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This post is currently funded until September 2021 with continued funding actively being sought.

Do you have the skills and energy to develop and deliver multi-agency training in the prevention of, and responses to, sexual violence? Are you enthusiastic about recruiting and supporting volunteers? Are you a team player looking for a new challenge? If you are looking to work within an organisation which dedicates itself to the prevention of sexual violence and improving responses to survivors then we want to hear from you.

The Rape & Sexual Abuse Centre Perth & Kinross are looking for a self-motivated, creative and dedicated Training & Volunteer Coordinator to join the team. The post holder will be committed to strengthening our capacity through the effective management of our volunteer training programme and will recognise the added value that volunteers bring to our sector. A gendered analysis of Violence Against Women is required and experience of developing and delivering high quality training is essential. This post requires someone who has strong organisational and interpersonal skills, is able to develop and sustain positive partnerships and is confident in event planning.

We require female applicants only and are exempt under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010. Successful applicants subject to enhanced disclosure checks.

Kinning Park Complex is a social enterprise and a centre for communities, creativity, citizenship and wellbeing. We own and operate a multi-use community centre which houses vents space, offices, studios and is a home to a wide range of community activity. We are a membership-based organisation, with members drawn primarily from the local area and are in the process of working towards becoming a member driven organisation. Our vision is for an active and engaged membership that plays a key role in developing and delivering services and activities within the building and that participate in both the governance of our organisation and the wider civic life of our local area.

The aim of this role is to further develop the KPC membership scheme by recruiting new members and supporting their participation in KPC activities, governance and the wider local area. With the support of the Community Development Officer we aim to increase the amount of services and activities designed and delivered by members and increase member participation in the subcommittees and Board of the KPC as well as in KPC activities. The Community Development Officer will also lead on the creation of a Local Place Plan, which aims to help local residents outline and realise a vision for our local area.

A Job Description is available for download below.

Four Square have an exciting opportunity for a qualified and experienced female to become our new Senior Community Development Worker. The role is vital to help us achieve our aim of ensuring every woman accessing Womanzone’s services feels safe and secure and has access to the right support to help them recover from trauma and adversity and move on to a positive future. Our aim is that women have a safe and secure home, have a place in their community and a network of positive relationships that support them to build the life they want.

The Role:

The Senior Community Development Worker role has a number of key elements. Firstly, it is to deliver a holistic programme of individual and group support and activities in collaboration with partners in the voluntary and statutory sector, volunteers, peer mentors and social work students on placement.

Alongside service delivery a key part of the role is to undertake research, stakeholder consultation and seek funding opportunities to develop Womanzone into a sustainable project into the future.

To deliver the programme and achieve the outcomes we set at Womanzone, the worker will support social work students on placement by acting as their link worker; they will recruit, train, and support women to become peer mentors and; they will recruit, induct, and support volunteers who are offering their skills to the project.

Other tasks of the role include gathering and evaluating feedback and any complaints, data entry on CRM and other IT systems and preparing quantitative and qualitative data reports regularly to funders commissioners and Four Squares Leadership Team to demonstrate the impact of the service and the direction of the project.

To be a Senior Community Development Worker you will need:

• Strong personal and professional values that align with our Organisational values of integrity, excellence, dignity and support;
• Excellent interpersonal skills with people who use our services, colleagues and partners;
• In-depth understanding of gender-based violence, domestic abuse, homelessness, trauma and adversity and how it impacts life outcomes for those we support and ensure the staff team stays up to date with research and policy developments;
• Excellent group work skills and knowledge of community development approaches;
• A commitment to learning and developing and putting this into practice;
• Be a reflective practitioner and be an active participant in regular reflective practice group supervision;
• A commitment to individual supervision and appraisal processes and motivation to action the personal development plan;
• To support students, peer mentors and volunteers to engage in regular support and supervision;
• To ensure students, peer mentors and volunteers undertake the induction programme;
• Ensure Womanzone meets the standards set down by the Organisation, funders and regulatory bodies;
• Membership of regulatory bodies required of the role and application of the codes and standards to their practice;
• To demonstrate leadership skills be an active participant of the wider management team;
• To be engaged in the wider Organisation’s activities;
• A commitment to working in partnership with other organisation’s and professionals to support people;
• To demonstrate honesty, integrity, trustworthiness and be respectful to all – colleagues, people they support, partners, commissioners etc. and encourage this in the staff team;
• Be committed to excellence and engage in improvement plans for the services or Organisation;
• Be creative in their approach to supporting people;
• And have a good standard of English and math’s and able to produce clear written communications in the form of case notes, reports, diary entries, case studies timeously.

