At Help for Heroes, we believe those who serve our country deserve support when they are wounded. Every day, men and women have to leave their career in the Armed Forces as a result of physical or psychological wounds; their lives changed forever. We help them, and those still serving, to recover and get on with their lives.

And who are we you’re wondering? We are experts and beginners. Generalists and specialists. Ordinary people with an extraordinary passion towards making a positive change to the lives of our veterans (and having fun while doing it).

As One Team we share a philosophy – I.C.A.R.E. It’s the way we walk and talk, the way we interact with others and how we approach everything we do. We are: Innovative – Collaborative – Authentic – Resourceful – Energetic. 

We have an incredible opportunity for two Community Occupational Therapists to join our team across two geographical areas. Please see below for more information on what just might be your future role.

About You

Are you a committed, flexible Occupational Therapist with a minimum of 2 years of post-graduate experience looking to expand your skills and would enjoy the opportunity to work with military veterans? Can you work independently but still enjoy having the support of a team and are happy to embrace a flexible work pattern that might include some overnight stays? If you also have experience of delivering Occupational Therapy (OT) in both physical and mental health conditions, as well the areas of sleep difficulties and sensory needs then this is the role for you. Intrigued? Keep on reading.

About the Role

In this role you will work in the homes and local communities of our veterans and be able to support them with physical and mental health needs that are creating barriers to meaningful occupation. You will also be able to identify those barriers that are affecting our veterans’ ability to be as independent as possible and enable them to live the life they want to live. You will be assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating OT interventions and have the space to be creative in your solutions that will improve the lives of our Heroes.

About the Team

Here in the Clinical Team we are resourceful in finding ways to deliver what is right and fair for our veterans in the healthcare domain seeing the bigger picture, focusing on ideas that deliver the best results for our veterans and actively challenge, test, learn and adapt ideas, making them a reality. Our aim is to champion the wounded, injured and sick as they transition to civilian life so if you want to join a passionate, fun, and forward-thinking expert team, wait no longer. Apply now.  

What we offer

To enable our employees to thrive in all aspects of their lives we proudly support flexible working practices. You can tailor your working day around your work and private commitments providing you maintain high class service to the team and our veterans at all times. And there is also a wide range of other benefits we offer like 26 days paid holiday, enhanced maternity pay, health cashback plan, and so many more.

Areas

• The Borders including Scotland and Northern Ireland
• South

Like what you see? Get in touch and apply now!

We look forward to hearing from you.

PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER - SCOTLAND 

Salary: Circa £26,000 per annum + excellent benefits

Location: Edinburgh office-based (with flexible working opportunities) – Currently home-based working during the COVID-19 pandemic with a return to office-based working after this period.

Contract type: Permanent, full-time 35 hours per week

Closing Date:  9th November 2020, 23:55pm

Interview Date: 18th and 19th November 2020

We have a fantastic opportunity for someone with an interest in health policy and a strong understanding of Scottish Parliament to join our hard-working Public Affairs team. You will be working closely alongside the Public Affairs Manager for Scotland and acting as the primary contact in the Scottish Parliament providing full-time public affairs presence on behalf of Cancer Research UK.

Some of the key activity you can expect to be involved in is…

• Managing a full Scottish Parliament engagement programme, including acting as secretariat for the Cross Party Group on Cancer

• Regularly briefing elected members, monitoring parliamentary activity and  sharing  intelligence

• Supporting the development of nation-specific communications and materials

• Assisting with policy development; and representing the charity at external meetings and in external coalitions

At CRUK we have a shared purpose of speeding up our progress towards eradicating cancer. The pioneering work we do around prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer has helped save millions of lives, but we still have a long way to go. Its teams such as our Public Affairs team that allow us to have a significant impact on the way in which our health policy is governed across the UK, and we want to continue this work. This is a key time to be joining us in this area as we respond to current affairs and ensure cancer research remains a priority ahead of next year’s Scottish Parliamentary Elections.

Who are we looking for? Someone with…

• Good understanding and experience of the Scottish Parliament

• Demonstrable political interest and judgement, with commitment to neutrality and ability to work across the political spectrum

• Ability to quickly understand, summarise and analyse complex (policy) issues and distil for a range of internal and external audiences

• Excellent written and oral communication skills and ability to adapt style to different audiences

• Strong organisational skills and experience of managing a complex workload, with tight deadlines and often changing priorities

• Good influencing skills and confident managing challenging stakeholder relationships, including in coalition

• Adaptable self-starter with the ability to work remotely and in a self-directed way as part of a larger team

If the above sounds like you, then we would like to hear from you. Please see our candidate pack here for a full role profile and more about CRUK here:

Based in any UK office (Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London or Manchester)

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Join us as a Campaign Manager and be responsible for designing and delivering our public campaigning initially in our mission focusing on delivering change for children in conflict.

Our Policy, Advocacy, and Campaigns department is where we drive political agendas at national and global levels. We've integrated lobbying, policy, research and campaigning into one agile, powerful engine for change. Together, we save children's lives, fight for their rights and help them fulfil their potential.

