Join Our Team as a Senior Communications and Administration Officer

Spinal Injuries Scotland is looking for a senior Communications and Administration Officer to join our team, working closely with the CEO, fellow colleagues, and volunteers contributing to the valuable work the charity does supporting members with a spinal cord injury.

You will lead the day-to-day administration of the organisation, financial administration, enquiries and communications across social media, the website and newsletter as well as supporting across events.

This will be a permanent appointment to a varied role where you will be a key member of a small team supported by a backroom office of professionals.

Pregnancy Counselling & Care Scotland (PCCS) is seeking new Trustees to help shape the future of our charity as we celebrate 50 years of supporting families through pregnancy, loss and early parenthood.

Through our Baby Bank and Specialist Perinatal Counselling Service, we provide practical and emotional support to individuals and families across Edinburgh and the Lothians.

We are particularly keen to hear from people with skills in

1. Finance: we are seeking a new Treasurer to help oversee our financial stewardship and effective financial governance
2. IT and digital systems: as effective use of data is intrinsic to all our work
3. Fundraising: to help with our income diversification and financial sustainability
4. Partnership working: to strengthen our community engagement, such as one of our referral partners

We welcome people who share our values and want to use their experience and perspective to help strengthen our governance, sustainability and impact. Previous Trustee experience is not essential.

Who we are

Alzheimer Scotland is Scotland’s national dementia charity. Our aim is to make sure nobody faces dementia alone. We provide support and information to people with dementia, their carers and families, we campaign for the rights of people with dementia and fund vital dementia research.

What you’ll do

As Day Services Manager you will be responsible for leading and managing high quality, therapeutic registered day services and commissioned and non-commissioned community supports for people with dementia, those at greater risk of dementia, and their families, and carers within the area.

You will be responsible for ensuring that services are of the highest quality, meet Alzheimer Scotland’s vision for unique therapeutic, highly person-centred support. There is also the responsibility for ensuring that our commissioned services meet all service level agreement, contract specifications and Alzheimer Scotland’s quality guarantees.

You will have overall day-to-day responsibility for the services within the area and will be responsible for promoting the services with key local stakeholders within Health and Social Care as well as relevant other organisations. As Day Services Manager you will manage the referral and assessment process.

You will work collaboratively with the Head of Services to ensure safe practice and delivery of high-quality, person-centred therapeutic day services, ensuring practice complies with Alzheimer Scotland’s policies. You will be responsible for evidencing, reviewing and continually improving the quality of the services and will proactively participate in internal audit and Care Inspectorate inspections. This will include evidencing that services meet Alzheimer Scotland’s Quality Guarantees, Scotland’s Health and Social Care standards and other quality frameworks including those of the Care Inspectorate where relevant. This includes ensuring that the activities and supports offered meet the identified personal outcomes of those attending the services.

You will provide strong line management and leadership to your team, through setting clear objectives and outcomes, regular review within Support & Development processes and undertaking appraisals.

What you’ll have

The successful candidate will have experience of managing a team in a social care, health or other similar setting or be able to demonstrate a clear knowledge and understanding of the key principles and good practice of effectively managing and leading a team.

You will have knowledge and understanding of the Health and Social Care Standards and SSSC codes of practice and the Care Inspectorate and their role in registered services.

Understanding and knowledge of dementia, mild cognitive impairment and Brain Health and experience of working with or supporting people living with dementia and their families.

The successful candidate will have a recognised professional qualification in health, social work or related field, to SCQF Level 7 (SVQ 3)

This post requires a full driving licence and access to a car.

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. To have a look at our values to understand more about what we are looking for from our employees click here.

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. Find out more about our Employee Benefits here and our commitment to Equality and Diversity here.

Bethany Christian Trusts Supported Housing service offers accommodation and support to individuals who have registered as homeless or are at risk of becoming homeless within Dumfries. Bethany Christian Trust is looking for a support worker to be part of this team. The successful post holder will work as part of a team delivering flexible and creative support to vulnerable people to meet their housing needs.

You will have a proven record as a team player with excellent communication skills; you will have experience and knowledge of the service user group and their surrounding issues. We would welcome applicants with lived experience of these issues. Competence in the use of Microsoft office tools is essential. An SVQ 3 in Social Care, Promoting Independence or equivalent as listed by SSSC as appropriate for a ‘Housing Practitioner’ is desirable; the willingness to work towards this is essential.

