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Do you want to make a positive impact on the lives of children and young people with a disability and or Autism?

About Options Moray

Aberlour Options Moray is a community-based service for children/young people with learning disabilities offering residential, short breaks, family-based care and community support matched with the individual needs of every young person.

What we are looking for....

We have an opening for a Young People’s Worker working nightshift on a permanent basis. Usual hours would be 33.25 hours per week working 4 nights on 4 nights off rota. Shifts are from 10pm - 7.30am.

Individuals need to bring a range of qualities to the role including being playful, warm and accepting and must be able to adapt their practice to appropriately meet the varying individual needs of each young person. This role can be challenging but is also immensely rewarding and provides postholders with rich opportunities to develop their own practice and understanding of the needs of children and young people with disabilities.

You must be comfortable working in a culture based on respect, integrity, innovation and the ability to challenge - both yourself and other people. We support our staff to be as effective as they can be through dedicated training and supervision. In return our staff act as exceptional role models supporting the children and young people, as well as sharing knowledge and learning with colleagues.

Ideally, you will have a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 7 or above or be willing to work towards this requirement as per SSSC registration.

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.

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.

Are you passionate about empowering children and young people with disabilities? Join us at The Yard Glasgow - a new centre in Linn Park - where we’re dedicated to creating a safe, inclusive, and fun environment for all!

About Us:

At The Yard we believe in the power of play and creating communities. Our centre will provide tailored activities and support for children and young people with disabilities and their families. Ensuring that they have enriching experiences that promote their well-being and development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the Head of Service to develop and implement an operational plan for the Glasgow service, translating our vision into actionable practices.
• Build and nurture partnerships across Glasgow to raise awareness of our services and create new opportunities, working closely with the senior management team.
• Create and develop child-centred, high-quality services underpinned by robust policies and procedures.
• Provide effective management and direction to a play and family support team, ensuring services are delivered within budget.
• Support individual development through supervision, appraisals, and professional development plans.
• Maintain strong communication with parents, carers, schools, and other organizations to ensure high service satisfaction and address feedback.
• Lead in the creation of an environment where families feel part of a connected community and able to access additional support if required.
• The successful candidate will be subject to a PVG check and require to be registered with the SSSC.

What We’re Looking For:

• Proven experience in service development or management, particularly in children’s or disability services.
• Strong leadership skills with a commitment to inclusivity and empowerment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage effectively with children, families, and stakeholders.
• Creative problem-solving skills and a passion for fostering a positive impact in the community.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a ground-breaking initiative that enriches the lives of children and young people with disabilities.
• Work in a supportive and collaborative environment where your ideas are valued.
• Enjoy a competitive salary and benefits with opportunities for professional growth.

The Next Steps Hub Manager will lead and manage a dedicated team supporting apprentices to achieve their personal development goals on their three year programme.

About the Role: As a Next Steps Hub Manager, you will oversee the delivery of the Next Steps Programme in the hub, ensuring high-quality service delivery and the growth of the programme. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Managing and supervising a team of facilitators to support apprentices through their development plans.

• Assisting apprentices in completing awards and programmes such as Duke of Edinburgh, Grow and Learn, and John Muir.

• Ensuring the achievement of formal qualifications through recognised bodies (SQA, JASS).

• Building and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders, including parents, funders, and educational bodies.

• Overseeing financial records and ensuring compliance with policies and regulations.

• Managing staff development, supervision, and performance reviews.

• Encouraging apprentices to explore and develop social enterprises.

Please note that we are aiming to appoint quickly, due to the service opening in April 2025.

If you would like to learn more or discuss the role further, please email Caitlin.Nightingale@teensplus.org.uk

Directors (Board Members) play a vital role with the CEO in shaping the direction, providing governance and ensuring the success of Streets Ahead, providing strategic oversight, guidance, and support to help us achieve our mission and in making a lasting difference in the lives of those we serve. We are also seeking a new Treasurer to ensure continued strong financial governance.

About Us

For over 35 years, Streets Ahead has been at the heart of the Scottish Borders, supporting individuals with learning disabilities and others to live independent and fulfilling lives in their communities. Our work is driven by a passion for creating opportunities, fostering inclusion, and empowering individuals to live fulfilling lives as independently as they can within their homes and communities.

At Streets Ahead, you become part of a caring and dedicated community. Our Directors and staff often speak of the immense satisfaction that comes from supporting individuals to achieve their goals, grow in confidence, and feel valued.

Our Vision

A Scottish Borders where everyone can live independent and fulfilling lives within their local communities.

Our Mission

Streets Ahead provides tailored support, guidance, and practical assistance to individuals with learning disabilities, mental health challenges, and dementia.

We are committed to helping people achieve personal growth, independence, and inclusion within their communities.

Our Values

We are: Trusted, Accountable, Empowering, Inclusive, Progressive

Our Ambitions

As we create our next strategic plan, we aspire to grow our services, reaching more people and developing new ways to empower individuals in the Scottish Borders.

By building stronger community ties, generating new opportunities, and leading the way in accessibility and inclusion, we aim to provide life-changing support to those who need it most.

Desired Skills and Experience

We welcome applications from individuals who bring unique skills and expertise, as well as those who reflect the diverse backgrounds of our community. We value varied perspectives and experiences as essential to our work, and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds and walks of life to consider joining our Board of Directors, including those with no previous Board experience.

We would also welcome applications from people with expertise in:

• Financial management / accounting (essential for the role of Treasurer)
• Legal and compliance matters
• Healthcare and social care
• Human resources and organisational development
• Fundraising and community engagement.

About Neighbourhood Networks

Neighbourhood Networks is a Scottish charity with a proud history of supporting vulnerable adults to live independently in their own homes and communities since 2001. Operating across 9 local authority areas, the organisation empowers individuals to lead fulfilling lives through inclusion, tailored support, and connection. With a turnover of £1.3m and net assets of £608,000 in 2024, Neighbourhood Networks continues to grow and innovate, delivering services aligned with its values of empowerment, community, and sustainability.

The Role

Neighbourhood Networks is seeking a skilled and experienced Finance Manager to join its Senior Leadership Team. This pivotal role involves strategic oversight of the organisation’s financial and business support functions, ensuring the charity operates efficiently, sustainably, and in alignment with its goals. Reporting to the Chief Executive, the Finance Manager will also manage two direct reports: the Finance Assistant and the Administrator, ensuring the smooth delivery of financial and administrative support across the organisation.

This is a hybrid role, requiring three days per week in the Glasgow office.

Key Highlights of the Role

• Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement financial strategies, oversee budgets, and provide critical insights to support decision-making at the senior level.

• Team Leadership: Line-manage the Finance Assistant and Administrator, ensuring they are well-supported and deliver effectively in their roles.

• Operational Oversight: Manage all aspects of finance, governance, HR, and office management, ensuring effective support for service delivery teams.

• Business Development: Support funding applications, bids, and the financial aspects of new project development.

• Governance and Compliance: Ensure the organisation meets statutory reporting requirements, prepares for audits, and maintains robust policies and procedures.

Why Join Neighbourhood Networks?

This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a values-driven organisation dedicated to making a meaningful difference in the lives of its members. The Finance Manager will play a key leadership role, ensuring Neighbourhood Networks’ financial health and sustainability while directly managing and supporting a small, dedicated team.

Unity is a charity that cares passionately about people, both the vulnerable and disadvantaged service users we support and our amazing team who make Unity a great place to work. We are looking for a Finance & Governance Coordinator to support the effective operations of Unity’s finance function.

Reporting to the Head of Finance and Corporate Services, the Finance & Governance Coordinator oversees our monthly payroll process, as well as the effective and timely invoicing and processing of payments. They ensure adherence to our finance policies and procedures and also provide administrative support to our board of trustees, ensuring good governance is maintained.

The successful candidate will bring a minimum of 5 years experience in a finance-related position, ideally within a charity setting. We also want you to have a detailed knowledge of the Sage finance system, experience of both management and financial accounting practices and excellent Excel skills. Previous experience of supporting effective charity governance is desirable but not essential.

