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Practitioner – Four Square Services
- Full time or Part time
- £25,800
- Edinburgh
- Closing 14th February 2023
- Advertised from 17th January 2023
- Various roles available: Day practitioner (Mon-Friday), Weekend practitioner, Night Practitioner (pro rata for part time)
Role
The role of a Practitioner is vital to help us achieve our aim of ensuring everyone has a home, a place in their community and a network of positive relationships that support them in building the life they want.
Practitioners recognise peoples' strengths and work alongside them to build their confidence, self-efficacy, resilience and motivation. They help people develop practical skills, maximise income, develop healthier coping skills, problem-solving skills, social skills and employability skills.
Practitioners use a flexible approach to work with people using services, ensuring they receive the support they want and need to have the best chance of getting and keeping a home and living their best life in a community.
To be a Practitioner within Four Square, you will need the following:
- To be proactive, highly organised, a problem solver, have a positive outlook, be approachable, friendly, patient, and confident;
- Experience in working within a safeguarding framework working with vulnerable people who may have complex support needs;
- Proficiency in using a range of IT tools to carry out your work, including using case management systems and Microsoft Office applications;
- 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;
- Understanding of homelessness, trauma and adversity and how it impacts life outcomes;
- A commitment to learning and developing and putting this into practice;
- A commitment to individual supervision and appraisal processes and motivation to action the personal development plan;
- Membership of regulatory bodies required of the role and application of the codes and standards to their practice;
- Experience as a keyworker and commitment to undertaking all necessary duties of this role;
- Experience in completing case files to ensure they are up to date with clear and concise information;
- A commitment to learning and developing and putting knowledge and skills into practice;
- Regular attendance at reflective practice group sessions;
- Engagement in regular casework review meetings with the Senior Practitioner or Service Manager;
- Engaged in the wider organisation's activities;
- Commitment to working in partnership with other organisations and professionals to support people;
- Honest, trustworthy and respectful to colleagues, people they support, partners, commissioners and all other stakeholders;
- Committed to excellence and engaging in improvement plans for the services and broader organisation;
- Keep up to date with and follow and apply policies and procedures, standards and codes of practice;
- Be creative in your approach to supporting people;
- Have a good standard of English and maths and able to produce clear written communications in the form of case notes, reports, diary entries, and case studies timeously.
Requirements:
- Have SVQ 3 in health and social care or a related subject at this level to allow registration with SSSC or be willing to work towards it;
- To comply always with Four Square's Code of Conduct, together with its policies and procedures with regard 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 to Practitioners:
- 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.
Experience:
- social care: 2 years (preferred)
- supporting women and young people who have experienced violence and homelessness: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: Edinburgh
Application notes
How to apply: email olgak@foursquare.org.uk with a CV and covering letter.
Closing date: 14/2/2023
About Us
Our aim is to find routes out of homelessness and into independent living for the people we support every day. Alongside our services, we have two social enterprises, that provide vital income for our charity as well as volunteering and training opportunities for people using our services and the wider community.
About The Job
Our people are at the heart of the organisation and this role supports our team through all aspects of their time with Four Square. The postholder will oversee recruitment, deliver organisation inductions, support managers, monitor and arrange skills training and help deliver our payroll function. The role will have lead responsibility in delivering our organisational development programme Impactful People.
This is varied role working across our services and social enterprise which comprises of over 100 staff, volunteers, and students on placement. The postholder will gain exposure to a wide range of HR aspects and will play a key role in supporting the team.
All Four Square employees must complete a Basic Disclosure and provide evidence of the outcome when received from Disclosure Scotland.
Main Responsibilities
- Oversee recruitment, onboarding and deliver organisational inductions to new staff;
- Oversight and maintenance of the HR database, including producing regular reports to provide KPIs as well as ad-hoc reports when requested;
- Responsible for the administration of the employee assistance programme;
- Produce payroll reports for monthly payroll;
- Work with managers in handling employee relations matters including, investigations disciplinary or grievance issues, providing appropriate and timely support and maintaining appropriate records;
- Provide support to Director of HR and Corporate Services on relevant HR matters and support the delivery of Impactful People, our Organisational Development programme
- Produce a monthly staff newsletter, supporting the culture and providing information to all our staff;
- Able to step in to support business critical functions in the central team when required (full training provided);
- Conduct exit interviews and collate data on reasons for leaving;
- Any other tasks which support the HR and payroll functions within Four Square.
