National Finance Officer
- Full time
- £24,932
- Edinburgh. Homebased until restrictions are eased, then office based (Flexible working options will be considered)
- Closing 31st August 2021
- Advertised from 19th August 2021
- 35 hours per week (Full-time) “Happy to Talk Flexible Working”
Role
About the Role
Are you interested in joining an award-winning Scottish charity supporting people whose lives are affected by mental ill-health? Support in Mind Scotland head offices have an exciting and rare opening for an office professional with a passion for numbers looking to use their skills and experience in financial management to join our Finance team and manage the day-to-day operation of our organisation’s Finance department.
In this varied role, you will work alongside the Head of Finance, the Fundraising and HR teams, to ensure suppliers, staff and statutory bodies receive timely payments; and support with funding applications to allow us to maintain or develop existing and new services.
As our Finance Officer, joining the charity’s head office team based in Edinburgh, you will have the opportunity to use your skills to make a wide-ranging impact on the organisation by developing and improving our financial systems and controls, in order to enable staff to spend more time delivering services to those who need them.
This is a critical role reporting to the Head of the Finance Department and you will assist them in ensuring the organisation has efficient and effective financial management. You will be involved in all aspects of the charities financial activities and work across the full range of mental health support services we provide across Scotland.
Who are we looking for?
The role requires financial as well as management accounting skills and strong technical and excel skills. You should have excellent knowledge of Accounting and Payroll systems and the ability to implement new systems and processes that have evolved as part of our learning throughout the period of the pandemic.
You will use your expertise to provide support on budgets and financial processes
You will have the skills and aptitude to accurately maintain our computer-based finance records. With excellent IT skills, you are a proficient user of spreadsheets, word processing and email applications.
With excellent numeracy skills, you pay meticulous attention to detail and have the aptitude and skills to learn on the job.
Self-motivated, honest and hardworking, you have a positive outlook and know how to work as part of a team, and your good written and verbal communication, allow you to clearly communicate financial matter to a wide range of people.
An ability to self-manage and carry out tasks with minimum supervision is essential. You know how to plan, manage and prioritise a varied workload, meet deadlines. You can take the initiative when required and respond flexibly to unforeseen events.
We are committed to exploring flexible working opportunities which benefit the individual and the charity and are a “Happy to Talk Flexible Working” employer: This is a full time post, and we are happy to consider application for compressed hours worked over 4 days a week for the suitable candidate, as well as some hybrid or homeworking options.
If you are passionate about enabling Support in Mind Scotland 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!
Why join us?
Support in Mind Scotland provides support throughout Scotland, and offers a range of services to people directly affected by a mental health issue and to those who care for them, whether family, friend or supporter.
We are committed to delivering services shaped by the lived experienced of people affected by mental health. We believe in a holistic approach to providing support and aim to empower our service user to make the best use of what help and support is available to them.
This is a great opportunity to join a thriving charity and help shape its future. In return for your work, passion and dedication, we offer scope for development, a benefit package including 37 days’ holiday, enhanced sick pay, season ticket loan, regular support & supervision and access to an Employee Assistance Programme.
Find out more about us our Website at supportinmindscotland.org.uk and on Social Media
Application notes
Please email your completed application pack to admin@supportinmindscotland.org.uk by midday, 31-08-2021. With: Recruitment– National Finance Officer in your email subject line.
Interviews are held via video call software. If shortlisted to interview, we will provide you with guidance on how to access the interview.
We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
If you consider yourself to have a disability, please complete the relevant section within the application pack to inform us of any arrangements that we may make to the interview process.
We reserve the right to close this advert earlier or later than stated, so please don’t delay your application to avoid any disappointment.
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We are seeking an experienced support and development worker to provide emotional and practical support to people who are adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, or as adults have experienced sexual assault, rape or domestic violence.
The successful applicant will work with people on an individual basis with both practical and emotional support, within our Short-Term Trauma Support Service. You will support people with the impact of their trauma, to improve their mental health and wellbeing, and to develop coping strategies.
If you’re interested in this opportunity, we’d love to hear from you!
Support Coordinator
- Full time
- £37,716 – £41,729
- Glasgow, Edinburgh or Aberdeen (remote based) (Home based)
- Closing 24th April 2024
“Empathy is seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another and feeling the heart of another”
Alfred Adler
| Compassion | Integrity | Respect | Realising Potential | Inclusion |
Health in Mind is one of Scotland’s best-known and trusted Mental Health Charities. Established in 1982 we have evolved in response to need which means we actively promote positive mental health in local communities across Scotland. Our vision is straight forward, we build hope and live life through our values because people are at the heart of what we do.
We have a great opportunity for a number of experienced practitioners to join our team. You will bring compassion, integrity, positivity and reflection, delivering effective and high-quality support to those individuals who access support from Future Pathways.
Future Pathways offers support to people who were abused or neglected a child when they were in the Scottish care system. The service was established alongside the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry and has expanded considerably since its start in 2016. Future Pathways’ aim is to help people live well. To change paths, enjoy life, succeed and grow.
