WE ARE SEEKING TO RECRUIT AN ENTHUSIASTIC AND COMMITTED SENIOR RESIDENTIAL PROJECT WORKER 3 TO JOIN OUR PENTLAND WAY RESIDENTIAL SERVICE.

Barnardo's Caern Disability Services consists of three unique Projects who deliver a variety of quality services for young people with learning disabilities and/or autism. We have done this for over 40 years.

Our Pentland Way Service is a residential service providing support for up to three older young people. Using a person-centred approach, we aspire to create an environment in which the young people are happy, nurtured and safe. We aim to enhance their lives by supporting them to develop independence in both the domestic environment and the community.

ABOUT YOU

Ideally you will have experience in working directly with children and young people in a residential setting. Experience in supporting children and young people with a learning disability and/or Autism is required.

You will work directly with the children and young people on shift, as part of the staff team on rota. In addition to this your main role will include

• Responsibility for the day to day running of the house
• Leading the staff on shift including rota management, leading practice and ensuring staff are working to high levels of performance in the best interests of the C&YP in our care.
• Supervision of staff including Residential Project Workers and As & When staff
• Supporting the Team Manager and Children's Service Manager with the ongoing development of the Service

The staff team across Caern Services must be fully accepting of our children and be prepared to offer them a professional relationship based on acceptance and informed by our understanding of their individual needs, wishes and experiences. We are passionate about the children and young people that we care for, showing understanding, empathy and consistency in our approach.

You will currently hold or be working towards a SVQ3 (Children and Young People) and also be willing to work towards a recognised SSSC qualification/s relevant to this role (Residential Worker with Supervisory Responsibilities).

This is a full-time position (37 hours). Working on a dayshift rota basis, you will typically work a rota of 5 out of 7 days, including weekends. You will require to be flexible for the needs of the Young People and the Service.

For an informal chat about this role – please call Aileen Gallagher on 0131 339 8840.

Pay & Reward Framework

We appreciate our colleagues' dedication and their commitment to delivering excellence in the vital work we do, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo'svalues.We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.

We are committed to a rounded colleague experience with an approach to both pay and rewards that are fair, attractive, and progressive. This is in support of our strategic ambition to ensure Barnardo's is a place everyone can belong, grow and thrive.

The salary range advertised is in line with our pay principles, for consistency and fairness while recognising the skills and experience applicants bring to the role. Appointing salaries can be discussed further at appointment stage; we do seek to appoint within this range always exercising responsible stewardship.

Benefits

Workplace Offer: What it means for you

Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, in the community, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or depending on the role any combination of these. Please read through the advert carefully to understand the remits of hybrid working that will be specific to the role.

Barnardo's require colleagues to be UK residents, based in the UK and to complete their roles from within the UK (with the exception of colleagues providing Barnardo's services in Jersey and colleagues who live in the Republic of Ireland providing services in Northern Ireland)

• Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
• Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our Buy Your Leave scheme
• A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
• Service related sick pay from day 1
• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
• Cycle2work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
• 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer

*T&C's apply based on contract

About Barnardo's

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Our basis and values

Health in Mind has an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated leader to join our South Services Team as Service Manager for our Midlothian Recovery Services, supporting people with their mental health and drug and/or alcohol recovery journey. Within this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the day-to-day delivery of the Recovery Services, including:

• Recovery Peer Support Service (one-to-one support for people seeking support in recovery, including support for women and those who have experienced a near fatal overdose)
• Recovery Peer Connecting Service
• Hostels Peer Support
• Peer Support Groups (including SMART groups) and Peer Training

You should have experience in; providing leadership and management within services, staff development and supervision, supporting people drug and alcohol recovery and mental health, working as part of a team, working with external stakeholders, meeting service KPI’s, data analysis and preparing data for reporting. Supporting our Peer Support Workers and volunteers, who have their own lived experience of recovery is vital in this role.

