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Giving all children in Scotland an equal chance to flourish is at the heart of everything we do. This Family Support Worker will play a key role in the exciting new Open Kindergarten pilot project.

Open Kindergartens are a long-standing concept in parent support in the Nordic countries, providing group support to parents and carers and their young children, where children are not in full-time day care.

The key objectives are to reduce social isolation among parents of very young children (0-3 years), support effective parenting, and contribute to optimising children’s health, wellbeing, learning and development. The post holder will develop and deliver parent and child sessions at Granton Early Years Centre, deliver family outreach work in the local area and contribute to evaluation of the pilot project.

You will have experience of working with parents and carers, and with young children in both group and one-to-one situations. Excellent planning and communication skills are required.

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

The successful candidate will be expected to provide a meaningful support service to identified individuals who live in the project and/or in the community. You will provide a quality service tailored to the assessed needs of each individual by identifying, planning and facilitating support to enable appropriate move-on options for each service user. You will use all of your knowledge and experience to help service users build their life skills and prepare for independent living.

The service accommodates and supports people aged 18 and over who are experiencing homelessness. Typical shifts are 8 hours over a four week rolling rota. Shift patterns are 09:00 – 17:00; 11:00 – 19:00 and 15:00 – 22:00.

You will have an SVQ3 qualification in social care. Other essentials include: experience of working with vulnerable people, addiction issues and challenging behaviour; effective written and verbal communication; knowledge of homelessness issues; and, above all, the determination to make a difference in the lives of our service users.

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.

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

Renfrew project delivers housing support to service users 21 years and over within a residential setting and a support/ housing assistant model. There are 17 flats split across 2 buildings in close location to each other. The service is staffed 24 hours a day by housing assistants. Support is on a needs led basis while at the project and can be delivered for up to 8 weeks after service user’s move to their own tenancies.

You will have an SVQ3 qualification in social care. Other essentials include: experience of working with vulnerable people, addiction issues and challenging behaviour; effective written and verbal communication; knowledge of homelessness issues; and, above all, the determination to make a difference in the lives of our service users.

The successful applicant will join a team of Support Staff who will be skilled to support all areas relating to tenancy sustainment, including:

• Independent Living Skills; Cooking, budgeting, benefits, cleaning, dealing with forms, reporting repairs and paying rent;
• Interpersonal Skills; Living in communities, door control, dealing with difficult neighbours;
• Personal Issues; Sexual health, relationships, substance awareness, physical & mental health;
• Occupation of Time; Education, training, employment, leisure activities, outward bound.

This service’s main aim is to support tenancy sustainment and to reduce repeat homelessness. The successful applicant will be responsible for supporting service user’s at the project then moving them into their own tenancy and helping to sustain these.

The post will involve four shifts per week (3 x 5hrs and 1 x 6hrs between 08:00 – 20:00 and will involve weekend working).

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.

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.

To bring play to the heart of the community, encouraging, supporting and motivating children and young people with a range of neurological disabilities and complex, multiple additional support needs to participate in a range of free and structured play activities both indoors and outdoors.

To provide an inclusive service so that children and young people have fun, stay safe, be inspired, make friends, learn, contribute to and provide them with life skills socially and individually.

To assist the team of volunteers and sessional staff to organise, deliver and facilitate such stimulating and innovative play opportunities.

Duties:

• Develop and provide an evolving programme of play opportunities all year round (on and off site)
• Facilitate freely chosen and self-directed play opportunities as well as structured activities
• Encourage children and young people to help plan and choose the kinds of activities that they would like to do, enabling them to experiment and learn about themselves and the world around them while allowing them to experiment and take risks within the safety of the project
• Supervise children and young people at all times to ensure that safety procedures are followed as per the Project’s Child Protection, Health & Safety , and other relevant policies and complete any appropriate reports e.g. accident / incident forms
• Encourage good behaviour and deal with any challenging behaviour in accordance with the projects policies and procedures.
• Ensure non-discriminatory practices at all times – in line with the Equal Opportunities policy
• Preparation and clearing up of activities/areas
• Contribute to joint working and partnership working ensuring positive relationships with all concerned.
• Communicate with partnership organisations to facilitate referrals as appropriate
• To liaise with parents, carers, professionals and partnership agencies

Health & Safety:

• Ensure that all areas/equipment used is free from hazard/danger
• Report/remove any items considered dangerous
• Ensure all reasonable precautions are taken with regard to the Health and Safety of children, young people, and all team members (including yourself) on all indoor/outdoor activities and games.
• Understand and implement Dynamic Risk Benefit assessments

Administration/Procedures:

• Ensure familiarity and adherence to organisation’s procedures/policies
• Support evaluation of the service by maintaining a register of attendance as well as consent and evaluation records (observations, images, questionnaires, videos as appropriate)
• Observe data protection and associated guidelines where appropriate
• Note and act with regard to special health or dietary needs of children attending services
• Attendance at team meetings and training sessions as required
• Reflect on and develop own practice in consultation with the Chairperson
• To action any administrative tasks as requested by the Chairperson
• Keeping a log of, and reporting any issues on sessions to the Chairperson
• Other reasonable duties associated with the service as required

Line Managed: Chairperson of Board of Trustees

Collydean Community Centre has been successful in securing an award from the Children’s Lottery (Chance to Study) The Centre will now be able to offer “trained & trusted” staff to reach out and engage with vulnerable children, young people and adults within the Collydean area. The Community Coach will be based at the Centre; however, the majority of their time will be spent in the homes of the vulnerable people, working alongside other specialist agencies. Coaching them, until they feel confident to engage with the Centre’s Community Companion.

Applications are invited from people who have knowledge & experience in working with children, young people and adults with mental health issues and the elderly & infirm who may feel isolated in their own homes. Can work in partnership with other mental health practitioners. Have the ability to engage effectively and positively with young & elderly people in their own homes and community and develop strong & trusting relationships, as well as contributing towards their care plan and helping them make positive life choices.

Essential Function/Responsibilities-

Be patient and understand that the Coach relationship is a process that takes work and time

Enthusiasm, effort, interest and reliability

Prepared to work hard, conscientiously and always responsible

Support, encourage and motivate children, young people and adults on an ongoing basis and at times with individual attention, with a longer-term aim to integrate those potentially isolated into larger activity groups.

Be comfortable and able to establish appropriate boundaries with vulnerable persons and their families.

Attend on-going training when needed or requested to do so

Complete evaluation surveys as requested by Centre Manager

Although no formal qualifications are necessary, a SVQ2 or SVQ3 in Health & Social Care would be desirable

The post holder should be non-judgemental and be viewed by children, young people and adults, as a positive caring role model and influence in their lives.

Before confirming appointment, you will be required to obtain a Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Membership through Disclosure Scotland.

The Young Carers Project and Young Adult Carers Project aims to provide information, advice and support to young people 7 – 25 years who have caring responsibilities within their family, due to illness, disability or substance misuse.

A sound knowledge of working with children and young people is essential as is access to own car.

This post will be subject to PVG checks

Do you have experience of providing direct support to vulnerable families and to the professionals working with them?

Are you able to deliver training to professionals and liaise with local strategic groups?

Covering South West Scotland, you will provide direct support to children and families affected by imprisonment while liaising with key stakeholders.

PCHP works with local people to take steps towards better health. We are recruiting for an Adult and Assessment Counsellor to provide individual counselling sessions to adult clients who have experienced significant trauma, and carry out initial assessments of adults referring into the Counselling Service.

Do you like working with young people? Are you able to support young people to make positive connections with others and develop new skills?

Epilepsy Scotland is looking to recruit a part-time Assistant Youth Worker to support our Youth Worker in the day to day running of our Edinburgh Youth Services. We need someone who is enthusiastic, engaging, and creative. This is an active post where you will be able to work with groups of young people, living with challenging epilepsy, supporting them to have fun and share new experiences. You will benefit from working within a well-established service, with an excellent reputation, as part of a small, dynamic team.

Responsible to: Training and Project Development Manager

Department: Training and Project Development