Support Worker: MAP (Glasgow)

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Scotland's leading homeless charity as a support worker, where you'll help individuals manage their mental health and substance use. You'll provide emotional support and connect them with essential services, making a real difference in their lives. This role includes night shifts and a commitment to compassionate care.

Qualifications

• Passionate about changing expectations and experiences for people facing trauma.
• Ability to provide emotional and practical support.

Responsibilities

• Help community members manage and recover their mental health.
• Support safe drug and alcohol use.
• Assist in building positive connections for housing.

Skills

Compassion

Emotional Support

Community Engagement

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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You will be part of an initiative which will transform Scotland's approach to homelessness and alcohol.

About Simon Community Scotland

Simon Community Scotland is the largest provider of homelessness services in Scotland.

Our vision is for everyone to have a safe place to live with access to the support they need. Every day we help make positive things happen for people facing extremely difficult circumstances.

Everything we do is about and for people: the people we support, our staff, our partners, and everyone affected by homelessness.

Our values are built into every area of activity and tell the story of how people remain at the heart of the Simon Community.

Job Summary

The Simon Community is Scotland's leading homeless charity. We are creative and innovative. We get things done with care and compassion that make a difference to our community, being true to our values. We are a community of staff, volunteers, and the people that we support.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about changing expectations and experiences of the people we support, many of whom have experienced significant trauma, exclusion, and stigma. They often engage in risk-taking behaviors that put their physical and mental health, and their lives, at risk. Despite the challenges they face, they have incredible resilience, survival skills, and a wicked sense of humour. They know what a good, and not so good, service looks like.

As part of Scotland's first Managed Alcohol Programme, you will:

• Support our community to manage and control their alcohol consumption;
• Support access to our on-site and partner health support;
• Provide emotional and socialisation support.

There is a rolling rota including night shifts.

Job Purpose

As a support worker, it will be your job to work with a team to:

• Help people in our community to manage and recover their mental health;
• Support people who use drugs and alcohol to do so as safely as possible;
• Support people who choose to reduce or stop their drug and alcohol use to do so safely;
• Help people in our community to build a positive network of connections that will help them to gain and sustain their own housing;
• Provide emotional and practical support to our community;
• Perform any other duties as directed by your service lead.

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