We have a rare and exciting opportunity for a visionary leader to take forward the Community Development work of Strathcarron Hospice.

As a Hospice, we provide a comprehensive range of specialist Hospice services across Forth Valley, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth and strive to support people in our communities to live well, die well and to grieve well. For several years we have also been on a journey to walk alongside and learn from our local communities using an Asset Based Community Development approach. We believe that if we work with local neighbourhoods to discover their gifts, skills and experience, connect these together and mobilise them into action, then people will be better able to support each other in life and in times of illness, death and grief. Building a bridge between the Hospice and our communities will also help people develop a better understanding of what Hospice care is actually all about, and how they can more easily access our services at a time and in a way that is right for them.

If you would like to help us navigate the next chapter of this important journey, this may be the job for you.

In the role you will

• grasp new opportunities to build partnerships, grow and resource this important strand of Hospice work
• manage the operational aspects of Community Development and a team of community builders/ link workers,
• build meaningful connection between Hospice services/teams and the communities in our catchment area to grow support for those facing illness, death and loss.

Your gifts will include

• strategic vision,
• collaborative leadership
• effective communicator with an enthusiasm to inspire others to think and behave differently
• an ability to build partnerships and connections
• A passion for supporting local neighbourhoods to do what they can do best.
• A love of learning and proliferating others’ learning

Your skillset will include

• a sound understanding of the tapestry that is Community and how it weaves together
• an ability to drive projects forward and learn from them
• ability to evaluate the impact and share learning from all aspects of the community development work.

CVS Falkirk & District is seeking to recruit an experienced and motivated Partnership Development Manager to join their team, to develop, implement and continually evolve the organisation’s strategic partnership function to support the delivery of their organisational and business development objectives. Providing representation for the wider third sector with statutory partners and seeking to influence the development of strategic services in the Falkirk and District area.

The successful candidate will have extensive experience in working within the third sector, demonstrating engagement and development of partnership approaches, and will be knowledgeable in the Health and Social Care and Community Planning Partnership structures.

The Community Link Worker programme in Inverclyde is funded by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Community Link Workers are based within GP Practices and they work across the community, third sector and public sector to support people to live well through strengthening connections between community resources and primary care.

Community Link Workers provide a service that is responsive to the needs and interests of a GP practice population, who are often living in an area affected by socio-economic deprivation. They support patients to identify issues that affect their ability to live well. Taking a person-centred approach, the post holder will support individuals to help them identify personal outcomes and priorities that they would like to address, overcome any barriers to addressing these and link them to local and national support services and activities.

The Community Link Worker will support the existing GP practice teams to become better equipped to match local and national support services to the needs of individuals attending for health care. They will also build relationships and processes between the GP practices and community resources, statutory organisations, other health services and voluntary organisations.

CVS Inverclyde is commissioned by NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde to deliver the Community Link Worker service in Inverclyde. This post is permanent subject to continued funding and re-commissioning processes.

The post holder will be required to become a PVG Scheme Member in relation to regulated work with vulnerable children

Are you passionate about helping young people live a better life? At Voluntary Action Orkney (VAO), our values and people are at the heart of everything we do including how we recruit our staff. It is important for us to find people who share our values, which are:

• Empathy (listen to and understand an individual’s needs and circumstances)
• Respect (treat others the way they wish to be treated)
• Integrity (be honest and have strong moral principles)
• Caring (show kindness and concern for others)

Action Orkney (VAO) provides responsive and innovative support and representation for the Third Sector in Orkney.

The Young People’s Befriending Project (YPBP) supports young people aged 5 – 18 years old who are facing a challenging time in their lives by matching them to a trained volunteer Befriender.

We are looking for a person to provide maternity cover up to the end of February 2024 for the job share role of Project Co-ordinator. This role will promote, manage and develop the YPBP and will include the recruitment, training and support of volunteers, the assessment of young people, and the management and supervision of the Befriending matches.

Applicants will have experience of working with young people and demonstrate knowledge of and empathy with the issues that affect young people. They should have excellent written and oral communication skills, and be educated to degree level or have equivalent experience.