The Role: Rock Trust are delighted to offer up an exciting opportunity to work as part of our ‘Upstream’ project team. We are looking for a passionate and experienced project worker to deliver our schools-based prevention project to identify and support young people who are at risk of homelessness. The role will include providing 1:1 support to young people, nurturing and maintaining relationships with partners and stakeholders and interpreting and analysing statistical data.

The post holder will be expected to:

• Build trusting, lasting relationships with young people, working with them to identify individual needs and build a robust support plan
• Provide flexible, person centered, strengths-based support for as long as is required.
• Work in a psychologically and trauma informed manner
• Establish and nurture relationships with key partners and stakeholders
• Analyse results from statistical gathered to determine service need and target support to those most at risk
• Promote and share evaluation, learning and best practice.

Who we are

Rock Trust is Scotland’s leading youth specific homelessness charity. We work with young people aged 16-25 who are at risk of, or who are experiencing homelessness. Our aim is to end youth homelessness in Scotland by ensuring that every young person has access to expert youth specific services to assist them to avoid, survive and move on from homelessness.

Rock Trust holds the gold award from Investors in People. We are committed to making Rock Trust a fantastic place to work. We provide a range of enhanced benefits for staff, including a starting annual leave entitlement of 25 working days which will increase by 1 day for every full year of service completed (up to a maximum of 30 working days) plus 10 Public Holidays (pro-rata), a 6% employer contribution pension scheme, life assurance scheme, employee rewards and enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave. A full list of our benefits is available on our website.

We actively support the ability to work flexibly and remotely, and all staff are provided with the ICT kit and home set-ups needed to minimise travel and promote a work-life balance.

The Role:

Rock Trust are delighted to advertise for a Project Worker for our Youth Boost service in Perth, which aims to support young people to transition from homelessness into settled accommodation, as well as supporting those in tenancies who may be at risk of eviction and young people who want to return home and maintain relationships with their families. We are looking for a passionate and motivated individual to help us continue to deliver on this exciting project. The role will involve working directly with young people to coordinate and provide emotional and practical support on a 1:1 basis, both in their homes and within the wider community.

The post holder will be expected to:

• Work with our Service Manager to develop the Youth Boost service
• Support young people to manage and thrive in their home
• Motivate young people to set goals and reach their potential
• An ability to work effectively with partners and other key people to provide young
• people with excellent care and support
• Adopt a ‘whatever it takes’ and rights based approach
• Work in a psychologically and trauma informed manner

Who we are

Rock Trust is Scotland’s leading youth specific homelessness charity. We work with young people aged 16-25 who are at risk of, or who are experiencing homelessness. Our aim is to end youth homelessness in Scotland by ensuring that every young person has access to expert youth specific services to assist them to avoid, survive and move on from homelessness.

Rock Trust holds the gold award from Investors in People. We are committed to making Rock Trust a fantastic place to work. We provide a range of enhanced benefits for staff, including a starting annual leave entitlement of 25 working days which will increase by 1 day for every full year of service completed (up to a maximum of 30 working days) plus 10 Public Holidays (pro-rata), a 6% employer contribution pension scheme, life assurance scheme, employee rewards and enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave. A full list of our benefits is available on our website.

Do you want to utilise your organisational skills and make a real difference to the services we deliver?

If you love a to-do list, juggling a varied workload, and ensuring projects (and people!) run like clockwork, then this could be the job for you!

About Cyrenians in Falkirk

Our office is based within our Community Learning Hub, Arnotdale House, Dollar Park in Falkirk. Cyrenians Community Learning Hub is the heart of our direct service delivery and our public facing community events and room hire.

This is a new post designed to support us moving forward.

The successful postholder will be an integral part of the team and contributing to the delivery of Cyrenians Strategic Plan.

About the role

You’ll work closely with the management team to maintain and update organisational databases, complete regular compliance checks and contribute to funding applications. In addition, your main duties will also include:

• Oversee the Community Learning Hub room hire booking system
• Support the smooth running of our event space, including setting up and clearing rooms following events.
• Lead on monitoring invoices and petty cash.

With such a varied role, it’s safe to say no two days will be the same!

About you

You’ll be a strong administrator with relevant experience in an office environment. You should have a ‘can-do’ attitude and thrive knowing your contribution is supporting others. You should also have:

• Excellent IT skills including Microsoft office programmes
• Great organisational skills and attention to detail
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

How we’ll support you

You’ll be part of an enthusiastic, knowledgeable staff team with a supportive manager, who will help you develop and grow in your role. You’ll also have access to wider Cyrenians support, including our learning and development programme, and staff wellbeing services.

About us

At Cyrenians we tackle the causes and consequences of homelessness by taking a values-led and relationships-based approach to delivering our services. You can find out more about our organisation and our impact online.

We are currently seeking to Care at Home Worker to join our team to deliver care in Inverness.

Are you looking for something different from a Mon-Fri 9-5 job? Do you have a caring nature and are you reliable and friendly? If you reply yes to the questions above, then this maybe the role for you. We recruit people based on their values and transferrable skills.

About Gateway

Gateway is a Charitable Organisation established in 1998, that has a Gold Investors in People award. Our goal is to support vulnerable people in our community. We aim to provide a range of high-quality care services and activities that improves the well-being of the vulnerable people we support.

Role of the Support Worker

Duties of the role may include assisting with personal care, bathing / showering, meal preparation, assistance to take medication safely and light domestic duties.

Experience & Requirements

• Availability: Various shifts - 7.00am-2.00pm and / 4.00pm-10.00pm or 7pm -10pm / Just weekends.
• Care Experience: Although desirable, it’s not essential as we offer a full induction training, mentoring and shadowing.
• Personality: You should have a positive attitude and have patience and good verbal and written communication skills.
• Our Values: It's key that you align to our five company values.
• Driving Licence: Essential due to Locale

What does Gateway have to offer you?

• Full Time and Part Time contracted hours.
• Paid per shift, not per call payments.
• Paid travel time between each Service User’s homes.
• Mileage allowance for using your own vehicle.
• Cycle to work scheme
• Use of company pool car (evening & weekends)
• Uniform & full PPE.
• Fully paid induction training, including shadowing and mentoring.
• Ongoing training and support.
• Work Pension Scheme.
• Full paid PVG membership.

The opportunity to sign up to Charity Workers discount scheme, Blue Light Card and Discount for Carers schemes.

For further information on the role, please contact Pam Craig Mackie, Service manager or Joanna Kennedy, Business Administrator on 01463 718693

Gateway is a Gold Winner of Investors in People homelesstrust.org.uk

Charity Number: SC028837