Project Worker PHEW (People’s Health and Emotional Wellbeing)
- Part time
- £27,442 pro-rata
- Edinburgh
- Closing 19th June 2022
- Advertised from 1st June 2022
- Actual salary £10,672. 14hrs per week (majority of hours to be worked on a Thursday including a commitment to Thursday evening group work 4.30- 8.30pm)
- Annual Leave: 32 days in year one increasing to 37 in year two of employment, pro-rata Benefits: Access to Employee Assistance Programme
Role
What is PHEW?
Within the partnership, PHEW offers 18 to 25 year olds a safe and friendly space to make connections with others and develop a better understanding of mental health and wellbeing, in a group setting, or via 1:1 support.
PHEW delivers weekly drop in group sessions (currently a mix of in person activities and online sessions) and individual support.
The service is co-designed by young people who have identified ways to best improve their mental health and wellbeing. The group has engaged with a mix of recreational and educational activities designed to promote improved emotional wellbeing. PHEW has engaged many young people who had been disengaged from or uninterested in engaging in other services.
The Role
The key purpose of the PHEW Project Worker is to improve the quality of life of young people age 18-25yrs in South West Edinburgh. This is achieved by providing 1:1 and group support, information, and advice which should build young people’s confidence and self-esteem, enabling them to better cope with life’s challenges.
The majority of the weekly hours are to be worked on a Thursday including a commitment to Thursday evening group work 4.30pm – 8.30pm. The remaining hours are flexible but consideration must be made to suit the needs of the young people
Please see the full Job Description for more detailed information about the role.
Background
In an effort to strengthen mental health and wellbeing services for children, young people and their families living in the South West of Edinburgh, Space is the lead partner of a new partnership that was launched in January 2022.
‘Wellbeing Together South West’ has been set up in partnership with the City of Edinburgh Council to offer early support to 5-24 year olds, including young people who are care experienced aged up to 26.
Focused on mental health, wellbeing, and distress, the free services will be delivered by 4 partners, based in the community:
- SAMH Scotland’s national mental health charity
- SPACE, a community anchor organisation in Broomhouse with local needs at its heart
- Big Hearts Community Trust, the official charity of Heart of Midlothian FC in Gorgie
- With Kids, a children’s mental health charity specialising in intensive therapeutic interventions
With funding from the Scottish Government, this partnership aims to provide support at the earliest opportunity and prevent mental health challenges developing for children and young people and reduce the need for them to require intensive mental health services.
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 over 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 the great work we do go to spacescot.org
Application notes
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. Your covering letter is essential and the contents will be used for the shortlisting process.
Email your completed application pack to admin@spacescot.org by Sunday 19th June 2022
Interviews: Week beginning 27th June 2022
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- Closing 6th May 2024
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About the role
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