Project Worker
- Full time
- £27,583
- Dunedin Harbour, 4 Parliament Street, Edinburgh (On site)
- Closing 28th April 2024
- Advertised from 5th April 2024
- 35.6 hours per week – Averaged over an 11-week rolling rota. Permanent.
Role
Do you want to work with a values-driven organisation that makes a difference to people’s lives? Come and join Wheatley Homes East as Project Worker.
About the role
Wheatley Homes East, part of Wheatley Group, provides affordable housing and outstanding services for people in its communities across Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife.
Dunedin Harbour provides temporary accommodation to individuals who are homeless. Staff provide 24-hour support with a range of needs and to develop independent living skills to enable service users to sustain future accommodation. The service is managed by Wheatley Homes East in partnership with the City of Edinburgh Council.
We now have a great opportunity for a Project Worker to join our team at Dunedin Harbour.
Who are we looking for?
As a Project Worker you will work as part of a team to provide high quality support to ensure there is a supportive and safe living environment for all service users.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, customer service skills, IT literacy. A professional qualification in housing / care support or allied discipline is desirable, experience of paid or voluntary work at a similar level is essential.
The position is subject to a PVG check.
The benefits we offer
As part of Wheatley Group, we offer a sector-leading benefits package.
The successful candidate will receive:
- a rewarding career with a competitive salary;
- access to a contributory pension scheme;
- excellent leave entitlements;
- enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave;
- contributions towards dental, optical, driving lessons and more;
- access to staff inclusion networks promoting an inclusive workplace; and
- 24/7 access to our employee assistance programme.
Committed to inclusion
At Wheatley, are always looking to improve diversity within our teams. We want to create an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute their best work and achieve their full potential.
We actively celebrate our individual differences and recognise the collective strength this brings our organisation. It’s important our teams represent the communities we serve, and we welcome applications from any under-represented groups.
Application notes
Closing date: Sunday 28 April 2024 at 5pm
Find an application pack and detailed job profile.
For a chat about the role, please contact Kevin Brodie on 07920 060476 or kevin.brodie@wheatelyhomes-east.com.
We want all our candidates to shine. If you need any reasonable adjustments to help you feel more comfortable during the recruitment process, please contact Rachel Young on 07867291367 or rachel.young@wheatley-group.com.
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Do you have relevant experience of working with volunteers and community groups around the topic of local heritage?
What was there before the tenements?
Our Management Board would like to develop a digital heritage platform to host (What was there before the Tenements?) with the aim to explore Royston's history and heritage through archived photography and document collections available at local and national archives and how it relates to the local and national story of industry, transport, and housing.
Through community and partnership collaboration we aim to celebrate and share our history and culture in new and exciting ways. The heritage activities we have planned are incredibly valuable to our community and will help people have a greater sense of identity, place, and increased community spirit, pulling people together and encouraging learning.
A heritage engagement officer will be recruited whose role will be to coordinate and administrate the project whilst providing additional support to learner /volunteers’ personal development. A community engagement/volunteering mentoring programme will be established to recruit and build capacity through volunteers whose role will be to research, promote and share our heritage findings by increasing the use of digital technology, digital participation whilst creating an online digital heritage platform.
We want to see the benefits of our past heritage delivered to people to feel a greater connection with their heritage and that of others by :
• Researching the archived Garngad/Royston collection held at the Mitchell Library including accessing the digitised Special Collection of photographs and research documents providing alternative means of access via our online digital platform. Participants and volunteers will have the opportunity to visit the Mitchell Library and browse the collection in person whilst receiving onsite training increasing volunteer's skills.
• Our community reminiscence sessions guided by trained experts, will provide opportunities for gathering our rich heritage sources and allow people to recall their experiences of living, working, and socialising in the local area.
• Providing public access by creating a local and national online digital presence. sharing and celebrating our local history/heritage resources making them more available to visitors and increasing access to virtual visitors via our online website.
