Coupar Angus Youth Activities Group (CAYAG) is a Scottish Charity which aims to promote social and developmental opportunities for young people. CAYAG welcomes all young people and through the work of skilled youth workers provides a safe environment where young people can develop socially, emotionally and educationally and help realise their potential.

CAYAG is located in the Y Hall, a former church, which it owns. To continue providing a wide range of activities and opportunities for young people and the wider community, the Y building requires some repair work and

renovation.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITY

To support the CAYAG Trustees as they plan the repair and renovation of the Y. To:

• identify the needs of young people and other potential users of the Y
• identify building defects
• develop a brief encompassing the repair and renovation requirements
• produce first estimates of the cost of the repair and renovation proposals
• obtain permissions from Perth and Kinross Council and Historic Environment Scotland
• prepare and submit funding applications to cover the cost of renovation and other costs

To find out more about the role, please download the Job Description & Person specification below.

Responsible to: Chief Executive Officer

Responsible for co-ordinating and developing the work of a small, highly skilled team of 4 offering counselling and complementary therapies for people wishing to address their stimulant drug use. We’re open to secondments (minimum 2 years’ duration) and to considering applications for job-sharing.

We help young adults with additional support needs to realise their potential by providing person centred education, life and social skills.

We are looking for passionate people who want to make a difference to join our Project Worker Team. You will work alongside our Team Leaders and Education Tutors to provide support and development for our students, each of whom have their own special talents and support needs. You will be able to inspire the people you work with, make a difference in their life and enhance their skills to enable them to reach their fullest potential.

For us, it’s not so much about what you know, but your attitude and values that are most important. We will provide full training on what you need to know, but you must be able to live our values:

• Person centred – building positive relationships that recognise and celebrate the individual
• Respect – respect and value differences
• Humour – we want to see happy people, hear laughter and have fun
• Compassion – we strive to create a caring and empathetic environment
• Professional – passion and integrity are vital
• Resilient – flexibility, confidents and creativity to turn challenges into opportunities.

If you think this describes you, then we would love to hear from you.

One other important thing you need to know. The successful applicant must become a member of the PVG (Protection of Vulnerable Groups) Scheme. We will help complete this process, but you must be able to pass the required checks.

We are looking for a Health & Safety Manager to deliver a proactive health and safety service across the group, by providing competent technical and legal advice to all staff in a multi-site organisation and will be responsible for developing and maintaining safety management systems.

This role is to fully contribute and actively participate in management of the overall health and safety across the organisation, including accident and incident reporting and analysis and supporting managers and staff, liaison with external organisations is required.

The role holder will provide expert advice, guidance and support to ensure that all legal obligations on health and safety are met, ensuring a safe environment and excellent quality of service for people we support and the staff who support them. The promotion of a positive health and safety culture throughout the organisation which supports staff and people we support alike is required.

About You

Successful candidates must have significant experience within a Health & Safety management role and be a graduate or chartered member of IOSH.

Candidates must have up to date knowledge of health and safety legislation and experience in delivering training.

Experience of developing and implementing safe systems of work is essential, ideally within in the social care sector.

Please see the attached job profile for more information.

About Us

ENABLE Group consists of three pillars – ENABLE All, ENABLE Works and ENABLE Scotland.

Across the Group, we deliver community projects and campaigns, employability and training and self-directed health and social care for people throughout Scotland.

Employing 2,200 staff with 12,000 members and supporters, ENABLE Group actively supports over 4,000 people to live independently as active citizens in their local communities.

What’s also great about the ENABLE Group is that we’re passionate about developing all our staff and provide an extensive training programme, combined with a commitment to create career development opportunities.

The ENABLE Group is an equal opportunities employer and our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based entirely on values, skills and competencies required of the specific roles.

If you would like further information on the role, please contact Pauline McDonald at pauline.mcdonald@enable.org.uk

We are facing a high demand for our services post-covid and a backlog of families whose services were interrupted during 2020. As we re-open our venues and services, our small team needs help to manage our cases and capacity, ensuring clients' journey from referral through assessment and into services is monitored, and that we are making best use of appointments and venue spaces. We need a highly organised person, with strong IT skills, to help us with logistics. Using our case management system and scheduling apps, communication with team members (all of whom are part-time) and service managers, you will help us to make clients' experience more efficient, whilst at the same time helping us to ensure prompt billing.

Barnardo's Scotland has three established services working with young people and women in custody. Outside in Youth Work service, Parenting Matters and Hear and Now our trauma, bereavement and loss service.

A vacancy has arisen within our Here and Now Service for a skilled and experienced Project Worker 3, with an accredited psychotherapeutic qualification and registration to a relevant body, who can demonstrate a commitment to providing high quality psychotherapeutic services to vulnerable young people and women.

