- Advertised from 19th May 2023
- Salary: [£8,218] per annum. Hours: [14.5] hours per week
Role
Every day people with chest, heart and stroke conditions are leaving hospital scared and alone. You can be part of our mission to make sure that there is no life half lived in Scotland.
By joining Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland (CHSS) as an Assistant Shop Manager you can be the difference between people just surviving and really living.
You will be part of Scotland’s leading charity providing support to people with chest, heart and stroke conditions to live life to the full again. Our Hospital to Home services form a nationwide network of local support groups, nurses, volunteers and one-to-one support teams helping families adjust to life with a heart or lung condition or after a stroke.
We are looking for an Assistant Manager to join the team in our very busy Boutique store in Haddington, working 14.5hours per week usually over 3 days, including Sundays, but flexibility to work overtime when required. You will be working with the team to drive performance through processing stock, generating donations, and working alongside a great team of volunteers.
CHSS employees enjoy a variety of organisational benefits including: Company pension scheme, generous holiday allowance, company sick pay, employee welfare support and life assurance.
CHSS also supports flexible recruitment through Working Families and we are “Happy to Talk Flexible Working”.
In line with our commitment to safeguarding, this role is subject to a Basic Disclosure check. CHSS is committed to equality of opportunity and to providing a service which 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.
Application notes
Closing date: [03/06/2023]
Interviews: [TBC]
If you are interested in this post, please see our website at: chss.org.uk/workforus where you will be able to apply online or contact the HR Department via email to recruitment@chss.org.uk
Please note CVs will not be accepted.
Working for Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland in our shops will allow you to use all your skills to meet the challenge of turning a bag of donated items into income. Retail experience is preferable, although not essential. A positive can-do attitude is what we value. If you are creative and like working with others, especially a team of loyal volunteers, apply now.
We are looking for an enthusiastic Shop Manager for our new store opening in Prestwick. You’d be responsible for recruiting and leading a team to engage with the community to deliver the set Key Performance Indicators. You will have the autonomy to be innovative in achieving your targets.
Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland is an organisation that takes the health and well-being of everyone seriously, including all colleagues. We have a schedule of activities and learning opportunities focused on Health and Wellbeing. We offer a generous annual leave allowance, a workplace pension scheme, paid time off for ill health and access to an employee assistance package.
As well as being a vital member of the local community, you’d be part of Scotland’s leading charity providing support to people with chest, heart and stroke conditions to live life to the full again.
CHSS also supports flexible recruitment through Working Families and we are “Happy to Talk Flexible Working”.
Every day people with chest, heart and stroke conditions are leaving hospital scared and alone. You can be part of our mission to make sure that there is no life half lived in Scotland.
By joining Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland (CHSS) as an Assistant Manager you can be the difference between people just surviving and really living.
You will be part of Scotland’s leading charity providing support to people with chest, heart, and stroke conditions to live life to the full again. Our Hospital to Home services forms a nationwide network of local support groups, nurses, volunteers and one-to-one support teams helping families adjust to life with a heart or lung condition or after a stroke.
[We are looking for an Assistant Manager to join the team in our new Boutique store in Peebles, working 13 hours per week, including Sundays, but flexibility to work overtime when required. You will be working with the team to drive performance through processing stock, generating donations, and working alongside a great team of volunteers.
CHSS employees enjoy a variety of organisational benefits including Company pension scheme, generous holiday allowance, company sick pay, employee welfare support and life assurance.
CHSS also supports flexible recruitment through Working Families, and we are “Happy to Talk Flexible Working”.
In line with our commitment to safeguarding, this role is subject to a Basic Disclosure check. CHSS is committed to equality of opportunity and to providing a service which 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.
Top job! Head of Service and Chief Social Work Officer
- Full time
- £96,110 – £99,064
- Hybrid: Viewforth Stirling, FK8 2ET
- Closing 11th August 2024
This is an exciting time to join Stirling Council as we work to enhance our leadership capacity and drive improvement activities that make a difference for people in Stirling.
Are you ready to lead and innovate in relation to improving the lives of children, families and justice in Stirling? Are you committed to leading on and promoting the value and contribution of our social work professionals and practice, including child protection, adult protection and practice learning and development for across our workforce? The role of Chief Social Worker is critical to supporting the development, promotion and value of our social work profession and professionals whilst leading and managing our Children, Family and Justice services that put the child and/or person at the heart of every decision.
In Stirling, our children, young people, parents and carers have a vision of a Stirling that is safe, inclusive and nurturing and where all children and young people are able to thrive. We have a vision of Stirling as a place where every child grows up feeling loved, safe, and respected, so that they can realise their full potential. We work together putting children and families at the centre. Children and young people want services which promote and defend their rights as children, and which involve them in the decisions that affect them.
Requirements
You will be a highly effective communicator and team player, a strategic thinker and experienced senior manager, who has used your record of success in delivering effective services to champion and embed opportunities for all children, young people and care leavers, within Council and partnership systems and arrangements.
Analytical skills and astute political awareness and understanding are needed, together with a commitment to customer-focused public services. Working with our communities and public, private and third sector organisations, as well as colleagues and teams across the organisation, you will build and develop relationships to deliver improvements for the benefit of all our citizens.
Responsibilities
Children and Family and Justice Services
There are currently 18,194 children and young people aged 0-18 years in Stirling, comprising 19.5% of the total population, with almost twice as many residents living within a rural area (33.4%) than the Scottish average (17.2%). When looking at Stirling’s outcomes for children and young people, the majority are improving. Comparatively Stirling is the same or better than Scotland as whole. This overall picture, however, masks deep inequalities, with outcomes for some children and young people being significantly poorer than others.
