Music Teacher
- Full time or Part time
- £37,895 – £47,565
- The Royal Blind School Edinburgh
- Closing 1st June 2023
- Advertised from 18th May 2023
- 35 or 21 hours per week. Temporary – until October 2023
Role
What this job is about
The post holder will provide a safe and high-quality learning environment in which our children and young people will thrive.
Responsible for the coordination of assigned classes and will work collaboratively with the multi-professional team within the school and colleagues within the wider organisation to plan and deliver a personalised curriculum for each child and young person.
What we want you to be responsible and accountable for
All teachers will support the learning and development of children and young people with visual impairment /complex needs through:
- Assessing their needs and setting learning targets in collaboration with the multi professional team.
- Promoting their emotional health and well-being, including developing self-esteem and providing opportunities to maximise independence.
- Reviewing the appropriateness of the curriculum for individual children on an ongoing basis.
- Developing resources for children and young people with visual impairment.
- Supporting the referral, admission and transition processes for children and young people.
- Planning, recording and reporting on progress in collaboration with multi professional team and parents and carers.
- Committing to undertake training in Manual Handling or any other relevant training to work with children with complex needs.
- Providing cover for absent colleagues or undertaking any additional duties required of them.
- Keeping up to date with all new organisational, local and national initiatives pertinent to the needs of children and young people with Additional Support Needs, Complex Needs and Visual Impairment.
- In collaboration with relevant staff, taking the lead in events as agreed such as Assemblies, Christmas Show, Exhibitions, Enterprise Activities, etc
Other Requirements:
Leadership and People Management:
All teachers will show leadership skills through:
- Developing an area of the School Improvement Plan with colleagues.
- Ensuring all class support staff achieve high professional standards at all times.
- Challenging practice not in line with the ethos and values of Sight Scotland and/or professional registration.
- Taking responsibility for own Professional Review and Development in line with GTCS registration and Sight Scotland’s appraisal requirements.
- Delivery of training and presentations to colleagues.
Respect, Diversity and Equality:
All teachers will act and behave in ways that develop a culture of
trust and respect through:
- Being respectful, courteous and diplomatic at all times when dealing with others.
- Raising awareness of equality and diversity issues through curricular activity, in line with Sight Scotland’s policies and procedures and legislation.
Professionalism:
All teachers will be able to demonstrate they are self –reflective practitioners, professional and positive role models through:
- Meeting the standards set within GTCS registration and the professional code of conduct.
- Developing and building on good working relationships with all internal and external stakeholders.
- Working effectively when under pressure.
- Communicating in a way which is clear, honest, constructive and inclusiveness
- Showing initiative and flexibility.
Core Organisational Responsibilities:
All teachers will promote and support Sight Scotland’s ethos, values and policies through:
- Promoting a culture of respect and dignity at all times in line with Sight Scotland policy.
- Demonstrating professionalism, positivity and integrity in line with Sight Scotland values.
- Contributing to the development of the organisation’s strategic improvement plan.
- Complying with and support all organisational policies and procedures, including Child Protection, Data Protection and confidentiality, Health and Safety and Equal Opportunities.
- Participating in and delivering learning and development activity within the provision and wider organisation.
- Protecting and enhancing the good reputation of the organisation at all times.
- Teachers are expected to carry out any other duty as reasonably directed by the School Management Team and/or Director of Services.
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.
Application notes
To find out more and apply please visit our website
Closing date: 1st of June 2023
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About The Role
Due to significant growth we are recruiting for a Contracts Manager across Lanarkshire and the West.
Your role, as an ENABLE Works Contract Manager, will be to manage the delivery, performance and compliance of multiple contracts across your region.
You will be responsible for all contract management and delivery of outcomes and income across the programmes in your region; key to this will be developing positive professional relationships with our delivery teams and stakeholders in each area.
You will be responsible for all programme monitoring, ensuring accurate tracking of all performance. You will be required to provide this, in line with funder expectations, to your regional Operations Manager and will be required to attend and contribute to regular leadership meetings.
You will work closely with our delivery teams and will be responsible for driving performance and compliance in-line with contractual targets. You will ensure a positive experience of our provision for both our clients and stakeholders.
You will motivate and monitor performance and ensure we deliver a quality service across the programme whilst meeting challenging project KDIs.
You will work to accurately forecast delivery outcomes, drive performance within teams, and identify and effectively manage any risks to performance to ensure targets are achieved.
Analytical skills, attention to detail and a keen understanding of your regions challenging compliance requirements, are essential to be successful in this role.
Responsible for quality and compliance you will work closely with our Compliance team, overseeing internal audits, recognising trends, identifying risks areas and actioning effective contingencies.
