network, supporting the Network by co-ordinating joint events, liaising between partners, providing a secretariat for meetings and as the first point of contact for the Network.

Glasgow’s Golden Generation has been supporting older adults across Glasgow since 1948 when it was founded as Glasgow Old People’s Welfare Committee. The charity was set up initially to alleviate loneliness and isolation in the elderly, while these services still exist today, Glasgow’s Golden Generation provides so much more including: Day Centre’s, Befriending Services, Weekly Clubs and Welfare Services. Glasgow’s Golden Generation need to raise £1 Million pounds annually to support the thousands of service users across Glasgow that need our help.

Glasgow’s Golden Generation, are looking to recruit a Day Centre Manager (Qualified to SVQ4) to be responsible for the day to day running of one of the Day Care centres in Glasgow. The successful applicant will deliver a high quality of day care, manage staff and help recruit new service users

A full Job Description is available for download below.

RNIB Visual Impairment and Learning Disability services provide a range of specialist services to people who have confirmed or suspected sight problems as well as a learning disability.

This is an exciting opportunity for you to work within our Outreach service where you will support the independence and social inclusion of our customers 1:1 either in the community or within the building based service. Individual support plans are based around each individuals specific needs and interests and activities can include swimming, Rebound therapy, day trips, accessing college, attending music groups and fulfilling volunteering roles to name a few!

Use of public transport will be required as well as the use of some customers own vehicles. All our customers are working towards meeting achievable outcomes that will enhance and maintain their skills and offer them meaningful challenges and we would like to offer you the opportunity to become one of our team who are supporting them to achieve their goals.

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 scheme

• Training and development opportunities

• Free eye tests

Over 600 people used the Glasgow Winter Night Shelter last season. Are you passionate about supporting those facing rough sleeping and helping them find routes into accommodation? We’re looking to recruit a manager who will lead and deliver the night shelter over the 2019-20 winter. Join us in working to see people in Glasgow flourish and experience real change in their lives.

The Bike Big Revival Scotland is a community-based cycling programme, focused on supporting a range of local enterprises and agencies to engage with a wider audience though events, training, promotion and community activities.

Purpose of Role

To identify partners and stakeholders to support engagement with Big Bike Revival across a designated region of Scotland.

Scope of Role

To identify and support a broad range of community focused groups; for example, bike re-cycle centres, community organisations, social enterprises and established not for profit organisations to engage with the Big Bike Revival Scotland. BBR Scotland Officers are expected to work in partnership with local and national organisations to add value to existing work, avoid duplication and ensure the maximisation of resources.

The BBR Scotland Development Officer – Glasgow and the West will be responsible for engaging with a wide range of stakeholders across their region to support BBR Scotland activities. Part of the role will be to develop community cycle clubs or other sustainable community cycling groups. These groups will target new and novice cyclists by creating opportunities to cycle in a variety of settings, in an inclusive environment, that will increase levels of physical activity, encourage cycling as a mode of transport and present pathways to different types

of cycling (e.g. as a leisure activity). The resultant network of clubs will present an opportunity to address health, social and economic inequalities across a designated region. Officers will be tasked with building capacity and sustainability through the development of volunteers, the training of leaders and proactively networking Cycling UK groups across a region.

About Money Advice Scotland

Money Advice Scotland is Scotland’s Money Charity.

Our mission is to be the driving force towards financial wellbeing for the people of Scotland.

Our strategic objectives

1. Lead the delivery of money advice training and education in Scotland
2. Improve the financial health and wellbeing of the people of Scotland
3. Influence social and public policy in Scotland
4. Advance the availability of digital services and products

You can read our strategy here

Our core values

Open – we are accountable and inclusive

Progressive – we are advocates for social change

Passionate – we care about what we do

Effective – we make an impact

Role profile

The Bankruptcy and Debt Advice (Scotland) Act, implemented on 1st April 2015, contains provision to improve standards of financial capability in Scotland. As a result, Money Advice Scotland (MAS), at the request of Scottish Government, has developed its financial capability programme.

This project seeks to improve the financial education of individuals in Scotland (including the use of a financial capability e-learning module), as well as seeking to improve the delivery of financial capability guidance within the advice sector. This project has a national focus and seeks to build upon existing frameworks and networks.

