Link Up Saltcoats Community Development Worker
- Full time
- £24,000 – £26,000
- Argyle Community Centre, Donaldson Avenue, Saltcoats, KA21 5AF
- Closing 15th March 2022
- Advertised from 10th February 2022
- 35 hours per week. Contract to 31/3/23, but with the potential for an extension subject to funding.
- Pension: Employers pension 6%. Holidays: 25 days
Role
Saltcoats in North Ayrshire is amongst the most deprived communities in Scotland, but recent community development activity has shown that the community has the passion, skills, knowledge, resources and motivation to turn around their fortunes. Building on the strengths of our existing partnership on Link Up*. The Ayrshire Community Trust (TACT) and Inspiring Scotland have secured investment from a range of funders to implement a potentially ground-breaking community-led approach to delivering long-term change. We continue to call this new and evolving programme, Link Up.
This development of the Link Up model maintains the original approach at its core and aims to establish new ways of working in which local people and organisations (public, social and commercial) collaborate to identify and develop sustainable opportunities and solutions to local issues; setting in place long-term changes that contribute to material reductions in poverty and disadvantage in Saltcoats. We seek to make these changes the ‘norm’ rather than part of a cycle of time-limited pilots and projects.
Employed by The Ayrshire Community Trust and reporting to the Link Up Saltcoats Manager, we are looking for an individual who shares our passion to make a difference to join our Link Up team. Your focus will be on the continued development of our core Link Up* approach. You will believe in the need for social change and understand and be committed to the role that grassroots community development can play in delivering this.
Application notes
Completed applications should be returned no later than 5pm on Tuesday 15th March.
Shortlisted candidates will be notified on Thursday 17th March 2022 and expected to participate in two additional stages as follows:
- Week commencing 21 March: 2-hour group exercise with other candidates and local Link Up volunteers. This will take place early evening, probably around 5-7pm.
- Week commencing 28 March – competency-based interview of approx. 1 hour.
Further instructions on these two stages will be provided nearer the time.
*Link Up starts from the premise that the ingredients for lasting change already lie in our communities in the shape of the passion, strengths, skills, knowledge and interests of local people. Our Link Up workers work with local people to harness these assets to establish activities (e.g. gardening, cooking, arts, crafts, sports, music) residents want to take part in.
Through regular participation, these activities help people to build relationships with their fellow residents, creating new social networks where they look out for each other. These support networks when coupled with the positive and caring environment created by our workers, give people the confidence and skills to effect positive change for themselves, their family and community. See more at: Inspiring Scotland Link Up
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We are looking for a community-minded individual with a passion for engaging with people and communities. The Volunteering Development Worker will work within a small team to engage widely with organisations, families and volunteers; this is to gather views on how children and families services can be enhanced through volunteering. To this purpose, the Team is currently exploring and discussing volunteer passport models and co-designing a Children and Families Services Volunteer Strategy.
Senior Development Officer – Policy & Membership
- Full time
- £29,973
- On site: Dingwall
- Closing 13th January 2025
Purpose:
The post will provide leadership and management to our membership team of two, taking care to ensure communication and members services work well, while directly undertaking delivery across a number of policy and knowledge portfolios.
The post holder will be expected to provide a link between our groups, representatives, staff and the wider policy environment. Summarising policy and supporting members input to consultations, locally and nationally, they will lead on aspects of our responsibility for supporting the voice of the sector across Highland, including forums, representatives and the collation of information for each.
Clackmannanshire Third Sector Interface (CTSI) is a ‘single door’ TSI for the local authority area providing support to around 200 third sector member organisations in Clackmannanshire including charities, development trusts, community and voluntary groups, and social enterprises. CTSI is also responsible for promoting volunteering and supporting voluntary leadership.
We are looking for someone with enthusiasm, passion and commitment to volunteering in Clackmannanshire. The role will be leading on one of our key strands of work – with an ambitious target to increase the number of people involved in volunteering and lead on the roll out of the new CTSI Volunteer Portal.
We need someone to be a team player, work with partners, listen and support volunteering-involving organisations and get the message out there – volunteering is for everyone!
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Phoenix Futures team at Harper House our Specialist Family Residential Service in Saltcoats. We are looking for a Childcare Manager for one-of-a-kind Nursery at Harper House, National Specialist Family Service in North Ayrshire.
Harper House: The rehab service that keeps families together - BBC News
The Role
You will be the Registered Manager for our Care Inspectorate registered on-site Nursery, as well as leading on specific interventions for primary school aged children, and have the opportunity to deliver parenting interventions of the wider programme while working in conjunction with the Therapeutic and Care Team.
Your role is full time, based on-site, working Monday to Friday from 9 to 5 (37.5 hours per week).
The nursery runs from the hours of 9:15am to 4pm, and your team of 8 Childcare staff will carry out various hours including 8:30am start to support school runs, and evening/weekend hours to offer wider support to our families.
About You
You will be an experienced childcare practitioner and leader, displaying a positive and motivational attitude to helping children and their families as a whole to develop. You will assist in promoting openness, trusting, positive relationships with all individuals accessing the service. You will require a deep understanding of regulations, educational requirements, health and safety, safeguarding, child protection and experience in helping children accessing our support to develop, learn and grow.
A formal qualification in Early Learning and Childcare (for example BA Childhood Studies, PDA, or equivalent)
An understanding of parental substance use, mental health, trauma, and whole family approaches
A background in leadership role within a childcare setting
Knowledge of Care Inspectorate standards
Knowledge of early years curriculum and willingness to keep up to date with current practice
Passionate and enthusiastic about making a real difference to the lives of people we support
Your Rewards
Starting salary of £30,500, with opportunity to access potential yearly salary increments subject to appraisal, meaning potential salary increase up to £36,000
Committed to providing a Real Living Wage for you, through accreditation with the Living Wage Foundation
25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing each year to a maximum of 30 days)
Benefits including season ticket loan, pension scheme and life assurance
Support through occupational sick pay, eye-care vouchers and regular wellbeing talks and activities
Continuous training and career development via PXL, our dedicated learning management system
Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance programme including telephone and online access
A rewarding role with the opportunity to help us support people on their journey to recovery and change their lives for the better.
We’ll ensure you get all the support you need to thrive and succeed in your role and find your place amongst our incredible and collaborative team.
The Service
Harper House, National Specialist Family Service is based in Saltcoats, North Ayrshire, and offers safe, structured support for the whole family to address their problematic drug and/or alcohol use, improve their mental health and quality of life.
Harper House offers 12-24 weeks programs during which parents will be engaging with a recovery program based on the Therapeutic Community model. During this time, nursery aged children will be supported in our one-of-a-kind on-site Nursery, and school-aged children will be accessing our local school. Outside of nursery and school times, parents are the sole carers of their children, and will be supported by the wider team to develop parenting skills and strengthen their relationships.
The site has free on-site parking, dedicated staff room spaces, and is located 5 minutes away from local buses, and Saltcoats train station.
Take a full tour of the service here -Harper House - Specialist Family Service Scotland | Phoenix Futures
About Phoenix Futures
Phoenix Futures Group is a charity with over 50 years’ experience and a leading provider of drug and alcohol treatment in Scotland and England. We use our expertise to support people in their personal recovery and to improve their lives. We are dedicated to advocating for people who are often overlooked and stigmatised, to ensure they have a fair chance to lead healthy and fulfilling lives. Our aim is for everyone to be able to achieve their potential for themselves, their families and communities.
We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and believe it is important to include people with lived experience to ensure the needs of the people we support are represented. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where everyone is free to be themselves and we ensure equity of opportunity.
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