- Advertised from 10th November 2023
- (35 hours per week) Permanent Post
Role
About the Organisation
St Paul’s Youth Forum (SPYF) aims to alleviate the worst effects of poverty in the Blackhill/Provanmill area of Glasgow through our programmes for young people and our local community, focusing on eating, education, exercise and empowerment.
Purpose of the role
This is a senior leadership post in our organisation and wish passionate and skilled youth work leaders to apply for this exciting opportunity. The role involves working with young people to arrange events, activities and training to develop their ability to fully participate in forums, after school, weekend, holiday club events and consultations as appropriate. The Youth Work Manager will also engage with the Activity Team and the SPYF Molendinar Community Centre Teams to ensure that the young people have a full and varied programme of activity with SPYF.
Vital to the culture of the Youth Work Team and the practice are that the SPYF service is Youth-led and that young people's voices are central to the provision offered to them. SPYF also wants to ensure that the youth work team is:
Inclusive, equal and diverse.
- Has respect for all.
- Works in a quality and safe environment and ensures the well-being of the young people and the staff.
- Empowers its staff and young people.
- Creates an environment of Positivity.
Working closely with staff, Trustees, local authorities, funders and external commercial organisations, the Youth Work Manager will work to ensure that the SPYF youth work team will be vibrant, welcoming, well-managed that operates for the benefit of, not only local residents, but young people throughout Provanmill, Blackhill and the surrounding localities.
We are looking for someone who is keen to work with dedicated and passionate colleagues and who is a good fit with the values of our organisation. For this role, having the right mind-set, attitude and approach is as important to us as having the right experience and skills. We appreciate that the best person might not yet have all the general requirements listed, so if you feel that your current skills and experience will help you to make a great contribution in this role and you have the right mind-set, we would welcome an application from you.
Application notes
To apply, please email over a completed SPYF Job Application form to: neil@stpaulsyouthforum.co.uk
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 29 November 2023 at 12 noon. Interviews to be held on 7th December 2023.
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What we offer
We offer a rewarding role with the opportunity to develop your skills and future career in an enriching environment with the following benefits:
- 6% employer pension contribution
- flexible working (including flexi-time)
- access to learning and development opportunities
- one special leave day to celebrate your birthday
- annual staff and volunteer recognition awards
- quarterly staff wellbeing activities
- annual all staff outing/activity
- HSF Health plan for employees (and their spouse/partner and children) including dental and optical claim back, physio claim back, personal accident coverage, GP, mental health counselling, legal support, discounts for gym, cinema and shopping
- access to ScotWest Credit Union offering loans, mortgages and savings accounts
We are recruiting for a Locality Manager to lead our service provision in Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire and South Lanarkshire.
In Glasgow this relates to directly managing a supported accommodation service as well as a service supporting young people living semi independently. In East Dunbartonshire, the post holder will be responsible for leading a tenancy support service enabling people to access and sustain tenancies.
Our South Lanarkshire service focuses on community housing support.
Right There is a charity working to prevent people becoming homeless and separated from their loved ones.
We’re here for children and adults who are living with the effects of poverty, addiction or broken relationships. Walking alongside people at home and in the community, we provide tailored support and form trusting relationships to help people feel happier, safer and more confident to live their lives.
Rooted in communities across Scotland for almost 200 years, we’re there for people going through tough times. Our work won’t stop until everyone has an equal chance to create a safe and supportive place to call home.
Main duties and responsibilities include:
- Directly manage delivery of Glasgow and East Dunbartonshire service from Branston Court Service in Maryhill
- Ensure robust person-centred planning is at the heart of delivery with maintained and accurate support plans recording SMART outcomes.
- Lead your portfolio with emphasis on best practice, qualitative based outcomes and robust operational controls
- Responsibility for service development and excellence leading on the collation and implementation of annual review and improvement programme.
- Investigate new opportunities allied to and/or supporting existing service provision
- Support leadership and senior management colleagues develop new service proposals and tenders of new and existing activity.
- Lead the teams to deliver great “customer” service and a People First Approach
- Build your team taking responsibility for recruitment, induction and performance using support and supervision and appraisal tools.
- Responsibility for the learning and continued professional development of yourself and your teams, actively encouraging reflective practice for team learning
- Accountable for service specific data collection, analysis and regular agreed reporting
- Deliver on service performance, using KPI data to support decision making and planning for current programmes.
- Analyse both external and internal data/information to support future growth, development and planning
- Responsible for upholding the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) Codes of Practice and Health and Social Care Standards within your programme.
- Lead Glasgow and West partnership with key commissioners involved in service review and reporting.
- Responsible for compiling and managing the approved annual budgets
- Ensure services operate within financial parameters and targets
What we expect from you
Our values make us who we are and define our actions and behaviours every day. We’d expect the post-holder to uphold and represent our organisation in a way that reflects our values and person-centred way of working.
We need you to be qualified to SVQ Level 3 in Social Services and Healthcare (previously Health and Social Care), SCQF Level 7 or HNC in Social Services. We also need you to be qualified in, or willing to work towards SVQ Level 4 Social Services and Healthcare and SVQ Level 4 in Management, or SCQF equivalent.
We’re looking for someone that has experience of managing a service, with the ability to lead and take ownership and accountability for the programmes. We also need you to have knowledge and experience of working to Care Inspectorate standards as well as having experience of building, leading and managing a team.
What you can expect from us
We value our staff as our greatest asset and will provide the following working conditions:
The post holder will report to the Operations and Business Manager.
Your normal working hours are an average of 39 per week. These hours are usually worked Monday to Friday, and flexibly between the hours of 8.00am to 6.00pm, with core hours over the period from 10am to 4pm with one-hour unpaid. Variations to these hours must be agreed with your line manager.
Your usual place of work will be 95 Panmure Street, Glasgow, G51 2JA.
Annual leave entitlement of 234 hours holiday (equivalent to 6 weeks) pro rata per year in the first year rising to 312 hours (equivalent to 8 weeks) pro rata per year in the second. This includes public holidays.
You will be automatically enrolled into the People’s Pension in the month that you will complete 3-months of employment, provided you meet the auto-enrolment criteria.
Life Insurance from day one
Option to purchase and sell annual leave.
Cycle to work scheme.
Ongoing learning and development
Wellness programmes
We are excited to announce the opportunity for a Policy and Public Affairs Manager to join the SYP team. Working within SYP’s youth-led structure, our Policy and Public Affairs Manager will support the Head of Policy and Public Affairs, working within the Policy and Public Affairs team to deliver SYP’s policy and public affairs activities, in line with the organisation’s strategic objectives.
Reports to: Head of Policy and Public Affairs
We are excited to announce the opportunity for a Participation Manager to join the SYP team.
Working within SYP’s youth-led structure, our Participation and Programmes Manager will support the Head of Participation and Programmes, working with the Participation and Programmes team to deliver SYP’s Participation, Project, Programmes and training activities, in line with the organisation’s strategic objectives.
Reports to: Head of Participation and Programmes
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