Charity registered in Scotland SC017242
This is not a key worker, support worker or project worker role; it is the role of an Asset Coach who will be part of a national movement for change. We are working towards changing systems for people going through tough times, so they are person centered and adopt strength-based approaches. As an Asset Coach, you will be at the forefront of this grassroots movement as you deliver a highly personalised and unique service to the people you work with.
We are looking for dynamic and creative individuals with a positive, ‘can do’ attitude. You won’t be afraid to challenge or to be challenged as we constantly question our own approach to ensure it is responding to the needs and wants of the individuals we are delivering the Personal Transitions Service (PTS) to. You will be brokering inspirational opportunities in the local community for the individuals you are working with and ensuring they are at the forefront of all the support they receive.
If you are an exceptional candidate looking for an innovative and exciting role, please get in touch. This role is full-time, 35 hours per week, working flexibly 5 out of 7 days.
Four Square Scotland is an Edinburgh charity working for more than 40 years to prevent homelessness and promote inclusion. We provide services directly to people who are homeless, or who are at risk of homelessness to overcome any barriers they may face in creating a stable life for themselves in their community. At the core of Four Square are the values upon which the organisation is based. These are equally applied to the people we support, our colleagues and our partners and are: Integrity; Excellence; Dignity; Support.
Alongside our support services we have social enterprises, which provide independent income for our charity as well as volunteering and training opportunities for those who use our services.
We are driven by our mission to ensure everyone has the opportunity to have a home and a place in their community.
The role
We are now recruiting for an Accommodation Services Manager to provide management and leadership of our supported and move on accommodation in Edinburgh. There are 4 services making up the Accommodation Services at Four Square that support women and young people 16+.
The main purpose of this role is to ensure that the people who live in our accommodation services are supported by a motivated and positive staff team within an environment that is kind, caring and flexible to meet their needs in order that they can move on to a stable and happier future in their own home within a community.
We are looking for an exceptional person who is an experienced manager of a similar service and has successfully undertaken the role of Registered Manager. You need to be qualified to degree level or equivalent in a relevant subject and have a social care management qualification. You should be proactive, creative, highly organised, a problem solver, have a positive outlook, be approachable, friendly, patient, confident and resilient. It is essential that you enjoy working closely with those living in the accommodations, colleagues, funders, commissioners, partners and potential partners to review the services and implement service improvements.
*Female only applicants, this post is exempt for the Equality Act (2010)
Four Square have an exciting opportunity for a qualified and experienced female to become our new Senior Practitioner with Registered Manager status to lead the teams in our Women’s Services. The role is vital to help us achieve our aim of ensuring every woman staying with us feels safe and secure and has the opportunity and support to recover and move on to a positive future. Our aim is that women can make a home and have a place in their community and a develop network of positive relationships that support them to build the life they want.
To carry out this role you will need to be qualified to degree level in a relevant subject i.e. social work, social sciences, psychology etc. and be a confident, dynamic and creative leader with a positive, ‘can do’ attitude who can inspire this in others. You will need to be focused on service excellence and lead a team of Practitioners to achieve this goal. You must have an in-depth knowledge of gender-based violence in all its forms, homelessness, trauma and supporting women with complex needs.
This role is located in the city centre of Edinburgh.
The Role:
The role of Senior Practitioner with Registered Manager status in our women's refuge, Keymoves is vital to help us achieve our aim of ensuring every woman staying with us feels safe and secure and has the opportunity and support to recover and move on to a positive future. Our aim is that women feel able to get a home, have a place in their community and a develop network of positive relationships that support them to build the life they want.
The role is to support a team of Practitioners in developing relationships often with people who have experienced a great deal of adversity and trauma and for whom having trust in others is difficult. Senior Practitioners use their skills in coaching and motivating to help Practitioners recognise their own strengths and work with them to build their confidence, resilience and motivation to undertake their role to the highest quality.
Alongside supporting staff, Senior Practitioners are part of the team and working directly with people using services and are part of a shift pattern which includes evenings and weekends.
Senior Practitioners tasks include gathering and evaluating feedback and any complaints, data entry and monitoring quality of the data recorded on CRM and other IT systems by Practitioners and preparing quantitative and qualitative data reports regularly to demonstrate the impact of the service and highlight improvements required. Senior Practitioners are also integral to designing and implementing service improvement plans.
The Senior Practitioner will also be responsible for managing staff absence, rotas, completion of reports for commissioners and a grant funder, promoting the service to all stakeholders. Another important role and responsibility are to undertake the role of Registered Manager with the Care Inspectorate and all the tasks that ensure information is uploaded to the portal and the services are measuring their care against the Health and Social Care Standards and acting where areas need to improve.
The Senior Practitioner will be part of an on-call rota providing overnight support to all the accommodation and community support services. This will include covering for an absent worker should there be no other staff available to cover the shift or attending a service where there is a significant incident or accident or building issue. An allowance will be paid with any worked hours of the on-call period paid as with time off in lieu.
