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Dad Matters Coordinator
- Full time
- £23,036 – £26,810
- North Glasgow and North Lanarkshire (Hybrid working arrangements)
- Closing 4th April 2022
- Advertised from 14th March 2022
- 35 hours per week
Role
Would you like to join a vibrant, exciting organisation working alongside Dads in North Glasgow and North Lanarkshire?Home-Starts across the UK work alongside families in their own homes and communities to help them prepare for parenthood and challenges they might encounter with family life and young children. We support parents and pregnant families with information and awareness raising, 1:1 volunteer support, and groups. Our tailored support helps families to cope with the stresses and strains of life and make sure they have the skills, confidence, and strength they need to nurture their babies and children and navigate their way through parenthood. We provide a listening ear, and our non-judgemental, compassionate, confidential support offers a vital lifeline to parents and helps ensure children have the best possible start in life.
We know Home-Start Glasgow North and North Lanarkshire is making a big impact on families with young children in the local area and are now excited to welcome a Dad Matters Coordinator to our team. This is a brand new role and we look forward to embedding learning and knowledge from the Dad Matters model into our service. We are looking for an individual with the passion, vision, and enthusiasm to engage with dads and dads-to-be.
The successful applicant will either be a dad themselves or someone who has equivalent knowledge and experience in working in this type of setting. They will develop local universal and targeted support for dads in the perinatal period. Working with our team of staff and volunteers at Home-Start, Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Services, and with colleagues from Maternity, Health Visiting and Children’s Services, our new Dad Matters Coordinator will raise awareness of the risks of poor mental health in the perinatal period providing support and guidance as required. They will develop our Dad Matters volunteering opportunities and will facilitate and co-facilitate sessions with dads developing links with other community groups.
The role is initially funded for one year with the possibility of extended funding.
Do you have what we are looking for?
- An understanding of the needs of babies, children, and families
- An awareness of the impact that poor mental health can have for Dads during the perinatal period
- Good working knowledge of child protection and child development
- Experience of developing new relationships and connections
- Experience of planning, managing, delivering new areas of work
- The confidence and presence to motivate and inspire others
- Experience of working alongside volunteers/staff
- Great IT skills
- A passion to learn and share your own learning
- Team player but ability to self-motivate
- A car driver with access to a car
This role is subject to PVG checks.
Application notes
If you would like to discuss any aspect of this new exciting role further, please email kierananders@homestarthost.org.uk or to apply download an application pack from our website homestartglasgownorth.org.uk, or email info@homestartglasgownorth.org.uk.
There will be a live Q&A session about this role on @DadMattersUK on March 22nd at 6pm Facebook and 6.30pm Instagram. Please join us to find out more.
Closing date: 5 pm, Monday 4th April 2022
Interviews will take place on 14th April 2022
Home-Start Glasgow North is committed to equal opportunities.
Charity No. SCO32736 Company No. SC280855
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Young People’s Worker – Wakened Nights
- Part time
- £28,583 pro-rata
- Options Fife – Respite and Outreach, Glenrothes (On site)
- Closing 28th April 2024
Do you have relevant experience of working with children and young people with a disability/and or autism or relevant experience in a similar sector or work environment?
About Aberlour Options Fife - Respite and Outreach
Options Fife Respite and Outreach provides a range of flexible support through outreach and overnight short breaks at weekends, evenings and school holidays to children and young people with complex learning disabilities and autism. We offer a high-quality child centred service providing positive and enabling experiences for the young people, supporting them through the challenges and complexities that enable them to work towards their individual outcomes and personal goals. We work closely with families and other professionals in providing support tailored around the child’s plan.
What we are looking for....
We are looking to recruit two Young People’s Worker Nights, working four nights on (10 hours per night) every second week. You will play a fundamental role in ensuring that the young people you work with have the best possible experience in working towards their objectives in line with their care plan, supporting children to progress within their individual outcomes. Whilst not without its challenges and demands, this is a highly rewarding role, where the work we do has a demonstrable impact on each young person's progress. Using a person-centred approach, you will provide enabling support ensuring the highest level of physical, personal, and emotional care. We support young people who have epilepsy, need personal care and need gastrostomy feeding. Aberlour, in conjunction with NHS, provides all staff with training.
