Children & Young People Support Worker x 3
- Part time
- Sessional
- Glasgow (Northeast Locality, Northwest Locality and South Locality)
- Closing 7th July 2023
- Advertised from 8th June 2023
- 15 hours per week, exclusive of lunch breaks. Hourly rate: £15 per hour plus contributory pension. Fixed term to March 2026
Role
Introduction:This is a new and exciting project developing Hemat Gryffe Women’s Aid services to children and young people across Glasgow. We are currently seeking to recruit 3 Children & Young People Support workers who will be based in the Northeast locality, Northwest locality, and South locality.
Role:You will provide support to children and young people with experience of domestic abuse in school or a safe place within the locality.
About Hemat Gryffe Women’s Aid:Established in 1981, Hemat Gryffe Women’s Aid is Scotland’s first feminist women’s aid project providing refuge accommodation, outreach, and follow-on services to women, children, and young people primarily from the Asian Black and Minority Ethnic community experiencing domestic abuse, forced marriage and honour-based abuse. All staff are expected to promote equality and anti-discriminatory practices working with women, children, and young people primarily from the Asian, Black, and Minority Ethnic community experiencing domestic abuse, forced marriage and honour-based abuse.
Qualification:SVQ Social Services (Children and Young People) SCQF level 7 or HNC Childhood Practice (desirable). Training will be provided to obtain SVQ Social Services (Children and Young People) SCQF level 7 or HNC Childhood Practice.
Funder:Glasgow City Council, Community Fund, fixed term to March 2026
Application notes
Completed Application Only – CVs are not accepted. Please identify when submitting your application whether you are applying for a specific locality area only.
Closing Date: Friday 7th July 2023 at 5pm
For an application pack, please email. recruitment@hematgryffe.org.uk or visit hematgryffe.org.uk
Please note, only those selected for interview will be contacted.
Please note: Women only need apply (under Schedule 9 (Part 1) of the Equality Act 2010).
Hemat Gryffe Women’s Aid provides refuge accommodation, follow-on and outreach services to women, children and young people experiencing domestic abuse, forced marriage and honour-based abuse primarily from the Asian, Black and Minority Ethnic Community.
We are recruiting a Women’s Domestic Abuse Community Worker to support women living in Glasgow’s Northeast and Northwest locality.
It is essential that you have experience of working with women who have experienced gender-based abuse. A suitable qualification that meets with Scottish Social Services Council housing support registration is required. The nature of our work requires a commitment to the feminist analysis of domestic abuse and to the values of Hemat Gryffe Women’s Aid. It is essential that you are bilingual and speak English and Hindi, Punjabi, or Urdu.
Top job! Head of Smart Works Scotland
- Full time
- £44,000 – £50,000
- Based across our Scotland centres in Edinburgh and Glasgow (Hybrid)
- Closing 19th April 2024
About Smart Works
Smart Works is a dynamic, high profile and fast-growing UK charity that dresses and coaches unemployed women for success at their job interview. We empower each woman by giving her the clothes and the confidence she needs to succeed. After visiting Smart Works, 69% of clients secure a job within a month, gaining financial independence and transforming their lives.
More information about who we are can be found on our website.
About the role
Smart Works is volunteer-powered and exists to empower all women who need help getting into work. As such, a fantastic opportunity has arisen for a proactive self-starter with outstanding leadership skills to take on the pivotal role of being the Head of Smart Works Scotland. Reporting to the Chair of the Trustee Board, the role is responsible for developing and delivering our core strategies and for the overall operation of our two centres in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
In practice, this involves leading a small staff team to thrive in their roles and deliver outstanding results, with direct line management responsibilities for 3 team members out of 8. It also includes representing our charity to a range of stakeholders across the region, contributing to our ambitious client targets and unlocking vital funds to deliver the Three Year Plan.
A major focus of this role will be to deliver, and support team members to aid delivery, of our annual fundraising target (c. £400k) via, grants and trusts, corporate partnerships, fundraising events, and identifying new income streams.
The Head of Smart Works Scotland must build strong working relationships with the staff team and Board of Trustees, foster excellent collaborations with a variety of stakeholders and have significant experience across multiple fundraising streams.
Whilst the successful individual will be supported by the Chair, Board of Trustees and colleagues in other centres, they will be expected to work autonomously and confidently in carrying out their duties. There may be occasional evening and weekend work in order to support fundraising, networking and key events as required.
The role will be based in our Edinburgh or Glasgow centre, and flexible working options are available.
If you are passionate about supporting women, are flexible, have excellent organisation and prioritisation skills and can liaise confidently and successfully with a broad range of stakeholders, then this is an ideal opportunity.
Duties and responsibilities
- Leading a staff team of 8 across two centres, ensuring all team members are thriving in their roles and continuing to develop their skills.
- Supporting each direct report with project deliverables and identifying continuous improvement opportunities in our ways of working.
