Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF) is Scotland’s national resource of expertise on drugs and related issues. We seek to lead and represent the drugs field in Scotland to improve Scotland’s response to problem drug use. This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a busy, dynamic, and supportive team within a national third sector organisation.

We are pleased to be recruiting for two part time positions of Assessment and Development Worker to lead all areas of SVQ Assessment for our SQA approved Learning Centre.

Working primarily, but not exclusively with participants from our award-winning Addiction Worker Training Project (AWTP), these roles will join the employability and qualifications team in SDF, at an exciting time of growth and change.

We are seeking qualified SVQ Assessors with experience of delivering training who can ensure that people with lived and living experience of drug and alcohol problems are well supported through their vocational qualification journey with the SDF Learning Centre.

The Assessment and Development Workers will support up to 20 trainees each, working towards Social Services and Healthcare SVQs, while supporting the Centre to develop and deliver high quality SVQ training for the drug and alcohol workforce. They will contribute to the further development of our enhanced skills SVQ programme and play a key role in the delivery of training sessions to equip Candidates with the knowledge required for SVQ.

The Assessment and Development Worker posts are a key part of our Qualifications delivery in SDF and will contribute towards the wider work of the AWTP Project Support Team. With support from the Programme Manager and Lead Internal Verifier, the roles will join an established freelance Assessment team which may offer opportunities to maximise income through additional assessment work.

Benefits

As an SDF employee you will benefit from generous annual leave entitlement, a range of learning and development opportunities, competitive pension contribution and an employee support and counselling service. SDF encourage a healthy work life balance and offer a flexible working scheme.

Candidates should be willing and able to work effectively from home. The post holders will be expected to attend our Glasgow office as the need arises and for team meetings, one to ones and staff meetings. While we primarily offer remote assessment support, occasional travel to support candidates or undertake in-person observations, is also anticipated.

GCA deliver services over 6 days per week and throughout Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire

Role:

The Community Education Manager will manage a community based Alcohol Brief Intervention service in the wider community and primary care settings in Greater Glasgow in partnership with other statutory, voluntary and community agencies in the area.

In return for choosing to work for GCA, the benefits you will receive are:

• Very generous annual leave entitlement: full time employees start with an annual leave entitlement of 37 days (inclusive of 12 bank holidays) which increases to 38 days after 2 years, 40 days after 5 years and 42 days after 10 years length of service.
• 5 duvet days where employees may take time off at short notice.
• Death in service policy of 2 times salary.
• Cycle to work scheme where employees can save money on a new bike and spread the cost.
• Training and development commitment to help employees perform to the best of their abilities.

Organisation Profile:

GCA was founded in 1965 and is the oldest established Council on Alcohol in Scotland. GCA is a voluntary organisation working to reduce the harm caused by alcohol misuse through the provision of a range of high-quality advice, information, counselling, support, prevention and education and training services.

Overview

Change Grow Live Forth Valley have successfully been awarded funding from the Scottish Government Innovation Fund to support the recruitment and integration of Peer Harm Reduction Navigators into our established Forth Valley Harm Reduction team.

We are delighted to open recruitment for the first 4 Peer Harm Reduction Navigator posts who will bring additional capacity to our team. The posts are an opportunity for individuals with lived or living experience of alcohol or drug use to gain work experience and training and enhance their longer-term employability.

Responsibilities

The successful candidates will work within our established Harm Reduction team, providing assertive outreach to engage with more difficult to reach service users through offering harm reduction interventions, engagement, and support to access services. This service will be offered in a variety of locations across Forth Valley.

We offer extensive learning opportunities which may include access to SVQ.

The successful candidates will have a passion for recovery, an openness to a variety of approaches and interventions, a willingness to learn, good communication and literacy skills.

Change Grow Live are committed to creating an inclusive environment, which celebrates difference and allows our staff and service users to flourish. We recruit the very best staff from a wide range of backgrounds, ensuring service users benefit from our diverse skills and expertise. We always work to the principles of fairness and equality of opportunity in all our recruitment processes.

We also expect an assertive approach to ensuring the safety and well-being of all children, young people and adults, and applicants to these posts will need to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to best safeguarding practice.

Elevate Partnerships’ aim is to improve the employability opportunities for people in recovery from alcohol and substance misuse. This is achieved through partner agencies’ commitment to collaboration and innovation in the delivery of support services for the Recovery Employability Service. Glasgow Council on Alcohol is the Lead Partner for the partnership.

Elevate Partnership aims to find person-centred approaches to individuals needs in their journey to sustainable employment where the partnership tailors itself around the individuals’ need and aspirations.

MAIN FUNCTION/RESPONSIBILITY

The Employment Advisor will prepare participants for work and support them through the job search, application and interview process; providing them with skills, motivation and confidence to move into suitable sustainable employment.

In return for choosing to work for GCA, the benefits you will receive are:

• Very generous annual leave entitlement: full time employees start with an annual leave entitlement of 37 days (inclusive of 12 bank holidays) which increases to 38 days after 2 years, 40 days after 5 years and 42 days after 10 years length of service.
• 5 duvet days where employees may take time off at short notice.
• Death in service policy of 2 times salary.
• Cycle to work scheme where employees can save money on a new bike and spread the cost.
• Training and development commitment to help employees perform to the best of their abilities.

Organisation Profile:

Glasgow Council on Alcohol (GCA) was founded in 1965 and is the oldest established Council on Alcohol in Scotland. GCA is a voluntary organisation working to reduce the harm caused by alcohol misuse through the provision of a range of high-quality advice, information, counselling, support, prevention and education and training services.