Outreach and Support Worker

Venture Trust; Stirling; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Venture Trust is seeking an Outreach and Support Worker to provide holistic support to individuals in Glasgow and West Central Scotland. Join at an exciting time as you empower those facing challenging life circumstances by navigating their journeys and delivering outdoor, therapeutic activities.

Benefits

28 days annual leave plus public holidays

3 Christmas holidays

Qualifications

• Experience in community support work is preferred.
• Knowledge of services in Glasgow and West Central Scotland.
• Ability to work autonomously and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide bespoke one-on-one support for participants.
• Deliver group activities outdoors in community greenspaces.
• Maintain positive relationships with stakeholders and generate program referrals.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Empathy

Teamwork

Knowledge of Local Services

Job description

Community Development & Social Enterprise

Disability

Equality & Law

Health

Housing & Homelessness

International Development

Learning

Local

Local Infrastructure Organisation

Older People

Other

Social Care

Youth

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• Hybrid:Glasgow and West Central Scotland
• Closing8th July 2025
• Advertised from 13th June 2025

Role

This is an exciting time to join Venture Trust as we continue to develop, embed and grow our teams, and apply ourdevelopmental approach in communities, in greenspaces and across Scotland’s wilder places.

Venture Trust supports people facing challenging life circumstances to overcome barriers and realise their potential.We work alongside people who have been impacted by trauma, and together we build the programme they need to moveforwards in their journey, utilising in communities, greenspaces and wild places across Scotland.

About this role

We have an exciting opportunity for a new Outreach and Support Worker to join our team supporting individuals inGlasgow and West Central Scotland. In this role, you will be the first person our participants meet, soknowledge of services within this area would be beneficial.

You’ll be a caring, dynamic and driven person, dedicated to levelling the playing field and equipping people with thetools they need to thrive. You’ll be comfortable and confident working autonomously, working alongside peoplewith complex lives.

Working across your area and in the Scottish wilderness, you’ll provide bespoke and holistic 1:1 support forparticipants, spending time to get to know them, their strengths and where they want to go. You’ll help to shapetheir journeys, navigating 1:1, community and wilderness journey support, always harnessing the benefits of theoutdoors and nature spaces to provide therapeutic benefit. You will prepare participants for wilderness journeysand support them to develop employability skills.

We need you to work closely with referrers and partners to provide joined up support for participants, managing thediffering needs of your case load, including working with young people and adults.

As an Outreach and Support Worker, you will:

• Have knowledge of services in the area that you will deliver (i.e. Glasgow and West CentralScotland)
• Deliver group activities outdoors in community greenspaces
• Provide one-to-one supportfor participants, identifying and removing barriers to participation and supporting towards their individualgoals
• Maintain positive relationships with stakeholders, generating referrals for allprogrammes
• Promote Venture Trust within local communities
• Support the delivery of wildernessjourney opportunities in Scotland’s wilder places
• Work closely with referral partners and any otherstakeholders to provide joined up support for participants
• Work within a team structure with hybridworking arrangements

Working at Venture Trust

We offer a range of generous benefits including:

• a generous annual leave entitlement (28 days annual leave plus public holidays and 3 Christmas holidays)

Interviews will be held at our Glasgow office on Thursday 17th July 2025.

Please note, only fully completed application forms submitted on our job board will be accepted.

If you have any queries relating to this vacancy or about how to apply, please email our HR Team.

Venture Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity in employment and follows an equal opportunitiespolicy.

Outreach and Support Worker
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