Govan HELP is embarking on an exciting phase of development this year, and we are looking for a skilled, intuitive and creative storyteller to share our purpose, impact and campaigns.

The Communications & Engagement Lead will develop and execute our existing communications strategy, manage the brand and identify opportunities to promote and position Govan HELP as a leading place-based family support charity.

The role will include sharing our news, mission and services on digital channels, as well as leading PR, accessible communications and print marketing. The postholder will work with the whole team to identify marketing, brand and press opportunities, execute agreed communications activity for partners and funders, illustrate the expertise of Govan HELP, and share the impact our support has for the community in Govan.

Main Responsibilities

Social Media

• Identifying story opportunities for social channels
• Planning, creating and prioritising posts
• Developing and growing engagement with existing channels
• Identifying new social media channels for Govan HELP
• Manage comments and enquires across social channels, in liaison with the wider team
• Support fundraising activity, funded projects and corporate partnerships on socials

Content Creation

• Create video and photography for digital channels
• Copywriting for marketing materials and digital channels
• Proficiency in Canva to create materials such as posters, graphics, and basic video editing

Website

• Manage website updates and development using Squarespace
• Identify and write news stories for the website
• Maintain SEO, accessibility and imagery

PR

• Identify opportunities for press and media coverage
• Build a press database and contacts for Govan HEL
• Explore media partnerships with relevant outlets
• Write and distribute press releases, as agreed with Executive team
• Manage interviews, images and quotes requested by the media
• Identify and brief media spokespeople
• Ensure funders and partners are acknowledged and quoted as required

Accessibility

• Implement new accessibility measures for website
• Create image descriptions for all images used online
• Subtitle all video content, using Canva
• Ensure all communications activity is accessible
• Be aware of new and current best practice in accessibility

Additional activity, reporting and responsibilities

• Devise, design and distribute new quarterly e-newsletter for local community
• Explore quarterly e-newsletter for corporate supporters and stakeholders
• Provide and respond to marketing data and audience insights
• Support events and milestones with communications activity
• Build and promote Govan HELP brand and lead on brand guidelines
• Support the development of annual reviews and impact reports
• Represent Govan HELP at events, networks and partnership meetings
• Ensure all funder and partner communications requirements are met
• Any other reasonable activity as requested by CEO or Head of Operation

Person Specification

Essential

• A minimum of two years’ experience working in a communications role
• A commitment to Govan HELP’s vision, purpose and community
• Proven understanding of engaging audiences across multiple platforms
• Ability to write in an engaging, informative, and helpful manner
• Knowledge of Canva, Squarespace, Meta, Mailchimp, LinkedIn and Microsoft Office, or similar
• Experience of writing press releases and liaising with the media
• Ability to manage and develop a brand, with a good eye for visual communication
• Proven track record of implementing accessible marketing activity
• Current knowledge of running social media channels, and engaging audiences online
• Ability to work on own initiative and work collaboratively within a small team

Desirable

• Experience of working in a third sector organisation
• Experience of working with children and young people
• Experience of working with funders and corporate partners

Why Work with Us?

At Govan HELP you’ll be part of a values-driven organisation making a real difference in people’s lives. We offer a supportive team environment, meaningful work, and the opportunity to shape place-based change alongside the community.

Barnardo's are recruiting Residential Project Worker to be involved in the delivery of our Residential Service, Linksfield, to support children and young people in a therapeutic and trauma enhanced environment set within our Residential childcare setting.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with experience of working with young people and their families preferably within the context of care experienced. They should be passionate about improving outcomes for young people who have been placed in our care and work within a child-centred therapeutic approach underpinned by Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy principals.

At Barnardo's we believe every child has the right to a fulfilling life, to realise their potential and to have a positive future. Working in partnerships, we focus on building stronger families and improving family connections in line with The Promise.

Hours worked: the FTE hours a week will be worked flexibly across the week. The role will include some sleep in, evening and weekend work.

Where is it based: This is a Aberdeen based job at the Barnardo's residential home.

Please see the attached person and profile specification for the essential criteria relating to this post and the additional information sheet for more specific details and qualification requirements.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

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'svalues. 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 in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of ourPeople & CultureStrategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay.

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 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

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, in the community, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or depending on the role any combination of these. Please read through the advert carefully to understand the remits of hybrid working that will be specific to the role.

• 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.
• Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our Buy Your Leave 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

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Our basis and values

We are recruiting a Registered Manager for Willowgate, a new programme based in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire. The programme provides short term supported accommodation for people at risk of homelessness and will comprise of 15 self-contained units suitable for individuals, families and couples.

