Role
Have you graduated within the last 4 years and have an interest in digital technology?
Would you like to be part of a team that makes a difference to the lives of so many across Highland? We are looking for our next team member who will help increase the digital maturity of the organisation, which will enable unpaid Carers to access our support and resources more easily. If you have graduated with an IT/digital qualification within the last four years this person could be you.
Connecting Carers is a charity supporting unpaid Carers across Highland. We ensure unpaid Carers in Highland are not caring alone, are acknowledged, supported and have access to the right services and information they need to enable them to carry out their caring role. Connecting Carers has been supporting unpaid Carers for over 30 years.
This role is funded by Highland & Islands Enterprise’s Graduate Technology Placement Programme and is a fixed term role for 1 year. If you think that this role is right for you, then we'd love to hear from you!
To apply for this role, please visit our website for the job description with person specification and an application form.
Closing date for applications is 11.59pm Wednesday 15th January 2025.
Job Summary
We are looking for a new colleague to join Lanarkshire Carers as a Centre Service Worker.
You will be the first point of contact for carers accessing our organisation for information, advice and support. The position is full time, 35 hours per week, worked flexibly to include occasional evenings and weekends; however, part-time hours may also be considered for the right candidate.
The post is Lanarkshire Carers Salary Grade 1, SCP 2-4, £22,664 - £23,844.
If you have business administration, reception and conversation skills then please review the job description to find out if your skills set will suit this opportunity. You can also have a look at our website that provides a good overview of our work, job roles and why Lanarkshire Carers is a great place to work. Our staff team, many of whom are carers themselves, are committed to making caring a positive experience.
Staff values and benefits
Lanarkshire Carers works flexibly and is a carer positive employer. A workplace pension scheme is available along with group life and critical illness cover and many other benefits.
Lanarkshire Carers is an equal opportunities employer and all applicants for posts receive equal treatment irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, disability, religion, sexuality, and age.
About the role
Carers Scotland is seeking a Senior Employment Manager to lead our work in supporting unpaid carers in employment and employability. The role includes managing and leading the Carer Positive scheme and Employers for Carers Scotland. You should be passionate about supporting unpaid carers to enter and remain in employment, where they want to start or continue their career. A confident, self-starter you should have considerable experience of managing programmes and projects, as well experience of income generation, including preparing bids for project funding. A strong network within the business community and an understanding of employment practice would be an advantage, as well as experience in public speaking and training. A good team player is a must.
About us
Carers Scotland runs the Carer Positive initiative on behalf of the Scottish Government, which supports private, public and voluntary sector organisations in Scotland to create carer friendly workplaces. We currently have 285 accredited organisations covering over 516,000 employees in Scotland. Our training and development work offers training in self-advocacy and carers rights to carers, as well as carer awareness training to organisations and groups across Scotland. Our campaign and policy work sees us engage with Scottish Government, Scottish Parliament, Local Authorities, NHS Boards and others to influence public policy and secure change to improve the lives of carers. We also offer a range of online support activity for carers providing information and support.
Diversity and inclusion
Carers UK is committed to becoming a diverse and truly inclusive organisation. We strive to create a workplace where our colleagues and volunteers can truly be themselves and feel like they belong and constantly seek to ensure all voices are heard.
To embrace this culture of diversity, our employee and volunteer recruitment should reflect our stakeholders and the society that we serve and support, regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, physical abilities, disabilities or religious practices. We value individual diversity and are actively building diverse teams here at Carers UK and value our colleagues from a wide range of backgrounds.
As a membership charity for carers, we particularly seek employees and volunteers with a real understanding of the issues faced by carers. Reasonable adjustments can be made to the process and role dependent on the needs of the applicant.
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