We are recruiting for the newly created post of Supervising Counsellor to supervise students on placement and carry a small client caseload.

Our new Right There Counselling Academy will extend student placement counselling to Young People (12+) and adults. The is a development role, working closely with the Head of Children and Families and partner universities to embed this exciting new service.

This role is initially for a 12-month fixed term contract.

Main duties and responsibilities will include:

• Provide 1:1 and group supervision for postgraduate student counsellors
• Oversee supervisee casework to ensure safe, ethical and effective practise
• Hold a small counselling caseload, offering person-centred support for young people (12+) and adults
• Complete assessments, formulations, and risk management plans
• Ensure compliance with BACP, HCPC and organisation ethical frameworks
• Take a lead for child and adult protection for placement students

Our values make us who we are and define our actions and behaviours every day. We expect our colleagues to uphold and represent our organisation in a way that reflects our values and person-centred way of working.

You will have attained Diploma Level 6 or above in counselling, psychotherapy, or arts/play therapy. You will also have current membership/registration with BACP, HCPC or equivalent, have completed or be undertaking a recognised supervision training course which will be complemented with extensive proven post qualification counselling experience.

If you are passionate about developing counselling practice, are experienced in trauma informed approaches and you have experience of working with a range of needs across young people and adults, we'd love to hear from you.

It is expected that this role will be office based for a minimum of 3 days per week.

What you can expect from us..

• You will report to the Head of Children and Families
• Your normal working hours are 35 per week, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, with 1-hour unpaid break
• Your usual place of work is 15 Dava Street, Glasgow, G51 2JA with travel across hub locations
• Annual leave entitlement of 210 hours (equivalent to 6 weeks) pro rata per year in the first year rising to 280 hours (equivalent to 8 weeks) pro rata per year in the second.
• You will be automatically enrolled into the People’s Pension in the month that you will complete 3-months of employment, provided you meet the auto-enrolment criteria
• Cycle to work scheme
• Option to purchase and sell annual leave

Full list of benefits is detailed in the job & person specification.

About Us

We are Right There, a charity that recently celebrated our 200th anniversary. We provide tailored support for people, at home, and in the community. We are here for people who are living with the effects of homelessness, poverty, substance use, or family breakdowns.

Last year we supported almost 4,000 individuals, helping to prevent them from becoming homeless or separated from the people they love. Every person’s story is unique, and everyone’s route home is different - it doesn’t matter what the situation is – we’re not here to judge, only to help.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

To provide comprehensive and confidential administrative support to the CEO and DCEO (Executive function) to ensure, as far as possible, the CEO and DCEO are free from administrative tasks, allowing best use of their professional time. As required, the postholder will act with the delegated authority of the CEO to ensure tasks/projects oversight and completion in line with the organisational values.

In addition, the postholder will be required to undertake administrative duties within the MST to support for absences within the team as required by the Team Manager, MST.

Comprehensive administrative support to the CEO and DCEO:

• Create all administrative documentation as required by the CEO and DCEO using a range of ICT packages, inclusive of letters, reports, agenda, minutes, PowerPoint presentations and other necessary documents
• Provide a confidential meeting administration service for all meetings chaired by the CEO (or the DCEO in absence of CEO) including Senior Management Meetings, external stakeholder meetings and employee meetings
• Provide a full range of administrative support to the CEO for disciplinary, grievance and appeal processes to ensure timelines are adhered to and paperwork completion in a timely manner
• Arrange and co-ordinate external and internal meetings/visits on behalf of the CEO to ensure all arrangements are successfully co-ordinated, catered for and followed up as required
• Oversight and management of the CEO and DCEO diary arrangements including requirement to update, amend and attend to follow up tasks as required
• Ensure all travel arrangements for the CEO and DCEO are made, followed up and attended to in a timely manner ensuring compliance with financial requirements and regulations
• Devise, develop and manage appropriate systems to meet with the CEO (and DCEO as relevant) on a regular basis and ensure tasks are updated/concluded
• Maintenance of all confidential records and paperwork to ensure accuracy and easy retrieval
• Maintenance and follow up of instructions from CEO and DCEO to Senior Managers to ensure timely response and delivery
• Oversight and management of the Senior Leadership and Management Team’s (SLMT) annual leave processes to ensure leave requests are known, attended to and updated
• Ensure an effective system is maintained for supervision and appraisal of the SLMT including bring forward items and scheduling
• Oversight of documentation which requires authorisation and ratification by the CEO (and DCEO as relevant) to ensure timely progression and conclusion

Undertake administrative duties within the MST in the absence of other team colleagues as required by the Team Manager, MST:

As a member of the MST, it is expected that the post holder partakes in various areas of administrative work while other team members are absent inclusive of reception cover when required, assisting with minuting additional meetings and the provision of administrative tasks as directed by the Team Manager, Management Support

Provision of reception cover as required and directed by Team Managers to ensure an effective and customer focused service is maintained, inclusive of Christmas and New Year rota.

