Location: Transform Forth Valley, Office 2.6, The e-Centre, Cooperage Business Village, Cooperage Way, Alloa, FK10 3LP
Salary: £27,688 - £30,572 per year
Contract Type: Temporary
Position Type: Full Time
Hours: 35 hours per week
Work From Home: Hybrid
Role and Service Profile
Transform Forth Valley is offering this post in partnership with the Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership. This post will be split with 3 days in the Falkirk Self-Neglect and Hoarding Service, and 2 days in the Falkirk Social Inclusion Project.
The aim of the Self-Neglect and Hoarding Service is to support people living in Falkirk who are experiencing issues with hoarding. We currently have an established Self-Neglect and Hoarding Service in Falkirk & Clackmannanshire, with this new post expanding our team. Self-neglect is an extreme lack of self-care, often associated with hoarding. People who experience self-neglect may decline help from others and often feel overwhelmed by their circumstances, leading to crisis interventions following significant deterioration. We work with individuals affected by hoarding disorder and other conditions resulting in extreme clutter and chronic disorganization to make long-term sustainable change. This service aims to provide early, effective, and supportive interventions to adults experiencing self-neglect and hoarding, by reducing health inequalities and enabling individuals to realize their potential and connect with resilient communities.
The Social Inclusion Project (SIP) supports individuals who use alcohol and drugs and have backgrounds of offending or other challenging behavior, to access existing services referred by partner organizations. The SIP model complements the work of existing agencies/services by supporting individuals to interact with services when complex needs (such as substance use, homelessness, mental health issues, learning disabilities, welfare benefits issues, social isolation, and family dysfunction) present barriers to accessing care. The collaborative approach between the SIP and existing services effectively helps individuals access services they might otherwise struggle to interact with.
The post holder will work directly with service users to enable their access to an integrated pathway across universal services, including the ‘Third Sector’ and wider Health & Social Care services. The service aims to tackle issues associated with social exclusion by supporting individuals to engage with community-based supports.
The post holder will report to the Team Leader and work in partnership with colleagues from Falkirk Council’s Housing and Social Work, Police Scotland, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, NHS Forth Valley, and Substance Use Services. Together, we aim to provide services designed to identify, engage, and support individuals facing issues related to substance use, mental health, physical health, exclusion, learning disabilities, offending behavior, self-neglect & hoarding, anti-social behavior, housing, and social problems.
The post holder, as an employee of Transform Forth Valley, will have a corporate responsibility to contribute to the overall performance of the organization to ensure that contractual outputs and targets are achieved. The post holder must demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvement in service delivery for the benefit of the service user, the service, and the partners.
The post holder will be required to work from several operational sites across the local authority areas and work flexibly within an agreed number of hours to maintain the most appropriate level of provision.
Organisational Profile
Transform Forth Valley is a Scottish-based registered charity limited by guarantee (SC033772). Governed by a Board of Directors, it is strategically led, managed, and operated by a Corporate Leadership Team consisting of a Chief Executive, Operational and Corporate Service Managers.
Transform Forth Valley offers a wide range of services to support individuals and families impacted by inequality, whether societal, financial, or health-related. We are dedicated to empowering individuals and families to live more fulfilled lives, actively challenging inequalities to achieve sustainable change.
Benefits
Leave: For full-time employees, Transform Forth Valley offers 30 days of Annual Leave plus 9 days of Statutory Holiday per annum.
Pension: If eligible, Transform Forth Valley will auto-enroll you into our pension scheme where we will contribute 5%, and employees a minimum of 3%, of your pensionable salary.
Flexible Day: Transform Forth Valley offers a voluntary scheme where you can opt to work extra hours to accrue a Flexible Day off every 4 weeks.
Wellbeing Days: For permanent staff who have completed their probationary period, Transform Forth Valley offers two paid leave days per annum as a ‘wellbeing day’ to support positive mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing.
Death in Service Insurance: If eligible, Transform Forth Valley will enroll you in the scheme upon commencement of employment, providing a lump sum benefit of 4 x Basic Annual Salary.
How to Apply
Please send completed Application, Equal Opportunities Monitoring, and Criminal Convictions Declaration Forms to hr@transformfv.org.uk. Alternatively, you can send the forms by post to:
HR, Transform Forth Valley, Office 2.6, The e-Centre, Cooperage Business Village, Cooperage Way, Alloa, FK10 3LP.
For an informal chat about the post, please contact Claire Hughes, Senior Service Manager, at 07309 780 912.
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