If you have experience in these areas and are passionate about supporting people to fulfil their potential, we’d love to hear from you!

The Yard is an award-winning charity that runs adventure play services for children with disabilities and/or additional support needs and their families.

Join us to help improve the lives of disabled children, young people and their families and carers by becoming our new Family Worker in Edinburgh.

About the role:

As Family Worker you will be providing information, emotional and practical support to families with children with a wide range of additional support needs, empowering them to understand and access the support available to them from external services.

The Family Worker role is essential in ensuring that families get the right help when they need it most.

About you:

This job is for you if you have:

• experience of working with children and young people with a range of disabilities and additional support needs
• excellent relationship building skills
• knowledge of children’s rights, trauma informed and inclusive practices
• an understanding of child and adult protection practices
• excellent organisational skills and administrative abilities

If you would like to work in a supportive and understanding work environment, ensuring that families feel valued and part of an inclusive community, we would love to have you on board.

An exciting opportunity has become available to join Families Outside as our Project Partnership Lead for the Weave Partnership. If you are experienced and passionate about working in partnership and developing the infrastructure to make a lasting difference for families impacted by imprisonment, we want to hear from you.

This role works closely with the Families Outside Director of Services, the Family Support Team, and the Weave Partnership, funded by the Scottish Government’s Whole Family Support Fund. The Weave Partnership is made up of One Parent Families Scotland, Relationships Scotland (along with their 21 Member Services), Families Outside, and Fife Gingerbread - four organisations whose capabilities are complementary, whose values are shared, and whose combined reach would create something new and unique that none of our organisations could achieve alone. The partnership aims to deliver sustained, measurable improvements for single-parent families across Scotland through holistic, place-based whole-family support and, using the new ‘My Life and Me’ framework, it will create a ‘no wrong door’ approach.

Staff Benefits:

• 25 flexible leave days plus 10 public holidays (pro rata)
• 4% matched contribution workplace pension scheme
• Hybrid & flexible working
• Employee Assistance Programme (Health Assured)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Laptop and mobile phone for all staff

The Role:

At Families Outside, we're the only national charity in Scotland working solely to support families affected by imprisonment. Joining the Weave Partnership alongside lead partner One Parent Families Scotland, Relationships Scotland, and Fife Gingerbread, the Project Partnership Lead provides the key role to oversee and develop Families Outside’s role within this project. They will:

• Coordinate Families Outside’s involvement in the Weave Partnership at a delivery level.
• Lead the development of evaluation, data capture, and the database in relation to family support, embedding shared Weave Partnership criteria into data gathering and reporting.
• Develop relationships to raise awareness of the Partnership, referral processes, and access to relevant resources for families.
• Engage with key agencies to embed a Whole Family approach and prevention of child poverty.

About You:

We are looking for an individual who is:

• Experienced in working with partner agencies and in developing robust processes for data collection, recording, and evaluation
• Rights-focused and trauma-informed in their work and all they do
• Skilled and knowledgeable in working with people to overcome challenges they face in their day-to-day lives
• A confident and effective contributor to working in partnership with others to meet families’ needs
• Willing and able to travel throughout Scotland to develop and promote the project

If you are an experienced professional with skills in partnership working, data capture, and cross-agency collaboration and are passionate about making a difference for families impacted by imprisonment, then we want to hear from you.

About Us

Families Outside is the only national charity in Scotland that works solely to support families affected by imprisonment. Imprisonment can often have a huge impact on the things that matter most to families: money and secure housing, safe and connected relationships at home and in the community, and the emotional health and wellbeing of families. Families Outside is dedicated to providing a range of practical, social, and emotional support to people with someone in prison that are relationship-based, prison-aware, and family-focused.

Working closely with the small team at SIDA, this post will promote the work of SIDA through the provision of high-quality digital communication to our members, external stakeholders and the general public, and provide logistical, digital and administrative support for a range of member events including our annual conferences.

