With Kids
Location
Scotland | United Kingdom
Job description
About Common Wheel
Common Wheel is a well-established mental health charity based in Glasgow. We provide meaningful activity for peoplewith mental illness and dementia. Our participatory weekly workshops take place in care homes across Glasgow,wards at Gartnavel Royal Hospital, two purpose built cycle workshops in Maryhill and Bridgeton, our base atGartnavel Royal Hospital and at the Climbing Centre in Maryhill. We work with over 400 participants per yearproviding weekly group activities in music, art, bike building and climbing. We also support volunteeropportunities across the organisation. Our aims are to improve mental wellbeing, reduce isolation, increaseskills and challenge stigma. We are a value-based organisation with a person-centred approach. Our values are:positivity, care, equality and partnership.
Background to this post
This is a new post created to strengthen the financial position of the organisation. The project manager is reducingher time to 3 days per week and the fundraiser will work closely with her, the other members of the teamincluding core staff, finance manager and treasurer to develop and deliver a robust funding strategy thatachieves our aims of:
We know that funding landscape is very competitive, but we have a good track record of consistently delivering risingincome streams to fund our activity targets, whilst achieving outcomes for our clients, and retaining acommitted team. We also now have the opportunity to maximise our social enterprise potential through developingthe retail activity in our bike workshops.
The Role
Based at our office at Gartnavel Royal Hospital and with the option for some hybrid working, you will work closelywith the project manager and the core staff team to resource our strategic ambitions. Common Wheel has an activeand engaged Board of trustees and a committed team of 8 core staff. We have a good track record of attractingfunding from various sources and have good working relationships with current and past funders. You will haveaccess to an archive of past bids and reports to inform your work going forward.
You will have access to Upshot, our monitoring, evaluation and learning tool where we keep both quantitative andqualitative data.
This post is more than writing funding applications, it is about proactively seeking opportunities, partnerships andsponsorships that broaden our income sources. It is about telling the story of
Common Wheel to different stakeholders and on different platforms to raise our profile and position us as a leadingmental health charity but also to actively promote our contribution to the circular economy and activesustainable travel through our bike building and repairs.
We are looking for someone who is an excellent communicator, who can think strategically has an eye for detail and anexcellent track record. You will be organised and methodical but have the creativity and vision to identifyopportunities and manage risk. We have ambitions to grow the social enterprise arm of our activities and welcomesomeone with experience in brand development and retail expansion. This is an exciting time to join theorganisation as we move forward with plans to be a more stable, greener, and equitable organisation. You willplay a pivotal role in helping us to achieve our goals and make a real difference to people with mental illnessand dementia.
Responsibilities
Person Spec
If you wish to apply please send a CV and covering letter which outlines why you would be a good fit for the role anddetails your success as a fundraiser to date to [email protected] by 4pm 15th March.
If you would like to have an informaldiscussion please email the same address and someone will arrange a call.
Interviews Thursday 28 March at Campbell House Gartnavel Royal Hospital
We are seeking a Communications Assistant to support and deliver the creation of inspiring communications and eventsto maximise Scottish Families’ reach and engagement across Scotland.
This post will work alongside our Communications Development Officer and assist with our content creation, socialmedia presence, storytelling efforts, campaigning, media relations, and support our whole team with theircommunication needs. This role is fun and rewarding with a broad range of projects to get involved in. You willcreate a place for family members to share their experiences, build and maintain our online community, promoteour events and encourage donations, and assist with making sure we are reaching more families across Scotlandthrough advertising, campaigning and collaborations.
The post is located at Edward House, Glasgow G2 3EX, with staff currently working between home and office. It isexpected that the post holder will be required to work occasional evenings and weekends. This post will be partof Scottish Families’ staff team and be supervised by the Communications Development Officer.
The post-holder will be responsible for maintaining our social media channels, including creating content, findingopportunities, and engaging with family members, supporters and partners; actively monitoring our media profile;supporting with storytelling efforts including sourcing leads, interviewing family members, copywriting stories,etc. to champion family voices; supporting our staff with internal communications; supporting our campaigningefforts including content creation, partnership working, advertising, and attending regular meetings withpartners; managing the administration of our Communications Advisory Group; and supporting our staff with theircommunication requests.
We are seeking applicants who are educated to HNC level, vocational qualification (level 4) or a relevantprofessional qualification, with a proven record of working across social media channels (specifically X,Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn); creating content for online purposes such as graphics, films and audio;collaborating with partners on projects and campaigns; and delivering campaigns with set targets and audiences.Applicants should have knowledge of new communication developments and trends, and of how to boost engagementwith supporters on social media. Candidates should be able to work as a supportive team member, contributingideas and assisting colleagues; be a competent user of social media channels and content creation software suchas Canva; be skilled in storytelling and collecting stories from supporters; and be able to create video contentsuch as Instagram Reels and TikToks using phones and relevant software, with excellent copywriting skills.
