Values in Action Scotland (VIAS) is recruiting for the post of Lead Consultant (Job Coaching), based in Renfrewshire with some travel in this area. Reporting to the Senior Lead Consultant, this exciting opportunity will give the role holder scope to help VIAS reach a wider target audience, and to grow and develop the organisation’s commitment to people with learning disabilities and/or neurodivergence gaining and sustaining paid employment.

About us:

Values in Action Scotland is a Quality Improvement Service. Our vision is for a Scotland where people with learning disabilities and neurodivergent people have the same opportunities as everyone else and are supported to achieve their goals including access to meaningful paid employment. Through our Job Coaching Service, Scotland will take the lead in demonstrating best practice in all aspects of the supported employment process.

What we’re looking for:

We value potential, passion, and the right attitude just as much as experience or a traditional career background.

• The candidate must be a mentor eager to support their fellow people. You must be able to discover people’s strengths and support needs and identify what works best for them and their employer.
• Having communication skills partnered with critical thinking are prerequisites for this job. With proven experience in job coaching and working with people with learning disabilities and neurodivergence, the successful candidate will be confident in their ability to create and implement development plan to help grow the job coaching service, VIAS and our capabilities.
• Candidates must have strong administrative skills, with a willingness to learn new systems, build detailed profiles, and take the time to get to know individuals and their needs.
• With an understanding or experience of work-related issues affecting people with learning disabilities and/ or neurodivergence, the successful candidate will be a multi-tasker working in an autonomous capacity throughout Renfrewshire.
• The successful candidate will also be a team player and have the ability to work be a with a range of stakeholders, demonstrating excellent interpersonal skills and an aptitude for building and nurturing successful partnerships.
• They will have a high-level ability to plan, analyse and think through issues that arise and an ability to identify, prioritise and deliver a varied work programme.

We’d love to hear from you, even if you don’t meet every requirement listed. If you’re excited about this opportunity, passionate about making a difference, and believe you can bring value to the role, we encourage you to apply.

A cover letter is a great opportunity to demonstrate your passion for the role and give us an insight into who you are, your experience, and what motivates you.

What We Offer

• We offer excellent training and development opportunities,
• Competitive salary, a performance related bonus scheme, contributory pension scheme
• 32 days annual holiday (including bank holidays).
• Supportive working culture with regular one-to-one support sessions focused on your development, wellbeing, and continuous growth.

Further Details

The post is permanent. VIAS will carry out a disclosure check on the successful applicant.

For further information or an informal discussion, please call Courtney Norris on 07586 690707.

Values into Action Scotland (VIAS) is recruiting for the post of Sessional Job Coach based at our head office in Hillington, Glasgow and surrounding areas.

We are looking to recruit a pool of Job Coaches to support our Triple E clients to develop their job skills in a real working environment.

You will work with the Senior Lead Consultants and the Triple E teams to provide practical job coaching support in what, for many is their first real job. No experience in necessary as full training will be given.

Background

Values Into Action Scotland provides quality supports and services to create a world that is inclusive for all. Come and help us achieve our vision for a Scotland where people with learning disabilities and/ or neurodivergent people have the same opportunities as everyone else to achieve their goals.

Triple E is a wraparound supported employment service designed to help disabled people aged 16–67 find high-quality jobs. This post will support our services in Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire.

The Candidate

With a strong interest in learning about supported employment, the successful candidate will be confident in their ability to support our clients to develop.

They will also be comfortable working one-to-one within a business setting.

Candidates would benefit from an understanding of the issues that affect people with learning disabilities and/or neurodivergent people.

What We Offer

We offer flexibility, excellent training/ development opportunities, and a competitive salary.

Further Details

The post is as and when required.

VIAS will carry out an PVG check on the successful applicant.

For further information or an informal discussion, please call Courtney Norris (Glasgow) on 07586 690707.

Partners in Advocacy has been delivering independent advocacy services since 1998 and is recognised as a trusted and established independent advocacy provider across Scotland.

We are pleased to offer an opportunity to join our Edinburgh Carers service as a Service Coordinator.

This is a rewarding role in a supportive, experienced team, where you will make a genuine difference by providing line management to the team and one-to-one independent advocacy to unpaid adult carers. You will support individuals in having their voices heard, helping them express their views, understand their rights, explore their options, and participate in decisions that affect their lives.

The role involves travelling throughout Edinburgh to meet people in a range of community and other settings. Travel expenses are covered, and you will be supported to plan your work in a way that is both effective and sustainable.

Working closely with the Service Manager for Edinburgh & The Lothians, you will help maintain accurate service data and support the development of service reports, helping demonstrate the impact of advocacy.

