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Support over the Holidays

As we finish up for the year and take a breather, we have come up with a list of other organisations that may assist you or people you know when the going is getting tough, if you fancy some artisti therapy or you just need someone to talk to. Please feel free to share the list below far and wide. Merry Christmas to you all and have a happy new year. Love from the team at YCSA.

OTHER ORGANISATIONS OFFERING COUNSELLING AND ART THERAPY IN GLASGOW

Amina The Muslim Women Resource Centre FREE HELPLINE: 0808 801 0301

REACH Community Health Project admin@reachhealth.org.uk

Saheliya admin.glasgow@saheliya.co.uk

Relationships Scotland enquiries@relationships-scotland.org.uk

Impact Arts Glasgow, mail@impactarts.co.uk

Teentalk Scotland, Contact Page | Teen Talk Scotland

Lifelink Glasgow info@lifelink.org.uk

The Spark: Contact Us – The Spark info@thespark.org.uk

BEMIS Empowering Scotland’s Ethnic and Cultural Minority Communities counselling@bemis.org.uk

NHS Youth health services: 8.30 – 4 pm on 0141 451 2727

Childline Call 0800 1111

Cruse Bereavement Care Helpline 0808 808 1677

Richmond’s Hope – Bereavement glasgow@richmondshope.org.uk

The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice – bereavement service info@ppwh.org.uk or call 0141 429 5599 

Pollock Health Centre: NHSGGC : Pollok Health Centre

Glasgow City Youth Health Service – new venue for South Glasgow 

Glasgow City Youth Health Service are delighted to announce a new venue for the South of Glasgow. A holistic health and wellbeing service for young people aged 12-19 years is now available at Pollok Health Centre on Monday evenings between 6.30pm and 9.00pm. Appointments can be made with Nurses, Doctors and Counsellors who are experienced in supporting young people and specially trained in youth health issues.

Young people can get help with: 

  1. Sexual health (pregnancy testing, contraception including implants and STI testing) 
  2. Support and counselling for a range of mental health issues e.g. Anxiety, depression and stress. Onward referral to CAMHS when appropriate 
  3. Drugs, alcohol and risky behaviour 
  4. Relationship difficulties and bullying
  5. Sleep disturbance, screentime, gaming and gambling 
  6. Weight management (Weigh to Go service for young people aged 12-18 years) 
  7. Social problems such as homelessness, benefit advice, school avoidance etc. 
  8. Advice and support on volunteering, training and employment  

For more information or to make a referral, please phone the team on 0141 451 2727.

MORE ORGANISATIONS:

Rape Crisis Glasgow including Rosey Project for young women and Ruby Project for BME women Glasgow and Clyde Rape Crisis (glasgowclyderapecrisis.org.uk)

Rights and Choices (via Women’s Support Project) – think they might be over 16 Women’s Support Project (seinglasgow.org.uk)

Who Cares? Scotland also offer care experienced young people counselling and have a helpline

Scottish Women’s Aid have information for young people experiencing domestic abuse and also a helpline for domestic abuse and forced marriage – Glasgow Women’s Aid also have children and young people’s workers Glasgow Womens Aid

Scottish Women’s Aid | Changing attitudes, changing lives.

The Daisy Street Centre. THE DAISY PROJECT: Providing an integrated domestic abuse advocacy and support service.

YCSA is recruiting for a new Development Worker – Safe, Happy & Confident project

Fixed term: Until 30 November 2022

Salary: £24670

Youth Community Support Agency is a Glasgow based charitable company working with disadvantaged young people, primarily from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.

We are recruiting a Development Worker who will continue the successful delivery of the Safe, Happy & Confident programme.  This is a great chance to use your skills to make a direct difference to people’s lives and have a lasting impact.

Safe, Happy and Confident works with Black and Minority Ethnic young people including refugees and asylum seekers, aged 16-25, experiencing homelessness or insecure housing and with BME young offenders/ ex-offenders / those at risk of offending.

The aim is to provide a safe nurturing space and supports that can enable young people to develop and achieve their potential, reaching positive destinations such as a stable home, college or employment.

The Safe, Happy and Confident programme is funded by Comic Relief with the KFC Foundation for two years.

Closing date is 10 January at 5pm

Interviews will be held on 26 January

Download the job pack from this page. We will only accept completed applications on the YCSA application form emailed to enquiries@ycsa.org.uk; CVs should not be included. For further information contact moragmacpherson@ycsa.org.uk

YCSA is an equal opportunity employer and is determined to ensure that applicants are treated equally, regardless of their sex, gender re-assignment, age, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, marital status, or race.

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YCSA is recruiting for an Art Therapist

Youth Community Support Agency is a Glasgow based charitable company working with disadvantaged young people, primarily from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.

We are recruiting an Art Therapist for YCSA’s Addressing Mental Health project, part of the nationwide New Scots Refugee Integration Delivery Project. The Addressing Mental Health project will increase specialised trauma informed support for refugees and asylum seekers aged 10 – 25, addressing their mental health and wellbeing needs which impact on their daily lives, and act as a barrier to being fully able to take up opportunities and integrate into wider society.

Fixed term: Contract until 25 November 2022

Salary: £30000 pro rata 21 hours pw (£18000)

The successful applicant will be a qualified Art Therapist, with experience of working with children and young people, an understanding of issues impacting asylum seekers and refugees, and an interest in exploring the effectiveness of a youthwork context to therapeutic support.

Closing date to send in applications is the 14 November, 2021

Interviews will be held on the 26 November, 2021

Please download the full job pack attached to this post including guidance on how to complete the application.

