Blue Triangle is a social care organisation that empowers people to thrive, by delivering solutions in connected communities which focus on the needs of each individual. We are looking for enthusiastic people who share our values (Kind, Passionate and Creative) to join our services accommodating and supporting people experiencing homelessness and empowering them to thrive.

If successful, you will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council within 6 months of your start date. After registration, there is a requirement to be qualified and to maintain professional learning, which we will support you to achieve.

Blue Triangle recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

What we offer:

Aside from offering a supportive and friendly environment where our people are valued and appreciated, we’ll see that your hard work and drive to succeed is rewarded.

• Competitive Salary and Pension Options
• Full time & Part time hours available
• Double pay for festive bank holidays
• Long service awards
• Fully funded SVQ3
• Access to our benefits platform with high street voucher and tech discounts and cycle to work scheme to name a few!
• Inhouse training programmes
• Significant Gym discounts
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• 24/7 access to employee assistance programme, including counselling
• A wide range of family friendly policies
• Life Assurance cover of 3 times your salary
• Credit Union
• £200 refer a friend scheme

And many more!

This position would be for our Renfrew service and require 16 hours per week. This role will follow a working pattern of days, mid and back shifts on a rota including some weekends. If you have any questions about the role, please contact recruitment@bluetriangle.org.uk

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Are you looking for the next step in developing your role as a human rights defender and/or your human rights career? Please read on:

HRCS has a unique job opportunity within its Migrants Project, funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation.

Our Human Rights Participation Officer is central to the ongoing success of the project. The role focusses on promoting and developing a greater understanding of human rights by people who are migrants and how human rights relate directly to their lives.

Connections and relationships with Scotland’s migrant communities are essential and the Participation Officer works closely with them. There is also a small project steering group which provides advice and guidance. Applicants will need to have experience of engagement and participation work with marginalised communities, an understanding of the issues faced by migrants in Scotland and a detailed knowledge base of human rights and how they relate to people’s lives.

The role is fixed term for 18 months and is part-time (14 hours per week/0.4 FTE) with pay of £11,932 per annum. Other terms and conditions are in line with the HRCS standard contract.

HRCS is a hybrid organisation with a team base in central Edinburgh. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in all that we do.

Close the Gap, Scotland’s expert on gender equality in the labour market, is looking for new trustees to join its board. Our trustees work to support the organisation to realise its vision for a Scotland where all women have a good working life. We do this through policy advocacy that seeks to place gender equality at the heart of policymaking, supporting employers to take action to close their gender pay gap, and developing innovative research to grow the evidence base on women’s experiences of work.

Trustees set the strategic direction, oversee the work of the organisation, manage risk, and establish policies and procedures to govern organisational activity. Key to the role is ensuring good governance practice is in place. It’s an exciting time to join the board, as Close the Gap has consolidated its growth since becoming a charity, and is exploring further opportunities for development.

About you

Committed to women’s labour market equality, you’ll have the ability to think strategically and creatively, and to respond to the needs of the organisation. You’ll also be able to commit the time to fulfil the role of trustee and help us meet our strategic objectives.

Close the Gap is strongly committed to equality, and recognises that diverse boards are more effective, and result in better governance practice. We would particularly welcome applications from racially minoritised people and disabled people, who are currently under-represented on our board.

We’re also particularly interested in receiving applications from people that have knowledge and experience in equality and/or human rights, and fundraising.

Organisation profile

Close the Gap is Scotland’s expert policy advocacy organisation working on women’s labour market participation. Our vision is for a Scotland where all women have a good working life. We do this by working strategically with policymakers, employers and unions to influence and enable action that will address the causes of the gender pay gap.

The ALLIANCE is excited to be recruiting new members to join our Community Links Practitioner team that will be based in Glasgow.

We have 2 full-time positions available: one is fixed term until 31 March 2026 and one maternity cover post fixed term until end of November 2025. Please note on your application which post you are applying for.

As part of the Links Programme, you will provide a person-centred service that is responsive to the needs and interests of people living in areas affected by socio-economic deprivation. You will support people to identify issues that affect their ability to live well. The post-holder will work collaboratively with individuals to support them through decision making processes and help them decide upon the issues that they would like to address; helping them overcome any barriers to addressing these.

Using service improvement methodology, the full time Community Links Practitioner will support the existing primary care team to adopt a links approach and the part-time Community Links Practitioner will support the existing foodbank team to adopt a links approach.

