Are you passionate about helping people sustain their recovery?

Do you want to be part of a dynamic recovery community?

If so, this is an excellent opportunity to take on a meaningful and rewarding role where your actions will make a difference to people’s lives and to the community. Be part of a vibrant charity that has been supporting and empowering vulnerable adults since 1975.

Recovery Scotland is a charity dedicated to providing a range of recovery focussed services for people affected by addictions. We provide opportunities to help people change their addictive behaviours, engage with recovery communities and fulfil their aspirations.

We are looking to appoint a Recovery Development Worker to develop, provide and facilitate recovery focussed activities within North Lanarkshire.

Duration: Fixed-term position until 31 March 2026 with possibility of further extension depending on the availability of funds and the performance of the post holder.

We offer excellent staff benefits including a generous pension contribution, competitive salary, and generous annual leave.

You will be passionate and enthusiastic about recovery. If in recovery, we are looking for you to have had a minimum of two years stability from problematic substance use or addictive behaviours. You will have a good understanding of the impact that substance use can have on individuals, families and communities and you will be familiar with what works to promote and sustain recovery. An ability to work flexibly and creatively in motivating, supporting and encouraging people is essential.

This post requires an enhanced disclosure. Successful candidates must undertake a satisfactory Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Record for Restricted Work with Protected Adults.

Are you passionate about helping people sustain their recovery?

Do you want to be part of a dynamic recovery community?

If so, this is an excellent opportunity to take on a meaningful and rewarding role where your actions will make a difference to people’s lives and to the community. Be part of a vibrant charity that has been supporting and empowering vulnerable adults since 1975.

Recovery Scotland is a charity dedicated to providing a range of recovery focussed services for people affected by addictions. We provide opportunities to help people change their addictive behaviours, engage with recovery communities and fulfil their aspirations.

We are looking to appoint a Recovery Worker to provide and facilitate recovery focussed activities within North Lanarkshire.

Duration: Fixed-term position until 31 March 2026 with possibility of further extension depending on the availability of funds and the performance of the post holder.

We offer excellent staff benefits including a generous pension contribution, competitive salary, and generous annual leave.

You will be passionate and enthusiastic about recovery. If in recovery, we are looking for you to have had a minimum of 12 months stability from problematic substance use or addictive behaviours. You will have a good understanding of the impact that substance use can have on individuals, families and communities and you will be familiar with what works to promote and sustain recovery. An ability to work flexibly and creatively in motivating, supporting and encouraging people is essential.

This post requires an enhanced disclosure. Successful candidates must undertake a satisfactory Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Record for Restricted Work with Protected Adults.

Ministry at the Margins is a key area of focus for SU Scotland. We are creating a culture amongst our staff and volunteer team consistent with God’s concern for the marginalised, seen throughout the entirety of Scripture.

This concern, we trust, develops a posture towards and alongside children and young people who experience marginalisation We have identified six areas in which young people can be marginalised:

· Additional Support Needs

· Relative poverty

· Affected by a family member’s imprisonment

· Care-experienced

· Refugee/asylum seekers

· Minority ethnic

Young people with ASNs access all our areas of ministry - schools, missions, holidays, school residentials, discipleship events, and yet we recognise that there is far more that could be done to see “every child and young person” engaged in SU Scotland ministry. This new full-time role aims to help us do just that connecting with staff and volunteers across the breadth of the organisation.

Who we are: Scripture Union Scotland's vision is to see every child and young person in Scotland exploring the Bible and responding to the significance of Jesus. We are a national charity, with around 100 staff and around 2,000 volunteers. Our activities take place in schools, outdoor activity centres, and churches.

We are seeking a full time Additional Support Needs Development Coordinator to join our Ministry at the Margins team, leading SU Scotland’s ministry in this area.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing strategic leadership: developing and enabling good practice for ASNs in all ministry contexts across SU Scotland

• Ensure appropriate resources are developed for use within ASN contexts

• Organising and delivering specialised events that train, resource and inspire different stakeholders

• Engaging in ministry with children and young people with ASNs

• Raising further financial support for this post

Who we are looking for: The successful applicant will have a passion for, have been involved in and have clear understanding and experience of working with children and young people with a wide variety of Additional Support Needs. A strategic and creative thinker, resource developer and trainer, you will be able to communicate confidently, sensitively and diplomatically, inspiring others, both SU Scotland staff and volunteers.

