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Location: Home-based in Scotland
Salary: £26,520 per annum
Contract: Full time, 12-month contract with possible extension if funding secured
Would you like to excel within an innovative and engaging organisation that is working towards bettering the lives of others through cycling? Cycling UK believes that cycling enriches people’s lives and is an essential ingredient in happier, healthier communities. Our mission is to enable millions more people to cycle, and our development projects across Scotland are a vital part of achieving that mission.
The Bothy is a network of 5 place-based projects across Scotland aimed at supporting and encouraging walking, wheeling, and cycling. With activities such as led rides, health walks, bike loan schemes, hands-on support and guidance for individuals, organisations and businesses, the Bothies are embedded in their locations to help people make active travel choices and feel confident walking, wheeling, and cycling in their local area.
We are looking for a self-motivated, entrepreneurial individual to lead the success of The Bothy. Supporting your team of development officers, you will ensure that our impact is captured and communicated across a broad audience as we change lives for the better.
Tell us why you are the person to drive impact in this capacity.
Visit our website to explore the job description for full details on this exciting opportunity. Complete the application form expressing why you are the right candidate for this opening and send to our recruitment team (contact details available on our weebsite).
Focus on gearing your supporting statement to exemplify how your skills and experience match the requirements of the role, directly referring to the person specification. This enables the selection panel to assess your relative strengths against the specified criteria.
The closing date for applications is 9am on 04 October 2021.
We are an inclusive organisation and would particularly welcome applications from candidates from a broad range of backgrounds. We strongly believe that diversity strengthens our work. If you are already passionate about cycling, that’s great, many of us are too! But if you are simply really excellent at what you do, no matter what your background, that is what matters most to us.
If you think that this describes you and you are excited by the prospect of joining our team, please do get in touch to find out more.
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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 over 1.8 million children who today will receive Mary’s Meals.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced charity shop manager at our store in Troon.
You will manage a team of volunteers to maximise the income raised through the sale of donated goods. This role requires that you form good relationships within the local community to acquire good quality stock donations. You will demonstrate fantastic customer service skills and be an ambassador for Mary’s Meals.
The role is varied, busy and gives the opportunity to work with amazing people. You will be pivotal in the success of the shop and, with the help of our volunteers, can make a real difference and support our mission. Our volunteers are empowered to take over most of the tasks within the shop, including running the shop in the manager’s absence.
Your experience should include retail management, including managing budgets and accounts, and a demonstratable understanding of the charity sector. You will have a strong drive to achieve results and high standards and be fully accountable for shop operation. We are also looking for excellent communication skills, creativity, people skills, a good standard of numeracy, literacy and IT skills, in addition to experience of managing people.
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Closing date: Monday 4th October
As a Community Outreach Worker, you will be supporting ex-offenders from a range of ages, backgrounds, and life circumstances, to build a stable and rewarding life and move closer to the workplace. Based in Edinburgh with remote working around the region, you will offer in-person one-to-one coaching and virtual support to bring about change in all areas of clients’ lives. You will help clients on your caseload over a 3 to 9-month period to achieve their goals and aspirations, sensitively seeking and discerning opportunities to offer prayer and to share the gospel on a one-to-one basis.
Key responsibilities:
- Group Work Delivery/Participation
- Interviewing ex-offenders and one-to-one job coaching
- Liaising with external partners
Detailed duties and responsibilities:
- Group Work Delivery/Participation
- With a team of colleagues and volunteers, delivering/participating in regular group sessions (in-person or virtually), ranging from Christians Against Poverty (CAP) Job Clubs, Clean Sheet training courses, to life skills courses e.g. cookery, baking. This may also include assisting in the development of new opportunities for our clients.
- Doing any necessary preparatory work, including all material set-up, inviting clients, and informing volunteers of their roles.
- Initiating and facilitating conversations one-to-one and in a group, before, during and after the sessions – endeavouring to build a sense of community.
- Joining in the Away Day events, designed to move people slightly out of their comfort zone to build confidence, break isolation and have fun together.
