We are seeking an experienced and dedicated peer support coordinator to lead our Ruby Boots Service which supports children and young people transitioning from forces to civilian life.

Working face to face with children and young people, adult volunteers, and key partners you will coproduce effective peer support services in the Fife and Edinburgh areas.

You will recruit, train, and develop the skills of young people who have already transitioned to civilian life to support their peers in their journey.

Partnership work with schools, community services, and the military sector is key to this project’s delivery of an effective service.

About the person we’re looking for:

• Professional graduate level qualification and/or equivalent experience working in a relevant field e.g., health, education, social care, community education, etc.
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience of working in youth work, community work or education.
• Experience of working directly with volunteers and vulnerable children and young people.
• Experience of using volunteering, befriending or mentoring models.
• Experience of successfully mobilising new projects.

We are looking to recruit a suitably experienced Finance Officer professional to support the charity in the areas of bookkeeping, finance reporting and payroll.

This is a new role to support the Business & Finance Manager.

You will develop and maintain day to day financial and accounting processes.

Key responsibilities include processing monthly payroll process as well as day to day bookkeeping & invoicing, producing monthly reconciliations and quarterly financial reports & forecasts for the Business & Finance Manager. Collating documentation annually for auditors, and supporting the Manager funding budgets and the annual organisational budget.

Excellent Excel and IT skills are vital, as are strong communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks to meet deadlines. The Finance Officer will have experience in a similar or related role, with experience of all aspects of finance processing.

The remuneration package will include a competitive salary, 34 days annual leave (inclusive of public holidays, pro rata), flexible working opportunities, hybrid working, and a generous contributory pension scheme with life insurance policy.

Organisational Profile

For over 30 years, Into Work has been helping disabled people, neurodivergent people and people with long-term health conditions find, build and maintain great jobs. We work towards a world where disabled people have equity to take up employment and receive fair treatment in work.

Are you looking for a rewarding opportunity in which you can use relevant skills, knowledge, and experience to contribute to a collective endeavour and provide tangible recognition of harm to survivors? The role will involve making complex, high quality and holistic decisions that are thoughtful, robust and take full account of the unique experience of individual survivors of historical child abuse in care.

For decades, some children in residential care in Scotland were failed by those entrusted to look after them. Scotland has taken steps to face up to the failings of the past by establishing a redress scheme for survivors of historical child abuse in care. The Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021, legislated for the establishment of a survivor focused route to redress for historical child abuse in care, and in some circumstances, their next of kin.

Scottish Ministers are now looking to appoint additional panel members to Redress Scotland.

About the role

Panel members will be expected to uphold the highest standards of impartiality and objectivity in making determinations, to help foster trust in the work of Scotland’s Redress Scheme, with Redress Scotland, and survivors. Panel members will be fully supported in the role and will receive training to develop a good understanding of, and be closely guided by, statutory guidance, including the assessment framework.

We welcome applications from people who have considerable experience from a range of areas including health, law, justice, social work, and human rights. Additionally, individuals with an understanding of the Scottish care system and child development, or specialist knowledge of complex trauma, are particularly encouraged to apply.

Skills and experience required

Essential Criteria

• A track record of delivering evidence based decision making
• Working effectively with others
• Excellent communication skills
• Expertise working in emotional and psychological trauma, law, social work, health, or other relevant fields

Additional desirable criteria

• Resilience and self-awareness
• Experience of working on a decision making panel, tribunal or committee setting

This is a challenging yet rewarding role, through which you can make a real difference to people’s lives.

Time commitment

Due to the nature of the panel member role, the weekly time commitment will vary. However, it is anticipated that a commitment to attend at least 12 panel sitting days per year will be required. Additionally, there will be a need to allocate extra days each month for pre and post panel work, training, and other relevant meetings. We estimate that these activities will require a commitment of at least 38 days annually. There is scope to work additional days, up to a maximum of 180 days per year, depending on your overall availability.

Remuneration and expenses

The appointment is remunerated at a daily rate of £390 (non-pensionable). Travel and subsistence costs, as well as reasonable receipted dependant carer and childcare expenses, incurred in relation to the work of Redress Scotland, will be reimbursed.

Location

Redress Scotland is a digital first public body and has no office base. Most of Redress Scotland’s work is conducted remotely, however some ‘in-person’ meetings will be required at times to carry out the full range of panel member activities.

Further information

For full details, please download the Applicant Information Pack

For further information about Redress Scotland, please see redress.scot where you will find key reports and resources on operational activities.

Do you want to find out more about the role of a panel member at Redress Scotland? Sign up to an open session being held remotely on Thursday 14th November 2024 at 12:30, by completing the short form here: forms.office.com/e/aChL1EaEHt

If you would like to discuss the work of Redress Scotland in more detail, please send your contact details to RedressScotlandResourcing@gov.scot and we can arrange an informal conversation with a senior member of staff from Redress Scotland.

Applicants for public appointments must be legally entitled to work in the UK. Please see the applicant information pack for more details.