Requirements:

• Must be qualified to degree level in a relevant subject i.e. social work, social sciences, psychology, community education or equivalent etc.;
• To comply always with Four Square’s Code of Conduct, together with its policies and procedures with regards to the maintenance of professional relationships between colleagues, the People We Work With and external organisations;
• To adhere to Four Square's Confidentiality and Data Protection Policy;
• To adhere to Four Square’s policy on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion when working with colleagues, the People We Work With and external organisations;
• To adhere to and maintain, all health and safety standards;
• To work in accordance with Four Square’s core values and mission statement.
• To undertake any other reasonable duties as directed (including providing cover for colleagues, as directed);
• To comply always with the Safeguarding Policy and Procedure;
• To attend conferences/seminars/training, as required.

The Organisation’s Offer:

• Induction and core training programme relevant to the role;
• Regular support and supervision;
• Annual appraisal and CPD action plan;
• Opportunities to engage in Organisational review and development plans.

Terms & Conditions:

• This appointment is until 1st December 2021 to cover Sabbatical Leave;
• We may consider a secondment from another organisation;
• This role is a Job Share with another member of staff and each will work 20 hours per week, flexibly between Monday to Sunday to ensure the services meet their contractual requirements;
• £28,000 per annum pro rata;
• 35 days annual leave entitlement.

COVEY is looking for an exceptional individual who will be able to take a leadership role within the team, coordinating and delivering our work with vulnerable young people families and young people.

We are seeking a passionate, professional, proactive and caring individual who will fully embrace the COVEY values of Respect, Openness, Commitment, Innovation and Passion.

As COVEY has grown and developed, there is an opportunity to add your skills, knowledge and experience to the team. We provide a range of different projects which involve coordinators, family support workers, and paid befrienders and volunteers providing support to young people and their families. We work to identify and achieve person centred goals impacting positively on self-esteem, confidence building and resilience. Partner agencies include Education, Social Work and Health alongside addiction and mental health services specifically.

You will be a passionate and highly motivated person who will take on the full responsibility for delivering your area of responsibility as well as being able to work together for the success of the organisation as a whole. Able to work collaboratively, you will be extremely versatile and highly resilient in supporting complex issues

We seek someone with the drive, passion and vision to develop and shape projects; to think ahead and bring creative solutions where needed, being able to work in partnership within the whole COVEY team.

Essential:

• 5 years experience in working with vulnerable children and families;
• Knowledge of the core principles of person-centred, strengths-based approaches in supporting young people and families;
• Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant discipline;
• Experience in managing staff;
• Volunteer recruitment and development and delivery of training to volunteers;
• Complex case management experience;
• Confident and Capable in external reporting;
• A working knowledge of monitoring and evaluation;
• Ability to identify and manage risks and concerns in relation to Child and Adult protection;
• High level of experience in working with the complex issues young people and their families can face.

You will be passionate about the benefit of relationship based support; being able to respond in a positive way to the challenges of working with families and young people who face a range of very complex issues.

With excellent communication skills you will have the ability to quickly build rapport with families – parent/carers and young people.

Highly motivated and able to work under pressure, working to targets you will be able to deliver on the desired outcomes. While also maintaining a case load, you will have the ability to observe the attention to detail necessary to ensure excellent case recording and evaluation. It is desirable that you also have knowledge and understanding of budgetary control and have some funding experience.

Your ability to motivate others will be a key strength, demonstrating skills in leading and developing staff and supporting volunteers.

You will be confident in taking the initiative, have problem solving skills and bring a ‘can do’ attitude to the role.

Character is every bit as important as competence – as good people can make good organisations great – and here we need a passionate, professional and proactive individual, able to lead by example, through creating mutual trust with their colleagues and volunteers as well as with young people and their families.

This post is 35 hrs per week and will involve out of hours and possible weekend working. Essential – Car driver with access to a car / PVG check.

COVEY is looking for an exceptional individual who will be able to take a leadership role within the team, coordinating and delivering our work with very vulnerable families and young people.

We are seeking a passionate, professional, proactive and caring individual who will fully embrace the COVEY values of Respect, Openness, Commitment, Innovation and Passion.

As COVEY has grown and developed, there is an opportunity to add your skills, knowledge and experience to the team. We provide a range of different projects which involve coordinators, family support workers, and paid befrienders and volunteers providing support to young people and their families. We work to identify and achieve person centred goals impacting positively on self-esteem, confidence building and resilience. Partner agencies include Education, Social Work and Health alongside addiction and mental health services specifically.

