We are looking for proactive, empathetic and flexible Wellbeing Practitioners to join our Adult Services Team.

The Donaldson Trust is Scotland’s leading charity for neurodiversity. This role will be based primarily in Treehouse, is a specialised service for neurodivergent individuals who require bespoke packages of wellbeing and learning support.

You will use person-centred approach to ensure the needs of adults in our services are met, supporting them to engage with agreed outcomes, building confidence and resilience, and enhancing their wellbeing and opportunities for independence. You will work collaboratively to create a safe and nurturing environment and ensure the highest quality of support and safeguarding standards.

Experience of working with individuals with additional support needs, good understanding of safeguarding and commitment to Donaldsons’ values and ethos are essential. You will be a creative problem-solver, able to respond flexibly to changing circumstances while providing structured and consistent support that needs individual support needs. A relevant qualification, such as SVQ 2 in social care, would be advantageous.

If you’re interested in part time hours, please specify your availability when applying.

The post is based in Linlithgow and is subject to PVG Scheme Record/Update.

A full Job Description is available to download below.

Care for Carers is a charity which provides a range of support, information, advice and breaks from caring to unpaid carers in Edinburgh. We are a small but passionate team and our Carer Support team are looking for an enthusiastic, organised and motivated post-holder who will;

• Provide one to one and group support to unpaid carers

• Demonstrate an understanding and be responsive to the needs of carers

• Provide emotional and practical support to carers

• Promote and support Care for Carers services as well as supporting planning and reporting processes.

If you would like an informal discussion about the role please contact Ruth MacLennan ruth@care4carers.org.uk

We are currently recruiting full-time Project Workers to work with Upmo. We have vacancies at our Gorebridge (Midlothian) and Prestonpans (East Lothian) services.

Join our dedicated team as a Project Worker to support adults with learning disabilities and autism to reach their individual goals and ambitions.

As a Project Worker, you will be part of an enthusiastic and creative team who provide daily support to adults with learning disabilities and autism as they participate in workshops and activities within our site-based services.

We are looking for full-time and part-time Project Workers, where an interest in visual arts, outdoors, drama, performance, dance, music, and IT would be beneficial.

Please state your preferred site location in your application form.

A background in care is desirable. We provide full training and ongoing support to our staff team.

Upmo is a Living Wage Employer; the rate of pay for this role is £11.00 per hour.

The Scottish Women’s Rights Centre is a unique collaborative project between Rape Crisis Scotland (RCS), JustRight Scotland and the University of Strathclyde Law Clinic offering legal and advocacy services to women survivors of gender based violence in Scotland. RCS seeks to recruit a Communications Officer for the Scottish Women’s Rights Centre (SWRC).

This post is funded until 31st March 2024 in the first instance.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and especially welcome applications from women of colour and those under-represented in the workforce.

The Scottish Recovery Consortium is passionate about building recovery from addiction in Scotland. Our response to the new strategy landscape is Support, Represent, Connect. Scotland has a rich history of people with lived experience using their experiences to improve services and structures for people still accessing support. Over the past few years, the emergence of Lived Experience Panels has created a unique opportunity to further embed our voices within the system. This post will support the development and growth of a Lived Experience Panel in Fife.

What the post involves:

• Work with people with lived experience, SRC, Fife ADP, treatment providers and local services to support the creation, development and integration of a Lived Experience Panel across Fife ADP.

• To support and coordinate the ongoing activities, development, and integration of Fife’s Lived Experience Panel.

• To support, coordinate, and train people with lived experience to develop an understanding of treatment and support systems. Utilise this learning and knowledge to cascade information more broadly across communities to increase the number of people in recovery who share their experience and contribute to local decision making about treatment and support.

• To support and offer peer mentor support to new and existing Lived Experience Panel members from across Fife to reflect on learning and experience of being a lived experience panel member.

• To link the work of the Lived Experience Panel and Fife ADP.

• To develop a links and relationships with all services that support people with addiction issues.

Our ideal candidate will have this experience and knowledge:

• Knowledge and experience of the recovery movement and people in recovery in in Fife and across Scotland.

• Knowledge and experience of addiction treatment services and system in Fife and Scotland.

• Experience in collaborating and jointly working with a range of key ADP stakeholders, key local providers and services and recovery communities in Fife.

• Evidence of high level on going personal development through formal or informal education, training or self-directed learning.

• Knowledge of how stigma affects people with addiction issues, why that happens and how can it be challenged and resolved.

