Four Square Scotland is an Edinburgh charity working for more than 40 years to prevent homelessness and promote inclusion. We provide services directly to people who are homeless, or who are at risk of homelessness to overcome any barriers they may face in creating a stable life for themselves in their community. At the core of Four Square tare the values upon which the Organisation is based. These are equally applied to the people we support, our colleagues and our partners and are: Integrity; Excellence; Dignity; Support.

We are driven by our mission to ensure everyone has the opportunity to have a home and a place in their community.

Our Homeless prevention services are designed to address and mitigate the factors that can lead individuals and families to become homeless. The primary purpose of the service is to intervene before people lose their homes, providing support and resources to help them maintain stable housing and support to get a home.

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate individual to join our team as a Community-Based Practitioner, specialising in homeless prevention. In this role, you will focus on proactive measures to prevent homelessness within the community by providing support, resources, and advocacy to individuals at risk.

Are you an enthusiastic and inspiring Employability Worker who would be excited to deliver our employability programme?

Are you looking for a role where you make a real difference to people’s lives?

Would you like to support individuals to engage in programmes to reach their full potential?

If so, this may be the perfect opportunity for you!

About the service

Cyrenians values food beyond its role as fuel, it also sustains our mental and emotional health and plays a central role in nurturing connection within communities. This is the basis of our FareShare social enterprise. Our FareShare Central and South-East Scotland depot provides opportunities for people and organisations to access food, improve their health and wellbeing, and to develop skills and confidence.

About the post

Our Employability Programme supports people to gain the required skills and experience to move towards employment, further education, training or volunteering. You will work as part of the wider FareShare Depot team to support individuals to engage in our employability programme and reach their full potential. Your main duties will involve:

• Delivering employability workshops to a wide range of clients
• Engage with organisations to promote our Employability programme and secure job opportunities for clients
• Continually monitor and evaluate the employability programme

About you

You will be a values-led, experienced employability worker who engages well with people and demonstrates enthusiasm and commitment. You should also be:

• Experienced in delivering training or employability programmes
• Great at building relationships with partner organisations
• Excellent at planning and managing your own workload

How we’ll support you

We’ll empower you to work independently, with a supportive manager, and our experienced depot operations team. We will encourage you to use your initiative to deliver the programme, innovate new activities and learn on the job.

You will 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 Public Health Approach to Homelessness Prevention. We take a values-led and relationships-based approach to delivering all our services.

Read more about our impact and our values

We are Scotland’s largest health charity working to help people with chest, heart and stroke conditions and Long Covid. More people than ever before are living with these conditions and many experience fear, isolation and loneliness, struggling to cope with the impact of their health condition on their everyday lives. Our amazing nurses, support workers and volunteers are here to make sure no one has to recover alone and with our Community Healthcare Support Service, we ensure that people across Scotland get the support they need to live full lives.

Our role within Human Resources is to resource, enable and equip our organisation to make the difference between people just surviving and really living.

The HR Administrator plays an important role by supporting and advising on all aspects of our Human Resources functions. This role involves providing efficient and effective administrative support at all points of the employee life cycle, from recruitment to offboarding. This also includes first line advice on HR policies and procedures and ensuring compliance with employment laws, fostering a positive work environment, with a clear focus on employee health and well-being. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, data management and reporting would be very welcome, with live opportunities to help streamline and enhance our current processes.

This is an organisation which prioritises learning and development and this role represents a really positive option for someone looking to either build on existing administrative experience or to embark upon a longer-term career within Human Resources, by gaining excellent foundational experience.

CHSS employees enjoy a variety of organisational benefits including a 32.5-hour working week; Company pension and sick pay schemes; generous holiday allowance; employee welfare support; life assurance, health insurance and health cash plan provisions.

Please Note: This advert will close at 12pm on 15 November 2024.

CHSS also supports flexible recruitment through Working Families and we are “Happy to Talk Flexible Working”.

fulfil their potential and work towards employment opportunities?

If so, this new Wellbeing Keyworker role is for you!

About the service

Our Wellbeing Works service is a new offering that aims to provide support for people with mild to moderate mental health conditions to empower them to develop a pathway to employment.

About the role

This role will be pivotal in creating trusted relationships with both clients and partner organisations to ensure that each pathway to employment is unique to individual clients and designed to reach the best possible outcome. Your main duties will include:

• Meeting clients to identify a support action plan; and regular follow-up sessions to review their progress
• Facilitate workshops and intervention sessions that provide participants with skills and mechanisms to better manage their mental health and improve wellbeing
• Working alongside various partner organisations to access additional support and opportunities
• Monitoring and evaluating the uptake and impact of the service

It is a role that provides the opportunity to work with people who have complex problems and to make a real difference to their lives.

About you

You will have experience supporting people with mental health conditions and be motivated to empower people on their employability journey. You should also have:

• Excellent relationship building skills
• Proven experience of building and maintaining strong partnerships with relevant services
• A commitment to reducing the stigma faced by people with mental health conditions

How we’ll support you

You will have a supportive manager who will provide the space of regular supervision sessions and development conversations to ensure that your wellbeing is protected, and you are set up for success.

You’ll also have access to wider Cyrenians support, including our learning and development programme, and staff wellbeing services.

About Cyrenians

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.