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The Supported Housing Worker role requires assisting in the management of the development thus ensuring the tenants are able to enjoy an acceptable standard of living in an environment which is clean, safe and friendly. You will be responsible for overseeing the wellbeing of the tenants and for assisting them in maintaining their independence.

As housing care worker your role will involve working with our tenants to ensure they receive the support and personal care identified in their care plans. You will directly support tenants in their homes by providing individual advice, practical housing support assistance and personal care.

Both roles are to ensure that we are able to offer the best service to our tenants and make it possible for our tenants to continue enjoying as much independent living as they’re able.

As well as a competitive annual salary, our valued team also benefits from:

competitive hourly rates of £9.00 - £9.47 per hour;

guaranteed rota hours working between 7.30 am & 10pm

generous annual leave entitlement;

a choice of pension scheme with employer contributions;

flexible working policies;

access to extensive paid training and development opportunities; and

a supportive and inclusive culture.

We also have opportunities with our Trust Staff Agency - for employees who want to work across different locations, in various roles, with highly flexible hours to suit family commitments - it's a great opportunity with the same training and development that our other roles benefit from.

Previous experience working in social care or the housing sector would be an advantage but this is not always necessary. Our ideal candidate is someone with enthusiasm, a caring nature and willingness to learn as full training, support and ongoing development will be provided.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and adventurous individual, with excellent public speaking skills and a passion for empowering young people, to join our Volunteer & Schools Engagement team.

Organisation

Project Trust is an experienced educational charity that empowers young people to become confident and resilient Global Citizens through a challenging, long-term volunteering experience overseas. We annually select around 300 young people from across the UK for 8 – 12 month overseas teaching, social care and outward bound projects. Working with partners overseas, these projects are carefully chosen to ensure the Volunteers’ skills can be put to good use in their host communities and do not take work away from local people.

The Position

We are currently looking for an engaging recruiter with excellent presentation and organisational skills, plus the desire to motivate and empower young people, to join our dedicated team on the Isle of Coll. As part of our Volunteer & Schools Engagement team, your role will be to liaise with partners in education and youth sectors and to represent Project Trust at school presentations with the aim of raising Project Trust's profile and recruiting Volunteer candidates.

The Location

The role is based on the Hebridean Isle of Coll (subsidised accommodation provided) and involves travel throughout the UK.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with the right values to manage our service assisting and supporting vulnerable homeless people to achieve better lives.

This will be an exciting and challenging opportunity for the right candidate. You will be expected to lead, manage and motivate a team of staff to provide meaningful support to service users and to ensure the security of the project. Your goal will be to ensure the delivery of a high quality support service that builds service user skills and to allow them to move out of homelessness.

You will be qualified to Registered Manager’s Award level or equivalent, although consideration may be given to exceptional candidates who are not qualified to that level.

As an experienced manager, you will be able to demonstrate and evidence the following:

• A clear understanding and insight of individuals experiencing homelessness who present with often complex underlying support needs
• Service user involvement and participation in enhancing service provision
• Ensuring risks are managed operationally and strategically for staff, service users and visitors
• Successful outcomes in similar support environments
• An enhanced support culture and person centred support
• Insight and initiative, with a proven track record of developing relationships with external parties and key stakeholders
• Staff leadership and management.

If successful, you will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council within 6 months of your start date. After registration, there is a requirement to be qualified and to maintain professional learning.

The post’s working pattern is predominantly Monday to Friday but there will be some requirement to work some unsocial hours on occasion. In addition, you will be required to undertake on call for a small number of weeks throughout the year.

In return, we will offer you excellent learning and development opportunities, competitive annual leave entitlement, pension scheme, access to employee assistance programmes such as counselling, and life assurance.

We're recruiting new folk for the project team!

We’ve got continued funding to deliver our amazing Cycle to Health Project. We’re looking for two people to join our existing team to run sessions on Mondays and Tuesdays with some evening and weekend delivery. We’ve also got a new project! It’s going to be amazing, and we’re looking for a new member of the team to deliver the Girl’s Cycling Project (more imaginative name coming soon…)

Cycle to Health runs supportive group cycling sessions and 1:1s to promote mental wellbeing, social inclusion and increase active travel. 18.5 hrs/week, Mondays, Tuesdays and some evening/ weekends.

Our new Girl’s cycling project will use cycling to improve wellbeing and increase physical activity in young women aged 14-20 who are experiencing poor mental health and who are not currently active. 14 hrs/week,

These two posts could be combined together as a 32.5 hr/week post.

Be part of something different!

Following a review of ministry requirements to complement traditional parish ministry, The Ministries Council of the Church of Scotland is pleased to be able to recruit for this role:

Main Purpose of Post: To assist the Parish Minister in outreach and care within this busy Charge.

