We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced health and social care practice assessor to join our national Learning and Development team.

As SVQ Internal Verifier/Assessor, you will work remotely within our internal SQA Approved Centre, which was awarded “high confidence” from SQA and “outstanding” feedback in our latest external verifications. You will support our staff in services in the north of Scotland to gain their qualifications in SVQ Level 2, 3 or 4 Social Services and Healthcare.

You’ll lead candidates through their induction onto their qualification, plan assessments, provide learner support and assess holistically. You’ll be passionate about learning and experienced in offering additional learner support to suit a variety of learning styles and abilities. You will have strong organisational and communication skill be comfortable and confident in the use of online tools such as Microsoft Teams, Zoom and MS Office.

We support candidates to complete most of their awards remotely via e-portfolio, but travel is required for direct observations and to support candidates. Flexibility and willingness to travel are essential to the role, which involves a combination of remote home-based working and travel to our services/office locations within the region.

You must have a valid UK driving licence and access to your own car.

The post requires you to have a care qualification at SVQ Level 3, or equivalent, and an SVQ assessor`s award. You will have the qualifications to assess and internally verify awards at this level, or the experience and commitment to achieve this within 12 months.

Do you have a passion for cycling including a working knowledge of bike mechanics, and can support and motivate others to the positive benefits of active travel?

Govan Community Project is a community based organisation who primarily support individuals and families in the asylum and refugee community and we are looking for a Bike Library Coordinator to join our team.

The bike library aims to support members of the Mossheights community to experience the positive benefits of cycling. The project provides access to bikes through a lending scheme and organises cycling activities to promote engagement, physical and mental wellbeing, and community cohesion.

Your role will be to maintain and develop our bike library project in Moss Heights and to be primarily responsible for its operation. You will also deliver activities to promote community engagement with the project.

Our ideal candidate will be a very confident cyclist, including being highly proficient in road cycling and road safety, with a working knowledge of bike maintenance. You will be comfortable delivering activities within a diverse community, and communicating and supporting individuals where there may be language barriers. You should also have excellent organisational and record keeping skills.

Govan Community Project is wholly committed to inclusion and diversity and to building a culture and environment where everyone is appreciated for the unique person they are. We warmly welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences, with the right skills for the role and would particularly welcome applications from individuals from the refugee community.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

To engage with new and existing tenants of Melville Housing Association (MHA) to deliver planned support aimed at assisting them to manage and sustain their tenancies

KEY RESULTS AREAS

• Customer Engagement
• Sustained Tenancy
• Homelessness Prevention
• Customer Satisfaction

OBJECTIVES

• To manage a caseload of MHA tenants and support those tenants in maintaining their tenancy
• To support MHA tenants adhere to their tenancy conditions and obligations
• To liaise with Advice Services to maximise income of tenants on your caseload
• To liaise with Melville Housing Association housing management staff regarding issues affecting tenants on your caseload

CORE TASKS

• To liaise with internal (CHAI) colleagues and external agencies regarding tenants with support needs moving into Melville Housing Association properties
• Where required, to undertake an assessment of the tenant’s support needs
• To develop a person centred support package for tenants accessing tenancy support
• To deliver an agreed package of support and to deal with issues which relate to the welfare of the tenant and/or their houshold
• To ensure that the tenant’s household income is maximised
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with a range of statutory and voluntary agencies, aimed at supporting tenants to sustain their tenancy
• To advocate for tenants
• To identify where alternative support or other needs are required, and to make effective onward referral for these needs
• To maintain individual case records for each tenant in your caseload
• To comply with monitoring and evaluation arrangements, as required
• Maintain up to date knowledge of relevant legislation impacting on tenants with support needs
• Carry out any other reasonable tasks

Person Specification details can be downloaded below.

We have an exciting opportunity for three organised and motivated individuals to join our national Communities Team, supporting a portfolio of community funds across Scotland.

The Communities Team distributes place-based funds coming from a range of sources, primarily wind farms. We support communities and donors to ensure funds are well governed and administered and that the funding furthers the ambitions of the community.

You will use your experience and expertise to help deliver positive impact from community funds. Your key responsibilities will include supporting local decision-making bodies with fund strategy and spend, managing day to day fund management processes, and developing and sharing good practice.

If you are a relationship builder with excellent communication skills, practical experience in funding and a commitment to enabling community-led development - then we’d love to hear from you. Please note, that while this role is home based, travel is required.

Foundation Scotland offers a range of staff benefits including Pension Scheme, Life Assurance, 2 days volunteering per year (pro-rata), flexible working options and a progressive pay system.

This role is under review.

Angus Carers Centre is a charity working with and for unpaid carers across Angus. Due to recent changes, this role is being re-evaluated and offers immense opportunity for growth. This role will suit an individual who wants to leave a legacy and be part of organisational and societal change, and is not afraid to challenge the status quo.

For an informal and confidential chat about the post and the opportunities ahead, contact our main office on 01241 439157 and ask for Maciej Alexander, CEO.

About Us

Established in 1996, Angus Carers Centre has grown significantly over the last 25 years, and we are now supporting nearly 2,000 registered adult and young carers. Our talented and passionate team of 30 staff and 50 volunteers ensure the needs of our carers are meet. Together with our volunteers we strive to provide a first-class service to carers and their families, to make a lasting difference to their lives.

The social, political and policy horizon is changing, and we need to ensure that we provide the right support at the right time. We are entering a new and exciting chapter, and there has never been a better time to join our organisation.

Reporting to the CEO, you will form part of the Leadership Team and support the development of the new strategic plan.

You will lead and mentor a team of dedicated staff and volunteers, build strong relationships with local communities and organisations across Angus. Most importantly, you will put the voice of carers at the centre of what we do. This role will also oversee all aspects of the pioneering Meeting Centre project.

Job overview

• To work collaboratively with our communities and support them to become more
• cohesive, sustainable and vibrant,
• Lead, motivate and empower a team of passionate staff and volunteers to help them realise their potential and make a difference in the local areas,
• Promote and champion the role of social connection and volunteering, both internally and externally,
• Collaborate with teams and stakeholders to ensure lessons learnt are incorporated into practice, procedures, and systems,
• Speak truth to power.

The role comprises two key elements: community engagement and the Meeting Centre.

Community InfoSource (CIS) is looking for a key person with a passion for working to enable asylum seekers and refugees to know and secure their housing rights and have access to safe and dignified housing. The person should have experience of project management, people management, fundraising, budgeting and project financial monitoring, as well as knowledge of and experience of working with asylum seekers within the UK asylum system. The person should be committed to a human rights ethos and to CIS’s values.

We will guarantee an interview to anyone with lived experience of the asylum system who fulfils the essential criteria of the person specification.

The aim of this post is to coordinate and manage the successful delivery and development of CIS’s Women and Asylum Seeker Housing project, including ensuring project planning, staff, fundraising and budget management, coordinating team delivery and team meetings, and supporting the fundraising and sustainability of the project.

Community InfoSource has secured funding from Glasgow City Council’s Communities Fund and from The Robertson Trust, for this post. The post is for 21 hours a week for 18 months from March 2023 and thereafter subject to further successful fundraising.

Responsible to: CIS Chief Executive Officer

This is an exciting opportunity for a values-driven Communications and Engagement practitioner to join the Scotland Malawi Partnership to listen to and be led by Malawians, to support and amplify the work of our members and secretariat and provide a respectful, leading voice in the Scottish international development sector.

The post-holder will build on the excellent work of their predecessors to help deliver high quality communications in support of key events as well as continuing to respond to and communicate with the SMP’s membership and other target audiences. We are a close-knit, collaborative team and whilst each individual has their responsibilities for delivery, there is also a strong emphasis on supporting one-another and ‘mucking-in’ where it’s useful.

