- Courses start Monday 24th January -
We are pleased to share that UHI is offering FREE PLACES on a range of short courses exclusively for members of Highland Third Sector Interface.
Courses range from Highland and Islands Regional Development to Health, Child and Social care to Management Skills.
Courses start January 24, so please secure your limited space as soon as possible.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate in contacting us at [email protected].
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The post holder will be a senior development officer leading a series of new activities and areas of development for HTSI around their strategic ambitions. They will work closely and directly with the Chief Officer and the Senior Development Officer for the Digital and Membership Team to deliver the wider range of regionally based and driven responsibilities of the organisations and its TSI functions. As part of their individual role they will work with a range of partners and stakeholders and must be confident in building relationships and networks across sectors. They will lead on activities specifically related, but not restricted to, employability, training, political engagement and mentoring. Together with the HTSI CO, they will consider how the overall performance of the organisation is managed and ensure delivery of the annual operating plan.
Salary: £25,614, progressing to £28,895
Deadline: Wednesday 19th January
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The post holder will be responsible for raising awareness of the benefits of Green Health in Highland and supporting the work of the Partnership. The aim will be to increase public, and organisational, engagement to help tackle health inequalities by improving understanding of the health benefits of connection with nature, and the opportunities available to individuals. This will involve a range of tasks around the scheduling of key messaging across various media channels, maintaining the Think Health Think Nature website and directory, managing the generic e-mail account and the development of campaigns. This post is hosted and administered by the Highland Third Sector Interface on behalf of the Highland Green Health Partnership. The post holder will be an employee of HTSI.
Home working considered or if preferred a desk in the HTSI office in Dingwall is available
Salary: £26,000 Pro Rata
Deadline: Monday 24th January
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The post will provide a person-centred service that is responsive to individual aspirations and needs of people coming through the custody centre and who want to engage with the project as a method of reducing their chances of returning to custody in the future. They will help the individual to identify issues which have or could lead them to offend, their life aspirations and hopes, and agree a plan of action to work on achieving those aspirations and reduce the chances of offending in future. The post holder will help to identify any barriers and will explore options to address these barriers with the individuals. The role will also have responsibility for providing a similar service to individuals who access support through Café 1668 on Church Street. This will involve working and forming close relationships across the two functional areas of HTSI and other community-based services.
Salary: £25,614
Deadline: Monday 24th January
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Development Officer (Funding and Fundraising)
The post will be one of a team of development officer posts across the organisation but with a regional remit specifically around supporting the management of funding distributed to the Third Sector by HTSI, as well as a source of support for the Sector in Highland around funding and fundraising.
Intermittently, HTSI act as a conduit for funding to the sector in Highland and to ensure that this is done fairly and efficiently, fully taking the opportunity to demonstrate the value and impact of the sector as a delivery mechanism, we are now looking to develop a dedicated role. The post will be responsible for working with stakeholders, designing, managing and co-ordinating the implementation of funding processes. They will also have primary responsibility for drafting reports and providing assurance to the CO, HTSI Board and funding partners.
The post holder will be responsible for leading advice and guidance to the sector around fundraising ensuring that they are informed of the regulatory and legal information necessary.
They will also support the development of training and reference material for a stronger Third Sector across the Highlands, including delivery of training, workshops and policy development relevant to the speciality areas connected with this post.
Salary: £23,541, progressing to 26,516 pro rata
Deadline: Monday 7th February, 9:00 am
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-Re Advertised-
Development Officer (Resilience Network)
The post will be responsible for supporting the establishment of the newly developed Highland Third Sector Resilience Network, including embedding the current process and developing stage two of the projects to encourage more collaboration across groups within communities. They will also have responsibility for formalising and maintaining a wide variety of partnerships to create referral processes necessary for joint planning at community or organisational level.
