Location:  Office based, Glasgow (3/2 model, working 3 days from home and 2 in our office)

Mary’s Meals is a global movement supported by people from all walks of life and we are focused on one goal – that every child receives a nutritious meal in a place of education. We continue to change the lives of more than two million children who today will receive Mary’s Meals.

The finance officer will work with the Mary’s Meals UK Finance Team in providing day-to-day financial accounting and ensuring accurate, timely and efficient delivery of services for Mary's Meals.

Key principles include:

• Supporting each directorate for all expenditure related matters as the first point of contact.
• Administering the purchase ledger, ensuring that all invoices and credit notes received have been checked and approved in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
• Preparing quarterly VAT returns for submission to HMRC and preparing the annual VAT partial exemption adjustment.
• Providing cash balance information to the finance manager for the monthly funds transfer to Mary's Meals International.
• Accurately record material aid transactions in liaison with the warehouse team.
• Maintaining the charity’s fixed asset register, including preparing depreciation, addition and disposal journals and supporting the operations directorate in the annual fixed asset verification.
• Analysing monthly expenditure against budget, investigating and documenting explanations for any significant variances.
• Assisting the finance manager in the preparation of the expenditure elements of the monthly management information.
   

Please see the recruitment pack on our website for further information.

Your covering letter should make a compelling case for why you feel motivated to apply for this role within Mary’s Meals UK, as well as giving a concise overview of your most relevant skills and experience.

Closing date: Monday, 8 November 2021

Help us to support more bright, ambitious young people to obtain careers with leading employers!

Social mobility charity LTSB is expanding the programmes and career paths we offer to reach more young people who face disadvantage.

We are recruiting two new Careers Development Managers.

We are particularly keen to hear from applicants who can help us to support young people in particular locations and may be based in or have significant knowledge of the Edinburgh and Glasgow areas.

About the Careers Development Manager Role

Each Careers Development Manager will develop cohorts of young people, aged 16 – 24. They will inspire young people and support them through the first year of their careers. The successful candidates will have a proven commitment to improving the lives of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds with a good understanding of social mobility, diversity and inclusion issues.

For more information, please see the attached job description for the Careers Development Manager role.

About LTSB

To read more about our work and the impact we make, please see our latest Impact Report (attached). 

Application Process

To apply, please click apply to visit our recruitment page, follow the instructions and upload your CV and covering letter when prompted to attach documents.

Before applying, please ensure that you full read the job description and person specification.

Your application should clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria listed in the person specification.

Due to the nature of the role, the successful applicant will be required to apply for a DBS Disclosure at enhanced level. Our partner organisations may also require LTSB to carry out additional pre-employment screening checks on successful candidates.

Interviews will be scheduled on a rolling basis as suitable applications are received. LTSB reserves the right to close the vacancy early, should a suitable candidate be appointed.

We're working with Maggie's to recruit for an interim Digital Marketing Manager to join the team in a critical role whilst the current postholder is on maternity leave. An amazing organisation, Maggie's continues to grow as a charity and provides free, unique support in specially designed centres to over 400,000 affected by cancer each year. A lifeline for many, this is an opportunity to join a truly trailblazing organisation with an excellent brand.

This role can either be based in London or Glasgow and offers flexibility for home and office hybrid working.

With a focus on ensuring that the charity's digital offering is as strong as their centre offering, this role will help to deliver the organisations digital strategy and work closely with internal stakeholders.

You will be responsible for digital marketing across the charity's key channels of search, email and social media. This is a hands-on role, using digital marketing principles and skills to support key projects. This role will champion digital marketing, helping to develop a culture of testing, learning, and sharing successes and failures.

In addition, the Digital Marketing Manager will lead on embedding digital marketing as a core part of the communications function as well as in the organisation's centres and other teams, building and maintaining relationships with people across the organisation, and providing training and support to colleagues as the charity begin to decentralise some of its digital marketing.

You will run core digital marketing activities and provide accessible, actionable reporting. You will lead on paid and organic search, and paid social media, as well as supporting the PR team on organic social media. You will advise and support colleagues across the charity to use digital marketing to support their work, including training key people to start to run their own digital marketing and providing ongoing support and guidance.

