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Aberlour’s Guardianship Service supports unaccompanied asylum seeking or trafficked children and young people to understand their progress through the asylum system, feel supported through the process, access the help they need and make informed decisions based on the available options. We help refugee children and young people, and victims of trafficking who arrive in Scotland without their parents.

“This project is part funded by the EU Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund.

Making management of migration flows more efficient across the European Union”

Are you an experienced administrator, comfortable with financial information, petty cash and developing spreadsheets? If so we want to hear from you. We need someone to help develop this vital service and ensure its success for these vulnerable children.

We are looking to recruit to an 18.75 hours per week post. Hours will be worked flexibly in line with service demand (availability can be discussed at interview). This post is offered on a fixed term basis with an expected end date of 31st December 2022.

You will support the service with general and financial administrative tasks including the co-ordination of recruitment paperwork for volunteers joining the service. You will have administrative experience gained through working within a busy office or social care environment. You will be comfortable working with Microsoft Office packages including Excel and be able to create spreadsheets and deal with numerical information. You will have excellent communication and organisational skills.

You will have a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 7 or equivalent experience.

Interviews are expected to be held on: 25th March 2021

In anticipation of the move from the current hospital site at Sciennes to a new purpose built facility at Little France, we are looking to recruit an exciting new post for our Children’s Wellbeing Services.

As Children’s Wellbeing Officer, you will identify and support the non-clinical needs of a wide range of children and young people in the hospital, and provide a range of focussed activities, in an age appropriate, engaging facility. You will work with teams in the hospital to develop complementary programmes which support children and young people to engage with treatment and feel less anxious or stressed. You will be experienced in supporting young people to feel empowered and able to support children and young people in the hospital, through a meaningful programme of engagement and activities. You will have an excellent knowledge of other agencies and organisations to signpost children, young people and their families to places of support and advice. The activities of The Hub will also link with the ECHC Arts Programme and hospital’s needs.

You will be educated to HND level in a relevant area and will have experience of working with children, young people and families; of delivering project outputs and achieving outcomes; and of engaging young people through positive relationships.

Highland Hospice is one of the largest independent charities in the Highlands. We need to raise around £3m every year from our fundraising activities including applications to charitable trusts and other grant giving bodies to support day-to-day activity and specific projects. We are looking for someone with experience of completing funding applications; of building and maintaining relationships with funders; and of working as part of a team developing and securing funding for projects.

The is a part-time post equivalent to two days per week however the need to make Trust applications fluctuates and so we would like you to be flexible, working in the Hospice or at home as required to support projects and meet deadlines. Pay will be regular but hours will be annualised and monitored on a monthly basis.

It is essential that you have direct experience of making funding applications to charitable trusts or equivalent bodies as well as budget and project management skills and a high degree of motivation and ability to work under your own initiative. Your application should provide examples of successful funding applications.

Citizens Advice and Rights Fife (CARF) is an independent and innovative advice organisation providing holistic advice and support to local people. Our service continues to grow and expand, and we are now excited to be able to announce new positions attached to the food insecurity agenda to help us achieve our vision of “A better life for the people of Fife”.

Food insecurity occurs where people no longer have reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable nutritious food. These posts will be attached to various providers of food across Fife, helping improve the financial circumstances of those using the emergency food services and providing a sustainable path out of food insecurity.

The successful applicant will deliver a financial inclusion service to clients accessing a variety of emergency food providers across Fife, providing personalised income maximisation advice and support. This service will include assessing welfare benefit entitlement, budgeting assistance, and information on banking services and affordable credit. The service will also actively refer both internally and externally where further issues are identified e.g. debt issues.

The successful candidate will also be required to demonstrate a commitment to CARF’s vision and values.

Shetland Rape Crisis is a feminist, trauma-informed organisation and these values underlie everything we do.

We provide free and confidential support, therapy and advocacy to anyone in Shetland, of any gender (age 13+), who has affected by sexual violence at any time in their life.

Job Purpose

• The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering trauma-informed emotional support and practical support to service users at Shetland Rape Crisis.
• They will be expected to be able to deliver this via telephone, VC, text, messaging and email as required, as well as traditional face-to-face work.
• They may be required to provide some advocacy support to service-users, with assistance from the specialist Advocacy Worker.
• They will demonstrate a clear understanding of gender-based violence and intersectionality in their work.

Only applications returned using the application form will be accepted. CVs will not be accepted.

Please note only women need apply under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010

Shetland Rape Crisis is a feminist, trauma-informed organisation and these values underlie everything we do.

