Gear Up Education Worker
- Full time
- £25,515
- On site: Gear Up Hub Lanark with travel across Clydesdale
- Closing 10th June 2024
- Advertised from 29th May 2024
- Up to 37 hours/week, including evenings and weekends. Job share will be considered. Funded by: Smarter Choices Smarter Places Open Fund initially until March 2025
Role
Healthy Valleys is a community-led organisation committed to providing outstanding local services that help preserve the mental and physical health and wellbeing of individuals, families, and communities living in rural South Lanarkshire. In 2023 we launched ‘Gear Up’ a new social enterprise dedicated to empowering communities through cycling, walking, and wheeling.
Due to successfully securing new funding from Smarter Choices Smarter Places, we have an exciting opportunity for a passionate and inspirational Gear Up Education Worker who wants to make a difference to the health and wellbeing of people through enabling engagement with cycling.
You’ll teach cycling, engage people with active travel, work with schools and educational organisations, and support the development of events and partnerships.
This role is subject to a PVG Disclosure Scotland check, which will be paid by Healthy Valleys.
Due to the requirement to travel around rural communities, the postholder must have a full, clean driving licence, access to their own transport (with appropriate business insurance) and be prepared to drive the Healthy Valleys van.
Application notes
Application packs can be downloaded from our website healthyvalleys.org.uk/recruitment.php
Completed applications forms should be submitted to lorna@healthyvalleys.org.uk. Please note that we are unable to accept CVs or late applications.
Closing Date for Applications: Monday 10th June
For further information on the role, or for an informal chat, please contact jane@healthyvalleys.org.uk
Only successful applicants shortlisted for interview will be contacted.
Healthy Valleys is a Company Limited by Guarantee and a registered Scottish Charity.
Who we are
We are Healthy n Happy Community Development Trust, an award-winning charity & community owned organisation governed by local people, where all of our work is directed by local priorities. All of what
we offer supports & enables local people to make positive changes in their lives & their local communities. From building confidence & self-esteem, to boosting skills & relationships, to getting more involved in their local neighbourhood & becoming more responsible for their own health & wellbeing.
Our key purpose is to tackle disadvantage & improve lives and communities so they are thriving, resilient & healthy.
We are guided by three guiding principles & frameworks. These are Community Development, the Social Model of Health & the Five Ways to Wellbeing.
What we do
We aim to work with local residents, groups & organisations to make Cambuslang & Rutherglen the healthiest & happiest places to live in Scotland.
Since 2015, we have helped local residents, groups & organisations lever over £2million direct investment to their local community.
Our work is recognised locally, regionally, nationally & internationally.
About You
- You will want to take your drive, energy, skills & inspiration & invest them in an organisation that has the health & wellbeing of people & communities at the heart of everything we do.
- You will have experience in providing energy advice and advocacy to households and have experience of advocating on behalf of vulnerable households
- You will have strong community engagement experience and excellent people skills, leadership and co-ordination experience
- You will be able to demonstrate skills & experience in leadership & resource management including people & financial management, partnership working & personal impact.
