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We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with the right values to join our service assisting and supporting vulnerable homeless people to achieve better lives.

The successful candidate will be expected to complement the work of our support teams by ensuring the security of the building through observation and checks, maintaining health, safety and hygiene standards and following procedures such as for financial transactions, admissions and leavers, housing benefit, incident reports and building repairs reports.

You should have sound literacy and numeracy skills and experience of dealing with challenging behaviour. Other essentials include: experience of team working; good verbal communication; the ability to interact with people in an appropriate and positive way; and, above all, the determination to make a difference in the lives of our service users.

Wakened night shifts from 20:00 – 03:00 on a rota basis.

In return, we’ll offer you excellent learning and development opportunities, competitive annual leave entitlement, pension scheme, access to employee assistance programmes such as counselling, and life assurance.

Please note that the Association is currently conducting a major job evaluation exercise and that all salaries are subject to change following negotiation with our recognised trade union.

We are looking to recruit a highly organised person who is able deal with all financial, administrative and management aspects of a busy legal practice. Ideally you will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to deal with people from all sections of society.

The Fife Law Centre is a company limited by guarantee and registered with OSCR as a charity. Due to the expansion of our services we are looking for an experienced person able to provide an efficient and effective office administration service to the team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for designing and implementing procedures to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of all office processes. This will include hard copy and online filing systems, Law Ware, all financial procedures, book keeping, petty cash, various compliance tasks (including AML and GDPR), administration of Companies House, OSCR and Law Society business, managing payroll at FVA and any other matters as required by the Principal Solicitor.

We will be especially keen to hear from candidates who have the following qualities:

• Ability to lead others and work without direct supervision, prioritise work with competing or conflicting demands in an organised and methodical manner.

• Ability to provide clear an accurate reports to the Board of Trustees.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to deal with people from all sections of society.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times.

• Excellent working knowledge of MS Office packages, email and internet. Well presented, professional and friendly.

• Ability to promote a positive working environment and to minimise conflict between colleagues.

• Can display an understanding of, and genuine interest in, the work and ethos of Fife Law Centre, its clients and the wider sector.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with the right values to join our service assisting and supporting vulnerable homeless people to achieve better lives.

The successful candidate will be expected to complement the work of our support teams by ensuring the security of the building through observation and checks, maintaining health, safety and hygiene standards and following procedures such as for financial transactions, admissions and leavers, housing benefit, incident reports and building repairs reports.

You should have sound literacy and numeracy skills and experience of dealing with challenging behaviour. Other essentials include: experience of team working; good verbal communication; the ability to interact with people in an appropriate and positive way; and, above all, the determination to make a difference in the lives of our service users.

The service accommodates and supports people aged 16 and over who are homeless. Typical shifts 8 hours and includes weekends. Housing Assistants manage the accommodated buildings 24/7 and provide a contact point for people who may need some assistance or guidance where required, this involves lone working.

If successful, you will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council within 6 months of your start date. After registration, there is a requirement to be qualified and to maintain professional learning.

In return, we’ll offer you excellent learning and development opportunities, competitive annual leave entitlement, pension scheme, access to employee assistance programmes such as counselling, and life assurance.

Please note that the Association is currently conducting a major job evaluation exercise and that all salaries are subject to change following negotiation with our recognised trade union.

This post will involve a wide variety of administration tasks in order to provide a quality service and support to our Advocacy Workers. Relevant qualification/experience in Microsoft Office is essential.

Experience of working in mental health is desirable.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with the right values to join our service assisting and supporting vulnerable homeless people to achieve better lives.

The successful candidate will be expected to provide a meaningful support service to identified individuals who live in the project and/or in the community. You will provide a quality service tailored to the assessed needs of each individual by identifying, planning and facilitating support to enable appropriate move-on options for each service user. You will use all of your knowledge and experience to help service users build their life skills and prepare for independent living.

You will have an HNC or SVQ3 qualification in social care, although consideration may be given to exceptional candidates who are not qualified to that level. Other essentials include: experience of working with vulnerable people, addiction issues and challenging behaviour; effective written and verbal communication; knowledge of homelessness issues; and, above all, the determination to make a difference in the lives of our service users.

If successful, you will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council within 6 months of your start date. After registration, there is a requirement to be qualified and to maintain professional learning.

In return, we’ll offer you excellent learning and development opportunities, competitive annual leave entitlement, pension scheme, access to employee assistance programmes such as counselling, and life assurance.

Please note that the Association is currently conducting a major job evaluation exercise and that all salaries are subject to change following negotiation with our recognised trade union. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with the right values to join our service assisting and supporting vulnerable homeless people to achieve better lives.

