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We are excited to be appointing two Self-directed Support Project Officers to contribute to the work of small team delivering on the Scottish Government’s Self-directed Support project, which will be hosted by Social Work Scotland. The project team will develop an implementation framework for the delivery of Self-directed Support, engage with key partners to facilitate the sharing of knowledge and experience around SDS, and assist local implementers to personalise their processes and systems, drawing on existing local expertise and insight from implementation best practice.

Essential

Candidates should be professionally qualified, have experience in the design and delivery of social care services and experience of working in a project.

Enquires

Enquiries can be made to Corinne Groeneveldt by email to admin@socialworkscotland.org

Social Work Scotland is the professional leadership body for social work. We are a membership body with over 400 individual members and over 35 corporate members. Social Work Scotland has two fundamental objectives: to support the development of the social work profession, and to influence and inform policy and legislation affecting social workers and local communities.

We are excited to be appointing a Self-directed Support Project Manager to lead the Scottish Government’s Self-directed Support project, which will be hosted by Social Work Scotland, and to line manage the project team. The project team will develop an implementation framework for the delivery of Self-directed Support, engage with key partners to facilitate the sharing of knowledge and experience around SDS, and assist local implementers to personalise their processes and systems, drawing on existing local expertise and insight from implementation best practice.

Essential

Candidates should be professionally qualified and have extensive and varied project/programme management experience.

Enquiries

Enquiries can be made to Corinne Groeneveldt by email to admin@socialworkscotland.org

Social Work Scotland is the professional leadership body for social work. We are a membership body with over 400 individual members and over 35 corporate members. Social Work Scotland has two fundamental objectives: to support the development of the social work profession, and to influence and inform policy and legislation affecting social workers and local communities.

We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, motivated, well organised fundraiser to join our area team. The post holder will cover Scottish Borders, Dumfries & Galloway, North, East & South Ayrshire, Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire & Renfrewshire based from one of our dementia resource centres within this area.

The post holder will work within our community fundraising team to deliver an agreed fundraising plan and will work with a diverse range of stakeholders to meet and exceed agreed targets and KPI’s.

The successful applicant will have a minimum of three years community fundraising experience, excellent communication and negotiation skills, will show creativity and flair and will work effectively as part of a busy team. The successful applicant will be able to manage and prioritise a diverse workload and will be proactive in maximising fundraising opportunities.

Experience of community fundraising, digital marketing, working with a variety of supporter groups, press and PR, events, staff and volunteer management is desirable.

For a job description and person specification please click here

The successful candidate for this post will be subject to a PVG check.

Help change lives through music!

A wonderful opportunity to join a groundbreaking charity at an exciting time. Playlist for Life is expanding to deliver ambitious plans for growth over the next three years.

• Are you a skilled and experienced Communications expert?
• Are you looking for a chance to use your skills and experience in a different way?
• Would you like to revolutionise the way people for dementia are looked after by making music a standard part of care?

This new post will develop and implement a vibrant, interactive communications strategy to raise awareness of the power of personal music and support the growth of our grassroots network across the UK. Reporting direct to the CEO, the postholder will be a senior member of the existing staff team and will have the opportunity to grow the Comms team further.

You must be as comfortable speaking to a volunteer in a local community centre as you are speaking to a senior executive in the music industry or BBC - and you need to see the role both those people could play in delivering Playlist for Life’s vision and communication strategy.

You will be able to demonstrate substantial experience in communications and campaign planning; exceptional written and verbal communication skills for different audiences; and the ability to lead a team to deliver a communications plan across media channels for the short, medium and long-term.

Please visit playlistforlife.org.uk/vacancies to find out more about the role.

Call 0141 404 0683 to speak to our Chief Executive, Sarah Metcalfe, further about the role.

Are you passionate about affecting change through the power of collective action?

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is the national membership organisation for Scotland’s voluntary sector. Our purpose is to support, promote and develop a confident and sustainable voluntary sector in Scotland, by delivering services, giving the sector a voice at a national level and promoting and supporting innovation and improvement.

With over 2,000 charities, social enterprises and voluntary groups now registered as members of SCVO, we aim to demonstrate the collective power of the voluntary sector to change lives and communities. We also exist to provide a strong, authentic, national voice for the voluntary sector in Scotland.

That’s where you come in! We are seeking an exceptional individual committed to raising the profile of the work of our members and the wider sector to lead our work on policy and campaigns. In this high-profile role, you will champion the role of the sector, facilitate networks, relationships and communities of interest and work to positively influence the sector’s operating environment.

If you fit the bill and enjoy a challenge, find out more and apply now...

Caledonia Housing Association is one of Scotland’s leading providers of high quality, affordable housing for people in housing need. Caledonia is a registered Scottish Charity and provides homes for rent, as well as low cost home ownership. Catering for many diverse needs, Caledonia offer mainstream housing for families, couples and single people, as well as supported accommodation, sheltered and amenity housing and housing specifically designed for wheelchair users.

Caledonia Housing Association are now looking to recruit new members to their Board to lead them through the next ambitious stage of transformation and growth. Their current business plan is based on: Achieving Excellence, Building Success and Creating Innovation. This plan will see Caledonia deliver 1,000 new homes by 2022 and continue on their programme of transforming their customer service.

