Into Work

Into Work provides a holistic wraparound supported employment service to disabled and neurodivergent people and those with health conditions, across Edinburgh and the surround. Our projects and services are person-centred and our approach follows the social model of disability.

Co-production is at the heart of what we do; we work with people who have lived experience of disability to help design and shape our projects and services. The aim is to remove common barriers to work and support people towards and into fair and financially sustainable jobs. To help achieve our aims, we have a dedicated Financial Inclusion Service (FIS) available on a 1:1 basis to all clients, covering benefits, income maximisation and cost of living. We also deliver workshops and offer benefits awareness training to external and partner frontline staff.

The base for this role is Norton Park, 57 Albion Road. Edinburgh. It involves hybrid working – remotely from home online and in-person in the community and the office.

The Role

2023 sees Into Work reach 30 years of successful operation. As well as those we support, at Into Work we are committed to the well-being and development of our staff. They are the key to our success and have helped us to deliver services and grow into the flexible, specialist provider we are.

At this exciting time, as we expand our Financial Inclusion Service, Into Work is looking for an experienced Welfare Rights Officer to work alongside our Welfare Rights Lead in providing advice on benefits and conducting comprehensive overall household financial assessments on expenditure and maximising income – including discount schemes and grants/funds available to address the cost-of-living crisis.

The aim is to remove financial barriers to employment, such as anxiety and poverty, including in-work poverty and to create opportunity for those we support. The purpose is to help people feel empowered and confident; able to choose to focus on and consider work, including better work.

This service also delivers impactful workshops to people in the community and to others in support roles. It is adaptable, to suit the needs of the attendees. The post holder would be expected to conduct 1:1 client meetings and workshop delivery. This includes travelling within Edinburgh and also the surrounding area.

About You

We are looking for someone who is empathetic and committed to equality, with recent experience of delivering welfare rights advice on both in and out of work benefits, disability benefits, income maximisation and current cost of living funds. Someone confident in completing full benefit assessments, better off in work calculations, appealing decisions and on potentially representing to tribunal level.

You will need to be organised, flexible and articulate, able to provide a high-quality, professional service online, via phone and in person and become comfortable with the delivery of our group workshops. We’d also like you to be adaptable and happy to respond to new opportunities in line with the development of Into Work’s Financial Inclusion Service.

What’s in it for you?

In return you can expect us to support you to enhance your skill and experience through training and development. We believe this role may suit you if you have the above experience and you are looking for something perhaps a bit different. There is team-working and collaboration with other project colleagues as well as autonomy, variety and opportunity for creativity and helping develop the service as it grows. You can also expect a supportive and progressive working environment which reflects our values of openness, flexibility, perseverance and collaboration.

We hold a silver Investor in People award and are committed to the continuous improvement and development of our employees.

We are also a Living Wage accredited employer and a Disability Confident Leader.

As an Into Work employee you will also benefit from:

A generous starting annual leave entitlement of 34 days, increasing to 37 days with length of service (pro-rated for part time employees).

Employer pension contribution of 7.5%.

Access to death in service scheme.

Enhanced company sick pay.

Paid carers leave.

Free and confidential employee assistance program and services for employees.

Access to cycle to work and Techscheme discounts.

We are currently recruiting full-time Project Workers to work with Upmo. We have vacancies at our Gorebridge (Midlothian) and Prestonpans (East Lothian) services.

Join our dedicated team as a Project Worker to support adults with learning disabilities and autism to reach their individual goals and ambitions.

As a Project Worker, you will be part of an enthusiastic and creative team who provide daily support to adults with learning disabilities and autism as they participate in workshops and activities within our site-based services.

We are looking for full-time and part-time Project Workers, where an interest in visual arts, outdoors, drama, performance, dance, music, and IT would be beneficial.

Please state your preferred site location in your application form.

A background in care is desirable. We provide full training and ongoing support to our staff team.

Upmo is a Living Wage Employer; the rate of pay for this role is £11.00 per hour.

Enable is one of Scotland's leading charities, consisting of three pillars - enable cares, enable works and enable communities.

Across the group, we deliver community projects and campaigns, self-directed health and social care support and employability and training for people throughout Scotland.

Enable Communities are now delighted to be launching a new programme for children and young people with learning disabilities, funded by Motability.

Delivered in 6 areas of Scotland, we will be designing and delivering a curriculum for groups aged 8-12, 13-15 and 16-18 years of age that enables them to develop new skills, participate in their own communities using active travel and have loads of fun.

Our Youth Coordinators will support children and young people who have a learning disability to become active, confident members of their community by supporting them to utilise public transport and develop their peer networking skills.

About You

We are looking for candidates who want to inspire children and young people with learning disabilities and can support them to become active, confident and develop new friends in their own community. Successful candidates will also demonstrate:

• Experience working with young people
• Understanding of the issues affecting transitions in to adulthood for young people with learning disabilities
• The ability to deliver fun and motivating information sessions and workshops to children and young people
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written

Please see the full job description for more information.

About Us

At Enable, we're passionate about developing all our staff and provide an extensive training programme, combined with a commitment to create career development opportunities.

We also have an excellent range of staff benefits on offer including but not limited to:

• Health cash plans providing a wide range of health benefits to help people cover the cost of their everyday health care.
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme*
• Season Ticket Loans*
• Blue Light Card

This is an exciting opportunity to join a group that continues to shake up the social care sector in Scotland making a real difference to people’s lives. Don’t miss the chance to help shape this journey.

Enable is an equal opportunities employer and our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based entirely on values, skills and competencies required of the specific roles. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds.

*Terms and Conditions Apply

We are a dynamic and forward looking charity, responding to the social isolation regularly experienced by people with disabilities looking for opportunities to find friendship and love in adult relationships.

We organise events, develop courses, and create opportunities that enable social connection and personal development. We use a mentoring and coaching approach to encourage adults with disabilities to self-reflect, take responsibility for their own actions and to lead their own lives.

The post of Communications & Events Coordinator includes all aspects of communications with our members and other stakeholders. You would also play a key role in creating a programme of events and activities.

For this role you will need to be a creative communicator, highly organised, able to work under pressure and meet deadlines. If you have a commitment to promoting the inclusion of people with learning and other disabilities and you believe you have the experience and skills to be part of our dynamic team we would love to hear from you.