Willowacre Trust
Willowacre Trust

Charity registered in Scotland SC015567

Willowacre Trust is the charitable subsidiary of WSHA and has been working to tackle social disadvantage for over 50 years. Willowacre Trust is committed to the delivery of projects and services which offer additional support and opportunities to WSHA tenants with the overall aim of positively impacting on our tenants' lives.

Current vacancies

Community Worker

  • Full time
  • £25,840
  • On site: Glasgow
  • Closing 19th February 2025

We are looking for a new Community Worker who shares our values and will use them to guide the way they work on a daily basis. You will be accountable to our Community HUB Coordinator.

This post involves actively engaging with individuals and groups within the local community to identify needs, provide support, develop groups and activities within the centre, facilitate access to services, and empower them to address social issues. These will often focus on areas like poverty, health, housing, or mental wellbeing. Through building relationships, the post holder will act as a vital link between the charity's services and the local community

You should have:

  • Excellent interpersonal and engagement skills, with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels
  • Good IT skills including word processing, excel, email and other software packages
  • The ability to motivate and encourage community participation within hard-to-reach groups
  • Experience of developing and delivering community activities and events
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Information & Advice Officer – Wellbeing

  • Full time
  • £29,085
  • On site: Glasgow
  • Closing 16th February 2025

We are looking for a new Information & Advice Officer – Wellbeing who shares our values and will use them to guide the way they work on a daily basis. You will be accountable to our Income Max Team Leader.

You will provide a holistic client focused information and advice service as part of the Community Services Team, ensuring customers have access to a wide range of support, including welfare rights and money advice, to enable them to live active healthy, happy independent lives within their community, with particular focus on parents and people living with mental health issues.

You should have:

  • Excellent communication & engagement skills (face to face, telephone)
  • Experience of assessing customers’ needs and producing a plan to address those needs
  • Experience of maximising clients income through support, advice and submission of disability benefit applications
  • Experience of providing services to parents and people experiencing mental health issues
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