- Advertised from 4th December 2020
- 35/40 hrs per week with some weekend work required.
Role
The Centre Manager will play a key role in ensuring the management and smooth running of the ‘Skills and Play’ centre. An important aspect of the job is to develop the business, utilise the facilities available and identifying new opportunities by means of effective marketing, networking and innovative solutions.
The role will involve working closely with Social Services, parents/careers, children and young people, local 3rd sector originations and services as well as local council health and social care partnerships, to ensure that the Centre is a vibrant, well-managed facility that operates for the benefit of all centre users.
The Manager will be given a high degree of autonomy, will should be self-motivated to carry out the role of development manager in an initiative manner in line with the organisations wider plans for development and growth.
The main duties and responsibilities of the Manager are:
- To manage the Centre and its staff in accordance with the parameters set by the organisation
- To develop and implement procedures for the effective management of the Centre.
- To promote the use of the Centre locally, regionally and nationally, maintaining the Centre’s website, maximise publicity opportunities via local and national media & social media.
- To develop services and facilities in accordance with the vision of the organisation
- To develop positive working relationships with families and link with strategic partners to seek compatibility of activities and delivery of innovative joint ventures.
- To develop the services and facilities of the Centre in an entrepreneurial manner.
- To set appropriate charges and terms and conditions of use of the centre and in line with any new initiative service developed.
- To ensure the Centre has an up to date User Induction Pack and procedures for using the facilities.
- To investigate and apply for external funding and grants.
- To maintain an overview of the financial position of the Centre - including billing, premises maintenance payments and returns and reports to statutory bodies.
- To liaise with all staff and users to ensure the smooth running of the Centre and its activities.
- To ensure, in conjunction with the appropriate, that the building is suitably maintained through day-to-day repairs, maintenance programmes and external service contracts.
- To be responsible for health and safety in the building and, in conjunction with all staff, to make sure the building is safe and secure at all times by ensuring that minor defects are rectified and major ones are repaired as soon as they were noticed.
- To develop and implement constructive working relationships with the staff and volunteers so as to enhance the services provided and to deliver improvements to the Centre.
- To ensure that the services provided in line with Care Inspectorate.
- To prepare monthly reports on centre developments, targets, statistics, evaluations etc. to ensure a heathy annual report can be written.
- To carry out any other duties as may be reasonably expected of the post holder.
For a full list of qualifications acceptable for this post, please visit sssc.uk.com/knowledgebase/article/KA-02523/en-us
This post requires registration with the Protecting Vulnerable Groups PVG scheme please make sure you meet the criteria to gain full disclosure status.
About us:
KO-NEKT ‘skills & play’ Centre is a specially designed childcare centre aimed at children and young people aged 5-18yrs with Additional Support Needs (ASN). KO-NEKT has been created for children and young people who require extra support beyond that provided by existing community, education, family or health service providers. Its launch in 2017 sought to initiate a new future for families whose children have ASN. The centre challenges the traditional ways of supporting children with ASN. It is run by social champions whose values promote community wealth building and a belief that everyone should have access to opportunities to thrive and become confident in their own ability.
Application notes
Application will be assessed between the dates of 04/01/2021 and 12/02/2021. We may close the application process prior to the 12/02/20 if application number are high so we advise early application submission.
If you have any difficulties completing your application, please email me at the above address, application which do not have the relevant qualification will not be reach interview stage, due to Scottish Care Inspectorate and SSSC guidelines.
Please email your application to marianne@ayrshirechildrensservices.org
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Top job! Interim Director of Corporate Services
- Full time
- £45,696 – £57,120
- Scotland-wide Office base Flexible, but home based in the first
- Closing 27th January 2021
Who Cares? Scotland is the country’s only national independent, representative membership organisation for Care Experienced people. Our vision is of a Lifetime of Equality, Respect and Love for Care Experienced people. If you have relevant experience and share this vision, this could be the role for you!
The post is a key position within Who Cares? Scotland and will support the Chief Executive in successfully implementing our current strategic plan (2018-2022).
In this role you will have strategic responsibility for overseeing a team of diverse specialisms in the areas of Governance, Human Resources, Workforce Development, Fundraising, Business Support, Communications and our Helpline and employability activity. You will lead on strategic management of stakeholder communications and on Who Cares? Scotland’s brand and organisational identity. You will have an oversight of Who Cares? Scotland Board and Committee liaisons, governance processes and charity regulators in partnership with the Chief Executive. You will direct and hold responsibility for the success of the fundraising strategy and associated pipeline for 2021 and beyond, working in partnership with the Chief Executive and Senior Management peers to achieve this. With a lead on the organisation’s Business Support and Communications function, you will ensure that the tools and resources available are supporting the workforce across Scotland and are adequately enabling our programmes to be implemented safely, communicated confidently and with success.
You will have experience of working at a senior level in an organisation or service in the voluntary sector with experience of developing and implementing Fundraising strategies and meeting financial targets in excess of £500k per annum, managing and reporting on multiple budgets with a combined minimum value of £5million. You will also be able to demonstrate success as a lead in the tendering process in relation to Local Authority, Central Government, and private sector funding streams and contracts, and of being accountable to funders, boards and other stakeholders for the delivery of complex pieces of work including reporting on progress, performance monitoring and evaluation.
