Family Engagement Practitioners (FEPs) with Early Years Scotland (EYS) have a unique, exciting role within the early years sector. The Family Engagement Practitioner has responsibility for providing support and promoting parental engagement and a whole family wellbeing service through the adoption of a multi-agency collaborative approach.
Our EYS staff team work together with children and families on a continual basis, across a variety of settings within communities with a focus on enriching and enhancing parental skills and capacity to improve, strengthen and maximise:
• positive attachments and relationships between parents/carers and children
• early literacy and communication skills
• shared interactions and approaches to learning
• cost-free and enriching and nurturing home learning environments
• healthy living approaches
• support for entitlements.
• meaningful transitions
You will be fully involved in shaping, developing, and evaluating the early years health programmes and innovative shared play and learning sessions you deliver.
A typical week’s activity could consist of:
· delivering a health programme to parents
· delivering Stay Play and Learn sessions incorporating health-based learning experiences.
EYS will likewise invest in you, providing regular and supported professional learning and experience opportunities that will enhance your career profile, develop your skills and knowledge in creative and unique ways and inspire your practice in new and exciting ways!
Post details:
(all pay, and allowances are pro-rata and subject to continued funding)
· Part time / Full time posts available, 52 weeks per annum
· Salary starting at £24,448 per annum FTE. (Point 24 on scale 24-26).
· 35 hours per week (9 - 4.30pm working hours)
· Fixed Term for 2 years until 31st March 2025, subject to continuing funding.
· Hybrid working opportunities.
· Based at Early Years Scotland Office, 23 Granville Street, Glasgow G3 7EE.
· Free parking at Glasgow office (Car Park Club)
· Accessible premises
· Generous annual leave entitlement - 25 days annual leave in the first year rising to 30 days after the completion of a successful six months probationary period review
· 12 public holidays per annum
· Family friendly policies
· Supported training and development.
· 5% employer pension contribution from 3 months’ service
· BUPA Employee Assistance Programme.
· Paid sick leave entitlement on a service-related increasing scale.
· Support for professional learning qualifications.
· Staff Consultation Committee/Social events committee
· Winter wellbeing day allocated in addition to annual leave entitlement.
Qualifications:
Applicants’ qualifications must be consistent with those required to register as a Practitioner with
SSSC, e.g:
· HNC Childhood Practice at SCQF Level 7
· SVQ Social Services (Children and Young People) at SCQF Level 7
Additional ELC qualifications welcomed.
About us
Angus Carers Centre is a rights-based charity working with and for unpaid carers from all walks of life living across Angus. We exist to improve the quality of life for all carers by building genuine and equal relationships, connecting carers with each other to create a sense of belonging and community, providing practical and emotional supports, and influencing change at local and national level.
Established in 1996, we have grown significantly over the last 25 years, and we are now supporting nearly 2,000 unpaid adult and young carers across Angus. Our talented and passionate team of 25 staff and over 20 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.
Our vision is that all unpaid carers in Angus will receive appropriate information and support to enable them to feel valued and confident in their caring situation and to develop their own potential.
Why should you consider applying?
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.
You will form part of the Leadership Team. You will be making an impact by building authentic and empowering relationships with our dedicated and change-driven teams supporting unpaid carers, their families and partner organisations. You will lead on the development of our service demonstrating its impact and added value. But most importantly, you will put the voice of carers at the centre of what we do.
Reporting to the CEO, you will have a positive non-judgemental regard and help unpaid carers exercise their rights and support them to realise their potential.
Job overview
The postholder will:
• Lead, recruit, and support volunteers to ensure they are motivated, and feel valued and respected making a lasting difference in our communities.
• Develop volunteering strategy, ensuring it is inclusive, future-focused, and carers-centered.
• Promote and champion the role of volunteers by building and maintaining relationships with key partners, local organisations, and influencers.
• Provide safe, nurturing, and developmental support supervision to a team of volunteers.
• Design, deliver and evaluate volunteering activities ensuring they align with local need and organisational vision.
• Continuously evidence and communicate the impact of volunteering, internally and externally to further demonstrate its value: individual, organisational, and societal.
• Establish strong relationships with other volunteer organisations to share learnings and good practice and build a network of support.
• Build a network of supportive organisations and communities of interest to strengthen the role and profile of unpaid carers.
• Collaborate with other teams, business support, finance, fundraising and others, to support all aspects of volunteering, including events management, training, and professional development.
• Continuously strive for excellence by ensuring learning is embedded in practice, policies, and systems
• Keep abreast of legislation, policy and good practice related to volunteering.
• Ensure organisational and local safeguarding and health & safety policies are adhered to and effectively implemented.
• Comply with Angus Carers Centre’s policies and procedures.
Job overview
The above does not represent an exhaustive list of responsibilities and tasks but indicates the main responsibilities required from employees in the role. The organisation reserves the right to require employees to perform other duties from time to time.
Key values
• Strong sense of integrity.
• Authentic and true to themselves and others,
• Compassionate and boundaries,
• Drive for social justice and equity.
