- Advertised from 30th June 2022
Role
Are you passionate about working with older people and supporting them to have more ‘good days’? Are you creative in your approach and enthusiastic about system change? Do you believe that people are experts in their own lives?
Our Community Resilience Worker role may be the one for you.
Come and join our new and innovative City-Wide Resilience Service, and be part of an exciting and ambitious team supporting older people across Edinburgh.
About the City-Wide Resilience Service (Older People)
The Resilience Service aims to work holistically and person centred with people aged 60 plus living in Edinburgh. Providing comprehensive keywork to individual clients, helping break down the barriers which are preventing them from living healthy fulfilled lives and becoming more resilient in coping with life adversities. We will also work with colleagues in client/patient facing roles to help them access vital support for the older people they support.
The Edinburgh Community Resilience Programme will fund this work delivered in partnership with QMU, making positive futures a reality.
About the Role
You’ll be:
• Building trusted relationships with older people, providing one-to-one holistic case work in their home environment including income maximisation, housing needs awareness, access to health and well-being services, re-connecting with local community.
• Learning of their needs, interests, the challenges they face, and what matters most to them.
• Engaging and creating partnerships with the wider community (residents, other professionals, volunteers, business owners, etc.)
· Working in close partnership with Queen Margaret University researchers to support the research processes.
About you
You will be a people-person and relationship focussed. You’ll be a good listener and passionate about the rights of older people.
You’ll be solution focussed, and enjoy developing and implementing new ideas.
You will be values led in your approach and be committed to acting as an advocate for the people you support.
You’ll have experience of working with older people in community-based settings as well as the confidence to work autonomously.
You’ll also be highly organised, proficient in the use of Microsoft Office and have experience of using database systems.
How we’ll support you
This role will be fully supported by the service manager and team and our partners (QMU, Thrive). You will be given full training on all aspects of your role. You’ll also 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. We understand that there are many routes into homelessness and that there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach to supporting people towards more positive and stable futures. That’s why all our work is values-led and relationships-based.
Our values
Compassion: We believe that everyone should have the chance to change, no matter how long that might take.
Respect: We believe in tolerance, acceptance, valuing diversity and treating each other as equals.
Integrity: We are committed to the highest quality of work, grounded in honesty, generosity, sincerity and professionalism.
Innovation: We are willing to take risks, challenge convention and be very creative in our search for new ways of working, in particular by taking account of the environmental impact of our decisions.
This post is initially funded for 3 years by The Edinburgh Community Resilience Programme.
Application notes
Closing date: Monday 25th July noon
Interviews will be held on Monday 1st and Tuesday 2nd of August at Norton Park Conference Centre.
CV’s will not be accepted
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Senior Key Worker, Cyrenians Lotus Community
- Part time
- £28,759 – £31,595 pro-rata
- Edinburgh (On site)
- Closing 22nd April 2024
Come and join the team at Cyrenians Communities.
Are you passionate about working with young people seeking asylum?
Do you want to work in a small team making a big difference in young people’s lives?
Do you want to work somewhere which ensures that the voice of those with lived experience and staff is central to decision making?
If so, then our Senior Key Worker role at Lotus may be the one for you.
About Our Lotus Community
The Lotus Community is based in North Edinburgh, we offer accommodation and support to unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. The purpose of the community is to provide a safe and supported living environment for the young people to live, learn and develop together while they go through their asylum journey.
About the role
You’ll be:
· Providing direct line management to a small team of staff
· Ensuring the referral, induction and moving processed are effective and trauma-informed.
· Ensuring our Safeguarding and Human Trafficking prevention processes are maintained to the highest standard.
· Providing occasional groupwork sessions as part of a programme of wellbeing activities.
· Overseeing the volunteer placements at Lotus and providing support when needed.
About You
We are looking for a flexible, well organised and passionate individual who is aware of the challenges our young unaccompanied children face. You will have experience of working with a similar client group, excellent communication skills, and a creative approach to problem solving. You will also have line management experience, and be motivated to work towards positive change.
You will be joining a staff team committed to the highest quality of care and support, and always striving to develop further. This means there will be great opportunities for you to both learn and develop, while sharing your skills and experiences.
How we’ll support you
An experienced and knowledgeable team member will provide full induction, and your line manager will provide regular support and supervision. You’ll also 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.
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.
Project Worker – Glasgow
- Full time
- £24,553 – £27,652
- Glasgow with some home working (Hybrid)
- Closing 22nd April 2024
Rock Trust are delighted to be expanding the successful ‘Housing First for Youth’ service into Glasgow. We are looking for a team member who has experience of supporting young vulnerable people accessing our services. The role will involve working intensively with a small caseload of young people to coordinate and provide emotional and practical support.
The Project Worker will work directly with young people to coordinate and provide emotional and practical support on a 1:1 and group basis. Working with young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness to ensure that when homelessness can’t be avoided, their experience of homelessness is rare, brief, and non-recurring.
The Project Worker will offer line management, guidance, and support to Support Assistants and volunteers, working together to support young people to return or remain at home, improve their practical independent living skills, set up their own tenancy and access other services and to reach their full potential. Project Workers are responsible for completing support plans and risk assessments and are the main contact for any key people involved in the care and support of young people.
In addition to the responsibilities in the JD, the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:
- An ability to build trusting, lasting relationships with young people
- Support young people to manage and thrive in their home
- Motivate young people to set goals and reach their potential
- An ability to work effectively with partners and other key people to provide young people with
- excellent care and support
- Adopt a ‘whatever it takes’ and rights based approach
- Work in a psychologically and trauma informed manner
Family Outreach Worker
- Part time
- £25,101 – £27,907 pro-rata
- Edinburgh based with occasional travel to East and Midlothian (On site)
- Closing 6th May 2024
Do you want to support young people and families to resolve conflict? Do you want to work for an organisation that strives to prevent youth homelessness?
If so, our Family Outreach Worker role could be for you!
About the service
Cyrenians Mediation & Support service has been offering mediation and support to 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 tailored support and a safe space to help them address a range of issues that may be contributing to family conflict.
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.
Working in collaboration with a Mediator, you will be supporting families to engage with the mediation process and other relevant interventions, to reduce the chance of the young person becoming homeless.
About you
We are looking for a motivated individual with excellent communication skills and experience of supporting children young people and/or families.
You should also be:
- Well organised and effective with your time management.
- Flexible and creative in your approach
- 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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