Are you looking to lead an organisation and contribute to a more inclusive society?

Fife Shopmobility is seeking an inspiring General Manager to lead their transformative charity, which is dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with mobility challenges. Operating in Kirkcaldy, Glenrothes, and Dunfermline, the charity provides manual and powered wheelchairs, electric scooters, and a unique companion shopping service. These services enable users to access shopping centers and enjoy daily activities with ease and dignity, whether it is grocery shopping, running errands, or enjoying a day out.

Continuously developing and enhancing their services, Fife Shopmobility aims to meet the needs of vulnerable adults and children. They build strong relationships with local partnerships to create a supportive network that enhances the quality of life of their service users.

The Role:

As the General Manager, you will lead a passionate team and drive the mission of Fife Shopmobility forward. You will work closely with the Board to develop and implement strategic plans, oversee service delivery, manage the team, and ensure compliance with health and safety regulations. Your role will also involve creating strong relationships with partners and stakeholders, managing finances, and driving fundraising efforts. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in the community, ensuring that users receive top-notch, compassionate support and that Fife Shopmobility remains a vital resource for accessibility and inclusion.

The ideal candidate will be a strong leader with a proven track record in management, preferably within the voluntary or charitable sector. They should have exceptional organisational and strategic planning skills, a strong decision maker, and a good understanding of compliance and voluntary sector statutory practices. Above all, they should be committed to making a meaningful difference in the community with both compassion and professionalism.

If you are excited by the prospect of leading a dedicated team and making a real impact, Fife Shopmobility invites you to apply. For further information about the General Manager position and to explore how you can contribute to their mission, please contact our recruitment team. Don’t miss this chance to be part of a transformative organisation.

The Best in You Brings Out the Best in Me

Enable is a dynamic and vibrant organisation dedicated to improving the lives of people with learning disabilities and we are looking for a dynamic and motivated Team Leader to join us in ensuring they have the same opportunities as everyone else.

Do you have a passion for helping people?

Do you have excellent communication and customer service skills?

Do you want to work for one of the best employability providers in Scotland?

Would you like to help someone with barriers to work find their dream job?

Then come and work for Enable Works.

Your role as Team Leader will be to provide support to people who have barriers to work to make progress towards and achieve well paid, sustainable employment and provide targeted coaching and mentoring for our front line teams.

What will you do?

• Delivering a person-centred approach to ensure the right job
• Work to our tried and tested models of success
• Generate referrals for the programme through partners and community
• Delivering individual opportunities for progression including Soft Skills training and work experience
• Accredited qualifications
• Vocational Skills
• Build and maintain positive relationships with clients
• Build and cultivate professional relationships with stakeholders
• You will work largely out in the community engaging people face to face.
• You will work with clients on a one to one and/or group basis to profile their skills and aspirations for work.
• You will provide high quality support by: right person engagement and professional support circles and employers to create opportunities for your clients to get the job they want!
• Mentor & support staff including best practice and compliance.

Enable Works are the leading specialist provider of employability services for people who have barriers to work. We believe that every person in Scotland has the right to work in a job that is high quality and well paid.

Enable Works supports over 5500 people every year across 28 Local Authorities to learn skills for work.

We partner with thousands of employers to create inclusive cultures and improve the diversity of Scotland's workforce.

We are incredibly proud of our smart, capable, and motivated colleagues across Scotland and following a period of significant growth we are looking to grow our team.

We offer a generous salary, excellent benefits, and opportunities to develop and grow in your role.

We offer flexible working practices that promote a strong work/life balance so that when you are at work you can be the best version of you.

Values are more important to us than qualifications or experience, so if you don’t think you meet every requirement that’s ok, we still want to hear from you.

Please make sure you include a detailed personal statement in the ‘More about you’ section of the application to tell us how you are suited to the post.

