Are you passionate and committed to making a meaningful difference for families with young children experiencing barriers to moving out of poverty.
Within the UK, there is an estimated £22.7 billion a year in unclaimed welfare benefits and in Edinburgh 1 in 5 children are living in poverty.
This is an exciting opportunity for an Advice Worker to join our ‘Advice For Families’ team and deliver a high quality advice service to families in Edinburgh with pre-school children. Taking an early intervention and trauma-informed approach, the adviser will provide benefits, housing and debt advice to parents, in order to promote improved financial and social wellbeing for families.
The role will involve developing strong professional partnerships with other early years practitioners including Early Years Centres; Nurseries; Midwifery and Family Nurse Partnerships and Health Visitor teams.
Extensive in-house training and support will be provided to the successful candidate who demonstrates the right qualities for this role.
Are you?:
At CHAI we offer the following:
Space is a community anchor organisation supporting people and their families in South West Edinburgh, with some of our services stretching city wide.
WE BELIEVE THAT CONNECTIONS BUILD COMMUNITIES
Space delivers 22 projects, with around 70 staff and over 200 volunteers. We deliver diverse services supporting young people, families, older people and carers amongst others.
For more information about Space and all our projects can be found on our website – spacescot.org
The Role:
Thanks to funding from the National Lottery Space is able to launch a new service for the local community in the form of a Drop-in ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Conversation Cafe at The Broomhouse Hub. This will provide a much needed safe space in the community for individuals and families to develop their English speaking skills in an informal setting.
The drop-in café will run on Saturdays from The Broomhouse Hub, the exact time for sessions is yet to be confirmed, but is likely to be either 10am – 12pm, or 1.30pm – 3.30pm each week.
We are currently recruiting for a Facilitator to plan and deliver a programme of engaging group sessions, supporting people from minority ethnic backgrounds to participate in conversation with others in the sessions in order to practice and develop their English skills.
We are looking for someone with experience of group facilitation, who has previously supported people to learn English. A qualification such as TEFL or CELTA is not a requirement for the role but would be an advantage.
Most importantly, the right candidate for the role will have:
PVG membership required, this will be processed by Space for the successful candidate.
Reporting Relationship
The Fundraising Manager reports to the Director of Operations
Overall Purpose
To lead on the raising and developing of funds to enable the work of Edinburgh City Mission.
Occupational requirement
Edinburgh City Mission is committed to sharing the Christian gospel with the people of Edinburgh. It is essential that every member of the team personally own, communicate and implement the aims and objectives of the Mission, sharing the Mission’s core beliefs and values to the public. Therefore, there is a requirement for the post-holder to be a committed Christian.
Way of working: you are expected to:
Job Details:
Line management:
General Fundraising and Development:
Trusts and Grants:
Events:
Churches:
Legacy:
Impact Report:
Changes to the above may be made by your Line Manager, with prior notice, in discussion with you.
Personal Skills and Attributes
Essential
Desirable
About Us:
The Community One Stop Shop (COSS) is a registered charity committed to providing nutritious meals and support to individuals and families living in poverty. Our soup kitchen is one of 13 services we provide in the Calder’s area of Edinburgh offering a welcoming environment for all who enter. We are seeking a passionate and organized individual to join our team as Outreach worker for soup kitchen.
Job Description:
The Soup Kitchen Coordinator will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of our soup kitchen. This includes overseeing volunteers, ensuring food safety standards are met, engaging with the clients, managing the other services we offer and creating a welcoming atmosphere for our clients. The ideal candidate will have a strong commitment to serving the community and excellent organizational and leadership skills.
The Practitioner for Youth Services plays a crucial role in delivering practical and emotional support to empower young people through a strength-based trauma informed approach, enabling them to make informed choices about their lives. The service aims to evidence and monitor the progress of young individuals through regular assessments, ensuring their safety and well-being. Additionally, the role involves supporting young people in various aspects, such as housing benefit applications, understanding housing options, accessing education and employment opportunities, and connecting with community resources. The service is dedicated to delivering a supportive environment and seeking feedback from young people to continuously improve the quality of the service.
The Behaviours we expect is someone who will demonstrate:
The person needs to:
To apply for this job, you must have:
Benefits:
Schedule:
Licence/Certification: