- Advertised from 24th July 2024
- 17.5 hours per week
Role
We are recruiting for a Volunteer Coordinator to join our Children & Families Mentoring programme. We support care experienced young people aged 8-14 years across Glasgow and North Lanarkshire, our mentoring programme enables young people to have time away from home where they can gain confidence, learn new skills and talk to a trusted adult.
This is a part time role working 17.5 hours per week, the Volunteer Coordinator will have responsibility for recruitment, training and day to day supervision of volunteer mentors, the ongoing support of mentor and mentee matches and the provision of additional supports to mentee’s families as and when required. The post holder will also support the Service Manager with the ongoing promotion and development of the programme.
The role is mainly working in the community in the Glasgow area or working from home in agreement with the line manager. It is expected that you will be in the office at Dava Street, Govan from time to time for meetings.
Right There is a charity working to prevent people becoming homeless and separated from their loved ones.
We’re here for children and adults who are living with the effects of poverty, addiction or broken relationships. Walking alongside people at home and in the community, we provide tailored support and form trusting relationships to help people feel happier, safer and more confident to live their lives.
Rooted in communities across Scotland for 200 years, we’re there for people going through tough times. Our work won’t stop until everyone has an equal chance to create a safe and supportive place to call home.
Main duties and responsibilities include:
- Volunteer Management including recruitment, training and regular support and reflection
- with Volunteer Mentors. Ensuring Volunteers are supported to undertake their roles effectively
- Have a high standard of professional integrity with colleagues and other professionals.
- Confidently manage and coordinate positive, respectful and compassionate relationships
- between mentor and mentee, ensuring good boundaries setting. Providing additional support(s) to the mentee’s family, as and when required. Focussing on individual strengths and aspirations and ensuring person centred planning and unconditional positive regard is undertaken by yourself and volunteers.
- Building upon existing strong relationships with social work, education and virtual schools and strengthening these relationships.
- Have detailed knowledge of other relevant services and create and maintain good working relationships with external partners. Representing Right There positively to other agencies or services including Local Authority, Social Work, Housing Services and other relevant services.
- Liaise with referral sources, regarding new and existing Mentoring referrals.
- Ensuring accurate and factual record keeping at all times. Ensuring support plans for people we support are completed and updated in accordance with GDPR and confidentiality processes. Ensuring Risk Assessments are completed and updated for people we support.
- Ensuring the needs of the people we support are being met and signposting to relevant services where more support is required.
- Attend multi agency meetings as required and advocating on behalf of the people we support.
- Ensure that adequate safeguarding measures are in place for both mentors & mentees and participation in an On Call rota system as required.
- Contribute towards the design, delivery and evaluation of our programmes. Ensuring we are adopting a co-produced approach where possible.
- Contribute to the development and Coordination of a Support Group and Forum for Kinship Carers at Right There.
Full details can be found in the job & person specification on our website.
What we expect from you
Our values make us who we are and define our actions and behaviours every day. We’d expect the post-holder to uphold and represent our organisation in a way that reflects our values and person-centred way of working.
We’re looking for you to have gained experience of supporting young people and families with complex needs, and you will have knowledge of the issues facing young people who are care-experienced and/or on the edges of care. You will also have knowledge of current relevant legislation and policies relating to children and young people as well as a working knowledge of child protection procedures.
A full UK driving license and access to a car for work purposes is an essential requirement.
What you can expect from us
We value our staff as our greatest asset and will provide the following working conditions:
- The post holder will report to the Service Manager.
- Your normal working hours are an average of 17.5 per week. These hours are usually worked Monday to Friday, and flexibly between the hours of 8.00am to 6.00pm, with one-hour unpaid break. Variations to these hours must be agreed with your line manager.
- Your usual place of work will be 15 Dava Street, Glasgow, G51 2JA.
- You are also required to work in the local community, and you will be paid travel expenses between your usual place of work and appointments undertaken in the course of your duties. Alternatively, you may choose to work remotely from your home address where appropriate. Working arrangements are in agreement with your line manager based on the needs of the service.
- Annual leave entitlement of 210 hours holiday (equivalent to 6 weeks) pro rata per year in the first year rising to 280 hours (equivalent to 8 weeks) pro rata per year in the second. This includes public holidays.
- You will be automatically enrolled into the People’s Pension in the month that you will complete 3-months of employment, provided you meet the auto-enrolment criteria.