About You

We really need you to have these

• The drive, energy and commitment to support young people to gain an aspiration for work as they transition from school
• Ability to build relationships with employers to offer opportunities for our young people
• Ability to manage your own workload and prioritise as needed
• Confident communicator
• Strong attention to detail
• Professional presentation and personality
• Some knowledge of the local community
• Ability to work with people at any age who have challenging barriers to employment
• IT literacy
• Comfortable working towards targets
• A natural, professional relationship builder
• A full driving licence

Why?

Our vision is that every person in Scotland is able to access the support they need to find a high-quality job that pays them well and your drive and commitment to this job will help them get there. You will recognise each client’s individual skills and aspirations and work with them to find a job that they love.

Our culture is autonomous so that means we trust you to make the right decisions for your clients, therefore you need to manage your work load well and be accountable for your time. Attention to detail is important as it means you can work accurately and follow instructions

About Us

At Enable we believe in developing all our staff and we provide an extensive learning programme together with in-house career development opportunities.

We also have an excellent range of staff benefits on offer including but not limited to:

• Health cash plans providing a wide range of health benefits to help people cover the cost of their everyday health care.
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme*
• Season Ticket Loans*

Starting a career with Enable is the first step towards making a real difference in our award-winning charity’s mission to help create an equal society for every person who has a learning disability.

Enable is an equal opportunities employer and our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based entirely on values, skills and competencies required of the specific roles.

Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Digital Skills for Health and Wellbeing Project

About the role:

We seek a part-time (28 hours per week) Learning Coordinator to promote and deliver Lead Scotland’s new Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Digital Skills for Health and Wellbeing Project. This is a learning service for digitally excluded people, including disabled people, carers and those who experience barriers; The role includes engaging with service providers as part of the project delivery.

About you:

Are you committed to engaging and supporting disabled people and carers to build confidence and digital skills? Are you committed to delivering accessible learning opportunities and supporting people to progress?

Are you passionate about using a community-based adult learning approach, supporting people to get online safely and to realise the benefits of digital and online health and care services? Are you confident in communicating one to one and with groups and have a flexible and creative approach to problem-solving? Are you confident in communicating with partners and service providers?

Would you enjoy being an active part of the Lead Scotland team as we develop new, exciting accessible digital learning opportunities?

Do you have great organisational skills, previous experience of supporting disabled people experiencing a range of barriers, of working one-to-one and in groups with learners, and of designing and delivering learning programmes?

Do you have access to transport as you will be working in homes and communities across Aberdeen City and Shire?

Do you have an Assessor’s Award? No? Would you be willing to work towards this?

Interested in hearing about working with Lead? Watch our information video at lead.org.uk/current-job-vacancies .

This post is home-based in Aberdeen City or Aberdeenshire and involves regulated work for which a satisfactory PVG will be required. Lead Scotland has a Recruiting People with Convictions Policy.

Applications from disabled people:

Lead has Disability Confident status, and we encourage applications from disabled people. All disabled people meeting the minimum requirements will get a guaranteed interview. Information about our commitment to recruit disabled people is available on our website. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in the online form. This will in no way disadvantage you in the recruitment process. All job application information can be made in alternative formats on request, including braille, large print and audio and people can make applications in alternative formats.

It is an exciting time at Inclusion Scotland as we recently welcomed our new Chief Executive. We have created new positions so that we can better serve our membership and continue our work to influence policy and practice. We are delighted to have opportunities for new people to join us and want to meet candidates who share our values and commitment to Inclusion Scotland’s mission. Applications from disabled people are particularly welcome.

We are looking for two Membership and Communications Coordinators who will work to promote Inclusion Scotland, to develop and deliver improved communications, contributing to achieving the vision of disabled people being fully included throughout all Scottish society as equal citizens.

The role will involve working collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation to promote and raise awareness of the organisation’s policy and research, programmes and wider work among members and externally. They will work to grow and diversify the membership, ensuring a positive member experience for individuals and organisations.