Lochaber Environmental Group (LEG) is charity working on a local scale to benefit people and the environment, which has been in existence since 2000. We run a wide range of projects to help people to reduce their environmental impact and bring our communities together. We have delivered projects covering energy efficiency, active travel, local food, reducing waste/encouraging recycling, repair cafes and composting and have developed a community hydro electric scheme in Glenachulish. LEG works in partnership with many local, regional and national organisations to reduce duplication and increase our reach and effectiveness.

Due to the community hydro scheme, it has now become possible to employ a manager to lead the organisation and increase its effectiveness. The Manager will oversee the general day to day running of the organisation with oversight of staff and overall responsibility for promotion, networking and development. They will be expected to lead new projects.

LEG is currently in transition as a 3 year project on waste finishes. This leaves 4 part time members of staff and some very active volunteers. LEG occupies an open plan office at An Drochaid in Claggan and a cabin and container at Claggan Park. We are exploring the possibility of bringing the whole operation together under one roof and the successful candidate would be a key player in this development.

Specific responsibilities of the role

• Overall responsibility for organisation, while leaving lead staff to work on their own projects

• Liaison with the board in developing strategy and prioritising activity

• Staff management including reviews of lead staff and recruitment

• Fund raising and budgeting in conjunction with volunteer treasurer and book keeper

• Develop and lead new projects including supporting project officers with funding applications,monitoring and reporting as required.

• Represent LEG in the local communities and at appropriate regional networks.

• Oversee the organisation’s policies and procedures

General responsibilities

• Lead the organisation

• Work as part of the LEG team to promote and encourage understanding of environmental issues and opportunities in Lochaber.

• Promote the work of LEG within the local community and encourage membership.

• Engage with LEG members and the public in a positive and constructive way

• Communicate effectively with the team and board.

• Work constructively with project and organisational partners.

• Comply with the organisation’s ethos, policies and procedures and relevant legislation.

• Run team meetings as required.

• Undertake other duties in line with the job purpose.

Person Specification

Essential

• Good organisational skills, self motivated with good time management

• Able to make decisions when necessary

• A friendly, inclusive and welcoming manner

• The ability to lead a team

• Ability to motivate and encourage others both within and outwith LEG

• Excellent communication and customer service skills

• Flexibility and the ability to adapt according to the needs of the organisation

• Good literacy, numeracy and IT skills including use of email, Microsoft Excel and Word

• A commitment to being environmentally friendly and a good background knowledge of environmental issues

Desirable

• Experience of a managerial role or some aspects of this job

• A personal interest in some of our projects; active travel, waste reduction, local food production or energy efficiency and renewables

• Ability to drive and possession of a driving licence

• Ability to commute using low carbon methods

• Knowledge of social media, newsletter and website editing

Blue Triangle is a social care organisation that empowers people to thrive, by delivering solutions in connected communities which focus on the needs of each individual. We are looking for enthusiastic people who share our values (Kind, Passionate and Creative) to join our services accommodating and supporting people experiencing homelessness and empowering them to thrive.

Blue Triangle recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion, or belief.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

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 is rewarded.

• Competitive Salary and Pension Options
• Full time & Part time hours available
• Double pay for festive bank holidays
• Long service awards
• Fully funded SVQ3
• Access to our benefits platform with high street voucher and tech discounts and cycle to work scheme to name a few!
• Inhouse training programmes
• Significant Gym discounts
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• 24/7 access to employee assistance programme, including counselling.
• A wide range of family friendly policies
• Life Assurance cover of 3 times your salary
• Credit Union
• £200 refer a friend scheme

And many more!

About the Role:

We’re seeking a friendly, organised, and professional Administrator to join our team. You will play a crucial role in supporting the Service Manager in completing salaries, stats, quarterly reports, and any other admin duties.

About You

Drawing on your past experience of providing a high standard of customer service in a similar role, you will be well versed in Microsoft Office packages and have the ability to adapt to shifting priorities. Your organisational skills, initiative and attention to detail will drive you to provide the best possible service. Moreover, you should possess the following qualifications and attributes:

• Although not essential, ideally, you’ll have a minimum of an SVQ 2 in Business Administration or equivalent.
• Ability to use own initiative and to work flexibly as part of a team.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Use of Microsoft Office packages including Word, Outlook, Excel and Publisher.
• Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills with the ability to successfully manage a busy and diverse workload.
• Friendly, approachable, and willing to help attitude.

