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Job opportunities at Pilton Community Health Project

 

Pilton Community Health Project is recruiting:

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PILTON COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT

Development Worker – Food

Job Title: Development Worker – Food

Working hours: 14 hrs per week

Rate of pay: £23,232 pro rata plus 6% contribution to pension scheme on completion of probationary period

This post is funded for 1 year and PCHP hope to secure ongoing funding. This post is funded by City of Edinburgh Council.

Closing date: 12 noon, Monday 7th of July
Interviews: Thursday 17th July

Job Description:
The main scope of this role is to develop and deliver an imaginative programme of new food activities to local people on low-incomes in the area of Greater Pilton in North Edinburgh. The programme will complement, add value and contribute to a culture of community food activity already offered by PCHP. The programme will offer relevant and appropriate opportunities to learn, understand, plan, cook and eat good food and increase nutritional skills through a range of activities and services.

This role will also use and be informed by locally developed and appropriate social marketing and motivational branding to raise community awareness and ownership of health improvement through positive food messages.

For more information and a job pack

Call us on 0131 551 1671
Email admin@pchp.org.uk
Website http://www.pchp.org.uk/job-opportunities/

 

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Development Worker – Living in Harmony (Maternity Cover)

Job Title: Development Worker – Living in Harmony

Working hours: 17.5hrs per week

Rate of pay: £23,232 pro rata plus 6% contribution to pension scheme on completion of probationary period

This post is funded until end March 2015. We hope to continue funding beyond this date. The post is funded by the Scottish Government.

Closing date: 12 noon, Monday 7th of July
Interviews: Tuesday 15th July
Start Date: Week commencing 25th August

Job Description/Purpose of job:

PCHP has received funding for a part time worker to encourage, support and deliver activities that would increase opportunities for integration between different ethnic communities living in the Greater Pilton area.

PCHP is looking for a community development worker with a proven track record working with a range of partners. Previous experience of working with a range of ethnic community and understanding of the issues facing equalities groups would be an advantage.

For more information and a job pack

Call us on 0131 551 1671
Email admin@pchp.org.uk
Website http://www.pchp.org.uk/job-opportunities/

Moving on up: prestigious award for local Health Project

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Pilton Community Health Project  has won an award for Moving Forward, a review featuring an innovative programme of activities with the local community. 

Pilton Community Health Project (PCHP) is one of North Edinburgh’s longest-established community organisations, first set up as the Health Hut almost thirty years ago. Over that time the PCHP team has worked tirelessly to improve health and wellbeing across the area, so it’d great to hear that PCHP’s efforts have been recognised – PCHP has just won a prestigious Physical Activity and Health Alliance (PAHA) ‘Community Wide Programme’ award from NHS Scotland for the Moving Forward initiative.

‘Moving Forward’ used exciting, innovative research techniques to explore how to involve the community in encouraging people to become more active. It found that local people would like to be supported to take part in informal, community led activities in local spaces.

Lianne Pipskyj and Clare Symonds, Physical Activity Development Workers at PCHP who co-ordinated the Moving Forward review explained “The value of the work we do is that we do it together, in partnership with other organisations and local people. We have also established a forum which strengthens these relationships, lets us be creative and helps us all improve what we do”

The report also found out that increasing the use of local green spaces and cycle paths would remove obstacles to getting active.

Savita Purran (pictured above) who’s been dancing Bollywood for more than 20 years is dancing for joy at the news of the award. Savita is now sharing her skills and enthusiasm by leading her own class in Muirhouse, having been supported and encouraged by the PCHP team. Savita told us, “Its excellent news! I have been able to follow my dream of teaching Bollywood which gets people active while having fun.”

Shona Robison said: “I’m delighted to congratulate Pilton Community Health Project on their success in the Physical Activity and Health Alliance Awards (PAHA) 2014. It’s fantastic to know that there is so much innovative and truly deserving work taking place around Scotland to make the nation more active’’.

The award will be presented at the 7th National PAHA Conference, which is being held on 24 April at Murrayfield and will be aattended by Minister for Commonwealth Games and Sport Shona Robison.

Congratulations to all at PCHP!

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Ease into Exercise at Spartans

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Please let anyone you think would benefit know about this great new physical activity opportunity and share around your networks!

The physical activity team at Pilton Community Health Project have partnered up with The Spartans Football Club to develop a brand new physical activity programme for people with a range of inhibiting conditions.

The ‘Ease into Exercise’ sessions will be of great benefit to those with a range of health issues such including;

  • Cardiac rehab (Phase IV)
  • Stroke rehab
  • Diabetes
  • Obesity
  • Bone & Joint problems
  • MS/ME
  • Respiratory disorders (Asthma, COPD)
  • Mild/moderate mental health issues

Participants will receive expert advice, instruction and guidance throughout the session. The session will consist of a safe warm up and circuit type exercises that will help improve their functional/CV fitness, strength, endurance and flexibility. The instructor is fully qualified and experienced in exercise prescription for people with the range of inhibiting conditions detailed above.  The sessions will be of a great physical, mental and social benefit to those who attend. Ease into Exercise promises to be effective, safe, fun and affordable at only £2 per person. Details about the class are as follows:

When: Mondays 10.45 -11.30am (Starting on 11th November)

Where: Spartans Football Club, Ainslie Park Stadium (off Pilton Drive) 

We also have a programme of volunteer-led health walks that take place on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays. These are accessible to people looking for a gentle introduction to becoming more active. The walks are great way of familiarising people with their local area, addressing any concerns people have about safety and enabling walkers to meet new people.

