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Are you a night owl? We have a vacancy for a support worker for waking night shifts.

We are looking for enthusiastic and engaging part-time support workers to help grow our award winning organisation.

We have created a new team to support individuals getting into their first home. For this exciting time in peoples’ lives, we need support workers who can help our service users through the transition and enable them to get the best possible start in their tenancy. For this exciting waking night role, you will be supporting individuals who have complex needs, and you are expected to stay awake throughout the night.

The job involves carrying out some routine tasks and supporting individuals as needed. Waking night shifts can start from 22:00 and finish no later than 09:15 the following morning.

The ideal candidate will have the desire and ability to build and maintain good relationships and have an organised, collaborative and flexible approach to providing the best support possible. A positive, can-do attitude and great communication skills are essential. Does this sound like you?

A knowledge or awareness of the emotional and practical difficulties faced by our service users would be advantageous, but most important is your willingness to learn and to be creative in your approach to problem solving. Sometimes the work can be challenging, so a good sense of humour and the ability to remain calm in difficult situations is necessary.

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain or develop your existing skills in an award winning, community focused organisation. If you can communicate clearly and sensitively with our service users and their families, and demonstrate an empathy for the Action Group’s values, especially surrounding confidentiality, we would love to hear from you.

Benefits include:

• Pension
• 24/7 employee assistance programme, with access to free legal advice and counselling
• Good annual leave entitlements
• Ongoing support, training and development opportunities
• TAG Rewards – our exclusive discounts and savings programme
• Travel time payable where applicable
• Mileage allowance where applicable

Do you have a passion for ensuring people with learning disabilities live fulfilled lives? Do you want to help lead a community that values people for who they are and what they can do?

L’Arche Edinburgh is an ecumenical Christian community of more than 80 people, which welcomes people of all faiths and none. We are part of a global network of communities where people with and without learning disabilities live and share in life together, working for a world where we all belong.

We are seeking someone with management experience in social care who can lead the Assistants Coordinator (Human Resources Manager) role. Experience of management and HR processes are key requirements, along with a commitment to L’Arche values and ethos.

You will lead on recruitment and HR for the Community, working closely with the other leaders to ensure that we provide and develop high quality person-centred care which supports the practical, social and spiritual needs of those who call L’Arche home. A unique part of our mission is to welcome assistants to live alongside the people with learning disabilities we support, and your role will be key in ensuring we have live-in and live-out assistants with the right skills and potential to fulfil that mission.

32 hours a week worked flexibly depending on the needs of the Community, with occasional evening and weekend commitments locally, and some events requiring travel

If you are interested in being part of a mutually supportive and lively community, then we want to hear from you!

• Co-worker Salary £18,669.87 (pro rata) rising with time served annual increments (5 years) to £20,009.81 and contributary pension scheme
• Waking Night Salary £20,009.81 (pro rata) and contributary pension scheme
• Relief £9.30 per hour paid in line with the Scottish Living Wage
• 36 days paid holiday per year (pro rata) rising with time served annual increments to 40 days
• Full time – 37.5hrs per week on a fixed 4 week rolling rota

Tiphereth Camphill in Edinburgh are seeking confident and supportive individuals who value the concept of social equality and have a willingness to support people with learning disability and autism to maximise their potential and life opportunities.

You will be joining a vibrant community which seeks to support meaningful homelife and work for the individuals we support. You will help our members create their home and develop the skills they need to manage their tenancies. You will also support their access to a full range of social and cultural experiences both within and outside their homes which enhance their lives. As part of a creative team you will promote their holistic well-being enabling them to live their fullest life.

Collegiate working with your colleagues and lone working will both be required. Staff development is key to the innovative environment we create for members in our community and we will support you to grow in confidence in your role.

The hours of work are variable depending on the individual needs of our members. These are provided in both collegiate and lone working settings and involve evening and weekend work. Sleepovers in our shared homes may be required and are paid at the Scottish Living Wage. This is currently £9.30 per hour. The waking night posts in our individual flats, follow set hours.

You will be required to join the PVG scheme and register with the SSSC within the first six months of employment. Ideally candidates will have previous work experience in a similar setting and hold a professional qualification at SCQF level 6. For the right candidate we would consider applicants with no previous experience.

The Finance and Resource Assistant will support the Finance and Resource Manager in the implementation of SCLD’s Strategic Direction, specifically through provision of support to the operational hubs within the organisation.

This role will support the Finance and Resource Manager with organisational accounting activities. This includes raising, sending, and paying invoices and reconciling company accounts.

You will also assist with basic administration tasks and should be on hand to answer any queries raised by staff or external suppliers or providers. You will be expected to help document and maintain the organisations’ finance procedures, updating and implementing them wherever necessary.

Responsible to: Finance and Resource Manager

Responsible for: Assisting the Finance and Resource Manager in providing support to operational hubs of organisation.