Stepping Stones is excited to announce that we are recruiting three full time Mental Health Support Workers – Neurodiversity to work in our experienced, busy, and compassionate team in our Stepping up for Neurodiversity! project.
About Us:
We are a user led organisation that have provided a range of mental health supports for more than 30 years within West Dunbartonshire. We pride ourselves in being a person centred organisation that believes that our service members should be empowered to design and deliver the services they need and want from our organisation. We are pro-active in the employment of people who have lived experience of mental health problems, or other disabilities, and welcome applications from all sections of our communities.
About the Role:
The new service, part funded by the National Lottery, will provide support to those neurodiverse people who have mental health challenges. The service will be delivered across West Dunbartonshire for local residents aged 16 years and older. The successful candidates will be experienced social care practitioners who are keen to develop their skills in a new and challenging role. The work will take place in local communities across the area and will include one to one and group supports. The successful candidates will have a wide range of transferable skills including experience supporting people who experience common mental health challenges. The successful candidate will work to the SSSC Codes of Practice and the Health and Social Care Standards.
Every day people with chest, heart and stroke conditions are leaving hospital scared and alone. You can be part of our mission to make sure that there is no life half lived in Scotland.
By joining Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland (CHSS) as an Assistant Shop Manager you can be the difference between people just surviving and really living.
You will be part of Scotland’s leading health charity providing support to people with chest, heart and stroke conditions and Long Covid to live life to the full again. Our Community Healthcare Support Service provides access to a range of supported self management and community recovery services to support people across Scotland to manage their health as well as possible and adjust to life after a diagnosis of a chest or heart condition or after a stroke.
We are looking for an enthusiastic Assistant Shop Manager for the Drumchapel store. You’d be responsible for leading a team to engage with the community to deliver the set Key Performance Indicators. You will have the autonomy to be innovative in achieving your targets.
CHSS employees enjoy a variety of organisational benefits including: Company pension scheme, generous holiday allowance, company sick pay, employee welfare support and life assurance.
CHSS also supports flexible recruitment through Working Families and we are “Happy to Talk Flexible Working”.
In line with our commitment to safeguarding, this role is subject to a Basic Disclosure check. CHSS is committed to equality of opportunity and to providing a service which is free from unfair and unlawful discrimination. We therefore aim to ensure that no applicant, volunteer or member of staff is unfairly treated on the grounds of offending background.
Department: Retail
This post will be integral to the smooth running of Epilepsy Scotland’s busy day- to-day operations, including services. The main services to be supported are Fundraising, Training and Welfare Rights. The post holder will be the first point of contact for Welfare Rights, Fundraising and Training related enquiries, as well as manage and maintain clear records for each.
We are keen to hear from skilled and experienced administrators who have worked in a public facing role. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential for this post as is a commitment to the values of our organisation.
At Scottish Bible Society we share the Bible.
Thanks to the commitment and generosity of our supporters, the Scottish Bible Society is a charity that helps individuals and communities in over 200 countries and territories around the world receive Bibles in a language they understand and a format they can use. We are creative in supporting churches in Scotland keep the Bible central and encourage meaningful engagement to deepen encounters with God. The range of projects we either initiate here or support around the world is extensive.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and strategic fundraiser to join our existing team. You will be someone with a proven track record in fundraising who can raise the profile of the SBS brand and attract new audiences to respond by supporting the SBS mission. You will have experience of developing and managing campaigns that help
meet fundraising targets for a charitable organisation or not-for-profit entity.
You will be articulate with strong influencing skills. You will have proven stakeholder management skills to work with all levels of staff in the organisation, our board of directors, and external partners.
This is a significant role in an organisation with a strong Christian ethos, therefore there is an occupational requirement that the post holder is a practising Christian.
Our vibrant and busy service in North West Glasgow provides support to people concerned about their own or someone else's alcohol or drug use. We have a Recovery Hub however much of our work is carried out in the local community. We work with people at all stages on their journey providing both one to one appointments and group work.
Please note that this is a fixed-term contract until 31st March 2025.
If you are passionate about helping others facing the problems caused by drugs and alcohol, then this might be just the job you are looking for. We are looking for someone experienced, motivated and determined to make a difference within local communities.
You will be someone who can work well within a team and well with partner agencies, having excellent communication skills. You will act as a champion for our clients, sharing your experiences and knowledge and showing change is possible. This means offering a safe space for them to share what it's like for them so we can understand their needs and design a support plan that's right for them. You'll be part of our amazing Recovery Worker team and work alongside our partner agencies to ensure each client receives the full package of support needed to keep them safe. We'll also welcome your ideas as to how we can develop our support offering to be even more effective and so help more people. A driving licence and access to a vehicle is desirable.
We work with people at all stages of their journey providing both one-to-one appointments and group work. We are determined and always professional in our approach to each and every case and we never judge, we're just here to help.
You will work as part of a team with the aims of:
There will be assessments to carry out and records you need to keep and update, that's all part of our professional commitment and service to our clients and commissioners.
If you think this could be the career for you, take the first step and apply now to join our amazing team.
