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The history of CrossReach stretches back 150 years to the formation of the Church of Scotland Committee on Christian Life and Work in 1869. Throughout this time CrossReach and its predecessor bodies have worked in communities all over Scotland and beyond, providing social care for those most in need. Over the years the services provided have been vast and varied, which have been adapted as time moves on to respond to the needs and requirements in current times.

In 2005 the name of the organisation was changed to CrossReach. The name CrossReach was chosen to convey the need and desire to reach out to people across Scotland who require support, all while making it clear that faith is the motivation for their work.

As mentioned, CrossReach offers a wide verity of services that are currently broken down into three key areas adults, older people, children, and families. Within each key area, there are various different support services available ranging from early years through to care homes, mental health support, creative art groups, and everything in between. All services provided are working towards CrossReach’s overall mission which is 'In Christs name we seek to support people to achieve the highest quality of life which they are capable of achieving at any given time' while keeping in line with their ethos which is 'We aim to show the practical side of our Christian faith by reflecting Christian love to those we support, through our leadership, management, and working relationships'.

The Donor Relations Manager will be the heart of CrossReach’s operations, ensuring that their donors and supporters are treated fairly, kept informed and engaged, and that the team is supported in recording income, reporting, and informing their internal colleagues about their fundraising activity.

Coming from a successful Fundraising background, with experience in supporting or leading campaigns including financial and work-stream reporting. You will have a proven track record of working in donor communications and fundraising campaigns and will manage the planned stewardship of existing donors through timely communications and invitations to potential donors to engage with the organisation.

All while supporting the Head of Fundraising and deputising in their absence.

It is important to note that as the work CrossReach does is in Christ's name this job requires you to have a Christian faith and be able to work within and uphold our Christian Ethos (this is an ongoing occupational requirement under the Equality Act 2010).

Age Scotland is the national charity for older people. We work to improve the lives of everyone over the age of 50 so that they can love later life.

We support and enable hundreds of community and older people’s groups across Scotland. We provide information, friendship and advice through our free helpline and publications. We tackle loneliness and isolation with our Community Connecting Service and much more.

We work in Scotland with older people’s groups who provide vital activities and services for older people in their local community. We campaign on the issues that older people tell us are important to them.

Will you help us to achieve this by becoming a member of our team?

We are currently recruiting an Information Support Officer who will be responsible for providing an exemplary ‘First Port of Call’ service in a virtual contact centre environment with inbound and outbound contact, providing Information and Friendship to older people living in Scotland, their families and carers.

We are looking for someone with excellent customer service experience and a good understanding of the issues affecting older people.

This is a fixed term post through to 31st August 2022.

The Citizens Advice network in Scotland is the largest independent advice service in the country. Citizens Advice Scotland is a charity within this network – we act as a national organisation supporting and representing the service as a whole and the interests of citizens.

The Impact team at Citizens Advice Scotland seeks to achieve positive change through two main routes:

• Informing and empowering individuals to take action through information, education and campaigning
• Changing policy, practice and law

We work with governments, regulators and business at a UK and Scottish level on improving areas of particular detriment, undertake research and deliver awareness and education campaigns.

The Senior Policy Officer (Strong Communities) will be responsible for independent delivery of projects within the Citizens Advice Scotland Impact Workplan in the Strong Communities remit.

The team currently covers a wide range of issues including access to justice, telecoms, health, and postal policy. This role will have a primary but not exclusive focus on access to justice issues, and so the post holder will be required to work on other areas relevant to the team’s remit as appropriate.

Additionally, you will have experience of analysing policy documents, writing reports and influencing external policy/decision making. You will also have an ability to effectively interpret quantitative and qualitative data and undertake analysis and have excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Relevant legal qualifications or experience of justice policy, regulatory affairs, or consumer advocacy in Scotland would also be advantageous in this role, although this is not a necessity.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of supporting Scotland's largest independent advice network.

*This role is normally based in our Edinburgh office. As a result of the COVID-19 crisis, all CAS staff are currently working from home and we would therefore expect the successful candidate would be required to work from home initially. Re-opening our offices will be carefully planned and managed in accordance with the latest Scottish Government guidance and public health advice. Candidates should be prepared to work from home initially,but be aware that attendance at the normal office base will be required in future. We are currently reviewing our home working policy in response to the COVID-19 crisis and ongoing opportunities to work from home can be discussed with the successful candidate at offer stage.

