Columcille provides a safe and supportive healthy social environment which offers creative daytime activities and a sense of community from its premises in the Morningside area of Edinburgh. We support people who have learning disabilities, and mental health needs through arts & crafts, cooking, woodwork, printing, gardening, pottery, drama, holistic therapies and dance. We have a minibus and driver who provide transport and community access. Seasonal celebrations form part of the rich social life of the centre. Some 1-1 support is provided in the local community.

We provide relationship centred support that upholds the dignity and value of each human being and supports their development and growth.

Relief workers cover staff absences due to illness, holiday or training. There are no guaranteed hours, but for flexible and available individuals there can be regular work.

Main Roles and Responsibilities

• Provide support to service users to learn new skills, develop socially, and gain self- confidence and greater independence. This may be small group or 1-1 support.
• Be attentive to group dynamics and proactive in creating a positive atmosphere.
• Respond positively and calmly to any behaviour that challenges.
• Provide personal care and support with using wheelchairs and mobility aids.
• Provide cover on the centre’s tea break and lunch rota as required.
• Tidy workshops each day and help maintain a clean and safe work environment.
• Be guided by Columcille policies and procedures and the SSSC Codes of Practice.
• Take part in induction, staff training and supervision meetings.

Essential Skills, Experience and Attributes

• Empathetic and Patient
• Compassionate and caring
• Ability to work as part of a team and on your own initiative.
• Able to explain and demonstrate what a person-centred approach means.
• Experience of one to one support work with people with learning disabilities.
• Knowledge and skills relating to at least one of the work activities listed above.
• Interest is using social therapy and social pedagogy in work
• Become a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme.
• Available for minimum of two days in a week to make the work mutually worthwhile.

Columcille offers creative activities in a community setting for adults with learning disabilities, autism and mental health needs. Activities include gardening, cooking, pottery, crafts, printing, drama, music, dancing, and joinery. Our approach values the uniqueness and gifts of each person and supports people to develop their creative skills and do meaningful work and activities in a friendly and warm social environment. Columcille is founded on the ideas of social therapy which originate in the thinking of Rudolf Steiner.

The café at Columcille is used by individuals who attend the centre and staff and is the social heart of the building providing morning and afternoon tea breaks, and a cooked lunch each day. The post holder will share responsibility for running the café at Columcille, supporting a small group of adults with learning disabilities to prepare lunch and tea breaks. The post holder will work closely with the other workshop co-leader who works Thursday and Friday, in planning and coordinating the smooth running of the café including record keeping, food and equipment ordering, stock control. Maintaining a high standard of food hygiene and cleaning routines is an important part of the role.

We are looking for someone with experience of supporting adults with learning disabilities, knowledge and experience of meal preparation and menu planning, and an interest in working for an organisation working from the ideas of social therapy and social pedagogy.

Columcille is a creative day service which offers a wide range of activities for adults with learning disabilities, autism and mental health needs. Activities include gardening, cooking, pottery, arts and crafts, drama, music, dancing, and woodwork. Our approach values the uniqueness and gifts of each person and supports people to develop their creative skills and do meaningful work and activities in a friendly and safe social environment. Columcille is based on the principles of social therapy which originate in the thinking of Rudolf Steiner.

We are looking to recruit a full-time Support Worker to provide person-centred support to adults with learning disabilities to participate in creative workshops and activities. The post holder will support people to learn new skills, and participate in the social life of the centre. Support will be provided one-to-one and with small groups. Flexibility of approach is essential as is experience of supporting adults with learning disabilities.

Columcille is a creative day service which offers a wide range of activities for adults with learning disabilities, autism and mental health needs. Activities include gardening, cooking, pottery, crafts, drama, music, dancing, and joinery. Our approach values the uniqueness and gifts of each person and supports people to develop their creative skills and do meaningful work and activities in a friendly and warm social environment. Columcille is based on the principles of social therapy which originate in the thinking of Rudolf Steiner.

We are looking to recruit a part-time Café Support Worker to provide person-centred support in our small kitchen and café to a group of adults with learning disabilities to prepare lunch using fresh ingredients, as well as morning and afternoon tea break. The post holder will support people to learn new skills, and work safely according to food hygiene standards.

Experience of supporting adults with learning disabilities is essential, capacity to work on own initiative is essential as well as knowledge of food preparation.

