Jobs in Sighthill & Gorgie, Edinburgh

Space is a community anchor organisation supporting people and their families in South Edinburgh, with some of our services stretching citywide. Our mission is:

‘To nurture, support & inspire, so that lives are fuller, potential is fulfilled & community connections flourish.’

Space deliver 17 projects, with over 60 staff and 250 volunteers. We deliver diverse services supporting young people, families, older people and carers amongst others, engaging with local people more than 34,000 times last year.

For more information about Space and all our projects can be found on our website – spacescot.org

The Role

Space are seeking to recruit a suitably experienced Counsellor or Art Therapist to deliver one to one support to children and young people aged 5-26 years of age.

Through therapeutic support, the post holder will build young people’s confidence and self-esteem, enabling them to better cope with their individual challenges.

Suitable candidates for this role must have worked with young people under 26yrs in a therapeutic setting, ideally having some experience of working with children aged 5-18yrs, and have a broad understanding of the difficulties young people face.

The post holder will attend regular support and supervision with Space Head of Youth & Families as well as attend external clinical supervision to discuss caseload, the cost of which will be paid by Space.

PVG: This post requires membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme

Download the full job description and person specification can be found below.

Wellbeing Together South West Partnership

This role is part of the Wellbeing Together South West partnership, which has been set up to offer early support to 5-24 year olds, and young people who are care experienced aged up to 26 years.

Focused on mental health, wellbeing, and distress, the free services within the partnership will be delivered by four community organisations – Space @ The Broomhouse Hub, SAMH, Big Hearts Community Trust and With Kids.

With funding from the Scottish Government, this partnership aims to provide support at the earliest opportunity to prevent mental health challenges developing for children and young people and reduce the need for them to require intensive mental health services.

Space is a community anchor organisation supporting people and their families in South Edinburgh, with some of our services stretching citywide. Our mission is:

‘To nurture, support & inspire, so that lives are fuller, potential is fulfilled & community connections flourish.’

Space deliver 17 projects, with over 60 staff and 250 volunteers. We deliver diverse services supporting young people, families, older people and carers amongst others, engaging with local people more than 34,000 times last year.

For more information about Space and all our projects can be found on our website – spacescot.org

The Role

Space are seeking to recruit a suitably experienced and skilled Engagement Worker to join our Adult Carers team in South West Edinburgh to develop a new, creative and innovative project for isolated Carers aged 26-35.

The post holder will work as part of our growing Carers Team to improve the health, wellbeing and personal development of carers aged 26-35 in the South West of Edinburgh via access to person centred support that reflects their needs and interests.

This post will facilitate and develop engagement opportunities such as drop-ins and community events to identify and involve isolated carers age 26-35 in our community projects.

This post will support and empower isolated carers and help inform our practice in outreach and community engagement for the future.

Candidates will need to have suitable qualifications, have experience of working with adult carers and have at least two years proven experience in a role delivering individual and group work.

This post will require some evening and weekend working.

PVG: This post requires membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme

Download the full job description and person specification can be found below.

We are seeking someone with a passion for the charity sector, who has great attention to detail, cares about our donor relations and has a high level of accuracy.

The role holder will work alongside the fundraising and supporter care team to deliver our first class donor care strategy, and be the central role coordinating income in the team. Our growing team has ambitious plans to grow our fundraising to ensure Sight Scotland can be there for everyone with sight loss, and their families, who need us. You will be an excellent team player and build relationships across the organisation.

With strong administration skills and knowledge of a CRM system, preferably Raisers Edge, you will be responsible for ensuring all income is recorded correctly, donors to Sight Scotland Veterans are thanked on time and accurately and that all regular gifts to both charities are processed and administered each month.

This is an exciting time to be joining Sight Scotland as we take forward our ambition to reach everyone in Scotland with sight loss. Join us at the start of this ambitious journey and help shape the future for people with sight loss today.

Diversity and Inclusion

Sight Scotland is committed to the pursuit of inclusion and diversity in our workplace. We are committed to creating a working environment that is representative of, and responsive to, different cultures and groups, and where everyone has an equal chance to succeed. To support this, we have a Colleague Diversity and Inclusion Forum.

Forum members ensure our policies, procedures and all of our practices fully support our commitment to creating an equal and diverse workplace for colleagues. The forum also allows members to contribute ideas and topics to support our continuous improvement.

Location

This position is based in our Head Office in Robertson Avenue, Edinburgh. We are currently operating blended working at our Head Office premises and the remaining time may be spent working from home.

The Recovery and Mental Health services team provides embedded advice within Local Community Mental Health Teams and Recovery Hubs – a multi-agency approach for substance misuse services. We provide an embedded adviser within each of the 4 locality mental health teams and Recovery Services Hub. These services are funded through the Edinburgh Integrated Joint board ( EIJB) and also the UK Prosperity Fund.