The successful applicant will have the following skills and experience:

• Experience of planning, carrying out and evaluating digital marketing using a range of techniques, tools and channels ­- especially search marketing using Google, and social media marketing using Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
• Strong understanding and experience of Google Analytics or similar digital analytics tools.
• Experience of making engaging reports and presentations with actionable recommendations.
• Experience of testing across digital channels, including A/B testing and usability testing.
• Ability to work independently, using own initiative, and as part of a team.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong ongoing interest in and understanding of digital marketing innovation, trends, tools and developments.
• Ability to influence and challenge constructively.

The charity is keen to recruit ASAP and will be considering applications on an ongoing basis. If you'd like to be considered for this role please send your CV to or call on 020 7939 7448 to have an initial chat about the position.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), race, religion or belief, gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Please note, due to the number of applications we receive we aren't always able to respond to unsuccessful candidates.

The MS Society are looking for an efficient and methodical self-starter to join our Governance and Executive Office (GEO) team in this varied and unique role.

Position: Governance and Executive Officer
Type: Full-time (35 hours per week), permanent
Location: Office-based contract with flexibility to work fully remotely (with occasional requirement to travel for team meetings in person and also 4 times a year to attend meetings in our Nations offices)
Salary: £30,010 - £34,577 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band E1
Department: Governance and Executive office

At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.

About this job

Taking on a proactive and engaged role delivering high-quality, executive-level administration, you’ll be a core part of the team supporting our Executive Group, National Councils and Board of Trustees, enabling them to operate effectively and continue to drive forward our work for the MS Community.

Liaising closely with senior colleagues across the MS Society, as well as the Chairs of our National Councils and other volunteers, you’ll be central to ensuring our National Councils have the support they need, and will provide direct support for the lead Director for National Councils (currently the Director of Scotland).

You’ll have experience of a range of administrative tasks, including providing support for meetings and minute-taking, as well as delivering executive-level secretarial support.

As a key member of the GEO team, you’ll undertake specific projects relating to the requirements of the Governance and Executive Office and contribute to the overall delivery of the Governance and Executive Office team’s objectives.

We offer 35 days annual leave (pro rata for part time employees) including bank holidays, travel loan and various other benefits such as supported developmental opportunities.

The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our Every MS Story strategy.

Closing date: 9am on Tuesday 2 November

In order to apply for this role, please submit an updated CV and supporting statement indicating how you meet the criteria as set out in the relevant person specification in the attached job description(s). 

We’d be grateful if you could complete the equality and diversity monitoring form found in 'additional documents' and submit it with your application. 

The successful candidate must have the right to work in the UK. If we do offer you employment, you’ll be required to provide documentation to show that you’re eligible to be employed in the UK before starting employment.

The full list of UK visas and permits that grant you the right to work in the UK can be found on the UK government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and will not be in a position to support you with any visa applications you may make. 

We’re a Disability Confident Employer. We’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.  We’d be grateful if you could complete the equality and diversity monitoring form on our website and submit it with your application.

As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, the HR team will anonymise your CV and supporting statement before forwarding to the shortlisting panel.  

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and/or from ethnic minority backgrounds, where we’re looking to build stronger and better representation among our staff.

No agencies please.

The National Deaf Children’s Society is the leading charity dedicated to creating a world without barriers for deaf children and young people.

International Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Advisor
London, Birmingham, Glasgow or Belfast office or home-based (UK)
£34,318 - £40,494 (London office)
£29,926 - 35,417 (other locations)
35 hours per week
Permanent

We are looking for an International Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Advisor to focus on work for the international arm of the National Deaf Children’s Society – Deaf Child Worldwide. You can be based in any of our UK offices or at home (in the UK), and when it is safe and possible to do so, there may be some international travel to the regions we work in.

Your role will be to ensure our work with partners across East Africa and South Asia is effectively monitored and evaluated, and to ensure learnings are captured and built on in future projects. You will have experience in monitoring and evaluation in an international context. Ina addition to this, we also value attention to detail, creativity, and great communication skills.

