Y sort it Young Carer Service supports young carers aged between 10-25yrs across West Dunbartonshire. The role of the Youth Support Worker will be to support young carers and young adult carers (16-25 years) in making informed choices around issues that are important to them, through one to one support, group work sessions & respite.

You will be offering 1-2-1 support, developing support plans, providing support to help young carers / young adult carers within their caring role.

Young carers are supported through a range of measures to alleviate the caring role and your role will be to work closely with schools, partner agencies and family members to ensure they are able to be a young person first and foremost.

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.

We are looking for a highly motivated, and enthusiastic Youth Connections Coordinator who is passion 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.

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.

Intandem, Scotland’s mentoring programme for young people brings together vulnerable young people with a mentor to build a consistent and trusting relationship, and improve their chances in life. The Scottish Government has appointed Inspiring Scotland to lead the development of the intandem programme.

Initially the programme will focus on providing mentoring for children and young people aged 8 – 14 years who are looked after at home. Intandem recognises a young person’s need to have at least one long term relationship with a positive adult role-model. The disruption looked after children face can make this difficult to achieve within a family setting.

Y Sort It is a Company Limited by guarantee, run by an elected board of directors who are young people aged between 16 and 25. Y Sort It provides a range of youth activities, groups and support services for young people throughout West Dunbartonshire on both a centre-based and outreach basis. We ensure young people are able to make informed choices relevant to their lives, and have support in doing so.

Mentors play a vital role in helping young people become independent, develop goals and find ways to achieve them. As intandem volunteer coordinator you will be responsible for recruitment, support and the motivation of volunteer mentors and overall service coordination. You’ll play a key role in changing young people’s lives for the better.

The focus in every mentoring relationship will be on developing the child, recognising and building their strengths, and providing support and encouragement to deal with difficult and challenging situations in their lives.

Your role as the Care Connections Coordinator will focus on developing a programme of support for young people who are looked after at home and their families. Care Connections will offer those young people an opportunity to access a programme of support and activities appropriate to their needs contributing to closing the poverty-related attainment gap.

The programme will focus on providing support for children and young people aged 8 – 14 years old who are looked after at home, supporting them through the transitional stages, and the challenges that they may face within school and the community.

As the Care Connections Coordinator you will play a vital role in helping children and young people develop goals and find ways to achieve them. You will be responsible for overall service coordination and development including working in partnership and liaising with key organisations.

The focus of Care Connections is supporting each child or young person, to recognise and build their strengths, and providing support and encouragement to deal with difficult and challenging situations in their lives. You will play a key role in changing children & young people’s lives for the better.

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 Care Connections Programme.

Y Sort It provides a range of youth activities, groups and support services for children and young people throughout West Dunbartonshire.

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Youth Workers who are passionate about developing and delivering quality, engaging & fun youth work activities for children & young people across West Dunbartonshire

Your main role will be to work within the Youth Work & Outreach Team to develop and deliver an exciting and engaging youth work programme including our established youth groups and youth work provision, which help achieve Y Sort It’s core values of support, connect and inspire. You will work closely with children & young people, their families and any relevant partners, to ensure they 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 Work Team including overnight stays.

Y sort it Young Carer Service supports young carers aged between 10-25yrs across West Dunbartonshire. The role of the Youth Support Worker will be to support young carers and young adult carers (16-25 years) in making informed choices around issues that are important to them, through one to one support, group work sessions & respite.

You will be offering 1-2-1 support, developing support plans, providing support to help young carers / young adult carers within their caring role.

Young carers are supported through a range of measures to alleviate the caring role and your role will be to work closely with schools, partner agencies and family members to ensure they are able to be a young person first and foremost.

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.

Y Sort It is a Company Limited by guarantee, run by an elected Board of Directors who are young people aged between 16 and 25. For the past 22 years Y sort it has delivered successfully a range of support services & youth activities, for children and young people throughout West Dunbartonshire.

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Head of Services & Development with the ability to coach, lead and support a diverse team of staff & volunteers. You will have a key role in supporting Y Sort It Youth Management Board. You will be approachable, proactive, resilient and motivated to perform to a high standard. This is a pivotal role within Y Sort It, which includes developing some of our most important strategic relationships.

With substantial oversight of the organisation and liaison with service teams, senior managers and leadership we are looking for a strategic thinker who can scan the horizon and see the big picture whilst ensuring that our talented team has everything it needs to deliver positive outcomes for local young people & children including young carers, care experienced young people and those who are most vulnerable.