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Qualifications and knowledge:
• Degree in community education, social care, project management or relevant experience in developing, leading, and supporting volunteers.
• Knowledge of safeguarding, health and safety, and data protection.
• Understanding of the needs of diverse individuals and communities.
• Full Driving License and a suitable vehicle for work with business insurance.
Experience
• Experience in all aspects of effective Volunteer Management (recruitment, training, support)
• Experience of collaborating with external stakeholders including communities, voluntary and private organisations, and individuals,
• Experience of project management, achieving goals, managing a busy workload, and working to deadlines
• Experience of partnership working, preferably in the Third Sector
• Experience of service development, delivery, and evaluation
Working hours
16 hours per week subject to organisational needs. Some work may have to be undertaken outside office hours, including evenings and weekends.
Special conditions
The post entails work with vulnerable people and falls within the definition of “regulated work” under the provision of the Protection of Vulnerable groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The post holder will require to be registered as a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme, which will involve a Disclosure Scotland check.
Office base
The post is based at 8 Grant Road, Arbroath, DD11 1JN.
Equal opportunities
Angus Carers Centre is committed to being an Equal Opportunities Employer and we encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds to consider joining Angus Carers Centre.
Benefits
• Training and development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 6% employer pension contribution
• Free car park
• 31 days of annual leave
• Flexible working, subject to organisation’s needs.
Our team is expanding and we are looking for an additional part time Dads Worker to Support Dads, children and families across North Ayrshire. This role involves engaging with Dads and families to offer bespoke support and signposting in both one to one and small group settings.
Working alongside our existing Dads worker and health and social care professionals in the universal early years team, you will help provide Dads and other male carers with the tools they need to become more confident and resilient and ensure the best start in life for their children.
If this sounds like you, we think you might be our next Business Support Officer.
We are looking for a colleague who can provide the highest quality of administrative and coordinating support as we embark on delivering our new ambitions. You will support our resources, finance and policy development work with effective planning and administration, provide excellent reception services and be involved in range of projects and events. The successful candidate will enjoy planning and coordination, administration and reception activity and being part of a flexible and enthusiastic team.
With a new prospectus and increased investment, we are now looking to our future and delivery on our big ambitions; A strong third sector; Maximising impact through great partnership working; Securing equity, dignity, belonging and justice.
It’s a great time to join us.
Angus Carers Centre is a rights-based charity working with and for unpaid carers from all walks of life living across Angus. We exist to improve the quality of life for all carers by building genuine and equal relationships, connecting carers with each other to create a sense of belonging and community, providing practical and emotional supports, and influencing change at local and national level.
Established in 1996, we have grown significantly over the last 25 years, and we are now supporting nearly 2,000 unpaid adult and young carers across Angus. Our talented and passionate team of 25 staff and over 20 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.
Our vision is that all unpaid carers in Angus will receive appropriate information and support to enable them to feel valued and confident in their caring situation and to develop their own potential.
Why should you consider applying?
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.
You will form part of the Leadership Team. You will be making an impact by building authentic and empowering relationships with our dedicated and change-driven teams supporting unpaid carers, their families and partner organisations. You will lead on the development of our service demonstrating its impact and added value. But most importantly, you will put the voice of carers at the centre of what we do.
Reporting to the CEO, you will have a positive non-judgemental regard and help unpaid carers exercise their rights and support them to realise their potential.
Job overview
The postholder will:
The above does not represent an exhaustive list of responsibilities and tasks but indicates the main responsibilities required from employees in the role. The organisation reserves the right to require employees to perform other duties from time to time.
Key values
Qualifications and knowledge:
Experience
Working hours
35 hours per week subject to organisational needs. Some work may have to be undertaken outside office hours, including evenings and weekends.
Equipment
Laptop, docking station and mobile phone.
Special conditions
The post entails work with vulnerable people and falls within the definition of “regulated work” under the provision of the Protection of Vulnerable groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The post holder will require to be registered as a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme, which will involve a Disclosure Scotland check.
Office base
The post is based at 8 Grant Road, Arbroath, DD11 1JN.
Equal opportunities
Angus Carers Centre is committed to being an Equal Opportunities Employer and we encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds to consider joining Angus Carers Centre.
Benefits
Are you passionate and committed to making a meaningful difference for families with young children experiencing barriers to moving out of poverty.
Within the UK, there is an estimated £22.7 billion a year in unclaimed welfare benefits and in Edinburgh 1 in 5 children are living in poverty.
This is an exciting opportunity for an Advice Worker to join our ‘Advice For Families’ team and deliver a high quality advice service to families in Edinburgh with pre-school children. Taking an early intervention and trauma-informed approach, the adviser will provide benefits, housing and debt advice to parents, in order to promote improved financial and social wellbeing for families.
The role will involve developing strong professional partnerships with other early years practitioners including Early Years Centres; Nurseries; Midwifery and Family Nurse Partnerships and Health Visitor teams.
Extensive in-house training and support will be provided to the successful candidate who demonstrates the right qualities for this role.
