Top job! Office and Facilities Manager
- Full time
- £33,200 – £41,500
- Edinburgh
- Closing 26th February 2019
- Advertised from 4th February 2019
Role
The Yard is an award winning organisation that runs adventure play centres for disabled children in Scotland. Our flagship play centre is in Edinburgh and in in recent years we have launched weekend services in Dundee and Fife run from community spaces. The Yard provides care, support, fun and friendship in equal measure while promoting challenge and personal growth in environments which value independence and celebrates the capabilities and achievements of each individual child.
We are looking for an experienced Office and Facilities Manager who can support our organisation as it grows. We are looking for a flexible, dynamic self-starter who understands the needs of a service that supports disabled children and young people and their families. Central to this role is commitment and a pro-active approach, and good networking and communication skills to build relationships will be key to its success. You will work creatively across the organisation, ensuring the effective performance of our administrative and facilities functions.
You will be part of a team whose vision is to make life more fun and more fulfilling for disabled children and their families across Scotland.
Application notes
A Job Description is available for download below.
To apply, please email CV and covering letter to jobs@theyardscotland.org.uk
Closing date: Tuesday 26th February at 9am.
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Family Opportunities Worker - Midlothian
- Part time
- £22,158 pro-rata
- Midlothian
- Closing 29th April 2019
We are seeking a Family Opportunities Worker who will provide early intervention practical support to families who are not managing their household affairs, resulting in challenges to wellbeing and parenting capacity. The focus of the support is to minimise the impact of poverty on children in their early years, by ensuring families have the knowledge of their entitlements and can effectively access what is on offer to improve outcomes for the whole family, especially the children.
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.
This is an exciting opportunity to carry out an important leadership role within the Family Wellbeing Service, an innovative partnership between Children 1st, East Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership and The Robertson trust.
The service is jointly funded by East Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership and The Robertson trust to build on the success of the Family Wellbeing Service and increase the service provision across the region.
The posts will provide leadership to a team of Project Workers who offer child-centred, family minded approaches to offer early help to children and families who are worried, upset or experiencing difficulties in their lives.
We recognise the vital role of nurturing supportive families and communities in ensuring the long-term wellbeing of children and young people.
We are a passionate team who place a lot of focus on the importance of building relationships with children, families, colleagues and partners. If you have experience of leading reflective practice and innovative trauma-sensitive approaches within a similar setting then we want to hear from you.
This is a permanent, full time role of 35 hours per week.
Senior Community Fundraiser
- Full time
- £26,977 – £31,576
- Flexibly in the Central Belt (we have offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow)
- Closing 3rd May 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.
“A child without a childhood is like a rainbow without colour" John McGurk, Children 1st Supporter.
Join our team and put the colour back into the childhood of children in Scotland.
We are reinventing Community Fundraising at Children 1st and we need an excellent Senior Community Fundraiser to join our team. Do you want to be part of this exciting new chapter of relationship based fundraising practice? If yes, we want to hear from you! This is a new role and we have big ideas and projects but we are also looking for someone to bring their own influence and inspiration to the post.
We need someone who is focused, driven, shares our vision and is able to deliver innovation and creativity to their work. Being an excellent communicator on all platforms is vital. Our values are important to us and we need someone who can communicate this to our supporters.
In return you will be offered a competitive salary, 40 days annual leave inclusive of 9 days public holidays, flexible working opportunities, a contributory pension scheme and generous maternity/adoption and paternity leave benefits.
This is a permanent, full time role of 35 hours per week. Based flexibly in the central belt with our offices based in Glasgow and Edinburgh. The role will require frequent travel across Scotland.
For a confidential and informal conversation about this role please call Community Fundraising Manager Susan Bradley on 07921338384.
Support Worker
- Part time
- £24,783 pro-rata
- Ore Valley Business Centre, Lochgelly
- Closing 22nd April 2019
Fife Gingerbread are looking for a talented Support Worker to join our team on the Making it Work for Lone Parents project.
The project is in partnership with other organisations, and has been delivered in Fife since 2013. We are working to support lone parents towards employment, delivering a person centred holistic approach.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic partnership working together to meet the needs of families, and to raise aspirations in households. To do this you must be innovative, enthusiastic, and work well within a team.