A unique leadership chance to shape wellbeing and protection across Scottish sport

At Children First our ambition is for every child in Scotland to be safe, loved and well with their family. As a charity we offer emotional, practical, and financial support to help families to put children first and campaign to uphold the rights of every child.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead the development of a recently established, national service which supports Scottish governing bodies of sport (SGBs) to effectively manage wellbeing and protection concerns for all who participate in sport. The service is being established through a strategic partnership between sportscotland, Children First and SGBs.

We are looking for a skilled and confident leader to lead the strategic development of the service. As the Service Manager, you will provide professional strategic leadership and direction of the service and manage the team’s partnership with SGBs to:

support their management of wellbeing and protection concerns and investigations in a timely and appropriate manner.

build the knowledge, skills and confidence of SGB staff through training, mentoring and directed learning.

facilitate the development of resources including practice guidance, tools and templates that support SGBs’ case management of wellbeing and protection concerns.

What kind of person will make a great Service Manager for the Case Management Support Service?

• resilient, skilled, strategic leader who can shape and build a new service in response to identified needs.
• able to inspire and motivate team members providing leadership, guidance and emotionally-intelligent support.
• ability to lead and work collaboratively with partner agencies to maintain momentum, effective planning and open communication.
• have an excellent understanding of wellbeing and protection for both children and adults.
• have effective organisational skills and an ability to respond to complex and changing situations.
• is a strong communicator who values a collaborative approach.
• is passionate about human rights.

If you have the above and possess a professional qualification and experience from an appropriate sector, such as social work, law, human resources or sports governance, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Base

You will work flexibly at home with a periodic requirement to attend meetings at our offices and those of our partners across central Scotland.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays, pro rata), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme. Additionally, we offer further benefits such as a cash-back healthcare plan, cycle to work scheme and option to join a Credit Union.

Hours

This is a fixed term, full time post of 35 hours per week funded until May 2027.

Are you an expert in IT, Infrastructure and system security? Are you looking for that next step in your career? If so, reach your full potential and join Quarriers as our IT Operations and Security Manager!

Your new opportunity

Quarriers have a rare and exciting opportunity for an IT Operations and Security Manager to lead and drive the vision of our state-of-the-art technology and systems across multiple services. You will be responsible for high quality delivery, autonomy over design, implementation and management of a small team of IT professionals.

As a key player within the IT team, you will work at a strategic level alongside the Head of IT ensuring that both user needs and organisational objectives are met. You will be responsible for the delivery and implementation of current and future IT needs while aligning various aspects of IT support Scotland wide.

If you are looking for an IT role with a difference, where your technical knowledge and skills directly support staff and the people, we support then this is the perfect opportunity for you!

This is a full-time permanent role working 35 hours per week in line with our agile working policy, which blends home-working with office time and service visits.

What you will need to bring to the role

• Qualified to degree level or relevant equivalent experience.
• Extensive knowledge of infrastructure implementation and support, including Networking, Telephony and Storage.
• Proven experience and knowledge of managing IT systems and packages including Microsoft Technology stack (O365, Azure, Intune)
• Responsibility for implementing and maintaining Cyber Security systems, processes and Accreditation (Cyber Essentials Plus)
• Be forward thinking in applying new technologies into our support and medical services, like AI, Applied technology and IOT
• Excellent problem solver who can work to strict deadlines.
• Ability to manage business relationships effectively and deliver positive outcomes.
• Excellent IT, analytical and strategic planning skills.
• Experience of leading a team of IT professionals.

What you will get in return

• Substantial holiday entitlement.
• Generous workplace pension.
• Family-friendly working policies and procedures.
• Life Assurance.
• Wider benefits including our Employee Assistance Programme, free physiotherapy & occupational health support.

Quarriers have Investors in People Platinum accreditation and are a Scottish Living Wage Employer

About Us

Quarriers is one of Scotland’s leading social care charities. We provide practical care and support for vulnerable children, adults and families who face extremely challenging circumstances. We challenge poverty and inequality of opportunity to bring about positive changes in people’s lives.

A fantastic opportunity to come and join the Children First team in Glasgow

At Children First our ambition is for every child in Scotland to be safe, loved and well with their family. As a charity we offer emotional, practical, and financial support to help families to put children first and campaign to uphold the rights of every child.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our Glasgow Family Wellbeing Service, to positively impact on the lives of children, young people and their families, building empowering relationships to address the various, often complex, challenges they face. This is an innovative service, working alongside children and their families within communities across Glasgow, providing whole family support which is easily accessible and non-stigmatising. We listen and learn from children and families to develop the service alongside our partners. We are therefore looking to recruit dynamic, flexible, experienced individuals who can drive the successful development and growth of this innovative service.

This post holder will specifically have a lead role, developing community engagement and delivering community events. It is essential that the availability of the service is flexible to when support is needed-including daytime, evenings, and weekends.

