Edinburgh Tenants Federation (ETF) has an exciting opportunity for a creative and dynamic individual to fill the role of Communications Officer within its core team. The successful candidate with lead on all internal and external communications, nurture a brand that underpins the core values of the organisation, and implement strategies and action plans to support the wider strategic business plan objectives.

Edinburgh Tenants Federation is an award-winning charity that works to ensure that tenants and residents are able to fully participate to shape their housing and wider services. As a membership organisation, we represent the views of our member groups to influence change across the city. The aim of ETF is simple – we want to change social rented housing in Edinburgh for the better.

• Job title: Communications Officer

• Salary: £35,102

• Hours: 35 per week

• Location: Norton Park, 57 Albion Road, Edinburgh EH7 5QY. ETF embraces a hybrid working model and as such, staff are expected to work from home and office when appropriate.

• Contract term: This post is funded for a fixed period until 31st March 2026. There may be scope for an extension of the post beyond this period.

• Closing date: 12 midday Monday 16th December 2024.

The Communications Officer will manage the ETF social media channels and website, creating engaging content for a variety of audiences, and produce promotional materials and company literature, including annual reports and newsletters.

This role presents a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to work on a wide range of projects to raise the profile of ETF and share the work of the organisation at both a local and national level.

Blue Triangle is a social care organisation that empowers people to thrive, by delivering solutions in connected communities which focus on the needs of each individual. We are looking for enthusiastic people who share our values (Kind, Passionate and Creative) to join our services accommodating and supporting people experiencing homelessness and empowering them to thrive.

If successful, you will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council within 6 months of your start date. After registration, there is a requirement to be qualified and to maintain professional learning, which we will support you to achieve.

Blue Triangle recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

What we offer:

Aside from offering a supportive and friendly environment where our people are valued and appreciated, we’ll see that your hard work and drive to succeed is rewarded.

• Competitive Salary and Pension Options
• Full time & Part time hours available
• Double pay for festive bank holidays
• Long service awards
• Fully funded SVQ3
• Access to our benefits platform with high street voucher and tech discounts and cycle to work scheme to name a few!
• Inhouse training programmes
• Significant Gym discounts
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• 24/7 access to employee assistance programme, including counselling
• A wide range of family friendly policies
• Life Assurance cover of 3 times your salary
• Credit Union
• £200 refer a friend scheme

And many more!

Falkirk is a care experienced young persons service, focusing on young people aged between 16 and 25. This role is 35 hours and will cover various shift patterns including some weekends. If you have any questions about the role, please contact recruitment@bluetriangle.org.uk

Are you passionate about helping people to live a better life? Do you want to work for a charity where your health and wellbeing matter just as much as the people you support? Do you want to be part of a trauma-informed team where you will be supported to develop creative and flexible ways of working?

You don’t need to have previous experience or qualifications in this field. If you share our values, this could be the role for you!

At LinkLiving, our values and people are at the heart of everything we do including how we recruit our staff. It is important for us to find people who share our values, which are:

• Empathy (listen to and understand an individual’s needs and circumstances)
• Respect (treat others the way they wish to be treated)
• Integrity (be honest and have strong moral principles)
• Caring (show kindness and concern for others)

LinkLiving is a Scottish health and wellbeing charity that supports people to manage or overcome the effects of negative life experiences (including trauma, mental health challenges, poverty and inequality) so that they can build on their strengths and aspirations in order to live their best possible lives. We support people through a range of models including:

• Personal development and employability programmes
• Self-help coaching
• Supported accommodation
• Care at home
• Housing support
• Befriending
• Social cafes

The Service

Our Edinburgh Young Persons’ Service provides visiting housing support and supported accommodation to people between 16 and 25 years old who live in Edinburgh.

We support young people, who have been in care, experienced homelessness, trauma or any disadvantage to overcome the challenges they may face whilst helping them to achieve their own individual goals and shape their lives for a more positive future.

This can involve finding a suitable home, learning the skills to manage it as well as possible, working through life challenges, trying new things, and learning to see the best in themselves and fulfil their unique potential. We also have supported flats which vary in the level of support offered to suit the needs of the people who live there.

The Job

We have an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and motivated Support Worker to join our team and improve the lives of people supported by our Edinburgh Young Persons’ Service.

