Do you want to join a small team that is dedicated to providing excellent services for its community?

Hawthorn Housing Co-operative is a small fully mutual housing co-operative (where all tenants are members and all members are tenants) in Possilpark.

The Co-op was set up in 1987 to lead the creation of a community with excellent homes where people are proud to live. We have 364 houses.

Delivering an excellent housing service is central to our aims and working in a small team gives the opportunity to learn a wide range of skills.

Are you –

• An excellent communicator,
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic,
• A team player,
• Always prepared to go the extra mile,
• Committed to providing an excellent service to the community and your customers
• A problem solver and
• Educated to SVQ level 3 or have 5 standard grades

If so, then you may be the person we are looking for to play a key role in helping us continuously improve to provide the highest quality of service we possibly can.

We offer EVH’s excellent terms and conditions. The post has flexible working hours, company pension scheme, 25 days annual leave and 15 days public holiday.

Johnstone Credit Union is a community based not-for-profit financial co-operative established over 40 years ago, owned and run by members in Renfrewshire and providing services to over 5000 members. We pride ourselves on being community focused with social and ethical values – our ethos is the alleviation of financial poverty and the promotion of responsible credit.

The role will be to assist the office manager in all duties to ensure the effective and efficient operation of the credit union

Main Duties

1. To carry out all administrative and teller duties.
2. To deal with members general enquiries in a professional manner.
3. To help with decision making on loan applications in accordance with the loan policy
4. To maintain accurate and up to date records of all financials including submission of all regulatory reports to the PRA and FCA.
5. To train and supervise volunteers assisting with Credit Union operations.
6. To process staff salaries and pension commitments.
7. To implement and adhere to all procedures and policies introduced from time to time by the board of directors and to undertake such other duties and responsibilities as are commensurate with the post.
8. To undertake any other duties as may be instructed by the office Manager

Key Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

• Broad knowledge of office management and administration practices gained from significant practical and related work experience.
• Experience of providing high quality member service within a financial services environment
• IT skills to a proficient level on Microsoft packages
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent numeracy skills
• Ability to prioritise and organise own workload
• Ability to work well in a team and use own use initiative.
• Ability to work with a high standard of confidentiality and integrity

Qualifications

• HND Accounting or equivalent finance qualification is essential
• Previous experience in financial sector

The Charity Fundraiser will be responsible for increasing individual, group and corporate charitable contributions and maximising income for The Catherine McEwan Foundation. This will enable the foundation to grow and achieve its aims, to improve life for those suffering from Crohn’s and Colitis.

The post holder will use excellent communication skills and initiative to develop relationships with potential donors, business and local fundraisers and volunteers to build upon the successful networks in place.

In this role, the fundraiser will expand upon the existing portfolio of supporters and events, to maximise the different revenue streams available and explore new fundraising opportunities.

The Charity Fundraiser will assist and support all corporate partners with their fundraising. They will use their organisational and planning skills to assist with the co-ordination and project planning of special events to maximise the fundraising potential of these.

Main Responsibilities

1. Assist in planning and implementing new strategies and campaigns to bring in new donors building upon the existing portfolio.
2. Manage, nurture, and support individual community fundraisers and their fundraising activities to maximise the funds they raise.
3. Assist in planning and delivering fundraising events, building upon the current portfolio to maximise the potential income generated as well as developing new and imaginative fundraising activities.
4. Support, implement and raise awareness of new fundraising campaigns.
5. To engage with, and increase awareness of the charity and its work, in the local community e.g. giving talks or seeking photo opportunities in the media.
6. Develop strong, productive relationships with local businesses.
7. Record and maintain fundraising CRM/Records.
8. Act as the main point of contact for fundraising queries by corporate supporters; providing and sustaining an excellent level of service to maximise income generation and meet agreed requirements. Co-ordinate and support companies with their staff fundraising initiatives, providing advice and materials where appropriate.
9. Act as an Ambassador, effectively conveying the charity’s mission, vision and programmes to potential donors.
10. Work in line with the Institute of Fundraising Practice, charity law and OSCR guidelines.
11. Proactively develop and manage the cultivation of new corporate contacts by instigating face to face meetings, pitching and managing their developing relationship with The Catherine McEwan Foundation culminating with successful partnerships.
12. To present to existing corporate supporters a wide portfolio of offerings to secure sponsorship, cause related marketing, commercial participation, in kind support and employee fundraising opportunities to attract new business.
13. To develop and implement the effective use of networking including social media to generate new prospective business across varied and diverse sectors both locally and nationally.
14. To co-ordinate and deliver a series of planned marketing communications to corporate partners and supporters and to potential donors, providing updates and fundraising initiatives so as to build relationships.
15. To take responsibility of enquiries, responding, handling or directing where appropriate.
16. To comply with the Foundation’s Employment and Health and Safety requirements.