We care about one another whilst taking pride in the service we offer. You will be working in a company with a strong identity and with the guidance and support of experienced Senior Managers you will be able to develop in your career.

To provide clients with holistic advice covering debt, income maximisation, energy. This will include preparation of financial statements, explanation of debt options and assistance to access these options. The role will require the ability to interact with clients over the telephone, face to face and using digital channels to provide advice.

Ongoing training will be provided however you should be someone who can demonstrate experience of working with clients who are experiencing multiple and complex issues and who can provide advice sensitively and with confidence to clients.

In addition to managing a caseload you may also be required to work on a duty rota for dealing with initial money advice contacts and for covering outreach services as required, as well as providing 2nd-tier support to other advisers within the Bureau.

You should have an understanding of the effects of financial difficulties and financial hardship on our clients. You should be an excellent team player with a desire to progress with training to meet the standards required.

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.

Are you a creative and motivated individual with the passion and drive to support people with a recent diagnosis of dementia to live well in their community?

If so, you can be part of a National Team of Post Diagnostic Support Link Workers (PDS Link Workers) providing high-quality, person-centred support to people living with dementia and their families for a minimum of a year following diagnosis in line the Scottish Government’s minimum guarantee.

The aim of the PDS National Service is to enable people to live well with dementia and is centred around Alzheimer Scotland's 5 pillar model so that people move on to a period of supported self- management.

The model includes understanding the illness and coming to terms with the diagnosis, peer support, connecting and maintaining links with their community along with planning for future care and decision making to develop an outcome focused plan to support their future hopes, desires and aspirations.

Supporting our Skye and Lochalsh Highland locality, the post will be based within the Community Mental Health Team at Tigh Na Drochaid Resource Centre, Portree . Alzheimer Scotland’s PDS Link Workers are required to be effective team workers and have the skills to build and maintain relationships with colleagues both within Alzheimer Scotland, the NHS and other stakeholders.

Skills in using digital platforms are essential as we use a blended approach to support people that involve some virtual meetings and on-line groups.

Applicants must hold a recognised relevant professional qualification, have a good understanding of dementia and how it affects people and their families along with excellent communication skills, a warm flexible approach, combined with skills in empathy and relationship building.

In addition, you should have skills and knowledge at the Enhanced Level of the Promoting Excellence Framework or be able to evidence you are working towards its completion.

This post requires a full driving license and access to a car.

For a full job description and person specification please see the attachments section of this advert.

The successful candidate for this post will be subject to a criminal check through Disclosure Scotland.

Are you looking for your next challenge and want to make a difference in your new role? Changeworks is looking for a Business Development Lead to identify, develop and secure opportunities to support our work to decarbonise Scotland’s homes.

The Business Development Lead will join a positive, engaged and proactive team who are committed to increasing Changeworks’ impact, accelerating and improving retrofit and alleviating fuel poverty. This key role will secure organisational income by writing, coordinating and submitting tenders and funding bids. You will build excellent stakeholder relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including prospective partners and customers.

You will have in-depth fundraising experience with proven expertise securing funding for projects and services. It is essential to have experience in leading competitive tenders and developing winning proposals as well as securing different sources of income. You will be skilled in constructing clear and effective funding applications, project proposals and tender documents.

About us

Changeworks is a great place to work. We hold Investors in People Platinum accreditation (something only a few organisations in Scotland have), and we were nominated for employer of the year by the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce this year. Our staff overwhelmingly would recommend us as an employer too.

The Climate Emergency has resulted in ambitious national targets to reduce carbon emissions from the built environment and reduce rates of fuel poverty. This has driven a significant increase in the number of pilot and large-scale interventions delivered by Changeworks and external organisations in this area. These include area-based domestic energy efficiency retrofit and decarbonisation projects and programmes.

