We are committed to an inclusive workplace and particularly welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates, in particular women of colour and those underrepresented in the workforce.

Rape Crisis Scotland is Scotland’s leading organisation working to transform attitudes, improve responses and ultimately to end rape and sexual violence in Scotland. We work in partnership with 17 local Rape Crisis Centres across Scotland and run the national Rape Crisis Scotland helpline.

Rape Crisis Scotland is recruiting a Young People’s Programmes Coordinator to coordinate the delivery of the national Rape Crisis Sexual Violence Prevention Programme, in partnership with Rape Crisis Centres.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

· Coordinating the delivery of the national rape crisis Sexual Violence Prevention Programme in partnership with Rape Crisis Centres

· Providing a programme of support and practice development opportunities to the prevention network

· Supporting young people’s participation in prevention work with schools, colleges and universities

If you’re looking for a new challenge with job satisfaction that will be hard to beat then you better keep reading! We have an opportunity to work within our Pitkerro Court Outreach Service supporting adults with a variety of additional support needs such as mental health issues, learning disability, autism, ADHD and alcohol issues

The Role

As a support worker you will:

• Be helping people with all aspects of daily life ,including personal care (which may include intimate personal care).
• Support with all aspects of medication.
• Support with cooking, cleaning, budgeting, and shopping.
• Some of the people we support need assistance and guidance with emotional, behavioural and personal safety support.
• Emotional support and support with recovery process
• Promotion of positive mental health and developing constructive coping strategies
• Social support including accessing community based resources and planning for leisure so that life is interesting and enjoyable
• Exploring opportunities for meaningful employment

In this role you have the brilliant opportunity to give new experiences to the people you are supporting.

You should

• Be cheerful, caring and reliable. You will smile a lot, be able to chat about a wide range of topics and be able to make a positive difference to someone’s day.
• You should have a good sense of humor.
• Have good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Work as a part of a team and be required to carry out sleepover and waking night shifts.
• Undertake a key working role that includes administrative tasks and IT skills
• Be able to show transferrable skills relating to care
• Hold an SVQ2 in Health and Social Care, or have the willingness undertake study to achieve this
• You will be required to obtain registration with Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of taking up the post.

About the Benefits

• Excellent sleepover payment - Currently £108.00 a night
• Fully paid Induction and shadow shifts
• Death in service scheme - three times your yearly salary
• Cycle to work scheme - 12% - 39% savings
• Tech scheme - 12% savings on laptops and computers
• Supportive management - committed to supporting personal and professional development
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing packages.

All successful candidates will be required to obtain registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of taking up the post.

Please note that Hillcrest Futures do not hold a licence to sponsor any visa applications at present.

Inverclyde Women’s Aid’s vision is where women, children and young people are free from the threat of abuse, violence or oppression.

Inverclyde Women’s Aid is a charitable organisation dedicated to working towards ending domestic and sexual abuse. We offer a confidential service across Inverclyde to support women, children and young people who are or have experienced domestic and /or sexual abuse.

Role:

Are you passionate about helping women, children and young people in Inverclyde? Inverclyde Women’s Aid [IWA] are looking for Trustees to join its Board.

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of our feminist governance team supporting and overseeing the development of the organisation to ensure the continued delivery of high quality, responsive services to vulnerable women, children and young people in our area. You do not need to know everything there is to know about domestic and or sexual abuse, but you will need to prove that you are interested in our work, be reliable, action focussed and committed to our principles and values.

We are keen to here from women, and in particular those who may have experience or skills in the areas of Fundraising, HR, IT, legal, women services or care and charity governance.

The Ecology Centre is looking for a Chair to lead our community and environmental charity in collaboration with the Board of Trustees. We are looking for an individual to join our dedicated and expanding Board of Trustees to ensure effective strategic oversight and governance of the charity in line with our mission, vision and values. If you might be the right fit for our charity, we’d love to hear from you.

