Do you want to make a positive difference to the lives of those in your community?
Do you enjoy driving?
Do you have a full UK Driver’s Licence?
Do you have access to your own vehicle?
Are you able to commit to at least one journey each month?
Sacro’s mission is to deliver life-changing services that empower people, give hope and protection, and help to build safe communities.
The aim of the Sacro Edinburgh Travel Service is to facilitate the visiting of prisoners by their families and friends so that relationships can be maintained during a sentence.
Sacro’s Travel Service provides a regular transport service to many of Scotland’s prisons and the State Hospital at Carstairs.
The service is part of Sacro’s Throughcare Service, enabling people in prison to maintain important contact with their families and friends which research has shown helps to reduce reoffending.
We pick up our registered passengers from their home address and take them to their arranged visit before returning them home again completely free of charge.
Drivers should be friendly, non-judgemental and respectful of confidentiality, assertive, punctual and organised. It is desirable for our volunteers to have experience of driving in the central belt, but this is not essential.
Applicants must have their own car, full, clean driving licence and insurance. Vehicles must have a current MOT and be regularly serviced. Additionally, membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG) would be required.
If you are interested in volunteering with us, we would ask you to be able to commit to volunteering for at least a year and be regularly available.
Volunteering with Sacro provides the opportunity for skills and knowledge to be put into practice while giving back to the local community. All volunteers will receive comprehensive Sacro training.
We welcome applications from individuals who share Sacro’s aims and values and want to engage with those we support to help them move on to a more secure, settled and fulfilling life and value diversity from all sections of the community.
Do you want to make a positive difference to the lives of those in your community?
Do you have lived experience and want to put your skills and knowledge to use?
Sacro’s mission is to deliver life-changing services that empower people, give hope and protection, and help to build safe communities.
The North Lanarkshire Justice Service is recruiting volunteers to provide support to those that would benefit from additional assistance in the local community. You will work with people on a 1:1 basis, offering practical and emotional support to build their self-confidence, independence, coping skills and positive relationships. You will provide support for individuals to learn independent living skills such as using public transport, shopping and budgeting; as well as health walks, check-ins and support to attend recovery meetings.
You will be matched with individuals who are at a more stable point in their lives but would still benefit from additional support, as identified by the Justice worker.
Skills:
To be kind, empathetic and friendly.
To be punctual and reliable and presentable.
To ensure record keeping is maintained to the required standards at all times and reported to the Justice Worker.
There are no formal education requirements for this role however, you must be a good communicator.
An awareness and understanding of the needs of those we support.
To be able to deal with information in line with our data protection and confidentiality procedures.
Volunteering with Sacro provides the opportunity for skills and knowledge to be put into practice while giving back to the local community. A wide range of shadowing opportunities are offered and delivered by the Justice worker as well as by other Sacro services based in Lanarkshire. All volunteers will also receive comprehensive Sacro training.
We are eager to receive applications from those who are in recovery themselves or have lived experience of the Justice System. As a mentoring based role, Sacro sees the value in those who have lived experience supporting individuals.
We ask that volunteers dedicate a minimum of 2 hours per week to the service for at least 6 consecutive months.
Driving is not essential but desirable as referrals cover the whole of North Lanarkshire. All travel and additional expenses will be reimbursed.
We welcome applications from individuals who share Sacro’s aims and values and want to engage with those we support to help them move on to a more secure, settled and fulfilling life and value diversity from all sections of the community.
Sacro’s mission is to deliver life changing services that empower people, give hope and protection, and help to build safe communities.
We are currently recruiting sessional support workers for our temporary supported accommodation services for individuals who have become homeless. Our aim is to provide support to service users to move on to a more secure, settled and fulfilling life by providing practical advice and assistance.
In addition to providing a planned programme of support, staff have a caretaker role in the management and operation of the premises and to ensure the overall safety of the accommodation.
You must be able to demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills and be able to work in a small team. You will have experience of partnership and inter-agency work and ideally have worked in social care, housing, mentoring, ideally within a residential setting.
Duties will include supporting individuals to access benefits, engage with other agencies, attend appointments, develop social support networks, general living skills and addressing reasons for homelessness.
A commitment to Sacro’s value base is crucial, as this type of work can be challenging.
The ability to use initiative and organise workload within a pressurised environment is essential.
Successful applicants will be flexible and imaginative in their approach and sensitive and confident in their ability to help service users.
Hours of work are as and when required.
Membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme will be a requirement for the above posts for which Sacro will cover the cost.
We welcome applications from individuals who share Sacro’s aims and values and want to engage with those we support to help them move on to a more secure, settled and fulfilling life and v alue diversity from all sections of the community.
Sacro’s mission is to deliver life-changing services that empower people, give hope and protection, and help to build safe communities.
Sessional workers are required for our Intensive Support Packages services operating in Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen, Ayrshire, Edinburgh and the Lothians.
To join this team, you will need experience of working with offenders and/or working in a social care setting.
This work is challenging and rewarding. You will need to have a non-judgmental value base, good interpersonal and communication skills, and be flexible to meet the changing needs of our services. You will also need to be able to work as part of a team and to agreed plans.
Hours of work are as and when required and include evenings and weekends.
A valid driving license and access to a car are essential for this post.
Membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme will be a requirement for the above posts for which Sacro will cover the cost.
We welcome applications from individuals who share Sacro’s aims and values and want to engage with those we support to help them move on to a more secure, settled and fulfilling life and value diversity from all sections of the community.
Sacro’s mission is to deliver life-changing services that empower people, give hope and protection, and help to build safe communities.
Could you be our Community Justice Manager? We are looking for a dynamic manager to lead and be responsible for all aspects of the delivery and development of our Community Justice services. This currently includes bail mentoring, diversion, and arrest referral services, local voluntary throughcare, court peer mentor support and specialist intervention delivery.
The role forms part of the wider Justice management team with opportunity to contribute to Sacro’s organisation wide strategic and operational development.
This post is subject to PVG membership. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required including participation in the on-call out of hours rota.
We offer some great benefits, including family friendly policies, flexible and hybrid working and work-life balance. We also have generous annual leave entitlement, employee wellbeing scheme, cycle to work scheme, pension scheme and death in service, enhanced company sick pay. We will offer learning and development, progression and qualifications with the opportunity for growth and development.
We welcome applications from individuals who share Sacro’s aims and values and want to engage with those we support to help them move on to a more secure, settled and fulfilling life and value diversity from all sections of the community.