Inspiring Young Voices is a SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation) which exists to inspire and be inspired by the voices of children and young people in Highland facing challenges in their lives. We seek to ensure that these voices are raised, heard and acted upon. We will advocate for changes in policy and practice across Highland which support and promote the meaningful participation of children and young people at every level of decision making.

The role of the Participation Lead is to enable participation through engagement with children and young people, particularly those with additional support needs/ disabilities, to have their voices heard – where and when they wish, empowering them to influence policy and practice.

The role of the Participation Lead is to enable participation through engagement with children and young people, particularly those with additional support needs & disabilities, to have their voices heard and empower them to influence policy and practice.

The Participation Lead is responsible for leading the development and delivery of our participation work and projects. Including:

• Supporting the members of Inspire Highland, our youth-led collective voice for young people in Highland. Inspire Highland is a creative, dynamic project which aims to promote the rights, participation and inclusion of all young people (up to the age of 25) who are facing challenges in their lives.
• Developing and piloting a place based youth-led participation approach, working with young people with disabilities and additional support needs to develop their learning and understanding of inequality, stigma, discrimination and youth-led participation. From this shared understanding, young people will be supported to identify the barriers and enablers they face to participation and use this to develop youth-led participation projects to bring about transformational change.
• Developing and delivering a program of work supporting ‘New Young Scots’ in Highland to have their voices heard, including young asylum seekers and refugees.

To deliver these projects the Participation Lead will work with and line-manage our Youth Participation Worker.

The Participation Lead also promotes children’s rights, inclusion and participation across services, offering training, advice and/or support.

More widely, Inspiring Young Voices has played a key role in the development and drafting of the Highland Community Planning Partnership’s Integrated Children’s Service Plan (ICSP) 2023-2026. We have also been involved in the development of the Highland Children and Young People’s Participation Strategy 2024-2029.The Integrated Children’s Service Plan “recognises the necessity for greater active participation of children, young people and families in all aspects of planning and service delivery”. Additionally, the implementation of the Highland Children and Young People’s Participation Strategy supports this and outlines a statement of intent to enable “all children and young people from 0-25 years (26 year for care experienced young people) feel that they can meaningfully participate in decision making processes and influence change in their own lives and in wider society.” There is now an exciting opportunity for a new Participation Lead to support the implementation of the Integrated Children’s Service Plan and the Highland Children and Young People’s Participation Strategy through their work with Inspiring Young Voices.

Our approach to our participation work is rights-based and grounded in trauma informed practices and principles to ensure that our charity responds in ways that prevent further harm, support recovery, address inequalities and improve life chances of vulnerable young people in Highland. Our work is grounded in the principles and approaches of youth work and community development, and we adhere to the Community Learning and Development (CLD) Standards Council Code of Ethics.

We are a small charity and teamwork is essential to our effective functioning and success. It will sometimes be necessary and desirable for team members to share responsibility for a range of tasks such as communications, fundraising, monitoring, administration and reporting.

This post will require the postholder to be able to undertake some business travel across Highland.

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 7,000 people every year across 29 Scottish Local Authorities to learn skills for work.

We meet clients in a variety of settings including in schools and universities and out in the community.

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

Together we will challenge perceptions of disability and unleash potential.

Your role as a DEI Consultant is to support our employer partners introduce inclusive practise and understand how to recruit and support a diverse workforce.

What will you do?

Delivering a pioneering DEI programme, you will provide support to young disabled people in employment and help their employers to develop skills in supporting disabled colleagues, by delivering effective DEI interventions.

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.

At Enable Works we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be the right candidate for this role, or other roles.

About You

We really need you to have these

• Dynamic and engaging training skills
• Ability to manage your own workload and prioritise as needed
• Confident communicator
• Strong attention to detail
• Professional presentation and personality
• Ability to coach young people with disabilities in the workplace
• Ability to build relationships with external partners and promote EDI training and interventions.
• IT literacy
• Comfortable working towards targets
• A natural, professional relationship builder
• A full driving licence

Why?

At Enable Works, our goal is to create a more equitable society where everyone has fair and equal opportunities to gain and sustain employment.

Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion team supports employers to build inclusive practise into every area of their business and feel more confident in hiring disabled employees and supporting them in the workplace. Your professional approach, clear communication and training skills will support employers through this process.

Our culture is autonomous so that means we trust you to develop relationships with employers and schedule learning and support with them that works for their business and we need you to manage your workload and you time well.

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

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.

Are you looking for a rewarding opportunity in which you can use relevant skills, knowledge, and experience to contribute to a collective endeavour and provide tangible recognition of harm to survivors? The role will involve making complex, high quality and holistic decisions that are thoughtful, robust and take full account of the unique experience of individual survivors of historical child abuse in care.

For decades, some children in residential care in Scotland were failed by those entrusted to look after them. Scotland has taken steps to face up to the failings of the past by establishing a redress scheme for survivors of historical child abuse in care. The Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021, legislated for the establishment of a survivor focused route to redress for historical child abuse in care, and in some circumstances, their next of kin.

Scottish Ministers are now looking to appoint additional panel members to Redress Scotland.

About the role

Panel members will be expected to uphold the highest standards of impartiality and objectivity in making determinations, to help foster trust in the work of Scotland’s Redress Scheme, with Redress Scotland, and survivors. Panel members will be fully supported in the role and will receive training to develop a good understanding of, and be closely guided by, statutory guidance, including the assessment framework.

We welcome applications from people who have considerable experience from a range of areas including health, law, justice, social work, and human rights. Additionally, individuals with an understanding of the Scottish care system and child development, or specialist knowledge of complex trauma, are particularly encouraged to apply.

Skills and experience required

Essential Criteria

• A track record of delivering evidence based decision making
• Working effectively with others
• Excellent communication skills
• Expertise working in emotional and psychological trauma, law, social work, health, or other relevant fields

Additional desirable criteria

• Resilience and self-awareness
• Experience of working on a decision making panel, tribunal or committee setting

This is a challenging yet rewarding role, through which you can make a real difference to people’s lives.

Time commitment

Due to the nature of the panel member role, the weekly time commitment will vary. However, it is anticipated that a commitment to attend at least 12 panel sitting days per year will be required. Additionally, there will be a need to allocate extra days each month for pre and post panel work, training, and other relevant meetings. We estimate that these activities will require a commitment of at least 38 days annually. There is scope to work additional days, up to a maximum of 180 days per year, depending on your overall availability.

Remuneration and expenses

The appointment is remunerated at a daily rate of £390 (non-pensionable). Travel and subsistence costs, as well as reasonable receipted dependant carer and childcare expenses, incurred in relation to the work of Redress Scotland, will be reimbursed.

Location

Redress Scotland is a digital first public body and has no office base. Most of Redress Scotland’s work is conducted remotely, however some ‘in-person’ meetings will be required at times to carry out the full range of panel member activities.

Further information

For full details, please download the Applicant Information Pack

For further information about Redress Scotland, please see redress.scot where you will find key reports and resources on operational activities.

Do you want to find out more about the role of a panel member at Redress Scotland? Sign up to an open session being held remotely on Thursday 14th November 2024 at 12:30, by completing the short form here: forms.office.com/e/aChL1EaEHt

If you would like to discuss the work of Redress Scotland in more detail, please send your contact details to RedressScotlandResourcing@gov.scot and we can arrange an informal conversation with a senior member of staff from Redress Scotland.

Applicants for public appointments must be legally entitled to work in the UK. Please see the applicant information pack for more details.

Looking for an opportunity to work for a flexible and family friendly organisation doing amazing work to support Scotland’s voluntary sector?

We’re looking for an experienced digital marketer to join SCVO’s marketing and communications team. You’ll use your knowledge of digital tools and platforms to support us in developing and delivering marketing and communications campaigns across multiple channels to promote SCVO membership and services and to showcase the impact of the voluntary sector on Scottish people and communities.

Part time hours and other flexible working options, including working from home for part of the week, will be fully considered. We encourage you to apply if you believe you meet most of the criteria in the person specification. We share our interview questions in advance. If you want to have a chat about the job or our flexible working approach, get in touch with us at recruitment@scvo.scot

SCVO is the membership organisation for the voluntary sector in Scotland and our mission is to champion the role of voluntary sector organisations in building a flourishing society and support them to do work that has a positive impact.