To apply for this role, you will have to complete an online application and specify how you meet the person specification criteria, as outlined in the job description. To do this, we suggest that you download the job description from our website prior to starting your application.

Currently, the application process works best on desktop / laptop devices. 

The closing date for applications is on Sunday, 7 November 2021 at 23:59.
We expect interviews to be held remotely on Monday, 15 November.

The National Deaf Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young adults and expects staff and volunteers to share that commitment. 

A disclosure check will be sought in relation to the successful applicant for this post. This will be shared with Human Resources and may also be shared with the Safeguarding Manager and the relevant management team. All applicants must also complete a self-disclosure form. 

We strive to provide an accessible recruitment process. If a disability or long-term condition makes it difficult for you to complete our application form, please contact us to discuss alternative formats. If you require reasonable adjustments for taking part in the interview, please indicate this in response to the corresponding question in the application form. 

Additional information about the support we offer is on our jobs page. 
We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to offering interviews to candidates who request to be considered under the disability confident scheme and meet the minimum requirements of the person specification.

We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to promoting work life balance amongst its staff. 

As part of the recruitment process, candidates will be asked to declare and explain their gaps in employment. All our offers of employment are subject to pre-employment checks – these checks include but are not limited to references, right to work in the UK, disclosure (if applicable) and qualifications (if applicable).

The National Deaf Children’s Society is a registered charity in England and Wales (1016532) and in Scotland (SC040779).

Job information:
The post of Finance Officer is a practical role which includes core administrative financial tasks. The Finance Officer also provides professional and consistent finance support to staff in projects, managers and volunteers, and delivers finance support to meet the organisation’s needs. Experience of SAGE Accounts and Payroll packages required.

How to apply:
If you are interested in being considered for this position please send an application by apply Via website 

Please be aware that, due to Covid-19 restrictions currently in place, recruitment staff are working from home and therefore we cannot accept postal application at this time.  If this is a barrier to you applying, please contact us as at the earliest opportunity so that we can support you to apply.

Scottish Ballet have been inspiring and moving audiences worldwide with their passion for dance for over 50 years. Ballet can be magical and exciting while boosting personal confidence, wellbeing, and self-expression. This incredible charity strives to provide opportunities for dance to be enjoyed by everyone regardless of their age, ability, or background. By producing dance and learning opportunities, Scottish Ballets desire is to create ballet that makes a lasting impact, develops dance as an art form, and improves the lives of future generations

There are over 12,400 people living in Scotland with Parkinsons and dance has been proven to help those with this heart-breaking disorder. Every week over 100 individuals take part in the Dance for Parkinsons programme which supports balance, spatial awareness, and fluidity of movement. Working across care homes and arranging dance classes for those with dementia and their families, Scottish Ballet help develop communication, expression, co-ordination, and engagement of the brain of those living with dementia to improve their quality of life. Scottish Ballet’s newest dance programme aims to improve the physical, mental, and social wellbeing of people living with Multiple Sclerosis. Their experienced dance education professionals are specialists in dance health, and they now have a full-time Dance Health team which is a progressive first for ballet companies in the UK.

Scottish Ballet need a new Partnerships Account Manager. In this role you will play an important part within the advancement team, contributing to the growth of Scottish Ballet’s partnerships by increasing revenue and developing prospect partnerships. This a rewarding and diverse role where there will be flexibility in your working day, you could be taking prospect partners on a tour of the building, travelling with the company to venue cities, or working on vital proposals and managing relationships.

The new Partnerships Account Manager will work closely with the partnership team to achieve targets and deliver excellent relationship management. To be effective while researching potential partners and working on proposals you should be highly organised, have the ability to manage multiple priorities, and have excellent writing and reporting skills. You should be able to work well under pressure and have fantastic communication skills for managing relationships with corporate partners through emails, calls and meetings. Being comfortable speaking in public to a wide range of audiences, being personable and able to confidently get along with people and having an outgoing, friendly personality are important in this role. You should have experience within the third sector in a similar role or have a background with marketing or account management.

