Frontline Fife
Frontline Fife

Charity registered in Scotland SC021832

Being at home is as much a state of mind as it is a place to feel safe and secure, to dwell, and to connect to. At Frontline Fife we are committed to working with people from all walks of life with a variety of needs and experiences to help them 'be at home'. With the support of each other, communities, partners, donors and funders alike, we continue to work tirelessly for those in need of a home. Welcome in!

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Housing Advisor

  • Full time
  • £21,924 – £24,052
  • Fife
  • Closing 11th June 2021

To advance our homeless prevention strategy we are now seeking highly motivated, client-focused individuals to join our Team. By taking a Rights-based Approach, our Housing Advisors assist individuals to make informed choices to enable them to sustain their tenancies. In this role you will be at the sharp end, offering specialist housing advice and support to those at risk of eviction. If you are passionate about making a difference to people’s lives through empowerment and prevention, we want to hear from you.

Frontline Fife seek to end homelessness through preventative action and by assisting people to choose the life they aspire to.

These posts are offered initially as Fixed Term Temporary contracts which may be extended in line with future funding secured.

Successful candidates taking up a client facing role are subject to PVG Disclosure checks.

Employee Benefits

  • 32 days annual leave per year with 1 day additional per year served up to 5 years (pro rata)
  • Working Monday to Friday (9 to 5pm)
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Competitive employer/employee Pension Contribution Scheme
  • All travel mileage paid at 42p per mile
  • Commitment to professional learning and development planning and training
  • Free access to an employee assistance programme with confidential advice/counselling support
  • Discounts on lifestyle benefits e.g. discounted gym membership
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Making Justice Work Advisor: Housing & Mediation

  • Full time
  • £21,924 – £24,052
  • Fife
  • Closing 11th June 2021

To advance our homeless prevention strategy we are now seeking highly motivated, client-focused individuals to join our Team. By taking a Rights-based Approach, our Housing Advisors assist individuals to make informed choices to enable them to sustain their tenancies. In this role you will be at the sharp end, offering specialist housing advice and support to those at risk of eviction. If you are passionate about making a difference to people’s lives through empowerment and prevention, we want to hear from you.

Frontline Fife seek to end homelessness through preventative action and by assisting people to choose the life they aspire to.

These posts are offered initially as Fixed Term Temporary contracts which may be extended in line with future funding secured.

Successful candidates taking up a client facing role are subject to PVG Disclosure checks.

Employee Benefits

  • 32 days annual leave per year with 1 day additional per year served up to 5 years (pro rata)
  • Working Monday to Friday (9 to 5pm)
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Competitive employer/employee Pension Contribution Scheme
  • All travel mileage paid at 42p per mile
  • Commitment to professional learning and development planning and training
  • Free access to an employee assistance programme with confidential advice/counselling support
  • Discounts on lifestyle benefits e.g. discounted gym membership
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This vacancy has now closed

Beyond the School Gates Co-ordinator

  • Full time
  • £21,924 – £24,052
  • Kirkcaldy
  • Closing 11th June 2021

Beyond the School Gates is Frontline Fife’s newest initiative funded by the Scottish Government’s Third Sector Homelessness Fund. We are seeking to recruit a Co-ordinator to lead this innovative project which will work with young people, those with lived experience and the wider community to develop a digital ‘on the go’ service. If you are seeking a new challenge and thrive on innovation and development, then we want to hear from you.

Frontline Fife seek to end homelessness through preventative action and by assisting people to choose the life they aspire to.

Successful candidates taking up a client facing role are subject to PVG Disclosure checks.

Employee Benefits

  • 32 days annual leave per year with 1 day additional per year served up to 5 years (pro rata)
  • Working Monday to Friday (9 to 5pm) and flexible working arrangements
  • Competitive employer/employee Pension Contribution Scheme
  • All travel mileage paid at 42p per mile
  • Commitment to professional learning and development planning and training
  • Free access to an employee assistance programme with confidential advice/counselling support
  • Discounts on lifestyle benefits e.g. discounted gym membership
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This vacancy has now closed

Finance Assistant

  • Part time
  • £17,539 – £19,666 pro-rata
  • Kirkcaldy
  • Closing 23rd July 2021

Due to the successful career advancement of a member of our Finance and Administration team, Frontline Fife Homelessness Services now seeks to recruit for the position Finance Assistant.

As a key member of the Finance and Administration Team, you will assist the charity to achieve its aims and objectives and use its resources efficiently and effectively.