The Funder Reporting Officer will be responsible for the effective monitoring and reporting of One Parent Families Scotland services. They will be expected to work without close supervision, establishing priorities and ensuring deadlines are met.

Specific Duties Include

Financial Monitoring:

• Prepare and present grant claims with associated evidence on behalf of OPFS services and follow up all claims presented to ensure that prompt and correct payment is made.

• Monitor actual expenditure against grant budgets, analyse variances and explore potential issues with budget holders

• Ensure that the finance team are aware of - and involved in - any changes to service budgets.

Reporting:

• Maintain an in-depth knowledge of each funder’s reporting and claim submission process and be proactive in communicating reporting deadlines to relevant staff.

• Liaise with OPFS managers to collate information, prepare and submit monitoring reports to funders in a timely and accurate manner.

• Develop and maintain a central register of evaluation reports and other information pertinent to the compilation of monitoring and impact reports for OPFS

• Prepare reports from monitoring data that will contribute to the preparation of an annual report.

Other duties:

• Attend and participate in various meetings and provide input in the form of reporting information and action points as requested.

• Any other relevant duties as required by the post.

Food Train is an award winning voluntary organisation, providing practical support services to older people across Scotland, helping them to eat well, live well and age well. We have a vacancy for a dynamic people-focused person to join our Food Train service in West Lothian to cover maternity leave.

We are seeking a talented administrator who is able to deliver high quality practice and excellent customer care, while exuding enthusiasm for the voluntary sector and older people’s services. Applicants should have evidenced working experience of Microsoft Applications and accounts packages and be a talented communicator who thrives in a busy office.

Use of own car is essential.

Based in Linwood Renfrewshire, Linstone Housing is a registered social landlord and a charity that owns and manages approximately 1600 properties, providing affordable rented and supported housing, as well as providing factoring services to a further 2000 owner occupiers.

We are seeking to recruit a part-time Administration Assistant for our busy Income Management Team. This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-performing community-based Housing Association to assist in delivering a customer-focused Income Management and Factoring service to our tenants and owners. The job will involve a variety of duties including dealing with front line enquiries from customers and providing administrative support to Income Team staff.

The ideal applicant should be able to demonstrate:

• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent customer service skills
• A flexible approach to duties
• A commitment to working as part of a team
• Good organisational abilities
• Strong IT skills

Previous experience in a social housing environment is not essential.

Blackwood currently have a vacancy for a Governance Officer based within our Head Office in Edinburgh.

We are looking for a highly skilled and enthusiastic professional who can work with our management team to support the Board and deliver Blackwood’s Business Plan.

This individual will work with the Company Secretary to provide day-to-day support on company secretarial duties and ensure compliance with the Scottish Housing Regulator’s new Regulatory Framework, with General Data Protection Regulations, as well as prospective changes to the Freedom of Information Act, ensuring our processes are fit for purpose.

With excellent interpersonal, organisational and administrative skills, the candidate will have demonstrable experience in organising meetings, minute-taking and maintaining and streamlining processes. Some experience managing budgets would be desirable but not essential.

The successful candidate must be able to prioritise their workload, manage deadlines and work calmly under pressure. The candidate must work well within a team to ensure the effective day-to-day running of the office and provide daily administrative support as required including handling of incoming calls to our Head Office.

Whilst relevant qualifications are desirable, experience and proven success is more important.

Do you want to transform lives through reading and writing? Scottish Book Trust is looking for a Schools Communities Administrator to work on their Touring and Events programme, taking authors into schools around Scotland and the rest of the UK.

Role:

Scottish Book Trust is a national charity that believes books, reading and writing have the power to change lives. A love of reading inspires creativity, improves employment opportunities, mental health and wellbeing, and is one of the most effective ways to help children escape the poverty cycle.

Do you want to transform lives through reading and writing?

Scottish Book Trust, a national charity, is looking for a highly organised Schools Communities Administrator to work on their Touring and Events programme, taking authors into schools around the UK. Being able to drive a people carrier on long journeys around the country is essential.

Scottish Book Trust’s School Communities team delivers a range of projects which encourage children and young people to engage with reading and writing for pleasure, including book gifting, author touring and events, book prizes and awards for learning professionals, as well as creating high quality resources and professional development for teachers.

The School Communities Administrator supports the development, management and delivery of the author tours and other School Communities events. The post assists more generally, as required, with the wider School Communities work, including supporting the Authors Live programme with is run in partnership with BBC Scotland.