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Assistant Short-term Housing Support Worker
- Full time
- £19,694
- Kirkcaldy, working across Fife
- Closing 11th August 2023
- Advertised from 21st July 2023
- 36 Hours per week
Role
Do you value fair treatment for all and believe that everyone should have the right to live in a secure, affordable home? If so and you are motivated by supporting others through empowerment and personal development, then we want to hear from you. As a member of our reshaped House to Home team, you will help to develop and deliver new and empowering approaches to supporting people to move to, establish and sustain living in their permanent home and assist them to strengthen and develop their community connections.
As this role is within a registered service, you will take pride in working to the standards set by the Care Inspectorate. To help you succeed, on securing the role, you will be supported to register with the SSSC within 6 months of the starting date and, if needed, be given the opportunity to be funded to meet the registered requirements for Housing Support workers.
Benefits and Wellbeing
- Fully Funded Dedicated learning and development programme
- Working in an open culture and workplace with colleagues who share our values and are passionate about their work
- 32 days annual leave per year with 1 day additional per year served up to 5 years (pro rata)
- Working Monday to Friday (9 to 5pm)
- Flexible and remote working arrangements.
- Competitive employer/employee Pension Contribution Scheme
- Business travel allowance
- Commitment to ongoing professional learning and development
- Free access to an employee assistance programme with confidential advice/counselling support.
- Discounts on lifestyle benefits e.g., Discounted Gym Memberships
- Blue Light Membership Scheme
- Where appropriate, welcome payment for PVG check and SSSC registration fee.
Application notes
For full details about this role, other opportunities and to download an Application Form and Recruitment Information pack go to frontlinefife.co.uk/about/vacancies
To submit your application send to shona.glover@frontlinefife.co.uk by the closing date noted below.
If you require further assistance or advice to enable you to complete your application form or if you wish to arrange an informal chat about this and other role(s) you are interested in then, please contact shona.glover@frontlinefife.co.uk .
Closing Date: 12 noon Friday, August 11th, 2023
This post is subject to Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme registration. Frontline Fife will meet the cost of any new PVG scheme membership or scheme record update.
Diversity and Inclusion
Frontline Fife is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and are committed to providing any reasonable adjustments required during application and assessment process, and upon joining our team.
Frontline Fife: Registered Charity/No SC021832
Project Worker - Fife
- Full time
- £24,799 – £27,929
- Hybrid: Across Fife with occasional home working, office base in Dunfermline.
- Closing 29th October 2024
Working as part of our innovative Housing First for Youth Team, The Project Worker will work directly with young people to coordinate and provide emotional and practical support. Providing an assertive outreach approach the Project Worker will Work with young people to secure and manage their own permanent home, providing support in their home and in their local community to ensure that a young person’s experience of homelessness is rare, brief, and non-recurring.
The Project Worker will support young people to improve their practical independent living skills, access other services and to reach their full potential. Project Workers are responsible for completing support plans and risk assessments and are the main contact for any key people involved in the care and support of young people.
Employability Support Worker
- Part time
- £25,101 – £27,907 pro-rata
- On site: Edinburgh
- Closing 11th November 2024
Are you an enthusiastic and inspiring Employability Worker who would be excited to deliver our employability programme?
Are you looking for a role where you make a real difference to people’s lives?
Would you like to support individuals to engage in programmes to reach their full potential?
If so, this may be the perfect opportunity for you!
About the service
Cyrenians values food beyond its role as fuel, it also sustains our mental and emotional health and plays a central role in nurturing connection within communities. This is the basis of our FareShare social enterprise. Our FareShare Central and South-East Scotland depot provides opportunities for people and organisations to access food, improve their health and wellbeing, and to develop skills and confidence.
About the post
Our Employability Programme supports people to gain the required skills and experience to move towards employment, further education, training or volunteering. You will work as part of the wider FareShare Depot team to support individuals to engage in our employability programme and reach their full potential. Your main duties will involve:
- Delivering employability workshops to a wide range of clients
- Engage with organisations to promote our Employability programme and secure job opportunities for clients
- Continually monitor and evaluate the employability programme
About you
You will be a values-led, experienced employability worker who engages well with people and demonstrates enthusiasm and commitment. You should also be:
- Experienced in delivering training or employability programmes
- Great at building relationships with partner organisations
- Excellent at planning and managing your own workload
How we’ll support you
We’ll empower you to work independently, with a supportive manager, and our experienced depot operations team. We will encourage you to use your initiative to deliver the programme, innovate new activities and learn on the job.
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.
Warehouse & Services Assistant
- Full time
- £23,088 – £25,943
- On site: Edinburgh
- Closing 11th November 2024
active in Edinburgh for over 25 years with a mission to help people make a home for themselves. Volunteering is at the centre of Fresh Start’s ethos, and we are looking to diversify our team of volunteers to ensure all ages, backgrounds and demographics are represented and given opportunities at Fresh Start.
Fresh Start offer a range of services to people either at the transition from homelessness or those who are risk of homelessness. We provide people with the provision of household starter packs, white goods, painting and decorating services. Via our community hub we offer a wide range of services including: cooking, community pantry and shop, growing spaces, provision of advice, information and support.
We are looking for a team player who would like to work in our busy warehouse, someone who is keen to learn, grow and develop themselves. Working alongside the rest of the starter pack team and our volunteers the Warehouse and Services Assistant is a key role within the warehouse working alongside our volunteers to assemble and deliver starter packs, including the safe testing of electrical (training will be provided) items within the starter packs.
Fresh Start is a small charity and a flexible approach and the ability to multi-task is essential. A good team player who can also work on their own initiative and be pro-active is required for this role.
Project Worker – Upstream (School based prevention service)
- Full time
- £24,799 – £27,928
- Hybrid: Perth & Kinross
- Closing 4th November 2024
Join our mission to end youth homelessness in Scotland!
For over 30 years, we have been dedicated to preventing youth homelessness and supporting young people in building better futures.
This exciting and new role within the Rock Trust involves contributing to the new National Upstream project (homelessness prevention model).
Upstream is an innovative schools-based preventive model that utilises a universal screening tool to identify and support students at risk of homelessness.
The role requires skills inclusive of excellent communication skills, the ability to establish and nurture key partnerships and relationships with stakeholders, work directly with young people to provide emotional and practical support on a 1:1 basis in schools, at home and/or within the community.
Additionally, you will be digitally proficient in the use of Apps and IT with the ability to analyse and interpret data to identify young people who may require support, in collaboration with stakeholders.
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