- Oversee the smooth running of both centres, ensuring all client and service delivery targets are on track and all protocols such as safeguarding and governance are adhered to.
- Setting and delivering our core strategies, across all functional areas.
- Working with various staff members on targeted campaigns and corporate partnerships, providing guidance and support on the annual fundraising target c. £400k via our three revenue streams - Corporate, Community and Events, Grants and Trusts.
- Manage the day-to-day costs of the budget, contributing to timely process reconciliation with the Board Treasurer and Group Finance Team.
- Delivering financial activities to target, maintaining an up to date database with relevant income tracking and pipeline information to facilitate regular financial reporting to the Board of Trustees and timely process reconciliation with the Board Treasurer and Group Finance team.
- Supporting the team to raise awareness of our charity and increase our supporter community through social media campaigns and in-person events throughout the year.
Personal Specification
Essential Criteria
- Outstanding interpersonal and team management / leadership skills.
- Significant experience of generating income from a variety of sources, including Events, Trusts, Foundations, Community and Corporate sponsorship.
- Demonstrable experience of securing new business and onboarding new partnerships.
- Experience of managing four figure+ partnerships across the following activities: employee fundraising, sponsorship, commercial or grants.
- A strong networker, with relationship management experience across seniority levels and sectors.
- Strong presentation skills, with prior experience delivering engaging sessions to large audiences.
- Experience of balancing changing priorities and responding to delivery needs.
- Proactive approach to problem solving, with an entrepreneurial attitude towards fundraising strategy.
- Ability to work autonomously and also have a strong team focus and ethic.
- Good working knowledge and experience using Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, CRM systems.
- Target driven, with excellent organisation and time management skills to meet deadlines and monthly / quarterly KPIs.
Desirable Criteria
- An understanding of the employment and skills landscape in Scotland.
- Experience of working collaboratively with volunteer teams and / or in the not for profit sector.
- Financially aware, able to interpret basic financial accounts for reporting purposes.
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.
The purpose of this role is to ensure that all of our sites are maintained to a good standard of repair and decoration. We have several refuge sites across Glasgow and you will be responsible for ensuring that maintenance work gets carried out. You will carry out minor DIY tasks yourself such as building flat pack furniture, fitting curtains and hanging pictures so that our properties are ready for families to move in. You will provide support where special cleans are required and ensure that there is adequate stock of everything we need to make refuge a home. This is a very busy role and the successful candidate will have great customer service skills and a proactive attitude. As we have several sites it is essential that you have a drivers license to drive our van.
Board of Trustees - Trustee Vacancies
- Management Board
- Unpaid
- Cumbernauld (On site)
- Closing 28th April 2024
About Us
Cumbernauld and District Women’s Aid (CADWA) SCIO is a voluntary organisation based in Cumbernauld providing a confidential service offering valuable information, support and temporary accommodation to women and their children who have experienced domestic abuse in the Cumbernauld, Kilsyth, Stepps, Moodiesburn, Chryston, Mount Ellen and Gartcosh areas. CADWA also campaigns to raise awareness of domestic abuse and supports other domestic and sexual violence services throughout the area. Referrals mainly come from Social Work, educational professionals and Housing in addition to self referrals.
As a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) Cumbernauld and District Women’s Aid is controlled by an independent, voluntary Board of Directors drawn from the local community and is also accountable to funders including Scottish Government.
Cumbernauld and District Women’s Aid is a member of Scottish Women’s Aid and works in partnership with other Women’s Aid organisations throughout Great Britain to maintain an “open door” policy which allows women to access Refuges in any part of the country if they feel the need to move out of their local area.
We believe in equality of all people regardless of race, nationality, gender, age, sexual orientation or ability. We BELIEVE all women and children who come to us for support. We believe women and children have a right to live free from all forms of violence and abuse and that society has a duty to recognise and defend this right. Domestic violence is a violation of human rights.
Board currently has 6 members but can have a maximum of 9.
About the Role
CADWA is looking for up to 4 committed women with a strong background in one or more of the following areas to join the Board as Trustees guiding the strategic direction of the organisation.
- Finance, Fundraising,
- Lived experience of domestic abuse or service user experience with Women’s Aid or similar organisations
- Being a charity trustee
- Local knowledge and connections as a resident in the area CADWA serves.
We would also welcome applications from young women and from women who may not have Board experience but who are passionate about creating a better future for those who have been affected by domestic abuse.
You do not need to be an expert on domestic abuse or other forms of violence against women, but you will need to prove that you are interested in our work, be reliable, action focussed and committed to our principles and values.
Board meetings currently take place 6 weekly during the day at our office in Cumbernauld. Where this is not possible Board members can attend by video link. The positions are voluntary but we will provide you with training and support and pay your expenses.
Cumbernauld and District Women’s Aid is committed to promoting equality and diversity and positively welcomes applications from women from all sections of the community. Under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010 only women need apply
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