Head Of Schools - West Of Scotland

Job Description

• Salary dependent on experience. Permanent.

RoleMCR Pathways is a national charity dedicated to supporting disadvantaged, care-experienced and vulnerable youngpeople to find, grow and use their talent through 1:1 mentoring and support. We are currently seeking aHead of Schools, for the West ofScotland covering East Dunbartonshire, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire,North and South Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire. The role will be pivotal in empowering ourfabulous school-based Pathways Coordinators and local teams to grow the programme andsupport more young peopleacross the west of Scotland. Another key focus of the post will be actively developing and maintainingexceptional relationships with Headteachers, local authorities and other partners.You will have responsibility for leading the regional plan to ensure high standards of programme delivery, engagementand partnerships. This role requires collegiate leadership, visible presence, strategic thinking, excellentcommunication skills, and a deepunderstanding of the educational landscape and related policies in the regionand nationally.You will be joining a diverse, incredibly committed team, and will work across several local authorities to ensurethe MCR programme meets each local need and context, and achieves all regional KPIs. If you excel at autonomousworking; are an inspirationalteam leader; are passionate and relentlessly focused to achieve equality ofopportunities and outcomes for all; and are able to build meaningful relationships with a broad range ofstakeholders, then please click on the job description and person specificationbutton to find out more.Please note: This role will involve travel across the region so access to a car is a keyrequirement.Closing date for applications: Thursday 21st September at 9amWe have an exciting opportunity for someone with experience of delivering Support Services to join our MinistriesSupport team. You will have a relevant background e.g. ministry, Human Resources, counselling, social work orsocial care.You will have a thorough understanding of the demands of ministry, as it is practiced in the context of a nationalChurch, to allow you to develop and deliver a strategic programme of Support for the entire lifecycle of thoseserving in the recognised Ministriesof the Church of Scotland. With the ability to communicate effectivelyacross our structures, this role demands high level administrative management alongside a high degree ofresilience in managing matters of a highly sensitive and complex nature.This post carries a Genuine Occupational Requirement in terms of the Equality Act 2010. You will be a committedChristian with a live Church connectionAt Venture Trust, we have an essential and exciting new role within our charity to lead our operational teams. We arelooking for a talented professional to create meaningful change for our participants. You will lead our LocalityTeams to deliver high qualitytherapeutic, person-centred journeys, harnessing outdoors and nature spaces withincommunities and in remote areas of Scotland.About Venture TrustVenture Trust believes no one should be left behind because they are struggling with adversity, inequality, orvulnerability. That is why we are supporting people to gain the life skills, stability and confidence needed toreach their potential.We support people in their local community and in the Scottish outdoors with learning and development. The outdoorsoffers an inherent challenge for individuals to reflect on beliefs, attitudes, and behaviours. With time andspace away from influences at home,individuals can unlock skills and learn new, more positive, ways ofapproaching situations. At any stage in life, people can struggle. That is why we focus on the path to apositive future, without forgetting what led people to us. Many people we work with aresurviving outsidemainstream support, are unemployed, or they may have never been in employment. Most have faced trauma.Our values underpin everything we do:• Courage – we remain brave when things are tough• Care – we will attend to people and place• Curiosity – we are thoughtful• Collaboration – we work together for greater impactOur vision is everyone, irrespective of their past, can achieve their potential for a healthy, happy and fulfillinglife.About The RoleYou will play a pivotal role in leading our highly skilled multi-disciplinary teams, providing operational andstrategic leadership and fostering an environment where our people can grow and thrive.You will oversee our high quality participant work, including outdoor and nature based programmes in communities andacross Scotlands Wilder places.You will embed participant voices at the heart of our operational designs and decision making. Through your networks,you will maintain and develop strategic relationships with stakeholders, partner agencies and local authorities,and identify opportunitiesfor collaboration.Underpinning all our operational activity, you will ensure everything we do is safe. You will oversee consistentapplication of safety systems and processes, that our staff are supported and trained, that we are traumainformed and that we continue to learnand to improve.If you have the skills and experience we are looking for, and want to play an important role in shaping the future ofa dynamic charity striving to enable people to achieve lasting change in their lives, we want to hear fromyou.Toonspeak is seeking to appoint a new Head of Programme and Creative Development to lead, develop, manage and produceour Programme of Weekly Workshops, Events and Performances.Could you be part of something different We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individualto use their gifts, skills and experience to make a difference to the lives of the people in our parishes andcommunities.We are looking for someone who will work closely with the Transition Minister and the Kirk Session in supporting thecongregation and members of Newbattle Parish by deepening pastoral care, worshipping life and a sense of churchconnection within the parish.The successful candidate will have experience of developing congregations’spiritual life, with a strong understanding of mission and worship.This role requires that the post holder is a committed Christian with a live church connection which is a GenuineOccupational Requirement in terms of the Equality Act 2010. #J-18808-Ljbffr