Refugee Sanctuary Scotland (RSS) exists to relieve destitution and promote wellbeing for refugees and people within the asylum system in Scotland. Our vision is a welcoming, inclusive, safe Scotland for refugees and asylum seekers, where all live free of destitution and have the means and opportunities to realise their full potential. Our mission is to provide refugees and people seeking asylum with practical support when it is most needed, build connections between people and use what we learn to campaign for change.

RSS Mental Health and Wellbeing Project:

RSS are looking to develop and build upon the mental health and wellbeing support we provide to refugees and asylum seekers. We currently provide asylum seekers and refugees with opportunities to reduce isolation, improve self-confidence, and support their overall mental health and wellbeing through hiking activities, gym memberships and swimming. We do this by creating a safe environment for individuals to engage with us. Further to this we also provide transport support through our Transport Options project which supports asylum seekers and refugees with bus passes, which allows people the freedom to travel and helps with integration into their local area as well as reducing isolation and promoting positive mental health.

Role Purpose:

This role will oversee the expansion of our current work and develop further activities, organise counselling support with external counsellors based on need, provide access to other services that might support wellbeing such as massage therapy, befriending and mindfulness, create new partnerships and build on our current ones by liaising with other projects that can support asylum seekers mental well-being and support needs and signpost to other projects as required, (e.g.: ESOL classes, Scottish Refugee Council).

As part of this project there will also be an Action Based Evaluation undertaken by and an independent researcher along with peer researchers to determine key learning and outcomes from the interventions, identify challenges that have been faced by staff and those accessing the project, outline any potential opportunities achieved from the project and provide an analysis on any areas for change or adaptation that would benefit the overall outcomes of the project to reduce isolation, enhance community integration and promote positive mental health and wellbeing. It would be the responsibility of the Mental Health Community Development Officer to coordinate and liaise with the Researcher as well as to disseminate learning to share good practice about how best to improve wellbeing among people in the asylum system and raise awareness about the negative impact on wellbeing of the current system.

The ALLIANCE is excited to be recruiting a Senior Development Officer – Children and Young People.

This role sits within the strategic aims and outcomes of the ALLIANCE. This includes an emphasis on the voice of lived experience, person centeredness and human rights. The ALLIANCE will be working with an increased focus on empowering disabled children and children living with long term conditions and their families to make Getting it Right for Every Child (GIRFEC) work for them, the incorporation of the United Nations Rights of the Child into Scottish law, health and social care integration, the National Care Service and NHS recovery.

The successful candidate for this role should have:

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to capture and convey findings effectively
• Strong, evidenced experience of developing resources
• Experience of facilitating accessible training and open exploratory discussions
• An understanding involvement of people with lived experience
• An understanding of GIRFEC policy and service landscape and United Nations Rights of the Rights of the Child
• Experience of partnership working
• An understanding of social research methods and evaluation principles and approaches
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and on own initiative
• IT skills in word processing, spreadsheets, email and the internet
• Experience of organising and presenting at events
• Experience of managing a budget

As an ALLIANCE employee you will benefit from:

• 210 hours annual leave (equivalent of 30 days) pro rata
• 91 hours of public holidays (equivalent of 13 days) pro rata that can be taken flexibly
• Additional leave between Christmas and New Year
• Contributory pension scheme
• Open to flexible working (formal and informal)
• Hybrid working – opportunity to work from home for part of the week
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Enhanced sick pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Learning and development opportunities
• Time off in lieu
• Cycle Scheme
• Carer Positive Employer

The ALLIANCE is a healthy working lives employer and encourages a healthy work life balance and is happy to talk flexible working.

The ALLIANCE recognises that in real life, great people don’t always ‘tick all the boxes’. Even if you don’t meet every point on the job description, if this role and our organisation feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.

Blue Triangle is a social care organisation that empowers people to thrive, by providing adults and young people with safe, psychologically informed support and housing solutions across Scotland. We are looking for enthusiastic people who share our values (Kind, Passionate and Creative) to join our services accommodating and support people experiencing homelessness.

Blue Triangle recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

What we offer:

Aside from offering a supportive and friendly environment where our people are valued and appreciated, we’ll see that your hard work and drive to succeed is rewarded.

• Competitive Salary and Pension Options
• Full time & Part time hours available
• Double pay for festive bank holidays
• Long service awards
• Fully funded SVQ3
• Access to our benefits platform with high street voucher and tech discounts and cycle to work scheme to name a few!
• Inhouse training programmes
• Significant Gym discounts
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• 24/7 access to employee assistance programme, including counselling
• A wide range of family friendly policies
• Life Assurance cover of 3 times your salary
• Credit Union
• £200 refer a friend scheme

And many more!

About the Role:

To support Blue Triangle’s Property Manager and Development Partner to oversee our acquisition of properties and refurbishment plans. This role is based at our Glasgow central support office, with travel expected across 10 local authorities in the Central Belt in Scotland.

Main Responsibilities:

1. Conduct market research on properties within the geographical locations set out in Blue Triangle’s property investment plan
2. Execute the targets set in the property investment plan on location, volume, property valuation, refurbishments costs, at agreed timescales
3. Provide accurate, competent valuations and survey advice on agreed properties specified in Blue Triangle’s property investment plan
4. Managing instruction timelines and ensuring deadlines are met
5. Report to Property Manager on refurbishment plans, costs, and timeline