We will only accept completed applications on the YCSA application form emailed to enquiries@ycsa.org.uk; CVs should not be included. For further information contact moragmacpherson@ycsa.org.uk

YCSA is an equal opportunity employer and is determined to ensure that applicants are treated equally, regardless of their sex, gender re-assignment, age, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partnership status, or race.

This project is part funded by the EU Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund. Making management of migration flows more efficient across the European Union

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YCSA awarded New Scots Refugee Integration Delivery Project funding

YCSA is delighted to announce that we have been awarded £61,672 through the New Scots Refugee Integration Delivery Project to support the mental health and wellbeing of young asylum seekers and refugees.  The Addressing Mental Health project will increase specialised trauma informed support for refugees and asylum seekers aged 10 – 25, addressing their mental health and wellbeing needs which impact on their daily lives, and act as a barrier to being fully able to take up opportunities and integrate into wider society.     

To our knowledge there has been relatively little use of Art Therapy in a youth friendly, non-clinical setting in Scotland as a tool for tackling mental health and trauma among young refugees. Our project will therefore pilot an approach through art psychotherapy, aimed at meeting gaps in current provision, and testing out the benefits of this tool for working with refugees on mental health and trauma.

In addition to individual support, the project will provide group mental health sessions, based on the interests of the participants. This will sustain mental health by teaching self-help techniques in a social context. These could include relaxation techniques such as mindfulness, yoga, and outdoor activity.

The project is funded until November 2022.

This project is part funded by the EU Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund. Making management of migration flows more efficient across the European Union

Mending Our Planet Projects Underway!

We are running a number of free summer activities for 16-25 year old young people from Black and Minority Ethnic communities! Please find the posters attached for more information.

  • Summer Cycling Club co-run with Bike For Good is starting back up again from 16th of July at Bike For Good on Fridays from 2:30 -4pm. Bikes are provided to all participants and can be loaned after sessions are finished. Suitable for beginner cyclists. For ages 16 -25 years.
  • Cooking Classes co-run with Propagate will be starting on the 15th of July and running every Thursday from 2-4pm at the East Pollokshields Quad. For ages 16 -25 years.
  • Explore Glasgow Walking Group co-run with Outdoors For You will be starting on the 19th of July. These walking groups will allow young people to explore Glasgow and connect with nature. For ages 16 -25 years old.
  • Young Leaders Forum. For young people aged 12-25 years to learn climate literacy and leadership skills. They will receive free certified training and have the opportunity to take part in climate workshops.

Please register as soon as possible, so we can plan our sessions better for everybody.

See the posters for more info or contact chinyantakabaso@ycsa.org.uk or call 07394 451 718, if you have any questions.


*All government guidance on social distancing will be followed and all safety precautions will also be taken into account.*
This activity is funded by the Climate Change Fund. See more information at www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/ccf

We are looking for Youth Support/Mentor Volunteers

Youth Community Support Agency
Location: 48 Darnley Street, Glasgow
(project delivery currently online)

Are you passionate about supporting young people to achieve their goals and reach positive destinations?

The Youth Community Support Agency (YCSA) is recruiting a team of dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers to help deliver the following two projects:

Young People Looking Forward (YPLF) supports young people aged 14-18 most impacted by lockdown, cancellation of exams, and disruption to their education. It is aimed to give them back hope for the future, increase confidence, widen their choices, develop soft skills needed for employability, and help prepare them for positive destinations in life beyond school. YPLF is funded by BBC Children in Need.

Safe Happy Confident (SHC) supports BME young people aged 16-25 who are at risk of homelessness or offending by providing 1:1 support and creative group projects that empower young people to improve their resilience, expand their social network and achieve their goals. SHC is funded by KFC and Comic Relief.

(Please specify in your application which project you would like to support.)

Your Role as a Volunteer:

You will be a great communicator, empathetic listener and have some previous experience working with and supporting young people. You may also have personal lived experience of the asylum, benefits or justice systems which would equip you to mentor and guide others.

The ability to speak an additional language commonly spoken by Scottish BME communities, such as Arabic, would also be helpful.

Both YPLF and SHC are looking for youth support volunteers and mentor volunteers. Details will be discussed further during the volunteer interview.

As a youth support volunteer, you may provide either short-term support to young people or accompany them over a longer period of time as they work towards achieving their goals. This may include supporting young people to:

·   Set goals

·   Improve their CV and prepare for interviews

·   Help find employment, education and training opportunities

·   Practice English

·   Complete official forms such as benefits applications

·   Decide on what they want to do next

As a mentor volunteer, you will provide targeted short-term support to young people in overcoming & addressing issues around Education / Employability Progression. This may include:

·   Exploring Motivation & Blockages

·   Exploring Pathway opportunities

·    Exploring Personal Development Needs & Issues

·   Exploring Expectations & Hopes

·   Exploring Future Personal Outcomes

 Volunteers will need a somewhat flexible schedule and the ability to commit to a minimum of 3 hours per week. Some evening and weekend working may be required on occasion.

During COVID-19 lockdowns, sessions will be held virtually, therefore access to the internet and a laptop, tablet or mobile device will be necessary. YCSA staff will endeavour to provide any training and support needed to assist you in your working.

YCSA requires all volunteers to be PVG certified and will provide the necessary training to work with children and vulnerable adults. Additional volunteer training and supervision will also be offered.

If you are interested please email TiffanyHaraguchi@ycsa.org.uk for more information on how to apply.

Scottish Charity Number: SC026233
Company Number: SC313463