Sessional Workers - National Intensive Support Package Service

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

Sessional workers are required for our Intensive Support Packages services operating across Scotland, particularly in Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen, Ayrshire, Edinburgh and the Lothians.

To join this team, you will need experience of working with offenders and/or working in a social care setting.

This work is challenging and rewarding. You will need to have a non-judgmental value base, good interpersonal and communication skills, and be flexible to meet the changing needs of our services. You will also need to be able to work as part of a team and to agreed plans.

Hours of work are as and when required and include evenings and weekends.

A valid driving license and access to a car are essential for this post.

Membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme will be a requirement for the above posts for which Sacro will cover the cost.

Please state in your application the location/s you are willing to work in.

Our Legal Coordinator will play a key role in our work directly assisting solicitors in the provision of our helpline and legal outreach services, assisting with legal casework, information, advice and representation and contributing to our policy work.

A great Legal Co-ordinator is someone that holds a combination of skills, qualities, and behaviours that contribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of the team they support. We are looking for someone who is a strong communicator who thrives when working as part of a team. As our Legal Co-ordinator you will serve as a point of contact for our clients directly of via our helpline service, we are looking for someone who is empathetic, patient, and supportive.

We are looking for someone who can work independently to complete tasks, and act quickly to find workable solutions in sometimes high-pressure situations. You will be someone who works to high standards and can drive those high standards in others. This role is ideal for someone who is great at managing their time, has rigorous attention to detail and the ability to interpret and analyse data. As this is a new role for Clan it offers lots of opportunity to bring new ideas to the way we work that will enable us to achieve our goals around legal work and our helpline service.

About Clan Childlaw

Clan Childlaw stands with children and young people when they stand up for their rights.

Clan is an award-winning, independent children’s charity that actively supports children and young people to take ownership of their rights.

We are the only charity in Scotland that provides free, independent legal representation exclusively for children and young people, which is child-centred by design. Because our lawyers work directly with children and young people whose lives are affected by legal decisions, we bring that unique practice-based knowledge to every aspect of our work. This includes our specialist training, our helpline supporting others who help children to use their voices and their rights, and our work to influence children’s rights respecting changes to practice, policy and law.

What We Do

We stand with others who help children use their rights – Through our membership and training for legal professionals and in legal education we are making being a “children’s lawyer” an accredited legal skill set in Scotland. Our practical training and helpline and support for advocacy in Children’s Hearings provides adults that support children and young people information and guidance that they can use to empower young people to stand up for their rights.

We stand out through the excellence of our work – We want our work to have as much impact as possible. We listen to what children and young people tell us about what they need from lawyers and others who support them to use their rights. We use what we learn to develop and design the services they need and talk about why young people’s rights matter, and why children and young people need lawyers.

We stand for change – We are lawyers for children and young people representing children and young people in court, at Children’s Hearings, and in important meetings working to give them equal opportunity to heard and use their rights. We take cases that make change for individual children and young people and help shape better rights respecting policy and practice. We use our knowledge of the law, and experience as practising lawyers for children and young people, to ask decision makers and lawmakers to change the law and the way the law is used to make sure that children and young people's rights are respected, protected and fulfilled.

Our Values

Our values are the principles we uphold in all our work, no matter what. They are the foundation of our workplace culture. Everyone who works at Clan shows our values in all they do and say.

We are supportive: We listen and respond, we provide encouragement and emotional help to children and young people, to others who support young people, and to each other.

We are bold: We are confident and courageous in amplifying the voices of children and young people. We are prepared to take risks when we need to, to defend children and young people’s rights.

We are dynamic: We are always active, always progressing. We are positive, full of energy and new ideas. We ask for change where it is needed.

What we can offer you

Clan Childlaw’s mission is very important to us, but our people are important too. We recognise the importance of a good work-life balance and a friendly supportive work environment. We offer:

• 33 days annual leave (inclusive of public holidays) increasing to 35 after 2 years’ service
• Auto-enrolment into our pension scheme after 3 months service
• Offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow, and the option to choose the base location that works best for you.
• Flexibility around your working day and the option to work from home some of the time.
• Access to our employee counselling service.

Learning and development is important to us and our team. We hope it’s important to you too. You will be encouraged to engage in learning and continued professional development.

"I have never worked in such a lovely organisation before! I feel valued, seen and heard as an individual here." - A member of the Clan Childlaw team

"I love my job at Clan. It's busy and varied and no two days are ever the same. We have a great team here and everyone is really supportive." - A member of the Clan Childlaw team

About the role

The Legal Policy Manager plays a key role in empowering the children’s sector to use the law to drive systemic change and ensure children experience their rights in practice.

This role is employed by Clan Childlaw and is central to delivery of a jointly funded partnership project between Clan Childlaw and Together (Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights), supported by the Human Rights Fund. The post holder will work closely across both organisations to deliver shared objectives.

