We are recruiting for a Service Manager to lead the team at our At Home programme based at Branston Court.

Right There is a charity working to prevent people becoming homeless and separated from their loved ones.

We’re here for children and adults who are living with the effects of poverty, addiction or broken relationships. Walking alongside people at home and in the community, we provide tailored support and form trusting relationships to help people feel happier, safer and more confident to live their lives.

Rooted in communities across Scotland for almost 200 years, we’re there for people going through tough times. Our work won’t stop until everyone has an equal chance to create a safe and supportive place to call home.

Our Branston Court programme provides 24-hour support and accommodation to young people living in Glasgow. We offer a safe environment for 22 young people, many of whom have experienced significant tough times in their lives. It is also home to our East Dunbartonshire Reach Out team which allows us to support people that are ready to transition into their own tenancy.

The Service Manager will lead a team of Support Workers to provide a high-quality support service for people experiencing a period of homelessness and for those transitioning to from temporary to permanent, or other suitable long-term accommodation.

Main duties and responsibilities will include:

• Providing leadership and acting as a role model for Right There staff and the people we support.

• Developing positive, respectful and compassionate relationships with those that we support, focusing on their strengths and aspirations as individuals.

• Developing positive and supportive relationships with your staff team.

• Developing strong partnerships with external agencies.

• Having a high standard of professional integrity with colleagues and other professionals.

• Establishing clear professional boundaries with the people we support.

• Providing support and leadership to Senior Support Workers and Support Workers.

• Ensuring person centred planning and unconditional positive regard is undertaken by all staff.

• Taking a Psychologically Informed Environment (PIE) approach to service delivery.

• Ensuring the people we support are provided with a high standard of support.

• Investigating and resolving any complaints by those we support.

• Ensuring those we support are involved in the development and improvement of the service.

• Arranging and facilitating regular support and supervision sessions with your team members, utilising best practice in performance management to ensure staff are supported to undertake their roles.

Full details can be found in the Job & Person Specification on our website.

What we expect from you

Our values make us who we are and define our actions and behaviours every day. We’d expect the post-holder to uphold and represent our organisation in a way that reflects our values and person-centred way of working.

Salary: SCP 29-32 (£30,386-£33,285 per annum)

What you can expect from us

We value our staff as our greatest asset and will provide the following working conditions:

• The post holder will report to the Operations and Business Manager

• Your normal working hours are 39 per week. These hours are usually worked Monday to Friday, and flexibly between the hours of 8.00am to 6.00pm, with core hours over the period from 10am to 4pm, with one-hour unpaid break. Variations to these hours must be agreed with your line manager.

• Your usual place of work will be Branston Court, 95 Panmure Street, Glasgow, G20 7SJ. Alternatively, you may also choose to work remotely from your home address where appropriate.

• Working arrangements must be agreed with your line manager, based on the needs of the service.

• Annual leave entitlement of 234 hours holiday (equivalent to 6 weeks) pro rata per year in the first year rising to 312 hours (equivalent to 8 weeks) pro rata per year in the second.

• Option to purchase and sell annual leave

• Life Insurance from day one

• Cycle to work scheme

• Wellness programmes

• Ongoing learning and development

GoTo Mental Health Service for 14 – 21yr olds is based in South Lanarkshire was established in 2019. We are an early intervention service for young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health issues.

This is a partnership between Regenfx Youth Trust and Liber8 Lanarkshire. We have a small staff team that includes the Project Co-ordinator & CBT Counsellor.

GoTo uses a unique blend of Youth Work, rapid access to Counselling and CBT Interventions to prevent the escalation of poor mental health in young people. Our programme is flexible to meet the needs of our young people in time, spaces and places that suit them. Some evenings and occasional weekend working would be expected. All work is done in person, and we have no working from home arrangements.

Although we have one year funding left, we will use our evidence-based evaluations to approach other funders to extend the life of the project.

We need someone with a Youth Work background and sound knowledge of mental health issues that affect young people today.

As the Youth Worker, you will hold a caseload providing 1 to 1 support for participants and deliver appropriate groupwork sessions that encourage engagement with peers that will help reduce isolation.

Your responsibilities will also include recruiting and supporting volunteers on to our Youth Advisory Panel and creating opportunities for co-production of services.

The successful applicant will have a proven track record in working with young people. For this post you will be employed by Regenfx Youth Trust.

Organisation Profile:

Regen:fx Youth Trust is a registered charity established in 2007. We develop & deliver Youth Diversion Programmes and Specialised Projects throughout South Lanarkshire for 8 – 25yr olds. Checkout our website regenfxyouthtrust.org

Job Role

Regenfx Youth Trust have established a dedicated intensive support outreach service for 13 – 25yr olds affected by alcohol & substance use.

The GIVIT is a 7- day a week service that includes evening & weekends. We use early intervention with blend of Youth Work, CBT Counselling, and a fully supported Recovery Model.

We are recruiting a Peer Support Worker who may have personal experience of alcohol or substance recovery and genuinely interested in working with young people.

You will support young people who will be embarking on their own recovery journeys. You will also be assisting in the recruiting, training and supporting of the GIVIT Youth Advisory Panel. You should be able to build solid relationships with young people based on trust, mutual respect, care and compassion.

You should be a minimum of 18 months into your own recovery journey.

The Peer Support Worker will engage with young people during drop-in’s who require low level intervention, learn how to undertake assessments and work with young people who have problematic alcohol and drug use. You will be responsible for opening bases, welcoming people and helping with team administration functions to support the satellite bases.

You will help establish the first ever dedicated Youth Recovery Community based in South Lanarkshire.

Experience of working with hard-to-reach young people and engaging them in services successfully is desirable but not essential.

It is important to us that we find the right people for the new posts. We acknowledge we might not find someone with everything we are looking for, but if you think it could be you and are hesitant on whether to apply or not, just give us a call for an informal discussion about the post.

Organisation Profile:

Regen:fx Youth Trust is a registered charity formerly established in 2007. We work in partnership to develop and deliver Youth Work Programmes throughout South Lanarkshire for disadvantaged young people between the ages of 8 – 21yrs. Please check out our website regenfxyouthtrust.org.

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Sunrise Partnership offers a free, confidential service in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire for children and young people up to age 18 who have been affected by loss and bereavement.

We are looking for an area manager to continue to develop and deliver Sunrise Partnership’s presence across North and Central Aberdeenshire, along with the other part time Area Manager. You will require a relevant professional qualification (eg social work, teaching, nursing, psychology) along with the appropriate skills and experience to work directly with bereaved children and young people. This will include one-to-one and group sessions. Excellent inter-personal and leadership skills are essential, as are a dynamic and self-motivated outlook.

This is a part time role (17.5 hours per week).