In Children and Family Services, our work to deliver on The Promise and our commitment to the revised guidance on Getting It Right for Every Child are changing the way we work to protect those who are most vulnerable and ensure the voice and rights of the child are at the heart of all we do.
In relation to our Justice services, the Children’s Care and Justice Bill and processes around places of safety will have a significant impact on delivery of services for those young people who come into conflict with the law. Similarly, for those working in adult justice, guidance around electronic court submissions, alongside the newly introduced Community Justice Strategy and Hate Crime Strategy are changing the way we deliver services as well.
Clackmannanshire and Stirling Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) (Adult) Service
At the heart of this is our commitment to strengthen our Health, Social Work and Social Care Services, and deliver a service to our communities that is defined by quality, inclusive practices, innovation, accountability and achieving effective and positive outcomes which will change lives for the better.
As Chief Social Work Officer in Stirling, you will contribute to HSCP strategic priorities while maintaining productive and co-operative working relationships with Elected Members, NHS Non-Executives, Heads of Service, senior officers and stakeholders across partner organisations whilst operating as a non-voting member of the Integration Joint Board (IJB) and any other appropriate national and or local bodies.
You will also manage the day to day delivery and strategic direction of the following specific functions: Child Protection, Adult Protection and Practice Learning & Professional Social Work Practice Development.Working with us, you can expect to enjoy a varied, challenging and rewarding career, the chance to make a real difference for people and communities. With your ongoing commitment we can continue to offer invaluable support for adults, families and children when they need it most.
We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Stirling. That’s why we encourage a culture that puts children, families and people at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest, and respectful, take responsibility and listen and learn. If you value these behaviours too, we’d love to hear from you
The Individual
About Stirling
Stirling is a vibrant and cosmopolitan city set within a world-class historic built environment and is a hub of contemporary culture.
The area is popular with tourists, attracting millions of visitors every year thanks to the region's rich history and stunning countryside, including Scotland's first National Park. Add to this theatres, cinemas, galleries, great restaurants, sporting facilities and easily accessible shopping, and it's easy to see why life in Stirling is hard to beat. Equidistant to both Glasgow and Edinburgh, Stirling is ideally situated for business, as well as to live, work, study and visit. Stirling's population is approximately 94,210 and is projected to rise significantly in the coming years. The Stirling Council area benefits from a vast mix of urban and rural communities, covering 2,187 square kilometres in total and includes areas as far south as Strathblane and as far North as Killin
Benefits of Working for Stirling Council
- Fair pay including pensions
- Flexibility (ability to negotiate working from home/office hybrid model, core hours, enhance work life balance)
- Health and Wellbeing Support and Resources
- Benefits including salary sacrifice and discount schemes
- An inclusive workplace culture allowing all employees to fulfil their potential and other reasonable adjustments for those with a disability or those with caring responsibilities
- Clear expectation of role and measurable goals
- Learning and Development Opportunities for career progression included course funding for accredited Chief Social Work Officer qualification
If this sounds like the challenge for you, please apply with your CV and covering letter by midnight on 11th August 2024. For an informal chat please contact Lisa Dunlop at dunlopli@stirling.gov.uk
Since 1962 the National Autistic Society has been campaigning to transform lives, change attitudes and create a society that works for autistic people. In National Programmes we champion the rights and interests of autistic people and their families, making sure national policy and legislation to reflect their needs. We provide autism training and best practice services and want all autistic people to have access to services and support that fully meet their needs. We provide diagnostic services, training, accreditation, consultancy and conferences, designed to support all professionals and organisations.
Visit our website to find out more about who we are and what we do: autism.org.uk
Who we are looking for:
The Programme Manager is a key role in delivering on our work to transform lives, change attitudes and help to create a society that works for autistic adults and children.
The Programme Manager oversees a team of staff delivering on a diverse portfolio of projects and programmes of support which directly benefit autistic people and their families in Scotland.
In doing so the Programme Manager ensures that our support is of high quality, targets are met, budgets are scrutinised, safeguarding protocols are followed and outcomes effectively reported on.
To do this we are looking for an individual that has experience in over overseeing projects and programmes as well as experience in managing a team and reporting on progress both internally but also to funders.
The Programme Manager is also part of the senior team in Scotland and has a role in implementing our three-year strategy ‘From Vision to Reality’ as well as input into all our activity in Scotland as well as working with the wider team at a UK level.
This is a permanent role working 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday; with some out of hours working required.
To view the job description please click Here.
What we can offer you:
- Auto-enrolled Pension Scheme
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Excellent induction, training and development programme including training about autism and opportunities to attend our conferences
- Online staff discount scheme for a range of benefits such as cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan & shopping discounts for places such as Asda, Tesco, Sainsburys, Halfords, Nike, Apple and loads more!
- Healthcare Cash Plan
- Life Assurance at 2 x base salary
- A portfolio of fantastic new salary sacrifices benefits and other flexible benefits private health, dental insurance, car salary sacrifice scheme, activity pass, holiday trading, enhanced pension & salary deduct loans (eligibility criteria may apply)
- Access to a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme & counselling programme
- Free access to the Headspace App – a global leader in mindfulness and you can enrol up to three friends or family members for free!
- Eligibility for a Blue Light Card
Where you will be working:
Hybrid – Working from Home and working in the Glasgow Office, with frequent travel to training venues, meetings, other NAS Offices and staff training.
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