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Have you the passion and drive that inspires every supporter to experience the Joy of Giving?

Three children die in Scotland each week from an incurable condition. Presently, CHAS is only able to reach one of those children and their families. We are determined to change that.

Our ambition is to be there for each and every one of those children and their families. To achieve this, we need to inspire people across Scotland to take our vision to their hearts and make sure that no child with a life-shortening condition or their family should go without having the opportunity to be supported by CHAS.

To ensure we achieve this mission, we are establishing a new team as part of our five-year “Joy of Giving” fundraising strategy. With the recent appointment of CHAS’ first ever Head of Supporter Engagement who will join the team shortly, our intention is to bring together exceptional fundraising professionals to drive forward our award winning Keep the Joy Alive campaign. Is this you?

If you thrive on the challenge of setting and achieving audacious goals, think the only way to approach a target is to smash it out the park, have the playful creativity that doesn’t ever settle for the moon on a stick, and can bring the energy that adds that unexpected sparkle to how you approach your fundraising, then CHAS would love to support you in reaching out and touching your fundraising stars.

CHAS helps families create memories through providing experiences that wouldn’t be possible anywhere else, memories that are treasured forever. Are you someone that can apply that thinking to creating life-long support that places our supporters at the very heart of fundraising?

You will take the lead on making sure “Wow” is what every supporter feels when they give to CHAS. You will drive best practice in all aspects of supporter care ensuring every supporter feels valued, engaged and inspired to give again by understanding the impact their giving makes.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Social Worker to work within the multi-disciplinary Family Support Team in Robin House.

Robin House is one of the two hospices run by CHAS, which delivers the only hospice service of its kind in Scotland. This vacancy for the role of Social Worker is an exciting and unique opportunity to work alongside a highly motivated and skilled team and to be part of an organisation where everyone is passionate about the work we do.

You will play a key role in providing a comprehensive social work service to babies, children or young people with life-limiting conditions and their families, focusing on the co-ordination, development and delivery of service provision designed to assist with the issues related to the child or young person’s condition and the impact it has upon the wider family.

It is essential that you have a degree or diploma in social work and be registered with the SSSC. You should also have relevant post-registration experience of working with children and young people and complex family situations where loss and change are prevalent. You will have highly developed communication and negotiation skills as well as the ability to adapt the support you provide to meet the needs of individual families.

Our ambition to reach every family in Scotland that needs us, means that we have a new opportunity for a driven, confident and experienced HR Recruitment professional. Do you have previous Recruitment Administration/Resourcing experience? Do you have strong prioritisation skills with the ability to communicate professionally with hiring managers? If you do, read on…

We are looking for delivery focused individual with a ‘can-do’ approach to join our busy HR team. As a strong team player you will have excellent interpersonal skills to establish effective working relationships at all levels, experience of working within a busy people-focused Recruitment or HR environment, strong written, e-mail and verbal communication skills and high level attention to detail.

As a Recruitment Administrator you will manage the end to end recruitment process for all CHAS vacancies, some of the main tasks include:

· Managing vacancies

· advert preparation and posting

· Shortlisting and interviewing candidates

· carrying out reference and pre-employment checks

· Preparing conditional offer letters and contractual documents

· Providing management information and people data

· Regular e-mail and telephone communication

· Managing the Careers inbox

· Handling general queries related to the HR function

Providing effective administration support will also require that you have excellent typing skills and experience of Microsoft Office, in particular Outlook, Word and Excel as well as internal Recruitment/HR systems.

Children’s Hospices Across Scotland, better known as CHAS, is Scotland’s national children’s hospice service which cares for children with life shortening conditions and their families. We operate across the country through our two hospices, our CHAS at Home service in the community as well as in hospitals. Travel between sites will be required on occasion and a willingness to travel is essential.

For an informal discussion about this post please contact Karen Cassie, Senior HR Advisor on 0131 444 4015 or for any queries regarding the recruitment process, please contact our HR team on 0131 444 3296 or by email to careers@chas.org.uk.

This post is subject to a satisfactory Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) check.

At CHAS our ambition is to reach every family in Scotland that needs us. To help us achieve this we have an excellent opportunity for an equally ambitious, driven and experienced Executive Assistant to join our fast paced HR team.

