With support and investment from Impact Funding Partners, we are recruiting for a Volunteer Coordinator to build on Westfield Park Community Centre’s (WPCC) volunteer engagement strategy with the local community. The post will be responsible for volunteer recruitment needed to support the development of a programme of activities and events and to meet the needs of the local community.

The position is 20 hours per week, with a degree of flexibility and incorporating occasional evening and weekend work. Salary at full time equivalent is £24,000 on a fixed term 1 year contract. WPCC offers 29 days Annual leave and will include 2 fixed public holidays. The organisation contributes equivalent to 6% of the post’s salary into the pension scheme.

The Volunteer Coordinator will contribute to the day-to-day management and smooth running of WPCC, ensuring that WPCC is a vibrant, welcoming and well managed facility that operates for the benefit of the local community and the residents of the Falkirk District area.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate relevant experience in recruiting, training and supporting volunteers and have a very good understanding of community development and challenges facing local communities. Relevant experience of the third sector would be beneficial.

Home-Start Edinburgh is a volunteer-led charity with over 35 years' experience working in local communities, supporting families with a child under 5 in the home. We are currently recruiting a part-time Community Engagement Co-ordinator to join our team.

This role will be responsible for overseeing events and marketing for families and volunteers, and community events for the purpose of raising Home-Start Edinburgh’s profile to recruit volunteers, raise our community profile and support fundraising activity.

The post-holder will work with the team to ensure that our services are well run and of a high quality. We are open to flexible working patterns, and some evening/weekend work will be required within this post.

An exciting new opportunity has arisen within Spirit of Springburn SCIO for a Project Manager.

Working in the Heart of the community, Spirit of Springburn are looking for an all-rounder to help manage community support and local volunteers, and help to develop and regenerate Springburn along with other partners. Working with the Chair, this role will add experience to an already developing charity but will bring a new perspective and enthusiasm to the work.

Job Overview:

As Project Manager you will be responsible for the day-to-day running and management of Springburn Community Hub, and the volunteers. From recruiting, training and management of hub volunteers to ensuring that service users get the best possible support we have on offer and that they are made to feel welcome. Based in Springburn Shopping Centre, you will oversee the running of the various services in the community hub unit, such as Springburn Community Fridge, the Heritage group, the small community café and other ad hoc support services such as advice on local services and signposting. You will be required to manage volunteers to cover daily services and will be expected to work hand-in hand, during busy times.

The community hub is a dynamic environment where no two days are the same. therefore, in this role you will be expected to be able to problem solve and manage in various environments.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Take a leading role in Spirit of Springburn governance and admin
• Open and run Springburn Community Hub on a day-to-day basis
• Recruit, train and manage hub volunteers in their various roles
• Daily supervision of Hub Co-ordinator/s and volunteers ensuring sufficient support to cover hub services
• Manage hub record-keeping (financial, HR and service users’ info),
• Assist in the development of hub services and key projects (Fridge, Heritage, H&W etc)
• Ensure all policies and procedures are strictly adhered to and health and safety regulations compliance.
• Update the Spirit of Springburn Board on matters ongoing in the community hub
• And all other reasonable duties that can be expected to follow in this role as manager of a front-facing community support service.

Victim Support Scotland – Empowering People Affected by Crime.

We put victims and witnesses at the heart of everything we do so they are heard, have improved health and well-being, feel safer, more secure, and informed and that we are an effective organisation, that makes a lasting difference.

Who We Are?

Victim Support Scotland provides support and information to people affected by crime and campaigns for victim and witness rights. Regardless of whether a crime has been reported, or when it happened, our services are free, confidential, and tailored to individuals’ needs.

Our vision is that people affected by crime – victims, witnesses, and their families – are treated with dignity and respect and are at the heart of the justice in Scotland. Our mission is to ensure that all those affected by crime receive high quality support that will help them to recover from their experiences. All our work is guided and underpinned by our six core principles of being engaging and compassionate; inclusive and accessible; person-centred; adaptive, flexible, and responsive; collaborative; and knowledgeable and skilled. Now is the time to join Victim Support Scotland, helping us work towards the ambitions of our 5-year plan:Empowering people affected by crime: VSS Strategy 2021-2026.

