- Advertised from 23rd April 2021
- 35 hours per week
Role
ENABLE Scotland is a dynamic and vibrant organisation dedicated to improving the lives of people with learning disabilities across Scotland.
ENABLE Works are the leading Scottish organisation delivering high quality employability services for people who have disabilities, and other complex barriers to employment.
We are looking for an Employment Coordinator to work on the Fair Start Scotland, national employability programme, supporting a range of participants in their journey towards, and into, employment. This service aims to support all unemployed residents of Scotland, who face barriers to employment.
You will work closely with a large group of clients each year, profiling their skills and jointly planning activity that will enable them to achieve their work goals, upskill through training and support, and achieve progressions into employment, before continuing to support those individuals for up to a year in work.
Application notes
For further information and to apply please visit our website
Closing date 06 May 2021
Family Support Team Lead – North of Scotland (maternity cover)
- Part time
- £27,694 pro-rata
- Home-based (Remote)
- Closing 7th May 2024
You will be helping disabled people feel unstoppable. As Family Support Team Lead in the North of Scotland you will be delivering vital support to families affected by spina bifida and hydrocephalus.
You will be the person who will empower them to reach their potential, offering one to one support and coordinating chances for people to get together, make friends and build their support network.
You will be the person that raises awareness of spina bifida and hydrocephalus within the community and with service providers to ensure that no one affected by our conditions feels alone.
What Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Scotland can offer you
Flexibility – We offer flexible working, including the opportunity to work from home or around caring responsibilities.
Motivated and supportive colleagues – Staff scored SBH Scotland as 9 out of 10 for motivation and a supportive work environment.
An opportunity to express yourself – Staff scored SBH Scotland as 8 out of 10 for being supportive in taking risks with new ideas.
We also offer: Workplace pension scheme, salary sacrifice scheme, death in service benefit, childcare voucher scheme, 30 days annual leave entitlement and 4 days Public Holidays.
Role reports to: CEO
Key duties and responsibilities:
To be as unstoppable as the people we support.
- To coordinate the delivery of engaging social groups for our children, young people, adults and their carers.
- To provide one to one support to people with spina bifida and hydrocephalus and their families – offering specialist information and advice.
- To work with families and people with spina bifida and hydrocephalus to help them advocate for services and support.
To be a team player who unifies people around our cause.
- To liaise and work in partnership with other statutory and voluntary organisations to respond to and develop resources to meet the needs of service users.
- To manage and motivate a small team of sessional workers and recruit volunteers.
- To work with fundraising and communications colleagues in identifying stories that can promote the work of the charity and motivate our service users, supporters and staff.
A commitment to continuous learning and improvement.
- To provide regular analysis of the service’s impact.
- To ensure that reporting and recording of all service user intervention is accurate, up to date and secure.
- To gather data and feedback to learn from failures and apply learning to improve processes and service delivery.
- To ensure all Safeguarding disclosures and regular updates are notified and recorded as per current SBH Scotland guidelines.
Top job! Regional Manager – Highland & Moray
- Full time or Part time
- £43,992 – £49,998
- Highland and Moray (Hybrid)
- Closing 19th April 2024
At Autism and Neurodiversity North Scotland (A-ND), we strive for a world of fulfilling and happy lives for those who think differently.
We are a key provider of autism and neurodiverse specific support throughout the North of Scotland, and work hard to create opportunities for autistic and neurodivergent people, their families and networks to realise their full potential and transform the world we live in.
We are committed to ensuring the right support for each child, young person and adult is created by providing the practical and emotional care and support they need, where and when they need it.
We continue to develop and grow our services due to continuous demand, and to ensure we are leaders in autism and neurodiverse specific support throughout North Scotland, bringing our services into the Highlands for the first time in 2024.
We are looking for an experienced, inspirational, passionate, and dedicated senior manager for our Highland and Moray services, who engenders a culture of performance, creativity, relationship-based practice, and teamwork.
You will lead and be accountable for our Highland and Moray services and teams, working as key part of the senior management team, with the requirement to be the registered manager of our Outreach services and Playscheme, which are located in Highland and Moray. This will include being the regional safeguarding lead.
Your key focus will be on the provision and growth of high quality, cost effective neurodiverse specific services, leading and supporting the delivery of responsive, tailored, and person-centred support.
Senior Trusts and Grants Fundraiser
- Full time
- £32,338 – £34,920
- Dullatur (Hybrid)
- Closing 30th April 2024
The Role
You’ll be helping disabled people feel unstoppable. As Senior Trusts and Grants Fundraiser you’ll be right at the heart of our team’s efforts to make sure no one affected by spina bifida or hydrocephalus feels alone.
Every year we need generate over £250,000 in income from Trusts and grant giving bodies to make sure our families get the help they need. Your role will be to generate income from a range of trusts, corporate foundations, and public bodies.
What SBH Scotland can offer you
Flexibility – We offer flexible working, including the opportunity to work from home or around caring responsibilities.
Motivated and supportive colleagues – Staff scored SBH Scotland as 9 out of 10 for motivation and a supportive work environment.
An opportunity to express yourself – Staff scored SBH Scotland as 8 out of 10 for being supportive in taking risks with new ideas.
We also offer: Workplace pension scheme, salary sacrifice scheme, death in service benefit, childcare voucher scheme, 30 days annual leave plus 4 statutory holidays.
Accountable to Director of Fundraising
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
To be as unstoppable as the people we support.
- To proactively identify and develop approaches to a wide range of new potential funders.
- To work closely with the Direct Services Team and Director of Fundraising to develop compelling funding proposals that will power our services and our innovation work.
- To manage and develop new relationships with a range of Scottish trusts, corporate foundations, and other grant-making organisations, statutory bodies, and Scottish Government.
- To make full use of the fundraising team’s contacts and networks wherever possible to identify “warm” prospects.
To be a team player who unifies people around our cause.
- To lead the stewardship of our funders and generating imaginative ways of engaging them in the work we do.
- To work with the Direct Services team to evaluate impact of funding.
- To support colleagues if they need help.
A commitment to continuous learning and improvement.
- Provide regular analyses of income and impact.
- To gather data and feedback to learn from failures and apply learning to improve processes and applications.
- Ensure that all donor and prospect records are maintained and updated accurately and promptly on Raiser’s Edge and that record keeping is compliant with the charity’s Data Protection Policy.
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 5500 people every year across 29 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 ensure that you submit a strong and detailed supporting statement, outlining how you meet the essential and desirable requirements, in the ‘More About You’ section of the application.
For further information please see our full job pack.
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
- 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.
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