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- Advertised from 6th October 2021
- 21 hrs per week. fixed term – 3 years
- + 3% pension (2% annual increase)
Role
Line-manager:Project Manager
Disclosure: Enhanced
SEMDC – Scottish Ethnic Minority Deaf Club is a member led SCIO that provide practical, social, and emotional support to anyone living in Scotland who is Deaf and from an ethnic minority. This Scottish Government funded project will provide employability advice and guidance and support members to achieving personal goals in accessing relevant training.
Main purpose of the Job
To provide 1:1 support, advice, and information regarding employability, in work progression and accessing suitable training, while working in partnership with the Project Manager, BSL Interpreter and Administrator to effectively ensure delivery of the service in accordance with Funder’s requirements.
Duties and responsibilities:
- To provide employability advice and support to members via group work and 1:1 session.
- Abide by and promote equal our Equal Opportunities Statement and to support the organisation’s strategic objectives, vision, and mission
- Deliver employability/confidence building workshops to enhance progression to work.
- To establish links with relevant services throughout Glasgow, particularly DWP/support services.
- Assist with research and campaigns on issues relating to welfare reform.
- Maintain records for the continuity of casework, information retrieval, monitoring and reporting.
- Provide regular reports to the Project Manager on activities against targets.
- Be fully competent in using Microsoft Office 365 and custom database packages.
- Ability to work under pressure, on your own initiative, but also to be part of a team.
- Commitment to working to the organisation’s policies and procedures.
The list of tasks is not exhaustive and will be reviewed from time to time in discussion with the post holder.
Application notes
Closing date: 19 October 2021
Interview date: 28 October 2021
Email info@semdc.org.uk for an application pack or to arrange an informal discussion about the role.
The Scottish Ethnic Minority Deaf Club is committed to the safeguarding of all members and expect staff and volunteers to share that commitment. A disclosure check will be sought in relation to the successful applicant for this post. This will be shared with the relevant management team.
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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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Inclusive Business Lead
- Full time
- £40,000 – £45,000
- Glasgow, with travel across UK (Hybrid)
- Closing 3rd May 2024
Enable Works believes in providing every individual in Scotland with the opportunity to work in a high-quality, well-paid job. They support over 5500 people annually across 29 Scottish Local Authorities to acquire skills for employment. Their client interactions occur in various settings, including schools, universities, and the community. Enable Works collaborate with numerous employers to foster inclusive cultures and enhance Scotland's workforce diversity. Together, they challenge perceptions of disability and unlock potential.
Why Enable Works is needed
Disabled individuals face significant employment barriers and are underrepresented in Scotland's workforce. The Disability Employment Gap in Scotland stands at 31.2%, the highest in the UK. For those with learning disabilities, the gap widens to 75.1%. Even when employed, disabled individuals encounter disadvantages, earning only 83p for every pound earned by non-disabled peers. Enable Works aims to change this by ensuring everyone capable and desiring to work receives the support and opportunities necessary for thriving and leading fulfilling lives.
The role
Enable Works is seeking a passionate and relationship-driven Inclusive Business Lead to support their Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) team as they seek to grow their presence and impact across the nation.
Enable Works EDI team supports employers in integrating inclusive practices into their businesses, particularly in hiring and supporting disabled employees. Your role will be crucial in establishing trust with employers, promoting services, and driving sales.
With a work culture valuing autonomy, you'll have the freedom to develop relationships with employers, prioritising those with the potential for significant impact. You'll be responsible for managing your workload and travel schedule to meet employers at their convenience.
Key role responsibilities:
• Building and Maintaining Relationships: Forging strong connections with key decision-makers in large organisations, tailoring solutions to their specific needs.
• Promote EDI and Disability Inclusion: Advocate for EDI importance, particularly disability inclusion, presenting compelling business cases for workplace integration.
• Sales and Consultative Selling: Driving the sale of services, conducting needs assessments and proposing tailored solutions aligned with client goals.
• Collaboration and Communication: Working closely with internal teams to ensure high-quality service delivery, providing timely updates and addressing client concerns.
• Market Research and Analysis: Staying informed about industry trends, offering insights to enhance services and meet market demands effectively.
Key Accountability Areas:
• Meeting performance and income targets.
• Ensuring compliance with GDPR policies.
• Reporting on activities and contributing to strategy.
• Remaining adaptable to EDI developments and fostering a positive response to change.
The ideal candidate will have:
• Ability to build relationships with employers, promote our EDI service and drive sales. Strong networking skills with the ability to connect with professionals in the field of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.
