- Advertised from 26th October 2022
- 24 hours per week
Role
Introduction
Do you thrive in a changing and dynamic environment? Are you passionate about the difference you could make to the lives of babies, children and young people and their families? Are you a creative person with the ability to engage and motivate people?
If so, a very rare and exciting opportunity has arisen within our organisation for an Activities Facilitator. We are looking for a dynamic and energetic person to join our Activities team in Rachel House. The candidate will be offered the chance to work with babies, children and young people and their families.
Key Responsibilities
As an Activities Facilitator, you will be part of a small team that will design and deliver a therapeutic play programme for referred children and siblings around emotional support and bereavement support. You will be working in collaboration with other team members, services and agencies ensuring that life enhancing activities will enrich the leisure, play and educational needs for all the babies, children, young people and their families.
About You
You will have excellent communication skills and a friendly approachable manner. You should ideally have relevant post-qualification experience of working with children or young people with complex care needs and experience of using therapeutic play with children and young people. You should be confident in working autonomously and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
About CHAS
At CHAS, staff and volunteers work together as one team, focused on the common goal of reaching every family in Scotland who needs our support. We have a 3:1 ratio of volunteers to staff members in CHAS. All CHAS staff will at some point work with or alongside volunteers and will be expected to support volunteers.
Our ambition is to reach every family in Scotland who is living with the heart-breaking prognosis that their child is dying, and offer them our care and support to empower them to make the most of the short time they have together. As an Activities Facilitator you will be instrumental in achieving this vision.
Application notes
Further Information and How to Apply
Further information about the role and benefits of working for CHAS can be found in the documents attached to the vacancy which can be accessed using the following link:
chas.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/2882985?cid=1809&s=False&t=Activities-Facilitator&l=Kinross
To be part of the future of CHAS, click 'Apply Now' at the top of the screen and complete our online application form. Please note that we are unable to accept CV’s.
For an informal chat about the position, please contact Donna Nicoll, Activities Coordinator on 01577 865777.
For any queries regarding the recruitment process, please contact our HR Team on 0131 444 3293 or by emailing careers@chas.org.uk.
This post is subject to a Disclosure Scotland Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) check.
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Benefits of working with us include:
- 35 days pro rata Annual Leave, including Bank holidays.
- Auto-enrolment into Nest pension scheme – 3% contribution
- Cycle to Work scheme.
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- Full time
- £32,145 – £35,532
- Edinburgh (Hybrid)
- Closing 30th April 2024
Water Witness works at the frontline of the global water crisis to shine a light on its impacts, to understand its root causes and to activate an effective and lasting response. Our ambitious 2030 Strategy sets out five imperatives for a water secure future: accountable governance, progressive financing, redefining corporate responsibility, confronting climate change and activating people power.
We are seeking an outstanding international development practitioner, with a technical background in water and environmental management, to support our growing portfolio of work to secure lasting water security and justice for some of the world’s most vulnerable communities.
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- Full time
- £35,098 – £37,774
- Edinburgh based (flexibly working from home with hub-based office days) (Hybrid)
- Closing 14th May 2024
About you
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We’re looking for a confident SEO lead to ensure the organisation is optimising its presence key search engines to help meet the organisation’s strategic objectives – reach, income, impact and corporate communications.
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About the role
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Our ultimate goal is to find a cure and make myeloma history. Until then, our mission is to help every patient live well with myeloma for as long as possible. We are committed to diagnosing myeloma earlier, discovering and sharing knowledge, transforming the patient experience and influencing positive change in care.
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- Part time
- £30,153 pro-rata
- Edinburgh or Glasgow (Hybrid)
- Closing 13th May 2024
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- lead a team of sessional staff and volunteers
- promote the service
- collect and collate reporting data
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