Who Cares? Scotland is Scotland’s only national independent membership organisation for Care Experienced people. Our mission is to secure a lifetime of equality, respect, and love for Care Experienced people in Scotland and we currently have over 3500 Care Experienced members.

At the heart of Who Cares? Scotland’s work are the rights of Care Experienced people, and the power of their voices to bring about positive change. We provide individual lifelong relationship-based independent advocacy and a broad range of imaginative participatory and engagement opportunities for Care Experienced people across Scotland. We work alongside Corporate Parents and communities to broaden understanding and create change. We work with policy makers, leaders and elected representatives locally and nationally to shape law, policy and practice, working together to build on the aspirations of The Promise and secure positive change.

The post holder will work directly with children and young people with experience of care, in an individual relationship-based advocacy role, and within participation and group activity across our Northwest region. This unique role requires you to listen to what children and young people with experience of care say and support them to ensure their rights are upheld and their voices are heard in the processes of making decisions about their lives. You will also help facilitate a broad range of participatory and engagement opportunities, and create the conditions for collective advocacy.

The right candidate for this post will be brilliant at forming positive relationships with children and young people. You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, adaptable to a wide range of contexts. You will enjoy working collaboratively with partners. You will be committed to children and human rights, inclusive working, equal opportunities, and believe that all young people can make transformative change happen in their lives if given the opportunity.

The successful candidate will be joining Who Cares? Scotland and working within the North team at an exciting time, when the voices of those who are in or have experienced care are growing in power, individually and collectively - bringing with them insight, challenge, hope and change. Flexibility will be required given the remit of the role. Some evening and weekend work will be necessary, as will a full driving licence and access to transport.

If this sounds like the role for you, we would love to hear from you. For an informal conversation about this opportunity please contact Leanne Murdoch, our Advocacy and Participation Manager for the North team on lmurdoch@whocaresscotland.org.

of local third sector and statutory organisations. It aims reduce the levels of financial insecurity in Orkney by increasing access to advice and cash-based support. It will do so through the creation of a ‘advice-and-cash-first’ referral pathway. The project will develop frameworks and resources to support closer working between organisation, as well as developing a centralised promotion campaign to raise awareness of available support.

The Energy Advice Support Worker will provide individuals who access Orkney Money Matters with energy advice and support to help them to achieve affordable warmth. Working with clients, they will co-develop personal, financial and/or energy related actions to support improved warmth and wellbeing. They will support individuals to access financial support, including energy vouchers funded by the project, and work with households to achieve greater energy efficiency. The Energy Advice Support Worker will predominately work with individuals referred by Orkney Money Matters partners, though they will support wider clients where capacity allows.

If you are committed to improving the lives of others and to delivering an excellent level of service then we would like to hear from you. You must have experience in client facing services, the ability to demonstrate an empathic, non-judgemental nature and possess excellent communication skills. Full training in home energy assessments will be given.

Driving licence along with access to transport preferred. Essential car user allowance of £1200 may be paid if appropriate.

We are recruiting two Energy Support Advisor roles. The roles are can either be full-time or part-time (pro-rata) for an initial 12 month contract.

‘Orkney Money Matters’ is a new partnership project which has been developed by a group of local third sector and statutory organisations. It aims reduce the levels of financial insecurity in Orkney by increasing access to advice and cash-based support. It will do so through the creation of a ‘advice-and-cash-first’ referral pathway. The project will develop frameworks and resources to support closer working between organisation, as well as developing a centralised promotion campaign to raise awareness of available support.

The Mental Health Support Worker will provide individualised mental health support to anybody who has been referred to Orkney Blide Trust through the ‘Orkney Money Matters’ referral pathway. Individuals will be referred where it is identified that financial insecurity is negatively impacting their mental health and where they would like support for this. The support provided by the Mental Health Support Worker will focus on building resilience, developing coping strategies and connecting the individual to wider groups, services and support to improve their mental health.

If you are committed to improving the lives of others and to delivering an excellent level of service then we would like to hear from you. You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and will enjoy supporting individuals one-to-one. Relevant training will be provided.

The role is full-time for an initial 12 month contract.

‘Orkney Money Matters’ is a new partnership project which has been developed by a group of local third sector and statutory organisations. It aims reduce the levels of financial insecurity in Orkney by increasing access to advice and cash-based support. It will do so through the creation of a ‘advice-and-cash-first’ referral pathway. The project will develop frameworks and resources to support closer working between organisation, as well as developing a centralised promotion campaign to raise awareness of available support.

The Money Matters Links Worker roles will provide initial triage and navigational support to individuals who access Orkney Money Matters through Orkney Citizens Advice Bureau, the advertised entry point to the referral pathway. They will work with the individual to understand their goals and needs and will connect them with available support. For those experiencing a financial emergency, the Money Matters Links Worker will support the individual to access immediate support, prioritising access to the Scottish Welfare Fund. The Money Matters Links Worker will work with individuals for a period of around two weeks, with flexibility for those with more complex needs.

The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal, communication, computer and administration skills. Knowledge of welfare benefits and debt legislation would be beneficial

but not essential as comprehensive training will be provided. The postholder will be required to undergo a PVG check.

We are recruiting two Money Matters Links Worker roles. Both roles are for 35 hours per weeks for an initial 12 month contract.