Fife Gingerbread specialises in supporting and empowering lone parents and families in need. We have over 30-years of experience supporting families in Fife through early intervention and partnership work.
We are looking for a ‘can do’ dynamic, adaptable, and innovative individual to join our team!
The job involves using a whole family and trauma-informed approach to support unemployed lone parents with multiple complex barriers in their journey toward employment, training, and education.
The person we are looking for will work well as part of a team and have the ability to use their own initiative.
The Office of Lorna Slater MSP (based in The Scottish Parliament) is looking for a caseworker who is organised, patient, sensitive, and has a natural interest in helping people.
MSPs are employers in their own right. Under their employment, you will become part of a team supporting them in carrying out their duties. You'll work in a dynamic and fast paced environment to provide an outstanding service for constituents.
Responsibilities
• Complete oversight of casework management
• Supporting with keeping casework up to date and responding to public enquiries.
• Keeping cases up to date by tracking, logging and recognising when to escalate issues within team.
• Meeting constituents on a wide range of issues, including those of a sensitive nature and escalating accordingly.
• Advocating on constituent’s behalf with relevant bodies to resolve matters.
• Producing reports and monitoring media trends on my behalf.
• Conducting basic research and surveys.
• Investigating patterns of enquiries and producing reports.
• Monitoring local and regional media and generating media coverage.
• Briefing me and drafting responses.
• Reviewing constituent records and documentation in line with casework GDPR requirements.
• Ensuring casework filing systems, both electronic and manual, are kept up-to-date in line with GDPR requirements.
About You
• Have excellent organisational skills while being flexible in prioritising workloads during busy times.
• Have excellent communications skills, with accurate attention to detail and the ability to work effectively with colleagues.
• Be patient and sensitive while remaining objective and open minded.
• Be comfortable being in a front facing role explaining regulations such as GDPR to the general public.
• Be acutely aware of the responsibility of representing those unable to do so themselves in certain situations.
• Have a natural interest in helping people with a curiosity to probe for further information where required.
For any questions about the role please contact: Kayleigh.O'Neill@Parliament.scot
We are seeking a dedicated and resilient individual to join us at Socialtrack to fill the role of Youth Employment: Mountain Biking BMX Leader, specialising in working with young people facing deprivation, poverty, and challenging behaviour. This position offers a unique opportunity to combine outdoor sports leadership with youth development in underserved communities. The ideal candidate will have a passion for mountain biking and BMX, along with experience in supporting young people facing socio-economic barriers and behavioural challenges.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
This position offers an exciting opportunity to combine your passion for mountain biking with your commitment to supporting youth facing deprivation, poverty, and challenging behaviour. If you are a compassionate and resilient individual with a desire to empower underserved youth through outdoor sports and mentorship, we encourage you to apply for this impactful role.
The Yard is an award-winning charity that runs adventure play services for disabled children, young people and their families in Scotland. We offer disabled children and their siblings the chance to experience creative, adventurous indoor and outdoor play in a well-supported environment. Our services are known for their innovative and inclusive approaches, and our facilities are unique in Scotland.
Due to increasing numbers attending our services, we are looking to increase our team of Playworkers at The Yard Edinburgh.
Job details
Do you get a buzz from helping children and young people, creating laughter, mess and happy memories? If so, we think we have the ideal role for you.
We are looking for individuals who can initiate and support innovative and engaging play for disabled children and young people, focusing on their interests and needs.
If successful you will join our team of passionate and committed playworkers, delivering child-led, family sessions at our purpose-built site in Edinburgh. You’ll plan and deliver a range of play activities such as arts and crafts, loose parts play, den-building, sensory and water play. You’ll be an integral part of our team, with the opportunity for training and development. We are an accredited living wage employer and offer a wide range of benefits.
The successful candidate may have experience working in childcare, early years, nursery, play, youth work or the care sector.
Are you an experienced trainer with the ability to engage a wide-ranging audience, and knowledge of conflict resolution?
If so this could be the ideal opportunity for you
About the service
Cyrenians’ Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution (SCCR) is a National Resource Centre for best practice in conflict resolution, mediation and early intervention work with a particular focus on young people and families. Our award-winning digital resources, free training and events improve understanding of conflict and emotional needs, to transform relationships and lives.
About the role
This role will ensure that the SCCR continues to evolve and extend its reach. You will:
About you
We are looking for an experienced trainer / facilitator with energy and enthusiasm to take this work forward. You will be creative, innovative and a highly motivated team player with an interest in improving the relationships and lives of young people and families.
You should also be:
How we will support you
You’ll be part of a small team, led by a supportive manager. There will be opportunities for you to learn and develop, while sharing your skills and experiences. You will 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.
You can find out more about our impact and our values online.
OVERVIEW
Since August 2023, the Citadel has received funding from the Strategic Equity Fund to deliver a Wellbeing Project in the Trinity Academy Learning Community (Trinity Academy, Trinity PS, Victoria PS, Wardie PS). The aims of the project are to promote the mental health and wellbeing of targeted pupils, and to improve their school attendance and engagement with learning. This project builds on the Citadel’s relationship with the Trinity Learning Community, which includes school-based youth work at Trinity Academy and family support at Trinity PS and Victoria PS. The postholder will work closely with other members of the Citadel team to co-ordinate support for pupils and their families, and will be a Lead Worker in the Citadel’s Unboxed Club.
JOB DESCRIPTION
About the Company
“St Andrew’s First Aid is a long-standing charity formed in 1882 as St Andrew’s Ambulance Association by doctors and businessmen in Glasgow who showed concern for the number injuries during the rapid growth of industrial cities.
As Scotland’s leading first aid charity, St Andrew’s First Aid has an impressive country-wide network of First Aiders ready to provide support at hundreds of events. The organisation aims to provide the highest standards of first aid and to share their knowledge through training and education to the public.
In addition to providing first aid services, the charity also runs a number of projects aimed at building strong and safer communities in Scotland. With the Scottish Government they aim to equip 500,000 people with CPR skills, increasing the number of bystanders to help in an emergency thereby increasing the number of survivors.”
To learn more about St Andrew’s First Aid, please visit firstaid.org.uk
The Role
As Volunteer Training Officer, you will be responsible for for the delivery and/or assessment of all Association first aid and related courses for volunteers, as well as for developing and maintaining volunteer training infrastructure within the organisation.
Reporting to the Volunteer Development Manager, your main responsibilities will include:
The full range of tasks can be viewed in the attached job description. This job description describes the practical purpose and main elements of the job. It’s sole purpose is to act as a guide to the nature and main duties of the job as they exist currently, but is not intended as a wholly comprehensive or permanent schedule.
In addition to the duties highlighted, the organisation operates a flexible approach to its activities and the post holder may accordingly be called upon to undertake any other duties from time to time as circumstances warrant.
An element of unsocial hours will be required to be undertaken.
Requirements
The individual will have experience in the planning, co-ordination, delivery and
assessment of large volumes of first aid courses. The person should also be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office.
This role would best suit an individual with a passion for and experience of volunteering or working in the third sector, or any other relevant experience.
The ideal person will be very people-orientated, pro-active and flexible. You’ll be outgoing, friendly with good communication skills and be able to fit in wherever the job takes you.
If you have any questions about this role or the organisation please contact stacey.jubb@firstaid.org.uk.
Express Group Fife is an established mental health charity with a network of social groups throughout Fife. The aim of the groups is to promote positive mental wellbeing by providing a safe place for sharing experiences and peer support. This aim is as relevant today as it was in 1977, when Express Group Fife started to operate, and the number of people living in the community with mental health problems is as large as ever.
We are looking to recruit two Group Co-ordinators.
Post 1: for Central Fife to cover groups in Lochgelly, Kirkcaldy and Glenrothes.
Post 2: for East Fife to cover groups in Methil, Cupar, St Andrews and Tayport.
There are 4 elements to the service:
Job purpose:
If you’re passionate about making a difference then this could be the role for you! As a Girlguiding Scotland trustee, you’ll have the opportunity to use your skills, knowledge and experience to support our work. You’ll make a difference to the lives of thousands of girls.
The key skills and attributes that we’re looking for are:
At Girlguiding Scotland, striving to be an inclusive and impactful organisation is at the heart of what we do. We recognise that being a great lead volunteer isn’t just about the skills that you can bring to the table, but also the unique perspectives that come from your background and life experiences.
The key skills and experience that we’re looking for are:
In this round of trustee recruitment, we are looking for applications from people who are not currently members of Girlguiding who can offer skills and experience in one or more of the following areas:
‘Café Connect’ “A dynamic community hub where people of all ages are shown God’s love by being welcomed, respected, and supported towards the fullness of life that God intends.”
Are you looking for a new challenge? Would you enjoy helping to initiate a new hospitality venture? Do you love people, like food and want to serve God?
This may be for you!
We seek a motivated person for the exciting challenge of managing our Church Centre’s new café. Initially it’s for a pilot period of one year, opening 10am – 2.30pm, 2 days/week. The Cafe Manager will contribute to a warmly hospitable cafe environment for church and community, showing Christian love in action.