Birthlink was established in 1911 and is currently in partnership with Scottish Government and others to provide a service to people affected by adoption with a Scottish context. Separately, Birthlink provides an Access to Records service for those seeking to understand their time in care or to prepare applications to the Scottish Government Redress Scheme.
The purpose of this job is to provide administration support to the project which of researching and documenting the history of Birthlink, produce resources and telling the story.
MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Administrator will be responsible for providing administration support to the project, volunteers and staff, to contribute to the overall objectives of producing an oral history project, providing digital records and wall displays.
This will involve:
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As a Bike for Good work colleague, you will be part of our vision for a healthy and inclusive environment where everyone in the community benefits from more people cycling. Your role is to advance our Young People programme successfully.
Your primary responsibilities are to develop, coordinate and deliver a programme of cycling and bike mechanics activities for young people aged 14 to 21. The Training & Employability Coordinator (Young People) will also be responsible for the delivery of our weekly Fix Your Own Bike sessions. You will be required to collect data and participant feedback and prepare reports as part of your role.
The Women and Non-binary Coordinator will oversee the successful delivery of the specific projects and cycle training for this group.
The post holder will directly support women and non-binary people with their training, they will also engage with community groups and other minority groups.
They will also manage the coordination of training in a wide range of settings which will include on-road cycle training, group rides and e-cargo bike training. Developing strong partnerships with individuals, and community-based services are key to this role.
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.
And many more!
About the Role:
As a Support Worker, you’ll work as part of a team in providing safe, secure, supported accommodation for the people who use our services. You’ll do this by providing practical and emotional support and encouraging them to achieve their own personal outcomes in all aspects of their daily lives.
Main Responsibilities:
This Support Worker role working at Paisley involves working on a rota covering a variety of shift patterns including some weekends. This role is 35 hours per week. The Support Worker will:
About You:
We care about one another whilst taking pride in the service we offer. You will be working in a company with a strong identity and with the guidance and support of experienced Managers you will be able to develop in your career.
Turning Point Scotland is a national social care charity who promote evidence based practice. We provide services in Alcohol and Other Drugs, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health, Justice and Homeless/Prevention.
This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join Scotland’s leading social care organisation in a key strategic role.
About the role
As our Head of Services North East, you will provide operational and strategic leadership with overall responsibility for our services across the North East of Scotland. To achieve this, you will build effective partnerships both internally and externally with stakeholders in delivering our Turning Point Scotland Strategic plan. Your role will include:-
About You
You will have experience of working at senior management level within the Social Care sector, with the ability to demonstrate leadership characteristics of: vision, creativity and innovation, self-leadership, collaborating and inspiring and empowering your management team.
With your Leadership abilities you will provide management and supervision to your Service Managers. Utilising your knowledge and experience of working within the Social Care Sector from either Homelessness, Alcohol & Other Drugs, Learning Disabilities, Justice and Mental Health.
Do you enjoy working with people?
Do you have excellent communication and presentation skills, and experience working with young people?
We are looking for an enthusiastic Project Officer to join Fast Forward’s Going Forward Programme Team. This role will have a focus on formal and informal education settings, and youth participation.
Fast Forward is Scotland’s national youth work agency, focusing on supporting children & young people to make informed choices regarding, and take a harm reduction approach to, risk-taking behaviours, towards reducing the negative impacts of these on their lives and those of their families and wider community.
We promote health through programmes and resources developed by, with and for young people.
Our work is underpinned by the following values:
Going Forward Project Background
Since May 2017, the Going Forward Project has worked with partner organisations to deliver workshop sessions to vulnerable and at-risk young people in formal and informal education settings.
Our sessions focus on core themes of health, wellbeing and risk-taking behaviours, particularly:
Youth Participation
In line with United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), Fast Foward is committed to developing our children and young people's participation work. We want children and young people's experiences, opinions and suggestions to shape all aspects of our work.
This role will play a key part in supporting this development, embedding a child rights approach to our work. This will include developing our children and young people's Shadow Board.
Are you looking for a role where you can make a difference to people with care support needs, in your local community?
