• Are you a confident communicator who enjoys working with people?
• Do you see the potential in ideas as well as the challenges?
• Are you passionate about the power of communities to change things for the better?
We have six Funding Officer opportunities in our Scotland Directorate.
One permanent and five fixed-term contract opportunities. Please state what is of interest in your statement, this can be all.
You’ll be part of a team of Funding Officers, led by a Funding Manager, responsible for our grant-making activity in a geographical area. There are eight Funding teams in Scotland each covering a different geographical region with between 4 and 8 Funding Officers in each team.
Funding Officers usually work on grant-making activity within one local authority area and are the main point of contact for all grant-holders and applicants in that area.
Role Responsibilities include:
1. You will provide advice to prospective applicants, assess applications and will be in regular contact with grant-holders as they progress with their projects. Your recommendations will guide decisions on awarding grants and how we support grant-holders.
2. You will contribute to learning and evaluation of our work, outreach and stakeholder engagement in your area. You will ensure that our funding responds to the local context and our commitment to equity and inclusion. You will be expected to challenge yourself and colleagues to continually improve the way we work.
3. You will be responsible for understanding how an organisation’s ideas align with our funding priorities and making good judgements about when to take an application further or when to signpost to alternative opportunities. You will be able to communicate clearly and concisely your recommendations about who and what we fund. Your natural curiosity combined with a genuine interest in people and projects in your area will enable you to try new approaches and develop your understanding of what works.
During your first few weeks with the Fund, in-person training will be delivered in Glasgow, you can expect to be office-based on most working days. After the initial training period work patterns are more flexible. In a typical week most full-time Funding Officers would be likely to spend one day in our Glasgow office, one or two days out for meetings and project visits in their assigned area, and will work from home on other days. There can be occasional weekend and evening working, but most of our work takes place on weekdays in normal working hours.
About You
We are looking for talented people from a wide range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences who share our values and are passionate about making a difference through our funding. Whether through lived or gained experience you will really understand the communities we work with.
We are very open to flexible working both full time and part time applications, minimum 2 days a week.
Interview Date: W/C 10TH February – face to face in Glasgow city centre, venue to be confirmed
* On site: Glasgow-based with some travelling
* Closing 3rd February 2025
Epilepsy Scotland is seeking an experienced Youth Development Worker to support both our Youth Services and Adult teams. The unique role will provide support to both teams with an ability to manage your own workload and prioritise key tasks. You will engage directly with young people to support their Wellbeing as they live with epilepsy. You will need to demonstrate excellent communication skills in addition to having compassion and an enthusiastic approach to supporting and empowering people with epilepsy.
You will be a highly motivated individual, have proven experience in supporting young people with an understanding of trauma-informed approaches for supporting people.
The Youth Development Worker will need to be flexible with evening work and occasional weekend work required with the post. Initially fixed term for 12 months, this post forms a key part of our services to people affected by epilepsy in Scotland and may be extended subject to funding.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, non-judgmental and empathetic person to join our team, with responsibility for overseeing the day-to-day running of our client services. These comprise: Counselling, Family Mediation, Child Contact and other related forms of Family Support, including Play Therapy.
We are ideally looking for someone with a background in one of these practice areas, or in Mental Health, Social Work or a related profession, including experience of managing a Registered Service. They will be experienced in trauma-informed practice, safeguarding and managing people.
This is a new role, based at the Counselling Centre in Kirkwall, which will support our Service Director to ensure the efficient and effective running of all client services, including responsibility for the following areas:
* Delivery Team: Manage and support the client services delivery team, including line management of 6 employed staff and 12 self-employed practitioners; liaise with 9 external clinical supervisors.
* Policy and procedure: Ensure client services operate in line with Policies and Practice Procedures, including in relation to each of the practice areas (Counselling, Mediation, Child Contact), Safeguarding, Health and Safety, Risk Assessment and Management.
* Client liaison and data handling: Responsible for secure handling of all client data and oversight of Client Liaison, including referral pathways and managing workflow.
* Finance: day-to-day management of staff-related expenditure and supporting the Service Director with preparation of budgets and reports.
* Partnerships: work with key local partners including NHS Community Mental Health, Orkney Islands Council Social Work, NHS Drug & Alcohol Team, and other third sector services to ensure a holistic approach to meeting individual client needs; represent the organisation at the Relationships Scotland Practice Committees for Counselling, Family Mediation and Child Contact.
* Close working with and deputising for the Service Director.
About Relationships Scotland Orkney
We are an independent charity and member of the Relationships Scotland national network of 21 Member Services meeting the needs of clients across the country. We exist to relieve the needs and promote the welfare of individuals, families and children affected by relationship difficulties by providing support services, principally family mediation, child contact and confidential counselling services, and to develop other appropriate services to meet the changing needs of those disadvantaged by such difficulties.
Our values
* We are committed to working to the highest possible standards in accordance with the requirements of professional bodies.