This role requires someone who can build trusted relationships across the organisation and has significant experience of building strategies that move our organisation forward for example fundraising, evaluation & monitoring and organisational development. Your will be to take a lead role with the Senior Management Team colleagues, to help them achieve Y sort it’s core values to support, connect and inspire. You are required to be flexible in response to the development of this role and the wider expectations of the operating environment.

Y sort it Young Carer Service supports young carers aged between 10-25yrs across West Dunbartonshire. The role of the Youth Support Worker will be to support young carers and young adult carers (16-25 years) in making informed choices around issues that are important to them, through one to one support, group work sessions & respite. You will be offering 1-2-1 support, developing support plans, providing support to help young carers / young adult carers within their caring role.

Young carers are supported through a range of measures to alleviate the caring role and your role will be to work closely with schools, partner agencies and family members to ensure they are able to be a young person first and foremost. 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.

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.

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.

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Streetbikes Cycle Leader who is passionate about cycling, developing and delivering quality, engaging & fun bike related activities for children & young people across West Dunbartonshire.

Your main role will be to work within the Youth Connections Team to develop and deliver an exciting and engaging bike rides and cycling programme including establishing weekly bikes ride sessions, which help achieve Y Sort It’s core values of support, connect and inspire.

As the StreetBikes Cycle Leader your role will be to promote, organise and deliver weekly bike rides and cycling related activities targeting young people aged 10-21 years who are interested in bike rides and cycling adventures. As Cycle Leader you will coordinate and encourage young people wishing to participate in cycle led rides, exploring the local community and beyond.

You will ensure our Streetbikes hub runs efficiently, including helping to maintain our fleet of bikes and cycling equipment, liaising with local partners. In addition you will be expected to contribute to the work of the wide organisation.

The post holder should be flexible as the actual times of work will involve working evenings, weekends & School Holidays. 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.

Cycle Leader Main Duties

• To support the development and deliver a cycling programme including the establishment of weekly group ride sessions for young people & children.
• Design and deliver a Streetbikes activity programme of cycle training aimed at young people and children.
• To support children and young people’s involvement in the planning and delivery of Streetbikes
• To plan, deliver and evaluate Streetbikes activities whilst improving their health and wellbeing, understanding of environmental issues, whilst exploring their local communities.
• To maintain your knowledge of local services and partners, to ensure you can provide accurate information to young people.
• To maintain up to date and accurate records of Streetbike sessions and any other cycling activities delivered.
• To support the youth connections team in cleaning, maintaining and servicing any equipment used by the team, for example, fleet bicycles. Appropriate training to be provided to support this.
• To carry out risk assessments of Streetbike activities prior to them taking place.
• To understand and abide by the organisations policies and procedures, including Health & Safety, First Aid, Data Protection, Confidentiality and Child Protection and Vulnerable Adults.
• Ensure non-discriminatory practices at all times in line with the organisations Equality and Diversity policy.
• To work in partnership with key local organisations.
• To liaise with parents, carers, professionals and partner agencies.
• To support the development of learning for contracted and casual staff, as well as volunteers
• To produce monitoring and evaluation reports as requested by your line manager.

General Duties

• To attend and contribute fully to all team meetings.
• To actively participate in support and supervision and annual appraisal with your line manager.
• Undertake appropriate training as part of continuing professional development.
• To organise and manage your workload in an effective and efficient manner.
• To submit timesheets in a timely manner and comply with other administrative arrangements as required.
• To act in accordance with the organisations code of conduct and policies at all times.
• To carry out other such duties as agreed with the organisation.

Responsible to Youth Connections Coordinator

Your role as the Kinship Care Coordinator will focus on developing a programme of volunteer mentoring support for young people who are within Kinship Care. You will offer young people an opportunity to access a programme of support and activities appropriate to their needs contributing to closing the poverty-related attainment gap.

The programme will focus on providing support for children and young people aged 8 – 14 years old who are in formal Kinship Carer arrangements looked after by a family relative or close friend. Supporting them through the transitional stages, and the challenges that they may face within school and the community.

As the Kinship Care Coordinator you will play a vital role in helping children and young people develop goals and find ways to achieve them. You will be responsible for overall service coordination and development including working in partnership and liaising with key organisations.

Initially the programme will focus on providing mentoring for children and young people aged 8 – 14 years who are. Y sort it recognises a young person’s need to have at least one long term relationship with a positive adult role-model. The disruption looked after children face can make this difficult to achieve within a family setting.

Mentors play a vital role in helping young people become independent, develop goals and find ways to achieve them. As Kinship Care Volunteer Coordinator you will be responsible for recruitment, support and the motivation of volunteer mentors and overall service coordination. You’ll play a key role in changing young people’s lives for the better.