Columcille is a creative day service which offers a wide range of activities for adults with learning disabilities, autism and mental health needs. Activities include gardening, cooking, pottery, crafts, drama, music, dancing, and joinery. Our approach values the uniqueness and gifts of each person and supports people to develop their creative skills and do meaningful work and activities in a friendly and warm social environment. Columcille is based on the principles of social therapy which originate in the thinking of Rudolf Steiner.

We are looking to recruit either two part-time Support Workers or one full-time Support Worker to provide person-centred support on a one-to-one basis. The focus of the role is on supporting individuals take part in creative workshops and enabling them to achieve personal outcomes.

Experience of supporting adults with learning disabilities is essential.

Columcille is a nurturing and creative day support environment based in Morningside, Edinburgh, which offers a wide range of activities for adults with learning disabilities, autism and mental health needs. Activities include gardening, cooking, crafts, pottery, drama, music, dancing, and joinery. We aim to address the needs of the whole person by providing opportunities for creativity and active participation within a community setting, based on principles developed by Rudolf Steiner.

We are recruiting an Administrator to work in our centre to provide administrative support in a range of areas including human resources, hall bookings, database and website updating. Columcille has a small staff team and the postholder will work closely with all staff and individuals who attend our service. We are seeking someone with experience of administration work who will also enjoy contributing to and being a part of the warm and welcoming social environment of the centre.

JOINERY WORKSHOP LEADER (3 days) / 1-1 SUPPORT WORKER (2 days)

HOURS: 21.5 hours (Monday to Wednesday) or 35.5 hours (Monday to Friday) SALARY: £19,448, for 35.5 hours (£10.53 per hour) rising annually to £22,530 FTE over 6 years. Pro-rata for part-time.

Columcille is a nurturing and creative day support environment based in Morningside, Edinburgh, which offers a wide range of activities for adults with learning disabilities, autism and mental health needs. Activities include gardening, cooking, crafts, drama, music, dancing, and joinery. We aim to address the needs of the whole person by providing opportunities for creativity and active participation within a community setting, based on principles developed by Rudolf Steiner.

We are recruiting a workshop leader to run our small, part-time joinery workshop three days per week. The workshop leader supports service users to gain practical skills and facilitate their participation in the social life of the workshop and centre. In addition, there is the option for the post to include 1-1 support work on two days, making this up to a 5-day post, supporting individuals 1-1 within the Centre and in the community.

Columcille is a nurturing and creative day support environment based in Morningside, Edinburgh, which offers a wide range of activities for adults with learning disabilities, autism and mental health needs. Activities include gardening, cooking, crafts, drama, music, dancing, and joinery. Our guiding philosophy, which is to address the needs of the whole person by providing opportunities for creativity and active participation, is based on Social Therapy principles as developed by Rudolf Steiner.

We are recruiting a female Support Worker fixed term for 12 months. The main responsibility is providing 1-1 support to some women who use the service. We provide building based, and community-based support. Experience of supporting adults with learning disabilities and / or mental health needs is essential.

Columcille is a nurturing and creative day support environment which offers a wide range of activities for adults with learning disabilities, autism and mental health needs. Activities include gardening, cooking, crafts, drama, music, dancing, and joinery. Our guiding philosophy, which is to address the needs of the whole person by providing opportunities for creativity and active participation, is based on Social Therapy principles as developed by Rudolf Steiner.

This post is based in our café and the post holder will be supporting the running of the café on 2 days, taking over from a staff member who has ran the café full-time for 25 years and is reducing her work days. The postholder will start work in the café immediately on a Monday only and they will work elsewhere in the centre on a Thursday to enable their integration into the service, then taking over the Thursday in the café at a date to be agreed in 2022.

This is an exciting and challenging opportunity for someone who enjoys working with people to facilitate them to do as much as possible for themselves. The primary focus of the role is on supporting and enabling others, whilst ensuring a healthy lunch is cooked for around 25 people. Experience of supporting adults with learning disabilities and autism is essential as well as experience of food preparation and cooking.

Columcille Centre provides creative day activities for adults with a learning disability.

We have a vacancy for a driver for our 12-seat minibus.

This position is on a temporary basis (3-6 months) to cover long term sick leave of our driver.

You must be eligible to drive a minibus, or hold a D1 license, if applicable, to be able to apply.