Senior Training and Employability Project Worker, Space Training Academy (STA)
- Part time
- £26,236 pro-rata
- This role will require a mixture of home working and working from our office at The Broomhouse Hub EH11 3RH
- Closing 8th November 2021
- Advertised from 12th October 2021
- 21 hours per week (3 days per week) This post is funded until July 2022 with a possible extension.
- Annual Leave: 20 days annual leave, increasing to 25 days in year two of employment. Plus 12 days public holiday annually (all pro-rata) Pension: 5% Employers contribution
Role
About Space
Space & Broomhouse Hub is a Scottish award-nominated charity organisation working to improve the happiness, mood & mental wellbeing of our community members; enhancing physical health, developing skills & job opportunities, whilst growing the confidence of the residents of our area and beyond in South West Edinburgh. We do this by nurturing, supporting and inspiring people of all ages so that lives are fuller, potential is fulfilled and community connections flourish.
In 1991, at a time of depression and recession, community activism and a refusal to accept Broomhouse deserved anything less than other communities – local residents campaigned to turn a row of six shops into one centre. The Broomhouse Centre.
30 years on, and still with local community groups and trustees at the core, Space at the Broomhouse Hub has a new state-of-the-art community building housing a community training café. We have grown and now deliver 17 projects, with 50+ staff and 250 volunteers. We deliver diverse services supporting young people, families, older people and carers amongst others, engaging with local people more than 34,000 times last year.
Whilst holding the integrity of Space at our core, we are a values-led organisation that is:
Welcoming - Nurturing relationships & kind experiences that enable people to smile, flourish & be resilient
Fun - Passionate, non-judgmental & friendly people, developing an inclusive community
Creative - Initiating and embracing challenges, innovation, opportunities and new ideas
Bold- Ambitious, aspirational and determined to have a lasting impact
Trustworthy- Open, honest, holistic, professional and transparent – continually improving our effectiveness
For more information about Space and Broomhouse hub – spacescot.org
The Role
The purpose of Space Training Academy is to support people in the South West Edinburgh community to move into, or closer towards, paid employment.
Current members include parents, adults with learning disabilities, young people aged 16-30, adults with mental health challenges & ethnic minorities. This particular role is predominately focused on recruiting parents into our services.
The Training and Employability Project worker will:
• Deliver projects from end-to-end, including set up, design and delivery of training programmes
• Help members build solid foundations in order to begin or progress through their employability journey. This may include addressing barriers and signposting to partners who offer specialised support such as income maximisation, childcare or emotional support
• Deliver person-centred training and other development opportunities for members in line with their abilities and aspirations. You will also arrange for external training to be provided as required.
• Document all activity in our funder database- Caselink
• Work in partnership with other teams in Space & The Broomhouse Hub, community organisations, educational institutions and businesses in South West Edinburgh, and city wide, in order to identify positive destinations and other opportunities for our trainees to move on to.
The right person for this role will have excellent communication skills, a friendly and engaging personality and be comfortable working with vulnerable people, members of the public, staff and stakeholders.
The Training & Employability Project Worker is required to demonstrate extensive knowledge and experience of running employability projects from end to end; designing, promoting, delivering and evaluating them in line with funder and organisational targets.
You will be a skilled employability worker & trainer with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar role and a qualification in community education or a related field (or equivalent work experience). You will also have the skills to motivate, empathise and support people who are trying to find their way in the world of work.
Application notes
An application pack is available for download below
To apply, please return your completed application form and a covering letter detailing how your skills and experience meet each required area of the person specification for the role.
Email your completed application pack to admin@spacescot.org.
Downloads
Support and deputise for the Manager in their absence to deliver quality, person-centred day support services which meet the needs of service users and their carers.
Provide day to day leadership and supervision to the Support Workers to deliver an outcomes focused service.
Assist the Manager and Board of Trustees to develop the service.
Top job! Head of Services – North East
- Full time
- £62,286 – £65,169
- North East Services Office with some flexibility (On site)
- Closing 6th May 2024
Turning Point Scotland is a national social care charity who promote evidence based practice. We provide services in Alcohol and Other Drugs, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health, Justice and Homeless/Prevention.
This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join Scotland’s leading social care organisation in a key strategic role.
