Mindspace Limited is one of Scotland’s most exciting mental health charities based in Perth, and offers a high quality counselling service alongside Scotland’s first independent Recovery College working with hundreds of people across the county.

We need an enthusiastic and skilled facilitator to join our team and continue the development of the Young People’s Recovery College in partnership with the Adult Recovery College and Counselling Service. This role is about supporting young to people to learn about and understand mental health. You will provide them with the tools and techniques they need to manage challenging times and enable them to reach their potential.

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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 forthos role.

Main Purpose of post: To support our vision to develop our facilities as a community hub. This will involve establishing a community café, managing relevant staff and volunteers, collaborating with other agencies and progressing our vision to develop our church centre as a hub for learning, wellbeing 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.

Through funding granted by Perth and Kinross LEADER Programme, we are recruiting to expand our Rural Outreach Programme in Aberfeldy, Pitlochry Blairgowrie and Crieff.

Are you a passionate childcare worker who would love to work close to home and you live in the Highland Perthshire/Blairgowrie or Crieff areas? Then we want to hear from you! We have 3 posts in each area available and we are searching for activities assistants to plan, lead and support young people on the autism spectrum, reporting to our Rural Outreach Activities Co-ordinator, you will be self-motivated outgoing and keen to learn or develop your career in childcare.

Hours of work are 5 hours per week with potential overtime in other areas of service for the right candidates.

We are also recruiting Activities Assistants for our centre in Perth City and various contract between 6-14 hours per week available.

Working within our Senior Management Team, the Community Fundraiser post will take the lead in contributing to the organisational strategy and longer term sustainability of the charity. Working to a fundraising target, the post holder will take the lead in planning and supporting community fundraising events both for individual and corporate support and will actively research and pursue new and existing fundraising opportunities.

For an informal chat regarding the role contact Angie Ferguson, Chief Executive on 01738 451081 or email angie@perthautismsupport.org.uk

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.