We are a growing organisation, and this role is crucial to the delivery of our ambitious objectives. We want to decarbonise homes in Scotland on a massive scale, and that needs talented individuals like you to help us deliver on our objectives. You’ll receive full training plus coaching and mentoring.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits including flexible working, bike to work scheme, an excellent pension scheme and 26 days paid holiday plus 9 public holidays per year.

At Changeworks, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone.

Join Barnardo's: Make a Difference to Young Lives

Barnardo's is a compassionate service provider supporting young people who have experienced trauma. Our Highland Clover service, developed in partnership with Highland Council, offers tailored care for young people with complex trauma and additional support needs. We aim to provide a safe, nurturing environment where young people can heal, grow, and thrive.

Clover stands for Care, Love, and Respect—the values that underpin everything we do and guide our approach to supporting young people and each other. We are seeking an empathetic, skilled individual to join our team and help us deliver on The Promise—ensuring every child's right to a safe, happy, and fulfilling childhood.

About the Role:

The Highland Clover service currently provides two support packages one of which is a 24-hour residential care service and the other provides bespoke individual care and wellbeing support. These innovative services are designed specifically for our young people for whom conventional support packages have not been appropriate. We are excited to be pioneering this new care model.

What We're Looking For:

• A passion for improving young people's lives
• Empathy and experience in trauma-informed care
• Ability to champion and advocate for young people
• Creative, proactive, and willing to bring new ideas to support their journey

Why Barnardo's?

• Impactful Work: Be part of a team that is transforming the way care is delivered and making a positive impact on young people's lives.
• Inclusive Environment: We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences.
• Supportive Team: Work alongside a dedicated, passionate team where your contributions are valued.
• Residential Care Involvement: This role involves working in a residential care setting, providing round-the-clock support to young people.

For more details, please refer to the attached role profile and additional supporting information. In your application, please highlight your relevant skills and experience in relation to the Person Specification and Job Description.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Pay & Reward Framework

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay.

Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.

Benefits

Workplace Offer: What it means for you

The world of work has changed. We are understanding of what works best for our colleagues both current and future as we look to embrace this new way of working. Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or any combination of these.

• Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing after 5 years service
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
• A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
• Service related sick pay from day 1
• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
• Cycle2work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
• 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer

*T&C's apply based on contract

About Barnardo's

At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is reflected in our values and our practice, and we have invested in this area of our work to ensure that we can deliver on our commitments to be an inclusive employer. EDI is a key enabler of our purpose as a charity and we want to ensure that the diversity of our teams is reflective of the communities we serve and that we continue to learn and develop our work with a focus on inclusion. We particularly encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minoritised Ethnic Communities, candidates who are LGBT+ and Disabled candidates.

Our basis and values

Do you want to join a Sunday Times Top 100 company?

Are you currently working in social care or interested in considering a social care career? If you are and you would like to have an informal chat before applying then please call our House Manager, Tracey Chalmers on 07854958138.

We do not offer sponsorship for work visa’s therefore you need to have the right to work in the UK to apply for any of our posts.

About Sycamore Inverness

At Aberlour, we believe that every child deserves the chance to flourish regardless of their background and the circumstances that have brought them to live with Aberlour. The children we support are presently not able to live safely with their own families and many of them have suffered from trauma and loss in their young lives.

Our experienced team seek to create a comfortable home for them where they can grow and flourish, participating in educational and community activities to achieve their goals. Our home supports up to five young people.

What we are looking for....

We have a number of hours available and the flexibility to offer a varied work pattern. You might prefer to just work nights, work weekends, work full time or part time. Please note that this is a 24/7 operation so there is an expectation that all staff work early and late shifts, we also support wakened night staff by having another member of the team on sleep over for which a separate payment of £65 per sleep over is payable.

As a Residential Worker, you will play a fundamental role in ensuring that our young people are working towards their goals through supporting them with different daily activities. These activities can include educational ones such as school and college as well hobbies and interests which include a wide range of outdoor sporting activities and attending fun groups. Not without its challenges and demands, this is a highly rewarding role.

Shifts are set on a monthly basis, however may on occasion be altered to suit the needs of the service.

At Aberlour we want to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team.

What we offer...

As well as a supportive team and excellent training opportunities, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers.