Are you excited by the possibilities for mission within the Church of Scotland? Can you see potential in the midst of all the change and transition for growth and even new life? Could you be part of something different?

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to use their gifts, skills and experience to work alongside those in our congregations to enable and support them as they work to implement the Presbytery mission plan throughout the Presbytery of Fife.

Alongside leadership skills and experience of leading and planning events, activities and meetings, you should have knowledge of the life and work, structures and procedures of the Church of Scotland. You will be an excellent communicator with the ability to share complex information to a variety of audiences.

This post carries a Genuine Occupational Requirement in terms of the Equality Act 2010. You will be a committed Christian with a live Church connection.

Can you work with a local community to encourage their explorations of the Christian faith?

We are looking for someone with a deep and mature Christian faith who has experience of working across communities, and working with families and Under-40s to join our Christian Outreach Leadership team and work alongside a vibrant and enthusiastic team of volunteers.

Our Full-Time Christian Outreach Leader who will play a key leadership role within the Dunblane Church of Scotland Grouping (DCG), to reach out across the community of Dunblane (Perthshire, Scotland). With a strong focus on those under the age of 40, the post holder will explore, coordinate and deliver ways in which connections can be made to those in the community who might be encouraged to explore the Christian faith. The role holder will undertake a range of Community Outreach duties that will look at, and deliver, patterns of worship more relevant to this age group.

Please note that this role is currently funded through an award received from Seeds For Change and is for a 3 year period in the first instance after which other funds to support the role will need to be found.

Organisation profile:

The Dunblane Church of Scotland Grouping (DCG), Dunblane Cathedral and St. Blane's wish to consolidate and further develop previous outreach work in the parishes, which started to draw the Churches in the grouping together in a new way. The Dunblane community covers parishes of around 13,000 people of which approximately 41% are under the age of 40yrs and 42% of the population state they have no religion. There is a strong and cohesive sense of community expressed by residents, a variety of opportunities available, often at cost, and excellent uniformed organisations in the area. However, there are also issues of isolation, lack of youth space and a desire to form new worshipping communities.

The Christian Outreach Leader will work within the existing ministry team within the DCG, supported by the Leadership Team (LT), which comprises seven elders and members from Dunblane Cathedral & St. Blane’s, and existing volunteer groups within the grouping to deliver on the aims and objectives of this role. The role holder is expected to participate, on an agreed basis, in worship at churches within the DCG.

The role holder will report to the LT on a quarterly basis to monitor progress and steer direction of the Christian Outreach Activities. The LT will then report to the respective Kirk Sessions of the two churches.

Please note that it is an essential requirement of this role that the post-holder is a committed Christian with a live church connection, which is a Genuine Occupational Requirement in terms of the Equality Act 2010.

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.

Care Support Scotland

We are a charity with decades of experience supporting people across Scotland, providing those who need us with support that ranges from Mental Health, Learning Disability and Neurodiversity, Youth and Adult homelessness and Older People services.

Why work with us?

We have the following benefits to help attract and retain the best talent, ensuring we provide high quality care to those we support, this includes:

• 6% employer pension contribution
• Death in benefit cover (2 times salary)
• Enhanced Sick Pay
• Fully funded qualifications
• Career development and progression opportunities

Who we are looking for:

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of others through Positive Behaviour Support and Trauma-Informed Practice? Care Support Scotland is looking for a dynamic individual with a proven track record in social care to lead and inspire our team.

The ideal candidate will have prior experience as a registered manager of an adult social care service, along with expertise in staff management and service development. Strong ICT skills and the ability to articulate and implement service improvements are essential.

Join us in our commitment to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion. We seek someone dedicated to our mission and values, who can bring innovative ideas for service delivery, staff development, and business development. If you have the experience and drive to support and expertly supervise our talented team while enhancing service delivery, we want to hear from you. Be a part of something meaningful and help us grow and develop our services to better serve our community across Edinburgh and the Lothians.

Responsibilities of the Service Manager include:

(please read the full job description attached for more information on the role)

Service Delivery

• Offer and maintain a comprehensive, procedurally correct, high standard and forward-thinking service, which meets health and social care standards requirements; Provide vision, creativity and a multi-disciplinary approach to service delivery. Manage the selection process for all applicants, supervise the management of each tenancy support / care package’s delivery ensuring collaboration with all relevant parties and facilitate regular reviews;

Service Management

• In collaboration with finance team, ensure the Service’s invoice management is timeous and effective. Ensure all support delivery provided by staff, including direct support, indirect support, group work, cancelled support, travel, third party notes and telephone calls is accounted for administratively and systematically. Ensure the provision of support is monitored, analysed and reported on a weekly basis, and that any contract variations are reported timeously.

Participation and Integration

• Facilitate the people you support lifestyle choices, rights and communication needs. Develop participatory methods to enable the opportunity for people we support to be involved in the overview, development, and evaluation of their Service and Care Support Scotland. Enable access to independent advocates

Service Development

• Develop services in partnership with the Developments Team by pursuing local growth through Spot Purchase of non-core care at home and supporting people, trusts / grants or block grant. Support and lead key elements of service development, this could include the opening of new services, or the expansion of current services.

Staff Management

• Manage, lead and motivate staff by ensuring an innovative and dynamic support service; Work in partnership with People and Culture to ensure best practice in the application of people policies and in leadership add management. Facilitate training that is either statutorily required or required to ensure the positive development of staff.

Essential Skills and Attributes:

• A relevant practice qualification (at least SCQF level 9 or above) recognised by the SSSC, in the category of managers of a Housing Support Service
• A relevant management qualification (SCQF level 9 or 10) recognised by the SSSC, in the category of managers of a Housing Support Service.

Additional Notes:

Shift work, weekend work and sleepovers may be a requirement of this role, sleepovers attract an additional payment. Flexible working arrangements are also available. These can be discussed at your interview.

PVG scheme membership and SSSC registration are requirements of this post.