The postholder will be responsible for recruiting, training and supporting volunteers who provide advice services by phone, email, at the CAB and in community locations and those that carry out other tasks to support the work of the CAB
Experience of recruiting, training and supporting volunteers and of working (paid or unpaid) in an advice or information service is important, as is understanding of good practice and the legal aspects of volunteering. Effective verbal and written communication and commitment to the mission, aims and teamwork ethos of Dalkeith CAB are essential.
The Community Engagement Officer will work closely with the Trustees to develop and co-ordinate a high quality community based activity programme to support the success of the Skylark IX project.
The post-holder will lead on engagement, recruitment, training, support, retention and recognition of all activity programmes.
This will also involve working collaboratively with partnerships to ensure identification of opportunities and placement for volunteers and trainees as well as helping to maintain all related administrative systems.
The Trust has a vacancy for a Project Coordinator. This is an opportunity for a creative and caring individual with excellent organisational, administrative and volunteer management skills to play a leading role in the running and development of a highly successful community project aimed at enhancing the wellbeing of residents of the Perthshire village of Stanley.
Working in partnership with existing groups and statutory services, the successful applicant will coordinate and support volunteers to run a time bank offering opportunities to local people to devote some of their spare time to helping others. Activities undertaken by members range from dog walking, gardening, shopping to more specialised tasks.
The post holder will be required to recruit and train a group of befrienders to support individuals at risk of social isolation and loneliness and to support a volunteer group that runs a lunch club aimed at reducing loneliness.
A job description and application form can be downloaded at: stanleydevelopmenttrust.org
Working in a vibrant community project within the heart of the Lincoln Avenue estate, Knightswood, Glasgow, this role would suit a skilled Community Development worker with a background or an interest in supporting people through the cost of living crisis and in developing community activity., including signposting drops in, food related activity and our forest garden.
We seek a part time (28 hours per week) Learning Coordinator to promote and deliver Lead Scotland’s Perth and Kinross Digital Skills Project. This is a learning service for digitally excluded people, including disabled people, carers and those who experience barriers.
About you:
Are you committed to engaging and supporting disabled people and carers to build confidence and digital skills? Are you committed to delivering accessible learning opportunities and supporting people to progress?
Are you passionate about using a community-based adult learning approach, supporting people to get online safely and to realise the benefits of thinking digitally? Are you confident in communicating one to one and with groups and have a flexible and creative approach to problem-solving?
Would you enjoy being an active part of the Lead Scotland team as we develop new, exciting accessible digital learning opportunities?
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 Perth and Kinross?
Do you have an assessor’s award? No? Would you be willing to work towards this?
Interested in hearing about working with Lead? Watch our information video at lead.org.uk/current-job-vacancies .
This post is home-based in Perth and Kinross and involves regulated work for which a satisfactory PVG will be required. Lead Scotland has a Recruiting People with Convictions Policy.
Tiny Changes is Scotland’s first national young people’s mental health charity. We run projects with young leaders that help young minds feel better. The charity was set up in memory of artist and Frightened Rabbit frontman Scott Hutchison. Through his music and art Scott made tiny changes that had a big impact on people from all walks of life.
We believe that Scotland’s young people deserve great mental health, and we believe in their insight and innovation to make this possible. We exist to nurture the talent of young people to find solutions that work for them.
In three years, we’ve funded 69 innovative mental health ideas - from bubble therapy with refugees to peer-led crisis prevention cafe and d/Deaf youth wellbeing resources - supporting over 4,000 children and young people, with many of them leading change in their communities. You can read more about our strategy here.
The Tiny Changes team is growing all the time. We currently have 6 Trustees and will be looking to recruit another 2 trustees to join the Board later this year. The Tiny Changes Team is made up of 3 employees and 1 consultant, creative partners and young advisors. You can read more about our team over on our blog.
Role Summary
As a freelance operations consultant at Tiny Changes, you will support the interim CEO with the management of all charity and day to day operational activities, continuing the development of the charity in line with organisational objectives and strategic direction. Working closely with our small team, you will contribute to the overall direction of charity-wide operations. Supporting the management of co-production (youth lead projects), fundraising, human resources, health and safety and equality diversity and inclusion, to ensure our processes are up to date, compliant, meet the overall needs of the organisation and reflect our values.
What will you bring to Tiny Changes?
We are looking for applicants with the following characteristics:
1. Share our vision and values - we are Hopeful, Brave, Honest and Kind
2. Have knowledge of or interest in mental health issues affecting children and young people in Scotland
3. Active listener, equalities driven and self-reflective
We particularly welcome applications from the following groups:
• Young people under 30
• Young people with experience of mental health issues
• Disabled people
• Neurodiverse people
• People with experience of caring roles
• Care experienced people
• People from minority ethnic communities
• Asylum seekers or refugees
• People who identify as any gender that’s not cisgender
• People who identify as LGBTQIA+
• People from gypsy traveller communities
• People from a wide range of religious and cultural backgrounds
You can find more information in the Job Description and Person Specification linked below.
Role Accessibility: This role requires frequent travel and use of your own vehicle
We are the Third Sector Interface for Dumfries and Galloway. We work alongside the sector, partners and communities to address key local priorities, build capacity and maximise investment in our region. As part of the national network of Third Sector Interfaces across Scotland, our joint manifesto sets out commitments to enhancing and developing the role of the third sector as a key partner; a focus on place, community and locality; volunteering and the strengths of local people & communities; a fairer and wellbeing-focussed economy.
