Policy and Projects Officers
- Full time or Part time
- £34,064
- Edinburgh contract base with flexible home / office working.
- Closing 5th June 2023
- Advertised from 15th May 2023
- Full time and part time opportunities, salary pro rata for part time.
Role
About us
The Coalition of Care and Support Providers is the voice of not-for-profit social care providers in Scotland and we are growing. With new funding, we want to employ a new team of policy and project officers to help us drive change as part of a forward looking, successful team.
CCPS is at the heart of influencing Scotland’s radical social care reform agenda. It’s a busy landscape right now, with great opportunities to make a tangible difference for more than a quarter of a million people supported every year by our membership of more than 90 not-for-profit social care and support providers.
We want to see a social care sector in Scotland where individuals and families can realise their own aspirations, and thrive, through support which is rooted in human rights and meaningful relationships. And we want social care to be designed collaboratively, delivered locally and accessible equitably to everyone who needs it.
As an organisation, we aim to live these values with integrity in how we work with each other, with our members, and with our partners.
CCPS, and its hosted units, influence a range of policy areas focused on national reform agendas, workforce issues, service commissioning and procurement, children and young people, digital / data innovations, housing support and criminal justice. Find out more about our Organisational Commitments here.
The role and recruitment process
We are looking for policy professionals with strong social policy skills and experience, a commitment to collaboration and a creative focus on finding solutions in a complex landscape. You do not need to be specific subject specialists, but you will have a curious mind and willingness to learn.
We are currently advertising for Policy and Projects Officer posts in the following areas:
• Workforce (full time)
• Commissioning and Procurement (full time)
• Criminal Justice (4 days per week or full time) with the Criminal Justice Voluntary Sector Forum
• National social care reform and resilience (three days per week, 9 months)
The benefits
Like many organisations, CCPS is working to update its ways of working, policies, and procedures in light of experiences through the pandemic. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to shape these with us in 2023-24.
Benefits include:
• A salary starting at £34,064
• Joining a high performing and kind team doing meaningful and influential work
• Flexibility in home / office working
• 36 days of annual leave including 11 bank holidays (6 set bank holidays)
• The opportunity to join a Group Personal Pension Plan with an employer contribution of 6% and a minimum employee contribution of 4%.
Application notes
A generic policy and projects officer job description is available to download below.
The core functions of each available role are identical but wording specific to each policy area will be included in a final JD for successful candidates in each role.
Applications are invited by CV and covering letter by 9am on Monday 5th June. In your covering letter please let us know which policy area(s) you are applying to work in and whether you have a preference for a full- or part-time post. Let us know too if you want us to consider a secondment.
In your covering letter please also ensure that you address the key skills, knowledge and experience as set out in the job description as we will use this to support shortlisting. Please keep covering letters to no more than three sides of A4. CVs without such a covering letter will not be accepted. Please email your CV and covering letter to info@ccpscotland.org
Interviews are scheduled to take place during the week of 12th June in Edinburgh.
CCPS is committed to providing equal opportunities in employment. We welcome applications from disabled candidates. We are happy to accommodate online interviews for any shortlisted candidate currently unable to meet in person, as well as discussing other adjustments that might support you in the recruitment process.
Downloads
LCIL is a user-led organisation providing a range of services that enable Disabled People to live independently in the community of their choice.
LCiL are recruiting for a full time Peer Support and Learning Facilitator to facilitate the effective delivery of the PSL programme deliver workshops and peer support groups in Edinburgh and the three Lothians.
PSL facilitates group peer support with disabled people and carers on all stages of their social care and Self-Directed Support (SDS) journey, empowering them to take ownership of, and have more control over, their health and wellbeing. The team also work in partnership with The Action Group (TAG) to facilitate peer support with carers from BAME backgrounds.
Peer Support and Learning Facilitator role:
• Alongside PSL and TAG colleagues and LCiL Champions, facilitate peer support groups with disabled people and carers in Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian, and West Lothian.
• Support Champions within their roles; work with the Service Manager to ensure meaningful opportunities for volunteers are available and people are supported to learn, develop, and lead.
• As part of team, create content for information workshops and co-deliver with colleagues and Champions.
• Benefits including 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, up to 8% pension contributions and company sick pay.
Please refer to the job description and personal specification for further information.
