Training Facilitator
- Part time
- £26,130 – £27,525 pro-rata
- At our office in Paisley or hybrid/home working. Travel across Scotland will be required.
- Closing 29th January 2023
- Advertised from 4th January 2023
- Hours: Part-time - 17.5hrs. Please note that appointment will be to the first point on the pay scale.
Role
At Bipolar Scotland we believe that everyone is the expert of their own experience, and that through shared experience and connection, there’s an opportunity to strengthen and develop ways of living well with bipolar.
We are seeking to recruit two exceptional Training Facilitators. You will be responsible for delivering self-management training and other courses and workshops across a range of settings. The purpose of this role is to increase understanding and awareness of bipolar as well as helping people identify, and put into place, strategies for living well with bipolar.
You will use your excellent interpersonal and presentation skills to inspire, motivate and empower people living with bipolar and their friends, family, colleagues and carers. You will be familiar with training methods and use this knowledge to actively engage participants and help them achieve their learning outcomes.
Confident using technology, you will deliver training courses online and in-person throughout Scotland. As well as being responsible for the seamless delivery of high-quality training, you will take a lead role in gathering feedback from training sessions and help to evaluate the courses we deliver.
You will work closely with colleagues and volunteers to ensure courses are, where possible, co-delivered with people with lived experience of bipolar.
Led by the Head of Development you will also contribute to the development of new training courses and workshops using your experience and knowledge.
Please note that this role will require travel throughout Scotland.
Organisation Profile
Bipolar Scotland is Scotland’s charity for people living with bipolar. Our vision is for a good life for everyone in Scotland who lives with bipolar. We are member led, collaborative, advocates of peer support, focused on equality and rights based. See our website bipolarscotland.org.uk for further information.
Staff enjoy the following benefits:
- 2 wellbeing days per year (pro rata)
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
- Death in Service Benefit
Application notes
Closing Date: Sunday 29th of January 2023
For an informal discussion or further information please contact Maja Mitchell-Grigorjeva, Delivery and Development Manager, at Majam@bipolarscotland.org.uk.
To apply, please complete an application form and submit this to Majam@bipolarscotland.org.uk.
Job description and person specification are attached.
Interviews will be held via Zoom on Thursday the 9th of February 2023.
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Company Description
Since 1949, the Mental Health Foundation has been the UK’s leading charity for everyone’s mental health.
Our vision is for a world with good mental health for all. With prevention at the heart of what we do, we aim to find and address the sources of mental health problems so that people and communities can thrive.
We will drive change towards a mentally healthy society for all, and support communities, families and individuals to live mentally healthier lives, with a particular focus on those at greatest risk.
The Foundation is the home of Mental Health Awareness Week.
Our approach is:
• Tell the world
• We publish studies and reports on what protects mental health and the causes of poor mental health and how to tackle them.
• Find solutions
• We test and evaluate the best approaches to improving mental health in communities and then roll them out as widely as possible.
• Inform and empower
• We give advice to millions of people on mental health. We are most well-known for running Mental Health Awareness Week across the UK each year. We enable mentally healthier lives through public information and engagement.
• Change policy and practice
• We propose solutions and campaign for change to address the underlying cause of poor mental health.
• Build a strong foundation
• We aim to become an exemplar employer and aim to continue to build an organisation that is financially sustainable and thriving.
Benefits include:
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 27 after 5 years’ service
• 3 closure days between Christmas and New Year, in addition to annual leave
• Up to 3 well-being days per annum
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous non-contributory pension scheme at 8%, rising to 10% at 6 months service employer contribution
• Life Assurance Scheme at four times annual salary
• Flexible working
• Season Ticket Loan
• Cycle-to-work scheme
We have pioneered change for over 70 years and we are not afraid to challenge the status quo. Come join us!
Position
The Mental Health Foundation is recruiting for a Senior Research Officer to support our research team in Glasgow. This is available on a full-time or part-time (four days per week) basis as a fixed term post to 31 July 2025.