VSS is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all of our service users and has a thorough and rigorous recruitment and selection process including PVG scheme checks in place to ensure this commitment is met.

What is the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Support Co-ordinator , working 35 hours per week.

Working pattern: Monday to Friday 8am and 8pm and Saturdays between 10am to 4pm.

The post holder will have the responsibility of managing volunteers who will support victims and witnesses impacted by Anti-social crime in their local area and linking in with relevant partners to provide advocacy for those impacted by ASB crime. This will be as part of the West team and the rest of the Support Coordinators.

Ideally we would like for the candidate to work Saturdays 10-4pm, and another day of the week in between the hours of 8am-8pm

Primary location:Motherwell, the post holder will be supporting service delivery across the whole locality, with travel across the West area. Our service delivery model is outreach to meet the needs of people impacted by crime. (Expenses will be covered)

Salary: £27,598.93 - £36,445.00 (Pro-rata)

Salary on appointment will normally be at the lower salary point, with progression subject to review - in line with VSS progression arrangements. A higher salary placing will be considered in exceptional circumstances subject to experience demonstrated.

The postholder will be reporting directly to a Locality Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring, within your Service(s), that VSS’s local service development and delivery plan is being implemented within your geographical area(s). Service delivery is provided by a team of skilled and knowledgeable volunteers, you will be responsible for planning their deployment to ensure that the service delivered meets the desired outcomes of victims and witnesses of crime, our service users. The postholder will be responsible for all aspects of a volunteer engagement with VSS at your services, including recruitment, induction, learning and development, ongoing performance management and support. Contributing to business planning and co-ordination ensuring that continuous learning takes place to monitor that the outcomes of service users are being met.

If you are looking for a role with a purpose, where you can really make a difference, then this may be the role for you.

What you’ll need to be successful

We are looking for someone who is experienced in a similar role and can evidence of continuing professional development, effective leadership style, able to build confidence, motivate and improve performance and have a clean full driver licence. Someone with analytical skills who are able to understand, collect, analyse, report and present data. You will have the ability to challenge stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination and bias. We are looking for someone with a good working knowledge of the voluntary/charity sector and willing to be flexible in working hours and able to travel as required.

Further details of this role are available in the job description -Support Co-ordinator

Please note - This post will be subject to a satisfactory PVG check.

What we offer?

When you work for Victim Support Scotland, your wellbeing is important to us. Not only do we offer an enhanced annual leave package of 39 days (Pro-rata), but you will also have access to our free health cash plan which includes cover for you and your family across a range of benefits, which include, dental cover, access to a virtual GP, counselling, legal support and discounts on gym memberships, cinema tickets, retail and much more. In addition we offer a generous pension, enhanced maternity and paternity pay and access to a credit union. Supporting employee development is important to us and we offer comprehensive learning and development opportunities.

As a Disability Confident Committed employer, please advise if you require any adjustments in the application process by contactingJobs@victimsupportsco.org.uk.

Growing2gether is recruiting an innovative and entrepreneurial Community Programme and Partnerships Manager who is passionate about young people. This post is open to a creative approach; to stand beside young people whilst they assess the needs of their local community and design and deliver community projects.

Growing2gether believes in the potential of young people to shape the world around them and achieve transformational change. Through the development and implementation of a participation strategy, this post will create a larger platform to ensure the youth voice cannot be ignored.

Alzheimer Scotland, Scotland's national dementia charity, is seeking a passionate and dedicated Centre Activities Co-ordinator to join our team on a part time basis. As a Centre Activities Co-ordinator, you will play a vital role in developing and delivering our brain health and dementia support programs at our centre in Inverness

This unique approach is inspired by the pioneer, Alois Alzheimer, who first identified the brain disease we now recognise as the leading cause of dementia. By building a range of engaging and supportive services in the heart of their community, the Centre Activities Co-ordinator will support people to access:

Advice - our expert advisors can offer one-to-one help with anything from building cognitive resilience, to managing money matters and legal issues.

Listening - we offer places to be heard, whatever the question or concern, whenever help is needed.

Opportunities - to connect, learn and share with others in a similar situation.

Information - on all stages of the brain health journey, whether someone is worried about their brain health or living and caring well with dementia.

Support - everyone is welcome in our Centres, where those affected by dementia can feel safe with trusted staff who understand what they’re going through.

