We have an exciting new opportunity for an individual who is passionate about community development lead and volunteer coordination at The Salisbury Centre. We are recruiting a Community Development Lead and Volunteer Co-ordinator.
As our Community Development Lead and Volunteer Coordinator, you'll be instrumental in collaborating with our committed community members, volunteers, centre attendees, and outreach initiatives. In your role as volunteer coordinator, you'll lead the recruitment, organization, administration, and engagement of volunteers, with a strong emphasis on ensuring each volunteer feels valued, supported, and aligned with the Centre’s core values. As a Community Development Lead, you'll guide and empower individuals and groups to pursue their interests and aspirations within the Centre. This involves mentoring individuals to participate in community events, volunteer work, and share their skills.
Essential Skills
Desirable Skills
Govan Housing Association is a community focused Registered Social Landlord based in Govan, Glasgow. The Association itself possesses a rich history and one of development and innovation. Founded in 1971, the Association was the first community based housing provider, leading the way for social housing provision in Scotland. After over 40 years of operating in the housing sector, the Association now manages approximately 1,600 socially rented properties and over 600 factored properties as well as taking an active role in the regeneration of the area and continuing to improve the quality of life of residents.
Govan HELP is a well- established charity who support families with children in the Govan area of Glasgow.
Govan Help are a charity which exists to build the resilience, confidence and self-worth of children and their families through provision of a range of early intervention services. These equip families with the skills and resources needed to make positive changes to their lives, and resolve issues in the home before they reach crisis-point. Moreover, Govan Help work closely with local schools to help children excel in work and play. Services consist of:
Each year, Govan Help support over 600 families from Govan and the surrounding communities, assisting service users with a wide range of needs. Their network of schools, nurseries and other local partners allow Govan Help to create the best package of support for individual families.
Following a successful joint funding bid, Govan Housing Association and Govan Help are delighted to have received grant funding from Advice UK in order to strengthen their partnership by delivering advice in accessible settings to the local community.
The funding allows both organisations to recruit for two experienced Money Advisers to assist in the delivery of advice in relation to Welfare Benefits, Money & Debt and Energy Advice across the community.
The Govan Housing Group’s Money Advice Service has achieved successful accreditation of the Scottish National Standards for Information & Advice Providers (SNSIAP) at the highest levels of Type III in Welfare Benefits and Type II in Money & Debt. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in maintaining, adhering and developing the standards and processes currently in place in order to continue to deliver a high-quality advice service to our customers.
As Money Adviser, you will assist in delivering a first-class service to customers in relation to all welfare benefit and debt related issues. The successful candidate will be experienced in welfare benefits including Social Security for Scotland and have experience of providing Money and Debt advice, including formal debt relief options as well as being able to provide basic energy advice.
In return, we offer an excellent and competitive salary and benefits package including a defined contribution pension incorporating a death in service payment; 40 days combined annual leave/ public holidays; flexible working; health cash plan as well as generous training and development opportunities. We also offer a supportive and working environment where hard work is recognised.
The Self Directed Support Forum East Renfrewshire is an independent charity organisation. We support people and their families who are thinking about directing their own support or someone they care for. We also support individuals and families who are already directing an existing social care package. Our vision is people having the choice and control over their own support arrangements to ensure they can live more independently.
The Forum are looking for an enthusiastic person to join our team.
You must have work experience in the field of Health and Social Care. It is essential that you are familiar with the Self-Directed Support (SDS) Act 2013 and the Scottish Government Legislation for SDS. You must be willing to learn and understand the local SDS policy and practice and be able to work well with all our partners. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic towards continued development in this area. An SCQF level 6 or HND in Health & Social Care or equivalent is required.
You must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, report writing and IT skills. Experience working with people who have additional needs, including individuals with communication impairments. It is essential that you have experience in representing clients within a multi-agency setting.
Teamwork is at the core of all our service provision and is imperative to the strategic growth of our organisation.
We require someone who is flexible and can adapt to any changes in delivery of service. This includes evening work occasionally, however the core hours of work are throughout Monday to Friday between 8.45am and 4.45pm.
Flexible Part time hours to be agreed and ideally will be over 5 days.
Are you passionate about helping people to live a better life? Do you want to work for a charity where your health and wellbeing matter just as much as the people you support? Do you want to be part of a trauma-informed team where you will be supported to develop creative and flexible ways of working?
You don’t need to have previous experience or qualifications in this field. If you share our values, this could be the role for you!
