Programme Coordinator - Can Do Glasgow
- Part time
- £22,950 pro-rata
- Home Based to cover the Glasgow area
- Closing 21st May 2021
- Advertised from 22nd April 2021
- Part time, 28 hours per week. Permanent.
- Ref: 07042
Role
About us
As the UK’s largest voluntary sector provider of services to disabled people, we believe disabled people should have the freedom to live their lives the way they choose – with the opportunity and support to live independently, to contribute economically and to participate fully in society.
Last year we involved 5,000 staff and 9,000 volunteers supporting nearly 70,000 people in the UK and around the world, Leonard Cheshire provides support to 3,200 people in a variety of UK living services including supported living, nursing and day centre facilities. We also support 12,000 young people in the UK with skills, confidence and employment programmes. Internationally, we are a specialist development non-governmental organisation, delivering inclusive education, youth leadership and access to livelihoods programmes to more than 50,000 people in 15 countries across Asia and Africa.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to join our team in Scotland. Working with the Senior Community Coordinator (Scotland), this role will be responsible for the effective local delivery of the Can Do programme in designated areas, by enabling disabled young people across the programme to develop life skills and to increase their level of independence through engaging in community volunteering opportunities, and by working towards gaining qualifications and by gaining employability skills.
Key Responsibilities to include:-
- Support the programme to achieve positive outcomes for disabled young people in line with project plans, Theories of Change, Quality Management and Evaluation Frameworks
- To recruit, train and manage disabled young volunteers and support volunteers in line with programme targets
- To build relationships with local schools, colleges, disability groups and services, to promote the project and recruit groups of volunteers and individual volunteers
- To design and develop bespoke volunteering sessions, community activities, and skill development workshops to meet the programme’s outcomes framework
- To support volunteers to complete relevant paperwork, including photographic and written evidence of achievements
- To organise and present at external meetings, including promotional and networking events
About you
You will have:
- a genuine commitment to the values and ethos of Leonard Cheshire
- experience of working with young disabled people
- experience of managing volunteers
- experience of developing and facilitating volunteering group sessions
- demonstrable experience of working within a safeguarding framework and with an understanding of equal rights and equal opportunities
- demonstrable experience of effective delivery within a programme framework
- prior experience of building relationships with third party agencies and organisations
- prior experience of monitoring KPIs and tracking work-flow
- The ability to travel within a designated area
We are looking for candidates who have a good knowledge of the local community, are passionate about supporting young disabled people and have the motivation to make a difference. You will have experience of delivering/organising projects and events. Knowledge of teaching life skills or youth work is highly compatible with this role. You will be a confident pro-active communicator, who can work well in partnership with colleagues across the organisation, promoting the work of the programme, and creating opportunities for our volunteers within the charity and with external partners.
Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applications from people with a disability, supporting where possible, your requirements for reasonable adjustments.
Application notes
A satisfactory disclosure check (PVG membership in Scotland) is required for this post.
Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once suitable candidates have been appointed.
* No agencies please *
Closing date: 21 May 2021
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Employment Coordinator - East Dunbartonshire
- Full time
- £27,990
- On site: East Dunbartonshire
- Closing 28th December 2025
Do you have a passion for helping people?
Do you have excellent communication and customer service skills?
Do you want to work for one of the best employability providers in Scotland?
Would you like to help someone with barriers to work find their dream job?
Then come and work for Enable Works.
Your role, as an Employment Coordinator is to provide support to people who have barriers to work to make progress towards and achieve well paid, sustainable employment.
Enable Works are the leading specialist provider of employability services for people who have barriers to work. We believe that every person in Scotland has the right to work in a job that is high quality and well paid.
Enable Works supports over 7000 people every year across 30 Local Authorities to learn skills for work.
We partner with thousands of employers to create inclusive cultures and improve the diversity of Scotland's workforce.
We are incredibly proud of our smart, capable, and motivated colleagues across Scotland and following a period of significant growth we are looking to grow our team.
We offer a generous salary, excellent benefits, and opportunities to develop and grow in your role.
We offer flexible working practices that promote a strong work/life balance so that when you are at work you can be the best version of you.
Values are more important to us than qualifications or experience, so if you don’t think you meet every requirement that’s ok, we still want to hear from you.
Please make sure you include a detailed personal statement in the ‘More about you’ section of the application to tell us how you are suited to the post.
