We are a charity who provides information, support and safe accommodation for women and children experiencing domestic abuse across West Lothian.

The role of Director is a unique voluntary opportunity for women from diverse backgrounds who have expertise, time and are committed to making a real difference to the lives of women and children who have experienced domestic abuse.

As a member of WLWA Board, you will play a key role in shaping the strategy of WLWA and overseeing its governance to ensure it can continue to provide high quality services. You don’t need to be an expert in domestic abuse, but you do

need to have an understanding of the impact it has on women and children and be committed to our vision and values.

Further information can be found in the documents below.

Glasgow Women’s Aid provides information, support and temporary accommodation for women, children and young people experiencing domestic abuse. We have refuge accommodation, follow on services and outreach services both for women and children across Glasgow.

As Business Support Manager you will have responsibility for HR, Training and Development, Communications and Admin across the organisation.

This role is very varied however due to the need for specialist HR support, it is essential that you are CIPD qualified and can demonstrate extensive knowledge and experience of employment law and good practice in all areas of HR. We have approximately 60 workers and you will be the HR expert for the organisation providing support, guidance and advice to all levels of the organisation, from workers to Board Members. It is also essential that you have experience of managing different shared services functions across an organisation.

To arrange an informal chat about the role please contact Fiona Davies at fionad@glasgowwomensaid.org.uk

We are excited to share this great opportunity to join our Board of Directors.

It is a very important time for Cornerstone with our current strategy ‘Future proofing Cornerstone’ coming to an end in 2025 we begin looking ahead, understanding the landscape in which we operate and developing a new strategy which will allow us to continue providing high quality care and support to people with autism, learning disabilities and other support needs across Scotland.

As a member of our Board, you will be instrumental in guiding the strategic future of the charity and ensuring exemplary governance and fiscal control. The main Board meets four times a year and board members will be expected to be a member of one of the sub committees. You will also act as a local ambassador for Cornerstone.

We are keen to hear from those with skills, knowledge and experience in one or more of the following areas who feel they can make a positive contribution to our charitable activities: -

Senior management experience in the social work / social care sector preferably with strategic planning skills

Accountancy/financial experience preferably at management level

Personal experience of providing care and support of a relative or carer of a person who has experience of care

About Us

Cornerstone is one of Scotland’s largest charities and is a leading provider of social care services to more than 1,200 adults and young people with disabilities and other support needs. We employ over 1,900 people across Scotland and are fully committed to delivering high quality care and support.

In addition, we also operate our Cornerstone Self-Directed Support service. Across this service, we have over 200 Personal Assistants on our books and approximately 1000 active clients.

We’re committed to building a workforce that represents the true diversity of Scotland, where every single one of our colleagues feel enabled to deliver their best. We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer who selects the best person for the job. We value the diversity of our workforce and work hard to create an inclusive environment where each individual can bring their unique skills, experiences and ideas to the table to help us grow, bring create innovative solutions and develop of our people. We are keen to receive applications for board position that reflect the diversity of the organisation.

We welcome applications from anywhere in Scotland and are particularly interested in receiving applications from women and individuals from an ethnically diverse background as they are currently under-represented on our Board.

There is no remuneration attached to the role but expenses will be reimbursed.

Do you want to make a difference to the lives of young female survivors of sexual abuse? Could you help them develop the skills needed to cope with what has happened to them and build an independent life and positive future?

Are you passionate about the eradication of Men’s Violence against Women and Girls and women's homelessness from a feminist perspective?

As SAY Women’s dedicated Criminal Justice Support Worker, you will be able to do this for the young women in our service.

We are building a dedicated service to young women survivors of sexual abuse who are in, or at risk of entering, the Criminal Justice Service (CJS). Our services are all gender-specific and trauma-informed but not currently CJS-related. As our specialist Support Worker, your knowledge and experience of operating within the CJS, or your lived experience of the CJS, will allow us to support our young women in a more focused way. Using your extensive experience of trauma-informed, person-centred support and work with survivors of sexual abuse, you will provide holistic support to these young women, and be involved in developing this dedicated service.

When you join SAY Women, you join a community providing a warm and welcoming environment for all of our staff and young women. Our values run through every aspect of our attitude, approach and service provision, empowering our young women and staff with Courage, Compassion and Connection.

In return for your passion and dedication, we provide great opportunities for your personal training and development as well as a generous pension package and annual leave allowance.

Please download the Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of the duties of the post and more information.

We will be holding an information session to help you learn more about this role at SAY Women on the 17th of December 10-10.30am. If you would like to join please email bryony@say-women.com for joining details.

Benefits: Training and personal development opportunities;

Comprehensive staff support, including external supervision sessions;

Generous pension scheme, commencing after probation period.

The post is open to women only (exempt under Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010) and is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Check.

SAY Women strives to be an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from individuals who are disadvantaged and under-represented in the labour market.