Jobs in Midlothian

Midlothian Sure Start is a dynamic, award winning third sector organisation. It offers a quality support service to families with children up to age 12 across Midlothian. Midlothian Sure Start has been in existence since 2001 and employs over 70 members of staff providing a service in Family Learning centres and in the community. Our ethos is to provide a holistic, confidential community based service where families are at the heart of what we do.

We are currently recruiting for the following posts:

FAMILY SUPPORT WORKER

Part-time 21 hours per week

Salary Scale 24-26, £25,549.04-£26,763.73 pro rata

Based within our Head Office in Mayfield

We are currently recruiting a part-time Family Support Worker within our Parenting team, to support the delivery of services across Midlothian. If you are a dynamic Family Support Worker who would like to provide holistic therapeutic support and help primary school children and their families access therapeutic interventions, we would like to hear from you. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team with young children who are experiencing social and emotional challenges or have had difficulty accessing learning and/or are experiencing financial hardship. You will combine remote support and face-to-face contact and visit families in their own homes, therefore having access to a car for business use is essential.

Midlothian Sure Start is a dynamic, award winning third sector organisation. It offers a quality support service to families with children up to age 12 across Midlothian. Midlothian Sure Start has been in existence since 2001 and employs over 70 members of staff providing a service in Family Learning centres and in the community. Our ethos is to provide a holistic, confidential community based service where families are at the heart of what we do.

We are currently recruiting for the following posts:

EARLY YEARS PRACTITIONER

Full-time 35 hours per week - Monday to Friday between the hours of 8.00am and 4.00pm

(Part-time & job share considered)

Salary Scale 12-15 £19,461.73 - £20,546.91 + pension

(£10.69 to £11.29 per hour)

Based within one of our 6 centres across Midlothian

BANK EARLY YEARS PRACTITIONER/ SUPPORT WORKER

Zero Hours Contract - Monday to Friday 8.00am to 6.00pm

Salary Scale 10-15 £18,610.83 - £20,546.91 + pension

(£10.23 to £11.29 per hour)

Based within Midlothian Sure Start across our 6 centres

We are currently recruiting for various early years posts across our 6 Family Learning Centres. The role is to support and assist in the day-to-day running of the Playroom, creating a welcoming environment for parents and children and contributing to each child’s self-development and level of autonomy.

A qualification in childcare or working towards one and a child protection certificate or commitment to undertake one is essential as is experience of working with young children. An understanding of the difficulties experienced by vulnerable families and good interpersonal and communication skills are also required.

Midlothian Sure Start is a dynamic, award winning third sector organisation. It offers a quality support service to families with children up to age 12 across Midlothian. Midlothian Sure Start has been in existence since 2001 and employs over 70 members of staff providing a service in Family Learning centres and in the community. Our ethos is to provide a holistic, confidential community based service where families are at the heart of what we do.

We are currently recruiting for the following post:

COUNSELLOR

Part-time, 3.5 hours per week (worked flexibly over the month)

Salary scale 27-30, £27,603.55-£30,513.03 pro rata

Based within our Head Office in Mayfield with in person or blended working

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced therapist or counsellor to use their skills to support a project aimed at reaching vulnerable families in the Midlothian area through our Family Friends project.

Role

MYPAS promotes the health and wellbeing of young people across Midlothian and East Lothian and currently focuses on working in the areas of mental health, substance use and LGBT+ support. MYPAS is a community-based organisation with charitable status and based in Dalkeith, Midlothian.

The post holders will be responsible, as part of a team, for the development, delivery and evaluation of an 18 month pilot project focusing on children and young people’s health and wellbeing. The post holders will deliver a health and wellbeing education programme with children and young people, followed by targeted group and or one to one support.

There is no specific qualification required; however, the post holders will be expected to be educated to degree level. This should be in a relevant field such as Health, Community Education, Social Work or Education, but significant equivalent experience will also be considered.

The post holders will work within a multi-disciplinary service and be expected to work effectively with other agencies in partnership settings.

Part-time applications are preferred but full-time work may be considered for these positions depending on service deployment considerations.

These posts may require evening and occasional weekend work.

