- Advertised from 23rd June 2022
- 21 hours per week, worked to fit the play session delivery times. Pay Rate £20020 pro rata (£12,012).
Role
We are looking for a dynamic ‘Outdoor Play and Learning –Youth Worker’ who is ready to take on an exciting new challenge. Our Children want you to be fun, to support them to lead and initiate the play and to share and nurture their passion for nature, the outdoors, play, food, cookery, woodcraft, and building.
Application notes
Application Closing Date: 17.7.22
To apply please email play@concretegarden.org.uk with a copy of your CV, and a covering letter as an attachment (1 side A4 maximum) detailing:
• Your available start date and workdays
• How your motivations, experiences, skills meet those outlined in the job description
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Top job! Head of Strategic Development
- Full time
- £47,487 – £55,060
- Hybrid: Stepps
- Closing 5th August 2024
Do you want to combine your professional capabilities with a career in a leading environmental charity? If so, we want to hear from you.
By working with a range of private, public and third sector partners, Green Action Trust services deliver positive action across the country to help Scotland achieve its climate change ambitions. We turn ideas into tangible change, to build more sustainable communities and a greener country.
We are a dynamic, progressive and successful charity that is moving into its next phase of development. This is a great opportunity for a highly driven, competent and innovative individual to join our team. Key will be your commitment to enable us to reach exemplar status.
This new senior management position with the Trust will play a critical role enabling and driving strategic thinking and planning across the organisation to ensure we are delivering the maximum impact, ensuring there is a clear and coherent strategy aligned throughout the organisation, internally and to external stakeholders.
The successful candidate will have a very ‘hands on’ role and will be given the freedom to bring their ideas, innovation and creativity to the team to help us create our new future.
In return, we offer a great benefits package and a very flexible and supportive working environment which will support your own personal development so that you have all the tools necessary to succeed. We want you to grow with us.
To find out more about our work please visit greenactiontrust.org
Project Officer – Schools Link (Part-Time)
- Part time
- £28,062 pro-rata
- Hybrid: between home and FEL Scotland’s head office in Stirling.
- Closing 28th July 2024
Interested in joining us? Fantastic!
We’re experts in helping communities live more sustainably – making social and environmental change happen, project by project, so people and our planet can thrive. We believe powerful change can be simple to make; small steps everyone can take to make their own lives better can help our world towards a healthier, more sustainable future too. We support that change to happen, project by project. Each one we run focuses on the things that matter to those they support across our core themes of Climate, Travel, and Food.
Job Purpose:
Working as part of FEL's Schools team, the Active Travel Hub Schools Link Officer will play a key role in delivering FEL Scotland’s schools active travel programme this year. This exciting position will target support where it is most needed within each school community, helping to promote sustainable travel and community engagement.
You will act as one of the primary points of contact between FEL Active Travel School Hubs and FEL Scotland staff, establishing and nurturing relationships with key stakeholders including school administrators, teachers, community groups, and local authorities. This role requires a proactive individual with excellent communication and organisational skills to ensure that all our sessions run smoothly and efficiently.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Stakeholder Management:
- Act as one of the primary points of contact between schools and FEL Scotland staff.
- Establish and nurture relationships with key stakeholders including school administrators, teachers, community groups, and local authorities.
Consistent and Coordinated Communication & Logistics:
- Work with the Schools Coordinator to maintain clear, consistent, and coordinated communication between schools and FEL Scotland staff, including meetings and delivery.
- Address any communication gaps or issues promptly to maintain smooth operations.
- Maintain records of communication and schedules to ensure this information is up-to-date and accessible.
- Provide logistical support to the Active Travel team, streamlining processes and procedures where applicable for both schools and the Community ebike Library rental.
- Working with FEL Communications Officer, distribute newsletters, reports, and updates to keep stakeholders informed about upcoming events and progress.
Staff Support:
- Ensure all logistical aspects of events and delivery are managed efficiently (e.g., venue booking).
- Coordinate and support FEL school staff schedules to ensure all sessions have adequate staff for delivery.
- Work with FEL community officers to assist with the coordination of the Bike Buddies programme including liaising with feeder primary schools to confirm dates for delivery and pupil numbers.