About Our Service
Capability Scotland is a well-established and respected provider of community-based facilitation services throughout Dumfries and Galloway. In the past three years we have grown from a small but very well established and respected service to that of a major contributor to the provision of care and support across Dumfries and the wider region. We pride ourselves on our creativity, flexibility, and willingness to think outside the box with the support we offer.
Within Dumfries & Galloway we provide:
We currently have a vacancy for an SDS Link Practitioner within our brokerage service.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to join our busy SDS brokerage team as an SDS Link Practitioner. Following confirmation of funding from The Scottish Government, Support in the Right Direction initiative we are looking forward to further developing our service to deliver our agreed self-directed support outcomes.
Our service will focus on:
We are looking for someone who is keen to promote the benefits of Self-Directed Support, who will implement national policy into practice at a local level, while maintaining a positive environment and high-quality service. This role is ideal for someone who wants to put their values and vision into practice.
Want to support people who support others? We’ve got the role for you.
You’ll support the residents, staff, and Facilities Manager to deliver a comfortable, safe, and stimulating environment for all. Ensure the smooth running of the facility by planned and reactive maintenance to provide the best possible standard for our buildings, services, and grounds across the Capability Scotland Estate.
Please note this role may require manual handling and heavy lifting.
We are currently looking for 2 Assistant Maintenance Officers both for 37 hours. 1 of these roles is for Monday - Friday and the other role is for Thursday- Monday.
The ideal Maintenance Officer will have:
What you need to know
No two days will be the same in this role, you could be decorating a room or having to think outside the box to solve a technical issue for our customers that may jeopardise their safety. As part of our maintenance team your actions really make a difference to our service users.
Working with Capability Scotland brings you lots of benefits:
We are One Voice, One Charity, One Spirit, #OneCapability.
Boomerang Community Centre SCIO are looking to recruit a full time (37.5 hours) Centre Manager to oversee the management, development and financial oversight of the Centre.
We are looking for a motivated person with a minimum of 2 years’ experience of management of staff and volunteers in a community setting, to run our busy Community Centre.
This post is fixed until 31st March 2025 (continuation subject to funding).
Boomerang Community Centre is based in Stobswell area of Dundee and provides groups, activities, and support to all ages. Our volunteers are central to the smooth running of the Centre.
The energy crisis, higher winter energy prices and climate change impacts are a concern for anyone living in rural Scotland. We have an exciting opportunity in the Home Energy Scotland Highlands & Islands team for a self-motivated individual to provide energy advice and support to householders in Orkney to manage these impacts on their lives.
As our new Home Energy Officer, you will have the drive and capability to advise householders on energy efficiency, renewables and affordable warmth to help them keep their homes warm as high energy costs continue to impact on the cost of living.
You will provide clear, independent and impartial advice to support householders to make informed decisions to save energy and carbon. If you are an excellent communicator, numerate and with a good knowledge of energy use in the home you will be well suited to this role. There will be a requirement to travel, sometimes overnight. You must be able to work well within the team, as well as work effectively on your own to help achieve team targets.
If you are passionate about low carbon living, we are keen to hear from you. Full training will be given.
Specific working pattern and hours are negotiable.
Changeworks is a great place to work. We hold Investors in People Platinum accreditation (something only a few organisations in Scotland have), and we were nominated for employer of the year by the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce this year. Our staff overwhelmingly would recommend us as an employer too.
The Climate Emergency has resulted in ambitious national targets to reduce carbon emissions from the built environment and reduce rates of fuel poverty. This has driven a significant increase in the number of pilot and large-scale interventions delivered by Changeworks and external organisations in this area. These include area-based domestic energy efficiency retrofit and decarbonisation projects and programmes.
We are a growing organisation, and this role is crucial to the delivery of our ambitious objectives. We want to decarbonise homes in Scotland on a massive scale, and that needs talented individuals like you to help us deliver on our objectives. You’ll receive full training plus coaching and mentoring.
We offer a wide range of staff benefits including flexible working, bike to work scheme, an excellent pension scheme and 26 days paid holiday plus 9 public holidays per year.
At Changeworks, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone.