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Cyrenians runs the Central and South East Scotland branch of FareShare.

FareShare is the UK’s largest charity fighting hunger and food waste through the redistribution of surplus food to frontline charities and community groups.

Cyrenians has received funding from Scottish Government to trial the delivery of a pantries (a ‘pop up shop’) within 8 established Community Cooks over a 6 month period. The people accessing the clubs are usually experiencing food poverty and have a range of support needs.

We will work with the Community Groups to implement a pantry system; delivering a wide range of healthy food (including fresh options) and offering these to members.

Membership will be made available to the Cook Club attendees. We estimate that 15-30 people per Club would access the pantry so this should have a reach of 120-240 over the pilot period.

We are looking for a dynamic and highly motivated Pantry Coordinator to lead on developing and delivering the pantry model. You should have excellent communication skills and the confidence to work with people from a wide range of backgrounds.

You should also be well organised with the ability to cope with competing demands, be an effective team player, and be able to demonstrate Cyrenians values of compassion, respect, integrity and innovation in the work that you do.

Organisation Profile

Cyrenians is a charity working towards a society that truly values and includes all. Our Vision is of an inclusive society in which we all have the opportunities to live valued and fulfilled lives. We work to make that vision a reality through our mission to support people excluded from family, home, work or community on their life journey.

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Cyrenians runs the Central and South East Scotland branch of FareShare.

FareShare is the UK’s largest charity fighting hunger and food waste through the redistribution of surplus food to frontline charities and community groups.

As a FareShare Depot Driver and operative for FareShare Central and South East Scotland you will collect and deliver food from and to our food partners across Edinburgh, Central and South East Scotland. You will also deliver food from our Regional Centre based at Jane Street, Leith, to our community organisations and charity members within Edinburgh, Central and South East Scotland.

This is more than a driving job, you will also be the face of FareShare, being a regular point of contact with our local food partners and the charities receiving food. In addition, you will also supervise volunteers who join you as van assistants.

We are looking for a confident driver, with a positive approach and excellent communication skills. You should also be a reliable and effective team player, and be able to demonstrate Cyrenians values of compassion, respect, integrity and innovation in the work that you do.

Organisation Profile:

Cyrenians is a charity working towards a society that truly values and includes all. Our Vision is of an inclusive society in which we all have the opportunities to live valued and fulfilled lives. We work to make that vision a reality through our mission to support people excluded from family, home, work or community on their life journey.

Website: cyrenians.scot

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with the right values to join our service assisting and supporting vulnerable homeless people to achieve better lives.

The successful candidate will be expected to complement the work of our support teams by ensuring the security of the building through observation and checks, maintaining health, safety and hygiene standards and following procedures such as for financial transactions, admissions and leavers, housing benefit, incident reports and building repairs reports.

You should have sound literacy and numeracy skills and experience of dealing with challenging behaviour. Other essentials include: experience of team working; good verbal communication; the ability to interact with people in an appropriate and positive way; and, above all, the determination to make a difference in the lives of our service users.

3-4 night shifts per week from 20:00 – 03:00 on a rolling rota basis.

In return, we will offer you excellent learning and development opportunities, competitive annual leave entitlement, pension scheme, access to employee assistance programmes such as counselling, and life assurance.

We have a vacancy for a Cook, based at our Christian activity centre at Alltnacriche, just outside Aviemore.

Alltnacriche regularly hosts school groups participating in residential experiences, SU Holidays and youth groups enjoying weekend breaks. We offer a range of outdoor activities to our guests, and use outdoor classroom concepts with schools.

Classroom Outdoors is our highly regarded programme of school residential experiences and we welcome 700 – 800 pupils from around 30 schools to Alltnacriche each year.

Our ideal candidate will have the understanding and experience to run a kitchen to a very high standard, blending hands on tasks with leading and managing a small team of support staff/volunteers. You will have the drive and vision to develop the menu and experience we offer to our guests, with a strong focus on responding to their needs as and when necessary. You will need to be comfortable balancing this guest centered approach with the knowledge and ability to implement full HACCP control procedures at all times, and will be responsible for ensuring that this happens.

During school residentials you will take the lead in delivering breakfast and a three course evening meal with options, working with the schools host to ensure all relevant information is passed on and all dietary and medical needs are met. You will also be responsible for planning future menus, ordering and stock control, alongside normal tasks associated with running a kitchen.

We have a number of other groups who will require catering, however the majority of our weekend groups and all SU Holidays are self-catered and will have access to our kitchen facilities. You will be responsible for induction and support during their event and ensuring the kitchen is returned to the appropriate standard after use.

Outside of school residentials there will be an additional focus on developing what the centre can offer, deep cleaning, equipment maintenance, staff and personal development, and opportunities to be involved in other areas of the centre’s ministry.

This role may be suitable for flexible working arrangements and this can be discussed at interview. The accommodation that is part of the package on offer for this role can be discussed at interview.