About Us:

The Ecology Centre’s vision is to connect people and nature for the sustainable wellbeing of both. We aim to provide a welcoming, safe and green space for communities to connect with each other and celebrate the joy of nature. We foster connections between people and the environment through environmental education for all and provide benefit to community, health and wellbeing.

What we are looking for:

We are looking for an individual who shares our values and who brings suitable commercial acumen and leadership skills to drive strategic growth and effective governance. As Chair of the Board of Trustees, you will play a critical role in designing and overseeing the strategic direction of our charity in collaboration with the Board of Trustees and General Manager. You will act as Chair to a close-knit, committed Board of Trustees, ensuring robust financial oversight, governance and innovation. We are looking for an individual who can help to bring our mission and vision to life and who can oversee the effective commercial management of the charity. Proven leadership experience within the charity sector is preferred but we are open to hearing from any individuals who can bring a proven track-record and understanding of leadership and financial management and who fits our values. Key responsibilities will include:

Providing strategic leadership to the charity in collaboration with the Board of Trustees

Guiding the short and long-term strategic development of the charity

Assuring and strengthening effective governance, including effective controls and monitoring of financial health, risk management and legal compliance

Building strong relationships with key stakeholders (in the community and beyond) to establish best practice sharing and an effective fundraising strategy

Managing a collaborative and inclusive culture at all levels of the charity and working closely with the Board of Trustees, General Manager and management team to ensure a thriving charity in line with our values.

Liber8 are looking to appoint people to our new service, Rehabilitation to Reintegration (R2R) This is a new service for people’s pre and post discharge from residential rehabilitation (RR), returning to South Lanarkshire.

The service would operate on two strands: practical and emotional support and personal development planning. R2R will help individuals prepare to enter residential rehabilitation and continue that support post discharge to help them navigate the landscape they’re returning to. Support workers will work with the person to establish and access recovery opportunities and activities and also link them with wider services where necessary, including mutual aid, housing, benefits, and other wraparound networks.

The post is aimed at mentoring and supporting people at this critical transitioning stage of their lives. The postholder will help the person prepare for entering RR and to build recovery capital, increase confidence while encouraging them to achieve their full potential: together setting realistic goals to assist in their own individual recovery journey.

Ideally, the successful candidate will have some or all of the following: an SVQ Level 3 qualification in Social Services and Health Care (or an equivalent qualification) and experience of holding a responsible position in this field of work or similar.

The ideal candidate will:

• Have experience and be able to demonstrate working effectively in a similar role.
• The ability to build trust based effective, relationships, both internally and externally.
• Have a proactive and dynamic personal style, with flexibility in style and approach.

In return we offer

• Competitive salary rates
• Annual leave: 34 days (incl), increasing 1 day each year to a max of 42days.
• Employer contributory pension scheme
• Paid Membership of Disclosure Scotland’s PVG Scheme.
• Working in a supportive environment
• Training & Development Opportunities
• Working for a well-established small organisation where person centred values are at the core.

This is an exciting time to join our expanding and innovative recovery programme in South Lanarkshire, which provides recovery activities and opportunities, ensuring people have the tools and skills needed to continue on their recovery journey.

Do you share our vision of creating a better world and our passion for providing long-term solutions to the world’s biggest challenges? If so, and you have the values, experience and passion you could play a crucial role in one of our governance positions that could help shape the future and build the resilience and reach of SCIAF.

About SCIAF

SCIAF is the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund - the official relief and development agency of the Catholic Church in Scotland. Around the world, SCIAF works with people of all faiths and none. We believe all God’s children are our sisters and brothers, and that everyone must be treated with dignity. We work in partnership with local and church organisations, supporting communities across the world to bring about lasting change. We are inspired by the Gospel to tackle the causes of poverty and injustice.

