Join our mission to end youth homelessness in Scotland!

For over 30 years, we have been dedicated to preventing youth homelessness and supporting young people in building better futures.

This exciting and new role within the Rock Trust involves contributing to the new National Upstream project (homelessness prevention model).

Upstream is an innovative schools-based preventive model that utilises a universal screening tool to identify and support students at risk of homelessness.

The role requires skills inclusive of excellent communication skills, the ability to establish and nurture key partnerships and relationships with stakeholders, work directly with young people to provide emotional and practical support on a 1:1 basis in schools, at home and/or within the community.

Additionally, you will be digitally proficient in the use of Apps and IT with the ability to analyse and interpret data to identify young people who may require support, in collaboration with stakeholders.

Working as part of our innovative Housing First for Youth Team, The Project Worker will work directly with young people to coordinate and provide emotional and practical support. Providing an assertive outreach approach the Project Worker will Work with young people to secure and manage their own permanent home, providing support in their home and in their local community to ensure that a young person’s experience of homelessness is rare, brief, and non-recurring.

The Project Worker will support young people to improve their practical independent living skills, access other services and to reach their full potential. Project Workers are responsible for completing support plans and risk assessments and are the main contact for any key people involved in the care and support of young people.

Rock Trust are delighted to offer a new position of Youth Housing Hub Coordinator in Glasgow, thanks to funding from the National Lottery Fund.

The service will provide support and advice to young people to prevent homelessness. Where homelessness cannot be avoided, services will ensure it is rare, brief, and non-recurring by assisting young people to establish appropriate professional and other supportive networks, to support a successful transition to permanent, independent accommodation.

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.