This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate, driven individual to join a friendly, inclusive organisation who deliver incredible impact by inspiring excellence and creativity in everyone and bring dance to people they haven’t reached before. If you have a great work ethic and share this charity’s values, then please consider this as your next career move.

Role:                  Work Expereince Coordinator 

Location:            Remote in the UK

Responsible to:  Head of Engagements

Salary:               £24,000 - £27,000

Roles available:  3

*Please note, if you do not submit a covering letter your application will not be accepted*

Why us?  

Speakers for Schools are a dynamic, swift-moving and fast-growing charity. We are on a mission to support a million young people across the UK annually by 2023. Having taken the first steps on the road to achieving this, our team has doubled in size in the past year. This has supported 278% growth in our Experience programme and 10% growth in our Inspiration programme during the past 12 months.

We want to level the playing field, making sure that all young people can access inspirational opportunities and experiences to fuel their ambition.

We are united and unique in our mission to transform lives through raising aspirations of millions of young people every year. Each year, 1,500 senior leaders, celebrities and industry experts deliver a difference to by sharing their story with students in schools and colleges in every corner of the UK. We connect employers such as Disney, The Bank of England, Spotify PwC and almost two hundred others to communities to provide access to the top opportunities for all across the UK. With us, you will be part of inspiring a generation to reach higher, broaden horizons and get equal access to the top.

To keep growing our charity and our impact, we need top talent and we are committed to treasuring, developing and supporting them to thrive within their roles.

Role Summary

This role sits within our Engagement team and is crucial to the delivery of the charity’s programmes.

Key Duties / Responsibilities 

• Responding to enquiries from schools and students regarding questions about the application portal registration process and general troubleshooting 
• Helping with technical delivery processes using both our in-house software and that of external partners 
• End-to-end technical support for partners, schools, and students
• Enabling stakeholders in the delivery of work experience and charity programmes
• Data Management and CRM 
• Inputting new data, maintaining existing records and generating reports
• Responding to and managing stakeholder queries via email and telephone
• Supporting the delivery of charity programmes

Essential 

• Experience in a similar delivery-focussed role within a small, fast-paced organisation 
• Experience using Microsoft packages, including Outlook 
• Experience of using CRM software to achieve the tasks outlined above
• Good customer service skills that mean queries are answered professionally and clearly 
• Excellent organisation skills and ability to learn quickly to ensure smooth delivery processes 
• Flexibility and a willingness to get stuck in and help with any tasks the team require support for 
• Ability to clearly communicate with students to ensure they understand our processes and are able to access opportunities 
• Are sociable and confident and happy building and maintaining relationships with multiple stakeholders 
• Excel at organising their workload and enjoy driving work forward independently 
• Think strategically and can change tactics while still meeting larger objectives 

Desirable 

• Experience of working in programme support in education charities 
• Experience of using Salesforce
• Experience of supporting young people via charity programmes
• Experience of using Google Classrooms

We are looking forward to holding video interviews and appointing our Work Experience Coordinator swiftly. You must have the right to work in the UK without visa restrictions to be considered. 

Benefits offered at Speakers for Schools: 

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays 
• Morning of your birthday off
• Pension scheme
• CharlieHR perks
• Perkbox
• £500 a year training allowance

Diversity at our core

At Speakers for Schools, we are committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating discrimination. Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

We welcome applications from all, including those where employment has been affected by Covid19 and those seeking to change careers. Diversity if at our core, join us. 

How to apply:

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period.

Appointees are subject to a successful DBS check, as contact with young people is likely.

Please note, if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered.

The Journey to joining Speakers for Schools: 

Interviews will be scheduled as applications are received, before the closing date, and will take place over Microsoft Teams. We may appoint before this date depending on applications. 

If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, please presume your application has been unsuccessful. 

This role will be closing on or before Friday 29th October.

Our new team member will start ASAP. 

If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date, please presume your application has been unsuccessful at this time.

