Join Our Team as an SDS Information Officer!

Are you passionate about making a real difference in people’s lives? We’re looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic individual to join our team as an SDS Information Officer. In this important role, you’ll be part of a small, supportive team working both in the community and remotely to provide essential information and support about Self-Directed Support (SDS).

As an SDS Information Officer, you’ll engage with individuals, carers, families, and Health and Social Care partners across the Forth Valley area. Your role will be key in helping people feel informed, confident, and empowered to take control of their social care decisions. While experience in delivering training or support is beneficial, what matters most is your eagerness to learn and your commitment to helping others.

Why This Role is for You:

• Community Impact: You’ll be out in the community, delivering sessions and making a meaningful impact on people’s lives.
• Empowerment and Independence: Our goal is to support greater independence and improved wellbeing for disabled individuals.
• Learning and Growth: We provide full training, so you can develop a strong understanding of SDS and effectively support others.
• Rights-Based Focus: You’ll be instrumental in providing rights-based information, ensuring people and carers feel informed and supported.

What We’re Looking For:

• Commitment to Learning: No prior knowledge of SDS? No problem! We value your willingness to learn and your passion for helping others.
• Driving Required: A full driving licence and access to a car are essential as you’ll be travelling throughout the Forth Valley area.
• Team Player: You’ll work closely with our small team to improve service delivery and promote the SDS Service.
• Effective Communicator: You should be skilled at engaging with a diverse range of stakeholders, including social workers, individuals with lived experiences, and carers.

If you’re proactive, organised, and passionate about making a difference, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today to be a part of our mission to empower individuals and enhance their independence. Join us in creating a more informed and supportive community!

Transform Forth Valley is offering this post in partnership with the Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership.

This post will be split with 3 days in the Falkirk Self-Neglect and Hoarding Service, and 2 days in the Falkirk Social Inclusion Project.

The aim of the Self-Neglect and Hoarding Service is to support people living in Falkirk who are experiencing issues with hoarding. We currently have an established Self-Neglect and Hoarding Service in Falkirk & Clackmannanshire, with this new post expanding our team. Self-neglect is an extreme lack of self-care, it is sometimes associated with hoarding.

People who experience self-neglect often decline help from others; in many cases they do not feel that they need it or can be overwhelmed by their circumstances and are often socially isolated. This often leads to crisis interventions following a significant deterioration. We work with people who are affected by hoarding disorder and other conditions that result in extreme clutter and chronic disorganisation to make long-term sustainable change. This service aims to provide early, effective, and supportive interventions to those adults who are experiencing self-neglect and hoarding.

We aim to provide early intervention to identify need to offer support and improve outcomes, by reducing health inequalities and enabling adults to realise their potential and be connected to resilient and compassionate communities

The Social Inclusion Project (SIP) supports people who use alcohol and drugs and have backgrounds of offending or other particularly challenging behaviour, to access existing services, referred by partner organisations. The SIP model complements the work of existing agencies/services by supporting people to interact with services when their complex needs (such as substance use, homelessness, mental health illness, learning disability, welfare benefits issues, social isolation and / or family dysfunction) present barriers for their access to care. The collaborative approach between the SIP and existing services is proven to deliver an effective means by which people can access services which they might otherwise struggle to interact with.

This post holder will work directly with the service user to enable their access to an integrated pathway across universal services including the ‘Third Sector’ and wider Health & Social Care services. The service aims to tackle the issues associated with social exclusion by supporting the people affected to enable their engagement with community-based supports.

The post holder will report to the Team Leader. They will work in partnership with colleagues from Falkirk Council’s Housing and Social Work, Police Scotland, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, NHS Forth Valley and Substance Use Services. In partnership we aim to provide services that are specifically designed to identify, engage, and support individuals. This includes issues of substance use with mental health, physical health, exclusion, learning disabilities, offending behaviour, self-neglect & hoarding, anti-social behaviour, housing, and social problems.

The post holder as an employee of Transform Forth Valley will have a corporate responsibility to contribute to the overall performance of the organisation to ensure that contractual outputs and targets are achieved. There is a responsibility for the post-holder to demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvements in service delivery for the benefit of the service user, the service, and the partners.

The post-holder will be required to work from several operational sites across the local authority areas and work flexibly within an agreed number of hours to maintain the most appropriate level of provision.

Organisational Profile

Transform Forth Valley is a Scottish based registered charity limited by guarantee (SC033772).

Transform Forth Valley is governed by a Board of Directors and is strategically led, managed, and operated on a day-to-day basis by a Corporate Leadership Team consisting of a Chief Executive, Operational and Corporate Service Managers.

Transform Forth Valley offer a wide range of services to support individuals and families who are impacted by inequality, whether this be societal, financial or in relation to their health.

Transform Forth Valley is dedicated to empowering individuals and families to live a more fulfilled life. We work with partners to actively challenge inequalities and to achieve sustainable change.

You can find out more about Transform Forth Valley here: transformfv.org.uk.

Benefits:

• Leave – For full time employees Transform Forth Valley offer 30 days of Annual Leave plus 9 days of Statutory Holiday per annum.
• Pension – If eligible Transform Forth Valley will auto enrol you into our pension scheme where we will contribute 5%, and employee’s a minimum of 3%, of your pensionable salary.
• Wellbeing Days – For permanent members of staff, who have completed their probationary period, Transform Forth Valley offer two day’s paid leave of absence per annum as a ‘wellbeing day’ to support positive mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing for staff.
• Death in Service Insurance – If eligible Transform Forth Valley will place you into the scheme upon commencement of employment and the lump sum benefit is 4 x Basic Annual Salary.

Are you a skilled trainer who would like to make a real difference?

Would you love a training role that allows you to support people and faith communities to flourish as they navigate change, conflict, and differences well?

Then this exciting new role might be for you…

Job Summary

In its current 5-year strategy, ‘Choosing Peace in times of fear & division’, Place for Hope identified the growth of its training work as a key strategic goal. The Trainer (Conflict Transformation and Reconciliation) will play a critical role in the ongoing achievement of this goal of equipping more people and faith communities to be peacemakers as we work towards a more peaceful and reconciled world.

The post holder will support all work related to Place for Hope’s Training Programme, internal and external, both online and in-person training. They will develop and maintain delivery and administration elements of this role. They will share the vision and ethos of Place for Hope.

Previous experience of training (including facilitation, mentoring/coaching), collaborating and communicating effectively with different Christian denominations and faiths, as well as excellent organisational and communication skills are essential to the role. The ideal candidate would also have an interest in supporting faith communities to transform conflict and a willingness to engage with CPD which is provided to build your knowledge and skills in this area. This is an exciting time to join Place for Hope and play an important role in equipping individuals and faith communities to choose peace in times of fear and division.