Hemat Gryffe Women’s Aid is seeking to recruit a women’s worker to provide support to vulnerable women who have experienced domestic abuse.

Hemat Gryffe Women’s Aid supports women, children and young people experiencing domestic abuse, forced marriage and honour-based abuse primarily from the Asian, Black and Minority Ethnic community.

Experience of working with women and knowledge and understanding of the impact of domestic abuse, forced marriage and honour based abuse on women from minority ethnic backgrounds is required.

A suitable qualification that meets the needs of the Scottish Social Servies Council (SSSC) housing support registration is required otherwise training will be provided.

The nature of our work requires a commitment to the feminist analysis of domestic abuse and values of Hemat Gryffe Women’s Aid.

Are you passionate about working with young people with additional support needs?

Do you want to make a difference to their lives?

Do you have relevant experience of working with them?

About Options Ayrshire

In addition to us having a short residential breaks service, our Out of School Club is based outside of Ayr within a building at Mosshill Industrial Estate.

We offer a safe, nurturing and explorative environment for young people to come and play either after school or on a Saturday morning that gives their families and/or carers a rest from their caring role. During that break, children enjoy a range of fun activities and experiences with our staff who specialise in taking care of children with additional support needs. In addition to this, we run a busy Easter and summer Holiday Activity Club which staff are encouraged to participate in also.

What we are looking for...

Working as part of the staff team you will ensure that the highest level of physical and emotional care is provided to the young people using the Out of School Club. Experience of working with this group of young people is highly desirable.

This post is for 10 hours per week, term time (to include bank holidays and in-service days). This post attracts a 5% unsocial hours allowance. You will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council, and meet, or be prepared to gain, the qualifications requirements for this post which is at SCQF level 6 (for example, SVQ Level 3 or HNC).

At Aberlour we want to make sure every young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. Aberlour’s values are critical and drive everything we do. We will be looking for someone who can demonstrate how Aberlour’s values of Respect, Innovation, Integrity and Challenge will be visible in their practice.

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.

If you have any queries please e-mail: jobs@aberlour.org.uk.

Aberlour is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our service users and uses a thorough and rigorous recruitment and selection process including PVG Scheme checks to ensure this commitment is not compromised.

If you are interested in this post and would like to have a chat about it, please feel free to contact Olivia Shields (Community Coordinator) on 01292 671971 or Sylvia Kelso (Assistant Service Manager) on 078948 17439.

Victim Support Scotland – Empowering People Affected by Crime

We put victims and witnesses at the heart of everything we do so they are heard, have improved health and well-being, feel safer, more secure, and informed and that we are an effective organisation, that makes a lasting difference.

Who We Are?

Victim Support Scotland provides support and information to people affected by crime and campaigns for victim and witness rights. Regardless of whether a crime has been reported, or when it happened, our services are free, confidential, and tailored to individuals’ needs.

Our vision is that people affected by crime – victims, witnesses, and their families – are treated with dignity and respect and are at the heart of the justice in Scotland. Our mission is to ensure that all those affected by crime receive high quality support that will help them to recover from their experiences. All our work is guided and underpinned by our six core principles of being engaging and compassionate; inclusive and accessible; person-centred; adaptive, flexible, and responsive; collaborative; and knowledgeable and skilled. Now is the time to join Victim Support Scotland, helping us work towards the ambitions of our 5-year plan: Empowering people affected by crime: VSS Strategy 2021-2026.

VSS is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all of our service users and has a thorough and rigorous recruitment and selection process including PVG scheme checks in place to ensure this commitment is met.

What is the role

We are looking for a Supporting Families Bereaved By Crime (SFBC) Manager, working 35 hours per week.

Monday to Friday between the hours of 9am - 5pm with some evenings & weekends.

Reporting to the Head of National Programmes, you will be responsible for leading, developing, and implementing the service delivery for your area. Responsible for day-to-day management of Victim Support Scotland’s national Supporting Families Bereaved by Crime Service to ensure the provision of a high quality, trauma-sensitive support service to families bereaved through homicide and culpable homicide. Responsible for implementing and managing ongoing effective delivery of Victim Support Scotland’s national service - Supporting Families Bereaved By Crime (SFBC) through a dedicated team of key support workers, support staff and volunteers.

You will be responsible for ensuring, with your area of responsibility, that VSS’s strategic objectives are being implemented and will have a key role in developing future strategies and business planning to ensure that the needs of victims and witnesses are being met.

You will have responsibility for the workforce planning in your area, including all staff and volunteers and ensure that they are supported, knowledgeable and capable to deliver services that meet service users needs.