Reaching our shortlist is straightforward providing you can say ‘yes’ to our list of ‘must haves’. You can start your journey now by simply downloading an application pack from our website but before you start your travels, please kindly make sure the following ‘fits’ into your career and personal attributions rucksack because life is a journey.
- We’d like a degree in Health and Social Care, Social Work or equivalent but, if you hold a recognised, relevant professional qualification at a minimum SVQ Level 4 with relevant workplace experience this works too.
- Up to date child and vulnerable adult protection knowledge together and ideally completion of suicide prevention training such as ASIST.
- You are an exceptional compassionate individual with experience of working with those in society who’ve faced personal challenges, childhood disturbance, abuse, separation, institutional care and trauma
- Curiosity, empathy and a focus on learning, empowerment, collaboration and self- awareness.
- Experience of personal outcomes focused approaches, working in partnership with people to set goals, agree plan and support people to achieve their potential.
- Able to hold hope and walk alongside someone on their journey, you are good at nurturing self confidence and supporting people to make positive changes in their lives
- Worked with staff in accordance with the statutory framework and requirement including GDPR, BACP, the SSSC and the Care Inspectorate.
- Knowledge of and positive engagement with Impact Evaluation and Quality Assurance Frameworks for the purposes of continuous improvement. and practice development.
With a great range of benefits including 30 days annual leave plus 10 public holidays and 2 wellbeing days, we work fulltime 36.25 hours per week.
Committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, we embrace and encourage people from all walks of life, including welcoming applications from Neurodiverse individuals. It is important to us that you feel comfortable and confident and, as such, we are willing to adjust or adapt our application, interview and selection process to suit your needs, including working patterns and hybrid working wherever and whenever we can. Simply contact us and we’ll come back to you.
This role does, however, require periodic but not continuous office presence.
In 2024, Hearts & Minds, the home of Clowndoctors and Elderflowers, will be marking 25 years delivering therapeutic clowning across health care units, schools for children with complex needs and hospices.
The role of Fundraising Manager at Hearts & Minds offers an incredibly exciting opportunity to drive meaningful change and support our impactful programmes at this momentous time in the charity’s history. As a pivotal member of the team, you'll spearhead the development of a comprehensive fundraising strategy that directly fuels the organization's initiatives. This role isn't just about securing funds; it's about crafting compelling narratives and fostering connections to inspire individuals, communities, and corporations to support a cause that truly matters. The dynamism lies in the ability to shape the future of Hearts & Minds by creating sustainable income streams that directly translate into tangible support for their programmes.
The Job Description and Person Specification is available to download below.
“Empathy is seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another and feeling the heart of another”
Alfred Adler
| Compassion | Integrity | Respect | Realising Potential | Inclusion |
Health in Mind is one of Scotland’s best-known and trusted Mental Health Charities. Established in 1982 we have evolved in response to need which means we actively promote positive mental health in local communities across Scotland. Our vision is straight forward, we build hope and live life through our values because people are at the heart of what we do.
Guided by the Alliance’s vision and principles, we have a great opportunity for an action, solution focused manager who will lead with compassion, integrity, positivity and reflection. You will be responsible for a team of Support Coordinators to deliver effective, and high quality support to those individuals who Future Pathways support.
Reaching our shortlist is straightforward providing you can say ‘yes’ to our list of ‘must haves’. You can start your journey now by downloading an application pack from our website, but before you start your travels, please kindly make sure the following ‘fits’ into your career and personal attributions rucksack because life is a journey.
- We’d like a degree in Health and Social Care, Social Work or equivalent but, if you hold a recognised, relevant professional qualification at a minimum SVQ Level 4 with relevant workplace experience this works too.
- Up to date child and vulnerable adult protection knowledge together with formal training in reflective practice, coaching or facilitation and ideally completion of suicide prevention training such as ASIST.
- You are an exceptional compassionate individual with experience of promoting good practice for those in society who’ve faced personal challenges, childhood disturbance, abuse, separation, institutional care and trauma
- Curiosity, empathy and a focus on learning, empowerment, collaboration and self-awareness.
- Experience of leading others, whether an experienced manager or an eager [for promotion] Team Leader who can demonstrate and enable consistency of practice and good use of resources and support to individuals
- Numerate, you are steadfast in your resolve for doing the right thing in the right way whilst being equally realistic and pragmatic, managing individual and collective performance, enabling responsiveness to the full range of demands on our service.
- Worked with staff in accordance with the statutory framework and requirement including GDPR, BACP, the SSSC and the Care Inspectorate.
- The ability to prepare creative and positive presentations and engage learners and audiences alike.
- Knowledge of Mental Health, Future Pathways’ Outcome Pathways and Quality Assurance Frameworks for the purposes of measurement and evaluation.
With a great range of benefits including 30 days annual leave plus 10 Public Holidays and 2 Wellbeing Days we work fulltime 36.25 hours per week. The salary scale for this post is Point 44 to 48 (£42,759 - £46,921). Committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion we embrace and encourage people from all walks of life which means we will consider other working patterns and we embrace hybrid working wherever and whenever we can. This role does require regular presence at the office.
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