Cassiltoun are committed to asset-based community development evident through the delivery of our Community Development Strategy with key themes of Community Capacity Building, Health and Wellbeing, Employment, Income Maximisation and Local Economy, and Regeneration of Space. Through working alongside community members, we design and deliver a range of projects including a community woodland, community art, advisory panels, training and workshops, community gardening, food projects and digital inclusion. We also work closely with our subsidiary companies and in partnership with other organisations and agencies.

Cassiltoun Housing Association are looking to recruit an experienced, motivated and enthusiastic individual for an opportunity which has arisen in our Community Team.

You are required to have an understanding of community development, be passionate about meaningful participation, and have the energy to work in a fast-paced busy team delivering a range of projects. You are required to have experience in collating information, producing it in a written format, and are able and enthusiastic to learn multiple formats. You will be comfortable in a range of environments, including: outdoors, professional meetings, groups, busy events, and with all age groups. You will work with the Community Development Manager, the Community Woodland Officer and a range of part time and freelance posts to ensure the voices of our tenants and residents are at the heart of what is delivered across the Cassiltoun Group, be involved in all stages of project development and delivery and be part of a team striving to meet local aspirations.

Thenue Housing is a Registered Social Landlord and charity owning just over 3000 properties and provides a factoring service to a further 800 owner/occupiers. Our properties are located in Glasgow in the following areas, Bridgeton, Calton, Cranhill, Castlemilk, Dalmarnock, Scotstoun, Baillieston and Blackhill.

We are committed to delivering quality and affordable homes with excellent customer service….improving homes, lives and communities. The Board is responsible for running the Association’s affairs and plays an important role in developing our various communities. It provides strategic leadership, sets objectives, exercises scrutiny and monitors and evaluates the organisation’s business in order to deliver continued improvements for our customers.

We wish to recruit 2 new Board Members and are seeking dynamic, highly motivated, and innovative individuals. We are particularly keen to hear from people with skills, knowledge and experience as follows:

• Financial Management– with a Board member with significant experience in this area coming to the end of their term in September 2024, now is the right time to seek to recruit in this area so there is a true succession for the Board.
• Governance- good governance is at heart of our organisation, and we seek to recruit an individual that can strengthen us further in this area into the future.

Diverse Boards are vital to our ongoing success and we particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups. There are generally 10 meetings a year including our Business Planning Event. Remote access to the meetings is available, but there is an expectation to attend some of these meetings in person during the year.

This role is voluntary and unpaid with reasonable out of pocket expenses being paid. Support will be given in the role through ongoing training, development and mentoring.

The Scottish Recovery Consortium is passionate about building recovery from addiction in Scotland. Our response to the new strategy landscape is Support, Represent, Connect. Scotland has a rich history of people with lived experience using their experiences to improve services and structures for people still accessing support. Over the past few years, the emergence of Lived Experience Panels has created a unique opportunity to further embed our voices within the system. This post will support the development and growth of a Lived Experience Panel in Fife.

What the post involves:

• Work with people with lived experience, SRC, Fife ADP, treatment providers and local services to support the creation, development and integration of a Lived Experience Panel across Fife ADP.

• To support and coordinate the ongoing activities, development, and integration of Fife’s Lived Experience Panel.

• To support, coordinate, and train people with lived experience to develop an understanding of treatment and support systems. Utilise this learning and knowledge to cascade information more broadly across communities to increase the number of people in recovery who share their experience and contribute to local decision making about treatment and support.

• To support and offer peer mentor support to new and existing Lived Experience Panel members from across Fife to reflect on learning and experience of being a lived experience panel member.

• To link the work of the Lived Experience Panel and Fife ADP.

• To develop a links and relationships with all services that support people with addiction issues.

Our ideal candidate will have this experience and knowledge:

• Knowledge and experience of the recovery movement and people in recovery in in Fife and across Scotland.

• Knowledge and experience of addiction treatment services and system in Fife and Scotland.

• Experience in collaborating and jointly working with a range of key ADP stakeholders, key local providers and services and recovery communities in Fife.

• Evidence of high level on going personal development through formal or informal education, training or self-directed learning.

• Knowledge of how stigma affects people with addiction issues, why that happens and how can it be challenged and resolved.

• Knowledge of a rights-based approach and experience of having applied it in action.

Our ideal candidate will demonstrate these abilities and skills:

• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills.

• Listening and observation skills that will be utilised across a range of different diverse groups, services and people in recovery and leaders across Fife ADP.

• Ability to communicate ideas in writing, in person and in presentations.

• Ability to co-ordinate a range of diverse groups, providers, recovery communities and leaders across Fife ADP.

• Strong organizational and administration skills.

• Ability to self-start and organise own workload.

• IT and social media skills.

Everyone involved in the SRC has a strong:

• Commitment to equality of opportunity

• Commitment to the principles and values of recovery

A commitment to equality of opportunity is essential and a personal or family lived experience of recovery from addiction is a desirable asset in this work.

Interview for this position will be held on week commencing 19th June 2023.

For an informal discussion about any aspect of this post please contact Derek Watt, Operational Lead – 0141 559 6934

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