Employee Benefits
- 35 days holiday including public holidays.
- Pension with People’s Pension (employees 3%; employers 5%).
- Casual dress code.
- On-site parking.
- Access to Organisational Development Programme.
- Access to advice and support through our Employee Assistance Programme.
- 15% staff discount plus free delivery for items purchased in Edinburgh Furniture Initiative.
- 20% staff discount at Four Square Park Cafe *excluding alcohol.
- Access to exclusive deals and discounts through our HR platform.
- Access to a staff support fund to help with unexpected one-off costs.
- Involvement in Four Square’s strategy planning.
Required Qualifications and Skills
- At least three years’ experience of working in HR and ideally a qualification in HR, working towards a qualification.
- Ideally a Chartered member of CIPD or working towards membership.
- Proven ability to multi-task and prioritise an everchanging workload.
- Ability to take responsibility to proactively resolve issues and provide support in challenging situations.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal. Ability to build relationships at all levels across the organisation and with external stakeholders.
- Detailed focus, highly organised and able to plan and organise work with strong attention to detail.
- Advanced skills in MS Office Packages; and remote meeting technology.
- Office based to ensure collaboration with stakeholders and a consistent presence in the organisation.
Reports to: Director of HR and Corporate Services
About Us
Our aim is to find routes out of homelessness and into independent living for the people we support every day. Alongside our services, we have two social enterprises, that provide vital income for our charity as well as volunteering and training opportunities for people using our services and the wider community.
About The Job
This is a key role in the organisation supporting the Chief Executive and Leadership Team (LT) to execute and deliver the strategy. You will be a highly visible and pivotal member of the team arranging support and access to the LT and the Board of Directors. You will report to the Director of HR and Corporate Services, supporting the CEO and others with a range of diverse tasks and activities.
All Four Square employees must complete a Basic Disclosure and provide evidence of the outcome when received from Disclosure Scotland.
Main Responsibilities
- Proactive management of CEO and Leadership Team (LT) diaries. While acting as first point of contact for those seeking the CEO, diverting requests as appropriate.
- Provide proactive support to board members including recruitment, induction, SharePoint and events.
- Organises meetings including drafting papers for meeting and minute taking.
- Manage key governance documentation and KPI information.
- Other tasks as required to ensure overall administrative responsibilities of Four Square are met.
Employee Benefits
- 35 days holiday including public holidays.
- Pension with People’s Pension (employees 3%; employers 5%).
- Casual dress code.
- On-site parking.
- Access to Organisational Development Programme.
- Access to advice and support through our Employee Assistance Programme.
- 15% staff discount plus free delivery for items purchased in Edinburgh Furniture Initiative.
- 20% staff discount at Four Square Park Cafe *excluding alcohol.
- Access to exclusive deals and discounts through our HR platform.
- Access to a staff support fund to help with unexpected one-off costs.
- Involvement in Four Square’s strategy planning.
Required Qualifications and Skills
- Able to demonstrate recent experience of providing administrative support to senior stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to multi-task and prioritise with an everchanging workload.
- Ability to proactively provide support in challenging situations to resolve issues.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal;
- Ability to build relationships at all levels across the organisation and with external stakeholders.
- Highly organised with strong attention to detail.
- Advanced skills in MS Office Packages; and remote meeting technology.
- Able to be mainly office based to ensure collaboration with stakeholders and a consistent presence in the organisation.
Top job! Director of HR and Corporate Services
- Full time
- £65,000
- Edinburgh (On site)
- Closing 9th May 2024
About Us
Our aim is to find routes out of homelessness and into independent living for the people we support every day. Alongside our services, we have two social enterprises, that provide vital income for our charity as well as volunteering and training opportunities for people using our services and the wider community.
About The Job
The Director of HR and Corporate Services is at the heart of the business. Taking a lead on the HR, Risk, Legal and Compliance functions, this role is responsible for all internal operations, and also supports central functions.
A strong part of our culture is local accountability and as such this role will enable others to make decisions, devolving appropriate responsibilities on areas such as HR, procurement, contract management and facilities to other parts of the organisation while taking a strategic overview.
This is a new role where the postholder will have scope to review and update responsibilities, in conjunction with the CEO, to ensure the function works across the organisation.
The Director of HR and Corporate Services shares key leadership behaviours and accountabilities with the rest of the Leadership Team, while focusing on specific areas responsibility.
This role requires a PVG check.
