Nightlife Harm Reduction Coordinator
- Full time
- £30,000
- : 32 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1PB, also nightlife events, with significant regular travel for events across Scotland including overnight stays.
- Closing 20th May 2024
- Advertised from 24th April 2024
- 35 hours per week, including unsocial hours, evenings and weekends.
Role
Role Purpose: To coordinate proactive, assertive Crew nightlife harm reduction and early intervention development to encourage, motivate and support people to make positive choices about drugs including alcohol, reducing mental and physical harms.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Service Delivery
- Coordinate delivery of assertive nightlife harm reduction services in at least 6nightlife/festival spaces providing harm reduction information resources, safer sex materials, evidence-based, solution-focussed Brief Interventions and welfare as required.
- Encourage people at events who take drugs to access Crew services, or appropriate support services in their local area.
- Encourage Blood Borne Virus testing and Take-Home Naloxone via the Crew Drop-in or their local service.
- Responsible for the health, safety and security of the working environment during events, including advance and dynamic risk assessments for Crew staff, sessional workers and volunteers, ensuring that Crew meets legal and statutory requirements.
- Lead the effective advance planning, resourcing and delivery of Crew nightlife harm reduction services, responsive to the needs of people who take drugs.
- Network, liaise and work in partnership with event organisers and relevant stakeholders.
- Deliver 3 interactive workshop events annually on nightlife harm reduction on drug awareness and crisis intervention including physical and mental health emergencies, sexual violence, spiking.
- Work with project Coordinators to plan and deliver regular recruitment, selection, training, induction and line management for Crew volunteers.
- Lead and coordinate a small team including employees, sessional workers and volunteers.
- Provide consultancy on welfare and safety improvements within nightlife spaces through the Safer Nightlife Working Group.
Evaluation
- Design and deliver surveys capturing anonymous data to identify health behaviours/trends.
- Collate and analyse evidence to produce internal and external reports on survey findings, service impact and quality timeously (event-specific, quarterly and annual reporting, contribute to annual ‘Drug Trends at Crew’ report).
- Evaluate, summarise and share data collected to inform service, training and resource development.
DEVELOPMENT TASKS
- Develop the case for minimum harm reduction standards for event operation and licensing, transferring evidence-based practices from other European partnerships including NewNet.
- Support the work of the Scottish Drug Checking Project
- Work closely with CEO and Emerging Trends and Training Coordinator to develop Crew Communications Strategy.
Application notes
To apply for this post please complete the accompanying application form and return to applications@crew2000.org.uk by 12.00 Noon Monday 20th May 2024.
Please note we will not monitor this email address until after the closing date – please contact admin@crew2000.org.uk if you have a query.
Please note that we will not accept applications received after this time and date.
Interviews will take place Wednesday 29th May 2024 in person at Crew.
Please note that we regret that we cannot guarantee to contact applicants whose application is not shortlisted.
Crew 2000 (Scotland) is a company limited by guarantee; registered in Scotland, company number SC176635 and a charity also registered in Scotland, SCO 21500. Registered office: 32/32a Cockburn Street, Edinburgh EH1 1PB
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Recovery Coordinator
- Full time or Part time
- £27,861 – £32,002
- On site: West Lothian
- Closing 14th May 2025
Do you want to work for a caring organisation that believes in people?
Do you want to make a difference?
As a Recovery Coordinator with Change Grow Live you’ll work with people who use our services, helping them get to where they want to be.
We are looking for enthusiastic Recovery Coordinators to join our team focused on helping individuals mitigate the impacts of drug use. We have two fixed-term positions available for 21 months: a full-time role (37.5 hours/week) and a part-time role (30 hours/week).
In this position, Recovery Coordinators will collaborate with clients to create personalised recovery plans, provide resources on safer drug use, facilitate access to health services, distribute harm reduction supplies, and support those seeking recovery.
Ideal candidates should have a strong understanding of addiction, excellent communication skills, and a compassionate approach to client care. If you're motivated to make a positive impact in people's lives, we invite you to apply.
About the role:
- Supporting service users from point of entry into the service and through their treatment/recovery journey
- Providing screening, assessment, and recovery planning and onward referral
- Reducing drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community
- Promoting carer, service user and community involvement
- Providing advocacy for access to partnership services
- Working with service users to support social (re)integration, enabling them to lead meaningful and purposeful lives: promoting recovery, resilience, peer support and self-determination
- Research, design and prepare subject matter and materials for groups / pods.
- Deliver structured content within group settings to service users at various stages of recovery
- Engage with debriefing and evaluations with co-facilitators after groups/pods have taken place, reviewing progress and identifying concerns with service users
- Tailor specific workshops around the needs of the service users, such as: anger management, sleep disorders, relationships, etc
About you:
- Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field
- Experience of working with groups/pods and managing group dynamics, such as conflict or challenging behaviour.
