Organisation Details

Capital City Partnership (CCP) is an arm’s length company of The City of Edinburgh Council and is tasked with the operational development, management and support of local and regional employability and poverty reduction measures. It takes a flexible approach to changing economic conditions, needs and opportunities but its core functions comprise.

• The management of all employability related grants and contracts awarded to external providers by the council and other key partners
• The management of assessment processes related to bids received for such grants and contracts and making recommendations for funding
• The provision of policy advice, research, and development support (including secretariat functions) to the city’s Local Employability Partnership and partners
• The development and maintenance of common communications and management information infrastructure for the Local Employability Partnership
• Development and support of the Joined Up for Jobs network and the Joined Up for Business partnership
• Management and coordination of skills centres based on geographical location, including Fort Kinnaird Recruitment and Skills Centre, MacMillan Skills Hub, and FUSE at St James Quarter
• Provision of support to the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal Integrated Enhanced Skills (IRES) programme.

Job Purpose

This role sits within the Joined Up for Business family and has an operational remit supporting New Scots jobseekers with a Ukrainian focus. The post-holder will provide employability guidance and coordinate recruitment and training requirements, ensuring each jobseeker has access to appropriate resources and is linked to relevant services as needed. Clients may include those requiring support to become job-ready, as well as job changers requiring additional support to move into employment. The post-holder will also work directly with employers to connect jobseekers with relevant and suitable vacancies, maximising employment opportunities.

This post is predominantly based within the MacMillan Skills Hub in Pennywell, North Edinburgh, and the post-holder will join the Hub's team on a day-to-day basis. MacMillan Skills Hub is coordinated by Capital City Partnership and supports people into employment, training and supports local employers across Northwest Edinburgh.

This work sits under the wider employer offer for the city, Joined Up for Business, the employer strategy for the city, which is coordinated by Capital City Partnership, and supports businesses with recruitment, training, and matching people into jobs.

Capital City Partnership contract-manages the organisations that provide employability support to individuals across Edinburgh. The post-holder will work in partnership with a supply chain of over 60 organisations within the Joined Up for Jobs network.

As part of the wider employer offer, Joined Up for Business also delivers community-based job fairs, training through our JobFit framework and manages several Recruitment and Skills Hubs across the city such as FUSE, MacMillan Skills Hub and Fort Kinnaird Recruitment and Skills Centre. The New Scots Employability Officer will link jobseekers into these offers.

As this is a one-to-one employability support service, most work will be delivered in person, with some work required from satellite offices such as our Recruitment and Skills Hubs network or Capital City Partnership's main offices as required. Remote/home working is supported when necessary.

Other Information

Employee Benefits:

• Hybrid and flexible working (flexitime)
• 26 days starting annual leave, increasing to 31
• 3 days additional leave for Christmas and New Year closures
• Birthday leave
• 10 public holidays
• Employer pension contribution
• Employee assistance programme
• Personal development opportunities.

Your main workplace will be MacMillan Skills Hub (MacMillan Community Hub, Pennywell, EH4 4AB)with the option of occasional flexible home working.

The Capital City Partnership operates a 5-day, 35 ¾ hour working week.

Some evening and weekend work may be required, and the Capital City Partnership operates a flexitime and TOiL system.

Enable Glasgow is a community based charity working with adults with learning disabilities and their carers and families in Glasgow. We are currently recruiting for an Administration Coordinator to join our skilled staff team at our Esmond Street Advanced Support Service in the Yorkhill area of the city.

Esmond Street is currently the only service of its kind in the city, providing a high quality 24/7 supported living service to 22 adults with learning disabilities who are older and/or have advanced needs. We are looking for staff members who share ENABLE Glasgow’s values in promoting the rights of individuals with learning disabilities to live fulfilling and meaningful lives.

The Administration Coordinator will lead the administration function of the service, including maintaining recording systems, liaising with external agencies and suppliers, supporting our finance team, and directing enquires from outside bodies and the general public. They will also support the Esmond Street’s small management team.

Staff benefits include a contributory pension scheme, free life insurance, and opportunities for professional development.

Enable Glasgow strives to apply equal opportunities and diversities principles to all aspects of its work.

All successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme (or to have their membership updated)

West Lothian Drug & Alcohol Service offers a diverse range of services for adults and young people including, counselling, psychological therapies, support, education, training, health promotion on drugs/alcohol and harm reduction e.g. Naloxone (THN) training and supply and injecting equipment provision (IEP).

We are looking to recruit a new Business Manager to join the Extended Management Team, taking over financial responsibilities including preparation of month end and annual accounts; planning and reporting; playing a lead role in costing services; supporting commissioning and funding applications; day to day financial and administration duties; management of facilities including the costing and ordering of services and equipment; liaison with suppliers; HR delivery; and the supervision of the Administrative Team.

You should have experience of working in a similar role, XERO accounts or similar accounting package, excellent communication and organisational skills and the ability to work accurately under pressure. A recognised business, accountancy, HR or fundraising qualification is desirable along with significant experience of working at this level.

Please note: this post is office based. The Service operates from premises at The Almondbank Centre in Craigshill, Livingston.

Enable Glasgow is a community based charity working with adults with learning disabilities and their carers and families in Glasgow. We are currently recruiting for a full time Night Shift Coordinator (36 hours per week) to join our skilled staff team at our Esmond Street Advanced Support Service in the Yorkhill area of the city. Esmond Street is currently the only service of its kind in the city, providing a high quality 24/7 supported living service to 22 adults with learning disabilities who are older and/or have advanced needs.

We are looking for staff members who share Enable Glasgow’s values in promoting the rights of individuals with learning disabilities to live fulfilling and meaningful lives. Our frontline support workers are incredible, caring and talented individuals whose skills are invaluable to supporting the well-being of some of the most vulnerable people in our society.

You will share our passion and commitment to our service users and demonstrate empathy and a strong desire to assist individuals to reach their own potential through a positive behaviour / person-centred approach.

In return you will have the reward and satisfaction of

• making a real difference to individual lives
• benefiting from the excellent terms and conditions Enable Glasgow.
• receiving regular and comprehensive training to give you the tools to do your job
• being supported by a committed management team who strive to promote and support professional development
• have access to free onsite parking

The successful candidate will play a senior and supervisory role within our night shift team at our Esmond Street Service and must have experience of support planning and review systems. Experience in a supported living setting, the ability to work on own initiative, and a positive, empowering and flexible approach to the support of people with learning disabilities are also essential. The post requires the successful candidate to be involved in the support supervision of the staff team and the coordination of duties and tasks, as well as playing a lead role in the maintenance of service standards. It is preferable to hold an appropriate qualification, or to be willing and able to achieve this within an agreed timescale. Our Night Shift Coordinators work on a shift rota basis.

ENABLE Glasgow strives to apply equal opportunities and diversities principles to all aspects of its work.

All successful candidates are required to join the PVG Scheme (or to have their membership updated).