Are you a confident self-starter with experience in handling dogs? Are you confident in dealing with challenging situations in a tactful and empathetic manner?

Dogs Trust is the largest dog welfare charity in the UK with a nationwide network of rehoming centres and charity shops. Last year, Dogs Trust centres cared for over 14,000 dogs; we never put a healthy dog down.

Dogs Trust Freedom Project is a pet fostering service for people fleeing domestic abuse. However, the majority of our referrals come from women fleeing domestic abuse via women-only services. The service places dogs into volunteer foster homes on a temporary basis until their owners are able to have them back.

We are seeking a confident and well-organised individual who is passionate about helping animals and people. As Freedom Project Regional Assistant, you will support the evaluation and matching of dog referrals received from our stakeholder referral agencies. You will also assess the suitability of volunteer foster carers for the dogs by carrying out home checks and interviews and update clients on their pet’s progress.

You must be experienced and competent in assessing and handling a wide range of dogs in a working environment such as an animal charity or rescue/rehoming centre and have experience in giving dog welfare advice to owners and handlers, with an understanding of positive reinforcement techniques.

A large part of this role involves driving a small van and transporting dogs across Scotland on a daily basis, so candidates should have a full, clean, manual UK driving license and experience of driving as part of a previous role. An understanding of the problems faced by people fleeing domestic abuse with pets is expected as is a motivation to help and support vulnerable pet owners.

This is a full-time permanent post at 35 hours per week, Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm (candidates will be required to undertake occasional out of hours working to support the needs of the service).

Due to the nature of this role, this post is for women only and is exempt under Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010

Background

Fauldhouse and Breich Valley Community Development Trust (F&BV CDT) is a registered charity and a social enterprise which was set-up in 2006. It aims to address the needs, issues, concerns, and aspirations of our communities with a focus on the social, economic, physical, environmental health and well-being of these communities.

F&BVCDT seeks to achieve this by implementing the following aims and outcome targets:

• Developing programmes that seek to relieve poverty, address inequality and disadvantage and build community capacity: Primarily through sports, recreation, and leisure-based, healthy living activities
• Advancing education and volunteering opportunities to promote learning and skills development
• Promoting and protecting the well-being, recreation and physical health and well-being of our communities.
• Assisting in the prevention of ill-health and the provision of health education and healthier individual, family and community-based projects within our communities.

Main purpose of the post

This is an exciting new post, with substantial opportunities to develop and implement a new and diverse range of community-based sporting, leisure and recreational projects, Initiatives activities, and events. The post is part time, but EDC manager will work with the successful candidate to seek funds to increase these hours as the programme is developed.

The new post holder will be given the opportunity to assist and support Fauldhouse and Breich Valley Community Development Trust (F&BV CDT) as it seeks to develop and implement a wide range of new community-based projects and initiatives.

The post holder will be based at the Eastfield Development Centre (EDC) The EDC is a community facility that F&BV CDT began leasing from West Lothian Council in May 2017. The process of transferring ownership of the building from West Lothian Council to F&BV CDT is well underway and is expected to be completed by Autumn 2020.

The Active Communities Development Worker will work closely with the EDC Manager, the Centre Management Group, the F&BV CDT Board of Volunteer Trustees, the Staff Team and local volunteers to develop a diverse programme of activities, projects, initiatives and events aimed at meeting the needs of local people, families and the wider community.

Responsible: To Eastfield Development Centre Manager

Responsible: For Developing, implementing, and delivering sport, leisure and recreational projects, events, initiatives, and activities.

Background

Fauldhouse and Breich Valley Community Development Trust (F&BV CDT) is a registered charity which was set-up in 2006. It aims to address the needs, issues, concerns, and aspirations of our communities with a focus on the social, economic, physical, environmental health and well-being of these communities.

F&BV CDT seeks to achieve this by implementing the following aims and outcome targets:

• Develop and Implement F&BV CDTs Anti-Poverty Aims and Outcomes
• Developing programmes that seek to address poverty and inequality, food insecurity, fuel poverty and build individual, family and community capacity
• Advancing education and volunteering opportunities to promote learning and skills development
• Promoting and protecting the well-being, physical and mental health of our communities.
• Assisting in the relief and prevention of poverty, disadvantage, ill-health, and the provision of health education
• Creating, developing, and implementing projects and initiatives which address the issues, needs and aspirations identified within our communities

Main purpose of the post

This is an exciting new post, with substantial opportunities to develop and implement a new and diverse range of community-based projects, initiatives, activities, and events: Aimed at the relief and prevention of poverty, disadvantage, inequality, and exclusion.

The new post holder will be given the opportunity to assist and support Fauldhouse and Breich Valley Community Development Trust as it seeks to develop existing and create new community-based projects and initiatives.

The post holder will be based at the Eastfield Development Centre (EDC) The EDC is a community facility that F&BV CDT began leasing from West Lothian Council in May 2017. The process of transferring ownership of the building from West Lothian Council to F&BV CDT is well underway and is expected to be completed by Autumn 2020.

The Development Worker will work closely with the EDC Manager, the Centre Management Group, the F&BV CDT Board of Volunteer Trustees, Staff Team and Volunteers to develop a diverse programme of activities, projects, initiatives and events aimed at meeting the needs of local people, families and the wider community.

Responsible: To Eastfield Development Centre Manager

Responsible: For developing, implementing, and delivering community-based, projects, events, initiatives and activities: aimed at addressing poverty, inequality, disadvantage and exclusion

The Housing First programme aims to support people with long histories of homelessness to access a permanent home and to receive the support they need to remain there.

In West Lothian the project is operating as a Public Social Partnership, funded by West Lothian Alcohol and Drug Partnership, and delivered in partnership with the housing and resettlement team within West Lothian Council.

We are looking for a skilled and committed key worker to join our support team. Caseloads are intentionally small and the emphasis is on forming relationships with those who access the service, supporting them unconditionally, and coordinating other specialist support where required.

The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills, be patient and tolerant, creative, reflective, flexible and willing to try new ways of working. You should also have the ability to demonstrate Cyrenians values of compassion, respect, integrity and innovation in the work that you do.

This role is initially funded to 31st March 2021.

The post: We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate leader who possesses a detailed knowledge of the homelessness & housing sector. Ideally the candidate should have considerable experience managing youth services and come with a demonstrable track record of staff and service management.

The Service Manager will be responsible for the effective management and development of services under their area of responsibility and, working with the Assistant Director, they will also be responsible for developing new service provision within their area.

Rock Trust has four core values; Safety, Positivity, Respect and Fairness. If you hold these values and are passionate about supporting young people to achieve their full potential and move on from homelessness, then please get in touch.