Context:
Elpis Trust delivers a person centred housing support service to 18 young women who are experiencing homelessness or are care leavers aged between 16-25 years. The supported accommodation is based in the Core service and satellite flats in the Ruchill and Maryhill area of Glasgow. Elpis provides a high quality support service which addresses young woman’ identified and assessed needs and reflects the aims of the service to work within relevant organisational and statutory policies, including health and safety, employment and equality laws. This includes adhering to Scottish Social Services Council codes of practice, National Care Standards and contractual requirements. Staffs work closely with the young women to write up support plans and deliver an individually tailored service, utilising Ladders to Success and GIRFEC, SHANARRI Outcomes.
Job Purpose:
To have specific working responsibility at present for 19 vulnerable young women, 9 living in the Core building and 9 in scatter flats and 1 in Mother & Baby flat in the Ruchill and Maryhill areas of Glasgow.
Key Responsibilities:
Note: Duties will be reviewed and modified in line with the exigencies of the service.
Knowledge, education, qualifications, competences and experience:
Essential:
Desirable:
About the role
ELCAP is a Scottish charity which provides care and support for individuals who live with learning disabilities, physical disabilities and mental health problems.
A vacancy has created a rare opportunity to join our back-office team at an exciting time in our organisation’s development. Reporting to our Business Manager, our Finance Officer will provide a payroll service to 300 staff and be responsible for ensuring invoices are raised and payments made on time.
We are looking for someone who enjoys working in fast paced environment and has excellent attention to detail.
As we embrace a period of change with a new internal system we are delighted to welcome a new colleague to join us.
Job context
The purpose of the post is to work as part of a team to support the effective and efficient management of ELCAP finances.
The post has four areas of responsibility:
This is a permanent post of 35 hours per week operating Monday to Friday.
Essential
Skills
Experience
Key relationships
Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme
The post requires a degree of contact with children and vulnerable adults. The successful candidate will be required to join the Protecting of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. The PVG Scheme is managed and delivered by Disclosure Scotland.
Benefits:
We are looking for someone to promote and deliver Lead’s Dundee Multiply Project. This is a learning service for disabled people and carers who experience barriers to learning, work, and further education.
About you:
Are you committed to engaging and supporting disabled people and carers to overcome barriers and embark on personalised learning journeys to develop numeracy skills? Are you committed to delivering accessible learning opportunities and supporting onward transitions?
Are you passionate about the transformative power of adult learning? Are you confident in communicating one to one and with groups and have a flexible and creative approach to problem-solving?
Would you enjoy developing new, exciting learning opportunities in Dundee for disabled people and carers?
Do you have great organisational skills, previous experience of supporting disabled people experiencing a range of barriers, of working one-to-one and in groups with learners, and of designing and delivering learning programmes?
Do you have access to transport as you will be working in homes and communities across the city?
Do you have an assessor’s award?
Interested in hearing about working with Lead? Watch our information video at lead.org.uk/current-job-vacancies .
This post is home-based in or around Dundee and involves regulated work for which a satisfactory PVG will be required. Lead Scotland has a Recruiting People with Convictions Policy.
Applications from disabled people:
Lead has Disability Confident status, and we encourage applications from disabled people. All disabled people meeting the minimum requirements will get a guaranteed interview. Information about our commitment to recruit disabled people is available on our website. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in the online form. This will in no way disadvantage you in the recruitment process. All job application information can be made in alternative formats on request including braille, large print and audio and people can make applications in alternative formats.
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Are you an experienced Estates and Operations Manager? We are looking for an experienced individual who understands our goals, to join our dynamic team of professionals.
At CHAS, we provide unwavering care across homes, hospices, and hospitals for children who may die young. We create moments of joy and support families at every step on this hardest of journeys.
The role
Children's Hospices Across Scotland is seeking a dedicated and experienced Estates and Operations Manager to ensure the smooth functioning of our properties and facilities across the organisation. In this critical role, you will oversee a dedicated internal team and external contractors, while ensuring compliance with statutory, legislative and Health and Safety requirements. You will lead a team, coordinating all hard facilities management services, day to day property management, implementing planned and preventative maintenance strategies and maintaining high industry standards for CHAS facilities. You will procure and lead on small projects working closely with our internal teams. Additionally, you will work closely with clinical and non-clinical staff in our hospices to meet the ongoing needs of children, families, staff, volunteers and visitors.
Key Responsibilities
Requirements
Why CHAS?
At CHAS, we care for dying children and their families. However, we also care about you. Some of the benefits of a career at CHAS include:
Further Information
CHAS support families across the whole of Scotland. Our Head Office is based in Edinburgh, and we have two hospices: Rachel House in Kinross and Robin House in Balloch. We also have our fundraising office in Glasgow, dedicated bases in Aberdeen and Inverness, and Shops in Dunfermline and Kinross.
