Group Worker

Group Worker

GCA Salary Grade 4 £22,932 to £23,551 per annum (pro rata)

Fixed Term until end of March 2026

14 hours per week (Includes day, evening and weekend work as required)

Based within the GCA office in North Claremont Street, Glasgow

Flexible working, part-time hours, or job-sharing arrangements will be considered for the right candidate.

GCA deliver services over 6 days per week and throughout Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire

Role:

The Group Worker will provide safe, effective tiered support for the various groups across GCA and clients accessing our services across Glasgow and are most at risk from addictions, homelessness, social isolation and poverty. The groups address health and social wellbeing, while promoting and supporting the development of trauma informed practice; harm reduction; guiding individuals through their healing process, introducing tools to develop coping skills and to live manageable lives.

In return for choosing to work for GCA, the benefits you will receive are:

• Very generous annual leave entitlement: full time employees start with an annual leave entitlement of 37 days (inclusive of bank holidays) which increases to 38 days after 2 years, 40 days after 5 years and 42 days after 10 years length of service.
• 5 duvet days where employees may take time off at short notice.
• Death in service policy of 2 times salary.
• Cycle to work scheme where employees can save money on a new bike and spread the cost.
• Training and development commitment to help employees perform to the best of their abilities.

Organisation Profile:

Glasgow Council on Alcohol (GCA) was founded in 1965 and is the oldest established Council on Alcohol in Scotland. GCA is a voluntary organisation working to reduce the harm caused by alcohol misuse through the provision of a range of high quality advice, information, counselling, support, prevention and education and training services.

For an application pack please click the Apply button now.

If you need the application form in an alternative format please contact Glasgow Council on Alcohol, 14 North Claremont Street, Glasgow G3 7LE

Please note: A PVG membership will be required for this post. This will be arranged by Glasgow Council on Alcohol. You will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK.

No CV’s please.

Closing date for applications - Friday 22nd November 2024

Date of interviews - Tuesday 3rd and Wednesday 4th December 2024

Date of appointment - ASAP

N.B If you have not received a phone call/email inviting to interview by 5pm on Wednesday 27th November 2024 your application has not been successful.