Enable Works believes in providing every individual in Scotland with the opportunity to have a high-quality, well-paid career. They support over 7000 people annually across 29 Scottish Local Authorities to acquire skills for employment and move about 1000 people into work every year. Their client interactions occur in various settings, including schools, universities, and the community. Enable Works collaborate with thousands of employers each year, to foster inclusive cultures and enhance Scotland's workforce diversity. They are driven to challenge perceptions of disability and unlock potential.

As an Operations Manager at Enable Works, you will be a key leader driving their mission to provide exceptional employability services for disabled individuals across Scotland. In this role, you will oversee strategic development and performance management across a designated region (Highlands, Moray and Perth & Kinross), ensuring smooth and efficient operations.

Leading a team of Performance Managers, Team Leaders, and Employment Coordinators, you will set high standards for service quality and client satisfaction.

Your responsibilities will include ensuring quality and compliance, efficient contract management, and building strong relationships with funders and commissioners to both maintain and secure contracts. Additionally, you will identify and cultivate new business opportunities, contribute to policy influence, and manage regional finances to support our growth and impact. This role requires a strategic vision, strong leadership, and the ability to drive business growth while maintaining financial stability.

While this role is hybrid with some office and home working, a driving license and access to your own vehicle is essential as regular travel across your region is required.

Please include a detailed Personal Statement within the application to outline how your previous experience, skills and knowledge are a good match for this role. Please see the Job Pack for further information

Please note there is a pay award pending for Enable Works staff.

About You

We really need you to have these:

• An awareness of employability and skills structures and systems in Scotland
• Experience of leading a performance focused team.
• Ability to effectively coach and motivate developing leaders to deliver high performance within your team.
• Effective project management skills and ability to think strategically to achieve long-term goals.
• A natural, professional relationship builder with the ability to partner and negotiate with stakeholders.
• Experience of delivering on financial expectations and forecasting change.
• Strong attention to detail with professional presentation and personality.
• Self-management skills and the ability to meet duties effectively within agreed timescales.
• Confident communicator.
• Role model.
• IT Literacy.
• A full driving licence and access to a car.

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 will help them get there.

As a senior leader you will drive our culture within your programme portfolio. To lead your team you will need a sound understanding of the current employability landscape and the future direction of travel. You will be a natural relationship builder able to work closely with people at all levels to deliver results for our clients.

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. These include, but are not limited to:

• Person Centred approaches, planning and thinking
• Introduction to autism
• Epilepsy awareness
• Moving and Handling
• Adult support and protection
• Child support and protection
• First Aid
• Positive Behaviour Support
• 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*

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.

*Terms and Conditions Apply

We require an exploration of the unique issues faced by people who are, or have been, substance-addicted and have accessed foodbank services in Levenmouth and Dundee. We hope to gain a better understanding of the key considerations needed as part of a call for an Essentials Guarantee for people who are substance addicted.

We are looking for a team or partnership who has:

• A good grasp of Income Maximisation approaches, with specific knowledge of cash first approaches desirable.
• Experience and knowledge of the complex issues caused by substance addiction.
• A proven track record of engaging people who have been affected by these issues using accessible, inclusive, equitable and safe methodologies.
• A solid understanding of the Scottish political and social contexts.
• Experience of embedding participatory approaches with people with lived experience into their research methods.
• A passion for ending hunger and hardship in Scotland and more broadly the UK.

Three Sixty are a successful independent mental health charity established in 1987 to support people affected by mental illness, including their families, within their community.

Based in Ayr, we are an innovative and expanding mental health and mental well-being charity, transforming lives across South Ayrshire working with people aged 16 and above.

We have a vision for a society where people have hope, choice, and aspirations. Where mental health is not a barrier to a fulfilling and active life and mental well-being is at the core of building a solid foundation.

We are actively working towards our vision through the provision of a range of services that are strengths based and person centred. Encouraging individuals to access a range of supports to establish what they feel works for them in promoting their mental well-being.

Conversation and connection is at the core of our support, building capacity and positive relationships through focused 1:2:1 supports, group supports and more holistic and therapeutic supports. We are a creative, developing and ambitious team. We need Directors to join our board to help us drive forward our ambitions for the organisation.

Who are we looking for?

Voluntary Directors are required to help us steer the charity through an exciting time of change and development as well as help oversee the strategy, direction and aims of the organisation on behalf of its members.

We are seeking people who are passionate about our cause, who believe in mental health recovery and who want to use their skills and experience to help us make a difference to people’s lives.

