Job Description
Are you passionate about supporting children and families? Are you interested in a leadership role working withfamilies?
Due to retirement of the current post-holder, we are looking for our next Child Contact Centre Manager to join ourprofessional, highly motivated and friendly team based in Dundee, overseeing the operation of our Children’sContact services covering Tayside and Fife.
What we offer:
- a professional, flexible and fair organisational culture,
- a salary scale of £30,168 - £34,354,
- aworkplace pension scheme, with 10% on top of your salary being paid in employer’s contribution,
- enhancedannual leave that grows further after 5 years of employment – including all Public Holidays,
- employeecounselling support to you and immediate family members,
- flexible/hybrid workingopportunities.
The position is full-time, 35 hours per week, and is permanent.
We are ambitious about diversity and inclusion. If you have worked with children, young people and families and ifyou have the right skills for the role, we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from the rightcandidates regardless of gender, age, religion, belief, race, sexual orientation or disability.
The person specification gives a broad indication of expectations. Please get in touch if you feel you would have alot to offer even if it isn’t an exact match with our requirements.
Application notes
Closing date for applications is 12 noon, on Wednesday 17 July 2024 but we may close the recruitment early if asufficient number and calibre of applications have been received.
If you are shortlisted for an interview, we will contact you within 3 weeks of receipt of your form. If you have notheard from us within this timeframe, you were sadly unsuccessful on this occasion.
The position will be offered from 16 September 2024, with a handover-overlap with the current post-holder.
Barnardo's Dundee is seeking passionate and motivated applicants in our Child and Family Support Service for aGroup Co-ordinator project worker 2.
We are looking for people to join our Dundee team who have a genuine interest in working with children and familiesproviding support in a variety of settings including the family homes, schools and community locations andprovide support either individually or with groups of children, young people and parents/carers. The servicesupport includes working with children who have additional support needs/ disability and their families.
Our aim is to support children and families using a whole family approach, focusing on strengths, building on assetsand interests to support them to achieve best possible outcomes and to feel included and supported within theircommunities. We use a relationship based approach to build trust with the children and their families to developtheir capacity and resilience. The service operates as part of a multi-agency approach, working with partneragencies and professional stakeholders, including working as part of a team that may comprise of staff drawnfrom across different (partner) organisations, building on a collaborative and co-produced approach to findingsolutions.
Responsibilities include:
Leading on, and as appropriate participation, in the organisation and co-ordination of support services includingactivity groups, enabling activities, short breaks (including residentials) for CYP/families who have adisability/additional support need. Connecting with partner agencies/organisations to support events/activitieswithin the community.
Engaging with CYP and families to inform the further development and co-design of supports and relatedactivities.
The role includes supervision of as and when and project worker staff, including volunteers, and delegation of tasksas appropriate. Identifying and co-ordinating any training needs for as and when and volunteers. Support widerworkforce development planning.
Applicants should be committed, enthusiastic, motivated and have excellent communication skills and able to work in acollaborative manner, evidencing a respectful and inclusive approach. You will be creative, innovative,adaptable and dynamic and able to deliver a person-centred and robust service to children and families. The useof a warm, nurturing and empathetic approach is essential. Applicants should be able to evidence workingknowledge of Children's Rights. Have direct practice experience working with children and families andevidence an awareness of child/adult protection issues. Applicants who have experience of working with childrenwith a disability is preferable but not essential.
The position includes effective time management balancing direct support to children and families' needs with theadministrative requirements of the post.
The post is driving licence essential and the use of a car .
A flexible approach is essential to providing support when families need it which will include early morning,evenings and weekends.
The successful applicant will require to be registered with SSSC.
(Please also refer to the generic job description , person specification and the additional information sheets belowwhich provide further details).
At Barnardo's we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff andvolunteers to share in this commitment. Our safer recruitment processes mean that the safety and welfare of thechild is paramount at every stage of the process and therefore, we adopt rigorous scrutiny in our pre-employmentchecking. This post is subject to a range of pre-employment checks including a Criminal Records EnhancedDisclosure for the successful candidate.
About Barnardo's
At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have beenthrough. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relatingto them as part of the recruitment process for this role.
Barnardo's is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce for staff and volunteers. We activelyencourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic and male candidates as they areunder-represented within Barnardo's.
Who Cares? Scotland is Scotland’s only national independent membership organisation for Care Experienced people. Ourmission is to secure a lifetime of equality, respect, and love for Care Experienced people in Scotland and wecurrently have over 3500 Care Experienced members.
At the heart of Who Cares? Scotland’s work are the rights of Care Experienced people, and the power of their voicesto bring about positive change. We provide individual lifelong relationship-based independent advocacy and abroad range of imaginative participatory and engagement opportunities for Care Experienced people acrossScotland. We work alongside Corporate Parents and communities to broaden understanding and create change. Wework with policy makers, leaders, and elected representatives locally and nationally to shape law, policy, andpractice, working together to build on the aspirations of The Promise and securepositive change.
This unique role offers the opportunity to listen to and work directly with children and young people with experienceof care, in an individual relationship-based advocacy role, and within participation and group activity acrossShetland.
The post-holder will be a key member of the Advocacy and Participation team, supporting young people from acrossShetland to ensure their rights are upheld and their voices are heard. These roles offer the opportunity toprovide independent advocacy, children’s rights, and participation opportunities for children and young peoplewho are looked after, Care Experienced, or subject to formal processes and structures. You will activelyparticipate in child plan meetings, children’s hearings, and other formal processes, as well as assistingchildren and young people to prepare for them. In partnership with other professionals, carers, andorganisations, you will help to achieve the best outcomes for children and young people by keeping detailedrecords of the work you undertake, writing liaison reports, and monitoring statistics.
