About the Organisation

The Phoenix is a Community Hub in Dumbarton West, it was set up in 2018 by Rock Community Church. The Rock is a vibrant church community serving Dumbarton and the surrounding area. The Phoenix is designed to primarily serve the people of Dumbarton West, namely the residents of Castlehill, Westcliff, and Brucehill. The Phoenix includes a community cafe and a wide and varied activities programme including youth work, toddler provision, adult learning, intergenerational events, art classes, fitness classes, wellbeing programme and volunteer opportunities.

Purpose of role:

We are looking for a passionate and dedicated Adult Learning Worker to support our activities programme working with the community, partners and the Phoenix Team.

You will help support Volunteer recruitment identifying training and learning needs putting together an annual syllabus of learning opportunities.

You will consult with our local community to identify opportunities for Dumbarton West to access opportunities to learn new skills and support the development of a users forum who will help implement the results of our consultation.

Key Responsibilities

• To support Volunteer recruitment, identifying training, learning needs and creating an annual syllabus of learning opportunities.
• Consulting with the local community around training, employability and learning needs.
• To develop a users forum who will lead our community consultation, implementing their recommendations for our activity programme.
• Delivering adult learning courses and stand alone sessions.
• Developing links with third party organisations who can provide elements of adult learning programmes.
• Develop links with local residents who can offer their skills and knowledge to the learning calendar.
• Undertake training as required.
• Support major events within The Phoenix’s calendar alongside the staff team.

This is a new and exciting opportunity to support the growth of the Wester Hailes Community Trust (WHCT) and to oversee the delivery of the Wester Hailes Local Place Plan (WHLPP) - Scotland’s inaugural local place plan.

The responsibilities of this position are split between the administration and capacity building of the Trust, and the oversight of WHLPP projects. The post is responsible for the everyday operations of the Trust, such as managing correspondences, tracking finances, and arranging board meetings, as well as the development of the Trust through an increase in membership, networking, presence in the community, and working with the members of the WHCT to understand and respond to the emerging needs of the Wester Hailes community. The key deliverable over the period of this contract is to work collaboratively with the Trust to oversee the continued implementation and management of the eight WHLPP projects funded by the National Lottery Community Fund. This will require a combination of independent project management and consistent collaboration with key LPP Stakeholders, the wider Wester Hailes community, the City of Edinburgh Council (CEC), and the Scottish Government.

This role is a part time freelance post with the opportunity for discussion to agree a working pattern that is viable to both the successful candidate and the Trust. The successful candidate to the post will be line managed by WHCT trustees and will receive support from the Trust’s additional freelance community development worker.

This post is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund.

Our Walk & Talk service is having to readvertise this post due to staff moving to a permanent contracted position.

YoMo’s Walk & Talk program is a one-to-one youth work approach to support young people experiencing a range of challenges including loneliness, isolation or mental health issues. This program has been very successful in supporting young people coming out of covid and the ongoing youth mental health crisis.

The post offer's a wellbeing package of support for the successful candidate.

Space is a community anchor organisation supporting people and their families in South West Edinburgh, with some of our services stretching city wide.

WE BELIEVE THAT CONNECTIONS BUILD COMMUNITIES

Space delivers 22 projects, with around 70 staff and over 200 volunteers. We deliver diverse services supporting young people, families, older people and carers amongst others.

For more information about Space and all our projects can be found on our website – spacescot.org

The Role:

Thanks to funding from the National Lottery Space is able to launch a new service for the local community in the form of a Drop-in ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Conversation Cafe at The Broomhouse Hub. This will provide a much needed safe space in the community for individuals and families to develop their English speaking skills in an informal setting.

The drop-in café will run on Saturdays from The Broomhouse Hub, the exact time for sessions is yet to be confirmed, but is likely to be either 10am – 12pm, or 1.30pm – 3.30pm each week.

We are currently recruiting for a Facilitator to plan and deliver a programme of engaging group sessions, supporting people from minority ethnic backgrounds to participate in conversation with others in the sessions in order to practice and develop their English skills.

We are looking for someone with experience of group facilitation, who has previously supported people to learn English. A qualification such as TEFL or CELTA is not a requirement for the role but would be an advantage.

Most importantly, the right candidate for the role will have:

• an excellent command of the English language
• a minimum of one year of experience directly supporting people who are learning English as a foreign language
• experience of designing and delivering group conversation sessions in order to enable learners to develop their English skills
• group facilitation experience and an encouraging attitude to learner participation
• a sound understanding of the needs and challenges faced by people from minority ethnic backgrounds, in particular those who are living in areas of deprivation
• excellent interpersonal skills and confidence to naturally form relationships with a range of people of all ages and walks of life
• great organisational skills and be self-motivated to deliver results with minimal supervision

PVG membership required, this will be processed by Space for the successful candidate.