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The Dixon Community South East Carers Centre. On behalf of the Glasgow City Carers Partnership

Glasgow South East Carers Centre provides services to unpaid family Carers, who look after a family member or friend who cannot manage alone due to illness or disability, including Young Carers and their families.

Working alongside our Carers Support Workers and directly with Carers, our TPSC will identify training and peer support opportunities which will enable Carers to manage their caring role and maintain their own health and wellbeing.

Whilst delivering peer support groups directly, the TPSC will source appropriate providers for other training opportunities. Training programmes will be innovative and continually developing, including those available online.

Although experience is desirable, a willingness and commitment to learning is key, underpinned by strong admin, communication and organisational skills.

Delivering key supports and services to Carers during the current pandemic, the successful candidate will support our work via a mix of both home and office working.

The successful candidate will have a firm understanding and appreciation of unpaid family Carers, their roles, contribution and value to our communities. The focus for this post will be working with young carers and their families in the community.

Applicants must have an understanding of and commitment to the needs of carers, have excellent written and oral communication skills, have experience of developing support plans, providing an information and advice service, planning and delivery of services to support carers and have a knowledge and understanding of the policy drivers for unpaid carers, especially in relation to the Carers Act. An understanding of the welfare benefits system and a valid driving licence is desirable.

See Me is Scotland’s programme to end mental health stigma and discrimination. Our mission is to change minds, change policy and change practice across Scotland. See Me works with people with lived experience of mental health problems to influence change in communities, schools and workplaces and in health and social care.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the right candidate to work to end mental health stigma and discrimination experienced by young people in Scotland. As a central part of the national programme team the post holder will apply community development/ youth work approaches to take forward a range of projects and activities. An essential part of the role will be to equip and empower young people with lived experience of mental health problems to become active in challenging stigma and discrimination. The post holder will support growth of social movement across Scotland by working directly with young people and youth sector partners to influence change in attitudes, behaviours and cultures. With strong interpersonal skills and team working you will support our Youth Volunteers to be active in all areas of the programme including communications and campaigns, communities and priority groups and within our priority settings.

The role will be both challenging and rewarding. The successful candidate will be an energetic and driven individual who is motivated to make a positive impact to end mental health stigma and discrimination. Collaborative working is key to all roles: candidates must be skilled in partnership working and have a strong track record of working as part of a team. At the same time you’ll be adept at ensuring delivery to plan and capturing good monitoring data to support reporting and evaluation.

Yoker Community Care for Elderly & Disabled aims to ensure that individuals that are elderly or experiencing physical and mental health issues can sustain an active life in their own homes as an alternative to full time health and/or care support. Based in Yoker Resource Centre, the Team Leader will work with staff, trainees and volunteers to address problems of social exclusion and isolation for disabled and elderly people enabling service users to participate in a wide range of community activities and services that will help improve their quality of life and support their ability to live independently.

Skills and Experience

Applicants are invited from those with leadership skills and a genuine commitment to understanding and working closely with people who are elderly or suffer sensory and/or physical impairment. Experience is preferable as is the ability to measure and match the needs of individuals at home or in the project premises. The post holder will require drive, initiative, and ability to communicate at all levels. The post demands supervision and arranging practical training for staff and voluntary workers, as well as the ability to promote and develop the needs for an integrated lifestyle for disabled and older people.

Genuine commitment and understanding of support towards residents in their homes or in the common facilities provided for their benefit is essential. Positive attitudes combined with a strong customer care approach are key qualities required. A willingness to tackle a wide range of tasks and work enthusiastically as part of a team is necessary.

Experience of needs assessment and working with support agencies to formulate a care plan would be an advantage as would an understanding of the emotional, physical and social needs of the elderly, disabled and their families.

The Youth Worker will work strategically as part of Stirling Baptist's 0-25's ministry team to coordinate and engage young people who are of secondary school age in coming to a personal faith in Jesus Christ.

Please see attached a copy of the Youth Worker Job Description.