Special conditions:

• The post is funded for a fixed term of 18 months

• The posts may involve evening and occasional weekend working.

• You must be able to travel across Midlothian.

Place of work: The administrative base is in Dalkeith. Travel throughout Midlothian including operating from other venues, will be required.

Who are we, and what do we need?

The Glencorse Association is a charitable organisation that runs the Glencorse Centre, a community facility located in Auchendinny, about a mile north of Penicuik. We organise community-based activities, to promote the health and welfare of local residents and rent our facilities to local groups and businesses who offer services to the local community. We also operate a volunteer-run community café, including children’s play area, and garden. More information about the Centre can be found through our Facebook page, namely Glencorse Centre.

It is vital that we recruit new Board Members to help shape the future of the only service to the community in Auchendinny.

If you are passionate about sustaining a community led service and developing community spaces and would be interested in supporting the Glencorse Association in delivering its mission and vision, we would love to hear from you!

The Role

We are looking for new Board Members who can support with strategic development and augment the range of skills available in the current board so we can develop the community centre, community garden and the services that we offer. We would be particularly interested in new Board Members who have experience in one, or several, of the following domains:

• Third sector organisations and funding applications

• Organising events and fundraising

• A treasurer who can analyse financial performance

• Marketing

• IT and social media development

• Environmental/net zero in a workplace

• Managing volunteers

• Health and safety in the workplace

• GDPR

• Safeguarding

• HR

We are open to any other developmental ideas that you feel you could bring to the Glencorse Association and the local community.

Your skills and interests may have been developed through working for a small or large organisation, working for yourself, volunteering or simply by life experience. You don’t need to have prior experience on a board, we will provide a full induction and help you understand the role and responsibilities of being a Board Member.

A role on the Glencorse Association Board is flexible and we understand that individual personal circumstances may dictate the level of engagement you can offer.

The Board meets monthly for two hours and communicates remotely in between meetings to discuss any urgent matters that have been escalated. The Board holds an annual AGM and all Board Members are expected to attend to reflect on our work and to set strategy and plans for the coming year. Additional opportunities to support the Glencorse Centre's staff and community on specific areas of interest and priority are also available, depending on the Board Member’s interests and experience.

As a Disability Confident committed employer, we will commit to offering an interview to any applicant who declares he, she or they have a disability, if that applicant meets the minimum criteria for the role.

What are we offering?

You will have the opportunity to work as part of a welcoming, quirky team who are highly dedicated, committed and passionate about maintaining and developing our much-loved community hub. You will join a couple of Board Members with a wealth of experience and an interesting story to tell!

If this is your first time becoming a Trustee, you'll have the support to help to settle into your new role. For experienced Board Members, you have the opportunity to improve the lives of local residents and the wider community in Midlothian by contributing your innovative ideas for change and to the growth of our charitable organisation.

WAEML provides information, support and accommodation to women (including trans-women), children and young people who have been subjected to domestic abuse. If you can commit to upholding the rights of women, children and young people, this may be the job for you.

We have a full time (35 hours per week) vacancy for an experienced support worker within our team to deliver individual and group work support to children and young people. We are looking for enthusiastic feminists who share our core values. You will be expected to demonstrate a gender-based and trauma-informed approach to service delivery and will be expected to take a multi-agency approach to your work.

Candidates ideally have a minimum of 2 years work experience working with children or young people. Membership of the PVG scheme is an essential requirement and you should hold a qualification in children’s development, learning or similar.

This post is available on a fixed term until 30.06.2023 (With Possible extension on securing funding).

Travel across East Lothian and Midlothian is required therefore a full current driving licence and constant access to a car is essential.

In return you can expect:

· A comprehensive induction process

· A commitment to your professional training and development

· Access to employee benefits, optical cover, dental cover, counselling services and more*

· Access to cycle to work scheme

· Family friendly work environment

· Excellent working conditions and ongoing support

· 5% contribution to workplace pension scheme

WAEML positively welcomes applicants from within all sections of the community although are except under Schedule 9(Part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 and therefore only women need apply. We would particularly welcome bilingual applicants.