Are you committed to working towards a society free from domestic abuse? Have at least 2 years management experience in a senior role and understand the needs of the voluntary sector? Then this role may be for you Fife Women’s Aid are looking for an experienced Manager who is committed to ensuring the delivery of high quality services to women, children and young people with experience of domestic abuse.
The successful candidate will be responsible for leading on the implementation of Fife Women’s Aid Strategic Plan in conjunction with the Board of Trustees and the staff team.
- The General Manager will be responsible for the day to day running of the Trust, ensuring staff are meeting the objectives of their job roles and are fulfilling the needs of our guests during events and open season.
- The Manager will aid with the running of the office and be aware of the Trusts finances helping to maximise income during closed season.
- The Manager will have to provide structure and build a good relationship with staff to ensure the smooth running of the Trust completing staff welfare and performance checks on a monthly basis.
- The Manager must be approachable, empathetic and be open to suggestion as everyone at Blair Castle operates as a close-knit team.
- The Manager is responsible for promoting and maintaining the Trust website and social media pages
- A key part of the post will be to develop new income streams for the Trust as well as increasing our profile with outside bodies, Councils and local communities.
This role is subject to a 6 months probationary period.
Please download the Job Description below for further information about this role.
Organisation profile
Scottish Mining Welfare Trust is a registered charity which has been in existence since 1927.
We provide subsidised holidays to people who have worked in the mining industry and their family.
We exist to help alleviate social isolation and give opportunities to people who may have financial difficulties. We work in Partnership with CISWO and other Third Sector organisations to provide the best supported service.
This is an exciting opportunity to support a diverse and expanding organisation and build on and further develop its services.
Fife Centre for Equalities is a small team with big aspirations and we have created a new position to help us to develop our business further. We are looking for someone with previous experience in finance and office management, and capabilities to develop solutions to meet a variety of business and organisational needs.
The post-holder is expected to join an established team, so we are looking for someone who can quickly get to grips with office procedures and systems. Have the competence, confidence and initiative to undertake a review of existing systems and recommend changes to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the office environment.
For an informal discussion on the position, please call Nina Munday, FCE Manager, on 01592 645310.
Peer Development Practitioner
- Part time
- £18,996 – £21,812 pro-rata
- Fife – Linton Lane Community Centre
- Closing 1st March 2019
Around since 1923, SAMH is Scotland’s national mental health charity. Today, SAMH operates 60 services in communities across Scotland providing mental health social care support, homelessness, addictions and employment services 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.
In partnership with Fife HSCP SAMH have the opportunity to pilot a one year project. The work within the community café will be peer led and will have an assets based approach to supporting people who are presenting as identifying as being in crisis.
SAMH’S peer community café are recruiting to the posts of peer community practitioners. This is an exciting role for people with a lived experience of mental health issues and own recovery journey.
Peer community practitioners will offer a proactive approach, working with people in communities of diversity and will have a strong people focussed values base. Peer practitioners are role models of recovery and will have responsibility for working in a professional manner that values this asset.
This is no 9-5 role and therefore we are looking to employ people who are able to work 2pm-10pm . Opening days will be Wednesday/Friday/Saturday/Sunday and staff will cover these days on a rotational basis.
The Peer Development Practitioner will use their own lived experience of mental health issues to support service users in a recovery focussed way. Using formalised peer support models the Peer Support Practitioner will enhance the support provided to the individual. There is an expectation that peer development practitioner will facilitate initial crisis intervention, on going resiliency , 1:1 sessions as well as group work. Offering support that is tailored to individuals expressed needs.
There is an expectation the peer support team will have a flexible , dynamic approach that ensures all attendees receive a consistent high quality of support. Peer development practitioners will be role modelling recovery within SAMH values and guidelines.
The role will include working professionally with statutory & voluntary partners including 1st responders & out of hours mental health team as well as fostering /maintaining good working relationship with Linton Lane community centre and the various partners associated with the centre. Peer development practitioner will provide regular support and supervision to peer and volunteer practitioners.
Tayport Community Trust is looking for a Project Co-ordinator who will be responsible for the day to day running of Tayport Community Hub, and for the implementation of the Active Tayport Project. The Hub is an exciting, new community owned and run resource, which will provide multi-purpose and inclusive spaces for arts, sports, leisure, community events, education, tourism and business, with programmes aiming to support healthy activity, learning and preparation for employment. It is scheduled to open in July 2019, and the aim is that the person appointed will be in post 2-3 months ahead of opening. S/he will work in partnership with all stakeholders, community groups, local residents, statutory agencies and the voluntary sector to help develop and establish the Hub as a vibrant and welcoming centre of local activity for residents and visitors alike. S/he will also work closely with Tayport Community Enterprises which will run the Hub Café, and with PLANT the Trust's Gardening Group.
Subject to PVG check
Peer Support Practitioners x 4
- Part time
- £17,063 pro-rata
- Fife – Linton Lane Community Centre
- Closing 1st March 2019
Around since 1923, SAMH is Scotland’s national mental health charity. Today, SAMH operates 60 services in communities across Scotland providing mental health social care support, homelessness, addictions and employment services 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.
In partnership with Fife HSCP SAMH have the opportunity to pilot a one year project. The work within the community café will be peer led and will have an assets based approach to supporting people who are presenting as identifying as being in crisis.
SAMH’S peer community café are recruiting to the posts of peer community practitioners. This is an exciting role for people with a lived experience of mental health issues and own recovery journey.
