EVOC are hosting a workshop to explore the best way for the voluntary sector’s voice to be heard in local community planning from 2020.

 

Voluntary Sector Forums (VSFs) currently meet quarterly across Edinburgh localities, the meetings should be informative and inclusive, providing an opportunity for the third sector to come together and share their experiences, but also, as the VSF chairs represent third sector interests at the Locality Community Planning Partnership (LCPP) meetings, the VSFs are an important channel for their voice in local planning.

 

With the ever-changing local community planning landscape across the city we felt it was now time to revisit the goals and format of the VSFs, we want to discuss if there is a need for VSFs and if so how can they be improved? How do VSFs fit with Neighbourhood Networks and do we need representation from both?

 

Please come along for the morning and share your views and take part in the discussion!

 

Nov 28^th, 9:30am-12pm, Quaker Meeting House

 

Please note registration is required for this event:

 

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/third-sector-voices-in-community-planning-tickets-80635688515

EVOC are currently hiring for a Development Worker (Adult Health and Wellbeing).

Post & salary:

Development Worker (Adult Health and Wellbeing)

Part-time 0.4FTE (14 hours per week)

SJC pt 23 £27,103 pro rata (£10,841 actual)

This post is currently funded until end of March 2020 but extension possible subject to funding. Secondments welcomed.

 

For full details please visit our vacancies page.

You can now register for EVOC’s Annual AGM and Conference on Tuesday 5^th November!

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We are currently inviting all EVOC members to make nominations for EVOC’s Management Board. 

All Full Members may nominate an authorised representative to stand for election at the AGM, which is being held on Tuesday 5th November at Norton Park Conference Centre in Edinburgh. 

As a member of EVOC’s Management Board you will be involved in the strategic planning and decisions of EVOC, with quarterly annual meetings. 

For any questions about the position, please don’t hesitate to get in contact with Dianne Morrison at dianne.morrison@evoc.org.uk 

You can download a Nomination Form here, nominations must be received by Friday 27th September and sent to info@evoc.org.uk 

In July 2019 we held Briefings across Edinburgh’s four localities to introduce the 3 Conversations approach to our local voluntary and community sectors. Over seventy organisations participated in these events.

We have a first update: The Three Conversations approach and first innovation site.

This page is to be used to keep colleagues up to date with developments and provide a platform for further dialogue as the roll out begins. Please check back regularly.

Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership has recently begun work on the development of the Three Conversations model – which it is anticipated will reshape the way care and support are delivered across the city.

The new way of working will first be delivered at a number of ‘Innovation Sites’ across the city, which will allow teams to begin to redesign the way they work with people and move away from some of the current systems which are often flagged as bureaucratic, risk averse and admin heavy.

Clearly, to be successful this work will need to embed the widest range of community activities, groups, faith groups, Community Councils and citizens to support the design process and we are clear that this needs to happen at the beginning so that you are built in with the bricks of the programme.

EVOC will be supporting the development of work in the community following the Community Led Support methodology and we are starting to explore how that will work in reality. We will provide a briefing ahead of the event to people registered below.

Our intention is to ensure that the organisations and groups which make up communities can be facilitated to take a leading role in the development of the new initiative.

To begin this development, we will be hosting an event for local community based organisations, faith groups, Community Councils and other community groups on 23rd July 2019, 1pm – 4pm.

Community Led Support Event Briefing

Please book a place at:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/community-led-support-tickets-64726727384

 

 

Briefing for voluntary organisations on the new 3 Conversations Model (Partners 4 Change) being adopted by Edinburgh Health & Social Care Partnership.

EVOC has been attending the steering group meetings to implement the new model and this event is a brief powerpoint discussion about what is happening and how practice for the Partnership will significantly change in the coming months.

These are small informal events with booking required to gauge numbers for teas/coffees. We currently have  events in each locality for you to choose from:

• Tuesday, 2 July 2019 from 11:30 to 12:30
• Joined by Nikki Conway, SE Locality Manager
• Libertus Services | 20 Gracemount Drive | EH16 6RN Edinburgh | United Kingdom

BOOK HERE: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/3-conversations-briefing-tickets-63472568160

• Thursday, 4 July 2019 from 10:00 to 11:00
• Joined by Mike Massaro-Mallinson, NW Locality Manager
• EVOC | 525 Ferry Road | EH5 2FF Edinburgh | United Kingdom

• Tuesday, 9 July 2019 from 10:00 to 11:00
• Joined by Fiona Stratton, Cluster Manager and Alana Nabulsi, Contracts Manager
• Volunteer Edinburgh | 222 Leith Walk | EH6 5EQ Edinburgh | United Kingdom