Public Fundraising Officer
- Full time
- £22,102 – £26,686
- Flexibly throughout Scotland but preferable near the central belt.
- Closing 25th June 2021
- Advertised from 27th May 2021
- 35 hours
- FR21/08
Role
Children 1st work to give every child in Scotland a safe and secure childhood. We achieve this by providing direct services to vulnerable children and their families across Scotland.
“A child without a childhood is like a rainbow without colour” John McGurk, Children 1st Supporter
Join our team and put the colour back into the childhood of children in Scotland.
To do this, we need to raise as much funds as possible. It’s an exciting time for fundraising at Children 1st and full of opportunities for the right person. In 2019 we launched our new fundraising strategy which is designed to inspire people in Scotland to put children first. Since then, despite the pandemic, we’ve successfully grown our income.
This post will play a key part within the Public Fundraising Team. Inspiring new and existing donors will be at the heart of what this role will do and allow the team to do. By supporting the Community, Individual Giving and Legacy fundraisers, you will be central to the success we can achieve. You will also have the opportunity to lead on your own fundraising activity.
Being able to develop excellent working relationships with supporters and colleagues across the organisation to assist with meeting fundraising objectives.
In return you will be offered a competitive salary, 40 days annual leave inclusive of 9 days public holidays, a contributory pension scheme and generous maternity/adoption and paternity leave benefits.
This is a permanent, full-time role of 35 hours per week. Based flexibly throughout Scotland, preferably in the central belt and will mainly work from home. The role will require frequent travel across Scotland.
Application notes
Closing date: Friday 25th June at noon.
Starting Date: 1st September
For further information and to apply, please visit Public Fundraising Officer – FR21/08
Children 1st has a long tradition of valuing and involving sessional and volunteer workers. To find out more about volunteering with us, please visit our website.
The selection process will include seeking Basic Disclosure check from Disclosure Scotland
Children 1st is the working name of the Royal Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Registered Charity No: SC 016092
Equal opportunities matter to Children 1st
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the East Lothian Family Support Team. Children 1st have supported children, young people, and families within East Lothian for a number of year and are well established service.
Children 1st along with partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise for children and young people. We are also determined that the full incorporation of the UNCRC means that children will have their rights respected in all areas of their lives and will have a real say in the way they are supported.
What kind of person will make a great Administrator for Children 1st?
- will possess excellent administrative, IT and financial skills to support the work of Children 1st
- provide a front-line reception service, as the first point of contact to external visitors and telephone callers, answering questions and responding to queries using own initiative as appropriate to ensure a relational and responsive service is provided
- ability to maintain diaries, schedule and coordinate meetings and appointments
- able to record, process and analyse data
- a cool head and clear minded at times of pressure
- thinks it’s a privilege to work for and on behalf of children and families and
- is kind and compassionate and places people at the heart of their work
Above all else, the most important thing to us is that you are someone that will support the team who are doing the right thing for children and their families at every turn.
If you have an interest in supporting the activities of a compassionate and committed staff team then we would like to hear from you. In particular, we are seeking to further enhance our diversity from the perspective of ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender and disability.
Base
You will be office based within our two bases within Musselburgh MECA and Fisherrow Community Centre.
Our core hours are Monday-Friday 9am – 5pm working days are flexible.
Salary, Conditions, Pension
We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days (pro rata) inclusive of 7 public holidays) and a contributory pension scheme. In addition, we offer further benefits ranging from a cashback health plan to a Cycle-to-work scheme.
Top job! Service Manager – Moray Family Wellbeing Service
- Full time
- £42,500 – £48,900
- Elgin (On site)
- Closing 29th April 2024
So why are we looking for a new Service Manager
Our ambition is for every child in Scotland to be safe, loved and well, together with their family. Children 1st is committed to protecting children by preventing harm through abuse and neglect. We will promote their wellbeing by respecting, protecting, and fulfilling children’s human rights.