To be a Senior Practitioner with Registered Manager status within Four Square’s Women’s Services you will need:
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Four Square have an exciting new role to develop and manage our Student Placement Programme, an important part of the offer to people we support. Four Square offer students of social work and counselling a rich learning experience working alongside people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness who often are multiply disadvantaged, had many years of adversity and would benefit from the opportunity to engage in transformative relationships with professionals to help them navigate the barriers they face to achieving their goals. Students add to the support Four Square can provide people by being able to offer additional or more intensive 1:1 support or support individuals within groups.
This role is located in the city centre of Edinburgh.
The Role:
The Student Placement Programme Manager is a multi-faceted role which includes being a leader, role model, coach, teacher, mentor, and assessor, with a responsibility of ensuring the supervision, leadership, and development of a learner in the practice-based education environment.
You must be a qualified and experienced Practice Educator of Social Work who can use those skills to support and agency line manage learners from other disciplines, in this case counselling students on placement.
You will work alongside Universities to offer year-round social work student placements within our accommodation and community-based services and act as the students Practice Educator. Students will be undertaking their first or second placements (PL1 or 2) and the Manager should work with the student, their link worker, and teams to ensure they have opportunities to meet their learning outcomes.
Counselling students will join Four Square for 6 or 12 months and work from a community base offering client centered counselling to people who use our services. Counselling students will be offered monthly individual and group supervision in addition to their external clinical supervision. The Manager will work with Universities and other course providers to ensure students are inducted and supported according to the Counselling Practitioners guidance. The Manager will receive referrals and send to student counsellors for screening before allocating to the appropriate student.
A full Job Description and Person Specification is available for download below.
Four Square Scotland is an Edinburgh charity working for more than 40 years to prevent homelessness and promote inclusion. We provide services directly to people who are homeless, or who are at risk of homelessness to overcome any barriers they may face in creating a stable life for themselves in their community. At the core of Four Square are the values on which the organisation is based. These are equally applied to the people we support, our colleagues and our partners and are: Integrity; Excellence; Dignity; Support.
We are driven by our mission to ensure everyone has the opportunity to have a home and a place in their community.
The role:
We are recruiting a Practitioner for our Housing Support Team with in-depth and up-to-date benefits knowledge they can use to support people and advise their colleagues. The team provide support to adults who are homeless or are at risk of homelessness and require housing support with the aim of resolving or preventing homelessness.
This role is located in the city centre of Edinburgh.
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We are seeking a qualified and professional person who:
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About the Organisation
Four Square Scotland is an Edinburgh charity which has been working for more than 40 years to prevent homelessness and promote inclusion. We provide services directly to people who are homeless, or who are at risk of homelessness to support them to overcome any barriers they may face in creating a stable life for themselves in their community.
At the core of Four Square are the values upon which the organisation is based. These are equally applied to the people we support, our colleagues and our partners and are: Integrity; Excellence; Dignity; Support.
Alongside our support services we have social enterprises, which provide unrestricted income for our charity as well as volunteering and training opportunities for those who use our services.
We are driven by our mission to ensure everyone has the opportunity to have a home and a place in their community.
About the Role
We are looking for someone to manage our finances. Our turnover is approx. £2.5m per year and following the excellent financial stewardship of our incumbent prior to and during the pandemic, Four Square is now in a strong place to develop and excel. We need someone who is strategic, values drive and with a great eye for detail to take that forward.
The right candidate has strong values which compliment the values of Four Square and has an interest in the services we provide. They will work efficiently and be able to manage and input to multiple change programmes, taking a holistic view. They will be a decision maker and able to direct their work and the work of others towards the goals and vision of Four Square.
A Job Description is available for download below.
Four Square have an exciting opportunity for a qualified and experienced female to become our new Senior Community Development Worker. The role is vital to help us achieve our aim of ensuring every woman accessing Womanzone’s services feels safe and secure and has access to the right support to help them recover from trauma and adversity and move on to a positive future. Our aim is that women have a safe and secure home, have a place in their community and a network of positive relationships that support them to build the life they want.
The Role:
The Senior Community Development Worker role has a number of key elements. Firstly, it is to deliver a holistic programme of individual and group support and activities in collaboration with partners in the voluntary and statutory sector, volunteers, peer mentors and social work students on placement.
Alongside service delivery a key part of the role is to undertake research, stakeholder consultation and seek funding opportunities to develop Womanzone into a sustainable project into the future.
To deliver the programme and achieve the outcomes we set at Womanzone, the worker will support social work students on placement by acting as their link worker; they will recruit, train, and support women to become peer mentors and; they will recruit, induct, and support volunteers who are offering their skills to the project.
Other tasks of the role include gathering and evaluating feedback and any complaints, data entry on CRM and other IT systems and preparing quantitative and qualitative data reports regularly to funders commissioners and Four Squares Leadership Team to demonstrate the impact of the service and the direction of the project.
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