Would you like to make a difference for patients with life limiting illnesses and their families? Would you like to work within a creative Award-Winning fundraising team? A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for an enterprising and enthusiastic person to join our team. We are looking for someone with an engaging personality, strong business or sales background who has a passion for fundraising.

You should have corporate, business, sponsorship, fundraising or sales experience and relish the challenge of maximising income to provide care for people in the communities we serve.

The post holder will have responsibility for growing and maintaining successful corporate relationships, developing our ‘care our care for a day’ campaign, major donor stewardship, sponsorships, employee fundraising and maximising support for events. It is important that you have well developed customer service skills, the ability to influence/persuade a wide range of stakeholders to support St Andrew’s Hospice and experience of meeting and exceeding income targets.

The role will involve meeting supporters, attending cheque presentations and delivering talks to, organisations and businesses to further promote the work of the Hospice and engage new donors.

St Andrew’s Hospice in Airdrie provides Specialist Palliative Care for up to 120 patients from across North and South Lanarkshire each week.

Around since 1923, SAMH is Scotland’s national mental health charity.

We work in over 60 communities in Scotland with adults and young people providing mental health social care support, services in primary care, schools and further education, among others. These services together with our national programme work in See Me, respectme, suicide prevention and active living; inform our policy and campaign work to influence positive social change.

For Scotland’s Mental Health

About the Role of Peer Support Worker

This work is about helping people to live well and achieve the things in life that really matter to them. We have roles available in a new mental health service, commissioned by Glasgow City Council supporting people living with moderate to severe and enduring mental health issues to live fulfilled lives and achieve goals.

Based in Dowanhill area of Partick, this new exciting service will use recovery focussed interventions, supporting people to develop skills and positive support networks towards living an independent life in the community.

Peer Support Workers at St Peter’s Mental Health Supported Living will use their own lived experience of mental health issues to support service users in a recovery focussed way. Using formalised peer support models the Peer Support Worker will enhance the support provided to the individual by developing mutually empowering relationships. There is an expectation that peer support workers will facilitate group work that will aid individuals in their recovery journey.

What we are looking for

Respect and dignity for the people who use our services is at the heart of everything we do. You don’t need any specific qualifications, but what you do need is the right attitude and values. We will ask you to join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) membership scheme, and register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC). We’re looking for people with great people skills who are honest, reliable and resilient in challenging situations.

Everyone we support is different and we use individually tailored plans to help them to identify where their strengths lie and support them in the areas where they may need it. In this role your attitude and personality matter as much as your skills and experiences. We are looking for initiative, compassion, energy and determination and the ability to motivate and inspire people who use our services to develop their skills and self-confidence and realise their aspirations. This is a challenging and exciting opportunity and you will go home each day knowing you made a difference.

Supporting the people who use our services means there are a variety of shift patterns including evenings, weekends, sleepovers and on-calls. You will be allocated to a service base but may be required to work flexibly across local services.

What we will provide for you

You will work in a supportive environment and will be provided with a full induction and training opportunities. You will be given the chance to develop your knowledge and skills, as well as develop professionally. Some of our benefits include;

• Fully funded SVQ qualification to meet the conditions of your SSSC registration

• Reimbursement of PVG & SSSC fees and registration costs.

• Funded continuous learning and development opportunities, access to over 100 courses online in addition to classroom and virtual training sessions

• 30 days annual leave rising to 33 after 5 years’ service

• 4 public holidays

• 2 paid wellbeing days off per year to use on what matters to you.

• Team wellbeing budgets

• Workplace pension scheme

• Life Assurance policy

• Employee Assistance Programme

Two Corporate Fundraising Executive role are available

Our Team

The small charity team at Radio Clyde Cash for Kids are passionate and driven about the children we want to help throughout the year. We work closely together to raise vital funds for disadvantaged children in Glasgow and the West.

The Role

We are looking for an ambitious self-starter who can communicate with people at all levels and has a proven track record in generating new business revenue. The ideal candidate will possess excellent organisational skills, be ideas driven and have sales and/or fundraising experience. You will be responsible for delivering stretching fundraising revenue targets by forming and developing new corporate partnerships with SMEs.

In this role, you will be required to establish relationships with all key stakeholders both internally and externally via networking. You should have excellent communication skills.

