This is an exciting post to develop Lead Scotland Befriending Services to take forward our strategic ambition.
The successful applicant will:
- Work with the management team to extend our local projects and explore wider coverage of services.
- Lead
the development of:
- High-quality befriending opportunities, with links to our Learning
Service.
- Online volunteer training resources/programmes.
- Enable more disabled people
and carers to engage with befriending services which lead to a range of positive outcomes, including positive
transition into learning services where appropriate.
- Manage befriending projects, contracts, and
partnerships.
- Home-based in Fife to ensure close contact with our existing Befriending
Services.
This post will suit someone who is passionate about the power of befriending services to reduce loneliness and
isolation, and who has a track record of successfully managing people and projects.
You will need very good digital skills and excellent communication skills to balance a busy workload, supporting our
strategic growth agenda and creating the conditions for staff and volunteers to flourish.
This post is home-based, with remote working generally focused on administrative aspects as there will be a
significant element of leading the service through in-person partnership networking and team
support/development. A satisfactory PVG will be required. Lead Scotland has a Recruiting People with Convictions Policy.
Lead has Disability Confident status, and we encourage applications from disabled people. All disabled people meeting
the minimum requirements will get a guaranteed interview. Information about our commitment to recruit disabled
people is available on our website. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this
on your covering letter. This will in no way disadvantage you in the recruitment process. All job application
information can be made in alternative formats on request including braille, large print and audio and people
can make applications in alternative formats. Recruitment paperwork is kept for 6 months before it is destroyed.
Please complete our anonymous equal opportunities form to help us ensure we are attracting a broad range of candidates.