Scottish Ballet have been inspiring and moving audiences worldwide with their passion for dance for over 50 years. Ballet can be magical and exciting while boosting personal confidence, wellbeing, and self-expression. This incredible charity strives to provide opportunities for dance to be enjoyed by everyone regardless of their age, ability, or background. By producing dance and learning opportunities, Scottish Ballets desire is to create ballet that makes a lasting impact, develops dance as an art form, and improves the lives of future generations

There are over 12,400 people living in Scotland with Parkinsons and dance has been proven to help those with this heart-breaking disorder. Every week over 100 individuals take part in the Dance for Parkinsons programme which supports balance, spatial awareness, and fluidity of movement. Working across care homes and arranging dance classes for those with dementia and their families, Scottish Ballet help develop communication, expression, co-ordination, and engagement of the brain of those living with dementia to improve their quality of life. Scottish Ballet’s newest dance programme aims to improve the physical, mental, and social wellbeing of people living with Multiple Sclerosis. Their experienced dance education professionals are specialists in dance health, and they now have a full-time Dance Health team which is a progressive first for ballet companies in the UK.

Scottish Ballet need a new Philanthropy Officer. In this role you will play an important part in furthering their inspiring, innovative work. This is an exciting and varied role where one day you could be on tour with the organisation and the next you could be meeting with existing patrons, helping with appeal leaflets, or managing events such as hospitality dinners. By communicating with impact and inspiring others, you will help further the charitable aims of this organisation and keep the art of dance alive.

The new Philanthropy Officer will have the desire to seek new opportunities and build sustainable relationships with patrons, friends, and existing supporters. To generate significant income, you should have excellent interpersonal and communication skills while being results focused with the ambition to exceed expectations and annual targets. Having meticulous attention to detail and exceptional organisational skills with experience of CRM databases is required for this role. You should have an outgoing, positive attitude and be a genuine people person who has an interest and passion for the arts and the work of Scottish Ballet and have experience of working holistically across all fundraising strands or similar relevant experience.

This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive, driven individual to join a friendly, inclusive organisation who deliver incredible impact by inspiring excellence and creativity in everyone and bring dance to people they haven’t reached before. If you have a great work ethic and share this charity’s values, then please consider this as your next career move.

Senior Project Officer, Active Travel Strategy

£27,804 per annum

(pro rata for part time hours)

 (Ref:  SUS3400)

Up to 37.5 hours per week – happy to talk flexible working

Base:  Glasgow City Council offices at least 4 days per week with possible flexibility to work from home a proportion of the time

About The Role

We now have an exciting opportunity to be part of a truly collaborative team, assisting in the delivery of shared priorities for active travel, developing, plans policies and proposals as set out within Glasgow City Council Active Travel Strategy and Sustrans-specific tasks related to the charity’s objectives.  The role will be involved in liaising with funders, facilitating community / public engagement and initiating and supporting delivery of new / improved infrastructure.

About You

We are looking for someone with a relevant qualification or significant work experience in transport planning, land use planning, urban design, traffic engineering, sustainable transport project delivery or similar.  You will have experience of working with local authorities, in community engagement or behaviour change projects and experience of project management and partnership working.

If you are passionate about health, sustainability or the environment and want to work somewhere you can make a big impact, then please get in touch!

What We Offer?

Wellbeing

• 26 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
• Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Staff volunteer days
• 24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service
• We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes

Financial

• Group Personal Pension scheme with a 4% or 5% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans
• Bike, computer and season ticket loans
• Discount benefits

Family Friendly

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)

About Sustrans

Our vision and mission have never been more relevant. 

Across the UK, governments are pledging investment and action on walking and cycling.

We are working together to make a real difference - creating places where everyone can live and travel happily and healthily, and where nobody is excluded.

Our work wouldn’t be possible without the commitment and dedication of our colleagues.

We are proud of our employee net promoter score, being in the top 20% of all employers across all sectors in the UK, due to our energised, friendly and motivated workforce.

Join Sustrans today and help us get things done, together!

Interviews

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Wednesday 4 November 2021.  Interviews will take place via MS Teams during the week of Monday 8 November 2021.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, particularly where we are under-represented. Currently, this includes disabled people, and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.

