We are looking for an inspiring leader to lead an established team of 35 staff to deliver a high quality, customer-focused service managing the Home Energy Scotland service in South East Scotland. You’ll have a proven track record in a senior management role with experience of contract and project management. The role requires excellent communications and systems skills.
You will proactively seek opportunities to promote the advice centre and be driven to find new and innovative approaches to working in partnership across many sectors.
This opportunity offers a challenging and stimulating position in the environmental and charity sector.
Home Energy Scotland is a national service with five regional centres providing impartial advice and support to householders and small businesses on energy efficiency, renewables and low carbon transport. A particular focus of the service is for those in fuel poverty. The service is funded by the Scottish Government, managed by the Energy Saving Trust and delivered under contract by Changeworks in South East Scotland and the Highlands and Islands.
Changeworks is one of Scotland’s largest environmental charities with over 30 years’ experience in sustainability. We develop and deliver high impact solutions to make low carbon life a positive reality for everyone. We have over 200 employees and volunteers across Scotland.
Can you make a difference in an organisation that supports Adults with a Learning Disability?
St Joseph’s Services have been providing housing support / care at home services to adults with a learning disability in Midlothian and Edinburgh for over 95 years.
Key duties:
St Joseph’s Services are looking for committed, enthusiastic and inspirational Trustees to ensure the effective governance of St Joseph’s Services, setting our strategic direction in accordance with our objectives, vision, mission and Vincentian values.
Having recently launched an ambitious vision for the future we are seeking Trustees who will help us realise our aspirations and share our passion in delivering services to adults with a learning disability. All applications will be considered - we would particularly welcome applications from people with a: Financial, HR, PR or Third Sector background.
Youth Justice Support Worker
- Part time
- £20,007 pro-rata
- Falkirk Youth Justice Service
- Closing 5th November 2019
Sacro Falkirk Youth Justice Service provides Restorative and one to one focused programmes to assist young people in addressing offending and antisocial behaviour.
You will be responsible for working directly with young people as part of an existing Youth Justice Service. You should have experience of working with young people who offend or within a relevant social care field and have some knowledge of cognitive behaviour interventions and Restorative Justice.
You should be able to demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills and possess the ability to work both as part of a team and independently; experience of inter-agency working would also be an advantage.
A commitment to Sacro’s value base is essential, as this type of work can be challenging.
A relevant qualification is desirable but not essential.
For an informal discussion regarding this position, please contact Kirstin Abercrombie on 01324 508742 or via email kirstinabercrombie@sacro.org.uk
Project Worker – Mentor Coordinator
- Part time
- £26,977 – £31,576 pro-rata
- Argyll and Bute
- Closing 8th November 2019
Children 1st work to give every child in Scotland a safe and secure childhood. We achieve this by providing direct services to vulnerable children and their families across Scotland.
We are looking for a skilled, enthusiastic Project Worker to further develop our Intandem Mentoring service for children and young people who are Looked After at Home in the Helensburgh and Lomond, and Cowal and Bute Localities of Argyll and Bute. An office base will be provided by Children 1st in Glasgow; however candidates must be prepared to travel across the two localities and Glasgow.
If you have substantial experience of supporting volunteers, as well as an excellent understanding of the issues faced by vulnerable children and young people, and experience of providing trauma sensitive support, we would love to hear from you.
Health and Wellbeing Worker (Marie Outreach Trust – MOT Service)
- Full time
- £25,000
- Glasgow
- Closing 18th November 2019
The Health and Wellbeing worker will be based at The Marie Trust day centre. The role will involve increasing awareness of health and wellbeing issues and look at ways to tackling health inequalities for homeless people and vulnerable people with complex needs. The post will involve promoting health knowledge through a variety of activities including facilitating group work, workshops, 1 : 1 support and case work.
The MOT Program aim is to prevent homelessness and supports individuals to sustain tenancies, exit homelessness and to re-engage in communities through the use of a social prescribing model which recognises that people’s health is determined primarily by a range of social, economic and environmental factors. Social prescribing seeks to address people’s needs in a holistic way. We also aim to support individuals to take greater control of their own health.
Family Advice Specialist
- Full time
- £23,500 – £25,500
- Edinburgh office based
- Closing 11th November 2019
This is a key role for our organisation, supporting the parent /carers of children and young people living with learning difficulties by providing information, advice and 1:1 support. The service may also be provided to young adults up to the age of 25. The role involves telephone and email communication and may also involve contacting professionals on behalf of families. This post may very occasionally require weekend and/or evening work and very occasionally working elsewhere.