As a vital part of the work of Who Cares? Scotland, these roles include facilitating group opportunities for and withchildren and young people across Shetland. This includes providing engagement and participation opportunitiesthroughout the Who Cares? Scotland local and national network, as well as meeting with care experienced childrenand young people to introduce the service in agreement with the local authority. Raising awareness of Who Cares?Scotland and its services with children, young people, professionals, and carers you will also be responsiblefor facilitating training amongst corporate parents.
The right candidates for these posts will be able to form positive relationships with children and young people andhave good interpersonal skills which demonstrate compassion, empathy and understanding for lived experience. Youwill be confident communicating with individuals and groups, both in written and verbal format, with the abilityto adapt to a wide range of contexts. You will work autonomously, prioritizing and managing your own diary tomeet organizational and young people’s needs. You will be able to evidence your work and keep accurate recordsof advocacy interventions taken. You will take enjoyment from working collaboratively with partners, believingin equal opportunities and inclusive working.
Committed to children’s rights, you know that all young people can make transformative change happen in their livesif given the opportunity. You will demonstrate knowledge of the current structure, developments, policy, andpractice in relation to children and young people experiencing care in Scotland. Flexibility is a must, and someevening and weekend work, including occasional overnights, may be required, along with a full driving licenceand access to transport.
While we would welcome the knowledge gathered through relevant qualifications, we are just as interested in relevantwork experience. We welcome and encourage applications from those with experience of care.
The successful candidates will be joining Who Cares? Scotland and working within the North team at an exciting time,when the voices of those who are in or have experienced care are growing in power, individually and collectively- bringing with them insight, challenge, hope and change.
If this role sounds like the opportunity for you, we would love to hear from you.
Today, 12 children and young people will be diagnosed with cancer. We’ll stop at nothing to make sure they get theright care and support at the right time.
At Young Lives vs Cancer, we help children and young people (0-25) and their families find the strength to facewhatever cancer throws at them. We know what a better future could look like for children and young people withcancer. And we know what we need to do to make that future a reality. We know we need to push harder, reachfurther and work smarter. And we know we need the right people on our team to help us get there. People likeyou.
Join us and your skills will make a real difference to the lives of young cancer patients.
About the role
We want to creative positive change in the health system to achieve the change children and young people with canceracross the UK, and their families, need. This means amplifying the voices of young cancer patients anddelivering evidence-based campaigns that make change happen.
This Policy and Public Affairs Officer role is responsible for supporting the Policy, Influencing and Voice Team withpolicy and public affairs expertise to deliver the key components of our influencing work in Scotland, Wales andNorthern Ireland. You will help us influence the system for children and young people with cancer and theirfamilies, so we can change experiences of having cancer and ensure children and young people’s voices areheard.
This includes:
- monitoring the policy and influencing landscape in each of the devolved nations
- developing policybriefings, position statements, consultation responses and reviewing evidence
- building and maintainingexcellent working relationships with elected representatives, officials, external partners and your colleaguestoo
- delivering our public affairs work in the devolved nations
- supporting our excitingcampaigning activities, tailoring to each nation
Young Lives vs Cancer is open to and in support of flexible working. Your flexibility requirements and that of therole will be discussed at interview stage with you.
This role is home-based and can be based anywhere in the UK, but the successful candidate will ideally be based ineither Wales, Northern Ireland or Scotland, and will require occasional visits to Young Lives vs Cancerworkplaces.
This role is subject to an Basic level Criminal Record Check. In the event of a successful application a Disclosureand Barring Services report will be sought.
We would love to hear from you if you:
- Have experience working in a policy or public affairs environment, ideally in Scotland, Wales or NorthernIreland
- Have experience or knowledge of the policy, public affairs and/or political processes and how touse them in your work
- Have effective influencing and relationship building skills
- Arecomfortable and confident working in a diverse and changing external environment across threenations
- Are solutions-focused, have attention to detail, and able to analyse complexinformation
Diversity declaration
At Young Lives vs Cancer, we recognise that opportunities for too many people remain a condition of their race,class, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation – or a combination. This has never been acceptable to usas an organisation.
We are committed to taking anti-oppressive action and removing barriers in our recruitment practices. We particularlywelcome applications from members of minoritised communities and creating equitable opportunities for all. Weare passionately committed to taking actions and making changes to be a truly diverse, inclusive and equitableorganisation, as well as reflective of the diverse children and young people we support. Click here to find outmore about our Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging strategy.
Accessibility
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we’ll always endeavour tobe as accommodating as possible. Please get in touch with us if you would like to discuss any specificrequirements.
What we offer
In return for your commitment, we offer a great reward package, which includes generous annual and family/ caringleave entitlements, enhanced pension and employee savings scheme. To find out more about our benefits package,have a look on our website:
If you join us, you will be part of a community that is committed make a difference to the lives of children andyoung people with cancer. Young Lives vs Cancer is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare ofchildren and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
Home-Start Glasgow North and North Lanarkshire is a vibrant community charity making a big impact on families withyoung children (under 5) in the local area. Our trained volunteers and staff help families through challengingtimes. In Scotland, over 1,500 volunteers support over 3,500 families and 6,500 children each year throughcompassionate, confidential help to parents when they need us most. The parents we support are often overwhelmedand isolated. They may be struggling with mental health, illness, disability, multiple birth, poverty, domesticabuse, separation or trauma. We provide both 1:1 and group support to families, helping them to cope with thestresses and strains of life and make sure they have the skills, confidence, and strength they need to nurturetheir children.
We are now looking to welcome a new Administrator to our Glasgow North team.
Do you have what we’re looking for?
- Highly organised and experienced administrator
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages
- High attention to detail and accuracy
- A positive team player with the ability to work using your own initiative
- Driving licence and own car required The post is initially funded for two years.