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Top job! Project Manager (Young People)
- Full time
- £38,000 – £42,000
- Hybrid: Edinburgh
- Closing 30th September 2024
Are you looking for a fantastic opportunity in an exciting and rewarding role making a difference to children’s lives?
The Lucy Faithfull Foundation is a UK-wide charity that exists to prevent child sexual abuse and exploitation. We’re bold, we’re pioneering, we’re growing and we want your help.
Our Edinburgh based team – formerly known as Stop It Now Scotland – covers the whole of the country. Our practitioners have extensive backgrounds in child protection and sex offender rehabilitation. We provide individual and groupwork to around 150 adults and adolescents every year who present a sexual risk of harm to children who cannot access statutory service. We work with around 100 partners, family members and members of wider networks around these individuals. We use what we learn from our work to develop and deliver resources, information and training for professionals and the public, so that they can better protect children from harm and prevent abuse before it happens.
About you and the role
We are recruiting a practitioner to join our multi-disciplinary team in Edinburgh to lead our work with children, young people and young adults up to the age of 21.
You will head up our flagship project working with high schools in Edinburgh promoting the prevention of harmful sexual behaviour in an educational context. This includes running workshops for parents on how they can promote positive and healthy relational and sexual development. It will include helping teachers respond sensitively and effectively to early concerns about children’s sexual behaviour. And it will involve working with young people themselves to help develop a curriculum that actively promotes prevention of sexual harm. You will work with our research team to help establish evaluation methods for all aspects of this project and to develop a scaleable model of prevention that can be rolled out across all schools, better protecting children from harm. You will work closely with our UK based Schools Project Manager who will support all aspects of this project.
You will also have a small caseload, working with young people who have displayed harmful sexual behaviour online. You will contribute to training, consultation and policy work in relation to tackling youth perpetrated sexual abuse. It’s a wide ranging and exciting role, and we will be able to support and train the successful candidate in all aspects of our work. You will be supported by our UK based young people’s team.
Our ideal candidate will be a dynamic practitioner with a proven ability to drive projects to achieve required outcomes. You will be professional, proactive and outcome-focused with exceptional communication and engagement skills and an ability to develop partnership ways of working with professionals and agencies. The role requires expert knowledge in relation to working with children who have displayed harmful sexual behaviour and significant experience with supporting and advising leaders, child care professionals, young people and parents. You will have an impeccable understanding of child protection policies and principles and evidence of working with safeguarding partners to keep children safe from harm. A track record of providing consultancy and training to other professionals is desirable.
You will be able to demonstrate confidence in translating the charity’s mission into direct child protection practice and equipping other professionals in tackling child sexual abuse.
Key attributes we are seeking include:
- Deliver assessment and interventions for children, young people and families in relation to harmful sexual behaviour
- Vision and operational capabilities to co-ordinate and deliver on a substantial project focussing on the prevention of harmful sexual behaviour in education settings
- Leadership and management skills in producing successful outcomes
- Impeccable knowledge of safeguarding principles, policies and practices
- Proven track record of working in and/or with education providers
- Collaborative and supportive ethos, enabling effective working with team members and leaders across the charity
- Flexibility and passion to work alongside internal and external colleagues to ensure quality work is delivered efficiently
- Excellent engagement skills and experience of working professionally with professionals (including school staff), young people and parents
- Confidence in providing expert consultancy to internal and external professionals concerning best practices for working with children
- Ability to provide confidential advice to callers, including education leaders and staff
- Effective record keeping in line with the charity’s policy and practice
- Stakeholder engagement and excellent communication skills to promote the mission and values of the Lucy Faithfull Foundation.
This is a highly rewarding role making a genuine difference to children’s lives. It involves working within a friendly, supportive and hardworking team which is committed to keeping children safe from sexual harm.
