Ore Valley Housing Association was registered in 1991 by a voluntary committee all of whom were resident in Cardenden, with the aim of achieving the transfer of housing stock from Scottish Homes, and with stock transfers successfully taking place in 1995 and 1997. Since then, we have developed, and managed additional new housing designed to a high standard to meet local housing needs, adding new build homes in the Cardenden, Lochgelly and Lochore areas of Central Fife. We have also participated in the Scottish Government’s Mortgage to Rent Scheme bringing a number of homes into the Association’s stock. Ore Valley currently owns around 800 homes.
Our primary aim is to provide good quality affordable homes for rent, though we are also involved in a wide range of other projects supporting the communities where our homes are located. We continue to seek local development opportunities.
The wider Ore Valley Group also includes:
Due to the forthcoming retirement of our longstanding Chief Executive, we can now offer candidates a wonderful opportunity to lead us through the challenges ahead and onwards to continued success. You should be able to demonstrate a solid track record of success in your career to date, including evidence of your proven managerial and leadership qualities. We are well governed, ambitious, and fully committed to further improving the lives of all those who live within the communities we serve.
We are looking for a passionate, forward thinking, knowledgeable professional who will lead and develop our staff team, support the governing body, and actively embrace our wider aspirations. Above all else, we need our next Chief Executive to have the ability to connect with, and understand, the challenges faced by people living within our communities.
In return, we offer the successful candidate a pleasant working environment and excellent terms and conditions of employment, including a generous defined contribution pension scheme.
To help promote volunteering to the general public, recruit volunteers to opportunities across a range of organisations operating in Fife and develop volunteers, including supporting individuals facing barriers in their lives. To work with organisations to support them to provide meaningful volunteering opportunities which deliver good outcomes for volunteers and the organisation.
Reporting to: Head of Volunteering Development
About Options Fife Housing Support
At Aberlour we listen to understand what our young people want and need within our local area. Our Options Fife Housing Support service in Glenrothes supports young people with learning disabilities and/or autism to live and thrive within the local community.
This service will be home to 4 young people aged 16 plus who will all have their own individual flat. Our rota has been drafted to suit the needs of the young people. Our night shifts are 12.5 hours, from 8pm to 8.30am, and are worked as part of a residential rota. More details can be discussed at interview.
What we are looking for....
As a Young People’s Worker you will play a fundamental role in our young people’s lives to ensure that they get the best possible experience whilst working towards goals in their care plan. Using a person-centred approach, you will provide enabling support ensuring the highest level of physical and emotional care, supporting our young people in their daily living and within the local community.
If you have an interest in working with young people, we would like to hear from you. Ideally, candidates will have social care experience, understanding of autism, complex needs and disability. You will hold, or be willing to work towards, a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 7 or above (for example: SVQ3 Care plus an HNC) together with relevant experience of working with children or young people. You must also be able to demonstrate awareness of the key elements of working with people affected by disability as well as an understanding of, and commitment to, young people’s rights.
At Aberlour we want to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to
join our team. To have a look at our values to understand more about what we are looking for from our employees please see our website for further information.
What we offer...
As well as a supportive team and excellent training opportunities, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers
About Options Fife Housing Support
At Aberlour we listen to understand what our young people want and need within our local area. Our Options Fife Housing Support service in Glenrothes supports young people with learning disabilities and/or autism to live and thrive within the local community.
This service will be home to 4 young people aged 16 plus who will all have their own individual flat. Our rota has been drafted to suit the needs of the young people.
What we are looking for....
As a Young People’s Worker you will play a fundamental role in our young people’s lives to ensure that they get the best possible experience whilst working towards goals in their care plan. Using a person-centred approach, you will provide enabling support ensuring the highest level of physical and emotional care, supporting our young people in their daily living and within the local community.
If you have an interest in working with young people, we would like to hear from you. Ideally, candidates will have social care experience, understanding of autism, complex needs and disability. You will hold, or be willing to work towards, a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 7 or above (for example: SVQ3 Care plus an HNC) together with relevant experience of working with children or young people. You must also be able to demonstrate awareness of the key elements of working with people affected by disability as well as an understanding of, and commitment to, young people’s rights.
At Aberlour we want to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to
join our team. To have a look at our values to understand more about what we are looking for from our employees please see our website for further information.
What we offer...
As well as a supportive team and excellent training opportunities, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers.
