Are you passionate about the environment, sustainable transport and supporting local communities? Do you want to act on that passion and make a vital and positive contribution to Moray communities and the environment?

If so, come and join our team!

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Moray Carshare (MCS) in the role of Operations Manager. You will be responsible for the overall effective running of the operations of MCS in alignment with our strategy, vision, purpose and ethos.

Bringing energy, drive(!) and a positive mind-set and approach to the post and organisation, you will be reliable, possess customer service skills and ideally, supervisory experience, while being comfortable in dealing with cars and e-bikes. In addition, you will both support and lead change as MCS develops its operational systems and strives for improvement across all spectrums of our service.

In exchange for your dedication, commitment and hard work, we offer a comfortable and stimulating working environment (Findhorn Social Enterprise Hive), 28 days annual leave (inclusive of public holidays), a competitive salary and the opportunity to be part of a charity that is embarking on an exciting new chapter as we lay the foundations for the development and expansion of our service.

We welcome applications from under-represented minority groups.

Families Outside is the only national charity in Scotland that works solely to support families affected by imprisonment. Imprisonment can often have a huge impact on the things that matter most to families: money and secure housing, safe and connected relationships at home and in the community, and the emotional health and wellbeing of families. Families Outside is dedicated to providing a range of practical, social, and emotional support to people with someone in prison that are relationship-based, prison-aware, and family-focused.

As part of an exciting new partnership project with our colleagues at Barnardo’s Scotland, the Families Outside Family Support Worker will work to improve the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people and their families in Edinburgh. We will address the social and family adversities that children and young people who have a family member in prison face to ensure they are safe, healthy, included, and achieving at home, school, and in the community.

Our Family Support Worker will:

• Support children, young people, and families at home and in their community via 1:1, family, and group work.
• Work closely with key professionals including prison staff and prison visitor centre staff to provide advice, information, and guidance to families and professionals on a range of issues.
• Support a caseload and address individual and family needs, referring to appropriate local services (i.e. housing, health, welfare) as required.
• Support families to be involved in relevant case conferences and decision-making fora where possible.

We are looking for a Family Support Worker who is:

• Experienced in working with and alongside children, young people, and families in creative and flexible ways
• Highly motivated and enthusiastic, but also passionate about developing and delivering quality, engaging, and fun activities that are accessible to children and young people across Edinburgh
• Confident in managing risk and ensuring children and young people are safe at home and in the community
• Focused on the rights of children and young people in their work and all they do
• Trauma-informed and understands the impact of imprisonment upon children, young people, and families
• Confident in working within GIRFEC approaches and is an effective contributor to multi-agency work with other professionals to meet the needs of children, young people, and families.

If you are an experienced professional with social work, youth/community work, family support, or other appropriate experience and are passionate about making a difference for children, young people, and families impacted by imprisonment, then we want to hear from you.

Staff Benefits

• 25 flexible leave days plus 10 public holidays

• Hybrid working (negotiable)

• 4% matched contribution workplace pension scheme

• Laptop and mobile phone for all staff

The Employment Advisor will prepare participants for work and support them through the job search, application and interview process; providing them with skills, motivation, and confidence to move into suitable sustainable employment.

In return for choosing to work for GCA, the benefits you will receive are:

• Very generous annual leave entitlement: full time employees start with an annual leave entitlement of 37 days (inclusive of 12 bank holidays) which increases to 38 days after 2 years, 40 days after 5 years and 42 days after 10 years length of service.

• 5 duvet days where employees may take time off at short notice.

• Death in service policy of 2 times salary.

• Cycle to work scheme where employees can save money on a new bike and spread the cost.

• Training and development commitment to help employees perform to the best of their abilities.

Organisation Profile:

Elevate Partnership aim is to improve the employability opportunities for people in recovery from alcohol and substance misuse. This is achieved through partner agencies’ commitment to collaboration and innovation in the delivery of support services for the Recovery Employability Service. Glasgow Council on Alcohol are the Lead Partner for the partnership.

Elevate Partnership aims to find person-centred approaches to individuals needs in their journey to sustainable employment where the partnership tailors itself around the individuals’ need and aspirations.

Glasgow Council on Alcohol is a leading provider of alcohol support and has been providing a range of award winning services across Glasgow and surrounding areas for over 50 years and has an excellent reputation for partnership working and a proven track record of helping individuals to achieve their goals.

MAIN FUNCTION/RESPONSIBILITY

GCA is looking to recruit a Wellbeing Counsellor who will hold sessions with individual staff to support them as they support their clients. From time to time this may include group sessions with staff around common themes. This will all be undertaken in a safe and trauma informed setting which will encourage individuals to look at their own practice and wellbeing. There may be some requirement for supporting people with personal issues.

Organisation Profile:

GCA is a voluntary organisation working to reduce the harm caused by addiction through the provision of a range of high quality therapeutic and support services, including counselling, community justice support and mentoring, groupwork, women’s service, employability support for adults and young people, prevention, education and training. All of our services are delivered with a trauma informed approach.

In return for choosing to work for GCA, the benefits you will receive are:

• Very generous annual leave entitlement: full time employees start with an annual leave entitlement of 37 days (inclusive of 12 bank holidays) which increases to 38 days after 2 years, 40 days after 5 years and 42 days after 10 years length of service.
• 5 duvet days where employees may take time off at short notice.
• Death in service policy of 2 times salary.
• Cycle to work scheme where employees can save money on a new bike and spread the cost.
• Training and development commitment to help employees perform to the best of their abilities.