We’re now looking for an experienced leader in the third sector to join us as our Lead for Children, Young People and Families,
You will lead development of our priorities for children, young people and families, engaging with third sector organisations, partners and stakeholders. This will include learning from the sector across Dumfries and Galloway working alongside children, young people and families, highlighting the work and impact of the sector across the region and building models of support, learning and collaboration. You will also understand and support the interpretation of national and regional policy for the sector.
Our Lead Officer is integral to supporting our sector involvement in Children’s Services Planning and supporting our representation in the Children’s Services Strategy & Planning Partnership. Given the significant focus on children and family involvement, there may be times where the Lead Officer will facilitate or take part in consultation and forum activities involving children, parents and carers. For this reason, full PVG registration will be required.
As a member of our Lead Officer Group, there will also be active participation in wider organisational planning and delivery to ensure progress towards our medium-term outcomes.
To be successful, you’ll join us with experience in a programme or leadership role within the third sector and bring a good understanding of third sector children, young people and family policy in Scotland. You will be a compassionate and supportive leader with a commitment to excellence and improvement, someone who values the capacity of people to make change. You will have interest in involvement & participation, the voices and experiences of children and families, children’s rights and the work of the third sector across communities.
For a confidential conversation about the role, please get in touch by email ceo@tsdg.org.uk or by calling 0300 303 8558. To apply, please follow the link to our online application form. For advice and technical help, please call us on 0300 303 8558
Anyone working in Throughcare and Aftercare will already know who we are and what we do. That we have a strong reputation for living our values and are well respected for our approach to co-design with care experienced young people transitioning into adulthood, care leavers, and the workforce that supports them.
For anyone else reading this advert, you should know that we are Scotland’s only national charity and membership organisation for all those working with young people leaving care. We have a unique blend of statutory, third sector and private sector members who have the responsibility and accountability to improve the life chances of Scotland's care-experienced young people, and we support them through the following 5 pillars of our strategic plan:
At the centre of all our work is the voice of young people/adults leaving care and making the change to the system, policy and practice that will allow them to live happy successful lives on their own terms.
As we orientate to delivering on the Promise in 2024 and beyond, and to ensure the rights and voices of care experienced people and the workforce around them are heard, we are building capacity into the operational management of our team to accelerate our strategic priorities.
So if Staf sounds like the type of organisation you would like to contribute to; if you are open to working hard to support the internal culture and approach to being part of a small team that has each other’s back to deliver on our strategic priorities as you do the work itself; and if you have the required skills and experience to ‘hit the ground running’ then we would love to hear from you.
In return we can offer you the salary, annual leave and pension contribution outlined in the job description; flexibility over work base; an internal organisational culture committed to space for reflective supervision and team committed to working in a trauma-informed way and living our Values, We Listen. We Care. We Love.
About The Role
Enable Works is the largest employability and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) service in Scotland, specialising in disability and health. We are committed to fostering inclusive and diverse workplaces and our mission is to partner with large employers to create environments that value and harness the unique contributions of every individual.
Your role as Inclusive Business Lead will be to support our EDI team, by establishing and nurturing relationships with large employers across the UK. As the Inclusive Business Lead, you will promote the importance of EDI, specifically focusing on disability inclusion. Your primary goal will be to drive the sale of our expert services, including consultancy and bespoke training solutions.
Main duties and responsibilities
Build and Maintain Relationships:
Promote EDI and Disability Inclusion:
Sales and Consultative Selling
Collaboration and Communication
Market Research and Analysis
You will be accountable for:
Contribution to strategy
About You
Why
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion team supports employers to build inclusive practise into every area of their business and feel more confident in hiring disabled employees and supporting them in the workplace.
Employers will buy into into the concept of EDI, but first they need to buy into you. A skilled relationship builder, your clear communication and confidence in the subject area will instil trust on the part of the employer, giving them the confidence to invest in what you are selling.
Our culture is autonomous so that means we will trust you to develop relationships with employers, prioritising those with the potential to generate the most return. You will be required to travel to meet employers at the time/place that works for them and their business, so we need you to manage your workload and your time well.
We would love it if you had these
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:
Starting a career with Enable is the first step towards making a real difference in our award-winning charity’s mission to help create an equal society for every person who has a learning disability.
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.
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We’re Hiring! We’re looking for a great community gardener to join our fab, award-winning team at Grow West Fife.
GWF was set up in lockdown 2020 to grow food for anyone in need. Last year our volunteers gave 5000 hours growing fruit and veg, cooked 1000 free meals for people on low incomes or socially isolated, and worked with fabulous local groups like Andy’s Man Club, Fairway Fife and Change Mental Health to make sure everybody’s welcome. Their efforts were rewarded when we won Fife Voluntary Action’s Green Charity of the Year award.
Now we’re looking for an experienced gardener to help us grow more fruit, veg and new friendships at our volunteer-led, socially inclusive, beautiful walled garden overlooking the Forth in Culross.
Our ideal candidate will be a great gardener, passionate about growing and sharing growing skills and knowledge, with good experience of working with community groups and people with different abilities and needs. They’ll be ‘front of house’ with the necessary warmth and people skills to get the kettle on and ensure everyone feels incredibly welcome and comfortable with us. It is, first and foremost, a place of joy.
Hopefully they’ll be able to share that joy on social media to draw in new volunteers and visitors.
It’s a Tuesday to Saturday job and salary will be between £26,000 and £28,000 depending on experience.