As this role will closely support our hospices, we would like to speak to candidates who could base themselves from either Edinburgh, Kinross or Balloch and we do expect regular travel across these sites with predicted 3 days onsite/week, varying as needed. The remaining days can be worked remotely.
As a team we work flexibly and are happy to discuss how we can meet business needs while accommodating individual working patterns and requirements.
We are open to hearing from applicants who feel they could excel in the role but may not have all the skills listed above. If you have a strong core skillset within Estates and Operations Management and are eager to learn, we encourage you to apply
This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Scotland check.
About Aberlour …
We are a values driven organisation delivering over 40 services across Scotland supporting children, young people and families.
We continue to grow year on year and central support functions such as our finance team, are critical in ensuring our services can provide the best care possible.
The post holder can work from home but will be expected to attend team meetings in Stirling and may require some travel to services.
What we are looking for...
You will support, guide and provide financial expertise across a portfolio of services. You will prepare and monitor budgets giving guidance around budget management. You will prepare forecasts, projections and costings in conjunction with budget managers. You will conduct internal financial reviews, while working collaboratively with managers to ensure that any significant budget variances are identified.
You will have experience of working in a similar financial environment and be able to demonstrate a broad knowledge of financial systems. Advanced excel skills are essential. You will ideally be AAT qualified or have equivalent knowledge acquired through previous extensive work experience.
Here is what a current member of our finance team has to say about working for Aberlour:
“In Aberlour no two days are the same – but that’s what makes it an exciting place to work. There’s genuine care and passion in the work we are doing and as a Finance Business Partner you are there to help guide and advise your colleagues on many aspects of the organisation and finance. You’re able to use your skill with numbers and systems to really make a difference in the decision making across various departments and services, which ultimately help young people & families. There is a shared sense of achievement, and when a service or project wins funding or gains accreditation/good grading, it’s a success that’s celebrated by all in the organisation.”
What we offer...
As well as a supportive team, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme, life assurance worth 3x salary and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers.
Do you want to work with a values-driven organisation that makes a difference to people’s lives? Come and join Wheatley Homes East as Project Worker.
About the role
Wheatley Homes East, part of Wheatley Group, provides affordable housing and outstanding services for people in its communities across Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife.
Dunedin Harbour provides temporary accommodation to individuals who are homeless. Staff provide 24-hour support with a range of needs and to develop independent living skills to enable service users to sustain future accommodation. The service is managed by Wheatley Homes East in partnership with the City of Edinburgh Council.
We now have a great opportunity for a Project Worker to join our team at Dunedin Harbour.
Who are we looking for?
As a Project Worker you will work as part of a team to provide high quality support to ensure there is a supportive and safe living environment for all service users.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, customer service skills, IT literacy. A professional qualification in housing / care support or allied discipline is desirable, experience of paid or voluntary work at a similar level is essential.
The position is subject to a PVG check.
The benefits we offer
As part of Wheatley Group, we offer a sector-leading benefits package.
The successful candidate will receive:
Committed to inclusion
At Wheatley, are always looking to improve diversity within our teams. We want to create an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute their best work and achieve their full potential.
We actively celebrate our individual differences and recognise the collective strength this brings our organisation. It’s important our teams represent the communities we serve, and we welcome applications from any under-represented groups.
Role Summary:
This is an outstanding opportunity for a forward-thinking marketing professional with many ideas to join our passionate organisation. In this highly rewarding and engaging role, you will be given the platform to harness your creativity to support and attract service users to benefit from our programmes. What’s more, when you join us, you’ll discover a warm, friendly team driven by the same purpose.
The Sales & Marketing Manager will spearhead online and offline marketing initiatives, elevating brand visibility and attracting new supporters and donors for Bike For Good. This role entails orchestrating diverse campaigns, liaising with external partners and contributing to content creation across various channels.
Are you looking for your first leadership role in the drug and alcohol sector? For an exciting and challenging opportunity that makes a difference?
We are recruiting a full time Community Team Manager to join our North Lanarkshire team as part of Phoenix Futures Scotland. The role is Monday to Friday, 830am to 430pm with occasional evening and weekend work. You will lead a team that delivers a recovery service to individuals across the 6 localities of North Lanarkshire.
The Role
As the Team Manager, you will work across the 6 localities of North Lanarkshire. We have an office base in Coatbridge and deliver interventions across the locality. You will work closely with the Service Manager and supervise the staff team in order to maintain a high standard for the people that access our service. You will ensure that any concerns relating to safeguarding and risk are appropriately managed as well as ensuring that adequate data is collected and reported on. You will represent the service across North Lanarkshire and will build on the excellent working relationships we have with many partners.