This is an excellent opportunity for candidates seeking to further their career in financial administration or develop their practical skills in finance and who can demonstrate competency in IT and general administration.

If you are looking for a responsible role with a charity which is passionate about ending homelessness and embraces change and personal development, then we want to hear from you.

Employee Benefits

  • 32 days annual leave per year with 1 day additional per year served up to 5 years (pro rata)
  • Hours worked between Monday to Friday (9 to 5pm) and flexible working policy.
  • Competitive employer/employee Pension Contribution Scheme
  • All travel mileage paid at 42p per mile
  • Commitment to professional learning and development planning and training
  • Free access to an all-employee assistance programme with confidential advice/counselling support
  • Discounts on lifestyle benefits e.g. Discounted Gym Memberships
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This vacancy has now closed

Short-term Housing Support Worker (STHS) SAP

  • Full time
  • £18,757 – £19,656
  • Kirkcaldy
  • Closing 18th April 2022

Frontline Fife is a mid-sized charity which works to end homelessness by taking preventative action and by supporting people to choose the life they aspire to.

As part of our wider response to Fife’s Rapid Rehousing Transition plan, we are now seeking to recruit individuals wishing to assist vulnerable people who are at risk of or who have experienced homelessness. If you can demonstrate a commitment to client focused working, are keen to develop professional skills in housing support and trauma informed practice and want to be part of a diverse team which is committed to inclusion and achieving the best possible outcomes for people, then we want to hear from you.

Employee Benefits

  • 32 days annual leave per year with 1 day additional per year served up to 5 years (pro rata)
  • Working Monday to Friday (9 to 5pm)
  • Flexible and remote working arrangements.
  • Competitive employer/employee Pension Contribution Scheme
  • Business travel allowance
  • Commitment to professional learning and development
  • Free access to an employee assistance programme with confidential advice/counselling support.
  • Discounts on lifestyle benefits e.g. Discounted Gym Memberships
  • Blue Light Membership Scheme
  • Where appropriate, welcome payment for SSSC registration fee and PVG check.

Successful candidates taking up a client facing role are subject to PVG Disclosure checks and must have a current driving license or willingness to achieve this in the first year. Successful candidates securing a post regulated by the Care Inspectorate must register with the SSSC and must meet the required standards for the post within the permitted time as directed by the SSSC.

Frontline Fife, as a Disability Confident employer, is committed to supporting job applicants and staff with a disability or long-term health condition. We commit to offering an interview to disabled people when the essential job criteria are met.

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This vacancy has now closed

Housing Advisor

  • Full time
  • £23,711 – £26,013
  • Kirkcaldy, but working across the whole of Fife
  • Closing 29th July 2022

Frontline Fife (FLF) is a leading charity working to end homelessness across Fife through support for early intervention and prevention as well as crisis services for those at risk of harm. An exciting opportunity has arisen to join FLF’s Homeless Prevention Team as a Housing Advisor.

FLF is an established, award-winning charity, working across Fife to undertake vital work that supports people facing and experiencing homelessness. The organisation provides a comprehensive range of services including support with housing and homeless advice; accommodation services; drug and alcohol support; employability and outreach services with young people, schools and colleges. Central to all of this, is a commitment to human rights which accepts the fundamental premise that everyone has the right to live in a safe and secure home and choose the life they aspire to.

The charity is seeking passionate individuals who can demonstrate a commitment to client focused working, are keen to develop skills and knowledge in housing and homelessness and want to be part of a diverse team which is committed to inclusion and achieving the best possible outcomes for people we support across Fife.

Interested? Then we want to hear from you!

Employee Benefits

  • 32 days annual leave per year with 1 day additional per year served up to 5 years (pro rata)
  • Working Monday to Friday (9 to 5pm)
  • Flexible and remote working arrangements
  • Competitive employer/employee Pension Contribution Scheme
  • Business travel allowance
  • Commitment to professional learning and development
  • Free access to an employee assistance programme with confidential advice/counselling support
  • Discounts on lifestyle benefits e.g. Discounted Gym Memberships
  • Blue Light Membership Scheme
  • Where appropriate, welcome payment for SSSC registration fee and PVG check

Successful candidates taking up a client facing role are subject to PVG Disclosure checks and must have a current driving license or willingness to achieve this in the first year. Successful candidates securing a post regulated by the Care Inspectorate must register with the SSSC and must meet the required standards for the post within the permitted time as directed by the SSSC.