Employee benefits

Citizens Advice Scotland offers excellent terms and conditions, including a total of 40 days leave (including public holidays) and a pension scheme with an 8% employer contribution. We have a flexitime scheme which enables our employees to work flexibly in line with organisational requirements, and as an inclusive employer we are happy to consider other flexible working arrangements where appropriate.

Are you passionate about carers of people with dementia having their voices heard – we are!

An exciting opportunity has arisen and tide are looking for a dynamic Learning and Development Coordinator to join our team to help us continue strengthening and increasing the impact of tide in Scotland.

The Role

As Learning and Development Coordinator, you will work with the team in Scotland to deliver our inspiring and exciting Carers Development Programme (CDP) featuring our On Line learning sessions via zoom. You will work with the Head of tide Development and National Lead for tide in Scotland to co-ordinate and manage all aspects of the Carer Development Programme including; development and design of new content, scheduling, registration of participants, delivery of content, follow up and after care, promotion of CDP and the capturing of evidence of impact from carers participating in the CDP and integrating that both in our internal and external evaluation processes.

Our work ethos and values appeal to people, who are passionate, values driven, self-directed and flexible team players, who have great interpersonal skills, learn quickly, and relish the opportunity to deliver real social change for people who are caring for or have cared for someone living with dementia.

Location: Home based in the first instance but the role is based within our Glasgow Office in Robertson House and we expect to return to office working as soon as it is safe to do so

Are you passionate about carers of people with dementia having their voices heard – we are!

An exciting opportunity has arisen and tide are looking for a dynamic Admin Officer to join our team to help us continue strengthening and increasing the impact of tide in Scotland.

The Role

You will play a valuable and key role in supporting the smooth running of the office, supporting the wider team to provide high quality services on a daily basis. You will work with senior management using your initiative to support the implementation of new systems and processes that improve the running of the organisation. The Admin Officer will work with the board of trustees and operations staff to ensure diary management and the coordination of events.

Our work ethos and values appeal to people, who are passionate, values driven, self-directed and flexible team players, who have great interpersonal skills, learn quickly, and relish the opportunity to deliver real social change for people who are caring for or have cared for someone living with dementia.

Location: Home-based in the first instance but the role is based within our Glasgow Office in Robertson House and we expect to return to office working as soon as it is safe to do so.

Craft Café Govan provides and encourages choice and freedom for its 100+ members, many of whom are living with increased dependence on others and a feeling of reduced autonomy as a result. The focus of support follows the individual, allowing them to see that they matter, that their lives, stories, artistic expressions and wisdom deserve to be acknowledged and celebrated.

This year we see that the number of older people with long-term conditions has increased and that many are experiencing high levels of physical inactivity and social isolation. Craft Café seeks to help address this by offering help, promoting well-being and creating a space for social connection. The Wellbeing Support Worker is a new role who will work alongside our Craft Café Coordinating Tutor to deliver excellent support for all of our Craft Café members, a service which is never more needed than now.

Impact Arts owns two premises, The Factory in Dennistoun, Glasgow and Bank Street in Irvine, North Ayrshire. Both combine a mix of office space alongside a range of workshops where we deliver our projects. In addition, we lease a property at St Margaret’s House in Edinburgh and a workshop In Paisley, Renfrewshire. From time to time we take on additional leases to deliver short term projects.

As an arts organisation, our team of artists and creatives work with a huge array of art materials and equipment and currently during lockdown we are delivering hundreds of art packs to participants. The Facilities & Maintenance Technician is a crucial role to ensure our properties are well maintained and looked after and that space is optimised for the benefit of all our employees and participants. This may range from painting a studio to hanging a blind to setting up a new workshop space in a rented venue to liaising with other tradespeople.

As a charity we are accountable to each and every one of our funders and it is therefore important that we look after our assets and equipment. This role will take a lead in ensuring these assets are appropriately cared for so that many people can gain the maximum benefit from these resources.

Impact arts are recruiting for a Development Officer to support our small Development Team in the efficient delivery of our fundraising activities. We are looking for a highly organised, motivated and pro-active individual with superb communication skills and some experience of working in a fundraising role. The right candidate will be an enthusiastic team player who can confidently look after our fundraising administration, identify relevant funding sources & opportunities and engage with existing and new funders, grant makers & stakeholders.