Why Lucy Faithfull Foundation? We’ll offer you…
- An opportunity to make a positive difference to the lives of children who have the right to live free from sexual abuse and exploitation
- Access to continuous professional development
- A competitive salary and access to a pension scheme
- Access to a hybrid working scheme with a minimum of 2 days in the office
- Full time staff receive 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 30 days following 5 years’ service and in line with our leave year January-December)
- A dedicated employee assistance programme
- Access to Benenden medical cover and Employee discounts
- Free eye tests, discounted gym membership and employee discount savings
Top job! Operations Manager
- Full time
- £37,994 – £44,699
- Remote: West/Central Scotland
- Closing 22nd September 2024
We help young people to build life-long belief in themselves, supporting them to take on their own challenges, follow their own passions and discover talents they never knew they had. Because when you prove yourself that you’re ready for anything nothing can hold you back.
Do you want to be part of that?
The Operations Manager is responsible for managing a team of geographically dispersed Operations Officers to support the operational delivery and development of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) across Scotland.
Operations Officers directly support a variety of Licensed Organisations (LOs) comprising mainly of schools, but they also work with other organisations including colleges, local authorities, charities, pupil referral units, youth groups and young offender institutions. The Operations Manager role involves managing, coaching, and supporting Operations Officers to undertake their role and building strong partnerships to increase DofE’s engagement across communities in Scotland.
As a DofE country team, our focus is on building capacity within our licensed organisations to support more young people to engage with DofE and on identifying and stewarding strong partnerships within local communities to increase engagement with DofE, particularly within those communities who face barriers to participation. Together with the Scotland Director, two further Operations Managers and a Business Support Manager, the Operations Manager role involves being an active and engaged member of the Scotland management team, developing, and delivering the Scotland business plan to meet national strategic goals.
The role will be field-based and when not attending meetings, employees will work from home. You will need to have an appropriate home office set up and live within Scotland.
What we are looking for:
We are looking to recruit a dynamic, proactive, and effective team player with extensive people management experience to join the Scotland team. You will report to the Scotland Director and will be responsible for the day-to-day management of your Operations team and delivery of the DofE Scotland business plan. The role will also involve contributing to national working groups to support our charity wide strategic goals.
You will be a passionate advocate for the work of the DofE and be driven to realise the charity’s strategic ambition to give more than one million young people the chance to participate in our life-changing programmes, over the next five years.
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Top job! Head of Strategy and Campaigns for the Scottish Greens Parliamentary Group
- Part time
- £42,000 – £50,000 pro-rata
- On site: Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh
- Closing 15th September 2024
This is a senior role in the Scottish Green Parliamentary Group, managing the group’s central staff team, and working with the MSPs and staff to develop and deliver the Green agenda in Parliament, coordinate and support the delivery of parliamentary campaigns, and to communicate the Green MSPs’ work effectively.
Job purpose
To manage the provision of research, communication and campaign services for the Green Group of MSPs, advise on and coordinate the Group’s parliamentary activity, and line manage the central team of staff.
Duties and responsibilities
● Manage the provision of research, communications and business management services for the Green Group of MSPs
● Line manage the Group’s central team (currently eight members of staff)
● Advise on and coordinate parliamentary activity, including positioning and approach to chamber business
● Work with MSPs in the delivery of the group parliamentary strategy, and advise MSPs on the delivery of their duties
● Ensure group research and communications work is joined up, performance driven, and co-ordinated with individual Green MSP staff teams
● Support the Group in developing and delivering parliamentary and regional campaigns
● Manage the Group budget and commission external services to support the Group’s communications and research programme
● Maintain a strategic oversight of comms output and strategy, in close cooperation with the Communications Manager
● Support the Group Convenor and the MSPs in ensuring group cohesiveness and developing positive ways of working together
● Other duties in support of the MSPs carrying out their parliamentary duties as required
About You - Person specification
Essential
● Experience of working in a political, public affairs and/or campaigns environment in a senior role
● Experience of line management
● Understanding of the Scottish political landscape and an interest in politics
● A quick learner with the ability to multitask and work within tight timescales
● Excellent verbal and written communication skills
● Be sympathetic to the aims and objectives of the Green Parliamentary Group of MSPs in carrying out their parliamentary duties
Desirable
● A good understanding of the Scottish Parliament and parliamentary process
● Experience of managing multi-disciplinary teams to deliver successful campaigns
● Experience of development and delivery of strategic organisational plans
● Strong relationships across policy and media landscape in Scotland
Reporting to:Mark Ruskell MSP, employment lead for the Scottish Greens Parliamentary Group
Project Worker - Midlothian
- Full time or Part time
- £29,500 – £34,490
- On site: Dalkeith
- Closing 29th September 2024
This is an exciting opportunity to join our team in Midlothian which is expanding as a result of successful new funding in the areas of mental health and kinship care. You will join an existing team working with families with experience of parental substance use, trauma, poverty and poor mental health, amongst other factors.
We work alongside children and their families, offering individual and whole family supports, peer led groups and connection through community partners. This is an exciting yet demanding role which will require you to get alongside children and their families where, when and how best suits them, offering the right support at the right time.
What kind of Children 1st team member will you be?
Knowing our ambition for children, you will be someone who is:
- Resilient, skilled and knowledgeable, who wants to transform children’s lives
- Determined to support children to stay safely with their own family
- Big hearted and courageous
- Able to build strong relationships and to manage difficult conversations
- Calm and clear minded during times of challenge or distress
- Kind and compassionate
- Passionate about Childrens Rights
If you have a professional qualification in a relevant area such as Social Work, Health, Teaching or equivalent in Child Care/Social Care or related area, accredited counselling qualification, or other relevant qualification at SCQF level 9 or higher then we want to hear from you. In particular, we are seeking to further enhance our diversity from the perspective of ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender and disability.
Base
You will be based in our Dalkeith office and will work with families across Midlothian. There will be some flexibility to work at home when this suits the needs of families and/or the service .
Salary, Conditions, Pension
We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme.
Further Information
We have two posts available:
One fixed term 35 hour post funded initially for 12 months initially (with possibility of extension) and one fixed term 17.5 hour post funded initially until 31 March 2025 (with possibility of extension).
(if you are applying for the part time post, can you please note this on your supporting statement/CV)
hours to be worked flexibly across the week to meet the needs of families and the service. However, Thursdays are our ‘core day’ when essential service activities take place such as team meetings.
So why are we looking for a new Project Worker?
Our ambition is for every child in Scotland to be safe, loved and well, together with their family. Children 1st is committed to protecting children by preventing harm through abuse and neglect. We will promote their wellbeing by respecting, protecting, and fulfilling children’s human rights.
We have a long history of working with children and families and partners in the Scottish Borders. Children 1st along with our partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise to children and young people. We are also determined that the full incorporation of the UNCRC means that children will have their rights respected in all areas of their lives and will have a real say in the way they are supported.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Project Worker to join a large, creative and vibrant team. Our Service delivers a number of diverse supports alongside children and families. Our activities include Family Group Decision Making alongside our Social Work Colleagues creating alternative plans to support children growing up where they are safe and loved, support for children and families to recover from trauma and harm and whole family wellbeing support.
The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in the delivery of the service, ensuring high quality relationships with children and families and working alongside our partners to evidence impact.
What kind of people are we looking for?
- have experience of keeping children safe in their own families
- are fiercely passionate about children’s rights
- thinks it’s a privilege to work with and on behalf of children and families and,
- are kind and will bring their whole selves to the job: heart and mind
What kind of team member will you be?
Knowing our ambition for children, you will be someone who is:
- resilient, skilled and knowledgeable who wants to transform children’s lives
- determined to support children to stay safely with their own family
- big hearted and courageous
- able to build strong relationships and to manage the tricky conversations
- is compassionate and have an understanding of trauma
- a cool head and clear minded at times of pressure
- inspiring colleagues and teams to be even better
- an amazing ambassador for children and Children 1st
Above all else, the most important thing to us is that you are someone who will do the right thing for children and their families at every turn.
Base
Your base will be shared between our office in Selkirk as well as venues within the local community. You will work on an outreach basis to connect with children and families in communities across Scottish Borders.
Further Information
This is a permanent, full-time post of 35 hours per week.
Team Leader
- Full time
- £33,600
- Hybrid: Dunoon or Campbeltown office base with some home working
- Closing 19th September 2024
ABWA is seeking to recruit an experienced Team Leader to join our Management Team. Candidates must possess excellent support and supervisory skills, case management skills, an understanding of risk and be an effective communicator. If you can work under pressure, maintain confidentiality, and approach your work with professionalism, then you could be the ideal candidate we are seeking.
For an informal discussion regarding this post
please text 07946 049199 to arrange a suitable call time.
We are looking for a responsible individual to develop and deliver a challenging and progressive youth work programme in a safe industrious and supportive environment working mainly with young people between ages of 10-25 from BME and Roma backgrounds within Pollokshields and Govanhill.
Principle Duties
1-Day to Day operational management of youth provision at YCSA
2-Direct management of the post of youth worker, sessional youth workers and volunteers
3-Updating and supervision of training and development for youth workers, volunteers and mentors
4-Overall responsibility for sessional and reporting and evaluation
5-Input to fundraising and development of YCSA programmes
6-Representing YCSA at appropriate meetings, neighbourhood partnership and liaise on meetings as directed by the Executive Lead
7-Provide for the social, educational and recreational needs, and for the individual developmental needs of local young people
8- Available for evening work
9-Work with partners to develop, extend and improve youth provision in the Pollokshields and Govanhill area
10-Carry out managerial and administrative duties in accordance with the requirements of the Executive Lead
11-Preparation, co-ordination and presentation of the relevant reports and information required within the agreed frameworks of the EL and funders
12-Co-operative and liaise effectively with management and young people to ensue effective delivery of services
13-Attend regular supervision with Executive Lead in accordance with YCSA’s policies
Person Specification
We are looking for an individual who can demonstrate the following competencies to a high level and want to use to the full in their work. We will be looking for evidence of all the following key competencies during the selection process, if you are shortlisted.
The individual will be required to work a number of evenings during the week, due to the nature of the services provided to young people.
Essential Experience
A recognised youth work qualification and 2 years’ experience of managing a youth provision
2 years’ experience of managing, supervising and training staff
About Intensive Family Support Service
Our service supports families in the Dumfries and Galloway area who are struggling to cope. The families we work with may have a wide range of issues, which include drug and alcohol use within the family. As a Child and Family worker you would work directly with the whole family in various settings, such as their own homes, our dedicated base and other community locations.
You will be the trusted person they could talk about what they are going through at home. You whilst undertaking assessments to identify what support we can provide. You will work with the children and the family offering practical help, in the community, family home, liaising with partner agencies, schools and nurseries. Participate and lead group work sessions. Attending meetings, children’s hearings, school meetings & health appointments as required necessary. You will help establish routines and build life skills with families. Help families build parenting skills and confidence.
What we are looking for....
You should have a sound knowledge of child development and be able to work with parents either individually or in groups to develop their parenting skills & confidence.
We are looking for two child and family workers, each working 22.5 hours per week with the potential to be worked flexibly, evening & weekend work may be required dependant on the service need. An allowance is incorporated in the salary to support this requirement. This post is offered on a temporary basis until 31st March 2026.
We are looking for candidates who are passionate about supporting young people, families and communities, who are flexible and share our vision that collaborative working and relationship based early intervention is the best option for young people and families who are feeling overwhelmed or excluded. A current driving licence is an essential requirement of this post. However, if you have a disability which precludes you from holding a driving licence consideration will be given if alternative transport can be arranged.