Tiny Changes is Scotland’s first national young people’s mental health charity. We run projects with young leadersthat help young minds feel better. The charity was set up in memory of artist and Frightened Rabbit frontmanScott Hutchison. Through his music and art Scott made tiny changes that had a big impact on people from allwalks of life.
We believe that Scotland’s young people deserve great mental health, and we believe in their insight and innovationto make this possible. We exist to nurture the talent of young people to find solutions that work for them.
In three years, we’ve funded 69 innovative mental health ideas - from bubble therapy with refugees to peer-led crisisprevention cafe and d/Deaf youth wellbeing resources - supporting over 4,000 children and young people, withmany of them leading change in their communities. Youcan read more about our strategy here.
The Tiny Changes team is growing all the time. We currently have 6 Trustees and will be looking to recruit another 2trustees to join the Board later this year. The Tiny Changes Team is made up of 3 employees and 1 consultant,creative partners and young advisors. You can read more about our team over on our blog.
Role Summary
As a freelance operations consultant at Tiny Changes, you will support the interim CEO with the management of allcharity and day to day operational activities, continuing the development of the charity in line withorganisational objectives and strategic direction. Working closely with our small team, you will contribute tothe overall direction of charity-wide operations. Supporting the management of co-production (youth leadprojects), fundraising, human resources, health and safety and equality diversity and inclusion, to ensure ourprocesses are up to date, compliant, meet the overall needs of the organisation and reflect our values.
What will you bring to Tiny Changes?
We are looking for applicants with the following characteristics:
1. Share our vision and values - we are Hopeful, Brave, Honest and Kind
2. Have knowledge of or interest in mental health issues affecting children and young people in Scotland
3. Active listener, equalities driven and self-reflective
We particularly welcome applications from the following groups:
• Young people with experience of mental health issues
• People with experience of caring roles
• Care experienced people
• People from minority ethnic communities
• Asylum seekers or refugees
• People who identify as any gender that’s not cisgender
• People who identify as LGBTQIA+
• People from gypsy traveller communities
• People from a wide range of religious and cultural backgrounds
You can find more information in the Job Description and Person Specification linked below.
Role Accessibility: This role requires frequent travel and use of your own vehicle
Do you have a flair for creative design and brand awareness? If so, you could help bring Alzheimer Scotland’s aim tomake sure nobody faces dementia alone to life through your creative skills.
The Graphic Designer’s primary responsibility will involve developing effective design solutions for various printand digital media platforms. Collaborating closely with the Creative Designer, you will provide design advice,support, and creative solutions for campaigns, publications, and digital outputs. Additionally, the roleincludes collaboration with design, print, and photographic agencies.
This position requires collaboration with colleagues throughout the Charity to generate high-quality creative contentand conceptualise ideas for campaigns. Situated within the Communications and Campaigns Team, you will play avital role in shaping and refining the Charity’s messaging. This collaborative effort ensures the Charity'smessages align with ongoing support, information, fundraising, and campaigning activities across differentplatforms while maintaining the Alzheimer Scotland brand and tone-of-voice.
Adaptability is key, as the role encompasses diverse tasks, ranging from routine materials for regular services andfundraising activities to the design of innovative campaigns and reports. The successful candidate must excel inautonomously managing tasks within tight deadlines without compromising on quality, thriving in a dynamic andfast-paced environment. As part of the application process, we are asking applicants to submit their portfolio.After completing the online application, please email a digital file or website link [email protected]
Angus Voice (AV) currently have the following vacancies on our Board of Directors:
Angus Voice is for and led by people who have personal experience of accessing mental health services. The aim is tobuild the capacity and involvement of people who use mental health services. It enables us to contribute toimproving the services that affect us. The project does this by building partnerships and challenging stigma anddiscrimination.
Angus Voice invite applications from individuals who are willing to share their expertise, knowledge and skills intaking forward this important work and ensuring best practice in Board Governance. The individual must becommitted in our collective strategic vision for the organisation in creating a more inclusive community whereevery person’s voice matters.
We are looking for people who have an understanding and commitment to reducing inequality, isolation and stigma andhave the following skills and expertise:
This role is not accompanied by any financial remuneration, although expenses for travel may be claimed in line withAV’s expenses policy. We are currently holding Board meetings remotely, and envisage there will be a mix of inperson and remote meetings moving forward - so we would consider someone out with the local area taking on thisrole.
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