Employment Focus - 23 August

Ferguslie Park Housing Association 
Temporary Corporate Customer Services Assistant – Maternity Leave
Ferguslie Park Housing Association has a temporary vacancy for an enthusiastic team player to join us delivering front of house and back of office services. This is a fixed term contract of 52 weeks to cover maternity leave.  We are looking for that right candidate to join us to enhance our customer service delivery. You will be our customers first point of contact, meeting and greeting visitors at our reception as well as engaging with our service users over the telephone and social media.


RAMH
Administration Office - 30 hours
We are seeking a dedicated and pro-active Administration Officer to join our team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth running of our services. This role requires someone who is highly organised, compassionate, has a good eye for detail. You should have good customer care experience and enjoy working in a busy office environment as a part of a friendly, well established team.

Peer Champion - up to 20 hours
The Scottish Government have announced a Parent Employment Programme to support people who are currently unemployed and are a parent living in the same household as the children and is ring fenced for people who live in North Ayrshire. There are fully funded work placements within the third sector for North Ayrshire employers. North Ayrshire Wellbeing & Recovery College (NAWARC) are pleased to offer a paid work placement within the role of a Peer Champion within the NAWARC team. The successful person will gain experience of using their lived mental health experience of recovery to support others, gain skills in co-facilitation and support the online social media engagement and support co-facilitation programmes and courses.


Renfrewshire Climate Action Network Hub
Project Coordinator
Renfrewshire Climate Action Network (RenCAN) supports the people of Renfrewshire to flourish through climate action, creating tangible outcomes for people and communities that enhance wellbeing. The Project Coordinator will support the delivery of the Renfrewshire Climate Action Network (RenCAN), its aim, objectives and outcomes. They will support the Manager and Development Officers in day to day Hub administration and manage promotion of Network and Hub Activity.

Impact Arts is running a 12-week creative arts youth employability programme for young people aged 16-24 years, starting 11th September 2024. This is a Stage 1/2 course on the employability pipeline. 
 
Renfrewshire based young people who are not in work, education or training can attend this programme which runs on Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10am-3pm, to build confidence, make new friends, get support towards next steps and participate in lots of creative arts activities.  
 
Participants can receive £12 per day training allowance for attending the programme and travel costs will also be reimbursed. In addition, there will be food and drinks available during the workshops. The programme will run at PACE’s venue on the top floor of the Paisley Shopping Centre, Causeyside Street, Paisley. This venue is a welcoming, safe and creative space. It’s also really easy to get to; located a short walk from Paisley Gilmour Street Station. 
 
Impact Arts’ friendly, supportive delivery staff will work with participants during the programme to ensure everyone reaches their potential and has a great experience. Our Youth Worker will offer tailored support to help participants towards education, further training, an apprenticeship or employment. Our Creative Lead tutor will introduce participants to new artistic techniques and will guide them in producing artworks using various artforms. 
 
At the end of the programme, there will be a celebratory showcase of work. This will be planned and hosted by the participants. Friends and family members will be invited to help the young people celebrate their achievements. 

If you are a young person or a referrer, and you’re interested in joining the Express Yourself programme, please complete our REFERRAL FORM. A member of staff from Impact Arts will then be in touch. 
 
We are grateful to our funders who have helped to make this programme a reality - the Renfrewshire Employability Grants programme and the Multiply fund. 
 
If you’d like more information about the programme, you can visit our website: IMPACT ARTS WEBSITE or you can contact Programme Coordinator Andrea Gavin on andrea.gavin@impactarts.co.uk. I’ve attached a Participant Guide PDF booklet which should answer any questions.