Express Group Fife is an established mental health charity with a network of social groups throughout Fife. The aim of the groups is to promote positive mental wellbeing by providing a safe place for sharing experiences and peer support. This aim is as relevant today as it was in 1977, when Express Group Fife started to operate, and the number of people living in the community with mental health problems is as large as ever.

We are looking to recruit a Group Co-ordinator to cover groups in St Andrews, Methil, Tayport and Cupar.

There are 4 elements to the service:

• Working with groups of people around a shared activity
• Providing a basic healthy lunch
• Supporting service users in the development of individual support/recovery plans
• Mental health promotion and community development work.

Job purpose:

• To support the team in working effectively with individuals by supporting service users in a group setting and assisting in the management of individuals.
• To co-ordinate and manage day support groups; in consultation with the Manager and caseworker, be responsible for the management of groups.
• To co-ordinate, manage, monitor and review the development of the groups in order to make them interesting and relevant to the people who attend.
• To provide emotional and practical support to service users with high support needs.
• To enable provision of a basic healthy lunch.

About Prostate Scotland

At Prostate Scotland, we are dedicated to support men across Scotland in their prostate health journey. Nearly 1 in 2 men in Scotland will be affected by prostate disease at some stage of their lives and 1 in 10 are likely to develop prostate cancer. Our mission is to inform, educate, support, campaign, and advance on prostate disease in Scotland.

Purpose of Job

The Finance Co-ordinator is responsible for ensuring the accurate and timely maintenance of financial records for Prostate Scotland. This role involves managing day-to-day financial transactions, including processing income, donations, and purchase invoices, and ensuring they are correctly coded in the accounting system (Sage/Xero). The Finance Co-ordinator will maintain up-to-date ledgers, reconcile bank accounts on a monthly basis, and prepare and submit monthly financial reports, including the Profit and Loss statement and Balance Sheet, to the CEO and Finance Committee. The Finance Co-ordinator will also support the CEO in setting and monitoring budgets.

Springboard is commissioned by the Highland Council to provide a throughcare and aftercare service to young people aged 16-26 years who are leaving care in Highland.

The successful applicant will work directly with young people who who have been previously supported as unaccompanied asylum seekers and who have now recieved right to remain in UK. These young people have been supported via the Comriach Partnership Service and are care experienced young people. The successful candidate will be part of the wider social work team for this project but will have responsibility for the aftercare journey and coordinating the pathway planning for each young person as part of the Springboard Service.

The successful candidate will be required to have strong assessment skills and experience in report writing and recording. They will be required to asses need and co-ordinate a plan of support for young people, offering advice and guidance to enable young people to work towards agreed outcomes to aid the transition to independence. Experience of managing a caseload would also be preferable.

These outcomes may be in relation to:-

• Transition planning
• Having their own accommodation
• Positive destinations
• Awareness' and Understanding of Rights
• Being a good parent
• Ensure the emotional needs of young people are being met
• Knowledge on ACE's and Trauma would also be beneficial

Pay & Reward Framework

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out 1st April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a key pillar of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to grow and develop in their career at Barnardo's as it will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues to progress through the pay band of their role.

Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay progression steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.

Benefits

Workplace Offer: What it means for you

The world of work has changed. We are understanding of what works best for our colleagues both current and future as we look to embrace this new way of working. Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or any combination of these.

• Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing after 5 years service
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
• A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
• Service related sick pay from day 1
• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
• Cycle2work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
• 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer

*T&C's apply based on contract

About Barnardo's

At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is reflected in our values and our practice, and we have invested in this area of our work to ensure that we can deliver on our commitments to be an inclusive employer. EDI is a key enabler of our purpose as a charity and we want to ensure that the diversity of our teams is reflective of the communities we serve and that we continue to learn and develop our work with a focus on inclusion. We particularly encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minoritised Ethnic Communities, candidates who are LGBT+ and Disabled candidates.

Our basis and values

The Post

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the University of Stirling Students’ Union as Content & Events Coordinator to plan, coordinate and deliver communications activity as well as run events to enhance the student experience. You will take lead responsibility for the Union’s digital and social media communications, creating engaging and varied content. You will regularly track and evaluate delivery being data-led in your next project. With high levels of administrative skill, you will also support colleagues across the Union with promotional activity and help deliver Union events including Welcome Week and Awards Balls.

About Us

Stirling Students’ Union is the representative student body at the University of Stirling. We are a registered charity and exist to support students getting the best degree, helping students make friends, supporting students when they need support and building skills for the future. We do this by supporting academic reps, providing volunteering opportunities, societies and sports clubs. We also offer support, employability skills, advice and opportunities to influence our sustainability work. We are proudly student led and each spring elect four full time paid students to lead our work: President, Vice President Communities, Vice President Education and Sports Union President.

About You

We’re looking for a talented and passionate individual to join our organisation. You’ll be driven, using your initiative to support a wide range of organisational initiatives, programmes and projects. Specific duties of the role include:

Content

• Lead on day-to-day planning, design, creation and delivery of social media content to support all Union activity.
• Work with the Communications & Activities Manager to deliver an annual programme of Union activity and implement processes to support colleagues in the timely design and planning of such activity.
• Coordinate communication and promotion of all areas of Union services and programmes including our membership areas and retail operations.
• Plan and complete administrative tasks to support Union activity.
• Work with the Sabbatical Officers to ensure the effective delivery of Officer content and campaign activity across all Union communication channels.
• Lead on the development, analysis and impact of all social media and digital communications (including email and website), producing regular reports for colleagues on activity performance.
• Develop project plans for key organisational activity in collaboration with relevant Students’ Union staff and Officers.
• Keep up-to-date with current trends and to assess how these innovative practices can be implemented to enhance communication between the Union and its members.
• Have input into the on-going development and delivery of all Union communication channels.
• Co-ordinate any additional promotional materials required for the Union (including but not limited to pull-up banners, publications, printed promotional materials).
• Promote good practice across the Union in the use of Union branding and support societies/sports teams with guidance on use of the Union visual identity.
• Lead training for staff, Sabbatical Officers, societies and sports teams on use of social media to support Union activity.
• Contribute across the various areas of the Students’ Union to help deliver on the Students’ Union strategic plan.
• Work with the University communications team on collaborative programmes.
• Support Union marketing activity across all relevant functions.

Events

• Lead on organising, promoting and evaluating all Union events, delivering on time and within budget.
• Ensure regular monitoring of activity to ensure proper processes are in place and relevant costs/income are fully considered.
• Lead on the development and delivery of the Union’s activity during Welcome Weeks in the autumn and spring semester involving colleagues across the Union team and working closely with the University Events team.
• Working with Union colleagues, support the development and delivery of events such as the Societies Awards Ball, Sports Union Awards Ball, Inspirational Women Awards and the RATE Teaching Awards.
• Work with external partners to support our digital events platform and associated ticketing process.
• Work with societies and sports teams where appropriate to support their delivery of student focused events.
• Work closely with the University Events team to support the Union’s input across events such as Open Days and Applicant Days and Welcome Weeks.
• Work closely and collaboratively with the University’s student belonging programme, Be Connected.
• To monitor, evaluate and report on Union events to effectively grow and develop them for the future.

Why apply?

At Stirling Students’ Union every day is different. If you like variety and would like to utilise your skills and experiences to make a difference within a fast-paced environment, then this could be the job for you. With a competitive salary for the non-profit sector, there’s plenty of reasons to consider building a career with us.

If you’re a passionate and driven individual, exciting by the opportunity to create change and make an impact as part of a dynamic organisation then we’d love to hear from you.