Blue Triangle is a social care organisation that empowers people to thrive, by delivering solutions in connected communities which focus on the needs of each individual. We are looking for enthusiastic people who share our values (Kind, Passionate and Creative) to join our services accommodating and supporting people experiencing homelessness and empowering them to thrive.

If successful, you will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council within 6 months of your start date. After registration, there is a requirement to be qualified and to maintain professional learning, which we will support you to achieve.

Blue Triangle recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

What we offer:

Aside from offering a supportive and friendly environment where our people are valued and appreciated, we’ll see that your hard work and drive to succeed is rewarded.

• Competitive Salary and Pension Options
• Full time & Part time hours available
• Double pay for festive bank holidays
• Long service awards
• Fully funded SVQ3
• Access to our benefits platform with high street voucher and tech discounts and cycle to work scheme to name a few!
• Inhouse training programmes
• Significant Gym discounts
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• 24/7 access to employee assistance programme, including counselling
• A wide range of family friendly policies
• Life Assurance cover of 3 times your salary
• Credit Union
• £200 refer a friend scheme

And many more!

About the Role:

As a Support Worker, you’ll work as part of a team in providing safe, secure, supported accommodation for the people who use our services. You’ll do this by providing practical and emotional support and encouraging them to achieve their own personal outcomes in all aspects of their daily lives.

Main Responsibilities:

This Support Worker role working at Kilmarnock Whatriggs involves working on a rota covering various dayshift patterns. This role involves working 35 hours per week. The Support Worker will:

• work as part of a team providing safe, secure, supported accommodation for homeless people.
• support, review, monitor and evaluate through our case management system, to achieve a positive person-centred outcome for the people we work with in line with organisational, statutory and legislative requirements.
• maintain and update all recording systems and documentation in line with relevant policies, procedures and practice guidelines, including the occupancy agreement, within required timeframes.
• provide, plan and facilitate key work meetings, key work sessions, meetings, reviews and other internal/external meetings in conjunction with the person’s support plan.
• provide general advocacy and advice to the people we support, including assistance to enable them to meet the conditions of their occupancy agreements.

About You:

• To join us, you need to have a genuine passion for helping people.
• Ideally, possess 1 year of experience of working with vulnerable people and challenging behaviour which can be from personal, voluntary and/or professional experience.
• Demonstrated commitment and ability to undertake care practice in accordance with Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) code of practice, National Care Standards, Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care and the Associations policies and procedures.
• Ability to relate empathetically to people and recognise their right to choice and independence.
• Ability to work flexibly and as a lone worker.
• Able to use Microsoft or equivalent applications competently.
• Ideally, hold and SVQ level 2 or above and be willing to work towards an SVQ 3.

We care about one another whilst taking pride in the service we offer. You will be working in a company with a strong identity and with the guidance and support of experienced Managers you will be able to develop in your career.

Are you a skilled administrator looking to be part of a project that supports those in recovery?

About the Service

We provide recovery housing across 2 projects in Edinburgh: LEAP and our Women’s Recovery House. Both projects provide housing for those in recovery and support residents by offering peer support and therapeutic activities.

At our LEAP Out of Hours Care service, we support up to 11 participants at a time. During the day, participants attend the NHS Lothian and Edinburgh Abstinence Project (LEAP) programme, which is delivered over 12 weeks, Monday to Friday. In the evenings and on weekends we provide support, a friendly ear, and therapeutic activities to the community.

Our Women’s Recovery Housing is a new service incorporating group housing and proactive peer support. The service helps residents negotiate early recovery.

About the role

We are seeking a highly organised individual to support with administration duties cross both services. Your main duties will involve:

• Ensure our recording system Lamplight is accurate and up to date

• Updating our housing benefit and service charge payments

• Assisting in monitoring and evaluation requirements for both services

About You

You should be an experienced administrator with the ability to manage your own workload. You will be values led and committed to supporting the service and its users to thrive. You should also:

• Have experience of office administration, including Word and Excel

• Be a confident decision maker and creative problem solver

• Having knowledge of the benefits system would also be beneficial.

How we’ll support you

You’ll be joining an experienced and knowledgeable team who will give you full training on all aspects of your role. You’ll also have access to wider Cyrenians support, including our learning and development programme, and staff wellbeing services.

About us

At Cyrenians we tackle the causes and consequences of homelessness by taking a Public Health Approach to Homelessness Prevention. We take a values-led and relationships-based approach to delivering all our services.

