Are you a proactive, enthusiastic person interested in working with us to deliver on our vision for social care and support in Scotland? We’re looking for someone who combines an interest in creative communications with strong administration skills to join us as our new Communications & Member Engagement Officer.

You’ll work in our Communications & Engagement team on our engagement with members, which includes overseeing our CRM. You’ll support us in developing content for our website, social media channels and publications. You’ll also field requests from media and parliamentarians, and work to ensure the smooth running of our internal and external events. Alongside membership and communications support, you’ll bring your skills to covering for our Administration Team when needed.

This could be an ideal role for someone interested in taking their first step into a communications-based position, with the opportunity for creative input and further development of skills and experience. Or perhaps you want to bring your existing skills to the social care sector.

The right candidate will join a talented staff team dedicated to amplifying the voices of our members and ensuring that not-for-profit social care providers have the right landscape to deliver the best possible support for people and communities in Scotland.

You’ll be committed to upholding and demonstrating the values of CCPS in all the work you do. We’ll be committed to developing you and your career.

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10 jobs available across the following districts:

- Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey

- Inverness East

- Mid & East Ross

- Lochaber

- Sutherland

- Skye, Lochalsh & Wester Ross

Change Mental Health is a leading national mental health charity providing unique support to people with severe and enduring mental ill health. With over 50 years’ experience across Scotland, we believe people affected by poor mental health and illness deserve the highest quality of support in the community and that every person has the right to be valued and to share in the opportunities, challenges, and joys of everyday life.

We are excited to be expanding our Community Link Worker Service to over 60 GP practices across Highland and North Scotland, resulting in a number of vacancies throughout the area.

The Community Link Worker service collaborates with 62 selected GP surgeries across Highland – supporting adults over the age of 18 through social prescribing. Referrals are received from the GP to our Community Link Workers when there might be a concern caused by social factors, rather than a medical problem. The service focuses on improving health outcomes for people experiencing stressors in their lives due to social problems, which could lead to poor mental health.

As a Community Link Worker, you will work directly with people referred to the Highland Community Link Worker Service from their GP Practice who require immediate or on-going emotional, practical or vocational support in order to deliver the best possible health outcomes.

This post works directly with people using the service to develop and review personal support plans. You will work closely with other members of the Community Link Worker team, colleagues in Primary Care and representatives of community-based groups and organisations, to achieve outcomes as defined by your line manager.

Within the Community Link Worker team there is a clear line management structure which supports and shapes the practice. The post will contribute to an environment where people can improve their health outcomes, establish improved connections in their communities, and enhance their quality of life.

Locations:

We are recruiting for 10 posts throughout the Highlands, please include your district preference from the list below in your cover letter when applying for the role.

Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey:

Full-time (35 hour working week)

GP Practice areas:

- Aviemore

- Grantown-on-Spey

- Kingussie

- Newtonmore

Inverness

10 hours per week

GP Practice areas:

- Foyers

Mid and East Ross

22 hours per week

GP Practice areas:

- Fortrose

- Munlochy

- Cromarty

- Beauly

- Drumnadrochit

Lochaber

1 position at 26 hours per week

1 position at 28 hours per week

GP Practice areas:

- Acharacle

- Fort Augustus

- Ballachulish

- Mallaig

Sutherland

19 hours per week

GP Practice areas:

- Dornoch

- Bonar Bridge

Sutherland

21 hours per week

GP Practice areas:

- Armadale by Thurso

- Lochinvar

- Tongue

- Lairg

- Kinlochbervie

Skye, Lochalsh and Wester Ross

21 hours per week

GP Practice areas:

- Applecross

- Gairloch

- Torridon

- Lochcarron

- Ullapool

Skye, Lochalsh and Wester Ross

1 position at 29 hours per week

1 position at 31 hours per week

GP Practice areas:

- Carbost

- Dunvegan

- Glenelg

- Kyle

- Broadford

Key Responsibilities:

• Work as part of a team building positive working relationships
• Work closely with colleagues in Primary Care
• Coordinate and refer service users to resources in the local community and to statutory and non-statutory services as appropriate
• In partnership with service users, design, implement, and review outcome focussed development plans to enable service users to achieve their identified goals
• Employ a number of appropriate intervention strategies including positive communication skills
• Ensure ongoing risk assessment is integral to my practice to ensure the wellbeing of service users
• Utilise group work skills which bring people together in a safe environment
• Awareness of appropriate professional boundaries including confidentiality
• Understanding of the requirements of Health and Safety in the workplace and follow Change Mental Health policies
• Ensure that careful and ongoing review systems are in place and maintained

Essential Criteria:

• Educated to SVQ level 2 or have relevant experience working in health and social care
• Able to plan and prioritise workload
• Professional self-awareness and able to seek support and advice from my line manager appropriately and participate in supervision and support meetings positively
• Able to liaise confidently with statutory and non-statutory agencies
• Empathetic
• My personal and professional value base is consistent with the aims and objectives of Change Mental Health
• Demonstrate genuine regard for service users and their families
• Have good I.T. skills and can produce accurate case notes
• I am enthusiastic to develop my knowledge and skills
• Full, clean, driving licence and access to a vehicle

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience of working with people affected by mental or physical health issues
• Experience of community-development work
• Experience of working in a SSSC Registered Service
• A learning and development portfolio which evidences my skills and knowledge

General Duties

• Act in accordance with Data Protection legislation. Ensure all records, personal, staff and client data are managed in line with Data Management and Information Governance policies
• Comply with legal and regulatory requirements such as provisions set out in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
• As with all employees, workers and volunteers; to encourage people to join Change Mental Health as a member, donor or activist
• To act in accordance with the charity’s Health & Safety and Safeguarding policies and to notify your line manager promptly if there are any concerns
• To participate in regular supervision and appraisal and undertake any relevant training as appropriate to the role
• To work in accordance with the charity’s national policies and local operating procedures and those of external regulators or professional bodies

This job profile and list of duties is not exhaustive and serves only to highlight the main requirements. The line manager may stipulate other reasonable requirements and projects commensurate with the general profile and grade of the post.

Please note that all successful candidates will require a PVG Membership. Please be aware that it is classed as an offence if you apply for this role and are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children or vulnerable adults.

Benefits

• 24/7 access to an award-winning Employee Assistance Programme providing free legal, financial, and medical advice as well as support with life’s challenges
• A 35-hour working week, enhanced sick pay & season ticket loan
• A great work life balance with flexible and blended working environment
• Access to purchase a Blue Light Discount Card
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Enhanced sick pay and leave entitlements
• Generous 37 days’ holiday
• Paid Mental Wellbeing Days
• Professional development including funded opportunities

LCIL is a user-led organisation providing a range of services that enable Disabled People to live independently in the community of their choice.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team and help shape and develop our work with disabled people across Edinburgh and the Lothians.

We’re looking for an experienced payroll officer who is ready to progress into a managerial role. We are looking for someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, providing day-to-day leadership & guidance to our payroll and financial management service teams to ensure accurate, seamless, efficient, and timely execution of our payrolls in accordance with UK laws, regulations and company policies, and drive process improvement/standardisation across payroll activity.

Our Payroll Team currently provides a comprehensive, computerised payroll service for an average of 650+ Personal Assistant Employers who are employing around 1,000+ Personal Assistants per month. The Personal Assistant Employers figures continue to increase at a steady rate. The number of PAs employed fluctuates monthly.

The Financial Management Service provides financial support of holding bank accounts in service users’ names to ensure that they can access SDS care packages. This service means that we ensure all payroll is paid on time and correctly, we also support the service user with the management of this account. The number of service users can also fluctuate however, an average of around 150-200 service user’s access this service per month.

Please refer to the job description and personal specification for further information.

LCIL is a user-led organisation providing a range of services that enable Disabled People to live independently in the community of their choice.

Would you like to make a difference to someone’s life?

We are currently looking for an Employment Support Officer to support an established team whose joint approach is to provide an inclusive service for carers in all aspects of Independent Living.

Ideally, you will have experience and understanding of Self-Directed Support and have current experience of managing a caseload, working one-to-one with individuals including unpaid carers and disabled people.

After initial training in the office environment, this post will be a mix of office, home and outreach based working. The post is part of a project in partnership with VOCAL (Voice of Carers Across Lothian) and will include regular meetings and close work alongside VOCAL colleagues.

Successful applicants subject to PVG.