About Smarter2gether

Our Smarter2gether service supports young people (aged 11-18) who need extra help with education. We support young people with behaviours that challenge because of the complicated emotions they experience, by giving our young people a trusted person they can talk to, as well as someone who can support them with their learning.

Our young people may have experienced trauma in their lives and feel that no-one understands them. Some may have a chaotic home life, and are risk of being taken into care, far away from their own community. Others are already living in care and experiencing the complicated feelings that come with it. All these factors can cause a lot of stress and worry. In turn, this can make school a difficult environment to be in.

What we are looking for....

As a Young People’s Worker Social Education, you will work in partnership with the school and other relevant agencies to provide a holistic approach to the support we offer our young people. You will work both individually and may help support group work programmes for our young people within the school setting. You will be based between Stranraer Academy and our Stranraer Communites2gether hub. You will also engage and support the young person’s family in the wider community as required.

You will work 22.5 hours per week, due to the nature of this service all annual leave must be used during the school holidays. this post is currently funded through PEF funding from Dec 2022 until Dec 2023 with the possibility of an extension.

We are looking for someone who will empower our young people and give them a voice. It is essential that you can demonstrate an understanding and commitment to young people’s rights. You will have experience of working with young people either within a community or residential setting. You will hold, or be willing to work towards, a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 7 or above.

Due to the nature of this service and the location of the families we support, it is essential that applicants have access to their own car and hold a full driving license.

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.

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.

An exciting opportunity to work with us as a Senior Project Officer working alongside Dumfries & Galloway Council. Line Managed by Sustrans Partnerships Manager and task managed by Dumfries & Galloway Council. Having completed the first phase of supporting Dumfries and Galloway’s Active Travel Strategy, the role will move into a second phase which will have a stronger focus on project delivery. You will work in partnership and across departments with external organisations which is a key role to detect and progress opportunities for investment in active travel.

You will be facilitating key support in progressing and delivering of active travel policies and proposals. In doing this you will build and manage internal and external relationships with key people within the Council.

This role will require travel and work at locations as necessary to undertake projects on behalf of Sustrans. Candidates should be based within the Scotland area with regular travel expected to Dumfries & Galloway offices at Dumfries and Galloway Council, Cargen Tower, Garroch Business Park, Dumfries, DG2 8PN (at least 4 days per week) with possible flexibility to work from home a proportion of the time.

About you

You will be skilled in being able to develop concept designs for active travel infrastructure projects, working on your own and within a team. With the need to prioritise complex and varied workloads. In addition a confidence in your ability to build relationships with a wide range of people within local authority as well as through community engagement and project delivery.

You should have experience in one of the following or with similar transferable skills: transport and land use planning, urban design, sustainable transport project delivery and traffic engineering.

Within the role you will demonstrate your knowledge of active sustainable travel and use experience to develop concept designs for active travel infrastructure projects either individually or as part of a design team. Also, competent in using GIS (geographic information system) mapping.

Sustrans has a long-term commitment to being a charity for everyone - reducing inequality, valuing diversity, enabling inclusion and ensuring all people are treated with dignity and respect. We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups.

What we offer

In return we can offer true hybrid working to suit individual circumstances and a flexible, supportive and rewarding working environment.

Wellbeing

• 26 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
• Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Staff volunteer days
• 24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service
• We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes

Financial

• Group Personal Pension scheme with a 4% or 5% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans
• Bike, computer and season ticket loans
• Discount benefits

Family Friendly

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)

Are you interested in joining an award-winning Scottish charity, which supports people whose lives are affected by mental health issues?

Support in Mind Scotland provides support throughout Scotland and offers a range of services to people directly affected by a mental health issue and to those who care for them, whether family, friend or supporter.

We are committed to delivering services shaped by the lived experienced of people affected by mental health. We believe in a holistic approach to providing support and aim to empower our service user to make the best use of what help, and support is available to them.