- Be an excellent communicator, both verbal and written with good IT skills
- Proactive and able to work on own initiative with excellent time management and prioritising skills
- Have a good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services, and good practice
- Be a supportive team player with strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work in partnership with a wide range of professionals, agencies, and internal/external stakeholders
- Ability to manage change successfully in a way that prioritises the needs of service users
- Understand the importance of information governance processes and commit to follow and apply all necessary safeguards
- Seek out learning opportunities to improve and broaden your professional knowledge and skills and to contribute and oversee the learning and development of others
What we will give to you:
- 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays. Additionally, you'll receive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years, therefore you will enjoy 30 days of leave after five years with us(allocated pro rata).
- Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
- Contributory pension scheme
- Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
- A friendly and supportive team
- Training, career development & progression opportunities
- Generous Refer-a-Friend Scheme
2 x vacancies – one role will involve working Monday evenings, the other will involve working one weekend per month (your preference will be discussed at interview).
We understand that many will have other commitments outside of work and so flexible working, part-time hours or job-sharing arrangements will be considered for the right candidate.
About Us:
Glasgow Council on Alcohol (GCA) was founded in 1965 and is the oldest established Council on Alcohol in Scotland. GCA is a voluntary organisation working to reduce the harm caused by alcohol misuse through the provision of a range of high quality advice, information, counselling, support, prevention and education and training services.
Our mission is to provide evidence-based support to individuals, communities and government to improve health and wellbeing across Scotland.
The foundation of GCA is our supportive and inclusive culture for all who engage and work with us.
GCA deliver services over 6 days per week and throughout Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire.
About the Role:
The Diploma in Integrative Counselling is a COSCA Validated 2 year part time course. GCA is one of the founding COSCA members and adheres to the COSCA ethical framework for good practice in counselling, psychotherapy and counselling skills. The course requires tutors who are accredited by COSCA to Diploma level or committed to work towards accreditation. Tutors should be experienced Counsellors who are accredited with an appropriate professional body, or working towards accreditation (e.g., COSCA/BACP/UKCP).
The Course Tutor / Trainer will be embedded in one Diploma Class but will be expected to contribute to other classes when required and deliver COSCA skills courses and CPD training workshops when required.
Course Tutor / Trainers will be required to work evenings and weekends. Course Tutor / Trainers will also be assigned a specific class/cohort to work with.
Key Responsibilities:
- Facilitate learning; delivering lectures, tutorials, experiential groups, supervision and observed skills practice feedback.
- Contribute to the creation of Diploma Policies and Procedures, including maintenance and updating of the course handbook.
- Create learning plans and appropriate materials in relation to both the Diploma and other COSCA course or CPD
- Attend Team Meetings/ Liaise with other Course Tutor / Trainers about course content & materials
- Issue pre course reading to students at regular intervals
- Engage with students via the Moodle forum on the learning support platform
- Hold responsibility for student welfare, offering 1:1 session to the students for whom the tutor is nominated personal tutor
- Mark and cross mark allocated assignments and provide written feedback, via Moodle and Turnitin
- Respond to correspondence by students via Moodle/email and ensure emails are checked and responded to on a weekly basis
- Share responsibility for monitoring content on Moodle, ensuring it has been updated for the class and ensuring materials in a variety of format are uploaded
- Keep adequate records, for example attendance, 1:1 recording, skills observation feedback, assignment extensions requests etc
- Assess students for fitness to practice and offer professional references in relation to placement, endorsement to practice and COSCA membership
- Support the Monitoring and evaluation of training
- Liaise with placement providers to ensure students can access opportunities in line with course requirements in liaison with the Lead Course Tutor
- Participate in the assessment interviews and intake of new students, liaising with the Head of Diploma and Training, Lead Course Tutors and Training Co-ordinator.
- Contribute to development of a CPD calendar, leading on aspects of planning and delivery
- Undertake any other duties as required by Head of Diploma and Training.
Qualifications and Experience :
- Diploma in Counselling/Psychotherapy
- Training qualification
- Accredited COSCA Diploma Trainer (or eligible to work towards this)
- Accredited COSCA/BACP/BABCP/UKCP
- Two Years Post qualified clinical experience
- Proven experience in education, training and delivering presentations.
- Proven experience in group working and enabling participation, partnership working preferable.
Skills and Competencies:
- Excellent interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage with groups of people across age ranges
- Presentation and team working skills
- Ability to develop and deliver a range of training programs and support resources
- Knowledge of addiction issues, Motivational interviewing and Alcohol Brief Intervention Techniques and Trauma and trauma informed approaches
- Commitment to working in line with GCA’s values of collaboration, respect and empathy
- Ability to work proactively with strong self-direction and motivation.
