We are looking to recruit two exciting new posts for our Children’s Wellbeing Services.

We are seeking two Project Workers who will deliver ECHC’s wellbeing and resilience outreach programme. You will work alongside sessional workers, artists and volunteers, under the guidance of the Wellbeing Lead and Wellbeing and Resilience Officer. Your role will be to provide support and advice to children, young people and their families (CYPF). You will deliver activities that build confidence and self-esteem, using wellbeing and resilience techniques enabling CYPF to better cope with their individual challenges.

Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity have developed a new and exciting project which supports the wellbeing and resilience of children and young people who are struggling with their mental health. This project will support the whole family (child, parents/guardian, siblings, grandparents etc.) through these challenging times, by offering support and advice. We will pilot this programme over a two year period in two locations. The first will be rural, East Lothian based and the second urban, within Edinburgh City. You will be required to travel to both locations and will be based at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh.

As part of this role, you will work alongside the hospital youthwork team to gain experience of working with children, young people and their families in a healthcare setting. You will initially work in The Hub wellbeing centre and on the hospital wards in the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, spending time with CYPF and ECHC’s Children’s Wellbeing Service team to understand our approach to working with CYPF. You will also be given bespoke training following the PACE model, to promote the experience of safety in your interactions with children and young people. We are looking for someone who is educated to HND level in a relevant subject (youth work, community education, social work, nursing, counselling/psychology teaching, mental health) and must have experience in delivering high quality youth work to children and young people. This is a demanding role within a fun and fast paced organisation. The right candidate will be passionate about working for a children’s and young people’s healthcare charity and possess the drive and skills to balance a varied workload and achieve objectives.

We are looking to recruit an exciting new post for our Children’s Wellbeing Services.

Are you a passionate and dynamic individual who can manage the delivery of the wellbeing and resilience outreach programme, and guide a team of project workers, sessional workers, artists and volunteers who alongside you, will provide support and advice to children, young people and their families (CYPF). You will deliver activities that build confidence and self-esteem, using wellbeing and resilience techniques enabling CYPF to better cope with their individual challenges.

Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity have developed a new and exciting project which supports the wellbeing and resilience of children and young people who are struggling with their mental health. This project will support the whole family (child, parents/guardian, siblings, grandparents etc.) through these challenging times, by offering support and advice. We will pilot this programme over a two year period in two locations. The first will be rural, East Lothian based and the second urban, within Edinburgh City. You will be required to travel to both locations and will be based at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh.

As part of this role, you will work alongside the hospital youthwork team to gain experience of working with children, young people and their families in a healthcare setting. You will initially work in The Hub wellbeing centre and on the hospital wards in the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, spending time with CYPF and ECHC’s Children’s Wellbeing Service team to understand our approach to working with CYPF. You will also be given bespoke training following the PACE model, to promote the experience of safety in your interactions with children and young people.

We are looking for someone who is educated to HND level in a relevant subject (youth work, social work, nursing, counselling/psychology teaching, mental health) and must have experience in delivering high quality youth work to children and young people. This is a demanding role within a fun and fast paced organisation. The right candidate will be passionate about working for a children’s and young people’s healthcare charity and possess the drive and skills to balance a varied workload and achieve objectives.

We are looking to recruit an exciting new post for our Children’s Wellbeing Services.

Are you a caring and passionate Support Worker who wants to work as part of our Wellbeing and Resilience team, delivering support to families on our telephone Helpline. You will work under the guidance of the Wellbeing and Resilience Officer who will support you in delivering early intervention, support and signposting for families with a child who is experiencing mild-moderate mental health issues. Our aim is to increase emotional resilience, promote safety, improve mental health and wellbeing, promote recovery, and prevent problems escalating.

Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity have developed a new and exciting project which supports the wellbeing and resilience of children and young people who are struggling with their mental health. This project will support the whole family (child, parents/guardian, siblings, grandparents etc.) through these challenging times, by offering support and advice. We will pilot this programme over a two year period in two locations. The first will be rural, East Lothian based and the second urban, within Edinburgh City.

As part of this role, you will work alongside the hospital youthwork team to gain experience of working with children, young people and their families in a healthcare setting. You will initially work in The Hub wellbeing centre and on the hospital wards in the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, spending time with CYPF and ECHC’s Children’s Wellbeing Service team to understand our approach to working with CYPF. You will also be given bespoke training following the PACE model, to promote the experience of safety in your interactions with children and young people and their families and will be given regular support and supervision.

We are looking for someone who is educated to HND level in a relevant subject (youth work, social work, nursing, counselling/psychology teaching, mental health) or equivalent experience and must have experience in delivering support to children, young people and/or families. This is a demanding role within a fun and fast paced organisation. The right candidate will be passionate about working for a children’s and young people’s healthcare charity and possess the drive and skills to balance a varied workload and achieve objectives.

We are looking to recruit an exciting new post for our Children’s Wellbeing Services.

