The Role

You will be delivering our mission to give everyone with spina bifida and hydrocephalus the chance to feel unstoppable.

As Physical Activity and Wellbeing Officer you will be providing vital support to improve the physical health and wellbeing of adults with spina bifida and hydrocephalus.

You will be delivering regular group activities aimed at promoting physical activity and wellbeing. You will also have a key role in promoting well-being through providing social groups, one-to-one support, and advocacy.

You will be responsible for empowering adults with spina bifida and hydrocephalus to reach their potential, coordinating physical health and wellbeing opportunities, promoting engagement and participation, building partnerships in local communities and building support networks.

You will also be the person that raises awareness of spina bifida and hydrocephalus within the community and with service providers to ensure that no one affected by our conditions feels alone.

What Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Scotland can offer you

• Flexibility – We offer flexible working, including the opportunity to work from home or around caring responsibilities.
• Supportive colleagues enabling you to express yourself – SBH Scotland staff gave a median score of 8 out of 10 for feeling supported to take risks with new ideas.

We also offer: Workplace pension scheme; salary sacrifice scheme; death in service benefit; paid Carers Leave; 30 days annual leave entitlement and 4 days Public Holidays; an additional day off for your birthday and wellbeing days.

Reporting to: Senior Support Lead (Adult and Clinical Services)

This is your chance to help people with spina bifida and hydrocephalus feel unstoppable.

As Digital Communications Lead at Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Scotland you will be coordinating our work to connect with our audiences and managing our digital marketing channels.

Your work will bring out the joy in doing good among our supporters and inspire people living with our conditions.

This is an exciting time to be joining the charity with a new five-year strategy, entering its second year, setting out ambitious plans to grow the charity’s impact and income.

We are looking for a creative thinker, with a proven track record in building movements and recruiting supporters using digital marketing and storytelling.

Working closely with the services team and fundraising team you will be creating compelling content. The role will be to tell the stories of the incredible people we help to support through a variety of digital communications.

What Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Scotland can offer you

• Flexibility – We offer flexible working, including the opportunity to work from home or around caring responsibilities.
• An opportunity to express yourself – Our team values teamwork, learning and continuous improvement. SBH Scotland staff gave a median score of 8 out of 10 for feeling supported to take risks with new ideas.

We also offer:Workplace pension scheme; death in service benefit; paid Carers Leave; 30 days annual leave entitlement and 4 days Public Holidays; an additional day off for your birthday and wellbeing days.

We welcome applications from disabled people and those with lived experience of disability or caring responsibilities. SBH Scotland is a Disability Confident employer.

Reporting to: Head of Fundraising and Communications