Head of Service

£29,448 - £36,429

Salary info:SJC Scale 35 – 43
Job Type:Full time
Closing date:31 August 2012
Location:Edinburgh

Role:

Candidates will demonstrate five years management experience, a minimum of two years working with children and young people and a commitment to personalised, child-centred services.

Essential experience includes service planning, financial management and fundraising, systematic quality assurance, as well as a sound knowledge of young people and carer policy. Candidates will demonstrate partnership and leadership competence for successful service developments in a multi-agency environment.

Organisation profile:

Edinburgh Young Carers Project is the largest independent young carers agency in Scotland. We have a strong commitment to the rights of children and young people. We seek experienced professionals committed to improving the lives of young carers.

Application Form - Head of Service

Job Description - Head of Service

EYCP Equal Opps Form

Disability Discrimination Act 1995

Supplementary Questions for Applicants with Disabilities
 

Closing date for applications:  noon – Friday 31st August, 2012
Interviews scheduled for:  Thursday 13th September, 2012

Project Manager - Schools Awareness Campaign

£19,959 pro-rata

Salary info:21 hrs. SJC AP2/SCP22. 12 months initial funding.
Job Type:Part time
Closing date:24 August 2012
Location:Edinburgh

Role:

Edinburgh Young Carers Project is seeking suitably experienced applicants to join its team developing and providing high quality support to young carers in Edinburgh as a part-time Project Manager for our Schools Awareness Campaign. The postholder will be expected to work directly with a variety of schools in Edinburgh, which will include delivering presentations and workshops.  Contact with a number of other support organisations will also be required.

We would expect applicants to have had some experience of managing, monitoring and evaluating a project.

Organisation profile:

Edinburgh Young Carers Project is the largest independent young carers agency in Scotland. We have a strong commitment to the rights of children and young people. We seek experienced professionals committed to improving the lives of young carers.

Application Form - Project Manager Schools Awareness

Job Description - Project Manager Schools Awareness

EYCP Equal Opps Form

Disability Discrimination Act 1995

Supplementary Questions for Applicants with Disabilities

Closing date for this post is:   noon - Friday 24th August, 2012

Young Carers Worker – (Maternity Cover)

£25,716

Salary info:35 hrs. Salary SJC AP4 starting at SCP30 £25,716 pa
Job Type:Full time
Closing date:31 August 2012
Location:Edinburgh

Role:

We are also seeking suitably experienced applicants to join our team developing and providing high quality support to young carers in Edinburgh as a full-time Young Carers Worker.
The postholder will be expected to work directly with young carers from the age of 5 to 20 on an individual basis and in groups and contribute to increasing quality and further developing support. Work includes following up new referrals, delivery of person centred planning and service provision, developing new opportunities, working in partnership with other agencies and assisting Edinburgh Young Carers Project to meet objectives.

Organisation profile:

Edinburgh Young Carers Project is the largest independent young carers agency in Scotland. We have a strong commitment to the rights of children and young people. We seek experienced professionals committed to improving the lives of young carers.

Application Form - Young Carers Development Worker (Maternity Cover)

Job Description - Young Carers Development Worker (Maternity Cover)

EYCP Equal Opps Form

Disability Discrimination Act 1995

Supplementary Questions for Applicants with Disabilities

Closing date for this post: noon – Friday 31st August, 2012

Please return all application forms to:

Edinburgh Young Carers Project,
Norton Park
57 Albion Road, Edinburgh EH7 5QY.
Tel 0131 475 2322
Email info@youngcarers.org.uk
www.youngcarers.org.uk