Jobs in East Lothian

This is a fantastic opportunity to come and join the Children 1st team

Are you interested in the Children rights and are passionate about working with alongside children and families in a rights-based way? We are looking for peripatetic Family Group Decision Making Coordinator to support teams who have short term recruitment and capacity gaps. As an FGDM coordinator you will work with children and families to empower and support them in active decision making and developing family plans to find their own solutions to their unique circumstances. Part of this post will be within our Children 1st East Lothian Service. however, you will have the opportunity to work with several teams across the central belt through a blend of virtual and face to face work.

This is an exciting opportunity for anyone interested in Family Group Decision Making and would like to extend their skill set. It’s also an opportunity for existing FGDM coordinators to increase their hours. FT/PT options may be available.

Children 1st along with partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise to children and young people. We are also determined that the full incorporation of the UNCRC means that children will have their rights respected in all areas of their lives and will have a real say in the way they are supported. If you share this determination, we would love to hear from you.

What kind of people are we looking for?

• Has experience of working alongside families experiencing difficulties
• Is fiercely passionate about children’s rights
• Thinks it’s a privilege to work with and on behalf of children and families and,
• Is kind and will bring their whole selves to the job: heart and mind
• Is a skilled multiagency worker and ability to work across many teams and partners
• Who is highly motivated and can work autonomously

Further Information

This is permanent post and we welcome applications from applicants looking for either full time or part time hours.

We are looking for enthusiastic people who share our values (Kind, Passionate and Creative) to join our services accommodating and supporting people experiencing homelessness and empowering them to thrive.

The support we provide is always person-centred, trauma-informed and wellbeing focused. As a Support Worker, you’ll work as part of a team in providing safe, secure, supported accommodation for the people who use our services. You’ll do this by providing practical and emotional support and encouraging them to achieve their own personal outcomes in all aspects of their daily lives.

If successful, you will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council within 6 months of your start date. After registration, there is a requirement to be qualified and to maintain professional learning, which we will support you to achieve.

Our service at Port Seton supports 7 people aged 25 plus . Lewis Keddie, Service Manager at will be more than happy to hear from you, if you have any questions about the role. You can contact Levis at:

E: LKeddie@bluetriangle.org.uk

T: 01875 815 035

To find out more about being a Support Worker, click the link below:

Support Worker Role Profile

We are looking for enthusiastic people who share our values (Kind, Passionate and Creative) to join our services accommodating and supporting people experiencing homelessness and empowering them to thrive.

The support we provide is always person-centred, trauma-informed and wellbeing focused. As a Support Worker, you’ll work as part of a team in providing safe, secure, supported accommodation for the people who use our services. You’ll do this by providing practical and emotional support and encouraging them to achieve their own personal outcomes in all aspects of their daily lives.

If successful, you will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council within 6 months of your start date. After registration, there is a requirement to be qualified and to maintain professional learning, which we will support you to achieve.

Our service at Musselburgh supports young people aged 16-25 and includes support for care experienced and homeless young people.

Clare Bauld, Service Manager at Musselburgh will be more than happy to hear from you, if you have any questions about the role. You can contact Clare at:

E: CBauld@bluetriangle.org.uk

T: 0131 665 6208

To find out more about being a Support Worker, click the link below:

Support Worker Role Profile

We are looking for enthusiastic people who share our values (Kind, Passionate and Creative) to join our services accommodating and supporting people experiencing homelessness and empowering them to thrive.

The support we provide is always person-centred, trauma-informed and wellbeing focused. As an Assistant Service Manager, you will support the Service Manager in the management of a team delivering quality housing support and management service and to support people with multi-complex needs/homeless in crisis and/or previously looked after or accommodated people, to build their skills and confidence to sustain their own tenancy.

You will already be registered with the Scottish Social Services Council and hold an HNC or SCQF Level 7 in Social Care and have experience of supervising and motivating others.

This service at Musselburgh supports young people aged 16-25. Lewis Keddie, Service Manager will be more than happy to hear from you, if you have any questions about the role.

You can contact Lewis at: E: lkeddie@bluetriangle.org.uk | T: 0131 653 3620

To find out more about being an Assistant Service Manager, click the link below:

Assistant Service Manager Role Profile

Leuchie is a national respite charity which provides transformational holidays for people living with neurological conditions such as MS, MND, stroke and Parkinson's. We also help carers and families have a break from their caring responsibilities.

Community and Events fundraising is a key element of Leuchie’s fundraising portfolio. You will be joining as the charity launches its strategic vision for the future with an ambitious fundraising strategy to match.

The role

The Community and Events Fundraiser is responsible for maximising the income generated from events and community activities, organised directly by Leuchie House and those organised by supporters, volunteers and organisations.

They will also support the fundraising department to inspire, develop and co-ordinate increased involvement from supporters, managing new and existing relationships with volunteers, donors, organisations and partners as well as contribute towards the friendly and pleasant atmosphere enjoyed by guests and visitors.

Benefits

• Enormously rewarding work in a very special environment
• Competitive salary
• 3% company pension scheme
• Non-contributory Life Assurance scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced 7 weeks/35 days annual leave
• The chance to make a big difference to the lives of people with neurological conditions

About you

• The ability to build and nurture great working relationships
• An understanding of fundraising principles, methods and procedures
• Adaptability and resilience
• Great customer service skills with the ability to provide excellent stewardship
• A creative problem solver with a can-do attitude
• Prioritisation and organisation skills
• An engaging individual with a passion for making a difference

About us

We are a national respite charity which provides transformational holidays for people living with neurological conditions such as MS, MND, stroke and Parkinson's. We also help carers and families have a break from caring responsibilities themselves. We believe the benefits of a holiday at Leuchie House should go beyond the walls of Leuchie.