Please note this job description is to provide a clear and concise statement of the main tasks and activities of the post, and it is not intended as an exhaustive list of every aspect of the post holder's duties. All the above duties will be carried out in line with Rossie policies and procedures.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

Knowledge Base (Essential):

• Microsoft Office suite including Word, Excel, Office 365, Outlook, OneDrive & SharePoint
• Policy compliance
• Administrative processes
• GDPR Legislation

Knowledge Base (Desirable):

• Advanced skills within Microsoft Office suite, in particular Excel
• HR Databases

Qualifications (Essential):

• Relevant qualification in Administration/Business Studies/Clerical or other similar discipline

Experience (Essential):

• Relevant experience working in office environment
• Proven ability to handle competing priorities
• Effectively liaising with managers / professionals to provide support & advice
• Minute taking & meeting administration

Experience (Desirable):

• Working with external stakeholders

Skills (Essential):

• Setting up & maintaining electronic filing systems & appropriate record keeping
• Effective communication (oral and written) & time management skills
• Ability to present information accurately & clearly
• Effective organisation, prioritising & planning skills
• Processing high level confidential information appropriately
• Effectively forward plan, manage & prioritise workload in line with organisational priorities

Qualities (Essential):

• Work on own initiative as well as part of a team
• Use initiative to support others when required
• Attention to detail
• Honesty & reliability
• ‘Can do’ attitude
• Strong professional values

Qualities (Desirable):

• Develop & maintain good working relationships within the team & the wider organisation
• Ability to reflect on practice & work towards continuous improvement

Full Clean Driving Licence - Essential

Are you interested in supporting a small local charity? Are you passionate about improving the health and wellbeing of young people?

If so, apply now to join our Board of Trustees!

About Us

The Junction is an award-winning charity that supports and improves young people’s health and well-being.

We work with young people aged 12 – 21 in North East Edinburgh. Our vision is that all young people thrive, with access to the right support and resources that meet their health and wellbeing needs.

About The Role

The Treasurer will assist and advise the Board of Directors on issues related to finance. The position works in partnership with members of the staff team who deal with much of the day-to-day financial business, predominantly the Director and Finance Officer. All Trustees collectively play their part in financial monitoring and decision making at The Junction.

Within the role you will contribute to Finance Sub-Groups (meeting roughly 4 times per year in advance of a Full Board Meeting). You will also share Finance Papers at full Board Meetings which take place 4 times per year. You can join in-person or online.

About You

We are looking for committed individuals to join our Board of Trustees. This is an incredible opportunity to make a difference to The Junction, to young people and to build your own skills.

A key requirement for the position is that you have experience of managing finances for a board, for committee, or for an organisation. Applications from qualified accountants and those with experience within the finance sector would be very welcomed but this experience is not essential to the role.

Ability to ask questions, share and uphold our organisational values (inclusive, non-judgemental and collaborative) and having the time commitment for the role is also key to the role.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds. We are working towards becoming an anti-racist organisation and we are interested in applications from people who are Black, Asian or from minority ethnic communities.

We also interested in applications from people who live the community in Leith/North East Edinburgh and/ or have lived or living experience of poverty, substance-use or poor mental health.

We have an exciting opportunity for a new Stores and Facilities Officer to join our team and be based at our Stirling office.

Venture Trust works with people experiencing complex life circumstances. Through our work, we provide the opportunity for people to recognise their confidence, motivation and core life skills that they need to make positive changes in their lives.

The Stores and Facilities Officer role is vital for the smooth running of our operations. Each day will be different, you could be preparing for a wilderness journey one day, repairing tents the next and contacting suppliers to source new kit. You’ll be energetic, enthusiastic and able to provide excellent customer service for our operations teams, ensuring they’re equipped for whatever Scotland’s wild places might throw at them!

As a Stores and Facilities Officer, you will:

• work closely with colleagues across the organisation to ensure we have the kit and equipment we need, maintained to a high standard and available for our delivery teams when they need it
• support our teams with their kit, equipment and vehicle requirements for their community and wilderness-based activities
• take pride in your role and encourage others to do the same
• proactively seek ways to improve efficiency and ensure Venture Trust is sustainable
• conduct regular health and safety checks and keep records up to date, to contribute to keeping our staff and participants safe

Please note that this role is 37.5 hours per week, Mon-Fri based at our Stirling office.

For the full job description of this role, please see below.