Clan Childlaw is a leader in child-centred strategic litigation that drives systemic change, while Together represents over 600 organisations working to promote and protect children’s rights in Scotland.

The post holder will support strategic legal interventions, including the use of the UNCRC, to drive change for children and young people in Scotland.

The project aims to empower and enable Scotland’s children’s sector to use the law to advance children’s rights. These legal interventions may include strategic litigation, and seeking legal opinions, as well as wider measures such as supporting Together members to challenge rights breaches through informal processes etc.

Responsibilities include managing Clan’s Strategic Litigation Group, helping Together members identify opportunities for legal intervention, identifying strategic cases for Clan, and developing resources to promote the implementation and advance of children’s rights.

About Together (Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights)

Together (Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights) is a national alliance working to make children’s rights real for babies, children and young people across Scotland. We do this by supporting changes in law, policy and practice in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and other international human rights standards. We bring together over 600 members, from large national and international NGOs to small volunteer-led after school clubs and interested professionals.

About Clan Childlaw

Clan wants a Scotland where all children and young people’s rights are respected, protected, and fulfilled. For that to happen, Scotland has to be a place where all children and young people can stand up for their rights. That means children and young people need:

• Lawyers that are experts in working with children

• People around them who can enable them to use their rights and amplify their voices

• To be respected as rights-holders, who are entitled to hold duty-bearers to account if their rights are not fulfilled.

Clan is an award-winning, independent children’s charity that actively supports children and young people to take ownership of their rights. We are the only charity in Scotland that provides free, independent legal representation exclusively for children and young people, which is child-centred by design. Because our lawyers work directly with children and young people whose lives are affected by legal decisions, we bring that unique practice-based knowledge to every aspect of our work. This includes our specialist training, our helpline supporting others who help children to use their voices and their rights, and our work to influence children’s rights respecting changes to practice, policy and law.

What We Do

• We stand with others who help children use their rights –

Through our membership and training for legal professionals and in legal education we are making being a “children’s lawyer” an accredited legal skill set in Scotland. Our practical training and helpline and support for advocacy in Children’s Hearings provides adults that support children and young people information and guidance that they can use to empower young people to stand up for their rights.

• We stand out through the excellence of our work –

We want our work to have as much impact as possible. We listen to what children and young people tell us about what they need from lawyers and others who support them to use their rights. We use what we learn to develop and design the services they need and talk about why young people’s rights matter, and why children and young people need lawyers.

• We stand for change –

We are lawyers for children and young people representing children and young people in court, at Children’s Hearings, and in important meetings working to give them equal opportunity to heard and use their rights. We take cases that make change for individual children and young people and help shape better rights respecting policy and practice. We use our knowledge of the law, and experience as practising lawyers for children and young people, to ask decision makers and lawmakers to change the law and the way the law is used to make sure that children and young people's rights are respected, protected and fulfilled.

Our Values

Our values are the principles we uphold in all our work, no matter what. They are the foundation of our workplace culture. Everyone who works at Clan shows our values in all they do and say.

We are supportive: We listen and respond, we provide encouragement and emotional help to children and young people, to others who support young people, and to each other.

We are bold: We are confident and courageous in amplifying the voices of children and young people. We are prepared to take risks when we need to, to defend children and young people’s rights.

We are dynamic: We are always active, always progressing. We are positive, full of energy and new ideas. We ask for change where it is needed.

"I love my job at Clan. It's busy and varied and no two days are ever the same. We have a great team here and everyone is really supportive." - A member of the Clan Childlaw team

What we can offer you

Clan Childlaw’s mission is very important to us, but our people are important too. We recognise the importance of a good work-life balance and a friendly supportive work environment. We offer:

• 33 days annual leave (inclusive of public holidays) increasing to 35 after 2 years’ service

• Auto-enrolment into our pension scheme after 3 months service

• Offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow, and the option to choose the base location that works best for you.

• Flexibility around your working day, with the opportunity to work your hours within the hours of 7am to 7pm, and the option to work from home some of your working week.

• Access to our employee counselling service.

Learning and development is important to us and our team. We hope it’s important to you too. You will be encouraged to engage in learning and continued professional development.

"I have never worked in such a lovely organisation before! I feel valued, seen and heard as an individual here." - A member of the Clan Childlaw team

"I love my job at Clan. It's busy and varied and no two days are ever the same. We have a great team here and everyone is really supportive." - A member of the Clan Childlaw team

*You can choose the location that works best for you. We operate hybrid working with the opportunity to work from home some of the time. The role will also require travel between our office locations on a regular basis and throughout Scotland as required.

Scottish Athletics Limited (scottishathletics) is seeking two new non-executive Director to join the diverse and experienced Board on an industry leading governing body of sport.

Our existing Board can be viewed by clicking here.

About Us

scottishathletics is the national governing body for athletics in Scotland. Our vision is to give everyone in Scotland the opportunity to participate in athletics and running and to achieve their personal ambitions.

