- Advertised from 1st June 2021
- Hourly rate: £9.75 per hour. Minimum 5 hour per week contracts (depending on availability and service requirements) Weekends and evenings
Role
Supporting children, young people and families
We are currently recruiting for Sessional Mentors to join our Fife team to support children, young people and their families. Ideally the successful candidates should have a full driver’s licence and access to a car for work purposes.
What does the role involve?
• Working independently with young people, but also as part of a team of support.
• Providing emotional support and linking in with service delivery teams to ensure an appropriate response to our young people or their families.
• The opportunity to work directly with our young people and their families in their communities.
The ideal candidate should be able to commit to a minimum of 5 hours per week with a view to working more hours as and when required (including evenings and weekends). As sessional Mentors work directly with young people and families in the community there is a requirement that you can drive and have access to a car for work purposes.
All posts require individuals to:
• Work flexibly to meet the needs of young people and their families
• Develop safe, professional and committed relationships with young people and families
• Use communication skills effectively to influence, record and evidence positive change and provide personalised, risk enabled, professional support
• Be able to drive and have access to a car for work purposes
• Become a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups scheme (paid for by includem)
• To be registered or become registered with Scottish Social Services Council and hold or be willing to work towards HNC Social Care and SVQ 3 in Social Care or equivalent (qualifications are fully funded by Includem)
If you have all of the below skills and attributes then we would love to hear from you:
• A genuine passion for helping children, young people and their families
• The ability to identify and manage emotions (your own and others)
• An empathetic and non-judgemental outlook
• The ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to build relationships with young people and their families
• An awareness of issued facing vulnerable young people and their families
• Ability to respond flexibly to changing situations led by the needs of the young person and their families
• Good organisational skills
• Be a team player but also be able to work on your own initiative
• Be self-motivated and flexible
• Ability to provide emotional, practical and social support
• Good communication skills both written and verbal including ability to maintain accurate records
• Reliability and commitment to deliver the relationship based model of intervention
• Ability to drive and have access to own car for work purposes
We value our staff and employee benefits include:
• A full and robust training and induction programme
• Holiday entitlement of 28 days rising to 31 with length of service and 9 public holidays
• Enhanced Employer Pension Contributions
• Free Confidential Employee Counselling Service
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders across the organisation
• Free Vehicle Breakdown Cover
• Company Mobile Phone
• Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations Credit Union
• Discounted holidays and associated benefits
• Access to discounts for charity workers which includes gym memberships, high street shops, online retailers, travel, insurance
• Flexible and agile working
• Family friendly policies
Application notes
If you would like more information regarding this role, please contact our HR department on 0141 212 8800 who will arrange for an informal chat with one of our managers. You can apply by clicking on and downloading the Application Pack on our website;
Alternatively, you can request a pack by e-mailing hrassist@includem.co.uk or contact our Head Office on the number above.
The closing date for applications is Tuesday 15th June 2021 at midnight.
Includem is recruiting for a Family Support Worker to join our new service providing Targeted Family Support in Aberdeen. Applicants should demonstrate skills in delivering support through an early intervention model supporting families in their communities. In addition this service will also support young people who are in conflict with the law. Applicants should demonstrate skills in supporting diversion from prosecution and demonstrate knowledge of court processes.
Take a peek at the job description here.
Looking for a new challenge? We want to hear from you!
Includem is committed to developing employees and will help you to achieve the relevant qualifications required to carry out the role. These qualifications will be fully funded by includem. The successful candidate should have a full driver’s license and access to a car.
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Care & Support Workers (older people)
- Full time or Part time
- £24,843 – £25,350
- Glasgow, Edinburgh, Galashiels, Girvan, Fife, Inverness, Stornoway, Duns and more (On site)
- Closing 30th April 2025
The Supported Housing Worker role requires assisting in the management of the development thus ensuring the tenants are able to enjoy an acceptable standard of living in an environment which is clean, safe and friendly. You will be responsible for overseeing the wellbeing of the tenants and for assisting them in maintaining their independence.
