- Advertised from 21st December 2022
- 37 hours per week
Role
Organisation profile:
Dean and Cauvin Young People’s Trust is one of Edinburgh’s oldest and established charities, providing residential group living and community, family and group work support to children, young people and families. We are committed to further developing the Trust as ‘a place of hope’ for care-experienced children, young people and families rooted in our values of Care, Perseverance, Acceptance and Hope. By building strong and caring relationships we #KeepThePromise by providing a scaffolding of love and support around children, young people and families as they take their first steps towards a confident, positive future.
Role:
This is an opportunity to come and join us as Team Leader of our house for young people aged 13-21. Currently based in Leith, this a small residential house supporting five young people at any one time and provides a safe and nurturing home to help support them grow and develop as individuals to help them on their journey towards life in the community.
Our team work closely with the young people we live alongside to provide the daily care and support they need and the advice and guidance to manage their health and wellbeing, independent learning and living skills, education and training needs. Our house staff also work closely with our community-based team to provide additional 1:1 and group supports to young people and to further develop their social and community connections. We work together with families, social work, health services and other colleagues to keep the strengths, aspirations and voice of the young person at the heart of all we do while ensuring their safety and welfare is always maintained.
The house Team Leader role is pivotal to this. Tasked with the day-to-day operations of the house, you are expected to lead, support and supervise a staff team to create a culture of nurture and care for young people while also ensuring the house is maintained and resourced to meet the needs of young people and staff.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone to be part of our team as we adapt our services to #KeepThePromise - including moving to our new state-of-the-art house in Granton in Autumn 2023.
We are looking for someone who is:
- Able to lead, support and supervise others.
- Values-led and rights focused.
- Able to have honest and courageous conversations
- An experienced individual who is skilled in coordinating a range of 1:1 and group-based practice approaches suitable for group living.
- Passionate about working alongside children, young people and families
- Able to build strong and effective relationships with young people, their family and professional and social support networks.
- Able to lead, develop and model practice that is rooted in an understanding of child and young people’s developmental needs, trauma-informed and restorative approaches.
- Can coordinate and monitor the referral, assessment, and care-planning processes for young people to focus on positive outcomes.
If you are someone who can make a difference for children, young people and families and have relevant experience with social work, youth/community/family work or other relevant experiences then we want to hear from you.
The Team Leader role involves a shift pattern over a four-week rota and supporting our on-call rota and therefore requires weekend working, and sleep-ins.
We are committed to the development of all our staff and the successful applicants will have access to training and development opportunities as well as other employee benefits.
Application notes
The successful applicant will be required to register with the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme and the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC). The minimum educational requirement for this post is SCQF Level 7.
To apply please visit our website: deanandcauvin.org.uk/work-with-us/job-opportunities to download and complete the application forms. Completed forms should be sent to recruitment@deanandcauvin.org.uk by 9:00am, Wednesday 18th January 2023.
For further information or an informal discussion please contact us at recruitment@deanandcauvin.org.uk.
Homelessness Prevention Coordinator North – North Scotland
- Part time
- £31,298 pro-rata
- Aberdeen and Inverness (On site)
- Closing 15th April 2024
We are looking for a manager to lead our established Community Support and Development team in Aberdeen and Inverness. The post will oversee a team of four staff members (1.6 FTE).
Our targeted homelessness prevention projects are tailored to local needs and work in partnership with churches. We engage with individuals in communities to revitalise areas where the potential for homelessness is a real concern.
The role will involve overseeing a variety of work including the work of an existing Community Development Worker who oversees a drop-in on King Street in Aberdeen, Recovery & Resettlement Workers in Aberdeen and Inverness and a Women and Families Worker based in Torry.
Candidates will require significant experience and passion for working with people from a range of backgrounds including vulnerable individuals and a personal drive to see positive change in lives of people on the margins of society.
The role is open to opportunities for flexible working in conversation with the Director of Homelessness Prevention.
At Bethany we are committed to helping our employees flourish personally and professionally. Bethany provides 30 days of annual leave initially to all contracted staff, rising to a maximum of 40 days depending on length of service. We also provide enhanced payments for maternity, paternity, and adoption. Bethany also provides a company pension scheme and a death in service benefit scheme.
As Bethany is a Christian organisation, this post carries an Occupational Requirement in line with the Equality Act 2010. Please note that one reference must be from your church minister or leader to endorse your live and active Christian faith and commitment.
Are you an experienced manager in community care ready to take the next step in your career? Carr Gomm, a leading Scottish social care and community development charity is hiring an Operations Manager in Mid-Argyll, part of our Rural locality.
About Us:
Carr Gomm is a social care and community development charity; we provide person centred support which enables people to live their best possible lives. Since we supported our first person in 1998, Carr Gomm has grown to be a leading social care charity supporting over 4,000 people in Scotland.
Our services in Mid-Argyll (Oban, Lochgilphead, Tarbert and Campbeltown) are designed to help people thrive in their community. Whether it’s through person centred Care at Home, Mobile Homecare (Reablement), Responders or Housing Support. We are committed to ensuring people receive the right support at the right time, in the right way, guided by our values of Choice, Control, Openness & Honesty, Interdependence, Respect, Kindness and Compassion.