You will be an important member of the wider ENABLE Works team, supporting departmental objectives through effective programme management, but also through positive collaboration and innovation within your team to support our strategic goals.
Please note this role involves the management of a geographical region, so significant travel to ensure effective management of a geographically disparate team will be required.
About You
Full clean driving license is essential
Essential Criteria
- Knowledge and Understanding
- Understanding of Employability services and methodologies
- Extensive knowledge of a range of employability contracts in your region
Skills/Abilities
- Ability to effectively coach and motivate teams to achieve high performance
- Ability to drive performance on paid by outcome programmes
- Effective project management skills
- Ability to think strategically to achieve long term goals
- Ability to partner and negotiate with external stakeholders
- Able to work independently to meet deadlines
Experience
- Experience of leading and managing teams
- Experience of working in a performance focussed team
- Experience of meeting and exceeding complex compliance requirements
About Us
At ENABLE Scotland we believe in developing all our staff and we provide an extensive learning programme together with in-house career development opportunities.
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 Scotland 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 Scotland 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.
Youth Coordinators
- Full time
- £21,532
- Motherwell, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Inverness, Edinburgh and Dundee
- Closing 31st May 2023
Enable is one of Scotland's leading charities, consisting of three pillars - enable cares, enable works and enable communities.
Across the group, we deliver community projects and campaigns, self-directed health and social care support and employability and training for people throughout Scotland.
Enable Communities are now delighted to be launching a new programme for children and young people with learning disabilities, funded by Motability.
Delivered in 6 areas of Scotland, we will be designing and delivering a curriculum for groups aged 8-12, 13-15 and 16-18 years of age that enables them to develop new skills, participate in their own communities using active travel and have loads of fun.
Our Youth Coordinators will support children and young people who have a learning disability to become active, confident members of their community by supporting them to utilise public transport and develop their peer networking skills.
About You
We are looking for candidates who want to inspire children and young people with learning disabilities and can support them to become active, confident and develop new friends in their own community. Successful candidates will also demonstrate:
- Experience working with young people
- Understanding of the issues affecting transitions in to adulthood for young people with learning disabilities
- The ability to deliver fun and motivating information sessions and workshops to children and young people
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
Please see the full job description for more information.
About Us
At Enable, we're passionate about developing all our staff and provide an extensive training programme, combined with a commitment to create career development opportunities.
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*
- Blue Light Card
This is an exciting opportunity to join a group that continues to shake up the social care sector in Scotland making a real difference to people’s lives. Don’t miss the chance to help shape this journey.
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. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds.
*Terms and Conditions Apply
If you’re looking to use your excellent accountancy, leadership and communication skills within a pioneering health and wellbeing charity, where two days are never the same, then this could be the role for you.
About Thistle
At Thistle we believe in a world of inclusion, free of isolation and loneliness, where a health crisis doesn’t mean a life crisis.
Our charity supports people with disabilities and long-term health conditions; to lead good lives and achieve what matters most to them. We believe that everyone in Scotland should have access to our person-centred approach to health and wellbeing.
About the Role
This role will be key in leading, developing, and managing the Finance function to support the delivery of Thistle’s strategic objectives and provide a professional, supportive, and responsive Finance service across the organisation. It will involve working closely with the operational teams in Supported Living and Health & Wellbeing, as well as colleagues right across the organisation including others in our ‘back-office’, known collectively as Thistle Hub.
- Lead the Finance function to manage our financial operations effectively and in accordance with OSCR and statutory regulations.
- Responsibility for reporting to the Leadership Team and Trustees on the financial position, delivering monthly management accounts, the annual budget and regular reforecasts.
- Have overall responsibility for financial and management accounting including sales, purchase and nominal ledgers, payroll, cash management, internal reporting and financial systems.
- Contribute to multi-year financial planning, preparing budgets for new projects and services.
- Prepare statutory accounts and other statutory returns, and lead on the annual audit.
- Lead, coach, develop and manage the finance team, ensuring that the team has an appropriate and relevant skill mix and experience, and promote a positive culture of continuous improvement.
- Identify and implement improved processes and controls and delegate work effectively within the team.
- Contribute effectively as a member of the Extended Leadership Team (ELT)
Who we’re looking for
Are you an experienced accountant who welcomes the opportunity to work in an organisation which supports people with disabilities and long-term health conditions to enable them to lead good lives and achieve what matters most to them? Do you have experience managing multiple income streams and cost centres, and in preparing budgets, forecasts and management accounts?
Do you have excellent communication skills to build relationships with colleagues at all levels across Thistle? Can you support budget holders with their financial planning and reporting?