Role Responsibility

• Develop sustainable partnerships with local small to medium-sized businesses.
• Provide client management and project co-ordination with colleagues and stakeholders.
• Assist in the planning and implementation of campaigns and events.
• Be responsible for your own set of KPI’s and delivering challenging financial targets.
• Research, identify and develop new fundraising opportunities and areas of potential support, with new corporate partners whilst maintaining relationships with current supporters.
• Helping to deliver on and off air Cash for Kids activities and events.
• Liaising with fundraisers, beneficiaries and radio personnel to ensure smooth running of all fundraising activities.
• Maximise fundraising potential of all events and activities.
• Be able to work flexibly evenings/and weekends when required.
• Develop the charity as an integral part of the business.
• Keeping abreast of developments in administrative and financial systems and procedures.
• Help generate PR for the charity.
• Help keep the charity website updated with news stories by creating engaging content.
• Assist with social media marketing and keep updated with new practices and trends.
• Ensure all funds and expenditure are properly accounted for and accurately recorded.
• Attendance at events

The Ideal Candidate

• Have a proven track record in a sales/fundraising environment with the ability to collaborate with key stakeholders.
• Be energetic, enthusiastic and confident with a hands-on approach and great work ethic.
• Have the ability to work on your own initiative.
• Organised, accurate and thorough with excellent communication skills, both verbal & written.
• Be a team player- to develop a good working relationship with the charity team, wider radio station teams and national charity team.
• Have a passion and vision to develop this role.
• Be a holder of a current, full clean UK driving licence.
• Have a solid knowledge of all modern social media networking tools and able to use them effectively.
• Have flexibility to work evenings/weekends when required.
• Be proficient in using Microsoft Office, Excel, Outlook & presentation systems.

Package Description

Rewards packages at Bauer Media offer a range of salary sacrifice Benefits, such as our pension scheme and flexible holidays, as well as exclusive Perks like great deals and discounts for everyday life.

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Discounted high street vouchers
• Internal Bauer Academy – Wide range of learning opportunities to support with your Career Development ((4) Bauer Media Group - Academy: Posts | LinkedIn)
• Opportunity to buy additional holiday
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme, tech loan scheme and groups discounts for healthcare insurance
• Discounted subscriptions on Bauer publications (50%)
• Thrive initiatives – Wellbeing at Bauer
• Opportunities to contribute to our Belonging@Bauer and Sustainability initiatives
• Flexible Working

We want to make sure that we find the right people to work in our teams, and we know that the traditional 9-5, five days a week doesn’t suit everyone. So, we would love to hear from you if you feel you’re a great fit for this role and would like to work flexibly. If you are the right person for this role, we’ll find the right working approach for you.

With the development of a new innovative project working with families affected by imprisonment, using their life experience and skills to support other family members who have had a relative in prison, Families Outside is now looking for creative and confident individuals to join us.

Who are we?

Families Outside is the only national charity in Scotland that works solely to support families affected by imprisonment. We are dedicated to providing a range of practical, social and emotional support to children, young people and other family members with someone in prison. This support is relationship-based, prison-aware, and family-focused.

What do we want?

We are now recruiting for the three following posts:

• Support & Participation Coordinator (West) x 28 hours to cover Glasgow, W.Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire and N.Ayrshire areas
• Support & Participation Coordinator (North) x 21 hours to cover Perth & Kinross, Aberdeen and Inverness areas

Each Coordinator will be responsible for developing a wide-ranging support and participation programme, working alongside family members with a relative in prison. At a time of growth for our organisation this is an exciting opportunity to work in collaboration with a small team, with responsibility for delivering local, targeted support for wider family participation and engagement. The right candidate(s) will develop, facilitate and evaluate engagement with families, develop resources and materials, and support and manage volunteers.

With experience of working with children, young people and families in the community, the Support & Participation Coordinators will also have experience of planning and delivering group work, as well as the ability to work independently but also committed to working with and supporting others as part of a wider team.

We are looking for individuals who can work flexibly and can demonstrate a strong understanding and commitment to our organisational values. If this is something that is of interest, we want to hear from you.

What are the benefits of working with Families Outside?

In return for all of the above, we offer a wide range of staff benefits including hybrid working, travel expenses, access to a pension scheme, laptop and mobile phone and 25 days paid holiday plus 10 public holidays (pro rata).