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Are you passionate about tackling poverty and injustice? Would you like to help improve women’s lives? In this role you can work to positively support women and their families in marginalised communities in the Global South; by energising our existing relationships and developing our community fundraising in Scotland.

Feed the Minds (feedtheminds.org) is an ambitious international development organisation. We are looking for a talented Regional Co-ordinator in Scotland. Our project portfolio consists of a variety of high–quality, innovative projects based in approximately 10 countries in the Global South promoting economic empowerment, health and citizenship through education. We work in some of the poorest countries with the most marginalised individuals. Our funding comes from a wide variety of sources; individual supporters, networks and church groups as well as trusts and statutory funders. We have recently started several initiatives with supporters in Scotland such as “Charity of the year” partnerships

Your responsibility will be to co-ordinate our contacts with community groups, such as schools, churches and women’s networks across Scotland; maintaining and developing relationships and creating opportunities to raise funds. The right person will be committed to our aims, a strong networker, enjoy giving talks and presentations and able to motivate volunteers working alongside you. We expect you to have previous solid experience of fundraising and public speaking or teaching.

We are keen to find the right person for this role and would therefore be happy to discuss flexible working over 3-4 days a week including options such as term-time only. The role is home based, with occasional evening and weekend work. You must be prepared to travel to different parts of Scotland and occasionally to London. Location in Scotland is ideally Glasgow or Edinburgh or another location with excellent communication and transport links.

We can offer supportive and close working relationships with our core team based in London and our partners in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. This role offers the opportunity to work independently, using your initiative and enjoying a wide variety of tasks and contacts.

A job description and person specification is available for download below.

Allander Homecare are looking to recruit compassionate, friendly, reliable and flexible staff who will support, encourage and help our service users to maintain their independence within their own homes.

We are a local company providing homecare services and pride ourselves on the reputation we have built within the area providing the highest quality of care services. We have been been recognised for the last two years as East Dunbartonshire Business Award finalists.

Our rate of pay is £8.75 per hour with increased pay rates over our public holidays.

There are up to 28 days paid holidays and mileage is paid for your travel between clients.

We are looking for positive, honest and reliable individuals who enjoy working with people. Those with a caring and compassionate nature are suited to this line of work. We can offer full training and great job satisfaction while valuing you for the work you will do.

Experience in providing care is a significant advantage, however, full training will be delivered to applicants who are able to demonstrate they possess the right personal qualities.

The company offers good career opportunities with excellent training packages, a friendly environment and the chance to complete SVQ training.

It is an advantage to be a car owner with a full driving license but non-drivers will be considered.

Working within our friendly team you will be undertaking a number of duties which include the following:

• Assisting clients to get dressed

• Personal Care

• Meal Preparation

• Assisting with bedtime routine and getting clients to bed

• Administering medication

We offer a variety of shifts patterns e.g. Full time / Part time / Weekends.