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"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.

Aberlour, funded by the Scottish Government - Investing in Communities, is trying to tackle poverty and inequality across disadvantaged North West Dumfries communities. We aim to achieve this through our newly refurbished community premises, which is open to all, and provides a range of services for the local community such as laundry, clothing, fridges and family/meeting rooms. Our aim is to build a service around the needs of the local community.

As a Caretaker you will be responsible for general maintenance, including minor repairs to the Community Hub, ensuring the relevant standards are met. You will act as a first point of contact to the local community who will be using the hub for various activities. You will work in partnership with the Community Connector to ensure that the hub is set up and organised for any community groups that may be using it.

We are looking to recruit a Caretaker who will work 15 hours per week. These hours will be worked flexibly to meet the needs of the service and the local community which may include evenings, weekends and public holidays. This post is offered on a fixed term basis until June 2022.

We are looking to recruit someone who has had experience of working in a similar role.

The Soil Association, formed in 1946, is the only UK charity which works across the spectrum of human health, the environment and animal welfare. That’s because we cannot tackle these issues in isolation.

We campaign for change, we support farming innovation, we serve healthy food in communities, we support and grow the organic market and we protect forests. We couldn't do any of this without our supporters, partners, donors and dedicated staff. We make a difference in the world where it’s needed the most.

About the opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and close-knit Food for Life Scotland team and to lead our external communications, extending the profile, reach, impact, and engagement of the Food for Life Scotland programme.

We work in partnership with local authorities and the food and drink industry to connect producers and caterers, putting more freshly prepared Scottish food on the table using the Food for Life Served Here award as a framework for change.

We believe good food holds the key to a healthier population, a greener environment and a thriving economy.

Food for Life Scotland is a programme of Soil Association Scotland – find out more about who we are here.

About you

We’re looking for

• an enthusiastic, team player with experience of leading successful communications using a mix of communications tools and platforms.

You’ll have

• A strong track record of partnership working and the ability to collaborate well as part of close-knit team
• An interest in sustainability, food systems and behaviour change

The Soil Association, formed in 1946, is the only UK charity which works across the spectrum of human health, the environment and animal welfare. That’s because we cannot tackle these issues in isolation.

We campaign for change, we support farming innovation, we serve healthy food in communities, we support and grow the organic market and we protect forests. We couldn't do any of this without our supporters, partners, donors and dedicated staff. We make a difference in the world where it’s needed the most.

About the opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and close-knit Food for Life Scotland team and to deliver our external communications, extending the profile, reach, impact, and engagement of the Food for Life Scotland programme.

We work in partnership with local authorities and the food and drink industry to connect producers and caterers, putting more freshly prepared Scottish food on the table using the Food for Life Served Here award as a framework for change.

We believe good food holds the key to a healthier population, a greener environment and a thriving economy.

Food for Life Scotland is a programme of Soil Association Scotland – find out more about who we are here.

About you

We’re looking for an enthusiastic team player with:

• Experience of delivering effective communications across the ‘mix’ – including marketing, PR, digital and social media
• Experience of creating rich content for digital communications and social media
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud suite, SEO, Google Analytics, Umbraco and CRM systems
• The ability to collaborate well as part of close-knit team
• An interest in sustainability, food systems and behaviour change

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with the right values to join our Charles Brownlie service in Hamilton to assist and support vulnerable homeless people to achieve better lives.

The project is part of a 3 site service.

The Hamilton site consist of 12 Beds (12x Self-Contained 1 bed flats). Half of the accommodation is supported accommodation and half is first stop emergency accommodation taking referrals 24 hrs per day.

The service provides support for people from 16+ and adults experiencing homelessness, including care experienced young people.

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.

Typical shift pattern is 4 on/4 off from 22:00 to 08:00 over an 8 week rolling rota. The post is lone working.

You will have an SVQ3 qualification in social care. 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 will offer you excellent learning and development opportunities, competitive annual leave entitlement, pension scheme, access to employee assistance programmes such as counselling, and life assurance.

As the successful candidate you will be responsible for the design and delivery of employability training. Currently, we have a particular focus on Rural Skills and Construction however we will be looking to develop training programmes into other sectors, including hospitality. You will also assume the role of Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) coordinator. This will include liaison with key stakeholders and assessment and verification of certificated courses.

