Beacons Project Manager
- Full time
- £40,000 – £44,000
- On site: South Lanarkshire
- Closing 16th June 2024
- Advertised from 28th May 2024
- 35 hours per week. 3 Years fixed term. Secondments will be considered.
Role
Liber8 is seeking a dynamic Project Manager to provide strategic and operational leadership for the ongoing development and growth of The Beacons. The Beacons is four Recovery focused hubs, one in each of the four localities in South Lanarkshire, working with people who have experienced alcohol/substance issues and are now on their recovery journey. The Beacons provide a range of group work programmes, workshop activities and events suited to locality-based needs and individual Beacons.
One aim of the Beacons is to work together with participants and lived experience volunteers to support their social (re)integration, promoting recovery, resilience, and self-determination. The project is engaged in multi-agency working and establishing pathways with other partners and agencies to facilitate people’s positive engagement with the Beacons and support them to maintain their recovery journey.
This role requires cohesive leadership, inspiring and managing a diverse team across four premises, and ensuring optimal outcomes for participants and volunteers.
What we’re looking for
We are looking for an experienced Project Manager with proven leadership qualities, who will have held a similar role and possess the relevant qualifications and experience to lead our growing team. If you have experience and are passionate about people, then we want to hear from you.
Excellent leadership and communication skills are essential for this role. Candidates should have a solid understanding of strategic and operational project management and be comfortable with using project management tools. The ability to think strategically, problem-solve, and adapt to changing
circumstances is crucial. The successful candidate will be passionate about recovery for all and a proven leader.
The ideal candidate will:
- Have experience and be able to evidence working effectively in a similar managerial role.
- Have the ability to lead, influence, inspire, and robustly manage a varied team.
- Have a proactive and dynamic personal style, with flexibility in style and approach.
- Capable of effectively managing a demanding workload, adept at prioritising tasks, and tracking progress across diverse responsibilities.
- Applicants should hold a relevant professional qualification of at least SCQF level 9 or above.
In return we offer
- Competitive salary rates
- Annual leave: 34 days, increasing 1 day each year to a max of 42days.
- Employer contributory pension scheme
- Paid Membership of Disclosure Scotland’s PVG Scheme.
- Working in a supportive environment
- Training & Development Opportunities
- Working for a small well-established organisation where person centred values are at the core.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a project at an exciting time of growth and development.
Liber8 has operated in Lanarkshire for 20 years; our mission is to improve the health, mental health, wellbeing and the quality of people's lives, with a particular regard to reducing the negative impact of alcohol and substance use on the individual, families and communities. We work hard to uphold our core values of Passion, Respect, Healing, Compassion, Caring and Recovery. Our values make us who we are and define our actions and behaviours every day. We’d expect the post-holder to
uphold and represent our organisation in a way that reflects our values and person-centred way of working.
Application notes
Please download job pack and application form at: liber8.org.uk/features
Application form returned to admin@liber8.org.uk
All posts are subject to satisfactory PVG Checks and references.
Please note CV’s will not be accepted as a means of application.
Closing Date 16th June @5pm
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Since 1962 the National Autistic Society has been campaigning to transform lives, change attitudes and create a society that works for autistic people. In National Programmes we champion the rights and interests of autistic people and their families, making sure national policy and legislation to reflect their needs. We provide autism training and best practice services and want all autistic people to have access to services and support that fully meet their needs. We provide diagnostic services, training, accreditation, consultancy and conferences, designed to support all professionals and organisations.
Visit our website to find out more about who we are and what we do: autism.org.uk
Who we are looking for:
The Programme Manager is a key role in delivering on our work to transform lives, change attitudes and help to create a society that works for autistic adults and children.
The Programme Manager oversees a team of staff delivering on a diverse portfolio of projects and programmes of support which directly benefit autistic people and their families in Scotland.
In doing so the Programme Manager ensures that our support is of high quality, targets are met, budgets are scrutinised, safeguarding protocols are followed and outcomes effectively reported on.
