Employment Focus - 07 June

Star Project
Development Worker
The STAR Project is an award winning Community Organisation that delivers long lasting positive social outcomes, building safer, more connected and resilient communities in Renfrewshire. We facilitate creative and skills-based group, individual and community supports, tackling the impact of poverty, deprivation, inequality and stigma. The successful applicant will be required to develop our existing resilience focussed supports and ensure effective delivery of our successful Pantry Plus and Community Fridge.


Linstone Housing
Welfare Rights Assistant
We are seeking to recruit an experienced and enthusiastic individual who will provide support to our existing Welfare Rights Officer. Based in the Income Team and reporting to the Income Manager, the successful candidate will assist in the delivery of an excellent Welfare Rights Service to the customers of the Association.


St Vincent's Hospice
Staff Nurse (37.5 hours per week, rotational)
Salary – £34,056 per annum + 15% shift allowance for qualifying shifts
Location: St. Vincent's Hospice We’re Hiring!  Do you have a strong commitment providing excellent person-centred care?
 
Staff Nurse (23 hours per week, rotational)
Salary – £34,056 per annum, pro-rata + 15% shift allowance for qualifying shifts
Location: St. Vincent's Hospice We’re Hiring!  Do you have a strong commitment providing excellent person-centred care?
 
Senior Trusts & Foundations Fundraiser (37.5 hours per week)
Salary – £34,056 per annum
Location: St. Vincent's Hospice Working closely with the Director of Income Generation, responsible for Trusts and Foundation applications, cultivating relationships with funders and maximising on the funding needs of the Hospice.


Path (Scotland)
Part Time Manager
The Manager will be responsible for providing leadership and developing and implementing PATH (Scotland)’s business plan. They will represent PATH (Scotland) at all levels and ensure effective engagement with stakeholders. They will manage staff, ensure financial control and support and advise on good governance.

BME finance traineeship
PATH (Scotland) is offering a thirty-six month Positive Action Training Scheme, which has been specifically designed to redress the under-representation of black and minority ethnic communities in employment in Scottish Housing. PATH works in collaboration with Local Authority Housing Departments and Registered Social Landlords across Scotland to provide our housing training opportunities. This traineeship is in partnership with Ardenglen Housing Association.


Next Chapter Scotland SCIO
Freelance Trainer
We are recruiting a freelance trainer to develop a single-day training course that will support people who have been involved with the criminal justice system to defend their rights.

Outreach and Amplifying Voices Project Officer
We are recruiting an Outreach and Amplifying Voices Project Officer to work 21 hours per week for 12 months.
With the support of the Trustees and Chief Executive, the Outreach and Amplifying Voices Project Officer will deliver a series of engagement sessions across Scotland to capture the experiences of people who have been involved with the criminal justice system, identifying core themes relating to stigma and discrimination in order to amplify their voices to decision-makers in positions of power.



Ferguslie Park Housing Association
Modern Apprenticeships
Ferguslie Park Housing Association has the opportunity to employ 2 modern apprentices who will be key members of the Housing and Property Services. They will be instrumental in offering support and delivering appropriate services to our tenants. We offer the ideal candidate an excellent working environment within the heart of our fantastic community; a commitment to supporting and developing the successful candidate’s skills, knowledge and experience and excellent conditions of service.

Assistant Housing Services Officer -Tenancy Sustainment Job Information
Ferguslie Park Housing Association has a vacancy for an Assistant Housing Officer – Tenancy Sustainment who will be a key member of the Housing Services Team. They will be instrumental in offering support and delivering appropriate services to tenants to help them maintain and sustain their tenancy. In doing so they will help assist the Housing Services Officers and Senior Welfare Rights Officer to deliver an excellent enhanced housing management service to FPHA tenants



Work placements for pupils
Gateway are a public sector, not-for-profit consortium of ten local authorities in Scotland. Gateway supply Scottish schools with Workit, a database that matches young people with employers offering work placements. Workit is used by the majority of local authorities across Scotland.

Post-pandemic the number of work placement opportunities for Scottish young people has dropped significantly and in particular, it is predicted that some of the biggest skills shortages in Scotland by 2035 will be in social care, construction, administration, and retail sales. We are looking for employers to work with us to develop the workforce of the future, could you support senior phase students by offering work placements?

Work placements are flexible and can be set over times and days that suit your group. It’s a very straightforward process that Gateway can support you with throughout. Offering work placements is a great opportunity for young people to build on their skills.
Your business could also benefit from identifying potential future employees, engaging with the local community, boosting reputation and staff development.

If you require any further information about providing a work placement please contact Gateway or visit the employer information page at www.workit.info/Employer/ or https://www.linkedin.com/company/91165785/