If you know anyone who would benefit from taking part any of these activities, or if you have any questions please get in touch with me on 0131 551 1671 or email liannepipskyj@pchp.org.uk

For more information on health walks contact claresymonds@pchp.org.uk

Lianne Pipskyj, Community Development Worker (Physical Activity) PCHP

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Adios, Anita!

Anita Aggarwal, popular Senior Development Worker at Pilton Community Health Project, is taking a career break and is off with her family on the adventure of a lifetime – to South America!

You can follow Anita’s progress on her blog at

 http://anitaisraandmiguelsgreatadventure.wordpress.com/

Good luck, Anita – it was great working with you and we’ll be following your adventures all the way!

Anita serves up smoothies to NEN charity walkers
Anita serves up smoothies to NEN charity walkers

Geraldine O’Riordan fills Anita’s role at PCHP and she can be contacted by email at geraldineoriordan@pchp.org.uk or telephone 551 1671.

Health Project seeks new Board members

Pilton Community Health Project is a fast-changing organisation which has been working with local people to overcome health inequalities in north Edinburgh for more nearly 30 years. 

We are currently recruiting motivated and dedicated people to join our Board of Directors.  We value people’s life experience as well as their qualifications and are looking to achieve a good balance on our Board.  Its an exciting time for us, we are revisiting our vision and if you were to join us, you would have a real opportunity to shape the direction of our work for the next 30 years!

We are particularly keen to recruit people who live locally and want to make a difference to people’s health in the area.

If you are interested call Project Manager, Jen Richards on 0131 551 1671 to find out more about what it would involve.  Have a look at our website and facebook page to find out more about what we do and what goes on in the area.

www.pchp.org.uk

www.facebook.com/PiltonCommunityHealthProject

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Anita Aggarwal

Senior Development Worker (Health Inequalities)

Pilton Community Health Project

73 Boswall Parkway

Edinburgh, EH5 2PW

PCHP: think about health in a different way

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Pilton Community Health Project has been speaking to people in North Edinburgh about issues affecting their lives – especially about physical activity and what they think is important in this area.  Many of the same themes come up again and again such as safety, dog mess and underuse of greenspaces.

We want to look at things in a different way and work together to come up with inspiring solutions.

Are you someone

  • · Who thinks differently?
  • · Who likes to get involved in their local area, with local people.
  • · Who likes solving problems?
  • · Who has energy and enthusiasm!
  •   Who is interested in physical activity?

We invite you to join us in some inspiring and thought provoking sessions thinking in a different way

What it will be

Fun, interesting, thought provoking, possibly it may even transform your life!

We will provide

Food, drink, childcare and fun

On

Wednesday 29 May & Wed 5 June 

times and venue to be confirmed

Interested? Please contact Clare or Lianne on 0131 551 1671

 

Move It, Pilton Community Health Project

73 Boswall Parkway

Edinburgh EH5 2PW

http://www.pchp.org.uk/

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Muirhouse Million Steps – Friday 28 September

MUIRHOUSE MILLION STEPS 2012

One day, Two routes AND our fabulous  goody bag, free Zumba passes, FREE swim and our  very collectable certificate for everybody who  registers and does the walk!

Last years Million Steps was on a Saturday but we have moved it back to a Friday due to popular demand!

Last year we did well over a million steps…. can we beat that!!!

Groups and organisations used this as an opportunity for raising funds for community groups and local groups – so if you are a local school, community group, mothers group, dads group, local  organisation, work place, get a team together and take those wee steps towards a healthier lifestyle!

PS if you are a local organisation or business and you can’t make it on the day you can always  take part in Walkin’ at Work week, from 17 – 21 September.

Lisa Arnott, PCHP Community Healthy Lifestyles Coordinator (on behalf of the organising group)

Simply scrumptious food events this week!

Pilton Community Health Project’s Caroline Gibb has been in touch to remind us of a couple of food-centred events taking place this week:

Tuesday 24 July, 12-2pm: West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre, 19West Pilton Grove 

Fabby Food Store Picnic & Barbecue 

A drop in event at West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre, people can come along and make their own burger, veggie kebab or salad, and find out more about Pilton’s newest food co-op at the same time.  Loads of indoor space if we get unlucky with the weather!

 

Tuesday 24 July, 11am -1pm: Millennium Centre, Muirhouse Medway

 Simple Snacks at MillenniumCentre Summer Youth Club

Making your own tasty veggiewraps.  Places must be booked for this event by calling 0131 467 3578.

 

If your group or organisation is planning an event you would like to share with our readers please get in touch.