With Kids
Location
Stirling | United Kingdom
Job description
Are you passionate about high quality childcare and making a real difference to children and families in Scotland? Doyou want to be part of SCMA – a thriving membership organisation, advocating on behalf of childminders, anddelivering services across Scotland?
The Scottish Childminding Association (SCMA) is the national voice of childminding in Scotland. SCMA is a nationalThird Sector and membership organisation that promotes childminding as a quality childcare service. Working onbehalf of its 2,600 childminder members, SCMA helps to improve the wellbeing and outcomes for Scotland’schildren and aims to influence policy to ensure that it is informed by the experiences of childminding. SCMAprovides a wide range of support and professional services for members including training and events as well asdelivering local services. For more information visit childminding.org
We are recruiting a Workforce Manager (Retention) to manage the development and delivery of childminder retentionpilot models in our exciting new Workforce Programme, Shaping Scotland’s Childminding Future, aimed at retainingand growing the number of childminders across Scotland.
The successful applicant will be responsible for leading and managing a retention models team as well as workingcollaboratively with the wider SCMA team to deliver our innovative work which focuses on providing Mentoring,Funded Time Off the Floor and Quality & Learning support for childminders. You will work in closepartnership with designated local authorities and wider stakeholders.
We require a skilled communicator with the ability to manage and motivate your team, demonstrating enthusiasm,self-motivation, and focus. You should have a robust understanding of childminding services, current challengesfor the childminding workforce and solution focused approaches, including the ability to test and innovate.
Excellent planning, organisational and inter-personal skills are required and working as part of a team is essential.You should have highly developed written and oral communication skills.
Initial funding is until March 2025, however this is part of a 3-year proposal with funding confirmation received onan annual basis. The post is home/office based, requiring travel and attendance at meetings across the centralbelt and occasionally wider (including regular attendance at Head Office in Stirling).
Equipment and broadband/IT connections will be provided.
Closing date for receipt of completed applications is Tuesday 12th March 2024, 12.00pm.
Interviews will be held on Wednesday 20th March.
Please note that only applications submitted on the correct form will be considered.
SCMA is working towards becoming an equal opportunity employer.
Are you passionate about nurture, high quality childcare and making a real difference to children and families inScotland? Do you want to be part of SCMA – a thriving membership organisation, advocating on behalf ofchildminders and delivering services across Scotland?
We are recruiting for this role to help us deliver childminding services across Scotland.
The Scottish Childminding Association (SCMA) is the national voice of childminding in Scotland. SCMA is a nationalThird Sector and membership organisation that promotes childminding as a quality childcare service. Working onbehalf of its 3,000 childminder members, SCMA helps to improve the wellbeing and outcomes for Scotland’schildren and aims to influence policy to ensure that it is informed by the experiences of childminding. SCMAprovides a wide range of support and professional services for members including training and events as well asdelivering local services. For more information about our organisation and services visitchildminding.org
The successful applicant will assist with the co-ordination and effective delivery of our membership services.
You will provide support and assistance to members and stakeholders of the Association.
You will also be expected to provide effective and efficient administrative support to various staff and teams withinSCMA.
The postholder is required to have proven ability to prioritise work, organise information and forward plan.Enthusiasm, self-motivation, excellent communication and excellent organisational skills are essential.
Salary: Up to £40,000 plus competitive benefits package:
*Applicable on completion of probationary period and subject to terms
Who are we?
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is the leading voice of 5.5 million small businesses and the self-employedacross the UK. Since 1974, we've supported people to start, run and grow their own business. Withmarket-leading benefits, local support, financial expertise, networking events and more, we provide our memberswith all the tools they need to succeed in business. We’re also the UK’s leading business campaigner, focused ondelivering change on issues that matter most. With teams across the UK, we work with governments anddecision-makers to make real change happen.
What will you do?
This is an interesting and varied role. As a key member of the FSB Scotland team, the successful candidate will:
FSB is dedicated to helping small businesses survive through these difficult times, and we value our staff enough toprovide highly competitive rates of pay, benefits, and internationally recognised qualifications. We believeyour work life balance is important and we provide you with all the tools, skills and support to help ourmembers every day, and help you develop your skills through teamwork and relationship building. We believediversity is the key to success, and we encourage people from all walks of life and backgrounds to come and joinus. Our inclusive environment allows all our employees to bring their whole selves to work.
We are looking for enthusiastic people who share our values (Kind, Passionate and Creative) to join our servicesaccommodating young people and empowering them to thrive.
The support we provide is always person-centred, trauma-informed and wellbeing focused. As an Assistant ServiceManager, you will support the Service Manager in the management of a team delivering quality housing support andmanagement service and to support people with multi-complex needs/homeless in crisis and/or previously lookedafter or accommodated people, to build their skills and confidence to sustain their own tenancy.
You will already be registered with the Scottish Social Services Council and hold an HNC or SCQF Level 7 in SocialCare and have experience of supervising and motivating others.
Blue Triangle recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating allemployees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, marriage orcivil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.
Our service at Falkirk supports young people aged between 16 and 25.
*The successful candidate’s salary will be determined in line with their skills and experience. New employees arenormally appointed at the lower end of the salary scale and potential candidates should not expect to beappointed above the midpoint of the salary scale.
The Citizens Advice network in Scotland is the largest independent advice service in the country. Citizens AdviceScotland is a charity within this network – we act as a national organisation supporting and representing theservice as a whole and the interests of citizens. At the heart of the network there are 59 individual citizensadvice bureau across Scotland, all operating as independent charities in their own right, which focus onproviding support and advice directly to clients. Each of these organisations is a member of Citizens AdviceScotland. We believe that every citizen should have access to free, impartial and confidential advice that helpsthem make informed decisions, whenever they need it and however, they choose to access it.
Our vision is for a Fairer Scotland where everyone has the advice and information they need to realise their rights,and that the barriers to accessing those rights are effectively challenged.
Lead a dynamic, agile team to deliver Citizens Advice Scotland’s digital advice content.
You will manage the delivery of high-quality digital advice and the production of content, making sure it isaccessible and driven by user needs. You will also contribute to website development in order to meet thecurrent and future advice needs of the public and for the Citizens Advice network in Scotland as a whole. Thisrole will require you to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including Citizens AdviceEngland and Wales, to facilitate the delivery of digital advice and lead on specific innovation projects. If youbelieve you have the experience to successfully deliver on the above, this could be the role for you.
This role offers you the opportunity to work at the heart of supporting Scotland's largest independent advicenetwork and to make an invaluable contribution to citizen’s lives.
Employee benefits
Citizens Advice Scotland offers excellent terms and conditions. We want our people to have a great work life balanceand we have designed our working practices and benefits to support this. Here are some of things our employeesbenefit from: a 35-hour full time working week, 40 days annual leave, genuine flexibility in working hours witha flexi-time system, and blended/hybrid working opportunities for every role.
Citizens Advice Scotland is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion. We offer a range of family friendly,inclusive employment policies and flexible working arrangements to support all our staff. We are also committedto equality of opportunity for all and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age,disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief andmarriage and civil partnerships.
CAS provides options for blended working to allow employees to balance their time attending the office with timeworking from home. The number of days you will be able to work from home each week will be dependent on your jobrole and can be discussed as part of the recruitment process.
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