Ravelrig RDA Manager
- Part time
- £30,000 pro-rata
- On site: Edinburgh
- Closing 31st January 2025
- Advertised from 6th January 2025
- 20 hours per week.
Role
Ravelrig Riding for the Disabled is based in Balerno, Edinburgh and provides riding for fun, therapy and achievement for children and adults with physical and/or learning difficulties. We are entering an exciting phase in 2025 with the opening of our new indoor arena to ensure that we can provide riding experience all year round in all weathers.
We are looking for an experienced and dynamic individual to facilitate the efficient running of the stables, to oversee the care of our seven horses and ponies, and to manage all aspects of dealing with our dedicated group of volunteers, participants and visitors.
Location: The post is based at 21 Ravelrig Gait, Balerno, Edinburgh EH14 7NH
Application notes
Closing date: 31st January 2025.
Interview date: Early February 2025.
To apply please email a CV and covering statement, outlining your skills and experience against the person specification to Chairperson@ravelrig-rda.org.uk. For an informal discussion about the role please contact Rebecca Chalmers, Ravelrig RDA Trustee on 07702 871590.
Level of criminal check required: PVG
Ravelrig RDA aims to ensure that no candidate is subject to unlawful discrimination, either directly or indirectly, on the grounds of gender, race (including colour, nationality or ethnic origin), disability, sexual orientation, marital status, part time status, age, religion or belief.
Ravelrig RDA is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and families and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We provide a safe and secure environment for everyone who accesses our services.
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Fundraising Manager – Corporates and Philanthropy
- Full time
- £37,525 – £41,510
- Hybrid: Working from Edinburgh office for 2 days a week
- Closing 19th January 2025
Sight Scotland is Scotland’s leading charity providing specialist care, education and research for people with vision impairment. The charity has been in existence for over 230 years, and offer a variety of services in the community as well as education, transcription into alternative formats and residential care for adults and children. Their vision is of an inclusive Scotland where people of all visual abilities have the opportunity to thrive. To achieve their mission they are looking for a Supporter Fundraiser who will proactively engage with supporters, community groups and volunteers in the community.
The Fundraising Manager – Corporates and Philanthropy is responsible for developing and implementing plans to maximise income from corporate partners and individuals with the propensity to donate significant sums. There is huge scope to develop both income streams at Sight Scotland, as this is the first dedicated position covering these income streams.
The primairy focus initially will be on developing corporate partnership income, as there is huge potential for partnerships ranging from transactional right up to transformational. The role supports the organisation’s purpose to make a significant impact on the lives of people living with visual impairment in Scotland by maximising fundraising income to deliver brilliant services and create a positive impact on our ability to deliver for the long term.
This specialist manager role would suit someone who is already operating at a senior fundraiser level, or someone who can demonstrate experience of developing a corporate and/or major donor pipeline, creating operational plans and delivering income.
Fundraising and Engagement Administrator
- Part time
- £24,042 – £25,305 pro-rata
- Hybrid: Edinburgh (2 out of 4 days in office).
- Closing 2nd February 2025
Sight Scotland is Scotland’s leading charity providing specialist care, education and research for people with vision impairment. The charity has been in existence for over 230 years, and offer a variety of services in the community as well as education, transcription into alternative formats and residential care for adults and children. Their vision is of an inclusive Scotland where people of all visual abilities have the opportunity to thrive. To achieve their mission they are looking for maternity cover for their Fundraising and Engagement Administrator role – a crucial role providing a solid foundation of support to the whole Fundraising team.
The Fundraising and Engagement Administrator will join Sight Scotland at an exciting stage, with a newly formed Cause and Engagement team, a new organisational strategy and direction, and a roadmap for fundraising planned. The charity is recruiting for 5 other fundraising roles alongside this maternity cover.
This role provides vital administrative support to the fundraising function. You will perform a variety of desk-based tasks ranging from regular banking, data entry and the opening of fundraising post to more ad-hoc tasks such as handling supporter enquiries and working with the fundraising team to support their calendar of activities and key priorities.
