At SCSN, we are the strategic voice for Community Safety in Scotland. If you have a keen interest interest in Community Safety, how would you feel about joining our board of directors to make a difference? We are recruiting now...

If you are looking to join our board there are opportunities to support you with the following:

1. Leadership development: You will learn complex thinking skills and become a better decision maker.

2. Personal growth: You can contribute your expertise and experience to a cause you are passionate about.

3. Networking: Board membership helps broadens your contacts.

4. Professional endorsement: Being selected for a board position raises your professional profile.

You can have a look at our Director's Profile below.

This is a unique opportunity for someone who’s passionate about changing the outcomes for young people and ensuring they are at the centre of our work.

This is an entirely new and exciting project initiative with the potential for the right candidate to work with our team here at Fauldhouse and Breich Valley Community Development Trust to create an innovative Youth Pathway Project.

You will work with, and be fully supported by, our development team, our communications coordinator, our administration and finance support, our experienced management team, and our Board of Trustees.

We would like you to help us to develop our ambitious intentions to create a Youth Pathway Project and ensure young people are at the heart of this initiative, its design and its implementation.

We would like you to help us further develop our cross-sector partnerships and set up a working group. A wide range of partners have already been consulted and fully support the Youth Pathway Project proposal. We want to ensure that we engage with young people to enable them to participate and to have meaningful input into the Youth Pathway Project Planning Process.

With the support of your manager, the board of trustees and relevant partners, we would like you to take a lead role in the construction of a working plan, a document that highlights the aims and objectives of the Youth Pathway Project and how these aims and objectives can/will be achieved.

The Youth Pathway Project will aim to not only help young people with training, skills development and employment opportunities, but to help with confidence building, physical and mental health and wellbeing, life skills, social interaction and more. The “document/plan” will outline how we could address a wide range of issues, needs, concerns and aspirations.

The Youth Pathway would offer young people, who are excluded, disadvantaged, marginalised, who have complex needs and issues a wide range of opportunities.

If you feel you are the forward thinking, enthusiastic, self-motivated person required to help us achieve these goals we would love to hear from you.

If you would like to discuss the post further, or you would like to know more about the Youth Pathway Project initiative, please feel free to contact me for further details,

Julie Smith

Telephone: 01501 773 699

Email: info@fauldhouse.org.uk

Overview:

One Dalkeith has a Board of Trustees (the Board) to oversee the strategic development, objectives and policies of the organisation. That Board sits in oversight of the One Dalkeith employees, but does not directly manage them. The day-to-day management of employees is undertaken by a Hub Manager, who reports to the Board.

Including the Hub Manager, there are 4 senior staff positions in One Dalkeith. The three additional staff positions are; i) the Shop Manager, for the Corner Shop Collective, ii) the Facilities Manager for the Hub and iii) the Community Development Officer. These positions are at equivalent levels of seniority and will report, through the Hub Manager, to the Board.

Other positions, reporting to these senior staff, will be added/included as necessary for the adequate operation of the Hub and delivery of One Dalkeith’s objectives.

Community Development Officer

The post-holder is responsible for engaging with the community, formulating a programme of community activity and delivering this over the coming years. This will include the organisation and delivery of a series of community events and activities, determined by the community, connecting with local groups and showcasing the facilities available and increasing One Dalkeith’s membership base. The position reports to the Hub Manager. The Community Development Officer will work in close collaboration with other senior managers in One Dalkeith.

Would you love to support community organisations to become stronger and more sustainable? Do you have experience of working with communities, able to provide information and encouragement?

Working as part of the member support team, this role will provide advice and support to our members (primarily in the Highlands, Western Isles and Aberdeenshire) build relationships and contribute to the growth of the development trust movement.

This role will involve hybrid working from home and office, with travel throughout the country.