To do this we are looking for an individual that has experience in over overseeing projects and programmes as well as experience in managing a team and reporting on progress both internally but also to funders.
The Programme Manager is also part of the senior team in Scotland and has a role in implementing our three-year strategy ‘From Vision to Reality’ as well as input into all our activity in Scotland as well as working with the wider team at a UK level.
This is a permanent role working 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday; with some out of hours working required.
To view the job description please click Here.
What we can offer you:
- Auto-enrolled Pension Scheme
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Excellent induction, training and development programme including training about autism and opportunities to attend our conferences
- Online staff discount scheme for a range of benefits such as cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan & shopping discounts for places such as Asda, Tesco, Sainsburys, Halfords, Nike, Apple and loads more!
- Healthcare Cash Plan
- Life Assurance at 2 x base salary
- A portfolio of fantastic new salary sacrifices benefits and other flexible benefits private health, dental insurance, car salary sacrifice scheme, activity pass, holiday trading, enhanced pension & salary deduct loans (eligibility criteria may apply)
- Access to a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme & counselling programme
- Free access to the Headspace App – a global leader in mindfulness and you can enrol up to three friends or family members for free!
- Eligibility for a Blue Light Card
Where you will be working:
Hybrid – Working from Home and working in the Glasgow Office, with frequent travel to training venues, meetings, other NAS Offices and staff training.
Top job! Area Manager - Scotland
- Full time
- £45,441 – £49,498
- On site: Glasgow or Aberdeen office with regular travel across the Area
- Closing 11th August 2024
PAPYRUS is the national UK charity dedicated to the prevention of suicide and the promotion of positive mental health and emotional wellbeing in young people.
We are recruiting an Area Manager for Scotland to create and cultivate sustainable community services across your area to contribute to PAPYRUS creating suicide-safer communities for young people across the whole of the UK.
What you will do:
- You will lead the EQUIP strategy in your Area.
- You will ensure that PAPYRUS is represented at appropriate local and regional Suicide Prevention groups and bodies across your Area.
- Manage Service Delivery in your Area.
- Develop an operational plan to deliver the strategy.
- Drive the effective performance of the Area through strong leadership which sets high expectations of all staff.
To be successful in this role you will have:
- Proven experience of building, managing and enabling a successful team.
- Experience of identifying new approaches to underpin strategy, progressing new opportunities and translating these into sustainable, funded projects in the community.
- Previous experience of preparing a budget, securing funding for projects/ programmes and having financial accountability for successful implementation.
- Experience of managing complex projects with a positive impact on social change.
- Proven track record of successfully building, developing and managing effective partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in the community, voluntary, statutory and political settings.
- Proven experience of effective working as part of a management group.
- A bachelor’s degree level or equivalent professional qualification in Leadership, Management, Health, Social Care, Social Sciences, Education, Business Development, Community Work, or Public Health.
Benefits:
You will receive 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time workers), hybrid and flexible working arrangements, an attractive pension scheme, Simply Health membership and enhanced sick pay. Please visit our website for more details.
Children and Young People Service Manager
- Full time
- £36,949 – £40,110
- Hybrid: Edinburgh or Glasgow with hybrid working
- Closing 19th August 2024
Around since 1923, SAMH is Scotland’s national mental health charity. SAMH has represented the voice of people most affected by mental health problems in Scotland for 100 years. Today, in over 60 communities we work with adults and young people providing mental health social care support, services in primary care, schools and further education, among others.
These services together with our national programme work in See Me, Respectme, suicide prevention and active living; inform our policy and campaign work to influence positive social change. SAMH is dedicated to mental health and wellbeing for all: with a vision of a society where people are able to live their lives fully, regardless of present or past circumstances.
For Scotland’s Mental Health
About the Role
SAMH aims to improve the mental health and wellbeing of children, young people and the adults around them, through a range of mental health targeted supports, as well as capacity building work, information and other resources.
We are entering a new and exciting phase in our Children and Young People offering and seek an experienced Service Manager to support our projects and staff.
