Remote organiser
- Full time
- £17,472
- Scotland, with the capacity to come to Edinburgh or Glasgow once/week and irregular travels to Aberdeen, Dundee, Inverness expected
- Closing 30th April 2021
- Advertised from 6th April 2021
- Working hours: 7 hours daily (not including 1 hour’s lunch break) between the hours of 11am and 8pm. Working pattern to be agreed with the line manager. 35h/week. Contract: 12 months, full-time Living Wage (£9.6 per hour, £17,472 per year), fixed term. Requirements: Driving licence preferred
Role
We are recruiting a versatile remote organiser who is excited to bring Living Rent out of Glasgow and Edinburgh. You will work closely with Living Rent’s members from across Scotland (notably in Fife, Lanarkshire, West Lothian, the Highlands, Aberdeen and Dundee), with the Living Rent team in Scotland and with ACORN team throughout the UK
We are looking for someone keen to work with a young organisation and passionate about member-run organisations and determined to build working-class power. Experience in training, community education, customer facing work, workplace organising, recruitment and campaigning are welcome though not mandatory. We are primarily looking for someone to show enthusiasm, curiosity, willingness to learn and a commitment to social justice as training will be provided. This role may suit someone who wishes to move into a role which empowers members to plan direct actions and strengthens Living Rent as a member-led union. Housing insecurity is a stressful thing to live with, you must be willing to work with people experiencing this stress and be able to be sensitive in supporting them, yet still able to champion our fighting approach.
We are very excited to continue growing our organisation and hope this job is for YOU!
Application notes
- Download and fill in the application form (here) referring to the person and job specification (here).
- Save the completed application form as a Word document
- Send it to recruitment@livingrent.org with the subject matter: ‘Job Application: remote organiser’ by Friday the 30th of April, 6pm. Late applications will not be considered.
- Once you have submitted your application, please complete this equal opportunity monitoring form
Deadline: Friday the 30th of April 2021, 6pm.
Questions: If you have any questions this post or the recruitment process, please get in touch at recruitment@livingrent.org.
Short-listed candidates will be invited to an assessment session, combining an interview with practical collective exercises. Due to the Government’s advice, we are conducting assessments over Zoom video call. This may be subject to change if the Government’s guidelines change.
First stage interview dates will be on the 7th and 10th of May 2021.
Second stage will take place on the week of the 10th or 17th of May 2021.
Suggested start date is the 7th of June.
Come and join our Advice Team! We are a registered Charity established in 1986 who are fully accredited to provide type III free, independent Housing Information, Advice, Advocacy and Engagement Services. The Centre continues to provide a remote service throughout COVID-19 by staff working from home with full support. All staff will return to the Office when it is deemed safe to do so.
Applicants should have a background knowledge and interest in:-
- Housing (mainly focusing on the private rented sector)
- Homeless Prevention
- Benefits and Income Maximisation
- Tribunal Procedures
The successful candidate will provide our free, confidential and impartial Housing Advice and Advocacy. You will focus on assisting vulnerable people/families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness or those with complex housing issues.
Part of this post will provide a homeless prevention service to those within the Private Rented Sector, including Tribunal Representation. This exciting collaboration is initially part funded via Nationwide Building Society for 2 years; thereafter we will seek additional funding to secure continuation.
Use of a car and driving licence is essential.
FAGCC is an innovative and exciting Community Company, undertaking a wide range of community based activity – from building our own medical centre to our apprenticeship programme that supports local young people, through to the soon to be completed house build of 12 homes for affordable rent. We are now looking for an experienced Chief Officer for our Community Company to replace our current post holder to help drive the company forward.
If you have a ‘can do’ attitude to your job and have experience of leading and managing community based organisations this is a great opportunity. The role is varied with no 2 days the same. We want someone who can work on a wide range of different activity, is willing to adapt previous experience to new projects – and key is that you will work well with a wide range of people.
Role: You will be responsible for the overall leadership, management and development of the organisation, its people and its physical assets, including its long term financial viability – but you will also be hands on and not scared to get your hands dirty if and when needed.
This is a full time, permanent post based in our office in Fort Augustus. The post holder is expected to be office based a minimum of 3 days a week or as allowed under Covid Rules.
Self Help Coach – Remote Delivery
- Part time
- £23,113 – £25,546 pro-rata
- Glasgow and the surrounding areas
- Closing 20th April 2021
Position one:18.75 hour post available, Fixed term for 1 year, located in City of Glasgow and Inverclyde local authority areas.
Position two:15 hour post available, Fixed term to March 2023, located in East Ayrshire, Glasgow, North Lanarkshire, Inverclyde and West Lothian. Scottish Legal Aid Board funding.