As Campaign Manager you will lead Save the Children UK's public campaign strategy on one of our priority areas in our SCUK organisational strategy – ensuring that as an organization we're responding to conflicts, emergencies, and child rights abuses around the world.

You will lead on developing and delivering our public campaign strategy, working with colleagues from across the organisation to help us to engage our supporters in our work – the role could see you leading reactive campaigns moments or developing strategies, tactics and approaches that will see you working across our network of shops, developing digital marketing campaigns, or working with our network of campaign volunteers and schools.

Additionally you will:

• Support the development of strong relationships with key campaigning partners and coalitions, actively maintain positive working relationships outside of your role.

• Represent the campaign internally and externally – working closely with public affairs, media, marketing and policy colleagues to deliver change for children.

• Monitor and evaluate campaign activity and contribute to organisational and team evaluations, including commissioning, interpreting and sharing campaigns insight work.

To be successful you will be an experienced campaigner with experience of leading the development and delivery of impactful campaign strategies, and a track record of success. You will have good knowledge of a range of campaigning and organising tactics, as well as significant experience of engaging public audiences to affect policy change. In addition you will:

• Significant experience working with a wide range of campaigning and organising techniques and tactics and across diverse digital platforms

• An understanding and experience of using a theory of change approach to shape campaign strategies

• Be curious about how change happens, willing to experiment with new approaches and explore new approaches,

• Knowledge of international development and / or conflict and humanitarian issues are desirable

• Experience in monitoring and evaluating campaigns and providing reports which track progress.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a real commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world, and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you.

Closing date: 15th November 2020

Please note - whilst this role is advertised as office based, Save The Children UK will remain a remote-working organisation until at least 30 June 2021.

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, LGBT+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as these are underrepresented at Save the Children UK.

An exciting new opportunity has arisen at Carlisle Cathedral. We’re looking for an
experienced and innovative fundraiser with a successful track record to take forward our
fundraising activities. Having just finished a major building project, Carlisle Cathedral is
moving into a new phase of growth, and this role will be key to its success for years to
come.

When applying, please include your CV, cover letter and the names of two personal references and two employment references.

Also, please note that this position is initially funded for three years, with the intention of being made permanent.

We are willing to discuss flexible and remote working, though the post holder will be expected to be in Carlisle for some of the week.

Working with our Senior Fundraising Manager you will develop and implement a programme of communications and events to inspire individuals to leave a legacy to the National Trust for Scotland, make it easy for them to do so and ensure that the benefits of leaving a legacy for our heritage is known and enjoyed in life. 
You will recruit, retain and reactivate supporters, maximising their lifetime engagement with our charity, delivering to them an outstanding supporter experience, based on deep insight and data. You’ll be responsible for all pledge administration and will support activity to create and implement a calendar of activity and develop stewardship initiatives to build long term relationships with current pledgers, members and donors and all those who love Scotland.   You will, identify opportunities to communicate the importance of legacy giving both internally and externally and ensure that legacy pledging is integral to our supporter journey’s.

Interested applicants should forward a completed application form(which can be found on the Find a Job part of our website)  to People Team (Applications) via email by 16th November 2020. 

About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it. 
Crisis works throughout Edinburgh, offering advice, support and access to training and employment opportunities for people experiencing homelessness. 

About the role
This is a 12 months temporary role to cover the secondment of the current Administration Manager to another role within Crisis. 
You will play a crucial role in the Skylights Management Team, overseeing the core administration functions across the service, including education, progression and reception, Events and Christmas and provide effective and efficient customer service function for Crisis Skylight Edinburgh services and members. In addition, in a varied and challenging role you will have delegated responsibility of appropriate budgets and overseeing financial processes such as petty cash and processing of invoices in addition to partnership working with the other organisations and supporting activities running within Edinburgh Skylight and outreach services 

About you
To be successful in this role you must have:

• Experience of developing, implementing and monitoring office administration procedures to support a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of managing a reception where, at times, people may present with challenging demands
• Ability to manage a busy and diverse workload whilst maintaining attention to detail and accuracy
• Experience of managing a budget and managing financial procedures
• Experience of managing, developing and supporting staff or volunteers
• Ability to use own initiative and proactively contribute to the effective running of the centre
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a high level of written and communication skills
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word/Outlook/Excel)Sound knowledge of health and safety issues and safeguarding procedures to ensure a safe environment is provided for members, staff, volunteers, supports and visitors 

Benefits
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including: 

• Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
• Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
• 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your on-going development to build your skills, experience and career.

How To Apply 
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply For Job' button below.

Closing date: Sunday 15th November 2020 (at 23:59)

If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the Recruitment Team, contact details can be found on our website. 
We value diversity, promote equality and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.  We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness

Gambling Treatment Practitioner

Full time at 35 hours

Office based, Central Belt (Edinburgh), travelling required, UK 

Salary: £25,000 - £28,000 Dependent on experience

Permanent

GamCare is the UK’s leading provider of information, advice and support for anyone affected by gambling-related harms.

