We currently have several Trainee Habilitation Specialist vacancies advertised. Please only submit one application; this should be to your preferred location. If invited to interview, you will be given the opportunity to express interest in other locations.

As this role requires an Enhanced Disclosure check job offers will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory check.

As a Trainee Habilitation Specialist, you will contribute, as a full-time member of staff, to the services delivered by the Scotland team whilst successfully completing all elements of the 2-year Graduate Diploma in Habilitation and Disabilities of Sight (Children and Young People).

The content of the training will be covered through a mix of on the job, and off the job training.

On the job training will be provided by Guide Dogs as part of the habilitation team in the role of Trainee Habilitation Specialist. Off the job training will be covered by the University course, delivered by University College London (UCL), key details of which are below.

University College London Course key dates:

Application deadline date (if successful, applications must be made to UCL by this date): 30th June 2023

Course dates: UCL Starting in September 2023, 2-year course.

Successful applicants will be required to apply to, and be accepted by, University College London for Graduate Diploma in Habilitation and Disabilities of Sight (Children and Young People) course.

The applications need to be submitted after a job offer has been made and accepted and before 30th June to increase the chance of gaining a place on the course. Places on the University course are limited for the September 2023 start date and offers will be made on a first-come, first-served basis. Positions are not held back for Guide Dogs employees.

More information on the course can be found here:

ucl.ac.uk/ioe/courses/graduate-taught/habilitation-disabilities-sight-children-young-people-graddip-specialist

Note: Guide Dogs will pay the tuition fees as part of the position of Trainee Habilitation Specialist.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role raising awareness of sight loss for blind and partially sighted young people in Scotland, as part of RNIB’s award-winning youth forum; Haggeye.

Haggeye provides a friendly and supportive platform which allows young people to raise awareness of what it's like to be blind or partially sighted in Scotland today and what's important to them. Our members work together to help create a society where sight loss is not a barrier to living life to the full.

As the Haggeye Coordinator, your key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting and growing the Haggeye membership
• Developing and delivering a range of events for young people
• Developing and delivering a range of training to members in response to identified needs
• Coordinating Haggeye involvement in the Scottish Youth Parliament
• Managing volunteers to provide support for young people and activities

About you

You will have experience of working with young people and facilitating in person and online engagement. You will also need knowledge of provision and support for young people with vision impairment and their families.

Knowledge of relevant legislative and policy frameworks in Scotland and across the UK is equally important.

In return

We offer a competitive salary, a stimulating and supportive working environment and a benefits package including:

• 26 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays – pro rata), which increase with service
• Excellent pension schemes
• RNIB Rewards - Our employee discounts platform gives you access to offers at over 800 in-store and online retailers
• In-house training and development opportunities
• Flexible working arrangements - Each new member of staff will be given a laptop to make working flexibly easy

Our “All in Glasgow” service is a partnership of organisations who have come together to deliver the new Training for Work employment service on behalf of Glasgow City Council. ENABLE Scotland are the lead of the partnership.

This new service is an exciting opportunity to transform the employment prospects of people in Glasgow. Your role is to ensure that the new service is delivered successfully and to a high standard. You will support our partners to meet their contractual obligations, meet quality standards and deliver their agreed performance targets. You will work to accurately forecast delivery outcomes, drive performance within internal and external teams, and identify and effectively manage any risks to performance to ensure targets are achieved.

You will liaise with the Partnership Steering Group and have direct responsibility for the delivery of the contract. You will be principal liaison with Glasgow City Council on behalf of ENABLE Scotland and our partners. You will be responsible for all contract management, delivery of outcomes and income across the partnership; key to this will be developing positive professional relationships with internal and external delivery teams and stakeholders.

About You

Main Duties and Accountabilities

• Establish and build effective relationships with all partner organisations and stakeholders
• Act as single point of contact to funder and senior leaders internally and externally
• Ensure partners deliver as per contracted volumes, outcomes, and finance.
• Work closely with Quality and Improvement officer to deliver our commitments in relation to Working Together for a Fairer Glasgow
• Coordinate compliant information systems and efficient data management.
• Coordinate reporting systems in line with contract standards.
• Coordinate and deliver timely submission of financial claims relating to the contract.
• Coordinate the reporting of complaints and issues in line with contract standards.
• Organise and attend All in Glasgow Steering Group meetings.
• Share best practice and opportunities within internal and external colleagues.
• Positive and flexible response to change.
• Ensure compliance with ENABLE Scotland’s practice and policy standards.
• Managing your time efficiently to respond to additional duties, as required.
• Representing ENABLE Works and ENABLE Scotland with an understanding of departmental and organisational strategies.

ENABLE Works are the leading Scottish organisation delivering high quality employability services for people who have learning disabilities.

Your job will support people to make progress towards and achieve employment. You will work closely with a group of people who have long term health conditions/disabilities each year, profiling their skills and jointly planning activity that will enable them to achieve their work goals.

You will be responsible for developing positive relationships with the programme participants, their circles of support and professional support services.

You will work closely with local partners, including employers, funders and other stakeholders, developing professional relationships that will offer a diverse range of experiences and opportunities.

You will be given a work plan to achieve in order that programme participants are receiving a quality service and we are achieving the expectations of funders and stakeholders, and you will be required to meet challenging but achievable programme KPIs.

As an important member of the wider ENABLE Works team, you will be supporting departmental objectives through delivery of support but also through positive collaboration and innovation within your team to support our strategic, societal goals.

A full UK drivers licence and access to a car for work purposes is essential for this role