Help us give more students the life changing education experiences they deserve.
SAUWS is an organisation that supports the 17,000 students who attend the University of the West of Scotland. Our students are amazing, they study everything from accounting to nursing, physics and engineering. In order to get to university our students have often overcome multiple barriers, and compete with many personal challenges to be able to study at university. We see our goal as doing all that we can to ensure that they get the support they need and the positive and transformative university experience they deserve.
We have 5 campuses to provide support to (Paisley, Ayr, Lanarkshire, Dumfries and London) and a limited budget to achieve this. Whilst resources are a challenge, determination and motivation are not. We have an honest, hardworking and humble team of 12 staff and 4 Sabbatical Officers who are dedicated to supporting students in any way they can. We have been on a transformative journey over the last year and have made significant changes to our Board, structures and resourcing model. We are now a stable organisation that is looking to develop and move beyond the operational approach to become more strategic and impactful.
We need a Chief Executive who can help us set a strategy for the future that will empower our team, provide sustainability to the organisation, and grow our profile, influence and income so that we can provide increasingly transformative support and services for our students.
Our ideal candidate is likely to have; exceptional people skills, the ability to create and deliver strategy and a high level of emotional intelligence. More than anything else, you will need to understand that this is a small team with a big remit and you will need to be committed to contributing to all areas the organisation. It’s not essential that you have Student Association experience previously, but you do need to be committed to the idea of supporting the development of individuals who will often be in their first position of leadership.
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We are looking for volunteer Non-Executive Directors to ensure future sustainability, bring strategic leadership and support our growth as an organisation.
A Role Description is available for below.
General Duties
- Development: to assist the Business Development Manager in developing the Horizons mentoring programme, finding opportunities that improve mentees’ chances of transitioning successfully into further education, training and employment and developing partnerships across the education, arts and disability support sectors.
- Policy, strategy and planning: to ensure implementation of policies and practices and develop the strategic direction of the Horizons programme in consultation with Paragon management, for approval by the Board.
- Advocacy and partnerships: to act as an Advocate for Paragon Music with other arts organisations, agencies, partners, local and national government.
- Communication: to maintain an effective and constructive communication system between the Business Development Manager on all matters relating to Company business.
Community Connector (self-directed support (SDS)
- Full time
- £23,987
- Motherwell
- Closing 25th October 2018
Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire and Community Capacity Building and Carer Support Programme (CCB&CS) partners have developed a project to support people to access social and community care as well as local community supports and services in North Lanarkshire. The project will be hosted and managed by North Lanarkshire Disability Forum (NLDF) based in Motherwell.
The project will compliment and add to existing local social work provision by focussing one to one support for people who are not eligible for a social care budget to ensure they are better supported within the community and are able to access and manage support that maximises their assets and helps meet personal outcomes. Over the next 2.5 years the project will add to, and build the capacity of, local third sector provision and ensure partners are able to support meaningful access to social care and supports, and the choice and control which self-directed support offers.
This post is subject to membership of the PVG scheme.
Senior Family Coordinator
- Part time
- £27,245 – £28,878 pro-rata
- Musselburgh
- Closing 5th November 2018
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Family Coordinator to join our developing, innovative team.
This post is subject to membership of the PVG scheme and satisfactory references.
In return we offer:
· A Competitive Salary
· A Company pension scheme
· Generous holiday allowance.
· Continuous Professional development
We are seeking a dynamic, forward thinking and passionate professional with experience of leading a small team. The post holder will oversee the development and coordination of the community aspect of our service to ensure there is a clear pathway for families accessing the setting.
The successful candidate will have the ability to use an evidence based approach to evaluate the impact of the service provided and plan provision accordingly. Experience of working in partnership with other professionals and families in a community based setting is essential. A qualification at degree level in Community Education, Social Work or equivalent is required together with at least two years supervisory experience.
Senior Communications and Public Affairs Officer
- Full time
- £26,985
- Based in Edinburgh
- Closing 22nd October 2018
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced communicator to take the lead in day to day public-facing communications with the aim of raising Sustrans profile with its key influencing and consumer audiences.
Educated to a degree level or equivalent, you will have demonstrable experience of working in a busy communications environment and of producing engaging content for a range of audiences.
You will have the ability to write relevant professional copy for print, digital channels and social media and will have excellent written, verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
You will have excellent IT literacy, have a good understanding of the media, digital and marketing communications environment and be committed to the promotion of sustainable transport.
You will lead a small team, while working closely with colleagues in other delivery areas to publicise a whole range of Sustrans projects.
Sustrans is proud to support people in their continuous professional development and offers a flexible working pattern that recognises work-life balance.
If you have any questions, please email the Sustrans Recruitment team on jobs@sustrans.org.uk, quoting the SUS reference number.