Read more aboutour impactandour values.

About Glasgow North West CAB

Glasgow North West Citizens Advice Bureau (GNWCAB) is an independent charity founded in 1981.

Our mission is to tackle poverty and inequality by ensuring that people from all backgrounds are empowered through access to advice and support that helps them affect positive change in their lives and the lives of those around them.

We are a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation providing holistic support to local people. We recognise the value of our staff and this is reflected in our positive working environment. Staff benefit from family friendly policies, blended working and a commitment to personal development. It is a supportive and happy working environment that enables you to make a positive contribution to the lives of the clients we work with.

About the job

We are looking for a highly motivated individual with the drive and enthusiasm to ensure the provision of a quality advice service to the public. This position is based at Glasgow North West Citizens Advice Bureau in Maryhill, with a requirement for occasional outreachs conducted across the northwest of Glasgow.

Working to high standards, the successful candidate will be a self-motivated, enthusiastic team member with excellent interpersonal skills that can play a key role in the delivery of our holistic advice service. Demonstrating a commitment to the aims, principles and ethos of the CAB service, the individual will be supported to make a meaningful difference to our community.

For more details about the key responsibilities of the role and knowledge, skills and experience required, please refer to the job description and person specification. Completion of the completion of Citizens Advice Bureau Adviser Training Programme would be advantageous but is not essential as full training will be given.

Employee benefits

Glasgow North West CAB offers excellent terms and conditions, including a 4 day working week, up to 9 weeks annual leave and a pension scheme with a 6% employer contribution. Glasgow North West CAB is an inclusive employer offering family friendly flexible working arrangements where appropriate.

Glasgow North West Citizens Advice Bureau is an equal opportunities employer.

About Glasgow North West CAB

Glasgow North West Citizens Advice Bureau (GNWCAB) is an independent charity founded in 1981.

Our mission is to tackle poverty and inequality by ensuring that people from all backgrounds are empowered through access to advice and support that helps them affect positive change in their lives and the lives of those around them.

We are a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation providing holistic support to local people. We recognise the value of our staff and this is reflected in our positive working environment. Staff benefit from family friendly policies, blended working and a commitment to personal development. It is a supportive and happy working environment that enables you to make a positive contribution to the lives of the clients we work with.

About the job

The Volunteer Co-ordinator and Training Officer is a brand new role within GNWCAB. The postholder will be responsible for co-ordinating all volunteering work within the bureau and will aim to maximise volunteering opportunities, working collaboratively with colleagues.

This position is based at Glasgow North West Citizens Advice Bureau in Maryhill, with a requirement for occasional outreachs conducted across the northwest of Glasgow.

For more details about the key responsibilities of the role and knowledge, skills and experience required, please refer to the job description and person specification. Completion of the completion of Citizens Advice Bureau Adviser Training Programme would be advantageous but is not essential as full training will be given.

Employee benefits

Glasgow North West CAB offers excellent terms and conditions, including a 4 day working week, up to 9 weeks annual leave and a pension scheme with a 6% employer contribution. Glasgow North West CAB is an inclusive employer offering family friendly flexible working arrangements where appropriate.

Glasgow North West Citizens Advice Bureau is an equal opportunities employer.

We are looking for an experienced individual to fill an exciting role within our HROD Team.

Cairn Housing Group require a HR Assistant to provide effective coordination on a wide range of generalist HR activities, to support the HR function in delivering the service within agreed SLA’s, delivering excellent customer service as the first point of contact in HR and offer first line advice to employees and external customers on relevant policies and procedures to ensure a consistent and compliant service.

The HR Assistant plays a pivotal role in the delivery of an excellent HR support and advisory service to support the HR function in delivering the service within agreed SLA’s, in alignment with our vision, values and business requirements.

The successful applicant should have 2 years’ experience in an HR environment, preferably within a similar role and substantial experience of working in an administration-based role.

A Basic Disclosure Scotland check is required for this post.

Living Rent is continuing to build membership and power across Scotland. And just now, we are hiring a communications officer.

We are looking for a full-time or part-time role to support Living Rent’s capacity to deliver social change for the benefit of Living Rent members. The organiser will promote Living Rent’s work, develop and publicise the key narratives of the organisation to build the power of the organisation.

