Jobs in Leith, Edinburgh

Would you like to be part of our team supporting individuals and enabling them to achieve permanent housing status and live independently?

Role

Our Housing Support service offers accommodation and support to individuals who have registered as homeless or are at risk of becoming homeless within Edinburgh.

We are looking for a support worker to deliver Housing Support to individuals across Edinburgh. You will have a proven record as a team player with excellent communication skills; you will have experience and knowledge of the service user group and their surrounding issues. Competence in the use of Microsoft office tools is essential. An SVQ 3 in Social Care, Promoting Independence or equivalent as listed by SSSC as appropriate for a ‘Housing Support Worker’ is desirable coupled with experience of working with vulnerable and homeless people.

As well as the salary noted above, Bethany Christian Trust offer additional benefits such as flexible working, pension contributions and a death in service benefit.

As Bethany is a Christian organisation, this post carries an Occupational Requirement in line with Equality Act 2010. Please note that one reference must be from your church minister or leader to endorse your live and active Christian faith and commitment. Successful applicants for this post will require membership of the PVG scheme and registration with the SSSC.

The Lunchtime Care Van service, which is an extension of the Evening Care Van Service run by Bethany Christian Trust and Edinburgh City Mission, reaches out to people with food and support at 5 different stops throughout the City of Edinburgh, 5 lunchtimes a week and every night of the year. It is driven and operated mainly by church volunteers who provide food, hot drinks, conversation and much needed support to anyone facing homelessness.

The Volunteer Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the lunchtime service for the Care Van, including:

• Coordinating a rota for volunteer teams so that all days have a team assigned to them ensuring continuity of service.
• Preparing sandwiches when volunteers teams are unable to supply their own.
• Organising food supplies and donations for the provision of the service, and going out with the volunteers on an average of one outreach per week.

A full job description is attached below.

At L’Arche we build Communities together with people with learning disabilities rather than doing it for them, and we are committed to mutually transforming relationships in a world where all belong.

Are you inspired to bring your skills, experience and values to support our vision of a more human society?

Please note that we are NOT able to offer visa sponsorship for this role. You MUST already have the right to work in the UK before applying.

Main purpose of the role:

To lead and manage the delivery of training and development, for all employees and volunteers of L’Arche Edinburgh

This role is linked closely with the Assistants’ Coordinator and Volunteer Facilitator roles and there is a shared responsibility for the support and development of employees and volunteers.

The Candidate:

It is essential that the post holder is enthusiastic about L’Arche, its mission and ethos and is able to confidently help people understand its uniqueness. The post holder should be able to use this enthusiasm to help ensure that people who work or volunteer for L’Arche can feel valued and supported by the Community.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Lead on training and development of all employees, including developing and delivering some training programmes.

• Work collaboratively with the Coordinating Team to identify training needs, policy making, decision making and organisational planning

At L’Arche we build Communities together with people with learning disabilities rather than doing it for them, and we are committed to mutually transforming relationships in a world where all belong.

Are you inspired to bring your skills, experience and values to support our vision of a more human society.

Please note that we are NOT able to offer visa sponsorship for this role. You MUST already have the right to work in the UK before applying.

Main purpose of the role:

The primary role of the post holder is to lead the human resources function at L’Arche Edinburgh. The postholder will have a significant role in the leadership of the Community and in ensuring that we are a great place for the people we support and those that work with us.

The Candidate:

It is essential that the post holder is enthusiastic about L’Arche, its mission and ethos and is able to confidently help people understand its uniqueness. The post holder should be able to use this enthusiasm to help ensure that people who work or volunteer for L’Arche can feel valued and supported by the Community.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• The professional management of all L’Arche Edinburgh’s HR systems and processes, including the employee lifecycle, the maintenance of all HR systems to meet regulatory and organisational requirements, and leadership on disciplinary, conduct and competency issues;

• The monitoring and management of the payroll systems, and HR related expenditure, in liaison with the Community Leader. This will also require close liaison with the L’Arche UK finance team.

• The provision of pastoral support and formation (reflective practice based learning related to community belonging) for all employees and volunteers.

Reports to: Community Leader

Anne Hope House is a therapeutic centre for women with multiple complex needs. Our holistic programs support them in their efforts to reintegrate into longer term accommodation and community.

Role

We are looking for a Night Shift Worker who will maintain the therapeutic centre as a safe environment for residents as the only waking night shift worker, while promoting a caring environment through high standards of professional practice.

This post is restricted to female applicants in order to reduce barriers of access for the all-female residents.

Your tasks include establishing and maintaining the general security of the building during night shift hours, in accordance with policies and procedures and accepted customs and practices, and, in the absence of a Project Worker, with ‘on-call’ management support, lead shift.

The role is likely to include a fair amount of being offered additional shifts on top of contracted hours. You will also undertake general household duties including the cleaning of public areas during each shift.

Experience of working with vulnerable and homeless people, experience of working within a team and an understanding of mental health issues, addiction problems and chaotic behaviour are needed for the role.

As Bethany is a Christian organisation this post carries an Occupational Requirement in line with Equality Act 2010. Please note that one reference must be from your church minister or leader to endorse your live and active Christian faith and commitment. Successful applicants for this post will require an enhanced disclosure and membership of the PVG scheme.

Pregnancy Counselling and Care Scotland is currently looking to recruit a maternity cover for our Counselling Lead. The job will be starting on the 10th of April. The first two weeks will include training and handover with the current Counselling Lead. The contract is part-time (14 hours a week) for a duration of 9 to 12 months. If you are a qualified counsellor with a minimum of 200 hours of client work and with supervision experience (counselling or otherwise), we would love to hear from you!

