- Advertised from 14th January 2022
- £13.69 per hour – 24-28 hours per week.
- 4 weeks annual leave and 12 public holidays pro rata. An additional day’s leave for each full year of employment, up to a maximum of 5 days. 8% of gross salary Employer Pension contributions to a personal pension.
Role
- Do you enjoy working with older people?
- Do you have strong interpersonal and communication skills?
- Are you keen to make a difference to the lives of older people, supporting them to live well at home and remain connected in their communities?
- Then we want to hear from you!
About Us
Mearns and Coastal Healthy Living Network is a local charity which has been providing activities, services and support to maintain and improve the health and well-being of older people for 20 years. Based in Laurencekirk, the organisation delivers a range of community-based services across Kincardine and Mearns which support older people to live well in their communities. We also deliver a range of groups and activities to combat social isolation and loneliness and to maintain and improve physical health and mental wellbeing. We want our services and activities to be inclusive and are continuing to develop and expand our support for people living with dementia. We aim to support people to remain involved in their local communities for as long as possible and to contribute to the well-being of those communities. Our services and activities are all delivered with help from the Network’s team of fantastic volunteers, the majority of whom are older people themselves, and who are a vital part of the organisation.
About the Role
As Project Coordinator you will be an experienced and motivated individual, joining a small, friendly staff team who are committed to making a difference to the lives of older people, including those living with dementia.
You will be experienced in organising, facilitating and leading a variety of community-based groups, providing meaningful opportunities for older people to maintain and improve their health and wellbeing.
A self-confessed “people person”, you will be able to engage and consult with a range of stakeholders to identify new opportunities for service growth, and be able to listen, encourage and motivate people to be involved in their local communities.
Ideally you will have experience of supporting and managing volunteers, including identifying volunteering opportunities, and be able to assist with the recruitment, induction and ongoing support of our fantastic team of volunteers.
Working closely with the Manager, staff team and Board of Trustees, you will support the day to day running of the organisation. This may include compiling reports and taking part in evaluation processes to monitor the effectiveness of our services and activities, as well as identifying funding streams, development opportunities and partnerships to expand and promote the aims and services of the organisation.
This post involves regulated work, and the preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG scheme, or undergo a PVG scheme update check prior to confirmation of employment.
What Will You Do?
- Work with group members, volunteers and partner agencies to support and develop existing activities, including social gardening groups, health walks and a group for people living with dementia. To actively participate in these activities as required.
- Organise, coordinate and facilitate regular groups and activities. Working with group members, volunteers, Support Worker and Administrative Assistant to plan activities, arrange transport, organise volunteer rotas and book venues.
- Lead on planned outings, providing support and assistance to group members and volunteers. Complete risk assessments and ensure activities comply with current Health and Safety protocols.
- Provide support and supervision to volunteers. Assist in the recruitment, induction and training process of volunteers, including PVGs, and identify new volunteering opportunities.
- Support the development of our recruitment, training and support structure for volunteers, and assist in the attainment of the Volunteer Friendly Award.
- Identify projects, development opportunities and potential partnerships to expand and promote the activities and aims of the organisation.
- Engage and consult with clients, group members, volunteers and other stakeholders to develop and expand our range of services, support and groups, in response to identified need.
- Assist in the identification of funding streams, support the Manager and Funding Committee with applications and support the development of systems to gather evidence for evaluations and monitoring.
- Compile regular reports as needed, and attend Board, office, volunteer and multiagency meetings as required.
- Comply with all organisational policies and procedures.
- Support and cover for the Manager and all other staff as required, and take on other reasonable activities and responsibilities as instructed by the Manager and Board.
Application notes
For further information and an informal chat call Jane Mitchell, Manager, on 07769 609159.
An application form and person specification are available for download below.
Email the completed form to jane.mitchell@mchln.org.uk or post completed paper copies to: Jane Mitchell, Mearns and Coastal Healthy Living Network, 44 High Street, Laurencekirk, AB30 1AB.
Closing date for applications is 5pm on 31st January 2022.
The Mearns and Coastal Healthy Living Network is a company registered in Scotland with company number 325854. Scottish Charity number SCO38980.
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Community and Events Fundraising Officer (East Coast of Scotland)
- Full time
- £26,895 – £29,746
- Home based in the East Coast of Scotland (with travel throughout) (Remote)
- Closing 27th May 2024
By joining Scottish Huntington’s Association (SHA) as a Community and Events Fundraising Officer you can play a full and active role in securing income to improve the lives of families impacted by Huntington’s disease.
Scottish Huntington’s Association is the only charity in the country exclusively dedicated to providing expert and personalised support for those impacted by Huntington’s disease when they need it, regardless of where they live.