Alltnacriche is a small team and you will be involved in all aspects of caring for our guests, including regular evening work, and you may be required to hold the duty phone overnight.

Scripture Union Scotland is a registered charity that aims to help all of Scotland’s children and young people explore the significance of Jesus Christ for their lives. The centre supports SU Scotland’s strategy – facilitating residential events that help and enable young people in Scotland to explore the Christian faith.

For this post, it is important that you are committed to SU Scotland’s ethos, working principles and vision and are able to demonstrate this through your commitment and motivation. It is also an Occupational Requirement (Equality Act – part 1, schedule 9), that the post-holder is a committed Christian.

The successful applicant will be required to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Scheme and the appointment will be subject to a satisfactory PVG Scheme Disclosure

Cyrenians is working in partnership with Falkirk Council to transform Arnotdale House in Dollar Park back into a centrepiece of the community. Cyrenians will be creating a Social Enterprise that offers a café, events/meeting/party spaces and office accommodation. The Social Enterprise will generate income to provide sustainability whilst also offering work experience, volunteering and providing opportunities to remove barriers to employment. The renovated building offers expanded office space for Cyrenians services, who will move into the building in late 2018. The café and enterprise business is projected to be fully operational by early summer 2019, and will be open to members of the public where, as well as café facilities, function rooms are available for hire for a range of activities/functions such as Community Group meetings, Weddings, Bistro Evenings and small concert evenings/recitals amongst others.

Working with the Head of Enterprise, this role will develop and implement a service plan which will support Arnotdale House to reach its full potential as a successful social enterprise, managing all aspects of service delivery and having responsibility for facilities management of the House. These tasks include developing and promoting all aspects of the enterprise, take an active role in day-to-day delivery, manage the facility ensuring good maintenance within Health and Safety requirements, manage the team of staff and volunteers to deliver operationally and ensure compliance with all legislative requirements.

You should be an effective team player, with excellent organisations skills and business experience in the hospitality and events sector. You will be trustworthy and responsible, and able to demonstrate Cyrenians values of compassion, respect, integrity and innovation in the work that you do.

In the role of Personal Assistant, you’ll enable the employer, a sociable and intelligent young man, who has a physical disability and uses powered-wheelchair, to pursue his interests and live independently.

Responsibilities

• Assist him to eat, drink, and prepare food.

• Assist him to brush his hair, his teeth, and deal with basic hygiene.

• Drive his adapted, wheelchair-accessible van.

• Assist him to attend various social and leisure activities.

• Assist him with domestic tasks, errands, and administrative matters.

• Assist him in and out of bed by use of a ceiling hoist when he feels tired.

• Assist him to use his ventilator when he feels breathless.

Skills and experience

• Excellent communication and conversational skills.

• Understanding, patience, and enthusiasm.

• Experience helping someone with a disability.

• Driving licence and PVG check is essential.

To assist with the co-ordination of all aspects of expedition delivery for young people engaged in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) in Edinburgh including Open Expeditions, supporting volunteers, leader training, outdoor equipment provision and to ensure that health and safety requirements are met.

The successful candidate will be subject to an advanced PVG Scheme check.

To find out more about this role, please download the Job Description below.

Your daily routine will be as varied as the needs of people you are looking after. You will act as a key worker to specific people and lead service projects contributing to company objectives. You will often be helping people to wash & dress, eat & drink, and go about their daily activities. You may be cooking for them or taking them shopping, helping filling in forms for them, or moving them into a comfortable position.

You will often be the first to alert professionals with updates on support and any new health problems. You will be liaising with a variety of professionals to ensure that the relevant support is provided.

If you are a motivated individual who takes pride & accountability in the work you do, then we want to hear from you!

A comprehensive, engaging and interactive induction programme is provided; however, it is essential that applicants can meet the following criteria:

• Experience of dealing with challenging behaviours

• Good communication & interpersonal skills

• Ability to be flexible in approach to work

• Good reporting & recording skills

• Full Manual Driving licence.

Due to Step Ups expanding programme, we welcome motivated and person centred candidates to apply.

Your daily routine will be as varied as the needs of people you are looking after. You will act as a key worker to specific people and lead service projects contributing to company objectives. You will often be helping people to wash & dress, eat & drink, and go about their daily activities. You may be cooking for them or taking them shopping, helping filling in forms for them, or moving them into a comfortable position.

You will often be the first to alert professionals with updates on support and any new health problems. You will be liaising with a variety of professionals to ensure that the relevant support is provided.

If you are a motivated individual who takes pride & accountability in the work you do, then we want to hear from you!

A comprehensive, engaging and interactive induction programme is provided; however, it is essential that applicants can meet the following criteria:

• Experience of dealing with challenging behaviours

• Good communication & interpersonal skills

• Ability to be flexible in approach to work

• Good reporting & recording skills

• Full Manual Driving licence.

Due to Step Ups expanding programme, we welcome motivated and person centred candidates to apply.