* 12 month fixed term, full-time (35 hours per week).
Role
Corra Foundation’s vision is for a society in which people create positive change and enjoy fulfilling lives. At Corra, we are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and encourage applications from all backgrounds.
We are now recruiting for a 12 month fixed term full-time Communications Support Worker (Storytelling) role. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with relevant skills and experience to join a friendly, hardworking, passionate team keen to make a difference to our communities.
Working across Corra, with the Policy and Communications Team, the postholder will deliver communications activity which supports Corra’s communications strategy, including developing and producing stories from Corra’s funded work alongside communities, producing social media content, communication packs, newsletters, and website content, as well as designing and delivering events.
The role will support continuous development of our communications strategies, ensuring our communications are accessible, engaging, and have impact, as well as supporting the wider Corra team to implement the communications guide and policies. Duties also include looking after systems and records, and liaising with suppliers including designers, web designers, and photographers.
The role will require someone who has experience of producing social media content and copywriting, as well as working or volunteering in a communications role or similar. Excellent interpersonal skills, relationship building and communication skills, a willingness to learn, excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise, and a commitment to Corra’s ‘ways of working’ principles and supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Are you?:
* Passionate and committed to making a meaningful difference for families and children.
* Able to quickly learn complex rules and legislation on Welfare Benefits, Debt, and Housing.
* Able to grow trusting relationships in a formal setting.
* Understanding of people’s journeys and the challenges they have had in their lives, and how poverty can have an impact on them.
This is an exciting opportunity for an Advice Worker to join our ‘Advice In Schools’ team.
The project provides a high-quality advice service to families in Edinburgh who are impacted by low income and the effects of living in poverty. Working in partnership with all stakeholders including parents, schools, and other statutory and third sector agencies, the project takes a whole family and trauma-informed approach to helping parents who may face multiple barriers to moving out of poverty. The Advice Worker will help families by maximising income, providing support to claim benefits as well as offering housing and debt advice. Continuous training is provided and the adviser is expected to contribute to the continued development of this successful service.
This is more than just a role, it’s an opportunity to be at the heart of Scotland’s social enterprise movement, helping ventures reach £1m+ in revenue within 3-5 years and driving real, measurable change.
* Hybrid: Glasgow, with travel within Scotland
* Closing: 23rd April 2025
Outside the Box is a small independent charity and social enterprise. We provide development support to groups and people across Scotland who want to make a difference in their communities.
About the role
We are looking for a new leader who is passionate about supporting people and communities. We would like someone with entrepreneurial skill and experience to work alongside the staff team to develop ideas into projects and commissioned work that makes a difference to people.
We are committed to building a diverse organisation. We welcome applications from all sectors of society, including New Scots, people from black and minority ethnic communities, women, LGBTQI+ people, and people with disabilities.
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