The post is intended to support the next stage of development for the network and is currently funded for another 12 months with ambitions to establish something more permanent subject to funding. There are a clear set of outcomes expected around embedding much of this workstream into main TSI functions within Highland throughout the coming year.
connected with this post.
Hours: 28 hours a week
Salary: £25,614.31 pro rata
Based: Dingwall, with travelling throughout Highland (willing to discuss homeworking)
Fixed term: Initially for 12 months, progressing subject to funding
Deadline: January 31, 2022
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We are currently seeking to recruit Full & Part Time Mental Health Support Workers to join our team.
The role of a Mental Health Support Worker is to provide holistic support to individuals living in Atchcournie to help them achieve their goals. Our support packages are designed to provide person centred support; whether it is learning a new skill, maintaining independence, becoming more involved in the community, accessing benefits, health eating choices, a shopping trip, or meaningful activities of their choosing.
Salary: £19,760 - £20,748 pro rata
Deadline: 20th January
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Ecologia Youth Trust
Growing2gether In the Community Programme Manager/Partnerships Officer
Growing2gether is recruiting an innovative and entrepreneurial, Community Partnerships Officer, who is passionate about young people. This post is open to a creative approach; to stand beside young people whilst they assess the needs of their local community and design and deliver a community project. Growing2gether believes in the potential of young people to shape the world around them and achieve transformational change. Through the development and implementation of a participation strategy, this post will create a larger platform to ensure youth voice cannot be ignored.
The Post will involve: both programme management and programme delivery
Salary: £25,000 - £27,000 (per annum)
Deadline: Thursday 20th January 2022
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Skye Cycle Way – Phase 2 Development
Broadford and Strath Community Company
Skye Cycle Way – Bridge to Broadford Path is a community-led project to provide a safe route for cyclists, walkers and wheelers between the Skye Bridge and Broadford.
We are a seeking a freelance contractor to progress the Ashaig to Broadford section of the route (Phase 2) over the coming months. This will entail working with the Highland Council, engineering contractors, local residents and other stakeholders to progress the detailed route design and secure access agreements. The contractor will work closely with the Skye Cycle Way Project Officer and volunteer working group.
The successful candidate will have strong consultation and negotiating skills and experience of community engagement and project management
Ideally the applicant will be resident with Skye and Lochalsh. However, applications will be considered from anyone living within a daily commute of Broadford.
Home based
Fee: up to £9000
Hours: 3 days per week
Contract type: 9 months fixed term
Deadline: Monday 24th January 2022, 5pm
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Events and Outreach Coordinator
Gairloch Museum
We are looking to recruit an experienced, committed and welcoming individual to coordinate our events and outreach programme.
Thanks to support from the Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund, a significant part of this role will focus on reducing social isolation through activities for those within our community who face challenges.
The post holder will work in collaboration with GAMS and West Highland College.
Salary: £14,400 (pro-rata of £24K per annum FTE)
Hours: 3 days per week (24 hours)
Contract type: 12 months
Deadline: Monday 24th January 2022
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Part time Support Worker
Mikeysline is a Highland based mental health awareness and suicide prevention charity established in 2015. We support both young people and adults through our evening text-based services and on a 1:1 basis at our appointment and drop-in centre at the Hive. In February 2021, we launched an additional pilot service to support young people who are experiencing emotional distress or mental health issues and we are now building on that to expand our outreach support into the Easter Ross area and work directly with schools, in some cases providing 1:1 support, in others, speaking and presenting to classes and pupil councils.
Salary: £10.20 per hour
Deadline: Ongoing
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Support Worker - Care at Home
We are currently seeking to recruit Support Workers for our Care at Home Team in Nairnshire (Croy, Gollanfield, Tornagrain, Loch Flemington).
We are offering something different from a Mon-Fri 9-5 job. Do you have a caring, reliable, friendly nature? If you can reply yes to the above, then this maybe the role for you. We recruit people based on their values and transferrable skills.
Duties of the role may include assisting with personal care, bathing / showering, meal preparation, assistance to take medication safely together with recording and light domestic duties.
Salary: £10.50 to £11.00 per hour + mileage
Deadline: Ongoing
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Following the publication of the Community Action Plan it is clear that our aspirations will require more funding than is available to us from the income we receive from windfarms and hydro. The role of the Community Fundraiser is to help raise additional funds to ensure the financial stability of the Trust and other organisations in the Stratherrick and Foyers area whose work aligns with outcomes in the Community Action Plan. It is a new and very exciting role and we have a goal to match fund the £4 million we will receive into the area from renewable projects in the next five years.
If you are interested in this role please email your CV describing how your knowledge and skills meet the duties to [email protected] or by letter to SFCT, The Wildside Centre, Whitebridge, IV2 6UN.
Salary: £25,400-£33,500
Deadline: Thursday 27th January 2022, 12 noon
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Fundraising Database Officer
Trees for Life
Are you passionate about data and innovation? Without these two things Trees for Life cannot continue to carry on our vital work to rewild the Scottish Highlands.
We are recruiting for a brand new Fundraising Database Officer to join our small but mighty Fundraising and Marketing Team based across Moray and Highlands, with the flexibility of home working. We offer a progressive salary scheme and development opportunities to help you flourish in your role.
Our ideal candidate will carry out key data functions to support the Head of Fundraising and Marketing to implement our individual giving strategy to its maximum potential. High standards of integrity, respect and the ability to be a strong team player is essential.
Please download our full role description below, alongside the application form, equal opportunity forms and benefits brochure from our website.
Salary: £22,247 per annum starting salary
Deadline: Monday 31st January 2022, 12 noon
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Would you like to make a difference and contribute to the work of the Care Inspectorate? If so, these are roles which may interest you. Scottish Minsters are looking to make three new appointments to the Board of the Care Inspectorate.
Every person in Scotland has the right to high-quality, safe and compassionate social care services that make a real and positive difference to their lives. The Care Inspectorate is here to help make sure that happens. We promote rights, independence and choice, alongside safety and protection, for people experiencing care.
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Youth Highland supports a network of voluntary organisations and groups to help young people bring about positive change in their lives and communities using youth work methods and principles.
Due to the retirement of 2 members of the existing board, we are looking for new trustees.
If you are interested and motivated by community learning, passionate about helping young people to reach their potential or have experience in business management, education or the third sector we would be interested in hearing from you.
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Board Member
RASASH is a vibrant and growing charity committed to supporting survivors of sexual violence across Highland. You can make a difference and contribute to this work to prevent sexual violence.
RASASH are seeking new board members. Board members will play a critical role in the future development and governance of the service. We would also welcome candidates with a future interest in taking on the role of the chair. Working to feminist values, we are seeking a diverse range of women with a commitment to the work we do across Highland.
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Board Member
We are looking for people to join our Board from November 2021 to work collaboratively with existing CALA Board Members and the staff team. Over the coming years, CALA will be building on our proud work to date and together we will work to ensure our values inform our Strategic Plan of working to ensure children and families are supported to meet their potential. There are specific areas of knowledge and experience we are particularly interested in inviting onto our Board, spanning finance, legal, governance and social justice. Board Members serve in a voluntary capacity.
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Board Member
As a Board Member you are responsible for the strategic management of the Bureau. Each CAB is a separate registered Charity and for your local bureau to be effective a wide range of experience is required. We welcome Board Members who are enthusiastic about helping their community, even if they don’t feel they have specific professional skills.
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If you are a member and would like to advertise a Third Sector vacancy in Highland, please complete our new vacancy form which can be downloaded here. After completing it, send it to [email protected]. We do not charge for this service.
If you would like to become a member of HTSI, please Join Us!
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Highland Third Sector Interface is a Scottish Registered Charity SC043521
and a Scottish Registered Company SC425808.
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