Main Areas of Responsibility
- Governance: Ensure the correct governance arrangements, practices and systems are in place; are followed; and reviewed.
- Improvement projects: Take the lead on improvement projects across the organisation, involving appropriate people and teams.
- Business continuity: Ensure planning for business continuity is documented, prepared for and regularly reviewed.
- Health and Safety: Chair the health and safety committee and oversee implementation of policies and appropriate reporting
- Data Protection: Ensure our information management systems and retention schedules are up to date and information is secure, this includes IT security and support.
- People development: lead on Impactful People, our people development and feedback programme.
- Contractor management: direct and support external contractors on marketing, fundraising, people development and other projects.
- Oversee the work of the Directorate of Corporate Services team providing strategic decision making, professional guidance and support.
- Line management of 4 X Direct reports: Executive Assistant; Project Co-ordinator; HR & Payroll Coordinator; Volunteer & Community Fundraising Officer
Employee Benefits
- 35 days holiday including public holidays.
- Pension with People’s Pension (employees 3%; employers 5%).
- Casual dress code.
- On-site parking.
- Access to Organisational Development Programme.
- Access to advice and support through our Employee Assistance Programme.
- 15% staff discount plus free delivery for items purchased in Edinburgh Furniture Initiative.
- 20% staff discount at Four Square Park Cafe *excluding alcohol.
- Access to exclusive deals and discounts through our HR platform.
- Access to a staff support fund to help with unexpected one-off costs.
- Involvement in Four Square’s strategy planning.
Required Qualifications and Skills
We are looking for a candidate who can hit the ground running in this role and therefore we require candidates to have:
- Experience of working at a senior level within an organisation;
- Knowledge and understanding of the charity sector, preferably as an employee or a trustee
- Significant experienced of people management;
- Preferably qualified to CIPD Level 7 (or equivalent experience/qualification);
- Demonstrable knowledge of the legal and regulatory landscape of all aspects of corporate services to ensure understanding and compliance, including: HR; data protection; health and safety; and charity governance;
- Excellent project management and planning skills and be able to translate strategies into operational plans;
- Experience in coaching and developing members of a new team is desirable.
- Ability to think strategically and creatively while demonstrating good judgement when analysing and responding to complex issues.
- Works well under own initiative; is an effective member of a leadership team; and a skilled collaborator across an organisation.
- Highly organised with strong attention to detail.
- Confident and effective communicator with the ability to present information to a variety of different audiences.
- Confident with a variety of IT packages including Microsoft. Ability to create reports and analyse data to spot trends and act on them.
Reports to: CEO.
Family Mediator (Homelessness)
- Part time
- £30,614 – £33,894 pro-rata
- Edinburgh based with occasional travel to East and Midlothian (On site)
- Closing 6th May 2024
Are you a skilled mediator with a collaborative approach and the ability to make a difference to the lives of young people and their families?
If so, this role could be for you!
About the service
Cyrenians Mediation & Support service has been working with families in Scotland since 2006. We know family breakdown is the main cause of youth homelessness in Scotland, which is why we endeavour to ensure every young person we work with has a safe home environment and the strong relationships that make this possible.
About the role
This role is part of the Promise Partnership Project - Youth Justice & Rights. You’ll be working with young people and their families, carers or guardians, to offer a mediation process that will help them address conflict before it leads to the young person becoming homeless.
The people we work with experience varied challenges, including: involvement in the criminal justice system; substance abuse; being in the care-system; and adverse childhood experiences.
In collaboration with our Family Outreach Workers, you will offer mediation to support the whole family to provide a safe space that will help them achieve a positive outcome (i.e. the young person remains at home, or moves out in a planned way).
About you
We are looking for a qualified and experienced mediator. You will be an excellent communicator who is able to build trusting relationships with people from a range of different backgrounds.
You should also be:
- Well organised
- Effective with your time management.
- A strong team player
- Committed to providing the highest quality of support
- Able to demonstrate our values of compassion, respect, integrity, and innovation in the work that you do.
How we will support you
You’ll be part of a small team, led by a supportive manager. There will be
great opportunities for you to learn and develop, while sharing your skills and experiences. You will have access to wider Cyrenians support, including our learning and development programme, and staff wellbeing services.
About us
At Cyrenians we tackle the causes and consequences of homelessness by taking a Public Health Approach to Homelessness Prevention. We take a values-led and relationships-based approach to delivering all our services.
You can find out more about our impact and our values online.
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