Exciting opportunities at Gorgie Workshops for two creative and motivated individuals with relevant skills and experience of supporting adults with learning disabilities. These posts are based in our Tools Workshop.

You will be helping our members to achieve positive outcomes, gain work and social skills, self-confidence and independence, and to make high quality products.

We are currently looking to recruit support workers to join our small team within Inclusion Alliance. The role involves supporting people with learning disabilities to be included in the community and lead an ordinary life. Your work would involve helping people to access educational, social, leisure and work or volunteering opportunities in the community.

No experience or formal qualifications are necessary for the role although a caring nature, positive attitude and a sense of fun are important characteristics to have. New staff will receive paid training and undertake shadow shifts with experienced staff members during induction. We want new staff to feel ready and able to work prior to working on their own for the first time.

We have various vacancies available including part time and relief/casual positions in various locations throughout Edinburgh.

Working hours are based between the hours of 8am and 5pm Monday to Friday.

We have various permanent and casual vacancies available.

Relief/Casual pay rate- £12.75 per hour.

Candidates must be caring, motivated and have excellent communication skills whilst being committed to working in a person-centred way ensuring that support is built around the supported person’s wishes and needs.

Benefits include

• Employer contributory pension scheme
• Funded SVQ 3 qualification and learning opportunity
• Paid annual leave entitlement
• Regular paid supervision sessions
• Regular paid training and development opportunities
• Daytime Monday to Friday working
• Working for a well-established small organisation where person centred values are at the core.Free 24/7 access to employee support app

This role is ideal for someone who is highly organised, adaptable, and confident working with numbers, systems, and a varied workload. You will play a key role in keeping our work running smoothly behind the scenes, handling day-to-day administration, financial processes, and executive support for our senior leadership team. We are looking for someone who can think on their feet, respond calmly to changing priorities, and find practical solutions to support the team.

This is a hybrid role, with the option to be based between our Edinburgh or Dunfermline offices and home.

Any appointment to these roles will be subject to satisfactory references and a PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups) check. Apply now to become part of a team where every voice counts and every contribution matters.

Glasgow Association for Mental Health Compassionate Distress Response Service

Glasgow Association for Mental Health is one of the principal providers of community mental health services in Greater Glasgow. We are commissioned by Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership to deliver a Compassionate Distress

Response Service (CDRS) for people in distress who do not require medical or clinical intervention.

We would like to recruit for our Primary Care In Hrs Pathway. This pathway takes referral form for GPs and their Primary Care Team. The In-Hrs service operates 5 days a week Monday to Friday 9pm -4.30pm.

The service operates from our GAMH Head Office, St Andrews by the Green, 33 Turnbull Street, Glasgow G1 5PR

We wish to appoint the following:

2.0 x Distress Response Workers

IN HRS service – (REF: DRW/INHRS)

Full Time Equivalent is 35 hours per/week: Mon to Fri 9am – 4.30pm

Salary - £26,586 per annum

Post is up to 31st March 2027 (may be extended dependent on funding)

Key Skills: Good communication skills to be able to work effectively with referrers and individuals using the service. Compassionate listening, be able to alleviate individual’s feelings of distress. Be highly resourceful in supporting individuals i.e., identifying coping strategies, self-management techniques and onward referral where appropriate. Be confident and competent to apply risk assessment, safety planning, and escalation processes where appropriate. SVQ 3 or equivalent or willingness towards achieving this qualification is essential. GAMH aims to promote equality of opportunity in service delivery as well as in employment practice. To achieve this, we positively welcome applicants from all sections of the community. Accordingly, if you have any requirements regarding your application, please contact Laura Middell on 0141 552 5592. Appointment is subject to receipt of two satisfactory references. All staff will have Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Membership/Enhanced Disclosure Scotland check completed before any client contact commences.