The Manda Centre is a registered charity established to assist in relieving the mental and physical suffering and distress and support to those experiencing a high level of loss, isolation and loneliness due to Trauma, Loss & Personal Crisis.

We are looking for someone with significant experience of the third sector and a track record of Project management.

Principal Accountabilities

Working within the aims of The Manda Centre, the Project Co-ordinator’s specific duties include administration & operational procedures, staff supervision and referrals monitoring.

Reporting to the Management Board, you will have responsibility for the development and implementation of a strategic plan to enable The Manda Centre to move closer to becoming a national service provider.

This position is for an initial 12 month fixed term contract. Subject to receiving relevant and sufficient funding the posts could be extended.

This is a great opportunity to join an organisation committed and passionate about making a difference.

Do you want to improve your personal wellbeing?... and your career prospects? Do you want to play a role in improving the lives of others and the Clydesdale area? If the answer is “YES” then volunteering as a Management Committee member with us might be the thing for you!

We have a vacancy and are looking to recruit a voluntary committee member. If you are motivated by a positive desire to work with us in achieving our Vision of ‘Quality homes and excellent services for all’, then read on!

We are a Registered Social Landlord and Scottish Charity with 742 affordable rented homes across rural South Lanarkshire and the Clyde Valley. We have high tenant satisfaction levels and a track record of strong performance. Our challenges include improving the energy efficiency of our homes, supporting tenants with money problems and establishing a community hub.

We need a new committee member who has a range of skills and personal qualities who will strengthen our leadership in achieving the best we can for tenants and other service users. We would welcome interest from individuals with a commitment to our objectives and who have appropriate skills.

Although Management Committee work is unpaid, we will reimburse out of pocket expenses, including care and travelling costs. We also provide comprehensive induction training as well as supporting ongoing personal development. The main reward though is knowing that you are part of a team that is helping to improve the lives of others.

Our Management Committee meets monthly in Lanark (usually held on the last Wednesday of the month – between 6.00 and 8.00pm).

Interested?

To provide admin support and general administrative services within the Youth Guarantee provision.

To work with unemployed young people aged 18 -24 who face barriers to Employment. These barriers include: Lack of confidence; lack of qualifications and work skills; mental and/or physical health issues; history of substance misuse; experience of homelessness.

We are looking for relief workers to cover around the clock shifts on weekdays and weekends both within our residential and outreach services. We provide accommodation and support to adults who are homeless and moving on from homeless accommodation and also intensive outreach support to people living in their own tenancies.

We provide support, advice and assistance to individuals and groups regarding practical skills, physical health and wellbeing and emotional support.

We provide opportunities to explore personal interests, occupation of time and positive social networks.

Many of the people we work with are vulnerable and have complex issues, therefore, we are looking for highly motivated relief workers with excellent communication skills who have a personal value set that matches ours.

· People focused

· Integrity

· Going the extra mile

· Quality

Work will be in our supported residential services, outreach services and follow on services.

· Do you have the motivation to undertake this role?

· Are you a people person who wants to help homeless people improve their lives?

· Do you see yourself working in the social care sector?

If so this could be a stepping stone role into a career in the social care sector. You will have the opportunity to take part in related training and receive one to one inputs to reviewing your work practice.

If successful, you will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council within 6 months of your start date. After registration, there is a requirement to be qualified and to maintain professional learning.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of an innovative outreach, intensive support service, which will be run jointly with South Lanarkshire Council. This will initially be until 31 May 2022, although it is hoped that this will be extended by South Lanarkshire Council at the end of this period.

The position will be an intensive support role based within the South Lanarkshire area and supporting service users referred by South Lanarkshire Council who may be in other temporary accommodation or in their own tenancy where this intense support may prevent them from losing this accommodation.

The service users will come from the harder to engage group and be case managed by South Lanarkshire Council whilst intensely supported by BTHA.

You should be a highly motivated, enthusiastic and experienced support worker with the skills to hit the ground running and manage a small case load of 6 people at any one time. This is a great opportunity to further develop your skills and experience.

This post will be 35 hours per week and although it may mainly be working within office hours you must have the flexibility to work in the evenings if and when required and on occasional weekend’s dependant on service user’s needs.

