Charity registered in Scotland SC009988
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced leader to join a long-established and respected local charity in this pivotal role.
You should have senior level experience within the third sector and, most importantly, the vision, empathy and drive to make a real difference.
Avenue is a charity, based in Aberdeen, that provides support to families and individuals across the North East of Scotland, with a focus on relationships, wellbeing and children. We offer a range of services to encourage personal growth, strengthen relationships, promote family wellbeing, support children and enable healthy environments for all. We strive towards a world in which happy, healthy people enjoy harmonious and respectful interactions in all aspects of their lives.
The CEO will be required to:
- Work closely with the board to lead Avenue’s strategic development.
- Provide effective management of the leadership team.
- Ensure Avenue’s financial viability and resilience.
- Ensure that Avenue’s mission and values are lived across the charity and are the drivers of service delivery and development.
- Identify and pursue opportunities for growth and service development in response to the needs of the people that Avenue supports.
Trust and Grants Fundraiser
- Part time
- £24,697 – £27,060 pro-rata
- Hybrid working – home and Aberdeen Office
- Closing 15th April 2022
Avenue is a charity, based in the North East of Scotland, that provides a range of services to families, children and individuals. We help families and individuals to overcome obstacles to wellbeing and find ways forward through the challenges that life can bring.
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Trust and Grants Fundraiser. You will research, identify and apply to trusts, foundations and other grant-making bodies with timely, well-written and compelling proposals. Your focus will be on helping Avenue to raise core and restricted income to ensure the sustainability and accessibility of our services.
Applicants should have proven experience of successful Trust and Grants Fundraising, the ability to work to agreed timescales and managing own workload and establish and maintain effective relationships both internally and externally. You must also be able to demonstrate ability to tell a compelling story whilst having a high level of research skills. Excellent numeracy and literacy skills and an ability to lay out clear and concise applications is essential.
Family Support Workers
- Part time
- £25,439 – £28,981 pro-rata
- Aberdeen, Peterhead or Elgin
- Closing 16th July 2021
AVENUE is a charity that provides specialist support to families and individuals across North East Scotland. Our team has a wide range of skills and expertise and we work with families and individuals to help them to overcome obstacles to wellbeing and find ways forward through the challenges that life can bring.
We recognise that families come in all different shapes and sizes and we work with parents, children, siblings, grandparents and all other important people in children’s lives.
We have a number of exciting opportunities to work within our Child Contact Centre team, providing child-focused holistic support for families to help them to break down barriers to family progression and wellbeing.
We are looking for workers with a range of skills and experience. You might have experience of working with children and/or families, or maybe you have counselling/mediation experience, or perhaps you have devised and delivered group learning activities in previous roles.
All successful applicants will share a commitment to the rights of children and families, and to the provision of positive asset-based interventions. A full package of training and support will be offered.
Location: There are posts available in Aberdeen, Peterhead or Elgin.
Hours: Aberdeen - 18 p/w, Peterhead – 15 p/w, Elgin – 10 p/w (will include weekend working on a rota basis)
Salary: £25,439 - £28,981 per annum, pro rata (dependant on experience)
PVG: New applications or scheme record updates paid for by AVENUE
Children’s Rights Development Worker
- Part time
- £27,916 – £30,815 pro-rata
- Aberdeen
- Closing 28th July 2021
AVENUE is a charity that provides specialist support to families and individuals across North East Scotland. Our team has a wide range of skills and expertise and we work with families and individuals to help them to overcome obstacles to wellbeing and find ways forward through the challenges that life can bring.
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Children’s Rights Development Worker. This is an exciting opportunity to support AVENUE to embed a rights-respecting, child-and-family-focused culture across all its services and activities, in line with the principles of ‘The Promise’. The post calls for creativity, collaborative approaches, and a commitment to children’s rights.
AVENUE is a charity that provides specialist support to families and individuals across North East Scotland. Our team has a wide range of skills and expertise and we work with families and individuals to help them to overcome obstacles to wellbeing and find ways forward through the challenges that life can bring.
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Therapeutic Services Manager. This is a key role in the charity, providing leadership and management to our team of counsellors and therapists. The role includes responsibility for ensuring high standards of delivery and working with the team to shape future developments. You will be a qualified counsellor / therapist with management experience and a commitment to outcome-based, rights-respecting approaches.
Location: Aberdeen
Hours: 18 per week
Salary: £32,624 - £35,065 per annum, pro rata (dependent on experience)
AVENUE is a charity that provides specialist support to families and individuals across North East Scotland. Our team has a wide range of skills and expertise and we work with families and individuals to help them to overcome obstacles to wellbeing and find ways forward through the challenges that life can bring.
We are looking for a qualified Play Therapist to join our team. As well as providing Play Therapy to children, you will also work with your colleagues to support child-focused delivery across the organisation.
We would welcome conversations with qualified Play Therapists located within commuting distance of any of AVENUE’s bases in Aberdeen, Peterhead and Elgin, and have opportunities for both contracted and freelance employment.
PVG: New applications or scheme record updates paid for by AVENUE
Child Contact Centre Positions
- Part time
- £19,698 pro-rata
- Aberdeen, Peterhead and Elgin
- Closing 18th June 2021
AVENUE is a charity that provides specialist support to families and individuals across North East Scotland. Our team has a wide range of skills and expertise and we work with families and individuals to help them to overcome obstacles to wellbeing and find ways forward through the challenges that life can bring.
We recognise that families come in all different shapes and sizes and we work with parents, children, siblings, grandparents and all other important people in children’s lives.
We have a number of exciting opportunities to work within our Child Contact Centre team, providing child-focused holistic support for families to help them to break down barriers to family progression and wellbeing.
We are looking for people who have experience working with families to fulfil a range of roles in Supporting Contact.
All successful applicants will share a commitment to the rights of children and families, and to the provision of positive asset-based interventions. Training and support will be offered.
There are opportunities for Weekend / Relief and Volunteer Contact Support Workers at Aberdeen, Peterhead and Elgin.
Weekend Contact Support Workers: £19,698 per annum, pro rata (working 24 hours per month (6 hours per week on average) with potential for additional)
Bank Relief Support Workers: £12 p/hr (on ad hoc basis)
PVG: New applications or scheme record updates paid for by AVENUE