We are recruiting a maternity cover Adult Engagement Manager - an integral role within our organisation that will support the development, delivery and direction of shmu’s services for adults facing challenges across North East Scotland.

No matter what your job is at shmu, everyone’s work is about the same thing – transforming the lives of individuals and communities across the North East. We are looking for an exceptional, passionate individual to join our team as Adult Engagement Manager for an initial fixed term of 12 months as maternity cover, with the potential for a permanent post following the one-year period.

As our Adult Services Manager, you will work alongside the Chief Executive to manage, develop, and enhance services for adults facing challenges, with a key focus on mental health & wellbeing, community justice, trauma, and disadvantage.

As well as line-management responsibility for the Adult Services staff team, you will design, create and implement new programmes across the strand which are managed and delivered to the highest standards. You will also be responsible for the creation and maintenance of key partner relationships for our Adult Services provision.

You will ensure that all funding, reporting and evaluation requirements are delivered, and will work with the Management Team in order to secure financial sustainability for the Adult Services strand through securing and managing a combination of grants, contracted provision and commissioned work.

We are recruiting for a full-time post, but we may consider part time options if appropriate. This post is initially a one-year maternity cover, however, our Adult Services strand is growing, and we would be keen to work with the post-holder to explore a sustainable funding model for the strand, including the continuation of the maternity cover post beyond the fixed term period.

As an organisation, we passionately believe in supporting people to expand their horizons and achieve their full potential. Our approach, methods, projects and initiatives are nationally recognised, positioning us as a centre of excellence for the work we do. This approach also applies to our staff team. We believe in supporting the members of our team to achieve their full potential and offer:

- support to undertake relevant training and qualifications

- regular support and supervision

- flexible working hours and a TOIL system

- initial paid holiday entitlement of 34 days (inclusive of any public/bank holidays which you may choose to request)

- a company sick pay scheme, effective from the first day of employment

- a stakeholder pension, with an annually reviewed employer contribution (currently 5%)

- a hybrid/office occasional working model to allow for working from home.

We appreciate the importance of good mental health and wellbeing amongst our team and strive to provide a working environment which supports people to achieve this. We are also committed to supporting the wellbeing of all those who engage with our services -hear more about the impact of our work in this area.

We help young people to build life-long belief in themselves, supporting them to take on their own challenges, follow their own passions and discover talents they never knew they had. Because when you prove yourself that you’re ready for anything nothing can hold you back.

Do you want to be part of that?

This is a Permanent Part Time role of 17.hours per week ( we can offer flexibility on hours/days and this can be discussed at interview stage).

This is an opportunity to join a small, dynamic, ambitious and welcoming team that believes in the transformative power of youth work and the power of partnerships. Operations Officers support the operational delivery and development of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) through managing a portfolio of Licensed Organisations (LOs).

LOs range from local authorities, state and independent schools to youth organisations, secure units and community groups. The DofE Scotland Operations team works with these licensed organisations to build their capacity, support their reach into more marginalised communities and ensure quality and compliance with the Award framework.

The DofE Scotland office covers DofE activity across the length and breadth of Scotland, working with over 150 Licensed Organisations and over 20,000 young people in the last year alone. Each Operations Officer manages a portfolio based on broad geographic region.

The role will be field-based and when not attending meetings, employees will work from home. You will need to have an appropriate home office set up and live within the region.

What we are looking for:

The successful candidate will be a dynamic and proactive team player, who is able to embrace innovation and change. You will be a confident and effective communicator and collaborater and have experience of building and sustaining relationships with stakeholders across the education and/or youth and community sectors.

You will be a passionate advocate for the work of the DofE and motivated by the charity’s strategic ambition to give more than one million young people the chance to participate in our life-changing programmes, over the next four years.

A full job description can be viewed below.

What will you get in return?

The opportunity to work for a successful and dynamic charity that has the development of young people at its heart and the wellbeing and development of its people constantly in focus.

You will be joining a team of empowered colleagues working together.

A salary between £28,580 - £33,624 per annum (pro-rata) dependent on experience.

From day one we offer excellent staff benefits including a competitive salary, generous pension, volunteering hours, Healthcare cash plan and an employee assistance programme (pro rata).

Through our Flexible Working policy, the DofE provides an opportunity to work flexibly to meet yours and our business needs.

We’re looking for a project co-ordinator to work across many of Impact Arts’ areas of work including Impactful Starts, CashBack to the Future, and Creative Pathways, working with young people; a range of heritage and arts projects; developing and supporting schools-based work including art therapy and artist residencies; coordination of our parental employability projects and supporting delivery of our tenancy support project Make It Your Own.

We are looking for someone who is dynamic, who will bring considerable experience, creativity, energy and passion to the role and who wants to join our mission in tackling inequalities across Scotland. In return you will join a fun and vibrant team and an organisation which highly values our people.