#morethanajob

Do you have what it takes to make a difference?

Would you like to do something different next Monday morning? To forget the never-ending 9-5 and make a real difference to someone's life? Or maybe you are already working in social care and want to join an organisation with values at its core?

Well this may be the opportunity you have been looking for.....

ENABLE Scotland is a dynamic and vibrant organisation dedicated to improving the lives of people with learning disabilities and we have a unique opportunity for you to be part of a team who will support James in East Kilbride to move into his own home.

As an essential member of a dynamic team, you will be involved in team meetings, creating team strategies and working together to enhance James' life, whilst ensuring his wellbeing and happiness are the top priorities.

Here's a little more about James:

"People who know me would say that I am energetic and enjoy a wide range of sporting activities on a regular basis including walking, swimming and trampolining. I also like to maintain contact with my family and my team will support me with this. Members of my team will be effective communicators and I will work with my team to show them how I need them to communicate with me. My team will help me with all aspects of living in my own home and support me to achieve my goals and outcomes."

If you think you have the ability and commitment to be part of James' support team please click the link to apply now.

You don't need experience in care to start your career with ENABLE Scotland but an understanding of Autism and experience of supporting people who have learning disabilities would be advantageous. We recruit people based on their values and transferrable skills so no matter where you have worked before; be it retail, warehousing or wherever, we want to hear from you!

What's also great about ENABLE Scotland is that we believe in developing all our staff and provide an extensive training programme bespoke to every individual we support, combined with a commitment to create career development opportunities including SVQ Level 2.

Please note all new employees must register with the SSSC within 6 months of commencing employment and failure to do so can result in termination of employment.

Remember this is #morethanajob - it's the first step to you making a difference and beginning your career with an award winning charity with its values at its core.

If you would like further information on this exciting opportunity please refer to the job description or contact Emma Lyness on 07522 225 018 or email recruitment@enable.org.uk

Wiston Lodge, A Place to Grow, provides physical, mental and spiritual challenge in a safe and sheltered residential environment.

The ‘Path of the Little People’ is an expansive interpretative trail that combines themes of nature, history, music and renewable energy, helping children, especially those with Additional Support Needs, have fun while overcoming challenges with social communication and cognitive learning. Young People can also engage in the project, building path structures which help them develop valuable life & employability skills.

We are seeking, an experienced & committed Project Coordinator to join our team. The role encompasses 3 distinct strands: Outreach Community Engagement, Programme Delivery and Project Development.

The post is subject to satisfactory completion of an enhanced Disclosure (PVG) Check.

Healthy Valleys is a highly successful, community led health improvement organisation located in Lanark. We have a new opportunity for a highly motivated individual to join our dynamic team.

Healthy Valleys in partnership with NHS Lanarkshire requires to recruit the above posts to develop the Healthy Schools Plus initiative.

Healthy Schools Plus is delivering a framework for teachers, which outlines an approach to addressing unhealthy weight gain in childhood by guiding the planning, tracking & monitoring and evaluation of health & wellbeing education, based on Food & Health, Active Lifestyle and Healthy Lifestyle contexts for learning. Parental involvement is essential to maximise programme opportunities and offer support to their children.

The post will therefore focus on aligning existing community health & wellbeing programmes with the Healthy Schools Plus approach and engage families in these services.

The successful candidate will be based at Law House, Law and at Healthy Valleys, Lanark.

The post is subject to a PVG check. All applicants must have access to their own transport, have a clean driving license and business insurance.

Healthy Valleys is a highly successful, community led health improvement organisation located in Lanark. We have a new opportunity for a highly motivated individual to join our dynamic team.

Healthy Valleys in partnership with NHS Lanarkshire requires to recruit the above posts to develop the Healthy Schools Plus initiative.

Healthy Schools Plus is delivering a framework for teachers, which outlines an approach to addressing unhealthy weight gain in childhood by guiding the planning, tracking & monitoring and evaluation of health & wellbeing education, based on Food & Health, Active Lifestyle and Healthy Lifestyle contexts for learning. Parental involvement is essential to maximise programme opportunities and offer support to their children.

The post will therefore focus on aligning existing community health & wellbeing programmes with the Healthy Schools Plus approach and engage families in these services.

The successful candidate will be based at Law House, Law and at Healthy Valleys, Lanark.

The post is subject to a PVG check. All applicants must have access to their own transport, have a clean driving license and business insurance.