- Life Insurance from day one
- Option to purchase and sell annual leave.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Ongoing learning and development
- Wellness programmes
Application notes
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Applications will be considered as they are received and interviews arranged, as such the advert might close earlier than the advertised closing date.
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Care Experience Support Manager (Maternity Leave Cover)
- Full time
- £32,341 – £35,235
- On site: West Dunbartonshire
- Closing 18th June 2025
We are seeking a dynamic, highly motivated individual who will play a key role in developing and delivering a program of support services and activities for Care Experienced children and young people across West Dunbartonshire. This exciting post offers a unique opportunity to develop, deliver and evaluate services, learning opportunities and mentoring activities, which supports care experienced children & young people to reach their full potential.
The main aim of the role is to ensure Y sort it plays an integral role in supporting Care Experienced children & young people with their school, family and community life. We aim to build on the aspirations care experienced young people via The Promise, along with our local partners within West Dunbartonshire Promise Keepers, an established group of stakeholders. You will be directly managed by Y sort it Head of Services & Development. The postholder will be responsible for the management of the Y sort it Care Experienced Staff & Volunteer Team. Purpose and Objectives The postholder will provide critical support to Y sort it, schools, and communities to drive West Dunbartonshire’s Integrated Children’s Services Plan for care experience children and young people. You will lead and co-ordinate the team and activities required to do so. With support from West Dunbartonshire Education, Promise Scotland / Corra Foundation and Inspiring Scotland / Intandem - West Dunbartonshire is one of eleven local authorities in Scotland to adopt the approach of Intandem Mentoring model About intandem - intandem and a carryout a Test of Change initiative with the aim to develop a Supportive School Structure (Right to Education) for Care Experienced children and young people across West Dunbartonshire. The post holder will have a primary focus on developing & evaluating the impact of learning opportunities, to raise the attainment of care experienced young people and support our established Intandem Volunteer Mentoring program, by focusing on children and young people aged 8 to 14 who are subject to a compulsory supervision order (or at-risk of becoming so), living at home or in kinship arrangements (ages 8-16 years). You will be responsible for leading, supporting and managing a team of staff and volunteers, and must demonstrable recent knowledge and experience of the Promise, GIRFEC (Getting it Right for Every Child), UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child). Experience of monitoring and evaluation frameworks, writing funding bids, and the ability to work independently as well as part of a Leadership & Management Team. The post holder should be flexible as the actual times of work will involve working, evenings, school holidays and weekends . The post holder should be flexible as the actual times of work may change to respond to the demands of the work.
Due to growth within the programme, we are recruiting for a Senior Family Support Worker to join our Young People and Family Support Service.
Our team provides flexible intensive family support across Glasgow that enables children and young people on the edges of care, and their families, to receive the right support at the right time, building on their strengths.
We are Right There, a charity that recently celebrated our 200th anniversary. We provide tailored support for people, at home, and in the community. We are here for people who are living with the effects of homelessness, poverty, substance use, or family breakdowns.
Last year we supported almost 4,000 individuals, helping to prevent them from becoming homeless or separated from the people they love. Every person’s story is unique, and everyone’s route home is different - it doesn’t matter what the situation is – we’re not here to judge, only to help.
The senior Family Support Worker will lead and coach a team of Family Support Workers, whilst also working in partnership with the Health & Social Care Partnership and other family support providers to share resources, learn and create solutions that will help children, young people and families to thrive.
Main duties will include:
Team Management
- Provide line management and supervision to a team of Family Support Workers, ensuring clarity of role expectations and performance standards
- Offer guidance, support, and regular feedback to staff, promoting professional development through coaching and reflective practice
- Lead regular team meetings, fostering a positive team culture and ensuring open communication and collaborative working
- Manage and support staff wellbeing, ensuring a healthy work environment and promoting a good work-life balance
- Conduct yearly performance appraisals and assist in identifying training needs and development opportunities for team members
- Lead by example, delivering direct family support where necessary and ensuring best practices are maintained across all aspects of service delivery
- Ensure a robust, evidence-based approach to supporting families, regularly evaluating and improving the quality of services offered
- Manage the case load of the team, ensuring that families receive timely and appropriate interventions that meet their needs
Programme Operations
- Provide appropriate levels of high-quality support to families in their homes and in the community
- Adopt a flexible approach allowing families to receive support whenever is best for them including evenings and weekends
- Deliver evidenced based family support that helps families overcome current challenges and build resilience for the future
- Maintain accurate case files for all family members and consistently assess progress across all outcomes for all family members
- Plan, implement and continuously develop packages of tailored interventions for families to meet the needs of the individual child, their parent(s)/carer(s), siblings and wider family network. Including: practical support; parenting education and support; and emotional health and wellbeing as well as other factors that are unique to that family.