In this role, you will be supported to work using a person centred and trauma informed approach and develop effective relationships with young people affected by a range of problems, supporting them to cope in difficult times and working towards a good life. You will provide emotional, practical and social support to enable people to live as independently as possible and make informed choices in all aspects of their lives.

In this role you will be responsible to manage your caseload independently and work flexibly around people's individual needs.

For a comprehensive list of the essential and desirable criteria required for this post, please refer to the Job Specification in the Job information Pack above.

What’s in it for you?

The benefits of being a LinkLiving employee (subject to the policies and benefit terms and conditions) include:

• Competitive salary, reviewed annually, and opportunity for annual performance related salary increases and discretionary non-consolidated pay awards, subject to terms of the scheme
• 35 days’ holiday per year (inclusive of public holidays) pro rata plus additional 3 days pro rata after 3 years’ service
• opportunity to buy and sell holiday
• enhanced company sick and family friendly pay
• access to paid SVQ qualifications and a wide range of learning and development opportunities
• funded Disclosure Scotland and Scottish Social Services Council memberships
• defined contribution pension scheme with generous employer contributions plus salary exchange and additional voluntary contribution options
• access to an Electric vehicle leasing scheme, subject to the terms of the scheme
• life assurance scheme providing death in service benefits to named beneficiaries
• healthcare cash plan for employees (and dependents) to support health and wellbeing plus discounts on shopping, restaurants, and other services
• employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate household dependants to support health, mental and financial well-being
• annual flu vaccination
• access to a savings and borrowing scheme
• cycle to work scheme
• monthly bus pass scheme
• season/travel ticket loan and much more!

For a full list of benefits available to employees, please see the following link - linkliving.org.uk/work-with-us

Successful applicants will be required to apply for registration with SSSC within 3 months of their start date and be registered within 6 months.

This post is subject to Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme registration. Link will meet the cost of any new PVG scheme membership or scheme record update.

Interested? If you have any questions about the role, please email jobs@linkhaltd.co.uk and we can arrange for someone from the service to call you for an informal chat.

To find out more about what LinkLiving do and to view the generous pay and benefits package, please visit our website at linkliving.org.uk

If you’re thinking about working in adult social care, download the Guide to adult social care jobs in Scotland for in-depth information on everything you need to know to get started. In addition, you can enrol on a free, online 6 week part-time tutor-supported ‘Introduction to a Career in Social Care’ course. The course introduces the area of social care and can be a stepping-stone to employment or further training.

Funded by Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) Carers Challenge Fund, this is one of two Family Support Development Officers post within the existing Forth Valley Family Support Service. This post focuses on developments within Falkirk, and is responsible for developing, delivering, supporting, and promoting a range of family support and engagement for family members who are affected by someone else’s substance use.

Funded developments include: Design and delivery of group sessions in partnership with the Carers Centre; Establishing link working with Hospital Support & Discharge Priorities; Exploring opportunities to engage with families in areas with low referral rates.

The post holder will work in partnership with partner organisations, families and communities, and have responsibility for co-leading Scottish Families’ Forth Valley Family Support Service (established in 2014) alongside our existing Forth Valley Family Support Development Officer. Responsibilities include co-leading the development, delivery and promotion of Forth Valley Family Support Service, offering a range of family support and engagement for family members across Forth Valley who are affected by someone else’s substance use; and ensuring the Family Support Service offers, choice, consistency and flexibility for adult family members (aged 16+ years) in their own right.

The post is located in Forth Valley (main base: Falkirk) and has an area-wide remit involving significant travel throughout the area and some to our offices in Glasgow. It is expected that the post holder will be required to work some evenings and occasional weekends. Due to the nature of this post, access to a car is essential. This post will be part of Scottish Families’ staff team and be supervised by the Senior Family Support Development Officer.

We are seeking applicants who have a degree in a relevant subject or equivalent professional qualification; and experience of direct client work, group work and direct work with families. Experience working with or as a carer and/or working with or as a volunteer is desirable, along with knowledge of issues for families affected by substance use. Knowledge of carers rights is an advantage. Candidates should be able to encourage and promote the development of family support groups, and effectively and sensitively advocate for others, with strong organisational, interpersonal and communication skills.