Home-Start Lorn is a well established, small charity, serving the communities of Oban, Lorn and Mull, whose volunteers provide support, friendship, practical help and guidance to young families with at least one child under the age of 5. Our aim is support parents to develop strong relationships with their children and to fully engage with their communities and local services.
We are looking to replace our long serving manager of 24 years to direct the day-to-day operations of the charity and to work in partnership with the Board of Trustees to ensure effective strategic management and the ongoing development of our work.
The successful candidate will be passionate about early years support for families, have excellent leadership, communication and interpersonal skills, have experience of managing and developing a similar service and of leading a team in partnership with other statutory and voluntary organisations
Last year 88 families including almost 200 children were supported by staff and a team of 24 volunteers.
Home-Start Lorn is committed to equality and diversity and to safe recruitment practice. The post involves regulated work with children and protected adults. PVG Scheme membership is essential.
Mission and Ministry Development Worker
- Full time
- £25,624 – £28,968
- Lochcarron Skye Presbytery
- Closing 7th May 2021
Could you be part of something different? We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to use their gifts, skills and experience to make a different to the lives of the people in our parishes and communities.
You will build capacity for mission and ministry among lay leaders, prioritising congregations in Guardianship, then other vacant charges, and then those with a Minister in post.
Cleaning Operative
- Part time
- £17,364 – £18,065 pro-rata
- Dingwall with occasional travel across Ross-shire, Skye & Lochalsh
- Closing 27th April 2021
"Thank you for the flowers, I feel so safe here at Refuge, I love my flat”
Do you want to make a real difference to the lives of women and children subjected to Domestic Abuse? We are looking for an exceptional individual to ensure our Refuge, offices and flats are cleaned to the highest standard.
With a high degree of cleaning expertise, you will take pride in ensuring a clean and safe environment for our residents, staff and visitors to Refuge and our offices at Ross-Shire Women’s Aid.
Admin & Facilities Officer
- Part time
- £19,554 – £23,369 pro-rata
- Dingwall with occasional travel across Ross-shire, Skye & Lochalsh
- Closing 27th April 2021
"Thank you so much for making us feel at home, Refuge is our new abode and you have made us feel so welcomed and comfortable”
Do you want to make a real difference to the lives of women and children subjected to Domestic Abuse? We are looking for an exceptional individual to ensure our Refuge, offices and flats are supported efficiently through Admin and facilities management skills and expertise.
Joining a team of Women, Children and Young Persons Practitioners you will bring a high degree of organisational skills and take pride in ensuring responses are efficient to our residents, staff, and visitors at Ross-Shire Women’s Aid. This is a demanding role, and no two days are the same, we are looking for an individual who can easily adapt to daily changes and challenges.
If you have a strong empathy with this area of work; if you value integrity, compassion, and teamwork; if you want to work in an inclusive and nurturing environment; if you have a feminist understanding of domestic abuse and knowledge of the causes and impact of this then this could be the next career challenge for you, and we want to hear from you.
Gambling Support Service Training and Engagement Officer (North)
- Part time
- £22,836 – £25,348 pro-rata
- Inverness
- Closing 16th April 2021
The Gambling Support Service Training and Engagement Officer (North) is required to develop and deliver a variety of training and engagement opportunities to Citizens Advice Bureaux and other organisations to support them in identifying and assisting those experiencing or at risk of gambling related harm. The post holder will also provide advice, guidance and support directly to individuals on key areas of CAB advice including benefits, debt and housing.
The Best in You Brings Out the Best in Me
ENABLE Scotland is a dynamic and vibrant organisation dedicated to improving the lives of people with learning disabilities and we are looking for a dynamic and motivated Service Manager to join us in ensuring they have the same opportunities as everyone else. You must have the passion and drive to take a lead role in continuing to improve the quality of the services we provide to the people we support and to effectively lead and support local Team Facilitators to manage our frontline support staff.
We currently have office bases in Campbeltown, Oban, Lochgilphead, Dunoon and Helensburgh and we would welcome applicants who could be based from any of these locations. You will join the existing senior management team to provide leadership across all locations of our service provision - reporting directly to the Lead Services Manager - therefore the role will involve travel between our offices, along with an element of home working.
