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* £12,937 per annum for 18 hours per week. Fixed term for 12 months.
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Freedom from Torture is the Winner of the Overall Award for Excellence and the top prize for Campaigns and Advocacy at the 2023 Charity Awards.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Services Administrator to join our small friendly team.
About the role
You will provide administrative support to the Scotland Clinical Service based within our Glasgow centre, which provides assessment and treatment to individuals who have survived torture.
You will play a key role in processing and responding to referrals, communicating with survivors and other agencies, as well as providing administrative support to the clinical team. You will book appointments and liaise with interpreters, as well as deal with general queries and update records.
About you
You will have in-depth knowledge of administration systems and Microsoft packages, together with experience working within a mental health or clinical setting. You will have excellent communication and organizational skills and work well under pressure.
In return, we offer a competitive package, with a generous 30-day annual leave entitlement and a 6% employer pension contribution (minimum 1% employee contribution).
Freedom from Torture is committed to showing the salary for all advertised roles and not negotiating salaries for roles, in light of evidence that this contributes to structural inequality.
Please note a CV and a cover letter addressing the job description and person specification of the role are mandatory to be considered for the position.
Freedom from Torture is dedicated to healing and protecting people who have survived torture. We provide therapies to improve physical and mental health, we medically document torture, and we provide legal and welfare help. We expose torture globally, we fight to hold torturing states to account, and we campaign for fairer treatment of torture survivors in the UK.
We campaign for national and global change, using evidence from our services and survivor voices to protect and promote survivors' rights and hold torturing states to account. We are proud to play a significant role in the global anti-torture movement. Survivors, active and empowered, are at the centre of all of our work.
Freedom from Torture is committed to its responsibilities under safeguarding, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory standard PVG disclosure, as well as a need for full employment history and up-to-date employment references.
Freedom from Torture is an equal opportunity employer. People with lived experience of torture or asylum, from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
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We have an exciting opportunity for you to join the Moira Anderson Foundation (MAF), a values-based charity that supports children and adults of all genders affected by Childhood Sexual Abuse. We are recruiting an Administrator to work from our Hub in Buchanan Street, Glasgow, where initial training and induction will take place.
Warmth, enthusiasm, and compassion are key attributes for this role. The Administrator will have previous administration/office experience. You will also have worked with the general public, preferably in a caring environment.
The post is for 14 hours per week and is for a fixed term of 2 years; ongoing funding will be sought to maintain it. The salary is £22,923 pro rata. Working days will be across 3 days, Wednesday – Friday. Some evening work may be required.
Induction training and management supervision will be provided, as well as enhanced employer pension contribution (following 3-month probationary period), death in benefit scheme, and attractive holiday leave benefits.
This is an opportunity to join a first-class team making a real difference to survivors of CSA.
Please send your completed application form, along with a covering letter explaining why you think you will be suitable for the role, to: janinelamont@moiraanderson.org
MAF is an Equal Opportunities employer. This post is subject to a criminal convictions check through Disclosure Scotland. We will seek references from your current employer as part of the selection process.
MAF has LGBT Youth Scotland Gold Award demonstrating our commitment to the LGBT Community, and is a Real Living Wage employer.
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join the Moira Anderson Foundation (MAF), a values-based charity that supports children and adults of all genders affected by Childhood Sexual Abuse. We are recruiting a Client Support Officer to work with adults. The work will take place from our hub in Buchanan Street, Glasgow, and also various GP practices in the Glasgow area. Initial training and induction will take place between Glasgow and Airdrie.
Warmth, empathy, and compassion are key attributes for this role. The Client Support Officer will possess a relevant qualification or have experience in working with adults who have experienced trauma, have experience of supporting vulnerable clients, and have a sound understanding of trauma and the issues that affect CSA survivors.
The post is funded for 21 hours per week in year 1 and 17.5 hours per week in year 2. We are optimistic that funding will be secured for the additional 3.5 hours in year 2, but it is not guaranteed. Ongoing funding will be sought to maintain this post beyond the initial 2-year period. The salary is £26,380 pro rata. Working days will be agreed to meet the needs of the service; some evening work will be required.
Induction training and clinical supervision will be provided, as well as enhanced employer pension contribution (following 3-month probationary period), death in benefit scheme, and attractive holiday leave benefits.
This is an opportunity to join a first-class team making a real difference to survivors of CSA.
Please send your completed application form, along with a covering letter explaining why you think you will be suitable for the role, to: janinelamont@moiraanderson.org
MAF is an Equal Opportunities employer. This post is considered to be regulated work with protected adults and children as specified in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) (PVG) Act 2007. Accordingly, you will be required to become a member of the PVG scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update if already a member. We will seek references from your current employer as part of the selection process.
MAF has LGBT Youth Scotland Gold Award demonstrating our commitment to the LGBT Community, and is a Real Living Wage employer.
* Remote: Homeworking (with some travel within Scottish Borders)
* Closing 13th April 2025
Relationships Scotland Borders is looking for their next part-time Administrator to join our small, but highly committed and supportive team.
Are you looking for a flexible, home-based role that can offer hours to fit around the school run, or other commitments you might have? If so, then read on.
Relationships are at the heart of our lives and here at Relationships Scotland Borders, we support people with their relationship difficulties. We understand and know that everyone’s experiences and struggles are unique. We provide a range of support, from individual and couples counselling, Child Contact Centres, to mediation services that can all help to support people to find their own solutions and enhance their wellbeing, mental health, and happiness.
We deliver our range of services to help and support children and their families across the Scottish Borders. To support this work, we are looking for someone dynamic, enthusiastic, and passionate, with a genuine desire to help others.
Within this role the successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that our operations and processes run smoothly and to a high standard, with a core focus on excellent customer service.
We are looking for someone that is based in the Scottish Borders, with at least 5 years of previous experience as an administrator. You will be able to demonstrate experience of working remotely, a self-starter that understands the importance of meeting deadlines and managing your workload effectively. You will have excellent administrative and financial experience, be able to handle confidential information, communicate with clients and their families with care and sensitivity, as well as the ability to manage our work with local solicitors and other partners across the Scottish Borders. We can offer you a varied and interesting role with plenty of support as and when needed.
Join us and you'll become part of a team that cares about the work we do and the people we work with. You'll discover opportunities to grow, along with challenges and a shared purpose that'll bring the best out in you. And you'll get to find your own way to make the difference that means more to the families we support across the Scottish Borders.
If you’re interested in learning more about this fantastic role, please take a look at the Job Description and Person Specification, or why not visit our website: relationships-scotlandborders.org
* Hybrid: East Lothian and Midlothian with occasional work in Edinburgh and Scottish Borders.
* Closing 16th April 2025
These maternity cover posts are a great opportunity to join CAPS’ Children and Young People’s small friendly team to provide individual advocacy to children and young people who are going through the Children’s Hearings system. CAPS is the main provider of advocacy for this issue to children and young people aged 5-18 in East Lothian and Midlothian. CAPS is also the alternate provider for this work in Edinburgh and the Scottish Borders, so travel to work in these areas will also be expected.
The focus of the work is the provision of independent advocacy to support children and young people to express their views and wishes when going through the Children’s Hearings process. Experience of working with children and young people is required as well as proven skills in communicating with them. Advocacy training will be provided.
This post will be subject to membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme for regulated work with children.
There will be a 4-month probationary period attached to these posts. Face-to-face work with children and young people is the focus of the role but some home working is also possible with the agreement of your line manager.
This post is fixed term for 12 months initially to cover maternity leave; however, it may continue thereafter subject to expansion of the CAPS’ Children’s team.
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