For this post, it is important that you able to demonstrate a commitment to SU Scotland’s ethos, working principles and vision. It is also an Occupational Requirement (Equality Act - part 1, schedule 9), that the post-holder is a committed Christian.

SU Scotland want everyone to feel that they are welcome, valued, and respected. Having a diverse team allows for a range of perspectives and experience. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply.

The appointment will be subject to a satisfactory PVG Scheme Disclosure.

This is a varied and busy permanent role that would suit someone with excellent organisational skills and a keen attention to detail. Reporting to the Finance Manager, you'll join a small team of people dedicated to Volunteer Edinburgh’s mission – to build strong social connections, reduce inequalities and support vibrant communities through volunteers and volunteering activities.

Around half of the role involves administration work, essential to the smooth running of the organisation - office and HR admin, managing facilities, equipment and office supplies, and assisting colleagues and volunteers. The other half of the role involves finance tasks and bookkeeping, primarily using Xero, a user-friendly online accounting system.

Volunteer Edinburgh is committed to creating a positive, supportive culture where employees and volunteers can thrive. Working for Volunteer Edinburgh will offer you: 7% employer pension contribution; opportunities to learn within the organisation and outside it; an established support and supervision framework, including six-weekly meetings with your line manager; and an employer-supported volunteering policy that provides paid time off to volunteer. Salaries are contractually linked to local government pay, meaning your pay increases in line with the public sector. On top of this we offer a generous leave entitlement of 29 days plus eight public holidays, pro rata for part-time employees.

This role is part-time and the hours may be worked over three, four or five days, Monday to Friday.

About you

As well as being able to manage a busy workload with competing priorities, the ideal candidate will be comfortable learning and working with systems and processes, adapting them to improve efficiency where possible. You’ll be highly numerate as well as confident and experienced in using Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook. While experience of basic financial administration and/or bookkeeping is expected, there are opportunities to learn more of this on the job. Excellent communication skills are essential as you’ll be working with colleagues and volunteers in a busy office.

Location

This role is based at our main office. Since we serve the public, all staff take part in supporting our Core Services team. We’re therefore unable to offer remote or hybrid working. However our terms and conditions recognise that colleagues sometimes need flexibility and we have a range of polices which support well-being and a good work life balance.

The Scottish Government has recently confirmed grant funding for the establishment of a regional Climate Action Network Hub in West Lothian. The Hub will form part of a strategic Scotland-wide network of such regional hubs across Scotland to offer networking, support and encouragement of community led climate action.

The employing body will be West Lothian Climate Action Network Hub. The strategic direction for the Hub will be provided in the first instance by WLCAN Hub Directors but will evolve through the Hub membership. Line management of the Senior Development Worker will be provided by Hub Directors and the staff by the Senior Development Worker.

Funding for the Hub is fully confirmed for the remainder of 2023-24 while grant support for 2024-25 is agreed in principle at this stage, pending final agreement on the Scottish Government budgets for that year. However, we have been advised by the Scottish Government to recruit staff for both this year and next with that caveat.

In addition to their work in West Lothian, the Senior Development Worker will play an active part in the wider Hub network attending monthly Hub meetings, quarterly Stakeholder Working Group meetings and enabling opportunities for learning across the National Hub network.

This is an exciting time to be involved in community-led climate action and for the successful applicants to make their mark.

The role of the Communication Worker is to contribute to the delivery of the WLCAN Hub, its aims, objectives and outcomes by planning and delivering its communication and PR strategy.

This includes developing a communication plan, creating and managing website and social media channels, writing and disseminating publicity material and engaging with the public and the media. The role also involves organising engagement and promotional events and encouraging collaboration and engagement with stakeholders and partner organisations.

The Scottish Government has recently confirmed grant funding for the establishment of a regional Climate Action Network Hub in West Lothian. The Hub will form part of a strategic Scotland-wide network of such regional hubs across Scotland to offer networking, support and encouragement of community led climate action.