• Ability to manage your own workload and prioritise as needed
• Ability to meet and exceed targets
• Confident communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
Previous experience in a sales or business development role and/or experience of building employer relationships is desirable.
Enable Works believe in developing all of their staff and provide an extensive learning programme together with career development opportunities and offer flexible working practices that promote a healthy work-life balance, allowing employees to bring their best selves to work.
Values are paramount to Enable Works, outweighing qualifications or experience. If you're passionate about the mission and believe in making a difference, we want to hear from you, regardless of meeting every requirement.
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Top job! Transnational Opportunities Lead
- Full time
- £38,522
- Glasgow (Hybrid)
- Closing 30th April 2024
About us
The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) Partnership is the independent organisation responsible for Scotland’s National Framework for Qualifications. The SCQF brings together quality assured assessed learning throughout life whether gained in school, workplace, college, university or online into one system for recognising achievement.
We are a Living Wage Employer and are accredited to Investors in People Gold level, working in ways that realise our values of Respect, Integrity, Collaboration and Enabling. As a small staff team of thirteen with national coverage, we also operate a Flexible Working Policy and offer hybrid working.
About the role
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team in the key role of Lead for Transnational opportunities within our Quality Enhancement and Recognition team. Your role will be critical to the relaunch of our transnational consultancy services offer promoting the SCQF globally, whilst also maintaining high standards of quality assurance for our credit rating bodies and contributing to capacity building and RPL activities.
About you
This role would suit a person with SCQF Level 9 equivalent skills or experience.
To be successful in this role you will need to be familiar with at least one aspect of the lifelong learning sector, have some knowledge and understanding of qualifications frameworks and/or quality assurance principles and ideally have a proven track record in business development and/or project management.
We are looking for someone who has excellent communication skills, including the ability to produce high quality reports and documents and present to external audiences. You need to be equally comfortable working on your own initiative or in a team setting, possess strong IT skills and show a commitment to our values of Collaboration, Integrity, Enabling and Respect. Travel, including overseas, may be required as part of the role.
Working at the SCQF Partnership
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
- Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 12%
- Westfield Health benefits, including costs reimbursed for dental, physiotherapy and counselling services, optical fees and health club concession
- Death in Service Benefit worth 1 x annual salary
- 25 days’ annual leave rising to 28 days after 3 years’ service + 13 public holidays
- Flexible and hybrid working policy and a range of family-friendly policies to support work-life balance.
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience, and career.
Enable is one of the most impactful social care charities in the country, providing self-directed and human rights-driven social care support for over 1,100 people across Scotland, through our industry leading model. Due to continued, national growth, we are strengthening our management teams to support our frontline staff and managers to continue to deliver high-quality, bespoke care to the people that we support.
We are seeking self-motivated and experienced social care managers with a passion for inclusion to ensure the success of our mission that the people we work for live full, independent and inclusive lives.
Are you ready to take the next step in your social care career and work for a trail-blazing and award-winning charity who will support your ongoing professional learning and development?
About You
Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate the following:
- Significant experience of leading and managing Supported Living Services.
- Experience of managing teams with knowledge of culture change.
- A commitment to the inclusion of people with a learning disability.
- An in-depth understanding of the Self Directed Support Act and its principles.
- SVQ level 4 qualification or equivalent required for your SSSC registration.
- A clear understanding of the need to build and sustain partnerships with stakeholders, commissioners and other third sector providers.
- The ability to lead our business strategy at a local level whilst promoting ENABLE Scotland with an emphasis on growing our business.
- Full driving licence with access to your own vehicle for business use.
About Us
At Enable we believe in developing all our staff and we provide an extensive learning programme together with in-house career development opportunities. These include, but are not limited to:
- Person Centred approaches, planning and thinking
- Introduction to autism
- Epilepsy awareness
- Moving and Handling
- Adult support and protection
- Child support and protection
- First Aid
- Positive Behaviour Support
- We also have an excellent range of staff benefits on offer including but not limited to:
- Health cash plans providing a wide range of health benefits to help people cover the cost of their everyday health care.
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme*
- Season Ticket Loans*
Starting a career with Enable is the first step towards making a real difference in our award-winning charity’s mission to help create an equal society for every person who has a learning disability.
Enable is an equal opportunities employer and our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based entirely on values, skills and competencies required of the specific roles.
Note: The successful applicant will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of their start date.
*Terms and Conditions Apply
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