Please indicate in your application which position/s you wish to be considered for.
LinkLiving is a Scottish health and wellbeing charity that supports people of all ages to overcome the negative impacts of trauma, mental health, inequality, and isolation. We deliver our support to service users through a range of models including:
- Personal development and employability programmes
- Self-help coaching
- Supported accommodation
- Care at home
- Housing support
- Befriending
- Social cafes
At LinkLiving, our values are at the heart of everything we do and we put the people we support first. It is important to us to find people with the right values, behaviours and attitudes to match our own. Our values are:
- Empathy (listen to and understand an individual’s needs and circumstances)
- Respect (treat others the way they wish to be treated)
- Integrity (be honest and have strong moral principles)
- Caring (show kindness and concern for others)
The Job
The purpose of the job is to provide a self-help service which supports people to develop tools and techniques to better manage mild to moderate mental health issues.
Building Resilience for a Better Home
LinkLiving will provide supported self-help coaching for housing association tenants who are at risk of losing their tenancies due to a range of problems associated with low to moderate levels of mental health issues.
Coaching will be delivered remotely (telephone or video link) with up to nine sessions where tenants will learn techniques to manage their mental health and therefore be in a position to be able to better manage their lives, engage with their communities and sustain their tenancies.
Aims
- Tenants previously at risk of losing their tenancy will learn techniques to manage their tenancy better and therefore to stay in their home.
- Having gained skills for life tenants will have learnt resilience and
built confident, and be able to manage anxiety, stress and anger to:
- manage their tenancy such as dealing with debt including utility bills, rent non-payment and hoarding;
- manage their relationship with their neighbours leading to less anti-social behaviours; c) have the confidence to engage more in their local community including with specialist support services, e.g. social work, substance misuse or hoarding charities.
To find out more about a career in care, the following video provides an insight into what you can expect - aquestionofcare.org.uk
About You
You will need to be able to demonstrate your commitment to LinkLiving’s 4 key values, which are:
- Empathy (listen to and understand an individual's needs and circumstances)
- Respect (treat others the way they wish to be treated)
- Integrity (be honest and have strong moral principles)
- Caring (show kindness and concern for others)
You will be educated to a minimum of SCQF Level 7 (or equivalent) or equivalent relevant experience. The successful postholder will have knowledge of issues affecting people who are excluded and marginalized and a working knowledge of mental health self-help resources and a commitment to their use.
You will be able to actively contribute to team working and have an ability to building equal and positive relationships with people, with demonstrable experience of using a person centred approach.
As Self Help Coach, you will have a proactive approach to managing own wellbeing in the role and the ability to manage ongoing risk, problem solve and remain calm in a crisis. The successful postholder will have good communication skills in a variety of situations and should demonstrate empathy and active listening. Sensitivity and responsiveness to people’s emotional and social health is essential for this role. The Self Help Coach will the ability to collect data and maintain records and will have a flexible, practical and reliable approach.
Further Information
To find out more about what LinkLiving do, please visit our website at linkliving.org.uk
What’s in it for you?
LinkLiving offers excellent terms and conditions, and as an Investor in People and Healthy Working Lives Gold Award holder, we aim to provide a wide range of development opportunities and healthy living initiatives. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities.
You will work with colleagues who share our objectives – our employees, volunteers, funders, and our project partners. In return, we want people who are passionate, caring and dedicated, committed to our vision and values and will work to the highest professional standards.
As a LinkLiving employee, you'll benefit from generous annual leave entitlements, a wide range of learning and development opportunities, highly competitive employer pension contribution rates, discounts on shopping, restaurants and other services via Westfield Rewards, enhanced maternity and sick pay entitlements, employee support and counselling service and occupational health services.
This post is subject to Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme registration.
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About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.
Crisis is currently recruiting for a Landlord Liaison Officer in Edinburgh to recruit Private Rented Sector landlords to the service.
About the role
As LANDLORD LIAISON OFFICER, you will be involved in encouraging and attracting landlords to work alongside Crisis to provide private tenancies to people experiencing homelessness. You will provide information and advice about the service, and act as the primary contact for landlords and letting agencies.
This is a temporary role for 8 - 10 months.
About you
To be successful in this role you will be experienced in engaging and working with landlords and letting agencies. You will need to demonstrate the ability to advocate effectively, with good negotiating, interpersonal, and networking skills. You will have demonstrable knowledge of the welfare benefits system and desirable knowledge of the legal framework and systems around PRS housing in Scotland.
Benefits
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
• Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
• Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
• 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.
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