Job Description
- 35 hours per week (with flexi-time and hybrid working policies)
- 24/21
Role
At a time of significant change in the ways of working within the Church of Scotland, the Head of IT as part of the senior management team, will help to lead the organisation through the development and implementation of IT strategy across the national offices and regional workplaces.
You will bring your proven experience of managing change to the role where through project managing our wide-ranging IT services, you will lead and inspire the IT team in the development of policy and practice to support staff and the wider church.
Alongside your experience of senior IT management your technical knowledge and understanding will be complemented by your ability to engage and influence stakeholders, make high level informed decisions and offer a strong analytical approach.
We are committed to our values of grace, integrity, respect, professionalism, collaboration and innovation in all that we do and this informs our attitude to working together.
Closing date: 12 noon on Friday 12 November 2021
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.
Turning Point Scotland North East Edinburgh Recovery Services provides recovery focused psychosocial interventions to adults experiencing drug and alcohol-related issues across North East Edinburgh. We work within a hub model with partners, including NHS Lothian, CEC Social Work and other voluntary agencies to ensure individualised packages of care to enable service users to achieve their recovery goals.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team at the Leith Hub 5 Links Place Edinburgh EH6 7EZ. You will be providing the high-quality delivery of 1:1 and group recovery focused interventions to those we support. The services are delivered from our main offices and on an outreach basis in pharmacies GP surgery and at client's home where required.
Please note all staff are expected to be able to work across both Leith and Craigmillar sites when required.
As a busy established recovery hub we are seeking candidates who already have some knowledge of drug and alcohol harm reduction and treatment options and can demonstrate experience working with this client group.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Oversee the effective provision of, and perform (where necessary) general reception duties:
• Ensure the maintenance and retention of effective records of all service users and visitors to the Service/department as appropriate.
• Oversee and be responsible for the opening and redirection of incoming and outgoing mail for the service/department, and logging of mail.
• Oversee and be responsible for producing letters, email correspondence, presentations, reports, photocopying, faxing and printing for the service/department.
• Oversee and be responsible for the maintenance of effective filing, archiving and retention systems.
• Devise and oversee office and admin systems in support of functions within the service/department as appropriate.
• Ensure the effective maintenance and ordering of office stationery supplies.
• Oversee and be responsible for the financial transactions of the service/department as appropriate;
• Assist the Service/Department Manager with budget monitoring and management where required.
• Ensure the effective processing of HR, recruitment and payroll information.
• Input data, collate statistics, and produce and analyse reports.
• Be responsible for the effective provision of monthly submissions to Head Office e.g. absence returns, recruitment paperwork, service user data etc.
• Participate in in-service/departmental meetings, prepare paperwork and produce notes/minutes.
• Co-ordinate elements of communications within the service/department.
• Assist with organising events e.g. stakeholder days, fundraising etc.
• Be responsible for organising building maintenance where required.
• Monitor security equipment and instigate any action where required.
• Be responsible for promoting positive team working within the wider admin team.
• Participate in and contribute to the wider Administration Team as required.
• Participate in and contribute to organisational work and purpose on a national or strategic level as required.
• Be responsible for carrying out specific tasks to deadline.
• Work with significant autonomy/independence as required.
• Be responsible for own practice and that of directly managed staff.
• Maintain confidentiality at all times.
Grassmarket Community Project takes an innovative approach to providing sanctuary and support to participants many of whom are amongst the most vulnerable of our citizens. Through mentoring, social enterprise and education in a nurturing environment, the project develops skills enabling participants to develop to their full potential and reconnect with themselves, others and the wider community.
Our vision is to create an environment where people can realise their full potential and re-connect with themselves, others and the wider community.
· People feel valued and every person is given dignity.
· People feel cared about and can move towards independent living without feeling abandoned or isolated.
· People can be confident to trust and value their own decisions, overcoming a poverty of expectation and ultimately realising their own potential.
· People can build a life which reduces dependence on others, gaining self-reliance.
· There is a commitment to be involved with individuals, meeting and welcoming them within the local community.
Our project is based in the heart of the Old Town in Edinburgh, in the Grassmarket. We work with over 500 people a year and deliver on average 800 hours of support per month.
Grassmarket Furniture is our oldest and most established social enterprise. We supply furniture commissions to a wide range of customers from the private, public and third sector and to private individuals. Most of our furniture is made using recycled wood, mostly church pews which we collect from all over the UK, as well as local sustainably sourced timber from windfall tree or trees felled for development. We make anything the customer requires from lamps, award trophies, chopping boards to shop fits, bars and dining room sets. Our prices have ranged from £20 for a candle holder to £5,000 for one table. Our woodwork turnover exceeds over £100k a year and supports a range of vulnerable adults, around 60 a year, who volunteer daily or once a week or are paid apprentices (completing SQA’s) or people on supported employment.
We are looking an enthusiastic and reliable Assistant Workshop Manager who can contribute to the production of furniture and training of beginner level woodworkers, for our flagship social enterprise. Candidates must have a joinery or cabinet-making qualification, or equivalent on the job training, and experience in a professional joinery workshop.
The workshop is staffed largely by trainees and volunteers who are vulnerable adults. Candidates must have experience, or be able to work with people from all walks of life, have empathy for colleagues with support needs, and a willing to listen and learn with compassionate and non-judgemental attitude.
Duties will include:
· Support of vulnerable individuals.
· Manufacturing of commissioned furniture.
· Teaching of basic woodwork, furniture making skills, health & safety and general life skills.
· Keeping a safe workshop at all times.
· Working with current customers, co-managing order book and priorities.
· Help with sourcing recycled timber, and reprocessing this for furniture production.
People are at the heart of who we are and what we do. Day-by-day, person-to-person, we tailor what we offer to what people need. We’re here to provide consistent, friendly and informed support so that people can explore options and take ‘the next step’ towards a positive future. We welcome people with a wide range of skills and experiences to our team – including those who have lived through homelessness. To make a difference we need to work flexibly, with everyday-leadership, humour and a ‘can do’ spirit. We want to make it easy, make it right, and make it happen – not only for the people we support, but also for each other. Our #OneTeam ethos is core to who we are, and it means caring for and supporting each other regardless of our role, service or location. This is how we roll. We want people who share these values to join us and become a part of the Simon Community Scotland family.
Are you as passionate as we are about providing high quality, safe accommodation to women experiencing homelessness? If the answer is yes we are looking for you to join us and work within a fast-paced dedicated team who have a woman-centred approach that focuses on safety and recovery.
We have full and part-time vacancies for support workers based in our women’s housing support services in Glasgow. We also have opportunities to join our relief staff team. Relief hours are based on service delivery needs and offer an exciting chance to build your experience and skills in social care, these roles are ideally suited to students and those who can be flexible with their time and availability.
We will also consider applicants looking to work on a permanent night shift basis.
Job Purpose
The women who enter our housing support services, often have multiple experiences of abuse and disadvantage, including childhood abuse, domestic and sexual violence and exploitation through prostitution including coercion and control. They may have physical and mental health problems, criminal records and experience of street homelessness, any combination of which can lead to learned survival and coping strategies that can often be a barrier to accessing and benefiting from support services.
Our aim is to provide a safe place that accepts women as they are whilst supporting them to identify goals and find ways of moving forward and away from the harm they live with. You will report to the Head of Women’s Services and work in harmony with all other teams within the women’s service as well as the wider organisational teams, and will look outwardly to develop your practice area in partnership with all stakeholders