Aid to the Church in Need is a Catholic charity, supporting persecuted and suffering Christians around the world.
Working alongside the Community Fundraiser in Scotland, this key role will be responsible for engaging increasing numbers of schools in ACN’s Membership programme, providing support for organised ACN events in Scotland, as well as taking responsibility for running tailored events You will also be involved with fundraising initiatives, and developing new initiatives and resources working strategically with the Community Fundraiser in Scotland.
For further details please visit: Aid to the Church in Need
Notes: You will be required to travel Scotland-wide, with potential overnight stays aware from home with expenses paid.
We’re looking for Community Youth & Family Support Workers to join our Includem Response Team working across Scotland to support children, young people, and families, when they need it most.
You will manage your own caseload ensuring support plans are developed with the young person to respond to their individual needs and supporting them to improve outcomes in line with GIRFEC principles and the organisations model of support.
You will be expected to actively demonstrate leadership and ownership over effective service delivery to young people, by managing their outcomes through use of line managers, colleagues, and organisational tools, processes, policies and procedures.
Key responsibilities will include:
A full job description can be found here.
About you
As a Community Youth & Family Support worker, you will have experience of working with young people and engaging vulnerable young people and families who are likely to have faced challenging life circumstances.
You will also have:
A UK driving license is an essential requirement to the role. Ideally it would be if you live in the central belt, but not mandatory.
If you would like further information about the role, please call Recruitment on 01414270523
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work in an innovative established service working with Primary Care Mental Health nurses and G.P. practices across Lanarkshire.
Our client is looking to recruit Mental Health & Wellbeing Workers to deliver person centred individual support to people in contact with Primary Care Mental Health Nurses or G.P. practice teams who may be experiencing stressful social circumstances that are having a negative impact on their mental health and wellbeing.
You will support people to help them identify and achieve personal outcomes and priorities that they would like to address and link them to local and national resources and services as required.
Duties Include:
The Ideal Candidate:
We encourage applications from people who have personal experience of mental health difficulties
Could you be part of something different? We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to use their gifts, skills and experience to make a difference to the lives of the people in our parishes and communities.
We are looking for someone to work with individual congregations, to help them to negotiate transitions at key points in congregational life following long ministries, ministerial ill health, conflict, or other challenges. Working across the presbyteries of Clyde, Forth valley and Clydesdale, Glasgow and South West, you will address the issues identified by congregations, presbyteries and Faith Action using worship, pastoral care, workshops.
Could you be part of something different? We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to use their gifts, skills and experience to make a difference to the lives of the people in our parishes and communities.
We are looking for someone to work with individual congregations, to help them to negotiate transitions at key points in congregational life following long ministries, ministerial ill health, conflict, or other challenges. Working across the presbyteries of Edinburgh and West Lothian, Fife, Lothian and Borders and Perth, you will address the issues identified by congregations, presbyteries and Faith Action using worship, pastoral care, workshops.
Introduction
This Comms and Marketing role offers an exciting opportunity to be a catalyst in creating fairer, greener, healthier communities through supporting Cargo Bike Movement’s work in and around the City of Edinburgh.
Cargo Bike Movement is a unique Community Interest Company that reduces the number of everyday car and van journeys. Our work prompts people to replace these journeys with cargo bikes, to encourage healthier and safer communities.
This role will support the Project Manager of Cargo Bike Movement to oversee the external communications and marketing of community events, cargo bike loans, training and other activities.
Main roles and responsibilities
Communication and Marketing
Cargo Bike Hub
Skills and competencies:
(E) = Essential; (D) = Desirable.
Communication
Community engagement
Systems
If you have any questions regarding the role email: tom@cargobikemovement.org
The Food and Health Development Officer will join our dynamic team, assisting with one or more of our community development projects within the contracted period to facilitate cooking group sessions, deliver educational activities and promote positive public health messages around nutrition and diet to adults and children. Please note that this post is a fixed-term contract
Background
We want our communities to be a nurturing place to eat, grow and thrive. We aim to reduce health inequalities in low-income communities throughout Edinburgh and Scotland with our values-driven Food and Health Development work for all life stages. We treat everyone with compassion, dignity and respect. It is this principle that guides our work. Our Strategic Plan Equity in Nutrition 2030 details our mission and values.