Frontline Fife, as a Disability Confident employer, is committed to supporting job applicants and staff with a disability or long-term health condition. We commit to offering an interview to disabled people when the essential job criteria are met.

Shortlist
This vacancy has now closed

Housing Advice Intern

  • Full time
  • £21,500
  • Kirkcaldy, but working across the whole of Fife
  • Closing 29th July 2022

Frontline Fife (FLF) is a leading charity working to end homelessness across Fife through support for early intervention and prevention as well as crisis services for those at risk of harm. An exciting opportunity has arisen to join FLF’s Homeless Prevention Team as a Housing Advice Intern.

FLF is an established, award-winning charity, working across Fife to undertake vital work that supports people facing and experiencing homelessness. The organisation provides a comprehensive range of services including support with housing and homeless advice; accommodation services; drug and alcohol support; employability and outreach services with young people, schools and colleges. Central to all of this, is a commitment to human rights which accepts the fundamental premise that everyone has the right to live in a safe and secure home and choose the life they aspire to.

The charity is seeking passionate individuals who can demonstrate a commitment to client focused working, are keen to develop skills and knowledge in housing and homelessness and want to be part of a diverse team which is committed to inclusion and achieving the best possible outcomes for people we support across Fife.

Interested? Then we want to hear from you!

Employee Benefits

  • 32 days annual leave per year with 1 day additional per year served up to 5 years (pro rata)
  • Working Monday to Friday (9 to 5pm)
  • Flexible and remote working arrangements
  • Competitive employer/employee Pension Contribution Scheme
  • Business travel allowance
  • Commitment to professional learning and development
  • Free access to an employee assistance programme with confidential advice/counselling support
  • Discounts on lifestyle benefits e.g. Discounted Gym Memberships
  • Blue Light Membership Scheme
  • Where appropriate, welcome payment for SSSC registration fee and PVG check

Successful candidates taking up a client facing role are subject to PVG Disclosure checks and must have a current driving license or willingness to achieve this in the first year. Successful candidates securing a post regulated by the Care Inspectorate must register with the SSSC and must meet the required standards for the post within the permitted time as directed by the SSSC.

Frontline Fife, as a Disability Confident employer, is committed to supporting job applicants and staff with a disability or long-term health condition. We commit to offering an interview to disabled people when the essential job criteria are met.

Shortlist
This vacancy has now closed

Recovery Link Worker

  • Full time
  • £22,350
  • Kirkcaldy
  • Closing 16th December 2022

Frontline Fife is a mid-sized charity which works to end homelessness by taking preventative action and by supporting people to choose the life they aspire to.

As a Recovery Link Worker, you will provide people with recovery focused support and brief interventions. The role involves managing a caseload of clients, undertaking assessments, developing person-centred recovery plans, and providing evidence-based practices to promote behaviour change. You will also provide support and advice to adults who are at risk of becoming homeless, working as part of a multi-disciplinary team with other agencies to ensure all services users’ needs are met.

Through our Harm Reduction Programme, the Recovery Link Worker will lead in delivering harm reduction interventions, for example screening for Blood Borne Viruses; Naloxone; and sexual health. A key focus of the role is improving our family inclusive practices into the support offered to clients to support the inclusion of family members in the recovery and treatment journey.

If you can demonstrate a commitment to client focused working, are keen to develop professional skills in recovery support and trauma-informed practice and want to be part of a diverse team which is committed to inclusion and achieving the best possible outcomes for people, then we want to hear from you.

Salary: £22,350

Fixed Term Contract: 36 hours per week

Location: Kirkcaldy

Closing Date: 12 noon Friday 16th December 2022

Employee Benefits:

• 32 days annual leave per year with 1 day additional per year served up to 5 years (pro rata)

• Working Monday to Friday (9 to 5pm)

• Flexible and remote working arrangements.

• Competitive employer/employee Pension Contribution Scheme

• Business travel allowance

• Commitment to professional learning and development

• Free access to an employee assistance programme with confidential advice/counselling support.

• Discounts on lifestyle benefits e.g., Discounted Gym Memberships

• Blue Light Membership Scheme

• Where appropriate, welcome payment for PVG check and SSSC registration fee.

Successful candidates taking up a client facing role are subject to PVG Disclosure checks and must have a current driving license or willingness to achieve this in the first year. Successful candidates securing a post regulated by the Care Inspectorate must register with the SSSC and must meet the required standards for the post within the permitted time as directed by the SSSC.

