Support Worker: Street Team (Edinburgh)
- Full time
- £23,400 – £25,094
- On site: Edinburgh
- Closing 24th September 2024
- Advertised from 27th August 2024
- 37.5 hours per week.
Role
About Simon Community Scotland
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 homelessness 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 people that we support.
We are looking for someone passionate about changing the expectations and experiences of people we support, many of whom have experienced significant trauma, exclusion, and stigma. They often engage in risk-taking behaviors that put their physical and mental health, and their lives at risk. Despite their challenges, they have incredible resilience, survival skills, and a wicked sense of humor. They know what a good, and not-so-good service looks like.
Creating strong partnership relationships is essential in order to offer the best options for the people we support and help them link in with services they may have struggled to access in the past.
Our Edinburgh street team responds to people who are rough sleeping, meeting them where they are at and providing that crucial first link into care. The team is out and about in all weathers on foot, bike, and car reaching out to all areas of Edinburgh. Supporting someone through the initial first steps on the journey from rough sleeping to more settled arrangements is challenging but incredibly rewarding and with this role, you will have the opportunity to work with those who are most far removed from society and show them that they matter.
Application notes
For further information and to apply, please visit our website.
LCIL is a user-led organisation providing a range of services that enable Disabled People to live independently in the community of their choice.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our team and help shape and develop our work with disabled people across Edinburgh and the Lothians.
The FMS Administrator will contribute to the effective delivery of the Financial Management Service supporting disabled people, their carers and families who are in receipt of, Self-directed Support (SDS).
The role is fast paced and every day is different so it is a great opportunity for someone to join us that is looking for a chance to help Disabled People live independently.
Please refer to the job description and personal specification for further information.
If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Heather Colville via HR@lothiancil.org.uk
Lead Practitioner - North East Edinburgh Recovery Service (NEERS)
- Full time or Part time
- £25,326 – £28,394
- On site: Edinburgh - Leith and Old Town
- Closing 20th September 2024
CAREERS THAT CARE
Do you have experience of working with vulnerable people and an understanding of alcohol and other drugs related harm?
If this is you, we have an exciting opportunity in North East Edinburgh Service for experienced Lead Practitioners in the field of Alcohol and Other Drugs.
These full and part time roles are working Monday to Friday with the occasional evenings.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity for a Lead Practitioner, unlike other support roles, with Turning Point Scotland, no two days are the same!
You will be responsible for being the first point of contact carrying out initial assessments, building trusting relationships and ongoing keyworker support with communication an essential part of the role.
You will also be expected to work in a groupwork setting and/or provide Assertive Outreach to individual’s homes, GP practices and across multiple community settings in the North East of Edinburgh. You will be offering harm reduction advice and interventions to some of the most vulnerable and high-risk people who use drugs. These individuals may have had multiple non-fatal overdoses and are not currently engaged with treatment and or support services.
About You
As our Lead Practitioner, you will have knowledge and experience of drug and alcohol related harm. You will be working within the service delivery rota of Monday to Friday. Alongside the Service Manager and the Service Coordinator to direct and manage the day to day support within the Edinburgh Service ensuring advanced level of social care support including responsibility for service delivery and development which includes providing line management support to the staff team.
You will be passionate and committed and be creative in ways of engaging people, including home visits (alongside a colleague) offering support in the community. Making a difference to people’s lives, you will continue providing support until they are able to engage in more structured support within the hub.
About Us – North East Edinburgh Recovery Hub
The North East Recovery Hub offers a full range of drug and alcohol treatment and support services. We are a multi - disciplinary team comprising of Voluntary Sector, NHS and social work staff. We are based with our main office in Leith and working across our satellite location in Craigmillar.
Turning Point Scotland offers a Salary Matching opportunity within the salary scale points.
Please note that IT skills are required for all our vacancies.
Where applicable, successful candidates will be required to register with the SSSC within 6 months of start date.
Administration Manager - Edinburgh Visiting Housing Support Service
- Full time
- £32,405 – £37,566
- On site: Edinburgh
- Closing 20th September 2024
Unleash Your Potential: Help us Change Lives?
Because People Matter at Turning Point Scotland, why not join us to reach your full potential.
Our Turning Point Scotland Service in Leith, Edinburgh are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic Administration Manager, who is motivated to work as part of our thriving and diverse team.
Your ability to work on your own initiative, manage and prioritise a busy work schedule and demonstrate attention to detail is essential. Along with your excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills and experience of working in a proactive and flexible way you will support our team in delivering the highest standard of Care and Support in our homelessness service.
If this is, you then join us as our Administration Manager.
Edinburgh Visiting Housing Support Service
Turning Point Scotland is the biggest provider of services to people experiencing or at risk of Homelessness across Scotland, delivering support to around 2000 individuals on any given day, 4500 per year.
We believe that in many cases, Homelessness is entirely preventable. Where Homelessness is not or cannot be, prevented the experience should be brief and non-recurring.
We provide support to people who are;
- Experiencing Homelessness
- At risk of Homelessness; and / or
- Need some support to protect their home
Our Edinburgh Visiting Housing Support Service provides Housing Support to people who are at risk of becoming homeless, who are homeless or who have recently experienced homelessness to move to or keep settled accommodation and gain independent living skills.
The support we provide is always person centred, we do this by involving people who know the person well, this includes family and friends, other health and Social Work professionals, Advocacy services and our own staff members.
Full training will be provided to you. We believe having the right values of respect, compassion, inclusion and integrity is all you need to join our team! We would offer you full support in completing your application.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time worker in Carr Gomm’s team of Specialist Link Workers. Primarily based in the Rivers Centre in Edinburgh city centre but expected to travel throughout Edinburgh and the Lothians.
The successful candidate will work with colleagues to ensure that people, usually with a diagnosis of complex PTSD and / or a history of childhood abuse are supported in a person-centered way and in line with Carr Gomm’s values to identify their aims and put them into effect.
Whilst reporting to the Project Manager the Specialist Link Worker will support individuals to achieve practical tasks and arrangements as well as their ambitions.
“We will demonstrate and grow the Carr Gomm DNA to build identity, appropriate recognition and sustainability within the social care sector in Scotland and across the globe.”
The role:
This is an exacting role in an unusual environment, working with individuals who experience complex and various needs. You will therefore have the skills and leadership abilities to meet the demands of this post, and team. As well as experience of working in communities and of partnership working, and of supporting and engaging with people in difficult circumstances
Who we are looking for:
We are seeking a proactive learner, one with a flair for engaging with, and relating to people, who are enthused by our work and share our values. Creative, patient, positive and motivated with a wide range of skills to draw on. A natural communicator at all levels and in multiple formats so you can both build networks and links with our stakeholders and managers.
About Carr Gomm
Carr Gomm is a leading Scottish social care and community development charity. We provide person-centered support to over 4500 people every year so they can live their best possible life.
Our services are based on our values and reflect the choices and aspirations of each individual and community we work with. Our qualified staff work with people in their homes and communities, supporting people in their day-to-day lives and making plans to achieve their hopes and dreams in the future. Carr Gomm also fundraises to tackle isolation and loneliness in our communities through projects and activities across Scotland.
Benefits
- 35 days’ holiday per year, increasing to 40 days with length of service.
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and sick leave
- A Defined Contribution pension scheme, with incremental employer contributions
- Membership to Telus; employee well-being and perks platform.
- Access to the Carr Gomm App, which includes online access to physiotherapy, personal training and counselling.
- Membership of a credit union
- Cycle to work scheme
If you would like to discuss this role further, please contact Helena Richards helenarichards@carrgomm.org
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