The Communications and Events Coordinator will develop engaging content for use across SIDA’s digital platforms, including the SIDA Member Hub, and be proactive in finding new ways to share messages and reach a wider audience.

The post will contribute to a variety of projects and initiatives, and a willingness to collaborate and work closely and flexibly with colleagues is essential.

About Scotland's International Development Alliance

Scotland’s International Development Alliance is the membership body for everyone committed to creating a fairer world, free from poverty, injustice and environmental threats.

Our work facilitates connections in global development to improve impact and effectiveness for a range of actors including public sector bodies, third sector and international NGOs, private companies, universities and charitable trusts.

Our network has a uniquely global reach, with members working in more than 100 countries with a wide range of specialisms. We exist to improve the capacity, influence and effectiveness of those working on global development connected to Scotland through providing opportunities for networking, debate, training and promotion of good practice. We help members share their skills and learn from each other’s best practice to boost effectiveness of our members and their partners

SIDA has excellent working terms including a 4 day week working pattern.

Safeguarding Commitment

SIDA is committed to safeguarding and protecting the people we serve and work with. We are a proud member of the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme, we systematically request information from previous employers regarding any findings or pending investigations of sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment during employment.

This is a great opportunity to join a national charity in a key finance role. You would be part of a small finance team and a supportive Central Services department. The joy of the role is that you will get to work with people from across the whole organisation and thus contribute to work aimed at making Scotland a better place for our babies, children, young people and their families.

In this role you will be responsible for the delivery of financial operations and the line management of the finance officer(s). You will need to be an experienced finance professional who has demonstrable hands-on experience in financial processing, is a proactive self-starter, has experience of line management and has strong working knowledge of financial systems.

If you have these skills and want to work in a values-led organisation with a nurturing environment, please take a look at the job description. This could be the job for you.

About Children in Scotland

Children in Scotland is a welcoming and dynamic charity that amplifies the voices, views and experiences of our members and children, families and professionals across Scotland. We achieve this through direct services, meaningful participation, policy work, inspiring communications and sector-leading events and learning opportunities.

We are a vibrant and inclusive community of dedicated individuals and organisations who use our skills and passion to bring evidence-based and fresh thinking together, with one shared aim of giving all children in Scotland an equal chance to flourish.

We are stronger together in driving lasting impact for Scotland’s children.

Diversity

Children in Scotland values the contribution of all our staff, whatever their background. Our recruitment decisions are based on fair, open processes, with appointment on merit. We welcome applications from everyone.

Further information

For an informal chat about the job, please contact Paula Watson, our current Strategic Finance Lead by email on pwatson@childreninscotland.org.uk or our CEO Judith Turbyne on jturbyne@childreninscotland.org.uk

Partners in Advocacy has established itself as one of Scotland's leading providers of independent advocacy, delivering exceptional advocacy services since 1998.

We are thrilled to present a wonderful opportunity for a new board member with an interest in independent advocacy.

This role is home-based and open to applicants across Scotland who can travel to attend a small number of in-person board meetings throughout the year.

We are seeking a Trustee who will have good interpersonal and communication skills, a commitment to working as a team, an understanding of and commitment to our charity’s work, a broader knowledge of trends across the third-sector and the application of those to strategic work.

Partners in Advocacy welcomes applications from people with a disability, those with a minority ethnic background, and the LGBTQ+ community.

Are you passionate about a fairer, more inclusive society? Would you like to join an innovative, compassionate charity that’s leading the way in tackling the causes and consequences of homelessness?

If so, apply now to join our Board of Trustees! Cyrenians is looking for new volunteer trustees, including a Treasurer, to help guide our work to tackle the causes and consequences of homelessness.

Trustee role

This is an opportunity to use your insight, professional experience and personal perspective to support an organisation that works alongside people facing tough realities - from housing insecurity and poverty to conflict, isolation, addiction and barriers to employment. Our work is valued-led and relationship-based.

