Job Description
Every week three children in Scotland die from a life-shortening condition. For nearly thirty years CHAS has been offering a full family support service for babies, children, and young people with life-shortening conditions. This includes palliative care, family respite and support through our hospices, homecare services and hospital presence.
Currently, Children's Hospices Across Scotland (better known as CHAS) holds 11 owned and leased sites across Scotland: two hospices open 24 hours, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, four shops, six offices and staff bases, and Ardoch, a 136 acre residential conference centre on the banks of Loch Lomond. CHAS are now approaching the senior market to fill an enviable leadership post which will play a vital part in taking responsibility for leading the strategic development and operational management of whole Estate and also soft FM for the non-hospice sites (9). This post holder will work closely with the Health & Safety Advisor and contribute to the senior leadership within CHAS.
The full dimension of the post will assume responsibility for:
- Overseeing 10 FTE staff and directly; lead 1 manager plus various consultants on a needs basis
- Managing 8 leased properties (offices and shops)
- Being the Authorised signatory for monies, dealing with petty cash, staff, and volunteer expenses up to £5,000
- Holding the delegated revenue and capital budget (£1.5m) and responsible for the management of this expenditure ensuring regular analysis and highlighting to CHAS Finance Team expenditure pressure areas with suggestions for remedial actions. Budget is spread across multiple sites and functions and includes a backlog of maintenance works that were mostly put on hold due to Covid-19 which will need to be addressed. A Property Strategy has already been developed, and this post will be responsible for updating it to reflect covid impacts, and implementation of it. Lead on supplier contracts; managing negotiations to attain level of service and cost beneficial to CHAS.
About You
- Minimum of five years managing and developing a support services or related function in a multi-user, multi-site environment with a wide range of professional services such as property, facilities and health and safety management
- Degree Qualified in a relevant subject e.g., Business studies, Facilities or Property Management
- Holds a postgraduate or professional qualification in a relevant subject e.g., IFMA
- Evidence of a high level of theoretical knowledge and understanding of support services, facilities, business systems and continuity planning
- Evidence of continued learning and recent study
- High level knowledge of current Health and Safety Legislation and Management
- Evidence of high-level experience of Risk Management principles, methodologies, and knowledge of relevant industry standards
- Demonstrable advanced knowledge of business process workflow as well as administrative and organisational policies and procedures
About CHAS
At CHAS, staff and volunteers work together as one team, focused on the common goal of reaching every family in Scotland who needs our support. We have a 3:1 ratio of volunteers to staff members in CHAS. All CHAS staff will at some point work with or alongside volunteers and will be expected to support volunteers.
Our ambition is to reach every family in Scotland who is living with the heart-breaking prognosis that their child is dying, and offer them our care and support to empower them to make the most of the short time they have together. As a Job Title, you will be instrumental in achieving this vision.
This post is subject to a Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) check.
Haemophilia Scotland seeks to support and represent those with inherited bleeding disorders including those with Haemophilia, Von Willebrands and similar conditions. We wish to appoint an enthusiastic, empathetic and flexible part-time Director with financial acumen. As a natural leader you will take forward key areas of the charity’s work on our behalf.
As a small charity work is varied and rewarding with its challenges. We need someone who will enhance the public profile of Haemophilia Scotland and develop and maintain new/existing alliances with the Scottish Government, the pharmaceutical industry and health professionals. You will need to underpin this with effective organisational and leadership skills, financial acumen and success in fundraising. Fundraising is a critical part of the role, as we rely heavily on grant aid and donations from our members. We aspire to a more stable financial base and will look to our new Director to be pivotal in the achievement of this. We believe that our members are central to all we do, and we will look to the new Director to enhance our established engagement arrangements. As we move back to some level of normality after the Covid-19 pandemic, we aim to re-energise our face-to-face contact with our members.
The role is based on 17.5 hours per week which can be worked flexibly. Some weekend evening work may be required, but not too often. Most of our Board meetings are held via Zoom as our trustees are spread across Scotland. Our systems allow staff to operate flexibly from home or office.
