Creative Connector - Gambling Harm
- Full time
- £34,701
- Hybrid: Glasgow, Edinburgh
- Closing 31st May 2024
- Advertised from 23rd May 2024
- 37.5 hours per week.
Role
This is an exciting new role to be part of a team that will drive forward innovative practice for women experiencing or affected by gambling harm.
Simon Community Scotland is the largest provider of homelessness services in Scotland.
Our vision is for everyone to have a safe place to live with access to the support they need. Every day we help make positive things happen for people facing extremely difficult circumstances.
Everything we do is about and for people: the people we support, our staff, our partners and everyone affected by homelessness.
Our values are built into every area of activity and tell the story of how people remain at the heart of the Simon Community.
Job Summary
The Simon Community is Scotland's leading homeless charity. We are creative and innovative. We get things done with care and compassion that make a difference to our community, being true to our values. We are a community of staff, volunteers and the people that we support.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about changing expectations and experiences of people we support, many of whom have experienced significant trauma, exclusion and stigma. They often engage in risk taking behaviours that put their physical and mental health, and their lives at risk. Despite the challenges they face they have incredible resilience, survival skills and a wicked sense of humour. They know what a good, and not so good service looks like.
Within this exciting new role, you will be connecting and listening to women experiencing homelessness and gambling harm to create online content and co-produce a website to support women in Scotland affected by or experiencing gambling harm. This role is the first of its kind in Scotland and will work in partnership with other agencies supporting women affected by or experiencing gambling harm. If you are creative, have a keen eye for design and want to be at the forefront of gambling harm support for women in Scotland this role is for you.
Job Purpose
Within a team of skilled practitioners this role will:
- Design and upkeep a website that will support women in Scotland who are affected by or experiencing gambling harm.
- Listen, learn and understand the experiences of women to develop content for the website and to reach other women affected by gambling.
- Work collaboratively alongside women using a co-production approach that recognises the importance of living and lived experience being at the centre of resource design and delivery. Prioritise womens voices to ensure that content is relevent and represents their experiences.
- Operate in partnership with a range of service providers, including third sector and statutory services to ensure womens stories are represented in creative ways.
- Support a culture which encourages leadership through empowerment and dynamic risk-informed decision making.
- Work using a human-rights-based approach to ensure women have their rights upheld. Support women to activate their rights, access advocacy services and pathways and address systemic barriers.
Key Responsibilities
- Work alongside women to co-produce a website that will support women affected by or experiencing gambling harm.
- Continually update and improve the website in line with women affected by or experiencing gambling harm, women's stories and experiences.
- Utilise a multi-media approach to share womens stories through audio, words, video and photographs.
- Support the development of in-person monthly gatherings with a skilled team of people to support women affected by gambling harm throughout Scotland and create a welcoming and inclusive environment that will ensure psychological and physical safety for women.
- Develop honest and open relationships with our community that foster trust.
- Advocate for women's rights and access to services within the community. Provide information, referrals, and support to connect women with appropriate community resources and services.
- Use our training and reflective practice to develop additional skills to support and respond appropriately to our community who have experienced trauma.
- Champion best practice in providing support to women through a trauma-informed lens. Engage in ongoing professional development activities to enhance skills and knowledge relevant to the role.
- Support our community to influence their care and support to meet their goals. Fostering connection, hope, a positive identity and meaning in life and a sense of control for our community.
- Work with people in our community with a wide range of experiences and cultural backgrounds with dignity, respect and kindness.
- Work as part of a team with a range of experiences and knowledge to the benefit of our community.
Our values support:
- Warmth and positive regard
- Inclusion and participation
- Innovation and personalisation of care and support
- Ambition
- Partnership
- Learning and leadership
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
- Essential - Qualification or be able to demonstrate understanding and implementation of designing and developing a website or large-scale project.
- Desirable - Qualification in Community Education, Psychology or related fields. Naloxone trained, Mental Health First Aid trained, ASIST trained. We welcome applicants who have their own lived experience of gambling harm or someone affected by someone else's gambling.
Experience
- Essential- Experience of working collaboratively or in co-production. Experience of working in a fast-paced environment which requires quick decision making.
- Desirable- Experience of working in communications or in content creation.
Knowledge and Skills
- Knowledge and understanding of homelessness, gambling harm, substance use and mental health.
- Knowledge and understanding of advocacy and how to adopt a rights-based approach in practice.
- Evidence of good communication skills: written, verbal and digital.
- Understanding of the barriers women experience in accessing support.
- Experience of working with people with a variety of individual and cultural beliefs.
- Ability to use empathy and relational skills to build positive relationships with our community and colleagues.
Personal
- This is gender specific role and we welcome women to apply.
- Creative thinker who enjoys thinking outside the box and thrives in a changing environment.
- A desire to learn and to develop innovative practice.
- Honest, ethical and keen to overcome obstacles.
- Flexible, responsive
Application notes
Closing date: Friday 31st May at 12pm.
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About the role
As the Registered Manager, you will be an experienced leader leading a team working with individuals who have a wide range of support needs, providing them with practical and emotional support and encouraging them to achieve their own personal outcomes in all aspects of their daily lives e.g. keeping safe, meaningful activities, community involvement, physical health, relationships, emotional health and wellbeing.
As the Registered Manager you will:
- Maintain the continuing relevance of services to individuals’ needs and purchaser requirements by ongoing planning, monitoring and evaluation.
- Oversee the financial aspects of the service, managing significant budgets, ensuring efficient use of resources and making financial decisions.
- Where a need or an opportunity is identified, lead on the development of new services, support business growth and maintain reputational excellence.
