Jobs in Falkirk South, Falkirk

As a Support Worker you will join our well established teams providing high quality individualised support to adults and young people who have a range of disabilities and support needs across Falkirk, including Stenhousemuir, Falkirk Town , Camelon, Laurieston and surrounding areas. Successful candidates will have a positive attitude and commitment towards making a difference to the lives of the people we support.

On a day to day basis we support people with all aspects of their lives including; personal care, taking care of their home and finances as well as developing and maintaining full and active participation in the community. A commitment to an individualised approach is essential and experience of working with people with disabilities is desirable.

If you would like to get involved in support work but cannot commit to a contract because you have other commitments, then there are opportunities to join our register of relief workers who provide support based on their availability.

Applicants must be prepared to work flexibly as part of the team to meet the needs of the people who use our service. Support will include work in the evenings and weekends as well as sleepovers and waking nights when required.

KEY provides excellent professional supervision, support and training, including access to the SVQ Framework and a chance to really make a difference to people’s lives.

Overview

Do you want to work for a caring organisation that believes in people?

Do you want to make a difference?

As a Recovery Coordinator with Change Grow Live, you will work with people who use our services, helping them get to where they want to be.

Responsibilities

With this role you will be working within the Falkirk area in partnership with Change Grow Live and Justice Social Work. You will be based with the Justice Social Work.

The team supports people with their or their loved ones’ drug and/or alcohol issues.

No two days are the same and we treat every person who comes into our service as an individual, so being flexible, curious and a good listener are key.

You will have to record information about what you do, so enjoying a bit of paperwork and attention to detail is important. But most of the time you will be enjoying working with people from all backgrounds, making a difference to their lives.

This is what one of our Recovery Co-ordinators/people who use our service had to say: “I like the team spirit, that we all bring something different, and we always put the people who use our service first”.

Or

“Seeing people move in their treatment journey and seeing a zest in life coming back in their lives is so rewarding”.

Or from a service user:

“Me and my key worker get on really well and this benefits me, coming to Change Grow Live gives me stability”.

Our values are to be compassionate, open and bold. If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you so click apply.

Are you passionate about youth work and community development?

Can you develop creative workshops for youth groups?

Can you provide goal orientated support for young people?

If so, we want to hear from you.

Join our vibrant team of staff and volunteers delivering high quality youth work services supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex young people right across Scotland.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and innovative person to delivery and coordinate our youth work services in Forth Valley.

Based in across Forth Valley you will:

• Develop and deliver engaging and informative workshops for LGBTI young people
• Provide one to one support to LGBTI young people through an asset based coaching model
• Work in partnership with key local stakeholders and to be responsible for the development of our work with LGBT people, groups and networks in Forth Valley.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be at the forefront of youth work and make a lasting, and sometimes life-saving, impact for LGBTI young people

We want to hear from you if you have:

• A strong foundation in youthwork or CLD
• A passion for supporting young people to achieve their potential
• An understanding of LGBT identities and the key issues facing LGBTI young people or a willingness to learn this

Could you be Key?

Due to the ongoing growth and development of our personalised support services we currently have a number of exciting job opportunities.

Working locally, join one of our teams delivering great quality individualised support where every day is different in this challenging but rewarding role.

If you are caring, reliable, flexible and passionate about getting alongside people providing support to achieve the life they want then... you could be Key!

In turn, you will receive:

· 31 days annual leave

· Occupational Sick Pay

· Access to Employee Counselling Service

· Excellent Training

· Support to achieve a SVQ 2 qualification

No experience necessary! Full training and support will be given to help you achieve your full potential.

If you would like to get involved in support work but cannot commit to a contract due to other commitments, we also have opportunities for you to complement our existing workers by joining our relief register of bank support workers . This will mean you can work in a way that best suits you and fits with your life.

We would encourage you to submit your application as the earliest convenience as we may be able to offer interview at an earlier date to shortlisted candidates. If you would like to arrange an informal chat to find out more do not hesitate to get in touch!