Our Carers’ Support Service in Stewartry, Nithsdale and Annandale & Eskdale, is looking for someone with a passion for supporting carers and family members of people living with mental illness. We are looking for someone to use their skills and experience in Health and Social care to make a positive impact on Carers and their caring role.

In this Carers Support role, you will be responsible for empowering carers by encouraging and enabling them to focus on their own health and wellbeing. You will do this by working with them on plans and strategies to manage their lives and cope with their caring role.

The expected outcomes for Carers include:

• Carers can access the services they need to continue in their caring role
• Carers can access planned short breaks when they need them
• Carers have maintained or improved their level of health and well-being
• Carers receive the information and advice they need when they need it
• Carers feel supported in their caring role
• Carers are actively involved in the planning and delivery of the service they receive

You will provide emotional and practical support, help to raise carers awareness of their rights and of support packages available to them, signpost and refer them to various agencies, charities and services that they need.

You will facilitate a safe and appropriate space for peer support and empower carers by giving them access to information relevant to them. This can be through online groups as well as building-based spaces.

Who are we looking for?

You will be empathic, a good listener and possess a clear understanding of the issues faced by carers. Knowledge of specific legal issues faced by carers of people living with mental illness is highly desirable.

You will be comfortable working in a team or lone working with carers to meet their needs, and be confident using Microsoft packages, such as Teams, Spreadsheets and online communication platforms such as Zoom.

A good working knowledge of mental ill-health is essential, as well as the ability to provide one-to-one support and facilitate group support.

Why join us?

This is a great opportunity to join a thriving charity and help shape its future. In return for your work, passion and dedication, we offer scope for development, a benefit package including 37 days’ holiday, enhanced sick pay, regular support & supervision and access to our Employee Assistance Programme.

Find out more about ‘Who We Are and What We Do’ on our Website at supportinmindscotland.org.uk and on Social Media.

We are committed to exploring flexible working opportunities that benefit the individual and the charity and are a “Happy to Talk Flexible” employer: The post is for 21 hours per week; we would consider flexible ways of spreading these hours across the week for the suitable candidate.

For an informal discussion, please contact Euan Maclean at emclean@supportinmindscotland.org.uk

If you are passionate about enabling Support in Mind Scotland to deliver a valuable service to the Scottish community and feel your profile matches this role’s criteria, then we want to hear from you!

This is an exciting time to join our Management Committee as you will be able to help shape our new strategic plan for 2024 and beyond.

The Management Committee set our direction and associated strategies, monitor our performance and oversee risk and audit to ensure Loreburn are well-positioned to deliver GREAT outcomes for customers.

You will provide strong, focussed, governance to our organisation and bring a breadth of experience and specialist knowledge that helps shape our success.

We have two sub-committees that advise on aspects of our work; Audit and Compliance and People and Culture.

We are seeking voluntary Board Members to help us deliver our services in Dumfries & Galloway.

Specifically, we are looking for new members with experience in:

• Corporate Governance – Performance management; Housing regulation
• Financial planning and strategic management
• Customer care and Digital service transformation.

These skills are sought to ensure we have a balanced group of individuals on our Board. Ideally you might also offer other experience in social housing or have a commercial background. More detail on the skills we require can be found below.

Customer Care

• Customer care & digital Services
• Knowledge of areas, communities & communities of need in D&G
• Resident & service user involvement & scrutiny
• Complaints & feedback
• Health & wellbeing, social policy
• Care & support for elderly / vulnerable people

Money

• Financial strategy, business planning
• Treasury management
• Accounting & external audit
• Efficiency & VFM

People & Culture

• HR / recruitment / remuneration / employment law

Governance

• Performance Management
• Homes
• Strategic asset management, repairs & maintenance
• General Business Skills
• Strategic partnership with other agencies & organisations
• General business / commercial management & business development

It is helpful if you have previous Non-Executive Board experience, but we can also provide support and training for the right person. Most importantly you will work collaboratively with other Board members and our Executive Team, care about our purpose, and be ambitious and enthusiastic for our future. We are looking for candidates who are interested in joining our sub-committees and as part of succession planning have an interest in office bearer positions.