* We respect and value diversity in our clients, practitioners, staff members and volunteers.
* We work in partnership with other organisations and individuals who share our aspirations for the people of Orkney.
* We are transparent and accountable, acting with openness and integrity at all times.
Do you have a passion for helping people?
Do you have excellent communication and customer service skills?
Do you have the ability to coach and mentor others?
Do you want to work for one of the best employability providers in Scotland?
Would you like to help someone with barriers to work find their dream job?
Then come and work for Enable Works.
Enable Works are the leading specialist provider of employability services for people who have barriers to work. We believe that every person in Scotland has the right to work in a job that is high quality and well paid.
Your role, as a Team Leader is to provide support to people who have barriers to work to make progress towards and achieve well-paid, sustainable employment and provide targeted coaching and mentoring for our front-line teams. Working as part of the All in Glasgow service, you will work closely with a team of Employment Coordinators, providing support to ensure they can deliver a high-quality service.
Enable Works supports over 5500 people every year across 29 Local Authorities to learn skills for work.
We partner with thousands of employers to create inclusive cultures and improve the diversity of Scotland's workforce.
We offer a generous salary, excellent benefits, and opportunities to develop and grow in your role.
We offer flexible working practices that promote a strong work/life balance so that when you are at work you can be the best version of you.
Values are more important to us than qualifications or experience, so if you don’t think you meet every requirement that’s ok, we still want to hear from you.
Please make sure you include a detailed personal statement in the ‘More about you’ section of the application to tell us how you are suited to the post, referring to the skills/knowledge required as outlined in the Job Pack.
About You
We really need you to have these:
* The drive, energy and commitment to support people to obtain high quality, well-paid jobs.
* Ability to manage your own workload and prioritise as needed.
* Ability to coach staff to achieve their goals.
* Ability to devise and deliver targeted coaching sessions.
* Role model.
* Strong attention to detail.
* Professional presentation and personality.
* Some knowledge of the local community - Tayside.
* Ability to work with people at any age who have challenging barriers to employment.
* Comfortable working towards targets.
* A natural, professional relationship builder.
* A full driving licence and access to your own vehicle (essential).
Our vision is that every person in Scotland is able to access the support they need to find a high-quality job that pays them well and your drive and commitment to this job will help them get there. You will recognise each client's individual skills and aspirations and work with them to find a job that they love.
Our culture is autonomous so that means we trust you to make the right decisions for your clients, therefore you need to manage your workload well and be accountable for your time. Attention to detail is important as it means you can work accurately and follow instructions.
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:
* Health cash plans providing a wide range of health benefits to help people cover the cost of their everyday health care.
* Employee Assistance Programme.
* Cycle to Work Scheme.
* Season Ticket Loans.
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.
Alzheimer Scotland is Scotland’s national dementia charity. Our aim is to make sure nobody faces dementia alone. We provide support and information to people with dementia, their carers and families, we campaign for the rights of people with dementia and fund vital dementia research.
What you’ll do
As Day Services Manager you will be responsible for leading and managing high quality, therapeutic registered day services and commissioned and non-commissioned community supports for people with dementia, those at greater risk of dementia, and their families, and carers within the area.
You will be responsible for ensuring that services are of the highest quality, meet Alzheimer Scotland’s vision for unique therapeutic, highly person-centred support. There is also the responsibility for ensuring that our commissioned services meet all service level agreement, contract specifications and Alzheimer Scotland’s quality guarantees.
You will have overall day-to-day responsibility for the services within the area and will be responsible for promoting the services with key local stakeholders within Health and Social Care as well as relevant other organisations. As Day Services Manager you will manage the referral and assessment process.
You will work collaboratively with the Head of Services to ensure safe practice and delivery of high-quality, person-centred therapeutic day services, ensuring practice complies with Alzheimer Scotland’s policies. You will be responsible for evidencing, reviewing and continually improving the quality of the services and will proactively participate in internal audit and Care Inspectorate inspections.
This will include evidencing that services meet Alzheimer Scotland’s Quality Guarantees, Scotland’s Health and Social Care standards and other quality frameworks including those of the Care Inspectorate where relevant. This includes ensuring that the activities and supports offered meet the identified personal outcomes of those attending the services.
You will provide strong line management and leadership to your team, through setting clear objectives and outcomes, regular review within Support & Development processes and undertaking appraisals.
What you’ll have
The successful candidate will have experience of managing a team in a social care, health or other similar setting or be able to demonstrate a clear knowledge and understanding of the key principles and good practice of effectively managing and leading a team.
You will have knowledge and understanding of the Health and Social Care Standards and SSSC codes of practice and the Care Inspectorate and their role in registered services.
Understanding and knowledge of dementia, mild cognitive impairment and Brain Health and experience of working with or supporting people living with dementia and their families.
The successful candidate will have a recognised professional qualification in health, social work or related field, to SCQF Level 7 (SVQ 3).
For a full job description and person specification please see the attachments section of this advert.
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