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About Scottish Drugs Forum:
Established in 1986, Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF) is the national, membership-based charity committed to improving Scotland’s approach to drug-related issues.
We influence this through our work by striving for compassionate, inclusive, evidence-informed policy and practice.
Our Vision:
A Scotland free from drug-related health and social harm.
Our Mission:
To improve Scotland’s approach to drug-related issues. We influence this through our work by striving for compassionate, inclusive, evidence-informed policy and practice.
Benefits of working at SDF:
As an SDF employee you will benefit from generous annual leave entitlement, a range of learning and development opportunities, competitive pension contribution, and an employee support and counselling service. SDF encourage a healthy work life balance and offer a flexible working scheme and a range of wellbeing initiatives.
Our ambition is to work together to promote a more inclusive environment, which attracts all candidates and signals our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity.
Scottish Drugs Forum
SVQ Assessors and Internal Verifiers (Freelance), SDF SVQ Centre
- Assessment and IV fees offered on a per candidate basis.
- Fees paid at start up and completion milestones.
- Work pattern is flexible.
- SVQ Assessment and Verification offered to Candidates in person and remotely, depending on geography.
- We welcome Assessors and Verifiers from across Scotland to support our work.
We are looking to expand our freelance SVQ Team which delivers flexible work-based qualifications to the drug and alcohol sector.
As a qualified SVQ Assessor and / or Verifier, you will be able to support Candidates working towards Social Services and Healthcare SVQs at levels 2 and 3.
You may also have occupational competence to assess or verify our Community Development and Advice and Guidance Awards.
You should have a qualification in workplace Assessment, and / or Internal Verification, and a sound knowledge of SVQ Assessment practice and / or quality assurance.
These opportunities are offered on a freelance basis, as and when Assessment and IV work is available through SVQ contracts secured by the SVQ Centre.
There may also be opportunities to support our volunteers and trainees through our National Traineeship and Peer Engagement activity.
To be considered for a freelance role with SDF, please provide a cover letter outlining your skills and experience along with some details on your previous portfolio of assessing and / or verification work.
Please submit cover letters to Michaelg@sdf.org.uk.
For an informal conversation about any aspect of the work of the SVQ Centre at SDF, please contact Chris Messenger – chrism@sdf.org.uk
Scottish Drugs Forum
National Traineeship Trainees: Borders, Highland & North Lanarkshire
Applications are being accepted from people living in the following Local Authority Areas:
Borders, Highland (pending funding) & North Lanarkshire.
Do you have lived/living experience of drug and / or alcohol problems?
Are you at the stage in your life where you are ready for employment in the drug and alcohol field?
At SDF, we support, train, and prepare people with personal lived and living experience of their own substance use, to enter the drug, alcohol, and wider social care workforce.
We do this by supporting you through an intensive programme of formal learning and paid work placements.
At SDF, we believe your experience of drug and / or alcohol problems is a strength and the perspective you will offer as a trainee will be valued.
We will provide:
- Access to a programme of quality
- Assured training from our specialist workforce development teams.
- A fully funded SVQ level 2 in Social Services and Healthcare with our SQA Learning Centre.
- Intensive support, this extends to IT and includes a device to use,
- We will also provide access to a confidential Employee Assistance programme.
We will also provide a salary. £13,514 over the 39 week duration of the course.
As a Trainee with SDF, you will learn how to support people who are currently experiencing drug and alcohol problems. You will be supported to use your own experience alongside professional training during a nine-month paid work placement in one of our local partner agencies.
The qualification we will support you to achieve is the industry standard for working in the drug, alcohol and wider health and social care field, and will open up long term employment opportunities for you.
You will also connect with and become part of a tight-knit group of peers and future friends who will be on the programme with you. Alongside your Co-ordinator, they will support you every step of the way.
We offer a monthly salary and a fixed term contract of 27.5 hours per week for 39 weeks. You will be offered paid study time in these hours, to support you to complete your SVQ.
If you are interested in developing a career in the drug, alcohol, and wider social care field, you have personal lived or living experience of your own substance use, and you feel ready for employment, we would love to hear from you.
Closing date for applications:
17 March 2025
Please note: This advert may close early should sufficient applications be received.