- Interviewing ex-offenders and one-to-one job coaching
- Whilst maintaining professional boundaries and remaining open-minded, conducting an assessment interview with prospective clients to discuss their job history, criminal convictions, wider barriers to work, employment aspirations and wider life goals.
- Identifying clients’ broader needs and signpost them to relevant agencies.
- Upon assessment of their work-readiness, liaising with Job Centres where necessary to amend the Claimant Commitment.
- Agreeing on a time-bound Action Plan that lays out the target areas and goals.
- Liaising with external partners engaged with the client to create an informed risk assessment, including PPU officers, social workers, etc.
- Working remotely around the region through door-step appointments with clients, you will offer weekly in-person coaching sessions with clients on your caseload alongside virtual support. Using a holistic, whole-person approach, you will work towards the goals identified on the Action Plan, utilising Junction 42’s 10 pathways, which are employability, education and training, purposeful activity, accommodation, finances, drugs and alcohol, mental and physical health, life skills, mindset and attitude, relationships and family, and faith.
- Maintaining up-to-date paper client files and online logs/Excel trackers for reporting purposes and contract commissioners’ audits.
- Liaising with external partners
- Employers – Sourcing new paid opportunities for clients through networking and paying attention to jobs advertised.
- Volunteer providers – Maintaining existing partner relationships through regular contact and reviews; sourcing new volunteering opportunities for your clients from across local churches, charities and commercial businesses; liaising with the partner organisation to lay out expectations on each side and to explain what support we will offer; accompanying client to first appointment/interview; maintaining regular contact with client through intermittent reviews.
- Referral Agencies – Maintaining regular contact with referral partners, including Work coaches at the job centre and Integrated Offender Managers and social workers to update about clients’ progress
- Advocating for a proportionate ‘Claimant Commitment’ for your client, balancing job search hours with other meaningful activity. Paying particular attention to those struggling with multiple barriers, especially recent prison leavers.
- With clients who are subject to social work and/or Police supervision, informing their social worker/PPU Police Officer about our involvement; obtaining a risk assessment, all licence conditions or restrictions and prior approval for any work placements.
The successful candidate will be able to evidence the following experience and attributes:
Essential Qualifications, Skills and Abilities:
- Organisational and IT skills relevant to the post including use of Excel, Word and Outlook.
- Ability to work and contribute as part of a team.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Conveys maturity, confidence and credibility to other professionals.
- Ability to work and contribute as part of a team.
- Must be able to drive with a valid UK license and own transport.
Desirable Qualifications, Skills and Abilities:
- Experience of working with marginalised people.
- Experience of working with young people.
- Experience in leading volunteers.
- A relevant degree.
Person Specification:
- This post has been identified as having a GOR to be filled by an active Christian under the provisions of the Employment Equality (Religion and Belief) Regulations 2003 (Section 7.2).
- Both appreciates and models the core principles and values of the organisation (showing personal commitment to a life of Christian faith).
- Conveys maturity, confidence, and credibility to other professionals.
- Identifies with the ethos and mission of Junction 42.
This post has the following special circumstances:
- For safeguarding reasons, the candidate will be screened through an Enhanced DBS check.
- The post holder will be expected to attend all Junction 42 training, team days and conferences as requested by the Director.
Confidentiality:
Any information acquired in the course of duty must be treated in strictest confidence and must be discussed only within the confines of the work setting with the appropriate members of staff.
Note:
This job description is not exhaustive and amendments and additions may be required in line with future organisational changes.
The post holder will be expected to attend Junction 42 training, team days and conferences as requested by their line manager.
- Although a full salary is guaranteed, each member of staff at Junction 42 has a financial target that they commit to raise for their role through personal donors from their faith communities. This is to sustain the missional aspect of our work. In some organisations, this is known as personal support. Prior to starting in this role, you would need to demonstrate a commitment to raising personal support..
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Position: Community Development Officer, Scotland (fixed term contract up to 31 May 2023)
Type: Full-time (35 hours per week), fixed term contract
Location: Home-based, Scotland
Salary: £33,273 - £35,881 per annum plus car and broadband allowance and excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band E2
Department: UK Community Networks team and Scotland team
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
The role of Community Development Officer Scotland is one of two Community Development Officers within Scotland which are part of our UK Community Networks team.
