About the Organisation

The Phoenix is a Community Hub in Dumbarton West, it was set up in 2018 by Rock Community Church. The Rock is a vibrant church community serving Dumbarton and the surrounding area. The Phoenix is designed to primarily serve the people of Dumbarton West, namely the residents of Castlehill, Westcliff, and Brucehill. The Phoenix includes a community cafe and a wide and varied activities programme including youth work, toddler provision, adult learning, intergenerational events, art classes, fitness classes, wellbeing programme and volunteer opportunities.

Purpose of role:

The role of Centre Caretaker undertakes a range of duties ensuring the highest levels of customer service and relevant required Health and Safety standards are met. The post will focus on minor maintenance repairs, cleaning, garden maintenance and care, support for volunteers, support and supervise groups. Post holders are expected to work effectively both with and without supervision.

Key Responsibilities

● Undertake cleaning tasks including, but not exclusively, mopping, sweeping, vacuuming, dusting, cleaning toilets, emptying bins, spot cleaning, etc.

● To maintain our garden with support from other team members and volunteers.

● Maintaining cleaning areas and identifying stock needs.

● To supervise and support centre user groups.

● Adhere to centre policies and procedures.

● Undertake training as required.

● Support major events within The Phoenix’s calendar alongside the staff team.

● Such other tasks as required by The Phoenix Centre Manager.

We are delighted to bring you this new role!

In the coming year, we are growing our youth team and establishing a youth peer education project. This initiative involves recruiting and training young individuals on current health issues, enabling them to conduct harm-reduction workshops for their peers.

The coordinator will be responsible for leading the recruitment of young volunteers (ages 14 and up) and organizing their volunteering experiences. We seek someone passionate about engaging with youth and fostering their participation in the project. Strong organisational and communication skills, along with an understanding of young people's needs, are essential.

This role is part-time and we can offer 12-17.5 hours per week, normally afternoon/evening with some weekend work. The role is £13.50 per hour.

We would love to hear from you if you have experience of working in an environment with teenagers and can support the project to help them reach their potential. You would need to have excellent organisational skills and good digital/IT skills.

This post requires a PVG for Children.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Communications Assistant to support the smooth running of Inspiring Scotland’s communication team. In this role you will provide support across a variety of projects and help deliver purposeful, creative, and engaging communications materials.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone with some experience that is looking to be built upon Support and training can be provided, as most importantly we are looking for someone who is proactive, enthusiastic and team minded. Someone able to listen to colleagues’ varying needs; contribute ideas and work collaboratively to create solutions. You should be comfortable at organising your own time and adapting to priorities. You will have an awareness of communication activity and an interest in being creative and using this skill to help make communications stand out.

In this role you will work alongside the Communications Manager and be line managed by the Senior Communications Officer who are responsible for managing a wide range of activity for Inspiring Scotland. Alongside this team you will be able to work with a wide range of colleagues across the organisation and across policy areas such as equality and human rights, outdoor play, mentoring for children and young people and youth employability.

Role is office-based however you will be able to agree a work pattern which can include working from home. The role will involve travel to attend meetings and occasional events.

Benefits:

• 9.25% employer pension contribution (salary sacrifice scheme available).

• Medicash Benefit

• Full private medical insurance with the option to include family members.

• 4 x salary Death in Service cover.

• 29 days annual leave plus 8 days public holidays

• Cycle to work scheme

Impact Funding Partners has invested over £170 million since 1982 and has a track record of supporting and inspiring communities across Scotland. If you’re interested in social justice and want to join an organisation striving to deliver change and impact across Scotland, then we want to hear from you.

Do you have a strong understanding of the third sector in Scotland and the policy context in which we operate? Are you an expert in relationship building, facilitation, evaluation and writing for a range of audiences including social media? Do you want to use your experience to build the capacity of the third sector and make a positive difference in communities? We’re looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic candidate who wants to use their skills, drive, and experience to help create a fairer future. This is a fixed term post with a possible extension subject to funding.

Details of Post

Role - Development Officer full time 35 hours (Maternity Cover). The focus for this fixed term piece of work will be to deliver the fund management and consultancy commissions of the organisation.

Location - This post will be based in our Glasgow office with a blend of home working.

Starting Date – October 2024 for a 7-month fixed term contract (possibility of an extension subject to funding)

Salary - £32,000 p.a.

Pension - Impact Funding Partners operates a Workplace Pension Scheme with Royal London, in which you will be automatically enrolled on commencing your employment, and defined contributions of employer 6% and employee 4% are made. You will have the option to ‘opt out’ of the Group Personal Pension Scheme, should you wish not to become a member.