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t Upper Springland we provide long-term and permanent residential care and support for people with a range of disabilities. We help people lead their lives to the full, providing for any needs they may have and to provide meaningful and exciting community interaction within Perth and the surrounding areas.

About the Role

We are looking to recruit a Speech & Language Therapist to work as part of Allied Health service within Upper Springland. You will be required to provide an effective speech and language therapy service to enable and support adults who have complex needs. You will support and enable them to have control, choice and equality in daily life to the benefit of their health and wellbeing.

You will provide specialist advice, supervision and clinical support to more junior therapists, and care staff.

You will ideally have a degree/diploma in Speech & Language Therapy and be HCPC registered. You will have clinical expertise which reflects evidence based practice in the specialist field of multiple and complex needs. The ability to manage and prioritise your own work load is essential as are well developed organisational and communication skills. You will have experience of good interdisciplinary working with a holistic outlook and delivering an effective customer focused service. Dysphagia and Alternative & Augmentative Communication (AAC) experience is essential.

Working with Capability Scotland brings you lots of benefits:

• Competitive salary of £13068.89 per annum
• Excellent annual leave of 32 days per year, increasing with service
• Generous and enhanced pension schemes and family benefits
• As a member of our autoenrollment pension scheme, £10,000 provided in the case of Death in Service
• Flexible working is available
• Access to shopping discounts through the Perks At Work scheme
• Free 24/7 employee assistance programme
• Free PVG checks throughout your career.
• Access to shopping discounts through the Perks At Work scheme
• Access to Cycle to Work Scheme

We are looking to recruit a Young People’s Support and Trauma Worker (30 hours per week)

The ideal candidate will have significant experience in providing support to people using trauma informed support skills and have a sound knowledge of the impact of rape, sexual abuse and exploitation on survivors. We offer a competitive salary, excellent terms and conditions and the opportunity to gain invaluable skills and experience

We have a vacancy within our Women's Support Service for an Angus Outreach Worker

The ideal candidate will have significant experience in providing support to people using trauma informed support skills and have a sound knowledge of the impact of rape, sexual abuse and exploitation on survivors. We offer a competitive salary, excellent terms and conditions and the opportunity to gain invaluable skills and experience

Around since 1923, SAMH is Scotland’s national mental health charity. Today, SAMH operates 60 services in communities across Scotland providing mental health social care support, homelessness, addictions and employment services among others. These services, together with our national programme work in See Me, respectme, suicide prevention and active living; inform our policy and campaign work to influence positive social change

SAMH has a well established reputation for delivering excellent support to people with mental health problems throughout Dundee. As part of our continued growth in the city, we are working within a purpose built specialist supported accommodation project in the heart of the city. We are seeking outstanding and motivated people to deliver the service and provide support to people with enduring mental illnesses and complex needs to regain their independence and improve their self-resilience and self-management skills.

Practitioners provide direct support to individuals in the accommodation to improve their mental health and wellbeing. Support is focused on enabling people to build on their existing skills or develop new skills, increase their self-esteem and confidence, which in turn will encourage involvement and promote independence. This is achieved by using interpersonal and motivational skills to help an individual explore options, the possible outcomes/consequences and make an informed choice based on this.

You will be able to demonstrate good communication skills and a mature attitude together with adaptability and enthusiasm. Knowledge and experience in supporting people with mental health problems is desirable as is experience working with people who have had long term hospital admissions.

As this post will involve a variety of shift patterns including evening, weekends, waking night shift and on-calls. You will be flexible in the hours and shifts you are available to work.

Applications are welcome from people who have experienced mental health difficulties. A PVG check is required for this post, along with a Right to Work in the UK check. Candidates will also be required to provide proof of qualifications declared on the application form.

To deliver social prescribing in localities in Angus taking additional responsibility for connecting with wider VAA Locality workers third sector and strategic partner opportunities and connecting GP practices with community based opportunities which help improve wellbeing.

Key Responsibilities:

The role will involve supporting personal options and choice for patients to help improve wellbeing , referring patients to comprehensive social care services, taking referrals and ensuring that you target groups and communities most in need and helping them to live a healthier, happier life.