• Knowledge of a rights-based approach and experience of having applied it in action.

Our ideal candidate will demonstrate these abilities and skills:

• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills.

• Listening and observation skills that will be utilised across a range of different diverse groups, services and people in recovery and leaders across Fife ADP.

• Ability to communicate ideas in writing, in person and in presentations.

• Ability to co-ordinate a range of diverse groups, providers, recovery communities and leaders across Fife ADP.

• Strong organizational and administration skills.

• Ability to self-start and organise own workload.

• IT and social media skills.

Everyone involved in the SRC has a strong:

• Commitment to equality of opportunity

• Commitment to the principles and values of recovery

A commitment to equality of opportunity is essential and a personal or family lived experience of recovery from addiction is a desirable asset in this work.

Interview for this position will be held on week commencing 19th June 2023.

For an informal discussion about any aspect of this post please contact Derek Watt, Operational Lead – 0141 559 6934

Barnardo's Threads service has been supporting young people in the Renfrewshire area for over 20 years.

Barnardo's in partnership with Renfrewshire Council is recruiting a project worker (PW2) for our GAP Homes service.

GAP Homes will provide a coordinated and intensive package of support for identified young care leavers. These young people can present with multiple and/ or complex support needs. The successful candidate will have knowledge and experience of supporting young people through issues including trauma, loss, substance use or exploitation. You will liaise with multi agency partners to deliver outcome focussed support. The support is delivered over seven days therefore a flexible working approach is required.

You must be SSSC registration or ability to be registered, please see the attached role profile below detailing further information.

At Barnardo's we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Our safer recruitment processes mean that the safety and welfare of the child is paramount at every stage of the process and therefore, we adopt rigorous scrutiny in our pre-employment checking. This post is subject to a range of pre-employment checks including a Criminal Records Enhanced Disclosure for the successful candidate.

About Barnardo's

At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.

Barnardo's is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce for staff and volunteers. We actively encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within Barnardo's.

Our basis and values

Are you passionate about creating unforgettable play experiences for children aged 5-14? Play Midlothian is seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Operations Manager to oversee the smooth functioning of our outdoor play programs. With a focus on safety, efficiency, and creativity, you'll have the opportunity to lead a dynamic team, shape innovative play initiatives, and make a lasting impact on the lives of children. If you're ready to take on this exciting role and be part of a vibrant organization, apply now to join our Play Midlothian family as our Operations Manager!

About Play Midlothian

Play Midlothian is a registered charity (no. SC025474) working to support children to thrive through play. We focus on play because we know how much this benefits children’s health, wellbeing and development. It is important for their lives in the here and now as well as for their future life chances.

We strive to remove barriers to play where they exist, to ensure all children have access to play that meets their needs. We provide services for children and families and build the capacity of communities to support play. This includes training and development opportunities for other settings, including schools. We are also a partner in the Midlothian Play Strategy, which takes a strategic approach in planning for and promoting play in Midlothian.

We have an office base in Gorebridge (in an attractive modern building with a great cafe downstairs) but deliver services throughout Midlothian, and if commissioned, beyond.

About the role

Responsible to: Chief Executive

Job purpose:

To enable delivery of high quality and effective services in accordance with Play Midlothian’s objectives, which ultimately enable children to thrive through play Line manages: Team Leader(s), Development Officer(s) and Admin Assistant(s) Key job outcomes:

1. Play Midlothian’s services achieve planned outputs and outcomes and Play Midlothian can robustly evidence this is the case. Accountable for quality of services, and quality assessment and improvement. Accountable for ensuring effective impact measurement is in place, and for writing strong evaluation reports, to meet internal and external stakeholder requirements. Links operational decisions to approved strategy.

2. Play Midlothian’s services are safe and nurturing. Fulfils the roles of safeguarding officer and health and safety officer and is accountable for all operational risk management. Recognises that children can benefit from risky play and ensures this is appropriately managed.

3. Play Midlothian’s services have the resources they need and are cost-effective for what they achieve. Leads on operational recruitment. Accountable for service budget management and for supplying service budgets for fundraising targets. Leads on ensuring quality is coupled with value for money, and improves sustainability.

4. Play Midlothian’s services are well-attended and well-designed to meet the needs of service users. Accountable for local service marketing and referrals and pathways for service users. Accountable for correct handling of complaints. Leads on ensuring the voices of service users, particularly children, are central to our objectives.

