Our Walk & Talk service is having to readvertise this post due to staff moving to a permanent contracted position.

YoMo’s Walk & Talk program is a one-to-one youth work approach to support young people experiencing a range of challenges including loneliness, isolation or mental health issues. This program has been very successful in supporting young people coming out of covid and the ongoing youth mental health crisis.

The post offer's a wellbeing package of support for the successful candidate.

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)

Are you an experienced Community Development worker with an interest in Social Justice?

If so, then please see details of the role below

Purpose of role

To support communities to organise, take action and engage on the needs and issues that matter to them.

Help local people to come together to form:

• Action / issue-based groups to identify and challenge the economic, gender and race inequalities that exist within communities.
• Groups of mutual support aimed at building confidence and self-esteem and developing a positive sense of purpose.

Crossroads Youth and Community Association’s work and values are built on the central belief that “everyone had the right to live gloriously: whatever in society prevents this, should be challenged and whatever in the individual helps should be nurtured”

This role will involve working across the community with young people, families and the wider community.

Impact Funding Partners has invested over £170 million since 1982 and has a track record of supporting and inspiring communities across Scotland. If you’re interested in social justice and want to join an organisation striving to deliver change and impact across Scotland, then we want to hear from you.

Do you have a keen interest in the third sector in Scotland and the policy context in which we operate? Do you want to help to build the capacity of the third sector and make a positive difference in communities? This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to join us at a time when our portfolio of work is expanding. We are looking for a colleague who is dynamic, enthusiastic, keen to learn and to grow with us.

This is a new fixed term post for one year with a possible extension subject to funding.

Details of Post

Role – Compliance and Development Coordinator full time 35 hours. The focus for this fixed term piece of work will be to assist the delivery of fund management and consultancy commissions of the organisation.

Location - This post will be based in our Glasgow office with a blend of home working.

Starting Date – September 2024 for a one-year fixed term contract (possibility of an extension subject to funding).

Salary - £26,000 p.a.

Pension - Impact Funding Partners operates a Workplace Pension Scheme with Royal London, in which you will be automatically enrolled on commencing your employment, and defined contributions of employer 6% and employee 4% are made. You will have the option to ‘opt out’ of the Group Personal Pension Scheme, should you wish not to become a member.