An opportunity have arisen for AI to recruit an enthusiastic individual to work within our EnCompass team focusing on work with our clients in recovery from substance misuse. You will be a self-starter and be creative in order deliver casework and develop activity that develops clients’ confidence and skills in order to progress them into further learning and employment.
Closing date for applications is 12 noon Wednesday 18 January 2023
Interviews will be held in Edinburgh on Thursday 26 January 2023
To find out more about the role and how to apply, please download the Application Pack below.
Caseworker - EnCompass
Postcode: EH1 1RP
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SOEC Ltd is a charity and social enterprise offering inspirational outdoor learning experiences to young people and community groups across its 3 residential outdoor learning centres in Scotland.
The successful candidate will join the organisation’s Head Office staff team in West Linton and work closely with the Chief Executive to meet SOEC’s strategic objectives.
Experience of charity and social enterprise finance as well as SAGE 50 is required.
Everyday people with chest, heart and stroke conditions are leaving hospital scared and alone. You can be part of our mission to make sure that there is no life half lived in Scotland.
By joining Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland (CHSS) as Head of Service Delivery (Triage, Clinical & Support Line Operations) you can be the difference between people just surviving and really living.
You will be part of Scotland’s leading charity providing support to people with chest, heart, stroke and long covid conditions to live life to the full again. Our Community Healthcare Support Service model forms a nationwide network of local support groups, nurses, volunteers and one-to-one support teams helping families adjust to life with a heart or lung condition, long covid or after a stroke.
To support the delivery of our ambitious NLHL strategy, CHSS is seeking to appoint a transformative leader as the Head of Service Delivery (Triage, Clinical & Support Line Operations). In this pivotal role, the post holder will spearhead the operational execution of our clinical services across Scotland, shaping the future of clinical service provision for those we serve.
A critical mandate of this position will be to implement a unified single point of access to CHSS Services. This will ensure that routes into our service provision for partners, referrers and those with our conditions, is effective, meets their needs and will enhance the overall value of our offerings.
Collaboration is essential in this role, and the post holder will work closely with the Head of Service Delivery (Prevention & Community Service Operations) to co-lead the development and implementation of a whole system approach to supported self-management. This includes the strategic expansion and dissemination of our NLHL model throughout Scotland, encompassing all clinical services. The post holder will strive for best practice in the delivery of care/support of people living with our conditions and will hold responsibly and accountability for rigorous clinical governance and quality assurance of our services fulfilling our obligations to both partner contractual regulations and national legislation.
The role will strategically and operationally support a culture that inspires service excellence, innovation and underpins the principles of supported self management across all service provision, ensuring that our contributions to the broader health and social care systems are both impactful and demonstrably beneficial.
CHSS is seeking an exceptional leader with in-depth knowledge of the health and social care landscape, who comprehends the evolving needs of service delivery and supported self-management for both individuals and our partners. Applicants should possess a current NMC or HCPC professional registration and bring substantial managerial and leadership experience from within the health, social care, or third sector arenas.
A foundational objective of this role will be to lead the implementation of a streamlined single point of access for our services across Scotland. Therefore, prior experience with triage services, systems design, and service redesign will be a distinct advantage. This is an opportunity to make a profound impact on the lives of individuals living with our conditions and to elevate the standards of care provided by CHSS.
The line manager is happy to take enquiries if you have any questions prior to applying for the role. Please email joanne.graham@chss.org.uk if you wish to raise any questions.
CHSS employees enjoy a variety of organisational benefits including: Company pension scheme, generous holiday allowance, company sick pay, employee welfare support and life assurance.
CHSS also supports flexible recruitment through Working Families and we are “Happy to Talk Flexible Working”.
Location
Blend of home working and office, based in Rose Street, Edinburgh. There will be a requirement to attend in-person events and meeting, based predominantly in Edinburgh. Please talk to us about your flexible working requirements!
The Role
Scottish Women’s Aid has an exciting opportunity to join the Training team, covering maternity for the Learning and Development Coordinator post. The role holder will be responsible for leading on the coordination and delivery of a programme of learning, development and good practice events for Scottish Women’s Aid’s 33 member organisations who deliver frontline services to women, children and young people experiencing domestic abuse. Working closely with the Member Services team and the Training team, they will identify key learning and development needs of the network, commission, develop and deliver training and ensure the member learning and development programme is fit for purpose through regular monitoring and evaluation. The role reports directly to the National Training Manager.
Background
Scottish Women’s Aid is the lead organisation in Scotland working to end domestic abuse. We are both a children's rights and a women's rights organisation.
• We directly campaign to institutions and leaders for policies and laws that address the drivers of women’s inequality and improve responses to domestic abuse. This work makes women and children safer and helps them disentangle themselves from their abusers.
• We provide training to public and private bodies from the police and judiciary to child welfare systems, to effectively respond to survivors.
