- Advertised from 11th December 2020
- 21 hours per week:
Role
We are seeking a Duty Independent Advocate to to triage and respond to individual enquiries for advocacy support and provide independent advocacy throughout Perth and Kinross.
The post holder must have experience of, or interest in, supporting and advocating for others. It is essential they are committed to: a rights based approach; Human Rights; Social Justice and the Principles, Standards & Code of Best Practice for Independent Advocacy.
The successful candidate must be able to work as an individual as well as part of a team, with excellent communication and IT skills. The post is considered regulated work so is subject to membership of the PVG scheme.
Use of a car is essential as this post covers the whole of Perth & Kinross.
If you feel you have the relevant skills and experience, are passionate about people’s right to have their voice heard and share the values of IAPK, we will welcome your application.
Application notes
For more information or application packs please download below, email: lynsayharris@iapk.org.uk or phone 01738 587887
Closing date: 22nd January 2021
Website: iapk.org.uk
Scottish Charity No: SC035138
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Family Enablement Officer (home based)
- Part time
- £25,696 – £32,865 pro-rata
- Home-based (UK) or office based (London, Glasgow, Birmingham or Belfast)
- Closing 17th February 2021
Are you passionate about working with families to overcome the social and education barriers that hold deaf children back? Are you an enthusiastic and responsible individual with strong organisational and people skills?
We are looking for a Family Enablement Officer to join our Enablement team, planning and delivering a suite of services and products that directly inform and enable the parents and families of deaf children. Drawing on insight and evidence from families of deaf children, the Family Enablement Officer will contribute to the design and development of new and amended (largely digital) products.
To apply for this role you will have to complete an online application and specify how you meet the person specification criteria, as outlined in the job description. To do this, we suggest that you download the job description from our website prior to starting your application.
Currently, the application process works best on desktop / laptop devices.
Salary
£25696 - £30,428 (Glasgow, Birmingham or Belfast office or home based)
£28,130 - £ 32,865 (London office)
Service Manager
- Full time
- £25,000
- Dumfries Head Office, with travel across the region, and occasionally outwith (currently working remotely due to Covid-19)
- Closing 29th January 2021
We are seeking a Service Manager who will take responsibility for the management and co-ordination of our busy independent advocacy service which covers the whole of Dumfries and Galloway. Independent Advocacy is about helping to support people to express their thoughts and wishes and ensure that their views are expressed clearly. We support clients with mental health issues, intellectual disability, physical disability, older adults, families at risk and much more. We carry out this work through paid staff and volunteers and part of this role will be to supervise, train and support the independent advocates.
Digital, Communications and Marketing Officer
- Part time
- £28,331 – £31,561 pro-rata
- Based in central Perth one day , working from home two days (or negotiable)
- Closing 29th January 2021
VisionPK is a small, long-established charity providing support and services to people in Perth & Kinross who have sensory impairments.
We are looking for an experienced, successful Communications Officer, to plan for and increase awareness amongst a range of target audiences.
Alongside previous experience in a communications role, you will also need to be enthusiastic, motivational and self motivated, with excellent people and communication skills, the ability to plan, monitor budgets and think creatively and constructively. You will also need to be flexible, open to change and fit well with our values.
This is an exciting new position within CAPS. The postholder will be responsible for taking the lead in liaising with a web designer to create a new website and thereafter be responsible for maintaining it as an important tool in CAPS digital communications. They will develop social media interactions on behalf of the whole organisation and support the staff team to develop their digital skills.
A refresh of CAPS brand identity and the creation of a Communications Strategy, with all our stakeholders, will be key components of this new role. As will, responsibility for supporting and communicating with CAPS members and CAPS Management Committee.
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