Person specifications
As part of the People and Communities Team you will be/have;
- City & Guilds Energy Awareness L3 or equivalent (this can be provided for the successful candidate)
- Experience in delivering face to face advice, providing fuel advocacy support & advice
- Up to date knowledge & understanding across all areas of energy advice provision
- Understanding of the issues facing deprived communities
- Up to date knowledge & understanding across all areas of wider advice provision (welfare/employability)
- Ability to foster collective working between organisations, building & maintaining relationships with strategic partners & external organisations
- Excellent verbal, written, communication & presentation skills
- Good IT skills, experienced in windows software packages & social media
- Excellent organisations skills & the ability to manage workload, set priorities & meet deadlines
- Strong interpersonal skills along with the ability to deal with a diverse range of people
- Ability to deal with information in a confidential manner responding with sensitivity to the opinions of others
- An established track record delivering person centred energy advice and/or advocacy support
- Experience of successful project delivery within the voluntary/social enterprise sector
- Project management including liaising with funders, reporting & budget management
- Experience of working across different sectors & developing links with other agencies
- Experience of contributing effectively as a team member
- Experience of using evaluation & monitoring tools & techniques
- Delivery of effective marketing & communication to promote the project
- Experience of report writing, an ability to maintain records & produce clear written and oral reports
- Ability to demonstrate an active commitment towards equal opportunities & anti- discriminatory practice
- Ability think clearly, inspire & motivate others
- Personal resilience, self-awareness & a willingness to learn & adapt
- Ability to work evening & weekends on a flexible basis (with time off in lieu)
Top job! Executive Lead – Organisational Business & Governance
- Full time
- £40,000 – £45,000
- On site: Rutherglen
- Closing 1st August 2024
Who we are
We are Healthy n Happy Community Development Trust, an award-winning charity & community owned organisation governed by local people, where all of our work is directed by local priorities.
All of what we offer supports & enables local people to make positive changes in their lives & their local communities. From building confidence & self-esteem, to boosting skills & relationships, to getting more involved in their local neighbourhood & becoming more responsible for their own health & wellbeing.
Our key purpose is to tackle disadvantage & improve lives and communities so they are thriving, resilient & healthy.
We are guided by three guiding principles & frameworks. These are Community Development, the Social Model of Health & the Five Ways to Wellbeing.
What we do
We aim to work with local residents, groups & organisations to make Cambuslang & Rutherglen the healthiest & happiest places to live in Scotland.
Since 2015, we have helped local residents, groups & organisations lever over £2million direct investment to their local community.
Our work is recognised locally, regionally, nationally & internationally.
About You
- You will want to take your drive, energy, skills & inspiration & invest them in an organisation that has the health & wellbeing of people & communities at the heart of everything we do.
- You will thrive on leading others & will operate as an exemplar of leadership in action.
- You will have significant experience in developing & managing organisational governance & business systems with a focus on internal & external customers.
- You will be able to demonstrate skills & experience in leadership & resource management (including people & financial management) partnership working & personal impact.
Role Specifics
- You will demonstrate an understanding of what it takes to introduce & lead on digital transformation & be able to demonstrate change management skills.
- You will lead on & manage our HR & people requirements & have experience of taking forward organisation development.
- You will demonstrate a clear understanding of the importance & role of central marketing & communications within & across our organisation.
- You will lead on governance, contractual & financial compliance & demonstrate experience & high levels acumen.
- You will lead on executive support to the Executive Director & the Board of Directors when required.
- Your focus will largely be on supporting our internal customers while supporting our external customers & suppliers.
- This is a senior leadership role within a shared leadership model.
Top job! Chief Executive and Nurse Director
- Full time
- £84,000 – £90,000
- Hybrid: Based in our office in central Edinburgh, with scope for flexible working from home
- Closing 12th August 2024
About us
The Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS) is a small charity making a big difference. QNIS supports, develops and inspires Scotland’s community nurses and midwives to be agents for health improvement and catalysts for social change. We help them develop their wellbeing and commitment to self-care so they can drive positive action to build a healthier, kinder, fairer, greener Scotland.
About the role
The current post holder has been leading QNIS for 10 years and is moving on to take up a new role. For the right person this is a great opportunity to shape the evolution of the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland as it enters a new chapter. As Chief Executive and Nurse Director, you will have the chance to lead the strategic direction of the charity. Working with a group of expert and committed trustees, the postholder will be responsible for the development of a small charitable organisation with a large reputation.
As Chief Executive, the postholder is accountable for the running of the charity, providing leadership and management to the team of 10 staff (6.5 WTE) and the delivery of programmes. They will lead on strategy, vision and values creating a compelling narrative to support income generation. They will nurture and manage relationships with funders and potential funders to enable a sustainable future.
