- Advertised from 11th November 2021
- Pattern of work: Monday to Friday (occasional evening or weekend work may be required) Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week.
Role
Are you passionate about young people getting the best care they need to thrive and flourish?
We are all ‘what we eat’, and we are looking for someone with the skills needed to support our care, housekeeping, catering and management teams to ensure that our catering offer is consistently excellent and that young people always experience a safe, healthy, attractive, welcoming and homely living and learning environment
GSC supports vulnerable children, young people and young adults. The GSC campus just outside Bishopton is set in fabulous grounds with a garden wildlife trail and outdoor sports facility. On-campus there are three secure care houses, a close support house & a semi-independent living cottage.
This is an exciting time to join Team GSC as the charity seeks to build on its strong reputation for relational based practice with new and ambitious strategic goals for the growth and development of our young people and our services.
We are seeking to appoint a caring, child-centred, hard-working and resilient individual with a motivation to be a positive role model and make a difference in the overall lives of vulnerable young people. If you have significant experience working in Residential Child Care, with a sound understanding of the needs of vulnerable young people, good analytical and reporting skills and an understanding of quality assurance processes, this new and exciting role at the GSC could appeal to you.
The Care Quality Lead is a key position promoting and upholding the vision and values of the GSC as a place of care, safety and learning through co-ordinating the support services provided for our young people living in Lyle, Kilpatrick, Nevis and Lomond Houses and Hillview Cottage. The role will include directly supporting, guiding and advising our housekeeping and kitchen teams, and working alongside Care Managers to promote a wellbeing focused approach to the catering offer, and the living and learning environments. You will also have a focus on lessening restrictive practices and you will be responsible for monitoring and reporting Data collected and recorded throughout the care houses with the aim of enhancing the care, protection, and nutrition provided for our young people.
The successful candidate should be fully registered with SSSC with supervisory responsibilities and have a sound understanding of record keeping, quality assurance and reporting within Residential Child Care.
Application notes
To apply, please complete our standard application form and submit to applications@goodshepherdcentre.org.uk by the closing date.
For more information, please contact Louise Milliken, HR Manager on 01505-864500.
Closing Date for Applications: Noon on Friday 26th November 2021
Interview Dates: Monday 6th December 2021
All posts are exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all convictions whether spent or unspent must be declared. A satisfactory Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) check and health screening will be undertaken prior to confirmation of employment.
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Bridges Project is a leading youth work charity that helps young people aged 12-25 in East Lothian and Midlothian overcome challenges and adapt to adulthood. For nearly 40 years, we have helped young people develop their life skills, improve their educational attainment and move into employment or further education.
We have a vacancy for an Educational Support Worker to deliver an effective casework and group work service to young people experiencing a range of challenges such as non-attendance at school, low attainment, poor mental health and family poverty.
The successful candidate will:
- Support young people to gain employability skills, life skills and accreditation; helping them in to work, apprenticeships, further education or vocational training
- Provide vocational/industry specific accreditation and training to groups of young people alongside individual support to address particular barriers
- Take the lead on the service and to provide an effective interface between young people, partners and stakeholders involved in the service.
This is an exciting position in which the successful candidate will take pride in developing a programme of delivery which will provide young people with clear pathways to positive destinations.
It is essential that candidates have a full, clean driving licence and constant use of a car. Membership of the PVG scheme will be an essential requirement of the post. A contributory company pension scheme is offered with a 10% employer contribution.
About us
The Pavillion is a youth organisation that provides a safe and fun environment for children and young people in the Easterhouse area of Glasgow. We provide activities and life skills for the young people including sports, arts and crafts, drama workshops, volunteering opportunities, girls/boys issue based groupwork sessions, drug and alcohol workshops, mental health groupwork sessions, cooking and healthy living. We help reduce social isolation in the community and promote positive friendships and social skills in our young attendees. Our aim is to create, support and inspire the young people by providing them with opportunities, skills and activities.
We are a fast-paced and progressive organisation that aims to support children, young people, their families and the wider local community through the provision of positive activities and opportunities.
The Pavillion supports and serves its community by; continually striving towards an inclusive facility; being a progressive organisation that meets the needs of its community and being a knowledgeable and informed organisation.
We are a key member of Blairtummock & Rogerfield Partnership; a collaboration of local community based organisations schools, nurseries and the college. We work collaboratively to improve the life chances and opportunities for people living in the communities we serve. As a group of partners, we work across all ages which makes this opportunity exciting, innovative and forward thinking.
About the Project
The 'Young Start Progressions' programme at 'The Pavilion' will be a dynamic 2-year programme, led by young people, supported by staff and volunteers and by existing and new partnership opportunities. Our three-pronged approach aims to empower young individuals across various stages of their development:
Primary/Secondary Transitions Programme: We will provide support for P7, S1, and S2 young people as they transition from primary to secondary school, fostering empowerment, confidence, and improved self-esteem in a non-school environment.
