The Phoenix is a Community Hub in Dumbarton West, it was set up in 2018 by Rock Community Church. The Rock is a vibrant church community serving Dumbarton and the surrounding area. The Phoenix is designed to primarily serve the people of Dumbarton West, namely the residents of Castlehill, Westcliff, and Brucehill. The Phoenix includes a community cafe and a wide and varied activities programme including youth work, toddler provision, adult learning, intergenerational events, art classes, fitness classes, wellbeing programme and volunteer opportunities.

Purpose of role:

We are looking for a passionate and dedicated Adult Learning Worker to support our activities programme working with the community, partners and the Phoenix Team.

You will help support Volunteer recruitment identifying training and learning needs putting together an annual syllabus of learning opportunities.

You will consult with our local community to identify opportunities for Dumbarton West to access opportunities to learn new skills and support the development of a users forum who will help implement the results of our consultation.

Key Responsibilities

● To support Volunteer recruitment, identifying training, learning needs and creating an annual syllabus of learning opportunities.

● Consulting with the local community around training, employability and learning needs.

● To develop a users forum who will lead our community consultation, implementing their recommendations for our activity programme.

● Delivering adult learning courses and stand alone sessions.

● Developing links with third party organisations who can provide elements of adult learning programmes.

● Develop links with local residents who can offer their skills and knowledge to the learning calendar.

● Undertake training as required.

● Support major events within The Phoenix’s calendar alongside the staff team.

Are you an experienced Project Development Manager who has the enthusiasm and versatility to help our community deliver its housing objectives?

Do you have a successful track record in fundraising to build upon the significant amount of funding we have already

attracted to kick-start our Tayvallich Initiative?

We are seeking a part-time, freelance Project Development Manager who will work with our Board, Community Steering Group and Housing Working Group Lead to establish and drive forward the development of housing for affordable rent on our community-owned land.

Your role will be to help us select the most suitable housing agency to deliver our vision for housing and work in partnership with them to make this a reality. You will also liaise with planners about options for housing on community-owned land and prepare pre-planning and planning applications. At each phase, you will also take a lead in involving and consulting our local community on our proposed plans to ensure continued engagement and commitment.

• Freelance opportunity, fixed term, up to October 2025
• Hours: on average 2 days a week (with flexibility to meet the varying demands of this role). Some out-of-hours working will be required
• Remuneration: £275 per day (inclusive of VAT if applicable) with a set allowance for travel and expenses £545,950 total fee
• Reporting to: Chair of Tayvallich Initiative Board
• Location: This role is home-based. You will need to be able to commit to attend regular face-to-face meetings in our community of Tayvallich, Mid Argyll on a scheduled basis

Stirling Council Advice Services is an accredited provider of welfare benefits, money and debt advice under the Scottish National Standards for Advice and Information Providers. The service is also one of the key providers of digital inclusion advice and support in the Stirling area. Stirling Council Digital Inclusion project offers free and tailored help to complete beginners or those looking to improve their digital skills. The team aim to improve the confidence of Stirling Citizens using a wide variety of services online. We are currently recruiting for 2 full-time Digital Inclusion Workers to work within our Digital Inclusion Project as part of the Thrive to Maximise and Multiply Stirling Projects.

• Thrive to Maximise is a programme specifically targeted at parents across the Stirling Council area. The programme sets out to reduce in-work poverty as well as family and child poverty and aims to help families gain an improved financial situation.
• Multiply Stirling is a new community based numeracy programme funded through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund aiming to build the numeracy capacity of people across targeted areas and within targeted groups across Stirling.

The successful applicants will work in partnership with the wider Advice Services Team; as well as the Learning and Employability Team.

Both posts are currently funded until 31st March 2025 and will report to the Senior Digital Inclusion Worker.

Fintry Development Trust are seeking the addition of a Financial Consultant to join them at a crucial growth point to develop the strategic and operational processes to advance the direction of their aims.

Fintry Development Trust is based in the village of Fintry, Stirlingshire. It is focussed on sustainability and carbon reduction in the Fintry area. It was founded in 2007.

We are keen to engage a consultant to help manage our now substantial income secured through our partnership deal with a windfarm developer.

fintrydt.org.uk/about/history

Working closely with the Board, the treasurer and the finance sub-committee, the Financial Consultant will assume full responsibility for providing required financial information, advice and recommendations to the Development Trust Board.

Outlined below are a few standard duties that this job role entails.

Principle responsibilities

• Overseeing, approving, and presenting budgets, management accounts, projections, financial statements, and financial reports to the Board of Trustees after discussion with the financial sub-committee. (Financial sub- committee will normally include the Treasurer, The Chair, and the Manager)
• Being assured that the financial resources of the Trust meet its present and future needs and are within the charity’s objectives.
• Being instrumental in the development and implementation of appropriate financial reserves policies and investment policies.