We are seeking an enthusiastic and committed Residential Project Worker to join our Short Breaks Service.

The post is a full-time day shift post, 37 hours a week, worked on a rota basis including weekends.

ABOUT CAERN

Barnardo's Caern Disability Services consists of three unique Projects who deliver a variety of quality services for young people with learning disabilities and/or autism. We have done this for over forty years.

At the Caern Short Breaks Service, we support up to 5 children and young people aged 5-18 by offering respite and short break packages to them and their families.

Working primarily in the residential setting you will promote the happiness, safety and welfare of the young people. You will play an active role in supporting the children and young people and their families/carers to achieve positive outcomes, as identified in the Young People's Individual Support Plans.

ABOUT YOU

Ideally you will have experience in working directly with children and young people in a residential setting. Experience in supporting children and young people with a learning disability and/or Autism would be an advantage. Communication with the young people is paramount - the key is time tabling; structure; reliability and consistency. You will be faced with behaviours that challenge, including physical.

The staff team across Caern Services must be fully accepting of our children and be prepared to offer them a professional relationship based on acceptance and informed by our understanding of their individual needs, wishes and experiences. We are passionate about the children and young people that we care for, showing understanding, empathy and consistency in our approach.

You will hold (or be willing to work towards) a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 7 or above (for example SVQ3 children and young people) plus an HNC in social services. These qualifications are required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) as part of your employment. There may be external grants available to partly fund this.

For an informal chat about this role – please call 0131 339 8840

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

Pay & Reward Framework

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay.

Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.

Benefits

Workplace Offer: What it means for you

Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, in the community, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or depending on the role any combination of these. Please read through the advert carefully to understand the remits of hybrid working that will be specific to the role.

• Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
• Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our Buy Your Leave scheme
• A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
• Service related sick pay from day 1
• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
• Cycle2work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
• 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer

*T&C's apply based on contract

About Barnardo's

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Our basis and values

West Lothian Climate Action Network (WLCAN) Hub is one of Scotland’s 24 regional Climate Hubs, funded by the Scottish Government. We envision a West Lothian where everyone has access to clean, affordable energy, where our communities are resilient to the impacts of climate change, and where our community are all working together to create a more sustainable future. WLCAN is a network of 89 local organisations working to create a more sustainable future for West Lothian, our members are mostly in the voluntary sector, with some businesses and education sector. WLCAN supports its members with networking, advice and training and funding. For more information see our website: wlcan.scot

The Role

The Community Development Worker/s will play an important role in shaping climate action in the region. Working alongside the Senior Development Worker and the Communications Worker, the Community Development Worker will engage the public, support WLCAN members and strengthen partnerships with key stakeholders.

WLCAN organises regular networking and training events for WLCAN members and the public, the community development worker will be given responsibility for organising a portion of these events. They will also be given responsibility for recruitment and support of volunteers.

This role is ideal for someone passionate about community based approaches to climate action and has strong experience of community engagement, training and event organisation.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of Scotland's national climate hub network
• Make a real difference in your local community
• Work with 89 member organizations across diverse sectors
• Flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance
• Professional development opportunities in the growing climate action sector

Benefits

25 days + 10 public holidays.

Contributory pension

This post is responsible for delivering activities within our Edinburgh Community Hub. If you are passionate about bicycles and cycling and have an interest in human rights and supporting disadvantaged groups, then this could be the job for you. You will work on a variety of projects that includes repairing bikes, the co-ordination and support of volunteer bike mechanics, bike distributions, bike collections, and special projects and activities as needed. Your main tasks will be associated with increasing our impact in the support of New Scots refugees and asylum seekers through improving workflow management, efficiency and increasing productivity in the repair and distribution of bikes.

You will have proven experience of working with bikes and a recognised bike mechanic qualification such as Velotech or Cytech - or equivalent bike mechanic experience. Experience of volunteering and/or working with volunteers is desirable. Experience of working with refugees/asylum seekers and/or other disadvantaged groups would be advantageous. A good working knowledge of IT and computer skills is essential. A full drivers license is essential. You will be proactive in the co-ordination and safe delivery of activities and ensure the smooth running of the workshop/hub. You will be an effective communicator with staff, volunteers, New Scots and partners. The post holder will maintain an excellent working knowledge of Bikes for Refugees programmes, policies and procedures, and maintain good working relationships with a variety of external stakeholders and partners.

