- Advertised from 21st April 2022
Role
The Community Link Worker programme in Inverclyde is funded by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Community Link Workers are based within GP Practices and they work across the community, third sector and public sector to support people to live well through strengthening connections between community resources and primary care.
The Community Link Worker will provide a person-centred service that is responsive to the needs and interests of a GP practice population, who are often living in an area affected by socio-economic deprivation. They will support them to identify issues that affect their ability to live well. Taking a person-centred approach, the post holder will support individuals to help them identify personal outcomes and priorities that they would like to address, to overcome any barriers to addressing these and to link them to local and national support services and activities.
The Community Link Worker will support the existing GP practice team to become better equipped to match local and national support services to the needs of individuals attending for health care. They will also build relationships and processes between the GP practice and community resources, statutory organisations, other health services and voluntary organisations.
Contract is for 35 hours per week, however applications from those wishing to work a pattern of reduced hours may be considered.
Role may be suitable for a candidate seeking secondment. Please enquire for further information.
Rolling contract – end date dependent on external factors.
As this post is sickness absence cover, your employment is on a temporary basis and is currently expected to continue only until the substantive post-holder returns to work. This temporary employment is subject to termination by either party giving 4 weeks notice.
Application notes
Closing date for applications is Wednesday 25th May 2022 at 12 noon.
Interviews will take place on Wednesday 1st June 2022
Download the application pack below.
Applications should be e-mailed to admin@cvsinverclyde.org.uk
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Operations Manager
- Full time or Part time
- £34,917
- Flexible/Hybrid from CVS Inverclyde’s offices in Greenock (2 days per week/negotiable)
- Closing 19th June 2023
CVS Inverclyde are looking for an Operations Manager due to retirement of a long serving and much valued staff member. This is a unique opportunity to join and assist in the operational leadership of CVS Inverclyde as a part of our Senior Management Team.
Reporting directly to the CEO, the post holder will work to strengthen the sector through supporting and managing the delivery of organisational development and capacity building support to the voluntary, community and third sector in 4 core areas including governance, organisational development, volunteering and social enterprise. They are responsible for the monitoring and evaluation of our programmes and creating new opportunities for service development. The post holder will represent CVS Inverclyde on key strategic boards and strengthen and develop our partnerships throughout the 3rd sector.
The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of the voluntary sector and experience of networking between organisations and sectors. A solid understanding of financial and budgetary processes would be advantageous. It is likely that the post holder will have an established track record in a leadership role whilst maintaining a flexible approach to their work. The post holder will also be required to have a clean driving licence and/or access to a car and driver.
Third Sector Support Officer
- Full time or Part time
- £26,782
- Flexible/Hybrid from CVS Inverclyde’s offices in Greenock.
- Closing 19th June 2023
Due to the internal secondment of a key member of our team, we are looking for an ambitious and enthusiastic individual to deliver CVS Inverclyde’s (CVSI) Third Sector Interface (TSI) function. The postholder will be responsible for delivering organisational development and capacity building support to the voluntary, community and third sector in 4 core areas including governance, organisational development, volunteering and social enterprise. The post holder will be responsible for leading advice and guidance to groups around these topics, ensuring that they are informed of the regulatory and legal information necessary. They will also support the broader work of CVS Inverclyde in developing a strong Third Sector, including delivery of training, workshops and policy development relevant to the speciality areas connected with this post.
Development Officer – Community Ownership x2
- Full time
- £27,000
- Falkirk, with flexibility to work remotely for part of the week
- Closing 17th July 2023
The Development Officer – Community Ownership role will support the development and sustainability of the local third sector by providing tailored organisational development support through a place based approach including governance, funding, socially enterprising activity, business planning, volunteering management and community leadership to create strong infrastructures to enable and empower third sector groups and organisations to take forward their aspirations of community ownership and community asset transfer.
Do you want to make a real difference to your community? If so we may have the job for you! Following the retirement of our much-valued colleague we are looking for a dynamic and energetic Third Sector Support Advisor for Cowal and Bute. You will be passionate about helping charities, community groups and social enterprises to meet emerging and current local needs. You will need to be able to manage your own workload and to evaluate the impact of your own interventions. In exchange you will work in a supportive team environment where self-development and a relentless focus on the needs of Argyll and Bute's communities is at the heart of what we do. On offer is a salary of £27k, £100pcm home working allowance, annual training allowance and pension.
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