Ministries Council roles are varied and will allow you to use your gifts, skills and experience to make a difference to the lives of people in our parishes and communities.

About the job

Argyll and Bute Citizens Advice Bureau, is an independent and innovative advice organisation providing holistic advice and support to local people.

The Citizens Advice network in Scotland is set to deliver a comprehensive, enhanced support service called Help to Claim. From April 2019 Argyll and Bute Citizens Advice Bureau will provide the advice and support people need to submit their claim for Universal Credit and support them through to their first payment.

Argyll and Bute Citizens Advice Bureau is looking for a client-focused individual with experience of providing specialist level advice, to join as a Help to Claim Adviser (Universal Credit) and to help ensure clients get the support they need. This includes supporting with online forms, the evidence required, and verifying their identity online using face-to-face and telephone advice.

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate relevant recent experience and knowledge of the welfare benefit system including Universal Credit. Applicants should also demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills, be well organised and be proficient in using a range of IT tools to carry out their work, including case recording systems, Microsoft Office, benefit check programmes and be able to make and manage benefit claims.

Committed, results-driven and supportive to the needs of others, the successful applicant will be able to work both on their own initiative as well as part of a team and must be willing to follow and develop agreed procedures.

This is a unique opportunity to give citizens access to free, impartial and confidential advice helping them to make informed decisions, whenever they need it and however they choose to access it.

Applicants will be required to travel between Helensburgh and Dunoon/Rothesay.

Employee benefits

Argyll and Bute Citizens Advice Bureau offers excellent terms and conditions, including a total of 25 days (pro rata) annual leave plus public holidays and a pension scheme with a 6% employer contribution. Argyll and Bute Citizens Advice Bureau is an inclusive employer considering flexible working arrangements where appropriate.

The Findhorn Foundation, an internationally renowned centre for spiritual development in northern Scotland, is inviting applications for a key leadership role. Internally, we call it our Finance Steward as the role has tremendous scope to further the Foundation’s mission, its organisational capabilities and to make a difference in the world.

This is a special opportunity for someone wanting new challenges within a spiritually oriented work environment. If you have the professional skills, are a good communicator, and strategist and wanting to further your personal development, then please read on.

Reporting to the Lead Steward our Chief Executive, you will become a member of our leadership team. You will contribute fully to the development and delivery of the Foundation’s education strategy and initiatives. The role ensures the Foundation continues to deliver its mission with appropriate oversight and commitment to operate in a financially sustainable way, and is compliant with all relevant legislation. Finance responsibilities include development and maintenance of financial and management accounts, reporting processes, financial policies and procedures as well as monitoring financial performance.

We anticipate appointing someone with a strong track record in the finance area, with significant experience in leadership, managing staff, relevant qualifications and ideally with knowledge of the charitable sector. They will also have the personal attributes and aptitude to apply their knowledge and experience in a way that is consistent with the Foundation’s spiritual principles. We need someone with commitment, willing to join our pioneering efforts and wanting to help bring new possibilities into the world.

The post is an open-ended position and can be offered on a residential or non-residential basis at the Park Ecovillage, Findhorn.

The Isle of Kerrera Development Trust is the community organisation for the Isle of Kerrera. Its aims are to represent the views of islanders and to forward project and initiatives which will benefit both islanders and visitors alike. We have an active Board of ten residents, and membership on island is high, representing 85% of the adult population.

Residents have long held an ambition to bring the former school building back into community use. The Isle of Kerrera Development Trust (IKDT) recently secured a Scottish Land Fund award which will enable the community to purchase the former school from the Argyll and Bute Council, with the aim of re-developing it into a community hub to meet the needs of our thriving community.

At this stage, IKDT is seeking an experienced freelance project manager with strong fundraising skills and project management experience who can effectively support the IKDT Board and Steering Group to deliver key tasks associated with redeveloping the former school, including fundraising and renovation, in order to get us to the point where the school is ready to become operational as a community hub.

A Project Brief is available for download below.

Be part of something different!

Following a review of ministry requirements to complement traditional parish ministry, The Ministries Council of the Church of Scotland is pleased to be able to recruit for this role:

Work with the minister, elders and key individuals of Pulteneytown and Thrumster Parish Church to discern, develop and engage in the mission work of the church in alignment with the church’s mission statement: ‘The aim of the congregation is to help people of all ages be disciples of Jesus and be part of a loving Christian Community’. To be involved in the life of the church and provide support to the minister in some of the wider work of the church.

Ministries Council roles are varied and will allow you to use your gifts, skills and experience to make a difference to the lives of people in our parishes and communities.