Are you passionate about working with children and young people? Can you work with families to make a positive change to their lives? Can you provide ongoing tailored support through one-to-one sessions, group work, residentials and camp?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Scottish Huntington’s Association Youth Service as a Specialist Youth Advisor providing support for vulnerable children and families throughout Highland, Grampian and Moray through bespoke, individual sessions. If you are someone with dedication, talent and expertise, we want to hear from you.

Scottish Huntington’s Association Youth Service works with children and families aged 8-25 impacted by familial Huntington’s disease. To affect positive change for our families, we focus on a person-centred approach to managing Huntington’s disease including psychoeducation, information and advice, peer support and respite opportunities. The Specialist Youth Advisor role is pivotal and will provide a vital link in supporting young people in this region in line with the strategic aims of Scottish Huntington’s Association.

You will be responsible for your own caseload and will help plan and co-ordinate group work sessions, activity days, residentials and our summer camp.

Highly organised with a proven ability to build trusting relationships, you will help to empower children and young people to manage the complexities of living with Huntington’s disease and their own genetic risk. Experience of child and adolescent mental health difficulties, young carers’ issues and child protection is advantageous.

Previous experience or knowledge of Huntington’s disease is preferred but not required as full training and ongoing mentorship will be provided.

You will work from home with regular travel throughout Highland, Grampian and Moray. There will also be travel required for organisation-wide meetings.

This post will include out-of-hours and periodic weekend working. In addition to a competitive salary, we offer benefits including flexible working practices, a generous leave allowance totalling 37 days (25 days annual leave and 12 days public holidays, pro-rata), a competitive contribution pension scheme and incremental pay increases (pro rata) to top of scale.

About Scottish Huntington’s Association

People impacted by Huntington’s disease need specialist services to cope with a severe and complex disease, the impact on families and a lack of awareness amongst health and social care providers and the wider public.

Scottish Huntington’s Association is the only charity in the country exclusively dedicated to providing expert and personalised support for those impacted by Huntington’s disease.

Scottish Huntington’s Association is the only charity in the country exclusively dedicated to providing expert and personalised support for those impacted by Huntington’s disease, guided by our five-year plan, Standing Tall – A Strategy for Growth 2023 – 2028.

Our personalised support reduces unnecessary hospital admissions, supports carers and other family members; lowers household poverty; and alleviates wellbeing risks to children and young people living in Huntington’s families.

We are commissioned by NHS Boards and Health and Social Care Partnerships throughout the country to share our expertise with frontline staff and build support for improved services and higher standards of care for every family impacted by this devastating disease. Scottish Huntington’s Association also plays a full and active role in attracting the global research community to Scotland to work in partnership with us to improve the lives of families impacted by Huntington’s disease.

At Scottish Huntington’s Association you will find a values-driven organisation, founded by families for families and recognised at national and international levels for its expertise and support. Our services are delivered through a nationwide network of Huntington’s Disease Specialists, Specialist Youth Advisors and Financial Wellbeing Officers.

About Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance

Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) exists so nobody in Scotland suffers or dies because medical help cannot get there in time.

People can get sick or have accidents anywhere and anytime. But in Scotland there are places where urgent medical help cannot reach people. Or help gets there too late. And when lives are at risk every minute matters.

As a charity we rely on donations from the Scottish public, companies and communities to ensure that urgent medical help gets to the patient when it is needed, wherever they are and at speed.

The Role:

The Individual Giving Manager is a new role for SCAA, demonstrating our commitment to growth in the coming years. As this is a new role, the successful candidate will be able to make the role their own, determining success alongside the Head of Individual Giving and Engagement. You will help SCAA to achieve their ambitious goals and continue to provide a life-saving essential service across Scotland into the future through a programme of sustainable funding.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Managing and delivering the Individual Giving programme to drive supporter acquisition and increase retention across appeals, regular giving, lottery, mid-level giving and in memory fundraising.

• Working closely with colleagues and partners to formulate, deliver and monitor an effective Individual Giving strategy including new donor acquisition, donor retention programmes, development and promotion of individual giving products and propositions, including lottery and raffles, regular giving and development of a mid-value giving proposition.

• Leading on donor stewardship of our lottery programme, providing training in organisational messaging for the fundraisers and supporting reduction in attrition.

• Working closely with the Marketing and Communications team to develop and optimise campaigns and appeals.

• Working collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation to develop compelling propositions, showcasing the voices and stories of patients and supporters

• Leading on the annual budget process for Individual Giving, working with the Head of Individual Giving and Engagement and Director of Development and Engagement.

• Ensuring that all Individual Giving strategies, promotion and communications are compliant with GDPR and following good practice of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising.

About You:

• Experience of delivering successful Individual Giving programmes.

• Ability to deliver multi-channel integrated marketing campaigns in the Not-for-Profit sector.

• Demonstrable experience of working with a variety of channels including direct mail, face to face, email, social media and events.

• Ability to deliver briefs within agreed time frames and ensure these are communicated effectively.

• Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate effectively with Senior Leadership Team.

• Knowledge and experience of managing budgets and delivering financial results against agreed objectives, targets and timescales.

• Knowledge and understanding of Data Protection legislation.

• Knowledge and experience in working with a CRM database package.

• Excellent organisational skills

Benefits:

• Pension: 12% employer’s & 5% employee’s contribution (after 3 months’ service)

• Annual Leave: 36 days (incl. public holidays) + an extra day for your birthday

• Death in Service benefit: 3 times annual salary

• Optional Private Medical Insurance plan

• Access to Blue Light Card

• Learning and Development opportunities

Are you looking for a role in which you will improve the lives of families in your community? One that enables you to work differently, build your knowledge and skills and feel valued by clients, colleagues and the organisation you work for?

We are looking for medical or Health and Social Care professionals to join our nationwide network of Huntington’s Disease Specialists who provide care management, specialist assessment and emotional support to individuals and families across Scotland.

Working in partnership with local Health and Social Care teams, you will also provide advice, training and education to professionals and voluntary agencies involved in all aspects of Huntington’s disease care.

The successful candidate will be enthusiastic and motivated to have a positive influence on the quality of life of the individuals and families they support. This role is open to medical and health and social care staff from backgrounds such as nursing, allied health, social work and medicine. Professional body membership is essential. Previous experience of Huntington’s disease is advantageous but not essential as full training will be provided.

You should be able to work autonomously in this challenging and rewarding position. Good listening, communication and interpersonal skills are vital, as are excellent time keeping and caseload management abilities. Community-based practice knowledge, a driving licence and use of a car complete our list of essential criteria. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced disclosure check.

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer benefits including flexible working practices, a generous leave allowance totalling 37 days (25 days annual leave and 12 days public holidays, pro-rata), a competitive contribution pension scheme and incremental pay increases (pro rata) to top of scale.

About Scottish Huntington’s Association

At Scottish Huntington’s Association you will find a values-driven organisation, founded by families for families and recognised at national and international levels for its expertise.

Our services reduce unnecessary hospital admissions, support carers and other family members; lower household poverty; and alleviate wellbeing risks to children and young people living in Huntington’s families. We are commissioned by NHS Boards and Health and Social Care Partnerships throughout the country to share our knowledge and skills with frontline staff and build support for improved services and higher standards of care for every family impacted by this devastating disease.

Scottish Huntington’s Association also plays a full and active role in attracting the global research community to Scotland to work in partnership with us to improve the lives of families impacted by Huntington’s disease.

It’s an exciting time to join us with the implementation of Standing Tall: A Strategy For Growth 2023 – 28 which aims to transform the care and support of Huntington’s families, expand services, raise awareness, and deepen our involvement and support for world-leading research and clinical trials.

Are you committed to delivering best practice to support children and young people with complex needs?

Are you ready to use your experience and skill to shape practice in delivering quality services to children and young people?

Do you feel excited about the opportunity to take your first step towards a management position?

If so, this is a great opportunity for you.

About Options Moray

Aberlour Options Moray is a community-based service for children/young people with learning disabilities offering residential, respite short breaks, family-based care and community support matched with the individual needs of every young person.

What we are looking for....

As someone who has built up experience working in residential child care, you will have the confidence to guide and direct the provision of care to the children and young people in the service. You will play a pivotal role, working in partnership with parents and families to meet the emotional and physical needs of children and young people with complex disabilities.

When on shift, you will play a lead role, mentoring and supporting staff and being a role model, delivering excellence in the services we provide. You will assist in assessing, planning and delivering services, taking responsibility for ensuring that assessment and interventions are prepared, monitored and evaluated.

Engaging positively with children, young people and families you will plan and implement appropriate support for the children and young people. Sensitive and accurate reporting is a key responsibility and so you will have good written communication skills and the ability to learn how to use effectively, Aberlour’s recording system: Dynamics.

This role offers the opportunity to consolidate and build on your experience combined with the ability to enhance your skills and knowledge through training, for example, in Dyadic Developmental Practice.

As part of the management team, you will play an active role in ensuring that shift duties are delegated and completed in accordance with service guidance.

Lead practitioners do 75% of their role on shift and 25% of their time working alongside the Assistant Service Manager for short breaks on operational tasks and standardising practice. Late shifts are 2pm to 10pm. Early shifts are 7.30am to 2.30pm. Overnight sleep ins are part of the role, alongside an awake member of night staff. Paperwork days will be 9 to 5 office hours.

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. To have a look at our values to understand more about what we are looking for from our employees click here.

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.