We provide over 300 breaks a year at Leuchie House which tells us that a lot of people have unimaginably difficult lives and the number of people facing these challenges is growing.

Leuchie has been at the forefront of health and care for 60 years. Today we are delivering transformational breaks in a highly regulated environment, through our in-house neuro-experienced team of nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, technology experts and carers. We are unique in the way we blend short breaks and services, and our care provision is recognised as exemplary by our regulator and guests.

If you have previous fundraising or sales experience to help grow our fundraising, we would love to hear from you.

Flexible jobs!

Join us to help young people live their best life whilst living your own

Come along to our Open Day at Aberlour Options Lothian, 5 Bankfoot, Prestonpans, EH32 9SG on Thursday 23rd February 3-7pm to find out more about the role or check out ourDigital Flyer

What we are offering

We know that it can be difficult to find fulfilling work that fits into your busy schedule. That’s why we are offering flexible roles at our disability house in Prestonpans. We are looking for the right people who want to help other families whilst having time to look after your own.

Also on offer:

• A supportive and welcoming team

• Flexible hours 3 hours upwards over a weekday and/or a weekend

• Competitive employment packages - generous annual leave and a salary up to £28,365 pro rata depending on experience

• A comprehensive training package

• Support to gain professionally recognised qualifications

• View our employee benefits

About Options Lothian

We provide short breaks to children with disabilities enabling them to try a range of activities and life skills whilst creating space for their families to spend quality time together and recharge their batteries. We are in much demand in the area and are ambitious to develop with a waiting list of families who want to benefit from the service. As part of this team you would provide a service and lifeline for these families.

What we are looking for....

We are looking for loving, fun individuals who enjoy helping children and young people to overcome the challenges presented by the disabilities that affect them. You are someone who will enjoy spending time with the children in the service, supporting them in a range of activities and providing all aspects of their care whilst they are staying with us.

Find out more information on what we are looking for in candidates here

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. Have a look at our values to understand more about what we are looking for from our employees.

If you have any queries, please e-mail: jobs@aberlour.org.uk

Aberlour is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our service users and uses a thorough and rigorous recruitment and selection process including PVG Scheme checks, to ensure this commitment is not compromised.

We are recruiting for a new Team Facilitator to join our growing team of enthusiastic, person centred and hard working frontline managers, who support, guide and develop our frontline staff in delivering high quality and personalised services to the people we support.

The Best in You Brings Out the Best in Me

ENABLE Scotland is a dynamic and vibrant social care organisation dedicated to improving the lives of people with learning disabilities and we are looking for motivated and driven individuals to join us in ensuring they have the same opportunities as everyone else.

Are you a driven and motivated individual who enjoys new and unique challenges daily? Do you have the passion and drive to lead a team of frontline staff to support individuals to achieve their personal outcomes, live the life they choose and become an inclusive member within their own community? If so, there has never been a better time to apply!

About You

Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Experience working with adults and children with learning disabilities, epilepsy, autism and physical support needs.

• Experience in using person centred planning techniques in addition to delivering and leading excellent support practices.

• Strong facilitation skills to encourage staff teams to take ownership and responsibility for the quality of support they deliver.

• The ability to effectively communicate with the people we support, staff teams, families and external care professionals.

• Creating and delivering robust service designs, support strategies and risk assessments whilst managing individual budgets.

• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise your workload whilst working under pressure.

• SVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent.

• Full driving licence with access to your own vehicle for business use.

About Us

At ENABLE Scotland we believe in developing all our staff and we provide an extensive learning programme together with in-house career development opportunities. These include, but are not limited to:

• Person Centred approaches, planning and thinking
• Introduction to autism
• Epilepsy awareness
• Moving and Handling
• Adult support and protection
• Child support and protection
• First Aid
• Positive Behaviour Support

We also have an excellent range of staff benefits on offer including but not limited to:

• Health cash plans providing a wide range of health benefits to help people cover the cost of their everyday health care.
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Season Ticket Loans

Starting a career with ENABLE Scotland is the first step towards making a real difference in our award-winning charity’s mission to help create an equal society for every person who has a learning disability.

ENABLE Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based entirely on values, skills and competencies required of the specific roles.

Note: The successful applicant will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of their start date.

Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people? Do you want a flexible, varied and meaningful job in a supportive team? If so, join Bridges Project at an exciting time as we’ve recently launched a range of new services!

Bridges Project is a leading youth work charity that helps young people aged 12-25 in East Lothian and Midlothian overcome challenges and adapt to adulthood. For nearly 40 years, we have helped young people develop their life skills, improve their educational attainment and move into employment or further education.

We have a vacancy for a Support Worker (Young Carers) to provide individually tailored support packages to young people with a caring responsibility in East Lothian. The post holder will support young carers and young adult carers in areas such as personal development, wellbeing and employability. The successful candidate will ensure young people increase their confidence, educational attainment and employability outcomes.

It is essential that candidates have a full, clean driving licence and constant use of a car. Membership of the PVG scheme will be an essential requirement of the post. The post is funded by The Triangle Trust. A contributory company pension scheme is offered with a 10% employer contribution.