This role is pivotal to the success of our mission and ambition to support people with a learning disability to lead the lives of their choosing; lives that are full, meaningful and inclusive. A successful Service Manager will lead their teams to develop and maintain good relationships and communications with the family and Social Care professionals involved in the lives of the people we support.
About You
Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate the following:
• Significant experience of leading and managing Supported Living Services.
• Experience of managing teams with knowledge of culture change.
• A commitment to the inclusion of people with a learning disability.
• An in-depth understanding of the Self Directed Support Act and its principles.
• SVQ level 4 or the ability to work towards the relevant qualification required for your SSSC registration.
• A clear understanding of the need to build and sustain partnerships with stakeholders, commissioners and other third sector providers.
• The ability to lead our business strategy at a local level whilst promoting ENABLE Scotland with an emphasis on growing our business.
• Full driving licence with access to your own vehicle for business use.
About Us
At ENABLE Scotland we believe in developing all our staff and we provide an extensive learning programme together with in-house career development opportunities. These include, but are not limited to:
- Person Centred approaches, planning and thinking
- Introduction to autism
- Epilepsy awareness
- Moving and Handling
- Adult support and protection
- Child support and protection
- First Aid
Positive Behaviour Support
Starting a career with ENABLE Scotland is the first step towards making a real difference in our award-winning charity’s mission to help create an equal society for every person who has a learning disability.
ENABLE Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based entirely on values, skills and competencies required of the specific roles.
Note: The successful applicant will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of their start date.
The Best in You Brings Out the Best in Me
ENABLE Scotland is a dynamic and vibrant organisation dedicated to improving the lives of people with learning disabilities and we are looking for motivated and driven individuals to join us in ensuring they have the same opportunities as everyone else.
Are you a driven and motivated individual who enjoys new and unique challenges daily? Do you have the passion and drive to lead a team of frontline staff to support individuals to achieve their personal outcomes, live the life they choose and become an inclusive member within their own community? If so, there has never been a better time to apply!
About You
Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate the following:
• Experience working with adults and children with learning disabilities, epilepsy, autism and physical support needs.
• Experience in using person centred planning techniques in addition to delivering and leading excellent support practices.
• Strong facilitation skills to encourage staff teams to take ownership and responsibility for the quality of support they deliver.
• The ability to effectively communicate with the people we support, staff teams, families and external care professionals.
• Creating and delivering robust service designs, support strategies and risk assessments whilst managing individual budgets.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise your workload whilst working under pressure.
• SVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent.
• Full driving licence with access to your own vehicle for business use.
About Us
At ENABLE Scotland we believe in developing all our staff and we provide an extensive learning programme together with in-house career development opportunities. These include, but are not limited to:
- Person Centred approaches, planning and thinking
- Introduction to autism
- Epilepsy awareness
- Moving and Handling
- Adult support and protection
- Child support and protection
- First Aid
- Positive Behaviour Support
Starting a career with ENABLE Scotland is the first step towards making a real difference in our award-winning charity’s mission to help create an equal society for every person who has a learning disability.
ENABLE Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based entirely on values, skills and competencies required of the specific roles.
Note: The successful applicant will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of their start date.
We are looking for a customer focused, friendly, helpful and well-organised Programme Co-ordinator to support us in delivering learning programmes throughout Scotland.
Your role will be to support the Operations and Partnerships team by liaising with learners, clients, venues, facilitators and speakers to make the arrangements for programmes. You will be a key point of contact for learners and for general enquiries, and will be responsible for keeping our learner and programme information up to date and accurate. You will work collaboratively with a team of Programme Officers to coordinate learning programmes from start to finish.
You will be joining the Academy at an exciting time as we develop as a social franchise and expand delivery of our programmes internationally.
Working closely with our Global Learning Lab, your team will lead the way in demonstrating high quality programme delivery and customer service which will be used to support new social franchise Hubs.`
We are looking for someone up for working with vibrant, entrepreneurial and dedicated people and colleagues and with a good value-fit with our organisation.
