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Development Worker (Adult Services) – Central Scotland

  • Full time
  • £28,764
  • Home-based travelling throughout Scotland. Must live in Central Scotland or within 20-mile radius of this area.
  • Closing 1st September 2023


  • Advertised from 11th August 2023
  • 35 hours per week, Monday – Friday, evenings required and occasional weekends
  • Employer pension contributions 5%, and employee 4%

Role

Do you want to join a committed and supporting team in raising awareness and changing things for the better for everyone with Down’s syndrome right across Scotland?

Thanks to an award from Impact Funding Partners Social Isolation and Loneliness Fund Down's Syndrome Scotland has an exciting role to develop and coordinate our new FriendZ Meetups programme for adults with Down’s syndrome. Creating opportunities to develop new friendships, increase self-esteem, independence, confidence, and social skills.

We are looking for an individual who has experience in working with people with learning disabilities, extensive group work or delivering a similar programme as well as recruitment and managing volunteers. The ideal candidate would bring many skills to the post, have the necessary experience and commitment to making this programme a valued service for the Down’s syndrome community in Scotland.

Application notes

Download an application pack below. For an informal chat regarding this post please contact Brenda Hepburn at Brenda@dsscotland.org.uk

CLOSING DATE: Friday 1st September by 9 am

INTERVIEWS: Tuesday 12th September via Zoom

Please return completed application forms by email to info@dsscotland.org.uk and mark the subject box ‘Development Worker (FriendZ Meetups) Application Form”


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