Scottish Autism seeks to promote and provide care, education, support and opportunities for people with autism of all ages throughout Scotland. We work tirelessly to create a world where autistic people are understood and enabled to lead meaningful, fulfilling and happy lives as valued members of the community.

A key expectation of everyone who works for Scottish Autism is that they live and breathe our values; Collaboration, Change Makers, Compassion and Contribution. Our values come into play throughout everything we do at work – how we work together, and how we deliver services to the people we support and to the people we work alongside.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Income Generation Partner to join our team. You will assist the Income Generation Lead to develop and implement the income generation strategy, stewarding donors and generating income from key funders, partnerships, projects and events

In this role you will:

• Develop new and existing relationships and partnerships with businesses, foundations and grant-makers
• Develop and steward corporate partners and key supporters
• Identify and research income development opportunities for training and consultancy services
• Work with the Marketing and Communications Team on internal and external marketing activity, maximising opportunities to publicise the name and work of Scottish Autism
• Identify marketing opportunities to drive fundraising and income development

The successful candidate will:

• Be committed to and demonstrate our organisational values
• Have the ability to work collaboratively across the organisation and with external partners
• Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and be able to influence
• Be self-driven, proactive, self-motivated and goal-orientated
• Have strong customer service/relationship management skills and be able to present effectively
• Be flexible to step up and take on additional coordination or overseeing specific income streams when required

You will be educated to at least Higher level and ideally have fundraising experience, including trusts, foundations and corporate fundraising, plus account management experience. However transferrable skills will also be considered

Scottish Autism offers you:

• 32 days holiday (which increases with your length of service)
• Non-contributory life assurance scheme
• Workplace Pension
• Discounts at high street retailers, travel and gyms

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure check.

Scottish Autism is a smoke free organisation. Our aim is to protect the Health and Wellbeing of our employees and the individuals we support by providing a smoke free environment.

ENABLE Scotland is a dynamic and vibrant organisation dedicated to improving the lives of people with learning disabilities and we are looking for a dynamic and motivated SVQ Assessor/IV to join us in developing a qualified and competent workforce.

As SVQ Assessor/IV you will have responsibility for supporting candidates to achieve SVQ Social Services & Healthcare Level 2 (SCQF Level 6) and Social Services & Healthcare Level 3 (SCQF L7). You will be responsible for carrying out internal verification activity in line with IV Strategy. In your role, you will support ENABLE Scotland in professionalising frontline roles and supporting staff to meet the conditions of SSSC registration. You will build strong and positive internal and external networks to support the successful delivery of the Learning and Development SVQ strategy.

About You

Successful candidate must:

• Hold SVQ Qualification in Assessment i.e. D32 & D33 or A1 or L&D9DiLevel 3
• Hold SVQ Level 3 (SVQ L7) or above.
• Have achieved relevant Internal Verifier award for SVQ or be working towards it D34 or V1 or L&D 9DI and L&D11 or Level 4 Certificate in Leading the IQA of Assessment Processes and Practice.
• Have excellent interpersonal, facilitation and networking skills
• Possess high standard of written communication
• Demonstrate effective planning and organisation skills.
• Hold a registrable qualification acceptable to the SSSC
• Show detailed and in-depth knowledge of National Care Standards, SSSC Codes of Practice, Registration requirements plus the structures and workings of the SSSC and Care Inspectorate.
• Driving License and access to a car for work purposes is essential for this role

For further details please refer to attached Job Description

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.

The Volunteer Co-ordinator role demands a pro-active approach and the ability to work independently and on own initiative to achieve agreed objectives. The current team works very flexibly to maximise the impact of this small organisation across Scotland, raise awareness of the impact of speech, language and communication disabilities and improve services for families and their children. This position will be best suited to someone who can work flexibly, enjoys a challenge and does not need a highly structured framework to manage their own, and other people’s work effectively.

SLCo provides information, supports local parent groups, develops resources and offers a programme of training, workshops and conferences to support parents and CYP (and professionals). We are a registered provider of C.P.D. in Scotland. SLCo seeks to develop a small team of volunteers who will engage with our services and local authority community planning partnerships and develop volunteer networks for parents and families across multiple geographic areas.

This role is ideal for a self-starter with a range of key skills; a dynamic individual who is able to work independently within the communities covered by our project. You must demonstrate experience in volunteer management and possess disability and equalities awareness, have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and evidence considerable experience in person-centred working. You will value the people you engage with as the experts and be familiar with community engagement principles and local authority partnerships.

You will be responsible for supporting and developing a new volunteer programme to help build a volunteer base to support service delivery and act as a local voice for children and their families.

The post-holder must be proficient in the use of internet and social media, and wider I.C.T. is desirable. This is an exciting, new opportunity for someone with the relevant experience who can make a considerable impact. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and actively seek to promote equality and diversity within the organisation. The Volunteer Co-ordinator will be responsible to the Director. The post is pensionable in line with Automatic Enrolment.

Fixed-term post, funded by Scottish Government through Volunteering Support Fund.

The Service

Our Oxgangs Project offers temporary supported accommodation for 17 males from the ages of sixteen upwards.

The Role

The role of the Support Worker will include:

• Supporting individuals to move on from the service and resettle them in the community in a permanent housing option suited to their needs
• Covering gaps in an established rota
• Working a variety of shifts including; early shifts, backshifts, and weekend working.

You Will

• Be confident in dealing with a homeless client group and have compassion and understanding for the issues homeless people face
• Have the ability to work as part of a team and on a lone working basis
• Hold an SVQ2 in Health and Social Care or have the ability and willingness to undertake study to achieve this
• Be organised with good time keeping skills
• Be able to demonstrate transferrable skills relating to care
• Be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of taking up the post.