• We raise the profile of domestic abuse nationally and internationally so that domestic abuse is treated like the critical threat to human rights that it is.
• We host Scotland’s 24-Hour Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Helpline to ensure help is always available while actively supporting a network of 33 specialist local Women’s Aid services that directly support and provide refuge to women and children of Scotland affected by domestic abuse
• We are the umbrella organisation for 33 autonomous Women’s Aid groups delivering direct services to women, children and young people across Scotland, providing guidance, support and training to our members
What you’ll do
Working collaboratively with the Training, Member Services, Policy and other teams within SWA, you will coordinate and deliver a learning and development programme for our members, including an online programme of events and tailored, bespoke learning for individual member organisations as needed. You will develop and deliver training and, where appropriate external expertise is required, identify and commission external and associate trainers as part of the learning and development programme. You will undertake continuous monitoring and evaluation of the member learning and development programme to ensure it is meeting members’ needs, of high quality and making an impact.
What We Need
We’re looking for someone who has:
• Experience in a similar role co-ordinating projects, training and events and developing and facilitating training
• Awareness and understanding of the feminist analysis of domestic abuse and the impact on women, children and young people
• Knowledge of the issues, policies and legislation within Scotland affecting women, children and young people who experience domestic abuse
• Knowledge of models of evaluation and quality assurance of training and trainers
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; you’ll be skilled at interpreting and presenting complex issues so they can be easily understood by different audiences and have the ability to engage confidently with and influence a wide range of people at national and local level
What we offer
There are many reasons to work for Scottish Women’s Aid. We have a great working culture and our mission and vision attracts a brilliant staff team. Your hard work is rewarded with a package of support and benefits including:
Flexible working
We offer flexible hybrid working options for the majority of our employees. Some posts are eligible for full-time homeworking. We also offer flexibility for staff and work/life balance through a number of flexible working options such as flexi time, condensed hours, job sharing.
Pay
SWA are a Living wage employer, our pay and grading system offers a competitive starting salary and yearly progression.
Annual Leave
We offer a full-time annual leave entitlement of 30 days (210 hours) per year plus 10 Public Holiday days (70 hours) per year. Leave is accrued at the rate of 3.33 days (23.3 hours) per month.
Pension
SWA believes it's important that we help you save for your retirement so access to Nest pension scheme is given to all eligible employees. SWA contributes 10% of gross contractual earnings on the provision that the employee contributes a minimum of 3% towards their pension contributions.
Learning and Development
SWA supports and develops staff to ensure they have the necessary skills, knowledge and abilities. There is an internal schedule of training on key skills and knowledge relevant to all staff. There is also scope to attend ad hoc training for employees who are working to develop specific skills.
Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
SWA offers staff who meet the criteria for Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) an enhanced maternity pay of 20 weeks on full pay and 20 weeks on half pay.
Wellbeing
As part of SWA’s commitment to staff wellbeing, staff are offered access to a confidential 24/7 health and Wellbeing service with AIG which provides confidential advice, counselling and legal support to all staff, and where applicable, immediate family members.
Bike 2 Work
An interest-free loan to purchase a bike, can be arranged up to the value of £1,000.
Edinburgh Leisure Gym Subsidies
Edinburgh based staff are able to access Edinburgh Leisure facilities for the reduced price of £1 per session.
Positive Action
SWA are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that is representative of the people we serve. We are taking positive action to address an under-representation of minoritised and marginalised women within our workforce.
We offer disabled women the option of requesting that their application is considered under the terms of our Guaranteed Interview Schemes. You will be asked if you wish to be considered when you complete our application form.
Scottish Women’s Aid is an equal opportunities employer, applications will be accepted from women only under Schedule 9, part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
If you would like to discuss the job or any adjustments, whether due to disability or any other reason, please contact us on recruitment@womensaid.scot or on the phone on 0131 226 6606.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of The Carewell Partnership. Health in Mind is a member of the Carewell Partnership together with VOCAL, Milan, LGBT Health and Wellbeing and the Eric Liddell Centre, offering support to carers across Edinburgh.
The Carer Support and Development Worker role is to develop and deliver a range of carer support groups to support the mental health and wellbeing of carers, including a safe listening space for carers and to support carers to access peer support. This work will be done in collaboration with carers as active and equal partners in the development of courses and groups.
You will be offering support to people in a one-to-one setting, offering short-term support to unpaid Carers. You will also be offering group support, including peer spaces, listening spaces and delivering self-management courses to support carers mental health and wellbeing. You will have skills in offering support, as well as managing tasks relating to advertising and promoting the service, managing enquiries and waiting lists, risk assessments and reporting.
If you have experience of supporting people to improve their mental health and wellbeing, personal experience of caring , supporting carers or personal experience of self-managing your own mental health difficulties, we’d love to hear from you!