Becoming a Home-Start Trustee is one of the most powerful ways you can contribute to your local community whilst utilising and building a wealth of skills. There are around 1,000 trustees based in every local Home-Start across the UK. As independent charities, local Home-Starts require trustees to serve on their governing body (board), taking responsibility for directing the management of the organisation and leading on strategy. It is a fantastic opportunity to support your local community whilst also developing your skillset in the workplace. People with financial skills are particularly welcome, together with individuals who may have experience of marketing, and/or HR, but we welcome skills and experience from all walks of life as the roles of our trustees are many and varied.
Here in Fife, there are 6 Home Start organisations, working at local level to provide a wide range of support services to vulnerable children and families. Right now, we are looking for new trustees to join our network of Boards across Fife.
Are you passionate, committed, resilient and have a good sense of person-centred approaches and values?
About Options Fife Lochwood Park
Aberlour Options Fife - Lochwood Park service, based in Kingseat, is a forever home for one young man who has complex needs. Our service is a safe space for not only our young man but for his family to spend meaningful time. Although there can be challenging behaviour, it is the small steps of progress that this young person makes daily that makes our work meaningful. We are looking for someone to join our small team, who is a patient and understanding person.
These are key skills for this role.
What we are looking for....
We are looking for a Young People’s Worker who will work 22.5 hours per week. You will work these hours as part of a residential rota, this will include days, nights, evenings, weekends and public holidays. There is also the requirement to undertake occasional sleep overs.
As a Young People’s Worker you will play a fundamental role in ensuring that our young person will have the best possible experience in working towards their objectives in line with their care plan, supporting them to progress within their individual outcomes. Whilst not without its challenges and demands, this is a highly rewarding role, where the work we do has a demonstrable impact on our young person's progress.
Using a person-centred approach, you will provide enabling support ensuring the highest level of physical, personal, and emotional care for our young person.
We are looking for candidates who have a passion with working with young people with disabilities. It is desired but not essential that candidates hold a relevant qualification at an SCQF level 7 or above. Due to SSSC requirements you will be required to gain qualifications after starting with Aberlour.
At Aberlour we want to make sure every child and young person has the love, support, and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team.
What we offer...
As well as a supportive team and excellent training opportunities, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers.
If you have any queries please e-mail: jobs@aberlour.org.uk.
Aberlour is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our service users and uses a thorough and rigorous recruitment and selection process including PVG Scheme checks to ensure this commitment is not compromised.
Fife Women’s Aid are looking for a part-time Team Senior to join our supportive management team. The role will involve managing our women’s and children’s counselling services, including overseeing student placements.
Candidates should demonstrate a high degree of motivation, the ability to support and lead staff, knowledge of counselling interventions and trauma-informed practice and the ability to work effectively as part of a team.
The successful applicants will have at least SVQ Level IV or equivalent level of qualification in management or counselling/another relevant subject, or a willingness to work towards a qualification.
The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate a high degree of motivation and have the ability to work on their own as well as part of a team.
Please join us for an online session to find out more about FWA counselling services. This will be at6.30pm on Tuesday 7th February. Please confirm your attendance to info@fifewomensaid.org.uk and we will send you details of the zoom meeting. We hope to see you there.
Fife Women’s Aid is a feminist organisation and strives to be a supportive and empowering employer offering competitive terms and conditions.
Membership of Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme is a requirement for this post.
An inflation related pay offer has been agreed and with effect from 01 April 2023 the salary scale for this post will be £26,211 to £28,759 (Dependent on skills and experience)
Are you passionate about helping people to live a better life?
Do you want to work for a charity where your health and wellbeing matter just as much as the people you support?
Do you want to be part of a trauma-informed team where you will be supported to develop creative and flexible ways of working?
At LinkLiving, our values and people are at the heart of everything we do including how we recruit our staff. It is important for us to find people who share our values, which are:
LinkLiving is a Scottish health and wellbeing charity that supports people to manage or overcome the effects of negative life experiences (including trauma, mental health challenges, poverty and inequality) so that they can build on their strengths and aspirations in order to live their best possible lives. We support people through a range of models including:
The Service
The Link Academy team works primarily with people with complex and chaotic backgrounds. The service works hard and creatively to maintain the early engagement of participants. We support people by offering mental health and wellbeing programmes, independent living skills and a wide range of qualifications to support their progression including employability, tenancy, personal development and leadership award qualifications.
The Job
The purpose of the job is to support people to achieve their goals and aspirations through group work by providing opportunities to enhance their knowledge and skills. You will be responsible for recruiting, training and supporting the programme participants. You will support the achievement of high standards and provide monitoring information in relation to the project’s outcomes.