Customers are at the heart of everything that Caledonia do. Their programme of transformation has been developed in direct response to customer feedback. Caledonia are seeking to offer customers access to a wide range of on line services, enhance their frontline services to respond to individual customer needs and embed an agile and flexible approach to their working environment.

Caledonia has grown in recent years and is now the parent within a group structure which consists of two subsidiaries, with a total of over 5,000 properties in management and a further 1,500 factored properties, operating across 8 local authority areas within Tayside, Highlands and Dunbartonshire.

To support Caledonia Housing Association in the delivery of their ambitious plans, Board Member applications are welcomed from a wide and diverse range of individuals to complement existing Board Members. In particular, Caledonia Housing Association would welcome interest from anyone with the following experience or skills:

· Asset Management or Construction

· Finance

· Not For Profit Organisations

Imagine not being able to move, sleep, or smile. Feeling anxious or depressed and struggling to think or remember. Your body not feeling like your own. This is what Parkinson's can feel like.

Every hour, two people in the UK are told they have Parkinson's - a brain condition that turns lives upside down, leaving a future full of uncertainty.

About the role

Parkinson’s UK is an ambitious and dynamic people-powered charity, passionate about improving the lives of everyone affected by Parkinson’s and finding better treatments and a cure. As part of our 2020-24 strategy we are establishing a new Scotland Advisory Group to guide the charity’s work in Scotland.

The Group, chaired by our Scotland Trustee, will provide a strategic means by which supporters, people affected by Parkinson’s and professionals can advise the Scotland Director and team. They will advise on the mission, vision, objectives and values to accelerate beneficial outcomes for people with Parkinson’s, their carers, families and friends across Scotland and produce an annual report for our Board of Trustees.

As a Group Advisory Member you will be an ambassador for people with Parkinson’s in Scotland and Parkinson’s UK.

What you’ll bring

Parkinson’s Scotland is looking for people to come forward to sit on the Advisory Group and use their collective knowledge and expertise to build relationships, form partnerships and broaden support from individuals and other organisations within Scotland.

To provide the diversity of skills, knowledge and experience within this new group, we would welcome applications from candidates who have experience in one or more of the following areas:

● Living with Parkinson’s

● Professional clinical care

● Commercial/business acumen

● Knowledge of the Scotland political landscape/political experience

● Research

● Marketing / media / PR / lobbying skills

● NHS / social services / public sector experience

● Third sector experience

● Related Research

● Professional and organisational development

We’re moving fast now to bring forward the day when no-one fears Parkinson's' and you would be part of shaping this for the Parkinson’s community in Scotland. What could be a better reward than that? Our work is that important - we hope you feel the same!

The Queen’s Hall welcomes applications from dynamic individuals who will effortlessly take on an outward facing advocacy role, provide strong business contacts and who have a passion for music and the arts.

The Queen’s Hall is one of the key cultural venues in Edinburgh where it has presented live music for 40 years. Its excellent acoustic and intimacy enhance a programme which includes classical, jazz, folk, rock, pop and contemporary music, and it is a key Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe venue. The Queen’s Hall plays an important part in the development of Scottish musicians and audiences – it is a music hub for the city and beyond.

Current Chair, Nigel Griffiths, who leads a strong board encompassing a wide range of skills, is stepping down following a successful tenure that established The Queen’s Hall on a secure financial, operational and artistic footing. We now seek a Chair to build on this and take forward our ambitious new Artistic and Fundraising Strategies with the current CEO.

Please email hr@queenshalledinburgh.org for further information.

We protect and promote the human rights of people with mental illness, learning disabilities, dementia and related conditions.

As Head of Project you will recruit and lead a small team, responsible for progressing two important projects.

The first project stems from a recent Scottish Government review recommending that a system be developed for investigating all deaths of patients who, at the time of death, were subject to an order under either the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 or part VI of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (whether in hospital or in the community, including those who had their detention suspended).

The second project is to progress work on developing a system of review when people who have been in touch with mental health services commit homicide.

Working autonomously with strong communication and influencing skills, you will lead on the full range of project management activities from scoping and researching of materials to development of costed business cases and testing and option appraisal of any new systems, actively engaging and consulting with stakeholders, families and carers. You will also need well developed problem solving and analytical skills, the ability to generate innovative ideas and practices and a track record of building consensus amongst different stakeholders.

You should have a postgraduate professional or managerial qualification and a first degree in a relevant discipline, or equivalent experience gained in an operational role.

Experience of carrying out investigations and the governance of investigatory systems to improve practice and knowledge of mental health and human rights legislation is highly desirable.

The post will be for 18 months, with the possibility of extension.

Our mission is one of stimulating communities to pursue sustainable long term outcomes that can include things like robust employment and the growth of community enterprise. Our Board of Directors is committed to this mission, and we expect members to bring their wide range of skills, knowledge, expertise, objectivity, insight and strategic thought to the table. They involve themselves in our work and steer and drive our organisation to achieve increasingly better results. We are looking for experienced and passionate people to join our Board of Directors and assist us in strategic development and governance.

We are looking for new Board Members who can help us expand the range of skills around the table. Candidates do not need experience or knowledge of Enterprise or employability but must be committed and passionate about making a difference for the communities we support and we would particularly welcome individuals who come from the mid Fife area . At this time, we are seeking individuals who have held, senior roles in your sector, preferably with experience of setting strategy and managing senior teams however this is not essential.