Would you like to make a difference to the lives of People Living with Dementia in Midlothian?
We are looking for a unique individual who can provide person- centred support for those individuals living with dementia who attend our Day Care centre in Midlothian and Community Activity Groups.
Supporting individuals to keep connected to their communities, engage in their interests and hobbies and access peer support. Working during weekdays, the use of a car is essential (mileage and expenses are paid).
A flexible approach is essential, so you will have the ability and willingness to cover sessions in a planned way due to annual leave, training, or last minute cover.
Successful applicants will have a positive approach to dementia. You will also have good communication skills and a caring attitude. A willingness to learn and participate in training (including SVQ’s) and registration with the SSSC is essential. Relevant qualifications and/or experience of working with people with dementia would be an advantage.
Do you have relevant experience of working with children and young people with a disability/and or autism or relevant experience in a similar sector or work environment?
About Aberlour Options Fife - Respite and Outreach
Options Fife Respite and Outreach provides a range of flexible support through outreach and overnight short breaks at weekends, evenings and school holidays to children and young people with complex learning disabilities and autism. We offer a high-quality child centred service providing positive and enabling experiences for the young people, supporting them through the challenges and complexities that enable them to work towards their individual outcomes and personal goals. We work closely with families and other professionals in providing support tailored around the child’s plan.
What we are looking for....
We are looking to recruit two Young People’s Worker Nights, working four nights on (10 hours per night) every second week. You will play a fundamental role in ensuring that the young people you work with have the best possible experience in working towards their objectives in line with their care plan, supporting children to progress within their individual outcomes. Whilst not without its challenges and demands, this is a highly rewarding role, where the work we do has a demonstrable impact on each young person's progress. Using a person-centred approach, you will provide enabling support ensuring the highest level of physical, personal, and emotional care. We support young people who have epilepsy, need personal care and need gastrostomy feeding. Aberlour, in conjunction with NHS, provides all staff with training.
We are looking for candidates who have a passion for working with young people with disabilities. It is desired but not essential that candidates hold a relevant qualification at an SCQF level 7 or above. Due to SSSC requirements you may be required to gain qualifications after starting with Aberlour.
At Aberlour we want to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team.
What we offer...
As well as a supportive team and excellent training opportunities, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers. Find out more about our Employee Benefits and our commitment to Equality and Diversity on our website.
Glasgow Women’s Aid provides information, support and temporary accommodation for women, children and young people experiencing domestic abuse. We have refuge accommodation, follow on services and outreach services both for women and children across Glasgow.
The purpose of this role is to ensure that all of our sites are maintained to a good standard of repair and decoration. We have several refuge sites across Glasgow and you will be responsible for ensuring that maintenance work gets carried out. You will carry out minor DIY tasks yourself such as building flat pack furniture, fitting curtains and hanging pictures so that our properties are ready for families to move in. You will provide support where special cleans are required and ensure that there is adequate stock of everything we need to make refuge a home. This is a very busy role and the successful candidate will have great customer service skills and a proactive attitude. As we have several sites it is essential that you have a drivers license to drive our van.
Duncan Place Community Hub in Leith are recruiting new trustees with a broad range of skills and experience to enhance the charity’s governance, contribute to open discussion and oversee the implementation of strategy. Lived experience is valued as much as professional experience. Key areas for new trustees are community involvement, finance, HR, marketing, legal, social impact, funding, property, and facilities management.
Interested?
Contact: Nicola.lamberton@duncanplace.org
Book a place at our info evening: 19.00-20.00 on Tues 16th April 2024 – please let us know if you’re coming.
AGM Tues 23rd April
About Duncan Place Community Hub
Duncan Place Community Hub is a registered charity operating as a social enterprise. After being under threat of demolition, the building was saved by the local community, a charity was established, and funds were raised for a full refurbishment. Now a thriving and busy community centre in Leith, the hub has a growing programme of groups, classes and events. This brings folks together to share and learn, increase well-being, and reduce social isolation. Through providing secure and affordable long-term tenancies, the hub is also home to several other charities. Income from the long term leased space and from low cost activity fees means that the charity is financially healthy and has decent reserves. This innovative model means that the charity is able to use funds raised to respond to the communities needs without the need to rely on short term funding.
Experience Required
Experienced trustees are welcome, but you don’t have to have been a trustee before. Skills and experience in community involvement, finance, HR, marketing, legal, social impact, funding, property, and facilities management along with a willingness to share and advise are what we’re looking for.
Training Details
Current board members and the manager of the charity will provide induction and ongoing support. Online training on the role of a charity trustee in general is available.
Flexibility & Commitment
6 in-person evening meetings per year. These are 1.5-2hrs long. Occasional sub-group work may be required.
A minimum 12-month commitment is desirable.
Location/Travel Details
Duncan Place Community Hub, 4 Duncan Place, Leith, EH6 8HW
Expenses
Reasonable travel expenses are available. All other expenses must be agreed prior to spending.
Accessibility Details
Disabled parking space available. Ramp access. Accessible loos. Wide corridors and doors. Lift access to upper floors. Please let us know of any reasonable adjustments needed.
About Us:
St. Vincent's Hospice is a leading charitable organisation dedicated to providing compassionate end-of-life and palliative care across Renfrewshire and North Ayrshire. We are on a mission to ensure that everyone in our community has access to quality care during their most challenging times.
Role Overview:
Working closely with the Director of Income Generation, this role is responsible for Trusts and Foundation applications, cultivating relationships with funders and maximising on the funding needs of the Hospice. You will work with key audiences and a wide range of stakeholders to embed an effective income stream.