For this role, it is vital that interested candidates have experience using a fundraising database and are competent and capable handling financial data. Due to the importance of database management for this role, candidates who can't demonstrate experience using a CRM system to accurately input and review financial data will not be shortlisted.
This role will involve building relationships across teams to provide customer service, solve problems and spot opportunities for fundraising, so would suit a candidate who enjoys delivering amazing supporter experiences / customer service and speaking to colleagues and supporters face to face, on the phone and via email.
You might see similar roles called Supporter Care Officer, or Fundraising Assistant. There is more information on the tasks this role covers in the Candidate Pack.
If you have experience in a charity but are looking to reduce your hours yet still play a part in having a positive impact on a fundraising function at a national charity, this is a fantastic opportunity to join a popular cause at a pivotal time.
Please download the Candidate Info Pack provided for further information about the role, timelines and next steps. THINK Recruitment holds a screening call with all interested candidates, please see details in the pack for how to arrange a call.
Top job! Depute Director of Care & Support
- Full time
- £39,429 – £43,446
- On site: Stirling
- Closing 19th January 2025
Camphill Blair Drummond is an independent charity offering specialist care and support for adults with complex additional needs arising through a learning disability, on a residential and day basis.
Our residents and students come from a range of local authorities across Scotland and the wider United Kingdom. Through our registered care services, we promote independence, choice and wellbeing. Our aim is to set the standard for quality of care in our sector.
We have an ambitious strategic development plan which connects and strengthens us as a community and gives direction to the work that we do. Camphill Blair Drummond is part of the international Camphill movement.
We have an exciting opportunity to join our Care & Support team as a Depute Director of Care & Support. The main responsibilities of the role include:
- To work collaboratively with the Director of Care and Support and peer Depute, in leading and managing our specialist care services, taking on a visible and supportive operational leadership role.
- To ensure high quality, consistency of care and support is experienced by adults with a learning disability who attend daily or live within our Camphill Community.
- To ensure our care and support is evidenced via measurable outcomes, appropriate care documentation and collaborative person centred care planning, which meaningfully involves the resident / day student, appropriate family members and external professionals.
- To help build and maintain positive relationships with a range of key stakeholders, with the aim of sustaining and developing our care and support delivery, upholding the positive and proactive reputation of our Camphill Community.
In return we offer a competitive salary of £39,429-£43,446 (currently under review), pension scheme with 10% employer contribution and other enhanced benefits.
Family and Education Service Team Leader
- Full time or Part time
- £27,000 – £30,000
- On site: Perth
- Closing 31st January 2025
We are looking for a highly motivated person-centred team leader to join our Family and Education Services Team.
The job role will lead the operational day to day delivery of a high quality family support service for parents/carers of autistic children and young people and provide a comprehensive school support
service to our education colleagues across Perth & Kinross.
Working with the operational team to ensure that family support planning is effective and engaging, the post holder will also support the Service Manager to understand trends and themes, to help innovate and develop the service. You will lead on funded projects, working within budgets set for projects and support the day to day staffing of the operational team, including performance reviews, identification of learning and development needs and caseload support, advice and information.
Responsible for staffing the service, and allocating caseloads, you will also be involved in all aspects of team management including annual leave and sickness absence and supporting our team to ensure a healthy work life balance.
You will be an ambassador for Perth Autism Support, building relationships across the community to further our vision to support autistic children and young people to reach their full potential.
About Us
Perth Autism Support was founded in 2011 to address the gaps in support for autistic children, young people and their families across Perth & Kinross.
In 2024, we have over 1200 families registered for services and support children, young people and families through the following service areas:
- Children’s Services
- Transitions Services (encompassing three project areas – Engage, Enterprise and Employability)
- Family and Education Services (including our Early Years project and Autistic Adults Peer Support)
We are governed by a Board of Trustees (8) and we have a staff team of 32.
We are based in our centre in Perth City but work across the whole of the Perth & Kinross region.
For more information, visit perthautismsupport.org.uk
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