We provide free and confidential support, therapy and advocacy to anyone in Shetland, of any gender (age 13+), who has affected by sexual violence at any time in their life.

Job Purpose

• This project runs until June 2022 and has a focus on increasing Shetland Rape Crisis’ support capacity, the accessibility of the service, and its reach, for survivors of sexual violence in Shetland, and particularly for survivors from marginalised groups.

• The worker, in co-operation with the Service Manager and Staff Team at SRC, will develop and implement an Inclusion and Access Strategic Plan for the service.

• As part of improving access to support and capacity for delivery, a number of service development projects have been identified and these would be led by the new worker, alongside any other actions identified by the worker herself as part of the Inclusion and Access Strategic Plan. These are outlined in the recruitment pack.

Project Outcomes

• Improve access to support for survivors of sexual violence and their supporters.

• Proactively work to identify and overcome barriers to support.

• Engage and collaborate with survivors to identify and address their needs.

Only applications returned using the application form will be accepted. CVs will not be accepted.

Please note only women need apply under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010

Renfrewshire Learning Disability Services – Mile End and Weavers Mill

Turning Point Scotland’s Renfrewshire Learning Disability Services deliver a Care at Home and Housing Support service for a large number of people who have learning and physical disabilities living across the Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire areas. The accommodation includes 2 core and cluster services. Individuals who are supported by the service live either on their own or share with others. Individual’s homes are located throughout Renfrewshire. Most people receive 24 hour support.

The staff who work in Renfrewshire Learning Disability services are committed to ensuring that individuals are always included in the development, implementation and review of their personal life plans. The ethos of the service is to assist people to meet their personal, social, educational and domestic aspirations in accordance with Keys to Life. Our staff work in a person centred, outcome focussed manner, working in partnership with Renfrewshire Council Social Work Department and community healthcare teams will ensure peoples’ support needs are fully met.

We are registered with the Care Commission and work in partnership with a number of external agencies i.e. Social Work Department, Community Learning Disability Teams, and Housing Associations etc.

The individuals we support are provided with the opportunity to become involved in their local and surrounding community. Our management structure, together with the administration team enables us to monitor closely the service we provide. All our staff, regardless of their position, receive extensive training which enables them to carry out their job to a high standard.

Main duties and responsibilities

Support to people who use services - To:

• provide support and assistance to people who we support in accordance with their support plans and service aims.
• assist with initial and on-going assessments of people who we support.
• advise people who we support in accordance with guidance from senior colleagues or in accordance with the service aims.
• be a key worker as required.
• maintain professional confidentiality and boundaries at all times.
• support and assist people who we support in crisis situations, and/or manage physical risk or behaviour likely to cause incidents, in accordance with the support plan or service protocol.
• travel within the service area you are contracted for and supporting the travel and transportation of people who we support in accordance with their support plan (mobility, own car, service vehicles, public transport etc).
• have an understanding of the causes and effects of social exclusion as is relevant to the service and area in which you work.

Around since 1923, SAMH is Scotland’s national mental health charity.

SAMH has represented the voice of people most affected by mental health problems in Scotland for more than 90 years.

Today, in over 60 communities we work with adults and young people providing mental health social care support, services in primary care, schools and further education, among others. These services together with our national programme work in See Me, respectme, suicide prevention and active living; inform our policy and campaign work to influence positive social change.

SAMH is dedicated to mental health and wellbeing for all: with a vision of a society where people are able to live their lives fully, regardless of present or past circumstances.

For Scotland’s Mental Health

This is an exciting new role within SAMH to lead investment in innovative new mental health services and supports within Scotland’s communities.

SAMH is participating in a national partnership with MIND, Inspire and The Co-op. The partnership’s aim is to bring communities together to improve mental wellbeing and support the resilience of those communities across the UK. Resilience is not simply the ability to ‘bounce back’, but the capacity to adapt in the face of challenging circumstances and find a new balance, whilst maintaining wellbeing.

This role supports the Programme Manager to ensure effective and efficient delivery of the resilience services, funded by the Co-op partnership. Maintain and establish information reporting systems relating to service delivery and provide accurate reporting to funders demonstrating a high level of competence. The role will also ensuring outcomes and objectives set by funders and management partners are delivered and will be responsible for ensuring all administrative and reporting including implementation and co-ordination of service systems and processes.

This is a significant national partnership for SAMH and the Programme Manager will support the lead SAMH contacts with MIND for the funded services and projects.