Having the right mind-set, attitude and approach is as important for us as having the right experience and skills. We appreciate that the best person might not have all the listed criteria yet so if you feel your experience and skills will help you to make a great contribution in this role and you have the right mind-set, we would welcome an application from you.
Job Purpose
- To provide effective programme co-ordination support to Programme Officers, facilitators and learners in the ongoing development and delivery of Academy learning programmes
- To ensure Hub systems and processes are followed and maintained to a high standard
- To support administrative arrangements connected with the Operations & Partnerships team, providing a professional and efficient level of service at all times
Key responsibilities
- To make all arrangements for learning programmes, activities and events including reviewing and collating programme resources, liaising with internal and external suppliers such as venues, catering, couriers, printers, facilitators and technical support
- To manage and maintain learner and programme details on the Online Learning Platform, including updating pages, adding resources and handling learner enquiries
- To correspond with learners, providing programme joining instructions and all other relevant information needed to ensure a smooth process throughout programme delivery
- To liaise closely with and support facilitators to ensure all resources and other facilitator requirements are met, producing high quality and accurate programme materials as required
For a full set of criteria please download the recruitment pack from our website.
Website: socialenterprise.academy/scot/join-the-team
Organisation profile:
The Social Enterprise Academy is a social change organisation: we exist to support people who are stepping forward to affect positive social change, wherever they may be. We exist to support the many, not the few.
Through dynamic learning and development programmes facilitated by our network of skilled facilitators, we help entrepreneurship and leadership to flourish in organisations, networks, schools and colleges.
With a 17 year track record of successful delivery in Scotland, the Social Enterprise Academy has been sharing its business and learning delivery models for the past 8 years with international partners through a social licence approach.
Location: Edinburgh or Muir of Ord (currently working from home during Covid-19 restrictions) – Please note, current or recent experience of living or working in the Highlands and Islands region is essential for this role.
Community Worker (Maternity Cover for 12 months).
- Part time
- £19,554 pro-rata
- Inverness and surrounding areas
- Closing 21st April 2021
Headway Highland (SC023551) is a small independent charity that supports adults with an acquired brain injury, their families and carers. We have an exciting opportunity for a part-time, home based community worker covering Inverness and the surrounding area. This will be for a 12-month contract providing maternity cover.
The post holder will be required to work 16 hours per week at a salary of £19,554 pro-rata. This post may include some evening work, so flexibility is essential. A car driver is also essential as there will be travel involved (car mileage costs will be paid at 45p per mile)
The post holder will be required to facilitate support groups based on social activities, supervise/support volunteers, organise fundraising events and generate awareness of the charity. The postholder will be expected to plan and organise telephone and Zoom support to our members as well as outdoor walking groups. Good digital and social media skills would be beneficial. The applicant will have experience of working with vulnerable adults.
Service Delivery & Improvement Manager
- Full time
- £40,015 – £44,818
- This role will be home-based initially, with the opportunity to work flexibly or from the SCVO offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow or Inverness when office-based working resumes.
- Closing 19th April 2021
Are you passionate about delivering great services? Do you have expertise in leading teams to improve processes and deliver excellent customer care? Are you digitally confident? You may be just the person we are looking for.
We’re looking for an experienced service manager with a strong background in delivering large contracts and services to ensure the continued successful delivery of Connecting Scotland. Ideally you will have experience of quality assurance, process improvement and compliance as well as a strong understanding of approaches to monitoring and evaluation.
Connecting Scotland is a major programme developed as a result of the pandemic to support people who are digitally excluded to get online. Working with hundreds of partners in communities across Scotland, people are provided with a combination of devices, internet connectivity and digital skills support to help them with learning, life and work during the pandemic. Connecting Scotland is funded by the Scottish Government and supported by all Scotland’s Local Authorities, as well as hundreds of organisations from across the public, private and third sectors.
This post will be responsible for managing the Connecting Scotland service and leading the team and suppliers responsible for providing support to both partner organisations and end users.