Unity is a values-led organisation and we’re looking for applicants who share our outlook and demonstrate equality, inclusion, honesty, fairness, bravery, respect and kindness in their behaviour and actions.

As well as an excellent workplace culture and competitive salary, Unity also offers generous annual leave, starting a 36 days (including 9 public holidays) and rising to 43 days, as well as a 5% employers pension contribution and further benefits and discounts. Unity also has a comprehensive learning and development programme at an organisational, team and individual level.

About Unity

Our services are split across three areas – supporting young and adult carers, supporting adults with learning difficulties and our social enterprise, the Spoon Café. Unity is committed to creating a brilliant workplace culture, and our average length of service for our staff is more than 5 years. Don’t take our word for it though. Here's what our staff say:

“I love my job because I can see the positive impact I have on our service users every single day. It’s so rewarding.”

“I've been with Unity for 12 years and worked in various different roles. I've got a number of qualifications during that time. No two days are ever the same and I love the variety the job brings.”

Unity was named UK Company of the Year 2024 by Investors in People, an accolade we’re really proud of. We hold IIP Silver status and are also a Scottish Living Wage and Disability Confident employer. We are working hard towards the Carer Positive Established award (currently hold Engaged accreditation), as well as our LGBT Charter. We expect to complete both in the first half of 2025.

The Peer Facilitator (autism focus) will work closely with the existing autistic Peer Facilitator and team of Lived Experience Trainers and the Lived Experience and Training Lead. Building on our existing 8-week ‘Aut Support Works!’ course and open sessions, they will co-develop and deliver peer group sessions for autistic job-seekers and workers.

The Peer Facilitator will be supported to develop their facilitation and training skills and to input their lived experience persuasively and strategically to the sessions, with a focus on identifying solutions and positive outcomes for individual participants. For this Lived Experience role, it is essential that the Peer Facilitator is autistic (by formal diagnosis or self-identified). You will need to be comfortable with openly disclosing and with discussing related workplace experiences in group and open online sessions.

This is an opportunity to join our enthusiastic, supportive and dedicated team at an exciting time of growth and innovation. We pride ourselves on delivering high quality, lived experience-based support and training, which makes a real difference to neurodivergent job-seekers, workers and their employers.

Organisational Profile

For over 30 years, Into Work has been helping disabled people, neurodivergent people and people with long-term health conditions find, build and maintain great jobs. We work towards a world where disabled people have equity to take up employment and receive fair treatment in work. For more info, visit intowork.org.uk.

This post could be worked in conjunction with the currently advertised Lived Experience Trainer post. If you would like to be considered for both roles, please clearly state this at the top of the open box question titled Reason for application.

The Lived Experience Trainer (neurodiversity focus) will work closely with our existing team of three Lived Experience Trainers and the Lived Experience and Training Lead. They will develop and deliver bespoke and standard Neurodiversity training to a range of public, private and third sector employers. The focus of our training is to improve employers’ understanding of neurodivergence in the workplace and to help employers develop more inclusive recruitment, induction, management practices and work environments.

For this lived experience role, it is essential that the Trainer is lifelong neurodivergent (i.e. is autistic and/or has ADHD, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, dyslexia, dyspraxia, Tourette’s/tic disorder or another lifelong neurodivergence). You will need to be comfortable with openly disclosing and discussing related workplace experiences in a training context.

This is an opportunity to join our enthusiastic, supportive and dedicated team at an exciting time of growth and innovation. We pride ourselves on delivering high quality, lived experience-based training and support which makes a real difference to neurodivergent employees and their employers.

This post could be worked in conjunction with the currently advertised Peer Facilitator post by an autistic candidate. If you would like to be considered for both roles, please clearly state this at the top of the open box question titled Reason for application.

Organisational Profile

For over 30 years, Into Work has been helping disabled people, neurodivergent people and people with long-term health conditions find, build and maintain great jobs. We work towards a world where disabled people have equity to take up employment and receive fair treatment in work. For more info, visit intowork.org.uk.