Media & External Engagement Lead
- Full time
- £30,000 – £34,000
- Dunfermline, Fife - Hybrid working options available.
- Closing 14th March 2022
- Advertised from 11th February 2022
- 35 hours per week. We’re happy to talk flexible working.
Role
Society is changing. In often fragmented communities, the pressures and expectations on young people are increasing. Scouts has never been so important in helping young people prepare for the future, developing the skills they need to succeed in a changing world.
Every week we give thousands of 4-25 year olds across Scotland the skills they need for school, college, university, the job interview, the important speech, the tricky challenge and the big dreams: the skills they need for life. They develop a sense of optimism and strong values as well as the leadership and team working skills that are more valuable today than ever.
We make a big difference. You could too.
We’re looking for someone who really knows their stuff on all things media and public affairs to join our fun and friendly comms & fundraising team.
This is an exciting role that makes a big difference. You’ll be shaping and delivering our media and public affairs work, which means looking after our proactive and reactive media work and helping us to engage meaningfully with elected officials and decision makers. You’ll also support our fantastic community impact work, and build strategic relationships with other charities and organisations in Scotland.
We have a really fun and inspiring brand to work with, which is all about skills for life. Every day you’ll be helping us to get that message out into the world so more young people can join in and achieve incredible things with Scouts.
In the role you will:
- Lead on media and public affairs activity to support the Scouts Scotland Strategy.
- Raise positive awareness of Scouts in the media, among influential decision makers, leaders of civic Scotland, politicians and others in key public positions, members of Scouts Scotland and the general public.
- Keep up to date on public policy, and Scottish parliamentary affairs, identifying and responding to opportunities for Scouts Scotland to meaningfully engage.
- Support our community impact work to promote projects and work across Scotland, building strategic relationships with external organisations to help our members make a difference in their communities.
- Provide media and public affairs training, advice and support for our staff, volunteers and young people.
What it's like working with us
We're a values-driven, award winning flexible employer. We want Scouts Scotland to be the best place to work and offer a wide range of family and carer friendly benefits to support work/life balance. This includes flexible hours, paid leave for volunteering and public duties, and additional leave for long service. We believe in supporting and developing our people, with a focus on wellbeing and continued personal and professional development.
We're really happy to talk flexible working for this role. That includes number of hours and when they're worked. We have offices just outside Dunfermline. This role can be based at the office, at home (with travel for meetings), or a hybrid.
Application notes
If you’re creative, enthusiastic, full of ideas for promoting Scouts, really good at writing, and have a track record of delivering great media and engagement work, then we’d love to hear from you!
Find out more: jobs.aspenpeople.co.uk/job/media-and-external-engagement-lead-268.aspx
The deadline for applications is 14th March 2022.
Youth Participation Worker
- Part time
- £23,500 pro-rata
- Home based covering West Dunbartonshire and Helensburgh & Lomond areas. (Remote)
- Closing 3rd May 2024
Want to help children and young people from armed forces communities to realise their potential and thrive?
Deliver life-changing experiences to develop new skills, build confidence, and forge friendships through a sense of belonging, shared experiences, and collective purpose.
Co-produce impactful projects, services, and campaigns that amplify lived experience, transform attitudes, and lead toward meaningful change in local communities in the West of Scotland and for over 12,500 peers across Scotland.
Establish and maintain a network of youth forums in Helensburgh, West Dunbartonshire, and Lomond. Promote and develop active involvement to reach and support greater numbers from early learning settings and with additional support needs (ASN).
Some of the essentials we are looking for in candidates
A relevant qualification, to a minimum standard of HNC/SVQ 3 (SCQF level 7) in a discipline related to working with children and young people, or equivalent work experience.
Ideally, you will have experience working with children in Early Years settings.
You will also need a minimum of two years’ experience working in youth work, community, or education settings, as well as demonstrate knowledge of co-production, child protection, participatory decision-making, and much more.
Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people? Do you want a flexible, varied and meaningful job in a supportive team? Do you value great employee benefits such as 360 Wellbeing membership and an annual training budget? Apply to join us!
Bridges Project is a leading youth work charity that helps young people aged 12-25 in East Lothian and Midlothian overcome challenges and adapt to adulthood. For nearly 40 years, we have helped young people develop their life skills, improve their educational attainment and move into employment or further education.
We have a vacancy for an Educational Support Worker to deliver an effective casework and group work service to young people experiencing a range of challenges such as non-attendance at school, low attainment, poor mental health and family poverty.
The successful candidate will:
- Support young people to gain employability skills, life skills and accreditation; helping them in to work, apprenticeships, further education or vocational training
- Provide vocational/industry specific accreditation and training to groups of young people alongside individual support to address particular barriers
- Take the lead on the service and to provide an effective interface between young people, partners and stakeholders involved in the service.
This is an exciting position in which the successful candidate will take pride in developing a programme of delivery which will provide young people with clear pathways to positive destinations.
It is essential that candidates have a full, clean driving licence and constant use of a car. Membership of the PVG scheme will be an essential requirement of the post. A contributory company pension scheme is offered with a 10% employer contribution.
Facilitator
- Full time
- £28,000 – £35,000
- Staffin, Isle of Skye with some travel around Scotland. (On site)
- Closing 29th April 2024
At Columba 1400 we enable young people, especially from tough realities, and the key adults in their lives to lead lives of meaning, purpose, and contribution. Since 2000 we’ve helped more than 12,500 young people and adults transform their lives.
Through our bespoke values-based leadership experiences, we create a nurturing environment where participants can explore their strengths, build confidence, and embrace their unique talents.
Our founding principles of warmth of welcome, warmth of hospitality, and the sense of being on a shared journey guide everything we do.
Participants emerge from our academies with greater confidence, clarity about their goals, and a renewed sense of purpose, ready to make a positive difference.
Overall Purpose of Role
The purpose of this role is to facilitate the delivery of our Young People’s Leadership Academies and to be alongside participants as they realise their true potential.
The successful candidate will work in partnership with the Columban Team to ensure the highest standards of delivery are maintained throughout our leadership academies as well as supporting the information and data gathering to demonstrate our impact.
In this post you will help to provide a supportive, warm, and nurturing environment for young people, and key adults. Through your compassionate approach and values-based leadership, you will inspire and uplift young people, helping them to realise their inherent strengths and capabilities.
Our Activity Centres provide innovative and person-centred services and support to veterans struggling with sight loss. This job exists in order to provide tailored support to veterans carrying out woodworking projects. You will work alongside the veterans to identify abilities, share ideas and plan projects within the activity Centre. You will ensure that the support provided is person-centred, tailored to their needs and is the right support for them. You will support the leadership team to coordinate and manage the activities provided within and from the Activity Centre which will support the overall wellbeing of the veterans and their families. You will work closely with colleagues across the organisation and external stakeholders to ensure that veterans can access the relevant support.
About us
We're one of Scotland's oldest charities - for more than two centuries, we've been supporting and empowering people with sight loss to live fulfilling lives. We're proud of all we've achieved in the past - but we have our sights set firmly on the future.
We're determined that no-one should face sight loss alone. We're committed to improving, diversifying and growing our services to make sure we can reach many more people with sight loss - when and where they need us.
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