Experience:

Fundraising: 2 years (required)

A full job description is attached below.

We are hiring! - Work with Us

Do you have a passion for helping vulnerable people enjoy as much fulfilment as they can and feel included in their community? If compassion, care and inclusiveness are an important part of who you are, our opportunities to work away from the routine in a demanding, challenging but emotionally rewarding role could be for you.

Our Turning Point Scotland Services in Renfrewshire Homelessness Services are looking for people like you to help provide individualised support to adults with a wide range of needs, either on an individual 1:1 basis or alongside others and as part of a team.

About The Service / Role

We recognise that many people who have experienced, or are continuing to experience trauma in their life struggle to engage with mainstream services. This leaves individuals at greater risk of health harm, homelessness and alcohol and other drugs related deaths. The MYLA Team will operate within the Homelessness Support Services Renfrewshire (hereafter, the Team) will engage with people who are experiencing challenges in their life related to alcohol, other drugs, and / or housing / homelessness. The Team will work with people who are; Not engaged in services; Partially engaged in services, perhaps only engaging in prescribed medication, but not engaged in psychosocial interventions; Sporadically engaged with services; Lost contact with services.

We will deliver support in the following ways;

Assertive Outreach - We will use evidence-based assertive engagement approaches and triage people to make a decision on whether they will access further support from TPS or connect people into another part of the system.

Low level support care co-ordination – We assist people to access other key services to promote their wellbeing, ensuring they are linked into Medically Assisted Treatment if appropriate, ensuring they are accessing all relevant benefits, taking them to appointments, liaising with other professionals. We will also provide support with housing related tasks / functions.

High level support and care co-ordination – We will deliver support as stated in the lower tier as well developing a therapeutic relationship with the individual. This will include delivering support that will include assessment and recovery planning; Harm Reduction and Relapse Prevention; Alcohol and Drug Brief Interventions; Motivational Interviewing; and solution focused approaches.

You will work as part of a team of 3 workers, you will carry a mixed caseload of assertive outreach, low and high level support and care co-ordination of people who have been identified as needing support with problematic Alcohol and or other Drug issues and possibly housing support.

About You

Our Values drive our behaviour, you will be expected to showcase how your practice meets our values of Respect, Compassion, Inclusion and Integrity. You will also;

• Recognise problematic Alcohol and Drug issues as a health issue and be passionate about supporting people to reduce harm and / or recover.
• Have some experience of delivering support to individuals with severe and multiple disadvantage, and at least a basic knowledge of the effects and supports available to individuals who are experiencing problematic Alcohol and Other Drug issues.
• Be able work in a way that provides service users with choice and control in their life, helping them to develop a sense of themselves and belonging.
• Recognise the wide ranging support expected as part of Housing Support

The support we provide is always person centred, we do this by involving people who know the person well, this includes family and friends, other health and Social Work professionals, Advocacy services and our own staff members.

We believe having the right values of respect, compassion, inclusion and integrity is all you need to join our team! We would offer you full support in completing your application.

As a Lead Practitioner, you will work with individuals who have a wide range of support needs, providing them with practical and emotional support and encouraging them to achieve their own personal outcomes in all aspects of their daily lives e.g. keeping safe, meaningful activities, community involvement, physical health, relationships, emotional health and wellbeing.