1. family and parenting

Project Manager
Recruitment – May 2015
Supporting Information
We are an award winning charity that own and manage two holiday homes at
the Craig Tara Holiday Park in Ayr. Every year we provide up to 60 families
on a low income and facing challenging circumstances with a much needed
break from home.
For these families a holiday is not a luxury – it’s a lifeline – a much needed
break from the stresses and strains of home life caused by issues such as
illness, domestic abuse and caring responsibilities.
OUR ORGANISATION STRUCTURE
The Caravan Project is the trading name of Drumchapel Caravan Project; the
UK’s first co-operative formed as a Scottish Charitable Incorporated
Organisation.
We currently have 17 member organisations, each of these organisations
nominate a representative to participate in the design, delivery and
development of our service within their organisation.
The representatives elect from amongst themselves trustees to oversee the
strategic management of the co-operative on behalf of the members. We
currently have five trustees.
OUR STAFF
Our trustees are supported by a modest compliment of staff:
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Project Manager who is responsible for the day-to-day running of the
project. This ranges from supporting the trustees with governance,
raising funds, developing new services and reaching out to new partner
and member organisations. We are currently recruiting this post.

Administrator who provides administration, book-keeping and general
administration support to the Project Manager. We will recruit this post
in May.

Seasonal Drivers who provide door-to-door transportation for the
families going on holiday.
Staff issues are dealt with by a sub group of the Trustees.
OUR VOLUNTEERS
Better known as ‘Caravan Reps’ our volunteers are based within member
organisations to lead on the promotion of holidays and supporting families to
apply, prepare and evaluate their holiday experience.
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Recruitment Pack – Supporting Information
The Caravan Project
Volunteers are supported by our Project Manager and Administrator and are
provided with a wide range of resources including a handbook, application
forms and information on referral opportunities for families.
OUR SERVICES
The families we support are those who need a short break most; for them a
holiday is not a luxury, it is a much needed break from the stresses and
strains brought about by their circumstances. Whist a holiday would make a
big difference to these families; many are unable to afford a trip to the seaside
let alone a short break.
In order to support these families we provide four distinct services:
1. Drumchapel Caravan Project
We directly own and manage two holiday homes sited at the Craig Tara
Holiday Park. Member organisations are allocated holiday dates and Caravan
Representatives support eligible families apply and prepare for their shortbreak. We also provide a number of initiatives to make the holiday as
affordable as possible:
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Free door-to-door transport
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Free fruit and veg pack
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Free passes to the entertainment complex
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Free discount card
Often paid by member organisations a contribution of £200 is requested per
holiday.
2. Glasgow’s Family Holiday Co-operatives
In 2014 we supported the establishment of the Glasgow North East Family
Holiday Co-operative and we are currently supporting the creation of a Family
Holiday Co-operative in the south of Glasgow.
Both charities are independent of the Caravan Project with their own board of
trustees, constitution and charity number.
The Caravan Project has entered into a Service Level Agreement with both
charities to manage their services on their behalf. As well as saving each cooperative in their region of £15,000 it has enabled them to develop a collective
voice across Glasgow whilst maintaining distinctive ties to their local
communities.
3. The Family Holiday Co-operative Franchise
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Recruitment Pack – Supporting Information
The Caravan Project
The co-operative recently worked with Jobs and Business Glasgow and GAP
Communication to investigate the potential of licensing the idea of a Family
Holiday Co-operative license. Selling the ideas, tools and resources needed
to other groups across the UK to enable them to deliver family holiday
opportunities in their own community.
The idea is still in development with the Caravan Project identifying pilot
project opportunities within the next six months.
4. Social Tourism Opportunities
A well developed concept across Europe but not widely known in the United
Kindom, social tourism is the participation of people on low income
participating in leisure and tourism activities (such as day trips, holidays etc).
Through the Family Holiday Association, The Caravan Project has worked
with HF Holidays and Highpark Primary to provide families with a weekend
break.
The Caravan Project is currently scoping opportunities to develop Social
Tourism activity in Glasgow.
FURTHER INFORMATION
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The Caravan Project
o Caravan Project Website
o Family Holiday Co-operative Website
o Twitter Feed
o Facebook Page
o 2014 Annual Report
o 2014 Impact Report
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Role
o Job advert
o Project Manager Job description and person specification
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Application forms
o Application for employment (word)
o Application for employment (pdf)
o Equalities monitoring form (word)
o Equalities monitoring form (pdf)
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