About the role
As our Head of Services North East, you will provide operational and strategic leadership with overall responsibility for our services across the North East of Scotland. To achieve this, you will build effective partnerships both internally and externally with stakeholders in delivering our Turning Point Scotland Strategic plan. Your role will include:-
- Direct line management and supervision of Service Managers
- Develop and grow relationships with local partners and commissioners in delivering high quality services for the people we support
- Contribute to tendering, retendering and framework opportunities
- Ensure that all operational systems, policies and procedures are fully implemented, and best practice is maintained
- Work in partnership with Director of Operations, Director of Finance, Director of BDI to ensure the sound and efficient financial management of all services
- Audit and manage significant budgets including making tough decisions regarding budget savings, restructuring or reallocating resources
About You
You will have experience of working at senior management level within the Social Care sector, with the ability to demonstrate leadership characteristics of: vision, creativity and innovation, self-leadership, collaborating and inspiring and empowering your management team.
With your Leadership abilities you will provide management and supervision to your Service Managers. Utilising your knowledge and experience of working within the Social Care Sector from either Homelessness, Alcohol & Other Drugs, Learning Disabilities, Justice and Mental Health.
Community Link Worker
- Full time
- £31,407 – £32,978
- North East Edinburgh (On site)
- Closing 22nd April 2024
The Community Link Worker programme, funded by EVOC & Edinburgh Health & Social Care Partnership, is delivered in partnership with GP Practices and the 3rd sector to support people to live well through strengthening connections between community resources and primary care.
The Community Link Worker will be employed by Caring in Craigmillar and will work as part of two practice teams (Restalrig Park and Baronscourt) in North East Edinburgh, to provide 1:1 person-centred and practical supports to people in contact with the GP practice team.
Taking a person-centred approach, you will work with individuals to enable them to identify personal outcomes and priorities for their health and well-being and link them to local, city and national activities and support services.
The postholder must have experience of working with people who are facing complex social and emotional circumstances, a strong understanding of the challenges affecting people living in areas of disadvantage in relation to living well, extensive effective interpersonal skills in working with people on a 1:1 basis as well as experience in networking and relationship building with other professionals and organisations.
PVG: This post requires membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. Application will be processed for the successful candidate.
Finance Officer
- Full time
- £31,153
- Hybrid remote or office based in Prestonpans (Hybrid)
- Closing 28th April 2024
About the role
ELCAP is a Scottish charity which provides care and support for individuals who live with learning disabilities, physical disabilities and mental health problems.
A vacancy has created a rare opportunity to join our back-office team at an exciting time in our organisation’s development. Reporting to our Business Manager, our Finance Officer will provide a payroll service to 300 staff and be responsible for ensuring invoices are raised and payments made on time.
We are looking for someone who enjoys working in fast paced environment and has excellent attention to detail.
As we embrace a period of change with a new internal system we are delighted to welcome a new colleague to join us.
Job context
The purpose of the post is to work as part of a team to support the effective and efficient management of ELCAP finances.
The post has four areas of responsibility:
- Providing accounts and finance services.
- Providing payroll services.
- Supporting the management of the charity’s human resources.
- Recording and Reporting
This is a permanent post of 35 hours per week operating Monday to Friday.
Essential
- Demonstrated experience in a finance administrative role
- Relevant qualification on finance / book keeping / accounts
- Experience in payroll or willing to undertake training
- Experience in invoicing and purchase ledger
Skills
- Very good interpersonal skills, with the ability to relate well to people from a range of backgrounds and experiences.
- Very good communication skills, in verbal and written forms.
- Ability to work well within a team and work on your own initiative
- Competence in recording and reporting and analysis of data
- Excellent IT skills across the main Microsoft products, ideally with Sage accounts and Sage payroll
- Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks and work well under pressure in order to meet internal and external deadlines
- Ability to consistently demonstrate the highest levels of personal and professional integrity and accountability, including consistent attention to detail.
- Ability to be resourceful and solutions focused with enthusiasm and a positive outlook.
Experience
- Experience of working in a busy and varied finance post.
- Book keeping experience
- Experience in payroll
- Experience in Purchase ledger, invoicing and reconciliation
- Experience of online business banking platforms
- Experience in data inputting, retention and maintaining database information
- Experienced / willing to keep abreast of legal frameworks that impact on our finance department
Key relationships
- ELCAP Executive Board and Committees
- Chief Executive
- Business Manager
- Registered Manager
- Operational Leads
- Development Workers
- Support Practitioners
- Individuals who receive support
Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme
The post requires a degree of contact with children and vulnerable adults. The successful candidate will be required to join the Protecting of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. The PVG Scheme is managed and delivered by Disclosure Scotland.
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
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