Jobs in Stirling North, Stirling

Sistema Scotland are looking for an Administrator to join their team in Wester Hailes (Edinburgh).

You will support the Senior Team and Operations Manager at Big Noise Wester Hailes by providing excellent administrative support, procedures and processes to ensure the continued success and growth of the programme. You will also have face to face engagement with adults and children at after-school club, ensuring a smooth-running signing in and out procedure.

You will be an experienced administrator, with excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage a high-pressure workload. You will lead on general communications with parents, so you must also be an effective communicator with both adults and children.

This post is offered on the basis of 35 hours per week, working Monday – Friday, 9am to 5pm (with a one-hour unpaid lunch break).

We welcome applications from all nationalities. However, we are unfortunately unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role, so before you apply for this post please ensure that you have the right to work in the UK. For more details on eligibility to work in the UK, please visit gov.uk/check-uk-visa. We will require to see evidence showing your right to work in the UK. Due to the current situation, we will initially accept copies but as soon as it is possible, we will need to see the original documentation.

About Aberlour…

Aberlour is one of the largest Scottish children’s charities, helping to improve the lives of Scotland’s children and young people. At Aberlour we know that not all children are born with an equal chance. Together, we will be brave for children, young people and families and will overcome poverty, disadvantage and discrimination.

What we are looking for…

We are looking for an individual keen to grow their experience and passion for the world of fundraising and marketing with the added fantastic opportunity of doing so while working for a truly worthy cause.

You will have a good eye for detail ensuring that all contact information is accurately recorded on our CRM system, Raiser’s Edge, and that income is correctly recorded and reconciled in accordance with financial and legislative requirements.

You will often be the first point of contact for external Aberlour supporters and therefore have an excellent understanding of good customer care.

Find out more information on what we are looking for in candidates here.

What we offer…

As well as a supportive team, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers.

The Best in You Brings Out the Best in Me

ENABLE Scotland is a dynamic and vibrant social care organisation dedicated to improving the lives of people with learning disabilities and we are looking for a dynamic and motivated Service Manager to join us in ensuring they have the same opportunities as everyone else.

You must have the passion and drive to take a lead role in continuing to improve the quality of the services we provide to the people we support and to effectively lead and support local Team Facilitators to manage our frontline support staff.

This role is pivotal to the success of our mission and ambition to support people with a learning disability to lead the lives of their choosing; lives that are full, meaningful and inclusive. A successful Service Manager will lead their teams to develop and maintain good relationships and communications with the family and Social Care professionals involved in the lives of the people we support.

About You

Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Significant experience of leading and managing Supported Living Services.

• Experience of managing teams with knowledge of culture change.

• A commitment to the inclusion of people with a learning disability.

• An in-depth understanding of the Self Directed Support Act and its principles.

• SVQ level 4 or the ability to work towards the relevant qualification required for your SSSC registration.

• A clear understanding of the need to build and sustain partnerships with stakeholders, commissioners and other third sector providers.

• The ability to lead our business strategy at a local level whilst promoting ENABLE Scotland with an emphasis on growing our business.

• Full driving licence with access to your own vehicle for business use.

About Us

At ENABLE Scotland we believe in developing all our staff and we provide an extensive learning programme together with in-house career development opportunities. These include, but are not limited to:

• Person Centred approaches, planning and thinking
• Introduction to autism
• Epilepsy awareness
• Moving and Handling
• Adult support and protection
• Child support and protection
• First Aid
• Positive Behaviour Support

We also have an excellent range of staff benefits on offer including but not limited to:

• Health cash plans providing a wide range of health benefits to help people cover the cost of their everyday health care.
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Season Ticket Loans

Starting a career with ENABLE Scotland is the first step towards making a real difference in our award-winning charity’s mission to help create an equal society for every person who has a learning disability.

ENABLE Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based entirely on values, skills and competencies required of the specific roles.

Note: The successful applicant will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of their start date.

Are you passionate about youth work and community development? Can you develop creative workshops for youth groups? Can you provide goal orientated support for young people? If so, we want to hear from you.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and innovative person to delivery and coordinate our youth work services in Forth Valley.

You will:

• Develop and deliver engaging and informative workshops for LGBTI young people
• Provide one to one support to LGBTI young people through an asset based coaching model
• Work in partnership with key local stakeholders and be responsible for the development of our work with LGBTI young people, groups and networks in the Forth Valley area.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be at the forefront of youth work and make a lasting, and sometimes lifesaving, impact for LGBTI young people.