Are you a motivated individual who can support the recruitment of our Wellbeing and Resilience programme volunteers, and to support the administrative requirements of the staff team delivering the programme. Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity have developed a new and exciting project which supports the wellbeing and resilience of children and young people who are struggling with their mental health. This project will support the whole family (child, parents/guardian, siblings, grandparents etc.) through these challenging times, by offering support and advice. We will pilot this programme over a two year period in two locations. The first will be rural, East Lothian based and the second urban, within Edinburgh City. We are looking for someone who is educated to HND level or with equivalent experience in working with volunteers or admin support. This is a demanding role within a fun and fast paced organisation. The right candidate will be passionate about working for a children’s and young people’s healthcare charity and possess the drive and skills to balance a varied workload and achieve objectives.

Would you like to become one of our people focussed colleagues by joining a team who make a huge difference to the children & families within our care?

We a seeking a people focussed all-trades maintenance assistant to support our Lead Maintenance Engineer in maintaining our building and outdoor spaces at our Rachel House Hospice set in beautiful grounds in Kinross, Perthshire & Kinross.

We have purpose designed health care buildings, play areas, areas for peaceful reflection, woodland trails and interactive spaces for children and families to enjoy the therapeutic nature of the outdoor spaces that we have to offer.

Key Responsibilities

Whilst maintaining the indoor environments in perfect order i.e. sensory rooms, therapy pools, bedrooms and kitchens, our maintenance assistant will enjoy working alongside and supporting colleagues such as gardeners and volunteers who tend to our outdoor spaces.

Given the nature of our healthcare environment the work will be varied and interesting with no two days the same however, duties will mostly consist of:

• All trades maintenance and contractor escorting duties

• Equipment/machinery maintenance

• Statutory maintenance checks e.g. therapy pool sampling and testing

• Outdoor space maintenance

About You

The successful candidate will have:

• Experience in supporting a variety of work repairs and tasks within a buildings operations/maintenance and outdoors spaces environment.

• The ability to work on your own initiative and have good communication skills.

• A flexible approach to working including occasional out of hours working and participation in out of hours emergency stand-by service

• Demonstrate experience and a genuine willingness to work alongside/supervise colleagues and volunteers to deliver great Estates & Facilities services for children and families.

• Knowledge of working within a healthcare environment is desirable. You may also undertake associated works across in other trade skills by multi skilling.

• Modern Apprenticeship qualification, in a relevant discipline, at SVQ Level 3 or above, or equivalent experience

• IOSH Working Safely in the Workplace

About CHAS

At CHAS, staff and volunteers work together as one team, focused on the common goal of reaching every family in Scotland who needs our support. We have a 3:1 ratio of volunteers to staff members in CHAS. All CHAS staff will at some point work with or alongside volunteers and will be expected to support volunteers.

Our ambition is to reach every family in Scotland who is living with the heart-breaking prognosis that their child is dying, and offer them our care and support to empower them to make the most of the short time they have together. As a Maintenance Assistant, you will be instrumental in achieving this vision.

Intro

Carers Scotland is looking for a new Policy Officer to be a part of the charity’s extensive policy and public affairs work supporting unpaid carers. Carers Scotland is a leading charity working toward improving the health and wellbeing of carers and ensuring that carers get the support they need. To achieve this, we work closely with Scottish Government ministers, civil servants, MSPs from across all the political parties, other charities, and civic Scotland. With so much public policy directly impacting on unpaid carers this will be an exciting role with a chance to influence and deliver meaningful change for one of Scotland’s most undervalued and unrecognised groups.

About you

We are looking for someone with a passion for policy, research and politics in Scotland. You should be enthusiastic, eager to learn and ready to work hard both on your own and in support of others. You will be an excellent communicator, with strong attention to detail and the ability to learn new issues fast. The ability to work in a team and on your own initiative to tight deadlines will also be important.

About the role

This is a rare chance to join Carers Scotland as we develop our team toward the charity’s 60th anniversary in 2025.The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring that the voice of carers is heard in all public policymaking circles from Scottish Government to the Scottish Parliament working on Government policy, legislation and issues relating to unpaid care.

We are a truly inclusive team, we offer flexibility and we live and breathe our values. We are Attentive, Ambitious and Achievers.

Diversity and inclusion

Carers Scotland is committed to becoming a diverse and truly inclusive organisation. We strive to create a workplace where our colleagues and volunteers can truly be themselves and feel like they belong and constantly seek to ensure all voices are heard.

To embrace this culture of diversity, our employee and volunteer recruitment should reflect our stakeholders and the society that we serve and support, regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, physical abilities, disabilities or religious practices. We value individual diversity and are actively building diverse teams here at Carers UK and value our colleagues from a wide range of backgrounds.

As a membership charity for carers, we particularly seek employees and volunteers with a real understanding of the issues faced by carers. Reasonable adjustments can be made to the process and role dependent on the needs of the applicant.

Kingdom Community Bank (KCB), the trading name of Kingdom Credit Union Ltd, is a community-based, member-owned financial co-operative, established in 2004 to serve people living or working in Fife.

We seek a Loans Officer to join our team at an exciting stage in our growth and development. The successful applicant will join Fife's largest credit union. We help people of Fife to save and borrow at affordable rates.

