VACANCY (employment or secondment) - Peer Support and Recovery Housing Development Manager

Applications are invited for a new role helping us continue the development of new approaches to empowering people recovering from addiction to develop community responses to their needs.

Partners LEAP (Lothian and Edinburgh Abstinence Project), City of Edinburgh Council, Access to Industry and Comas / Serenity Café, are developing recovery housing in Edinburgh.

The post-holder will bring community development skills and a creative approach to enabling residents to shape recovery community-led housing; and to develop a timebanking approach to building peer support for residents by others in the recovery community.

The post is based in Comas and the Serenity Café in Edinburgh.

Closing date 5pm 27th February.
The position is full time for one year (extension subject to funding), salary £28,680.
Secondment will be considered.

Please use the following links for full details and application form:

Job Description - Peer Support and Recovery Housing Development Manager
Information for Applicants - Peer Support and Recovery Housing Development Manager
Employment Application Form - Peer Support and Recovery Housing Development Manager

 

Volunteer Fundraisers Wanted!

Entrepreneurial Spirit? Logistics Whizz? Party Animal?

Comas is looking for a team of people who like organising events and activities which will attract attention and money to our organisation.

Creative fundraising is a challenge for small organisations but it is essential to our survival and our ability to do good work for social change. Comas is looking to establish a small team of volunteer fundraisers who will bring ideas and energy to developing fundraising activities which will help us to raise funds.

The team will meet once a month for 2 hours to plan fundraising events and activities. Between meetings, the team will stage the events and activities, with each team member contributing to the team task.

You will gain experience in:
Events Management | Sponsored Activities | Team Work | Leadership | Communications & PR | administration | the inside track on how fundraising works

You will bring:
A regular commitment (approx. 3 hours / week but will vary according to programme of events and activities)
Enthusiasm, good personal skills and confidence to contribute to team work

The monthly meeting will take place in Comas office (currently Abbeyhill but moving to Holyrood in the new year) and fundraising activities will take place in and around Edinburgh.
Public transport costs incurred while volunteering will be reimbursed.

For full details please see the following Volunteer Fundraisers Opportunity

To apply please complete and return the Volunteer Fundraiser Application Form

 

Our team

Ruth Campbell
Chief Officer

Ruth has an MBA in Public Service Management and an MSc in Community Development and Health. She is a qualified ILM 5 Coach. Over 20 years she has managed and worked for small and large voluntary organisations, local government and the Scottish Government, focusing on services to children and young people. Ruth is a Clore Social Fellow 2011

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Graham Logan
Finance and Administration Worker

 Graham joined us at the beginning of November after finding out about Comas through his volunteer work with another Edinburgh charity.  He has a background in property administration and is enjoying the rewarding move to third sector work.

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Louise Cowe
Development Worker

Louise is a Community Education graduate with experience of working with people in recovery from addiction. She is a qualified adult literacy tutor. Louise's research interests include community development and urban space/sense of place. 

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Michele Armstrong
Recovery Coaching Development Worker

Michele Armstrong is an experienced coach trainer. She set up and ran the Acorn Principle Plus coach training agency and Youth Coach Scotland, after many years of local authority community education work.

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Jim MacDonald
Project Worker

Jim MacDonald is a coach and 1:1 support worker specialising in recovery from addiction

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Sally Sorrie
Development Worker

Sally is a coach and B Ed Community Education graduate, who has a diverse range of skills including hypnotherapy

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Karen McLean
Serenity Cafe Apprentice

Karen leads the Serenity Cafe Women's Group and supports volunteers. 

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Gillian Gibson
Serenity Cafe Apprentice

Gillian supports the Serenity Cafe arts activities.

Gillian has trained in film and drama with York University and RSAMD.

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Mhairi Stirling
Intern

Mhairi is a Psychology graduate. Her internship is focusing on community development, groupwork and communications.

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