North Localities Support Worker
- Part time
- £29,558 pro-rata
- Hybrid: Edinburgh
- Closing 22nd April 2025
- Advertised from 1st April 2025
- 28 hours per week (£23,646). Permanent (subject to funding).
Role
The North Edinburgh Locality Support Worker will deliver dedicated and empowering support to women in North Edinburgh, who have experienced or are at risk from domestic abuse, in accordance with SSSC Standards. This role encompasses practical and emotional support, advocacy, and collaborative working with statutory and third-sector organizations to achieve the best possible outcomes for women in our service. A trauma-informed approach is essential, ensuring that women receive comprehensive, person-centred support in a safe and supportive setting. Support is delivered through telephone support, one-to-one meetings, and attendance at joint meetings with partner agencies.
This post is open to hybrid working between office and home, if the candidate can evidence an appropriate environment for home working, ensuring confidentiality and privacy for service users making contact through telephone or online methods. Travel within Edinburgh to meet service users will be required as well.
Application notes
Closing date: 9am Tuesday 22 April 2025
Interviews will be held on Wednesday 7 May 2025.
This role is subject to satisfactory Adult and Child PVG scheme membership.
Women only need apply under Schedule 9 (Part 1) of the Equality Act 2010
Edinburgh Women’s Aid is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Company No: SC237521
Registered Charity No: SC028301
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Job Purpose:To work within the Edinburgh Women’s Aid (EWA) administration team, to ensure efficient and effective administrative support to the whole organisation, with specific responsibility for MARAC administration.
EWA plays a vital role in safeguarding women at the highest risk of serious harm or murder through our coordination of Edinburgh’s Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC). This role will carry out the administration of the four Edinburgh MARACs meetings which occur every 4 weeks on a rolling basis, 13 times a year.
A satisfactory Disclosure Scotland Level 2 check is required for this position.
Administrator/Office Manager
- Part time
- £24,459 – £27,033 pro-rata
- On site: Edinburgh
- Closing 29th April 2025
Organisation
Saheliya is a specialist mental health and well-being support organisation working with women (12+ years) experiencing racial inequality in Edinburgh, Glasgow and other parts of Scotland.
Saheliya is looking to recruit an experienced and enthusiastic Administrator/Office Manager to work in our Edinburgh head office.
Purpose of the Job
To provide effective reception and administration support to Saheliya’s head office in Edinburgh. To ensure the smooth running of the office by managing the reception and telephones, maintaining and developing administrative systems, overseeing the premises, and line-managing reception and clerical volunteers
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Lived Experience Project Worker (Part Time)
- Part time
- £34,314 pro-rata
- Remote: Home based, with some travel where required.
- Closing 28th April 2025
SWAN is an autistic-led Charity run for and by autistic women, girls and non-binary people across Scotland.
The post holder will deliver a range of neuro-affirming services and support for autistic women and non-binary people, as well as training and workshops for professionals and allies wishing to develop their knowledge and understanding of autistic people.
The postholder will have at least 2 years’ relevant experience (e.g. group facilitation, 1-2-1 support, peer support, training delivery and/or working with autistic people or other marginalised communities).
For this Lived Experience role, it is essential that the Project Worker is autistic (by formal diagnosis or self-identified). You will need to be comfortable with openly disclosing and discussing related experiences in group and open online sessions, public and professional meetings and in a training context.
SWAN is a small but very active Charity, so multitasking, time management skills, and the ability to prioritise tasks and function well at busy times are key. The role is interesting and varied and there are opportunities to develop the post in line with your strengths and skills.
SWAN offers staff a neuro-inclusive working environment, and takes a proactive, neuro-affirming approach to adjustments, support and flexible working which seeks to remove barriers and enable you to work to the best of your strengths and abilities.
You can find more information about SWAN on our website and in our Strategy.
Fife Women’s Aid are looking to recruit a part-time support worker to join our Women’s Support Team.
As a service, we are expanding our capacity to better meet the needs of women who have experienced domestic abuse. Candidates should have good communication skills and a passion for supporting recovery from domestic abuse.
The successful applicants will have at least SVQ Level III or equivalent level of qualification in health and social care or other relevant subject, or a willingness to work towards a qualification.
The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate a high degree of motivation and have the ability to work on their own as well as part of a team. An ability to cover on-call is an advantage (additional payments are made for this role).
Please join us for an online session to find out more about FWA women’s services. This will be at 6.30pm on Monday 5th May 2025. Please confirm your attendance to info@fifewomensaid.org.uk and we will send you details of the zoom meeting. We hope to see you there.
If you would like further information about the post, please contact Gill Birtley, Team Manager, at gill.birtley@fifewomensaid.org.uk to arrange a call.
Fife Women’s Aid is a feminist organisation and strives to be a supportive and empowering employer offering competitive terms and conditions.
Membership of Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme is a requirement for this post.
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