- Assist with the running of the FEL Scotland Bike Library including liaising with service users, and helping with enquiries
This role will support FEL’s mission to increase everyday cycling, walking, and wheeling journeys.
You will become part of a committed and enthusiastic team and will enjoy the benefits of joining a flexible, adaptable and ambitious workplace that puts people at the heart of everything we do
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Essential:
- Demonstrable experience of supporting the smooth running of a team or project with varied delivery and stakeholders.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong organisational and time management skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Passion for promoting walking, wheeling and cycling.
- Proficiency in MS Office and other relevant software.
Desirable:
- A degree or equivalent work experience in education, logistics, administration, communication, event management, or a related field.
- Experience working in or with schools.
- Knowledge of active travel and sustainability initiatives.
- Familiarity with the Forth Valley region and its educational landscape.
- Full UK driver’s license
Working Conditions:
- Flexible working hours to accommodate school schedules during the week.
- Potential travel within the region to visit schools and attend events.
Top job! Co-CEO – Corporate Responsibility
- Part time
- £45,000 pro-rata
- Hybrid: Edinburgh
- Closing 6th September 2024
The Green Team was founded in 1995 to support young people to succeed in achieving the Duke of Edinburgh award. Since then, the team has grown significantly and now offers nine programmes along with corporate volunteering days and holiday activities. From one member of staff and a few volunteers, we now have 10 staff and over 50 volunteers.
The growth of the team since 1995 has been primarily driven by our current CEO, Penny Radway. The size of the organisation and number of programmes run mean that we believe the time is right to introduce a dual CEO approach. Penny will focus on CEO responsibilities for delivering our programmes and we are looking to recruit someone passionate about the outdoors and helping young people to become our CEO for corporate responsibility. We believe this represents an exceptional opportunity to help shape the Green Team strategy for the next decade, continue to grow the team and further enhance its reputation.
The role
To co-lead the charity promoting the mission, aims, values and objectives, be directly responsible for specific agreed areas of the charity’s corporate operations while overseeing and ensuring the success of these operations. To increase income generation, specifically unrestricted funds, enhance existing financial controls, and impact reporting. To also ensure there are clear and impactful communications, partnerships and marketing approaches for the development of the Green Team.
Work in partnership with the Co-CEO Programmes to advise the Trustees on the strategic direction of the organisation and to implement Board decisions. To ensure the sustainability of the Green Team, with a focus on increasing unrestricted funds to achieve longevity of the organisation.
Rite to Work Employability Assistant
- Part time
- Circa £22,000 pro-rata
- Hybrid: Glasgow
- Closing 9th August 2024
WorkingRite seeks to stop the cycle of deprivation and poverty that occur in so many communities across Scotland. We do this through our award-winning, youth employability programme, which sees practical work skills coupled with personal development, strengthened through a mentored work placement with a small, local business of the young person’s choice. Our flexible, person-centred programmes of training, support and work placements put the young people at the heart of their future, helping those 15 – 24 years old who are furthest from the job market, to gain confidence, real skills and a foothold on the employability ladder. We have been operating as a charity since 2011 and in that time have supported over 3,500 young people into a positive destination. We currently operate programmes in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Argyll & Bute, Aberdeen and East Ayrshire.
All this means it is a very exciting time to be joining WorkingRite.
This exciting role will support young people from different secondary schools across Glasgow to prepare for employment when they leave school. By delivering WorkingRite’s in-school model, Rite to Work, this post will work will support the delivery of small groups of young people in their last year at school to gain the confidence and skills they need to progress into jobs, apprenticeships or further vocational learning – or gain further support with WorkingRite’s post-16 work experience programme in local businesses. Working alongside WorkingRite Project Coordinators; this important post will enhance the experience of RTW participants.
We require a Rite to Work Employability Assistant who can:
• Support and progress participating young people
• Understand the challenges and barriers some participants may face
• Be comfortable in a group setting with RTW groups
• Engage and motivate young people in groups and 1:1
• Offer new and creative ideas
• Provide holistic and ongoing support to participants
• Work alongside the Project Coordinator in the delivery of the programme
You will be confident, have excellent communication skills with our young people, stakeholders and other partners and above all, you must be enthusiastic and want to support young people.
Applicants must be able to travel to schools within the South of Glasgow.
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