As such you will bring a range of experience including having delivered innovative Trauma/Bereavement focused interventions in 1:1 and group settings.

You will work flexibly and creatively, alongside Here and Now colleagues and in partnership with the SPS and other agencies to develop and deliver a service that reflects the needs of young people and women in custody.

Here and Now offers a range of services including-

Assessment/Outcomes- Providing standardised assessments with demonstrable outcome measures.

Therapeutic Interventions – include counselling, art psychotherapy and psychodrama psychotherapy which are based in a person-centred psychodynamic integrative approach. The range of therapies offered within the team aims to meet the needs of each individual.

Psycho-educational group work – These are self-contained modular sessions which can be experienced cumulatively with a focus on stabilisation, safety and self-care/containment.

Candidates will have an accredited Psychotherapeutic qualification and be registered with a professional body

This post will be subject to a PVG check through Disclosure Scotland.

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 and male candidates as they are under-represented within Barnardo's.

Our basis and values

Barnardo's Scotland has three established services working with young people and women in custody. Our Outside in Youth Work service, Parenting Matters and Hear and Now our trauma, bereavement and loss service.

Vacancies have arisen for skilled and experienced Project Worker 2 who is able to demonstrate a commitment to providing high quality youth work services to vulnerable young people in custody.

As such you will bring a range of experience including delivering innovative Youth Work programmes within HMP/YOI Polmont.

You will work flexibly and creatively, alongside Barnardo's colleagues, and in partnership with the SPS and other agencies to develop and deliver a service that reflects the needs of young people and women in custody.

Outside In delivers Youth Work services within HMP/ YOI Polmont using specific and proven approaches which take account of the needs of young people in custody and focus on the individual young person in addressing those needs. To plan and deliver learning opportunities that will support personal development, life skills and help young people believe they have control of their lives both within and out with the establishment.

Candidates will have a professional Youth Work qualification recognised by the CLD Standards Council or equivalent with a proven track record of working with young people.

This post will be subject to a PVG check through Disclosure Scotland.

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 and male candidates as they are under-represented within Barnardo's.

Our basis and values

The Youth Workers will be based in any of North United Communities Ltd (NUC) operational points, namely Ruchill, Milton and Wyndford and in any other areas of work encompassed by NUC, including street work operations.

Position reports to: Youth Work Co-ordinator/Organisation Manager

Job Purpose:

Along with the other workers, the Youth Workers will plan, deliver and evaluate groups and activities for young people. They will have an understanding of the needs and issues affecting young people, and be able to meet these through creating community-based inputs and opportunities.

The purpose of the groups being to build the confidence and self- esteem of young people, giving them a chance to find a range of interests through diversionary activities and group interaction. These will also directly address the issues of risk taking behaviours, employability, health & safety, hygiene, internet safety, drugs and alcohol education, peer pressures, self-esteem issues, gang involvement and any other pertinent topics regarding young people and their peers.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• The Group work Assistant will work closely with the other workers in North United Communities, and will work as part of a team.
• To undertake individual work with young people who require this level of support.
• To deliver educational sessions, arts & crafts activities, drama, music, sports, cooking, healthy eating, school holiday trips and other relevant activities.
• To ensure the sessions have the right resources and correct set-up procedures.
• To have an awareness and recognition of child protection concerns, and have the ability to deal with this professionally.
• To make contact and develop supportive relationships with parents of the young people in the groups, and parents of other young people who may be particularly at risk because of alcohol, drugs, or any other issues relating to young people.
• To initiate and participate in detached street work where provided sessions are not being attended, or proposed sessions are to be advertised and promoted. All staff should be working to encompass young people into the youth work programmes, including seeking out direct contact with young people.
• To keep a record of the work and also provide written reports and the end of each session, with a view to constructing a report at the end of the funding terms, which may be at various times throughout the year.
• To report any issues or potential issues with service users, property, staff, or sessions immediately.
• To be competent in operating email, texts, and Microsoft Office software programmes (e.g Word & excel) that will enable communications between co-workers and line managers, and to effectively write up required reports.
• To become familiar with the company’s policies and procedures.
• To turn up for work at the stated starting time of the shift, and to leave at the stated finish time of the shift.
• To maintain appropriate confidentiality.
• To undertake staff development and training as required.
• To have any and all expenditures sanctioned before purchase. To scan and email receipts to info@nucommunities.org. To keep any original receipts of expenditure and return these to the admin worker - and to sign a staff funds transfer form to allow funds to be transferred to your bank. NUC are not obligated to refund any expenditure that does not have a corresponding receipt
• To undertake any other duties as required.