OUR POSITIONS

Chair of the Finance, Risk, Audit and Compliance Committee

The Finance, Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee plays a key role in the oversight and monitoring of the work of SCIAF and thus strengthens its accountability. The Chair of this committee serves on our Board of Directors.

The specific skills required for this position are accountancy, and specifically experience in any or all of financial reporting, management accounting delivery or oversight, auditing or general financial management. Fulfilling an existing role or a recent past role in any of these domains is required, and any experience of using your financial specialism in the charity sector would be particularly beneficial.

Trustee position (with International Development Experience)

One of the newly appointed trustees will provide knowledge and experience of international development on our Board of Directors. This trustee position will also serve on our Integral Human Development Committee, that plays a key role overseeing and advising on our international development and emergency work. In doing so, they will contribute to the quality and effectiveness of what SCIAF does and they will increase our accountability to our partners, the communities we serve, our supporters and our donors.

Extensive international development experience is required for this position, ideally combined with senior management experience of running a development organisation

Trustee position

We require trustees who can bring a range of skills and expertise to our Board of Directors and who possess strategic vision and good independent judgement. We are particularly keen to identify a skilled individual with experience in the one or more following areas:

• Legal
• advocacy
• Sustainability/ climate change
• Investment/finance
• HR and change management
• Property
• External communications
• IT/cybercrime
• Fundraising
• Safeguarding
• Marketing

As a Trustee, you will play a crucial role in guiding SCIAF through new challenges and leveraging new opportunities.

Integral Human Development – Committee Member

We are currently looking to appoint a new Committee Member for our Integral Human Development Committee. This Committee plays a crucial role at SCIAF by monitoring and guiding our international development and emergency work. The ideal candidate will have:

• extensive development experience, ideally with international cooperation
• understanding of the Catholic Church and its role in emergency response and development
• understanding of Catholic Social Teaching and integral human development
• a partner's understanding and perspective of development needs and appropriate practices in one of SCIAF’s priority countries.

Time commitment

• The term of office for each of our governance positions is 3 years which is renewable, normally only once.
• Both our Board of Directors and various committees meet 4 times per year. In addition to this, Trustees and Committee Members are sometimes requested to attend other SCIAF meetings to offer their advice and support.

Safeguarding/Code of Conduct

SCIAF undertakes to ensure that all staff, volunteers and relevant others, whose work might involve contact with children and vulnerable adults, will have completed additional recruitment procedures and in addition have obtained a satisfactory PVG Check from Disclosure Scotland.

All staff and volunteers are expected to adhere to SCIAF’s Safeguarding Policy and a Code of Conduct which specifies the attitudes and behaviours that all staff and volunteers are expected to maintain.

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!

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 at our Lanark Service involves working 35 hours per week on a 4 week rolling rota covering nightshifts, including some weekends. The Support Worker will:

• work as part of a team providing safe, secure, supported accommodation for young people.
• support, review, monitor and evaluate through our case management system, to achieve a positive person-centred outcome for the people we work with in line with organisational, statutory and legislative requirements.
• maintain and update all recording systems and documentation in line with relevant policies, procedures and practice guidelines, including the occupancy agreement, within required timeframes.
• provide, plan and facilitate key work meetings, key work sessions, meetings, reviews and other internal/external meetings in conjunction with the person’s support plan.
• provide general advocacy and advice to the people we support, including assistance to enable them to meet the conditions of their occupancy agreements.

Support Worker Profile

About You:

• To join us, you need to have a genuine passion for helping people.
• Ideally, possess 1 year of experience of working with vulnerable people and challenging behaviour which can be from personal, voluntary and/or professional experience.
• Demonstrated commitment and ability to undertake care practice in accordance with Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) code of practice, National Care Standards, Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care and the Associations policies and procedures.
• Ability to relate empathetically to people and recognise their right to choice and independence.
• Ability to work flexibly and as a lone worker.
• Able to use Microsoft or equivalent applications competently.
• Ideally, hold and SVQ level 2 or above and be willing to work towards an SVQ 3.

