Support Worker - North Lanarkshire Outreach service
- Full time
- £22,953 – £25,093
- : North Lanarkshire
- Closing 30th April 2024
- Advertised from 9th April 2024
- 37.5 hours per week
Role
You will help people take control of their lives and create a future.
Simon Community Scotland is the largest provider of homelessness services in Scotland.
Our vision is for everyone to have a safe place to live with access to the support they need. Every day we help make positive things happen for people facing extremely difficult circumstances.
Everything we do is about and for people: the people we support, our staff, our partners and everyone affected by homelessness.
Our values are built into every area of activity and tell the story of how people remain at the heart of the Simon Community.
Job Summary
The Simon Community is Scotland's leading homeless charity. We are creative and innovative. We get things done with care and compassion that make a difference to our community, being true to our values. We are a community of staff, volunteers and the people that we support.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about changing expectations and experiences of people we support, many of whom have experienced significant trauma, exclusion and stigma. They often engage in risk taking behaviours that put their physical and mental health, and their lives at risk. Despite the challenges they face they have incredible resilience, survival skills and a wicked sense of humour. They know what a good, and not so good service looks like.
As part of the Outreach Service you will provide direct emotional and practical support to our community living in temp accommodation and transitioning in to their own tenancies.
For this role a full driving licence and access to a car is essential.
Job Purpose
As a support worker it will be your job to work with a team to:
- Help people in our community to manage and recover their mental health
- Support people who use drugs and alcohol to do so as safely as possible
- Support people who choose to reduce or stop their drug and alcohol use to do so safely
- Help people in our community to build a positive network of connections that will help them to gain and sustain their own housing
- Provide emotional and practical support to our community
- Any other duties directed by your service lead
Key Responsibilities
Our values support:
- Warmth and positive regard
- Inclusion and participation
- Innovation and personalisation of care and support
- Ambition
- Partnership
- Learning and leadership
Your key responsibilities to support those values will be:
- Developing honest and open relationships with our community that foster trust
- Using our training and reflective practice to develop additional skills to support and respond appropriately to our community who have experienced trauma
- Working with people in our community with a wide range of experiences and cultural backgrounds with dignity, respect and kindness
- Working as part of a team with a range of experiences and knowledge to the benefit of our community
- Supporting our community to influence their care and support to meet their goals - Fostering connection, hope, a positive identity and meaning in life and a sense of control for our community
- Working with other teams in SCS and with partners to support good outcomes for our community
- Seeking opportunities that will make a difference to our community
- Ensuring that our places reflect the respect we hold for our community
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications:
Essential:
- SVQ 3 social care or willing to work towards
- SSSC Registered or willing to become so
Desirable:
- Trauma informed practice
- Assist/MHFA/SafeTalk trained
- Naloxone trained
- Mental health or addictions qualifications
Experience:
Essential:
- Experience of providing support to people with a range of challenges including homelessness, mental ill health and addictions
- Experience of working in a fast paced environment which requires quick decision making
Desirable:
- Lived experience of homelessness
- Experience of working with a range of agencies as a team
- Networking and connecting skills
Knowledge and Skills:
Essential:
- Experience of working with people with a variety of individual and cultural beliefs
- Ability to use empathy and relational skills to build positive relationships with our community and colleagues
- Understanding of and ability to work within ethical and relational boundaries
Desirable:
- Knowledge and understanding of homelessness, addictions and mental health
- Understanding of services that support homelessness,addictions and mental health
- Evidence of good communication skills, written, verbal and digital
Personal:
Essential:
- Able to lead by example.
- A team player.
- A desire to learn and to develop innovative practice
- Honest, ethical and keen to overcome obstacles
- Flexible, responsive
Application notes
Business Development Partner
- Full time
- £46,875
- Remote: Home based but travel throughout Scotland may occasionally be required
- Closing 24th January 2025
The Richmond Fellowship Scotland is offering an exciting opportunity to join the largest third sector social care provider in Scotland as a Business Development Partner. This dynamic role places you in a high performing team and within an organisation that continues to grow and expand our reach. You will have a key stake in driving the organisations excellent track record forward through securing contracts and driving sustainable growth. If you thrive on challenges, creativity and meaningful impact, then this opportunity is for you.
The successful candidate will be supported to excel in their role and expand their understanding of the Scottish social care sector and competitive tendering through a focus on continued professional development, as well as access to a wide range of training opportunities.
You will bring direct experience of working in a business development role and will have a proven track record of generating income through written proposals, funding applications and presentations. You will have excellent analytical, communication and written skills and will be responsible for producing high quality tender submissions, grant applications and marketing material. You will also have excellent planning, time management and organisational skills and an ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
The role is home based but travel throughout Scotland may occasionally be required. We place a strong focus on continual professional development and the post holder will have access to a wide range of training opportunities.