Victim Support Scotland – Empowering People Affected by Crime. We put victims and witnesses at the heart of everything we do so they are heard, have improved health and well-being, feel safer, more secure, and informed and that we are an effective organisation, that makes a lasting difference.

What is the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team as Support Co-ordinator , working 35 hours per week.

Reporting directly to a Locality Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring, within your Service(s), that VSS’s local service development and delivery plan is being implemented within your geographical area(s). Service delivery is provided by a team of skilled and knowledgeable volunteers, you will be responsible for planning their deployment to ensure that the service delivered meets the desired outcomes of victims and witnesses of crime, our service users. Responsible for all aspects of a volunteer engagement with VSS at your services, including recruitment, induction, learning and development, ongoing performance management and support. Contributing to business planning and co-ordination ensuring that continuous learning takes place to monitor that the outcomes of service users are being met.

If you are looking for a role with a purpose, where you can really make a difference, then this may be the role for you.

What you’ll need to be successful

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in a similar role.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.

Skills/Abilities

• Ability to plan and organise complex workload with shifting deadlines in order to meet specific targets, ensuring quality output.
• Effective leadership style, able to build confidence, motivate and improve performance.
• Ability to deliver change using a range of influencing, negotiation, facilitation and process skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills, along with the ability and confidence to provide advice and guidance to build positive working relationships.
• Demonstrate digital approaches to your area of work.
• Ability to think in innovative ways and skilled at problem solving.
• Strong and demonstrable focus on delivering outcomes for service users.
• Analytical skills – must be able to understand, collect, analyse, report and present data.
• Ability to prepare, manage and monitor budgets and resources.

Experience

• Over 2 years’ experience of managing staff and/or volunteers.
• Experience of staff/volunteer deployment using rotas and/or other shifts patterns.
• Experience in influencing, communicating and working collaboratively.

Knowledge

• Good working knowledge of the voluntary/charitable sector in the Scotland.
• Knowledge of working with partnerships.
• Willing to undertake statutory training as required by VSS.
• Knowledge of VSS and the work we undertake.

Behaviours

• Highly self-motivated with effective leadership style and a self-managing “can do” attitude.
• Determination and willingness to take on new challenges and responsibilities.
• Willing to challenge stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination and bias.
• Ability to cope with rapid and sustained change and competing demands
• Honesty and integrity.
• Strong approach to performance management with the ability to define and measure outcomes of success.
• Ability to think of a vision for the future organisation.
• Willingness to travel to other areas within your locality.
• Willing to be flexible in working hour

Please note - This post will be subject to a satisfactory PVG check, references, and proof that you have the right to work in the UK.

What we offer?

When you work for Victim Support Scotland, your wellbeing is important to us. Not only do we offer an enhanced annual leave package, but you will also have access to our free health cash plan which includes cover for you and your family across a range of benefits.

• Health Cash Plan Benefits include
• Dental cover
• Access to a virtual GP and advice line,
• Counselling,
• Legal support,
• Discounts on gym memberships, cinema tickets and much more.
• Annual Leave - 39 days

Who We Are?

Victim Support Scotland provides support and information to people affected by crime and campaigns for victim and witness rights. Regardless of whether a crime has been reported, or when it happened, our services are free, confidential, and tailored to individuals’ needs.

Our vision is that people affected by crime – victims, witnesses, and their families – are treated with dignity and respect and are at the heart of the justice in Scotland. Our mission is to ensure that all those affected by crime receive high quality support that will help them to recover from their experiences.

All our work is guided and underpinned by our six core principles of being engaging and compassionate; inclusive and accessible; person-centred; adaptive, flexible, and responsive; collaborative; and knowledgeable and skilled.

Now is the time to join Victim Support Scotland, helping us work towards the ambitions of our 5-year plan: Empowering people affected by crime: VSS Strategy 2021-2026.