Primary location: Glasgow

Salary: £40,290 - £53,184 + on call allowance.

What you’ll need to be successful

We are looking for a dynamic, driven, and motivated individual with a proven track record in experience of managing a multi-strand service in a fast paced and challenging environment. You must have a degree qualification or demonstrable equivalent experience, continuing professional development and the ability to plan and organise complex workloads with shifting deadlines in order to meet specific targets, ensuring quality output. Good verbal and written communications skills, along with the ability and confidence to develop effective internal and external relationships which deliver organisational goals. And willingness to be flexible in working hours and able to travel as required. In return you will receive, regular training, supervision and opportunities to expand your skills including learning about the criminal justice system.

Further details of this role are available in the job description - SFBC Service Manager - Victim Support Scotland

Please note - This post will be subject to a satisfactory PVG check and two satisfactory references.

To ensure you are in the best position to perform to your highest standards during our selection process, make sure you review the competencies outlined in the Job Description and have prepared examples of times you have successfully demonstrated these behaviours in the past.

What we offer?

When you work for Victim Support Scotland, your wellbeing is important to us. Not only do we offer a generous annual leave package of 39 days, but you will also have access to our free health cash plan which includes cover for you and your family across a range of benefits, which include, dental cover, access to a virtual GP, counselling, legal support and discounts on gym memberships, cinema tickets, retail and much more. In addition we offer a generous pension, enhanced maternity and paternity pay and access to a credit union. Supporting employee development is important to us and we offer comprehensive learning and development opportunities.

If you are looking for a role with a purpose, where you can really make a difference, then this may be the role for you.

An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual to join our dedicated team as a Learning Support Worker in our Workmates service.

Workmates is East Park’s day service for young adults aged 17-25 with high support needs.

You will work with each young person on a one to one basis to develop their individual potential and to enable participation in: continuing education, work experience, community-based classes, independent living skills and therapeutic activities. You will work at the East Park site where we have access to various facilities and locally making the most of community resources.

A full driving licence, clean for 2 years, is required.

Benefits:

· Excellent work life balance: hours are 8.30am-3.30pm Monday to Thursday and 8.30am-3.00pm on Fridays.

· Competitive rates – up to £14.15 per hour

· Generous annual leave entitlement

· Healthcare

· Formal qualifications gained whilst working

Permanent Support Worker roles have arisen for a highly motivated individual to join our dedicated team as a Support Worker. Both day and night shift posts are available.

• Competitive rates – up to £14.55 per hour

• Generous annual leave entitlement

• Career progression

• Formal qualifications gained whilst working.

Are you a positive, caring, compassionate individual with a desire to support our young people in their development and create a safe, nurturing environment for them, then apply now.

You will provide outstanding care for our young people with complex additional support needs and provide stability in their lives. Each person has an individual support plan and full training will be provided for this role.

Help our young people gain confidence, promote their independence, and help them lead rewarding and fulfilling lives, while enriching your own every single day. You can really change a life here at East Park!

Are you experienced in health or social care and are looking for an exciting and challenging personal development opportunity?

Do you believe that people with disabilities should have the same opportunities in life as everyone else and are you passionate about making a positive difference in people’s lives?

If your answer to these questions is “Yes”, then you may be the very person we are looking for!

Key is committed to providing high quality, flexible, person centred services to people who have a wide variety of support needs including, learning disabilities, autism, young people in transition and people who have mental health support needs. Some of the individuals we support have complex needs we focus on positive outcomes to help people maintain and improve their lives at home and in the wider community.

We are seeking a highly motivated, imaginative and enthusiastic individual with a true commitment to personalisation to join our established local management team in Stranraer.

The Team Manager role will include providing direct care and support, as well as support planning and monitoring the quality of services provided to a number of supported people. It will also include managing, mentoring and providing day to day support and supervision to worker teams across the service.

The successful candidate will be able to work creatively and flexibly to provide positive leadership and support to their teams.

Evening, weekend work and overnight support responsibilities are required as well as at times on-call support to workers out with ‘normal working hours’.

Our staff are our most important asset as such we offer extensive training and development opportunities, including support to obtain relevant SSSC recognised qualifications.

For further information on the role please contact Laura Mair, Support & Development Manager, by phone on 07436536948 or by email on laura.mair@key.org.uk

Are you passionate about making a positive difference in people's lives?

Are you an experienced worker in health or social care, looking for an exciting and challenging personal development opportunity?

Do you have excellent leadership qualities and a willingness and appetite for your own learning and development?