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.

Do you have an interest in improving the lives of people living with dementia, their families and carers in Inverness and Nairn, with a key role in shaping the valuable existing Alzheimer Scotland service locally? Then this rare and exciting opportunity for a permanent, part time Dementia Advisor role may be for you or someone you know.

Dementia Advisors provide advice, information, practical support, and develop social and therapeutic activities that meet the outcomes of local people affected by dementia.

You will support people living with dementia, their families, and carers to find their way through the health and social care system and have more meaningful conversations with decision makers in the local community, by encouraging people with dementia, and carers to be heard.

You will work with a range of external partners and colleagues to promote and develop a broader understanding of and positive attitudes to dementia.

To be successful in the role you will be required to adopt and demonstrate a positive leadership approach for the small but effective team that will influence a positive culture of engagement in the local communities. This will also include tasks related to maintaining the resource centre in Lerwick.

This is a very flexible role aimed at meeting the needs of people with dementia and their carers throughout Inverness and Nairn. The focus and location of the post holder’s activity will vary from time to time depending on the needs of the people we support, although he/she/they will have a fixed office base.

You will have a positive approach to dementia, have good communication and IT skills and poses a caring attitude. A willingness to learn and participate in training is essential. Relevant qualifications and/or experience of working with people with dementia would be an advantage.

If this sounds like a perfect fit for you, or someone you know, please share this advert, or get in touch with us for an informal discussion by emailing Sarah Fraser at sfraser@alzscot.org

For a full job description and person specification please see the attachments section of this advert.

A full driving licence and access to a car is essential for this role.

The successful candidate for this post will be subject to a criminal check through Disclosure Scotland.

Established in 2018, Moray Rape Crisis provides specialist therapeutic support, information and advocacy for young people and adults of all genders, aged 11 and over, in the Moray area, who have experienced any form of sexual violence at any time in their lives, including rape, sexual assault, childhood sexual abuse and sexual exploitation. We also work directly with young people in schools and youth settings, and with strategic partners, towards preventing sexual violence.

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Sexual Violence Prevention Worker to join our team. The postholder will deliver inclusive and participatory interventions to young people aged 11 to 25 around healthy sexual relationships, and help shape local strategic approaches to sexual violence prevention.

For more information about our work, please visit our website. Information about the national Sexual Violence Prevention Programme, coordinated by Rape Crisis Scotland, can be found at rapecrisisscotland.org.uk/prevention

Our Services

We are looking to recruit employees for our Edinburgh Services located in Edinburgh: Oxgangs, St Johns Hill and Lauristion In Leith.

Our services provide twenty four hour per day, seven days per week supported accommodation to individuals who are homeless and have complex and multiple support needs. These individuals may have experienced trauma, exclusion and stigma in their lives.

The Role

As a Support Worker, you will:

• Have a person centred and trauma informed approach
• Be skilled at building trusting relationships
• Have a compassionate and non-judgemental approach
• Be the first point of contact for people when they are looking for support as our services are staffed twenty four hours a day, seven days a week
• Be required to contact external agencies and advocate on someone's behalf
• Support individuals to attend appointments, provide emotional support or respond to health emergencies

You Will

• Have a positive, flexible attitude and be committed to our values and the work we do
• Have good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Be confident and assertive in your approach as these posts will involve some level of lone working
• Be provided with all relevant training to succeed in the role
• Possess an SVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care, or have the willingness to undertake study to achieve this
• Be required to obtain registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of taking up the post

About the Benefits

• Excellent sleepover payment - Currently £108.00 a night
• Fully paid Induction and shadow shifts
• Death in service scheme - three times your yearly salary
• Cycle to work scheme - 12% - 39% savings
• Tech scheme - 12% savings on laptops and computers
• Supportive management - committed to supporting personal and professional development
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing packages.

Please note that Hillcrest Futures do not hold a licence to sponsor any visa applications at present.