Top job! Head of Protection and Permanence
- Full time
- £53,348 – £60,022
- Glasgow
- Closing 24th October 2021
Change-makers sought! Do you want to help Scotland to Keep The Promise?
CELCIS, the Centre for Excellence for Children’s Care and Protection, is an internationally recognised leading improvement and innovation centre based in Scotland at the University of Strathclyde. We are dedicated to supporting change and improvement for children in need of care and protection, their families and carers, and care leavers.
Focused on improving the lives of children and young people in need of care and protection and their families and carers, we support people and organisation’s responsible for their care to make long-lasting changes in services, in systems and the practices and skills they use
We work with organisations and people across Scotland at local and national to level to realise The Promise of the Independent Care Review (2020). The focus of the work of this team is to support those across Scotland, who are working to ensure the stability and permanence of babies, children and young people and also ensure their protection from abuse, harm and neglect.
Our Head of Protection and Permanence leads on how we assist national and local government and their partners to develop and apply evidence-based ways to drive change and improvement in services and practices. The team covers Child Protection, Addressing Neglect, Permanence and supports effective decision making across Children’s Services and will lead on the CELCIS contribution to the Scottish Government Child Protection Improvement Plan and delivery of support to CPC Scotland.
You will have an appropriate Degree, with significant experience of directly relevant roles and considerable experience of leadership and management contributing to and realising an organisation’s strategic and business objectives. You will also have extensive experience of leading complex change projects which have delivered positive and sustainable change.
A member of our Strategic Management Team, you will share responsibility for the planning and delivery of CELCIS’s strategy which prioritises supporting improvements in early help, effective decision making, and quality care, all underpinned by valuing the voice of lived experience. We are seeking a motivated individual with strategic management and leadership experience who can contribute to how we deliver our strategy and meet and exceed key stakeholder expectations.
All CELCIS staff are working remotely at home until the University has ensured it is safe and essential to work in the office (we are based in the Curran Building at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow). Flexibility for blended working arrangements (from home, in the office, and travel to work with local partners as required for the role) may be available.
Funding for the post: Like all the team, the post is funded for 12 months, with a further 2 years of funding indicated by Scottish Government. CELCIS has received funding in this way from Scottish Government since 2010 where we agree our funding level every year, as well as agreeing the indicative level for the next two years.
Change is happening. Be part of it. Together we can make things better for children, young people and their families and carers. Apply now.
Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to Claire Burns, Acting Director (claire.m.burns@strath.ac.uk).
We are Housing Scotland: join us
Homes save lives. Everyone has the right to live in a safe, warm, affordable home, in a thriving community. SFHA’s members work day in, day out to make that right a reality for people across Scotland.
We are recruiting an intern to help us represent Scotland’s housing associations and co-operatives, building strong relationships with politicians and policymakers, to help our members achieve their potential.
You will provide support in managing political relationships, work with our expert policy and communications teams to draft punchy, readable briefings and identify opportunities to share our members’ work with politicians.
Enthusiasm and initiative is more important than experience for this exciting role, where you’ll have the chance to develop your communications and lobbying skills in an organisation that’s driving real change.
School Counsellor - West Lothian
- Part time
- £24,733 – £30,732 pro-rata
- West Lothian
- Closing 29th October 2021
Wellbeing Scotland are a voluntary organisation with services across Scotland. We provide a wide range of holistic services for individuals and families whose life experiences have impacted negatively on their wellbeing. We offer client centred, holistic; trauma informed therapeutic services and have specialism in abuse and trauma work which has been built up since 1994.
Due to the success of our school counselling services we seek to recruit a school counsellor for our Counselling through Schools contract in West Lothian. Due to travel between schools you should have access to a car.
You will be a qualified counsellor with a Diploma or equivalent and be registered with a professional body. In return we offer excellent development opportunities and a focus on staff wellbeing
The Haven is looking for a highly motivated and compassionate, empathic Registered Nurse who has an understanding of the physical, emotional and practical challenges encountered by patients, their families and carers affected by a life limiting illness and bereavement. This new post offers an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and creative individual to work for a very successful, nationally recognised charity and to play a key role in the further development of a vibrant programme of digital support services to ensure sustainability of meaningful activities that meet the needs of current and future clients and help them to continue to face the future with hope.