If this sounds like you, and you want to be part of delivering change for Care Experienced people across Scotland, we’d love to hear from you. For an informal conversation about this opportunity please call Marie-Claire Jones, Director of Corporate Services on 07715 312015.
Introduction
We are seeking a dynamic, creative and results-oriented individual who can help Play Midlothian to grow and develop.
The purpose of the post is to effectively identify, develop and secure opportunities to increase income from diverse sources and to develop our service offering to a variety of stakeholders.
About Play Midlothian
Play Midlothian is a registered charity (no. SC025474) working to support children to thrive through play. We focus on play because we know how much this benefits children’s health, wellbeing and development. It is important for their lives in the here and now as well as for their future life chances. We provide services for children and families and build the capacity of communities to support play. This includes training and development opportunities for other settings, including schools. We have an office base in Gorebridge but deliver services throughout Midlothian, and if commissioned, beyond.
About the role
Play Midlothian has expanded in services, income and reach over recent years. We now need additional capacity to drive the next stage of development. As we will soon be entering another phase of strategic planning, it is an exciting time to join the organisation, and play a significant role in shaping and securing its future. We also have plans to launch new and expanded services in 2021, and therefore have a need for increased income.
At the same time, competition for funds has never been higher. Play Midlothian has been largely dependent on income from trusts and foundations. An impact of COVID-19 has been to reduce investment income for trusts, whilst also increasing competition for these funds, and applicant success rates are down. There is therefore a need for Play Midlothian to diversify income streams, including away from trusts and foundations into sale of services and securing contracts, a key focus for the postholder.
Some building blocks are already in place. Play Midlothian has a track record of delivering highly regarded training, and has recently secured funds to make some of that available as online modules. Additionally, we have received commissions to provide services for some schools. These are services that can be packaged and marketed by the postholder.
Alongside what will hopefully be some quick wins in terms of self-generated income, the postholder will develop a strategic approach to Play Midlothian’s income diversification and growth, and formulate plans that yield results in the medium to long term.
The post is grant funded for one year through Adapt and Thrive, COVID-19 recovery funding. If the postholder is able to meet their income targets, the post may be financially viable to continue beyond this point. There may also be scope to grow the hours of the post as Play Midlothian grows and develops.
Family Wellbeing Project Workers
- Full time or Part time
- £26,977 – £31,576
- Aberdeen
- Closing 11th February 2021
After successful recruitment campaigns we are looking for additional Family Wellbeing Project Workers to join our new team!
Children 1st are developing a new and exciting way of supporting families in Aberdeen. We have a long history of working with children and families in the city. After a pause in 2018 we reviewed our purpose and role alongside children, families and partners. We have been building a new approach to help children affected by poor mental health and emotional distress. Children 1st along with partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise to children and young people. We are also determined that the full incorporation of the UNCRC means that children will have their rights respected in all areas of their lives and will have a real say in the way they are supported. This new Children 1st service will sit at the heart of three local community hubs, providing early support to children and their families at the point when they need this to prevent more intensive supports being necessary.
What kind of person will make a great Family Wellbeing Project Worker for Children 1st?
- has experience of keeping children safe in their own families
- is fiercely passionate about children’s rights
- thinks it’s a privilege to work with and on behalf of children and families and,
- is kind and will bring their whole selves to the job: heart and mind
What kind of Family Wellbeing Project Worker will you be?
Knowing our ambition for children, you will be someone who is:
- resilient, skilled and knowledgeable who wants to transform children’s lives
- determined to support children to stay safely with their own family
- big hearted and courageous
- able to build strong relationships and to manage the tricky conversations
- is compassionate and understanding of trauma
- a cool head and clear minded at times of pressure
- inspiring colleagues and teams to be even better
- an amazing ambassador for children and Children 1st
Above all else, the most important thing to us is that you are someone who will do the right thing for children and their families at every turn.
Base
You will be based in one of the local community hubs and will travel to connect with other parts of the organisation once Scottish Guidelines permit this and it is safe for you and colleagues.
Salary, Conditions, Pension
We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.
Hours
Full time and part time hours available. Please state in your application form what your preferred hours would be. Hours to be worked flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
You’re invited to Meet the Team
Please join us for an informal chat about what it means to be a Wellbeing Project Worker with Children 1st at an online, open event on Wednesday 03 February at 6pm. To register your interest please visit our website
Bridging the Gap is a small charity based in the Gorbals, Glasgow, set up in 1998 to work across divides in the local community and beyond. It is an exceptional community-based charity working to improve the lives of the young people and families who use their services, providing opportunities for people to discover ‘common ground’.
Our current Director is retiring, and we are now looking for an inspirational, dynamic and supportive leader to provide strategic and operational leadership to guide the charity through the next phase of its development. The Director must have the ability to be the heart of the community, facilitating engagement with sensitivity, humour and spirit.
Strong management skills, coupled with a proven track record in building and maintaining a wide range of collaborative relationships and partnerships is essential, as well as a passion and commitment to working with communities to ensure the best possible outcomes.
The post holder must have previous experience of working in a relevant third-sector organisation and/or having been a volunteer within community-based organisations. We also require financial management skills and experience of sourcing and securing funding, and maintaining strong donor relations.
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