Social Bite Impact Conference

Thursday 6th February 2025, Edinburgh

Can’t get a job without a home? Can’t get a home without a job?

Breaking the cycle of homelessness by engaging with work and making work pay

If you weren’t able to attend the conference on the day, or would simply like to watch a session back, please enjoy the recording below.

Welcome

  • 0.04 – Ishbel Smith, Conference Chair

Jobs First – the story so far

  • 5.55 – Marzena Farana-Sherlock, Director of Social Impact
  • 14.52 – Emma Colgan-Blair, Programme Coordinator 

The Jobs First Evaluation report

  • 26.58 – Sarah Johnsen, Director of the Centre for Homelessness and Inclusion Health at the University of Edinburgh
  • 40.43 – Matt Rayment, Director of Rayment Consulting Services Ltd

Panel discussions

  • 1.13.45 – Jobs First Employees and Support Workers, chaired by Ambreen Kazim, Jobs First Support and Development Worker at Social Bite
  • 1.58.52 – Jobs First Employers, chaired by Paul Rodger, Support and Development Worker at Social Bite

Socialudo

  • 2.39.39 – an interactive game, run by Vikki McCall and Alasdair Rutherford, Co-founders and Managing Directors at Socialudo

Closing remarks

3.33.09 – Josh Littlejohn MBE, Founder of Social Bite

Want to find out more?

Hear from Jobs First employees, support workers, employers and charity partners, or click the button to read the findings from our Socialudo ‘serious game’

Read The Pathways Paradox full report

Are you interested in getting involved with Jobs First?

Email emma.colgan-blair@social-bite.co.uk