You will be a passionate and highly motivated person who will take on the full responsibility for delivering your area of responsibility, as well as being able to work together for the success of the organisation as a whole. Able to work collaboratively, you will be extremely versatile and highly resilient in supporting complex issues.

We seek someone with the drive, passion and vision to develop and shape projects; to think ahead and bring creative solutions where needed, being able to work in partnership within the whole COVEY team.

Essential:

• 5 years experience in working with vulnerable children and families;
• High level of experience in the areas of Child and Adult Protection, Substance Use, Mental Health and other complex issues vulnerable families face;
• Knowledge of the core principles of person-centred, strengths-based approaches in supporting families;
• Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant discipline;
• Experience in managing staff;
• Complex case management experience;
• A working knowledge of monitoring and evaluation;
• Confident and capable in external reporting;
• Ability to identify and manage risks and concerns in relation to Child and Adult protection;
• Understanding of the issues surrounding child poverty and other current policy drivers.

You will be passionate about the benefit of relationship based support; being able to respond in a positive way to the challenges of working with families and young people who face a range of very complex issues.

With excellent communication skills you will have the ability to quickly build rapport with families – parent/carers and young people.

Highly motivated and able to work under pressure, working to targets you will be able to deliver on the desired outcomes. While also maintaining a case load, you will have the ability to observe the attention to detail necessary to ensure excellent case recording and evaluation.

Your ability to motivate others will be a key strength, demonstrating skills in leading and developing staff and supporting volunteers.

You will be confident in taking the initiative, have problem solving skills and bring a ‘can do’ attitude to the role.

Character is every bit as important as competence – as good people can make good organisations great – and here we need a passionate, professional and proactive individual, able to lead by example, through creating mutual trust with their colleagues and volunteers as well as with young people and their families.

This post is 35 hrs per week and will involve out of hours and possible weekend working. Essential – Car driver with access to a car / PVG check.

Mary’s Meals is a global movement supported by people from all walks of life and we are focused on one goal – that every child receives a nutritious daily meal in a place of education. We continue to change the lives of more than 1.6 million children who today will receive Mary’s Meals.

The South West England and Wales supporter engagement officer will play a key role in the development and implementation of fundraising activities by Mary’s Meals in the UK. The officer will help to develop local strategies and plans, to secure increased support and funding for Mary’s Meals school feeding programmes around the world.

Responsibilities include: growing and nurturing our volunteer network by building relationships with community volunteers, churches, schools, and faith groups.

This role is home-based, working in the community in South West England and Wales.

Change Grow Live South West Recovery Service are seeking a new Support Worker to help provides recovery focused psychosocial interventions to service users experiencing drug and alcohol related issues in the South West of Edinburgh.

Responsibilities

Change Grow Live Edinburgh Recovery Services provides recovery focused psychosocial interventions to service users experiencing drug and alcohol related issues across the city of Edinburgh. We work within a hub model with partners who include NHS Lothian, CEC Social Work and other voluntary agencies to ensure individualised packages of care to enable service users to achieve their recovery goals.

We are looking for an experienced and proactive support worker to join our team, to assist in provision of high-quality delivery of recovery focused interventions to service users across Edinburgh. The services are delivered from our offices, based at Wester Hailes Healthy Living Centre and on an outreach basis in a variety of venues across the localities that we cover. Support is provided in one to one and groupwork settings.

The successful candidate will have a good understanding of drug and alcohol issues and experience of working within a related field. Also necessary is a commitment to multi-agency working, excellent communication skills, and a practical approach to facilitating service user involvement.

Do you want to work for a caring organisation that believes in people?

Do you want to make a difference?

As a Recovery Coordinator with Change Grow Live you’ll work with people who use our services, helping them get to where they want to be.

Responsibilities

Edinburgh and Midlothian Offender Recovery Service (EMORS) is a transformative service that brings together prison and community work to support individuals throughout the Criminal Justice System, supporting them to achieve drug, alcohol and crime free lives.

An exciting opportunity have arisen to join our EMORS team, supporting the high-quality delivery of recovery focused interventions to service users in the criminal justice system affected by drug and alcohol issues also the provision of through care support to individuals leaving prison and returning to Edinburgh and Midlothian. The service delivers interventions in custody areas, prison and community, on a one to one basis and in group work settings.

The successful candidate will have an excellent understanding of drug and alcohol issues and experience of working within a related field. Also necessary is a commitment to multi-agency working, excellent communication skills and experience of working within an outcomes-focused approach.