You will ensure that opportunities are provided to people equipping them with the skills to make a valuable contribution to the service and their wider community. You will support people into a positive destination whether that be re-engagement with education, training or employment. In the role you will provide support and offer guidance to programme participants, develop relationships with other agencies and services and actively promote LinkLiving’s programmes and services.
About You
in order to be considered for this role it is essential that you can demonstrate a good standard of education, e.g. standard grade passes (or equivalent) in core subjects such as English and Maths and also hold an SQA Assessor qualification or be willing to work towards it.
As you will be working with people with complex needs/backgrounds you must have previous experience in this field combined with experience of co-ordinating, developing and delivering training programmes.
Additionally, you must have the ability to drive and be able to travel between services, as required.
For a comprehensive list of the essential and desirable criteria required for this post, please refer to the Job Specification in the Job information Pack above.
What’s in it for you?
The benefits of being a LinkLiving employee (subject to the policies and benefit terms and conditions) include:
This post is subject to Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme registration. Link will meet the cost of any new PVG scheme membership or scheme record update.
This is an exciting opportunity for a permanent full-time Dementia Advisor position, focusing on Technology Enabled Care, within our Fife Services.
The post holder will provide information on support services including technology product solutions, available locally for both the person with dementia and his/her carers and family members, providing advice and signposting as and when required.
The Dementia Advisor will also provide support to local communities within the respective localities to help them become more dementia & digital friendly and to increase their capacity to support those living with dementia. The post holder will work alongside the respective teams to deliver a blended approach of support, will develop and facilitate new activities for people living with dementia and carers whilst working alongside the Fife team to deliver and facilitate already established online virtual group work activities. The postholder will be based within Kirkcaldy Dementia Resource Centre. The post holder will work with individuals and groups of people affected by dementia and will seek to ensure that statutory and independent organisations improve their understanding and responses to the needs of people with dementia and their carers.
This is a very flexible role aimed at meeting the needs of people with dementia and their carers in a given geographical area. The focus and location of the post holder’s activity will vary from time to time depending on the needs of the people we support, although he/she will have a fixed office base.
Successful applicants will have a positive approach to dementia and an enthusiasm around Technology Enabled Care and social prescribing. You will also have good communication skills and a caring attitude. A willingness to learn and participate in training is essential. Relevant qualifications and/or experience of working with people with dementia would be an advantage as well as an understanding of the importance of digital health.
About Us
Kingdom Housing Association (KHA) is the parent organisation within the Kingdom Group and is one of the leading providers of affordable housing in East Central Scotland.
We live by our CARES values of Customer, Accountable, Respect, Efficient and Supportive.
About the Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a self-motivated professional to join us as a Housing Management Team Leader. Based at our office in Glenrothes you will coordinate the services for the Housing Management Team and contribute to delivering continuous improvement in customer services.
About You
You will have strong, proven, previous experience of working as a leader in a housing, tenancy or similar organisation with a good knowledge of the welfare reform legislation and the social housing sector.
We are looking for a highly motivated, driven and customer focused person with a passion to ensure the best outcome for our customers. You will be a confident communicator with experience of leading and developing a team.
You will be educated to CIH Level 5 or have substantive relevant experience, good standards of accuracy and attention to detail, providing clear and concise evidence based reports on complex matters.
You will have a driving licence and access to a car for business use. You will be required to complete a satisfactory Standard Police Act Disclosure Scotland check.
We offer
Fife Gingerbread specialises in supporting and empowering lone parents and families in need. We have over 30-years’ experience of supporting families in Fife through early intervention and partnership working.
We are looking for creative, flexible and compassionate Support Workers to join our Early Years Team, helping families across Fife. We are offering a flexible approach that meets both the needs of the prospective applicant and organisation and would welcome suggested hours per week and work patterns. This can be discussed at interview.
Our Early Years team works with vulnerable families in both 121 and group work settings to promote and improve the parent/child relationship.
We have an exciting opportunity for an individual who is willing to help encourage and support mission focus within Presbytery and its congregations.
With an understanding of missional approaches and the challenges of developing a mission focus in the local church within the context of the Presbytery Mission Plan, you will have a vision for how the Presbytery could form operational practices to better engage with God’s Mission through Jesus Christ.
We are looking for a strategic thinker with excellent organisational and communication skills and who is a committed Christian, with a live church connection (This is a Genuine Occupational Requirement in terms of the Equality Act 2010).