Govanhill Law Centre is seeking a dedicated Legal Clerical Officer to join our team

About Us:

Govanhill Law Centre is a free and confidential legal resource for the Govanhill community. We are a charity and employ qualified solicitors (charity no. SCO30193). We are a branch office of Govan Law Centre and through the legal practice Dailly and Co. Solicitors we undertake expert legal advice, court and tribunal representation in Scotland. Govanhill Law Centre is funded by the Scottish Government, Oxfam & supported by Govanhill Community Development Trust, Govanhill Housing Association and UNISON. We provide legal advice on housing, employment, benefits, education and consumer matters to clients by way of appointments and drop-in surgeries. We can assist anyone living in the Govanhill area, with a focus on enforcing the rights of minority ethnic communities and in particularly the Roma community.

The Role:

The Legal Clerical Officer will provide essential administrative and clerical support to the solicitor and caseworkers at the Govanhill Law Centre. The role is pivotal in ensuring the smooth operation of legal processes, maintaining accurate records, and offering a high level of client service. This position is ideal for someone with strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and an interest in supporting legal services for the community.

Key Responsibilities:

• Administrative Support: Perform general administrative duties, including filing, photocopying, scanning, and handling correspondence (post, email, telephone).
• Client Communication: Manage front desk reception, answer telephone calls, and handle initial client inquiries with professionalism and empathy.
• Document Preparation: Assist in drafting and formatting legal documents such as letters, forms, and court submissions under the direction of solicitor.
• Data Management: Maintain accurate and up-to-date client files, case management systems, and databases.
• Scheduling and Diary Management: Organise and schedule meetings, appointments, and court dates for solicitors and caseworkers.
• File Management: Ensure case files are organised, archived, and maintained according to legal and regulatory standards.
• Other Duties: Perform any other clerical or administrative tasks as required to support the law centre’s day-to-day operations.

Key Requirements:

Skills:

• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritise workload effectively.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).

Personal Qualities:

• A team player with a positive attitude.
• A strong commitment to client confidentiality and professional conduct.
• Empathetic and understanding of the challenges faced by vulnerable individuals.
• A proactive and flexible approach to work.

Blended working model and flexible working hours considered. Locally spoken languages would be an advantage.

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.

What is the role

We are recruiting for multiple Relief Support Co-ordinators to support our team across Scotland. Relief Support Co-ordinators provide cover over weekdays, evenings and weekends. Shifts are offered when they are available, but there is no obligation to accept work.

We are looking for Relief Support Co-ordinators to cover one of the following localities:

• Edinburgh, Lothian and Borders locality
• Highlands and Islands locality (Inverness, Wick, Tain, Lochmaddy, Oban, Stornoway, Campbelltown)
• Central Scotland and Fife - Fife, Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, Glenrothes, Falkirk, Stirling and Clackmannanshire (Alloa)
• South West locality - (Areas: Ayrshire, Dumfries/Galloway, Inverclyde, east Dunbartonshire west Dunbartonshire Argyle& Bute)
• West locality - (North and South Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire)

**Note that as a sessional worker, and if you are successful, we can agree a specific area within a locality or different localities you would like to cover**

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to the work of VSS through helping plan service delivery which is provided by a team of skilled and knowledgeable volunteers. You will be involved in planning their deployment to ensure that the service delivered meets the desired outcomes of victims and witnesses of crime, our service users.

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 people who are experienced in a similar role. You must be confident to challenge stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination, and bias. The ability to travel across the Highlands and Islands is essential and therefore a current driving licence and access to a car is required.

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

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 we offer?

Relief Support Co-ordinators receive an hourly rate of £14.51 per hour. Full training is provided as well as opportunities for further development. Entitled to 5.6 weeks annual leave pro rata.

Bellshill and District Citizens Advice Bureau is a trusted and well-respected organisation providing a free, confidential, independent and impartial service for community residents on a wide range of issues . It enjoys high levels of client satisfaction, and the excellence of its training programme is widely recognised. Its volunteer workforce and paid staff are fully committed and strive, with limited resources, to provide the advice sought by thousands of clients each year.

The Senior Welfare Officer will be responsible for the provision of outreach services at various locations across Bellshill and District and for improving access to benefit entitlements, maximising income and accessing services promoting social inclusion. For full details of the post please see the Job Description.