- Advertised from 10th February 2021
- Contract: Permanent. Hours: 39. Salary: £20,855 – £24,535 – Pro Rata
- Reference: 032311
Role
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
Application notes
For further information and to apply, please visit Search For a Job (corehr.com)
Contact: Jayne Laidlaw - 07725 134292
Contact Details: Jayne.laidlaw@thera.co.uk
Information: We operate flexi time and flexible working; laptop and mobile are provided.
Your role, as an ENABLE Works Employability Team Leader, is to line manage a small team of Employment Coordinators and support people who have learning disabilities to make progress towards and achieve employment.
Working on our Parental Support Projects in Edinburgh you will be responsible for developing positive relationships with: programme participants who are disabled parents and have barriers to employment; their circles of support; referral agencies; and relevant partners. You will work closely with local employers and partners, developing professional relationships that will offer a diverse range of experiences and opportunities to help these parents manage their childcare responsibilities, gain skills and progress through Edinburgh’s Employability Pipeline.
You will work with individuals on a one to one basis and support them to action plan their goals and aspirations to move towards employment, support them to deliver skills and qualifications, and enhance their confidence that will allow them to become independent, active members of their community.
You will work closely with local partners, developing professional relationships and creating opportunities for people who have learning disabilities in the area.
You will also manage a small team of Employment Coordinators delivering our Progress for Parents programme in Edinburgh, to drive the team, motivate and monitor performance and ensure we deliver a quality service across the programme whilst meeting project KDIs.
You and your team will be given performance targets to achieve each year to ensure that the programme participants are receiving a quality service and we are reaching the targets set out by our funders.
You will be an important member of the wider ENABLE Works team, supporting departmental objectives through delivery of support but also through positive collaboration and innovation within your team to support our strategic, societal goals.
About You
Main Duties and Accountabilities
Providing high quality support:
• Manage a staff team to deliver high quality services that exceeds the expectations of customers with a range of abilities and support needs
• Support staff to design appropriate vocational training activities which enhance the employment opportunities of the people we support.
• Regular and accurate profiling of skills and recording of participant activity
• Active case management to ensure person-centred success
• Delivering support with fidelity to the individual project model
• Delivery of structured training to individuals and groups of participants
• Maintaining positive relationships with participants and their circles of support to ensure inclusive success
• Managing professional relationships with stakeholders and employers to create opportunities for participants
Delivering high quality support:
• Keeping accurate and up-to-date records ready for audit
• Recording and gathering project information in line with project timescales and work plan
• Handling and storing project information in line with ENABLE Scotland’s data protection policy
• Reporting accurately on project activity when requested and in line with project timescales
Meeting performance expectations:
• Line managing a small team of Employment Coordinators, ensuring ENABLE Scotland policy and process is followed
• Active case management to ensure participants are achieving success
• Meeting and exceeding individual and team project expectations
• Innovating and collaborating across your team to support wider ENABLE Works performance
Contribution to strategy:
• Sharing best practice and opportunities with ENABLE Works colleagues
• Positive and flexible response to changes in work plans
• Collaborative approach to team and departmental delivery
• Managing your time/caseload efficiently in order to respond to additional duties as required
• Supporting the training and marking of accredited staff training
• Representing ENABLE Works and ENABLE Scotland with an understanding of departmental and organisational strategies
About Us
At ENABLE Scotland we believe in developing all our staff and we provide an extensive learning programme together with in-house career development opportunities. These include, but are not limited to:
Starting a career with ENABLE Scotland is the first step towards making a real difference in our award-winning charity’s mission to help create an equal society for every person who has a learning disability.
ENABLE Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based entirely on values, skills and competencies required of the specific roles.
About us
As the UK’s largest voluntary sector provider of services to disabled people, we believe disabled people should have the freedom to live their lives the way they choose – with the opportunity and support to live independently, to contribute economically and to participate fully in society.
Last year we involved 5,000 staff and 9,000 volunteers supporting nearly 70,000 people in the UK and around the world, Leonard Cheshire provides support to 3,200 people in a variety of UK living services including supported living, nursing and day centre facilities. We also support 12,000 young people in the UK with skills, confidence and employment programmes. Internationally, we are a specialist development non-governmental organisation, delivering inclusive education, youth leadership and access to livelihoods programmes to more than 50,000 people in 15 countries across Asia and Africa.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to join our team in Scotland. Working with the Community Engagement Manager, you will support the development and delivery of the Community Engagement plan for Scotland. You’ll lead a team of community based Coordinators to develop and deliver skills and confidence building projects and volunteering initiatives. Ensuring a range of networks and partnerships are maintained which promote inclusive communities you will work with people and communities to create new opportunities for people with disabilities where gaps in the local community exist. You will ensure high quality and consistent delivery of objectives and outcomes as agreed with the Community Engagement Manager.