The employing body will be West Lothian Climate Action Network Hub. The strategic direction for the Hub will be provided in the first instance by WLCAN Hub Directors but will evolve through the Hub membership. Line management of the Senior Development Worker will be provided by Hub Directors and the staff by the Senior Development Worker.

Funding for the Hub is fully confirmed for the remainder of 2023-24 while grant support for 2024-25 is agreed in principle at this stage, pending final agreement on the Scottish Government budgets for that year. However, we have been advised by the Scottish Government to recruit staff for both this year and next with that caveat.

In addition to their work in West Lothian, the Senior Development Worker will play an active part in the wider Hub network attending monthly Hub meetings, quarterly Stakeholder Working Group meetings and enabling opportunities for learning across the National Hub network.

This is an exciting time to be involved in community-led climate action and for the successful applicants to make their mark.

The aim of the Development Worker is to contribute to the delivery of the WLCAN Hub, build connection and understanding across community groups and create structures to enable the adoption of more strategic and collaborative approaches to the climate emergency across and between community groups, public and third sector partners. The Development Worker will be as inclusive as possible to ensure that no communities or groups are excluded from the support available from the Hub and will contribute in the recruitment, training and support of volunteers.

This a new initiative that My Support Day is developing and collaborating with The Beacons. The project called “Family Days” will be based within the South Lanarkshire Beacons. The project’s focal point will be on a whole family approach threading education throughout, adapting to individual/family needs.

Identifying a gap in services working with families affected by substance use; particularly with children/young people that have been affected by someone else’s substance use has highlighted the importance to create work with partners in education, focusing on early intervention and prevention around children and families. The Family Days sessions will be a safe, supportive, and productive family meetup time, out of school hours to assist children / young people in completing their homework and or to provide extra support where required. Family Days will provide vital support for children who do not otherwise have the help that they need. My Support Day will focus on vital family support via 1:1 support, group setting and focus on education and information sessions in a trauma informed, psychological and nurturing environment addressing trauma and the impact for those affected by someone else’s substance use.

The Family Co-ordinator will lead on developing, co-ordinating and supporting activities of My Support Day’s Family Days and to further develop and enhance the service provided to meet the needs of families that have been affected by someone else’s substance use to engaged with Family Days sessions.

We are looking for a highly motivated, solutions focused and enthusiastic Adult Services Lead who is passionate about innovation and making a difference.

The Donaldson Trust is the National Body for Neurodiversity. We pride ourselves on our person-centred approach and expertise, recognising the importance of tailored, flexible support services so we can truly meet the individual needs of neurodivergent children, young people and adults.

You will lead the operational management and further development of our Adult Services, ensuring best practice and highest standards of safeguarding and regulatory compliance. Our Adult Services, registered with the Care Inspectorate, currently include Gate and Treehouse in Linlithgow, West Lothian.

Taking on the role of Registered Manager, you will lead teams of Wellbeing Practitioners to ensure trainees are supported to achieve their ambitions using a wellbeing framework and a programme of learning and skills development activities designed to meet individual needs.

You will have experience of managing registered services, monitoring and evaluating outcomes and impact, and strong approach to performance management and quality improvement. With strong communication, collaborative and influencing skills, you will have a track record of leading, managing and developing effective teams.

As a member of a multidisciplinary leadership team, you will also contribute to the strategic development of services and organisational growth to increase our support of neurodivergent people. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced service manager looking to take the next step in their career.

Who we are:

The Hearing Voices Network Dundee is a registered charity which provides a HaVeN for those who hear voices, as well as those in the community who experience mental health issues. The HaVen is a drop-in centre as well as a community café which is based in the Hilltown area of the city, offering one to one support and a variety of groups which are run and supported by volunteers.

Job Summary:

The Support Worker is responsible for providing support and assistance to voice hearers and individuals living with mental health problems within the community. The role requires the postholder to work collaboratively with mental health professionals and clients to help them manage their conditions, improve their quality of life, and achieve their personal goals. The majority of your work will be undertaken with our community hub in the Hilltown area of Dundee.

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