We want to hear from you if you have:

• A strong foundation in youthwork or CLD
• A passion for supporting young people to achieve their potential
• An understanding of LGBT identities and the key issues facing LGBTI young people or a willingness to learn this

Keep Scotland Beautiful are looking for a Corporate Services Officer to join their small but busy team. This is a key role providing corporate administrative support across key areas of the business

Keep Scotland Beautiful are a charity based in Stirling, Scotland. We aim to change behaviour to improve the quality of people’s lives, their wellbeing and the places that they care for. Working closely with the Head of Corporate Services this role that would suit someone that enjoys variety, working with people and has strong organizational and communication skills.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. To ensure the effective provision of personnel administration to support the employee and volunteer lifecycle.

2. To be responsible for all aspects of compliance with, and application to, the Protection of Vulnerable Groups scheme for KSB employees and volunteers.

3. To support the recruitment and retention of the charity’s employees and volunteers, in particular through regularly reviewing the Employee and Volunteer Handbooks and associated recruitment processes.

4. To assist the Head of Corporate Services in the implementation of the employee handbook and associated policies, including reviewing and updating policies where necessary.

5. To implement and develop systems to improve internal communications, including staff surveys.

6. To assist the Head of Corporate Services in the implementation of organisational development projects as and when required.

7. To ensure the effective provision of corporate administration services, including reviewing and developing processes and procedures.

8. To assist the Head of Corporate Services in the implementation of duties relating to facilities and office management.

9. Foster effective internal relationships to enable two-way information/intelligence sharing regarding potential areas for development, gaps in service provision and ways to improve quality

10. To develop and maintain close communications with fellow employees to ensure the maximum flow of information, understanding and ideas.

11. To familiarise, develop and adhere to all internal policies and procedures.

12. To ensure compliance with the company’s Health and Safety policy.

13. To observe the company’s Equal Opportunities Policy.

14. To undertake such work as may be determined from time to time up to or on a level commensurate with the main responsibilities of the post.

Forth Environment Link (FEL) is a Scottish environmental charity leading the way on connecting people and place. FEL supports more day to day journeys on foot or by bike; encourages more local food to be grown and eaten in our communities; and helps increase the lifespan of our everyday items.

The following values underpin our activity as an organisation:

• People first - Investing in our team to ensure we can provide tailored support where it is needed most.
• Enabling – Delivering activity in a way that is practical, easy to understand and accessible to everyone.
• Collaborative - Ensuring we work in partnership to add value where we can.
• Innovative - Testing and developing new ideas and being a catalyst for change.
• Passionate – Demonstrating a love for the environment and our place within it in everything we do.
• Fair – Working in a way that is inclusive and reflects the needs of the people and communities we work with.

Our strategic approach reflects our ambition as an organisation and recognises the role third sector will perform in delivering national outcomes at a local and regional level.

About the Role

The Senior Project Officer will help to deliver our Active Travel programme across Forth Valley, focussing on our Employer Engagement. The successful candidate will work with employers and employees to promote active travel for commuting and wellbeing. The role will specifically work with NHS Forth Valley, not only to promote active travel with staff but also lead on patient health projects.

The Senior Project Officer will manage a small team to deliver engagement activities and shape the employer services FEL offers to encourage behaviour change in the workplace. The candidate should be proactive and seek out new partnerships whilst also helping with FEL’s wider activity, including co-development of our climate work, and participating in developing new services and ideas. The post will also play a key role in driving forward innovative ideas which FEL can engage with new employers.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is passionate about active travel
• Has excellent communication skills
• Excellent engagement skills with partners and stakeholders
• Is self-motivated and proactive

*Location: Based at Cameron House, Forthside Way, Stirling, FK8 1QZ but with outreach activity throughout Forth Valley and FEL’s active travel hubs. There will be some home working.

The Why Not? Trust for Care Experienced Young People is a charity set up to support long term connections and relationships between young people with care experience and the people who matter to them, particularly during their transition out of care and beyond. Our vision is to support every care leaver with relationships and a community that will benefit them for their future.

We have embedded our approach to continuing relationships (connections) for young care leavers within residential care services and are now looking to further develop and adapt this support to ongoing connections for those moving on from foster care.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to work alongside young people and their foster carers, and build an understanding of their needs, barriers and how best to empower them in continuing their relationships as they prepare to move on from care. You will also drive forward a sense of belonging and community for young people and their foster carers (Connectors), and work to bring them into the wider Why Not? Trust community upon leaving care, whilst enabling their own support network where they feel that they are not alone in their experiences.

An understanding of community development will be important for this role, and with it also comes the opportunity to work with and support young people who may have experienced trauma and being let down throughout their lives.

This role is currently on a fixed term basis for 12 months, however should funding allow there is scope for this to be reviewed and extended.

About Us

Forth Environment Link (FEL) is a Scottish environmental charity leading the way on connecting people and place. FEL supports more day to day journeys on foot or by bike; encourages more local food to be grown and eaten in our communities; and helps increase the lifespan of our everyday items.

