We are looking for enthusiastic people who share our values (Kind, Passionate and Creative) to join our services accommodating and supporting people experiencing homelessness and empowering them to thrive.
The support we provide is always person-centred, trauma-informed and wellbeing focused. As a Support Worker, you’ll work as part of a team in providing safe, secure, supported accommodation for the people who use our services. You’ll do this by providing practical and emotional support and encouraging them to achieve their own personal outcomes in all aspects of their daily lives.
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, which we will support you to achieve.
Our service at Alexandria accommodates 10 people aged 16 and over. John Polding, Service Manager at Alexandria will be more than happy to hear from you, if you have any questions about the role.
You can contact John at: E: JPolding@bluetriangle.org.uk
T:01389 758 394
To find out more about being a Support Worker, click the link below:
Join us now to be part of the vital force in protecting and enhancing our National Park. We as a National Park Authority play a crucial role in tackling the twin challenges of the Global Climate Emergency and Nature Crisis.
Do you have experience in management accounting and budgeting? Then we want to hear from you!
Our Finance and Procurement Team within Corporate Services is responsible for all of the financial processes within the organisation and ensures that our Executive and Board have effective financial reporting for informed decision making. We are looking for a collaborative and enthusiastic individual to join our small team.
The Role:
You will be part of the team responsible for the delivery of budgets, forecasting, management information and statutory accounts, as well as providing support for the main finance functions.
You will have experience of financial practices and have had responsibility for the delivery and improvement of financial information. In addition, this experience should be underpinned by a working knowledge of financial systems, including an understanding of nominal ledger coding structures.
Responsibilities:
Preparation of monthly management accounts and financial reporting to managers, the Executive, the Board and Board Committees, including commentary and variance analysis
Completion and submission of monthly budget monitoring reports to the Scottish Government
Act as business partner with budget holders. Preparation, profiling and monitoring of budgets (salary budget/ team budgets/ organisational level budgets).
Assist in the development of new reporting from our finance system
Support the preparation of the annual statutory accounts and liaise with External Audit
Review, interpret and advise on statutory and regulatory changes in public body financial accounting and determine appropriate changes in internal policies, controls and financial accounting to comply with statutory requirements and best practice.
Provide financial advice, guidance and support to the organisation to support business needs
Prepare and assist with the documentation of policies, procedures and controls.
Who we are looking for:
Your skills, abilities and experience should include:
Qualified/ Part Qualified accountant with significant hands-on experience
Experience of preparing and presenting management accounts, budgets and forecasts;
Ability to extract data from finance systems for reporting purposes;
Working knowledge of financial systems including nominal ledger coding structures;
Experience of month-end processes including variance analysis and reconciliations;
Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to quickly build relationships;
Intermediate Excel skills;
An outcome focused approach, with ability to meet deadlines.
Ideally, but not essential, you’ll also have:
Experience of preparing end of year statutory accounts, liaising with internal and external auditors;
Experience of working within a finance unit in a public sector environment (ideally NDPB);
Experience of analysing reports/systems/working practices to identify potential improvements
Experience of reviewing, applying and implementing changes in accounting standards and guidance to an organisation;
Knowledge and understanding of Scottish Public Finance Manual (SPFM) and Financial Reporting Manual (FReM);
Advanced Excel skills;
Bank payment processing including use of appropriate software;
Experience of developing, writing and implementing policies.
Share Scotland is the Care Sector’s best kept secret. This is your opportunity to join an innovative, family-led organisation. Working as part of a dynamic and supportive team, you will be an enthusiastic person who can bring their own unique skills, interests and ideas to the role.
For almost 30 years, Share Scotland has worked with adults with complex disabilities to provide individually tailored care, supporting our service users to actively pursue their chosen lifestyle within their own home and local community.
If you have the right personality and attitude, we can provide you with expert training to do the job. If you have experience or a relevant qualification, even better!
We are looking for Support Worker, supporting our service users in their own homes. We also have relief contracts available.
Support Worker Benefits –
· Scottish Living Wage Employer, starting salary £10.53 per hour rising to £11.12** with length of service and qualifications
· £10.53 per hour standard for sleepovers – where required
· Access to fully funded SVQ training after initial assessment period
· Generous 32 days annual leave, rising incrementally after 5 years to a limit of 42 days
· 4% employer contributory pension (above minimum legally required)
· No experience needed as full training provided
· Parent led organisation
· Supportive and Friendly Teams
· Investors in people (Silver) employer
· Regularly awarded 6 stars from the Care Inspectorate
· Death in service insurance (2 x annual salary)
· Critical illness insurance (lump sum payment if diagnosed with certain critical illnesses)
· HSF Health Plan membership
· Perkbox Membership
· Opportunities for progression with our active succession policy
**Progression to final salary scale is dependent on successfully gaining SVQ3
The successful candidate will be subject to a PVG check and registration with SSSC must be made within 6 months of employment commencing.