You will have an SVQ3 qualification in social care. Other essentials include: experience of working with vulnerable people, addiction issues and challenging behaviour; effective written and verbal communication; knowledge of homelessness issues; and, above all, the determination to make a difference in the lives of our service users.

If successful, you will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council within 6 months of your start date. After registration, there is a requirement to be qualified and to maintain professional learning.

In return, we will offer you excellent learning and development opportunities, competitive annual leave entitlement, pension scheme, access to employee assistance programmes such as counselling and life assurance.

The role of the Fundraiser will be to support the wider fundraising and communications teams with all aspects of fundraising and communications. The post holder will be expected to be a confident communicator with a willingness to learn and develop their own skills within their department, with the support of the team.

RTWS is committed to working with partners to deliver a wide range of client-centred services to people most in need. An award-winning company, we are dedicated to reducing poverty and play a central role in the delivery of South Lanarkshire Council's employability and training services.

The company has been successfully delivering employability services for over 20 years including national contracts. Currently this includes the Scottish Government’s Fair Start Scotland Service, Skills Development Scotland’s Employability Fund and Local Authority employability provision.

As a National Training Award winner, we believe in and invest significantly in the development of our staff. We offer a range of benefits and are happy to talk flexible working.

The Operations Team Leader will have a key role in implementing RTWS recovery and growth plans in response to the global pandemic, through the delivery of existing and new services that will support local people and employers.

Based in our Head Office in Cambuslang, the successful candidate will receive a competitive salary along with an excellent benefits package that includes an 8% non-contributory pension.

If you have a minimum of 3 years’ experience working within a similar management role and share our values of putting our customers first; contributing to our communities; valuing our colleagues; being flexible and adaptable to fit our environment and want to contribute to reducing poverty in South Lanarkshire then we want to hear from you.

Routes to Work South (RTWS) is the lead employability provider in South Lanarkshire and provides employment support services exclusively to South Lanarkshire residents and employers.

Significant investment by the company and local stakeholders over the years has seen RTWS grow into South Lanarkshire’s employment champion, developing a first-class infrastructure through its commitment to Fair Work principles, investment in staff training and development, established delivery footprint and well-resourced employability hubs in each of South Lanarkshire’s 4 localities. This includes a strong presence in rural Clydesdale and substantial employer engagement activity that extends to the wider travel to work area.

RTWS is a national award winner achieving both a National Training Award and Scottish Working Families Business of the Year for their demand led training and commitment to flexible working and fair work practices. A Living Wage Accredited employer, the Board and Staff are committed to providing first class opportunities and customer service to support personal and business growth.

This is a challenging and exciting time for RTWS as the company will have a key role moving forward in supporting national and local economic recovery and growth in response to the global pandemic. RTWS operates in a very competitive market successfully tendering for contracts from national organisations including Skills Development Scotland, DWP and Scottish Government as well as local services commissioned by Big Lottery Fund, South Lanarkshire Council and smaller grant making bodies.

Employment and skills are complex and politically sensitive fields. Whether providing pre-employment training, in work training or developing sustainable solutions to address food and fuel insecurity, RTWS aims to reduce the effects of poverty and enable change through flexible, responsive and joined up services.

We want to hear from YOU if you have a passion for making a difference and an empathy with our charitable aims to alleviate poverty and create lasting change in our most disadvantaged communities.

"Make a lasting difference, promote opportunity, create choice and enable change"

The Role

Our current Board has a wealth of experience and knowledge of South Lanarkshire and the sector, bringing passion and commitment to supporting RTWS staff in making our vision a reality. Working closely with the Chair, fellow RTWS Board Members and the Chief Executive, you will play a key role in contributing to the development of strategy, management of risk and overall governance of our organisation. We are looking to bring complementary skill sets and experience to our Board, and would be keen to hear from you if you have experience in the following areas:

• Customer Service
• Finance
• HR
• Quality
• Marketing/Social Media

This position is non-remunerative (reasonable expenses will be paid) and asks for the following commitment: attendance at our full Board meetings 4 times per year (Tuesday between 5-7pm) with additional voluntary involvement in our sub-committees, also 4 times per year (Tuesday between 11am and 1pm).