GamCare is now looking to recruit a Gambling Treatment Practitioner to work within our new problem gambling treatment service in Edinburgh. The post holder will be required to work in partnership with GamCare’s partner agency RCA Trust, who are proving gambling treatment in other areas of Scotland.

You will be working with problem gamblers and others affected by problem gambling to support them in reaching their recovery goals.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Providing face to face and telephone advice, assessment, brief or structured interventions and group programmes to help clients achieve their recovery goals;
• Providing case management and working within an integrated care pathway;
• Ensuring safeguarding issues are managed effectively.
• Work in partnership with local services

You should have significant experience in individual client work in the field of addictions, mental health or a social care setting with adults or young people. You should be flexible in using a range of low and high-intensity interventions and modalities including Cognitive Behavioural (CBT) tools.

You will form part of an enthusiastic clinical treatment team working from several locations across Scotland, London, Home Counties and Lincoln as well as online. You should be versatile and adaptable and committed to on-going development.

We are looking for individuals to work full time which include weekend and evenings.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check

To apply, please complete go onto the GamCare website. 

If you would like acknowledgement that your application has been received, please ensure the application is attached and put the following subject in your email:

Job application: <NAME OF VACANCY>

Please note that if the subject is not correct, you may not receive a confirmation.

For further information, please contact Lisa Patton, Team Leader.

Please note we do not accept CVs.

GamCare is committed to processing your personal data fairly, lawfully and transparently in line with GDPR. For further information on GamCare’s recruitment privacy notice please refer to our website.

Closing date for applications: Monday 02 November at 9.00 am

Interviews will be held via video conference

The history of CrossReach stretches back 150 years to the formation of the Church of Scotland Committee on Christian Life and Work in 1869. Throughout this time CrossReach and its predecessor bodies have worked in communities all over Scotland and beyond, providing social care for those most in need. Over the years the services provided have been vast and varied, which have been adapted as time moves on to respond to the needs and requirements in current times.

In 2005 the name of the organisation was changed to CrossReach. The name Crossreach was chosen to convey the need and desire to reach out to people across Scotland who require support, all while making it clear that faith is the motivation for their work. As mentioned, CrossReach offer a wide variety of services that are currently broken down into three key areas adults, older people, children and families. Within each key area, there are various different support services available ranging from early years through to care homes, mental health support, creative art groups and everything in between. All services provided are working towards CrossReach’s overall mission which is ‘In Christ’s name we seek to support people to achieve the highest quality of life which they are capable of achieving at any given time’ while keeping in line with their ethos which is ‘We aim to show the practical side of our Christian faith by reflecting Christian love to those we support, through our leadership, management and working relationships’.

As the Head of Fundraising you will take the lead role in writing the fundraising strategy and supporting the team to deliver against all targets. You will also be part of the senior management team so strong strategic as well as operational acumen is required.

CrossReach aspires to grow its fundraised income so you will need to show that you have the skills, experience, tenacity and determination to succeed in this role while proving that you have overseen growth in voluntary income in a previous role. Experience in a similarly sized and complex organisation would be an advantage.

You will be CrossReach’s fundraising expert and will need to have the broad range of skills associated with a Head/Director of Fundraising role. This includes everything from creating the strategy, structure and skilled team required for successful fundraising as well as reaching new audiences, devising creative campaigns and writing compelling Cases for Support that engage and motivate donors. You will also be adept at managing a budget and producing fundraising reports for the CEO and Board.

This is a high profile role for a national charity which is greatly valued by those who benefit from its services. You will have the opportunity to make your mark by taking fundraising from a relatively low level to new heights.

All while demonstrating and sharing Christian love and support including sharing with others the leading of worship in accordance with CrossReach policy and by ensuring all staff meetings are opened with prayer and Bible reading.

It is important to note that as the work CrossReach do and their work in Christ’s name this job requires you to have a Christian faith and be able to work within and uphold our Christian Ethos (this is an ongoing occupational requirement under the Equality Act 2010).

How To Apply

Please contact BTA to request an information pack, full job description and person specification.

You are advised to get in touch well in advance of the closing date to give us time to consider your application and pre-interview the strongest applicants.

Closing Date: Midday, Friday 30th October

Interview Date: Wednesday 11th November

This search is being conducted exclusively for the CrossReach by BTA (Bruce Tait Associates). Our leadership team has all worked in the voluntary sector and we use this experience to match organisations and individuals to create great appointments.

My Name’5 Doddie Foundation was established in November 2017 by Doddie Weir and close friends and supporters. The Foundation invests in motor neuron disease research and supports patients living with MND. In three years, MN5DF has established itself as a key stakeholder in the MND community and been widely recognised for its fundraising and ability to raise awareness around motor neuron disease. We are looking for an enthusiastic and organised individual who can represent the Foundation, champion our cause and ensure our current and potential new fundraisers are given a high level of support and appropriate levels of care and recognition.