As a trustee, you will help set direction, support good decision-making and ensure Cyrenians continues to use its resources wisely and effectively.

You do not need previous board experience. We are interested in people who can think strategically, work collaboratively and bring curiosity, commitment and sound judgement. Some examples of the experience or expertise you may bring include:

·Digital strategy, including cybersecurity, data and AI

·Commercial expertise

·Strategic fundraising

·Finance

·Legal background

However, we also welcome applications from people who bring different skills and strengths.

Treasurer role

This is a rewarding opportunity for someone with strong finance or accounting experience who wants to use their expertise for social good. You will play a central role in helping the Board understand Cyrenians’ financial position, make informed decisions and ensure our resources are used responsibly to support people facing tough realities across our communities.

As Treasurer, you will bring financial insight, constructive challenge and clear advice to Board discussions. Working alongside fellow trustees, the Chief Executive and Director of Finance & Corporate Services, you will help oversee budgets, accounts, controls, risk, sustainability and statutory reporting.

You do not need to have been a charity trustee before. What matters is that you can think strategically, communicate financial information clearly, work collaboratively and bring sound judgement.

We are looking for Trustees to join our Board

Our Association oversees and promotes a diverse range of activities within the Southside Community Centre. Situated in central Edinburgh, the Centre serves the diverse local community. Its activities also attract individuals from across the city and South-East Scotland. Supported by major grant-funding from a broad range of organisations, including sizable financial support from the National Lottery, the Association is currently extending the use of the Centre’s facilities to more community activities. A major opportunity has emerged to develop the Centre as part of the recently issued Community Centre Strategy issued by the City of Edinburgh Council. We now wish to take advantage of this Council initiative to support a greater range of ways with which to enhance the well-being of the community.

The Association is led by a Board of Trustees. We are seeking to recruit a small number of motivated individuals to help govern our growing charity. We are particularly interested in receiving applications from those with specialist knowledge, skills and experience in:

• Community learning, development and stakeholder engagement
• Business or legal background
• Governance and leadership
• Strategic planning
• Finance

This is an exciting time to join our charity as we have celebrated various successes over the past two years including: recruiting our first Chief Executive, extending our community centre opening hours to include weekends, expanding the range of services we deliver, and significantly increasing the amount of external grant funding we receive. We look forward to continuing to achieve further success as we continue to develop our services, including re-launching our new in-house community café and developing a long-term strategic plan.

We are keen that our Board reflects our diverse local community and we therefore welcome individuals from all minority and disadvantaged groups.

This is therefore a challenging and rewarding time to join our charity as we look towards the future. Over coming months, we need to: agree a new lease arrangements with our landlord, City of Edinburgh Council, explore and decide upon the long-term future of how our building is managed, while continuing to sustain and grow the range of services we currently provide.

Hours:Sessional posts do not have guaranteed hours; the role provides additional cover over peak times i.e. holiday periods and periods of absence.

Benefits:Holiday pay, training & development opportunities, life assurance, company pension, employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership fees, free uniform

About the role:

You will be a key part of the team, supporting our core staff, and playing an active role in the set-up, delivery and development of The Yard’s play and youth work provision, ensuring an approach which has the child and/or young person at its centre.

About you:

Is creating fun and friendship your superpower?

If you would like to work in a supportive and understanding work environment, ensuring that families feel valued and part of an inclusive community, we would love you to be part of our new team.

This job is for you if you have:

• Experience of working with children and young people in a play or youth work setting
• A demonstrable understanding of and commitment to the values of play and play work and a commitment to inclusive play opportunities that hold the child at the centre
• A proven ability to work in a flexible manner, as an individual and as part of a team
• Experience of liaising with parents, carers and other professionals

Meet the team:

If you’d like to meet our team before applying, we’re hosting an open evening at The Yard Glasgow on Thursday 24 September, from 5:00pm to 7:30pm. Please feel free to pop along.