Jobs in Leith, Edinburgh

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Turning Point Scotland North East Edinburgh Recovery Services provides recovery focused psychosocial interventions to adults experiencing drug and alcohol-related issues across North East Edinburgh. We work within a hub model with partners, including NHS Lothian, CEC Social Work and other voluntary agencies to ensure individualised packages of care to enable service users to achieve their recovery goals.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team at the Leith Hub 5 Links Place Edinburgh EH6 7EZ. You will be providing the high-quality delivery of 1:1 and group recovery focused interventions to those we support. The services are delivered from our main offices and on an outreach basis in pharmacies GP surgery and at client's home where required.

Please note all staff are expected to be able to work across both Leith and Craigmillar sites when required.

As a busy established recovery hub we are seeking candidates who already have some knowledge of drug and alcohol harm reduction and treatment options and can demonstrate experience working with this client group.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide effective administration support – To:

• Oversee the effective provision of, and perform (where necessary) general reception duties:

• Ensure the maintenance and retention of effective records of all service users and visitors to the Service/department as appropriate.

• Oversee and be responsible for the opening and redirection of incoming and outgoing mail for the service/department, and logging of mail.

• Oversee and be responsible for producing letters, email correspondence, presentations, reports, photocopying, faxing and printing for the service/department.

• Oversee and be responsible for the maintenance of effective filing, archiving and retention systems.

• Devise and oversee office and admin systems in support of functions within the service/department as appropriate.

• Ensure the effective maintenance and ordering of office stationery supplies.

• Oversee and be responsible for the financial transactions of the service/department as appropriate;

• Assist the Service/Department Manager with budget monitoring and management where required.

• Ensure the effective processing of HR, recruitment and payroll information.

• Input data, collate statistics, and produce and analyse reports.

• Be responsible for the effective provision of monthly submissions to Head Office e.g. absence returns, recruitment paperwork, service user data etc.

• Participate in in-service/departmental meetings, prepare paperwork and produce notes/minutes.

• Co-ordinate elements of communications within the service/department.

• Assist with organising events e.g. stakeholder days, fundraising etc.

• Be responsible for organising building maintenance where required.

• Monitor security equipment and instigate any action where required.

• Be responsible for promoting positive team working within the wider admin team.

• Participate in and contribute to the wider Administration Team as required.

• Participate in and contribute to organisational work and purpose on a national or strategic level as required.

• Be responsible for carrying out specific tasks to deadline.

• Work with significant autonomy/independence as required.

• Be responsible for own practice and that of directly managed staff.

• Maintain confidentiality at all times.

Upmo is currently recruiting for a Cafe Project Development Manager to join our Development Team.

In this position, you will lead the development and management of Upmo Eat, our cafe that enables our students, adults with learning disabilities and autism, to gain employment skills in the catering and hospitality sector.

This full-time role will manage external collaborations and undertake a detailed assessment of existing and future opportunities for Upmo Eat. The aim is to derive a sustainable income stream that will directly support the charity’s core objectives through our Social Enterprise.

Commitment: quarterly Board meetings, and potentially quarterly sub-group meetings (typically Glasgow, Edinburgh or online), training days as and when required and occasional events

We are looking for motivated and committed individuals who share the Charity’s values and bring experience and expertise at a strategic level. We are looking to appoint a new Treasurer with financial expertise and two additional new trustees in one or more of the following areas:

Finance

Equality & Human Rights

Fundraising

A strong profile in the third, public or corporate sector would be advantageous.

Successful applicants will be expected to undergo induction training and attend the Board meeting and AGM on the 27th of November in Edinburgh.

We encourage applications from all sections of society however we would be particularly interested in applications from individuals who identify as Transgender or Non-Binary, have a disability, and those from a BAME background.

We are looking to recruit a full-time Policy & Public Affairs Officer to join our dedicated Scottish Trans team working for trans equality and rights. This will include developing policy positions, working with policy makers, influencers and the media, providing information on trans issues, and supporting trans people to directly engage with policy makers.

We are looking to recruit a full-time Finance & Business Coordinator to join our team and play a key role in the running of the organisation. This will include managing, operating and developing our finance, HR and other business processes, managing our office (when it reopens after Covid), and providing administrative advice and support to colleagues.

Inclusion Alliance is a small not for profit organisation person-centred community-based daytime service supporting adults with high support needs to lead ordinary lives in their communities. Inclusion Alliance was created by families who wished for alternative community-based support compared with historical models of care and has been established for over 20 years.

Monday and Tuesday

We are looking for an enthusiastic person to join a small team to provide 1:1 support for a man with learning disabilities. The support will involve accessing daily community activities, developing new activities, and maintaining friendships and social connections.

The person shares a car and enjoys visiting various places. The person also enjoys travelling by bus therefore a driving licence would be beneficial although not essential.

Monday 9.30am-4pm

Tuesday 9.30am-4pm

Wednesday to Friday

We are looking for an enthusiastic person with a good sense of humour to join a small team to provide two-to-one support for a man who has Angelman Syndrome. He has learning and some physical difficulties and you are there to help him be included in an ordinary life. He stays in the family home and work duties include support with personal care, keeping the home clean and tidy as well as some food preparation. We are looking for a proactive and motivating person to look for new activities and experiences. Your work would also include supporting the man to access social, leisure and learning opportunities in the community.

The person has his own car and enjoys visiting a variety of places therefore a car driver with the relevant licence and experience would be beneficial although not essential. He also enjoys bus and tram travel as other forms of transport for variation and being part of the community. His wheelchair is sometimes required as a form of transport.

