Service Coordinator
- Part time
- Circa £29,700 pro-rata
- Edinburgh City and The Borders
- Closing 21st September 2022
- Advertised from 8th September 2022
- Fixed Term contract for 2 years / 25 hours per week (Monday to Friday with some flexibility).
- Perks: Annual leave of 29 days (pro-rata) PLUS public holidays, flexible maternity, adoption and paternity packages, annual staff awards, 7% employer contribution pension scheme, employee discount portal with all your favourite brands!
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Role
Our Black and Minority Ethnic Youth Service Heritage Youth service recognises the importance of lived experience and we openly invite applicants with experiences around cultural diversity and racism to apply as this will be highly valued in who we appoint to this role. Your lived experience will be invaluable in helping us to remain strongly connected with the purpose of our project and we believe your first-hand insight and knowledge will have a crucial impact in becoming a bridge between our children, young people and families and the service.
The contract is funded by Young Start, a grants programme run by The National Lottery Community Fund and also by the Gannochy Trust and runs initially until September 2024, with the potential for renewal. You can grow your experience and build your network with a wide range of organisations across the region.
As a Service Coordinator you will contribute to the direct service delivery with colleagues and young people from diverse backgrounds. The role involves working in Edinburgh to lead on our Heritage and Inclusion project, as well as the Scottish Borders (Galashiels and Earlston) to deliver a new initiative to support children, young people and families from Black Asian Ethnic Minority backgrounds with their emotional wellbeing.
About Us
Working at Action for Children is so much more than a job. It's an opportunity to truly make a difference to the lives of vulnerable children, young people, and families. We believe that every child should have a safe and happy childhood. Last year, we helped more than 671,275 children and families across the UK. We work to ensure their voices are heard and we campaign to bring lasting change to their lives.
About the Role:
Action for Children's emotional wellbeing and inclusion project in conjunction with Young Start Community Fund & The Gannochy Trust and Scottish Borders Council creates an opportunity to engage with children, young people and families from multi-cultural backgrounds living in Edinburgh and The Borders, promoting social inclusion, celebrating different cultures and history through engagement with sports, arts and music.
The project offers a trusting support network that will be a safe place to discuss challenges where staff can enable young people to develop new skills and community connections. As a Service Coordinator you will supervise staff and be crucial in implementing and developing our services across The Borders, as well as working alongside our practitioners, engaging with children, young people and families, individually and in groups developing agreed service plans working towards agreed outcomes.
You will manage and lead a team and work together to provide a wide range of services to children, young people and families, which enable positive outcomes to be achieved and enhance their mental/ emotional health and strengthen their wellbeing by:
- Working closely with senior staff and managers to review and evaluate service provision, ensuring continued improvements are made, driving innovation and business development, in particular for an assigned area of work.
- Participating, chairing, facilitating and leading of relevant multiagency meetings e.g. service planning meetings, home visits and conference meetings, where appropriate.
- Coordinating a delegated budget to ensure efficient usage and reporting, in accordance with agreed procedures.
- Providing direct and overall line management of staff, applying appropriate policies and procedures, also sharing knowledge and experience through coaching and mentoring techniques.
- Nurturing, developing and promoting effective relationships and channels of communication with colleagues, community organisations, partner agencies and other external agencies.
About you:
- HNC Social Care or SVQ children and young people or other relevant qualification and or significant experience of working with young people from diverse backgrounds.
- Advanced experience of chairing, supporting and contributing to service planning meetings.
- Experience of the development and practice of community working, including influencing involvement.
- Delivery of service user needs assessment, ensuring accurate and update retention of information.
- We believe a diverse workforce enriches the lives of the children and young people we work with and we welcome applications from everyone. We value and celebrate our differences and as an inclusive workplace we want everyone to be themselves.
We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice.