We have a long history of working with children and families and partners in Moray. Children 1st along with our partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise to children and young people. We are also determined that the full incorporation of the UNCRC means that children will have their rights respected in all areas of their lives and will have a real say in the way they are supported.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Manager to lead a large, creative and vibrant team. Our Service delivers a number of diverse supports alongside children and families. Our activities include Whole Family Support alongside our Social Work Colleagues creating alternative plans to support children growing up where they are safe and loved, and Perinatal Mental Health Support for new parents across Moray. Our activity includes both early help and more intensive supports, all based on quality relationships with children and families.
We are looking for a resilient Service Manager who can be a strong leader across the service and organisation. Someone who thinks operationally but understands the big picture too. We need a leader who is in touch with the needs of children, young people and their families who require support and passionate about their rights. We seek a dynamic manager who can build on the service strengths and create the agile and flexible service children and families need.
What kind of person will make a great Service Manager for Children 1st?
- Has experience of keeping children safe in their own families.
- Someone who can ensure that the child and family rights to have their voices heard and considered in decision making.
- Can work autonomously and develop quality relationships with colleagues from a wide range of partner agencies.
- Can help assess children’s and families’ situations and is systemic and reflective.
- Someone who is calm and cool headed in decision making.
- Someone open to always listening to improve and put quality at the centre of everything we do.
- Shares the Children 1st vision for holistic, rights based, trauma informed, whole family support that is developed and enhanced by children and family’s participation and influence.
What kind of leader will you be?
Knowing our ambition for children, you will be someone who is:
- Resilient, skilled and knowledgeable who wants to transform systems as well as children’s lives.
- Able to build great partnerships and to manage and contribute to courageous conversations.
- Able to understand, predict and adapt to the changing children’s service landscape.
- Bringing considerable operational service experience.
- A cool head and clear minded at times of pressure.
- Strategic in decisions and planning and can manage complexity.
- Inspiring colleagues and teams to be even better.
- An amazing ambassador for children and Children 1st.
Above all else, the most important thing to us is that you are someone who will do the right thing for children and their families at every turn.
Base
You will be based in our Elgin service.
Salary, Conditions, Pension, Value
We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme and a place where you will be supported and valued and work with excellent and kind colleagues.
Additionally, Children 1st offers further staff benefits including a cash-back healthcare plan, membership of a Credit Union and access to a cycle to work scheme.
Further Information
This is a permanent, full-time post of 35 hours per week, with flexibility for travel.
About Sycamore Inverness
Our residential service in Inverness is one of two houses that Aberlour runs in the Highlands. Our experienced teams of staff seek to create a comfortable home for the young people where they can grow and flourish, participating in educational and community activities to achieve their goals.
What we are looking for....
We are looking to recruit a Residential Worker to join our team in Inverness, you will work 37.5 hours per week working in a residential house which is home for up to five young people. We have a core team of Residential Workers who support our young people, helping them to achieve and overcome the challenges they face. At Aberlour, we believe that every child deserves the change to flourish regardless of their background and the circumstances that have brought them to live with Aberlour. The children we support are presently not able to live safely with their own families and many of them have suffered from trauma and loss in their young lives. Working therapeutically with the young people, using a Dyadic Developmental approach, our aim is to help the young people to develop their confidence and self-worth and therefore to maximise their potential and opportunities for living fulfilled and happy lives. As a Residential Worker, you will play a fundamental role in ensuring that our young people are working towards their goals through supporting them with different daily activities. These activities can include college, different hobbies and attending fun groups. Not without its challenges and demands, this is a highly rewarding role.
This service operates a residential rota and, as part of this, you will be expected to work evenings, weekends, nights and public holidays. Shifts are set on a monthly basis and follow a rolling pattern, however may be altered to suit the needs of the service.
At Aberlour we want to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team.
What we offer...
As well as a supportive team and excellent training opportunities, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers.