About you
You will have empathy with the values and ethos of Leonard Cheshire. Experience of leading a geographically dispersed team and of working with people with disabilities. Demonstrable experience of effective delivery within a programme framework. Experience of recruiting and managing volunteers as well as developing and facilitating group volunteer sessions. Demonstrable experience of working within a safeguarding framework and with an understanding of GDPR, equal rights and equal opportunities. Good networking skills and ability to build relationships through community development. Experience of monitoring KPIs and tracking work-flow. Organisational skills, the ability to set up, coordinate and deliver programmes to agreed outcomes, timescales, targets and within budget. Good verbal and written communication, interpersonal and team working. Able to work well using your own initiative. Knowledge and experience of Microsoft applications (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook). The ability to travel within a designated area and occasionally across the UK including staying away from home.
We seek candidates with a genuine commitment to our values and ethos.
Human Resources Internship with The Glenmorangie
- Full time or Part time or Internship
- £22,000
- Glenmorangie headquarters in Edinburgh with some travel to the bottling site in Livingston. Please note, this role will be home working in line with current Scottish Government guidelines. This will be reviewed as it develops.
- Closing 10th March 2021
This is an excellent opportunity for a disabled person (including D/deaf) to support the Human Resources Team with project work and administration so that The Glenmorangie Company can deliver a first-class service to their employees.
The Glenmorangie Company is one of the prestigious companies owned by Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH). It is home to Glenmorangie Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky and Ardbeg Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky, two of the world’s most respected whisky brands.
At the heart of our business is a passionate goal to consistently create the best whiskies and the best experiences –which we achieve through a great team of people.
We think long term about our business. Each of our brands, customers, suppliers, and employees are shown the same respect as the spirits we patiently craft. Creativity and innovation are at the heart of our business and we are driven by an unrelenting pursuit of excellence in all that we do.
Your key responsibilities will be to support the HR team with project work and HR administration so that we can deliver a first-class service to our employees. We are looking for someone with a passion for people, a fantastic attention to detail and someone that can use their initiative to bring their own ideas and experiences to our HR deliverables.
We are a close-knit team, we work hard but we are there to support each other to share knowledge and also to make sure that we have fun at work. This is a great opportunity to get exposure to all areas of HR, you will work autonomously on projects and be responsible for a variety of HR administrative activities.
Delivery Manager
- Full time
- £35,700
- Covering Edinburgh, Fife, West Lothian, East Lothian & Midlothian
- Closing 12th March 2021
ENABLE Works are the leading Scottish organisation delivering high quality employability services for people who have learning disabilities.
Your role is to lead one of five ENABLE Works regional areas, delivering support services across Edinburgh and the Lothians, including leading our All In Edinburgh consortium across Edinburgh City.
You will lead on the (1) delivery of performance and quality standards, (2) meeting of compliance and contractual requirements and (3) developing new business opportunities to support people who have additional support needs into work.
You will lead a small team of Employability Team Leaders, supporting their development as leaders and ensuring your wider team of Employment Coordinators deliver high quality services. You will engage strategically with both local and national contract managers, ensuring contracts are delivered and relationships maintained. You will lead on developing new business, in partnership with the Assistant Director of Development, creating new opportunities for services, securing, and implementing them.
You will play a key role in how ENABLE Works influences policy and support for people who have learning disabilities in Scotland.
Responsibilities
- Lead a team of Team Leaders to manage the quality and performance of a wider team
- Support the development of senior staff through effective mentoring
- Oversee and report on overall operations and staffing for the region
- Deliver an agreed performance and quality target annually
- Coordinate compliant information systems and reporting systems in line with contract standards.
- Manage regional income and expenditure in line with agreed budget
- Ensure contracts meets key aims and objectives
- Liaise with funders and partners regarding contract delivery, ensuring contracts are maintained
- Develop and maintain relationships with agreed organisations, negotiating new opportunities
- Lead on the development of grant applications and tenders for new services
- Deliver an agreed business development target annually
- Manage effective implementation and integration of new services into ENABLE Works
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About You
Knowledge and Understanding
- An awareness of employability and skills structures and systems in Scotland
- A commitment to workplace diversity and understanding of it’s benefits
Skills/abilities
- Self-management skills and the ability to meet duties effectively
- Successfully managing people and leading teams
- Resilience in reacting to and resolving challenges
- Supporting and mentoring developing leaders
- Ability to measure and communicate impact
- Ability to lead communications and relationships
- Ability to work collaboratively to deliver success
- Ability to lead business development and write tenders to a high standard
Experience
- Managing employability or skills development services
- Experience of managing contracts to qualitative, financial and service expectations
- Identifying problems and resolving issues
- Implementing change management
- Delivering high performance and quality to agreed standards
- Managing compliance to contractual and legal standards
- Excellent stakeholder management
- Experience of financial management
- Evidence of advocacy and influence in leadership
- Professional presentation skills and experience
- Experience of strategic development and innovation
- Driving license and own transport is essential
About Us
At ENABLE Scotland we believe in developing all our staff and we provide an extensive learning programme together with in-house career development opportunities.
Starting a career with ENABLE Scotland is the first step towards making a real difference in our award-winning charity’s mission to help create an equal society for every person who has a learning disability.
ENABLE Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based entirely on values, skills and competencies required of the specific roles.
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