Key Responsibilities:
• Successfully grow our portfolio of Trusts and Foundations, by developing the Trusts pipeline through identifying and profiling prospects, plans for approach, cultivation, and solicitation of prospects.
• Research and identify new funding opportunities, as well as approaching lapsed funders, identifying the funders’ motives and requirements.
• Write compelling and professionally presented funding applications, each tailored for its audience and making the case for supporting the Hospice in the most persuasive terms whilst addressing funders’ priorities and deadlines.
• Collaboratively work with internal stakeholders to maintain a broad and detailed knowledge of our funding needs, identify fundraising opportunities, gather information and develop projects needed for applications, tenders and reports.
• Report to the Director of Fundraising and Supporter Relations with regular verbal and written reports on key developments.
Qualifications:
• Min HNC in relevant subject (or equivalent by experience).
• Excellent knowledge of fundraising and, in particular, of Trusts and Foundations.
• Good IT skills including demonstrable working knowledge of the Microsoft Office packages including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to use main social media platforms.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Good level of numeracy.
• Excellent negotiating skills.
Working Hours:
This is a full-time position, 37.5 hours per week and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £28,000-£30,000 per annum.
The Rape & Sexual Abuse Centre Perth & Kinross are looking for a highly motivated and committed worker with experience of providing therapeutic support to join our team. This post involves the provision of therapeutic support, information and advocacy services for survivors age 12+ and their family members. Experience of delivering emotional therapeutic, practical support and advocacy services to women and/ young people affected by trauma is essential, alongside experience of assessing and responding to risk in relation to sexual abuse and exploitation. RASAC P&K welcome applications from women of all backgrounds and identities, in particular women of colour and those underrepresented in the workforce. Only women need apply under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010. Successful applicants subject to PVG.
The Community Engagement Officer will work closely with the Trustees to develop and co-ordinate a high quality community based activity programme to support the success of the Skylark IX project.
The post-holder will lead on engagement, recruitment, training, support, retention and recognition of all activity programmes.
This will also involve working collaboratively with partnerships to ensure identification of opportunities and placement for volunteers and trainees as well as helping to maintain all related administrative systems.
The Support Worker will provide a combination of personal care, care at home and housing support to people with dementia in their own homes. The post holder will be part of a dedicated team that will ensure that the highest quality of service is provided. The post is for a Nightshift worker who will work 4 nights on 4 nights off from 10pm to 8am, you will be working alone and there is an On Call system in place.
We are looking for a unique person who can support people with dementia, living within their own home in a Supported Living Service, personalised to the tenants needs.
Our support workers are our most important people as they provide front line support.
Our support workers help tenants to maintain skills and independence by providing support and care with all aspects of daily living.
Successful applicants will have a positive approach to dementia. You will also have good communication skills and a caring attitude. A willingness to learn and participate in training is essential. Relevant qualifications and/or experience of working with people with dementia is essential.
Our DAYS Service supports all young people of any gender aged between 8 and 18 who live in Dundee or Angus and have experienced any type of sexual abuse.
We take a flexible approach to planning support to best meet the needs of the young person, this can be school, home, community or at our office. We offer a variety of support for young people and are led by the individual.
1:1 Support - We offer emotional support to survivors. Each session is a safe and confidential space for survivors to process the trauma they have experienced at their own pace. We do this by using a range of therapeutic interventions and tools which are survivor centred.
Group work support - We various creative groups and peer support groups all of which aims to reduce isolation and extend social circles. The aim of these are to build survivors support networks and build survivors confidence, reducing isolation and feelings of blame and shame.
We are seeking an individual who demonstrates a knowledge of the impact of trauma on young people and age-appropriate support tools / methods and can provide and has significant experience of providing trauma-based models of support to young survivors.
Are you our next Chair?
Killin, Callander and District Search and Rescue Group, a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) known as “Killin Mountain Rescue Team (KMRT)” was established in 1967.
Mountain Rescue is a voluntary service, with members giving up free time to train and respond to people in difficulty on the mountains and other remote locations. The team maintains its original policy of keeping a local membership who provide the local knowledge and skills necessary to provide quick response and resolution to incidents in the areas our members live and work in.
The Team is facing an exciting future with ambitious plans for recruitment, training and ensuring the organisation has the depth of skill, processes and procedures to operate safely and effectively on the hills.
If you are a passionate leader, with Board/Trustee experience, then we look forward to hearing from you.
The Role
This is a rare opportunity to lead a talented group of Trustees and Operational Managers who have a progressive strategy which they deliver by providing inclusive and inspiring leadership to the team members and supporters.
The Chair will work closely with and hold the Board of Trustees and Operational Managers to account for KMRT’s mission and purpose, providing leadership to the Board of Trustees. The Chair will enable and encourage each Trustee to fulfil their duties and responsibilities towards effective governance and advancement of the charity’s purpose and values. The Chair will coordinate and optimise strength and expertise of the Trustees, Operational Managers and Team Members so the charity can remain effective but also grow and develop as required.
The Person
KMRT is looking for an experienced, inspirational and credible leader, who brings excellent communication, people skills and governance experience. They would have an inclusive leadership style which creates a culture where everyone can be ‘their best self’, open to feedback and input and committed to supporting this inspirational charity.
It is not essential that the person is local to our operating area, whilst it would be very beneficial given the location of Board meetings, we are open to a hybrid working model. We will support the new Chair with an understanding of the location and terrain we operate in, and a commitment to support their understanding of mountain pursuits and the work we carry out.
Experience
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
Desirable
Additional Information
This is an unremunerated role, however Travel and Subsistence monies are reimbursable for attendance at Board meetings. KMRT operate between Callander and Tyndrum, our Board meetings are held either in Callander, Lochearnhead or Killin