Jobs in West Dunbartonshire

We are looking for a highly motivated, and enthusiastic Youth Connections Coordinator who is passionate about developing and delivering quality, engaging & fun activities that are accessible to children & young people across West Dunbartonshire.

You will have the main role of providing and coordinating Y sort it’s Youth Connections provision to support disengaged learners in a programme of informal learning and youth work activities across West Dunbartonshire. This will include coordinating our youth clubs, groups and holiday programmes within our Y sort it youth centres and local community settings.

You will be responsible for the development & delivery of our exciting and engaging high quality activities that children & young people can experience and enjoy, whilst improving their health & wellbeing, encouraging outdoor learning opportunities, supporting children & young people, to make friendships, learn together and become more connected to their local community.

You will manage a small team of youth workers to work closely with children & young people, their families and any relevant partners, to ensure young people are informed and supported to participate in any programmes, and any other community based activities.

The post holder should be flexible as the actual times of work will involve working evenings, school holidays and weekends. The post holder should be flexible as the actual times of work may change to respond to the demands of the work of the Youth Connections programme including overnight stays for residential & trips.

Y sort it Young Carer Service supports young carers aged between 10-24yrs across West Dunbartonshire.

The role of the Youth Adult Support Worker will be to specifically support Young Adult Carers (16-24yrs) in making informed choices around issues that are important to them, through one to one support, group work sessions & respite. You will assess the Young Adult Carers needs including the impact of their caring role, on their employment, education and training prospects and connect them to support and access opportunities to learn and grow.

We aim to support Young Adult Carers through a range of measures to alleviate their caring role and your role will be to work closely with schools, partner agencies and family members.

The post holder should be flexible as the actual times of work will involve working, evenings, school holidays and weekends.

The post holder should be flexible as the actual times of work may change to respond to the demands of the work of the Young Carers Service including overnight stays for respite.

Carers of West Dunbartonshire is an innovative and value-based charity, which supports those who look after a family member or friend due to illness, disability, frailty or addiction. Funded by The Robertson Trust, the organisation is seeking to recruit a Carer Support Worker (Supporting those with a dual caring role).

As Carer Support Worker, you will provide support and advice to those who are caring for a relative or friend and have dual caring responsibilities. You will be a highly motivated individual who ideally has experience in Community Care and a good understanding of the issues relating to unpaid carers.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who shares our values (Kind, Passionate and Creative) to join our service accommodating and supporting people experiencing homelessness and empowering them to thrive.

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.

Your normal working pattern will be over 5 days on a rolling rota with a variety of shift patterns, including weekend work.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. To lead this IRS Service Test of Change to achieve positive recovery outcomes for the people we support under the direction of the Service Manager.
2. To provide trauma-informed, person-centred, and wellbeing-focused support for people with lived or living experience of addiction, helping them to achieve their personal recovery goals.
3. To support people transitioning from BT accommodation or other supported accommodation into the local community, helping them to manage their tenancy, to engage with all support services and to connect into organisations and groups that will help them on their personal recovery journey.
4. To promote CHIME outcomes by bringing Connections, Hope, Identity, Meaning, and Empowerment to the people being supported.
5. To work with local partner organisations to promote and develop a Recovery Orientated System of Care (ROSC) in West Dunbartonshire, working with all ADP partners to do so.
6. To be there for people as Mentor, Navigator, Connector, and Advocate to support and equip them to grow in confidence and build recovery resilience.
7. To promote a trauma-informed approach to recovery that focuses on offering choice, respecting rights, reducing harms, making positive connections, developing lasting relationships, equipping people for success, and empowering people to thrive.
8. To liaise with all other services and professionals involved in the provision of support to anyone referred into the IRS Service.
9. To support the delivery and roll out of SMART Recovery Meetings, both face to face and on-line in West Dunbartonshire, working with BT’s new SMART Recovery Coordinator to do this.
10. To support the use of digital solutions to build a connected and compassionate online recovery community where asset information is shared and where people can be supported, especially out of hours.
11. To support the development of a Connected Community in West Dunbartonshire, working with local recovery communities and with BT volunteers to mobilise a Hope Outreach Team and build a Hope Connection Network of all available organisations and assets that people could connect into as part of their own recovery journey – BT will provide incubation and shared services support to build a sustainable Connected Community Model.
12. To work with Central Support Team, the ADP and Recovery Communities to shape Volunteering Opportunities for people in recovery as part of developing and running the Connected Community, including ‘pop up’ drop-ins and community meals at locations across West Dunbartonshire.
13. To capture and share Stories of Hope from the IRS Service, supporting the development of Outcome and Impact Reports for CORRA and Scottish Government.
14. To be part of a BT Collaborative Community, working with the other IRS Workers to share ideas and offer support to ensure we maximise the outcomes we achieve for the people we support – after all, our Mission is to Empower People to Thrive.

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.

As a Support Worker you will join our well-established team in Faifley working with people to provide high quality individualised support to adults and young people who have a range of support needs or disabilities across Faifley, Clydebank and surrounding areas. Successful candidates will have a positive attitude and commitment towards making a difference to the lives of the people we support.

On a day-to-day basis we support people with all aspects of their lives including personal care, taking care of their home and finances as well as developing and maintaining full and active participation in the community. A commitment to a person-centred approach is essential and experience of working with people with learning disabilities is desirable.

We have a variety of posts available including specific posts to provide support in relation to waking night shifts. Applicants must however be prepared to work flexibly as part of the team to meet the needs of the people we support with shifts including evenings, weekends and overnight responsibilities including sleepovers and waking nights in most circumstances.

Key provides excellent professional supervision, support and training, including access to the SVQ Framework and a chance to really make a difference to people’s lives.

If you would like to get involved in support work but cannot commit to a contract because you have other commitments, then there are opportunities to join our register of relief workers who provide support based on their availability.

We would encourage you to submit your application as the earliest convenience as we may be able to offer interview at an earlier date to shortlisted candidates.

If you would like to arrange an informal chat to find out more do not hesitate to get in touch. Please contact Lynn at our Faifley Office on 0141 9529461 or at lynn.hossack@key.org.uk