Share is actively working to promote equal opportunities for all
Share Scotland is a Recognised Charity SC 008220
Are you an experienced bereavement co-ordinator with a passion for ensuring families receive the best possible bereavement care? Do you have experience of leading a team of staff and volunteers?
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly skilled practitioner who has significant experience of leading and delivering bereavement support interventions, working with volunteers and with external partners. This is a unique opportunity for an experienced bereavement co-ordinator to take their development to the next level – leading on the development and delivery of a new bereavement team, transforming the delivery of bereavement care to families across Scotland.
You will be an innovative and tenacious individual with a real team-working ethic who identifies with CHAS’s core values, vision and purpose.
Benefits
The CHAS service:
The job:
To co-ordinate the operational and strategic delivery of the CHAS bereavement service. The post holder will also develop a counselling and emotional support service for families, ensuring that all counselling services are delivered in line with the BACP code of ethical and professional conduct. This will be done through;
Do you have experience of supporting bereaved children and adults? Do you have the ability to engage and work alongside families, volunteers and other professionals?
We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic person who has previous experience of delivering bereavement support to children, young people, adults and families to join our new bereavement team.
This is a unique opportunity for an experienced bereavement worker to take their development to the next level - supporting our bereavement co-ordinator to develop and deliver our bereavement service to meet the individual needs of family members across Scotland.
You will be an innovative and tenacious individual with a real team-working ethic who identifies with CHAS’s core values, vision and purpose.
Benefits
The CHAS service:
The job:
To work alongside colleagues in the bereavement team and family support team to deliver a range of evidence based, high quality supportive interventions, and bereavement programmes, to meet the individual needs of family members, through:
Do you live in West Dunbartonshire or Argyll and Bute? Would you like to support and organisation whose sole role is to assist these residents speak up, have their voices heard and their rights upheld? Then read on!
Lomond and Argyll Advocacy Service provide advocacy support to vulnerable adults and often those using health and social work services or may be seeking to access services. Our service is growing, and we need the support of a varied and committed board. Meetings are usually 5 or 6 times a year in person or via video conference
Established in 2002 and with advocates across both local authority areas, we work face to face with those detained under the mental health act, using services, under Adults with Incapacity or Adult Support and Protection and those with needs arising from alcohol or substance use, amongst others. We form a key part of users’ rights and can assist people “stuck” or delayed in hospital with no where to go or unable to get the help and support they want and need.
We are looking to enhance our existing board with volunteers and would welcome those who have used our services or and/ those with a legal, finance, HR or Communications background. Experience in what Advocacy does or how Social Work works is not essential- what we want and would value is different experiences and skill that can help us operate and contribute to the governance of the organisation.
“When Louise took my hand, I knew I would never be alone. The care my son received and the support we had as a family at the toughest time imaginable in our lives was truly a life-line", CHAS parent.
Benefits
Our children’s palliative care nurses report great satisfaction in being able to provide high quality nursing care in a supportive team with exciting career development opportunities.
Our service is expanding and we have an exciting opportunity for Bank Staff Nurses at Balloch, Loch Lomond
“When Louise took my hand, I knew I would never be alone. The care my son received and the support we had as a family at the toughest time imaginable in our lives was truly a life-line", CHAS parent
Benefits
Our children’s palliative care nurses report great satisfaction in being able to provide high quality nursing care in a supportive team.
Our service is expanding and we have an exciting opportunity for Bank Staff Nurses at Balloch, Loch Lomond
“When Louise took my hand, I knew I would never be alone. The care my son received and the support we had as a family at the toughest time imaginable in our lives was truly a life-line", CHAS parent
Benefits
Our children’s palliative care nurses report great satisfaction in being able to provide high quality nursing care in a supportive team with exciting career development opportunities.
“When Louise took my hand, I knew I would never be alone. The care my son received and the support we had as a family at the toughest time imaginable in our lives was truly a life-line", CHAS parent
Benefits
Our children’s palliative care nurses report great satisfaction in being able to provide high quality nursing care in a supportive team with exciting career development opportunities.