If home-based, you will be required to spend 1-2 days each week in Almonds offices and also attend meetings in person in West Lothian and Edinburgh.
We are looking for a motivated and highly organised Welfare Rights Advice Worker to join our accredited advice service.
The Action Group is working in partnership with Almond Housing Association to provide an expert Welfare Benefits Advice service to its tenants. This will be done by:
You will be a friendly, positive and helpful person and have the ability to communicate specialist knowledge in a straightforward and accessible way.
Our Walk & Talk service is having to readvertise this post due to staff moving to a permanent contracted position.
YoMo’s Walk & Talk program is a one-to-one youth work approach to support young people experiencing a range of challenges including loneliness, isolation or mental health issues. This program has been very successful in supporting young people coming out of covid and the ongoing youth mental health crisis.
The post offer's a wellbeing package of support for the successful candidate.
Fife Women’s Aid are looking for a full-time member of staff to join our existing MARAC team, working with women experiencing domestic abuse who are at high levels of risk.
If you want to help make a difference in the lives of women, children and young people with experience of domestic abuse, have direct experience of providing one to one person-centred support, an understanding of the causes and impacts of domestic abuse along with good interpersonal skills then you may be the person we are looking for. Applicants will have at least 2 years’ experience of working in a support or advocacy role. The MARAC team is a small supportive team with a wealth of experience to share with new workers. Training will also be provided for the successful candidates.
The successful applicant(s) will have at least SVQ Level III or equivalent level of qualification in social care or other relevant subject, or equivalent experience and willingness to work towards a qualification.
Please join us for an online session to find out more about FWA MARAC service. This will be at 6.30pm on Tuesday 23rd July. Please confirm your attendance to info@fifewomensaid.org.uk and we will send you details of the zoom meeting. We hope to see you there.
Fife Women’s Aid is a feminist organisation and strives to be a supportive and empowering employer offering competitive terms and conditions.
Membership of Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme is a requirement for this post.
If you would like further information about the post, please contact Kate McCormack, CEO at kate.mccormack@fifewomensaid.org.uk.
Fife Women’s Aid are looking to recruit a full-time member of staff to provide advice, advocacy, support and services to children, young people and families who have experienced domestic abuse. Applicants should have experience of providing support in a relevant social care setting.
The successful applicants will have at least SVQ Level III or equivalent level of qualification in childcare or other relevant subject, or equivalent experience and willingness to work towards a qualification.
The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate a high degree of motivation and have the ability to work as part of a team as well as flexible hours to suit the needs of families. An ability to cover on-call is an advantage (additional payments are made for this role).
Please join us for an online session to find out more about FWA children, young people and family support services. This will be at 6.30pm on Wednesday 24th July 2024. Please confirm your attendance to info@fifewomensaid.org.uk and we will send you details of the zoom meeting. We hope to see you there.
Fife Women’s Aid is a feminist organisation and strives to be a supportive and empowering employer offering competitive terms and conditions.
Membership of Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme is a requirement for this post.
If you would like further information about the posts, please contact Cheryl Horn, Team Senior, at cheryl.horn@fifewomensaid.org.uk.
Are you looking for a change of job or career?
Are you passionate about making a positive difference in people’s lives?
Key are a compassionate and caring social care organisation who have worked in Dumfries & Galloway for around 40 years. We are currently recruiting for our services in Annan and surrounding areas. We are committed to providing high quality, flexible, person centred services to people who have a wide variety of support needs including, learning disabilities, autism, young people in transition and people who have mental health support needs. We also provide a variety of community and building based short breaks in the town centre.
Due to our services expanding we are looking to recruit a Team Manager.
Hanover has been successfully housing and supporting people in Scotland for over 40 years. Our core purpose is to help people feel safe and secure at home so they can live full and independent lives. Part of this includes our Telecare service, which operates (through a control room environment) a seven day, 24-hour service to ensure customer safety and wellbeing.
About the Role
Hanover Scotland are excited to be recruiting for a permanent Telecare Supervisor to join our Telecare team.
Based within the Customer Services Directorate and reporting to the Telecare Manager, this role can work from either our Edinburgh or Glasgow offices on a hybrid basis. The successful candidate must be able to attend one of our offices as and when requested. This is a fantastic opportunity to join at a time of growth and development within the organisation.
As Telecare Supervisor you will:
About You
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 are rewarded through:
Hanover has been successfully housing and supporting people in Scotland for over 40 years. Our core purpose is to help people feel safe and secure at home so they can live full and independent lives. Part of this includes our Telecare service, which operates (through a control room environment) a seven day, 24-hour service to ensure customer safety and wellbeing.
About the Role
Hanover Scotland are excited to be recruiting for a permanent Telecare Manager to join our Telecare team.
Based within the Customer Services Directorate, reporting to the Head of Care & Support, this role can work from either our Edinburgh or Glasgow office on a hybrid basis. The successful candidate must be able to attend one of our offices as and when requested. This is a fantastic opportunity to join at a time of growth and development within the organisation.
As Telecare Manager you will:
About You
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 are rewarded through:
We are looking for an experienced public affairs professional who is passionate about supporting babies’ emotional wellbeing and healthy development.
The post-holder will lead our relationship with the Scottish Government and Parliament, helping ensure the voices of vulnerable babies and their families are heard. You will develop and implement our influencing strategy and be the lead contact with officials and elected representatives, working in close partnership with our Scottish Development Lead and our UK Head of Policy and Communications.
An effective communicator, advocate, and campaigner, you will have an excellent understanding of political processes and policy implementation in Scotland. As this is a new post, you will have an exciting opportunity to develop our first dedicated influencing strategy for Scotland.
A full Job Description is available for download below.
We have an exciting opportunity to join our Income Generation and Engagement Team as a CRM Database Coordinator!
As a CRM Database Coordinator, you will support the promotion of all CHAS supporter activities and products by developing cost effective marketing across all channels and maximising value from existing and potential supporters.
You will be part of a small team providing specialist technical expertise in the day-to-day running and management of the CRM and the relevant processes and procedures which allow the smooth management of data and financial information.
About you
• Are you an enthusiastic and ambitious self-starter?
• Do you have an appetite for and previous research experience?
• Are you passionate about supporting members of your local community to live well and improve access to support services ?
• Do you have an understanding of managing long-term conditions?
• Do you have Knowledge of Self-Directed Support (Scotland) Act 2013?
If yes...then our exciting new Research and Engagement Officer role could be the right opportunity for you!
Funded by Alliance Scotland, the Research and Engagement Officer will play a key role in supporting the Business Development Officer in the planning and delivery of a sustained, effective programme of policy work and engagement with Carers, Young Carers and other external stakeholders. This post will place an emphasis on consultation, lived experience of those with a long-term condition and the rights of Carers and Young Carers in Highland.
If you have any informal questions about the role, please contact Mary our Head of Operations & Development on 0742 369 2556 or mcook@connectingcarers.org.uk