Peer community practitioners will offer a proactive approach, working with people in communities of diversity and will have a strong people focussed values base. Peer practitioners are role models of recovery and will have responsibility for working in a professional manner that values this asset.
This is no 9-5 role and therefore we are looking to employ people who are able to work 2pm-10pm . Opening days will be Wednesday/Friday/Saturday/Sunday and staff will cover these days on a rotational basis.
Peer Support Practitioners will use their own lived experience of mental health issues to support service users in a recovery focussed way. Using formalised peer support models the Peer Support Practitioner will enhance the support provided to the individual.
There is an expectation that peer support practitioners will facilitate initial crisis intervention, on going resiliency , 1:1 sessions as well as group work. Offering support that is tailored to individuals expressed needs. There is an expectation the peer support team will have a flexible , dynamic approach that ensures all attendees receive a consistent high quality of support.
Peer support practitioners will be role modelling recovery within SAMH values and guidelines. The role will include working professionally with statutory & voluntary partners including 1st responders & out of hours mental health team as well as fostering /maintaining good working relationship with Linton Lane community centre and the various partners associated with the centre.
About Us
Established over 75 years ago, Youth 1st is the leading support agency for youth organisations, youth groups, youth workers, volunteers and young people in Fife.
The core purpose of Youth 1st is to act as a hub of information and resources to support Fife’s youth groups and organisations and their youth workers who enable young people to realise their full potential. Each year a number of youth groups and organisations become members of Youth 1st. We currently have approximately 7000 young people throughout Fife attending over 180 different youth groups and organisations. Most of our member groups are organised and run by volunteers. Our highly experienced staff team offer support, advice, access to training and events to all our members across Fife. We are a valued Youth Work partner in both the Local and National Voluntary Youth Work Sectors and work closely with our partners in Fife Council, NHS Fife, Fife Voluntary Action and other agencies across Fife.
About the Role
The Youth Worker will support the B:activ Co-ordinator in delivery of the B:Activ project, which encourages and supports young people to become more involved in their local community and to offer young people who attend member groups access to fun and exciting alternative activities that promote physical activity and healthy lives. These will lead to improved skills, confidence and self-esteem, helping them to build healthy relationships in a supportive environment.
We have secured funding to continue and expand on the success delivered in the pilot phase. The focus over the next three years will be to build on the good foundations laid since 2016, and firmly embed B:activ into our offer to members and young people. Areas for development identified by the young volunteers in the pilot phase include more training, ways to accredit their learning, creation of a peer mentor scheme and opportunities for face to face delivery.
At Youth 1st, you can look forward to an excellent package, including a generous holiday entitlement, flexible working and a pension.
Local Development Officer
- Full time
- £25,000 – £28,000
- Scouts Scotland HQ, Dunfermline or Home-based within East Central Scotland
- Closing 4th March 2019
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to support, instigate and deliver focussed growth plans and opportunities across the target areas. This role enables you to engage with local communities currently under represented in Scouting and provide Scouting for them to include opening new scouting provisions in the local area and support existing provision with growth plans. Home based, in proximity to the Project area, the Development Officer will be a self-starter and an excellent communicator.
YMCA are looking for an energetic experienced individual who can lead and co-ordinate an established project. The project is aimed to encourage young homeless people to:
- Improve sense of purpose, confidence and coping mechanisms.
- Improve tenancy management skills.
- Improve mental and physical health.
- Improve participation in local community activities through peer mentoring and support programmes.
The project aims to provide a variety of educational programmes to YMCA Supported Accommodation and YMCA Community Hub centre in North Street, Glenrothes.
The Project Co-ordinator will actively engage with residents to improve life skills. You will increase learning in tenancy management, health and well-being activity and support individuals to engage better with local services and communities to assist them in sustaining their future homes to prevent them becoming homeless again.
You will work alongside other team members to further develop peer support programmes as a way of supporting their peers, providing continuous learning and keeping them involved with the service.
The post holder will be dynamic, passionate and driven and able to engage in creative ways, for those hardest to reach. You will have experience in delivering both formal and informal learning experiences and be able to organise, plan and facilitate sessions to meet project outcomes.
These vacancies are linked to our Recreation Programme of weekly activities which provide young adults who have autism, learning and other disabilities with an opportunity to socialise, make friends and experience sporting and other challenging activities in a group environment.
Part Time Recreation Programme Support Workers who will take a support role with one of our Recreation Programme groups. Current vacancies are 2 or 3 set days per week, on a Monday/Thursday/Friday plus the possibility of additional ad hoc hours, usually on a Wednesday.The group will be out each week for the full day and the role involves taking an active part in all activities while supporting young adults with autism, learning and other disabilities. The Support Worker will be required to support and encourage Service Users to meet new challenges, work as a team and support each other. The aim of the Recreation Program is to bring out the best in our Service Users by helping them to meet new people, make friends and realise their own potential. It is the role of the Support Worker to facilitate these aims while, most importantly, encouraging the group to have fun.
Applicants should have experience of people with learning, social and communication difficulties and an understanding of autistic spectrum disorder. He/she must be able to communicate well, have good interpersonal skills, and be able to demonstrate enthusiasm and leadership ability.
Due to the physical nature of activities involved, the Support Worker must be sufficiently fit and active, to be able to fully participate in all of the activities (kayaking, rock climbing, zip wiring or cycling for example).
Ability to drive our 17 seater minibus would be an advantage
Remuneration at £8.50 – £9.00 per hour.
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