About the job: The role entails three aspects (which will be adapted for part-time). Firstly, the organiser will be responsible for supporting local communications in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Specifically, the organiser will support members, branch communication officers and staff members to effectively use communications to further the branches’ and the union’s overall goals, by developing and delivering press, communication and social media plans for local and city campaigns. Secondly, the role will support the national activities of the communications department. This will entail the creation of social media content in the form of videos and graphics and supporting with emails and keeping the website updated. Thirdly, the role will entail some support for the union to grow its recruitment capacity through communications.

Qualifications: We are looking for someone keen to work with a young organisation and passionate about member-run and diverse organisations and determined to build working-class power. Experience in communications, press relationships, training delivery, community education or campaigns is welcome; however enthusiasm, willingness to learn and commitment to social justice are more important than previous experience as training will be provided.

Reports to: Head of the Communications Department

About Simon Community Scotland

People are at the heart of who we are and what we do. Day-by-day, person-to-person, we tailor what we offer to what people need. We’re here to provide consistent, friendly and informed support so that people can explore options and take ‘the next step’ towards a positive future. We welcome people with a wide range of skills and experiences to our team – including those who have lived through homelessness. To make a difference we need to work flexibly, with everyday-leadership, humour and a ‘can do’ spirit. We want to make it easy, make it right, and make it happen – not only for the people we support, but also for each other. Our #OneTeam ethos is core to who we are, and it means caring for and supporting each other regardless of our role, service or location. This is how we roll. We want people who share these values to join us and become a part of the Simon Community Scotland family.

Job Summary

The Simon Community is Scotland's leading homeless charity. We are creative and innovative. We get things done with care and compassion that make a difference to our community, being true to our values. We are a community of staff, volunteers and the people that we support.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about changing expectations and experiences of people we support, many of whom have experienced significant trauma, exclusion and stigma. They often engage in risk taking behaviours that put their physical and mental health, and their lives at risk. Despite the challenges they face they have incredible resilience, survival skills and a wicked sense of humour. They know what a good, and not so good service looks like.

Job Role

Working in pairs and supported by a team of volunteers, our RSVP Street Outreach Team has a 365 day presence across Glasgow City Centre. The team provides practical and emotional support to people who are currently or are at risk of sleeping rough in Glasgow including those who are/have been subject to immigration control. This includes refused asylum seekers, people awaiting settlement under the EUSS, and recently granted refugees.

We support people to access accommodation, engage with health and wellbeing services as well as a wide range of support services.

The team work to establish and maintain effective professional relationships with a range of external partners (local authorities, support providers, emergency services, the home office etc) to ensure the support we provide is co-ordinated and minimises the number of nights an individual sleeps rough.

We adopt a harm reduction approach in our practice and an element of this includes providing harm reduction equipment, advice and Naloxone. Full training is provided.

This service primarily engages with people in Glasgow City Centre, however, we also support people in the South and West of the City. We are supported by our volunteer led StreetCycles Service to engage with and support these individuals.

The 3 teams within RSVP (The Access HUB, Street Outreach Team & Intensive Outreach Support Service) work closely together to provide joined-up, cohesive support for the Individuals we support. These roles require the flexibility to work across all RSVP services if necessary and availability to work shifts 7 days per week, 365 days per year.

These roles also require a level of visibility, promotion of Simon Community Scotland, interaction with members of the public and the ability to walk a number of miles in all weather conditions.

About Simon Community Scotland

Simon Community Scotland is the largest provider of homelessness services in Scotland.

Our vision is for everyone to have a safe place to live with access to the support they need. Every day we help make positive things happen for people facing extremely difficult circumstances.

Everything we do is about and for people: the people we support, our staff, our partners and everyone affected by homelessness.

Our values are built into every area of activity and tell the story of how people remain at the heart of the Simon Community.

Job Summary

The Simon Community is Scotland's leading homeless charity. We are creative and innovative. We get things done with care and compassion that make a difference to our community, being true to our values. We are a community of staff, volunteers and the people that we support.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about changing expectations and experiences of people we support, many of whom have experienced significant trauma, exclusion and stigma. They often engage in risk taking behaviours that put their physical and mental health, and their lives at risk. Despite the challenges they face they have incredible resilience, survival skills and a wicked sense of humour. They know what a good, and not so good service looks like.

As a residential support worker you will:

- support the development of life skills and homemaking in preparation for a tenancy,

- provide emotional support,

- help to reduce harm caused by homelessness and trauma.