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RAMH have been developing Social Prescribing in partnership with General Practitioners since October 2015 and we have Link Workers based in East Renfrewshire. The role of this innovative and exciting Social Prescribing development is to facilitate access to community support and opportunities for enhancing self-management skills for people who use services. We are looking for individuals who have some experience and an understanding of working with people who may experience a lack of social connections evidenced by: loneliness, mental health problems and isolation, and who may also have a range of social problems. You will need to have an understanding of how to recognise and develop assets/strengths for people, and enabling approaches when working within local communities and how this can connect with people’s recovery journey. You should be pro-active and experienced in using a variety of social media platforms and applications for communication and as an intervention.
You will be able to work independently using a hybrid model of working from GP practices and/or at home and be very pro-active in finding community resources and helping people access local services and activities to promote their sense of wellbeing. You will have the ability to sustain contact with individuals to assist them to maintain activities. In addition, you should be confident working closely with GPs, practice staff and community agencies. You need to have a high level of IT proficiency, as you are required to record your work daily on a range of IT systems.
You will be required to contribute to a database of local resources, maintain accurate records and actively participate in evaluating, monitoring and reporting this innovative service.
A relevant HNC or SVQ III or equivalent is required for this post as is a clear awareness of SSSC Codes of Practice.
About Volunteering Matters
We are looking for a talented, dynamic, and compassionate Youth Engagement Manager to join our team in Edinburgh. The right candidate would be someone who can work flexibly and demonstrate an understanding and total commitment to our organisational values.
This role will be working in partnership with St Thomas of Aquins R.C High School, we have been delivering Brighter Futures here for two years and have funding till June 2025.
At Volunteering Matters we use volunteering’s unique power to bring people together and build stronger, more resilient communities across the UK.
We bring people together to resolve some of society’s most complex issues. From social isolation and loneliness; improving health and wellbeing; building skills, confidence, and opportunity; to ensuring young people can become change makers in their community, the impact that we make is great. And we won’t stop until everyone in the UK has the opportunity to thrive.
People-led and impact driven, we are a national charity that is deeply embedded in local areas across the UK. We operate in five regions: London and the South East; Wales and the West of England; East of England; the Midlands and North West England; and Scotland and North East England. We also have an Employee Volunteering Team with over 25 years’ experience, acting as a broker to provide tailor-made solutions to employers. We turn local knowledge and energy into action and progress, building stronger communities and a better future for all.
This is an exciting time to be joining the team. We’re changing the way we work to meet new ambitions and make sure our impact continues to grow alongside out business.
About the role
Project Scotland, part of the national charity Volunteering Matters, supports young people to get on in life through the power of volunteering. Brighter futures work with pupils (aged 13-16), we offer disadvantaged pupils struggling to engage with the regular school curriculum the opportunity to undertake a volunteering placement as well as the option of having a mentor. We support and empower pupils to gain skills and confidence in a new environment within the wider community, promoting a sense of belonging, whilst extending horizons and aspirations.
We are looking for a talented, dynamic, and compassionate Youth Engagement Manager to join our team in Edinburgh. The right candidate would be someone who can work flexibly and demonstrate an understanding and total commitment to our organisational values.
This role will be working in partnership with St Thomas of Aquins R.C High School, we have been delivering Brighter Futures here for two years and have funding till June 2025.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
Our Values & Way of Working:
In all that we do, we embrace a philosophy of ‘Freedom within a Framework’ and are guided by our values: Empowering, Inclusive, Compassionate, Positive & Straightforward.
Benefits
Our employee benefits reflect our culture which is built on an approach of full flexibility with accountability, and designed to let you make your most positive contribution; we offer Flexible Working by Default (re hours & place of work), Unlimited Annual Leave, Employee Pension scheme, Life Assurance, Cycle to Work Scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Employee Assistance Programme, enhanced sick and family leave. We are also open to discuss job share applications.
Youth Scotland, Scotland’s national charity for the support and delivery of community-based youth work, would love you to come and join our dynamic team.
We are looking for someone who has great skills in administration and a passion for helping people. Youth Scotland supports over 2,200 youth groups across the country, providing youth work opportunities for over 105,000 young people. These young people are supported by over 11,300 youth workers and volunteers. This post will support our member groups and play a key role in supporting our projects and services.
If you have the skills and experience to make a difference, then we want to hear from you!
We are currently seeking passionate and enthusiastic individuals to join our dedicated volunteer Board of Trustees. We are looking for new trustees with skills and experience in Finance, IT, People Management and Fundraising. Trustees will oversee the strategic direction of the Care Home and support management to lead the organisation forward.
Anderson’s is a charity and has been providing care for the elderly for over 192 years and is well regarded locally. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who has an understanding of charitable organisations, business management and governance.
The full Board meets every 2 months normally on a Thursday afternoon and there are three sub-committees which meet once every 4 to 6 weeks. Meetings normally last for up to 2 ½ hours. New Trustees would be expected to attend board meetings and one sub-committee where their expertise would be most valuable.