About You
We really need you to have these
- The drive, energy and commitment to support people to obtain high
- quality, well paid jobs
- Ability to manage your own workload and prioritise as needed
- Confident communicator
- Strong attention to detail
- Professional presentation and personality
- Some knowledge of the local community
- Ability to work with people at any age who have challenging barriers to employment
- IT literacy
- Comfortable working towards targets
- A natural, professional relationship builder
- A full driving licence
Why?
Our vision is that every person in Scotland is able to access the support they need to find a high quality job that pays them well and your drive and commitment to this job will help them get there. You will recognise each clients individual skills and aspirations and work with them to find a job that they love.
Our culture is autonomous so that means we trust you to make the right decisions for your clients, therefore you need to manage your work load well and be accountable for your time. Attention to detail is important as it means you can work accurately and follow instructions.
About Us
At Enable we believe in developing all our staff and we provide an extensive learning programme together with in-house career development opportunities.
We also have an excellent range of staff benefits on offer including but not limited to:
- Health cash plans providing a wide range of health benefits to help people cover the cost of their everyday health care.
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Season Ticket Loans
- Blue Light Card
- Starting a career with Enable is the first step towards making a real difference in our award-winning charity’s mission to help create an equal society for every person who has a learning disability.
Enable is an equal opportunities employer and our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based entirely on values, skills and competencies required of the specific roles.
The cost of PVG is paid upfront by the organisation and deducted from your wage if successfully appointed.
Enable reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. Please submit your application as early as possible if this vacancy is of interest.
Technical Support Engineer
- Full time
- £33,098 – £36,775
- Hybrid: Glasgow or Edinburgh, with the option to work from home for some of the working week.
- Closing 23rd December 2025
Looking for an opportunity to work for a flexible and family friendly organisation doing amazing work to support Scotland’s voluntary sector?
We’re looking for an experienced Technical Support Engineer to join our dynamic IT team. This is a key role in ensuring the smooth operation of systems and applications, providing expert support across networks, servers, cloud services, desktops, and more. You’ll also play a vital part in delivering our Managed IT service for the voluntary sector, offering remote and on-site support to our partners.
Your expertise and strong communication skills will be crucial in delivering technical assistance while maintaining a customer-focused approach that aligns with our values and service standards.
Join us and be part of a team committed to making a difference in the IT landscape of the voluntary sector.
Part time hours and other flexible working options, including working from home for part of the week, will be fully considered. We encourage you to apply if you believe you meet most of the criteria in the person specification. We share our interview questions in advance. If you want to have a chat about the job or our flexible working approach, get in touch with us at recruitment@scvo.scot
SCVO is the membership organisation for the voluntary sector in Scotland and our mission is to champion the role of voluntary sector organisations in building a flourishing society and support them to do work that has a positive impact.
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 eLearning Officer you can help to be the difference between people just surviving and really living.
You will be part of Scotland’s leading health charity providing support to people with chest, heart and stroke conditions and Long Covid to live life to the full again. Working as part of the Professional Engagement team, the CHSS eLearning service exists to ensure that people affected by, and those caring for, people with these conditions are supported with information they want, when they need it, and in a way that is appropriate for them.
As the CHSS eLearning Officer, within the professional engagement team, you will be responsible for supporting the processes involved in reviewing, developing and maintaining CHSS’s portfolio of eLearning resources.
The post holder will collaborate with the appropriate internal and external professionals, service users and advisory groups to ensure the content of all preexisting and new eLearning resources remain current, and evidence based.
For further information about the role, please contact Mairi Whiston, Health Information and eLearning Clinical Lead, Email: mairi.whiston@chss.org.uk.
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.
GAMH are commissioned by Glasgow Carers Partnership to deliver support to unpaid Carers living within the North East of the city. Our service offers inclusive and holistic support to Carers to help maintain their quality of life and improve their health and wellbeing.
The primary focus of this post will be to work with unpaid Carers and Young Carers delivering a range of supports so Carers will have the ability to manage their caring responsibilities whilst also maintaining their own wellbeing. In return GAMH offers an attractive salary, excellent terms and conditions and a fantastic package of additional benefits. The successful candidate will also benefit from a full supportive induction programme as well as a comprehensive and effective learning and development programme.
All applicants must be able to work flexibly; early morning, evening and weekend working may be required.
GAMH aims to promote equality of opportunity in service delivery as well as in employment practice. To achieve this, we positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. Accordingly, if you have any requirements regarding your application please contact Laura Middell, Central Resources Director, on 0141 552 5592.
This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. An offer of work with Glasgow Association for Mental Health will be subject to the outcome of this check being satisfactory.
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