We are seeking individuals with a strong knowledge of financial inclusion issues and debt prevention. Other requirements include experience of designing and delivering multi-format training, coaching, strong understanding of marketing, and outstanding communication skills. The successful candidate will join a team with Scotland-wide reach and will be involved in creating and delivering innovative training solutions to a variety of partners.

The department of Alumni & Development at the University of Strathclyde are seeking to appoint an experienced Development Officer as part of its successful major gifts fundraising team. The department is about to enter the private phase of a new major gift fundraising campaign. You will have particular responsibility for identifying and approaching trusts & foundation funders; delivering detailed funding proposals and conducting face to face meetings with potential funders and alumni donors. You will be responsible for an annual fundraising income target of £300,000. In addition you will be the main fundraising contact advising the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) on its fundraising activities.

A full Job Description is available for download below.

We are looking for a confident, experienced individual with excellent analytical skills, a desire to help others succeed and commitment to creating social change.

You will contribute to the successful delivery of Firstport funding programmes, using excellent judgment skills to filter and assess applications in line with funding criteria, and provide recommendations to an independent panel.

Your role will require excellent communication skills, as it will involve direct contact with applicants at various stages in their respective journeys, supporting them to put their ideas into action, and to transition between different Firstport programmes. It will also require attention to detail and the ability to implement grant management and compliance processes to monitor progress and award spend.

You should be able to demonstrate a solid understanding of a range of business models, and the challenges faced by new enterprises. You will be expected to contribute with creative ideas to increase the reach and availability of the fund to people from all areas and backgrounds.

The ideal candidate will already be familiar with grant making and assessment processes, and have prior experience in working with start-ups and/or social enterprises, as well as a track record of building relationships across the third, private and public sectors.

The role is fast-paced and you will work with a caseload of projects at different levels of development, so the ability to multi-task, prioritise and work to tight deadlines is essential.

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 £9.00 - £9.47 per hour;

guaranteed rota hours working between 7.30 am & 10pm

generous annual leave entitlement;

a choice of pension scheme with employer contributions;

flexible working policies;

access to extensive paid training and development opportunities; and

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.

2 roles available, one based within our East Hub office (Edinburgh) and one in our West Hub office (Glasgow).

Venture Trust works with people experiencing complicated life circumstances. Through the provision of wilderness-based personal and social development programmes, we equip them with the confidence, motivation and core life skills that they need to make positive changes in their lives.

Our Outreach team delivers high quality participant support across the range of Venture Trust programmes, to engage participants in a dynamic and progressive community and wilderness-based personal development opportunity.

The successful candidates will work with local and national support organisations to raise awareness and knowledge of Venture Trust’s programmes for ex Armed Forces Personnel particularly those with a history of offending behaviours or those reluctant to self-identify as veterans or engage with support. You will offer advice and training to a network of existing and new referral partners on recognising and identifying ex Armed Forces Personnel, particularly those who may not describe themselves as veterans, and specific barriers faced by this cohort and the support options available to them. A particular focus will be on bridging the gap between veteran and civilian organisations, promoting a shared language and understanding of support.

Ideal candidates will have spent time serving in the Armed Forces or will have experience of working with the Armed Forces. Candidates must also display excellent communication skills with the ability to connect with stakeholders at all levels and should be comfortable delivering formal and informal presentations. Strong time management skills to manage a varied and demanding workload, with the ability and willingness to work effectively under own initiative and often in isolation are also essential. Ideally you will be open-minded and understanding with a willingness to work with vulnerable and disaffected individuals, recognising the issues that affect them and ways to guide, encourage and support them. Please note a driving license and access to a vehicle is an essential requirement of this role.

We offer a range of generous benefits including 28 days annual leave and 9 public and bank holiday days, flexible working and a joint contributory pension scheme.

Venture Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity in employment, and follows an equal opportunities policy.

The Marie Trust is a charity with an excellent and established reputation for its multi-faceted and progressive services delivery within the homelessness sector in Glasgow. The dedicated, experienced and highly skilled Board, staff and volunteers of The Marie Trust work tirelessly for and with some of the most disadvantaged individuals in Glasgow, many of whom exist in total destitution.

The charity has a centrally located operational base, providing vital holistic intervention and counselling services, a fully equipped training café, and several co-located outreaches, including a founding part in the award-winning CAN initiative, with a thriving charity shop based on Paisley Road West, and a large community of volunteers that support all areas of The Marie Trust’s mission.

