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* Remote: Home-based covering Fife and Edinburgh areas.
* Closing: 13th March 2025
* Advertised from: 27th February 2025
* 21 hours per week. Until 31st March 2026.
Role
Forces Children Scotland supports children & young people from serving, reservist and veteran families across Scotland to realise their potential and thrive. We work with children and young people to co-produce services and projects to overcome their unique challenges to mental health and wellbeing, education and learning and important transitions.
Our approach to working with children and young people
Forces Children Scotland is committed to taking a children’s rights-based approach to all aspects of our work from planning to service delivery. This means we strive to ensure our work is grounded in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Engaging in co-production with children and young people can help ensure their right to participate in matters affecting them is meaningfully upheld and implemented.
Purpose of Job
Children and Young People from armed forces families face unique experiences and their voices are often unheard. In this role, you will provide an opportunity for them to share their experiences and inform policy and practices in our work and influence those in the MoD, Local Authorities, and the Scottish Government. You will work directly with children and young people to facilitate a broad range of participatory and engagement opportunities.
Application notes
The closing date for applications is 5pm on Thursday 13 March 2025.
Interviews are anticipated to be held on Friday 21 March 2025.
What we’re looking for:
* A degree in Health & Social Care, Youth Work, Community Development, or equivalent experience.
* Extensive experience in service delivery roles within the third sector or public sector.
* Proven leadership skills with a track record of motivating teams.
* Flexible, innovative, and solution-focused approach to leadership and service delivery.
* Experience in service planning, delivery, and evaluation, with a focus on achieving measurable outcomes.
* Strong knowledge and experience of safeguarding, compliance, and risk management.
* Excellent communication, financial management, and strategic thinking skills.
* A deep understanding of the needs of vulnerable children, young people, and families.
What We Offer
* Access to ScotWest Credit Union (loans, mortgages, and savings accounts)
* Flexible working (including flexi-time)
* One special leave day to celebrate your birthday
* HSF Health plan (including dental, optical, physio claim back, personal accident coverage, GP, mental health counselling, legal support, and discounts for gym, cinema, and shopping)
Professional Development:
* Access to learning and development opportunities
* Support for continuous professional growth
We particularly encourage applications from care experienced, disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates, as these groups are underrepresented throughout the social work profession.
Finance and Administration Officer Role
As the Finance and Administration Officer, you will be responsible for the organisation’s regular financial activities. You will process payments, payroll, expenses, and link in directly with Social Work Scotland’s accountants over relevant financial matters. Part of a wider ‘operations’ team, you will support colleagues to plan and deliver their business. You will also collaborate directly with the Administration and Operations Officer to organise both online and in-person meetings.
This post is line managed by and reports to the Operations Manager.
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