Introducing Community Renewal Trust
Community Renewal is a dynamic and innovative organisation at the cutting-edge of work towards ending persistent poverty in Scotland.
Community Renewal works among deprived communities to develop, deliver and share better approaches to unlocking flourishing lives and flourishing neighbourhoods. These approaches always place people and communities in the lead: listening to them, identifying their strengths, supporting them on their terms, and building their capacity to flourish.
Community Renewal alleviates poverty by engaging and forming trusting relationships with individuals, whole families and whole communities together then supporting them by combining holistic case management (e.g. around income, work, health, wellness) with community development (e.g. forming new community activities/groups). This work is about testing change which can inform policy, be scaled up or replicated to achieve a much greater impact than our direct delivery alone.
THE ROLES
Senior Community Caseworker – Employability specialist
This role will combine providing one-to-one long term holistic casework and supporting community engagement activities across Muirhouse and West Pilton neighbourhoods of Edinburgh. Community engagement includes working with community groups, regular door knocking using our proven approach, and arranging community events. Close coordination with a wider team providing community engagement and community casework is essential. We are looking for people who have knowledge around employability (including employer engagement), plus line-management experience however, this is desirable rather than essential.
This role is ideal for someone looking to develop their career, who can demonstrate their ability to provide whole-person whole-neighbourhood support. We are looking for people who can quickly learn our methodology and who can help build one people’s strengths and foster their resilience/self-care.
Additional Benefits include
Applications should be made via C.V which should be on the maximum of 1 double sided A4 page accompanied by a covering letter detailing why you would be the perfect fit for such a dynamic initiative. Please send these to recruitment@communityrenewal.org.uk
CLOSING DATE Strictly Monday 19 February at 1pm
Interview date – Monday 28th February 2024 at our Pennywell Office, 31 Pennywell Road, Edinburgh EH4 4PJ
For an informal chat please contact jon.mennie@communityrenewal.org.uk to arrange a convenient time.