- Bellshill, Glasgow (with flexible working options)
- Closing 21st November 2021
At CrossReach we’re a charitable organisation that puts people at the heart of everything we do. From caring for older people, children and families and the homeless to supporting those with learning disabilities, we’ve been delivering innovative social care for over 150 years. And as one of Scotland’s largest social care providers, we have 65 services and 1,800 employees across the country.
Our Children & Families Services cover early years and learning disabilities support, residential care and education as well as counselling. In this broad ranging role, you’ll have operational responsibility for our children with disabilities and early years services, with the opportunity to work strategically with the Director of Children & Families across our entire service provision. You’ll ensure the delivery and development of high-quality care for children with disabilities and their families at the Mallard, Garratt and Go2, whilst leading the development of our Daisy Chain service that provide early years and family support in Govanhill.
To apply, you’ll need experience of managing and developing children’s and young people’s services, ideally combined with a relevant degree/equivalent qualification. As well as a proven track record of strategic planning and development, you’ll be able to effectively prioritise operational work tasks, and use your initiative and creative problem-solving skills to achieve desired outcomes. Effective communication skills with the ability to persuade and influence others are also essential. This post will involve remote working with frequent travel across the West Region and some travel across Scotland.
As a member of the CrossReach team, you’ll be helping some of the most vulnerable people in our society live safer, fuller and happier lives. Our values driven culture means we are accepting, respectful and compassionate to both our service users and employees. So, join us and you’ll be part of a professional environment with a range of development opportunities and a generous benefits package. It’s a career that will enhance both your life and the lives of vulnerable people across Scotland.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a senior management post within Families Outside. This is a key role for a dynamic and passionate individual interested in making a real difference in the lives of families affected by imprisonment.
Families Outside is the only national charity in Scotland that works solely to support children and families affected by imprisonment. This senior management post leads the strategic development and implementation of the work of Families Outside’s Family Support Team, linking the work of the Regional Managers and Regional Family Support Coordinators, and Group Work & Peer Support to improve outcomes for children and families throughout Scotland who are affected by imprisonment. The post holder will lead and inspire a team of managers to deliver high quality integrated support within our values framework. Undertaking and leading on significant projects, providing strategic leadership, and promoting and representing Families Outside are all key components of this challenging role.
If you are able to take strategic and operational responsibility for the support of children and families and have the ability to lead a team of dedicated staff, among other attributes, we would like to hear from you. Ideally, this role would be based in Edinburgh but would be feasible for anyone in the central belt.
About you
You will need a proven relevant track record, possibly gained in a range of sectors where you operated at a senior level with external audiences and engaged with, and influenced, a variety of stakeholders. You will also need demonstrable experience in managing and developing a diverse family support service, working collaboratively to support families caught up in criminal justice processes, significant experience of child and adult protection, and extensive experience of managing staff, students, and volunteers.
Someone who thrives on working collaboratively with others for the good of the business, you will be adept at building a network of good relationships and have an ability to develop a thorough understanding of the organisation and the wider sector quickly. You will be a good listener and positive influencer who communicates clearly verbally and in writing and, where appropriate, is able to persuade others to change their views, intentions, or actions.
The leadership role of Head of Family Support is key for the organisation: you will lead a team of 5, and as a member of the 4-person Senior Management Team will report directly to the CEO. Providing leadership and effective day-to-day management of the Family Support Team, you will ensure that Families Outside is a key contributor to local and national policy and the lead national voice on issues relating to families affected by imprisonment.
This is an exciting role for the right applicant and comes at a time where Families Outside has undertaken a major restructuring programme and recently revised our Strategic Plan for the next 4 years. This is an exciting time to join the team, where you will have the opportunity to deliver the ambitions of Families Outside within a newly established Senior Management Team.
Developing committed partnerships and networks, especially around local authority and third sector partners, ensuring clear knowledge and understanding of the commissioning and compliance protocols and expectations. Cultivating support for Housing First and associated services, as well as and other initiatives as required, in addition to developing a strong, quality, effective and trauma-informed service. Building capacity by effectively using our key resources of capable, ambitious and confident people who can deliver services which effect lasting change. Be a strategic thinker and act as a national resource for local authorities and housing associations in developing strategic and operational responses to need. To motivate, influence and empower service leadership and frontline staff to develop multi-skilled teams which deliver your local strategy and strategic vision.