Role
Four Square Homelessness Charity is seeking a dedicated Waking Night Practitioner to join our Domestic Abuse and Gender-based Violence service. This position plays a crucial role in providing overnight support to individuals experiencing homelessness. The ideal candidate will be vigilant, empathetic, and committed to creating a safe and secure environment for vulnerable women during the night.
The service addresses the unique and complex needs of individuals who are experiencing both homelessness and abuse. This service aims to provide support, protection, and resources to survivors of domestic abuse and gender-based violence who are also facing the challenges of homelessness.
This is a waking nights post, with shift pattern 9.45pm - 7.45am, working 3 shifts/4 shifts per week on a rotational basis.
Due to the nature of the service, applications are invited from women only, as the post is exempt under the Equality Act (2010).
Join our mission to end youth homelessness in Scotland!
For over 30 years, we have been dedicated to preventing youth homelessness and supporting young people in building better futures.
The primary function of this role is the effective management and delivery of the organisation’s Edinburgh, East & South service delivery and development activities. Leading our service teams to ensure that we provide quality services and are reaching our funder and organisational targets. This key management role will support the Head of Services to implement strategy, ensuring that regulatory standards are met, and policies and procedures are implemented. Part of a highly collaborative team, the Service Manager reports directly to the Head of Services and works alongside the rest of the management team.
This exciting and new role within the Rock Trust involves contributing to the new National Upstream project (homelessness prevention model).
Upstream is an innovative schools-based preventive model that utilises a universal screening tool to identify and support students at risk of homelessness.
The role requires skills inclusive of excellent communication skills, the ability to establish and nurture key partnerships and relationships with stakeholders, work directly with young people to provide emotional and practical support on a 1:1 basis in schools, at home and/or within the community.
Additionally, you will be digitally proficient in the use of Apps and IT with the ability to analyse and interpret data to identify young people who may require support, in collaboration with stakeholders.
If so, this new Wellbeing Keyworker role is for you!
About the service
Our Wellbeing Works service is a new offering that aims to provide support for people with mild to moderate mental health conditions to empower them to develop a pathway to employment.
About the role
This role will be pivotal in creating trusted relationships with both clients and partner organisations to ensure that each pathway to employment is unique to individual clients and designed to reach the best possible outcome. Your main duties will include:
* Meeting clients to identify a support action plan; and regular follow-up sessions to review their progress
* Facilitate workshops and intervention sessions that provide participants with skills and mechanisms to better manage their mental health and improve wellbeing
* Working alongside various partner organisations to access additional support and opportunities
* Monitoring and evaluating the uptake and impact of the service
It is a role that provides the opportunity to work with people who have complex problems and to make a real difference to their lives.
About you
You will have experience supporting people with mental health conditions and be motivated to empower people on their employability journey. You should also have:
* Excellent relationship building skills
* Proven experience of building and maintaining strong partnerships with relevant services
* A commitment to reducing the stigma faced by people with mental health conditions
How we’ll support you
You will have a supportive manager who will provide the space of regular supervision sessions and development conversations to ensure that your wellbeing is protected, and you are set up for success.
You’ll also have access to wider Cyrenians support, including our learning and development programme, and staff wellbeing services.
About Cyrenians
At Cyrenians we tackle the causes and consequences of homelessness by taking a values-led and relationships-based approach to delivering our services. You can find out more about our organisation and our impact online.
Fresh Start provides support to people moving on from or those at risk of homelessness. Fresh Start has been active in Edinburgh for over 25 years with a mission to help people make a home for themselves.
Fresh Start offers a range of services to people either at the transition from homelessness or those who are at risk of homelessness. We provide people with the provision of household starter packs, white goods, painting and decorating services. Via our community hub we offer a wide range of services including: cooking, community pantry and shop, growing spaces, provision of advice, information and support.
We are looking for a team player who would like to work supporting our delivery teams in the essential role of Admin and Finance Assistant. You will be the first person many people speak to at Fresh Start, so we are looking for someone who is friendly, approachable and has a keen attention to detail.
Fresh Start is a small charity and a flexible approach and the ability to multi-task is essential. A good team player who can also work on their own initiative and be pro-active is required for this role.
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