Candidates must have excellent communication skills and be committed to working in a person-centred way ensuring that support is built around this person’s wishes and needs. No experience or formal qualifications are necessary as full training and skills development is provided.

Wednesday 9.00am -3.00pm

Thursday- 9.00am -2.00pm

Friday- 9.00am – 3.00pm

Additional hours may potentially be available in a relief capacity to cover annual leave and other absences.

Benefits include

• Employer contribution pension scheme
• Funded SVQ 3 Learning opportunities
• Excellent paid annual leave entitlement
• Regular paid supervision sessions
• Regular training and development opportunities
• Daytime Monday to Friday Working
• Working for a well-established small organisation where person centred values are at the core
• Free access to an employee support app

Organisation profile:

Inclusion Alliance exists ‘to enable those who need long-term support to lead the lives that they and the people closest to them choose, as full members of their local communities’.

• The work of Inclusion Alliance is underpinned by the values of inclusion.
• We have a commitment to people with learning difficulties and a belief in their rights as human beings to a full, participative community life.
• We believe that everyone has a positive contribution to make to their community.
• We believe that services should work together with the families of people with learning difficulties, and that decision-making should be a shared responsibility.
• We believe services should be small, flexible, responsive and tailored to an individual’s wishes.

Inclusion Alliance is a small not for profit organisation person-centred community-based daytime service supporting adults with high support needs to lead ordinary lives in their communities. Inclusion Alliance was created by families who wished for alternative community-based support compared with historical models of care and has been established for over 20 years.

We are seeking an enthusiastic person to join our team to work with 2 people providing one-to-one support. Monday and Tuesday would involve working with one person and Wednesday and Thursday would involve working with a second person.

We are looking for a person to provide one-to-one support for two gentlemen with learning difficulties to help be included in ordinary life. You would work would include helping the men to access social, leisure and volunteering opportunities in the community.

The person who requires support on a Wednesday and Thursday has his own car and enjoys visiting a variety of places therefore a car driver with the relevant licence and experience is required for the role.

Candidates must have excellent communication skills and be committed to working in a person centred way ensuring that support is built around this person’s wishes and needs. No experience or formal qualifications are necessary as full training and development will be provided.

Monday- 9am-4pm

Tuesday- 9am-4pm

Wednesday 9.30am-4pm

Thursday- 9.30am-4pm

Additional hours may potentially be available in a relief capacity to cover annual leave and other absences.

Benefits include

• Employer contribution pension scheme
• Funded SVQ 3 Learning opportunities
• Excellent paid annual leave entitlement
• Regular paid supervision sessions
• Regular training and development opportunities
• Daytime Monday to Friday Working
• Working for a well-established small organisation where person centred values are at the core
• Free access to an employee support app

Organisation profile:

Inclusion Alliance exists ‘to enable those who need long-term support to lead the lives that they and the people closest to them choose, as full members of their local communities’.

• The work of Inclusion Alliance is underpinned by the values of inclusion.
• We have a commitment to people with learning difficulties and a belief in their rights as human beings to a full, participative community life.
• We believe that everyone has a positive contribution to make to their community.
• We believe that services should work together with the families of people with learning difficulties, and that decision-making should be a shared responsibility.
• We believe services should be small, flexible, responsive and tailored to an individual’s wishes.

Fast Forward is Scotland’s national youth work agency, focusing on supporting children & young people to make informed choices regarding, and take a harm reduction approach to, risk-taking behaviours, towards reducing the negative impacts of these behaviours on their lives and those of their families and wider community.

Established in 1987, we work directly with children and young people, and providing training and resources to their parents / carers, and the youth workers, teachers and other practitioners in their lives.

We do this through working directly with young people, and those who support them, providing experiential learning based on accurate information and sound advice.

Fast Forward is seeking an Administration & Finance Officer to join our team.

The Administration and Finance Officer will be responsible for the following:

General administration duties at the Fast Forward office

Providing effective financial transactional processing

Purchasing and ordering supplies

Booking travel and accommodation

Administrative support for projects

We have ambitious plans to create more excellent affordable homes and provide life-changing services to the brilliant communities that make up Leith and north Edinburgh, and our Communications & Marketing team is growing to help turn the plans into reality.

We are looking for someone to join our small team who loves Leith and north Edinburgh as much as we do, and who has a strong track record of developing effective multi-channel communications and marketing content and campaigns.

The successful candidate will be well versed at managing a wide range of audiences to include internal and external stakeholders in both not for profit and commercial settings.

We are undergoing a rebranding exercise, making this is an exciting time to join the organisation. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the rollout of our new branding.

Around since 1923, SAMH is Scotland’s national mental health charity.

SAMH has represented the voice of people most affected by mental health problems in Scotland for more than 90 years.

Today, in over 60 communities we work with adults and young people providing mental health social care support, services in primary care, schools and further education, 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 is dedicated to mental health and wellbeing for all: with a vision of a society where people are able to live their lives fully, regardless of present or past circumstances.

We have a vacancy for two experienced support worker’s based in the Leith Area of Edinburgh. As a key worker we expect you to establish positive relationships and offer practical and emotional support to the people who use our services and have severe and enduring mental health problems. The successful candidate’s will be able to demonstrate a mature and caring attitude and possess excellent listening and communication skills. You should already have extensive experience of working in the field of mental health or social care, and must be able to demonstrate a high degree of skill in report writing, assessing client need and developing professional support plans.

SVQ Level II in Social Care or equivalent is highly desirable.

Whatever your background, a flexible caring approach combined with good practical skills will be essential. You should be flexible in the hours you are available to work, which may include weekends, and evenings.

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.