- Comply with governance, law and legislation including local authority compliance, Care Inspectorate (at level 5 and above), SSSC and safeguarding procedures.
- Support the senior management team in the streamlining, promotion and monitoring of quality assurance systems which meets the needs of individual services as well as the overall service delivery in the region.
- Develop, monitor and implement supervision and appraisal systems for staff.
About You
You will have passion and drive to take forward a well-established Service and Team. Be passionate; and committed to the overall aims and objectives of the service and have the belief that people can live fulfilling lives with the right support in place.
You should also have:
- Experience of working with vulnerable people and leading a service delivery team, including managing the provision of a safe operating environment in a relevant context.
- The ability to negotiate with a wide range of internal and external partners and build positive relationships including local authorities and housing associations.
- Excellent planning and organisational skills with the ability to effectively prioritise your own time and workload to meet a number of different and competing tasks in sometimes pressurised environment.
- Social Service and Health Care at level 9 (SCQF) or other speciality/qualification recognised by the SSSC for registration purposes as well as a relevant management qualification.
Parish Assistant/Deacon – St Paul’s
- Part time
- £30,274 – £34,224 pro-rata
- On site: Glasgow
- Closing 8th January 2026
Could you be part of something different? We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to use their gifts, skills and experience to make a difference to the lives of the people in our parishes and communities.
We are looking for someone to assist the Interim Moderator and Kirk Session to enable us to reach a greater number of people through pastoral care, build on the school’s chaplaincy with the support of other local churches and lead weekly worship. With over 400 people a week using the church building and a chaplaincy reach of 1,300, this post will be able to create new ways of connecting, ensuring that the parish continue to know that we are “alive in our worship and involved in our community”.
This post is also suitable for that of Parish Deacon (please see additional information under Main Duties, Person Specification and Terms and Conditions for candidates wishing to apply for this post as a Deacon).
The successful candidate will be a committed Christian with an active Church connection (Genuine Occupational Requirement in terms of the Equality Act 2010).
It is essential you have the right to work in the UK before applying to work with us. You will be asked to provide proof of your eligibility to work and remain in the UK if you are invited to attend for an interview.
The Presbytery of Lothian and Borders ( Presbytery of Lothian and Borders ) offers an exciting opportunity for someone who is visionary, approachable and passionate about mission and the work of, and reform in, the Church of Scotland and who is willing to help shape Presbytery to best serve God and its communities.
The Presbytery was established on 1 January 2023 when the former Presbyteries of Duns, Jedburgh, Lothian and Melrose and Peebles came together as part of the reform programme established by the General Assembly.
Currently the Presbytery consists of 86 congregations in 57 charges; however as we continue to implement our Mission Planning process this may change. We have developed a set of planning principles in order to bring one cohesive Presbytery plan into being.
The successful candidate will lead a team consisting of a part-time Administrator and a full-time Mission officer as well as working closely with the Buildings Officer appointed by both the Presbytery and the General Trustees. We are seeking an individual who will bring experience of the Church of Scotland, inspirational leadership and flexibility on working practices to respond to the changing needs of our presbytery. The Presbytery Clerk is a key support to those serving in our parishes, such as Ministers, Deacons, MDS, Readers and voluntary office bearers.
The successful candidate will be expected to live within the bounds of the new Presbytery to facilitate an understanding of the needs of the people we serve.
churchofscotland.org.uk/get-involved/vacancies-and-volunteering/locally-funded-posts
About the Church of Scotland
The Church of Scotland is a national Church providing ministry, care, witness and service across the whole of Scotland and engaging in other parts of the UK and across the world. It has been a significant part of the life of Scotland for more than 450 years. As well as providing worshipping communities of faith that testify to the truth and relevance of the Christian faith, it also plays a significant part in the community life of Scotland in a variety of ways and adds significantly to its social capital.
The Church of Scotland today works in partnership with others, including churches from around the world, ecumenical partners, interfaith networks, charities and individuals. It engages with Government and civic society, believing that the Good News of Jesus is relevant within the spheres of politics and decision-making, as well as in our local communities and congregations.
Central Services Committee
Providing the support functions to the Church and to the Councils of the Church, the Central Services Committee (CSC) recruit for areas such as Central Properties, Human Resources, IT, Law and Office Management.
Central Services also supports recruitment for the Office of the Assembly Trustees, the Office of the General Assembly, Faith Action Programme, as well as other committees, to provide support in areas of administration, outreach and strategy.
As staff working in the national offices of the Church of Scotland we aim to provide excellent professional services to support the work of the wider Church and its Forums, Committees, Presbyteries and Congregations throughout Scotland, the United Kingdom and across the world.
Our six values, in equal order of importance, are:
Grace - Acting with humility in all our endeavours
Integrity - Acting with honesty, responsibility and accountability
Respect - Valuing others, ensuring inclusiveness and equality
Professionalism - Demonstrating commitment and striving for excellence
Collaboration - Working together to connect and communicate in an open and transparent environment
Innovation - Thinking creatively about building for the future and embracing change
We are committed to each of our six values in all that we do and this informs our attitude to working together.
About the Department
The General Trustees are the property-owning arm of the Church of Scotland. The Trustees have an extensive portfolio of buildings and land throughout Scotland which they manage on behalf of local congregations. The General Trustees are supported by professional staff based in their offices in central Edinburgh, including, surveyors, solicitors, health and safety and fire safety advisors, and a business support team.
Context of the Role
This role will primarily work to provide administrative support across the General Trustees Business Support Team who provide adminsitrative support to the wider General Trustees staff and the Trustees.
The post will work in a hybrid manner, with a maximum of 3 days per working week required in the office and the remainder from home.
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