Edinburgh Community Food is a dynamic organisation, dedicated to supporting the people of Edinburgh to improve their health and wellbeing through nourishing food and wrap-around support. We deliver multiple food and health-based community development initiatives around the city, including working with the City of Edinburgh Council to deliver food and health sessions for families during school holidays.
The Food & Health Development Officer will assist with our community development projects within the contracted period to facilitate cooking group sessions, deliver educational activities and promote positive public health messages around nutrition and diet to adults and children. The post holder will work with volunteers, advance additional community partnerships and use social media platforms to promote the work of Edinburgh Community Food.
Required
Desirable
Benefits
Around since 1923, SAMH is Scotland’s national mental health charity. We have represented the voice of people most affected by mental health problems in Scotland for almost 100 years. Today, in over 60 communities we work with adults and young people providing mental health social care support, services in primary care, schools and further education, among others.
These services together with our national programme work in See Me, respectme, suicide prevention and active living; inform our policy and campaign work to influence positive social change. SAMH is dedicated to mental health and wellbeing for all: with a vision of a society where people are able to live their lives fully, regardless of present or past circumstances.
For Scotland’s Mental Health
About the Role
Redhall is a mental health service based in an award winning walled garden/six acre estate in Edinburgh. In a beautiful outdoor setting we promote recovery from mental ill health through therapeutic horticulture including organic gardening, conservation and team working. There is a strong group work emphasis. Staff work with the people attending our service to develop and maintain the garden, plant nursery and estate which is open to the public on weekdays and occasional weekends. We hold monthly Community meals where we cook and share produce from the garden together and hold Community Open Day events several times a year for the public. Duties also include key working responsibilities, supporting our service users to work towards outcomes and goals.
What we are looking for
We are seeking a creative, enthusiastic and practical individual to join our team of eight. You will have experience in horticulture, ideally both garden and plant nursery work, and of supporting groups in an outdoor setting.
Essential skills and ability:
Relevant training and qualifications in either horticulture or supporting people with mental health are desirable.
What we will provide for you
You will work in a supportive environment and will be provided with a full induction and training opportunities. You will be given the chance to develop your knowledge and skills, as well as develop professionally. Some of our benefits include;
About Us:
KO-NEKT is a dynamic and growing organization that provides one-to-one and group support for children and young people (ages 5-25) with Additional Support Needs (ASN). Our tailored support services aim to help young people integrate into their communities, encourage independence and achieve their full potential. We champion their rights and promote a positive, inclusive approach in all that we do.
About the Role:
We are looking for a compassionate and committed ASN Support Practitioner (driver essential) to join our team in North Lanarkshire (Wishaw area). You will provide 1:1 and 2:1 support to children and young people with ASN in their communities. Your role will be vital in helping them grow, develop skills and thrive in a supportive environment. You will be working to achieve SHANARRI outcomes (Safe, Healthy, Achieving, Nurtured, Active, Respected, Responsible, Included) while supporting the well-being of each service user.
Key Responsibilities:
Person Specification:
Essential:
Why Join Us?
Ocean Youth Trust (OYT) Scotland is a leading voluntary organisation and youth work charity. For 25 years, we have been transforming the lives of disadvantaged young people through residential youth work voyages. To date, the Trust has supported more than 15,000 young people aged 12-25 from a range of backgrounds and circumstances across Scotland.
We firmly believe that all young people – particularly those facing deprivation, social isolation and exclusion – should have the opportunity to realise their full potential and lead healthy, fulfilling lives while contributing to their community.
For more than ten years, OYT Scotland has been a proud partner of the Scottish Government’s CashBack for Communities programme, which reinvests criminal assets recovered through the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) and invests in projects delivering positive futures for our young people. This programme is aimed at changing the attitudes and behaviours of those most at risk of anti-social behaviours, offending/reoffending, entering the criminal justice system, and those who have been impacted by Adverse Childhood Experiences and trauma.
We are looking for an individual who is passionate about working with young people to join our team as a Youth Development Worker and help deliver this project. The ideal candidate will bring energy, creativity, and a commitment to helping young people overcome challenges and reach their full potential. If you are passionate about empowering young people and creating a lasting positive impact, we’d love to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities
Key Personal Skills and Duties
Preparation of Voyage Participants
Personal Development of Young People
Relationships
Sailing Responsibilities
Monitoring and Evaluation
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