Admin & Finance Assistant
- Part time
- £18,572 – £19,867 pro-rata
- East Lothian
- Closing 13th September 2021
- Advertised from 18th August 2021
- 18 hours per week. Fixed term to end June 2023, with possibility of extension, dependent on funding.
- Very flexible working and 6% matched pension
Role
Carers of East Lothian is the local organisation supporting adults to continue to care for family and friends. We have an excellent reputation and have now successfully secured the contract to deliver adult carer services across East Lothian until June 2023. We are therefore now looking to recruit a number of new roles, as well as expanding our Board of Trustees.
You should have a good understanding of health and social care issues and services, experience of providing person centred support and a real commitment to supporting carers to achieve the outcomes they prioritise. You must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, be comfortable in the use of IT and have the ability to organise your own workload. In return we offer a good salary, very flexible working arrangements and a chance to make a real difference to people’s lives.. All of CoEL’s team are currently home-based due to Coronavirus restrictions, but with access to our offices within East Lothian Community Hospital in Haddington.
Carers of East Lothian is striving to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all sections of the community. As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we will ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, providing reasonable adjustments as required, and as a Carer Positive Engaged employer, we have the policies and processes in place to ensure good support to carers in our workforce.
Application notes
Closing date is Monday 13 September at midday and we expect interviews to be held on 21 September, via Zoom.
For further information please see the downloads below or contact centre@coel.org.uk
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Self-Directed Support Worker
- Full time
- £29,581
- Livingston, home and possibly other locations in West Lothian. (Hybrid)
- Closing 24th April 2024
Carers of West Lothian is looking for a Self-Directed Support Worker to join their team. This is a new post funded by Inspiring Scotland for 3 years. The post holder will; identify and support carers and people with a learning and/ or physical disability to understand Self-Directed Support (SDS) and social care support; provide information, advice and support to those considering or in receipt of SDS and provide individual and group support.
VOCAL - Voice of Carers Across Lothian - seeks two enthusiastic and experienced Carer Brokerage Practitioners to join its busy and expanding team to provide brokerage support to carers across Edinburgh and Midlothian.
VOCAL is a carer-led organisation and provides a wide range of services to support unpaid carers in their caring role. Postholders will be expected to work as part of a team, improve outcomes for carers and maximise uptake of VOCAL and community services.
Postholders will be part of a SDS focused project, VOCAL about Independent Living funded by Support in the Right Direction, Inspiring Scotland. They will liaise with staff, relevant organisations and the funder whilst running the project, including Lothian Centre for Inclusive Living (LCiL) who will also have a funded post as part of this project . SDS carer support is already well established at VOCAL, and postholders will be able to benefit from the expertise of the practitioners who have been involved with SDS support to date.
Applicants will evidence excellent people, and communication skills, brokerage and person-centred support work. Applicants will also demonstrate awareness of the diverse range of caring situations, the impact of caring on peoples’ lives and barriers carers face at different points of the caring journey. Good working knowledge of health and social care will be expected, with preference given to candidates with applied knowledge of self-directed support. Applicants will be digitally competent and effective communicators with individuals, carer groups and partner agencies.
Top job! Chief Executive Officer
- Full time
- £50,000 – £55,000
- Livingston, home and possibly other locations in West Lothian. (Hybrid)
- Closing 24th April 2024
Carers of West Lothian is looking for a Chief executive officer who will: manage the day to day operations of the organisation, providing direction and leadership in the development and implementation of the organisation’s purpose, vision and strategic priorities and delivering the annual objectives as agreed by the Board: secure and manage various funding streams to achieve greater sustainability and expansion of Carers of West Lothian’s services.
The Scottish Ornithologists’ Club (“SOC”), one of Scotland’s leading wildlife bodies and a registered charity, is excited to be seeking to fill a vacancy that has arisen for an Admin Officer, working from the Club’s attractive headquarters on the East Lothian coast.
This is an ideal opportunity for someone who is highly organised and thrives on a varied work schedule. The successful candidate will play a key role in assisting the Club Manager in the running of the Club. They will become the key initial point of contact for members and others and fundamental to the smooth running of member services.
We are looking for a strong team player to work as part of the SOC’s small, dedicated team of staff. As well as excellent verbal and written communication skills, we are seeking an individual with experience of working with membership databases and who is confident with IT. Events-related administration skills and an interest in ornithology in Scotland are desirable.
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