- Advertised from 4th December 2024
- 35 hours a week. Salary dependent on experience and level of responsibility, fixed term, subject to extension. Start date: March 2025, Ideally 3rd of March 2025
Role
Living Rent is hiring a full-time community organiser in Aberdeen to support members organise in their neighbourhoods to challenge the issues they face and to fight for better housing and a system that works for the common good. The role entails outreach (stalls, door knocking), recruiting members, and supporting members to organise meetings, take responsibilities locally, build democratic neighbourhood branches and take part in city-wide and national structures.
In neighbourhoods, the organiser will support members to research their issues, select relevant campaigns, define achievable wins , organise direct actions and support members in negotiations with relevant targets including private/ social landlords, private companies, the local municipality. You will aim to involve more people in Living Rent at the local and national level, in order to build power in our communities and tenants’ power across Scotland.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about building real people power and excited about the chance to work for a young, diverse and member-run organisation. Experience in recruitment, training delivery, community education or campaigns is welcome; however enthusiasm, willingness to learn and commitment to social justice are more important than previous experience as training will be provided. This role may suit someone with experience in sales, street fundraising or other customer/public facing work, who wishes to move into organising.
Application notes
Application and deadlines:
1. Download and fill in the application form referring to the person and job specification
2. Save the completed application form as a word document
3. Send it to recruitment@livingrent.org with the subject matter: ‘NAME_Aberdeen_Organiser’ by Sunday the 12th of January 8pm. Late applications will not be considered.
4. Once you have submitted your application, please complete the equal opportunities monitoring form (
docs.google.com/forms/d/1nD-rB-AIn9ITOCFZTd-8xEKjndF_xgJ6RQNYWbD9RpE/edit?usp=drive_web).
Please note, successful candidates will be invited to interview online on the 15th of January.
Application Deadline: Sunday the 12th of January, 8pm
Interviews: Please note, the interview process will take place over two stages. We will hold a first stage of online interviews on the 15th of January which is
mandatory to be considered for the position, where we will provide applicants with introduction to the organisation, hands-on collective exercises and an interview. Short-listed candidates will be asked to a second stage hands-on evaluation and doorknocking session which will take place on the week of the 20th or 27th of January.
Start date: Ideally the 3rd of March 2025
If you have any questions about the roles, please contact Living Rent at recruitment@livingrent.org
About Living Rent: Living Rent is Scotland’s Tenants and Community Union. We are people campaigning for better rights for tenants, protections against rent increases, evictions and poor-quality housing and we represent and defend our members when they are having housing problems or problems in our community. We are not affiliated to any political party and only answer to our members.
By building power and challenging decision-makers collectively, we not only win for our members but we also fight for a housing and political system that puts people before profit. We believe in the collective power of members to fight for their rights together and use diverse tactics – including direct action – to achieve this. Living Rent is affiliated to ACORN International and the International Union of Tenants. We work closely with ACORN England and Wales.
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Community Development & Engagement - Aberdeenshire
- Full time
- £28,000
- Remote: Home based in Aberdeenshire with regular travel
- Closing 9th December 2024
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team. We are now accepting applications for our Community and Engagement Team Members - Parenting Focus. This role will be responsible for engaging with parents with experience of care and the people and professionals that are in direct contact with expectant and new parents with care experience.
The Team Member will be responsible for our work in Aberdeenshire supporting parents who have been impacted by care. Our aim is to reach all expectant and new parents with care experience in Scotland and ensure they are aware of what is being offered through The Village and our other Why Not communities. The Team Member will use a variety of approaches, communication methods and platforms to maximise engagement, including both in person and digital options. This particular team member role will have a specific geographical focus and lead to developing links and engaging parents in identified locations. The Team member will work closely with statutory sector and health staff, as well as voluntary sector groups to build knowledge of our work and identify and engage with parents. The team member will work closely with the peer mentoring lead, supporting recruitment of peer mentors within the specified area.
A full Job Description and Person is available for download below.
Edinburgh Tenants Federation (ETF) has an exciting opportunity for a creative and dynamic individual to fill the role of Communications Officer within its core team. The successful candidate with lead on all internal and external communications, nurture a brand that underpins the core values of the organisation, and implement strategies and action plans to support the wider strategic business plan objectives.
Edinburgh Tenants Federation is an award-winning charity that works to ensure that tenants and residents are able to fully participate to shape their housing and wider services. As a membership organisation, we represent the views of our member groups to influence change across the city. The aim of ETF is simple – we want to change social rented housing in Edinburgh for the better.
• Job title: Communications Officer
• Salary: £35,102
• Hours: 35 per week
• Location: Norton Park, 57 Albion Road, Edinburgh EH7 5QY. ETF embraces a hybrid working model and as such, staff are expected to work from home and office when appropriate.
• Contract term: This post is funded for a fixed period until 31st March 2026. There may be scope for an extension of the post beyond this period.
• Closing date: 12 midday Monday 16th December 2024.
The Communications Officer will manage the ETF social media channels and website, creating engaging content for a variety of audiences, and produce promotional materials and company literature, including annual reports and newsletters.
This role presents a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to work on a wide range of projects to raise the profile of ETF and share the work of the organisation at both a local and national level.
We are excited to share this great opportunity to join our Board of Directors.
It is a very important time for Cornerstone with our current strategy ‘Future proofing Cornerstone’ coming to an end in 2025 we begin looking ahead, understanding the landscape in which we operate and developing a new strategy which will allow us to continue providing high quality care and support to people with autism, learning disabilities and other support needs across Scotland.
As a member of our Board, you will be instrumental in guiding the strategic future of the charity and ensuring exemplary governance and fiscal control. The main Board meets four times a year and board members will be expected to be a member of one of the sub committees. You will also act as a local ambassador for Cornerstone.
We are keen to hear from those with skills, knowledge and experience in one or more of the following areas who feel they can make a positive contribution to our charitable activities: -
Senior management experience in the social work / social care sector preferably with strategic planning skills
Accountancy/financial experience preferably at management level
Personal experience of providing care and support of a relative or carer of a person who has experience of care
About Us
Cornerstone is one of Scotland’s largest charities and is a leading provider of social care services to more than 1,200 adults and young people with disabilities and other support needs. We employ over 1,900 people across Scotland and are fully committed to delivering high quality care and support.
In addition, we also operate our Cornerstone Self-Directed Support service. Across this service, we have over 200 Personal Assistants on our books and approximately 1000 active clients.
We’re committed to building a workforce that represents the true diversity of Scotland, where every single one of our colleagues feel enabled to deliver their best. We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer who selects the best person for the job. We value the diversity of our workforce and work hard to create an inclusive environment where each individual can bring their unique skills, experiences and ideas to the table to help us grow, bring create innovative solutions and develop of our people. We are keen to receive applications for board position that reflect the diversity of the organisation.
We welcome applications from anywhere in Scotland and are particularly interested in receiving applications from women and individuals from an ethnically diverse background as they are currently under-represented on our Board.
There is no remuneration attached to the role but expenses will be reimbursed.
Administrator – Presbytery of Edinburgh and West Lothian
- Part time
- £29,033 pro-rata
- On site: Presbytery Office – West Edinburgh
- Closing 9th December 2024
We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled administrator who will support Presbytery, playing a key role in ensuring that its administrative business is conducted smoothly and efficiently and, working with colleagues and Presbytery members, that the information and support needs of committees and congregations are met.
Flexibility, creativity and a willingness to share and experiment will all be vital. High-level administrative experience and good IT skills are essential, as are excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Some evening working will be required.
This is a fixed term role for 3 years from the date of appointment.
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