Application notes
To find out more and to apply please visit our website
Closing Date: 21 September 2022
Young People’s Worker – Wakened Nights
- Part time
- £28,583 pro-rata
- Options Fife – Respite and Outreach, Glenrothes (On site)
- Closing 28th April 2024
Do you have relevant experience of working with children and young people with a disability/and or autism or relevant experience in a similar sector or work environment?
About Aberlour Options Fife - Respite and Outreach
Options Fife Respite and Outreach provides a range of flexible support through outreach and overnight short breaks at weekends, evenings and school holidays to children and young people with complex learning disabilities and autism. We offer a high-quality child centred service providing positive and enabling experiences for the young people, supporting them through the challenges and complexities that enable them to work towards their individual outcomes and personal goals. We work closely with families and other professionals in providing support tailored around the child’s plan.
What we are looking for....
We are looking to recruit two Young People’s Worker Nights, working four nights on (10 hours per night) every second week. You will play a fundamental role in ensuring that the young people you work with have the best possible experience in working towards their objectives in line with their care plan, supporting children to progress within their individual outcomes. Whilst not without its challenges and demands, this is a highly rewarding role, where the work we do has a demonstrable impact on each young person's progress. Using a person-centred approach, you will provide enabling support ensuring the highest level of physical, personal, and emotional care. We support young people who have epilepsy, need personal care and need gastrostomy feeding. Aberlour, in conjunction with NHS, provides all staff with training.
We are looking for candidates who have a passion for working with young people with disabilities. It is desired but not essential that candidates hold a relevant qualification at an SCQF level 7 or above. Due to SSSC requirements you may be required to gain qualifications after starting with Aberlour.
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.
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. Find out more about our Employee Benefits and our commitment to Equality and Diversity on our website.
Baby Bank Development Worker
- Part time
- £28,000 pro-rata
- Gyle Shopping Centre, Edinburgh (On site)
- Closing 2nd May 2024
Pregnancy Counselling and Care (Scotland) is currently looking to recruit a Baby Bank Development Worker to support the running of our Baby Bank, to enable us to increase the capacity of the service.
We have recently moved to the Gyle Shopping Centre which is giving us greater space to work within and access to volunteers and baby items donations. This role will work closely with the other Baby Bank Development Worker to enable the service to open all weekdays, as currently it is only open Mon to Wed.
This post will also have a particular focus on; firstly, supporting the marketing of the charity, working with volunteers to deliver regular posts on social media, and secondly, on supporting volunteering opportunities through working with third sector partners and corporate organisations.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and organised person with volunteer management and marketing experience to join our friendly team. The post will be managed by our Operations Manager.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Administrative Assistant
- Part time
- £22,750 – £27,300 pro-rata
- Edinburgh (Hybrid)
- Closing 6th May 2024
BACKGROUND
The Association for Fostering, Kinship and Adoption Scotland (AFKA) is an independent charity that promotes and facilitates evidence-informed best practice in fostering, kinship care and adoption, through advising, training, and influencing practitioners and policymakers, and supporting them to improve outcomes for children and families.
Our Vision is a future where every practitioner working with children, young people and their families is knowledgeable, skilled, confident, and empowered to support the safe, secure, and loving care to which every child has a right.
Our services support agencies and professionals to implement child centred, evidenced informed practice that involves children and their families in decisions about their lives, protect their rights and promotes inclusion. Through our multi-disciplinary communities of practice, we enable social workers, lawyers, and health professionals to work effectively across professional boundaries to meet the needs of children, their families, and their Carers. As a membership organisation, AFKA Scotland uses its links with professional bodies and agencies across the country to contribute to the development of policy and practice at a local and national level. We have a collaborative agreement with CoramBAAF.
AFKA Scotland’s multi-disciplinary team has a wealth of experience and up-to-date expertise in practice relating to kinship care, fostering and adoption and delivers a wide range of workshops, training and consultancy, post qualifying courses, and conferences to assist professionals to develop the knowledge and skills they require when working in this specialist area.
We work closely with our research colleagues in AFKA Scotland, and our research underpins our evidence informed approach. We are committed to #keepthepromise, have been instrumental in promise funded work and have been on a journey to adapt to the changing landscape of care in Scotland.
