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We are seeking to appoint a pool of as and when required Project Worker 2 staff to be part of our Barnardo's Forth Valley Services. You will be a highly motivated and committed practitioner, with the experience, skills and knowledge to support young people and families to achieve the best outcomes.

Barnardo's Forth Valley Services work in partnership with three Local Authorities – Clackmannanshire, Falkirk and Stirling and HMYOI Polmont, to deliver a wide range of services and interventions to children, young people and their families. In addition we have a number of primary and secondary school partnerships across Falkirk with the aim of closing the educational attainment gap before and beyond the school gates.

The Services across Forth Valley are located in both Stirling and Falkirk, but cover the geographical area of all three local authorities. Barnardo's offers a wide range of services and interventions to children and families across Forth Valley. Services include:

Providing support to young people and their families to enable them to remain within their own families, schools and communities

supporting young people and their families involved in a range of offending behaviour

supporting young people, women and their families within Polmont HM Young Offenders Institution

supporting young people and their families where there are concerns around substance and/or alcohol use

You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to form consistent, positive and appropriate relationships with young people and their families. We are looking for individuals who are creative, with a strength-based and solution focussed approach to working with the most vulnerable children and families in Forth Valley. Experience in working with children and families who may have experienced trauma and/or are care experienced is desirable.

You will have a relevant qualification in education, youth work, health, social work or social care and an understanding of children's development in relation to attachment would be desirable.

You will be required to have a driving licence and access to a car and be able to work flexibly including evening and occasional weekend work.

You will have the opportunity to work across different Services in Forth Valley.

This is an ongoing vacancy. Applications will be reviewed on a regular basis and shortlisting and interviews will be arranged accordingly.

• Excellent training and development opportunities

• Great job satisfaction

• Good team-working

Here at St Margaret’s in Polmont we don’t just see those we work with as older people. They’re some-one’s mum. Someone’s dad. Someone’s grandparent. For us, providing the best quality of care is hugely rewarding and our goal is to ensure that every one of our residents enjoys the best possible quality of life.

Something as simple as a smile can make the world of difference to our service users and our team. If you share our belief, this is your opportunity to join our close-knit and supportive team. It can be pretty chal-lenging at times and priorities can change quickly so you will definitely need to be a patient and under-standing individual. We work closely together as a team though – there’s always someone to talk to and we all help each other out wherever we can.

While an SVQ 3 qualification in Social Care would be ideal, it’s not essential as we’ll support you to gain it. In fact, we’ll make sure that you have all the training and development you need, not only so you can do a great job, but to help you build your career with us too. For the permanent positions you can also look forward to an excellent benefits package that includes an employer contributory pension and generous hol-iday allowance.

What’s more, you will be part of one of Scotland’s largest voluntary social work organisations. At Cross-Reach, we offer quality care and counselling to a wide range of people in need. But the real story of CrossReach is the work that our staff do: reaching out and making a real difference to the lives of others. If you’d like to join them, we look forward to hearing from you.

As we do our work in Christ’s name you must be respectful of our Christian Ethos and be able to work within it. You do not need to share our faith. These posts are subject to PVG Membership.

Changing lives takes a little time and space.

Part of CrossReach Children’s Services, our Community Team in partnership with local agencies, supports young people to be a part of community life. By adopting a child-centred approach our team works with the ‘whole-child’, focusing on improving relationships and enhancing personal development. Our Services are located on Ballikinrain Campus in Balfron and in community houses in Stirlingshire and Ayrshire. We are also making plans to extend our community houses in areas close to our new education resource in Erskine.

You will support our Lead Practitioner in every aspect of their role from implementing care and education plans to contributing to the assessment of each child’s needs. An HNC Social Care and SVQ Level 3 qualification is preferable with experience in a care/education role. You will also need a full driving license. In return, we’ll make sure you have all the training and development you need, not only so you can do a great job, but to help you build your career with us too.

There’s also an excellent benefits package that includes an employer contributory pension and generous holiday allowance.

Join us and you will be part of one of Scotland ’s largest voluntary social work organisations. At CrossReach, we offer quality care and counselling to a wide range of people in need. But the real story of CrossReach is the work that our staff do: reaching out and making a real difference to the lives of others. If you’d like to join them, we look forward to hearing from you.

As we do our work in Christ’s name you must be respectful of our Christian Ethos and be able to work within it. You do not need to share our faith. This post is subject to PVG Membership.

The opportunity has arisen for the post of Deputy Centre Manager within Stirling Carers Centre.

The purpose of the post is to assist the Centre Manager to lead the organisation to achieve its aims and objectives, ensuring effective management of all resources, accounting to stakeholders and acting as ambassador for the Centre. The successful post-holder will have a sound operational management, leadership skills and the ability to contribute to and lead strategic development.

The post-holder will raise the profile of the organisation and ensure development of appropriate support services to Unpaid Carers throughout the Stirling Council area. The successful applicant will also ensure continuous development and improvement of services that lead to better outcomes for Adult carers, Young Carers and their families.

The post-holder will require to demonstrate experience in the short; medium and long term strategic and operational planning, and will manage the day-to-day service operations of the Stirling Carers Centre.

Please note: the successful candidate will be subject to a PVG check.

Changing lives takes a little time and space

Part of CrossReach Children’s Services, our Community Team in partnership with local agencies, supports young people to be a part of community life. By adopting a child-centred approach our team works with the ‘whole-child’, focusing on improving relationships and enhancing personal development. The Service is initially located on Ballikinrain Campus in Balfron, however we have plans to extend our community houses in areas close to our new education resource in Erskine.

As a mentor for children in residential care you will undertake key-worker responsibilities for individual children. This will involve assessing needs, creating and maintaining Care Plans and identifying strategies for positive outcomes.

We are looking for an HNC Social Care and SVQ Level 3 qualification and experience in a care/education role. You will also need a full driving license. In return, we’ll make sure you have all the training and development you need, not only so you can do a great job, but to help you build your career with us too.

There’s also an excellent benefits package that includes an employer contributory pension and generous holiday allowance.

You will also be part of one of Scotland’s largest voluntary social work organisations. At CrossReach, we offer quality care and counselling to a wide range of people in need. But the real story of CrossReach is the work that our staff do: reaching out and making a real difference to the lives of others. If you’d like to join them, we look forward to hearing from you.

As we do our work in Christ’s name you must be respectful of our Christian Ethos and be able to work within it. You do not need to share our faith. This post is subject to PVG Membership.

Stirling Carers Centre is looking to recruit to the post of Adult Carer Support Officer with a remit to specifically include benefits checks and assistance with the completion of relevant benefits forms, and as such we seek an applicant with the relevant experience and knowledge around the welfare system.

This post will join our existing Adult Carer Support Service. The main function of the post is to undertake benefits checks to maximise income for unpaid carers and assist with/ completion on behalf of for disability benefits and other applicable benefits forms, to provide information and support to unpaid adult carers through one to one practical and emotional support, assessment and completion of Adult Carer Support Plans. The role will also include facilitating carer events such as monthly short breaks, carer coffee mornings and other activities.

We are looking for a highly organised individual with excellent communication skills and a proven track record in successfully engaging with service user groups, preferably from within a similar role.

Due to the nature of the post the successful applicant will be required to drive, have access to a car and the relevant business class insurance cover.

Please note: the successful candidate will be subject to a PVG check.

Have you considered Working in Forth Valley? Excellent motorway links from Glasgow, Edinburgh and the surrounding areas. Given the geographical nature of Forth Valley a full UK Driving License and access to a car is required.

Company benefits include 30-34 days annual leave, 5% contribution to Company Pension Scheme, Childcare Voucher Scheme and access to a range of Post-Graduate study opportunities.

The details of the role are contained within the Job Description & Person Specification document, however, Signpost Recovery and its partners in service delivery, aim to work within a strengths-based, recovery-orientated and outcomes focused approach that promotes service users, key stakeholders and local communities as responsible co-producers of health, well-being and recovery. Therefore, we value the contribution of every role in our organisation. Signpost Recovery believes in a community facing and asset based approach to all aspects of its care, treatment and support provision.

Signpost Recovery complies fully with the Disclosure Scotland Code of Practice, issued by Scottish Ministers, in connection with the use of information provided to registered persons and other recipients of information by Disclosure Scotland under Part V of the Police Act 1997, or the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) (Scotland) Act 2007 for the purposes of assessing applicants' suitability for positions of trust. Therefore, this post is classed as undertaking restricted work with protected adults that must be covered by the successful candidate having undertaken a satisfactory- PVG Scheme Record for Restricted Work with Protected Adults. PVG provides a framework for the maintenance of a list of those who have been barred from working with protected adults. Any individual who has 'been listed' or 'put on the list' will be committing a criminal offence if they do, or attempt to do; regulated work with protected adults.

If employed, should you then subsequently fail to complete your probationary period, you will be expected to meet the cost of Signpost Recovery applying for and administering their PVG application. Whilst this is subject to pricing beyond that of our control and may rise at any time, the cost for the administration and fees associated with a new application to join PVG are £59 and the costs for an existing member to have a Scheme Record Update is £18.

Have you considered Working in Forth Valley? Excellent motorway links from Glasgow, Edinburgh and the surrounding areas. Given the geographical nature of Forth Valley a full UK Driving License and access to a car is required.

Company benefits include 30-34 days annual leave, 5% contribution to Company Pension Scheme, Childcare Voucher Scheme and access to a range of Post-Graduate study opportunities.

The details of the role are contained within the Job Description & Person Specification document, however, Signpost Recovery and its partners in service delivery, aim to work within a strengths-based, recovery-orientated and outcomes focused approach that promotes service users, key stakeholders and local communities as responsible co-producers of health, well-being and recovery. Therefore, we value the contribution of every role in our organisation. Signpost Recovery believes in a community facing and asset based approach to all aspects of its care, treatment and support provision.

Signpost Recovery complies fully with the Disclosure Scotland Code of Practice, issued by Scottish Ministers, in connection with the use of information provided to registered persons and other recipients of information by Disclosure Scotland under Part V of the Police Act 1997, or the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) (Scotland) Act 2007 for the purposes of assessing applicants' suitability for positions of trust. Therefore, this post is classed as undertaking restricted work with protected adults that must be covered by the successful candidate having undertaken a satisfactory- PVG Scheme Record for Restricted Work with Protected Adults. PVG provides a framework for the maintenance of a list of those who have been barred from working with protected adults. Any individual who has 'been listed' or 'put on the list' will be committing a criminal offence if they do, or attempt to do; regulated work with protected adults.

If employed, should you then subsequently fail to complete your probationary period, you will be expected to meet the cost of Signpost Recovery applying for and administering their PVG application. Whilst this is subject to pricing beyond that of our control and may rise at any time, the cost for the administration and fees associated with a new application to join PVG are £59 and the costs for an existing member to have a Scheme Record Update is £18.