Child Bereavement UK are looking to recruit a talented and highly motivated individual to lead / manage / supervise the Scotland Family Bereavement Service Team, and to provide direct bereavement support to bereaved families.

Bereavement Services Team Lead – Scotland
Hours: 37.5 hours (full time)
Rate: £30,500
Reporting: Director of Services – Scotland
Base:  CBUK’s Office in Finneston, Glasgow G3 7RW/flexible working from home

We help children and young people (up to age 25), parents, and families, to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies. We also provide training to professionals, equipping them to provide the best possible care to bereaved families.

Would you like to bring your expertise, skills and experience to the third sector and contribute to a growing national charity? Are you passionate about supporting bereaved children, parents and the professionals who work with them, as well as adults who have been bereaved of a child?

The post holder will lead on the ongoing development, co-ordination, provision and evaluation of a blended bereavement service that ensures families and professionals can access high-quality bereavement support where a baby or child has died, or where children or young people are bereaved.

Providing bereavement support for bereaved children, young people and families by phone, digitally, face-to-face and within groups.

Closing Date: 27 October 2021
Interviews: 3 November 2021 (interviews will take place on Zoom). 

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website where you can download the job description and complete your application. 

Applications will be reviewed, and interviews offered, on an on-going basis. We reserve the right to close the role prior to the closing date, should a suitable applicant be found, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Child Bereavement UK recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly where we are under-represented, currently, this includes disabled people, LGBTQ+ and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups (BAME).

No agencies please.

Job Title:  Engagement Manager (Scottish Borders)
Role Reports To: Delivery Leader
Direct Reports: None
Job Family:  3 – £24,000 FTC until 31st March 2022
Department: Delivery
Full time role  - 35 hours 

Overview

Volunteering Matters is a national volunteering and social change charity. We use the unique power of volunteering to resolve some of the UK’s most pressing social issues.  In collaboration with local authorities, we have created a programme to support improvement in services for care experienced young people.

The system of public, private and third sector providers across a range of local services tend to be designed for people who are able to engage with little or no support.  People of all ages have barriers to engaging in services and care experienced young people can have more barriers than most.  For care experienced young people, whilst they have talent and potential, they face some of the starkest outcomes of any group in society given their additional barriers, and a legacy of discrimination, oppression, and a lack of access to resources and opportunities.

What is the problem we are trying to solve? Despite the challenges, there is a considerable growing consensus and momentum around the idea that care experienced young people cannot rely on services and infrastructure that have been designed without their input or have not been specifically designed with their needs in mind.

By making use of the Scottish Approach to Service Design and supporting No One Left Behind Principles, we therefore want to give care experienced young people a voice and an opportunity to influence change by involving them in the design of services and opportunities, providing them a platform to have their voices heard.

Role Purpose

As our Engagement Manager working in the Scottish Borders, you will work closely with care experienced young people to empower them to have a voice and to support them to identify and review referral pathways within the local authority.  You will provide an independent and improvement-orientated framework to self-assess services relating to care experienced people.

The ambition is then to co-design necessary services to fill gaps, providing a supported pathway for care experienced young people on their journey to sustainable fair work.  Finally, we hope to support in re-orientating existing structures, services, commissioning frameworks and pathways to enable improvement whilst offering peer support and learning opportunities for all areas under review.

The role involves working closely in collaboration with local services and within local governance and with the Improvement Service to make positive change.  This programme is currently operating in three local authorities in Scotland – Clackmannanshire, Scottish Borders and Dumfries and Galloway, so there will be opportunities for shared learning and peer support.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Collaborate with local authority to identify the appropriate and relevant departments and services requiring auditing and review
• You will attract, recruit and support care experienced young people to undertake an audit of pathways and services. Undertaking surveys, observations, questionnaires, and focus groups
• You will work closely with these individuals to identify the current processes and procedures within the relevant services and complete a mapping exercise to what the “exiting care” journey looks like for all care experienced young people
• Together with the young people, you will identify the existing interventions and their effectiveness against the improvement plan
• Create networks and conversations which enable local authorities to learn from care experienced individuals and families and develop collaborative learning opportunities
• You will develop evidence-based findings and recommendations and present back to decision makers to take the first steps of changing the lives of care experienced young people
• Recognise the confidential and sensitive nature of personal information relating to children, young people, and families and how this should be communicated, used, published, shared, recorded, and handled appropriately
• Contribute to the wider Volunteering Matters team, always upholding our values
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships and communication lines with colleagues, volunteers, young people, families, partners, and others
• Administration tasks including maintaining up- to- date, effective and accessible records and the use of Microsoft Office and other software packages

