About us:

Scottish Autism is dedicated to enabling autistic people to lead happy, healthy and fulfilling lives. We believe in the power of relationships to transform the lives of the people we support. We help build a more caring, compassionate, and inclusive Scotland, relationship by relationship. Our people work in teams, supporting each other through the challenges and triumphs that happen every day. Our organisation is our people, and the human qualities they bring to their roles.

About the role:

Reporting to the Director of Practice and Innovation, you will lead on the continuous development and embedding of sector leading autism support practice with Scottish Autism Services. As a subject-matter expert on autism support practice you will collaborate with our Learning and Development team to ensure that our practitioner learning is informed by contemporary thinking and evidence and that this is meaningfully translated into practice.

In this role you will;

• Lead a team of Practice Advisors that will develop and improve practice in autism services through the delivery of consistent, high quality coaching as well as targeted, intensive support when required.
• Nurture a culture of reflective practice across the organisation
• Collaborate with Regional and Service Managers to ensure practice is of the highest quality and meets the requirements of regulatory bodies.
• Build a culture with autistic voice and participation at the centre of learning and practice development.
• To work collaboratively with teams in Autism Services and Learning and Development to embed low arousal principles in practice, ensuring that teams have the knowledge, skills and confidence to successfully use the approach.
• Coordinate the use of the Autism Practice Improvement Programme within the organisation and to collaborate with our External Learning and Consultancy Lead on refining and aligning internal use with external use of the programme.
• Work with a Participation Coordinator to deliver the practice development necessary to improve Autistic Voice and Participation in decision-making at all levels within Scottish Autism.

About you:

The successful candidate will have;

• Contemporary knowledge and understanding of autism and the needs of autistic people across the lifespan
• Significant practice experience in social care or education
• Experience of delivering and supporting learning
• Understanding of Studio III Low Arousal approaches, or demonstration of alignment with these principles.
• Leadership and management experience
• The ability to manage multiple workstreams
• The ability to innovate and inspire staff towards a shared vision

Scottish Autism offers you:

• 32 days holiday pro-rata (which increases with your length of service)
• Non-contributory life assurance scheme
• Workplace Pension (Employer matched up to 9%)
• Employee Discount Platform
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Personalised learning pathway - We keep it simple with 3 pay points. You progress at your pace as you develop. We benchmark regularly to ensure the rates are competitive.
• This post is subject to a PVG Disclosure check. Scottish Autism will cover the costs of your PVG membership.

We welcome applications from people with lived experience of autism.

Lanarkshire Carers is recruiting a Human Resource Co-ordinator to join our professional and committed staff team working to make a positive difference delivering information, advice and support services for unpaid carers throughout Lanarkshire. The position is part time, up to 21 hours per week, which is negotiable for the right candidate, meaning options for less hours could be considered.

Lanarkshire Carers is a progressive organisation where you will be supported, valued and well rewarded.

What are we looking for?

If you are a positive, caring, responsive, hardworking and experienced Human Resources professional who shares our values and our commitment to providing excellent unpaid carer services and support across Lanarkshire please read on. The role of Human Resources Co-ordinator is a new role developed to support the management team with the delivery of the organisations human resource business functions, helping to ensure we recruit and retain high quality staff and have effective people management and development processes. You will assist the Board of Directors, as part of the leadership team within the Business/Finance support, progressing their ambition to be an employer of choice. Lanarkshire Carers is a fast paced and digitally enabled organisation. We operate public offices and outreach activities; carers contact us in many different ways. We are looking for people who understand the culture and value of this sector and nature of job roles within a carer led organisation.

Who are we looking for?

You will have a relevant qualification and/or experience that demonstrates the knowledge and skills required for this role. You will understand HR policy, practice and procedures and how to support managers with all aspects of this work. You might also have an understanding of the impact of caring, the issues unpaid carers face, the services Lanarkshire Carers provides and our organisational structure.

Lanarkshire Carers

Lanarkshire Carers is a well-established, award winning carer led organisation built on a vision to work with and for carers to develop and deliver services that make a positive difference to their lives. A value-based organisation, our mission is to ensure that carers in Lanarkshire are identified, well informed, involved, supported, and empowered. We deliver information, advice and direct support services that enable unpaid carers to continue to care, whilst maintaining their own health and wellbeing.

For more information see the attached job description for the post.

Staff values and benefits

Our Board of Directors is committed to making Lanarkshire Carers a great place to work. Lanarkshire Carers works flexibly and is a carer positive employer. A generous annual leave and public holiday allocation provides 37 days leave, rising to 42 days with increased length of service for full time staff and pro rate for part time staff. A workplace pension scheme is available, along with group life and critical illness cover and other benefits.

We offer an Employee Assistance Programme and also Credit Union Membership. Our staff learning and development programme ensures you have access to continuous professional development, with progression routes across the organisation.

Lanarkshire Carers is an Equal Opportunities employer and all applicants for posts receive equal treatment irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, disability, religion, sexuality, and age.

Additional Information

Please visit our website lanarkshirecarers.org.uk for more information about Lanarkshire Carers where you will also find our annual report for 2022/2023. This provides a good overview of our work and job roles. Our staff team, many of whom are carers themselves, are committed to making caring a positive experience.

PVG

Post holders require a countersigned membership of the PVG scheme.

Our workstyles

Post holders will be based between our centres in Hamilton and Airdrie, and localities throughout Lanarkshire. Working from home/hybrid working may also be required.

All staff work on an outreach basis in community, health and social care venues across Lanarkshire.

More people than ever before are living with chest, heart and stroke conditions and many experience fear, isolation, loneliness, and struggle to cope with the impact it has on their every day lives. 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 our Philanthropy Manager you can be the difference between people just surviving and really living.

This is an exciting role that will see you working to make a real difference to the lives of the one in five Scots living with a chest, heart or stroke condition or are living with long covid.

By identifying, cultivating, engaging, and stewarding philanthropy prospects through inspiring proposals, innovative events and other appropriate fundraising activities, you will play a leading role in building and sustaining high-value relationships with donors in Scotland and further afield. You will be highly motivated and play a vital role in driving a step change in high-value fundraising from individuals establishing meaningful relationships in this arena.

The Philanthropy Manager will be joining a hard-working and talented fundraising team, working closely with our Assistant Director of Fundraising as well as the wider team.

We are looking for someone who can build excellent relationships with people at all levels and can manage a busy and varied workload. This is a chance for you to channel your passion for philanthropy to make a real impact on the health of people in Scotland.

CHSS operates a 32.5 hour week but we are willing to consider a shorter working week for the right candidate. This is a hybrid role which can be delivered from home with occasional visits to our office in Edinburgh.

CHSS employees enjoy a variety of organisational benefits including: a 32.5 hour week, Company pension scheme, generous holiday allowance, company sick pay, employee welfare support and life assurance.