- Assist individuals accessing the service to engage and integrate into their local community and become active citizens.
- Undertake whole family assessments that focus on strengths and continuous assessment of progress towards outcomes for all family members
You have the autonomy to manage your own diary to reflect the needs of the families you are supporting, with 6 on-call shifts per month.
The full job & person specification is on our website where you will find the full list of duties, essential and desirable requirements, and our people benefits.
Our values make us who we are and define our actions and behaviours every day. We’d expect the post-holder to uphold and represent our organisation in a way that reflects our values and person-centred way of working.
We’re looking for you to be able to evidence experience of supervising and leading a staff team as well as as having experience of working with children, young people and families facing challenges and on the edges of care. You will have an understanding of the key issues facing children, young people and families such as the effects of trauma and poverty. We also need you to have an understanding of current relevant legislation and policies relating to children, young people and families including GIRFEC, UNCRC, The Promise.
We value our staff as our greatest asset and will provide the following working conditions:
- The post holder will report to the Service Manager
- Your normal working hours are 35 per week, worked between the hours of 8am and 10pm, Monday to Sunday, in shifts defined by your line manager on a rolling rota over a 52-week period.
- Your usual place of work will be 15 Dava Street, Glasgow, G51 2JA. You are also required to work in the local community and you will be paid travel expenses from your usual place of work and appointments undertaken in the course of your duties. Alternatively, you may choose to work remotely from your home address where appropriate. Working arrangements must be agreed with your line manager based on the needs of the service.
- Annual leave entitlement of 210 hours holiday (equivalent to 6 weeks) pro rata per year in the first year rising to 280 hours (equivalent to 8 weeks) pro rata per year in the second. This includes public holidays
- You will be automatically enrolled into the People’s Pension in the month that you will complete 3 months of employment, provided you meet the auto-enrolment criteria
- Life Insurance from day one
- Cycle to work scheme
- Option to purchase and sell annual leave
- Ongoing learning and development
Due to growth within the programme are recruiting for Family Support Workers to join our Young People and Family Support Service.
Our team provides flexible intensive family support across Glasgow that enables children and young people on the edges of care, and their families, to receive the right support at the right time, building on their strengths.
We are Right There, a charity that recently celebrated our 200th anniversary. We provide tailored support for people, at home, and in the community. We are here for people who are living with the effects of homelessness, poverty, substance use, or family breakdowns.
Last year we supported almost 4,000 individuals, helping to prevent them from becoming homeless or separated from the people they love. Every person’s story is unique, and everyone’s route home is different - it doesn’t matter what the situation is – we’re not here to judge, only to help.
The Family Support Worker will work in partnership with the Health & Social Care Partnership and other family support providers to share resources, learn and create solutions that will help children, young people and families to thrive.
Main duties will include:
- Develop good communication and working relationships with children and families, colleagues and other professionals
- Work alongside all immediate family members and extended family/support network as required
- Support children and families in the local community
- Deliver evidenced based family support that helps families overcome current challenges and build resilience for the future
- Maintain accurate case files for all family members and consistently assess progress across all outcomes
- Plan, implement and continuously develop packages of tailored interventions for families to meet the needs of the individual child, their parent(s)/carer(s), siblings and wider family network, including practical support, parenting education and support, and emotional health and wellbeing
- Assist individuals accessing the programme to engage and integrate into their local community
- Undertake whole family assessments that focus on strengths and continuous assessment of progress towards outcomes for all family members
- Ensure delivery is aligned with the UN Convention on The Rights of The Child
You have the autonomy to manage your own diary to reflect the needs of the families you are supporting. 1 backshift of 2pm-10pm is required per week with the flexibility to work an additional 11am-7pm if required.
The full job & person specification is on our website where you will find the full list of duties, essential and desirable requirements, and our people benefits.
Our values make us who we are and define our actions and behaviours every day. We’d expect the post-holder to uphold and represent our organisation in a way that reflects our values and person-centred way of working.