The post holder will assess individual loan applications with prudent and responsible consideration using a range of tools and techniques, such as affordability assessment, scoring, credit checking, speaking to Members and other underwriting activities.

The successful applicant will have a commitment to financial inclusion, helping people to improve their financial confidence and finances. Excellent customer service skills, accuracy and number skills are essential.

Are you a creative and motivated individual with the passion and drive to support people with a recent diagnosis of dementia to live well in their community?

If so, you can be part of a National Team of Post Diagnostic Support Link Workers (PDS Link Workers) providing high quality, person centered support to people living with dementia and their families for a minimum of a year following diagnosis in line the Scottish Government’s minimum guarantee.

The aim of the PDS National Service is to enable people to live well with dementia and is centered around Alzheimer Scotland's 5 pillar model so that people move on to a period of supported self- management.

The model includes understanding the illness and coming to terms with the diagnosis, peer support, connecting and maintaining links with their community along with planning for future care and decision making to develop an outcome focused plan to support their future hopes, desires, and aspirations.

Supporting our Fife locality, the post will be based within the Dementia Post Diagnostic Support Service at Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline. Alzheimer Scotland’s PDS Link Workers are required to be effective team workers and have the skills to build and maintain relationships with colleagues both within Alzheimer Scotland, the NHS, and other stakeholders.

Skills in using digital platforms are essential as we use a blended approach to support people that involve some virtual meetings and on-line groups.

Applicants must hold a recognised relevant professional qualification, have a good understanding of dementia and how it affects people and their families along with excellent communication skills, a warm flexible approach, combined with skills in empathy and relationship building.

In addition, you should have skills and knowledge at the Enhanced Level of the Promoting Excellence Framework or be able to evidence you are working towards its completion.

This post requires a full driving licence and access to a car.

It’s an exciting time to be joining Capability Scotland!

We’ve just launched Scotland’s first college for young people with complex and diverse needs, we’re working hard on our plans for a new exemplar flagship facility in Perth creating state-of-the-art homes for our residents and we’re just about to launch our new five-year strategy putting the people we support, and our amazing colleagues front and centre in everything we do.

Quite simply, we’re buzzing with excitement. We have a passionate and committed workforce who strive to deliver the highest quality education, care, and support to disabled people across Scotland. A team full of talent, ideas, and energy.

A vacancy has arisen for a key role supporting our Board and Executive Team to drive forward our ambitious plans.

Interested?

Job Purpose

You will support the Chief Executive, Executive Team, and Chair of the Board in all aspects of their work.

We need someone with great organisational and communication skills – and an eye for detail – to make sure the organisation’s governance practices are the best they can be, helping us to make the best decisions about the services we deliver and the future direction of our great charity.

As well as supporting, administering, and keeping our governance practices under review, you will be our lead for data protection and GDPR and you will ensure the smooth and efficient running of the Executive Team and Edinburgh office team’s activities.

Job Summary

The core elements of job are:

1. To provide comprehensive and high-quality administrative support including projects and related tasks which effectively support the Chief Executive in all aspects of their work.

2. To ensure the smooth and efficient running of the Charity’s Board of Trustees’ activities (Board) and aid and support to the Chair and Board Members.

3. To provide Company Secretary assistance and support, managing and documenting key governance and statutory functions and activities to fulfil all legal requirements.

4. To act as an ambassador for the Chief Executive, Chair and Board in all matters and use balanced judgement to prioritise and deal with competing demands.

5. To act as Data Protection Officer for the organisation.

6. To line manage and support the receptionist/administrator role at Head Office.

So what type of person are we looking for?

You will have considerable experience in supporting teams at Executive and Board level. A sound understanding of data protection and GDPR regulations is essential.

The nature of the role is that you will be able to work flexibly, using your own initiative. We are looking for a team player but, most significantly, we require someone who is committed to and who can live the values of the organisation in everything they do – being kind, inclusive, open and honest, aspirational and creative.

An understanding of the social care sector would be an advantage.

Working with Capability Scotland brings you lots of benefits:

• £38,911 per year and a 37-hour working week.
• 37 days’ annual leave
• Up to 8% employer contribution pension
• Up to 3x annual salary Death in Service benefit
• Work flexibly – both in time and location
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Shopping discounts through the Perks At Work scheme
• Free 24/7 employee assistance programme
• Free disclosure checks throughout your career.

Capability Scotland is committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.

A copy of Capability Scotland’s Equality and Diversity Policy is available upon request from the HR Team.

Due to the high volume of applications expected, we advise that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Thank you for your interest and for taking the time to apply to work with us.

We are a Fife wide independent charitable organisation providing free, confidential information, counselling and support to anyone affected by rape and sexual assault at some time in their lives.

A highly motivated and energetic individual is required to lead and manage multiple teams including the development of services. Experience of providing emotional support is essential.

Working pattern for this post is Mon & Tues 9.30am–5.00pm, Wed & Thurs 10.00am-5.00pm,

Friday 8.30am–11.30am

Only women need apply under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010

The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced PVG check

This post is funded until March 2025 with potential for a possible extension beyond this date.

Any queries regarding this post can be directed to jan.swan@frasac.org.uk