Jobs in Dunfermline Central, Fife

Safe Space is seeking an experienced professional Manager to lead and manage a small, specialised trauma team delivering specialised counselling services and groupwork to adults and young people who have experienced childhood sexual abuse. The team offers long-term counselling and a wide range of groupwork that is well established and successful within the Fife community.

We are looking for an individual who can:

• Commit to working flexibly and creatively with a small team of professionals within a variety of modalities.

• Be creative, open-minded and curious about the way the service can be delivered.

• Use excellent interpersonal skills to communicate with a wide range of people.

• Operate with autonomy in a collaborative and supportive way with a team who are skilled and experienced in their field.

What we offer

• An opportunity to lead a small close-knit team that delivers life-changing support services to clients who have experienced trauma

• A Board of Directors who are professional and supportive to the Manager and the team.

• A collaborative environment within a very small team.

Shared Care Scotland is a small team with big ambition: we aim to be the lead organisation in Scotland on all aspects of short breaks policy and practice. We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled Operations Assistant to fulfil an important organisation-wide role in providing efficient, accurate and responsive administrative support that helps colleagues, Board members, partners and enquirers work effectively.

If you have skills and experience in delivering administrative and operational support to a busy and diverse team, are self-motivated and keen to develop your knowledge of the health and social care sector then we’d love to hear from you.

For the right candidate, this is an exciting opportunity to work with a dedicated team to deliver on a range of activities that can improve the lives of unpaid carers in Scotland.

In return we offer a supportive, collaborative team environment with excellent terms and conditions.

About Shared Care Scotland

Shared Care Scotland (SCS) is a dynamic and ambitious charity dedicated to improving the quality and provision of short breaks in Scotland for adult and young carers and the people they help care for. It is estimated there are 700,000 to 800,000 unpaid carers in Scotland.

We have a vision of a Scotland where everyone who receives support or provides unpaid care can live a satisfying life, with the assistance they need to take regular, quality breaks from demanding caring routines.

As one of Scotland’s leading National Carer Organisations we contribute to the development of policy and best practice for carers. We host a national online directory of short break services, manage a £10m Short Breaks Fund on behalf of the Scottish Government which provides grant funding to third sector organisations to help carers access breaks from caring, and deliver an innovative social tourism programme called Respitality.

For more information visit our website: sharedcarescotland.org.uk