Our Services

We are looking to recruit employees for our Edinburgh Services located in Edinburgh: Oxgangs, St Johns Hill and Lauristion In Leith.

Our services provide twenty four hour per day, seven days per week supported accommodation to individuals who are homeless and have complex and multiple support needs. These individuals may have experienced trauma, exclusion and stigma in their lives.

The Role

As a Support Worker, you will:

• Have a person centred and trauma informed approach
• Be skilled at building trusting relationships
• Have a compassionate and non-judgemental approach
• Be the first point of contact for people when they are looking for support as our services are staffed twenty four hours a day, seven days a week
• Be required to contact external agencies and advocate on someone's behalf
• Support individuals to attend appointments, provide emotional support or respond to health emergencies

You Will

• Have a positive, flexible attitude and be committed to our values and the work we do
• Have good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Be confident and assertive in your approach as these posts will involve some level of lone working
• Be provided with all relevant training to succeed in the role
• Possess an SVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care, or have the willingness to undertake study to achieve this
• Be required to obtain registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of taking up the post

About the Benefits

• Excellent sleepover payment - Currently £108.00 a night
• Fully paid Induction and shadow shifts
• Death in service scheme - three times your yearly salary
• Cycle to work scheme - 12% - 39% savings
• Tech scheme - 12% savings on laptops and computers
• Supportive management - committed to supporting personal and professional development
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing packages.

Please note that Hillcrest Futures do not hold a licence to sponsor any visa applications at present.

We are currently looking to recruit support workers to join our small team within Inclusion Alliance. The role involves supporting people with learning disabilities to be included in the community and lead an ordinary life. Your work would involve helping people to access educational, social, leisure and work or volunteering opportunities in the community.

No experience or formal qualifications are necessary for the role although a caring nature, positive attitude and a sense of fun are important characteristics to have. New staff will receive paid training and undertake shadow shifts with experienced staff members during induction. We want new staff to feel ready and able to work prior to working on their own for the first time.

We have various vacancies available including part time and relief/casual positions in various locations throughout Edinburgh.

• Working hours are based between the hours of 8am and 5pm Monday to Friday
• We have various permanent and casual vacancies available.
• Relief/ Casual pay rate- £12 per hour

Candidates must be caring, motivated and have excellent communication skills whilst being committed to working in a person-centred way ensuring that support is built around the supported person’s wishes and needs.

Benefits include

• Employer contributory pension scheme
• Funded SVQ 3 qualification and learning opportunity
• Paid annual leave entitlement
• Regular paid supervision sessions
• Regular paid training and development opportunities
• Daytime Monday to Friday working
• Working for a well-established small organisation where person centred values are at the core.
• Free 24/7 access to employee support app

The Service

Martingale Outreach provides Housing Support and Personal Care services to individuals in the Dundee Area. Individuals live in their own tenancies or with family. Their needs cover a wide range, predominantly mental health issues, learning disability, autism, drug and alcohol issues and dementia.

Community Wellbeing Flats aMartingale provide brief intervention support to individuals on a short term basis. Support needs will be assessed for each individual to help develop coping strategies, assisting people who may be going through a period of crisis.

David Street Outreach Housing Support and Personal Care services are provided to individuals in the Broughty Ferry & Dundee area. Individuals live in their own tenancies or with family. Their needs cover a wide range, predominantly learning disability, autism, and mental health.

All individuals require support to maintain their tenancies, keeping their homes safe and secure. Enabling them to live a good quality of life, and supporting them in the recovery process,

The Role

To support the individuals with;

• Emotional Support and support with recovery process
• Promotion of positive mental health including coping strategies
• Medication support such as administering medication
• Accessing community based resourses
• Daily life skills (menu planning, cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping)
• Support to manage finances and money.
• Maintain personal health and hygiene including personal care
• Support with other issues that arise

You will

You will have;

• A positive, flexible attitude, with an encouraging nature
• Excellent communication skills including verbal and written
• Be highly organised with the ability to work on own initiative
• The ability to react efficiently and effectively in emergency situations
• Possess an SVQ 2 in Health and Social Care or have the ability to work towards this qualification
• Flexibility with shifts patterns; weekend work are a requirement of this post
• Be required to obtain registration with Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of taking up the post

Company Benefits

• Pension Scheme
• Flexible Working Patterns
• Comprehensive Health and Well-being Package
• Free access to on-line discounts for well-known retailers
• Death in Service Benefit (up to three times your salary)
• Cycle to Work Scheme (great savings from 25% - 39% on bikes and accessories)
• Tech Scheme (great savings of up to 12% on computers or laptops)

The Best in You Brings Out the Best in Me

Enable Recruits are hiring a Recruitment Advisor to join the team on a permanent basis.

Enable is a dynamic and vibrant organisation who are dedicated to achieving an equal society where everyone has the right to live, work and participate in the communities of their choice. Enable provide self directed social care, employment education and training and inclusive communities where people are actively connected.

This Recruitment Advisor is integral to the success of the Enable Recruits team, providing key administrative and coordinative support for Recruitment Consultants and management not limited to:

• Providing first line contact for internal and external stakeholders, ensuring a positive candidate experience
• Supporting the Recruitment Consultants to coordinate recruitment activities such as interview booking and offers, for our Enable Works and Central Service functions
• Tracking, Monitoring and Reporting on key recruitment and retention data

The role is to provide a professional and proactive support service for Recruitment Consultants ensuring that all matters are dealt with in a confidential, professional and efficient manner and in line with safer recruitment guidelines. This post will also support the Recruitment Lead and will look for efficiencies in our systems and processes to continually improve the customer service provided to candidates and local service teams.

Although you will be working as part of a close knit team, you will have the autonomy to work independently on what is an integral role within the organisation with plenty of opportunity for career progression.

About You

Knowledge and Understanding

• Computer literate, with experience of using Microsoft Packages and database systems, including data entry

Skills and Abilities

• Effective organisation skills
• Effective communication skills, both written and oral with attention to detail
• Able to work with conflicting priorities
• Organised methodical approach to work with excellent time management skills
• Ability to handle all matters confidentially
• Team player able to support the team

Experience

• Proven administration experience
• Proven customer service experience
• Experience of undertaking confidential work in a sensitive manner

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of high volume recruitment either within an agency or in-house environment
• Proven track record of handling and organising multiple items with timely completions
• Knowledge of the voluntary sector
• Understanding of safer recruitment guidelines
• HNC in Business Management (or equivalent)
• CIPD Certificate in HR Practice (CHRP)

About Us

At Enable we believe in developing all our staff and we provide an extensive learning programme together with in-house career development opportunities.

We also have an excellent range of staff benefits on offer including but not limited to:

• Health cash plans providing a wide range of health benefits to help people cover the cost of their everyday health care.
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme*
• Season Ticket Loans*

Starting a career with Enable is the first step towards making a real difference in our award-winning charity’s mission to help create an equal society for every person who has a learning disability.

Enable is an equal opportunities employer and our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based entirely on values, skills and competencies required of the specific roles.

*Terms and Conditions Apply