Organised, motivated and a confident communicator, you’ll be responsible for driving income and building relationships throughout the East Coast of Scotland, to ensure we have the funds needed to deliver our specialist services for every family impacted by this devastating disease. We welcome applicants from a variety of backgrounds including (but not limited to) account management, marketing, fundraising, event management, or sales, and candidates who are based in any of the following areas: Aberdeenshire, Dundee and Angus, Edinburgh and the Lothians, Fife or Perthshire.
From supporter stewardship, event management, delivering inspiring presentations, and managing volunteers, no week will be the same. The Community and Events Fundraising Officer (East Coast of Scotland) will be joining a hard-working and talented fundraising team, working closely with our Senior Community, Event & Individual Giving Fundraising Officer, Community and Events Fundraising Officer (West Coast of Scotland), our SHA Communications team, as well as the wider SHA team.
We are looking for an engaging, passionate and tenacious person who can deliver strong, cost effective and sustainable income growth for the charity, along with good copy writing, admin and organisational skills, experienced at developing relationships, and can manage a busy and varied workload. This is a chance for you to channel your varied skills, qualities, and passion for relationship building to improve the lives of families impacted by Huntington’s disease in Scotland.
In line with our commitment to safeguarding, this role is subject to a Basic Disclosure check. SHA is committed to equality of opportunity and to providing a service that is free from unfair and unlawful discrimination. We therefore aim to ensure that no applicant, volunteer, or member of staff is unfairly treated on the grounds of offending background.
You will work from home with periodic travel throughout the East Coast of Scotland. There will also be occasional travel required for organisation-wide meetings.
This role will require occasional weekend and evening working for which time off in lieu will be agreed.
In addition to a competitive salary, we offer benefits including flexible working practices, and a generous leave allowance totalling 37 days (25 days Annual leave and 12 days public holidays). Upon 5 completed years of service, you will receive an extra day for each completed year up to a maximum of 5 days, and the the opportunity to opt into our competitive pension scheme.
This is an exciting time for the charity, now in the second year of Standing Tall: A Strategy For Growth 2023 - 2028 to transform the care and support of Huntington’s families, expand specialist services and deepen involvement in research and clinical trials.
About Scottish Huntington’s Association
People impacted by Huntington’s disease need specialist services to cope with a severe and complex disease, its impact on families, and a lack of awareness amongst health and social care providers and the wider public.
Scottish Huntington’s Association is the only charity in the country exclusively dedicated to providing expert and personalised support for those impacted by Huntington’s disease.
Our personalised support reduces unnecessary hospital admissions, supports carers and other family members; lowers household poverty; and alleviates wellbeing risks to children and young people living in Huntington’s families.
We are commissioned by NHS Boards and Health and Social Care Partnerships throughout the country to share our expertise with front-line staff and build support for improved services and higher standards of care for every family impacted by this devastating disease. Scottish Huntington’s Association plays a full and active role in attracting the global research community to Scotland to work in partnership with us to improve the lives of families impacted by Huntington’s disease.
If you wish to apply to join a values-driven organisation, founded by families for families and recognised at national and international levels for its expertise and support delivered through a nationwide network of Huntington’s Disease Specialists, Specialist Youth Advisors, and Financial Wellbeing Officers, please follow the application notes below.
Discover Digital Development Officer
- Full time
- £26,170 – £32,517
- Glasgow (On site)
- Closing 11th June 2024
The ALLIANCE is excited to be recruiting a Discover Digital Development Officer.
‘Discover Digital’ is a project to raise awareness of digital tools which promote health and wellbeing. Its current aims are enabling outreach and inclusion, promoting digital and health literacy, developing meaningful signposting and supporting the wider digital health and social care landscape.
The role of the Discover Digital Development Officer sits within the Digital Hub at the ALLIANCE. The main focus of the role will be to deliver the intended outcomes of the Discover Digital project. These are:
- Use service design approaches to develop and promote the Discover Digital Guide as a learning resource
- Development and provision of online and in-person Discover Digital workshops and the roadshow package, also using service design principles
The successful candidate for this role should have:
- Knowledge of the digital health and social care landscape in Scotland
- Knowledge and understanding of service design approaches
- Understanding of the issues affecting disabled people, people living with long term conditions and unpaid carers
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience of partnership working
- Understanding of membership organisations/networks and an enthusiastic approach to involving, supporting and responding to stakeholders
- Understanding of the third sector in Scotland
- Good understanding of data protection and how it relates to the role
- Experience of managing workload to deadlines
- Experience of website updating
- Experience of using social media as an engagement tool
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team and on own initiative
- IT skills including database management
- Good organisational and administrative skills
As an ALLIANCE employee you will benefit from:
- 210 hours annual leave (equivalent of 30 days)
- 91 hours of public holidays (equivalent of 13 days) that can be taken flexibly
- Additional leave between Christmas and New Year
- Contributory pension scheme
- Open to flexible working (formal and informal)
- Hybrid working – opportunity to work from home for part of the week
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Enhanced sick pay
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Learning and development opportunities
- Corporate rates for gym membership
- Time of in lieu
- Cycle Scheme
- Carer Positive Employer
The ALLIANCE is a healthy working lives employer and encourages a healthy work life balance and is happy to talk flexible working.