You will manage a small but expanding team of trainers, support staff and volunteers and report regularly to the Ridge board of trustees. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a background in training / teaching who is flexible, imaginative and enthusiastic about developing the skills of individuals to help realise their full potential.

The role can be undertaken as on either a self-employed or employed basis, with remuneration subject to experience. If you have specific questions, please email info@the-ridge.org.uk or call Managing Director Kate Darrah on 07811918109.

Reporting to: Board of Trustees

Management reports: 3 members of staff and over 30 regular volunteers

Budget responsibility: Accountable for operational budgets and financial management

Offer of employment contingent on Basic Disclosure from Disclosure Scotland

We are looking for a candidate with the ambition, experience and passion to help us grow our services while ensuring we deliver a ‘gold standard’ crisis food service to those that need it, when they need it, during the most challenging of times.

You will play a critical role in ensuring the long-term sustainability and growth of our essential local services during very challenging times and in the face of increasing demand. You will have the skills and experience to develop and build a strong team of staff, volunteers and external partners committed to ensuring no one in need in East Lothian goes without food. Working with the Board of Trustees, you will ensure delivery of our strategic aims, including creative measures to help those experiencing food poverty and deprivation in East Lothian by supporting and encouraging self-help and support schemes, mobilising voluntary and community resources and accessing new sources of funding which can extend the reach, scope and scale of operation of the organisation.

Further priorities will include securing income from fundraising and grant income for our core crisis service and developing and resourcing ‘more than food’ projects and taking a strategic lead in helping shape local responses to the root causes of food poverty across East Lothian.

Experience of being accountable for or manager of a front line service would be an advantage.

There may always be a need for our crisis food service, but we believe with the right management we are well placed as an organisation to increase delivery of a range of services and projects to a scale that can have an impact on reducing demand for crisis food interventions and on the issues that contribute to food poverty and insecurity in East Lothian.

The Whiteinch Centre is a valuable, multi-use community hub facility based in the centre of Whiteinch Glasgow. After a long period of closure due to lockdown we are now looking ahead to the coming year and seeking to develop and re-establish our myriad community activities, training & wellbeing services within the Centre.

At the heart of our future development sits our café and kitchen training facility and we are seeking to recruit a skilled Catering Manager (25-28hrs per week) to help us develop our Café & Kitchen training facility over the coming year.

Overall Job Purpose

To supervise and organise daily operations of the Whiteinch Training kitchen & cafe including motivating staff and volunteers to provide excellent food and customer service.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee all café, food pantry and catering operations, including food preparation, inventory, equipment and special events
• Help to recruit, train and supervise café staff incl volunteers & trainees
• Prepare weekly work schedules in relation to the main kitchen, pantry & café areas
• Oversee good quality food preparation and service
• Maintain a consistent high standard of food quality, hygiene and health & safety
• Ensure café costs are within budget and identify ways to increase catering income
• Maintain records and prepare reports of daily, weekly and monthly revenues and expenses
• Keep records of all kitchen/catering related supplies and order new stock as required
• Resolve customer complaints regarding food or customer service
• Support and facilitate food provision at events and with/for partner organisations
• Suggest new menu items based on customer feedback
• Identify strategies to retain and attract customers
• Ensure the Kitchen & café areas are clean and tidy
• Promotion and marketing of the café

Other Duties

• Support the Centre Business Manager in overall Centre operations
• Take up occasional duties which will support the success of the organisation
• Identify & participate in any necessary training to acquire and develop skills
• Participate in and contribute to volunteer & staff team meetings as required
• Provide appropriate support to volunteers, interns and trainees as required
• Ensure that work is carried out in accordance with the values, equal opportunities, policies and procedures of the Whiteinch Centre

We are looking for a team player who can innovate, develop and lead. We are looking for someone who is not only able to re-establish the local café as a business, but shares our vision to see the Café located firmly in community well-being and connection.

We currently have start-up funding to re-open the Café in Ruchazie Church building, but we want to do more than just offer food.

Funding is available for 6 months to help get café side of the project up and running, with the expectation that the role would become self-funding through the cafe income after this period.