We believe in a world where no child ever has to live on the streets.

Looking for a rewarding role where you can make a difference? Do you have the drive to create positive change in children’s lives and inspire others to do the same? If the answer is yes, then read on to hear about this exciting opportunity.

We’re Railway Children, an international charity working to create long-lasting change for street-connected children and young people in the UK, India and Tanzania. Founded in 1996, we’ve dedicated over a quarter of a century to developing outstanding practice and services for vulnerable children and their families. As we embark on our new strategy to 2027, we have ambitious plans to ensure no child is left behind, wherever we work.

We are looking for a Regional Manager (based in the Glasgow area) to come and join our UK Programme Team.

As part of a dynamic team delivering the Safeguarding on Transport (ST) project, you will be responsible for developing our community engagement work across Yorkshire as well as supporting our wider UK programme. The role will require you to engage the public and work closely with British Transport Police, station staff and employees as well as local services in the area. You will support our innovative Safeguarding Action Groups that catalyse communities working in and around stations to combine efforts and resources to keep people safe.

Your engaging manner, strong people skills and experience managing stakeholder relationships will ensure that you are able to help create a safer rail network that is actively seeking to look out for and protect vulnerable young people.

This Glasgow based role will combine a blend of working from home with being out meeting members of the community across Glasgow and the Northwest of England - especially in and around some of the busiest stations.

What we offer

As well as helping some of the world’s most vulnerable children and young people, we offer some great perks:

• Time out. You’ll start with 25 days holiday per year to recharge the batteries. After three years, this will increase by an extra day per year until you reach a relaxing 30 days leave.
• Pension. We offer a pension contribution of 6% of annual salary.
• Birthday leave and ‘Railway Children Day’. You’ll get two additional days of annual leave in your birthday month and around Christmas time.
• A culture we’re proud of. Driven by our CEO, family values are at the heart of our culture and make Railway Children an incredible place to work.
• Flexible working environment and home working. It’s one of the reasons why our staff retention is so impressive

Around since 1923, SAMH is Scotland’s national mental health charity. We have represented the voice of people most affected by mental health problems in Scotland for almost 100 years. Today, in over 60 communities we work with adults and young people providing mental health social care support, services in primary care, schools and further education,

among others. These services together with our national programme work in See Me, respectme, suicide prevention and active living; inform our policy and campaign work to influence positive social change. SAMH is dedicated to mental health and wellbeing for all: with a vision of a society where people are able to live their lives fully, regardless of present or past

circumstances.

For Scotland’s Mental Health

About the Role

As part of the Public Affairs and Communications team, the postholder will support the delivery of our communications activity, in line with our strategic communications plan, with the intention of building our profile and managing our reputation.

The postholder will support the use of our brand internally and externally, and provide marketing support to teams across the organisation. This will include the development of content and assets, including merchandise, and coordination of the design and delivery of our marketing campaigns.

What we are looking for

As Scotland’s national mental health charity, delivering around 70 services in communities all over the country, we need to make sure that people know who we are and what we offer. We are looking for a marketer with the skills and knowledge to help us use our brand consistently and effectively, and to generate awareness of, and demand for, the support we offer to people with mental health problems.

You will have experience or knowledge of identifying, understanding, and engaging with different audiences; of promoting and supporting effective and disciplined use of a brand and its assets; and of ensuring that marketing campaigns really hit the mark.

Our ambition is to create a Scotland where people with mental health problems can ask once and get help fast. This is your opportunity to be part of that.

What we will provide for you

You will work in a supportive environment and will be provided with a full induction and training opportunities. You will be given the chance to develop your knowledge and skills, as well as develop professionally. Some of our benefits include:

• Funded continuous learning and development opportunities, access to over 100 courses online in addition to classroom and virtual training sessions
• 30 days annual leave rising to 33 after five years’ service
• Four public holidays
• Two paid wellbeing days off per year to use on what matters to you.
• Team wellbeing budgets
• Workplace pension scheme
• Life Assurance policy
• Employee Assistance Programme

We have an exciting opportunity to join Govan Law Centre (GLC) on a permanent basis as a Management Accountant and Finance Officer. This is a new and regraded position with additional responsibilities. We operate a flexible blended working pattern from office/home.

GLC is a leading Scottish community law centre based in Glasgow but serving Scotland in certain areas of Scots law. In January 2020, The Big Issue named GLC as one of their top 100 Changemakers in the UK – the "Thinkers, Creators and Agitators Changing the World in 2020".

The Big Issue said: “GLC’s reputation in delivering high quality innovative services to the most disadvantaged people in their communities continues to be an inspiration to others even as they enter their 25th year. The advice they give on housing, homelessness, welfare rights and debt aid is priceless to people who otherwise would be stranded”.

We are seeking applications from individuals with at least 4 years’ experience of working in a varied finance role within a complex organisation and who possess the skills to take on the tasks outlined in the job description.

You will have had significant exposure to the full finance function and will be a strong communicator and able to balance competing priorities ensuring routine workload alongside ad-hoc tasks, analysis and reporting is completed to a high standard within deadlines.

If you’re interested by what you’ve read, and have the necessary skills, experience and ability to make a success of this role, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Notes: You will be required to travel Scotland-wide, with potential overnight stays aware from home with expenses paid.

Includem is looking for Community Youth & Family Support Workers to join our Includem Response Team working in Scotland Central Belt to support children, young people, and families, when they need it most.

You will manage your own caseload ensuring support plans are developed with the young person to respond to their individual needs and supporting them to improve outcomes in line with GIRFEC principles and the organisations model of support.

You will be expected to actively demonstrate leadership and ownership over effective service delivery to young people, by managing their outcomes through use of line managers, colleagues, and organisational tools, processes, policies and procedures.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Build relationships and deliver outcome-based support to young people and families, involving all key stakeholders.
• Explore values and attitudes with young people in a supportive manner.
• Ensure a focus on regular and appropriate case progression to help young people and families recognise progress.
• Actively participate in the delivery of the Helpline evening and night service so support is available 24/7.
• To support with crisis management and generate solutions for young people and families.
• To build relationships with Local Authorities with varying demands and priorities.
• To ensure support is delivered in line with organisations Policies Procedures, SSSC Codes of Practice & National Guidelines.

A full job description you can find on our website: includem.org/careers

About you

As a Community Youth & Family Support worker, you will have experience of working with young people and engaging vulnerable young people and families who are likely to have faced challenging life circumstances.

You will also have:

• Experience of effectively engaging vulnerable young people and families.
• Experience of managing caseloads and influencing decision making.
• Experience of responding to difficult circumstances where people may be in crisis or engaged in risk taking behaviour.
• Able to provide emotional, practical and social support to young people and families.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Able to routinely evidence practice, including completion of formal reports.
• Reliable and committed to deliver the relationship-based model of intervention.

A UK driving license is an essential requirement to the role. Ideally it would be if you live in the central belt, but not mandatory.

If you would like further information about the role, please call Recruitment on 01414270523