As Bethany is a Christian organisation, this post carries an Occupational Requirement in line with Equality Act 2010. Please note that one reference must be from your church minister or leader to endorse your live and active Christian faith and commitment.

Successful applicants for this post will require membership of the PVG scheme and registration with the SSSC.

We are committed to helping our employees flourish personally and professionally. Below are a few examples of the ways we support our employees.

• Bethany provides 30 days of annual leave initially to all contracted staff, rising to a maximum of 40 days depending on length of service.
• Bethany provides enhanced payments for maternity, paternity, and adoption.
• Bethany operates a company pension scheme to which all staff are auto-enrolled, with option to opt out. We will match any staff member’s pension contribution up to a maximum of 5%.
• Bethany provides a death in service benefit scheme

Are you looking for a role where your finance and business support expertise can make a real difference? We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented professional to help ensure the continued success and growth of the Hibernian Community Foundation (HCF).

The Hibernian Community Foundation is the official charitable arm of Hibernian Football Club, leveraging the power of football and sport to drive meaningful social change. Through our routine programmes and activities, the HCF implements a range of community-focused projects through its dedicated Community Hub and throughout Edinburgh.

HCF aims to foster inclusion, wellbeing and connection throughout the city, with activities designed to support diverse needs, promote social engagement and strengthen community resilience in response to poverty, physical challenges and social isolation.

In this role, the successful candidate will be crucial in supporting the management of all finance, governance and business support activities.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Managing Director, Heads of Department and Board when performing all tasks, and will join HCF at an exciting time for the organisation. If you are process-driven, organised and eager to join a small, high performing team, we encourage you to apply.

The Scottish Wildlife Trust is looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic Reserve Officer to help plan, coordinate and deliver practical land conservation management across 4 wildlife reserves across North East Scotland.

Working closely with colleagues, volunteers, contractors and local communities, you will deliver habitat management, ecological monitoring, volunteer leadership and public engagement activities that support the conservation of some of Scotland's most valuable wildlife sites.

Main objectives:

• Plan, deliver and report on practical land management works.
• Assess conservation land management options across a range of habitats and work with the Reserve Manager to produce management plans/statements for reserves.
• Undertake practical reserve management works (including coppicing, felling non – native trees, fencing, planting native trees, path work, invasive species control).
• Undertake and manage the maintenance of tools and equipment for relevant reserves, including machinery.
• Ensure all groundworks are assessed, and where relevant, safely remove (non-aerial) hazardous windblown or storm damaged branches or small trees.
• Assist with the development of new conservation projects on selected reserves.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety of all operations, including safe working practices, premises safety, and reserve safety.
• Carry out the annual programme of site risk assessments, formal reserve inspections and tree safety inspections on allocated reserves.

Reserves Area

The role covers 4 reserves:

• Gight Wood (majority of workload)
• Longhaven Cliffs
• Red Moss of Netherley
• Coulnacriag Meadow

The successful candidate will have:

• Relevant degree or N/SVQ Level 3 / 4 or equivalent relating to countryside management.
• Certificate for trailer, all-terrain vehicles or willingness to undergo relevant training to achieve this.
• 2 years of proven experience of planning, delivering conservation management work and volunteer supervision.
• Demonstrable experience in the safe use and maintenance of hand and power tools.
• Strong natural history knowledge and the ability to relate species and habitats to practical conservation management; specifically native woodlands, lowland peatbogs, wildflower meadows and riparian habitats.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• Chainsaw operator’s certificates to Lantra Standards for crosscutting and maintenance, felling and processing of trees up to 380mm and processing uprooted and windblown trees (desirable).
• Use and maintenance of strimmer’s and brush cutters.
• Herbicide Qualifications PA1 and PA6 (desirable).

Why join us?

This is an excellent opportunity to make a direct contribution to nature recovery in Scotland while working across a diverse range of habitats and engaging with local communities, volunteers and partners.

Join us and help protect and restore Scotland's wildlife.

Recyke-a-bike is recruiting an Outreach Worker and Cycle Trainer.

Join our busy team of instructors to deliver a range of different cycle programmes to children and adults throughout the Forth Valley. The successful candidate will support the delivery of the Bikeability programme (in partnership with Cycling Scotland and Stirling, Clackmannanshire and Falkirk local authorities), and the delivery of all cycling-based activities delivered by Recyke-a-bike. During the winter months, the candidate will have the opportunity to learn more about bike mechanics, by building pre-loved bikes in our workshop.

