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Glasgow Night Shelter is looking for a dynamic SERVICE TRANSFORMATION LEAD who is excited by the idea of a big challenge!

We’ve been running an emergency shelter for asylum seekers 365 nights a year, since 2011. The staff and volunteers are skilled and dedicated and we’ve been successfully funded to pilot new types of emergency accommodation. This is where you come in! We need you to get us from where we are now to where we need to be. Can you help us transform our service and project manage a move?

• You’ll be up for and experienced in leading an operational team through change – and you’ll be comfortable with change yourself
• You’ll have experience in a social care setting – perhaps managing a registered service
• You’ll have experience of line management and building the capacity and confidence of your team – and you’ll be great at knowing if recruitment is required to make a service really shine
• You’ll be hands on in just getting stuff done, as well as an inspirational leader and motivator
• You’ll have really strong project planning and budgeting skills – we need you to lead, plan and deliver a big move from one venue to a new home for the service
• You’ll be knowledgeable about policies and procedures that will need to be developed and implemented to transform the service
• You’ll know how to identify training needs and implement a plan that ensures everyone in the team is ready to deliver an excellent service
• You’ll be committed to a values-based approach to service design and delivery, ideally in the field of homelessness

We need someone who can commit to an initial full time nine month fixed term post or secondment with us, planning and delivering the transformation of the service and project managing the service. You’ll be at the forefront of a multi-agency project spanning local and national government, homelessness services in Glasgow and the expert asylum and refugee sector – this hasn’t been done before, so it’s hard to overestimate what an incredible opportunity this is for the right person.

You’ll receive support and supervision from the Project Director and you’ll work with them to plan for the sustainability of the service beyond Year 1.

For an informal conversation about the role please email glasgownightshelterjobs@gmail.com to arrange a chat with the Project Director.

In partnership with other refugee, asylum and homelessness organisations, Glasgow Night Shelter received a generous National Lottery Community Fund grant to support the development and implementation of a new pilot accommodation pathway and a central one-stop hub for destitute asylum seekers to access information and advice. This new post is the key to ensuring that asylum seekers are at the heart of the delivery of this project.

We are looking for someone with experience of community development and coproduction to develop and lead our participatory approach. You’ll also have experience of line management and building the capacity and confidence of your team, including volunteers. And you’ll be hands on in just getting stuff done, as well as an inspirational leader and motivator!

Glasgow Night Shelter needs an experienced Admin and Finance Officer to set up and coordinate the smooth running of the charity’s systems and processes. This role will have a particular focus on finance and HR and will suit an experienced office professional who relishes a diverse workload and has a get stuck in attitude! You’ll have outstanding interpersonal skills and be able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide range of people. You’ll care deeply about people – and you’ll know that good systems and processes make it possible to deliver really excellent services.

About Us

Glasgow Night Shelter (SCO47169) has provided somewhere safe and warm for destitute asylum seekers to stay overnight, 365 nights a year, since 2011. We’ll be around as long as we’re needed, but we speak out for an end to destitution.

It’s an exciting time for the Glasgow Night Shelter, and we are looking to build our team to get ready to deliver Scotland’s first 24-hour holistic accommodation service for destitute asylum seekers.

In partnership with other refugee and homelessness organisations, we are embarking on a major project not only to transform our own service but to change the way the needs of homeless asylum seekers are met. With support from a range of funders, we will pilot new types of accommodation and ensure that the experiences of asylum seekers in Scotland are what guide practice.

About You

We need dynamic, creative and reliable team members to provide the best possible service. You’ll show compassion and empathy, with some experience of working with people affected by homelessness and, although it’s not essential, an understanding of the experiences of those affected by the asylum process in the UK would be really helpful.

We’re looking for people who know how to safely maintain boundaries but who get stuck in to their workload. We want to hear from people who work in a person-centred way and focus on maximising personal choice. We are keen on creative thinking, new ideas and what life has taught you, as well as professional experience.

There will be a range of shifts and hours available (including full-time, part-time and relief cover), and these roles may also suit social care and social work students who want to gain some practical experience during your studies.

A full Job Description and Person Specification is available for download below.

About Us

Glasgow Night Shelter (SCO47169) has provided somewhere safe and warm for destitute asylum seekers to stay overnight, 365 nights a year, since 2011. We’ll be around as long as we’re needed, but we speak out for an end to destitution.

It’s an exciting time for the Glasgow Night Shelter, and we are looking to build our team to get ready to deliver Scotland’s first 24-hour holistic accommodation service for destitute asylum seekers.

In partnership with other refugee and homelessness organisations, we are embarking on a major project not only to transform our own service but to change the way the needs of homeless asylum seekers are met. With support from a range of funders, we will pilot new types of accommodation and ensure that the experiences of asylum seekers in Scotland are what guide practice.

About You

We need dynamic, creative and reliable team members to provide the best possible service. You’ll show compassion and empathy, with some experience of working with people affected by homelessness and, although it’s not essential, an understanding of the experiences of those affected by the asylum process in the UK would be really helpful.

We’re looking for people who know how to safely maintain boundaries but who get stuck in to their workload. We want to hear from people who work in a person-centred way and focus on maximising personal choice. We are keen on creative thinking, new ideas and what life has taught you, as well as professional experience.

There will be a range of shifts and hours available and these roles may also suit social care and social work students who want to gain some practical experience during your studies.

A full Job Description is available for download below.

Glasgow Night Shelter needs an Administrative Assistant to help turn us into the smooth operation we know we can be! There is a lot to do, and a cracking operational team, but we need someone who really knows what they're doing with a spreadsheet, and can see the role of a brilliant filing system in smashing the Hostile Environment! The workload will be really diverse, and you'll need a get stuck in attitude, but you'll be supported and offered opportunities to develop your knowledge of refugee rights and homelessness.

A Job Description is available for download below.

Glasgow Night Shelter needs a part time Finance and HR Manager to take a lead on the resource management of the organisation, ensuring that we can manage and sustain the growth of our unique and vital service. If you've got solid professional experience in a similar role in the charitable sector, and are looking to share that experience with another organisation, we can offer flexibility on working hours and location. We can also offer the sublime satisfaction of knowing that your superior management of a cloud-based HR system, and accurate cost allocations, directly contribute to smashing the Hostile Environment!

A Job Description is available for download below.