Our mission is to deliver an integrated, inclusive and adaptable model of athletics and running provision that inspires everyone in Scotland to enjoy the sport and experience personal success. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of the work that scottishathletics leads, and the organisation works closely with all stakeholders in athletics in Scotland, to continue improving diversity in the sport and to be reflective of Scottish society.

Our strategy, Building a Culture of Success (2023-2027), captures the breadth or work that scottishathletics facilitates, from supporting performance athletes on the world stage to providing opportunities for people to participate in the sport within their local community. The members clubs play a crucial role in growing and developing the sport, and with the volunteer workforce, they are integral to the sports future success.

Everyone has a role to play in athletics in Scotland and scottishathletics strives to continuously evolve to deliver on our vision for the sport.

Key information for applicants

Conditions of Appointment

Non-Executive Directors are appointed for an initial period of four years, with a maximum of two terms of four years. Appointments are subject to approval at the Annual General Meeting.

Staff

scottishathletics employs 33 members of staff and 23 Club Together Officers.

Commitment

The successful candidate will be required to attend five Board meetings per year and contribute to Board sub-committees where appropriate. The expected time commitment is 5-8 days per year.

Remuneration

This is a voluntary role.

Travel and Subsistence

The post holder will be required on occasion to travel to meetings within Scotland. Travel and subsistence will be reimbursed in accordance with the scottishathletics policy.

Other Information

The successful candidate will be required to complete a fit and proper persons declaration and regularly update their declaration of interests.

Role 1: Non-Executive Board Director (including Board Equality Champion)

About the Role

Our Board is seeking a new Director with a background in equality, diversity and inclusion preferably either in a sporting context or through lived experience. Alongside the other members of our Board, you will be responsible for ensuring the best long-term interests and prosperity of (scottishathletics) by supporting and challenging the executive team in the direction of its affairs, while meeting the appropriate interests of its members, and relevant stakeholders, taking into account legislation, relevant regulations and commercial considerations.

General duties and responsibilities:

• Set objectives, define policy and work with the executive team to develop strategic direction;
• Incorporate good governance and ethical standards into daily activities and ensure compliance of policies, laws and regulations;
• Ensure the CEO provides excellent leadership, planning, organisation, control and succession;
• Monitor the performance of scottishathletics against the agreed goals and ensure present plans and actions provide for scottishathletics’ continuity;
• Manage risk; and
• Ensure the Board receives and reviews regular financial information concerning the management of scottishathletics and is informed in a timely manner about any concerns about the activities of scottishathletics

Specific duties and responsibilities:

• Assume the role of Board Equality Champion for scottishathletics leading and informing discussion and planning at Board level on equality, diversity and inclusion;
• Support the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Group to ensure equality, diversity and inclusion is embedded throughout the organisation and across the wider sport;
• Liaise with the Equalities Officer to provide the Board with updates, progress reports, information and advice relating to equality, diversity and inclusion;
• Support the Equalities Officer and senior management team to evaluate and continually enhance the work the organisation does to improve equality, diversity and inclusion in the sport; and
• Promote and demonstrate anti-discriminatory good practice.

Role 2: Non-Executive Board Director (Commercial)

About the Role

Our Board is seeking a new Director with experience and expertise in building, developing and retaining commercial relationships either in an executive and/or non-executive role. Alongside the other members of our Board, you will be responsible for ensuring the best long-term interests and prosperity of scottishathletics by supporting and challenging the executive team in the direction of its affairs, while meeting the appropriate interests of its members, and relevant stakeholders, taking into account legislation, relevant regulations and commercial considerations.

General duties and responsibilities:

• Set objectives, define policy and work with the executive team to develop strategic direction;
• Incorporate good governance and ethical standards into daily activities and ensure compliance of policies, laws and regulations;
• Ensure the CEO provides excellent leadership, planning, organisation, control and succession;
• Monitor the performance of scottishathletics against the agreed goals and ensure present plans and actions provide for scottishathletics’ continuity;
• Manage risk; and
• Ensure the Board receives and reviews regular financial information concerning the management of scottishathletics and is informed in a timely manner about any concerns about the activities of scottishathletics

Specific duties and responsibilities:

• Support the Board, CEO and Head of Communications to promote the scottishathletics brand, package commercial assets and secure sponsorship and strategic partnerships to further the organisations objectives;
• Advise and support the executive team on building, developing and retaining commercial and strategic partners;
• Support and influence the delivery of the ‘Commercial and Partnerships’ pillar of the scottishathletics strategy ‘Building a Culture of Success (2023-2027)’;
• Work with the Chief Executive Officer to oversee the sourcing, negotiating, evaluation and retention of sponsorship and partnership agreements;
• Ensure the Board is equipped to make well-informed commercial decisions; and
• Represent the Board of Directors on, and Chair, the Commercial Committee.