As an experienced Administrator, you will be highly organised, possess good time management skills, demonstrate attention to detail and accuracy and be able to effectively prioritise a busy and varied workload. You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate at all levels and demonstrate tact and confidentiality.

The successful candidate will work to the HR Manager and Senior HR Advisor to provide effective administrative support and should have both excellent typing skills and experience of Microsoft Office, in particular Outlook, Word and Excel.

Key responsibilities include:

· Preparing letters

· Minute taking at meetings

· Responding to e-mail and phone enquiries

· Preparing reports, data, documents and information gathering

· Diary management

· Filtering enquiries and redirecting these appropriately

· Updating and maintaining online information, including HR Intranet pages

· Drafting and finalising meeting papers

· Processing HR invoices for sign off

Children’s Hospices Across Scotland, better known as CHAS, is Scotland’s national children’s hospice service, which cares for children with life shortening conditions and their families. We operate across the country through our two hospices, our CHAS at Home service in the community, as well as in hospitals. Travel between sites will be required and as such holding a full UK driving licence is essential.

For an informal discussion about this post please contact Janine Emerson, HR Manager on 0131 444 4007 or for any queries regarding the recruitment process, please contact our HR team on 0131 444 3296 or email careers@chas.org.uk.

This post is subject to a satisfactory Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) check.

Children’s Hospices Across Scotland, better known as CHAS, is Scotland’s national children’s hospice service which cares for children with life shortening conditions and their families. We operate across the country through our two hospices as well as in hospitals and our home care service in the community.

Three children die every week in Scotland from an incurable condition. At the moment, CHAS can only reach one in three of these families but we are determined to reach them all. We must be there for every family that needs us to help families to celebrate the lives of their children whilst they are together and to honour their memory after they have died.

Do you want to be part of this amazing ambition and help us reach every family in Scotland that needs us?

We are looking for a highly organised, efficient and professional administrator to fill the role of Executive Support Coordinator, providing essential administrative and corporate support to the Director of Development & Communications and other members of the Senior Leadership Team.

The Director of Development & Communications has an exceptionally busy, varied and extensive workload, leading the fundraising, communications and external relations functions of the organisation. As Executive Support Coordinator, you will be required to provide proactive, adaptable and professional support to the Director, maximising their capacity and time to ensure that key deadlines, project deliverables and business objectives are achieved.

The role requires excellent organisational, problem solving and prioritisation skills. The ideal candidate should be able to operate flexibly and professionally in a fast paced environment and should possess excellent customer service and interpersonal skills as the role will frequently involve dealing with external stakeholders.

A commitment to CHAS core values, vision and purpose is essential.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Community Fundraiser to join the Fundraising and Communications team on a permanent full-time basis.

You will be responsible for raising awareness and providing fundraising support by sustaining and developing existing relationships and creating new, cost effective community fundraising activity. Additionally you will be responsible for managing the contribution of CHAS volunteers.

You will have excellent communication skills and have experience of working in a customer focused environment. As there is likely to be travel involved in this post, a full driving license and access to a car is a requirement.

A commitment to the CHAS core value, vision and purpose is essential.

For an informal discussion about this post please contact Laura Campbell, Senior Community Fundraiser, 01577 867803.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Community Fundraiser to join the Fundraising and Communications team on a permanent full-time basis.

You will be responsible for raising awareness and fundraising support by sustaining and developing existing relationships and creating new, cost effective community fundraising activity. Additionally you will be responsible for managing the contribution of existing CHAS volunteers.

You will have excellent communication skills and have experience of working in a customer focused environment. As there is likely to be travel involved in this post, a full driving license and access to a car is a requirement.

A commitment to the CHAS core value, vision and purpose is essential.

For an informal discussion about this post please contact Samantha Reilly, Senior Community Fundraiser, 0141 779 6183.

Are you driven by a desire to create transformational corporate partners that will ensure the provision of children palliative care services throughout Scotland? Are you motivated by knowing that everyday you come to work you will be making a difference for children with a life shortening conditions and their families?

At Children’s Hospices Across Scotland – better known as CHAS – we offer palliative care and support to babies, children and young people with life-shortening conditions, through our hospices, homecare services and in hospitals. We are looking for an exceptional individual, with a track record in identifying, establishing and developing senior level corporate partnerships to ensure CHAS can realise our vision of reaching every family in Scotland that needs us.

As a member of the Partnerships and Philanthropy team, you will make sure we capitalise on our compelling case for support and strong prospect pool to attract, cultivate and retain corporate partners. You will be someone that can create and share a vision that brings together CHAS and our corporate partners to create partnerships that are truly transformational for everyone involved.

Working with colleagues across CHAS you will join a Fundraising and Communications team dedicated to raising the funds required to reach every child in Scotland that needs us.

If you are committed and passionate about the endless possibilities of corporate partnerships and how they will support the delivery of high standards of palliative and end of life care to babies, children and young people with life-shortening conditions and their families; If you have excellent communication and leadership skills, and are looking for a new challenge, this is an opportunity for you to use your skills and experience to make a real difference.

Please note this position is subject to a satisfactory PVG certificate.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Social Worker to work within the multi-disciplinary Family Support Team in Rachel House.

Rachel House is one of the two hospices run by CHAS, which delivers the only hospice service of its kind in Scotland. This vacancy for the role of Social Worker is an exciting and unique opportunity to work alongside a highly motivated and skilled team and to be part of an organisation where everyone is passionate about the work we do.

You will play a key role in providing a comprehensive social work service to babies, children or young people with life-limiting conditions and their families, focusing on the co-ordination, development and delivery of service provision designed to assist with the issues related to the child or young person’s condition and the impact it has upon the wider family.

It is essential that you have a degree or diploma in social work and be registered with the SSSC. You should also have relevant post-registration experience of working with children and young people and complex family situations where loss and change are prevalent. You will have highly developed communication and negotiation skills as well as the ability to adapt the support you provide to meet the needs of individual families.

As a Social Worker with CHAS you will be involved in shaping our future.

This post is subject to a satisfactory PVG application.

Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) is a Scottish Charity providing and developing hospice services for children and young people with life limiting conditions and their families.

An opportunity has arisen for a Bank Activities Facilitator to join the Bank Register to work as required within the multi-disciplinary Family Support Team which provides professional support to address the social, emotional and spiritual needs of babies, children, young people and their families.

The Activities Team design and deliver a therapeutic based activity programs to ensure the needs of children and their families are met in a fun and sensitive way. As a member you will be expected to play an important role in this area, as well as providing support for sibling’s pre and post bereavement.

This post is subject to membership of the PVG scheme.

Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) is a Scottish Charity providing and developing hospice services for children and young people with life limiting conditions and their families.

An opportunity has arisen for a Bank Activities Facilitator to join the Bank Register to work as required within the multi-disciplinary Family Support Team which provides professional support to address the social, emotional and spiritual needs of babies, children, young people and their families.

The Activities Team design and deliver a therapeutic based activity program to ensure the needs of children and their families are met in a fun and sensitive way. As a member you will be expected to play an important role in this area, as well as providing support for siblings pre and post bereavement.

This post is subject to membership of the PVG scheme.

Creating a positive experience for all our volunteers is important to us at CHAS and with our ambition to reach more families across Scotland, we are passionate about inspiring more people to join our growing volunteer movement.

To help us grow and diversify our volunteering programme, we are recruiting a Volunteering Development Manager to lead the development of volunteering strategy within the Fundraising, Retail and Communications directorate at CHAS.

As a senior member of the Volunteering team, you will champion a quality volunteer experience and lead innovation by inspiring, educating and motivating staff in all aspects of volunteering development.

As the Volunteering Development Manager, you will work closely with teams in the Fundraising, Retail and Communications directorate to deliver the very best volunteer offer and experience, introducing new ideas and approaches to volunteering to ensure our volunteers continue to play a major role in the success of CHAS reaching more families across Scotland.

You will partner staff to manage volunteers effectively, promoting the volunteer voice and the delivery of a positive volunteer experience. Working with senior leaders, you will support them to develop their volunteering strategy in order to grow income and awareness of CHAS.

You will have experience of developing a positive culture of volunteer involvement, innovation, and continuous improvement as well as experience of shaping volunteering within third or public sector organisations. You can also comfortably demonstrate experience of working across teams and have the ability to forge productive collaborative relationships.

We are flexible about the location for this role as we have offices in Edinburgh, Stepps, Kinross, Inverness and Aberdeen. The role involves regular travel across Scotland enabling you to be mobile and work remotely from time to time.

This post is subject to a PVG membership check.

Do you enjoy being in a changing and dynamic environment? Are you passionate about improving the lives of babies, children, young people and their families with life limiting conditions? Do you have the ability to engage and work alongside people?

Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) is the sole provider of hospice services in Scotland for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions. Our vision is that babies, children and young people in Scotland will have access to palliative care when and where they need it and we currently have a rare and exciting opportunity within our Family Support Team at Rachel House for a Child and Family Worker.

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic person to join the Family Support Team to help develop our service for children with life-limiting conditions and their families and also to work alongside our multi-disciplinary team to provide a comprehensive service. You will ideally be qualified to a minimum of an HND level in a relevant subject area, and will have palliative care experience of working with children with complex care requirements. Experienced in working with families at times of acute stress and loss, you will have strong communication skills with the ability to manage highly complex and sensitive information and will have awareness of counselling and therapeutic interventions currently available. You will be able to work independently as well as being an enthusiastic team player. You will need to be highly organised with the ability to deal with competing demands in order to co-ordinate, develop and deliver a service provision designed to assist with issues related to the baby, child or young person’s condition and the impact it has upon the wider family.

Please note this position is subject to a satisfactory PVG certificate.

For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Corinna Robertson, Family Support Manager on 01577 865777.

Are you always ready with a collection can in one hand and flyer in the other? Do you see a local high street as an opportunity waiting to be explored? Then CHAS has a fantastic opportunity for you! The CHAS Community Team are looking for a new shining star to join them as they continue to their ambitious aim to reach every family in Scotland…..

You will be responsible for getting out into the local community raising awareness and engaging your supporters in their fundraising! You will grow and develop existing relationships and create new community fundraising activity alongside an amazing Fundraising and Communications team. You will manage a fantastic group of existing CHAS volunteers and grow your volunteer networks.

You will have a proven track record of community based fundraising. As there is likely to be a significant amount of travel involved in this post, a full driving license and access to a car is therefore a requirement.

A commitment to the CHAS core value, vision and purpose is essential.

In return you will be supported, motivated, encouraged and developed in a career that promises to be fast paced yet rewarding.

For an informal discussion about this post please contact Claire Benjamin, Community Fundraising Development Manager on 0141 779 6180.

At CHAS, we are on a mission. We’re going to make sure wherever there is a child in Scotland with a life shortening condition their family know about the vital support we can provide. To do this we need to reach into every community across Scotland and this is where you come in! We are looking for a driven and ambitious individual to join the Community Fundraising team

You will be responsible for getting out into the local community raising awareness and engaging your supporters in their fundraising! You will grow and develop existing relationships and create new community fundraising activity alongside an amazing Fundraising and Communications team. You will manage a fantastic group of existing CHAS volunteers and grow your volunteer networks.

Customer focused, commercially aware and results-driven, you have a creative and innovative approach and are great at building relationships with people at all levels. You will have a proven track record of fundraising. There is travel involved in this post, therefore a full driving license and access to a car is essential.

In return you will be supported, motivated, encouraged and developed in a career that promises to be fast paced yet rewarding.

For an informal discussion about this post please contact Claire Benjamin, Community Fundraising Development Manager on 07484000363.

Would you like to join us and help CHAS reach our Digital Transformation goals? If so we would be delighted to hear from you. Supporting the rest of the IT Team, you will be the first point of contact for users, responding to inbound tickets, phone calls and other enquiries. You will ensure all incidents and requests are logged, then resolved or escalated within given SLA’s. You will assist with IT service delivery, using the service desk application track outstanding issues and follow up with users and third party suppliers. You will also be responsible for updating our Knowledge Base and IT Intranet pages with information and solutions to enable users to help themselves.

The role requires previous service desk experience, supporting both remote and on site users. We are looking for you to be HNC/D level educated in a Computer Science discipline, or equivalent technical qualification, and with at least 1 years’ experience working in a multi-user, multi-site environment. You must be enthusiastic and have excellent communication and team working skills. Good time management, problem-solving skills and the ability to remain calm under pressure are also required.

A commitment to the CHAS core values, vision and purpose is essential.

At CHAS, our ambition is to reach every family in Scotland who is living with the heartbreaking knowledge their child has a life limiting condition and offer them our care and support to empower them to make the most of the short time they have together. As IT Helpdesk Agent, you will have the chance to play a vital part in this vision.