Bikes for Refugees (Scotland) is a fun, interesting and supportive place for you to grow and professionally develop in the charity and voluntary sector. We are a Real Living Wage Employer. We can offer an attractive package of benefits that includes a 35-hour week (pro-rata), supportive working environment, a fully equipped workshop & office, professional training, flexible working, pension contribution, 38 days (pro-rata) annual leave (includes public holidays), and trade discounts.

If you meet our essential requirements and are excited at the prospect of working in a successful, fun and high impact 3rd sector organisation then we would love to hear from you.

NOTE- This position is now available as a 4-day pw (28hrs) or 3-day pw (21hrs) option. Please state in your covering letter which option you are applying for. The 4-day pw option will require a full driving license as an essential requirement (see person spec), the 3 day per week option will not require a driving license and is a desirable requirement (see person spec). See also Job Description and associated notes for the difference in roles/duties between the 4-day pw and 3-day pw options for the position.

For further information and an informal chat about the post contact either:

Craig Buchan, Community Hubs Manager

craig@bikesforrefugees.scot

Steven McCluskey, Founding CEO

steven@bikesforrefugees.scot

Information also available at: - bikesforrefugees.scot

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.

Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.

We are currently recruiting a Support Worker to work as part of a multidisciplinary team, ensuring access to a wide variety of services and interventions throughout all stages of the service users recovery journey.

Support Workers work as part of a forward looking, flexible and creative team. Our services are user focused and aspirational in their work with our service users to realise their identified goals, including the attainment of the highest quality of life possible, social reintegration, and sustained reduction in drug/alcohol use.

Where:Edinburgh

Hours:Part time, 30 hrs per week

Full Time Salary:£25,077.00 pro rata

Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and all payments will be paid pro rata based on contracted hours.

Responsibilities

About the role:

• To support the provision of the service’s key activities; assessment, implementation, monitoring and review of recovery plans; structured psychosocial support, group work, peer led interventions, and planned treatment exit.
• To deliver effective engagement and harm reduction interventions as required by service users presenting with a wide range of drug or alcohol issues.
• To support service users, under the guidance of recovery coordinators, to access the full range of provision within the recovery orientated system of care, maximising benefits and recovery capital towards sustained recovery and community re-integration.
• To co-deliver support activities and interventions alongside the multi-disciplinary team, external agencies, peers and volunteers.
• To work with the recovery coordinator to build and develop the service user’s personal strengths, social networks and recovery capital.
• To effectively and proactively signpost service users into a rage of health and social care services that will support their recovery.
• To adhere to the implementation of all risk management procedures including child and adult protection protocols and guidelines taking personal responsibility for keeping up to date on the requirements of these procedures.
• To fully inform service users about their recovery/treatment options, involve them in decisions and consent and encourage them to take opportunities to achieve a sustained recovery.
• To form productive working relationships with external agencies and professionals, existing and new, to ensure service users have access to a wide range of recovery and community.

About you:

• Experience in providing a range of evidence-based treatment/support interventions within a Health and Social Care setting (through paid or voluntary work).
• Basic understanding and knowledge of the harmful effects associated with drugs and/or alcohol use in relation to health, social welfare, housing, employability and personal relationships.
• Basic knowledge and understanding of interventions available to substance users.
• Basic knowledge and understanding of policies related to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults and how these influence practice.
• An understanding of models of recovery and wider community service provision in supporting recovery.
• Understanding of principles of effective record keeping and administration processes.
• A good general standard of education to Standard Grade/GCSE level or equivalent including English. S/NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care or equivalent level experience.
• Work effectively with colleagues and partnership agencies.
• Show a capacity to work on your own initiative and the ability to keep calm under pressure.
• Effectively time manage and prioritise tasks both independently and as part of a team.

What we will give to you:

• 27 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays(6). Additionally, you'll receive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years, therefore you will enjoy 32 days of leave after five years with us.
• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
• Contributory pension scheme
• A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
• A friendly and supportive team
• Training, career development & progression opportunities
• Refer a Friend and receive vouchers if candidate successful

If this sounds like you and you’d like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we’d love to talk to you

Direct applications only — we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.

Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas, unfortunately, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions. More information about eligible roles and occupations can be found here: Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK