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Make a real difference in the lives of young people experiencing homelessness and provide vital support, guidance, and care in a dynamic and rewarding environment!
Role
An opportunity has arisen for a full-time Senior Project Worker to join the team at our Kharis Court residential service for young people experiencing homelessness in West Lothian. The project provides accommodation to young men and women in a four-bed communal living setting and also within single-supported flats. The project is located in Bathgate, West Lothian.
You will be involved in the day-to-day running of the unit, ensuring that a 24-hour warden service is in place through the working of shifts (including sleepovers & weekends). You will help to provide emotional and practical support to individuals, enabling them to learn independent living skills through support planning, assessments, and key working, as well as supporting staff as they work to support young vulnerable people. You will have a proven record in leading/supervising staff with excellent communication skills; you will have experience and knowledge of the service user group and their surrounding issues. Competence in the use of Microsoft office tools is essential. An SVQ 4 in Social Care, Promoting Independence, or equivalent as listed by SSSC as appropriate for a “Supervisor in a Housing Support Service” is desirable, coupled with experience of working with vulnerable and homeless people.
As well as the salary noted above, Bethany Christian Trust offers additional benefits such as sleepover allowance, pension contributions, annual leave entitlement, and a death-in-service benefit.
As Bethany is a Christian organisation, this post carries an Occupational Requirement in line with the Equality Act 2010. Please note that one reference must be from your church minister or leader to endorse your live and active Christian faith and commitment.
Application notes
Interview date: Week commencing 17 March 2025. As Bethany is a Christian organisation, applicants interested should be in sympathy with and accept the mission, vision, and values of the organisation.
CVs will not be accepted as a substitute for an application form.
Bethany Christian Trust
Senior Project Worker Kharis Court – Bathgate
Postcode: EH48 2AP
Simon Community Scotland is the largest provider of homelessness services in Scotland. Our vision is for everyone to have a safe place to live with access to the support they need. Every day we help make positive things happen for people facing extremely difficult circumstances.
Job Summary
The Simon Community is Scotland's leading homeless charity. We are creative and innovative. We get things done with care and compassion that make a difference to our community, being true to our values. We are a community of staff, volunteers, and the people that we support.
As a residential support worker you will:
1. Support the development of life skills and homemaking in preparation for a tenancy.
2. Help to reduce harm caused by homelessness and trauma.
Job Purpose
As a support worker, it will be your job to work with a team to:
1. Help people in our community to manage and recover their mental health.
2. Support people who use drugs and alcohol to do so as safely as possible.
3. Support people who choose to reduce or stop their drug and alcohol use to do so safely.
4. Help people in our community to build a positive network of connections that will help them to gain and sustain their own housing.
5. Provide emotional and practical support to our community.
6. Any other duties directed by your service lead.
Key Responsibilities
1. Warmth and positive regard.
2. Inclusion and participation.
3. Innovation and personalisation of care and support.
4. Ambition.
5. Partnership.
6. Learning and leadership.
Your key responsibilities to support those values will be:
1. Developing honest and open relationships with our community that foster trust.
2. Using our training and reflective practice to develop additional skills to support and respond appropriately to our community who have experienced trauma.
3. Working with people in our community with a wide range of experiences and cultural backgrounds with dignity, respect, and kindness.
4. Working as part of a team with a range of experiences and knowledge to the benefit of our community.
5. Supporting our community to influence their care and support to meet their goals.
6. Fostering connection, hope, a positive identity, and meaning in life and a sense of control for our community.
7. Working with other teams in SCS and with partners to support good outcomes for our community.
8. Seeking opportunities that will make a difference to our community.
9. Ensuring that our places reflect the respect we hold for our community.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications:
* SVQ 3 social care or willing to work towards.
* SSSC Registered or willing to become so.
* Assist/MHFA/SafeTalk trained.
* Naloxone trained.
Experience:
* Experience of providing support to people with a range of challenges including homelessness, mental ill health, and addictions.
* Experience of working in a fast-paced environment which requires quick decision-making.
* Lived experience of homelessness.
* Experience of working with a range of agencies as a team.
* Networking and connecting skills.
Knowledge and Skills:
* Experience of working with people with a variety of individual and cultural beliefs.
* Ability to use empathy and relational skills to build positive relationships with our community and colleagues.
* Understanding of and ability to work within ethical and relational boundaries.
* Knowledge and understanding of homelessness, addictions, and mental health.
* Understanding of services that support homelessness, addictions, and mental health.
* Evidence of good communication skills, written, verbal, and digital.
Personal:
* Able to lead by example.
* A team player.
* A desire to learn and to develop innovative practice.
* Honest, ethical, and keen to overcome obstacles.
