Tweeddale Youth Action (TYA) is the lead organisation for youth-work provision in Tweeddale. We offer 10-25 year-old young people living in Peebles, Innerleithen and the surrounding areas, a safe alternative to hanging around bus stops and street corners. Through our youth clubs in Peebles and Innerleithen we aim to provide relevant and meaningful activities in a fun and secure environment.

This role is subject to PVG disclosure and will entail evening and occasional weekend work. All training, including essentials such as Child Protection and C-Card will be provided.

This is a challenging and demanding job but brings its own rewards and the opportunity for personal development and progression.

The Scottish Borders Community Mental Health and Wellbeing team is looking for an outstanding candidate to join us.

re:discover Borders is a recovery focussed service, helping people to take the first steps towards meeting new people, rediscovering old hobbies and developing new interests and connections.

The successful candidate will recruit, train and manage volunteers; support service users; and manage and support volunteer/ service user matches.

The successful candidate will have experience of recruiting and managing volunteers; recording, monitoring and evaluation of outcomes, an understanding of mental health provision in the Scottish Borders including voluntary and statutory services, alongside other essential experience, knowledge, skills and abilities.

We are recruiting for both Full Time/Part Time Care Staff and Nightshift workers.

We have both Live In and Live Out positions available.

(Attractive salary and benefits, training and career prospects)

Join our team and make a real difference delivering care to vulnerable adults with learning disabilities. You don’t need previous experience, as full training and support will be provided.

Garvald West Linton is an established provider of residential and Day Care services for adults with learning disabilities. The Care Practitioners provide care in five houses and there are eight workshop areas as well as further education and individual therapies. Our work is based on the principles of Rudolf Steiner. We are situated 20 miles south of Edinburgh in beautiful surroundings near West Linton.

Values and Attributes

You must be;

• able to treat our service users with dignity and respect
• able to uphold their rights as individuals
• honest and trustworthy
• reliable and dependable

Skills and Abilities

You must be able to

• communicate well
• recognise and respond to the needs of others
• work as part of a team
• be flexible in approach
• maintain good sense of humour

Some of the tasks include:

• Carries out support tasks relating to personal care and daily living of residents in each house and encourages teaching by example, working alongside, or doing the task.
• Escorts residents to workshop and, where necessary, stays in workshop to assist with 1-2-1 needs.
• Carries out handover for controlled drugs, ensuring drugs are counted and keys handed over.
• Responds to challenging behaviour in an empathetic, person-centred manner with awareness of everyone’s emotional, physical and spiritual needs
• Assists with the care planning process and applies care plans in daily life including record keeping.
• Assists with domestic duties such as cleaning and laundry, to enable the smooth running of the household
• Attends regular supervision meetings (normally 4 – 6 weekly) with Line Manager, preparing and playing an active part in the process.

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:

competitive hourly rates of £9.00 - £9.47 per hour;

guaranteed rota hours working between 7.30 am & 10pm

generous annual leave entitlement;

a choice of pension scheme with employer contributions;

flexible working policies;

access to extensive paid training and development opportunities; and

a supportive and inclusive culture.

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.