The Puppy Development Advisor helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by providing training and ongoing support to volunteers responsible for the caring and raising of Guide Dogs puppies in line with positive reinforcement techniques and delivering the Guide Dogs Puppy Raising for Excellent Partnerships (PREP) programme. This role supports the Scotland region which includes the Central Belt to the East Coast.

Our core hours are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year. A flexible approach with a willingness to work outside of core hours and away from home will be required.

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

Candidate requirements

To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

• Practical, hands-on experience within the field of canine behaviour modification, positive reinforcement or dog training as a practitioner.
• Experience of coaching and training individuals and groups of people in practical skills and theoretical knowledge.
• Experience of using a database to manage & maintain accurate records
• Experience of effective planning, prioritising and organising workload.

Desirable

• Degree in an animal related subject, ideally animal behaviour, training and/or welfare/wellbeing.
• Accredited/documented learning in animal welfare, wellbeing or behaviour.
• Accredited/documented learning in any the following areas: people management, volunteer management, human behaviour change, teaching and/or mentoring.
• Experience of managing a team of staff or volunteers.
• Experience of delivering puppy classes/or working with puppies under a year old.

Purpose of the post:

To provide an age appropriate quality service to children and young people who have experience of domestic abuse. In doing so, meeting legal requirements and DWA standards and policies.

To promote the work of DWA in the local and wider community.

To work with a range of children and young people who may have complex needs.

To support the CYP Manager, CEO and colleagues in achieving team and DWA objectives and in identifying areas for improvement.

Women only need apply under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010. The successful candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme. Dundee Women’s Aid positively welcomes applications from women within all sections of the community.

Perth and Kinross Countryside Trust (PKCT) negotiates access to land, builds paths, helps care for Scotland’s most spectacular woodlands and trees, and works on conservation projects all to improve and promote access to the countryside for walkers, cyclists and horse riders. We work in partnership with other organisations and community groups to help make Perthshire one of the most accessible destinations in Scotland. We want visitors and regular users to have a rewarding, memorable experience, whilst making sure that the natural environment and natural and human heritage is protected and enhanced.

Key to this is education. We believe that the outdoors is for everyone, and that developing understanding through education will in turn lead to care of the natural environment. As a brand new position for the Trust the Discovery , Learning and Engagement Officer will conduct educational activities that support our conservation and access strategies. They will work closely with partnership organisations and the Conservation and Path Officers to achieve this. The role will include engagement with formal education across the region (e.g. schools), and will also develop discovery and learning opportunities for youth, adult, and community groups, including those in vulnerable groups.

We are looking for individuals who are passionate about bringing people together, building dialogues and listening to ideas to join the teams at our Edinburgh, Dundee and Highlands centres.

You will utilise effective and efficient administrative and fundraising skills to assist in delivering both financial and non-financial targets which will provide a gateway to all fundraising activity across Maggie’s.

You will assist the Centre Fundraising Manager to implement the fundraising strategy to deliver income targets through proactive donor recruitment and excellent donor care.

This includes supporting and retaining existing supporters and researching new key relationships with individuals as well as partnerships with local businesses, groups and associations.

You will represent the work, vision and purpose of Maggie’s whilst supporting the delivery of local and central fundraising initiatives and campaigns. This includes presentations, face to face, telephone and written communications.

There will be a requirement to work irregular hours as well as regular local travel.

In addition to a rewarding career, Maggie’s offers a range of staff benefits including competitive holiday entitlement, workplace pension, option to apply to continue NHS pension, sick pay scheme and travel and cycle loans.

The Orientation and Mobility Specialist helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by delivering orientation and mobility services which support Guide Dogs strategic objectives and promote independence and choice to people who are blind and partially sighted. Through personalisation, the OMSp will provide specialist holistic assessment of customer needs that will improve their wellbeing.

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year.

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

More details about this role, the Organisation and the recruitment process can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

Candidate profile

To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

· Qualification as either a Mobility Instructor or Rehabilitation Worker e.g. Dip HE Rehabilitation Studies or equivalent.

· Evidence of continued professional development to maintain current knowledge and experience within the field.

· Experience of working with people who are blind and partially sighted.

· Ability to liaise effectively with other professionals / agencies. Assessment and planning skills.

· Excellent problem solver.

· Proven skills and approaches to work with people who have additional needs.

· Good organisation and report writing skills and a commitment to Health & Safety at work.

Desirable

· Qualified teacher of visual impairment with a recognised mobility qualification.

· Training in person-centred approach.

· Has experience of working with people with complex needs. Has experience of working with volunteers.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

Introduction

Children’s Hospices Across Scotland, or as we are better known, CHAS, is a charity on a mission. We’re determined to ensure that wherever there’s a child in Scotland with a life-shortening condition we’re on hand to support them and their family. We want to make sure that no matter how short their time together, it is filled with moments of joy.

Three children die in Scotland each week from an incurable condition. Presently, CHAS is only able to reach one of those children and their families. We are determined to change that.

We are looking for a Shop Assistant Manager to join our Kinross shops to help us deliver a high level of service to the public, maximise vital income and raise awareness of CHAS.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Shop Manager you will be responsible for ensuring the efficient day to day running of the charity shops.

