We have a new and exciting opportunity within Fife Carers Centre. We are seeking a Hospital Service Coordinator to join our team.

Fife Carers Centre is a well-regarded and well-established organisation that has supported thousands of families and unpaid carers throughout Fife since 1995. The vision of Fife Carers Centre is to ensure that unpaid carers throughout Fife are valued, recognised, and supported to have equal access to a good quality of life that is not prejudiced by their caring role.

You will be based at the Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, with travel to Community Hospitals throughout Fife and The Fife Carers Centre, Kirkcaldy.

Your work will include providing a sensitive, person-centred support service for carers where the cared for person is in hospital approaching discharge. You will oversee an established Hospital Based Program and supervise a team of 4 Hospital Carer Support Workers over a variety of locations, working closely with Fife Carers Centre Manager to establish continuity of support for Carers after discharge.

You’ll be assisting carers in presenting their views to the appropriate planning authorities and decision makers, as well as giving one-to-one support to carers in order that they know how to access services helping them to develop self-advocacy and, where necessary, advocate on the carer’s behalf, and very importantly providing a listening ear for carers.

VOCAL is the Voice of Carers across Lothian, a Scottish charity run by carers and for carers since 1994. We are looking for a Carer Support Practitioner to join the team at our busy Edinburgh Carer Hub.

The postholder will support carers to identify their personal outcomes and needs, and plan and access person-centred support for their caring situation, their health and wellbeing and their personal development, with a particular focus on accessing short breaks to meet outcomes.

Applicants will have a sound knowledge of health and social care issues, the impact caring can have on individuals, the needs and situation of carers and a demonstrated commitment to supporting carers.

Additionally, applicants must be able to demonstrate a good understanding of the range of supports which may alleviate the impact of caring and build carer confidence and resilience.

Edinburgh Young Carers is seeking a suitably experienced and qualified applicant to join the service in developing and providing high quality support to young carers in Edinburgh between the ages of 5 and 25 years, focused primarily on our Under 16s service (particularly those aged 13-15).

The post-holder will work alongside colleagues to raise awareness of young carers and their support needs, identify hidden young carers, and develop and provide support plans to ensure that young carers identified personal outcomes are being met, in accordance with the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016.

The candidate will need to be suitably qualified and experienced in working with children and young people, with at least three years proven experience in a role including individual and group work.

Organisation Profile:

Edinburgh Young Carers Service is a voluntary organisation working with and on behalf of young carers throughout Edinburgh. We are one of the largest and most well established independent young carers organisations in Scotland. We have a strong commitment to the rights of children and young people.

Benefits

We take good care of our staff and offer a benefit package including: 27 days’ annual leave plus all public holidays, 6% pension, free healthcare through Benenden Health, hybrid working, flexible hours, Cycle to Work scheme and extensive training opportunities.

Are you passionate about the short breaks needs of unpaid carers in Scotland? Do you want to be part of an enthusiastic and hardworking team that champions inclusive tourism? We are delighted to be recruiting a Coordinator for our Respitality initiative.

The postholder will be responsible for working with local carer support services in developing and delivering Respitality in their regions and will work closely with the Respitality Manager to recruit new regions. The successful applicant will help us raise the profile of the initiative across Scotland through various media/promotional activities. Helping to monitor and report on the progress of Respitality is also an important aspect of this role.

Our ideal candidate will be passionate, enthusiastic, and able to work both in a team and independently and have a proven track record of managing and reporting on project work to deadlines. An understanding of the needs of unpaid carers and the importance of short breaks is desirable, as is experience of media content creation.

The successful candidate will help us to realise our ambitions and vision for Respitality, working collaboratively with stakeholders across various sectors and communities in Scotland.