The Marie Trust is now at an exciting juncture in its development, with a new Chief Executive in place and the formation of a new strategy fit for what will be a crucial but challenging period ahead.

To fulfil our ambitious strategy, we are therefore seeking 2-3 new Board members with skills and expertise in key areas such as Finance & Risk, Fundraising & Social Enterprise, and Law/Legal work. Experience and understanding of the Third Sector generally and of homelessness in particular is preferable, though not essential as full introductory and continuous training is given to all Board members.

Family Mediation West of Scotland requires a Professional Family Support Worker part-time, 21 hours p.w. Some weekend work will be required. The post is funded by the Lottery until the end of March 2020 (we are applying for new funding to continue this work). The post requires PVG clearance as it involves working with children as well as adults.

- Our Family Support Service helps to support families in establishing meaningful and long-term relationships between children and non-resident parents/carers as well as wider family members.

- Our Professional Family Support Workers work with families who are vulnerable due to separation and loss (or where contact is not working). They help families manage poor communication and conflict, and provide advocacy and coaching as well as supporting improved parenting skills.

We are looking for talented individuals to join our Board of Directors. The Board provides the oversight for Jubilee Scotland.

As a trustee, you will be responsible for overseeing the strategic direction and effective running of Jubilee Scotland, ensuring that we meet our charitable objectives and comply with the law.

Specifically, trustees:

• Set and maintain the vision, mission and values of the organisation;
• Develop direction, strategy and planning;
• Ensure the organisation has the structure and resources for its work;
• Establish policies and procedures to govern organisational activity, including guidance for the board, volunteers and staff;
• Establish systems for reporting and monitoring;
• Manage risk and ensure compliance and accountability with the governing document, external regulators and the law; and
• Make certain that the financial affairs of the organisation are conducted properly and are accurately reported

Jubilee Scotland is committed to recruiting a diverse range of Trustees and we would be delighted to hear from people with skills and experience in finance, human resources or marketing.

Board members do not have to be experts in global debt justice. What is needed is a passionate desire to learn more about debt justice crisis, a desire to see justice done and positive experience that can be brought to the campaign. This could be, but is not limited to: contacts with other networks and organisations; resources such as finance or support in kind; professional skills and experience, etc.

The Board meets in office hours, four or five times a year, in either Edinburgh or Glasgow (consideration would be given to shifting the location of the meeting to suit the membership).

As an award-winning innovative care provider, we support the elderly and people living with physical disabilities and long-term conditions across Scotland. We pride ourselves on our knowledge and passion for delivering complex care, making sure that our customers receive high quality care services that can range from visiting a few hours a week to several daily visits.

We deliver our vision of helping our customers live their life to the full through the hard work and dedication of our Support Workers who provide our customers with a wide variety of assistance such as personal hygiene, dressing, medication prompts and light household chores in line with their personal support plans.

Blackwood are currently looking for Support Workers to join our Care Services teams to support our customers living in their own homes in the community and/or in our Care Homes. We operate care services in Aberdeen, Dundee, Perth & Kinross, Edinburgh, Stirling, Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Ayrshire and Inverclyde.

Don’t worry about having any previous care experience, we provide comprehensive training and development opportunities to help you become a great carer!

Our main priority for this job role is to find people who can show our values and behaviours. These are:

• Taking responsibility
• Being open and honest
• Keeping our promises
• Having respect and understanding

The ideal candidate must have:

• A commitment to delivering high quality care
• Strong communication, interpersonal and IT skills
• An ability to work independently in the community and as part of a team
• A relevant qualification (SVQ2), this is not essential as training will be given
• Flexibility to work on a rota basis, including early mornings, evenings and weekends.

…Could this be you?

Blackwood offers a range of employee benefits, including:

• Travel expenses and paid travel time between customer visits
• Fully funded SVQ training on completion of probationary period
• Company sick pay scheme on completion of probationary period
• 34 days’ holiday per annum, pro rata for part-time hours
• Company mobile phone
• Company pension scheme and other benefits
• Payment of PVG and SSSC registration
• Recruit both drivers and walkers on care at home runs
• Fully paid induction and shadowing with experienced carers.
• EE Perks – discount packages for family and friends.