Starting salary £35,143 rising to £39,000 (pro rata)
This exciting Senior Research Officer role will lead the delivery of a large-scale research and learning initiative – the Barnardo’s Core Priority Programme in Mental Health and Wellbeing – working with a research team to deliver a multi-year evaluation using systems change and co-production as ways to improve mental health and wellbeing services for children and young people.
What does the role involve?
• To lead research, evaluation and learning activities to deliver the strategically significant and large-scale Barnardo’s Mental Health and Wellbeing programme.
• To lead programme evaluation and research activities (primary and secondary) in collaboration with a research team and employ appropriate research methodologies, including qualitative, quantitative and creative methods.
• To disseminate research knowledge through written reports, presentations and other research outputs and facilitating in-person and online learning events.
• To lead the development and delivery of organisational objectives by providing insight from research and evaluation activities and working with internal and external stakeholders to pursue these objectives.
• To work with team members to produce and lead research project plans, including agreed objectives, outcomes and measures, deliverables, and milestones.
• To report back to colleagues, partners and funders on the progress of the programme as required throughout the life of the project, and on conclusion of the project.
Requirements
What skills, knowledge and experience are we looking for?
• Skills in qualitative and quantitative research methods.
• Evidence of understanding the principles of research design and process and awareness of the strengths and weaknesses of different research methodologies.
• Demonstrable research project management skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with evidenced ability to communicate complex concepts effectively to a range of audiences.
• Evidence of understanding of the mental health research landscape, including public mental health and the wider determinants of health.
• Evidenced understanding of the importance of public involvement and co-production in research.
• Skills in using research software including NVivo and SPSS (or equivalent).
Please note that for safeguarding purposes, all our roles require a PVG/DBS check. Also, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.
Top job! Head of Operations (Scotland)
- Full time
- £58,568 – £67,725
- Edinburgh and Glasgow
- Closing 20th February 2023
Transforming the lives of those to whom all of us owe an enormous debt.
Combat Stress has been in existence since 1919 and, without doubt, provides a life-changing and, on occasion, life saving service.
For more than a century it has provided support to veterans from every service and every conflict. On average, it takes a veteran 13 years to ask for help after leaving their job and, for many, it is their darkest hour and they’re in a crisis situation. Combat Stress offers specialist support to deal with mental health conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression. It offers a range of services and therapy programmes across the UK. In Scotland, it offers residential and community-based care, together with online services, delivered by multi-disciplinary teams working across Scotland.
The charity is at an exciting time of its growth and is seeking a Head of Operations for Scotland who will provide forward thinking and inspirational leadership throughout this period and beyond.
You must be a registered professional, perhaps in occupational therapy, social work, mental health nursing, or clinical or counselling psychology, who can provide the highest quality strategic and operational leadership for Combat Stress in Scotland. The post holder will be the senior manager responsible for both representing and promoting Combat Stress across the country and build positive and productive relationships with statutory and third sector colleagues.
Combat Stress is looking for someone with the skills, experience and drive to support the Deputy Director of Operations to build on its current achievements and develop excellent quality services and support across Scotland.
The successful candidate will have considerable senior operational management experience delivered within a multi-disciplinary context; you should be strategic, have significant understanding of, and experience in, the field of mental health, have a robust understanding of the Care Inspectorate scrutiny framework and a desire for high quality and continuous improvement.
This is a role with considerable breadth and will exert change both within the charity and at a national level. You will have the opportunity to influence Scottish Government policy, represent Scotland at UK wide events and contribute to the growth and development of a national organisation. In addition, you will gain experience and expertise in the delivery of trauma-informed focused services, provide leadership for a multi-site national service ensuring regional equity, and provide high quality, effective and evidence-based care to Scotland’s veterans.
If you want to be part of the senior team at Combat Stress, providing specialist treatment and support for veterans with complex mental health issues; if you want to be part of the life-changing and unique work the charity provides and you’re able to demonstrate commitment to their values, then please contact us for the Candidate Pack today. In return, you will know that your daily endeavours are transforming the lives of those to whom all of us owe an enormous debt.
