Who we are
We are Healthy n Happy Community Development Trust, an award-winning charity & community owned organisation
governed by local people, where all of our work is directed by local priorities. All of what
we offer supports & enables local people to make positive changes in their lives & their local communities.
From building confidence & self-esteem, to boosting skills & relationships, to getting more involved in
their local neighbourhood & becoming more responsible for their own health & wellbeing.
Our key purpose is to tackle disadvantage & improve lives and communities so they are thriving, resilient &
healthy.
We are guided by three guiding principles & frameworks. These are Community Development, the Social Model of
Health & the Five Ways to Wellbeing.
What we do
We aim to work with local residents, groups & organisations to make Cambuslang & Rutherglen the healthiest
& happiest places to live in Scotland.
Since 2015, we have helped local residents, groups & organisations lever over £2million direct investment to
their local community.
Our work is recognised locally, regionally, nationally & internationally.
About You
- You will want to take your drive, energy, skills & inspiration & invest them in an organisation that has
the health & wellbeing of people & communities at the heart of everything we do.
- You will have
experience in providing energy advice and advocacy to households and have experience of advocating on behalf of
vulnerable households
- You will have strong community engagement experience and excellent people skills,
leadership and co-ordination experience
- You will be able to demonstrate skills & experience in
leadership & resource management including people & financial management, partnership working &
personal impact.
Person specifications
As part of the People and Communities Team you will be/have;
- City & Guilds Energy Awareness L3 or equivalent (this can be provided for the successful candidate)
- Experience in delivering face to face advice, providing fuel advocacy support & advice
- Up to date knowledge & understanding across all areas of energy advice provision
- Understanding of the issues facing deprived communities
- Up to date knowledge & understanding across all areas of wider advice provision (welfare/employability)
- Ability to foster collective working between organisations, building & maintaining relationships with strategic partners & external organisations
- Excellent verbal, written, communication & presentation skills
- Good IT skills, experienced in windows software packages & social media
- Excellent organisations skills & the ability to manage workload, set priorities & meet deadlines
- Strong interpersonal skills along with the ability to deal with a diverse range of people
- Ability to deal with information in a confidential manner responding with sensitivity to the opinions of others
- An established track record delivering person centred energy advice and/or advocacy support
- Experience of successful project delivery within the voluntary/social enterprise sector
- Project management including liaising with funders, reporting & budget management
- Experience of working across different sectors & developing links with other agencies
- Experience of contributing effectively as a team member
- Experience of using evaluation & monitoring tools & techniques
- Delivery of effective marketing & communication to promote the project
- Experience of report writing, an ability to maintain records & produce clear written and oral reports
- Ability to demonstrate an active commitment towards equal opportunities & anti- discriminatory practice
- Ability think clearly, inspire & motivate others
- Personal resilience, self-awareness & a willingness to learn & adapt
- Ability to work evening & weekends on a flexible basis (with time off in lieu)