The ALLIANCE recognises that in real life, great people don’t always ‘tick all the boxes’. Even if you don’t meet every point on the job description, if this role and our organisation feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.
Our shops play a pivotal role in our income stream and assists in the financial sustainability of the Hospice. As the Retail Development Officer, you will support the Area Retail Manager in the running and development of all retail shops, e-commerce and distribution centre. You will support Shop Managers to deliver excellent merchandising standards, efficient and effective work practices, regulatory compliance as well as exceptional customer service. You will designate in the absence of the Area Retail Manager to ensure the effective and efficient management of the retail operation.
Our shops provide employment and volunteering opportunities, sell a wide selection of donated pre-loved goods, play a significant role in the local reuse and sustainability agenda, and provide a visible presence of the Ayrshire Hospice within our local communities.
Main Responsibilities
- To support Shop Managers in achieving year on year improvements in income, sales and net profit targets as per annual budgets
- To work with Shop Managers, utilising KPIs to provide advice and feedback on shop performance that promotes a learning culture within the team
- Support in delivering a culture of excellent customer service across the shop network, training and supporting staff to develop positive and professional relationships. Displaying appropriate standards of professionalism, compassion and enthusiasm
- Support the Area Retail Manager and Shop Managers to ensure compliance with statutory requirements under the data protection act, trading standards regulations and workplace health & safety regulations.
- Assist the Shop Managers and Volunteer Co-ordinator to build and maintain successful relationships with volunteers to harness their commitment and support for the Hospice.
- Support in the development and improvement of the current online retail service provision increasing the income and reaching a wider customer base
- Support the effective management of the distribution centre ensuring practices are carried out to a professional standard.
- To assist the Shop Managers in delivering effective Gift Aid practices across all stores.
- Support shop teams in delivering a customer experience to an exceptional standard, that nurtures a connection and ongoing engagement with the Ayrshire Hospice
- Support the shop teams to contribute to climate sustainability through engagement with recycling and upcycling initiatives
- Work in partnership with communications and marketing to help promote retail across media platforms, celebrating events and ensuring the messaging is consistent with branding.
Erskine Veterans Activities Centre (EVAC) Manager
- Full time
- £38,655 – £41,939
- Forres (On site)
- Closing 21st May 2024
Working for Erskine:
“ERSKINE is an iconic Scottish charity, formed in 1916 by Scotland’s compassionate response to the horrors of war. A century later, we still believe that Veterans and their families deserve our utmost respect and compassion, for the sacrifices they made and the challenges they now face. At Erskine, we work as a dedicated team to ensure that Veterans of all ages are cared for to the highest of standards in a beautiful, fun-filled environment, made up of two care homes and a Veterans Village of cottages, activities centre and apartments”.
Our Erskine Veterans Activity Centres (EVACs), and the skills, activities and sense of community which they offer, have been rightly described as life-changing and life-saving by military Veterans of all ages. EVACs are central to Erskine’s future plans. It is our strategic aim to create an EVAC in at least 5 regional locations across Scotland. They will not only support meaningful activities and wellbeing for members – they will become operating hubs for partner organisations and evolve into regional offices for our new Care and Support at Home services.
The people in our team are crucial to providing the best possible community support, so we recognise and reward our employees with benefits including employer pension contribution, fantastic career opportunities, and enhanced annual leave.
If you are kind and committed to the Veteran community, then you do have what it takes to be part of the team here at Erskine! We exist to offer exceptional care and support to our ex-service community and everyone in every role, in every department plays their part.
The Role:
The successful candidate will have responsibility for the development of a new Activities Centre in Forres, in line with Erskine’s strategic objectives of nationwide support to Veterans. The post holder will be responsible to the Regional Manager for the efficient and effective management of the Centre and will ensure that the services provided are safe, stimulating, meaningful and rewarding. The post holder will develop a staff team with an appropriate skills mix, ensuring person centred service delivery and a culture of pride and enthusiasm in the workplace. The successful candidate will also build networks and partnerships with relevant external agencies and internal departments to support the service and ensure maximum benefit for Veterans.
If you would like any further information about this role, please contact Debs Dickson, Regional Manager EVAC Services - debra.dickson@erskine.org.uk
Benefits:
• 28 days annual leave plus 5 public holidays, increasing to 33 days per year, at the rate of 1 additional day for 5 years
• Employer pension contribution
• Free payment of Disclosure Scotland Application
• Structured Induction programme
• Flexible working considered
• Fantastic progression opportunities with development, training and ongoing support
• Enhanced sick & maternity pay
• Occupational Health Service
• Access to credit union
• Free On-Site Parking
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Access to Employee Reward Scheme which provides a huge range of discounts on everything from holidays to high street shopping, restaurants and cinema tickets.
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