Glasgow Science Centre (GSC) is one of Scotland’s must see visitor attractions. Our mission is to be an essential bridge between citizens, science and technology. We inspire people of all ages to explore and understand the world around them, to discover and enjoy science and understand its relevance to their own lives.

We are recruiting for a Community Learning Coordinator to work within the Glasgow Science Centre Community Learning and Development team, to implement the Community Learning Programme in accordance with the CLD strategy. This involves development and delivery of the programme and building relationships and partnerships within communities across Glasgow, with the aim of impacting on Social Change through science learning.

Responsibilities

• Develop and design the content of the Community STEM learning programme in collaboration with team members, community members, and community/youth workers ensuring they have interesting, current and relevant content and enable them to be delivered in an entertaining, effective and professional manner that inspire, challenge and engage a community audience.
• Assist in the training of staff in the delivery of the programme, ensuring they are equipped with the relevant knowledge and skills to deliver the experience to the highest quality standard.
• Ensure content of all programmes and experiences is scientifically accurate, accessible for all and where appropriate linked to the relevant curriculum.
• Using a CLD approach, co-deliver the Community STEM learning programme to community groups either within GSC or in Community settings.
• Participate in the development and delivery of professional learning to CLD Workers, Youth Workers and other community focussed professionals in order to raise their capacity to integrate STEM learning into community activities.

Person Specification

• Strong experience in a Community Learning and Development setting – professional CLD qualification desirable.
• Experience of integrating science learning into community activities (this could include digital inclusion, numeracy and other activities related to STEM: science, technology, engineering and maths)
• Significant experience in facilitating group work with a CLD approach.
• Experience in collaborative working and partnership building.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Skilled in developing and delivering project work.

Do you share our commitment to supporting positive change in people’s lives?

Ypeople has over 200 staff and volunteers, and supports hundreds of people every day in our homelessness, young people’s wellbeing and out of school care services.

We are recruiting for a Development Worker to provide tenancy support within the Glasgow Key Fund service.

How you will make a difference:

• Assessing, and progressing all referrals made to the service in line with service specification.
• Effective engagement with landlords and letting agents in the management of properties, ensuring they are fit for purpose and comply with legal, health and safety and corporate standards.
• Arranging and facilitating tenancy support with service users to meet contractual requirements and individual need and Compiling and reviewing service user risk assessments.
• Assist service users to engage and integrate into the local community.
• The post holder will provide a tenancy management service to homeless households in temporary accommodation with Ypeople.

What you will bring:

• Personal values aligned with Ypeople’s core values
• SVQ level 2/3, SCQF equivalent or an appropriate Housing qualification, or willingness to undertake
• Housing Law, Information and Advice Standards qualification, or willingness to undertake

How we will support you:

• Competitive salary, company pension, childcare vouchers, life assurance
• Generous annual leave entitlement (6 weeks in the first year rising to 8 weeks from the second)
• Excellent development opportunities (access to varied training and qualifications)

What is Includem?

Includem is a third sector organisation that provides intensive, bespoke support to young people in challenging circumstances and their families. We believe that no young person is ever beyond help and through a 24/7 service which is responsive to their needs, we empower them to make positive life choices.

We want to support more young people and families across Scotland. To do this, we need more Assistant/Project Workers who really believe in young people to join our team to deliver Includem’s innovative approach.

What does the role involve?

You will deliver one to one support to young people and their families in their own homes and communities.

You will assist in case management, including contributing to support planning and risk assessment and work with other professionals in the young person’s life to deliver positive, sustainable change.

All posts require individuals to:

· Work flexibly to meet the demands of the service, involving regular weekend and evening work;

· Develop safe, professional and committed relationships with young people and families

· Use their communication skills effectively to influence, record and evidence positive change and provide personalised, risk enabled, professional support

· Be able to drive and have access to your own vehicle for work purposes

· Membership of PVG scheme

· To be registered or become registered with SSSC and hold or be willing to work toward HNC Social Care and SVQ 3 in Social Care or equivalent

We value our staff and as such, have an excellent reputation as an employer of choice. Employee benefits include:

· A full and robust training and induction programme.

· Holiday entitlement of 28 days rising to 31 with length of service and 9 public holidays

· Pension benefits which exceed the required employer levels

· Employee Assistance Programme

· Childcare Vouchers

· Credit Union

· Discounted gym membership

· Discounted holidays and associated benefits

· Flexible and agile working

What is Includem?

Includem is a third sector organisation that provides intensive, bespoke support to young people in challenging circumstances and their families. We believe that no young person is ever beyond help and through a 24/7 service which is responsive to their needs, we empower them to make positive life choices.

We want to support more young people and families across Scotland. To do this, we need more Assistant/Project Workers who really believe in young people to join our team to deliver Includem’s innovative approach.

What does the role involve?

You will deliver one to one support to young people and their families in their own homes and communities.

You will be responsible for the case management of up to 12 young people, including support planning and risk assessment, delivering planned work and responding to crisis.

You will take the lead on collaborating with other professionals in the young person’s life to deliver positive, sustainable change.

All posts require individuals to:

· Work flexibly to meet the demands of the service, involving regular weekend and evening work;

· Develop safe, professional and committed relationships with young people and families

· Use their communication skills effectively to influence, record and evidence positive change and provide personalised, risk enabled, professional support

· Be able to drive and have access to your own vehicle for work purposes

· Membership of PVG scheme

· To be registered or become registered with SSSC and hold or be willing to work toward HNC Social Care and SVQ 3 in Social Care or equivalent

We value our staff and as such, have an excellent reputation as an employer of choice. Employee benefits include:

· A full and robust training and induction programme.

· Holiday entitlement of 28 days rising to 31 with length of service and 9 public holidays

· Pension benefits which exceed the required employer levels

· Employee Assistance Programme

· Childcare Vouchers

· Credit Union

· Discounted gym membership

· Discounted holidays and associated benefits

· Flexible and agile working