Description

The Moving Poppy is a unique and ambitious project taking elements of Lady Haig’s Poppy Factory tour experience and Poppyscotland’s archive collection, on the road. The purpose-built vehicle will be free-to-access and accessible-to-all and will tour Scotland from early 2019 as a legacy to commemorate the centenary of the end of the First World War. It will deliver lessons and activities related to the poppy, remembrance and veterans across Scotland. The project has been funded by the Chancellor using LIBOR Funds and Heritage Lottery Fund.

Purpose of the post

We are recruiting one Full-time and one Part-time Learning and Outreach Officer. The roles will involve performing all duties to ensure the smooth running of the Moving Poppy programme delivering lessons and activities related to the poppy, remembrance and veterans across Scotland. This role will regularly involve nights away from home.

Main Responsibilities

· Delivering activities related to the poppy, remembrance and veterans to schools, organisations and at events throughout Scotland.

· Proactively manage the logistics of the Moving Poppy to maximise efficiency and effectiveness.

· To assist with the management and curation of exhibits.

· Managing Moving Poppy volunteers.

· Use various methods to promote, market and enhance the experience of the Moving Poppy to new and existing audiences throughout Scotland such as social media.

Key Skills / Qualities

· Demonstrate an understanding of the Scottish Education system along with as enthusiasm and passion for education.

· Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to represent the organisation effectively to a wide range of external stakeholders and supporters including children and young people.

· Ability to engage children and adults in learning.

· Good knowledge and understanding of the relevant heritage and/or the ability to learn about this quickly.

· Experience of working with different learner needs (ages, abilities) both in formal and informal education an advantage.

· Ability to problem-solve, to work independently and in a team on desired outcomes to agreed timescale.

· Flexibility is essential to the role and will include evening and weekend work. Travel, including overnight stays, will be required. This will be an annualised hours contract.

· A PVG certificate will be required for the successful candidate.

· A full clean driving licence is essential.

· A current Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) would be beneficial but not essential.

Description

The Moving Poppy is a unique and ambitious project taking elements of Lady Haig’s Poppy Factory tour experience and Poppyscotland’s archive collection, on the road. The purpose-built vehicle will be free-to-access and accessible-to-all and will tour Scotland from early 2019 as a legacy to commemorate the centenary of the end of the First World War. It will deliver lessons and activities related to the poppy, remembrance and veterans across Scotland. The project has been funded by the Chancellor using LIBOR Funds and Heritage Lottery Fund.

Purpose of the post

We are recruiting one full-time and one part-time driver. The Moving Poppy Driver will undertake the operation, driving and route planning of the Moving Poppy vehicle throughout Scotland. The vehicle is an 18T truck, with expanding sides. They will also support the Moving Poppy Learning and Outreach Officer in the delivery of activities. This role will regularly involve nights away from home.

Main responsibilities

· Driving the vehicle to and from outreach activities throughout Scotland.

· Maintaining records of driving hours, distance travelled and ensuring compliance with legal requirements such as health and safety regulations.

· Work with the team to prepare an appropriate route plan for journeys, taking factors such as road conditions and height restrictions into account, as well as weather and fuel needs.

· On arrival at site, set up and open up the vehicle appropriately for the audience requirements.

· Undertake regular, routine maintenance checks of the vehicle, fixtures and fittings including fuelling, oil checks, water and tyres as well as organising vehicle servicing and reporting maintenance requirements to enable them to be dealt with appropriately.

· Maintain the overall tidiness and cleanliness of the vehicle internally and externally.

· Ensure the safe operation of the activities, whilst contributing to day to day operational planning and discussion.

· Support the Moving Poppy Outreach and Learning Officer in the delivery of activities.

Key Skills / Qualities

· A full current Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) is essential.

· Experience of driving an 18T vehicle on a variety of road types.

· Proven track record in basic vehicle maintenance and a working understanding of vehicle mechanics.

· Ability to work as part of a close-knit team while using your own initiative, demonstrating a professional approach to work at all times is key.

· Ability to identify and solve problems e.g. route changes/weather challenges is a must, as is the ability to keep accurate records e.g. driving hours, mileage, fuel use and expenditure.

· Good planning and organisational skills demonstrating flexibility of approach when required.

· Positive approach, whilst acting in a way which projects personal credibility, inspires trust and helps you share your knowledge and experience.

· Keeping up to date with relevant legislation.

· Good relationship skills and willingness to interact with children and young people.

· Flexible and able to undertake regular travel and overnight stays around Scotland.

· A PVG certificate will be required for the successful candidate.

· Previous military experience may be of benefit to this role.

Sands is looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead on the delivery of the National Bereavement Care Pathway (NBCP) project in Scotland. This pathway addresses the inequity of bereavement care offered to, and experienced by parents when a baby dies.

This is a high-profile and rewarding role which will involve delivering a NBCP in Scotland which is parent-centred and drives up standards of care, and supporting the delivery of other national programmes as appropriate.

With demonstrable experience of planning, delivering, managing and evaluating projects at a national level, you will be able to reach-out, engage and enthuse key stakeholders across Scotland.

You will have excellent verbal and written communication skills, including experience of drafting detailed plans, reports and briefings.

With outstanding team-working skills and a highly collaborative working style, you will ensure that the promotion of best practice in bereavement care for families is prioritised, embedded in national frameworks and rolled out across Scotland.

You will need to have good budget and time management skills, as well as the ability to identify and manage the risk and issue process.

More information on the National Bereavement Care Pathway can be found at www.nbcpathway.org.uk and www.sands.org.uk/professionals/projects-improve-bereavement-care/national-bereavement-care-pathway.

Visibility is a charity supporting children and adults who are blind or partially sighted operating mainly (but not exclusively) in the west and south of Scotland. We have an ambitious and exciting strategy for the coming 3 years and are looking to fill a variety of new posts to help us achieve our objectives.

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Early Years Worker to join our Children & Families Team based at Queens Crescent, Glasgow. Reporting to the Senior Development Officer and working as part of the children and families service, the Early Years Worker will be responsible for delivering and developing our ‘Little Explorers’ groups and ‘Sensory Saturday’ activities for children under 5 years of age and their families.

The post holder will be expected to work with families on a one to one basis through home visits offering emotional support and advice. They will develop an understanding of issues affected by children with a Visual Impairment and develop relevant resources to support the child and their family.

They will be expected to build on existing relationships and forge new partnerships with professionals and other organisations to ensure Visibility is positively represented at a local and national level.