COVEY’s mission is to support children, young people and their families on their life journey, bringing colour to their lives, while enabling them through strong befriending relationships, to become more resilient and self-aware; better equipped to reach their full potential.

Due to expansion and development COVEY is seeking an additional passionate team member who will enable us to support our volunteers in their befriending role, promote the volunteering experience and further enhance our expertise and influence in the field of befriending.

Your Character is our primary requirement as we believe that it is only through alignment to our core values that your competence will be effectively applied in COVEY. Our values of Passion, Innovation, Commitment, Openness and Respect form the basis of all we do as an organisation. We want someone who, by demonstrating those behaviours, will clearly contribute to what COVEY offers.

Just as important as character is that you have the required competence to be a key person to coordinate our befriending services, helping young people achieve their full potential.

It is essential that you have an understanding of volunteer management preferably with at least two years experience in that field. You will be competent in all aspects of recruiting, training and supporting volunteers in their role. Confident in taking the initiative, you will have strong problem solving skills and bring a ‘can do’ attitude to the role. Ideally you will be educated to degree level however experience in this field will be taken into account.

Your character will come first – as good people make good organisations great – and we require a balanced, capable and passionate individual; able to work on your own initiative and as part of a team.

It is essential that you are able to communicate respectfully and effectively with all stakeholders. You will have the ability to quickly establish rapport and build respectful, honest and trusted relationships, engaging and involving the young people and their families.

Key to the role will be the ability to assess the needs of the young people and facilitate and support each befriending relationship.

You will be required to build strong relationships with referrers and partner agencies, and make valuable contribution to multi-agency meetings.

With strong planning and organisational skills you will be able to meet tight deadlines, having a proven ability to prioritise workloads, produce programs to ensure good outcomes are met and plan activities while working closely with the rest of the team.

Highly motivated and able to work under pressure you will have the attention to detail necessary to ensure excellent case recording and evaluation reports; able to input data accurately onto our systems and produce reports for funders.

A working knowledge of risk assessment and monitoring and evaluation is essential.

The ideal person will be passionate and motivated to support young people. Having an understanding of family dynamics and the challenges that vulnerable families face you will be empathetic and non-judgemental. You will bring an enthusiasm to the role and have the ability to think ahead and be highly organised.

This post involves evening and possible weekend working; PVG check and car driver with access to own car essential (Mileage allowance given).

Do you want to work with an awards winning organisation?

Do you share Aspire values in respect of the rights of vulnerable people to live ordinary lives?

Are you caring, compassionate, enthusiastic and committed to supporting people in the community who may have additional support needs?

A full UK driving licence with access to a car is essential, as travel throughout the service area is an expectation of the post.

Salary is dependent on service and shift pattern.

Your role may include:

· Assisting with personal care;

· Working with individuals to participate in community based social activities of their choice; and/or

· Assisting people with clinical and health care needs.

Additional desirable qualities, qualifications and experience of the post holder include:

· Hardworking, flexible, motivated and driven to do the right thing by the people we support;

· SVQ 2 or 3 in Health & Social Care or a commitment to undertake a SVQ; and

· Registration with the Scottish Social Service Council (SSSC) or a commitment to become registered.

Employee benefits include:

· Excellent Learning and Development opportunities and strong Support & Leadership;

· Employee Discount Schemes and Referral Recruitment Bonus;

· Contributory Pension Scheme and 4 x Annual Salary Life Assurance benefit; and

· Employee Health Assured assistance programme.

REACH Lanarkshire Autism was established in March 2012 to bridge the gap in post diagnostic services throughout Lanarkshire. REACH is a parent led, pan Lanarkshire charity and currently has around 285 members.

We are looking to employ an Activity Co-ordinator whose responsibility it will be to set up new activities for our children and young people with Autism in both North and South Lanarkshire. These activities will be varied and will be community based to ensure easy access for our families. The Activity Co-ordinator will also provide support to staff in our current activities to ensure our children and young people are supported, having fun and making progress.

This is a full-time post which has been funded for one year by The National Lottery Community Fund’s Young Start programme. We would hope that the position will show a need for continued funding to extend the length of the contract.

Whilst it is desirable that the successful applicant is educated to degree level, the post holder must have knowledge and experience of working with people with Autism. Ideally, we would be keen to hear from people who have worked in a similar position and possess the necessary skills to provide support to both staff and service users. The post holder will be required to register with the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme.

The post covers North and South Lanarkshire although the post holder will be based in our office in Cambuslang.