We are looking for candidates who have a passion for working with young people with disabilities. It is desired but not essential that candidates hold a relevant qualification at an SCQF level 7 or above. Due to SSSC requirements you may be required to gain qualifications after starting with Aberlour.
At Aberlour we want to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team.
What we offer...
As well as a supportive team and excellent training opportunities, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers. Find out more about our Employee Benefits and our commitment to Equality and Diversity on our website.
Top job! Head of Business Development & Grants
- Full time
- £50,450
- Glasgow (Hybrid)
- Closing 2nd May 2024
Do you have a passion for developing funding opportunities to make a difference? Are you a natural leader who is skilled in managing a team who play an important part in organisational success? If so, we have a great opportunity for you to join Quarriers as Head of Business Development & Grants.
Your new opportunity
Quarriers have a rare and exciting opportunity for a Head of Business Development & Grants to work in partnership with our Associate Directors and Operational Managers to identify opportunities and develop new and existing services. You will manage and work closely with the Business Development & Grants team leading and implementing development strategies to support growth and funding for the overall organisation. You will play a key part in liaising with internal and external stakeholders and overseeing tender and funding opportunities including submissions.
As the Head of Business Development & Grants you will closely monitor and track potential tender opportunities including managing a portfolio of grants and funding aligned with department income and expenditure against budget and set targeted income.
This is a full-time permanent role working 35 hours per week (Monday – Friday) in line with our agile working policy, which blends home-working with office time and service visits.
What you will need to bring to the role
- Proven experience and understanding of implementing and managing business development strategies ideally within the social care/healthcare sector.
- An understanding of social care/healthcare service design.
- Skills in managing risk and business development with an understanding of the Grant funding landscape and innovative practice.
- Excellent IT knowledge and experience in using database systems.
- Extensive knowledge and experience at a senior level in a complex organisation.
- Excellent written and verbal communication and organisational skills to support strict deadlines and work in partnership with internal and external stakeholders.
- Previous experience of managing a team and delivering positive results.
- Driving licence is essential
What’s in it for you?
- Substantial holiday entitlement.
- Generous workplace pension.
- Family-friendly working policies and procedures.
- Life Assurance.
- Wider benefits including our Employee Assistance Programme, free physiotherapy & occupational health support.
Quarriers have Investors in People Platinum accreditation and are a Scottish Living Wage Employer
About Us
Quarriers is one of Scotland’s leading social care charities. We provide practical care and support for vulnerable children, adults and families who face extremely challenging circumstances. We challenge poverty and inequality of opportunity to bring about positive changes in people’s lives.
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Could you help grow our income from Charitable Trusts and Foundations and make a lasting difference to the lives of the babies, children, young people and families we support?
You will be joining one of Scotland’s leading charities, where you will develop new and effective fundraising propositions to ensure we provide the best hospital experience possible.
We fund a variety of child and family services, innovative medical equipment, research and enhancements, giving you the opportunity to seek funds for a diverse range of projects.
Find out more about our values
Full list of the benefitsyou will receive while working for Glasgow Children's Hospital Charity.
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Family Support Coordinator
- Part time
- £25,523.08 pro-rata
- Renfrewshire with flexible working available (On site)
- Closing 8th May 2024
About Us
Home-Start Renfrewshire and Inverclyde (HSRI) is a registered charity providing volunteer led, family centred, non-judgmental support to families with at least one child aged under five.
As a valued colleague joining our compassionate and forward-thinking team, you will be part of our vision of walking alongside families, offering early help, empowering families to build on existing strengths, to achieve better wellbeing outcomes for themselves and their children.
Main Responsibilities:
- Receiving referrals and assessing needs of families
- Introducing families to appropriate support
- Recruiting, selecting and training volunteers
- Matching and introducing volunteers to families
- Providing support, supervision and on-going training opportunities for volunteers
- Undertaking designated responsibilities to safeguard children’s welfare
- Ensuring equality of opportunity, fairness, inclusion and diversity in all aspects of our work
- Complying with the scheme’s administration, monitoring and financial systems
- Ensuring appropriate liaison with referrers and other professionals
- Contributing to and supporting the development of the Home-Start network
Next Steps
This is a rewarding role where you will impact in improving families' lives. If this sounds like you then please apply - full details are available in the job pack available to download.
If you would like to have an informal discussion please contact Ashley Greenwood, Lead Coordinator: ashley@hsri.org.uk
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