Stakeholder Engagement Administrator
- Full time
- £21,903 – £24,005
- Edinburgh/Glasgow
- Closing 9th February 2023
Due to an internal promotion, a fantastic opportunity has become available within the fundraising function of Alzheimer Scotland to support the Stakeholder Engagement team to deliver significant income from a variety of different income streams and sustain our mission to ensure nobody faces dementia alone.
The role can be based in either our Glasgow or Edinburgh offices. There will be a requirement to attend office premises, as well as a requirement for attendance over several locations from time to time for specific purposes, as directed.
The Stakeholder Engagement Administrator will often be the first point of contact for external stakeholders, so we are looking for someone who is passionate about delivering first class supporter care and making this as efficient as possible. You will be integral in creating a meaningful exchange with our most valued new and existing supporters.
You will also be responsible for the management of our merchandise and stock so organisational skills are paramount to this role. We want someone who is a process fanatic and can complete reports and tasks to a high standard.
In the role you will need to exhibit a collaborative approach to working with the Stakeholder Engagement team, supporting the team on key projects and administrative tasks, as well as other internal and external stakeholders. You will play an instrumental role in the success of our activities and will use your initiative and creativity to solve problems and pre-empt team needs.
We are looking for someone with a with a can-do attitude who can thrive within a fast-paced, varied environment. You will be comfortable working independently, a self-starter with meticulous attention to detail. Successful applicants will have a positive approach to dementia, along with excellent communication skills and a caring attitude. A willingness to learn and participate in training, will also be expected.
In return we offer a fantastic range of benefits along with a supportive approach to work life balance. We are an innovative organisation, and this role is a opportunity for someone with aspirations to develop their career in the third sector.
Top job! Senior Service Manager x 2
- Full time
- £40,022 – £43,122
- Glasgow & Central Scotland (Hybrid working is available)
- Closing 8th February 2023
Around since 1923, SAMH is Scotland’s national mental health charity. We have represented the voice of people most affected by mental health problems in Scotland for almost 100 years. Today, in over 60 communities we work with adults and young people providing mental health social care support, services in primary care, schools and further education, among others.
These services together with our national programme work in See Me, respectme, suicide prevention and active living; inform our policy and campaign work to influence positive social change. SAMH is dedicated to mental health and wellbeing for all: with a vision of a society where people are able to live their lives fully, regardless of present or past circumstances.
For Scotland’s Mental Health
About the Role
At SAMH, we pride ourselves on the high quality of our support services across Scotland, and as we roll out our new organisational strategy, we are looking to recruit to the role of Senior Service Manager. These roles will lead our services to continue to build on their success and shape new developments and innovation across the organisation.
With overall responsibility for high quality delivery across a range of internal and external standards, and delivery across a number of social care services, within one of the geographic locations above, you’ll demonstrate your energy, drive, leadership and enthusiasm for excellence in mental health support and social care.
What we are looking for
An accomplished communicator, you will have instant credibility when engaging with both internal and external stakeholders and local partnerships and your experience as a senior manager, will enable you to lead, develop, and support and guide your service managers to build positive and effective environments and deliver outstanding quality services.
Experience and knowledge of the Social Care sector is preferred but not essential.
If you share our passion and vision for a society where people are able to live their lives fully, regardless of present or past circumstances we would be delighted to receive an application from you.
What we will provide for you
You will work in a supportive environment and will be provided with a full induction and training opportunities. You will be given the chance to develop your knowledge and skills, as well as develop professionally. Some of our benefits include;
- Fully funded SVQ qualification to meet the conditions of your SSSC registration Reimbursement of PVG, Disclosure & SSSC annual fees and registration costs.
- Funded continuous learning and development opportunities, access to over 100 courses online in addition to classroom and virtual training sessions
- 30 days annual leave rising to 33 after 5 years’ service
- 4 public holidays
- 2 paid wellbeing days off per year to use on what matters to you.
- Team wellbeing budgets
- Workplace pension scheme
- Life Assurance policy
- Employee Assistance Programme
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