The Registered Manager will work closely with people accessing the programme, South Lanarkshire Council and the wider community to help people achieve their goals and move on to more settled accommodation. You will be responsible for providing a high-quality short term supported accommodation programme that runs 24 hours a day over 7 days. You will manage the programme towards best practise, meeting expected standards, reporting on quality outcomes and implementing operational controls.

This is a really exciting opportunity for a new team to make their mark, help shape the programme and provide meaningful support to people facing homelessness.

Main duties and Responsibilities will include...

• Lead a Senior Support Worker and team of Support Workers to deliver a quality programme focused on the agreed service levels and outcomes for the people we support.
• Lead your line reports to implement the annual business plan for the programme
• Ensure all referrals to the service are assessed and progressed in line with the service specification and delegation across the team is timely
• Ensure that contractual obligations and the individual needs of those who we support are met by maintaining a system of regular support.
• Ensure a safe environment for the people we support, colleagues and others
• Ensure risk assessments are completed and updated.
• Model to your team and maintain trusting, trauma informed relationships with people we support within established clear professional boundaries
• Advocate on behalf of the people who we support.
• Investigate and resolve any complaints by the people we support or other external parties.
• Ensure case files are maintained, and all relevant documentation is completed to the highest standards and within agreed timescale and regularly audit the files.

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

Applicants are expected to have experience of leading a team within Health and Social Care with experience of working in homelessness or a similar setting. You will have a working knowledge of SSSC Codes of Practise and Care Inspectorate Standards as well as knowledge of current relevant policies and legislation relating to housing and Social Care.

To be the Registered Manager you must be qualified to a minimum SVQ Level 3 in Social Services and Healthcare SCQF Level 7 or HNC in Social Services.

If you feel you can demonstrate how you will fulfil the duties for this role we'd love to hear from you.

What you can expect from us...

• You will report to the Locality Manager
• Working hours are 35 per week worked Monday to Friday between the hours of 09.00 am and 5.00 pm, with one-hour unpaid break.
• Your main place of work is 12 Clydesdale Place, Hamilton, ML3 0DP.
• Annual leave entitlement of 210 hours (equivalent to six weeks) pro rata per year in the first year rising to 280 hours (equivalent to eight weeks) pro rata per year in the second
• You will be automatically enrolled into the People’s Pension provided you meet the auto-enrolment criteria. Deductions will be taken from your first monthly salary
• Cycle to work scheme
• Option to purchase and sell annual leave

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.

Sacro’s mission is to deliver life-changing services that empower people, give hope and protection, and help to build safe communities.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our recently recommissioned AYE service.

The service supports individuals through 3 referral pathways, Arrest Referral, Diversion from Prosecution and Bail Supervision. We take a trauma informed approach to justice and encourage recovery and community integration. The service supports those using assertive outreach and as such you will be supporting individuals within their own communities to build their support network and social capital.

The service will support individuals from South Lanarkshire who have problematic substance use. We work in partnership with South Lanarkshire ADP, South Lanarkshire Justice Social Work, Police Scotland and multiple other fantastic third-sector services.

You will assist in the delivery and development of the day to day running of the service under the direction of the Team Leader and Community Justice Manager. You will be involved in the assessment and appropriate support of individuals accessing the service, this will include community based and home visits. You will be responsible for the management of data relating to the people we support and liaison with other agencies.

All posts require the ability to use initiative and organise workload within a pressurised environment. Knowledge of the Justice system, problematic substance use, homelessness and the complex needs that those leaving prison may face is necessary. Knowledge of services available in South Lanarkshire area would be an advantage. Relevant experience within Justice services as well as partnership working is desirable. The successful applicants will be flexible and proactive in their approach and sensitive and confident in their ability to assist those who access the service.

We are eager to receive applications from those who are in recovery themselves or have lived experience in the Justice System. As a mentoring based role, Sacro sees the value in those who have lived experience supporting individuals.

Experience in Social Care would be beneficial. A relevant qualification at SVQ level 3 or equivalent is desirable but not required as training will be provided.

Membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG) will be a requirement for this post along with a Level 2 Disclosure Check and satisfactory references.

This support will cover occasional Sundays and will at times be out with normal business hours, you must be prepared to commit to this. Working week will include possible evenings and weekends. Working days to be Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

A driving licence will be required and access to a vehicle with appropriate business insurance.

We offer some great benefits including 31 days annual leave allowance, family friendly and flexible working policies. We offer excellent training and development opportunities and a good pension scheme with 8% employer contribution.

If you share our values and want to help us to support people and make a positive change in their lives, please contact us.

Should you wish to have an informal discussion in relation to this post please contact Michael Cooke on 0141 248 1763.