The successful candidate will require excellent communication skills and will need to be highly motivated, well organised and prepared to work in a very demanding voluntary and community sector environment. You must be able to demonstrate a commitment to quality and to putting patients and families at the heart of all that you do. If you can demonstrate the knowledge and skills in the areas of: cancer, dementia and a range of neurological long term conditions; self- management, supportive and palliative care; carer and family support issues and you have a proven track record in acting with integrity, treating all with respect and of working collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team then you will fit in well in our dedicated team.
For further information about The Haven and to download a full job description please visit our website thehavencentre.com
We are recruiting for a Statistician/Data Analyst to provide high quality statistical information for a variety of programmes and projects including the Links Worker programme.
The ALLIANCE is engaged in a variety of complex activities designed to support significant change towards approaches that work with individuals and community assets, helping people to stay well, supporting human rights, self-management, co-production and independent living, and to support better cross sector understanding and partnership between the statutory and third sectors.
We are looking for someone with expertise in providing statistical support for a wide variety of projects. If you have very strong mathematical/statistical, analytical and IT problem solving skills we would like to hear from you.
You will be able to frame questions, identify clients' and colleagues' needs, identify what data are required, identify trends and anomalies, engage with practitioners to understand underlying reasons and emerging themes and engage with our policy team to generate policy recommendations. Strong quantitative analysis skills, and the ability to help to inform colleagues and collaborate on the design of robust qualitative studies are essential.
Ideally the successful candidate will have a PhD or MSc in a relevant numerate discipline and possess an interest and understanding of health and social care in Scotland. Experience in the use and interrogation of information systems, spreadsheets and databases is also required, as are excellent communication skills.
Communication and Information Assistant
- Full time
- £18,000 – £20,000
- Inverclyde hybrid/home working
- Closing 22nd October 2021
We’re looking for an ambitious and enthusiastic comms and information assistant to support the team with a number of exciting projects.
As Inverclyde’s third sector interface, CVS Inverclyde offers a dynamic place to work where you can make a positive difference to the local community.
This is a great opportunity for a graduate or someone looking for an entry-level role to start their career in communications. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to lead on specific projects and also gain wider comms experience.
The purpose of the role is to assist the communications officer and wider CVSI team in promoting our work while also telling the story of Inverclyde’s incredible third sector and positive the impact it makes.
One of the important responsibilities the postholder will have will be managing the Inverclyde Life website and social media
Eligibility Criteria:
This post is funded by Inverclyde Council’s graduate wage subsidy programme therefore applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Educated to Graduate Level
- Inverclyde resident who is unemployed/unwaged (no minimum length), or who is moving to a new employer to a job that will increase their salary and/or hours.
- Have a legal right to live and work in the UK.
Organisation profile:
CVS Inverclyde is Inverclyde’s Third Sector Interface. CVSI aims to support the third sector to deliver the best outcomes for Inverclyde by providing practical support and improving the strategic environment for the sector.
The organisation is committed to its people and is accredited with Disability Confident, Committed to Excellence, Flexible Working, Healthy Working Lives and the Living Wage.
We’re looking for an ambitious and enthusiastic Partnership Coordinator to support the team with a number of exciting projects.
As Inverclyde’s Third Sector Interface, CVS Inverclyde offers a dynamic place to work where you can make a positive difference to the local community.
This is a great opportunity for a graduate or someone looking for an entry-level role to start their career in the Third Sector. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to lead on specific projects and also gain wider experience in relation to health and social care.
The purpose of the role is to provide key support to the Partnership Facilitator. One of the important responsibilities the postholder will have will be coordinating 4 of the networks hosted by CVSI. The successful candidate will help Third Sector organisations and public sector partners to explore a collaborative approach to Inverclyde’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond.
Eligibility Criteria:
This post is funded by Inverclyde Council’s graduate wage subsidy programme therefore applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Educated to Graduate Level
- Inverclyde resident who is unemployed/unwaged (no minimum length), or who is moving to a new employer to a job that will increase their salary and/or hours.
- Have a legal right to live and work in the UK.
Organisation profile:
CVS Inverclyde is Inverclyde’s Third Sector Interface. CVSI aims to support the third sector to deliver the best outcomes for Inverclyde by providing practical support and improving the strategic environment for the sector.
The organisation is committed to its people and is accredited with Disability Confident, Committed to Excellence, Flexible Working, Healthy Working Lives and the Living Wage.