The team also manages an outreach post to people at risk of drug death who are not yet engaged with Recovery Services and provides additional welfare rights to ‘The Works’ an employability project with Ballenden House community mental health team.

Purpose of the Job

• To provide support in developing the activities of the project that is based in the South West of Edinburgh to address the effects of poverty and the cost of living crisis within our community.
• To support the Project Manager in the strategic planning of the project.

Main tasks and responsibilities

Staff Support and project delivery

Digital Planning

• To develop, implement and manage all our digital platforms including all our social media and our website. To plan monthly calendars of our social media posts.
• To create our annual report
• Prepare our marketing materials

Data Gathering and Reporting

• To monitor/gather weekly/monthly/annual statistics
• To prepare reports on our data to contribute to our planning
• Report to funders on our progress
• To evaluate our work when appropriate

Person Specification

This is a challenging and important role within a small team. Training will be available however we are looking for candidates to have relevant, provable experience.

Education & Knowledge

• Understanding the impact poverty has on families & individuals
• Experience of community development
• Good general education with preferably a relevant qualification in working with communities or relevant work experience

Experience

• Relevant work experience
• Extensive experience in digital marketing and social media posting and planning
• Collation of data, stats,
• Basic knowledge of funding bids and reporting requirements

Skills and Qualities

• Strong communication skills
• Excellent computer skills
• Excellent media design skills
• Strong report writing abilities

Personal Qualities

• Ability to work as part of a team
• Be able to work with a non-judgemental attitudes towards others
• Have a professional attitude
• Be willing to advocate for others
• Strong organisational skills
• Have an innovative approach and be creative in problem solving

Responsible to:Project Manager

The role of a Practitioner is vital to help us achieve our aim of ensuring everyone has a home, a place in their community and a network of positive relationships that support them in building the life they want.

Practitioners recognise peoples' strengths and work alongside them to build their confidence, self-efficacy, resilience and motivation. They help people develop practical skills, maximise income, develop healthier coping skills, problem-solving skills, social skills and employability skills.

Practitioners use a flexible approach to work with people using services, ensuring they receive the support they want and need to have the best chance of getting and keeping a home and living their best life in a community.

To be a Practitioner within Four Square, you will need the following:

• To be proactive, highly organised, a problem solver, have a positive outlook, be approachable, friendly, patient, and confident;
• Experience in working within a safeguarding framework working with vulnerable people who may have complex support needs;
• Proficiency in using a range of IT tools to carry out your work, including using case management systems and Microsoft Office applications;
• Strong personal and professional values that align with our organisational values of integrity, excellence, dignity and support;
• Excellent interpersonal skills with people who use our services, colleagues and partners;
• Understanding of homelessness, trauma and adversity and how it impacts life outcomes;
• A commitment to learning and developing and putting this into practice;
• A commitment to individual supervision and appraisal processes and motivation to action the personal development plan;
• Membership of regulatory bodies required of the role and application of the codes and standards to their practice;
• Experience as a keyworker and commitment to undertaking all necessary duties of this role;
• Experience in completing case files to ensure they are up to date with clear and concise information;
• A commitment to learning and developing and putting knowledge and skills into practice;
• Regular attendance at reflective practice group sessions;
• Engagement in regular casework review meetings with the Senior Practitioner or Service Manager;
• Engaged in the wider organisation's activities;
• Commitment to working in partnership with other organisations and professionals to support people;
• Honest, trustworthy and respectful to colleagues, people they support, partners, commissioners and all other stakeholders;
• Committed to excellence and engaging in improvement plans for the services and broader organisation;
• Keep up to date with and follow and apply policies and procedures, standards and codes of practice;
• Be creative in your approach to supporting people;
• Have a good standard of English and maths and able to produce clear written communications in the form of case notes, reports, diary entries, and case studies timeously.

Requirements:

• Have SVQ 3 in health and social care or a related subject at this level to allow registration with SSSC or be willing to work towards it;
• To comply always with Four Square's Code of Conduct, together with its policies and procedures with regard to the maintenance of professional relationships between colleagues, the people we work with and external organisations;
• To adhere to Four Square's Confidentiality and Data Protection Policy;
• To adhere to Four Square's policy on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion when working with colleagues, the people we work with and external organisations;
• To adhere to and maintain all health and safety standards;
• To work in accordance with Four Square's core values and mission statement.
• To undertake any other reasonable duties as directed (including providing cover for colleagues, as directed);
• To comply always with the Safeguarding Policy and Procedure;
• To attend conferences/seminars/training, as required.

The Organisation's Offer to Practitioners:

• Induction and core training programme relevant to the role;
• Regular support and supervision;
• Annual appraisal and CPD action plan;
• Opportunities to engage in Organisational review and development plans.

Experience:

• social care: 2 years (preferred)
• supporting women and young people who have experienced violence and homelessness: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: Edinburgh