Wellbeing Worker | Lighthouse Project (Central Scotland)
- Full time
- £26,000
- Hybrid: Dunblane
- Closing 13th September 2024
- Advertised from 27th August 2024
Role
We are seeking a qualified and compassionate mental health and wellbeing worker.
Deliver face-to-face services for children and young people from armed forces families in a boarding school environment.
Provide essential mental health support, promote emotional wellbeing, and empower young people to navigate challenges faced through our Lighthouse Project at Queen Victoria School (Dunblane), funded by the Veterans Foundation. You will be responsible for planning and delivery of one-to-one, peer group, and drop-in sessions. You will work directly with young people to co-produce mental health and wellbeing resources, to empower young people to become wellbeing ambassadors and support staff and parents to enhance understanding of many relevant topics.
About the Lighthouse project
The Lighthouse project was coproduced with young people from Queen Victoria School in recognition of the unique challenges of forces life and boarding. It has been delivered as a pilot for the past year and has shown success in supporting young people to maintain or improve their mental health and wellbeing. With generous funding from The Veterans Foundation the project Forces Children Scotland will continue the delivery of the Lighthouse Project for a minimum of a further two years.
In this unique role, the post holder will be employed by Forces Children Scotland but based and embedded in Queen Victoria School which is located in Dunblane. The school delivers board and education for children and young people from aged 11-18 years who have parents serving in the armed forces across the United Kingdom and overseas.
About the person we’re looking for
You will need an undergraduate degree in psychology, mental health, social work, education, youth work, or equivalent qualification/experience to apply. Moreover, you require at least 2 years’ experience working in mental health service delivery/support.
Here’s a selection of further essential criteria:
- Experience in working collaboratively and an ability to engage with children and young people and work effectively in distressing and challenging circumstances,.
- Experience in coproducing projects with children and young people in a mental health and wellbeing context.
- Experience in developing and delivering mental health and wellbeing support for children and young.
- Experience in evaluating the impact of mental health and wellbeing.
- Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice.
- A strong understanding of trauma and adversity in childhood and the impact this can have on mental health and wellbeing.
Please download our job/person description for further details.
Application notes
If this vacancy sounds interesting and you feel this might be for you, please contact Nina Collins, our Children and Young People’s Participation Manager, for an informal conversation: nina.collins@forceschildrenscotland.org.uk
Please complete and submit our Application Form and Regulated Work Declaration as part of the selection process by 5pm on Friday 13 September 2024 to admin@forceschildrenscotland.org.uk.
We kindly request that you also send in a child-friendly version of your application setting out your values, skills, and experiences that makes you a suitable candidate for this role.
The format could be written, a graphic, a short film, or a picture, and should be suitable for review by a 14-17 year old.
Interviews will take place on Tuesday 24 September 2024 at Queen Victoria school.
An Enhanced Disclosure Scotland Check is required as part of our selection process.
Please visit Lighthouse Project Wellbeing Worker - Forces Children Scotland to start your application.
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We would like our new Director of Operations to:
- provide strategic leadership across all Venture Trust operations and participant service portfolio including 1:1, therapeutic and adventurous activity provision
- lead on ensuring the quality and safety of Venture Trust’s operations across all our services
- innovate new provision, health and safety and staff learning and development
In return, you will receive:
- £53,000 annual salary
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- an employee benefits package
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Community Young Person and Family Support Worker
- Full time
- £28,594
- On site: Scotland Central Belt
- Closing 4th November 2024
Notes: You will be required to travel Scotland-wide, with potential overnight stays aware from home with expenses paid.
Includem is looking for Community Youth & Family Support Workers to join our Includem Response Team working in Scotland Central Belt to support children, young people, and families, when they need it most.
You will manage your own caseload ensuring support plans are developed with the young person to respond to their individual needs and supporting them to improve outcomes in line with GIRFEC principles and the organisations model of support.
You will be expected to actively demonstrate leadership and ownership over effective service delivery to young people, by managing their outcomes through use of line managers, colleagues, and organisational tools, processes, policies and procedures.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Build relationships and deliver outcome-based support to young people and families, involving all key stakeholders.
- Explore values and attitudes with young people in a supportive manner.
- Ensure a focus on regular and appropriate case progression to help young people and families recognise progress.
- Actively participate in the delivery of the Helpline evening and night service so support is available 24/7.
- To support with crisis management and generate solutions for young people and families.
- To build relationships with Local Authorities with varying demands and priorities.
- To ensure support is delivered in line with organisations Policies Procedures, SSSC Codes of Practice & National Guidelines.
A full job description you can find on our website: includem.org/careers
About you
As a Community Youth & Family Support worker, you will have experience of working with young people and engaging vulnerable young people and families who are likely to have faced challenging life circumstances.
You will also have:
- Experience of effectively engaging vulnerable young people and families.
- Experience of managing caseloads and influencing decision making.
- Experience of responding to difficult circumstances where people may be in crisis or engaged in risk taking behaviour.
- Able to provide emotional, practical and social support to young people and families.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Able to routinely evidence practice, including completion of formal reports.
- Reliable and committed to deliver the relationship-based model of intervention.
A UK driving license is an essential requirement to the role. Ideally it would be if you live in the central belt, but not mandatory.
If you would like further information about the role, please call Recruitment on 01414270523
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- Part time
- £31,524 – £34,624 pro-rata
- On site: Leith
- Closing 4th November 2024
The Citadel has a long history of strong relationships with families in the Leith community.
This includes our Families Project, which provides a range of services to parents/carers of children attending the Citadel, including a weekly Parents Drop In and regular Family Days. In the past six years, the Scottish Government’s Pupil Equity Fund has enabled us to extend our positive relationships with families into local primary schools.
The post holder will be based two days per week in Leith Primary School, where they will provide a range of services for parents/carers, including 1:1 support, themed workshops or groups and family learning. They will be based one and a half days per week at the Citadel, where they will work alongside Families Project colleagues, including co-facilitating the Parents Drop In.
This post has been continuously funded through the Pupil Equity Fund since 2018 and the renewal of funding for the next school year is generally confirmed in April.
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- Full time
- £22,863 – £28,805
- Hybrid: Hamilton
- Closing 15th November 2024
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COVEY is seeking a passionate, professional and proactive individual to provide support to families who are experiencing difficulties or challenges in their everyday lives such as isolation, mental and physical health problems, disability, poverty and trauma. This involves direct work with children, young people, parents/carers and whole families via 1-1 intervention/support and group-based mentoring.
The successful candidate will provide person centred, relationship-based support to children, young people and parents/carers to help them identify and address short-term needs (strengthening confidence, wellbeing and family/community relationships) and support long-term aspirations into positive destinations.
This role offers the opportunity to collaborate with experienced professionals, manage complex cases, and support volunteer mentors. If you have a strong background in family support and are driven by our mission to create positive change, apply today and help families thrive.
What we offer
We offer a rewarding role with the opportunity to develop your skills and future career in an enriching environment with the following benefits:
- 6% employer pension contribution
- flexible working (including flexi-time)
- access to learning and development opportunities
- one special leave day to celebrate your birthday
- annual staff and volunteer recognition awards
- quarterly staff wellbeing activities
- annual all staff outing/activity
- HSF Health plan for employees (and their spouse/partner and children) including dental and optical claim back, physio claim back, personal accident coverage, GP, mental health counselling, legal support, discounts for gym, cinema and shopping
- access to ScotWest Credit Union offering loans, mortgages and savings accounts
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