We have an excellent opportunity for someone with experience of project & resource management, business organisation, facilities support and administration to join our People and Business Support Team based in Edinburgh. We are looking for someone who thrives working in a fast-paced but fun environment and loves to be involved in a variety of business support and facilities management tasks. Working in collaboration with our People and Business Support Manager, you will help create and improve the successful delivery of our support and facilities services across the entire organisation.

There will be opportunities to take the lead on a wide portfolio of projects from inception to delivery. The ideal candidate would be someone who likes a challenge and can take an idea or brief and develop it into a workable solution or product. You will need to have problem identification and analytical skills – being able to spot an area for development, and then actively working to improve it. You must possess excellent written/verbal communication skills as well as being able to multi-task, juggling conflicting deadlines whilst producing high standards of work with accuracy and attention to detail.

In addition to the responsibilities in the Job Description, the successful candidate must be able to demonstrate the following key competencies:

• Flexibility & Reliability
• Planning & organising
• Professionalism
• Initiative & Proactivity – a self-starter

About Us

Trust in Fife operates two homeless accommodation hostels in Kirkcaldy providing support and guidance to people aged over 16 who have found themselves homeless. We also provide support to people in the private rented sector through the Fife Private Rental Solutions (FPRS) team. Our charity shop, The Cairn Centre, supports a team of volunteers and offers value-for-money products in the local community. All this helps us to work towards achieving our mission of taking positive steps towards assisting vulnerable and homeless people in Fife.

The Role

TiF is seeking a motivated person to join our experienced team as Retail Co-Ordinator to oversee and run the company’s charity shop.

The duties of the Retail Co-Ordinator are varied but include day-to-day running of the charity shop including dealing with the public, stock control and cashing up. The Retail Co-Ordinator will also have responsibility for the company warehouse, supporting volunteers and the upkeep of the online shop. Previous knowledge of working in a retail environment along with a good working knowledge of MS Office are also requirements for the role. The role will be subject to a PVG check.

Benefits

In return Trust in Fife offers:

• 35 days annual leave.
• Additional annual leave days after 5 years service.
• Company pension contributions.
• PVG/Disclosure Scotland return paid for by the company.
• Enhanced company sick pay.
• Employee Benefits Programme.
• Support with qualifications and training.

Mission Statement

Our long-term vision is to end youth homelessness, our more immediate mission is to ensure that every young

person in Scotland has access to expert youth specific services to assist them to avoid, resolve and move on from homelessness.

Context

The Project Worker will work directly with young people to coordinate and provide emotional and practical support on a 1:1 and group basis. Working with young people in their supported tenancy and in their local community to ensure that a young person’s experience of homelessness is rare, brief, and nonrecurring.

The Project Worker will offer line management, guidance, and support to Support Assistants and volunteers, working together to 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.

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.

An exciting opportunity to join a team supporting people at risk of homelessness in a hospital setting

About the project

The Hospital Inreach service operates across 3 sites in Edinburgh; Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, the Western General Hospital and the Royal Edinburgh Hospital. The project supports people to complete courses of treatment within hospital and to plan for a discharge into accommodation that suits their needs and aids their recovery

A quote from someone who used the service,

“You literally saved my life, I was sitting in my bed thinking I have nowhere to stay, and when they tell me to leave I will be on the streets in winter and won’t survive the cold or I would have to start using again and that would be it for me. Then you came into the ward to offer your service and it was like being sent an Angel to look out for me”

About the role

Working alongside clinicians in the hospital settings, you will provide one-to-one person-centred support to people in hospitals. You will work with individuals to enable them to identify housing options, personal outcomes and priorities for their health and wellbeing and link them to local support services and activities.

About you

You will have experience of working with people who are experiencing complex social and emotional circumstances, and a strong understanding of the challenges faced by people experiencing homelessness. You will use your excellent interpersonal skills to deliver effective one-to-one work as well as manage relationships with multiple partner agencies.

You will be resilient and thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.

How we will support you

We will encourage you to be creative and innovative in your approach to supporting people.

You will be supported by friendly and close-knit team, have extensive opportunities for learning, and be a key part of the service development and systems change that makes up the current Health & Social Care landscape.

You’ll also 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. We understand that there are many routes into homelessness, and that there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach to supporting people towards more positive and stable futures. That’s why all our work is values-led and relationships-based.

Website: cyrenians.scot