We’re looking for you to have gained experience of working with children, young people and families facing challenges and on the edges of care. We also need you to have an understanding of current relevant legislation and policies relating to children, young people and families including GIRFEC, UNCRC, The Promise
We value our staff as our greatest asset and will provide the following working conditions:
- The post holder will report to the Senior Family Support Worker
- Your normal working hours are 35 per week, worked between the hours of 8am and 10pm, Monday to Sunday, in shifts defined by your line manager on a rolling rota over a 52-week period.
- Your usual place of work will be 15 Dava Street, Glasgow, G51 2JA. You are also required to work in the local community and you will be paid travel expenses from your usual place of work and appointments undertaken in the course of your duties. Alternatively, you may choose to work remotely from your home address where appropriate. Working arrangements must be agreed with your line manager based on the needs of the service.
- Annual leave entitlement of 210 hours holiday (equivalent to 6 weeks) pro rata per year in the first year rising to 280 hours (equivalent to 8 weeks) pro rata per year in the second. This includes public holidays
- You will be automatically enrolled into the People’s Pension in the month that you will complete 3 months of employment, provided you meet the auto-enrolment criteria
- Life Insurance from day one
- Cycle to work scheme
- Option to purchase and sell annual leave
- Ongoing learning and development
Tenant Liaison Workers
- Full time or Part time
- £24,252 – £25,961
- On site: Glasgow
- Closing 9th July 2025
Due to growth we are recruiting for Tenant Liaison Workers to join our Short Term Housing Glasgow programme. Our Short Term Housing programme provides a link between private property owners and tenants. Our goal is to end homelessness by providing access to privately rented properties, as we believe that this is an effective and long-term solution.
The Tenant Liaison Worker will ensure a high-quality, customer focused housing management service within their individual property portfolio, ensuring effective customer liaison and promotion of tenant participation.
Part time hours will be considered, minimum 21 hours per week.
We are Right There, a charity that recently celebrated our 200th anniversary. We provide tailored support for people, at home, and in the community. We are here for people who are living with the effects of homelessness, poverty, substance use, or family breakdowns.
Last year we supported almost 4,000 individuals, helping to prevent them from becoming homeless or separated from the people they love. Every person’s story is unique, and everyone’s route home is different - it doesn’t matter what the situation is – we’re not here to judge, only to help.
Main duties and responsibilities will include:
- Develop positive, respectful and compassionate relationships with the people we support, focusing on their strengths and aspirations as individuals.
- Have a high standard of professional integrity with colleagues and other professionals.
- Establish clear professional boundaries with the people we support. Assessing, and progressing all referrals made to the service in line with service specification.
- Effective engagement with landlords and letting agents in the management of properties, ensuring they are fit for purpose and comply with legal, health and safety and corporate standards.
- Maintaining occupancy levels through efficient allocation and void management of properties.
- Liaison with external agencies such as Community Homeless Teams, Housing Benefit and Council Tax teams, landlords, support providers, health programmes, local authority and other agencies as required.
- Arranging and facilitating tenancy support with those we support to meet contractual requirements and individual need.
Full details can be found in the Job & Person Specification on our website.
What we expect from you
Our values make us who we are and define our actions and behaviours every day. We’d expect the post-holder to uphold and represent our organisation in a way that reflects our values and person-centred way of working.
We would ideally like to hear from applicants who have experience of working in a housing/social care environment. Evidence of continued professional development or a housing/social care related qualification would also be beneficial.
A full UK driving license and and access to a car for work purposes is essential.
What you can expect from us
We value our staff as our greatest asset and will provide the following working conditions:
- The post holder will report to a Housing Team Lead and through them to the Housing Services Manager.
- Your normal working hours are 35 per week, worked Monday to Friday between the hours of 8am and 6pm, depending on the needs of the service.
- Your usual place of work is Rosemount Business Park, Charles Street, Glasgow, G21 2QA. The role involves lone working and travelling in your own vehicle between properties and being out in the community. Lone working policy in place.
- Annual leave entitlement of 210 hours holiday (equivalent to 6 weeks) pro rata per year in the first year rising to 280 hours (equivalent to 8 weeks) pro rata per year in the second. This includes public holidays
- You will be automatically enrolled into the People’s Pension in the month that you will complete 3 months of employment, provided you meet the auto-enrolment criteria
- Life Insurance from day one
- Cycle to work scheme
- Option to purchase and sell annual leave
- Ongoing learning and development
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