This role requires a highly motivated, energetic, adaptable and productive individual who has the experience and ability to contribute to a small, fast-paced team. There will be a high degree of autonomy and the successful applicant will be resourceful and eager to contribute to the life and work of a busy team which is both strategic and agile in responding to members’ needs.

Location:The SMP’s office is located at City of Edinburgh Council, Room 3/1, City Chambers, High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1YJ. We have blended office and home-working with the expectation of 3 days per week in the office.

Reporting to:Deputy Chief Executive.

Right to work: Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK through possession of an appropriate visa or residency status.

ACE IT Scotland exists to advance the knowledge and connectivity of people over-50 in Edinburgh. Through digital skills coaching projects delivered across Edinburgh to improve the wellbeing, independence and active involvement of older people.

We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, and caring person to help develop and oversee our outreach work throughout Edinburgh.

We have a team of dedicated, trained volunteers to work with older people across our projects. Your job is to work along with our existing two outreach workers and the wider team to ensure that projects run smoothly and that volunteers are supported to deliver the highest standard of service to our learners.

Main Responsibilities:

• Support volunteers working in ACE IT outreach projects within partner locations across Edinburgh and Midlothian and at the ACE IT office.
• Work with the Development Coordinator, Manager and other staff to identify opportunities for improvement and growth across our services.
• Monitor, evaluate and report on our outreach projects, to include; - compiling weekly reports from feedback forms on outreach activities, monitoring attendance and creating case studies to give an understanding of the impact our services are having on the learner and what lessons can be learned
• Liaise with external stakeholders to optimise the number of learners accessing our services.
• Keep an inventory of all equipment and troubleshoot any equipment problems.
• Undertake any appropriate tasks delegated by ACE IT Scotland Manager.

Person Specification

Essential

• Good IT skills, including demonstrable experience of MS Teams, Office and knowledge of Apple and Android systems.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Interpersonal skills. You must be good with people, patient and compassionate.
• Experience and understanding of older people’s needs, including those who have dementia and other vulnerabilities plus the importance of confidentiality and safeguarding.
• We empower ACE IT leaners to build the confidence to help themselves, achieve their potential and to live with more independence. You must believe in this ethos.
• Reliable and well organised
• Ability to travel around Edinburgh and Midlothian

Desirable but not essential

• Experience of working with older people
• Experience of the charitable sector and working with volunteers
• Able to create original written material such as ‘How to’ guides for use on the ACE IT website .
• Full driving license and own transport

Disclosure Scotland PVG -this role is subject to satisfactory completion of a PVG Scheme check.

Disability Equality Scotland are looking for part time Training and Development Worker to deliver and expand a training course as part of our Easy Read Service. The post holder will also support our Easy Read Workers with some translation tasks. The post will contribute to the promotion and marketing of our Easy Read Service and Training and assist with the development of our website aimed at promoting Easy Read.

This post should have a high level of responsibility for designing, delivering, evaluating and reporting.

As a membership organisation for disabled people and disability organisations, it is important we can communicate clearly to everyone and encourage others to do this too.

Disability Equality Scotland is committed to ensuring that all its information, products and services are as accessible as possible to everyone.

Reporting to: Communications and Research Manager

This exciting new role of Children and Families Worker is based at St Columba’s Hillhead Church of Scotland. St Columba’s Hillhead is an active, warm and friendly church located over two sites in East Kirkintilloch. Our vision is “to know Him and make Him known”.

We are looking for someone who is creative, enthusiastic, adaptable and who is passionate about following Jesus. You should be able to develop initiatives and be able to work independently, be a keen team player and have experience of working with volunteers.

You will help our work with children and families develop and grow, build on relationships in the community as well as with local schools and other churches. You should have recent experience of church-based children’s work (paid or voluntary) and have vision to work with children and their families who do not currently have connections with church.

For this post it is an Occupational Requirement (Equality Act - part 1, schedule 9), that the post-holder is a committed Christian.

Whilst this post is advertised as a full-time appointment, we would consider a part-time appointment of 0.6wte or more.