Are you passionate about youth work and community development? Can you develop creative workshops for youth groups? Can you provide goal orientated support for young people? If so, we want to hear from you.
Join our vibrant team of staff and volunteers delivering high quality youth work services supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer plus young people right across Scotland.
We are passionate about equalities at LGBT Youth Scotland. This means that everyone is accepted for who they are, regardless of age, disability, sex, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, pregnancy or maternity. In line with our commitment to race equity and trans inclusion, we are particularly seeking applications from People of Colour/ BAME people and trans people. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to apply or attend any interview, please let us know.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and innovative person to support the delivery of our youth work services in Dundee.
Based in Dundee you will:
This is a fantastic opportunity to be at the forefront of youth work and make a lasting, and sometimes life-saving, impact for LGBTQ+ young people
We want to hear from you if you have:
Do you want to front an amazing team and the delivery of services health and care services which make a difference to the lives of people across the North and North East of Scotland?
This could be the role for you. We have a fantastic opportunity for a people leader, ideally with regulated service experience, to join our Health and Care team as a Health Operations Manager.
What does a day in the life of Health Operations Manager look like?
To be a successful Health Operations Manager, you’ll need:
In return for your commitment and expertise, you’ll get:
To plan, develop and monitor new and existing youth and families projects and developments within the Boomerang Community Centre, while engaging with local communities, the voluntary, faith, private and public sector organisations to ensure as an organisation we continue to grow.
To contribute to the achievements of the Boomerang Community Centre and to build on this valuable work in one of the most deprived communities in Dundee.
To undertake engagement and consultation activities, leading to the planning, advertising and in the delivery of new activities for children, young people and families. To carry out regular evaluation of these activities which will be monitored by the Centre Manager and reported through the Board of Trustees.
To ensure the smooth running of all existing children, youth and family groups and activities and to promote the Boomerang Community Centre and activities at external events and via outreach work.
To work with children, youth and family groups and individuals to improve physical and mental wellbeing.
In conjunction with the Centre Manager help to secure funding for the organisation and to complete monitoring and evaluation to existing funders.
To prepare information to assist in the monitoring of grants.
To work with the Volunteer Co-ordinator to recruit and retain volunteers to assist with the successful running of any children, young people or family groups.
ScrapAntics is a thriving social enterprise with 4 full time staff, 15 part time staff and 20 volunteers.
We have a ScrapStore, a busy community space utilised by around 150-200 participants a week, and support 21 artists in our studios. We offer a range of activities for the community including youth clubs, art and craft sessions, play sessions, cooking, gardening, social groups, cycling, football and large scale family celebrations.
ScrapAntics welcomes everyone but we prioritise those who face challenges through disadvantage, including people with mental and physical health issues and those from the asylum seeker, refugee and international community. We are very much women led and focused on sustainability and putting people and planet before profit.
We require an experienced manager with knowledge of the third sector and a passion for social justice to help coordinate and run the organisation. We are seeking someone with a creative approach and ‘out the box’ thinking, who is adaptable to change and can think on their feet! It is also essential that whoever leads our team has a non judgemental approach and engages well with a diverse group of people.
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Equal opportunities:
ScrapAntics is committed to being an equal opportunities organisation and welcomes all applications for consideration.
We know there are candidates who may not fit every criteria we’ve outlined here, or who have key skills we haven’t listed. If this is you, please do apply if you feel your particular experience or skill set could enhance this role.