This post is a fixed-term, one-year role within the Sexual Health Blood Borne Virus Outreach Service. The purpose of the role is to support people leaving custody across Falkirk, Clackmannanshire and Stirling who are at increased risk of poor sexual health and blood-borne virus (BBV) outcomes. The Project Worker will deliver trauma-informed, person-centred outreach support, meeting individuals where they are and removing barriers to engagement with health and wider support services.

The primary focus of the role is people leaving custody across the Forth Valley area who experience significant health inequalities. This includes individuals who: test positive for a blood-borne virus in custody and require intensive support on liberation, experience substance use, mental ill-health, homelessness or housing instability, poverty, trauma, and digital exclusion, face barriers to accessing services due to stigma, anxiety, communication needs, or rigid appointment-based systems, are from marginalised groups, including people with learning disabilities, neurodivergence, complex family circumstances, or a history of offending.

The post holder will report to the Team Leader. They will work in partnership with colleagues from Substance Use Services, Social Work Departments, Housing Services, Hepatology Services, HMP Establishments and others as required for continuity of care and sharing good practice. In partnership we aim to provide services that are specifically designed to identify, engage, and support individuals.

The post holder as an employee of Transform Forth Valley will have a corporate responsibility to contribute to the overall performance of the organisation to ensure that contractual outputs and targets are achieved. There is a responsibility for the post-holder to demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvements in service delivery for the benefit of the service user, the service, and the partners.

The post-holder will be required to work from several operational sites across the local authority areas and work flexibly within an agreed number of hours to maintain the most appropriate level of provision.

Organisational Profile

Transform Forth Valley is a Scottish based registered charity limited by guarantee (SC033772).

Transform Forth Valley is governed by a Board of Directors and is strategically led, managed, and operated on a day-to-day basis by a Corporate Leadership Team consisting of two Operational Managers and one Corporate Service Manager.

Transform Forth Valley offer a wide range of services to support individuals and families who are impacted by inequality, whether this be societal, financial or in relation to their health.

Transform Forth Valley is dedicated to empowering individuals and families to live a more fulfilled life. We work with partners to actively challenge inequalities and to achieve sustainable change.

You can find out more about Transform Forth Valley here: transformfv.org.uk.

Benefits:

• Leave – For full time employees Transform Forth Valley offer 30 days of Annual Leave plus 9 days of Statutory Holiday per annum.
• Pension – If eligible Transform Forth Valley will auto enrol you into our pension scheme where we will contribute 5%, and employee’s a minimum of 3%, of your pensionable salary.
• Wellbeing Days – For permanent members of staff, who have completed their probationary period, Transform Forth Valley offer two day’s paid leave of absence per annum as a ‘wellbeing day’ to support positive mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing for staff.
• Death in Service Insurance – If eligible Transform Forth Valley will place you into the scheme upon commencement of employment and the lump sum benefit is 4 x Basic Annual Salary.

Are you passionate about strengthening the charity sector and supporting the leaders who drive social change?

We are seeking up to 4 new Trustees from outside the charity sector to join our Board and help guide the next stage of our organisation’s development. We’re especially keen to hear from people with experience in media/PR; sales and income generation or with policy/Scottish Government experience.

About Us

Charity Leadership Scotland is the membership organisation for Scotland’s voluntary sector leaders. We support leaders to be influential, resilient and trusted, ensuring the sector can make its full contribution to Scotland’s future.

We are a values-driven team. Our people are courageous, authentic, open to challenge, collaborative, and inclusive.

About the Role

As a Charity Leadership Scotland Trustee, you will help set the strategic direction, support the management of our financial resources, monitor our performance, and help to establish ways to better meet our aims and promote our charitable objects. You will ensure that Charity Leadership Scotland complies with its governing document, charity and relevant company law and any other relevant legislation or regulations, and safeguard the good name and values of Charity Leadership Scotland.

We welcome applications from first-time Trustees as well as those with previous board experience. Above all, we are looking for people who share our commitment to our purpose. Further information about the role and time commitment are in the Trustee Candidate Information Pack.

Hello, we are includem

We are a Scottish charity helping children, young people and families in challenging circumstances to transform their lives by providing intensive, bespoke support.

Our model of support is based upon building solid relationships of trust.

Through this approach we are able to help children and young people to make positive life choices and progress towards the type of future they want to live.

Includem would be nothing without its people. We have over 150 brilliant and dedicated colleagues working across Scotland to provide the support young people need to make positive changes in their lives, and inspire a more hopeful future for young people, their families, and communities.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and creative communicator, who can bring news about the work of includem to life, sharing stories internally and raising the external profile of our work and mission.

What does the role involve? Amongst other things, you will:

• Engage with colleagues across the organisation to develop communication plans for service promotion and support.
• Author or edit stories and content for our internal newsletter to inspire, motivate and inform colleagues.
• Create engaging and optimised content for our website and social media channels, developing our engagement and reach across our platforms to drive engagement and awareness of our work.
• Spot and create social media responses to breaking announcements as part of our public affairs work, supported by the guidance of the Policy & Public Affairs Officer.
• Proactively identify, initiate, and manage ideas for PR, and approach and brief broadcasters, journalists, and feature-writers building a network of contacts.

Working as part of the Development Team, you will be someone who doesn’t mind ‘rolling up their sleeves’ and can adapt quickly to change.

What you’ll bring

• Educated to SCQF Level 7 or have relevant skills and experience in working in a relevant and related sector.
• Experience of supporting organisational communications and/or public affairs in a similar role.
• Experience of using social media and digital channels to engage audiences.
• Excellent written communication skills with the ability to copywrite creatively, sensitively and with attention to detail.
• Excellent organisational and planning skills, able to work to tight deadlines, knowing how to prioritise and manage your own workload.
• Creativity, problem solving and excellent active listening skills – a team player who is ready to support the wider organisation as required.

Why You’ll Love It Here

• Competitive salary and 28 days’ annual leave plus 9 bank holidays (pro-rata).
• Opportunity for hybrid working.
• Employee wellbeing programme, including free counselling sessions.
• Enhanced Employer Pension Contributions
• Free Vehicle Breakdown Cover
• Company Mobile Phone and Laptop
• Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations Credit Union
• Access to discounts for charity workers which includes gym memberships, high street shops, online retailers, travel, insurance