The focus in every mentoring relationship will be on developing the child, recognising and building their strengths, and providing support and encouragement to deal with difficult and challenging situations in their lives.

Main Duties & Key Responsibilities

• Recruitment, induction and training of volunteer mentors
• Providing on-going support and supervision for volunteer mentors
• Assessment of mentees for their suitability to partake in the programme
• Matching mentors to mentees
• Devising a programme of activities for mentors and mentees
• Ensuring that adequate safeguarding measures are in place for both mentors & mentees
• Ensuring that adequate risk assessment & health and safety procedures are in place for the save provision of the service
• Collating both qualitative and quantitative data as requested by Y sort it and Inspiring Scotland
• Responsible to Youth Connections Coordinator

Key Responsibilities

• Service development responsibilities devising innovative approaches to service delivery ensuring that volunteers & young people gain maximum benefit from their contact with the intandem Kinship Care & Y sort it services.
• Engage with young people in the development of projects and services to ensure that they are an integral and key part of the process
• To take responsibility for assessing risk to the client and implementing child protection /vulnerable adult safeguarding procedures when necessary
• To undertake training as part of continuing professional development
• To lead discussion and presentations about Kinship Care mentoring to staff, partners and external agencies
• To actively participate in line management, annual appraisal and line management.
• To produce written reports as requested by your line manager or key working relationships
• Develop & maintain a robust monitoring framework to capture evidence of outcomes
• To contribute towards the design, delivery and evaluation of services
• To contribute to the development of training resources reflecting the scope of the work
• To adhere to all quality standards as set out in Y sort it policies and procedures and your discipline’s affiliated body. Provide support to enable young people to play a key role in West Dunbartonshire’s Youth Alliance and influence policy and decisions affecting their lives.

Shared tasks

• To attend and contribute fully to all team, clinical and working group meetings as required
• To contribute to the development of Y sort it aims and objectives and to play an active part in the evaluation of our services
• To support the development of learning of both paid and voluntary staff
• To contribute to the effective running of the organisation as a whole
• To act in accordance with the Y sort code of conduct at all times.

Administration

• Organise and manage your workload in an effective and efficient manner.
• Provide quality feedback, both written and oral, on your work as required by your line manager.
• Keep up to date records of your work as directed by your line manager.
• Provide monitoring and evaluation reports on your work on a regular basis as required.
• Ensure availability diaries and timesheets for your own work, and those staff that you are supporting, are submitted weekly by the appropriate deadlines.
• Training and Development
• Engage in team meetings, focus groups and monitoring and evaluation meetings for efficient running of the organisation and its services.
• Engage in support and supervision and annual appraisal with your line manager.
• Undertake appropriate training as directed by your line manager.
• Other Duties
• Keep appropriate records in line with Y sort its policies and procedures if handling cash and authorised expenditure.
• Ensure self compliance with Y sort its policies and procedures including, but not exclusively, code of conduct for employees, health & safety, confidentiality, child protection.
• Co-operate with the introduction of new procedures and/or new equipment/technology.
• The duties of the post may change from time to time without altering the general character or responsibilities entailed.

Responsible to Y sort it Manager

Y sort it Young Carer Service supports young carers aged between 8-18yrs across West Dunbartonshire. The role of the Young Carers Support Worker will be to support young carers in making informed choices around issues that are important to them, through one to one support, group work sessions & respite.

You will be offering 1-2-1 support, developing support plans, providing help to young carers within their caring role.

Young carers are supported through a range of measures to alleviate the caring role and your role will be to work closely with schools, partner agencies and family members to ensure they are able to be a young person first and foremost.

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.

Y Sort It is a Company Limited by guarantee, run by an elected Board of Directors who are young people aged between 16 and 25. For the past 22 years Y sort it has delivered successfully a range of support services & youth activities, for children and young people throughout West Dunbartonshire.

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Head of Services & Development with the ability to coach, lead and support a diverse Leadership Team. You will have a key role in managing & supporting Y sort it Leadership Team & developing key services, reporting to the CEO. You will be approachable, proactive, resilient and motivated to perform to a high standard.

This role requires someone who can build trusted relationships across the organisation and has significant experience of building strategies that move an organisation forward for example fundraising, evaluation & monitoring and organisational development etc.

Your main role will be to take a lead role with the Senior Leadership Team, to help achieve Y Sort It’s core values of support, connect and inspire. You are required to be flexible in response to the development of this role and the wider expectations of the operating environment.