5. New services are created to meet different needs. Incubates pilot projects and is accountable for learning and development processes to lead to effective rollout. Proposes new services, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders on need and design, and leads on community consultations. Links service development to strategic plans.

6. The operational team has the support and tools they need to deliver great services. Accountable for ensuring the team understands policies and procedures.

Accountable for SOPs (other than finance, data protection and fundraising) and overarching systems to support delivery. Leads on grievances and disciplinaries for operational staff. Enables learning and innovation in the team. Provides exemplary support, both formally and informally.

Other responsibilities:

• Accountable for writing and maintaining own work-plan. • Coordination operational events such as our annual Playday. • Any other duties relevant to the responsibilities of the post and which may be delegated by Play Midlothian management

Hemat Gryffe Women’s Aid are recruiting a Women’s Support Worker (Refuge & Follow on) to support women admitted to refuge and when they are leaving refuge to help them settle into permanent accommodation via the follow-on service. About Hemat Gryffe Women’s Aid

Established in 1981, Hemat Gryffe women’s Aid is a feminist organisation and Scotland’s first women’s aid project providing refuge accommodation, outreach, and follow-on services to women, children, and young people primarily from the Asian Black and Minority Ethnic community experiencing domestic abuse, forced marriage and honour-based abuse.

About you

You will have experience of working with vulnerable women from minority ethnic backgrounds experiencing gender-based abuse. You will be bilingual and speak English and Hindi, Punjabi, or Urdu All staff are expected to promote equality and anti-discriminatory practices working with women primarily from the Asian, Black and Minority Ethnic Community experiencing domestic abuse, forced marriage and honour-based abuse.

Funder:Scottish Government Delivering Equally Safe Fund: fixed term contract to 31 March 2024.

Qualification Requirements: SVQ Social Services and Healthcare at SCQF Level 6 or above to meet registration requirements of SSSC. Training will be provided to achieve this work-based qualification.

Rachel House, Kinross - 35hrs per week

Robin House, Balloch - 30 hours per week

Introduction

Do you believe in the power of play? Are you passionate about creating a variety of exciting play experiences for babies, children and young people and their families? Are you a person with the ability to engage and motivate people?

If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen within our organisation for Play Assistants. We are looking for dynamic and energetic people to join our Activities Teams, in both Robin and Rachel House. The candidates will be offered the chance to work with babies, children and young people and their families.

Key Responsibilities

As a Play Assistant, you will be part of a small team that will design and deliver a variety of play experiences and activities for children of all ages and abilities. You will be working in collaboration with other team members, services and agencies ensuring that life enhancing activities will enrich the leisure, play and educational needs for all the babies, children, young people and their families.

About You

You will have excellent communication skills and a friendly approachable manner. You should ideally have relevant post-qualification experience of working with children or young people with complex care needs and a variety of play experience. You should be confident in working autonomously and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

About CHAS

At CHAS, staff and volunteers work together as one team, focused on the common goal of reaching every family in Scotland who needs our support. We have a 3:1 ratio of volunteers to staff members in CHAS. All CHAS staff will at some point work with or alongside volunteers and will be expected to support volunteers.

Our ambition is to reach every family in Scotland who is living with the heart-breaking prognosis that their child is dying, and offer them our care and support to empower them to make the most of the short time they have together. As a Play Assistant, you will be instrumental in achieving this vision.

Benefits of a Career at CHAS

• 35 days annual leave and progressively to 40 days after 5 years’ service. For applicants coming to CHAS from an existing NHS post, your accrued annual leave entitlement will be honoured.

• Free parking at all sites.

• Employee Referral Scheme.

• Essential Car User Allowance for certain job roles.

• Enhanced sick pay and progression to 26 weeks full pay. Twenty six and a half weeks, after 6 years.

We are looking for a dynamic individual to join our team as a Property Officer. In this role you will provide great customer service to your landlords & tenants alike. The key areas of responsibility for this role are:

• Managing your portfolio from start to finish including marketing, viewings, tenant catch-ups, landlord reports, arrears management, move-ins, check-outs and other property visits
• Ensure the property condition of your portfolio is managed and maintained to a good standard and exceeds all legal minimum standards & that maintenance work is completed within target timescales
• Act as the primary point of contact the landlords & tenants in your portfolio, building good working relationships & providing great customer service
• Responsible for maintaining great communication with your landlords, tenants and third parties, verbally and in writing
• Report on the performance of your portfolio in line with company Vital Signs

To find out more about the role, download the Job Description.