They will support staff in becoming skilled in identifying local services and matching They will support existing staff in becoming skilled in identifying local services and matching them to the needs of individual people. Typical examples include social or lunch clubs, self-help groups, befriending organisations, hobby clubs (such as gardening clubs) and employment or voluntary-work agencies.

The Community Links Practitioner will identify community resources and facilitate relationships between these resources and the practice for the benefit of the patient. They will also build relationships and processes with statutory organisations, health services and voluntary organisations such as the Citizens Advice Bureau, Money Advice Service, NHS services and charities.

The aim of the Links Practitioner Programme is to support people to live well through strengthening connections between community resources and primary care in deprived areas in Scotland.

As an ALLIANCE employee you will benefit from:

• 210 hours pro rata annual leave (equivalent of 30 days)
• 91 hours pro rata public holiday that can be taken flexibly
• Additional leave between Christmas and New Year
• Open to flexible working (formal and informal)
• Hybrid working – opportunity to work from home for part of the week
• Enhanced maternity and sick pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Learning and development opportunities
• Time off in lieu
• Cycle Scheme
• Carer Positive Employer

The ALLIANCE is a healthy working lives employer and encourages a healthy work life balance and is happy to talk flexible working.

PVG Scheme membership is required for this post.

Please note, this salary scale does not meet the Home Office requirements for visa sponsorship as a skilled worker.

Are you looking to support adults with a variety of complex disabilities in their own homes and local communities?

Are you put off by the typical 15, 30, 60 minute call times with service users?

Our visits are a minimum of 4 hours, meaning you can really get to know the individuals in your care and can make a positive difference to their lives.

About the role

At Capability Scotland our North Lanarkshire, care at home & supported Living Services provide 24-hour care to adults in their own homes and community.

You will assist with their daily living routines, enabling them to live independently by supporting with domestic tasks and money/utility bill management. You will attend to their care needs such as; personal care, dressing, medication, communication and mealtimes support.

With a customer led focus, they will determine what your shift looks like, sometimes facilitating their attendance at college, appointments, lunch visits with friends or recreational activities and social events.

Depending on who you are matched to support, you could be assisting them to enjoy regular attendance at football matches, day centres, shopping, sporting or cinema trips.

Doesn’t this sound like the perfect job?

What you need to know

It is essential that you are a driver with access to a vehicle, due to the logistical demands of this role.

Hours: Up to 37 hours per week. We can offer a variety of hours/shifts, including evenings and weekends. Sleepover shifts are also available.

Overtime at enhanced hourly rates is available.

Location: Our customers are based in Wishaw & Shotts / Hamilton / Motherwell & Bellshill /Coatbridge & Airdrie. (ML1-ML7)

Don’t let concerns over experience or availability hold you back. We have several growing services across Scotland and are happy to consider any availability – apply now and see if we can work with yours!

We are looking for drivers due to the location of our customers and their support needs. If you do need to go out and about with our customer, for that dinner or cinema trip, your costs are covered.

Capability Scotland’s benefits:

• A generous salary of £12.06 per hour - £23,266.00 FTE (or £12.35 per hour, dependent on qualifications)
• We recognise and reward qualified employees offering £12.35 per hour for those qualified at SVQ3 or above.
• A nightshift premium rate of £12.66 - £12.97 per hour (dependent on qualifications)
• We offer a fully funded SVQ –a qualification which is yours for life.
• A set 4-week rotas so you always know when you are working and can plan life outside of work.
• 32 days' holidays per year, increasing to 37 with service.
• Free PVG checks throughout your employment.
• Up to 8% company contribution pension scheme.
• Up to 3 x annual salary death in service.
• Perks at Work – shopping discount scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• 24/7 employee assistance programme.
• Working for us means you would qualify for Blue Light & Concert for Carer discounts

We are One Voice, One Charity, One Spirit, #OneCapability.

We now only have the following vacancy to join our amazing team.

This role focusses on offering practical and emotional support to women who have experienced domestic abuse. Support is offered to women who are living in our safe accommodation and on an outreach capacity.

The successful candidate(s) will have at least 2 years of experience in a role where you have supported vulnerable clients. You will also hold an SVQ 3 Health and Social Care or equivalent or be willing to undertake this upon completion of your probationary period.

After a recent pay review this role now attracts the hourly rate of pay of £15.73 per hour (£28,628.60 per annum) for a 35-hour working week.

The above post is subject to a successful application to the PVG scheme membership to carry out regulated work with adults and children. Women only (including trans women) need apply for this post under paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.