Frontline Fife, as a Disability Confident employer, is committed to supporting job applicants and staff with a disability or long-term health condition. We commit to offering an interview to disabled people when the essential job criteria are met.

Shortlist
This vacancy has now closed

Senior Inclusion Practitioner (Families)

  • Full time
  • £26,013
  • Based in Kirkcaldy, working across Fife
  • Closing 31st May 2023

Frontline Fife works to end homelessness through preventative action and by supporting people to choose the life they aspire to.

As a charity which embraces change head on, we have secured additional funding and have taken bold steps to reshape our approach to support and care to ensure we continue to meet the needs of the people we serve. As a result, we are now seeking to recruit compassionate individuals who gain personal satisfaction from supporting people to be empowered and who are committed to enabling others to develop their skills and confidence to thrive in their communities. If you believe you have the ability to build positive relationships, enjoy developing new skills and knowledge and want to be part of a team which values diversity, wellbeing and self-improvement, then why not consider joining our team to help us achieve outcomes which can make a lasting difference across Fife.

Working collaboratively within the Square Start Families Project you will assist families to address any barriers and challenges they may experience to enable them to thrive and live well in their community. As a senior practitioner you will also be expected to actively promote the principles and practice of social inclusion, develop your leadership qualities, and contribute to the improvement and achievement of better family centred outcomes.

This post is subject to Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme registration. Frontline Fife will meet the cost of any new PVG scheme membership or scheme record update.

Employee & Wellbeing Benefits

• 32 days annual leave per year with 1 day additional per year served up to 5 years (pro rata).

• Working Monday to Friday (9 to 5pm).

• Flexible and remote working arrangements.

• Competitive employer/employee Pension Contribution Scheme.

• Business travel allowance.

• Ongoing professional learning and development.

• Free access to an employee assistance programme with confidential advice/counselling support.

• Wellbeing and Lifestyle benefits e.g. discounts on lifestyle benefits, Gym Memberships and access to membership scheme e.g. Blue Light Membership Scheme.

• Where appropriate, welcome payment for PVG check and SSSC registration fee.

Successful candidates are subject to PVG Disclosure checks. Successful candidates securing a post regulated by the Care Inspectorate must register with the SSSC and must meet the required standards for the post within the permitted time as directed by the SSSC.

Shortlist
This vacancy has now closed

Assistant Short-term Housing Support Worker

  • Full time
  • £19,694
  • Based in Kirkcaldy, working across Fife
  • Closing 31st May 2023

Frontline Fife works to end homelessness through preventative action and by supporting people to choose the life they aspire to.

As a charity which embraces change head on, we have secured additional funding and have taken bold steps to reshape our approach to support and care to ensure we continue to meet the needs of the people we serve. As a result, we are now seeking to recruit compassionate individuals who gain personal satisfaction from supporting people to be empowered and who are committed to enabling others to develop their skills and confidence to thrive in their communities. If you believe you have the ability to build positive relationships, enjoy developing new skills and knowledge and want to be part of a team which values diversity, wellbeing and self-improvement, then why not consider joining our team to help us achieve outcomes which can make a lasting difference across Fife.

As a member of our reshaped House to Home project team, you will help to develop and deliver new approaches to supporting people to move to, establish and sustain living in their permanent tenancy and assist them to strengthen their community connections. As this is a registered service, you will be expected to work to the standards set out by the Care Inspectorate and SSSC. Therefore, as a requirement, successful applicants will be supported to register with the SSSC within 6 months of their start date.

This post is subject to Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme registration. Frontline Fife will meet the cost of any new PVG scheme membership or scheme record update.

Employee & Wellbeing Benefits

• 32 days annual leave per year with 1 day additional per year served up to 5 years (pro rata).

• Working Monday to Friday (9 to 5pm).

• Flexible and remote working arrangements.

• Competitive employer/employee Pension Contribution Scheme.

• Business travel allowance.

• Ongoing professional learning and development.

• Free access to an employee assistance programme with confidential advice/counselling support.

• Wellbeing and Lifestyle benefits e.g. discounts on lifestyle benefits, Gym Memberships and access to membership scheme e.g. Blue Light Membership Scheme.

• Where appropriate, welcome payment for PVG check and SSSC registration fee.

Successful candidates are subject to PVG Disclosure checks. Successful candidates securing a post regulated by the Care Inspectorate must register with the SSSC and must meet the required standards for the post within the permitted time as directed by the SSSC.

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