You will:

• Promote a service driven culture, providing excellent customer service to help maximise sales, donations and the profitability of the shops

• Assume full responsibility for the day to day running of the shops in the absence of the Shop Manager

• Be an ambassador for CHAS in the shops, bringing to life the communication of key activities, messages and the wider CHAS strategy

• Help to maintain a high standard of visual merchandising and display throughout the shops

• Initiate and promote improvement activity opportunities to grow and develop the business

• Promote the CHAS values and behaviours to motivate and engage staff & volunteers

About You

In order to effectively support CHAS and its fundraising activities, you will:

• Be enthusiastic and energetic, passionate about the values, vision and purpose of CHAS

• Deliver excellent customer service and enjoy working in retail

• Have excellent communication and inter-personal skills to build effective relationships with staff, volunteers and the general public

About CHAS

At CHAS, our ambition is to reach every family in Scotland who is living with the heart-breaking prognosis that their child is dying, and offer them our care and support to empower them to make the most of the short time they have together. As a Shop Assistant Manager, you will be instrumental in achieving this vision.

Are you enthusiastic about making a difference in young people’s lives?

Helm’s long-term vision is a Scotland where all young people dare to dream and can make those dreams a reality. Our more immediate mission is to ensure that young people in Scotland have access to the education and training that supports them to learn. Our strategy for achieving this focuses on three key activities, which we believe, will make education, training and employment accessible and achievable for all:

• Give Young People a Voice

• Remove Barriers to Learning and Employment

• Develop Education, Training and Employment Services

Due to expanding our team, we have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic individual to support young people and work as part of a team in the delivery of appropriate training in beauty; nail care; hairdressing and make-up for young people. The successful candidate will help to support the growth of Helm’s in-house beauty salon to become a social enterprise in the future, with potential to assist in the delivery of beauty services within the local community.

Key responsibilities in the role include:

• Provide training sessions to young people in Helm’s in-house salon in a number of beauty and hairdressing activities

• Support young people to achieve SQA qualifications; soft skills; a better understanding of the world of work, particularly the beauty industry; prepare young people to progress onto work placements in the local area and then progress onto a positive destination

• Participate in regular training and CPD to maintain standards and continually improve the experience for young people

• Liaise with external agencies regarding client referral and promotion of Helm services

• Support the social enterprise co-ordinator with developing the business

What do we give you in return? We provide you with a competitive salary, 35 days annual leave (pro rata), health benefits, a pension plan, a generous range of benefits and job satisfaction with a real opportunity to make a difference every day.

We are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all young people and use a thorough and rigorous recruitment and selection process including PVG Scheme checks to ensure this commitment is not compromised.

Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) is the sole provider of hospice services in Scotland for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions. We currently have an exciting opportunity within our Family Support Team for a Transition Worker at Rachel House, Kinross.

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Transition Worker to work alongside a highly motivated and skilled Family Support Team. You will carry out assessments in order to support the holistic needs of young people aged between 16 and 21 with palliative care needs. Advocacy is a significant part of this role, to support young people and their families to have their voices heard and choices respected as they transition from children’s to adult services. Support will be offered within the family’s home, hospice and community settings.

You will ideally be qualified to HND level in a relevant subject area, and will have palliative care experience of working with young people with complex care needs and excellent knowledge of legislation relating to transition, informing community care packages, self directed support. You will have strong communication skills with the ability to manage difficult conversations and sensitive information. You will hold a caseload and be able to work autonomously as well as being an enthusiastic team player. You will need to be highly organised with the ability to deal with competing demands in order to co-ordinate, develop and deliver a service provision designed to assist with a young person’s transition journey, with recognition of the impact this may have upon their wider family.

At CHAS, staff and volunteers work together as one team, focused on the common goal of reaching every family in Scotland who needs our support. We have a 3:1 ratio of volunteers to staff members in CHAS. All CHAS staff will at some point work with or alongside volunteers and will be expected to support volunteers.

This is a temporary post for up to one year.

Background

PKAVS is a leading charity in Perth & Kinross, enhancing lives and connecting communities through diverse services in the areas of Carers, Mental Wellbeing, Minority Communities, Third Sector support and Volunteering. Every year PKAVS enhances the lives of over 5,000 local people, helping them to overcome barriers and achieve their goals. PKAVS is also the Third Sector Interface for Perth & Kinross, supporting and developing the Third Sector and enhancing the Sector’s role in Community Planning.

PKAVS Mental Health & Wellbeing Hub provides support to people (aged 16 and above) recovering from mental health difficulties within two locations in Perth & Kinross. The community-based service aims to create an environment of wellbeing, offering a range of meaningful activities to support clients in achieving their individual goals through a recovery and outcomes-based model.

Activities include gardening, creative arts, café/catering experience, woodwork and physical/nutritional activity.

Role

We are looking for a highly motivated individual to work as part of our Hub. The role of Activity Engagement Worker (Creative Wellbeing) is to promote holistic wellbeing and recovery while supporting an outward thinking approach to art, and what art represents by providing services across four subject areas: arts and crafts, creative writing, performance (dance and drama) and music.

Our Hub requires two Activity Engagement Workers (Creative Wellbeing) to deliver a themed, structured programme of expressive workshops spanning across four areas of expressive art, to all clients within The Walled Garden and Wisecraft using a whole service approach. Working across both locations on a rotational basis, the post holder will work collaboratively with their counterpart to plan, develop and deliver each four week block. The post holder will encourage participation in external groups alongside in-house options. Engagement Workers will foster good relationships with local communities and services.

As well as using art as a therapeutic medium, there will be an expectation for the creative wellbeing department to showcase their expressive art which may also be suitable for sale/performance. Engagement workers should be working alongside the ethos of client development and empowering people to move towards positive destinations within the field of the arts.

The post holder will work with and support volunteers to lead and develop activities in an inclusive manner.

Offers will be made subject to satisfactory references, PVG check, and eligibility to work in the UK.