On site: Bethany Christian Centre- Edinburgh
Closing: 11th March 2025
Bethany Christian Centre is a supportive residential community for up to sixteen men living in a ‘dry’ house environment. In conjunction with housing support and addiction-focused group work, one-to-one work and support from our addiction worker, we aim to provide vocational rehabilitation and specialised addiction support where requested.
Bethany Christian Centre is seeking an administrator, who will be responsible for undertaking administrative processes (including financial data and processes) and will support the management team to ensure the smooth and efficient operation for the Centre.
As an integral part of the team, you will be responsible for delivering efficient and high-quality office administration and support. The role requires excellent telephone etiquette, strong communication and organisational skills, and the ability to work proactively in a busy environment. Proven experience in administration and proficiency in Microsoft packages are essential for this position.
As Bethany is a Christian organisation, this post carries an Occupational Requirement in line with the Equality Act 2010. Applicants should have and be able to provide evidence of active Christian faith and commitment. Successful applicants for this post will require membership in the PVG scheme.
We are committed to helping our employees flourish personally and professionally. Below are a few examples of the ways we support our employees:
* Bethany provides 30 days of annual leave initially to all contracted staff, rising to a maximum of 40 days depending on length of service.
* Bethany provides enhanced payments for maternity, paternity, and adoption.
* Bethany operates a company pension scheme to which all staff are auto-enrolled, with the option to opt out. We will match any staff member’s pension contribution up to a maximum of 5%.
* Bethany provides a death in service benefit scheme.
We recognise that knowledge of gambling harms in Scotland is uncommon. We’re looking for someone with a set of skills that can excite, create, change, and make things happen.
About Simon Community Scotland
Simon Community Scotland is the largest provider of homelessness services in Scotland. Our vision is for everyone to have a safe place to live with access to the support they need. Every day we help make positive things happen for people facing extremely difficult circumstances.
Everything we do is about and for people: the people we support, our staff, our partners, and everyone affected by homelessness.
Our values are built into every area of activity and tell the story of how people remain at the heart of the Simon Community.
Job Summary
The Simon Community is Scotland's leading homeless charity. We are creative and innovative. We get things done with care and compassion that make a difference to our community, being true to our values. We are a community of staff, volunteers, and the people that we support.
As Programme Lead for Gambling Harm, you will project manage, lead and deliver the organisation's portfolio of work focusing on gambling. This role will advance the growing body of gambling harm work that Simon Community Scotland has produced and embed gambling harm across our teams. It will also raise awareness of gambling harm and homelessness internally and across Scotland, reduce stigma among staff and the people we support, and create tailored pathways for people at risk of or experiencing homelessness.
This is an emerging and developing area of work for the organisation, and the role includes leading and coordinating projects, workforce training and development, building excellent relationships internally and externally, and driving forward change in this area of work. Gambling can be both a cause and consequence of homelessness and we are committed to improving what is currently available for people experiencing gambling harm.
GCF is recruiting up to three new Trustees to replace members who are retiring from our Board over the next few months.
GCF’s Trustees work together to provide oversight to the organisation and support to the employees. We would particularly welcome applications from people with a background in issues related to poverty and inequality, teachers/social workers with experience of working with families in poverty, and people with legal, financial, or fundraising expertise.
There are a maximum of twelve Trustees. Trustees are initially appointed for up to 4 years and may be re-appointed for up to a further four years. New Trustees will be expected to join one of our three sub-committees.
The core aim of Glasgow Care Foundation (GCF) is to relieve poverty. Our mission is to help 10,000 people over the next decade. We provide essential household items to individuals and families in need, particularly to those who cannot receive assistance from other agencies. We also support key small local community and school projects throughout Glasgow. Details are available on our website.
The Foundation has an investment portfolio of around £8m which is managed by external Investment Managers in accordance with the Board’s investment policy. Investment income of around £250k annually is used to fund grant giving and meet overhead expenses.
The Foundation has five part-time employees, a Welfare Officer, Trusts Manager, Fundraising & Business Development Assistant, Marketing Assistant, and Accountant, who all work from home.
The Foundation has a Care Committee which supervises the Welfare work, the Marketing Committee which supervises the Trust, Fundraising & Marketing staff, and the Finance Committee who supervises financial control.
All new trustees will be supported through an induction and training programme to help you understand how our Board works, your responsibilities, and to make sure you are comfortable and able to contribute successfully. More experienced Board Members will be available to support you. The role is voluntary and unpaid, but we hope that working with GCF will be a rewarding experience, helping to support vulnerable people in need.
Time Commitment
There are 6 Trustees’ meetings a year, in person usually at the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice in Glasgow. Meetings are currently at 11am on Mondays and last approximately 90 minutes. At meetings we discuss and decide on policy, strategy, and governance issues, provide oversight of the Investment Managers, review our financial position, and approve grant applications. The Care Committee and Marketing Committees also have short online meetings approximately six times a year in addition.
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