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Administrator, Community Link Worker Service, Highlands

Support in Mind Scotland
Part time
£19,085 pro-rata
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DBI Coordinator (Highland)

Support in Mind Scotland
Part time
£21,336 pro-rata
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Active Travel Senior Project Officer

Sustrans
Full time or Part time
£28,499 – £33,918
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Highland areas with jobs

    Inverness Central 5
    Cromarty Firth 3
    Dingwall and Seaforth 3
    Inverness Ness-side 3
    Inverness West 3
    Inverness South 2
    North, West and Central Sutherland 2
    Thurso and Northwest Caithness 2
    Caol and Mallaig 1
    Eilean á Chèo 1
    Fort William and Ardnamurchan 1
    Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh 1
Total number of jobs in Inverness West, Highland: 3  All areas
Support in Mind Scotland

Administrator, Community Link Worker Service, Highlands

  • Support in Mind Scotland
  • Part time
  • £19,085 pro-rata
  • Working from GP practices or Hub
  • Closing 18th July 2022

About the Role:

Are you interested in joining an award-winning Scottish charity whose aim is to provide support to people whose lives are affected by mental health or mental welfare issues? Support in Mind Scotland have an exciting opportunity in NHS Highland’s new Highland Community Link Worker service, for which we are proud to be the lead agency and delivery partner.

We are looking for an Administrator with a passion for supporting people to improve their mental and physical health outcomes. In this varied, new role you will be part of a large team across the Highlands that will take referrals from NHS Primary Care, supporting people whose health issues are rooted in social deprivation. The project will be embedded with Primary Care services and will develop links to community resources, ensuring that strong, working links are established between GP practices and their local communities.

You will be responsible to a Project Manager and you will provide administrative support to the Community Link Worker service team in the Highlands. You will take responsibility for managing your own workload, following guidance from your line manager to help the team to meet their outcomes in a timely and efficient way.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for someone who:

• holds a qualification relevant to this post or can evidence a skill set developed through experience.

• has strong I.T skills across a number of applications

• and is competent in working across a range of skilled administration tasks

We are committed to exploring flexible working opportunities which benefit the individual and the charity and are a “Happy to Talk Flexible” employer.

If you are passionate about enabling Support in Mind Scotland to deliver a valuable service to the Scottish community and feel your profile matches this role’s criteria, then we want to hear from you!

Why join us?

This is a great opportunity to join a thriving charity and help shape its future. In return for your work, passion and dedication, we offer scope for development, a benefit package including 37 days’ holiday, enhanced sick pay, season ticket loan, regular support & supervision and access to our Employee Assistance Programme.

Find out more about Who We Are and What We Do on our Website at supportinmindscotland.org.uk and on Social Media

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Support in Mind Scotland

DBI Coordinator (Highland)

  • Support in Mind Scotland
  • Part time
  • £21,336 pro-rata
  • Hybrid
  • Closing 28th July 2022

About the Role:

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated individuals to join our DBI team. DBI Coordinators provide support, advice and personal support planning for people referred from front-line services, carrying out short-term work with people in distress to review the reasons for their distress, develop immediate coping strategies and link them into a range of appropriate community services and facilities.

The purpose of this role is to work with people in distress who are referred by front line services (including Police Scotland, Scottish Ambulance Service, NHS24 and Primary Care) to the Level 2 Distress Brief Intervention team. The work includes: reviewing the reasons for distress, working with individuals to develop their Distress Brief Intervention Management Plan and using supported referral to link individuals into a range of appropriate community services and facilities as appropriate.

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

The post holders will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or update their membership record for regulated work with protected adults. (The cost are met by the employer)

These posts are part time, working 28 hours per week, office hours of 9am – 5pm with some weekend working on a rota basis (approx. every 6-8wks) and Regular travel will be required once travel restrictions are lifted.

If you are interested in this opportunity but are unsure that you have all of the qualifications and experience necessary, please do not hesitate to get in touch for an informal discussion with Lisa Anderson, the Distress Brief Intervention National Project Manager on 01463 710963 or email LAnderson@supportinmindscotland.org.uk

About the DBI Project:

Support in Mind Scotland is the lead partner in the Highlands for the Scottish Government’s Distress Brief Intervention project (DBI). The DBI is a Scotland-wide project, testing a ground-breaking approach to addressing the emotional and psychological pain experienced by people in distress.

Working in partnership with frontline services, including Police, Ambulance service, Primary Care and mental health teams, the project provides rapid referral to focussed, short-term support, with the option of onward referral to longer-term support if required. As a DBI Coordinator, you will join this major, high profile Scottish Government project in a key role.

For further information about DBI and our involvement in the project, head to our website and visit DBI.scot.

Why join us?

This is a great opportunity to join a thriving award-winning charity, and help shape its future. In return for your work and dedication, we offer scope for development, a benefit package including 37 days’ holiday, enhanced sick pay, family friendly policies and access to our Employee Assistance Programme.

Find out more about what we do and who we are at supportinmindscotland.org.uk

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Sustrans

Active Travel Senior Project Officer

  • Sustrans
  • Full time or Part time
  • £28,499 – £33,918
  • The Highland Council offices, The Highland Council Headquarters Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, IV3 5NX (at least 4 days per week) with possible flexibility to work from home a proportion of the time in line with Highland Councils flexible working practices
  • Closing 10th July 2022

As the Sustrans Senior Project Officer, you will build and manage internal and external relationships with key people within The Highland Council and others within local government, professional bodies and authorities to deliver a transformative active travel strategy.

Your day to day duties will be advised by the Local Authority, with line management provided for you by the Partnerships Manager at Sustrans Scotland.

You will provide support in the development of the Active Travel Strategy; working across council departments and in partnership with external organisations, to consolidate cooperation amongst stakeholders and delivery partners, to identify and develop opportunities for investment in active travel.

You may also assist with research to demonstrate demand for investment in cycle infrastructure, so an understanding of research methods and the ability to analyse data is required.

This role will require travel and work at locations as necessary to undertake projects for The Highland Council on behalf of Sustrans. Candidates should be based within a commutable distance of Inverness and be able to travel to Edinburgh on occasion.

About you

You should have experience of public engagement work and be able to build relationships with ease. You will proactively engage with affiliated agencies and local authorities, to develop and promote the Active Travel Strategy.

To be effective in this role, you should have knowledge of transport policy and strategy.

We will look for you to evidence your experience in multi partnership projects. You should be an excellent communicator to facilitate writing bids and applications for funding opportunities.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion. We aim to be a truly inclusive employer, and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups.

What we offer

In return we can offer a truly flexible, supportive and rewarding working environment.

Wellbeing

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

Financial

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

Family Friendly

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