• Volunteers will become familiar with the range of skills needed for the meaningful documentation of our heritage and cultural assets, and the ability to present them effectively for the use by varied user groups and audiences engaged in areas such as cultural heritage tourism both locally and nationally
• People have shared stories that they felt would be lost due to an ageing community if not captured now, stories regarding the regeneration and development of the area with regards to housing, industry, and social relationships.
What we are looking for....
You will facilitate project delivery and support the development of Community Engagement using Heritage as an engagement tool to increase participation in our new, What was there before the tenements? project.
You will liaise with organisations, community groups and individuals to create volunteering opportunities.
The Heritage Engagement Officer will recruit, engage volunteers in training programme and provide guidance and support to volunteers.
What we offer...
As well as a supportive team and excellent training opportunities, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers.
New Gorbals Housing Association is a dynamic community controlled organisation. We own and manage 2,500 homes for rent and factor over 1,800 owners homes. We are committed to the sustained physical, social and economic regeneration of Gorbals.
As the Community Budgeting Officer at New Gorbals HA your role will involve leading on the further development of community/participatory budgeting across Gorbals. You will be responsible for continuing, growing and implementing the Gorbals Ideas Fund programme and expanding community participation in the allocation of funding.
You will work closely with the local panel to build more links and partnerships between individuals and groups to identify new grassroots projects and promote innovative approaches to community investment.
You will be expected to collaborate with colleagues, teams and external agencies to deliver positive outcomes for the Gorbals community and along with the local Community Advocates deliver on the aims and objectives set out in the Gorbals Ideas Fund Strategy.
An opportunity to make a positive impact on peoples’ lives and community
Caledonia Housing Association is one of Scotland’s leading social housing providers and has been recognised as one of the top UK Housing Associations to work for, with the vision of providing “Homes and Services that make life better”. We are committed to providing high quality affordable housing, building new homes and transforming customer services, across the 8 local authorities in which we operate, employing approximately 200 staff.
Caledonia is a financially strong organisation with exciting opportunities ahead of us, so it’s a great time for someone looking for a career defining opportunity to expand their strategic leadership
experience within an organisation with a strong social purpose and progressive people culture.
This Executive Director of Operations follows a recent review of our Executive Structure, with the aim of enhancing the strategic capacity of Caledonia’s senior leadership team. The newly created Executive Director of Operations role reports directly to the CEO and will work closely with the Caledonia Governing Body, deputising for the Chief Executive as required.
About the role
The Executive Director of Operations will be responsible for strategic leadership and oversight of all aspects of housing operations, including: frontline customer service, housing management, property investment programmes, repairs and cyclical maintenance, support services, new build and regeneration projects.
You will collaborate closely with the executive team and our Management Board to develop and execute strategies that provide an exceptional customer service to over 5,600 social housing tenants and 2,300 home owners across Scotland, while increasing the supply of affordable housing and developing sustainable communities through significant investment, new build and regeneration programmes.
What you will bring
As an established strategic leader, you will bring experience of working directly with executive teams and management boards to support, shape and influence strategic decision making.
You will possess exceptional skills in leadership and strategy with experience of leading complex, multi-disciplinary teams to deliver business transformation and great customer service.
A place where everyone can thrive
The Executive Finance Director is a Hybrid Role, which means you will work flexibly from a range of sites including: working from home, at Caledonia Group Offices, or on a mobile basis to be near customers or assets.
Supporting the health and wellbeing of our people, and an inclusive culture where everyone feels valued is fundamental to who we are.
As a Caledonia Housing Group employee, you will enjoy a fantastic range of benefits including:
- 36 days annual leave (increasing with service)
- Sector leading pension scheme, matched up to 12% by us
- FREE membership of a healthcare cash plan, including cover for dependents
- Paid Volunteering Day
- Generous executive car allowance
- Employee Counselling Service
- Enhanced benefits for maternity, paternity and adoption leave
Caledonia strives for equality of opportunity in all its activities and encourages applicants from all sections of the community.
Support Worker (Edinburgh Young Persons’ Service)
- Full time
- £23,756 – £24,938
- This post is based at LinkLiving’s Edinburgh office. (On site)
- Closing 29th May 2024
Are you passionate about helping people to live a better life? Do you want to work for a charity where your health and wellbeing matter just as much as the people you support? Do you want to be part of a trauma-informed team where you will be supported to develop creative and flexible ways of working?
