We’re looking for an ambitious and enthusiastic individual to support a number of projects that promote community justice in Inverclyde and beyond.

The Community Justice Coordinator will play a key role in Inverclyde’s partnership approach to community justice. The successful candidate will contribute to the local community justice agenda through cross-sectoral meetings, events and writing evaluations and reports on local activity. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to lead on specific projects and gain wider experience in relation to supporting people involved with the justice system, their families, survivors of crime and the wider community.

As Inverclyde’s Third Sector Interface, CVS Inverclyde offers a dynamic place to work where you can make a positive difference to the local community.

Organisation profile:

CVS Inverclyde is Inverclyde’s Third Sector Interface. CVSI aims to support the third sector to deliver the best outcomes for Inverclyde by providing practical support and improving the strategic environment for the sector. This project is in partnership with Inverclyde HSCP.

The organisation is committed to its people and is accredited with Disability Confident, Committed to Excellence, Flexible Working, Healthy Working Lives and the Living Wage.

PURPOSE OF POST: Engage with Angus communities to promote community development and encourage volunteering, while supporting initiatives that drive positive change. This role helps build a more resilient and sustainable Third Sector in Angus by offering inclusive volunteering opportunities, organisational support, training, and evidence-based interventions.

MAIN DUTIES:

• Build capacity of voluntary organisations, volunteering groups and aspiring social enterprises.
• Create up to date and engaging resources tailored for specific target audiences.
• Identify barriers to volunteering and implement strategies to overcome them.
• Promote volunteering and the benefits to individuals and groups by a variety of means, including community events, delivering information sessions and online sessions
• Create positive working relationships with organisations where there is the potential for people to gain new skills, lead to employment and give back to the community
• Work in partnership with Angus Health and Social Care Partnership (AHSCP) and Community Planning Partnership (CPP) developments at an operational level.
• Develop local empowerment opportunities through meaningful community engagement approaches with local communities, organisations and volunteer movements.
• Build strong working relationships with community workers, key organisations, and local communities to encourage participation and promote coordinated approaches across Angus.
• Collaborate with communities and key partners through consultation, as well as awareness, learning, and training events.
• Coordinate with communities and partners to evaluate needs, including addressing issues raised by community planning partners, and contribute to collaborative efforts.
• Facilitate and develop volunteer management/coordination through providing facilitated forums and sharing best practice.
• Offer communities opportunities to build their capacity and empower them to foster positive and sustainable change, using models of best practice and co-production.
• In collaboration with communities and key partners, create and support new initiatives and opportunities that enhance service delivery
• Assist Community Link Workers in the area by facilitating continuous learning and development, sharing local information, and providing monthly updates.
• Assist in creating and delivering networking, learning, and development opportunities to help organisations and groups meet best practice standards
• Provide guidance on best practice and signpost to funding opportunities
• Help support the start-up of organisations by helping with constitutions and organisational governance support.
• Recognise and report issues and 'knowledge gaps' among volunteers, volunteer-involving organisations, and communities.
• Make links with local health workers to identify other opportunities through VAA online directory system (Community Connector) and other means to ensure people get the right help at the right time.
• First point of contact for all local Third Sector organisations, community/volunteering groups and social enterprises within the locality.
• Engage with communities and groups to establish needs and wants to promote preventive work around mental health and wellbeing.
• Undertake monitoring requirements, report outcomes and provide service updates as required

This list is not exhaustive and other duties may be required.

We have a post available for each of the below areas, please state which area you would like an application for when applying:

Brechin/Montrose

Forfar/Kirriemuir

Arbroath

Purpose:

The post is a joint commitment between HTSI and the Highland Council and is intended to support strengthening employment outcomes for the people of the Highlands through improving the capacity, scope and influence of third sector employability provision.

The postholder will engage actively with local and national third sector providers to understand their strengths and challenges, identify opportunities for and support partnership working across sectors. They will support third sector employability providers with organisational and business development. They will advocate for the sector strategically on relevant partnership boards and working groups.

Greener Kirkcaldy is a community-led charity working locally to bring people together, take positive action on the climate emergency and support people through fuel poverty and food insecurity. We deliver a range of projects, events and skills training to achieve the needs and goals of local people – building resilience as a community and working towards a future where everyone can live better and tread more lightly on our planet.

Based in the heart of Kirkcaldy – with a community building, training kitchen, bike shop and garden – we carry out activities across Kirkcaldy and work with partners to deliver projects across Fife.

Growing and connection with nature has central to our work since the beginning. Our community training garden at Ravenscraig Walled Garden is a vibrant space. It offers courses, training and volunteer opportunities in gardening and growing. It also includes a community orchard, with over 100 fruit trees and a ‘wild area’ that is set aside for nature.

As lead partner of Climate Action Fife, we work with others to help people to garden in climate-friendly ways. We've helped people to plant fruit trees and we recently created a demonstration climate-friendly garden at our community building garden in Kirkcaldy town centre. We are always looking for new opportunities to help local people connect with nature on their doorstep.

The Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate individual to lead and develop our growing, nature and outdoor projects work.

As part of our Community Engagement Team, you will work with staff, volunteers and partners. You will develop and deliver a diverse range of events, training and volunteer opportunities around growing and nature.

You will play a key role developing new projects and activities, including grant-funded and income generating ideas. You will lead a small team of volunteers to maintain and develop our community gardens and coordinate day-to-day activities. For some volunteers, this is a pathway towards employment. For others, it is an opportunity for social interaction or to give back to the community.

You don't need to be an expert in climate change, growing or biodiversity. We will provide training and you will be supported by a great team.

Working at Greener Kirkcaldy

We want our town to be a good place to live and work. We want a future where everyone has a say in what happens locally, people are working together to protect our environment and those in hardship are supported to live well. That includes our staff and volunteers.

Working at Greener Kirkcaldy involves being part of a positive, collaborative and social team. Our culture is really important to us. We promote equality, diversity and openness. We have a strong focus on staff wellbeing and development. We also encourage our staff to use initiative and come up with ideas.

Benefits of working with us

• Flexible and hybrid working
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and sick pay
• Wellbeing, training and development opportunities
• Social events
• Inclusion and diversity

We want Greener Kirkcaldy to be an inclusive and diverse charity. People should feel supported, valued and able to be themselves. We take part in Fife Centre for Equalities’ Equality Pathfinders programme. We also take part in the Race Equality Environmental Programme facilitated by CEMVO Scotland. Our Equalities Action Plan sets out the steps we are taking to improve diversity and inclusion.

To achieve our vision of Kirkcaldy as a greener and fairer place to live, we need a diverse team. We encourage applications from people of any background. We know our sector particularly lacks staff and volunteers with Minority Ethnic backgrounds and disabled people. If you come from a minority ethnic background or you have a disability, we encourage you to apply.