Job Description

• Manage the waitlist and contact referrals coming in
• Set up Initial assessments and first appointments
• Support counsellors in their work with client (informal supervision, regular check ins [emails and/or video calls])
• Handle invoices
• Handle queries and complaints from clients in a timely and effective manner
• Collect statistics for the service (service operations and fundraising)
• Liaise with fundraiser and board members as needed
• Check counsellors’ notes on Client management software
• Gather feedback from clients – follow feedback procedure
• Liaise with Operations manager and Community Development Worker to respond to the needs of the service
• Liaise with other agencies as needed

Person Specification

Required:

• Fully qualified counsellor with a minimum of 200 hours of client work
• Full membership to COSCA or BACP
• PVG membership

Preferred:

• Experience of supervision, preferably in a counselling context
• Supervisor qualification

Service: North East Edinburgh Recovery Services

Could you help us save lives?

Do you have a passion for helping vulnerable people enjoy as much fulfilment as they can and feel included in their community? If compassion, care and inclusiveness are an important part of who you are, our opportunities to work away from the routine in a demanding, challenging but emotionally rewarding role could be for you.

Our Turning Point Scotland Services in Edinburgh are looking for people like you to help provide individualised support to adults with a wide range of needs, either on an individual 1:1 basis or alongside others and as part of a team.

The North East Edinburgh Recovery Hub

The team are based across multiple sites - Leith, Craigmillar and the City Centre. We also offer assertive outreach and home visits in the local community.

The recovery hubs are a partnership of NHS, Social Work, Police, Housing and other third sector agencies such as counselling services, CHAI, VOCAL and Advocard.

We offer a range of individual and group harm reduction, stabilisation and recovery focused interventions.

We are looking for candidates who are passionate about harm reduction and recovery! Ideally, you have experience of supporting people who use alcohol and other drugs, but we are also interested in hearing from candidates who have lived experience and or worked in mental health, homelessness, and other social care sectors.

The support we provide is always person centred, we do this by involving people who know the person well, this includes family and friends, other health and Social Work professionals, Advocacy services and our own staff members.

We believe having the right values of respect, compassion, inclusion and integrity is all you need to join our team! We would offer you full support in completing your application.

As a Senior Relief Worker, you will work with individuals who have a wide range of support needs, providing them with practical and emotional support and encouraging them to achieve their own personal outcomes in all aspects of their daily lives e.g. keeping safe, meaningful activities, community involvement, physical health, relationships, emotional health and wellbeing.

VOCAL – Voice of Carers Across Lothian - seeks an experienced practitioner with welfare rights and income maximisation expertise to strengthen the Edinburgh carer support team of welfare rights practitioners. The postholder will be aware of carers’ rights under the Carers Act 2016 and support carers to maximise income from a range of national and local grant funds and community resources.

VOCAL is a carer-led organisation and provides a wide range of services to support unpaid carers in their caring role. The post-holder will be expected to work as part of a team, improve outcomes for carers and maximise uptake of VOCAL services.

As well as extensive knowledge of welfare rights and benefits entitlements for carers, older people, children and people with disabilities or long-term conditions, applicants will evidence excellent people, and communication skills, casework and person-centred support work. Applicants will also demonstrate a sound knowledge of: health and social care issues and the needs and situation of carers; and possess strong digital skills.

Do you enjoy supporting and working with a dynamic team making positive change? Do you have a keen eye for detail, strong IT skills and a knack for managing projects? Are you passionate about equalities and inclusion in Education?

If so, we want to hear from you. Join our vibrant team of staff and volunteers delivering high quality services to ensure that Scotland is the best place to grow up for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex young people.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and innovative person to help lead on the LGBT Charter Programme in schools, colleges and universities. As the LGBT Charter continues to grow throughout the country, we are building a team of passionate people to ensure we can meet demand. This is a new role and a fantastic opportunity to be at the forefront of an innovative programme that is creating positive change in Scottish Education settings.

Based in Glasgow or Edinburgh, alongside the National Programmes Team you will:

• Be a key leader in developing and delivering the LGBT Charter programme to schools, colleges and universities in Scotland
• Support the LGBT Charter team to grow sustainably, achieving impact in more communities as we expand across the country

Support Workers - £11.30-£11.47 per hour. Full-time, Part-time and relief opportunities available

Relief Support Workers- £11.30 per hour.

We are currently looking to recruit support workers to join our small team within Inclusion Alliance. The role involves supporting people with learning disabilities to be included in the community and lead an ordinary life. Your work would involve helping people to access educational, social, leisure and work or volunteering opportunities in the community.

No experience or formal qualifications are necessary for the role although a caring nature, positive attitude and a sense of fun are important characteristics to have. New staff will receive paid training and undertake shadow shifts with experienced staff members during induction. We want new staff to feel ready and able to work prior to working on their own for the first time.

We have full-time, part time and relief/casual positions in various locations throughout Edinburgh.

• Working hours are based between the hours of 8am and 5pm Monday to Friday
• We have full-time, 35hrs per week, part-time and casual vacancies available.
• £20,020 - £20,329 per annum, pro rata based on a 35- hour working week
• Relief/ Casual pay rate- £11 per hour

Candidates must be caring, motivated and have excellent communication skills whilst being committed to working in a person-centred way ensuring that support is built around the supported person’s wishes and needs.

Benefits include

• Employer contributory pension scheme
• Funded SVQ 3 qualification and learning opportunity
• 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 24/7 access to employee support app