You don’t need to have previous experience or qualifications in this field. If you share our values, this could be the role for you!
At LinkLiving, our values and people are at the heart of everything we do including how we recruit our staff. It is important for us to find people who share our values, which are:
- Empathy (listen to and understand an individual’s needs and circumstances)
- Respect (treat others the way they wish to be treated)
- Integrity (be honest and have strong moral principles)
- Caring (show kindness and concern for others)
LinkLiving is a Scottish health and wellbeing charity that supports people to manage or overcome the effects of negative life experiences (including trauma, mental health challenges, poverty and inequality) so that they can build on their strengths and aspirations in order to live their best possible lives. We support people through a range of models including:
• Personal development and employability programmes
• Self-help coaching
• Supported accommodation
• Care at home
• Housing support
• Befriending
• Social cafes
The Service
Our Edinburgh Young Persons’ Service provides visiting housing support and supported accommodation to people between 16 and 25 years old who live in Edinburgh.
We support young people, who have been in care, experienced homelessness, trauma or any disadvantage to overcome the challenges they may face whilst helping them to achieve their own individual goals and shape their lives for a more positive future.
This can involve finding a suitable home, learning the skills to manage it as well as possible, working through life challenges, trying new things, and learning to see the best in themselves and fulfil their unique potential. We also have supported flats which vary in the level of support offered to suit the needs of the people who live there.
The Job
We have an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and motivated Support Worker to join our team and improve the lives of people supported by our Edinburgh Young Persons’ Service.
In this role, you will be supported to work using a person centred and trauma informed approach and develop effective relationships with young people affected by a range of problems, supporting them to cope in difficult times and working towards a good life. You will provide emotional, practical and social support to enable people to live as independently as possible and make informed choices in all aspects of their lives.
In this role you will be responsible to manage your caseload independently and work flexibly around people's individual needs.
For a comprehensive list of the essential and desirable criteria required for this post, please refer to the Job Specification in the Job information Pack above.
What’s in it for you?
The benefits of being a LinkLiving employee (subject to the policies and benefit terms and conditions) include:
• Competitive salary, reviewed annually, and opportunity for annual performance related salary increases and discretionary non-consolidated pay awards, subject to terms of the scheme
• 35 days’ holiday per year (inclusive of public holidays) pro rata plus additional 3 days pro rata after 3 years’ service, with an opportunity to buy and sell holiday
• access to paid SVQ qualifications and a wide range of learning and development opportunities and funded Disclosure Scotland and Scottish Social Services Council memberships
• defined contribution pension scheme with generous employer contributions plus salary exchange and additional voluntary contribution options
• life assurance scheme providing death in service benefits to named beneficiaries
• healthcare cash plan for employees (and dependents) to support health and wellbeing plus discounts on shopping, restaurants, and other services
• employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate household dependants to support health, mental and financial well-being
• discounted travel schemes including cycle to work scheme, monthly bus pass scheme and travel ticket loan and much more!
For a full list of benefits available to employees, please see the following link - linkliving.org.uk/work-with-us
Successful applicants will be required to register with SSSC within 6 months of their start date.
This post is subject to Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme registration. Link will meet the cost of any new PVG scheme membership or scheme record update.
Further Information
Interested?
If you have any questions about the role, please email jobs@linkhaltd.co.uk and we can arrange for someone from the service to call you for an informal chat.
To find out more about what LinkLiving do and to view the generous pay and benefits package, please visit our website at linkliving.org.uk
If you’re thinking about working in adult social care, download the Guide to adult social care jobs in Scotland for in-depth information on everything you need to know to get started. In addition, you can enrol on a free, online 6 week part-time tutor-supported ‘Introduction to a Career in Social Care’ course. The course introduces the area of social care and can be a stepping-stone to employment or further training.
Closing Date: midnight on Wednesday 29 May 2024
Interview Date: Interviews are being held on Thursday 06 June 2024 at our office in Edinburgh
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