Volunteer Coordinator (Home Support Lead)
- Full time
- £22,885 – £26,319
- Kinross
- Closing 3rd November 2019
Children's Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) are looking for a dynamic, values-driven individual to lead our volunteer home support service in east and central Scotland. This an exciting opportunity to be involved in a new and innovative service for the families of children with life-shortening conditions. Home support involves volunteers visiting families in their homes to provide practical and sibling support. Volunteers help out at home, giving parents time to be parents and to focus on their families as well as having some valuable time to themselves.
“Our volunteer, Susie, comes to our house regularly – and for me it’s the small things that she does that mean so much. The [volunteer home support] service really adds to my son’s quality of life. It has really removed some of the stress and guilt that I have felt in not always being able to be there” (a parent who is supported by the service).
Based at Rachel House hospice in Kinross, you’ll be responsible for managing around 25 matches. If you have experience of service development and volunteer management and are excited by the prospect of improving the quality of life for families supporting a child with a life-shortening condition, we’d love to hear from you.
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 Volunteer Home Support Lead, you will be instrumental in achieving this vision.
Children and Young People Refuge and Follow On Worker
- Full time or Part time
- £27,305
- Glasgow
- Closing 4th November 2019
Glasgow Women’s Aid provides information, support and temporary accommodation for women, children and young people experiencing domestic abuse. We have refuge accommodation, follow on services and outreach services both for women and children across Glasgow. We are expanding our services and have a number of exciting opportunities to join our team. We are looking for experienced women who have the innovation and passion to drive our services forward.
Our Children and Young People team provide vital support to children dealing with the trauma of domestic abuse and leaving their home. They ensure that children are given a service which is driven by them and meets their needs. Our service includes 1-1 therapeutic support, therapeutic focused group work and free play sessions. You will also provide support as children move on from refuge. An important part of this role will be the development and delivery of innovative and creative groupwork. It is essential that you have experience of providing 1-1 support and groupwork for children who have experienced gender based violence, along with experience of carrying out Risk Assessments and support planning. You must have a relevant qualification for working with children and young people such as SVQ Level 3 Social Service (Children and Young People).
We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and caring person to develop and run our Outreach work throughout Edinburgh. One element offers one to one person centred learning sessions for older people who are struggling with any digital equipment. The sessions are based in our office at Nicolson street. The second element is dealing with the ‘Moose in the Hoose’, a project that provides IT learning and support to residents currently in five care homes in Edinburgh while the third aspect is various outreach work in the community from scam workshops to our funded Work.Wise.Women courses. We already have dedicated enthusiastic trained volunteers to work with older people and care home residents, in the office and within other outreach projects.
Main Responsibilities:-
- Support all volunteers who work within the care homes and other projects
- Through creation and maintenance of a volunteer rota, ensure there is always two volunteers in attendance in the care homes
- Work with the Development Co-ordinator to produce and update learning packs for all outreach services and provide the training and outreach sessions
- Monitor, evaluate and report on the three projects, to include;- compiling weekly reports from feedback forms on outreach activities, monitoring attendance and creating case studies to give an understanding of the impact our services are having on the learner and what lessons can be learned
- Liaise with care home staff to optimise the number of learners using our service
- Keep an inventory of all equipment and troubleshoot any equipment problems Person Specification
Essential
- IT skills, including experience and knowledge of Windows, and Android systems
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Experience and understanding of older people’s needs, including those who have dementia and other vulnerabilities plus the importance of confidentiality and safe guarding
- Experience of volunteer management and support
- Reliable and well organised
- Ability to travel around Edinburgh
Desirable
- Experience of the charitable sector
- Experience of design packages
- Full driving licence and own transport.
Glasgow Women’s Aid provides information, support and temporary accommodation for women, children and young people experiencing domestic abuse. We have refuge accommodation, follow on services and outreach services both for women and children across Glasgow. We are expanding our services and have a number of exciting opportunities to join our team. We are looking for experienced women who have the innovation and passion to drive our services forward.
As a Women’s Refuge Worker you will provide therapeutic support to women fleeing domestic abuse during their stay in refuge and as they move onto their own tenancy. You will provide person centred support to women as they move through their journey and will advocate to make sure that women’s voices are heard and their needs are met. An important part of this role will be the development and delivery of innovative and creative groupwork. It is essential that you come with a feminist analysis of Domestic Abuse and have either an HNC Social Services or SVQ Level 3 Social Services and Healthcare that allows you to register with SSSC.