Job Purpose

As a support worker it will be your job to work with a team to:

- Help people in our community to manage and recover their mental health

- Support people who use drugs and alcohol to do so as safely as possible

- Support people who choose to reduce or stop their drug and alcohol use to do so safely

- Help people in our community to build a positive network of connections that will help them to gain and sustain their own housing

- Provide emotional and practical support to our community

- Any other duties directed by your service lead

Key Responsibilities

Our values support:

- Warmth and positive regard

- Inclusion and participation

- Innovation and personalisation of care and support

- Ambition

- Partnership

- Learning and leadership

Your key responsibilities to support those values will be:

- Developing honest and open relationships with our community that foster trust

- Using our training and reflective practice to develop additional skills to support and respond appropriately to our community who have experienced trauma

- Working with people in our community with a wide range of experiences and cultural backgrounds with dignity, respect and kindness

- Working as part of a team with a range of experiences and knowledge to the benefit of our community

- Supporting our community to influence their care and support to meet their goals - Fostering connection, hope, a positive identity and meaning in life and a sense of control for our community

- Working with other teams in SCS and with partners to support good outcomes for our community

- Seeking opportunities that will make a difference to our community

- Ensuring that our places reflect the respect we hold for our community

Person Specification

Training and Qualifications:

Essential:

- SVQ 3 social care or willing to work towards

- SSSC Registered or willing to become so

Desirable:

- Trauma informed practice

- Assist/MHFA/SafeTalk trained

- Naloxone trained

- Mental health or addictions qualifications

Experience

Essential:

- Experience of providing support to people with a range of challenges including homelessness, mental ill health and addictions

- Experience of working in a fast paced environment which requires quick decision making

Desirable:

- Lived experience of homelessness

- Experience of working with a range of agencies as a team

- Networking and connecting skills

Knowledge and Skills

Essential:

- Experience of working with people with a variety of individual and cultural beliefs

- Ability to use empathy and relational skills to build positive relationships with our community and colleagues

- Understanding of and ability to work within ethical and relational boundaries

Desirable:

- Knowledge and understanding of homelessness, addictions and mental health

- Understanding of services that support homelessness,addictions and mental health

- Evidence of good communication skills, written, verbal and digital

Personal

Essential:

- Able to lead by example.

- A team player.

- A desire to learn and to develop innovative practice

- Honest, ethical and keen to overcome obstacles

- Flexible, responsive

Will organise and deliver the HILDA project (Housing Information Local Development Advice) – providing holistic advice and information to people facing concerns related to housing or homelessness and at risk of financial hardship. The service will be delivered via phone, email, at the bureau and through outreach clinics in the community.

Experience of advice-giving, understanding of housing issues and ways to resolve them, good communication skills, knowledge of the UK and Scottish benefit systems, and commitment to the mission and values of Citizens Advice are essential.

The post is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund Cost of Living Fund.

Thenue Housing Association has approximately 75 staff and provides high quality housing with a stock base of approximately 3,000 properties in our six main communities as well as 21 supported accommodation projects, mainly located in Glasgow. We also provide a factoring service to over 800 owners within our communities.

Our Property Services Department is responsible for the Asset Management and Development functions of the association. We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated individual to provide a full administrative support to the Property Services Team. Working with the Property Services Manager, you would be responsible for implementing the annual gas & electrical safety programme for all properties, maintaining good records for compliance and be the first point of contact for tenant queries in relation to both major repair and cyclical maintenance contracts.

You will be based in our registered office, 423 London Road, but we also operate a hybrid model of working (a mixture of home and office working) together with a Flexible First approach.

You will be responsible to the Property Services Manager (Assets) who along with other members of the Property Services team will provide support during the period of training and when carrying out the role.

You will work with other members of the Property Services team to ensure delivery of a first-class service. Experience in providing front-line services to customers and a housing management background would be advantageous but not essential as full training will be given.

The ideal candidate will have excellent communication and customer service skills, be prepared to put the customer first and go the extra mile. You will have the ability to work as part of a team and on your own initiative as well as the ability to prioritise your workload.

Thenue is a customer-focused, caring organisation offering flexible/hybrid working. We care about our people, our organisation, our tenants and customers, our communities, and our partners. As an Project Assistant, you will embrace our organisation’s culture and values, ensuring they are visible, embedded, and upheld. We aim to be the best we can be.

In return, we offer an excellent package including a competitive salary, a Defined Contribution Pension Scheme, 25 days annual leave plus 15 public holidays pro-rata. There are an additional 4 days leave through our Hybrid and Flexible First Working Policy pro-rata.

A Basic Disclosure check will be required for this post.

Thenue aims to be an equal opportunities employer.