This is a very stimulating role that will allow you to work with a wide range of people such as GP’s Statutory partners such as Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP), Community Planning Partnership (CPP) and voluntary organisations and will also include patients with:

• one or more long-term conditions in need of support with improving mental well being
• who may endure loneliness or isolation
• experience poverty and inequalities which may be a determinant to poor health.
• have concerns about drug and alcohol issues
• who have complex social needs which affect their well-being

Introduction

An exciting opportunity for a Clinical System Co-ordinator has arisen within CHAS. We are looking for enthusiastic applicants with a drive to succeed and help others along the way. You should have experience in the coordination and administration of databases, ideally gained within a clinical or similar setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Day-to-day running of the Children’s clinical application including routine clerical activities and administration tasks with regards to the clinical system
• Checking the data quality and integrity of the system, resolving minor issues and escalating major issues as required to the Clinical Systems Nurse Manager
• Assist in creating and delivering training programs for staff on the use of the clinical system
• Assist in the testing of new functionality

About You

• Educated to HNC/D Level or equivalent experience
• Demonstrable working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
• Excellent communicator
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to analyse data and identify incorrect information
• Interpersonal skills including capacity to work with colleagues across all sites.

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 Clinical System Co-ordinator, you will be instrumental in achieving this vision.

Key Responsibilities

Development of a dynamic Marketing Strategy. This is a key part of the organisation’s sustainability plan and an area of business which is currently underdeveloped. You will work closely with the management team to engage with customers, external partners and other stakeholders to raise the profile of VAA through effective marketing, website and social media communication.

About you

You will be keen to play a part in making a real and lasting difference to the lives of people living across Angus by contributing to the sustainability of VAA. You will bring either significant experience of work in this field or hold a relevant qualification. Most importantly you will bring enthusiasm, creativity and flexibility to this role.

Key Tasks

As a key member of the Team you will be given a broad set of responsibilities including:

• Marketing strategy
• Development of the VAA website and social media presence
• Events and thematic campaigns e.g. Volunteers week
• Creation of all VAA leaflets and marketing materials

Purpose: To take forward community and volunteering development as the VAA locality worker within a specific geography. As a locality development worker you will be expected to work at strategic and operational level and take forward the strategic decision making of VAA within locality partnership settings. More specifically post holders are expected to develop a competence in the following areas of work;

• Young people and volunteering- working with schools, communities and voluntary orgs to develop further the saltire awards and accredited qualification outcomes.
• To build a capacity of voluntary organisations, volunteering groups and aspiring social enterprises.
• To work in partnership with Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) and Community Planning Partnership (CPP) developments at a senior level.
• To develop local empowerment opportunities through meaningful community engagement approaches with local communities, organisations and volunteer movements.
• To promote and develop local volunteering including my street volunteering, and build buoyant volunteering cultures where all people are inspired to volunteer.
• To facilitate and co-facilitate volunteer management and volunteer skills training.
• To facilitate Voluntary Action Forums.
• Support Social prescribers within the area by making links and feeding back.
• Build Community assets and opportunities.
• Help support the start-up of organisations by helping with constitutions and organisations support.
• Work in partnership with our HSCP and CPP colleagues.
• Support volunteering by promotion, identify opportunities and matching individuals.
• Small community group support PVG, Governance etc.
• Make links with local health workers in order to identify other opportunities through locality locator and other means to prevent people being placed on care packages.
• Working with communities and voluntary organisations to promote Saltire and accredited qualification outcomes.
• Build capacity of volunteering groups and aspiring Social Enterprises first point of contact.
• Facilitate and co -facilitate volunteer management and skills training.
• Engage with communities and groups to establish needs and wants in order to promote preventive work around mental health and wellbeing.

This list is not exhausted you may be required to carry out other duties, and also you may be required to work in the evenings and at weekends.

This job description will be subject to review in the light of changing circumstances and may include any other duties and responsibilities as may be determined in consultation with the jobholder. It is not intended to be rigid or inflexible but should be regarded as providing guidelines within which the individual works.

Please Note: The interview panel reserves the right to enhance desirable criteria at short- listing stage depending on the number of applications received.

About Red Squirrel

Red Squirrel provides a safe, loving, nurturing home for up to three vulnerable children. Building on the well-established body of good practice developed in our Sycamore houses in Fife and the Highlands, Red Squirrel is delivering excellent services to the children living in the house, supporting them to build their resilience and confidence.

What we are looking for....

We are looking for full time (37.5 hours per week) and part time Residential Workers (17.5 - 20 hours per week). You will be passionate about working to secure the best outcomes for the children and be committed to doing this. We are looking for workers who are resilient and who have the stickability to work with the children in the long term. The transformational changes we seek to secure are not achieved through quick fixes but are founded on consistent approaches with the children.

Ideally you will have experience of working in a residential child care setting. You will hold, or be willing to work towards, a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 7 or above (for example: SVQ3 Care plus an HNC)

At Aberlour we want to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. Aberlour have strong values- Respect, Integrity, Innovation and Challenging - which influence our work. If you are applying for this role please tell us about your values in your supporting statement.

For an informal discussion please phone Caitlyn Ross, Service Manager on 07919192605

What we offer...

As well as a supportive team and excellent training opportunities, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers.