Do you have relevant experience of working with children and young people with a disability/and or autism or relevant experience in a similar sector or work environment?

About Aberlour Options Fife - Respite and Outreach

Options Fife Respite and Outreach provides a range of flexible support through outreach and overnight short breaks at weekends, evenings and school holidays to children and young people with complex learning disabilities and autism. We offer a high-quality child centred service providing positive and enabling experiences for the young people, supporting them through the challenges and complexities that enable them to work towards their individual outcomes and personal goals. We work closely with families and other professionals in providing support tailored around the child’s plan.

What we are looking for....

We are looking to recruit two Young People’s Worker Nights, working four nights on (10 hours per night) every second week. You will play a fundamental role in ensuring that the young people you work with have the best possible experience in working towards their objectives in line with their care plan, supporting children to progress within their individual outcomes. Whilst not without its challenges and demands, this is a highly rewarding role, where the work we do has a demonstrable impact on each young person's progress. Using a person-centred approach, you will provide enabling support ensuring the highest level of physical, personal, and emotional care. We support young people who have epilepsy, need personal care and need gastrostomy feeding. Aberlour, in conjunction with NHS, provides all staff with training.

We are looking for candidates who have a passion for working with young people with disabilities. It is desired but not essential that candidates hold a relevant qualification at an SCQF level 7 or above. Due to SSSC requirements you may be required to gain qualifications after starting with Aberlour.

At Aberlour we want to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team.

What we offer...

As well as a supportive team and excellent training opportunities, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers. Find out more about our Employee Benefits and our commitment to Equality and Diversity on our website.

Interested in leading and supporting the business functions of the ALLIANCE?

The ALLIANCE has an opportunity to join our Corporate Services team as a Finance and Corporate Services Manager, with management responsibility for finance, HR, office management, facilities and IT.

You will provide high level administrative, strategic planning and operational support; manage financial matters and help with budgets and financial projections; help develop policies, rules and guidelines for the whole organisation; offer advice and support to senior management; prepare reports and submissions about the ALLIANCE's resources and operations and help with staff management.

You will have:

• Accounting qualification, ideally Chartered (ACCA)
• Proven experience of working in corporate services
• Previous experience of using Sage Line 50 accounts
• Ability to horizon scan to identify opportunities and risks
• Excellent organisational skills
• Experience of staff management within an organisation
• Experience of day-to-day management of the finance function
• Experience of managing the IT function within an organisation
• Experience of preparing budgets and quarterly management accounts, including variance analyses and reforecasting
• Experience of preparing and submitting VAT returns
• Experience of month end, quarter end and year end finances
• Demonstrable skills in business administration and leadership skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience of office management and ability to establish, oversee and develop the organisation’s infrastructure
• IT skills in word processing, spreadsheets, databases and financial packages
• Flexible approach

It would be desirable for you to have experience of:

• Understanding of membership organisations
• Experience of working with Boards and Committees
• Experience of working in the third sector

As an ALLIANCE employee you will benefit from:

• 210 hours annual leave (equivalent of 30 days)
• 91 days public holiday (equivalent of 13 days) that can be taken flexibly
• Additional leave between Christmas and New Year
• Contributory pension scheme
• Open to flexible working (formal and informal)
• Hybrid working – opportunity to work from home for part of the week
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Enhanced sick pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Learning and development opportunities
• Corporate rates for gym membership
• Time off in lieu
• Cycle Scheme
• Carer Positive Employer

The ALLIANCE is a healthy working lives employer and encourages a healthy work life balance and is happy to talk flexible working.

The ALLIANCE recognises that in real life, great people don’t always ‘tick all the boxes’. Even if you don’t meet every point on the job description, if this role and our organisation feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.

Please note, this role is subject to a 6-month probationary period.

At CHAS, we are on a mission. We’re going to make sure wherever there is a child in Scotland with a life shortening condition their family know about the vital support we can provide. To do this we need to reach into every community across Scotland and this is where you come in! We are looking for a driven and ambitious individual to join the Community Fundraising team.

