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Communications Assistant

  • Full time
  • £24,000
  • Dunfermline
  • Closing 18th November 2022


  • Advertised from 31st October 2022
  • 35 hours per week

Role

Are you a social media whizz? An excellent copywriter? Passionate about the power of good communications?

Shared Care Scotland is an innovative national charity, based in Dunfermline, working to support Scotland’s unpaid carers to access short breaks and respite. We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable communications assistant with a proven commitment to a wide range of high-quality communications activity. In return we offer a supportive, collaborative team environment with excellent terms and conditions.

This is an exciting time to join Shared Care Scotland as new legislation brings pivotal changes to short breaks and this means good communications have never been more important. For the right candidate this offers huge potential to develop within the role, to innovate and bring creative ideas and be part of a team that can have real impact of the lives of unpaid carers.

Application notes

To arrange an informal chat about this post please contact our Head of Policy and Communications Kate Hogarth on 01383 622462 or by email: Kate.hogarth@sharedcarescotland.com

To apply for this position please complete and return our job application form to: office@sharedcarescotland.com We will be interviewing any candidates who meet our criteria within 10 days of receiving their application rather than waiting for the closing date. We encourage anyone interested in the post to get in touch as soon as possible. We will not consider any applications received after Friday 18 November at 5pm.

About Shared Care Scotland

Shared Care Scotland (SCS) is a dynamic and ambitious charity dedicated to improving the quality and provision of short breaks in Scotland for adult and young carers and the people they help care for. It is estimated there are 700,000 to 800,000 unpaid carers in Scotland.

We have a vision of a Scotland where everyone who receives support or provides unpaid care can live a satisfying life, with the assistance they need to take regular, quality breaks from demanding caring routines.

As one of Scotland’s leading National Carer Organisations we contribute to the development of policy and best practice for carers. Our activities include events, learning exchange networks, publications, and research. We also host a national online directory of short break services and manage a £6m Short Breaks Fund on behalf of the Scottish Government which provides grant funding to third sector organisations to help carers access breaks from caring.

For more information visit our website: sharedcarescotland.org.uk


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