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Housing Rights Worker – Money and Debt
- Full time
- £29,012
- Flexible working – North, East or West of Scotland
- Closing 1st October 2023
- Advertised from 15th September 2023
- Fixed term contract until 3 July 2026
- excellent benefits including 30 days holiday and flexible working
Role
Do you have some experience of advice work, an understanding of money and debt support and a real desire to develop your knowledge within this field? Then join Shelter Scotland as a Housing Rights Worker – Money and Debt and you could soon be playing an important role in helping to build the financial resilience of people in Scotland with poor financial health.
About Shelter Scotland
A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet over a million people in Scotland struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change, with individuals, in communities, across society, and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
At Shelter Scotland we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent.
We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter Scotland and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
About the Team
We recently launched a new 3-year partnership with a leading UK bank, with a strategy centred on building the UK’s financial resilience. Together we aim to break the vicious cycles that leave people with poor financial health which may negatively impact their housing situation. The project aims to improve and challenge financial resilience by delivering specialist advice and intervention and gaining evidence and insight into the issues.
In our Community Team, we identify, investigate and intervene in housing and homelessness issues. We are engaged in our local communities to understand the housing issues people are facing, and we apply our expertise to work toward solutions. Lived experience of the housing emergency is at the heart of everything we do.
About the role
You’ll be responsible for providing money and debt advice, advocacy and casework to clients, including homelessness prevention and financial resilience. We’ll also rely on you to deliver housing and financial health/resilience workshops to a variety of audiences, including clients and their families, local professionals and volunteers
About you
To succeed, you’ll need to be used to working with, and influencing, a range of internal and external stakeholders and enjoy collaborating with people from other teams and organisations. You’ll also need great time management skills, an enthusiasm for delivering workshops and presentations and a willingness to challenge practice and hold people to account. Adept at engaging with individuals and communities, you enjoy gathering evidence and identifying insights, issues and trends. What’s more, you present information and arguments in a clear and compelling way and have excellent problem-solving skills. Proficiency using IT like Word, Excel, email, internet and in-house CRM systems is also required.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
Shelter Scotland helps over half a million people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help.
Application notes
Closing date: 1st October 2023 at 11.30pm
To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter Scotland please visit our website.
Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.
Safeguarding is everyone’s business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
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Community Fundraiser & Volunteer Coordinator
- Part time
- £32,000 pro-rata
- On site: Edinburgh
- Closing 28th March 2025
Four Square are recruiting for a Community Fundraiser & Volunteer Coordinator to join our central operations team.
You will play a central part in recruiting and managing our team of volunteers, and being responsive to organisational needs for volunteer support.
You will also be the face of Four Square in the community, building lasting relationships and support with local supporters and organising events, talks and being creative in how we raise our profile in the community through talks, events and social media platforms.
You will be highly motivated and approachable. As an ambassador for the organisation you’ll quickly establish trust with volunteers and local funders.
The Young Women’s Movement is Scotland's national organisation for young women and girls' leadership and rights: working collectively, leading meaningful change and creating a more equal society. Young women are at the heart of everything we do. Our movement is informed, shaped and led by and for young women and for over 100 years, we have been a collective force that has, and will continue to, change things for the better for all young women across Scotland.
Our Programme Worker will work directly with young women and girls to create safe spaces and equip them with skills and confidence to lead change on issues that matter to them, supporting them to amplify their voices in their communities and in decision-making spaces.
This role will support the planning and delivery of a wide range of programmes using a youth work approach, both in-person in schools, communities and further education settings and online and will work hard to extend our reach to even more young women and girls.
Reporting to: Learning & Engagement Lead
Everyone who works at Young Women’s Movement:
- Has equality at the heart of everything they do.
- Takes a participatory approach to our work. We are for young women and by young women.
- Builds communities of friendship and support networks, finding joy in our collective actions and connections.
- Understands the impact of challenging inequality on those most affected by it. We lead with kindness and empathy, putting collective wellbeing at the core of our organisation.
- Delivers our work with integrity and are proud of the work we do.
- Are bold and brave. We do not shy away from challenging the status quo and taking radical steps to make gender equality a reality in Scotland.
If this sounds like you, please consider applying for our Programme Worker role. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and levels of experience. If you have any questions or if we can support your application process, please contact hello@youngwomenscot.org
We welcome applications from all backgrounds and levels of experience.
Why you should want to work with us?
- We operate a 4-day working week, which means full time is 28 hours
- Our annual leave entitlement is 22.5 days a year, including public holidays
- We are committed to supporting staff development through training and coaching opportunities
- Supportive, collaborative and feminist team and board
Location: Flexible / Hybrid (Glasgow and Edinburgh based). Outreach to locations if/as required. Due to the needs of our service delivery this is an in-person, on-location role.
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We are currently seeking to Care at Home Worker to join our team to deliver care in Inverness.
Are you looking for something different from a Mon-Fri 9-5 job? Do you have a caring nature and are you reliable and friendly? If you reply yes to the questions above, then this maybe the role for you. We recruit people based on their values and transferrable skills.
About Gateway
Gateway is a Charitable Organisation established in 1998, that has a Gold Investors in People award. Our goal is to support vulnerable people in our community. We aim to provide a range of high-quality care services and activities that improves the well-being of the vulnerable people we support.
Role of the Support Worker
Duties of the role may include assisting with personal care, bathing / showering, meal preparation, assistance to take medication safely and light domestic duties.
Experience & Requirements
- Availability: Various shifts - 7.00am-2.00pm and / 4.00pm-10.00pm or 7pm -10pm / Just weekends.
- Care Experience: Although desirable, it’s not essential as we offer a full induction training, mentoring and shadowing.
- Personality: You should have a positive attitude and have patience and good verbal and written communication skills.
- Our Values: It's key that you align to our five company values.
- Driving Licence: Essential due to Locale
What does Gateway have to offer you?
- Full Time and Part Time contracted hours.
- Paid per shift, not per call payments.
- Paid travel time between each Service User’s homes.
- Mileage allowance for using your own vehicle.
- Cycle to work scheme
- Use of company pool car (evening & weekends)
- Uniform & full PPE.
- Fully paid induction training, including shadowing and mentoring.
- Ongoing training and support.
- Work Pension Scheme.
- Full paid PVG membership.
The opportunity to sign up to Charity Workers discount scheme, Blue Light Card and Discount for Carers schemes.
For further information on the role, please contact Pam Craig Mackie, Service manager or Joanna Kennedy, Business Administrator on 01463 718693
Gateway is a Gold Winner of Investors in People homelesstrust.org.uk
Charity Number: SC028837
Support and Development Worker, Trauma Support Team
- Full time
- £26,882
- On site: Edinburgh
- Closing 31st March 2025
We have a fantastic opportunity to join the Trauma Support Team with Health in Mind. Health in Mind is a leader within Scotland offering support and counselling for survivors of childhood trauma. Our Trauma Support Services support survivors of abuse in a variety of ways to support people to live the life they want to live. Our approach is values based and works alongside people, drawing on their personal strengths.
We are seeking an experienced support and development worker to provide emotional and practical support to people who are adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, or as adults have experienced sexual assault, rape or domestic violence.
The successful applicant will work with people on an individual basis with both practical and emotional support, within our Short-Term Trauma Support Service. You will support people with the impact of their trauma, to improve their mental health and wellbeing, and to develop coping strategies.
If you’re interested in this opportunity, we’d love to hear from you!
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