Working alongside the Children and Young People Development Manager the Service Manager will ensure the smooth delivery of our projects, consolidating and developing systems, structures and practice, to ensure the best outcomes for those we support and engage with.
They will manage a staff team of practitioners supporting a range of projects across Scottish localities.
The successful candidate will have excellent knowledge and experience of children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing, and have worked with schools, youth groups, health including CAMHS.
The service manager will have excellent people, leadership and communication skills, with experience in staff management, service development and young person-centred support work. They will have an understanding of the challenges that children, young people and their families’ experience, which impacts on mental health and wellbeing, along with the barriers they face getting the support that they require.
With experience in project funding, contracts and partnership working they will work alongside SAMH colleagues, funders, local authorities, health boards and other partners to support and review existing projects and delivery models, along with the development of new and innovative approaches, in line with our strategy in supporting children and young people’s mental health.
A full drivers licence and access to a vehicle is essential.
What we will provide for you
You will work in a supportive environment and will be provided with a full induction and training opportunities. You will be given the chance to develop your knowledge and skills, as well as develop professionally. Some of our benefits include;
- Reimbursement of PVG, Disclosure.
- Funded continuous learning and development opportunities, access to over 100 courses online in addition to classroom and virtual training sessions
- 30 days annual leave rising to 33 after 5 years’ service
- 4 public holidays
- 2 paid wellbeing days off per year to use on what matters to you
- Team wellbeing budgets
- Workplace pension scheme
- Life Assurance policy
- Employee Assistance Programme
Practice and Innovation Lead – Homelessness and Prevention
- Full time
- £44,004 – £49,648
- Hybrid: Scotland wide. TPS Office Flexible with Hybrid Working Supported
- Closing 5th August 2024
Step Forward to End Homelessness
Turning Point Scotland is one of Scotland’s leading Social Care developer and providers. Our work within Homelessness and Prevention is pioneering, from implementing the UK’s first Housing First service in 2010 toward our current innovation of developing a Whole System Approach to ending and preventing Homelessness.
We want to affect policy and systems as well as developing new and innovative service provision. To help us achieve our goals, we have created this permanent full-time post.
This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join Turning Point Scotland in a key strategic role.
About the Role
The main responsibilities will be to:
• Assist on the co-ordination of the Homelessness forum, delivering on an agreed action plan
• Assist with the co-ordination and delivery of the Homelessness and Prevention forum, delivering on an agreed action plan
• Enact on agreed Stakeholder engagement plan on behalf of the Head of Homelessness and deputising for them at key meetings / partnerships
• Operationalise non-service specific developments within TPS and ensure continued management / oversight of them
• Lead on agreed / delegated practice developments within TPS, nationally and internationally
• Keep abreast of the evidence base, best practice and the policy landscape in relation to homelessness and prevention, and work closely with our Policy and Business Development Officers to inform and support our work to shape and influence external policy and practice
About You
As our Practice and Innovation Lead, you will deliver our vision of Homelessness being seen as a Health and Social Care issue, imbedded within Health and Social Care Partnerships, and integrated as part of a whole system approach. You will be working closely with Head of Homelessness and will work across the different care groups and social issues where TPS deliver services across., Alcohol and Other Drugs, Justice, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities.
You will operationalise new developments identified within the organisation. This will include new projects to help meet our goals, influencing policy, developing position statements, and developing best practice across our services, nationally and internationally
You will have an awareness of the current social policy relating to homelessness and prevention and effected political systems. Ideally have with success in writing briefings or papers and addressing informed and influential audiences.
Engage and lead on work internally and externally across Scotland, UK, and Europe. This will include interpreting, analysing, and acting on key policy matters. With the ability to think creatively, network successfully, form positive relationships and work in collaboration with others.
Travel across Scotland to our Services and attend meetings at our main office in Glasgow is required.
If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team.
To have a look at our values to understand more about what we are looking for from our employees find out more on our website turningpointscotland.com.
Turning Point Scotland offers a Salary Matching opportunity within the pay points of the role.
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