Senior Development Officer - Children, Young People and Engagement
- Full time
- £32,207
- Glasgow – hybrid working
- Closing 3rd October 2022
- Advertised from 15th September 2022
- Permanent, 35 hours per week.
Role
The ALLIANCE is looking for a new team member to join the exciting and dynamic integration, lived experience and engagement hub.
The purpose of this role is to develop and deliver the ALLIANCE’s work to ensure the experiences and rights of disabled children and young people are at the heart of policy, service design, and improvement initiatives. The Getting to Know GIRFEC programme supports the work of the Scottish Government’s Disabled Children and Young People’s team by ensuring that disabled children and young people and their families experiences are able to influence the implementation of Scottish Government’s flagship policy Getting it Right for Every Child (GIRFEC).
As an ALLIANCE employee you will benefit from generous annual leave entitlement, enhanced maternity and sick pay, time off in lieu, learning and development opportunities and a bike to work scheme. The ALLIANCE is a healthy working lives employer and encourages a healthy work life balance and is happy to talk about flexible working.
Application notes
For an application pack please see below or visit our website at alliance-scotland.org.uk, or contact HR at hr@alliance-scotland.org.uk.
The successful applicant must be able to travel throughout Scotland at times as the need arises. A flexible approach to working hours is therefore essential, as occasional additional hours and overnight stays may be required.
Closing date for applications is 9:00 am on Monday 3 October 2022.
About the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland
The Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE) is an independent Scottish Charity funded by a grant from the Scottish Government. Our vision is for a Scotland where people of all ages who are disabled or living with long term conditions, and unpaid carers, have a strong voice and enjoy their right to live well, as equal and active citizens, free from discrimination, with support and services that put them at the centre.
The ALLIANCE has three core aims; we seek to:
- Ensure people are at the centre, that their voices, expertise, and rights drive policy and sit at the heart of design, delivery and improvement of support and services.
- Support transformational change, towards approaches that work with individual and community assets, helping people to stay well, supporting human rights, self-management, co-production, and independent living.
- Champion and support the third sector as a vital strategic and delivery partner and foster better cross-sector understanding and partnership.
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Are you an experienced bereavement co-ordinator with a passion for ensuring families receive the best possible bereavement care? Do you have experience of leading a team of staff and volunteers?
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly skilled practitioner who has significant experience of leading and delivering bereavement support interventions, working with volunteers and with external partners. This is a unique opportunity for an experienced bereavement co-ordinator to take their development to the next level – leading on the development and delivery of a new bereavement team, transforming the delivery of bereavement care to families across Scotland.
You will be an innovative and tenacious individual with a real team-working ethic who identifies with CHAS’s core values, vision and purpose.
Benefits
- Continuation of NHS pension scheme if you are an existing member
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Superb training, clinical and professional development
- Regular externally facilitated supervision sessions
- Employee assistance programme
- Opportunity to join Lothian Pension fund
The CHAS service:
- Two children’s hospices, Rachel House, Kinross and Robin House, Balloch.
- An Outreach Service providing support to children and families in their own homes, hospitals and communities across Scotland
- Co-partnership working with Scotland’s three children’s hospitals.
The job:
To co-ordinate the operational and strategic delivery of the CHAS bereavement service. The post holder will also develop a counselling and emotional support service for families, ensuring that all counselling services are delivered in line with the BACP code of ethical and professional conduct. This will be done through;
- Counselling
- Service Development
- Staff Leadership and Management
- Volunteer Engagement
Do you have experience of supporting bereaved children and adults? Do you have the ability to engage and work alongside families, volunteers and other professionals?
We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic person who has previous experience of delivering bereavement support to children, young people, adults and families to join our new bereavement team.
This is a unique opportunity for an experienced bereavement worker to take their development to the next level - supporting our bereavement co-ordinator to develop and deliver our bereavement service to meet the individual needs of family members across Scotland.
You will be an innovative and tenacious individual with a real team-working ethic who identifies with CHAS’s core values, vision and purpose.
Benefits
- Continuation of NHS pension scheme if you are an existing member
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Superb training, clinical and professional development
- Regular externally facilitated supervision sessions
- Employee assistance programme
- Opportunity to join Lothian Pension fund
The CHAS service:
- Two children’s hospices, Rachel House, Kinross and Robin House, Balloch.
- An Outreach Service providing support to children and families in their own homes, hospitals and communities across Scotland
- Co-partnership working with Scotland’s three children’s hospitals.
The job:
To work alongside colleagues in the bereavement team and family support team to deliver a range of evidence based, high quality supportive interventions, and bereavement programmes, to meet the individual needs of family members, through:
- Service delivery
- Service Development
- Leadership
- Volunteer Engagement
We're looking for a skilled fundraising professional to join our ambitious team in our Glasgow centre.
Your responsibilities
- You are an accomplished relationship-builder with excellent communication skills and a proven track record of successfully leading a team to build partnerships and income within a not for profit or business environment.
- As Centre Fundraising Manager at Maggie’s Glasgow, you will lead a team to generate funds and awareness through high-value events, activities and partnerships, helping to create unique fundraising opportunities and working closely with our lead volunteers to influence and generate significant income for Maggie’s.
- A strong communicator, you will also be expected to have substantial experience in a fundraising or development role and will need to demonstrate excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills, proven leadership skills and an ability to manage budgets and identify opportunities to achieve desired outcomes.
- Experience of contributing to organisational strategy and a proven record of working successfully with high level volunteers and supporters is highly desirable.
- You will be commercially aware, enthusiastic and creative in your approach as you use your expertise to engage and inspire our supporters and develop lasting relationships with a range of partners.
Benefits we offer
In addition to a highly rewarding career, we offer a range of staff benefits including:
- a unique, experiential induction based in one of our centres
- a competitive holiday entitlement
- workplace pension with the option to apply to continue NHS pension
- the option to apply for a Bike Loan, Travel Card Loan and Ride to Work scheme and much more.
Senior Nursing Support Worker - Robin House, Balloch
- Full time
- £23,996 – £27,387
- Robin House, Balloch (Commutable from Glasgow, Paisley, Ayrshire, Lanarkshire)
- Closing 8th February 2023
“When Louise took my hand, I knew I would never be alone. The care my son received and the support we had as a family at the toughest time imaginable in our lives was truly a life-line", CHAS parent.
Benefits
- Full time colleagues work 3 shifts per week
- All working patterns considered: full time, part time and flexible
- Free parking
- Generous holiday and sick pay
- NHS pension scheme members can transfer their pensions to CHAS
- Lothian Pension Fund membership available
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