Award winning animal charity Pet Blood Bank UK is pleased to be seeking an HR Manager to play a pivotal role in shaping our organisation's human resources landscape. This position holds significant importance in devising and implementing HR strategies that align with our strategic objectives, while also fostering a positive work culture throughout Pet Blood Bank UK. If you're passionate about making a difference and are adept at HR management, we invite you to be part of our dedicated team.
Background
Launched in 2007, Pet Blood Bank UK is the only charity that provides a blood bank service for all vets across the UK. As part of our charitable remit, our aim is to advance animal health and welfare and to relieve suffering by providing quick and convenient access to blood. Every unit of blood helps save up to four other lives, saving thousands of lives every year.
Our values
Caring. Pioneering. Real. These are the values Pet Blood Bank UK is built upon. Our values bind us together as a charity and guide everything we do. We expect every team member to know, understand and embody our values, helping to build our reputation as a pioneering, caring and practical charity.
What you’ll do
What we need
This is a newly created role in Pet Blood Bank UK; our ideal candidate will understand the critical importance of HR in driving organisational success and sustainability. You will possess a proven track record in developing and implementing HR strategies aligned with objectives and demonstrate strong analytical skills.
We’re looking for someone who has:
What’s in it for you
In return, we offer full training, competitive salary with pay progression, contributory pension scheme, lifestyle rewards and 30 days annual holidays (pro rata, including bank holidays).
Further details
This role is part time, working 25 hours per week, ideally Mon – Fri.
Strong and pro-active financial management is a pre-requisite in supporting Carers Link to achieve our vision and for the long-term sustainability of the organisation.
As such, the role of Finance & Business Support is a vital ‘cog in the wheel’ through strategic leadership of our financial management, reporting and accounting systems as well as the day-to-day management of our finance functions. You will have responsibility for payroll, financial contracts, invoice payments, expense claims, preparing monthly management accounts and of course working with our auditors at year-end.
You will also provide some limited Business Support to the Operational Manager, CEO and Board of Directors, helping when necessary with Governance, HR and Activity/Event Co-ordination.
What we are looking for
We are looking for someone that wants to use their skill with numbers within an organisation that looks to make a difference in the lives of local families. You will have strong numeracy and analysis skills, a keen eye for detail and a high standard of accuracy. Whilst you will work as part of a team, you need to be self-motivated, able to concentrate in a busy office or work alone from home and be able to work to deadlines.
Importantly, we are TRUSTED by local carers so would also like to hear from you if you support our Values (carerslink.org.uk/vision-and-values) and especially if you have a positive, energetic and ‘can do’ approach!
What we offer
The staff at Carers Link are or have been carers ourselves, so we recognise the importance of a good balance between work and home life and will try and support staff in a variety of ways. Most notably, we offer hybrid working with staff working from home (if they prefer) 2-3 days each week as well as flexible working such as compressed hours or other such arrangements.
Staff receive 28 flexible annual leave days plus 4 fixed days at Christmas/New Year. In addition, staff receive 1 day per quarter to support your personal wellbeing, giving a total leave allowance of 36 days. This rises by 5 days after 5 years. (All pro-rata for part-time posts.)
We contribute 5% of salary towards your pension, provide training and development and generally try and be as supportive and welcoming as we can!
This is an exciting opportunity to make a difference for individuals with lived experience of mental health challenges and recovery as part of our Mental Health and Substance Use Team.
You will be highly motivated with a passion for involving people in shaping issues that affect their lives. You will promote the active involvement of people who have lived experience of mental health challenges in the planning, development and evaluation of services that are important to them.
Ideally you’ll have experience of using a strength-based approach and be able to encourage and support individuals to use their experience to influence decision-making. You’ll be able to design, deliver and evaluate information sessions and workshops, working with individuals to empower them. Ideally, you’ll have a relevant qualification in an area such as Social Services or Community Learning and Development, or equivalent professional or volunteer experience.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled administrator who will play a key role in shaping the experience of Ministers and volunteers when they contact the Presbytery for support. You will provide a welcoming and friendly service and use your experience and excellent IT skills to ensure the office runs smoothly and efficiently.
The core hours are Monday to Friday 10am-3pm with flexibility to work some evenings and weekends. This is a fixed term role for 3 years with the possibility of extension.
An opportunity has arisen for a housing officer to join our Bethany Homes team on a part-time basis. The Housing Officer will ensure the efficient outworking of tenancy management functions across Bethany properties across Edinburgh, including letting, inspecting and management of properties, whilst helping to meet occupancy targets, working closely with the tenants to provide the highest level of care, to deal with the day to day issues of housing and property management, including supporting the tenants with rent and maintenance issues, thereby maximising rental income and providing administration support as required.
As part of the wider Bethany Homes Team, you will need to demonstrate excellent communication skills and have the ability to work on your own whilst prioritising your workload; you will have experience and knowledge of the service user group and their surrounding issues relating to homelessness, as well as, having housing/letting management experience. Competence in the use of Microsoft office tools is essential.
At Bethany we are committed to helping our employees flourish personally and professionally. Bethany provides 30 days of annual leave initially to all contracted staff, rising to a maximum of 40 days depending on length of service. We also provide enhanced payments for maternity, paternity, and adoption. Bethany also provides a company pension scheme and a death in service benefit scheme.
As Bethany is a Christian organisation, this post carries an Occupational Requirement in line with Equality Act 2010. Please note that one reference must be from your church minister or leader to endorse your live and active Christian faith and commitment. Successful applicants for this post will require membership of the PVG scheme and registration with the SSSC.
