We’re looking for a temporary Project Worker to join our Target Specific Service, from April 2024 for a period of up to 12 months. You will be working with autistic children (aged 5-16) and their families, helping them learn new skills and achieve goals that make a difference to daily family life.

Tailor Ed is a dedicated team of passionate and skilled professionals whose wish is to see autistic children and their families empowered and included, able to live the lives they want to and access all the day to day experiences that other families take for granted. We are looking for staff to help us deliver our high-quality services to families across Edinburgh and East Lothian. We require confident practitioners, skilled at forming relationships with autistic children and their families. We need excellent communicators dedicated to supporting children make progress they care about, that leads to lifelong outcomes.

Take on a challenging role within a talented and supportive team and make a real difference to autistic children and their families.

The postholder will be responsible for recruiting, training and supporting volunteers who provide advice services by phone, email, at the CAB and in community locations and those that carry out other tasks to support the work of the CAB

Experience of recruiting, training and supporting volunteers and of working (paid or unpaid) in an advice or information service is important, as is understanding of good practice and the legal aspects of volunteering. Effective verbal and written communication and commitment to the mission, aims and teamwork ethos of Dalkeith CAB are essential.

We are seeking a part time Team Leader who is passionate and enthusiastic about recovery and who has a good track record in promoting successful recovery development work, peer support and community development initiatives.

A self-starter, and a highly skilled communicator, you will be pivotal in developing good links between treatment & support services, North Lanarkshire Recovery Community (NLRC) and aftercare provision. Employed by Recovery Scotland, you will be comfortable in working with a range of stakeholders to develop and champion a robust recovery orientated system of care that has peer development at its heart.

Length of contract: Initially to 31 March 2026, thereafter to be determined primarily by the availability of funding and the performance of the post holder.

You will:

• Have a recognised professional qualification at a minimum of SVQ level 4
• Have a demonstrable experience in managing a dedicated staff team
• Have a good understanding of and familiarity with what works to promote and sustain recovery
• Be successful in providing evidence-based recovery interventions, and
• Have an ability to work flexibly and creatively in motivating, supporting and developing people in recovery

Working with older people from the congregation and wider community.

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and relational individual to work in a pastoral role with older people. As well as working with church members the intent is also to look outward missionally to the wider community. The post is funded by the TOR Christian Foundation.

The role is interesting, wide-ranging, and requires a broad range of skills. Key aspects are:

• Co-ordinating the provision of regular activities for older people
• Creating fellowship opportunities for older people
• Planning and leading mid-week worship for older people
• Offering spiritual and pastoral care for older church members
• Organising and training volunteers

The post is suitable for a suitably experienced and qualified non-ordained person, or alternatively for an ordained minister or deacon.

A full job description can be obtained from office@murrayfieldparishchurch.org.uk