The following values underpin our activity as an organisation:

·People first- Investing in our team to ensure we can provide tailored support where it is needed most.

·Enabling– Delivering activity in a way that is practical, easy to understand and accessible to everyone.

·Collaborative- Ensuring we work in partnership to add value where we can.

·Innovative- Testing and developing new ideas and being a catalyst for change.

·Passionate– Demonstrating a love for the environment and our place within it in everything we do.

·Fair– Working in a way that is inclusive and reflects the needs of the people and communities we work with.

Our strategic approach reflects our ambition as an organisation and recognises the role third sector will perform in delivering national outcomes at a local and regional level.

About the Role

The Project Officer will help to deliver our Active Travel programme across Forth Valley. The successful candidate will lead on our digital presence and take responsibility for our external communications. The role will co-ordinate digital content on social media, websites, newsletters and other platforms with a focus on active travel. The candidate should actively encourage new audiences and partnerships through our media. The Project Officer will support cycle training, led rides/walks, bike maintenance classes, ebike and ecargo bike demonstrations whilst also delivering national active travel campaigns on behalf of our partners. The Project Officer will help with FEL’s wider activity, including co-development of our climate work, and participating in developing new services and ideas.

We are looking for someone who:

·Is passionate about active travel

·Has excellent communication skills

·Has knowledge and expertise in digital content

·Is self-motivated and proactive

About Us

Forth Environment Link (FEL) is a Scottish environmental charity leading the way on connecting people and place. FEL supports more day to day journeys on foot or by bike; encourages more local food to be grown and eaten in our communities; and helps increase the lifespan of our everyday items.

The following values underpin our activity as an organisation:

·People first- Investing in our team to ensure we can provide tailored support where it is needed most.

·Enabling– Delivering activity in a way that is practical, easy to understand and accessible to everyone.

·Collaborative- Ensuring we work in partnership to add value where we can.

·Innovative- Testing and developing new ideas and being a catalyst for change.

·Passionate– Demonstrating a love for the environment and our place within it in everything we do.

·Fair– Working in a way that is inclusive and reflects the needs of the people and communities we work with.

Our strategic approach reflects our ambition as an organisation and recognises the role third sector will perform in delivering national outcomes at a local and regional level.

About the Role

The Project Officer will help to deliver our Active Travel programme across Forth Valley. The successful candidate will work with schools, employers and the general public in supporting cycle training, led rides/walks, bike maintenance classes, ebike and ecargo bike demonstrations whilst also delivering national active travel campaigns on behalf of our partners. The Project Officer should be proactive and seek out new partnerships whilst also helping with FEL’s wider activity, including co-development of our climate work, and participating in developing new services and ideas.

We are looking for someone who:

·Is passionate about active travel

·Has excellent communication skills

·Is self-motivated and proactive

Change Grow Live Forth Valley have successfully been awarded funding from the Scottish Government Innovation Fund to support the recruitment and integration of Peer Harm Reduction Navigators into our established Forth Valley Harm Reduction team. We are delighted to open recruitment for the first 4 Peer Harm Reduction Navigator posts who will bring additional capacity to our team. The posts are an opportunity for individuals with lived experience of alcohol or drug use to gain work experience and training and enhance their longer-term employability.

Responsibilities

The successful candidates will work within our established Harm Reduction team, providing assertive outreach to engage with more difficult to reach service users through offering harm reduction interventions, engagement, and support to access services. This service will be offered in a variety of locations across Forth Valley.

The successful candidates will have a passion for recovery, an openness to a variety of approaches and interventions, a willingness to learn, good communication and literacy skills and a minimum of 12 months abstinence from all problematic drug or alcohol use.

Are you looking for a new challenge that makes a positive difference? You don’t need to have specific experience in the Care environment as full training and support will be provided as part of the role. If you are empathetic, caring and a good communicator we would love to hear from you.

We offer excellent benefits including 7.6 weeks’ annual leave, a staff discount scheme, an occupational pension, a health plan and family-friendly policies.

We are looking for:

• Enthusiastic and caring individuals to join our team and become part of a leading care and support provider across central Scotland;

• You’ll need no previous experience, but a positive outlook, patience and willingness to go the extra mile for the people we work for are essential;

• Someone to have effective communication skills and demonstrate initiative;

• You to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme and register with the Scottish Social Care Council (SSSC), but we can help you with these applications;

• Basic IT skills;

• A relevant SVQ qualification is desirable.

In this flexible role, you will work directly with the people we work for, allowing them to make positive changes in their life and be part of their community.

At Wheatley we are always looking to improve diversity within our teams, we want to create an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute their best work and develop to their full potential. We celebrate our differences and recognise the importance of our teams reflecting the communities we serve. So, we would welcome applications from any underrepresented groups.