Our Impact:
We take pride in supporting our Rural locality through impactful community projects like the Keep Warm appeal. During the energy crisis, we delivered Keep Warm Kits to help people in Argyll and Bute stay warm. “ Thank you so much for the lovely warm box which was delivered to me today. Very useful and very much appreciated a really lovely gesture from Carr Gomm. Thanks again” – Liz from Campbeltown.
Responsibilities & Success Factors:
Reporting to the Senior Operations Manager for our Rural locality, you will be responsible for leading and managing by working closely with the Service Managers and the Local Management Team. You will ensure that the services are contractually compliant and managed within budget and organisational policies. You will be working within a busy and dynamic team, which requires the flexibility to be reactive to the everchanging environment.
Who we are looking for…
In our eyes, the best Operations Managers are natural leaders who are passionate, logical, and flexible; they have excellent communication and people skills which they use to forge strong, productive relationships; and they have the capacity to deliver.
Principle Duties & Responsibilities
The post-holder will:-
Establish and maintain contact with people affected by homelessness and/or multiple complex needs who use the service. This will necessitate working effectively with people who experience mental and physical ill health, substance dependence, offending, rooflessness and other support needs as appropriate.
Work as part of a team to help deliver an immediate response to individuals seeking assistance with homelessness, benefits, mental health and addiction support and safeguarding concerns, and help alleviate the crisis people are experiencing.
Carry out dynamic and comprehensive assessments of needs with individual clients liaising with, representing and referring to other providers such as homeless casework teams, NHS practitioners, housing, statutory and voluntary services.
Assist with benefits applications and representation at appeals, ensuring clients have access to full benefit entitlement.
Enter into supportive and empowering relationships with clients with the aim of assisting them to tackle the often complex issues in their lives and access the support and services they need to help them at that moment in time and longer term.
Deliver practical support to users of the service (e.g. assisting people with emergency food parcels etc. where required.)
Perform general contact and assessment duties within the service in order to supervise the operation of the service identify needs and communicate with the wider team.
Provide a welcome and assessment of clients coming into the service ensuring health and safety is a priority.
Deliver outreach support to help clients access community-based resources in their own locality.
Attend relevant forums and events and develop sound relationships with other key providers as required.
Monitor and record in a consistent and professional fashion all work carried out on the client’s behalf.
Participate in the ongoing review of service delivery in order to optimize the service's use of resources in order to best meet individuals’ needs.
Carry out any other duties as required by the management of The Marie Trust.
Hours of work: Monday – Thursday (9 am – 5pm, Monday to Thursday, 9.00am to 4.30 pm Friday’s)
This post is subject to the successful candidate to join the PVG Scheme membership for Regulated Work with Adults, provide two satisfactory references and proof of qualifications.
Service Manager
- Full time
- £40,003 – £45,135
- Perth (travel to services within Perth & Kinross area) (On site)
- Closing 5th April 2024
Service: Learning Disabilities
CAREERS THAT CARE!
Do you have a passion for connecting with people to achieve their goals in life, and enjoy the sense of achievement in empowering vulnerable people?
If so, we have a fabulous Service Manager opportunity for you to join our awesome team, leading our Perth & Kinross Learning Disability service. Because People Matter at Turning Point Scotland, why not join us to reach your full potential.
Embark on an emotionally rewarding journey and apply today!
About the role
As a Service Manager, you will work with individuals who have a wide range of support needs, providing them with practical and emotional support and encouraging them to achieve their own personal outcomes in all aspects of their daily lives e.g. keeping safe, meaningful activities, community involvement, physical health, relationships, emotional health and wellbeing.
As Service Manager you will also:
• Maintain the continuing relevance of services to individuals’ needs and purchaser requirements by ongoing planning, monitoring and evaluation.
• Where a need or an opportunity is identified, assist in the development of new services
• Ensure agreed standards of service delivery in compliance with relevant legislation, National Care Standards and purchaser requirements.
• To support the senior management team in the streamlining, promotion and monitoring of quality assurance systems which meets the needs of individual services as well as the overall service delivery in the region.
• Ensure compliance with the Scottish Social Services Council Code of Practice.
• Develop, monitor and implement supervision and appraisal systems for staff.
• Ensure that all Turning Point Scotland policies and procedures are adhered to.
About You
You will have passion and drive to take forward a well-established Service and Team. Be passionate; and committed to the overall aims and objectives of the service and have the belief that people can live fulfilling lives with the right support in place.
You should also have:
• Experience of working with vulnerable people and leading a service delivery team, including managing the provision of a safe operating environment in a relevant context.
• The ability to negotiate with a wide range of internal and external partners and build positive relationships including local authorities and housing associations.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills with the ability to effectively prioritise your own time and workload to meet a number of different and competing tasks in sometimes pressurised environment
About Us
At Turning Point Scotland Perth & Kinross, we deliver services for people who have a learning disability or autism and unique and complex behaviours which challenge the service: many of the individuals we support have some forensic histories. We support people who live in 24/7 supported accommodation projects. We also provide support within our outreach service to people with learning disabilities within the area of Perth, Kinross and Blairgowrie/Rattray.
The support we provide is always person centred, we do this by involving people who know the person well, this includes family and friends, other health and Social Work professionals, Advocacy services and our own staff members.
If you are dedicated, compassionate, and enthusiastic about making a difference in the lives of vulnerable adults, we would love to hear from you.
Turning Point Scotland offers a Salary Matching opportunity.
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