Development Worker, Building Links
(14 hours) £17, 050 pro rata (£6,820)
Fixed Term to 31st May 2008
Positive Action in Housing is a dynamic minority ethnic led charity working with communities and others to enable everyone to have an equal chance to live in good quality, affordable and safe housing, free from discrimination and the fear of racial harassment and violence.
An exciting and challenging role has been created to assist in strategically developing the capacity of black and minority ethnic (BME) organisations to devise and deliver solutions to their member and client’s housing problems and to increase their impact on the policies and practices of housing providers. Your aim is to bring about increases in the uptake of services from BME communities. This will be done by facilitating contact between BME groups and housing providers through innovative community-led joint working and events.
The successful candidate will build on previous successes of the project, work with stakeholders in both BME communities and groups and service providers and facilitate meaningful and beneficial interaction. You will support and empower both individuals and communities to deliver better results on chronic housing problems; i.e. racial harassment and overcrowding.
The successful candidate for this role will require the ability to plan, organise and execute tasks to conclusion within given timescales whilst working on their own initiative with minimal supervision. The role will also require excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with members of Scotland’s BME communities. The successful candidate will be highly computer literate, able to prioritise workloads, and work as part of our team. You will have knowledge or experience of the housing issues affecting BME communities in Scotland today
Positive Action in Housing actively promotes equal opportunities throughout our jobs, services and activities and actively encourages applications from all sections of the community.
Closing date: 12 Noon, Friday 19th October 2007
Interviews will be held on Friday 26th October 2007
For an application pack (CVs will not be accepted),
Contact: The Admin Team, Positive Action in Housing, 98 West George Street GLASGOW G2 1PJ. Tel: 0141 353 2220 Fax: 0141 353 3882
Email: adminteam@paih.org or download at www.paih.org
