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

About the project

The Hospital In-reach service operates across 3 sites in Edinburgh; the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, the Western General Hospital and the Royal Edinburgh Hospital. The project supports people to complete courses of treatment within hospital, plan for a discharge into accommodation that suits their needs and provide follow up support to those with the most complex healthcare needs.

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. The role works across multiple hospital sites, as well as community healthcare and accommodation settings. The role regularly involves lone working, with a need to work flexibly across multiple locations on any given day and can be physically demanding.

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, with the ability to respond flexibly.

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

Organisation profile:

Dean and Cauvin Young People’s Trust is one of Edinburgh’s oldest and established charities, providing residential group living and community, family and group work support to children, young people and families. We are committed to implementing The Promise and building strong and caring relationships with our young people rooted in our values of Care, Perseverance, Acceptance and Hope. We provide a scaffolding of love and support around them as they take their first steps towards a confident and independent future.

Role:

This is an exciting opportunity to come and join our team as a Residential Worker based at Chestnut Wynd, our house for young people. Situated in West Granton, our purpose-built house provides a safe and nurturing home for up to five young people aged 15-21 and a range of modern facilities and wellbeing spaces designed to help them grow, develop and make a successful transition to young adulthood.

As part of a team you will work closely with the young people we live alongside to provide the daily care and support they need and the advice and guidance to manage their health and wellbeing, independent learning and living skills, education and training needs. Our house staff also work closely with our community-based team to provide additional 1:1 and group supports to young people and to further develop their social and community connections. We work together with families, social work, health services and other colleagues to keep the strengths, aspirations and voice of the young person at the heart of all we do while ensuring their safety and welfare is always maintained.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone to be part of our team as we adapt our services to #KeepThePromise. We are looking for skilled individuals who are passionate about working with young people building strong relationships with them. This role will suit someone who understands child development, trauma-informed practice and is skilled in planning and delivering robust assessment and interventions with young people, as well as being positive and thoughtful, and rights focused.

A residential worker is a hugely important role for us. As a key part of our team you contribute to creating a culture of nurture and care for our young people while also ensuring the house is maintained and resourced to meet the needs of young people and staff.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone to be part of our team as we adapt our services to #KeepThePromise. We are looking for someone who is:

• An individual who is skilled in planning and delivering a range of 1:1 and group-based practice approaches with young people.
• Values-led and rights focused.
• Able to have honest and courageous conversations
• Passionate about working alongside children, young people and families.
• Able to build strong and effective relationships with young people, their family and professional and social support networks.
• Works in a way that that is rooted in an understanding of child and young people’s developmental needs, trauma-informed and restorative approaches.
• Can undertake assessment and care-planning processes for young people to ensure a focus on positive outcomes.
• Flexible, creative and fun!

This role involves a shift pattern over a six-week rota and therefore requires weekend working, and sleep-ins.

We are committed to the development of all our staff and the successful applicants will have access to:

• Regular support and supervision
• Continuous Professional Development
• Training and learning opportunities.
• Discounted access to our holiday caravan
• Our Employee Assistance Scheme

If you are someone who can make a difference for young people and have relevant experience with social work, youth/community/family work or other relevant experiences then we want to hear from you!

We are recruiting for a Family Support Worker to join our new Highland Intensive Family Support programme.

This role is about working alongside young people aged 12 to 18 who are at risk of criminal exploitation, or at risk of being accommodated away from their families. Over a focused 12-week period, you will provide practical and emotional support that builds on family strengths, reduces the need for statutory support and helps young people stay safe and connected.

Right There has spent 200 years standing alongside people in Scotland. Last year, we supported almost 4,000 people to stay in their homes and stay connected to the people they love. Now, as part of our new Highland-wide Intensive Family Support Service, we are looking for an Intensive Family Support Worker who can help young people and families feel safer, stronger and more supported.

Your role

As Family Support Worker, you will build trusted relationships with young people, parents, carers, extended family members and the wider support network around them. You will meet families where they are, with no judgement, and work with them to identify goals, understand needs and create positive change.

• Provide flexible, intensive support to young people and families across Inverness and local surrounding areas.
• Work closely with Social Work, Police, Education and other partners to provide joined-up, wraparound support.
• Use a restorative approach to help families work through conflict, strengthen relationships and build resilience.
• Carry out whole-family assessments that focus on strengths, needs, risks and progress towards agreed outcomes.
• Support young people and families with areas such as wellbeing, education, safety planning, substance use and family relationships.
• Advocate for young people and families, making sure their voices are heard in planning and decision-making.
• Maintain accurate case files and contribute to multi-agency meetings and service development.

What you bring

You may already have experience in family support, youth work, social care, education, community services or another role where you have supported children, young people and families through difficult times. What matters most is that you can build relationships, stay calm when circumstances are complex and work in a way that is respectful, practical and hopeful.

• Experience of working with children, young people and families facing challenges, including those on the edges of care.
• A genuine passion for improving the lives of young people and helping families stay together where it is safe to do so.
• Knowledge of issues affecting children, young people and families, including trauma, poverty and family breakdown.
• Understanding of relevant approaches and policy areas such as GIRFEC, UNCRC, The Promise and SSSC Codes of Practice.
• The ability to prioritise, keep accurate records and produce clear reports when required.
• Confidence using Microsoft Office and digital systems.
• The ability to travel across the agreed geographical area, with a full valid driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes.