About You
To join us as the Team Manager in North Lanarkshire, you will need:
Your Rewards
About Phoenix Futures
Phoenix Futures Group is a charity with over 50 years’ experience and a leading provider of drug and alcohol treatment.
Our values are what define us and ensure we work to the highest standards. We believe in being the best, we are passionate about recovery, we value our history and use it to inform our future.
We work with local authorities, other charities and service providers across the country to deliver innovative programmes and projects that change lives for the better, setting people on the path to health and emotional wellbeing.
We provide a diverse range of services, our expertise in psychosocial treatment and support is the common thread that runs through everything we do. People need psychological interventions, social support, meaningful use of time, sense of purpose and a place of safety to sustain their recovery. At our core, we support people, families and communities to recover from drug and alcohol dependency.
Our service in South Ayrshire is looking for a Recovery Worker to join them in providing high quality recovery care to a diverse client group.
If you are an enthusiastic and creative individual and are passionate about changing people’s lives for the better, we’d love to hear from you.
An exciting, unique and rewarding opportunity has arisen for an experienced and dynamic individual to join We Are With You as a Recovery Worker as part of our ROADS team. The successful candidate will lead the development of a person-centred continuity of care-based model of long term residential rehabilitation provision for residents of South Ayrshire, in line with the agreed strategic ambition of South Ayrshire Alcohol & Drug Partnership (ADP), and in line with the National Drugs Mission
The successful candidate will:
Please note, this is a fixed term contract for 12 months
This role is about:
We are determined and always professional in our approach to each and every case and we never judge, we're just here to help.
There will be assessments to carry out and records you need to keep and update, that's all part of our professional commitment and service to our clients and commissioners.
If you think this could be the career for you, take the first step and apply now to join our amazing team.
REQUIRED SKILLS
To be successful in this role you will:
We'll give your application priority if you:
You will also need to meet our safeguarding requirements of a satisfactory enhanced PVG check.
DESIRABLE SKILLS
A full job description and person specification is available on request.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Everyone should feel comfortable getting the support they need for issues with drugs, alcohol or mental health.
At We Are With You we work with people on their own goals, whether that’s staying safe and healthy, making small changes or stopping an unwanted habit altogether. We give people support in a way that’s right for them either face to face in their local service, community or online.
We provide a free and confidential service without judgement to more than 100,000 people a year.
We use our expertise to improve the help available and raise awareness around drugs, alcohol and mental health so that more people can get support.
We Are With You.
Diversity Statement
As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our goals of radically improving people's lives. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people and armed forces veterans.
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BENEFITS
Should you be successful in your application, you will be required to provide 3 years worth of references and where applicable, will need to undergo an enhanced DBS/PVG check.
Do you have a passion for helping people?
Do you have excellent communication and customer service skills?
Do you want to work for one of the best employability providers in Scotland?
Would you like to help someone with barriers to work find their dream job?
Then come and work for Enable Works.
Your role, as an Employment Coordinator is to provide support to people who have barriers to work to make progress towards and achieve well paid, sustainable employment.
ENABLE Works are the leading specialist provider of employability services for people who have barriers to work. We believe that every person in Scotland has the right to work in a job that is high quality and well paid.
Enable Works supports over 5500 people every year across 29 Local Authorities to learn skills for work.
We partner with thousands of employers to create inclusive cultures and improve the diversity of Scotland's workforce.
We are incredibly proud of our smart, capable, and motivated colleagues across Scotland and following a period of significant growth we are looking to grow our team.
We offer a generous salary, excellent benefits, and opportunities to develop and grow in your role.
We offer flexible working practices that promote a strong work/life balance so that when you are at work you can be the best version of you.
Values are more important to us than qualifications or experience, so if you don’t think you meet every requirement that’s ok, we still want to hear from you. Please ensure that you submit a strong and detailed supporting statement, outlining how you meet the essential and desirable requirements, in the ‘More About You’ section of the application.
For further information please see our full job pack.
About You
We really need you to have these
Why?
Our vision is that every person in Scotland is able to access the support they need to find a high quality job that pays them well and your drive and commitment to this job will help them get there. You will recognise each clients individual skills and aspirations and work with them to find a job that they love.
Our culture is autonomous so that means we trust you to make the right decisions for your clients, therefore you need to manage your work load well and be accountable for your time. Attention to detail is important as it means you can work accurately and follow instructions.
About Us
At Enable we believe in developing all our staff and we provide an extensive learning programme together with in-house career development opportunities.
We also have an excellent range of staff benefits on offer including but not limited to:
Enable is an equal opportunities employer and our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based entirely on values, skills and competencies required of the specific roles.