You will have a track record of leading and managing a team effectively, and a professional and ethical approach combined with pragmatism. If you are passionate about providing an excellent customer-focussed service, developing both yourself and others, and enjoy working closely with colleagues in all areas of the organisation then you will find Thistle an exciting and rewarding place to work.
If you thrive in a fast-paced, varied role, where you can make a real difference, we would love to hear from you.
For full person specification please see here.
For full job description please see here.
What we offer
- The opportunity to work with a fun and friendly team focused on making a difference in the lives of people living in communities across Scotland
- Hybrid working between and our award winning offices in Craigmillar, Edinburgh and home
- Learning and development opportunities including our internal leadership development programme
- Contributory pension scheme
- Non-contributory death in service benefit scheme
- 35 days of annual leave
- Free Thistle Gym membership
- Membership of the HSF Health & Benefits Plan
ENABLE Scotland is a dynamic and vibrant organisation dedicated to improving the lives of people with learning disabilities across Scotland.
ENABLE Works are the leading Scottish organisation delivering high quality employability services for people who have disabilities, and other complex barriers to employment.
We are looking for an Employment Coordinator to work on the Fair Start Scotland, national employability programme, supporting a range of participants in their journey towards, and into, employment. This service aims to support all unemployed residents of Scotland, who face barriers to employment.
You will work closely with a large group of clients each year, profiling their skills and jointly planning activity that will enable them to achieve their work goals, upskill through training and support, and achieve progressions into employment, before continuing to support those individuals for up to a year in work.
You will have significant working knowledge of the local area and key employability stakeholders and sectors, as well as having a strong understanding of the local labour market and employer requirements.
You will be responsible for developing positive relationships with the programme participants, their circles of support and professional support services. You will work closely with local partners, including employers, funders and other stakeholders, developing professional relationships that will offer a diverse range of experiences and opportunities.
You will be given a work plan to achieve in order that programme participants are receiving a quality service and we are achieving the expectations of funders and stakeholders, and you will be required to meet challenging, but achievable, programme KDIs.
You will be an important member of the wider ENABLE Works team, supporting departmental objectives through delivery of support but also through positive collaboration and innovation within your team to support our strategic, societal goals.
A full UK drivers licence and access to a car for work purposes is essential for this role.
Providing high quality support:
- Regular and accurate profiling of skills and recording of participant activity
- Active case management to ensure person-centred success
- Delivering support with fidelity to the individual project model
- Delivery of structured training to individuals and groups of participants
- Maintaining positive relationships with participants and their circles of support to ensure inclusive success
- Managing professional relationships with stakeholders and employers to create opportunities for participants
Delivering projects to plan:
- Keeping accurate and up-to-date records ready for audit
- Recording and gathering project information in line with project timescales and work plan
- Handling and storing project information in line with ENABLE Scotland’s data protection policy
- Reporting accurately on project activity when requested and in line with project timescales
- Meeting performance expectations:
- Active case management to ensure participants are achieving success
- Meeting and exceeding individual project expectations
- Innovating and collaborating across your team to support wider ENABLE Works performance
Contribution to strategy:
- Sharing best practice and opportunities with ENABLE Works colleagues
- Positive and flexible response to changes in work plans
- Collaborative approach to team and departmental delivery
- Managing your time/caseload efficiently in order to respond to additional duties as required
- Supporting the training and marking of accredited staff training
- Representing ENABLE Works and ENABLE Scotland with an understanding of departmental and organisational strategies
About You
- Essential Criteria
- Full Clean Driving Licence and access to a vehicle for business purposes
- A commitment to support participants in their journey towards tailored, sustainable employment
- Understanding of employability services and methodologies
- Knowledge of the local area and it’s community assets
- Commitment to personal and professional development
- Ability to profile skills and aspirations of individuals
- Ability to innovate and plan so all clients can achieve their goals
- Ability to partner and negotiate with stakeholders
- Professional presentation and personality
- Self-management skills and the ability to meet duties effectively requirements
- Experience of achieving success through innovation
- Experience of working in a performance-focussed team
- Experience of delivering learning
- Experience of meeting/exceeding demanding compliance
Desirable Criteria
- PDA in Supported Employment
- Knowledge of skills and employment services
- Knowledge of Supported Employment Programmes
- An understanding of ESF compliance requirements
- Understanding of relevant policy and legislation
- Experience of working with people who have multiple and/or complex barriers
About Us
At ENABLE Scotland we believe in developing all our staff and we provide an extensive learning programme together with in-house career development opportunities.
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 Scotland 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 Scotland 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.
*Terms and Conditions Apply
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