Applicants must have a passion for cycling and be a competent cyclist, comfortable riding in road and shared-use path settings, along with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office. Desirable qualifications include a Cycle Trainer and first aid certificates, but these are not a requirement- full training will be provided.

The position is 14 hours per week, with a salary of £10,257 per annum and a permanent contract, based at the Recyke-a-Bike premises in Stirling. Different hours may be considered for the right candidate.

Are you someone who enjoys a varied workload and who is passionate about promoting recovery? The role of Recovery Development Worker ensures a focus on building and strengthening visible recovery within and across communities. You may have lived experience of recovery or have skills and experience in a similar role. This role requires energy, enthusiasm and adaptability across the 7-day working week. Some evening and weekend work is critical to our operational delivery. The role demands a solution focused and strengths-based approach when working with all Recovery Scotland stakeholders.

About the job

The Recovery Development Worker is suited to an individual with "lived" and/or “learned” experience of recovery from problematic substance use or addictive behaviours, such as problem gambling, or someone who has been directly affected by another person’s substance use or addictive behaviours.

This experience of recovery and resilience can instil hope and is a powerful example within recovery communities. Individuals with lived experience of substance use must be at least 24 months free from problematic substance use and not engaging with services.

The post holder will be required to join the PVG scheme.

About you

You will be someone who thrives in a small, enthusiastic, and committed team. Your experience and skills of promoting recovery can be evidenced and you are adaptable, can use your initiative and be confident with autonomous working. Using your lived experience or work experience you foster positive and trusting relationships and you can demonstrate a focus on recovery and resilience. You will have excellent organisational and self-motivation skills. You are committed to

developing your skills further and passionate about lifelong learning.

You will be dedicated and compassionate when working with the Recovery Scotland team and with community members, families, volunteers, and external partners.

About Recovery Scotland

Recovery Scotland is a charity working with local and national partners to support and promote recovery from substance use by ensuring lived experience is visible, included and represented. We work with communities supporting a wide range of recovery focused activities and educational opportunities. We work within local and national guidelines promoting resilience and recovery with individuals, families, and communities.

Our work champions community membership, volunteering, self-management, and personal and professional development.

Working hours

Working hours are 35 per week with evening and weekend work. Hours will be negotiated with the Team Lead to ensure operational delivery across recovery communities

Staff Benefits

• Annual leave 33 days annual leave and 6 statutory days leave.
• Pension Recovery Scotland can match 10% of employer’s contribution to NEST.
• Travel Expenses 45 pence per mile

Do you have a passion for helping people?

Do you have excellent communication and customer service skills?

Do you want to work for one of the best employability providers in Scotland?

Would you like to help someone with barriers to work find their dream job?

Then come and work for Enable Works.

Your role, as an Employment Coordinator is to provide support to people who have barriers to work to make progress towards and achieve well paid, sustainable employment.

Enable Works are the leading specialist provider of employability services for people who have barriers to work. 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 7000 people every year across 30 Local Authorities to learn skills for work.

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

We are incredibly proud of our smart, capable, and motivated colleagues across Scotland and following a period of significant growth we are looking to grow our team.

We offer a generous salary, excellent benefits, and opportunities to develop and grow in your role.

We offer flexible working practices that promote a strong work/life balance so that when you are at work you can be the best version of you.

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.

Please make sure you include a detailed personal statement in the ‘More about you’ section of the application to tell us how you are suited to the post.

About You

We really need you to have these

• The drive, energy and commitment to support people to obtain high quality, well paid jobs
• Ability to manage your own workload and prioritise as needed
• Confident communicator
• Strong attention to detail
• Professional presentation and personality
• Some knowledge of the local community
• Ability to work with people at any age who have challenging barriers to employment
• IT literacy
• Comfortable working towards targets
• A natural, professional relationship builder
• A full driving licence

Why?

Our vision is that every person in Scotland is able to access the support they need to find a high quality job that pays them well and your drive and commitment to this job will help them get there. You will recognise each clients individual skills and aspirations and work with them to find a job that they love.

Our culture is autonomous so that means we trust you to make the right decisions for your clients, therefore you need to manage your work load well and be accountable for your time. Attention to detail is important as it means you can work accurately and follow instructions.

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
• Blue Light Card

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.

The cost of PVG is paid upfront by the organisation and deducted from your wage if successfully appointed.

Enable reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. Please submit your application as early as possible if this vacancy is of interest.