Having fun is important to us too! As well as a competitive salary, the organisation offers generous benefits including enhanced pension contributions and annual leave entitlement, as well as access to over 850 high street and online discounts.
Having a Full clean driving license and access to a car is desirable.
For an informal and confidential discussion about the Business Development Partner role please contact Jodi McNeil (TRFS Business Development Manager) at jmcneil@trfs.org.uk
Presbytery Secretary - Clyde
- Part time
- £30,000 pro-rata
- On site: Presbytery of Clyde
- Closing 29th January 2025
The Presbytery of Clyde are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled administrator who will support Presbytery, playing a key role in ensuring that its administrative business is conducted smoothly and efficiently and, working with colleagues and Presbytery members, that the information and support needs of committees and congregations are met.
High-level administrative, personal assistance experience and good IT skills are essential, as are excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Some evening working will be required.
For more information on the Presbytery of Clyde, please see clydepresbytery.org
Children’s and Families Worker –St David’s Carrick Knowe Parish Church
- Part time
- £28,815 – £32,575 pro-rata
- On site: Edinburgh
- Closing 20th January 2025
Could you be part of something different? We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to use their gifts, skills and experience to make a difference to the lives of the people in our parishes and communities.
In the new Union of St David’s Carrick Knowe the congregation is very aware of the need to re-establish Children’s and Youth work and are looking for someone to take the lead with this.
The successful candidate will have significant recent experience of setting up, publicising and running events for children and families with strong interpersonal skills to maintain positive relationships. The candidate must be a committed Christian with an active Church connection (Genuine Occupational Requirement in terms of the Equality Act 2010).
Community and Transition Support Worker
- Part time
- £26,318 pro-rata
- On site: Edinburgh
- Closing 27th January 2025
Dean and Cauvin Young People’s Trust is one of Edinburgh’s oldest and established charities, providing residential group living and community, family and group work support to children, young people and families. We are committed to further developing the Trust as ‘a place of hope’ for care-experienced children, young people and families rooted in our values of Care, Perseverance, Acceptance and Hope. By building strong and caring relationships we #KeepThePromise by providing a scaffolding of love and support around children, young people, and families as they take their first steps towards a confident, positive future.
Role:
This is an opportunity to come and join us as a support worker in our Community and Transition team. Based in our St. Johns Road Wellbeing Hub, our team provide a range of practical, social and emotional 1:1, group and whole-family support to children, young people and families who have experiences of care to help them:
• Move on from residential living to independent life and living in the community
• Develop healthy relationships, connections and mental wellbeing
• Build confidence, education, skills and training
We work together with families, social work, health services and other colleagues to keep the strengths, aspirations and voice of children, young people and families at the heart of all we do while ensuring their safety and welfare is always maintained.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone to be part of our team as we develop our services to #KeepThePromise.
We are looking for someone who:
• Is skilled in delivering a range of 1:1 and group interventions and supports,
• Can work in a values-led and rights focused way
• Has an understanding of the difficulties faced by young people who are or have recently been ‘looked after’ in a care setting.
• Is passionate about working alongside children, young people and families
• Is able to build strong and effective relationships with young people who can be under-represented.
• Can develop and implement support that actively engages young men in community activities.
• Is able to deliver new ways of working including working mornings/evenings and weekends.
• Can foster a supportive and inclusive environment that encourages young people's participation and can support our young people to participate fully and influence the delivery of the service.
• Is committed to delivering The Promise.
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Our Community and Transition team work closely with our residential house teams, young people who live with us and their families and young people who have lived with us who are now requiring support in the community or supported living in one of our community flats.
In the coming year, our primary focus will be on engaging with the young men we support as well as children, young people and families from the wider community. We will also be prioritising young people's participation by developing:
• Tailored Support : Develop opportunities specifically designed to meet the interests and needs of the young men we support. This could include sports, technology, or vocational training.
• Community Events: Organise events that bring together young people, their families, and the wider community.
• Feedback Mechanisms: Support young people to voice their opinions and suggestions through our participation groups and that will feed back to our newly developed Young Person Committee
We are committed to the development of all our staff and the successful applicants will have access to:
• Regular support and supervision
• Continuous Professional Development
• Training and learning opportunities.
• Discounted access to our holiday caravan
• Our Employee Assistance Scheme
If you are someone who can make a difference for young people and have relevant experience with social work, youth/community/family work or other relevant experiences then we want to hear from you.
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