Aberlour Mentoring Service - Renfrewshire

Aberlour are developing a new innovative mentoring service for Renfrewshire Council to working in partnership to improve attainment outcomes for care experienced children and young people.

The service will bring together vulnerable children and young people with a mentor to build a consistent and trusting relationship and improve their opportunities. The focus in every mentoring relationship will be on developing the relationship, recognising and building their strengths, and providing support and encouragement to deal with difficult and challenging situations in their lives.

Mentoring Coordinator

To help develop this vital service and ensure its ongoing success for some of Scotland’s most vulnerable children we are looking for experienced and dedicated workers.

You will have demonstrable experience of supporting volunteers. You will have a good understanding of the issues facing looked after children along with experience of developing and delivering training.

You will have a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 8 and be driven to succeed.

Our 5% allowance recognises that the post holders may work out-of-hours, evenings and weekends to induct, train and support volunteers.

The service is a new pilot scheme being funded through the attainment fund. Outcomes will be reviewed over the first 12 months to assess ongoing funding.

Aberlour Mentoring Service - Renfrewshire

Aberlour are developing a new innovative mentoring service for Renfrewshire Council to working in partnership to improve attainment outcomes for care experienced children and young people.

The service will bring together vulnerable children and young people with a mentor to build a consistent and trusting relationship and improve their opportunities. The focus in every mentoring relationship will be on developing the relationship, recognising and building their strengths, and providing support and encouragement to deal with difficult and challenging situations in their lives.

Service Administrator

To help develop this vital service and ensure its ongoing success for some of Scotland’s most vulnerable children we are looking for an experienced administrator.

You will support the service with general and financial administrative tasks including the co-ordination of recruitment paperwork for volunteers joining the service. You will have administrative experience gained through working within a busy office or social care environment. You will be comfortable working with Microsoft Office packages, and have excellent communication and organisational skills.

You will have a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 7 or equivalent experience.

The service is a new pilot scheme being funded through the attainment fund. Outcomes will be reviewed over the first 12 months to assess ongoing funding.

Location: FEL’s Stirling Office: Balallan House, 24 Allan Park, Stirling, FK8 2QG; some travel between and around the participating areas will be required as part of this role; remote working from home will also be considered

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 Project

Forth Environment Link is looking for a dynamic team to work as part of a LEADER co-operation funded project. We are recruiting both a Coordinator and an Officer, to deliver this exciting new local food initiative. FEL is funded by Forth Valley & Lomond, Perth & Kinross, Fife, and Scottish Borders LEADER Programmes in partnership with The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development to support and enable communities to develop and run their own online local food markets. The project will also organise and facilitate producer & host network meetings across participating regions, deliver training sessions and organise an annual network gathering.

This project utilises the Neighbourfood Platform, formerly The Food Assembly.

About the Role

Working as part of the Regional Online Local Food Markets team, you will be responsible for coordinating and delivering the project in participating regions, supporting communities to start and run their own online Local Food Market. Coordinate and deliver cascade training to online food market communities, organise and facilitate producer networks and meetings across participating regions, support a network of community online local food market hosts, organise yearly Scottish Gatherings. Coordinate the marketing and PR for the project, the budget and to monitor and evaluate sales and project outcomes.

This post is a full time position, working 35 hours per week, fixed term until 1st November 2020

We are looking for someone who:

· Is passionate about the environment and local food systems

· Is motivated and proactive

· Has excellent organisational skills

· With management experience

· And, experience working with local community food initiatives and or local food producers

Location: FEL’s Stirling Office: Balallan House, 24 Allan Park, Stirling, FK8 2QG; some travel between and around the participating areas will be required as part of this role; remote working from home will also be considered

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 Project

Forth Environment Link is looking for a dynamic team to work as part of a LEADER co-operation funded project. We are recruiting both a Coordinator and an Officer, to deliver this exciting new local food initiative. FEL is funded by Forth Valley & Lomond, Perth & Kinross, Fife, and Scottish Borders LEADER Programmes in partnership with The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development to support and enable communities to develop and run their own online local food markets. The project will also organise and facilitate producer & host network meetings across participating regions, deliver training sessions and organise an annual network gathering.

This project utilises the Neighbourfood Platform, formerly The Food Assembly.

About the Role

Working as part of the project team, you will be responsible for developing and delivering the project in participating regions, supporting communities to start and run their own Online Local Food Market. You will deliver cascade training to local food market communities, organise producer and host networks and meetings across participating regions, support a network of community local food market hosts, organise yearly Scottish Gatherings. Develop and deliver the marketing and PR for the project.

This post is a full time position, working 35 hours per week, fixed term until 1st November 2020

We are looking for someone who:

· Is passionate about the environment and local food systems

· Is motivated and proactive

· Has excellent organisational skills

· With community engagement experience

· And, experience working with local community food initiatives and or local food producers