Service Manager : Advice and Information Services
- Full time
- £30,000
- Hybrid: Edinburgh
- Closing 31st July 2024
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 do this in part through our advice and information services:
• Our Independent Living Service provides independent advice and information as well as support to disabled people, their carers, and families on all aspects of Self-Directed Support. This service covers all of Edinburgh and the Lothians.
• Our Disability Advice and Information Service provides specialist advice and information to empower disabled people across Edinburgh and the Lothians, to understand and access their rights and welfare benefits entitlements.
We’re looking for a Service Manager to support our advice and information services, providing day-to-day leadership and support to both services, ensuring strategic and operational goals are successfully met.
This post is an essential management role contributing to LCiL’s ongoing sustainability, enabling it to take forward a new three-year strategic plan, which is currently being developed.
Service Manager role:
• The post holder will manage a team and oversee the delivery of advice and information services.
• Implement strong monitoring and evaluation processes.
• Promote and represent LCiL at relevant networks and events.
• Ensure that all services agreed targets and deadlines are achieved.
We offer generous benefits, including 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, up to 8% pension contributions and company sick pay.
Please refer to the job description and personal specification for further information.
If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Gaby Nolan via HR@lothiancil.org.uk
Service Manager- Business Services
- Full time
- £34,621 – £39,305
- On site: Scotland
- Closing 29th July 2024
Come lead a Innovative and forward-focused team, helping Carr Gomm go even further in supporting people across Scotland to live their best possible lives.
The role
As the Service Manager in our Business Services Team, you will be reporting to the Senior Operations Manager and take a lead role in the following key areas:
- Support with the governance of Carr Gomm, directly enabling the Board of Directors and Chief Executive to lead the organization
- Management of records and schedules relating to properties
- Day to day management of the central administration team in Carr Gomm
- Monitoring and reporting on key compliance indicators relating to Health and Safety, GDPR and operational services
Who we are looking for
In our eyes, the best managers are proactive with a logical and organized mind whilst also being focused and flexible in both their outlook and approach. Although you will not have regular direct contact with the people we support, we expect that you will have an awareness of the support we deliver, and the service needs.
You will have strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to produce management reports, maintain databases, update policies, provide support to the wider organisation and support the development of your team.
You will be comfortable presenting information as well as participating in meetings / working groups. You will also be a confident problem solver with ideas to support new ways of working and provide expert knowledge to help motivate, shape and drive the people agenda within Carr Gomm.
Experience within social care is beneficial, but not essential.
About Carr Gomm
Carr Gomm is a leading Scottish social care and community development charity. We provide person-centered support to over 4500 people every year so they can live their best possible life.
Our services are based on our values and reflect the choices and aspirations of each individual and community we work with. Our qualified staff work with people in their homes and communities, supporting people in their day-to-day lives and making plans to achieve their hopes and dreams in the future. Carr Gomm also fundraises to tackle isolation and loneliness in our communities through projects and activities across Scotland.
Benefits
- 35 days’ holiday per year (Rising with length of service)
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and sick leav
- A Defined Contribution pension scheme, with incremental employer contribution.
- Membership to Lifeworks; employee well-being and perks platform access to the Carr Gomm App, with access to online physiotherapy, health coaching and counselling.
- Membership of a credit union
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounts with leading hotels; and more!
If you would like to discuss this role further please contact Paul Marshall- paulmarshall@carrgomm.org
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 a Services and Development Lead to join our Leadership Team, where you will oversee the delivery and development of LCiL support services. You will provide leadership that supports LCiL to deliver and grow person-led, innovative, and high quality services.
This post is an essential lead role contributing to the ongoing sustainability of LCiL enabling it to take forward a new three-year strategic plan which is currently being developed.
Services and Development Lead role:
- The post holder will manage a team over Service Managers and will required to ensure that strategic and operational goals for those services are met.
- Support the CEO with contributions to the overall organisation’s strategy and development.
- Work alongside the CEO and the Operations and Finance Lead to ensure a strong connection between organisational and services planning, and financial sustainability.
- Promote and represent LCiL at relevant networks, meetings, and external events.
- Foster collaboration and best practises across services.
- Benefits including 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, up to 8% pension contributions and company sick pay.
Please refer to the job description and personal specification for further information.
If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Gaby Nolan via HR@lothiancil.org.uk
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