Why Join Us?
- Your work will contribute to make a real difference to people’s lives.
- Competitive salary and benefits package :
- Very generous annual leave entitlement: full time employees start with an annual leave entitlement of 37 days (inclusive of 12 bank holidays) which increases with length of service.
- Duvet days where employees may take time off at short notice.
- Death in service policy.
- Cycle to work scheme where employees can save money on a new bike and spread the cost.
- And much more!
- Opportunities for continuous learning and career development.
- A supportive and inclusive work environment where your contributions are valued
Peer Education Support Worker
- Part time
- £22,932 – £24,951 pro-rata
- On site: Based within GCA Office in North Claremont Street with travel throughout Glasgow City, East Renfrewshire, East Dunbartonshire and South Lanarkshire for service delivery.
- Closing 16th May 2025
About Us:
Glasgow Council on Alcohol (GCA) was founded in 1965 and is the oldest established Council on Alcohol in Scotland. GCA is a voluntary organisation working to reduce the harm caused by alcohol misuse through the provision of a range of high quality advice, information, counselling, support, prevention and education and training services.
Our mission is to provide evidence-based support to individuals, communities and government to improve health and wellbeing across Scotland.
The foundation of GCA is our supportive and inclusive culture for all who engage and work with us.
GCA deliver services over 6 days per week and throughout Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire.
About the Role:
The Peer Education Support Worker will support our peer-led Harm Reduction Service (U-Turn), benefiting young people aged 12 – 25 years old. This service is funded by Young Start from The National Lottery.
The main focus of this service is to provide Peer Education, with the added provision of one to one support for young Peer Educators. The service adopts an active citizenship approach when working with young people. There will be an expectation that the Peer Educators will work towards achieving qualifications through training and as a result of the work they undertake.
The service specifically targets some of the most vulnerable young people in areas where GCA currently delivers services, aiming to reduce the harm caused by alcohol and other drugs within their communities.
The Peer Educators will be supported to deliver peer-led inputs to other Young People on issued-based topics, with a focus to incorporate a harm reduction approach as well as a separate element of addressing stigma/language around drug and alcohol use.
We understand that many will have other commitments outside of work and so flexible working, part-time hours or job-sharing arrangements will be considered for the right candidate.
Why Join Us?
- Your work will contribute to make a real difference to people’s lives.
- Competitive salary and benefits package :
- Very generous annual leave entitlement: full time employees start with an annual leave entitlement of 37 days (inclusive of 12 bank holidays) which increases with length of service.
- Duvet days where employees may take time off at short notice.
- Death in service policy.
- Cycle to work scheme where employees can save money on a new bike and spread the cost.
- And much more!
- Opportunities for continuous learning and career development.
- A supportive and inclusive work environment where your contributions are valued.
Overview
Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.
Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.
We have an exciting opportunity for an Administrator / Receptionist to join our busy South East Recovery Service. Our Receptionists here at Change Grow Live play an integral part in supporting the team in our mission, proving administrative and clerical support to our teams enabling them to focus on delivering our services, ensuring our service users receive the help and support they need to achieve their goals.
Responsibilities
The post holder will provide reception and administrative services to the team contributing towards its aims and objectives. They will also support the Team Leader, attend relevant meetings and take minutes as required, as well as providing accurate reports to the commissioners and Change Grow Live.
Duties for the post include dealing with initial queries, welcoming service users and professionals into the service, signposting within the service and the community. The postholder will be expected to maintain a clean office environment with thorough attention to detail and a great telephone manner.
A large focus of the role is on data input to Change Grow Live’s own database system and DaiSy, the national government reporting tool. Accurate input and attention to detail are critical for this role as is ensuring the data is kept up to date. The ability to extract data and provide reports on service activity and goals will also be required.
The successful candidate will have experience of providing administrative support in a service-based organisation, a good knowledge of general office procedures, excellent IT and literacy skills, and the ability to accurately manage databases and spreadsheets. They will also need good interpersonal skills as team working is essential in this role.
This post is subject to a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme check.
If you have any additional questions, please email: phil.crawley@cgl.org.uk
What we will give to you:
- 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays. Additionally, you'll receive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years, therefore you will enjoy 30 days of leave after five years with us.
- Flexible working arrangements
- Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme Pro Rata
- Contributory pension scheme
- A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
- A friendly and supportive team
- Training, career development & progression opportunities
- Refer a friend scheme and receive vouchers if candidate is successful.
Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship if you require it to work in the UK. More information about eligible roles and occupations can be found here: Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK
Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.
Join us in our journey of empowerment and holistic support, where every individual's well-being is at the heart of what we do.
Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours
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