Money Advisers

• Salary dependent upon skills & experience. 32 hours over 4 days.

Role

• Non-working day Monday or Friday thereby allowing for a three-day weekend.
• Hybrid working available (depending on project)
• Discretionary bonus paid in December (depending on company’s performance)
• Generous annual leave allowance – 8 weeks increasing to 9 weeks per annum
• 6% Pension contribution (following completion of probationary period).
• Non-contributory life insurance amounting to 2 x annual salary
• Various social and charity event opportunities
• A professional, caring and listening environment in which to work

We are expanding our established team. We are looking for highly motivated and adaptable individuals who have previously worked within an advice environment to join our team. We have opportunities within various projects. Some of these projects may require part of the week to be spent at an outreach location (such as health settings etc.). There is also the opportunity to work both from our offices as well as home working (project dependent).

It is essential that you possess a detailed knowledge of debt, benefits, and financial capability. You will deliver a professional and supportive service to provide an essential and practical route forward for those in financial hardship.

You should possess a good knowledge of the Scottish National Standards for Information and Advice Providers and be able to apply this knowledge and manage casework in line with these standards. You will be familiar and competent in the relevant legislative and practice areas of Money Advice and Welfare Rights.

You will have excellent IT skills, with a flexible approach and good work ethic. Whilst a knowledge of Advice Pro case management system would be preferable, it is not essential.

A clean driving licence and own car is preferred although not essential.

Money Matters Money Advice Centre is an equal opportunity employer.

• Hybrid: Community work in greater Glasgow area but based with GCA office in North Claremont Street, Glasgow
• Closing 8th November 2024

Flexible working, part-time hours, or job-sharing arrangements will be considered for the right candidate.

GCA deliver services over 6 days per week and throughout Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire.

Role:

The Community Engagement Worker will provide a community-based Alcohol Brief Intervention service in the wider community and primary care settings in Greater Glasgow in partnership with other statutory, voluntary and community agencies in the area.

In return for choosing to work for GCA, the benefits you will receive are:

• Very generous annual leave entitlement: full-time employees start with an annual leave entitlement of 37 days (inclusive of bank holidays) which increases to 38 days after 2 years, 40 days after 5 years and 42 days after 10 years length of service.
• 5 duvet days where employees may take time off at short notice.
• Death in service policy of 2 times salary.
• Cycle to work scheme where employees can save money on a new bike and spread the cost.
• Training and development commitment to help employees perform to the best of their abilities.

Organisation Profile:

Glasgow Council on Alcohol (GCA) was founded in 1965 and is the oldest established Council on Alcohol in Scotland. GCA is a voluntary organisation working to reduce the harm caused by alcohol misuse through the provision of a range of high quality advice, information, counselling, support, prevention and education and training services.

This is a significant opportunity to be involved in an organisation transforming people’s lives. If you believe you have the background and personal qualities needed, we would be delighted to hear from you.

• Closing 30th October 2024

MsMissMrs is recruiting for a dynamic and enthusiastic Community Cook & Workshop Facilitator who shares our passion for the importance of nutritious, affordable food and the economic empowerment of women and their families in Glasgow.

This is an exciting opportunity to play an important role at MsMissMrs, leading the delivery of Batch Cook and Save workshops at our femfoods community kitchen in the heart of North Glasgow, helping us to continue our mission to empower women across Glasgow!

We are looking for a passionate and purpose-driven female who has experience of working in a fast-paced kitchen environment, and training and teaching others to cook. Ideally you will have facilitated cooking workshops in the community, working with all levels of cooking ability. You will have a good knowledge of nutrition, food groups and food budgeting and have a repertoire of hearty, healthy recipes up your sleeve, ready to share!

The core function of the role will be to lead our Batch Cook & Save workshops for women in our community, in our beautiful fully equipped femfoods kitchen in Possilpark. Working closely with women from all backgrounds you will teach the basics of cooking from scratch, nutritional information and provide economic empowerment by showing women how to shop and cook on a budget, ultimately saving money for their families.

In addition, you’ll be responsible for other kitchen duties including food orders and preparation, stock taking, cleaning and planning and budgeting for both kitchen workshops and seasonal delivery of community meals.

You will uphold a high standard of food safety and hygiene and will hold the required food hygiene standard certificates. You’ll take pride in our kitchen, and make sure it is clean, presentable and welcoming at all times.

We will offer training and access to teaching materials and previous recipes for our cooking programme and can also support the right candidate to update their food hygiene and safety certification as required for the role.

We love ideas and we love initiative at MsMissMrs, so we’d hope that you can contribute your skills, passion and experience to developing and growing our Batch Cook and Save programme further, to meet the needs of our community of women and families.

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you!

A new and exciting opportunity has arisen to work within Alzheimer Scotland as a Centre Manager in Perth on a permanent basis.

The Centre Manager will lead and manage a team providing Alzheimer Scotland’s programme of support for people concerned about their brain health or affected by dementia. The Centre Manager will be key to the successful delivery of Alzheimer Scotland’s vision to develop a programme of brain health and dementia support at identified centres across Scotland. Alzheimer Scotland is named after Alois (A-lo-ish) Alzheimer who first identified the brain disease we now recognise as the leading cause of dementia. By building a range of engaging and supportive services in the heart of their community, the Centre Manager will ensure that people have access to:

• Advice - our expert advisors can offer one-to-one help with anything from building cognitive resilience, to managing money matters and legal issues.
• Listening - we offer places to be heard, whatever the question or concern, whenever help is needed.
• Opportunities - to connect, learn and share with others in a similar situation.
• Information - on all stages of the brain health journey, whether someone is worried about their brain health or living and caring well with dementia.
• Support - everyone is welcome in our Centres, where those affected by dementia can feel safe with trusted staff who understand what they’re going through.

We are looking for a dynamic person who will support and deliver the ALOIS programme, embedding it within their daily practice and work alongside the Centres Lead to bring the programme to life.

Working with individuals and families, Centre Managers are required to have a warm, flexible approach, as well as skills in empathy and relationship building. We are looking for someone who has strong networking skills and experience of collaborating and developing partnerships both internally and externally.

Line management responsibilities for staff within the Centre is an expected part of the role, including development and supporting a network of volunteers.

Applicants will have an understanding of the aims and values of Alzheimer Scotland supported by excellent communication skills; hold a recognised professional qualification and/or have relevant experience with a willingness to learn and participate in training. Relevant qualifications and/or experience of working with people with dementia would be an advantage.