Requirements: PVG check required

Wheatley Care – part of Scotland’s leading housing, care and property-management organisation, Wheatley Group – is looking for enthusiastic and caring health and wellbeing coordinators to join its team. The successful candidate will work between our Contact Point centres in Fife (Buckhaven and Kirkcaldy).

We want candidates who excel in customer service and are always looking to go above and beyond for people we work for.

We are passionate about personalised services that support people to live well and get the most out of their lives.

Our dedicated and highly experienced staff provide flexible, innovative and high-quality care, which is focused around individuals and their personal goals.

As part of Wheatley Group, we offer an excellent benefits package in the sector.

The successful candidate will receive excellent benefits, including 7.6 weeks’ annual leave (pro rata), essential car user allowance (if applicable), staff discount scheme, an occupational pension, generous health plan – including optical and dental support – and family friendly policies.

Our staff are encouraged to develop their career and reach their potential through a range of learning and development opportunities.

At Wheatley we are always looking to improve diversity within our teams. We want to create an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute their best work and reach their full potential.

We celebrate our differences and recognise the importance of our teams reflecting the communities we serve and we would welcome applications from any underrepresented groups.

What we are looking for:

• Someone who has, or is willing to work towards, an SSSC recognised qualification, such as SVQ2 Health and Social Care.

• We will support you to achieve any relevant qualifications you need. Your commitment to gaining the necessary qualifications would be essential.

• You will be required to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme. We will support you with this application.

• Skilled in Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel

For more information, or for an informal chat, please contact Katrina Hunter, Health and Wellbeing Manager on 01314 556 852

With the development of a new innovative project working with families affected by imprisonment, using their life experience and skills to support other family members who have had a relative in prison, Families Outside is now looking for creative and confident individuals to join us.

Who are we?

Families Outside is the only national charity in Scotland that works solely to support families affected by imprisonment. We are dedicated to providing a range of practical, social and emotional support to children, young people and other family members with someone in prison. This support is relationship-based, prison-aware, and family-focused.

What do we want?

We are now recruiting for the three following posts:

• Support & Participation Coordinator (West) x 28 hours to cover Glasgow, W.Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire and N.Ayrshire areas
• Support & Participation Coordinator (North) x 21 hours to cover Perth & Kinross, Aberdeen and Inverness areas

Each Coordinator will be responsible for developing a wide-ranging support and participation programme, working alongside family members with a relative in prison. At a time of growth for our organisation this is an exciting opportunity to work in collaboration with a small team, with responsibility for delivering local, targeted support for wider family participation and engagement. The right candidate(s) will develop, facilitate and evaluate engagement with families, develop resources and materials, and support and manage volunteers.

With experience of working with children, young people and families in the community, the Support & Participation Coordinators will also have experience of planning and delivering group work, as well as the ability to work independently but also committed to working with and supporting others as part of a wider team.

We are looking for individuals who can work flexibly and can demonstrate a strong understanding and commitment to our organisational values. If this is something that is of interest, we want to hear from you.

What are the benefits of working with Families Outside?

In return for all of the above, we offer a wide range of staff benefits including hybrid working, travel expenses, access to a pension scheme, laptop and mobile phone and 25 days paid holiday plus 10 public holidays (pro rata).

Background Information: National Advocacy Project

The National Advocacy Project is funded by the Scottish Government and is a partnership between RCS and the 17 local Rape Crisis Centres across Scotland. The project aims to provide support and advocacy to survivors who have engaged or are considering engaging with the criminal justice system following a sexual crime. The National Advocacy workers meet regularly for ongoing training and peer support and are supported by the National Advocacy Coordinator at Rape Crisis Scotland. You can read more about the National Advocacy project here rapecrisisscotland.org.uk/national-advocacy-project

Background Information: The STAR Centre

The STAR Centre (Ayrshire’s Rape Crisis Centre) offer free, confidential and trauma-informed support and information to anyone over the age of 12 years who has experienced sexual violence or knows someone who has, across Ayrshire. We support people of all genders, including all members of the trans community and non-binary people. We will listen, believe, and support anyone of any race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity, religious and cultural background.

We offer support via face-to-face meetings; telephone support; email support; video calls and live chat drop-in sessions. Our dedicated services include: Support, this service is for anyone over 25 years who has experienced any form of sexual violence at any time in their life. Support is also available for friends and family members; Support for Young People, A dedicated service for young people aged 12 to 25 years, who have experienced any form of sexual violence; Advocacy, A specialised service for anyone who has reported or is considering reporting an experience of sexual violence that happened recently or in the past; Prevention, Our Prevention workers deliver sexual violence prevention workshops to young people aged between 12 and 25 years, in schools and youth groups across Ayrshire.

This post is initially funded by the Scottish Government until end of March 2023, with continued funding being sought beyond then.

Purpose of the post:

The overall aim of this post is to provide support and advocacy to survivors who are engaged, or considering engaging, with the criminal justice system following an experience of sexual violence.

Families Outside is the only national charity in Scotland that works solely to support families affected by imprisonment. Imprisonment can often have a huge impact on the things that matter most to families: money and secure housing, safe and connected relationships at home and in the community, and the emotional health and wellbeing of families. Families Outside is dedicated to providing a range of practical, social, and emotional support to people with someone in prison that are relationship-based, prison-aware, and family-focused.

As part of an exciting new partnership project with our colleagues at Barnardo’s Scotland, the Families Outside Family Support Worker will work to improve the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people and their families in Edinburgh. We will address the social and family adversities that children and young people who have a family member in prison face to ensure they are safe, healthy, included, and achieving at home, school, and in the community.

Our Family Support Worker will:

• Support children, young people, and families at home and in their community via 1:1, family, and group work.
• Work closely with key professionals including prison staff and prison visitor centre staff to provide advice, information, and guidance to families and professionals on a range of issues.
• Support a caseload and address individual and family needs, referring to appropriate local services (i.e. housing, health, welfare) as required.
• Support families to be involved in relevant case conferences and decision-making fora where possible.

We are looking for a Family Support Worker who is:

• Experienced in working with and alongside children, young people, and families in creative and flexible ways
• Highly motivated and enthusiastic, but also passionate about developing and delivering quality, engaging, and fun activities that are accessible to children and young people across Edinburgh
• Confident in managing risk and ensuring children and young people are safe at home and in the community
• Focused on the rights of children and young people in their work and all they do
• Trauma-informed and understands the impact of imprisonment upon children, young people, and families
• Confident in working within GIRFEC approaches and is an effective contributor to multi-agency work with other professionals to meet the needs of children, young people, and families.

If you are an experienced professional with social work, youth/community work, family support, or other appropriate experience and are passionate about making a difference for children, young people, and families impacted by imprisonment, then we want to hear from you.