Your New Organisation
ILF Scotland is a Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB) constituted as a company limited by guarantee. It was created following the closure of the UK ILF in June 2015 and has been administering ILF funding for existing fund recipients in Scotland and Northern Ireland since 01 July 2015.
ILF Scotland is committed to enabling independent living for disabled people, empowering them to have control, choice, and dignity over how they live their lives. Since its inception in July 2015, ILF Scotland has administered funding in Scotland and Northern Ireland, providing crucial support to over 8,000 fund recipients annually. Their mission extends to supporting young disabled people in their transition to adulthood and increasing their independence through the Transition Fund (TF), fostering active engagement within their communities.
This is an exciting time to be part of ILF Scotland’s team following the recent re-opening of its Independent Living Fund as the number of disabled people who will receive additional funding to help achieve their independent living outcomes will increase.
Your new role
ILF Scotland wishes to appoint a Senior Communications Officer to join their dedicated team. As the conduit between ILF Scotland and its diverse range of stakeholders, you will play a pivotal role in implementing, executing and delivering our communications and engagement strategies, collaborating closely with the Communications Manager.
Your responsibilities will encompass various facets of communication, including public relations, digital communications, marketing, and internal communications.
You will be:
ILF Scotland is completely focused on ensuring their values led approach is at the core of all their work, with disabled people at the heart of what they do.
This post offers the opportunity to join a supportive, highly flexible and agile organisation. ILF Scotland is happy to talk about and offer flexible working for candidates to be at their best as they have colleagues working remotely from across Scotland. This is a life friendly environment with a focus on nurturing career focused and values led individuals.
If you’re interested in joining ILF Scotland’s dynamic team and making a difference in empowering disabled individuals to lead independent lives with dignity, choice and control, we’d love to hear from you.
For further information on the Senior Communications Officer opportunity, please visit aspenpeople.co.uk/ILF
For a confidential discussion, please contact Lauryn Pringle or Debbie Shields at Aspen People on 0141 212 7555.
Do you want to help improve Scotland’s parks and greenspaces?
MyParkScotland is a unique charity that aims to develop new ways for people to support, improve and enjoy parks and greenspaces. We offer new and innovative ways for communities and organisations to raise funds for parks and greenspaces while also building endowment funds that will support long term investment in parks and greenspaces.
This is an exciting time for MyParkScotland and we are looking to recruit new non-Executive Directors/Trustees to bring their passion for parks and greenspaces to support the strategic leadership and governance of the charity. We are seeking applications from people from a wide range of backgrounds – including third sector, social and community enterprise, public and private sectors – to bring a diverse mix of skills and experience to the board.
The ALLIANCE is excited to be recruiting a Discover Digital Development Officer.
‘Discover Digital’ is a project to raise awareness of digital tools which promote health and wellbeing. Its current aims are enabling outreach and inclusion, promoting digital and health literacy, developing meaningful signposting and supporting the wider digital health and social care landscape.
The role of the Discover Digital Development Officer sits within the Digital Hub at the ALLIANCE. The main focus of the role will be to deliver the intended outcomes of the Discover Digital project. These are:
The successful candidate for this role should have:
As an ALLIANCE employee you will benefit from:
The ALLIANCE is a healthy working lives employer and encourages a healthy work life balance and is happy to talk flexible working.
The ALLIANCE recognises that in real life, great people don’t always ‘tick all the boxes’. Even if you don’t meet every point on the job description, if this role and our organisation feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.
Barnardo's Highland are developing a new partnership service with the Highland Council, supporting care experienced children and young people with complex and additional needs.
This is a new service within Highland which will look at the individual needs of children and young people and develop bespoke residential care packages using a right based, trauma informed approach working with the whole family around the child.
The team working with the children will enrich their lives through care, support and activities which will be aimed at raising self-esteem, promoting a sense of mastery, and enabling the children to access experiences that are individually tailored to their interests and nurture their talents. The team will work with the wider partnership to ensure that Educational and Health needs are met.
SVQ3 level qualification in Health and Social care or equivalent is essential.
At Barnardo's we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Our safer recruitment processes mean that the safety and welfare of the child is paramount at every stage of the process and therefore, we adopt rigorous scrutiny in our pre-employment checking. This post is subject to a range of pre-employment checks including a Criminal Records Enhanced Disclosure for the successful candidate.
About Barnardo's
At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is reflected in our values and our practice, and we have invested in this area of our work to ensure that we can deliver on our commitments to be an inclusive employer. EDI is a key enabler of our purpose as a charity and we want to ensure that the diversity of our teams is reflective of the communities we serve and that we continue to learn and develop our work with a focus on inclusion. We particularly encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minoritised Ethnic Communities, candidates who are LGBT+ and Disabled candidates.
Barnardo's Highland are developing a new partnership service with the Highland Council, supporting care experienced children and young people with additional needs.
This is a new service within Highland which will look at the individual needs of children and young people and develop bespoke residential care packages using a right based, trauma informed approach working with the whole family around the child.
The team working with the children will enrich their lives through care, support and activities which will be aimed at raising self-esteem, promoting a sense of mastery, and enabling the children to access experiences that are individually tailored to their interests and nurture their talents. The team will work with the wider partnership to ensure that Educational and Health needs are met.
We are looking to appoint a Team Manager to join this service and who has the below experience.
Some of the Key Responsibilities include:
The post holder must have the Qualifications relevant to meet the requirement of the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) and hold the Registration for the Care Inspectorate, or be willing to work towards this.