We are seeking to recruit a highly experienced and motivated individual to the role of Administrative Assistant. This role is key in supporting the Business Support and Finance Manager in the day-to-day operational activities of the organisation and to the smooth delivery of our Forums, training and workshop activities.
JOB SPECIFICATION
PURPOSE
To provide administrative support to the Business Support & Finance Manager on a day-to-day basis and to support the overall work of the organisation.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
National Practitioner Forums and Consortia - in conjunction with lead facilitator, manage the arrangements for the full range of forums and consortia meetings, including setting dates, sending out agendas, formatting and sending out final notes, collating meeting papers, and keeping distribution lists up-to-date.
Support training and development events (Commissioned Training, Conferences and workshops) – in conjunction with Trainer/Consultants, provide administrative support for management of events including: finalising training materials for training booklets, creating and sending out booking forms; logging bookings and maintaining database; preparing attendance certificates for participants at all external events; create , collate and analyse evaluation form returns.
Information Technology – Support staff in their use of IT apps and platforms when they are producing materials or delivering training.
General Administration – Undertake a range of administrative tasks to support the work of the organisation including:
- In conjunction with the Business Support & Finance Manager plan and monitor the action required to run the planned programme of events.
- Telephones - answer the phone and pass messages to staff as appropriate.
- Email - check generic emails and respond / forward messages as appropriate.
- Photocopying – where required, photocopy training materials / meeting papers for all events.
- Banking/Post Office – posting office mail and banking cheques when required.
- Library – maintain database and record when books taken out on loan.
- Take notes at staff meetings.
Scotland’s Adoption Register - provide administrative support to Register staff including support for the running of family finding events when required.
Advice Line Enquiries – record all enquiries, forward to staff, follow up as required, maintain records of completion dates and provide statistical information to Business Support & Finance Manager.
Participation in conferences and other external events – provide administrative support for the running of events as part of the AFKA Scotland team.
Experience
Essential
- A working knowledge of an office environment
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to work on own initiative
Desirable
- Personal or professional experience of the care system
- Experience of working as part of small enterprise or charity
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Essential
- Computer literate in a range of computer processes which must include Microsoft Access, Word, PowerPoint and Excel and have proficient keyboard skills
- Familiarity with Microsoft 365 including MS Teams
- Working knowledge of social media platforms
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and telephone manner
- Ability to collate and analyse information and to produce accurate, well presented documents
- Self-motivating with excellent organisational skills
Attitude and beliefs
Essential
- Positive, problem solving and resourceful
- Clear understanding of the need to maintain confidentiality
- Flexible working approach
Base: Office - 3 days / Home - 2 days (if desired).
Organisational Relationships:Line Managed by the Business Support & Finance Manager / Responsible to the Executive Director.
Parent Peer Support Worker (Edinburgh)
- Part time
- £23,541 – £25,870 pro-rata
- Edinburgh (On site)
- Closing 3rd May 2024
Circle is a children and families charity working at the heart of communities across central Scotland. Our purpose is to improve the lives of children by strengthening families.
Circle’s approach builds on strengths, is solution focussed and uses a whole family approach to create a family environment that promotes healthy development in children.
Offering peer support across Edinburgh to parents who are affected by substance use.
We have an exciting opportunity for a committed and enthusiastic individual to join our Harbour team and be part of delivering a service for parents, children and young people affected by parental substance use in Edinburgh.
Funded by Scottish Government, and administered by Corra Foundation, our project aims to develop family inclusive practice and involve families in the development of group opportunities within the recovery community.
The post holder will work alongside families to ensure that their views and experiences inform not only their support, but wider family inclusive practice.
Applicants should be parents and have lived experience of substance use.
Expected to be funded until 31 March 2027
We offer excellent staff benefits including a competitive salary, generous pension contribution, flexible working, an employee assistance programme and generous annual leave.
We are committed to finding the right people for the jobs that we advertise.
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