- Advertised from 7th January 2021
- 35 hours per week
- + 6% pension contribution
Role
3D Drumchapel is a local charity that has been making a difference in the lives of children and families for over 23 years by providing support, strengthening relationships and empowering families to make positive change.
We are currently looking for a skilled and passionate individuals to fill our vacancy.
The role
To facilitate office administration, finance duties and deliver receptionist duties.
Skills & experience required include
- Commitment to the values and ethos of 3D Drumchapel
- Previous experience of providing administration support and financial duties
- Strong analytical skills and process-driven
- High level attention to detail
- Strong organisational skills
- Strong IT skills including proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel & Access & Outlook
Application notes
Phone 0141-944-5740 or email info@3ddrumchapel.org.uk for an application pack. Packs are also available to download below.
If you would like to discuss any of the posts or if you would like any further information, please contact Elaine Milmine on 0141-944-5740.
Closing date for applications is Sunday 24th January 2021
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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.
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.
Prison Link Family Worker (Families2gether)
- Part time
- £22,854 – £22,857 pro-rata
- Stranraer
- Closing 27th January 2021
Our service aims to take a whole family approach to achieving the sustainable reintegration of prisoners and their families. Posts will be dual located within Dumfries Prison and the service base in Stranraer. COVID-19 precautions are currently in place when working with families. The service is targeted at short-term prisoners whose liberation/family address is located within Dumfries & Galloway area and who require additional support after suffering from substance misuse. The post holders will also support prisoners returning from Barlinnie or Kilmarnock prisons to the area. This part of the work may involve travel once a week or fortnightly.
The post is for 30 hours per week with the potential to be worked flexibly over 4 or 5 days per week, evening/weekend work may be required dependant on the service need. An allowance is incorporated in the salary to support this requirement. As this is a pilot service the post is offered on a fixed term basis until 30 June 2022.
You will have experience of direct work with vulnerable families, undertaking assessments to identify needs, providing direct support within family homes and in the community and experience of inter-agency working. Knowledge of, or experience working with, the Scottish Prison Service or in criminal justice would be an advantage. You will have a sound knowledge of child development and be able to work with parents either individually or in groups to develop their parenting skills & confidence.
Our service supports families in the Dumfries and Galloway area who are struggling to cope. The families we work with may have a wide range of issues, which include drug and alcohol use within the family. As a Child and Family worker you would work directly with the whole family in various settings, such as their own homes, our dedicated base and other community locations. COVID-19 precautions are currently in place within the service.
You would become the trusted person that they could talk to about what they are going through at home whilst undertaking assessments to identify what support we can provide. You would work with the children and the family offering practical help in the community, family home, liaising with partner agencies, schools and nurseries. You would participate and lead our homework and other group work sessions, and attend meetings, children hearings and meetings in school when necessary. You would help establish routines and build life skills with families. In addition to this we offer regular group sessions which help build parenting skills and their confidence.
We are looking for someone to join our friendly and supportive team. You should have a sound knowledge of child development and be able to work with parents either individually or in groups to develop their parenting skills & confidence.
We are looking for a Child and Family Worker to work 30 hours per week with the potential to be worked flexibly (evening/weekend work may be required dependant on the service need). An allowance is incorporated in the salary to support this requirement.
This post is offered on a fixed term basis until 31st March 2023.
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