We are seeking a new member of staff to join our team delivering community mental health and wellbeing services within West Lothian.

Our community mental health and wellbeing service in West Lothian supports people aged 55 and over in a variety of ways to live the life they want to live. Our approach is recovery focussed and works alongside people; drawing on their personal strengths and assets within their local communities.

Extensive travel should be expected as part of this role, and as such a driving licence/access to your own transport would be advantageous.

If you have experience in development work, supporting people with their mental health and wellbeing and are passionate about enabling people to fulfil their potential, we’d love to hear from you!

Inspiring Young Voices is a SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation) which exists to inspire and be inspired by the voices of children and young people in Highland facing challenges in their lives. We seek to ensure that these voices are raised, heard and acted upon. We will advocate for changes in policy and practice across Highland which support and promote the meaningful participation of children and young people at every level of decision making.

The role of the Participation Lead is to enable participation through engagement with children and young people, particularly those with additional support needs/ disabilities, to have their voices heard – where and when they wish, empowering them to influence policy and practice.

The role of the Participation Lead is to enable participation through engagement with children and young people, particularly those with additional support needs & disabilities, to have their voices heard and empower them to influence policy and practice.

The Participation Lead is responsible for leading the development and delivery of our participation work and projects. Including:

• Supporting the members of Inspire Highland, our youth-led collective voice for young people in Highland. Inspire Highland is a creative, dynamic project which aims to promote the rights, participation and inclusion of all young people (up to the age of 25) who are facing challenges in their lives.
• Developing and piloting a place based youth-led participation approach, working with young people with disabilities and additional support needs to develop their learning and understanding of inequality, stigma, discrimination and youth-led participation. From this shared understanding, young people will be supported to identify the barriers and enablers they face to participation and use this to develop youth-led participation projects to bring about transformational change.
• Developing and delivering a program of work supporting ‘New Young Scots’ in Highland to have their voices heard, including young asylum seekers and refugees.

To deliver these projects the Participation Lead will work with and line-manage our Youth Participation Worker.

The Participation Lead also promotes children’s rights, inclusion and participation across services, offering training, advice and/or support.

More widely, Inspiring Young Voices has played a key role in the development and drafting of the Highland Community Planning Partnership’s Integrated Children’s Service Plan (ICSP) 2023-2026. We have also been involved in the development of the Highland Children and Young People’s Participation Strategy 2024-2029.The Integrated Children’s Service Plan “recognises the necessity for greater active participation of children, young people and families in all aspects of planning and service delivery”. Additionally, the implementation of the Highland Children and Young People’s Participation Strategy supports this and outlines a statement of intent to enable “all children and young people from 0-25 years (26 year for care experienced young people) feel that they can meaningfully participate in decision making processes and influence change in their own lives and in wider society.” There is now an exciting opportunity for a new Participation Lead to support the implementation of the Integrated Children’s Service Plan and the Highland Children and Young People’s Participation Strategy through their work with Inspiring Young Voices.

Our approach to our participation work is rights-based and grounded in trauma informed practices and principles to ensure that our charity responds in ways that prevent further harm, support recovery, address inequalities and improve life chances of vulnerable young people in Highland. Our work is grounded in the principles and approaches of youth work and community development, and we adhere to the Community Learning and Development (CLD) Standards Council Code of Ethics.

We are a small charity and teamwork is essential to our effective functioning and success. It will sometimes be necessary and desirable for team members to share responsibility for a range of tasks such as communications, fundraising, monitoring, administration and reporting.

This post will require the postholder to be able to undertake some business travel across Highland.

We believe that every person in Scotland has the right to work in a job that is high quality and well paid.

Enable Works supports over 7,000 people every year across 29 Scottish Local Authorities to learn skills for work.

We meet clients in a variety of settings including in schools and universities and out in the community.

We partner with thousands of employers to create inclusive cultures and improve the diversity of Scotland's workforce.

Together we will challenge perceptions of disability and unleash potential.

Your role as a DEI Consultant is to support our employer partners introduce inclusive practise and understand how to recruit and support a diverse workforce.

What will you do?

Delivering a pioneering DEI programme, you will provide support to young disabled people in employment and help their employers to develop skills in supporting disabled colleagues, by delivering effective DEI interventions.

Values are more important to us than qualifications or experience, so if you don’t think you meet every requirement that’s ok, we still want to hear from you.

At Enable Works we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be the right candidate for this role, or other roles.

