EAC/EALT Kilmarnock South-West Directory

management of the team that provides and supports sport & physical activity. leadership, volunteering opportunities

development of youth voice and active participation 

children services/child protection/vulnerable YP support to Council 

Premises Manager for Garven Court and St Maur’s Gardens Sheltered Accommodation

Activity planner for Garven Court (basically a Butlins red coat for the elderly!), 

H&S for Garven Court and St Maur’s Gardens, 

Part of the team organising Dumfries House tea dances

Dealing with rent accounts

Dealing with gardens and open spaces 

Dealing with tenant's properties 

Life long learning 

Supporting learners

Health Checks

AOP Referrals

Classes for adults with underlying Health Issues

Working with primary and secondary schools to increase participation in physical activities.

Developing a network of volunteers to deliver activity sessions.

Supporting staff and volunteer training.

Encouraging children and young people to take part in sports and physical activity.

Community Development is a process where people come together to take action on what's important to them

Support communities to organise, and to identify the issues they want to address, or the opportunities they want to explore. 

Support communities, of place and identity, to use their own assets to improve the quality of community life.

Help communities and public agencies to work together to improve services and the way in which decisions are made.

Areas I cover: Shortlees, Bellfield, Caprington, Riccarton, Earlston, Kirkstyle

Providing sports, physical activity, dance and play opportunities to young people before, during and after school.

Planning and delivering leadership programmes in primary school and secondary school - developing young workforce

Recruiting volunteers to assist with delivery of services - providing CPD opportunities

visiting tenants for various reasons, rent, neighbour complaints, various tenancy matters.  Estate management visits and garden checks

Receive medical referrals for potential participants and signpost into appropriate CHAT or community programs

Deliver specialist community exercise classes

Deliver weight management programs

Deliver community health checks

LOIP - Local Outcome Improvement covering areas; Northwest, Shortlees, Muirkirk and Doon Valley. This is a new post starting now, and will reduce input from 5 days a week to 2.5 days a week starting April 1st 2015.  

Overall Aim; I will be using sport to develop the communities further. Objectives are; research and collect evidence of the community voice; develop people through sport; getting more people involved in sport; increasing activity of the area.

Supporting disabled people within community who do not  have a care package with various things  sign posting  / guidance / household bills/benefits / nhs app. 

reducing isolation through social events/ activities to meet like mind people to encourage friendships  

supporting service users  to feel part of the community

engaging adults to help improve their reading/writing and number skills

supporting volunteers to match up with learners where possible

use digital skills to help learners where possible

Supporting community groups and organisations across S&W Kilmarnock. 

Helping build group skillset and capacity for community groups carrying out projects/funding applications/governance etc.

Support communities going through their Community Action Plan processes.

Supporting groups across East Ayrshire through the Community Asset Transfer process of applying for taking responsibility of council assets. I facilitate the process of the CAT framework with various partner and department involvement to achieve successful CAT projects.

Rent Arrears

Estate Management 

Tenancy Mangagement 

Employability

Literacy and Digital Support

Community Based Adult Learning

Gaelic

Rent Arrear Management

Estate Management

Tenancy Sustainability

Help people remain in their property & prevent homelessness 

Viewings

Tenancy support

Income Maximisation

Community engagement

Coordinating staff in Central area of East Ayrshire 

Developing and co-ordinating Activity on Prescription exercise referral programme 

Teaching adult learners English as a Second Language

Carrying out initial assessments

Teaching and lesson plan the 4 beginners levels to vulnerable adults from Resettled, Asylum (adult & children) & local community

Family learning including outdoors and other activities