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Skills

• A strong passion and commitment to volunteering, our organisational values and flexible working strategy
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills with a strong ability to influence and motivate others
• Excellent people skills, including being able to develop professional and effective relationships with a range of stakeholders
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, including the ability to plan effectively
• Self-motivated, ability to work on own initiative, ability to multi-task, an approachable manner, team player and sound judgement skills
• Excellent administration and IT skills, including the use of Office 365 and Microsoft Teams

Experience

• Awareness and understanding of effectively supporting care experienced young people or families
• Experience in identifying and delivering effective change
• Effective teamwork including building effective relationships with internal and external partners
• Experience of group facilitation/ running activities or events to engage children, young people and families
• Volunteer Management
• Child Protection/Adult Protection and Safeguarding process and policies
• Experience of achieving ambitious goals and targets, completing a high standard of work to meet successful outcomes

Qualifications

Relevant experience and values alignment is more important for this role than specific qualifications

Other

The post will be home based however given the nature of this role you will be expected to work within the local community and be available to regularly engage with care experienced young people in a setting they feel most comfortable with.

Internet access to enable remote working is a requirement.  IT equipment and infrastructure will be supplied. Post Covid-19 and in accordance with any social distancing guidelines there may be an expectation to travel across Scotland to engage with colleagues, volunteers and beneficiaries.

This role requires membership of the PVG (Protection of Vulnerable Groups) scheme. Having a conviction will not necessarily cause a bar to employment.

 Our Values & Ways of Working

In all that we do, we embrace a philosophy of ‘Freedom within a Framework’ and are guided by our values:
Empowering, Inclusive, Compassionate, Positive & Straightforward.

To apply please visit our website 

Engagement Manager (Marketing and Recruitment)
Fixed-term Contract to 31 March 2022 (1 Year extension possible, dependent on funding)
Job ref: V349
Start date: ASAP
Hours/Days per week: 26.25 hours per week – (Flexible days/hours)
Salary: £18,000
Location: Home based in Scotland
Closing date: 25 October 2021 –10am
Interview date and Location:  TBC

Overview

Volunteering Matters is a national volunteering and social change charity. We use the unique power of volunteering to bring people together and build stronger, more resilient communities across the UK.

We bring people together to resolve some of society’s most complex issues. From social isolation and loneliness;
improving health and wellbeing; building skills, confidence and opportunity and ensuring young people can become change makers in their community, the impact that we make is great.

And we won’t stop until everyone in the UK has the opportunity to thrive.

Role Purpose

We are looking for a talented, dynamic, and professional Engagement Manager to join our team in Scotland.
The right candidate would be someone who can work flexibly and demonstrate an understanding and total commitment to our organisational values.

We are working in partnership with Challenges Worldwide to deliver a programme called “Making Work Work” for Women Returners. Making Work Work encompasses a range of bespoke programmes based on a peer-led, supportive online learning environment, complemented by workshops, masterclasses, mentoring, and post-programme support, with the opportunity for accreditation by the Chartered Management Institute.

Its purpose is to empower people to find work that is both fulfilling and meaningful.  The programme has been devised by Lynn Houmdi and Challenges Worldwide to contribute to more positive and productive workplace cultures, where people are able to contribute in a way which fits with their lifestyles and commitments.

Making Work Work was successfully piloted for Women Returners in February and March 2021. At the end of the pilot programme, women reported increased confidence, felt better prepared and more confident for re-entering and progressing in employment and had increased knowledge and understanding of the benefits to both worker and employer of flexible working.  They had also developed a new, supportive peer-support network and gained a broader network of contacts to help in their job search.