Find out more information on what we are looking for in candidates here
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. At Aberlour we have strong values - Respect, Integrity, Innovation and Challenging - which influence our everyday work. If you choose to apply for this role please tell us about your values in your supporting statement.
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. Find out more about our Employee Benefits and our commitment to Equality and Diversity here.
Assistant Service Manager
- Part time
- £35,605 – £38,165 pro-rata
- On site: East Renfrewshire Emergency & Temporary Accommodation Support Service
- Closing 22nd September 2024
New service, new role!
This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a new service development. Join us in supporting young people aged 16-26 years during the transition of leaving care and moving into temporary accommodation. You will help support young people to manage their emotions and feelings, help with practical interventions, and assist them to prepare for permanent tenancy.
Aberlour is featured in the top 100 Sunday Times big organisations Best Places to Work 2024.
About Aberlour’s New East Renfrewshire Emergency & Temporary Accommodation Support Service
We will develop positive relationships with young people based on meaningful partnership, to support them in developing interactive and practical skills, confidence and self-esteem, solve problems, resolve conflicts, develop informed choices and relate better to their peers, families and authority figures. We will give support to enable young people to access and sustain accommodation, develop life skills and support networks enabling them to live more independently within their community
What we are looking for....
We are looking for a dynamic, energised individual who can work autonomously and who is confident and excited to develop a new team alongside the Service Manager.
You will be required to balance the needs of the young people alongside administrative requirements and support of staff.
You are someone who will have strong communication and teamwork skills, understand the necessity of best practice and thrive on helping young people overcome the challenges presented by everyday modern life.
The hours for this role are 30 hours per week, working 4 days per week. Shift patterns will take the form of: 10am-6pm or 1pm-9pm, Monday-Friday and 10am-6pm at weekends. There will be an expectation that you will work approximately 1 weekend in every 3 and a variety of day shifts/back shifts during the week. The base for this post will be Eastwood Health and Care Centre.
This post is currently fixed term for 2 years with the hope of further extension.
What we offer:
- A supportive and welcoming team
- Competitive employment package with generous annual leave
- A comprehensive induction package and ongoing training
At Aberlour, we want to make sure every child, young person and family has the support and opportunity they need to thrive and reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team.
Do you want to make a positive impact on the lives of children and young people with a disability and or Autism?
About Options Moray
Aberlour Options Moray is a community-based service for children/young people with learning disabilities offering residential, short breaks, family-based care and community support matched with the individual needs of every young person.
What we are looking for....
We have an opening for Young People’s Workers on a permanent basis. We are looking for one person to work 20 hours, and one to work 35 hours per week. The team work no more than 4 days before a day off and currently have every second weekend off. Rotas are designed around the needs of the young people we care for and ensuring the wellness of the practitioners we employ. Late shifts are 2pm to 10pm. Early shifts are 7.30am to 2pm. Overnight sleep ins are part of the role, alongside an awake member of night staff. Shifts can be subject to change as and when required for the needs of the service.
Individuals need to bring a range of qualities to the role including being playful, warm and accepting and must be able to adapt their practice to appropriately meet the varying individual needs of each young person. This role can be challenging but is also immensely rewarding and provides postholders with rich opportunities to develop their own practice and understanding of the needs of children and young people with disabilities.
You must be comfortable working in a culture based on respect, integrity, innovation and the ability to challenge – both yourself and other people. We support our staff to be as effective as they can be through dedicated training and supervision. In return our staff act as exceptional role models supporting the children and young people, as well as sharing knowledge and learning with colleagues.
Ideally, you will have a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 7 or above, or be willing to work to this requirement as per SSSC registration.
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. Aberlour’s values are critical and drive everything we do. We will be looking for someone who can demonstrate how Aberlour’s values of Respect, Innovation, Integrity and Challenge will be visible in their practice. You must be comfortable working in an environment where Aberlour’s values are lived in practice.
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. Find out more about our Employee Benefits and our commitment to Equality and Diversity on our website.