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Are you looking for an organisation where you can make a difference? Are you adaptable and enthusiastic about supporting people to change their life circumstances? Read on.

Routes to Work South is committed to working with partners to deliver a wide range of client-centred services to people most in need. An award-winning company, we are dedicated to reducing poverty and play a central role in the delivery of South Lanarkshire Council's employability and training services.

The company has a well-established office and partner network throughout South Lanarkshire and a strong track record in the delivery of national contracts. Currently this includes the Scottish Government’s Fair Start Scotland Service and Skills Development Scotland’s Employability Fund.

As a National Training Award winner, we believe in and invest significantly in the development of our staff. We offer a range of benefits and are happy to talk flexible working. The company has been delivering services successfully for over 20 years and recently won the Scottish Top Employers Award for Working Families.

As a Routes to Work South employee you will receive a competitive salary and an attractive benefits package, including Group Life Insurance, BUPA Health Insurance, people friendly working hours and group pension scheme membership.

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Employer Services Consultant to join our Team who can:

• Provide recruitment services and solutions for employers that result in sustainable job outcomes for clients registered with RTWS;
• Develop and nurture employer relationships so that the largest proportion of job outcomes come from repeat business;
• Assist employers to identify recruitment and training needs and work with Client Services to deliver a bespoke solution;
• Gather pertinent information around typical recruitment processes and the labour market in each sector, and use this information to inform service delivery;

Excellent interpersonal skills together with the ability to work imaginatively and flexibly to deliver results are essential for this role as is your ability to meet deadlines and ensure financial compliance.

As a Children and Young People’s Support Worker you will provide preventative, crisis intervention and on-going support to children and young people who are directly or indirectly exposed to the issues of domestic abuse.

The job involves ensuring that a high standard of crisis intervention and casework support is provided to children and young people escaping, experiencing or requiring support with domestic abuse issues. This includes Women’s Aid South Lanarkshire and East Renfrewshire’s out-of-hours, group work and on call service provision.

Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details.

This full time position, 3 months fixed term, is a great opportunity to join our team in pursuing Women’s Aid South Lanarkshire and East Renfrewshire’s feminist philosophy and mission; ‘all women, children and young people are free from fear’

What is on offer for the Children and Young People’s Support Worker?

· Training and development

· 30 days annual leave per annum

· 12 public holidays per annum

· Access to the Employee Assistance Programme

· Discounted high street shopping vouchers

· 10% pension contribution

· Essential car users allowance plus mileage

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Are you looking for an organisation where you can make a difference? Are you adaptable and enthusiastic about supporting people to change their life circumstances? Read on.

Routes to Work South is committed to working with partners to deliver a wide range of client-centred services to people most in need. An award-winning company, we are dedicated to reducing poverty and play a central role in the delivery of South Lanarkshire Council's employability and training services.

The company has a well-established office and partner network throughout South Lanarkshire and a strong track record in the delivery of national contracts. Currently this includes the Scottish Government’s Fair Start Scotland Service and Skills Development Scotland’s Employability Fund.

As a National Training Award winner, we believe in and invest significantly in the development of our staff. We offer a range of benefits and are happy to talk flexible working. The company has been delivering services successfully for over 20 years and recently won the Scottish Top Employers Award for Working Families.

As a Routes to Work South employee you will receive a competitive salary and an attractive benefits package, including Group Life Insurance, BUPA Health Insurance, people friendly working hours and group pension scheme membership.

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Employment Advisor to join our Team who can:

• Achieve targets and KPI's to support clients to progress and sustain employment;
• Promote and encourage key client groups to engage in RTWS services
• Actively manage a caseload of clients with a range of barriers who are at different stages of their employability journey, provide support and access to health and well-being interventions, training opportunities, match them to suitable vacancies and progress them into sustainable employment;
• Proactively work with clients and employers to increase the range and number of job opportunities available for clients;
• Deliver a range of 1-2-1 and group support sessions tailored to meet customer needs.

Excellent interpersonal skills together with the ability to work imaginatively and flexibly to deliver results are essential for this role as is your ability to meet deadlines and ensure financial compliance.

Community Action Lanarkshire (CAL – communityactionlan.org) is a project supported by the Rural Development Trust (RDT) and funded by Lanarkshire LEADER until June 2020. Established in 2004 the Rural Development Trust is a charity and company limited by guarantee with a strong track record in developing and delivering projects which tackle rural issues. The Rural Development Trust is now recruiting 1 full time & 1 part time (3 days a week) Project Workers / Officers to join the Community Action Lanarkshire team supporting rural communities deliver plans and projects that make a real difference to local people’s lives. These positions are on a fixed term basis until 30th June 2020 with the possibility of extension.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with the right values to join our service in Hamilton to assist and support vulnerable homeless people to achieve better lives.

The project is part of a 3 site service. Portwell, Hamilton, provides support for Homeless People and care experienced young people.

The site consist of 12 Beds (6x 1 Bed Self-Contained Flats and 6 x Bedsits). Half of the accommodation is supported accommodation and half is first stop emergency accommodation taking referrals 24 hrs per day.

The successful candidate will be expected to provide a meaningful support service to identified individuals who live in the project and/or in the community. You will provide a quality service tailored to the assessed needs of each individual by identifying, planning and facilitating support to enable appropriate move-on options for each service user. You will use all of your knowledge and experience to help service users build their life skills and prepare for independent living.

The post will involve 2-5 shifts per week over a 4 week rolling rota.

Typical shift pattern is 22:00 – 08:00.

You will have an SVQ3 qualification in social care. Other essentials include: experience of working with vulnerable people, addiction issues and challenging behaviour; effective written and verbal communication; knowledge of homelessness issues; and, above all, the determination to make a difference in the lives of our service users.

If successful, you will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council within 6 months of your start date. After registration, there is a requirement to be qualified and to maintain professional learning.

In return, we will offer you excellent learning and development opportunities, competitive annual leave entitlement, pension scheme, access to employee assistance programmes such as counselling, and life assurance.

This is a great opportunity to join an exciting new project and an organisation that’s committed and passionate about making a difference.

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.