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Equal Futures promotes social inclusion for people with a learning disability and autism in Scotland. Equal Futures was set up in 2002 by a group of parents who have a family member with disabilities. The aim was to help families plan for to ensure that their relative lives a good life.

Since then, Equal Futures has been on a journey to support people and their families through Circles of support and more informally through befriending.

Equal Futures is part of Thera Group; a charitable Group of companies that supports people with a learning disability. Our unique leadership and structure equally includes people with a learning disability. Through this, we can demonstrate that people with a learning disability can be leaders in society. But we can’t do this without you. This post is homebased with the expectation to travel throughout Scotland as required.

The Role

To build inclusive communities through matching volunteers with autistic people. This will be achieved by building robust partnerships with statutory and third sector bodies to reach out to individuals who are lonely or socially isolated. A key to success in the role is having an imaginative and thoughtful approach to finding volunteers who can make an extraordinary impact to people’s lives. The successful candidate will have opportunities to shape and develop the project to make a positive and sustainable difference.

Your Experience

Experience

At least two years working with vulnerable people, either paid or unpaid

Evidence of supporting vulnerable people to achieve their goals

Evidence of achieving high standards of work and successful outcomes

Working in partnership with other organisations or agencies effectively

Real life experience of autistic people or strong desire to work with autistic people

Personal attributes

Enthusiastic about making a positive contribution to communities

Resilience and patience to find solutions which work for autistic individuals

Understand how to nurture and value volunteers

Able to engage effectively with people in a range of settings

Energised by creating new ways of working and making it happen

The Benefits

· 25 days holiday + 8 days bank holiday (pro-rata)

· Contributory pension

· Cycle to work scheme

· Employee support line to support you and your family

· Support in gaining professional qualifications

· Continuous on the job training is provided

Share Scotland is the Care Sector’s best kept secret. This is your opportunity to join an innovative, family-led organisation. Working as part of a dynamic and supportive team, you will be an enthusiastic person who can bring their own unique skills, interests and ideas to the role.

For almost 30 years, Share Scotland has worked with adults with complex disabilities to provide individually tailored care, supporting our service users to actively pursue their chosen lifestyle within their own home and local community.

If you have the right personality and attitude, we can provide you with expert training to do the job. If you have experience or a relevant qualification, even better!

We are looking for Support Workers in the Glasgow, Govan/Ibrox area and Relief Support Workers in Alexandria, supporting our service users in their own homes.

Support Worker Benefits -

• Scottish Living Wage Employer, starting salary £9.30 rising to £9.91** with length of service and qualifications
• £9.30 per hour standard for sleepovers – where required
• Access to fully funded SVQ training after initial assessment period
• Generous 32 days annual leave, rising incrementally after 5 years to a limit of 42 days
• 4% employer contributory pension (above minimum legally required)
• No experience needed as full training provided
• Parent led organisation
• Supportive and Friendly Teams
• Investors in people (Silver) employer
• Regularly awarded 6 stars from the Care Inspectorate
• Up to 35 hours per week
• Death in service insurance (2 x annual salary)
• Critical illness insurance (lump sum payment if diagnosed with certain critical illnesses)
• Opportunities for progression with our active succession policy

Key Responsibilities may involve -

As a Support Worker you will be supporting a person with such things as looking after their home, preparing and perhaps eating a meal, budgeting and shopping, as well as exposing them to new experiences and opportunities and assisting them to pursue the social life of their choosing.

• Supporting a person with the day to day management of the house, household tasks such as washing and ironing and domestic health, safety and security measures.
• Finding out what is available in the community, and supporting a person to make full use of local mainstream facilities, amenities and services.
• Communicating with a person in their preferred manner and helping others to do so.
• Supporting a person to maintain the relationships they have with those who are important to them and helping them to develop new friendships.
• Occasionally accompanying a person on a short break or holiday if necessary.

*This post is exempt from the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9, Part 1) which provides for the application of a genuine occupational requirement.

**Progression to final salary scale is dependent on successfully gaining SVQ3

The successful candidate will be subject to a PVG check and registration with SSSC must be made within 6 months of employment commencing.

Share is actively working to promote equal opportunities for all

Share Scotland is a Recognised Charity SC 008220

Equal Futures promotes social inclusion for people with a Learning Disability or Autistic Spectrum Disorder in Scotland. We were established in 2002 by a group of parents who have a family member with disabilities, with the aim of helping families plan for the future to ensure that their relative can live their best life.

Since then, Equal Futures has been on a journey to support individuals and their families through our Circles of Support model and more informally through volunteer befriending and social opportunities. We currently support 24 individuals and families across 10 Local Authorities and have big ambitions to reach more people who would benefit from our unique support model.

We take pride in being a member organisation to ensure that people with learning disabilities or ASD are at the heart of everything we do and have a say in how we function. We operate as a registered Scottish charity within the Thera Group of companies.

Our Vision

Everyone has friendships which are based on kindness, compassion and respect.

Our Mission

To work alongside people with learning disabilities or autism to reduce loneliness and social isolation

Our Values

• We are committed to positive relationships.

• Making a sustainable difference.

• Social inclusion for everyone

Equal Futures has a well-established Board of Trustees with a range of skills and backgrounds. We are seeking to appoint three Trustees, one of whom we hope will become our new Chairperson.

SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE

We also welcome applications from people with experience in any of the following:

• Financial acumen

• Business growth and scale up

• Public profile development

• Fundraising

• Governance and Risk Management

• Legal Compliance

• Voluntary Sector Leadership

We also welcome applications from people with lived experience of learning disability or ASD, either personally or as a carer, who have an understanding of Scotland’s voluntary sector.

ATTRIBUTES

• Passionate about equality

• Established networks in the field of social care; social inclusion; statutory or voluntary sectors; or fundraising

• Comfortable communicating with a range of audiences

• Willingness and drive to work with others to make a lasting difference

• Able to commit appropriate time to bi-monthly Board meetings, including preparation and following up on agreed actions, of approximately 9 days per year for Trustees and 12 days per year for our Chairperson

• Developed awareness and interest in the needs & rights of families and individuals with learning disabilities or ASD

Following a restructure, we are seeking a Senior Fundraising Officer to develop and lead on a range of activities including third-party, community and virtual events, and corporate fundraising. This is an exciting opportunity to join a values-led team and utilise your broad experience and enthusiasm for what we do, to make this role your own.

We are looking for an independent, adaptable, confident, and proactive individual who is people-focused and who possesses exceptional organisational skills. Above all you will be happy to share your ideas with the senior team and support the organisation to try new ways of fundraising, whilst providing a sound business case for doing so.

Reporting to: Head of Finance.

Key responsibilities:

• Cultivate strong relationships with corporate, third party, and individual donors
• Lead and manage fundraising events
• Nurture and recognise DSUK’s individual givers
• Research potential corporate partners
• Recording and reporting of fundraising activities with Head of Finance

Personal qualities:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
• Flexible and proactive with a ‘can-do’ attitude
• Passionate about equality and opportunity for all and committed to changing attitudes towards disability.
• Accountable attitude and happy to work as part of a remote team

Disability Snowsport UK (DSUK) is the UK’s leading snowsport charity. We have been teaching disabled people to ski and snowboard for over forty years and although like all charities we anticipate a challenging year ahead, we also have exciting plans.

At DSUK, we believe that teaching disabled people to master the slopes can transform the way they experience their disability. For our customers, it’s about enjoying achievement and independence. From picking their line to controlling their speed, they can experience something that’s often missing from their everyday lives – freedom.