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Inverclyde Women’s Aid is seeking to recruit suitably experienced, qualified and skilled women to join our existing Board of Directors.
We offer refuge accommodation for 11 families, 1:1 support, group work, information, counselling, and advocacy to women and their children who experience domestic abuse and sexual abuse. We are currently based in 9 George Square, Greenock, although we provide our services Inverclyde wide.
The role of the Director is highly rewarding but unpaid, although any expenses incurred will be reimbursed. Training on domestic abuse and its effects will be available. This is a unique opportunity for women who have expertise, time and commitment to join the Board of Directors in order to provide strategic guidance and leadership to support the current management structure in the future development of the organisation.
We are keen to recruit women who have experience and knowledge of working with vulnerable women, children and young people. We have identified skills and experience required including: Operational and Strategic Development; Financial Management; Human Resource Management, Marketing and Fundraising.
Inverclyde Women’s Aid is an Equal Opportunities Employer and positively welcomes applications from women from all sections of the community. Only women need apply under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010. Successful applicants will be subject to PVG checks.
Project Worker: Moving On Inverclyde Connexions Project
- Full time
- £21,337 – £24,000
- Inverclyde
- Closing 17th January 2020
About Us:
Moving On Inverclyde is a day-care project supporting recovery from problematic substance use (alcohol and drugs) in Inverclyde. Due to maternity leave we are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our team and deliver our high impact Connexions recovery project. We require a project worker who is dynamic, flexible and who can find innovative solutions with people, not for them.
The Role:
Excellent communication and relationship building skills essential, as you will work alongside various partner agencies and groups. You will proactively use your problem-solving and creative thinking skills to ensure opportunities for positive community connections are maximised for individuals accessing the service.
The role will involve the ability to:
- Provide the ongoing development and delivery of a recovery programme.
- Provide one to one key-working.
- Facilitate group work sessions.
- Effectively and accurately monitor and evaluate all aspects of the programme within current National Care Standards.
- Facilitate and support joint working relationships with various agencies/groups/organisations.
- Maintain clear records written within National Care Standards
- Maintain clear communications, both written and verbal internally and with a range of external agencie
- Take part in regular team and case meetings and Service User reviews
- Assess Service User needs/ aspirations and suitability for accessing Moving On
- Assist in sourcing funding opportunities for Moving On.
Support Workers and Relief Support Workers
- Full time or Part time
- Sessional
- Edinburgh, Glasgow, Ayr, Aberdeen, Stirling, Dundee, Perth & Kinross, Greenock, Lanarkshire
- Closing 21st August 2020
As an award-winning innovative care provider, we support the elderly and people living with physical disabilities and long-term conditions across Scotland. We pride ourselves on our knowledge and passion for delivering complex care, making sure that our customers receive high quality care services that can range from visiting a few hours a week to several daily visits.
We deliver our vision of helping our customers live their life to the full through the hard work and dedication of our Support Workers who provide our customers with a wide variety of assistance such as personal hygiene, dressing, medication prompts and light household chores in line with their personal support plans.
Blackwood are currently looking for Support Workers to join our Care Services teams to support our customers living in their own homes in the community and/or in our Care Homes. We operate care services in Aberdeen, Dundee, Perth & Kinross, Edinburgh, Stirling, Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Ayrshire and Inverclyde.
Don’t worry about having any previous care experience, we provide comprehensive training and development opportunities to help you become a great carer!
Our main priority for this job role is to find people who can show our values and behaviours. These are:
- Taking responsibility
- Being open and honest
- Keeping our promises
- Having respect and understanding
The ideal candidate must have:
- A commitment to delivering high quality care
- Strong communication, interpersonal and IT skills
- An ability to work independently in the community and as part of a team
- A relevant qualification (SVQ2), this is not essential as training will be given
- Flexibility to work on a rota basis, including early mornings, evenings and weekends.
…Could this be you?
Blackwood offers a range of employee benefits, including:
- Travel expenses and paid travel time between customer visits
- Fully funded SVQ training on completion of probationary period
- Company sick pay scheme on completion of probationary period
- 34 days’ holiday per annum, pro rata for part-time hours
- Company mobile phone
- Company pension scheme and other benefits
- Payment of PVG and SSSC registration
- Recruit both drivers and walkers on care at home runs
- Fully paid induction and shadowing with experienced carers.
- EE Perks – discount packages for family and friends.