Job Details
* Up to 21 hours per week (We are flexible on hours & work pattern). Special Conditions: Day, evening & weekend work required. We anticipate the postholder will be working one evening per week & one weekend day per month. Fixed Term for 18 months.
Role
We are developing the work we do in Gallowhill, Paisley in partnership with Renfrewshire Council to action the information we have gathered from a 6-month needs assessment in the community and are looking to recruit an individual with experience and capabilities of community development work/supporting diverse communities and with good knowledge of the social issues which can affect local communities.
A proven track record of community development work is essential to this role.
This post requires a PVG check for Adults and Children.
* On site: Edinburgh. A mix of working in NHS offices and community venues in South West Edinburgh.
* Closing 16th March 2025.
About Thrive
Thrive Edinburgh is about thinking big and thinking differently. We have made it our goal to promote mental health and protect our citizens’ resilience, self-esteem, family strength and joy, and reduce the toll of mental ill-health on individuals, our communities and our city.
The Thrive Welcome Teams are comprised of organisations that provide social, practical, learning and clinical support.
The South West partnership is between Space, SAMH and the Edinburgh Health & Social Care Partnership. Our organisations share a commitment to the Thrive vision and values of trust, respect, collaboration, person-centeredness, innovation, and compassion. Together we deliver a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency response so that citizens receive the right help for their mental health, at the right time.
The main role of a Thrive Peer Worker is to use their own lived experience of mental health recovery journey to promote good mental health practices with citizens within our communities.
This is achieved by providing short term, one-to-one, emotional and practical mental health support. Through confidential conversations a safe space is provided for people to discuss issues at their own pace, using person-centred tools to help others identify their strengths, and work towards achievable and meaningful recovery goals. These meetings can take place in a variety of locations including NHS venues and community-based settings.
Peer Work supports people to establish meaningful and fulfilling links in the community so that people can more easily access the right help when needed including social, therapeutic and medical interventions.
Key Tasks
1. Hold initial conversations to assess needs and risk, ensuring people access the services that will best support them.
2. Guide people to create individual support plans that draw on their own strengths.
3. Provide short term support through 1:1 meetings, typically between 2-6 sessions, drawing on your own mental health journey.
4. Be well connected in the community to understand the different services on offer and the criteria for referring.
5. Accompany individuals to appointments to connect them into services.
6. Attend cross team meetings to discuss cases and share learning.
7. Attend open access ‘drop-in’ sessions that are held within community venues, providing people with instant access to advice and signposting.
The full job description listing all key tasks is attached.
About Space
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 60+ 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.
Corra Foundation’s vision is for a society in which people create positive change and enjoy fulfilling lives. At Corra we are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and encourage applications from all backgrounds.
We are now recruiting for four new fixed term till 31 March 2028 roles: a full-time Team Leader role, a full-time Community Project Designer role and two part-time Community Project Designer roles. This is an excellent opportunity for people with relevant skills and experience to join a friendly, hardworking, passionate team keen to make a difference alongside our communities.
Working in the Kirkcaldy Area the postholders will deliver the ’Every One Every Day’ programme. You’ll help to develop ideas brought to you by residents and grow a network of people, projects and spaces which support people to participate. You will use co-production tools and co-creation to ensure everything that happens is led by local people, makes use of their skills and aspirations, and helps to build community. You’ll create welcoming spaces for people to develop and deliver project ideas, as well as a series of makerspaces.
The role will require people who understand participatory culture and approaches, and are excited about encouraging people to develop their ideas. You’ll have practical skills that can support projects (like cooking, crafting, making, mending or artistic skills). You’ll need excellent interpersonal, relationship building and communication skills, excellent organisational skills, enthusiasm and a willingness to learn. You’ll also have a commitment to Corra’s ‘ways of working’ principles and supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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