Volunteer Mentoring Programme: Expanding on our successful volunteering mentoring initiative, we offer diverse opportunities for young volunteers, connecting them with roles both within Pavilion and through our network of school partnerships and community collaborations.
Attainment Programme: Focused on enhancing pathways for Junior and Senior Club participants, we integrate life skills development seamlessly into existing activities. From goal-setting exercises, certificated activity programmes to accredited learning and further training opportunities.
Purpose of Job
We are seeking a Programme Coordinator to lead the delivery of this project as well as managing the Attainment Worker & Volunteer Development Worker posts attached to this project.
Being creative, innovative and ideas driven, to support delivery of multiple programmes of activity and be able to forge strong positive relationships with partners are key attributes for this post. The postholder will be responsible for taking a coordinated approach to implementing activities with young people that address the key identified issues affecting them, ensuring their needs are addressed and pathways created that help them to succeed.
The postholder should have experience working with a range of age groups and are able to demonstrate experience in taking a youth-led approach to service delivery.
Community Volunteers Enabling You (COVEY) has operated across Lanarkshire for 31 years supporting 4,500 children, young people and parents/carers to become more resilient, safe and better equipped to reach their full potential. COVEY provides 1-1 and group-based befriending, mentoring and intensive family support.
COVEY has an exciting opportunity available for a Coordinator to manage delivery of 1-1 and group-based befriending/ mentoring support to children and young people.
COVEY’s consistent relationship-based support, which is centred on the participant’s needs, interests and hopes, improves health and wellbeing, social connections, confidence and increases their engagement with education, training, volunteering or employment.
As a Coordinator, you will have the ability to work collaboratively with children, young people, their families and others who support them. This will involve engaging with various, community, statutory and voluntary agencies and working in close partnership to support vulnerable families.
You would ideally have experience of supporting volunteers, managing a caseload, evaluation and monitoring. We are looking for someone who has a real passion around supporting those who are most vulnerable in our community.
What we offer
We offer a rewarding role with the opportunity to develop your skills and future career in an enriching environment with the following benefits:
- 6% employer pension contribution
- flexible working (including flexi-time)
- access to learning and development opportunities
- one special leave day to celebrate your birthday
- annual staff and volunteer recognition awards
- quarterly staff wellbeing activities
- annual all staff outing/activity
- HSF Health plan for employees (and their spouse/partner and children) including dental and optical claim back, physio claim back, personal accident coverage, GP, mental health counselling, legal support, discounts for gym, cinema and shopping
- access to ScotWest Credit Union offering loans, mortgages and savings accounts
Essential requirements:
- Available for at least two evenings per week where required
- Enhanced PVG required for this post
- Full Driving License with access to a car for business use/purposes
We are looking for a Fundraising and Operations Lead: a brand new role growing and supporting Hot Chocolate Trust’s outstanding youth work.
Hot Chocolate Trust have worked with young people, aged 12-25, from across Dundee since 2001. We support them on their own terms, grow their confidence and fullest lives, do extraordinary things together and amplify their voices to affect wider change.
This post will consolidate and build the fundraising and operational platforms of Hot Chocolate to support and improve effectiveness and innovation in our youth work.
Fundraising
- To support the Executive Director in ensuring the organization has sufficient funds for its planned operations and for its sustainable future.
- Writing grant funding applications and reports.
- Supporting Teckle Data trading venture.
- Developing relationships with actual and potential funders.
- Planning or supporting periodic community fundraising.
- Ensuring fundraising closely serves Hot Chocolate’s purposes and values.
Operations
- Leading and supporting implementation and development of effective, efficient practices and policies, serving the core purpose and values of the organization.
- IT systems (with contracted IT service).
- Health and safety (with Executive Director).
- Risk management (with Executive Director and youth work managers).
- PVG signatory (with Executive Director and Volunteering Manager).
- Resources & property management (with Executive Director, Finance Manager and youth work managers).
You will bring
- Experience of charity fundraising (especially grant-funding).
- Excellent bid and report writing skills.
- Excellent ICT knowledge and skills.
- Ability to handle confidential information appropriately.
- Commitment to best practice and effective policy in a purposeful, values-based organization.
- Able to work collaboratively and unsupervised with initiative, enthusiasm, and adaptability.
- Commitment to personal continuous learning, and ability to reflect on practice.
- Disclosure through membership of the PVG Scheme.
Hot Chocolate Trust has a Christian ethos in its roots and approaches. You will be part of a team who hold various faith positions and none. You should have a readiness to understand and work positively with this ethos, be yourself, and respect the spirituality of others.
If you have skills or experience in fundraising, especially grants, and are ready to play your part in a committed, creative, hands-on team we would love to hear from you.
Benefits:
- Annual salary will be £32,500.
- Hot Chocolate Trust pays contributions of 10% of salary while employees pay 3.75% of salary which is subject to tax relief.
- Salary exchange is available to support pension value.
- You will be entitled to two “Retreat days” supporting wellbeing each year, in addition to 33 days annual leave.
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