Are you passionate about helping people to live a better life? Do you want to work for a charity where your health and wellbeing matter just as much as the people you support? Do you want to be part of a trauma-informed team where you will be supported to develop creative and flexible ways of working?
At LinkLiving, our values and people are at the heart of everything we do including how we recruit our staff. It is important for us to find people who share our values, which are:
LinkLiving is a Scottish health and wellbeing charity that supports people to manage or overcome the effects of negative life experiences (including trauma, mental health challenges, poverty and inequality) so that they can build on their strengths and aspirations in order to live their best possible lives. We support people through a range of models including:
The Service
Help To Stay At Home supports older people in Fife to reconnect with their community and live full and active lives. It provides the necessary support for people to remain in their own homes and communities.
The Job
The Older Persons Service promotes social inclusion opportunities for isolated and lonely vulnerable older people by providing 1:1 support in people’s own homes. The regular contact that this service will bring will make a real difference to an older person’s life. Older people will ideally benefit emotionally through shared interests and experiences with their matched staff member and also through practical assistance, such as help with transport to Health Services including GP, dentist and hospital appointments, collection of prescription, support to attend appointments, shopping trips and social outings.
The purpose of the job is to work closely with the project workers and volunteers to support the people who receive our services to become engaged and included within their communities.
About You
To be considered for this role you must be able to demonstrate you are educated to a general standard and have knowledge and understanding of the issues affecting older people.
Good personal computer skills and the ability to use technology efficiently to maintain and update records is essential for this role. You must be able to work openly and honestly in a team setting and have an ability to prioritise your own caseload.
An ability to drive and able to travel between services as required is essential for this role.
What’s in it for you?
This post is subject to Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme registration. Link will meet the cost of any new PVG scheme membership or scheme record update.
Are you passionate about helping people to live a better life? Do you want to work for a charity where your health and wellbeing matter just as much as the people you support? Do you want to be part of a trauma-informed team where you will be supported to develop creative and flexible ways of working?
At LinkLiving, our values and people are at the heart of everything we do including how we recruit our staff. It is important for us to find people who share our values, which are:
LinkLiving is a Scottish health and wellbeing charity that supports people to manage or overcome the effects of negative life experiences (including trauma, mental health challenges, poverty and inequality) so that they can build on their strengths and aspirations in order to live their best possible lives. We support people through a range of models including:
The Service
Our Older Persons Service provides support to people aged 65+ by providing both volunteer befriending in West Fife and a range of weekly social cafes across Fife. Both services aim to reduce loneliness and isolation and to help people maintain or build links within their communities.
Volunteer Befriending
There is a high rate of loneliness in Fife, particularly amongst older people. The Older Persons’ Service Volunteer Befrienders provide much needed companionship and light touch support to help the older people of West Fife to maintain or improve involvement in their communities.
Social Cafes
Weekly social cafés offer older people aged 65+ who have become isolated or lonely to meet others, socialise, take part in activities and maintain or improve involvement in their communities.
The Job
The purpose of the job is to recruit, train and support volunteers who volunteer with the people who receive our services supporting them to become actively engaged and included in their communities.
The Project Worker will provide regular support, guidance and training to volunteers and a small staff team. They will develop relationships with relevant agencies and other services to maximise opportunities for the people we support.
The Project Worker will be responsible for their own workload, daily decision making and be expected to work with minimum supervision.
About You
You will be able to demonstrate that you have a relevant qualification in Volunteer management, e.g., City and Guilds Level 3 Management of Volunteers or extensive experience working with volunteers.
Additionally, you must have previous experience of coordinating and supervising a team and demonstrate an understanding of how to work with volunteers.
It is essential that the post holder has effective communication skills including excellent written, oral and IT skills and can produce reports and analyse data. An ability to create relationships/partnerships with other voluntary and statutory agencies is a key element of this role.
The post holder must be able to drive and travel between services as required.
What’s in it for you?
The benefits of being a LinkLiving employee (subject to the policies and benefit terms and conditions) include:
This post is subject to Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme registration. Link will meet the cost of any new PVG scheme membership or scheme record update.
We require an enthusiastic individual to work with our User Panels and Local Forums. The Panels will be made up of people aged 70 and over who are less able to get out and about without assistance and who use health and social care services. The Forums will be made up of retired people who are more able bodied.
• Do you have a track record of providing high quality 1 to 1 and group work?
• Are you passionate about working with people?
• Do you have energy and commitment?
• Are you up for the challenge of working with people, some of whom may be vulnerable?
• Do you have an interest in emotional and social care?
• Do you think you can work with people, their carers/relatives and service providers in individual and group settings?
• Are you a dynamic and creative team player?
If you are then we want to hear from you.
Fife Forum has a part-time vacancy for an advocacy worker for older people, who live in or are in transition to living in residential care settings or, who are in community hospitals.
21 hours per week (£15,000.00)
Role Purpose
This role will provide advocacy for older people, raising awareness of professional advocacy for older people in care across Fife.
This post is to assist and support individuals to determine the level of care and other provision that may be appropriate to their individual circumstances and aspirations. To work with their families and communities helping them to build their capacity and networks, strengthen local opportunities and divert them away from statutory provision.
• Do you have a track record of providing high quality 1 to 1 support?
• Are you passionate about working with people and the wider community to help facilitate access to services and resources alongside identifying and supporting the development of such provisions?
• Do you have energy and commitment?
• Are you up for the challenge of working with people, some of whom may be vulnerable?
• Are you a dynamic and creative team player?
Fife Women’s Aid are delighted to be launching a new service for women experiencing domestic abuse and are looking to recruit two full-time support workers to develop this service.
The roles will involve providing ongoing flexible support to women in their own accommodation, with a focus on harm reduction and tenancy sustainment within the community. The service will work in accordance with the Housing First and will enhance our existing service provision for women who have experienced domestic abuse.
Applicants should have good communication skills and a passion for supporting recovery from domestic abuse.
The successful applicants will have at least SVQ Level III or equivalent level of qualification in health and social care or other relevant subject, or a willingness to work towards a qualification.
The successful applicants will be able to demonstrate a high degree of motivation and have the ability to work on their own as well as part of a team.
Please join us for an online session to find out more about FWA women’s services. This will be at 6.30pm on Wednesday 14th December..
Please confirm your attendance to info@fifewomensaid.org.uk and we will send you details of the zoom meeting. We hope to see you there.
Fife Women’s Aid is a feminist organisation and strives to be a supportive and empowering employer offering competitive terms and conditions.
Membership of Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme is a requirement for this post.
Fife Women’s Aid are looking to recruit a part-time worker to develop and facilitate group support for women who have experienced domestic abuse. Applicants should have experience of delivering group work in a relevant social care setting.
The successful applicant will have at least SVQ Level III or equivalent level of qualification in health and social care or other relevant subject, or equivalent experience and willingness to work towards a qualification.
The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate a high degree of motivation and have the ability to work on their own as well as part of a team.
Please join us for an online session to find out more about FWA women’s services and the group worker role. This will be at 6.30pm on Monday 30th January. Please confirm your attendance to info@fifewomensaid.org.uk and we will send you details of the zoom meeting. We hope to see you there.
Fife Women’s Aid is a feminist organisation and strives to be a supportive and empowering employer offering competitive terms and conditions.
Membership of Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme is a requirement for this post.
Support children and young people from families making the transition from armed forces to civilian life, through our Ruby Boots Buddy Support Service.
Funding from the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust has enabled Forces Children Scotland to turn an idea which was generated by a group of young people from armed forces and veteran families into an exciting new service.
Join our team to co-produce the support service for children and young people who are transitioning to becoming veteran families in Fife. Work directly with team members, as well as children and young people, from armed forces and veteran families, to co-develop, mobilise and promote the service across Fife.
Recruit, train and supervise young people, who have already made the transition, to develop knowledge, skills and confidence to support peers who are going through the same journey. Work within the community to establish working partnerships with military and civilian professional sectors to promote the service and enhance referral pathways to the service.
The Supported Housing Worker role requires assisting in the management of the development thus ensuring the tenants are able to enjoy an acceptable standard of living in an environment which is clean, safe and friendly. You will be responsible for overseeing the wellbeing of the tenants and for assisting them in maintaining their independence.
As Housing Care Worker your role will involve working with our tenants to ensure they receive the support and personal care identified in their care plans. You will directly support tenants in their homes by providing individual advice, practical housing support assistance and personal care.
Both roles are to ensure that we are able to offer the best service to our tenants and make it possible for our tenants to continue enjoying as much independent living as they’re able.
As well as a competitive annual salary, our valued team also benefits from:
We also have opportunities with our Trust Staff Agency - for employees who want to work across different locations, in various roles, with highly flexible hours to suit family commitments - it's a great opportunity with the same training and development that our other roles benefit from.
Previous experience working in social care or the housing sector would be an advantage but this is not always necessary. Our ideal candidate is someone with enthusiasm, a caring nature and willingness to learn as full training, support and ongoing development will be provided.