You will be qualified, or willing to work towards a relevant professional qualification, such as SVQ 2 Social Services and Healthcare for Children and Young People, HNC or above. If this role excites you but you do not meet every point, we still encourage you to apply.

Our offer

• Contract: Full time, permanent, 35 hours per week
• Salary: SCP 21-24, £26,231 to £28,532 per annum.
• Reporting to: Service Manager.
• Working pattern: average of 35 hours per week, worked flexibly between 8am and 9pm, Monday to Sunday in a pattern that meets the needs of the service and in agreement with the line manager.
• Usual place of work: Highland Rail House, Station Square, Inverness, with work also taking place in the local community. Travel expenses are paid between your usual place of work and appointments undertaken as part of your duties.
• Annual leave: 6 weeks pro rata in the first year, rising to 8 weeks pro rata in the second year, including public holidays.
• Contributory pension through The People’s Pension, provided you meet auto-enrolment criteria.Access to a wide range of benefits including flexible working opportunities, life insurance, enhanced family leave,
• wellbeing support, mentoring, development opportunities, Cycle to Work and the option to purchase and sell annual leave.

If you are thoughtful, resilient and committed to helping young people and families create lasting change, we would love to hear from you.

About Us

We are a charity that recently celebrated 200 years of standing alongside people in Scotland. Last year we supported almost 4,000 people to stay in their homes and stay connected to the people they love.

Are you a qualified, social care professional looking for your next move in the social care sector? Then we have an opportunity for you to join our growing team as a Locality Manager!

We're seeking a compassionate and motivated Locality Manager to help lead our services in Bridge of Earn. With a base in our Perth office, this full-time role is more than a leadership opportunity, it’s a chance to empower individuals, support dedicated teams, and make a genuine difference in the lives of people with additional support needs.

This new and exciting role is ideal for someone seeking to make a meaningful impact while developing their leadership career. With an initial focus on our services in Bridge of Earn, the successful candidate will support and creatively develop our team in this area. As a leader in practice, the locality manager will continue to promote person-centred working, enabling the people supported to live their best lives.

In addition to a 37-hour working week, you'll take part in a paid on-call rota, offering valuable extra earnings and the rewarding opportunity to provide support when it's needed most. Though the locality manager will predominantly work Monday to Friday, there is an expectation of some flexibility to support the services in the area.

If you’re ready to lead with purpose and bring energy to a dynamic team, we’d love to hear from you.

Please note and consider before applying;

• Due to the geographical spread of the services only applicants with a full UK driving licence will be considered.
• We do NOT currently offer visa sponsorship for our vacancies and would therefore ask that you do not apply if you require sponsorship.
• Any enquiries please contact Eileen Keddie, Head of Operations – ekeddie@sensescotland.org.uk

Perth and Kinross services

We deliver bespoke 24-hour packages of support to individuals living within their own homes within Bridge of Earn and Perth city. Each person has complex needs that are unique to them but include sensory impairment, learning disability, autism and physical disability. The people we support have complex communication support needs with a requirement for staff who support them to develop skills in specialist areas of communication. The people we support enjoy a range of opportunities within their local communities such as clubs, discos, attending football matches, pottery classes, walking, swimming, art and craft sessions. The teams across the area often work together to develop new and creative opportunities for the people we support to experience but also support them with day to day activity including personal and intimate care, shopping, cooking and cleaning.

About you

The Locality Manager role ensures a management presence in the services, taking responsibility for the day-to-day running of operations; overseeing safe rota development and cover in line with risk assessments and assessed need, delivery of commissioned hours, recruiting and skills matching staff and providing them with full inductions, training, support, supervision and, where there is a need, formal performance management.

Auditing and reviewing our services on an individual and holistic basis is important to us to ensure support strategies and records remain up to date and relevant. You will build working relationships that allow you to work in partnership with the people that we support, their friends and families and associated health and social work professionals to help overcome everyday challenges and plan for a positive future. You will be led by the Services Improvement Plan and the Organisations Strategic Plan, ensuring completion of action areas, audit, reviewing and celebrating successes while also identifying themes, learning and next steps to ensure continual development.

This is a new role and we are keen to find a leader to join our team who has a genuine passion to work towards this mission, making a significant, positive difference in the lives of the people with additional support needs and complex communication styles who use our services.

We believe having skilled leadership and management is key to ensuring our staff team members meet these needs by building trusting relationships, promoting independence and championing people to achieve their dreams and aspirations. We also believe that staff who feel supported, encouraged, appraised and part of a team are best placed to be able to deliver such practice.

What you will need to succeed:

• SVQ 3 or 4 and PDA in Leadership and Management
• An ability to build and develop positive, long-lasting relationships with the people that we support and their staff
• Experience of managing a team of social care professionals
• Passionate about delivering a high standards of quality care
• Evidenced ability to work in line with organisational policies and procedures
• An excellent communicator
• Good time management
• Flexibility in your approach
• Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the vacancy may close early once filled. We encourage early applications.

Working for us

We offer a rewarding role with the opportunity to develop your skills and future career in an enriching environment. View our Work With Us Information Pack.