As our Engagement Manager, you will work closely with all partners involved in the Making Work Work programme, helping to ensure the programme continues to be a success.

Your role will be to coordinate marketing information for participants, including working with partners to create content and publicity.  You will support the Programme Manager and Project Coordinator to develop and implement an external Comms strategy, to attract participants from all across Scotland.

You will also lead on recruiting the next 150 participants to the programme, working alongside community organisations, third sector agencies and statutory bodies to identify suitable candidates.  You will signpost and support candidates during the recruitment and on-boarding process.

Within Volunteering Matters, you will be the lead on Making Work Work, promoting the programme across the organisation and maximizing opportunities for participants, and existing Volunteering Matters projects/beneficiaries/volunteers to take part.

Volunteering Matters Values & Ways of Working: 

In all that we do, Volunteering Matters embrace a philosophy of ‘Freedom within a Framework’ and are guided by our values:

We are Empowering
We are Inclusive
We are Compassionate
We are Positive
We are Straightforward

Benefits package: Pension, Unlimited annual leave, fully flexible working, cycle to work & season ticket loan.

To apply please visit our website.

Your supporting statement is of equal importance to us as your CV and is a key part of our shortlisting process. It is an opportunity for you to outline your experience and credentials directly to the details of the post.

Volunteering Matters is committed to the provision of equal opportunities in employment and accordingly wishes to ensure that no job applicant is treated less favourably on unjustifiable grounds. To assist in the monitoring of our performance in relation to equal opportunities you are requested to complete the enclosed monitoring form. The questionnaire is for statistical purposes only. Upon receipt it will be separated from your CV and cover letter and will not form part of the selection process.

Please note: Due to the volume of applications we receive if we have not contacted you by the interview date it means that on this occasion, we are unable to take your application further.

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Support Worker

Are you passionate about providing exceptional care and emotional support to help others achieve their goals and aspirations? Do you want to develop your career with a forward thinking organisation who offer flexible working and career development?

Our client provides support to individuals with learning difficulties, mental health issues, autism and acquired brain injuries and some of the people display behaviours that challenge.

Position: Support Worker 
Location: Residential setting - outside Slamannan, Falkirk – FREE transport available to and from Falkirk
Hours: Full Time, Part Time and Bank hours available
Salary: £9.93 per hour
Benefits: A clear personal development plan, which includes a Free detailed training plan for all elements of the role, full induction process, ongoing supervisions and appraisals, development and career progression opportunities, opportunities to gain Free recognised qualifications, free DBS screening, Refer a friend scheme of £400, Cycle2work Scheme, access to GP online, Employee Assistance Helpline, discounts at many retailers and life insurance.

The role also offers fantastic flexibility and rewards, as well as innovative ways of working to fit your lifestyle! 

About the Role of Support Worker:

As a Support Worker the role is one of empowerment, you have the ability to make the people you support feel safe, confident, competent and more importantly able and independent. By believing in someone you can help people reach their own potential as well as supporting with the everyday tasks such as finances, housekeeping, attending appointments, shopping, and participating in various activities of choice and a dedication to further people’s skills and abilities.

About You:

As a Support Worker you will be a dedicated and empathic person who is able to not only provide physical care, but also offer emotional support to help people to reach their maximum independence in a safe and positive living environment. You should have a caring, personable nature, be confident yet able to offer a calming influence, demonstrate initiative under pressure, show drive and a self-awareness of your own development needs. You will have excellent written and communication skills and be able to work effectively as part of a team and be able to learn and undertake the essential training that is required for the role.

Although an understanding of the role is desirable, it is not essential as training will be provided. We are more interested in ‘who you are’ as a person. As a values based organisation, the Ethos is to ensure that every moment matters through enabling the people supported to feel empowered, safe and a valued member of their community. We believe we can help anyone and go above and beyond in the process.

Whilst experience is not essential we very much welcome previous experience working as Home Carer, Care Worker, Health Care Assistant, Support Worker, Nurses, Social Care Worker, Care Assistant, Mental Health Care Worker, Voluntary Worker.

Candidates should apply by forwarding their CV.

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