As Nurse Director, the role requires representing the Institute and community nursing/midwifery in strategic forums, bringing professional expertise, good evidence and wisdom to high level discussion.
The post holder is accountable to the Board of Trustees (QNIS Council). They have regular meetings with the Chair and an annual appraisal. The post is full time (37.5 hours), based in our office in central Edinburgh, with scope for flexible working from home. We are offering a salary of £84-90k depending on experience. There is 10% employers’ contribution to a group pension scheme, life cover and 28 days annual leave plus 10 bank holidays and an additional birthday leave day.
About you
A nurse, or midwife, you will be an experienced leader and manager. You will be highly numerate, able to set, monitor and manage financial plans including fundraising. You will be experienced in and knowledgeable about governance, particularly managing risk.
To support and supervise the team, you will be an experienced programme manager; familiar with designing and managing processes, budgets, evaluation and reporting on impact. You will be a highly skilled facilitator of learning and improvement, experienced in creating safe spaces for development. You will bring a range of creative, methodologies for improvement and change.
With a broad and deep knowledge of the health and social care policy landscape of Scotland, you will have a nuanced understanding of the range of issues affecting community nurses and midwives and Scotland’s public health challenges.
You will be highly self-aware and committed to wellbeing and self-care of yourself and others, bringing your own compassionate and creative leadership to setting a healthful workplace culture for the team at QNIS.
For more information about the role and the organisation, please download the Excellence Profile and visit the QNIS website.
About the Company
“St Andrew’s First Aid is a long-standing charity formed in 1882 as St Andrew’s Ambulance Association by doctors and businessmen in Glasgow who showed concern for the number injuries during the rapid growth of industrial cities.
As Scotland’s leading first aid charity, St Andrew’s First Aid has an impressive country-wide network of First Aiders ready to provide support at hundreds of events. The organisation aims to provide the highest standards of first aid and to share their knowledge through training and education to the public.
In addition to providing first aid services, the charity also runs a number of projects aimed at building strong and safer communities in Scotland. With the Scottish Government they aim to equip 500,000 people with CPR skills, increasing the number of bystanders to help in an emergency thereby increasing the number of survivors.”
To learn more about St Andrew’s First Aid, please visit firstaid.org.uk
The Role
As Volunteer Training Officer, you will be responsible for for the delivery and/or assessment of all Association first aid and related courses for volunteers, as well as for developing and maintaining volunteer training infrastructure within the organisation.
Reporting to the Volunteer Development Manager, your main responsibilities will include:
- To deliver training courses and conduct assessments to a consistent and fair standard in accordance with St Andrew’s First Aid requirements.
- To maintain current competence and continuous personal development, in accordance with the St Andrew’s First Aid National Headquarters Training Department requirements.
- To act as a point of contact for first aid advice.
- To assist in the planning, coordination and delivery of activities and training involving volunteers
- Promote positive and productive working relationships between volunteers, staff and other stakeholders
- To develop and maintain volunteer training infrastructure including volunteer trainer/assessor recruitment and development
The full range of tasks can be viewed in the attached job description. This job description describes the practical purpose and main elements of the job. It’s sole purpose is to act as a guide to the nature and main duties of the job as they exist currently, but is not intended as a wholly comprehensive or permanent schedule.
In addition to the duties highlighted, the organisation operates a flexible approach to its activities and the post holder may accordingly be called upon to undertake any other duties from time to time as circumstances warrant.
An element of unsocial hours will be required to be undertaken.
Requirements
The individual will have experience in the planning, co-ordination, delivery and
assessment of large volumes of first aid courses. The person should also be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office.
This role would best suit an individual with a passion for and experience of volunteering or working in the third sector, or any other relevant experience.
The ideal person will be very people-orientated, pro-active and flexible. You’ll be outgoing, friendly with good communication skills and be able to fit in wherever the job takes you.
If you have any questions about this role or the organisation please contact stacey.jubb@firstaid.org.uk.
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