Children First along with our partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise to children and young people. We are also determined that the full incorporation of the UNCRC means that children will have their rights respected in all areas of their lives and will have a real say in the way they are supported. If you share this determination, we would love to hear from you.

What kind of people are we looking for?

• has experience of keeping children safe in their own families
• is fiercely passionate about children’s rights
• thinks it’s a privilege to work with and on behalf of children and families and,
• is kind and will bring their whole selves to the job: heart and mind

What kind of Glasgow Family Wellbeing team member will you be?

Knowing our ambition for children, you will be someone who is:

• resilient, skilled, flexible and knowledgeable who wants to transform children’s lives
• determined to support children to stay safely with their own family
• big hearted and courageous
• able to build strong relationships and to manage the tricky conversations
• is compassionate and understanding of trauma
• a cool head and clear minded at times of pressure
• inspiring colleagues and teams to be even better
• an amazing ambassador for children and Children First

Above all else, the most important thing to us is that you are someone who will do the right thing for children and their families at every turn.

Base

You will be based in Glasgow with access to our service hub in the south of the city.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme. Additionally, we provide access to a cash-back healthcare plan, cycle to work scheme, and option to join a Credit Union.

Diversity and inclusion

We aim to tackle all forms of discrimination, including on the basis of ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender and disability, both internally and externally.

We seek to create a workforce which reflects the diverse population we serve, including previously under-represented groups. We are committed to making Children First an environment where all employees are welcomed, nurtured and can thrive.

Wellbeing

Your wellbeing is important to us, we will support you to work in a way that gets the job done but maintains a healthy work life balance. We will provide connection with the rest of the organisation including regular support from the local Team Leaders, Service Manager and Assistant Director.

Join the Team

If you would like an informal chat about this role, with Service Manager Kirsteen Montgomery, please contact Laura Cassidy to arrange this, at laura.cassidy@childrenFirst.org.uk

Further Information

This is a permanent post. We have one full time equivalent post (35 hours a week), but we would like to hear from anyone who would like to explore a reduced hours arrangement. Please identify your preferred working pattern/availability in your application.

This post requires flexibility, which means daytime, evening and weekend work , in order to offer the appropriate level of support to individual families, and deliver community events.

A fantastic opportunity to come and join the Children First team in East Ayrshire

At Children First our ambition is for every child in Scotland to be safe, loved and well with their family. As a charity we offer emotional, practical, and financial support to help families to put children first and campaign to uphold the rights of every child.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our innovative Restorative Family Group Decision Making Service in East Ayrshire. The team and model of relational and restorative approaches, including Family Group Decision Making, will play a pivotal role in the delivery and development of the service, ensuring high quality relationships with children and families and working alongside our partners to evidence impact. We are therefore looking to recruit a dynamic, experienced leader who can drive the successful development and growth of this new and innovative partnership.

We are looking for a Team Leader to join our leadership team. In this position you will play a crucial role in the on-going learning and development of the service and contribute to how we continue to best meet the needs of families across East Ayrshire. Building relationships and the ability to communicate effectively internally as well as with external partners and agencies is at the heart of everything you will do.

You should have experience of working in a leadership role; of offering reflective support and supervision to a team of staff and be able to confidently respond to and manage risk.

If you have experience of working within child protection processes, are committed to restorative approaches, meaningfully involving children and families, and have a professional qualification in a relevant area such as Social Work, Teaching or equivalent in Childcare/Social Care or related area, accredited counselling qualification, or other relevant qualification at SCQF level 9 or higher then we want to hear from you.

Children First along with partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise to children and young people. We are also determined that the full incorporation of the UNCRC means that children will have their rights respected in all areas of their lives and will have a real say in the way they are supported. If you share this determination, we would love to hear from you.

What kind of people are we looking for?

• have experience of keeping children safe in their own families
• are fiercely passionate about children’s rights
• thinks it’s a privilege to work with and on behalf of children and families and,
• are kind and will bring their whole selves to the job: heart and mind

What kind of team member will you be?

Knowing our ambition for children, you will be someone who is:

• resilient, skilled and knowledgeable who wants to transform children’s lives
• determined to support children to stay safely with their own family
• big hearted and courageous
• able to build strong relationships and to manage the tricky conversations
• is compassionate and understanding of trauma
• a cool head and clear minded at times of pressure
• inspiring colleagues and teams to be even better
• an amazing ambassador for children and Children First

Above all else, the most important thing to us is that you are someone who will do the right thing for children and their families at every turn.

Base

You will be based in East Ayrshire with our partners in the HSCP and will travel to connect with other parts of the organisation. You will work on an outreach basis to connect with children and families in communities across East Ayrshire.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays). We have additional benefits such as a cash back health plan, cycle to work scheme, and option to join a ​Credit Union.