Employability Advisor: Single Parents
- Full time or Part time
- £23,915 – £29,230
- Motherwell (On site)
- Closing 18th April 2024
Main Duties
The Employability Advisor will be responsible to Regional Co-Ordinator and will work as a member of OPFS Lanarkshire Employability Service, to provide employability support for single parents and young parents facing additional barriers to engaging with services, entering suitable employment, education, and training opportunities through one-to-one meetings and group work sessions.
Specific Duties
- Case Management: Work with single parents facing additional barriers, to access employability support by using case management methods, to provide a continuum of consistent support through each client’s journey of the Making Employability Works for Single Parents Employability Pathway and progress into suitable and sustainable employment.
- Barriers: Support clients to identify their presenting barriers to enter suitable employment, education and training opportunities and work with single parents to address those barriers.
- Initial Support: Enable single parents to identify their future goals, assess motivation, develop personal action plans, and support client’s access to suitable employability activities.
- Liaison: Build links with agencies, projects, organisations, and groups across the local authority area, to identify eligible young parents who would benefit from participating in a scheduled programme of employability support, that will enable them to access suitable employment, education, and training opportunities.
- Outreach & Engagement: Undertake activities to actively reach out to, and engage with, eligible single parents; supporting clients to build their confidence and develop their knowledge and awareness of the support and services available to them through OPFS’s Making Employability Work for Single Parents Employability Service.
- Work/Vocational Activities & Training: Co-ordinate and deliver a range of employability activities to single parents in 1-2-1 and group settings to enable parents facing additional barriers to employment to develop their knowledge, awareness and understanding of early work preparation, C.V development and core skills, helping to increase participants access to available employment, training, and education opportunities.
- Job Matching: Provide employability support to help single parents to become job ready through the provision of activities that focus on; active job searching, completing application forms, attending interviews and make informed decisions to secure and sustain suitable employment.
- In Work Support: Provide single parents facing additional barriers to sustain their employment role with continued support on entering employment and help single parents to progress within their working role.
- Signposting and Referral: Ensure that young parents gain access to the services and resources that will help to address their needs and support their progression along OPFS Making Employability Work for Single Parents Employability Service.
- Monitoring and Evaluation: Ensure effective recording, monitoring and evaluation procedures are collated and produced on a regular monthly basis.
- Reporting, targets, and outcomes: Ensure project outcomes and targets are met in-line with funding application and submit comprehensive reports to the Services Manager on all areas of the work you are responsible for.
- Other relevant duties: Carrying out any other relevant duties related to the above.
The job description is a broad picture of the post at the time of preparation. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties, and it is recognised that jobs change and evolve over time.
Personal Specifications
Essential
- Qualification: A relevant professional qualification or a good standard of education equivalent to HNC/HND, SVQ3 /4 or equivalent experience related to this area of work.
- Experience of working in the employability support field.
- Experience of group work: candidates should preferably have had experience of running groups and understand potential group work issues.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent IT skills.
- Commitment to professional development.
- Flexibility to meet the needs of the services.
- Driving license and use of a vehicle.
Desirable:
- Experience of working with single parents: Prior experience of work with families headed by a single parent in a voluntary sector or statutory context.
Terms & Conditions
- Period of appointment: The post is funded until 31st March 2025. Confirmation of appointment will be dependent on completion of a satisfactory three-month probation period, satisfactory reference, and Disclosure checks.
- Salary: OPFS salary scale points 13-17: £23,915 to £29,230 per annum (Appointments will be made at a point reflective of previous experience).
- Hours of work: up to 35 hours weekly with flexibility to meet the needs of clients. Part time hours also considered
- Holidays: Annual leave entitlement is 25 days and 12 Public holidays, pro rata for part time hours
- Pension: You will be auto enrolled from your start date. OPFS pays 7% of your salary and you pay a minimum of 3%.
- Training, support, and supervision: OPFS is committed to the development of its staff through internal training and access to external training. We also have an annual staff appraisal system in place and all staff receive regular monthly support and supervision from their manager.
- Equal Opportunities and Family Friendly Employment: OPFS aims to be an equal opportunity and family friendly employer. We have Investors in People status and Living Wage accreditation.
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