As a Centre Activities Co-Ordinator, you'll collaborate closely with the Centre Manager to create a comprehensive program of activities that align with our ALOIS principles. You'll play a key role in liaising with stakeholders from Health and Social Care, NHS, and the wider community to enhance service delivery and raise awareness about brain health.

Greet and welcome visitors to the centre, ensuring they sign in the visitor’s book and informing the relevant member of staff of their arrival, receive and transfer telephone calls and take brief messages, when necessary, dependent on the needs of the centre, as directed by the Centre Manager.

The Centre Activity Coordinator will support the daily running of the Centre, being a local point of contact for Centre visitors, and carrying out the associated administrative tasks. Produce a monthly programme detailing the services available, as outlined by the Centre Manager, and promote this widely across the networks.

Collate salary information (if applicable) and ensure that details are properly authorised and with the Payroll Administrator by the due date each month. Receive and bank donations and fundraised monies whilst following the correct policies and procedures for these and any other business banking required.

Your exceptional organisational skills will be put to use as you plan, review, and evaluate the activities within the Centres. With a focus on continuous improvement, you'll ensure that individuals accessing our services have a welcoming and inclusive experience, where their concerns are heard and understood.

To excel in this role, you'll bring excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Your passion for supporting individuals affected by dementia will drive you to create a safe and supportive environment. Familiarity with health and safety regulations, along with proficiency in standard office software and IT systems, will enable you to coordinate activities seamlessly.

If you're ready to contribute to our vision of ensuring nobody faces dementia alone, apply now for the Centre Activities Co-ordinator position at Alzheimer Scotland. Relevant experience of working with people with dementia would be an advantage, as well as a willingness to learn and participate in training.

Poverty and inequality are the greatest challenges Scotland faces. The Poverty Alliance is working to create a wide coalition that can bring about real change. An opportunity has arisen to join our research team and help us achieve our vision of a Scotland without poverty:

A vacancy has arisen for an Engagement and Learning Officer to join the Poverty Alliance’s Living Wage Scotland team. The post holder will work on a new project called “Pathways to Progress”, which aims to enhance job quality in Social Care.

The right person for this job will have significant experience and knowledge of managing a variety of stakeholder relationships, will be a confident communicator with strong facilitation skills and will have a sound understanding of the Social Care employment landscape in Scotland.

Above all, we are looking for a dynamic, passionate individual with a clear commitment to social justice and engaging employers in actions that can help address poverty.

Role

The SWI is an organisation that’s all about people, and connection. The heritage project is incredibly exciting and milestone in the SWIs history, we need to ensure the membership base and others with an interest in preserving this heritage can be involved.

This role is vital will be responsible for recruiting, training, and supporting volunteers. This will include assisting with the archiving and cataloguing of the physical collection, collecting, transcribing and cataloguing the oral history of the SWI and other emerging opportunities for volunteer roles as the project develops.

You will ensure that accessibility and inclusion is embedded into volunteering, any necessary reporting is undertaken, and that engagement KPIs are delivered.

Requirements:

• Experience of working in a customer facing environment or a wide range of stakeholders
• Experience of working with volunteers
• Experience of volunteer management

The Scottish Women’s Institutes is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We are working towards improvements with equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging within our staff and volunteer base.

The Birgidale Complex is a dynamic community space that is based in Castlemilk in Glasgow. We are seeking a Community Development Worker to take forward new developments within the venue that will enable the attraction of new audiences, partnerships within the local community setting of Castlemilk, Glasgow.

We are seeking an energetic and organised individual who will join our team as a specialist community worker, with experience of CLD (Community Learning and Development).

This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the growth and success of the Birgidale Complex whilst gaining valuable experience in community development work.

The successful candidate would work for 21 hours per week and the salary is in the region of £19,350.00.

This post will be line managed by a member of Board.

The Castlemilk Community Food Pantry has been operating since June 2021 and has become a popular project within the community of Castlemilk.

We are looking for a motivated, dynamic and resilient individual to join the Community Investment Team as our Pantry Co-ordinator.

You will be working within our innovative community food pantry and will be expected to deliver excellent performance across all areas of the project as well as ensuring that high quality of customer service is in line with our vision and values.