Heritage Garden Leader (Dunollie GLAD Project)
- Part time
- £26,000 pro-rata
- Dunollie Museum, Castle & Grounds (Oban)
- Closing 28th January 2022
- Advertised from 7th January 2022
- £18,778 - 26 Hours p/w, One Year Contract
Role
The MacDougall of Dunollie Preservation Trust (DPT) was set up in 1998 in order to provide specific charitable benefits. The Trust’s charitable purposes are to advance the heritage of the historic castles and property historically belonging to the family of the MacDougalls of Dunollie, Oban, Argyll, hereditary chiefs of the Clan MacDougall, and to preserve and retain in Scotland the artefacts, paintings and others also historically belonging to the MacDougalls of Dunollie, and to advance education through public display and interpretation of these historic assets.
These charitable purposes are delivered in the main, via Dunollie Museum Castle & Grounds. dunollie.org
Overview
The post holder will follow the brand new Dunollie GLAD project, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The primary purpose for the role will be gathering content for use in digital outputs, creating interesting and educational online resources for world-wide and onsite consumption. The aim is to contribute to engaging audiences from all over the world in Dunollie’s fascinating heritage using new digital methods.
The post of Dunollie Garden Leader is a key element of the Dunollie GLAD plan, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and designed as our recovery program in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Heritage Garden Leader will have a wide remit, including looking to develop and maintain the gardens day to day and motivating a team of volunteers and community participants. They will work to the GLAD Project outcomes, utilising the charity’s expansive green spaces for physical additions, growing engagement and new opportunities and innovative approaches which will allow existing and new audiences increased access to our heritage safely and comfortably. The plan explores new methods for us to deliver benefits to our community, to re-build revenue streams, and support our local economy, to the standard that our exceptional operation was headed prior to the virus outbreak.
Dunollie GLaD focusses on three main strands
- Dunollie Historic Garden activity space for social distance and outdoor opportunities.
- Dunollie Links Post Covid - Community Engagement in ways which meet the needs of the new normal and
- Dunollie Digital connections taking our resource and bringing it bang up to date in the post-covid world-wide digital market place.
Application notes
Closing Date: 28 January 2022
Interviews scheduled to take place the week beginning the 7 February 2022.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Emma Sutcliffe (General Manager) by emailing emma@dunollie.org or by phoning 01631 570550 during office hours (Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm).
Please apply using an update to date CV and Covering Letter, outlining your suitability for the role.
Applications can be submitted to info@dunollie.org or delivered to Recruitment, Dunollie Museum, Castle and Grounds, North Wing, Dunollie House, PA34 5TT.
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Community Gardener
- Part time
- £25,101 – £27,097 pro-rata
- Walled Garden, Falkirk (On site)
- Closing 29th April 2024
Do you want to work outdoors, explore your creative flair, and make a real difference to your local community?
If you have a passion for growing plants and supporting people to grow this could be the perfect role for you! Would you enjoy contributing and implementing new innovative ideas in our walled garden, helping to develop a ‘growing and maintenance’ plan?
A new opportunity for a Community Gardener within our Falkirk services has arisen that could be perfect for you!
About the Walled Garden
The Walled Garden is one of Cyrenians public facing services, where we support people on Community Payback Orders to put back into the community and develop their own horticultural skills.
Set in a public space of half an acre within Dollar Park, Falkirk the garden is highly valued by the community, and is a home for events, volunteering and enjoying the tranquillity it has to offer.
About the role
As Community Gardener you’ll contribute to developing a creative and interactive garden and programme for those engaging with our services. You’ll be surprised at how many opportunities you’ll have to perfect planting, bring new ideas and share your enthusiasm and garden knowledge with others. As you’d imagine, there are plenty of chances to get your hands dirty – and it’s safe to say you’ll never be bored!
You’ll be part of a small garden team who engage with a real variety of people to help us meet our aims, including those on community payback orders and community volunteers.
About you
You’ll be an experienced gardener with a dynamic ‘can-do’ attitude and a genuine interest in people, gardening and working outdoors. Your enthusiasm and positive outlook will help you nurture an environment where people feel safe, valued and an opportunity to gain new skills
What we can offer you
- Our garden services are delivered 7 days a week and offer working flexibility for the postholder and meeting service delivery needs.
- You’ll be part of an enthusiastic, knowledgeable staff team who will help you develop and grow in your role and a supportive line manager
- You’ll also have access to wider Cyrenians support, including our learning and development programme, and staff wellbeing services.
- Opportunities to participate in any relevant training for continued personal development.
About us
At Cyrenians we tackle the causes and consequences of homelessness by taking a Public Health Approach to Homelessness Prevention. We take a values-led and relationships-based approach to delivering all our services.
You can find out more about our impact and our values online.
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.
Community Heritage Project Officer
- Part time
- £32,000 pro-rata
- Scotland-wide, with homeworking and travel throughout Scotland (Remote)
- Closing 3rd May 2024
The Scottish Community Heritage Alliance (SCHA) supports both individuals and organisations involved in community heritage throughout Scotland. SCHA strives to represent these grassroots voices at a national level, while providing advocacy, networking, support and research opportunities. We are looking for people who are passionate about Community Heritage to join us and make their voice heard. SCHA currently has an application with OSCR to convert to a charity. Our website is scottishcommunityheritagealliance.org
The Grassroots Heritage in Scotland project:
We are seeking an enthusiastic and self-motivated project officer to:
- identify contact details of heritage organisations and projects, building on contacts and links compiled by SCHA Board members and a student placement in early 2024
- organise a series of 12 regional roadshows where grassroots organisations, museums, community trusts working on heritage projects and individual projects will be invited to come together to promote their group and to discuss issues common to all. The project officer will attend all sessions. Two of the sessions will be hybrid.
- Design publicity material and publicise widely, including on the SCHA website and social media.
- Organise and facilitate six online meetings where people can meet to discuss issues and further network
- Organise three online training sessions based on feedback which has emerged from the roadshows.
- Work with an independent evaluator to provide details to evaluate the project.
The candidate will have excellent organisational skills, and will be required to do a substantial amount of administration and monitoring. They will be home-based, and a laptop and phone will be provided. There will also be substantial travel to support delivery of the roadshows.
Essential characteristics are:
- previous experience of organising large events;
- knowledge of the Scottish heritage sector;
- good IT skills; good desk-based research skills;
- proficient use of social media;
- good website skills;
- ability to work on one's own, self-motivated and enthusiastic.
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