Diversity Statement
As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our goals of radically improving people's lives. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people and armed forces veterans.
Required Skills
To be successful in this role you will:
Ideally you will also have previous experience of working or volunteering with people who misuse substances. We welcome applications from those with lived experience.
You will also need to meet our safeguarding requirements of a satisfactory enhanced PVG check.
A full job description and person specification is available on request.
About The Company
Everyone should feel comfortable getting the support they need for issues with drugs, alcohol or mental health.
At We Are With You we work with people on their own goals, whether that’s staying safe and healthy, making small changes or stopping an unwanted habit altogether. We give people support in a way that’s right for them either face to face in their local service, community or online.
We provide a free and confidential service without judgement to more than 100,000 people a year.
We use our expertise to improve the help available and raise awareness around drugs, alcohol and mental health so that more people can get support.
We Are With You.
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Benefits
Should you be successful in your application, you will be required to provide 3 years worth of references and where applicable, will need to undergo an enhanced DBS/PVG check.
We are looking for a ‘can do’ dynamic, adaptable, and innovative individual to join our team!
The job demands a whole family and trauma-informed approach to support families with multiple and complex barriers, and who are at risk of becoming involved with drugs or alcohol. The Family Learning Coordinator must be an excellent communicator and listener to work with the family and bring them together.
The person will work well as part of a multi-discipline team and can use their own initiative.
Street Connect is a Christian organisation with a mission to offer hope and opportunity of recovery for people disadvantaged by addiction, homelessness and poor mental health.
As a Projects Worker you can contribute to profound and lasting changes in the lives of highly vulnerable individuals. In 2023/24 working with our church partners, Street Connect benefitted over 2,166 people overall with 806 people receiving support through one-to-one appointments or groupwork, with 160 of those individuals receiving formal key work support, and we supported 16 entries to residential rehabilitation. Our participants report stability and improvements not only in their recovery from drug and alcohol problems, but also in their living skills and situations, social skills and relationships, and in their physical, mental and spiritual health and wellbeing.
The focal point of the role of Projects Worker will be in supporting church partners and volunteers. Our experience has shown us that working closely with partner churches to deliver support within communities is a successful way for people to access the support that they need. We currently have Street Connect partner churches and projects in Glasgow city centre, Royston, Clydebank, Paisley central, Paisley Kilnside, Greenock, Motherwell, Dunoon and Wishaw. As we continue our vital work in each of these areas our aim is to grow into new communities and allow as many people as possible to access the support they need.
In this role you will be part of the Street Connect team seeking to develop and deliver community recovery support through a range of different routes to both male and female service participants who have a background of complex needs such as addiction, homelessness, and mental health issues, who are now at different stages in their recovery journey. This will include both those in aftercare who are living independently and free from such issues and those at an earlier stage in their recovery.
Do you have a heart for getting alongside and supporting vulnerable women in Glasgow
We seek to help people in Glasgow flourish and experience real change in their lives. We are looking for a female worker to join our existing City Centre Project Team who operate day and evening services for those affected by homelessness and poverty in the city. The Women’s Project Worker will build healthy relationships with women and enable them to come together in a caring environment to equip them with the tools to move forward in their lives.
We are looking to recruit a female with a Christian faith and live church connection. These are Genuine Occupational Requirements in terms of the Employment Equality Regulations 2010. Offer subject to satisfactory references and a PVG check.
Are you passionate about helping people break the cycle of homelessness?
We’re seeking staff who are motivated to tackle the problem of homelessness, with great people skills to create healthy relationships with guests who are currently stuck in temporary accommodation.
We are seeking to appoint a team of Housing Settlement Officers who will support guests to move from temporary accommodation and settle into a new tenancy; to make a tenancy a home and thus improve the likelihood of tenancy sustainment; with a longer term hope that this will help end the cycle of homelessness.
The role will require the post-holder to be flexible, creative, solution focussed with travel around Glasgow.
We welcome applications from those with lived experience of homelessness or asylum/immigration.
This position relates to regulated work and will require membership of the PVG scheme.
In order to fulfil the Christian Ministry this role entails, applicants should have an active Christian faith with a live church connection in accordance with our Ethos Statement and Values. This is occupational requirements in terms of the Equality Act 2010.
Recruitment of Independent Members to the Board of Management
UHI Perth is one of Scotland’s leading Colleges of Further and Higher Education, and a partner in the University of the Highlands and Islands.
UHI Perth is currently recruiting for new Independent Board Members to join the governing body charged with overseeing the operation of the College. We would particularly welcome applications from individuals with recent senior-level background in finance, accountancy, corporate governance or change management.
A position on our Board requires commitment to the work of the College and the community, an interest in the post-16 education sector, and effective communication and analytical skills.
Membership is voluntary and unpaid, but brings huge rewards to members - input can make a real difference to the education and prospects of our learners and to the wellbeing and success of the communities where they live. Attendance at meetings of the Board and Committees is required, usually early evening, and reasonable travel costs for Board business are reimbursed.
The College is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.