Who are we

Heart, Mind & Soul is a volunteer project based at Silverburn Park in Leven. Volunteers give their time to help us maintain the Walled Garden and 27 acres of mixed woodland. They are vital to keeping Silverburn beautiful. In return they will learn new skills, enjoy socialising with each other and hopefully feel a sense of achievement in giving their time to their community. Tasks include the removal of invasive species and weeds, planting trees and shrubs, litter-picking and much more.

What’s the Job

As the horticulture project lead, you will work with volunteers to regenerate the walled garden, and wider areas of Silverburn Park Estate. You’ll have experience and knowledge of ornamental gardening and a wealth of experience in community horticulture. You’ll organise and supervise the volunteers doing practical tasks throughout the park. Working closely with the Volunteer Progression Officer (VPO), you will support volunteers in their progression towards qualifications through SQA, John Muir and other awards.

Delivering activities which will help implement the overall Park master-plan, Conservation Management Plan and Urban Woodland Management Plan supported by individual and group volunteers, peer supporters, local community members and partnership organisations

More information about the job can be found in the job description.

Who are we

Heart, Mind & Soul is a volunteer project based at Silverburn Park in Leven. Volunteers give their time to help us maintain the Walled Garden and 27 acres of mixed woodland. They are vital to keeping Silverburn beautiful. In return they will learn new skills, enjoy socialising with each other and hopefully feel a sense of achievement, giving their time to their community. Tasks include the removal of invasive species and weeds, planting trees and shrubs, litter-picking and much more.

What’s the Job

As the Volunteer Progression Officer, you will be responsible for designing and executing a plan for helping volunteers move through their journey, rotating tasks, trying out new ones and stretching comfort zones. Working alongside a Gardener, who will organise and supervise practical tasks and volunteer sessions, the key areas of the overall programme are:

Delivering activities which will help implement the overall Park master-plan, Conservation Management Plan and Urban Woodland Management Plan supported by individual and group volunteers, peer supporters, local community members and partnership organisations.

Working closely with the Horticulture Project Lead, you will support volunteers in their progression towards qualifications through SQA, John Muir and other awards. You’ll help volunteers progress into employment, within Silverburn and more widely

More information about the job can be found in the job description.

Fife Employment Access Trust (FEAT) in collaboration with Fife Council have secured funding through the National Lottery Heritage Fund and a range of other sources to renovate a B-listed former flax mill and adapted as a visitor centre and community hub, providing backpackers’ hostel, café and restaurant, meeting and event and activity spaces, artists’ studios, office space and interpretation on the heritage of the Mill.

The Silverburn Flax Mill Renovation project aims to make a significant contribution towards improving the situation of the Levenmouth community by providing employment, increasing employment training opportunities, creating new economic activity, and improving the wellbeing of those engaging with the project.

FEAT is seeking an Activities Co-ordinator to implement the project Activity Plan by involving the local community in organised activities in Silverburn Park.

The aims for the activities are:

• Placing the local community at the heart of our activities.
• Actively supporting and engaging with people in the most deprived parts of Levenmouth and especially young people and those people experiencing mental health issues.
• Celebrating the unique heritage of the Mill and its setting within the Park creatively and collaboratively.

The successful candidate will proactively work with a range of other organisations to secure volunteers and community participation in a wide range of heritage-based activities including flax growing; traditional skills; social, industrial and natural heritage, detailed within the activity plan.

FEAT are an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer and encourage applications from all members of the community including disabled applicants. We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of gender and ethnic group, but, as members of ethnic minority groups are currently under-represented in our organisation we would encourage applications from members of these groups. Appointment will be based on merit alone.

Please do not send a C.V. PVG Scheme Membership, a Right to Work in the UK check and proof of qualifications declared on the application form are required.

For informal queries about the post, please contact Duncan Mitchell, CEO, on 01592 759371 or duncan@feat.org.uk

Responsible to: IPS Employment Supervisor

Funder: Scottish Government – No-One Left Behind

Fife Individual Placement & Support Service (IPS) is a well-established mental health service offered by employability & mental health charity Fife Employment Access Trust or FEAT as we are more commonly known. If you are interested then far more information can be found on our website at fifeemploymentaccesstrust.com

What’s the Job

Fife IPS are an Employability Service who help our clients: individuals with severe and enduring mental ill health, gain employment and stay in work.

We differ from other Employability Services by following a proven modality, IPS, and adopting a truly person-centred approach. We are a specialist service that works on a one-to-one basis with our clients, with each Employment Specialist limited to working with 20 people at any one time.

This allows us to take the time to really understand our clients wants and needs, and work with them to achieve their goals. We offer a time-unlimited support to clients which helps us to build meaningful relationships and trust, as well as being able to search for the right opportunity for them and their circumstances.

We also work with clients’ support networks (family, friends, doctors) and speak to employers to help find that right fit for each individual.

An excellent Employment Specialist is patient, understanding, empathetic; in short a people person. Being organised, motivated and hardworking is also a requirement, with a desire to constantly learn and improve a must.

More information about the job can be found in the job description.

What we offer

Fife IPS foster a supportive and inclusive culture, where working as a team and helping each other to constantly improve is at our core.

As a specialist service we understand that it takes time for someone to learn the ropes and develop into the role. We offer a comprehensive induction, ongoing training as well as weekly support and supervision. We also encourage peer observations and find this a useful way of learning and developing in a supportive way.

Ongoing training is also a large part of the role where we offer a mixture of required training and personal development flexibility.

Organisationally we offer a competitive salary, pension and generous holiday allowance.

Although normally the role would be 35 hours Mon- Fri, flexible working is encouraged. Condensed hours, work patterns and part year working are considered. IPS now operates largely remotely with the expectation of home working being the status quo with occasional face to face meetings in the community where required.

The role allows a degree of autonomy and trust to achieve the best possible results for clients.