You will work alongside the Chief Executive Officer as part of the Senior Management Team to progress the strategic priorities outlined in the Business Plan. You will hold a portfolio of designated services and thematic practice areas and will provide leadership, innovation, governance, and quality assurance across these. You will also deputise for the Chief Executive Officer as required.
You will be an innovative and creative thinker with excellent leadership skills. You will be committed to making a real and lasting difference to the lives of people living across Tayside with an ability to working alongside colleagues, service users and communities to bring out the best in them. You will bring significant experience of working at a management level and hold a relevant professional or higher educational qualification.
Responsible to: Chief Executive Officer
More information on the post can be obtained by contacting Chief Executive Officer kathryn.baker@alcoholtayside.com or by phoning 01382 456012
About Outreach Dundee
Aberlour Family Outreach Dundee provides support to families who are struggling to cope as a result of drug and alcohol use within the family. We give children a trusted person they can talk to, while supporting parents to create a safe environment for their children through addressing their dependency and improving parenting confidence.
“The Aberlour Family Outreach Dundee worker visited me regularly and she was really friendly. She encouraged me to ask for help when I needed it. She introduced me to other people and got me involved in other services that could help me" – Parent
What we are looking for....
We are looking for Child and Family Workers to work up to 22.5 hours per week, predominantly during Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm with the occasional need to work out with these times depending on the needs of the families. Working pattern will be negotiable and flexible hours will be considered. Please include your preferred amount of working hours per week in your supporting statement. Relief workers are welcomed to apply – please state if this is your preference on your supporting statement.
This role is funded until March 2025 with the possibility of continued funding beyond this.
We are looking for energetic, creative and compassionate individuals to join our friendly, supportive team. We value skills such as providing children and young people with a wide range of fun activities and experiences to enrich their lives as well as supporting families to actively participate in shaping and defining the support we offer.
You will hold, or be willing to work towards, a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 6 or above, together with relevant experience of working with children or young people. You must also be able to demonstrate awareness of the key elements of working with people affected by substance use as well as an understanding of, and commitment to, young people’s rights.
At Aberlour we want to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. To have a look at our values to understand more about what we are looking for please go to our website.
What we offer...
As well as a supportive team and excellent training opportunities, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers. Find out more about our Employee Benefits and our commitment to Equality and Diversity on our website.
DVVA are looking for an experienced and motivated individual to ensure the smooth running of the organisation. You’ll manage our city centre offices, promoting our meeting facilities and maximising income from the building. You will also have a key role in ensuring the effective management of resources and will provide administrative leadership and support to the organisation and Board of Directors.
You’ll have a background and experience in administration and/or building management. You will be great at developing and maintaining effective relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders from external contractors and suppliers to colleagues within the organisation. Ideally you’ll be qualified to degree level and also have a qualification or experience in health and safety. You’ll be a creative, solution-focused and positive person with strong line management skills.
About you:
You will be keen to play a part in making a real and lasting difference to the lives of people living across Dundee by contributing to the sustainability of TCA. You will bring either relevant; lived experience, work experience in this field or hold a relevant qualification. Most importantly you will bring enthusiasm, creativity, and flexibility to this new and exciting role.
The Role
The Intandem Co-ordinator will be responsible for the delivery of our intandem family mentoring service, making a positive difference to care experienced children and young people, who are in kinship care.
The post holder will recruit, train, and support a team of volunteers to mentor children and young people in Kinship Care. By providing mentors this will give this vulnerable group of children and young people the best start in life. The role will include line managing sessional Intandem family mentors who will work with the family to develop goals-focused Whole Family Approach mentoring plans – covering emotional/practical support; coaching/advice around family relationships/child development/parenting skills; harm reduction.
As well as managing sessional staff and volunteers, the role involves engaging with young people and their parent/carers to build relationships and likewise engage with other professionals for joint agency referrals, support, and evaluation. The post holder will contribute to the national intandem programme to record and monitor outcomes and to deliver best practice, as well as work towards developing the evidence base for mentoring young people in Scotland.
Additional Information: More information on the post can be obtained by contacting Mark Harris, Operations Manager, mark.harris@alcoholtayside.com or by phoning 01382 456012.
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: