Role: Activity Engagement Worker (Creative Arts)

Role: Activity Engagement Worker (Creative Arts)

Organisation: PKAVS (Perth & Kinross Association of Voluntary Service)

Salary: £17,680 – 19,703 per annum pro rata

(Starting salary: £17,680 per annum pro rata)

Contract Type:Fixed Term until March 2019

Job Type: 28 hours per week. 9am-4pm Monday – Thursday. This may include unsociable hours including working evenings and weekends. Based at Wisecraft in Blairgowrie.

Closing date: Monday 25th September 2017.

Interview Date:Week Commencing 9th October 2017.

Location: Wisecraft, 10 Lower Mill Street, Blairgowrie.

Our Organisation

PKAVS is a diverse charity that improves the quality of life for the people of Perth & Kinross through four main service Hubs - Carers; Mental Health & Wellbeing; Minority Ethnic Communities and Third Sector. PKAVS advances the lives of thousands of disadvantaged local people every year, as well as supporting, promoting and developing the wider Third Sector in Perth & Kinross.

PKAVS Mental Health & Wellbeing Hub provides community-based and outcomes-focussed support for adults recovering from mental ill health. With services in Perth City and the rural town of Blairgowrie, our Hub offers a diverse range of activities spanning areas such horticulture, joinery, arts & crafts, catering and physical health. Activities support clients on their recovery journey, producing positive outcomes in relation to health & wellbeing, knowledge and life opportunities, independence and self-confidence.

Role

Through funding from The Scottish Government – Aspiring Communities Fund, PKAVS requires an Activity Engagement Worker (Creative Arts) to join the Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub team.

We are looking for a highly motivated person to work as part of our Hub. The role of Activity Engagement Worker (Creative Arts) is to promote client led recovery while focusing on activities based around creative arts including arts and crafts, creative writing, dance, music and drama.

The post holder will be based within Wisecraft – our Strathmore locality, but will work collaboratively with their counterpart based in Perth to deliver a programme of creative arts activities for the Walled Garden and Wisecraft. The post holder will work with and support volunteers to lead and develop creative activities in an inclusive manner. While working with a whole service approach the post holder will provide clients with new opportunities to gain knowledge and skills in creative arts. Clients may also be encouraged to work in community settings and foster good relationships with local communities. As well as using art as a therapeutic medium, there will be an expectation for the creative art department to showcase their art work which may also be suitable for sale.

High on our business plan agenda is the focus on youth engagement. The post holder will actively work to engage younger clients into the creative arts activity area and work together with their counterpart to deliver and develop youth groups with a creative/expressive focus.

Key Objectives

• Focusing on the promotion of recovery and wellbeing.
• Support client development through IROC / Talking Mats and personal support plans.
• Deliver, develop and facilitate art activities including training, workshops and group sessions.
• Have a focus on engaging young people into the creative art activity area to improve their mental wellbeing, confidence, skills development and widen opportunities available to them.
• Provide a wide range of development opportunities for clients including educational/creative outings.
• Key link worker providing support and supervision for nominated volunteer(s) and work placements.

Excellent organisational and written skills are an essential element of this role. You must be a people focused person, self-motivated and a good communicator, with a proven track record of establishing strong professional working relationships.

Should you require further information on the post, please contact Sarah Oelmez or Laura Pack, Mental Health & Wellbeing Hub Managers on 01738 631777/01250 874777.

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Application packs are available on request by or alternatively you can download an application pack from our website.