We are looking for two enthusiastic individuals with the right values to join our service assisting and supporting vulnerable homeless people to achieve better lives.

The successful candidate will be expected to provide a meaningful support service to identified individuals who live in the project and/or in the community. You will provide a quality service tailored to the assessed needs of each individual by identifying, planning and facilitating support to enable appropriate move-on options for each service user. You will use all of your knowledge and experience to help service users build their life skills and prepare for independent living.

The post will involve five shifts over a four week rolling rota.

You will have an HNC or SVQ3 qualification in social care. Other essentials include: experience of working with vulnerable people, addiction issues and challenging behaviour; effective written and verbal communication; knowledge of homelessness issues; and, above all, the determination to make a difference in the lives of our service users.

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.

In return, we will offer you excellent learning and development opportunities, competitive annual leave entitlement, pension scheme, access to employee assistance programmes such as counselling, and life assurance.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with the right values to support our Project Manager to manage our service assisting and supporting vulnerable homeless people to achieve better lives.

The successful candidate will assist the Project Manager in the responsibility for both delivery and management of the Association’s Musselburgh service. You will assist in the management of a team of Project Workers; take appropriate responsibility for the accommodation – 9 service users in supported accommodation and support young vulnerable people experiencing homelessness. The staff team is responsible for providing a high quality support service to service users, encouraging them to build their skills and confidence. You will be required to work shifts as determined by the operational requirements of the project.

You will have the relevant social services and management qualifications. You will be able to demonstrate and evidence the following:

· A clear understanding and insight of individuals experiencing homelessness who present with often complex underlying support needs;

· Service user involvement and participation in enhancing service provision;

· Ensuring risks are managed operationally and strategically for staff, service users and visitors;

· Successful outcomes in similar support environments;

· An enhanced support culture and person centred support;

· Insight and initiative, with a proven track record of developing relationships with external parties and key stakeholders;

· Attributes in staff leadership and management;

· Clear organisational and time management skills.

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.

You will be required to work on the rota, which will include back and weekend shifts, for part of the working week.

In return, we will offer you excellent learning and development opportunities, competitive annual leave entitlement, pension scheme, access to employee assistance programmes such as counselling, and life assurance.

The Events Coordinator will work in partnership with the Union Officers, particularly the Student Vice-President, and staff to oversee the development and delivery of the main SU events in the academic year.

A new post has arisen within CAPS to manage our Individual Advocacy team. You would be working 34 hours a week over 5 days.

Responsibilities include managing a small team of staff and volunteers to provide a responsive quality independent advocacy service to people with mental health issues from East Lothian and Midlothian, in the Royal Edinburgh hospital and living in the community. This post would include direct advocacy delivery to your own caseload as well as monitoring and reporting on the outcomes of the service. CAPS provides Independent Advocacy on a wide variety of issues.

This post will be subject to membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG Scheme) and appropriate check.

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Do you have what it takes to make a difference?

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

We have an exciting opportunity within our East Lothian services for a dynamic and motivated individual with experience managing teams within the Social Care sector. You must have the passion and drive to lead teams of frontline staff to support individuals to achieve their personal outcomes and live the life they choose.

Sound good so far?

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.

What’s also great about ENABLE Scotland is that we believe in developing all our staff and provide an extensive training programme, combined with a commitment to create career development opportunities including SVQ Level 4.

Remember this is #morethanajob – it’s the first step to you making a difference and beginning your career with an award winning charity with its values at its core.

Neighbourhood Networks encourage people to think about how they might come together to help each other. We work with people who may be isolated or at risk of isolation within their communities. This may be as a result of a learning disability, poor mental health, a physical disability, sensory impairment or as a result of a variety of other circumstances.

We currently have a vacancy for a Community Living worker in Haddington. The role involves supporting the development of local networks alongside the network manager ensuring that network members are supported to achieve positive life outcomes.

Are you flexible, creative, energetic and passionate about the rights that an individual has to live a full inclusive life, with mutually supportive friendships. Do you have a strong connection to the local community? Additional role benefits include all member work related expenses and 6 weeks annual and staff training opportunities.

We have over 20 well-established and successful Networks across the central belt of Scotland and over 15 years of experience in delivering peer support networks.

We have over 20 well-established and successful Networks across the central belt of Scotland and over 15 years of experience in delivering peer support networks.

SVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care (or equivalent) desirable, or willingness to work towards qualification.