- Advertised from 22nd April 2021
- Salary: £15,787.20 per annum (FTE £26,312). Hours: Part Time, 21 hours per week. Contract Type: Fixed Term to March 2022
Role
About us:
Adoption UK is the leading charity providing support, community, and advocacy for all those parenting or supporting children who cannot live with their birth parents.
We connect adoptive families, provide information and signposting on a range of adoption-related issues and campaign for improvements to adoption policy and legislation at the highest levels. With over 8,000 members, we provide a strong, supportive community and are the largest voice of adopters in the UK.
The Role:
We have an exciting opportunity for a Community Engagement Lead to join our team in Scotland. The purpose of the role Is to support Adoption UK achieve positive change for adoptive families by bringing the voice of care experienced individuals into wider sector representation through engagement plans, youth focus groups and advisory boards.
Who you are:
Ideally you will have a degree or qualification in community work, youth work, social sciences etc, experience in youth/community engagement and a strong understanding of the Scottish care system and The Promise Plan, with ambition to create lasting change.
Responsibilities of the role:
Some of the main duties of the role will Include:
- Developing policies and processes alongside care experienced individuals that influence wider service provision, and to represent these to the wider sector.
- Facilitating youth groups and creating and supporting youth advisory boards.
- Recruit, manage and support sessional youth workers to support youth activities across a variety of mediums
- Leading on social media plans for youth engagement development
You can download the full candidate pack on our website adoptionuk.org/jobs-page
Location: Edinburgh Office with home working. We are currently all home working due to Covid restrictions
Application notes
Applications should be made via our website: adoptionuk.org/jobs-page.
Closing Date: 12 May 2021 with Interviews expected to be on 17 and 19 May 2021
Adoption UK is committed to equal opportunities and diversity, and we welcome and encourage applications from all sections of the community.
Adoption UK positively embraces flexible working recognising that employees may wish to balance work and family/home life.
Adoption UK is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects everyone working with us to share this commitment.
We require all successful applicants to undertake a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) with Barred Lists check and all offers are subject to satisfactory checks and references.
We are looking for an experienced and passionate Head of Counselling to lead and develop this highly-regarded Service. You will lead a team, oversee around 15 committed volunteers and ensure we deliver a safe, professional and effective service to a range of clients. The role is an excellent opportunity for the right person.
Full details can be found in the job description below however a summarised list of some of the main responsibilities can be found below.
The Head of Counselling has a key role:
- Managing and delivering counselling service.
- Ensuring robust governance of the service.
- Working with the church leadership team to ensure there is strong interface with other church ministries and that the counselling service is integral part of its vision and strategy
The Counselling Service is a member of the Association of Christian Counsellors and adheres to their statement of faith and code of conduct.
Main duties and responsibilities
- Lead and manage Ps & Gs Counselling Service.
- Manage Counselling Staff team.
- Oversee a team of volunteer counsellors.
- Provide support and guidance to both qualified and student counsellors.
- Ensure all qualified and student counsellors receive required level of supervision.
- Offer supervision as appropriate.
- Hold a personal caseload.
- Plan a programme of CPD for the team.
- Take the professional lead in reviewing/updating counselling policies and practices.
- Lead and supervise the development and implementation of all operational business plans and service improvement.
- Lead on the recruitment and induction of volunteer trainee and qualified counsellors and volunteer receptionists.
- Attend staff prayers and other staff meetings each week and establish working relationships with the wider staff team.
- Report annually to Vestry.
- You will be responsible for the budgets for the counselling service, under the direction of the Finance Team.
- Ensure team have regular safeguarding training and all safeguarding guidelines are followed.
- Follow GDPR guidelines and ensure IT is used responsibly, including safe storage and appropriate retention of client information.
- With the Support of the Counselling Advisory group, ensure a pattern of review for governance, best practice, guidance and procedures.
Scottish Women’s Aid has an opportunity to join their membership services team as a Participation Lead. This role has been established within SWA core work for a couple of years offering the opportunity to develop our participation work as an organisation and managing the relationship with the Survivor Reference Group (SRG), a group of women with lived experience who offer their invaluable knowledge and experience to our work. This position will work as a part of the Membership Services Team, but work very closely with other teams within the organisation including Policy and Training.
Location: Blend of home working and office, based in Rose Street, Edinburgh or can be entirely home-based anywhere in the UK. Please talk to us about your flexible working requirements.
Trusts, Foundations and Tenders Fundraising Manager
- Full time
- £37,500
- Edinburgh (On site)
- Closing 3rd May 2024
Change Mental Health is looking for someone who can lead and develop our trust, foundations and tender work across Scotland. We will provide you with a great organisation, a vitally important cause, connections and opportunities for development across the UK and a committed and passionate group of colleagues.
We are looking for someone who is a great bid writer, who has the skills and knowledge to develop a pipeline of opportunities and who can work excellently with colleagues across the organisation to collaborate on bids and tenders.
You will be organised, diligent and, of course, passionate about the cause! You should also be open to personal and professional growth and development. We want someone who is hungry to learn and grow with our quickly growing organisation. You will also be comfortable meeting with a range of funders and representing the organisation and the work we do and building meaningful relationships.
We are committed to exploring flexible working opportunities which benefit the individual and the charity and are a “Happy to Talk Flexible” employer.
If you are passionate about enabling Change Mental Health to deliver a valuable service to the Scottish community and feel your profile matches this role’s criteria, then we want to hear from you!
Benefits
- Professional development including funded opportunities.
- A generous 37 days’ holiday.
- A 35-hour working week, enhanced sick pay & season ticket loan.
- A great work life balance with flexible and blended working environment.
- 24/7 access to an award-winning Employee Assistance Programme providing free legal, financial and medical advice as well as support with life’s challenges.
- Enhanced sick pay and leave entitlements
- Paid Mental Wellbeing Days
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Blue Light discount card
We are looking for a full-time Team Leader to join our dynamic team in Edinburgh.
In this position, you will lead a team of Project Workers as they provide support and opportunity to the adults who attend Upmo.
On a day-to-day basis, Team Leaders supervise and coordinate activities on site, provided support to staff, ensure onsite operations are in line with policy and procedure and assist Team Managers with case and site management. We are looking for a confident communicator with excellent leadership skills and the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
This Team Leader position is primarily based in our service in Edinburgh, where we offer workshop activities to adults with learning disabilities and autism from Links House in Leith, and St. Margaret's House at Meadowbank.
The starting salary for this position is £24,100.
No formal qualification is necessary, but experience of working in social care is preferred.
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