Would you like to make a difference for refugee families living in Scotland?

Scottish Refugee Council is looking for a passionate and skilled Learning and Development Officer to join our services team in Dundee. This in a new and exciting role that will contribute towards the achievement of our strategic priorities in promoting good practice around refugee family integration in Scotland as well as the sustainability of refugee integration practice in Dundee.

Working closely with Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership, you will contribute to the sustainability of refugee integration practice in Dundee by:

• Engaging with refugee families and family service providers across Dundee to capture, share, and promote best practice and learning;
• Working with key partners across Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership, Dundee City Council, NHS Tayside and the Third Sector to develop training and capacity building material including web based e-learning material

Scottish Refugee Council is an independent human rights charity that has been supporting and advocating for the rights of refugees since 1985. Our work involves the provision of services and support to refugees, advocating and campaigning for change and improvements to legislation and policy in Scotland and the UK and supporting the integration of refugees into society.

Thus, we are looking for highly knowledgeable and motivated individual with experience of working across sectors, different learning partners and proven ability in developing and delivering training and evidence based practice models and guides.

This role reports directly to the Humanitarian Integration Services Manager and will be subject to a PVG Registration.

This is a fixed term contract ending in 30 September 2020.

Please note that it is the policy of Scottish Refugee Council to start new employees on the lower end of the specified salary scheme

This is a unique opportunity to manage a new youth enterprise centre in Dundee where your input will shape the culture and success of the project. Working in partnership with the London charity, Launch It, and utilising their enterprise centre model, a new enterprise centre has been set up in Meadowside Dundee. Following a refurbishment period Launch It Dundee has now recently its doors to the public. The job holder is expected to take responsibility for all aspects of running the Centre including providing front-line management of all activities. Primary duties include premises management and client recruitment and support. They will be expected to meet targets including building occupancy, increased survival and prosperity of the businesses in their charge. They will also provide management information on finances and client progression for the Trustees.

To find out more, please download the Job description below.

Around since 1923, SAMH is Scotland’s national mental health charity. Today, SAMH operates 60 services in communities across Scotland providing mental health social care support, homelessness, addictions and employment services among others. These services, together with our national programme work in See Me, respectme, suicide prevention and active living; inform our policy and campaign work to influence positive social change

SAMH has a well established reputation for delivering excellent support to people with mental health problems throughout Dundee. As part of our continued growth in the city, we are working within a new purpose built specialist supported accommodation project in the heart of the city. We are seeking outstanding and motivated people to deliver the service and provide support to people with enduring mental illnesses and complex needs to regain their independence and improve their self-resilience and self-management skills.

Practitioners provide direct support to individuals in the accommodation to improve their mental health and wellbeing. Support is focused on enabling people to build on their existing skills or develop new skills, increase their self-esteem and confidence, which in turn will encourage involvement and promote independence. This is achieved by using interpersonal and motivational skills to help an individual explore options, the possible outcomes/consequences and make an informed choice based on this.

You will be able to demonstrate good communication skills and a mature attitude together with adaptability and enthusiasm. Knowledge and experience in supporting people with mental health problems is desirable as is experience working with people who have had long term hospital admissions.

As this post will involve a variety of shift patterns including evening, weekends, waking night shift and on-calls. You will be flexible in the hours and shifts you are available to work.

Applications are welcome from people who have experienced mental health difficulties. A PVG check is required for this post, along with a Right to Work in the UK check. Candidates will also be required to provide proof of qualifications declared on the application form.

Experience of providing independent advocacy or working with children and young people who have additional support needs, particularly those with mental health issues/or knowledge of mental health legislation, together with supervisory experience, is desirable.

Do you appreciate our feline friends? Interested in a Personal Care Assistant job?

If you have answered YES to both of these questions – please read on and apply if you seem to fit the bill.

Personal Care Assistants are required for woman living in family home in Dundee. To Assist with personal care and daily living tasks. They must have good communication skills. Females only need apply as permitted under Schedule 9, part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

You will be joining an already established team and will be required for the weekend. The hours are Saturday and Sunday 10am – 12 noon and 10pm – 11pm. You must also be available to cover through the week if one of the other PA’s are sick or on holiday.

The SDS Support Service exists to support people to employ their own Personal Assistants and/or purchase services using direct payments. As an organisation we are not the employer, but assist people to look for staff if they need them. If you are employed, your contract will be with the person in receipt of the direct payment and not with Dundee Carers Centre or the SDS Support Service.

You will be responsible for leading the third sector relationships, with community planning and your team, in providing support to strengthen and develop strong, resilient, and well governed and managed third sector organisations.

We are looking for a creative, inspiring and self-motivated individual who can provide vision, deliver results and act as an ambassador for the values of both DVA and the third sector. You will be a strong and effective communicator with a proven record of leadership, strategic development and the delivery of an organisation’s goals and objectives.

DVA is an admitted body to the Tayside Pension Fund and staff are automatically enrolled.

You will be responsible for the provision of all communications and media for DVA and supporting project monitoring for various funders. You will develop, implement and maintain the communications and marketing strategy and provide relevant and up-to-date information on the work of Dundee Voluntary Action and the third sector.

We are looking for a creative, passionate and confident communicator.

DVA is an admitted body to the Tayside Pension Fund and staff are automatically enrolled.

As an award-winning innovative care provider, we support the elderly and people living with physical disabilities and long-term conditions across Scotland. We pride ourselves on our knowledge and passion for delivering complex care, making sure that our customers receive high quality care services that can range from visiting a few hours a week to several daily visits.

We deliver our vision of helping our customers live their life to the full through the hard work and dedication of our Support Workers who provide our customers with a wide variety of assistance such as personal hygiene, dressing, medication prompts and light household chores in line with their personal support plans.

Blackwood are currently looking for Support Workers to join our Care Services teams to support our customers living in their own homes in the community and/or in our Care Homes. We operate care services in Aberdeen, Dundee, Perth & Kinross, Edinburgh, Stirling, Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Ayrshire and Inverclyde.

Don’t worry about having any previous care experience, we provide comprehensive training and development opportunities to help you become a great carer!

Our main priority for this job role is to find people who can show our values and behaviours. These are:

• Taking responsibility
• Being open and honest
• Keeping our promises
• Having respect and understanding

The ideal candidate must have:

• A commitment to delivering high quality care
• Strong communication, interpersonal and IT skills
• An ability to work independently in the community and as part of a team
• A relevant qualification (SVQ2), this is not essential as training will be given
• Flexibility to work on a rota basis, including early mornings, evenings and weekends.

…Could this be you?

Blackwood offers a range of employee benefits, including:

• Travel expenses and paid travel time between customer visits
• Fully funded SVQ training on completion of probationary period
• Company sick pay scheme on completion of probationary period
• 34 days’ holiday per annum, pro rata for part-time hours
• Company mobile phone
• Company pension scheme and other benefits
• Payment of PVG and SSSC registration
• Recruit both drivers and walkers on care at home runs
• Fully paid induction and shadowing with experienced carers.
• EE Perks – discount packages for family and friends.