You will be responsible for getting out into the local communities of Aberdeenshire and Dundee, raising awareness and engaging your supporters in their fundraising. You will grow and develop existing relationships and support as well as creating new community fundraising activity. You will be working alongside an amazing Fundraising and Communications team covering the whole of Scotland. You will manage a fantastic group of existing CHAS volunteers and grow your volunteer networks.

Key Responsibilities

· Relationship management of existing and new community fundraising supporters and volunteers

· Create new, cost-effective, community-based fundraising activities within a specific geographic area, ensuring contacts are established and maintained

· In line with the community fundraising strategy, take the lead on a specific income stream, developing materials and fundraising activities

· Provide market-intelligence and research on the community fundraising function, enabling future planning of activities within CHAS

· Regularly present complex fundraising information to groups, including existing and potential supporters

· Delegate work to volunteers, ensuring appropriate support mechanisms are in place and that individual skills are utilised appropriately

About you

In order to successfully drive fundraising and support for CHAS in your area, you will work co-operatively with colleagues, form meaningful relationships with others, demonstrate initiative, act with integrity and be accountable for your actions and decisions. You will also have:

· Experience of growing external financial support by developing new contacts and networks

· Experience of events and/or project management and the processes involved in a delivering a successful event and/or project

· Advanced level of communication and presentation skills

· Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and related software applications

· Highly developed inter-personal skills

Interested in joining the Links Worker Programme at the ALLIANCE? We are looking for someone dynamic, organised and with great people skills to join our well-established Links Worker Programme.

The post holder will be responsible for developing and delivering our Energy and Efficiency outreach project to Glasgow and West Dunbartonshire and will provide a specialist service to people who often experience complex social circumstances, using agreed, person-centred principles for monitoring, auditing and evaluating programme delivery

You will have:

• Experience at delivering advice to a wide range of citizens and be familiar with benefit entitlements as well as showing empathy and understanding of the issues faced by our citizens.
• Knowledge and understanding of the environmental, social and economic problems of deprived areas and the roles of the public, private and voluntary sectors in tackling them.
• Demonstrable experience and knowledge of the provision of advice to low-income households in energy efficiency or related fields.
• Self-motivation and the ability to work with limited supervision.
• The ability to work with a wide range of people and proven experience of working with vulnerable householders, low income and/or other disadvantaged groups, including a strong understanding of the challenges faced by people living in areas of deprivation in relation to living well.
• Tact and diplomacy when liaising with a wide range of organisations.
• A solution-focused approach.
• Non-discriminatory values.
• Proven and highly effective interpersonal and communication skills in working with people on a 1:1 basis and with organisations.
• Excellent influencing, negotiation and motivational skills in order to engage people and to enable them to take up a wide range of community services and activities.
• Excellent networking, recording and information management skills.
• Knowledge of facilitating service improvement and appreciation of different organisational cultures and workforce development.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and on own initiative.
• IT skills in word processing, spreadsheets, email and the internet.
• An ability and willingness to travel extensively within the local community and wider area.

It would be desirable for you to have experience of:

• Experience of project-based work in the fields of energy efficiency, community development and regeneration, housing, health, social policy or consumer issues.
• Education to a degree level, equivalent qualifications, or relevant experience.
• Experience of the preparation and delivery of presentations
• Experience of speaking to groups

As an ALLIANCE employee you will benefit from:

• 210 hours annual leave (equivalent of 30 days)
• 91 days public holiday (equivalent of 13 days) that can be taken flexibly
• Additional leave between Christmas and New Year
• Contributory pension scheme
• Open to flexible working (formal and informal)
• Hybrid working – opportunity to work from home for part of the week
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Enhanced sick pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Learning and development opportunities
• Corporate rates for gym membership
• Time of in lieu
• Cycle Scheme
• Carer Positive Employer

The ALLIANCE is a healthy working lives employer and encourages a healthy work life balance and is happy to talk flexible working.

The ALLIANCE recognises that in real life, great people don’t always ‘tick all the boxes’. Even if you don’t meet every point on the job description, if this role and our organisation feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.