About You

We really need you to have these

• Dynamic and engaging training skills
• Ability to manage your own workload and prioritise as needed
• Confident communicator
• Strong attention to detail
• Professional presentation and personality
• Ability to coach young people with disabilities in the workplace
• Ability to build relationships with external partners and promote EDI training and interventions.
• IT literacy
• Comfortable working towards targets
• A natural, professional relationship builder
• A full driving licence

Why?

At Enable Works, our goal is to create a more equitable society where everyone has fair and equal opportunities to gain and sustain employment.

Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion team supports employers to build inclusive practise into every area of their business and feel more confident in hiring disabled employees and supporting them in the workplace. Your professional approach, clear communication and training skills will support employers through this process.

Our culture is autonomous so that means we trust you to develop relationships with employers and schedule learning and support with them that works for their business and we need you to manage your workload and you time well.

About Us

At Enable we believe in developing all our staff and we provide an extensive learning programme together with in-house career development opportunities.

We also have an excellent range of staff benefits on offer including but not limited to:

• Health cash plans providing a wide range of health benefits to help people cover the cost of their everyday health care.
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Season Ticket Loans

Starting a career with Enable is the first step towards making a real difference in our award-winning charity’s mission to help create an equal society for every person who has a learning disability.

Enable is an equal opportunities employer and our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based entirely on values, skills and competencies required of the specific roles.

Are you looking for a rewarding opportunity in which you can use relevant skills, knowledge, and experience to contribute to a collective endeavour and provide tangible recognition of harm to survivors? The role will involve making complex, high quality and holistic decisions that are thoughtful, robust and take full account of the unique experience of individual survivors of historical child abuse in care.

For decades, some children in residential care in Scotland were failed by those entrusted to look after them. Scotland has taken steps to face up to the failings of the past by establishing a redress scheme for survivors of historical child abuse in care. The Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021, legislated for the establishment of a survivor focused route to redress for historical child abuse in care, and in some circumstances, their next of kin.

Scottish Ministers are now looking to appoint additional panel members to Redress Scotland.

About the role

Panel members will be expected to uphold the highest standards of impartiality and objectivity in making determinations, to help foster trust in the work of Scotland’s Redress Scheme, with Redress Scotland, and survivors. Panel members will be fully supported in the role and will receive training to develop a good understanding of, and be closely guided by, statutory guidance, including the assessment framework.

We welcome applications from people who have considerable experience from a range of areas including health, law, justice, social work, and human rights. Additionally, individuals with an understanding of the Scottish care system and child development, or specialist knowledge of complex trauma, are particularly encouraged to apply.

Skills and experience required

Essential Criteria

• A track record of delivering evidence based decision making
• Working effectively with others
• Excellent communication skills
• Expertise working in emotional and psychological trauma, law, social work, health, or other relevant fields

Additional desirable criteria

• Resilience and self-awareness
• Experience of working on a decision making panel, tribunal or committee setting

This is a challenging yet rewarding role, through which you can make a real difference to people’s lives.

Time commitment

Due to the nature of the panel member role, the weekly time commitment will vary. However, it is anticipated that a commitment to attend at least 12 panel sitting days per year will be required. Additionally, there will be a need to allocate extra days each month for pre and post panel work, training, and other relevant meetings. We estimate that these activities will require a commitment of at least 38 days annually. There is scope to work additional days, up to a maximum of 180 days per year, depending on your overall availability.

Remuneration and expenses

The appointment is remunerated at a daily rate of £390 (non-pensionable). Travel and subsistence costs, as well as reasonable receipted dependant carer and childcare expenses, incurred in relation to the work of Redress Scotland, will be reimbursed.

Location

Redress Scotland is a digital first public body and has no office base. Most of Redress Scotland’s work is conducted remotely, however some ‘in-person’ meetings will be required at times to carry out the full range of panel member activities.

Further information

For full details, please download the Applicant Information Pack

For further information about Redress Scotland, please see redress.scot where you will find key reports and resources on operational activities.

Do you want to find out more about the role of a panel member at Redress Scotland? Sign up to an open session being held remotely on Thursday 14th November 2024 at 12:30, by completing the short form here: forms.office.com/e/aChL1EaEHt

If you would like to discuss the work of Redress Scotland in more detail, please send your contact details to RedressScotlandResourcing@gov.scot and we can arrange an informal conversation with a senior member of staff from Redress Scotland.

Applicants for public appointments must be legally entitled to work in the UK. Please see the applicant information pack for more details.