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Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland is the leading provider of bereavement support to communities throughout Scotland. Our client services are delivered by 270 specially trained volunteers across Scotland, supported by a small yet mighty staff team of 12.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and experienced manager to oversee the day to day management of our North and East Areas of Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland, the geographical coverage of which, ranges from Orkney to Fife.

Candidates are required to have excellent interpersonal and organisational skills to provide managerial support, which is often provided from a distance.

Excellent communication skills are essential as the postholder is required to respond effectively to a wide range of enquiries which includes bereaved people. You will be required to establish effective working relationships with a range of Cruse volunteers and staff, as well as statutory funders and grant making trusts.

The successful applicant will have responsibility to lead on two projects as part of their role, therefore experience of both volunteer and project management would be advantageous.

Due to the geographical area which the post covers, the post has 3 key bases, a typical week would involve 2 days per week in Perth, 2 days per week in Methil and one day in Aberdeen. From time to time the role will involve travel to Edinburgh, Inverness and Glasgow. Occasional Saturday working is also required, with time given in lieu

We strive to be a Family Friendly employer. If you are interested in the role, please be aware that we are open to job share applications and flexible working patterns. If you would like to discuss this informally before applying, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

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Do you have what it takes to make a difference?

Would you like to do something different next Monday morning? To forget the never-ending 9-5 and make a real difference to people's lives? Are you currently working in recruitment and looking to join an organisation with values at its core?

Well this may be the opportunity you have been looking for.....

ENABLE Scotland is a dynamic and vibrant organisation dedicated to improving the lives of people who have learning disabilities and we currently have a Recruitment Consultant post to support our frontline managers in achieving this vision. If successful you will be responsible for managing the end-to-end recruitment of our frontline staff and will work closely with local hiring managers to identify their recruitment needs and develop a local bespoke recruitment strategy to ensure that we are attracting quality candidates. This post will also support the Senior Recruitment Business Partner to achieve Recruitment KPIs and to improve the efficiency of current recruitment processes and strategies.

Sound good so far?

Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate the following:

* Previous experience of managing high volume end-to-end recruitment processes including facilitating staff inductions

* Creating recruitment campaigns on a local level whilst utilising social media to raise an organisation's profile as an employer of choice

* Strong business development skills in order to engage with external networks and increase applicant source

* Ability to build and manage candidate databases in order to respond and efficiently backfill future vacancies

* Exceptional organisational skills with a creative approach to managing your workload and conflicting priorities whist exceeding KPIs with minimal supervision

Please note - this role will require travel between our local offices so successful applicants must have a full driving licence with access to their own vehicle for business use.

If this is you then please click the link to apply now.

What's also great about ENABLE Scotland is that we believe in developing all our staff and provide an extensive training programme, combined with a commitment to creating career development opportunities.

Remember this is #morethanajob - it's the first step to you making a difference and starting your career with an award winning charity with its values at its core.

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As an award-winning innovative care provider, we support the elderly and people living with physical disabilities and long-term conditions across Scotland. We pride ourselves on our knowledge and passion for delivering complex care, making sure that our customers receive high quality care services that can range from visiting a few hours a week to several daily visits.

We deliver our vision of helping our customers live their life to the full through the hard work and dedication of our Support Workers who provide our customers with a wide variety of assistance such as personal hygiene, dressing, medication prompts and light household chores in line with their personal support plans.

Blackwood are currently looking for Support Workers to join our Care Services teams to support our customers living in their own homes in the community and/or in our Care Homes. We operate care services in Aberdeen, Dundee, Perth & Kinross, Edinburgh, Stirling, Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Ayrshire and Inverclyde.

Don’t worry about having any previous care experience, we provide comprehensive training and development opportunities to help you become a great carer!

Our main priority for this job role is to find people who can show our values and behaviours. These are:

• Taking responsibility
• Being open and honest
• Keeping our promises
• Having respect and understanding

The ideal candidate must have:

• A commitment to delivering high quality care
• Strong communication, interpersonal and IT skills
• An ability to work independently in the community and as part of a team
• A relevant qualification (SVQ2), this is not essential as training will be given
• Flexibility to work on a rota basis, including early mornings, evenings and weekends.

…Could this be you?

Blackwood offers a range of employee benefits, including:

• Travel expenses and paid travel time between customer visits
• Fully funded SVQ training on completion of probationary period
• Company sick pay scheme on completion of probationary period
• 34 days’ holiday per annum, pro rata for part-time hours
• Company mobile phone
• Company pension scheme and other benefits
• Payment of PVG and SSSC registration
• Recruit both drivers and walkers on care at home runs
• Fully paid induction and shadowing with experienced carers.
• EE Perks – discount packages for family and friends.

Get paid to meet people in your community and carry out important studies including the Scottish Health Survey, Growing Up in Scotland and the Scottish Crime & Justice Survey.

As a ScotCen interviewer you’ll visit people in their homes to ask them about all sorts of interesting topics.

What you find out will ultimately contribute to future social policy in Scotland.

We offer full training with a competitive rate of pay and travel expenses. We normally offer you work three months in advance.

What we offer:

High quality initial training with ongoing support

Flexible working hours

Competitive rates of pay, including a bonus scheme, travel expenses and holiday pay

Opportunity of pay progression

Opportunities to develop your skills and work on a wide variety of surveys

What you need:

Internet broadband at home

Able to work at least 6 hours a day, including evenings and weekends, for at least 3+ days a week.

You need to be available for a minimum of 20 hours per week including weekdays/evening and weekends

Use of a car is essential

Documents to verify your identity and to show you’re eligible to work in the UK

Comfortable with using computer equipment

Be part of something different!

Following a review of ministry requirements to complement traditional parish ministry, The Ministries Council of the Church of Scotland is pleased to be able to recruit for this role.

Main Purpose of post: To provide pastoral assistance to the Charges of the Church of Scotland in Stonehaven being: Dunnottar l/w South Church, and Fetteresso Church.

This roles is varied and will allow you to use your gifts, skills and experience to make a difference to the lives of people in our parishes and communities.

Grampian Autistic Society is recruiting for a Senior Autism Practitioner who will work across three main identified functions, training and development, assessment and advice and promoting employability.

Grampian Autistic Society (GAS) operates in the North East of Scotland providing services for people who have a diagnosis of an Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC). We are the only local charity which focuses specifically on people with this diagnosis.

GAS is therefore looking to recruit someone who has experience working with autism and an ability to pass on knowledge, understanding and experience to support the development of others.

The successful candidate will receive all necessary training and be supported to achieve relevant qualifications to continually develop awareness and understanding of ASCs.