As part of our Community Development team your role will be to develop our local community presence in Scotland and developing awareness of and engagement with the MS community by the wider community.
As a Community Development Officer you’ll support our local volunteer groups to develop new partnerships, share good practice, respond to local need and engage with the wider community. This includes the development of events and services, with MS professionals and local groups where appropriate, to engage the community in our work.
You’ll play an important role working in partnership with our local groups and the MS Community to incorporate their needs and views into our work and will provide guidance and support to our local volunteers when developing local services.
The role also focuses on developing our connections with communities we currently under-engage with and to support the development of informal groups within the MS community, and our relationship with them.
The post-holder will have experience of working alongside end-users in the coproduction of services or activities, and a commitment to the principles of coproduction; experience of managing the delivery of activity plans in partnership with volunteers, as well as experience of partnership working and stakeholder engagement to improve local services and outcomes for the MS Community.
As this role covers large geographical areas you’ll need to hold a full driving licence and have access to a car.
We offer 35 days annual leave (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 21 September
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.
We’re a Disability Confident Employer. We’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.
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.
In order to apply for these roles, please submit an updated CV and supporting statement indicating how you meet the criteria as set out in the person specification in the attached job description.
Closing date: 9am on Tuesday 21 September
Access to Bikes Officer
(Ref: SUS3376)
£24,938 per annum pro rata
22.5 hour per week – Fixed Term Contract to August 2022
Base: Aberdeenshire
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.
About the Role
We now have a fantastic opportunity for you to use your passion for active travel at work and join our team!
You will manage school bike loan schemes for Aberdeenshire schools taking part in a pilot scheme to provide access to free bikes for children.
Working with two schools to develop and maintain fleets of bikes and helping to run engagement events and produce materials, you will pay a key part in the success of the pilot.
About You
An excellent communicator, you will have experience of working with children and young people and partnership working within a community.
You will have bike maintenance training, ideally Velotech Gold or equivalent and an understanding of the local area in relation to cycling.
Clearance by the appropriate enhanced Disclosure Scotland check is mandatory for this role.
So, if this sounds like you, apply to join our team in Scotland today and help us get things done, together.
Interviews
Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Friday 1 October 2021. Interviews will take place via MS Teams on Thursday 21 October 2021.
To apply, please complete our online application form.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.
We actively encourage applications from people from all parts of the community, particularly where we are under-represented. This includes people who identify as having a disability, and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.
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Position: Stakeholder Engagement Officer (part-time 28 hours per week)
Type: Permanent contract
Location: Home-based in UK
Salary: £26,618 - £30,271 actual per annum plus car /broadband allowance and excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band E2
Department: Stakeholder Engagement team
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
Our role of Stakeholder Engagement Officer is one of 5 within our new UK wide Stakeholder Engagement team which is part of our wider Research and External Affairs Directorate.
As part of our Stakeholder Engagement team your role will be to support innovation and improvement in MS and neurology services across the UK.
You’ll work directly with Health and Social Care professionals to develop new partnerships, share good practice, promote innovation and develop resources that enable service improvement. You’ll develop and support networks of key stakeholders and members of our MS community to drive positive change.
You’ll play an important role developing resources, evidence and best practice examples to be shared via our Experts in MS Professional Network. And in organising regional and national forums, face to face and online, showcasing innovative services and best practice ways of working.
The post-holder will have experience of working in or with Health and Social Care services in any of the 4 UK Nations; experience of professional engagement; experience of developing evidence based resources and service improvement tools; as well as experience of partnership working to improve local services and outcomes for service users.
The post is UK wide, and we particularly welcome applicants with experience and knowledge of Health and Social Care systems in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
As this role covers a large geographical area we expect there will be travel, both to regions where work is being delivered and occasionally to our London office. We are happy to discuss logistical arrangements or adjustments with candidates.
We offer 35 days annual leave (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 Monday 4 October
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We’re a Disability Confident Employer. We’re committed to promoting equality and diversity. We’d be grateful if you could download and complete the equality and diversity monitoring form 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.