This is a role that offers a high degree of autonomy, alongside regular support, supervision, and opportunities to connect with colleagues across the organisation.

We warmly encourage applications from people from diverse backgrounds. If your skills and experience align with the job description and person specification, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Please complete the application form, providing examples of how you meet each aspect of the job description and person specification.

Partners in Advocacy is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible working environment.

What the role is really like

• Your work will be team-focussed, in terms of practice and outcomes, though you’ll need to feel comfortable working independently at times, managing your own diary and priorities.
• You will provide one-to-one support and supervision to your team colleagues.
• Your work will support unpaid adult carers in Edinburgh who, in turn, are supporting a family member who may have mental health needs or other additional support requirements.
• Your days will vary from supporting someone in a meeting, to travelling across Edinburgh, to completing case notes at home.
• Some situations can be complex or emotionally demanding, and good professional boundaries are essential.
• You’ll need to be able to understand complex information and processes, translate them in the context of your advocacy partners’ needs, helping them to understand their rights and explore their options.
• You’ll need to be comfortable making decisions and working proactively, while staying connected to your wider team.
• You’ll be speaking to professionals and others in a range of settings, communicating, and amplifying your advocacy partners’ opinions and wishes.
• You’ll record, track, and compile statistical and other information, writing it into tracking spreadsheets, Microsoft Word forms and creating anonymised case studies.

You’ll be a good fit if you:

• Are comfortable working autonomously and managing your own workload whilst recognising and reacting to the needs and development of your team colleagues
• Have recent line management experience and value high-quality, person-centred people management
• Can recognise the right times to check in with your line manager
• Have good planning skills and are punctual
• Can build trust with people and communicate clearly in a range of situations
• Are organised and able to balance direct work and administrative responsibilities
• Have good writing and IT skills
• Are confident travelling independently across Edinburgh
• Value equality, diversity, human-rights, and person-led support
• Can research, read, and understand complex information, then translate it and explain it in clear terms

Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS) seeks to appoint a Communications Officer.

About BEFS

Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS) is the strategic intermediary body for Scotland’s built environment sector, bringing together civic, voluntary, and professional organisations that operate at the national level. As an umbrella organisation, BEFS informs, debates and advocates on strategic issues and policies affecting the built environment. Our aim is to communicate the importance of Scotland’s built and historic environment to policy makers at all levels of government, private owners and investors, and amongst professionals and voluntary organisations. BEFS are core-funded via Historic Environment Scotland. Funding is in place until 31 March 2028.

The role

Leading on the communication activities of the organisation, BEFS Communications Officer will work closely with BEFS team to strategically amplify the sector’s policy interests and ensure that BEFS role as a trusted and informed sector voice is reflected visibly across all our communications channels.

Working closely with the Board, Director, and team - as well as communicating with our Member organisations - the post holder will be responsible for managing the breadth of the organisation’s (digital) communications channels. Adopting a proactive cross-sectoral approach, the postholder will play a key role in maintaining and raising BEFS profile with policy makers, the sector and wider stakeholders.

We are seeking the right individual - with an excellent turn of phrase, and an eye for detail - to fit into a small, friendly team.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead on drafting and publishing BEFS bi-monthly bulletin
• Managing and developing BEFS digital communications, including the website, social media and digital engagement platforms
• Horizon scanning: Monitor, amplify and engage with our Members’ communications and social media output
• Provide a consistent and informed voice for BEFS communications outputs across all channels;
• Proactively maintain an outcome-led communications strategy consistent with BEFS organisational objectives and strategies (e.g. BEFS Manifesto)
• Ensuring the delivery of BEFS communications strategy enhances outputs; manage, monitor and report on the effectiveness of the communications strategy, including media relations
• Work with BEFS team to develop advocacy and communication toolkits supporting sector advocacy and climate advocacy specifically
• Work with BEFS team to proactively support the Membership through advocacy work on behalf of sector-wide and Member initiatives, including production of new advocacy documents
• Support BEFS team to develop advocacy campaigns and facilitating events
• Reporting: provide and contribute to regular reports to funders and BEFS Board;
• Team: participate actively as part of a small and agile team, supporting and working with colleagues as necessary
• Undertaking other such duties as may be required

Person specification

Applicants should be confident communicators with strong written and inter-personal skills, and proven experience of using a wide range of (digital) communication methods including websites, social media, news releases, and press liaison.

Applicants should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the key issues affecting the existing and historic environment, with knowledge of the main players and lead organisations in the wider built environment sector.

This post will suit a communications professional with an interest in Scotland’s existing built environment.

If invited to interview, you will be asked to demonstrate how your experience meets the requirements of the post. We will look for evidence of past experience, and your approach to the key responsibilities outlined above.