This is an exciting time to join Venture Trust as we continue to develop, embed and grow our teams, and apply our
developmental approach in communities, in greenspaces and across Scotland’s wilder places.
Venture Trust supports people facing challenging life circumstances to overcome barriers and realise their potential.
We work alongside people who have been impacted by trauma, and together we build the programme they need to move
forwards in their journey, utilising in communities, greenspaces and wild places across Scotland.
About this role
We have an exciting opportunity for a new Outreach and Support Worker to join our team for a fixed-term period of two
years. This role will be working across West Central Scotland and we are particularly keen to hear from
applicants living in Forth Valley, North Lanarkshire and Glasgow. You will be the first person our participants
meet, so knowledge of services within this area would be beneficial.
You’ll be a caring, dynamic and driven person, dedicated to levelling the playing field and equipping people with the
tools they need to thrive. You’ll be comfortable and confident working autonomously alongside people with
complex lives.
Working across your area and in the Scottish wilderness, you’ll provide bespoke and holistic 1:1 support for
participants, spending time to get to know them, their strengths and where they want to go. You’ll help to shape
their journeys, navigating 1:1, community and wilderness journey support, always harnessing the benefits of the
outdoors and nature spaces to provide therapeutic benefit. You will prepare participants for wilderness journeys
and support them to develop employability skills.
We need you to work closely with referrers and partners to provide joined up support for participants, managing the
differing needs of your case load, including working with young people and adults.
As an Outreach and Support Worker, you will:
- Have knowledge of services in the area that you will deliver (i.e. Glasgow and West Central
Scotland)
- Deliver group activities outdoors in community greenspaces
- Provide one-to-one support
for participants, identifying and removing barriers to participation and supporting towards their individual
goals
- Maintain positive relationships with stakeholders, generating referrals for all
programmes
- Promote Venture Trust within local communities
- Support the delivery of wilderness
journey opportunities in Scotland’s wilder places
- Work closely with referral partners and any other
stakeholders to provide joined up support for participants
- Work within a team structure with hybrid
working arrangements
For the full job description of this role, please see below.
Working at Venture Trust
We offer a range of generous benefits including:
- a generous annual leave entitlement (28 days annual leave plus public holidays and 3 Christmas holidays)
- an employee benefits package
- flexible and hybrid working
- a joint contributory pension scheme