At LinkLiving, our values and people are at the heart of everything we do including how we recruit our staff. It is important for us to find people who share our values, which are:
LinkLiving is a Scottish health and wellbeing charity that supports people to manage or overcome the effects of negative life experiences (including trauma, mental health challenges, poverty and inequality) so that they can build on their strengths and aspirations in order to live their best possible lives. We support people through a range of models including:
The Service
The Fife Visiting Support Services, Short Term Housing Support work with people in their own homes, sheltered housing, and temporary accommodation in the community throughout Fife to help them live independently, therefore access to a car and a full driving licence are essential.
The Fife Visiting Support Services, Long Term Care at Home work with people in their own homes, sheltered housing, and temporary accommodation in the community throughout Fife to help them live independently, therefore access to a car and a full driving licence are essential.
The Job
Short Term Housing Support
Support Workers in the Fife Support Services, Short Term Housing Support are responsible for delivering a housing support service for up to 6 months to enable people to sustain their tenancy and live as independently as possible in their own homes.
It is the Support Workers responsibility to develop effective relationships with people affected by a range of challenges, support them to cope in difficult times and enable them to live a good life. In doing so, to provide emotional, practical and social support to help people to live as independently as possible and make informed choices in all aspects of their lives.
As a Support Worker in this service, you will support and assist service users to achieve outcomes in the following areas –
Income Maximisation
Managing / Sustaining a Tenancy
Improved Independent Living Skills
Accessing Specialist Support
Reducing Isolation
Improved Mental Health & Wellbeing
Long Term Care at Home
Support Workers in the Fife Support Service, Long Term Care at Home are responsible for delivering a visiting care at home service to enable people to live as independently as possible in their own homes (which may include prompting of personal care and medication, where required, and help to enable people to develop practical household skills).
The post holder will provide emotional support, to assist people to take part in activities that matter to them and help them engage with their community to reduce social isolation.
It is the Support Workers responsibility to develop effective relationships with people affected by a range of challenges, support them to cope in difficult times and enable them to live a good life. In doing so, to provide emotional, practical and social support to help people to live as independently as possible and make informed choices in all aspects of their lives.
As a Support Worker in this service, you will support and assist service users to maximise their income and benefits. This might involve liaising with other agencies that may be involved with the service user, advocating on their behalf and accessing professional help if required and appropriate. In addition, you will support service users to cope with the responsibilities of a tenancy and help them take responsibility for the safety of themselves and their home.
What’s in it for you?
The benefits of being a LinkLiving employee (subject to the policies and benefit terms and conditions) include:
For a full list of benefits available to employees, please see the following link - linkliving.org.uk/work-with-us
Successful applicants will be required to register with SSSC within 6 months of their start date.
This post is subject to Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme registration. Link will meet the cost of any new PVG scheme membership or scheme record update.
SCOREscotland is based in South West Edinburgh. Our mission and purpose for existence is to work in partnership with others to address the causes and effects of racism and to promote race equality and break down barriers to the full participation of local black and minority ethnic communities in all aspects of civic life. As a small organisation we offer the benefits of working in a team that is committed to making a difference to the people that we work with.
We are looking for skilled and experienced Sessional Youth and Children’s Workers who are passionate about engaging with children and young people and about supporting them to make progress on our outcomes.
Are you passionate about working with young people?
Are you interested in working with the black and minority ethnic (BME) communities?
Are you professional and positive?
Are you a creative team player?
Do you have skills that you would like to share with young people?
The beauty of being a sessional worker is you can vary your hours from weekly to monthly sessions. Our group ages are: 7 – 10, 11 – 14, 15 – 17 and 18 – 24 years old.
We are based at WHALE Arts Centre, Wester Hailes but we take our young people throughout the city and beyond.
Please see attached job description for more details.
Sacro’s mission is to deliver life-changing services that empower people, give hope and protection, and help to build safe communities.
We are looking for 2 x Women’s Support Workers from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds to deliver direct practical support interventions for Sacro’s new Aditi Women’s Wellbeing Service in partnership with Multi Cultural Family Base (MCFB). You must have experience of cross-cultural work, be an effective communicator in English as well as in another language prevalent in Scotland’s Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, highly organised and have effective casework management skills.
You will be responsible for delivering direct support and mentoring interventions to BAME women affected by domestic abuse and Honour-Based Violence (HBV) and for maintaining accurate case notes. You will operate within the Scottish Government’s Equally Safe Strategy as well as Sacro’s policies and procedures and will escalate any safety/well-being concerns around adult and child protection to the Service Co-ordinator/Service Manager. You will be responsible for monitoring women’s well-being throughout their journey within the service and for making appropriate follow-on referrals to relevant services. You will also be required to organise, deliver and participate in group community activities.
Membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme is a requirement this post. We particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities for this post, and applicants must be female. Funded by the City of Edinburgh Council.
If you would like an informal chat about the requirements of the post, please contact Sue Waddington by email at Swaddington@sacro.org.uk
Interested in joining the Links Worker Programme at the ALLIANCE? We are looking for someone dynamic, organised and with great people skills to join our well-established Links Worker Programme.
The post holder will be responsible for developing and delivering our Energy and Efficiency outreach project to Glasgow and West Dunbartonshire and will provide a specialist service to people who often experience complex social circumstances, using agreed, person-centred principles for monitoring, auditing and evaluating programme delivery
You will have:
It would be desirable for you to have experience of:
As an ALLIANCE employee you will benefit from:
The ALLIANCE is a healthy working lives employer and encourages a healthy work life balance and is happy to talk flexible working.
The ALLIANCE recognises that in real life, great people don’t always ‘tick all the boxes’. Even if you don’t meet every point on the job description, if this role and our organisation feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.
Do you have relevant experience of working with children and young people with a disability/and or autism or relevant experience in a similar sector or work environment?
About Aberlour Options Fife - Respite and Outreach
Options Fife Respite and Outreach provides a range of flexible support through outreach and overnight short breaks at weekends, evenings and school holidays to children and young people with complex learning disabilities and autism. We offer a high-quality child centred service providing positive and enabling experiences for the young people, supporting them through the challenges and complexities that enable them to work towards their individual outcomes and personal goals. We work closely with families and other professionals in providing support tailored around the child’s plan.
What we are looking for....
We are looking to recruit a Young People’s Worker to work 18 hours per week. You will play a fundamental role in ensuring that the young people you work with have the best possible experience in working towards their objectives in line with their care plan, supporting children to progress within their individual outcomes. Whilst not without its challenges and demands, this is a highly rewarding role, where the work we do has a demonstrable impact on each young person's progress. Using a person-centred approach, you will provide enabling support ensuring the highest level of physical, personal, and emotional care. We support young people who have epilepsy, need personal care and need gastrostomy feeding. Aberlour, in conjunction with NHS, provides all staff with training.
We are looking for candidates who have a passion for working with young people with disabilities. It is desired but not essential that candidates hold a relevant qualification at an SCQF level 7 or above. Due to SSSC requirements you may be required to gain qualifications after starting with Aberlour.
At Aberlour we want to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team.
What we offer...
As well as a supportive team and excellent training opportunities, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers. Find out more about our Employee Benefits and our commitment to Equality and Diversity on our website.
Circle is a children and families charity working at the heart of communities across central Scotland. Our purpose is to improve the lives of children by strengthening families.
Circle’s approach builds on strengths, is solution focussed and uses a whole family approach to create a family environment that promotes healthy development in children.
Offering peer support across Edinburgh to parents who are affected by substance use.
We have an exciting opportunity for a committed and enthusiastic individual to join our Harbour team and be part of delivering a service for parents, children and young people affected by parental substance use in Edinburgh.
Funded by Scottish Government, and administered by Corra Foundation, our project aims to develop family inclusive practice and involve families in the development of group opportunities within the recovery community.
The post holder will work alongside families to ensure that their views and experiences inform not only their support, but wider family inclusive practice.
Applicants should be parents and have lived experience of substance use.
Expected to be funded until 31 March 2027
We offer excellent staff benefits including a competitive salary, generous pension contribution, flexible working, an employee assistance programme and generous annual leave.
We are committed to finding the right people for the jobs that we advertise.
SCOREscotland is based in South West Edinburgh. Our mission and purpose for existence is to work in partnership with others to address the causes and effects of racism and to promote race equality and break down barriers to the full participation of local black and minority ethnic communities in all aspects of civic life. As a small organisation we offer the benefits of working in a team that is committed to making a difference to the people that we work with.
We are looking for skilled and experienced youth project worker who is passionate about engaging with young people (11 – 18 years) old and about supporting them to make progress on our outcomes.
Are you passionate about working with young people?
Are you interested in working with the black and minority ethnic (BME) communities?
Are you professional and positive?
Are you a creative team player?
Do you have skills that you would like to share with young people?
We are based at WHALE Arts Centre, Wester Hailes but we take our young people throughout the city and beyond.
Please see attached job description for more details.