If your answer to these questions is “YES”– you may be the person we are looking for!

Key is a leading social care organisation that provides high quality, flexible support, to people with disabilities, some of whom have complex needs. We provide Self-Directed Support that has a clear focus on positive outcomes, tailored to meet individual needs of the people we support.

Key have worked in Dumfries and Galloway for around 40 years. We have an office base in Dumfries town, and provide direct support to people in Dumfries, Upper Nithsdale and Lochmaben. Due to service expansion, we are seeking a highly motivated, imaginative, and enthusiastic individual, with a true commitment to personalisation, to join our management team in Nithsdale.

In addition to providing some direct support to individuals, the successful candidate will lead and manage a small team(s) of workers who provide personalised support to a number of individuals with a range support needs, gifts and talents.

As part of our established and supportive management team, you will take a lead role in planning, co-ordinating and monitoring support to a number of people.

Our staff are our most important asset and as such we offer extensive training and development opportunities, including support to obtain relevant SSSC recognised qualifications.

You will be part of a supportive, local team and will receive:

· 38 days annual leave, inclusive of public holidays

· Organisation sick pay

· Pension Contributions

· Paid PVG Membership

· Eligible to apply for a Blue Light Card/ Blue Light Ticket Schemes offering discounts and savings

· Registered with Concert for Carers

· Eligible to register for a Costco Membership

· Credit Union Membership

· Cycle to Work Scheme

· Employee Assistance Programme

The post includes evening and weekend working.

We know applying for a new job is difficult and that it’s hard to take that first step, so if you would like more information or help you can contact Richy Lewis on richy.lewis@key.org.uk or 07515926480.

Are you an experienced worker in health or social care and are looking for an exciting and challenging personal development opportunity?

Do you believe that people with disabilities should have the same opportunities in life as everyone else and are you passionate about making a positive difference in people’s lives?

If your answer to these questions is “Yes”, then you may be the very person we are looking for!

Key is committed to providing high quality, flexible support services to people who have a variety of support needs and disabilities, some of whom may have complex health needs. We have a focus on positive outcomes for the individuals we support.

Due to the ongoing growth and development of our existing services in South and East Ayrshire we are seeking a highly motivated, imaginative, and enthusiastic individual with a true commitment to join our established local management team initially based in Ayr.

In addition to providing direct support to individuals, the main responsibilities of the Team Manager role include helping to plan, co-ordinate and monitor services provided to a number of people. Also, to support, supervise and manage the workers who are providing support to these individuals.

The successful candidate will be able to work creatively and flexibly to provide positive leadership and support to their teams, enabling them to deliver high-quality person-centred support.

Evening, weekend work and overnight support responsibilities are required as well as support to workers out with ‘office working hours’.

Our staff are our most important asset as such we offer extensive training and development opportunities, including support to obtain relevant SSSC recognised qualifications.

For further information on the role please contact Vicky McNamara, Support & Development Manager on 07774556677 or at vicky.mcnamara@key.org.uk

The employer for this position is the guardian of an autistic young man who lives in his own home, with a team of staff providing 24/7 support. He requires support to stay safe and access the community as well as with meeting his health and personal care needs. He enjoys a stimulating and active life and relationships with people are important to him.

The young man is looking for someone confident and relaxed with a good sense of humour who shares his interests in computer games, walking, eating out and trying new things. His family require someone who is a confident people manager who is reliable and committed, with a genuine interest in helping their son live a great life.

His team of support workers provide a high level of care and support. To ensure this, we offer in house training and double up shifts, monthly team meetings and regular 1:1 supervision. We work flexibly to ensure we truly meet this young man’s specific needs and we think that this role provides an excellent opportunity for committed and experienced support staff with management or team leader experience to work creatively and effectively to make a real difference.

We offer contracted employment with annual leave, pension contribution etc. A PVG check will be carried out on successful candidates and there will be a 3-month probation period.

Four Square Homelessness Charity is seeking a dedicated Waking Night Practitioner to join our Domestic Abuse and Gender based violence service, this position plays a crucial role in providing overnight support to individuals experiencing homelessness. The ideal candidate will be vigilant, empathetic, and committed to creating a safe and secure environment for vulnerable women during the night.

The service addresses the unique and complex needs of individuals who are experiencing both homelessness and abuse. This service aims to provide support, protection, and resources to survivors of domestic abuse and gender-based violence who are also facing the challenges of homelessness.

This is a waking nights post, with shift pattern 9.45pm - 7.45am, working 3 shifts/4 shifts per week on a rotational basis.