As Housing Care Worker your role will involve working with our tenants to ensure they receive the support and personal care identified in their care plans. You will directly support tenants in their homes by providing individual advice, practical housing support assistance and personal care.
Both roles are to ensure that we are able to offer the best service to our tenants and make it possible for our tenants to continue enjoying as much independent living as they’re able.
As well as a competitive annual salary, our valued team also benefits from:
- competitive hourly rates of £12.25 - £12.50 per hour
- guaranteed rota hours working between 7.30am & 10pm
- generous annual leave entitlement
- a choice of pension scheme with employer contributions
- flexible working policies
- access to extensive paid training and development opportunities
- a supportive and inclusive culture.
We also have opportunities with our Trust Staff Agency - for employees who want to work across different locations, in various roles, with highly flexible hours to suit family commitments - it's a great opportunity with the same training and development that our other roles benefit from.
Previous experience working in social care or the housing sector would be an advantage but this is not always necessary. Our ideal candidate is someone with enthusiasm, a caring nature and willingness to learn as full training, support and ongoing development will be provided.
Outreach and Support Worker (Aberdeen)
- Full time
- £25,700
- Aberdeen, with regular travel in and around Aberdeen (Remote)
- Closing 21st May 2024
We have an exciting opportunity for a new Outreach and Support Worker to join our Aberdeen, Dundee and Fife locality team, supporting individuals in Aberdeen. Venture Trust works with people experiencing complex life circumstances. Through our work, we provide the opportunity for people to recognise their confidence, motivation and core life skills that they need to make positive changes in their lives.
This role will be working across Aberdeen with the potential to be covering the areas of Aberdeenshire and Angus in the future, where you will be the first person our participants meet. You’ll be a caring, dynamic and driven person, dedicated to levelling the playing field and equipping people with the tools they need to thrive. You’ll be comfortable and confident working autonomously, working alongside people with complex lives.
Working across Aberdeen and in the Scottish wilderness, you’ll provide bespoke and holistic 1:1 support for participants, spending time to get to know them, their strengths and where they want to go. You’ll help to shape their journeys, navigating 1:1, community and wilderness journey support, always harnessing the benefits of the outdoors and nature spaces to provide therapeutic benefit. You’ll accompany them on wilderness journeys and support them to develop employability skills.
Across Aberdeen, we need you to work closely with referrers and partners to provide joined up support for participants, managing the differing needs of your case load, including working with young people and adults.
As an Outreach and Support Worker, you will:
- Deliver group activities outdoors in community greenspaces
- Provide one-to-one support for participants, identifying and removing barriers to participation and supporting towards their individual goals
- Maintain positive relationships with stakeholders, generating referrals for all programmes
- Promote Venture Trust within local communities
- Support the delivery of wilderness journey opportunities in Scotland’s wilder places
- Work closely with referral partners and any other stakeholders to provide joined up support for participants
- Work within a team structure with hybrid working arrangements
For the full job description of this role, please click here.
Children, Young People and Family Support Worker
- Full time or Part time
- £24,092 – £26,919
- Fife (On site)
- Closing 21st May 2024
Fife Women’s Aid are looking to recruit a part-time worker to provide advice, advocacy, support and services to children, young people and families who have experienced domestic abuse. Applicants should have experience of providing support in a relevant social care setting.
The successful applicants will have at least SVQ Level III or equivalent level of qualification in childcare or other relevant subject, or equivalent experience and willingness to work towards a qualification.
The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate a high degree of motivation and have the ability to work as part of a team as well as flexible hours to suit the needs of families. An ability to cover on-call is an advantage (additional payments are made for this role).
Please join us for an online session to find out more about FWA children, young people and family support services. 6.30pm on Tuesday 14th May 2024. Please confirm your attendance to info@fifewomensaid.org.uk and we will send you details of the zoom meeting. We hope to see you there.
Fife Women’s Aid is a feminist organisation and strives to be a supportive and empowering employer offering competitive terms and conditions.
Membership of Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme is a requirement for this post.
If you would like further information about the posts, please contact Lynda Carey, Operational Lead at lynda.carey@fifewomensaid.org.uk
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