We are looking to recruit two Community Development Officers in Aberdeen, to engage key partners and stakeholders in the region tailoring support, training, and education to create suicide safer communities.

What you will do:

• Identify, develop and maintain effective partnerships with local communities, volunteers and key partners across the region to engage them in the prevention of young suicide.
• Proactively promote suicide prevention including raising the profile of PAPYRUS and engaging with those personally affected by young suicide.
• Equip a wide range of stakeholders to enable them to create sustainable suicide safer communities through the provision of tailored support, training, and education.
• Deliver training and awareness raising products to a variety of groups including professionals, parents, young people, volunteers, and other trainers.
• Contribute to the development and review of projects, and education and training products, in line with the strategic plan.
• Contribute to and promote campaigns, training and opportunities as outlined in the Regional and Strategic Plans.
• Represent the charity at events including conferences, panels, working groups and through media channels as required.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Previous experience working in a community setting, delivering information and training sessions, leading workshops, or educational activities.
• A proven track record of networking and building and managing effective relationships, tailoring the approach to meet the differing needs of the audience.
• Experience as a qualified ASIST Trainer or willingness to gain qualification and experience.
• Experience of using own initiative and creativity to develop a project, programme, or area of work.
• The ability to travel to different locations across Scotland and the wider UK to attend meetings, events and deliver training.

We are recruiting a Volunteer Coordinator to promote volunteering for PAPYRUS across Scotland, and to recruit, engage and manage volunteers to support the work of the charity.

What you will do:

• Recruiting, training, supporting, engaging, and managing volunteers.
• Developing and maintaining partnership in local communities to enable and enhance our
• volunteer programme.
• Meeting with volunteers regularly on a one to one and groups setting to review their roles
• and encourage engagement.
• Maintaining accurate records for all volunteers in compliance with GDPR and reporting to
• the Area Manger on impact of our volunteering.
• Completing exit interviews with volunteers and ensuring feedback is implemented back into
• the PAPYRUS teams.
• Working with other Volunteer Coordinators across the charity to review, develop and
• implement best practice within our programme.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Proven experience of recruiting, supporting, engaging, and managing volunteers.
• Previous experience working in a community setting, delivering information and training
• sessions, leading workshops, or educational activities.
• Ability to accurately record and manage data and report to on outcomes to deadlines.
• Ability to travel to different locations within Scotland to attend meetings and
• Events

Background to post

PlayPeace SCIO recently secured Carer Breather funding to enable the creation of this post. PlayPeace supports families of children and young people with additional support needs to have fun, form friendships and be supported through a range of opportunities and services.

Purpose of Post

The postholder will have lead responsibility for the planning, delivery and evaluation of the “PlayPeace Cares” project funded through the Carer Breather strand of the national Health and Social Care budget. The project recognises the significant pressures on parent carers, and seeks to mitigate these by providing opportunities for short breaks that are flexible and meet the needs of parents and other carers of children and young people with additional support needs.

The Development worker will build on the existing project plan, to deliver and further develop the programme of supports, working in close partnership with relevant organisations locally.

Reporting

This postholder will report to the Chief Executive Officer of PlayPeace, currently the sole employee. Over time reporting line may be subject to change should additional capacity be brought into the organisation.

Dueto staff leaving for personal reasons we are again looking for a part time staff member to manage YoMo’s youth volunteering including our Youth Health Champions project funded by Young Start for two years. The post has prospects of becoming full time if desired and offers the benefit of an extended two weeks paid leave over Christmas.