This is a new permanent role within Scran Academy with the core purpose of leading the coordinated delivery of our external comms and engagement.

The post holder will act as the lead storyteller of the organisation, working with our young people and staff to clearly communicate our impact in ways that maximise engagement. This role will amplify the voices of our young people, working to provide ways to support them to engage in content creation and direct marketing. The role will link directly into our social enterprises by supporting the development of our online store.

Key to this role will be stakeholder engagement, including supporting the chief executive in the creation of funding bids and reports, and engaging with corporate sponsors and charitable partners to maximise mutual advantage. The role will also strategically develop our approach to volunteer engagement, and be responsible for a thriving volunteer base that enhances our initiatives and impact.

All in all, the Communications and Engagement Officer will be responsible for delivering how Scran Academy is presented to the world, and coordinating how we can be best supported by stakeholders.

Really this is a creative and exciting role that supports the entire breadth of our delivery, so we are looking for an exceptional candidate who chimes with our values. A true comms professional who is dynamic, collaborative, and has a passion for getting the best from young people. Supporting staff and young people to create content and engage with our communications will be a part of the fabric of the job, so a non-judgemental, strengths-based attitude is essential.

Are you ready for a new challenge? Do you have some spare time? Are you passionate about caring for others? If so, we've got something special for you.

Role

This is a wonderful opportunity to serve not just in one service but across several of our therapeutic residential services. The flexibility lets you choose when you are free to work the shifts, be that once in a while or even up to fulltime. Come support both the strong professional teams and the men and women we serve through them.

Responsibilities vary from providing quality support through household activities like cleaning and cooking to undertaking general administrative duties like answering the phone, door keeping, updating files, and ensuring a safe environment within the service.

Be part of any of the following units:

• Anne Hope House
• Bethany Christian Centre
• Bethany House
• Rapid Re-Accommodation Welcome Centre
• Kharis Court

Experience and knowledge of our service user group and the issues surrounding them is very helpful, but this is also an opportunity for you to learn on the job. SVQ 3 in Social Care or equivalent is desirable coupled with experience in a Residential/Housing support setting.

As Bethany is a Christian organisation this post carries an Occupational Requirement in line with Equality Act 2010, applicants should have and be able to evidence an active Christian faith and commitment. Successful applicants for this post will require an enhanced disclosure and membership of the PVG scheme.

Purpose of role:

We are looking for a passionate and dedicated Café Supervisor to manage and contribute to the smooth running of the Nest Café, including all cooking and catering requirements for the organisation. The Café Supervisor will lead the management of a small team of Café Assistants and volunteers, and will implement appropriate management disciplines while working to ensure excellent customer service standards, hygiene, food safety and stock control are always upheld. The Supervisor will form part of the wider Management Team at the Centre and will be required to work with the General Manager to contribute to delivering a successful commercial strategy for the Nest Café in line with The Ecology Centre’s values and wider strategic direction.

The successful candidate is expected to familiarise themselves with the ecological principles that are at the core of what we do and to lead day-to-day operations that are consistent with those principles. This will involve consideration of the environmental impact of what we offer, ensuring that menus reflect and fully utilise what is seasonally available from our market garden, and that day-to-day operations play a part in reducing food waste, landfill and the consequent environmental damage.

CONTRIBUTE TO OUR SUCCESS

Queen Margaret University’s Court, which is the University’s governing body, is looking to appoint up to three new independent (Lay) members to start in October 2023, with an additional vacancy arising in January 2024.

This is an opportunity to contribute to a university with strong values, committed to creating a better society through education, research and innovation and by providing a supportive and creative learning environment in which students and staff thrive.

In appointing to vacancies we are looking to rebalance and, in some areas, enhance the Court in terms of membership skills and experience; and in terms of member diversity, to better reflect the communities that the university serves.

We recognise the value that diversity of perspectives and lived experiences brings to Court, and therefore would welcome and encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, and to preserve gender balance on the Court in accordance with the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018, we would welcome and encourage applications from women.

We are particularly interested to hear from individuals who can bring expertise and/or experience in the following areas: Education; Finance and Audit; Food and Drink; Health and Health Policy; Human Resources; and Legal.