This is an exciting opportunity to provide support to families whose children are attending counselling with the children & young people’s counselling service. As part of the team, you’ll provide focused individual and group work in order to aid the families understanding of their child’s recovery from abuse.

If you are an experienced professional with a Social Work, Community work, Counselling or other appropriate qualification we want to hear from you.

This is a permanent, full time post of 35 hours per week. Hours to be worked flexibly to suit the needs of the service (evenings and occasional weekends as required).

This is a great opportunity to play a vital role in an influential organisation that campaigns for a fairer Scotland where people are empowered and their rights respected.

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) based in Edinburgh, is the umbrella organisation providing support to Citizens Advice Bureaux (CAB) across Scotland. The Citizen Advice service helps hundreds of thousands of people resolve their problems each year by providing information and advice, and by influencing policymakers.

The role of the Policy Manager is to be the strategic lead for a particular policy area, in this case Financial Health, and to manage the rest of the Financial Health policy team and its activities. This will involve setting the strategic direction and policy position of work around financial health, with a focus on influencing policy on financial capability, income maximisation and problem debt.

The successful candidate will have significant experience in a similar role at a management level, and be able to use this to generate and lead on policy positions and advocacy strategies in Financial Health. They will therefore need to have a strong working knowledge of the policy areas around financial health, including financial capability, income maximisation and problem debt and the ability to translate these into the appropriate strategic direction for CAS. Stakeholder engagement and relationship building skills at a senior level will be essential.

In order to be successful the post holder will have an understanding of the policy making process at local, Scottish and UK government level and experience of working in partnership with organisations with common concerns.

Employee benefits

Citizens Advice Scotland offers excellent terms and conditions, including a total of 40 days leave (including public holidays) and a pension scheme with an 8% employer contribution. We have a flexitime scheme which enables our employees to work flexibly in line with organisational requirements, and as an inclusive employer we are happy to consider other flexible working arrangements where appropriate. For more details of some of the other benefits on offer to our employees, please see the section on Employee benefits in the Application Pack.

As one of our projects officers, you will work across Scotland to establish and cultivate relationships with people who share our mission and aim. You will support the business development team in representing the organisation by liaising with a wide range of people; be it building relationships with commissioners and partners, inspiring others to fundraise, or creating videos featuring our staff and the people we support.

You will recognise the importance of following agreed processes to achieve the overall aims of the team. Through your attention to detail and focus, you will support the submission of highly accurate tenders and proposals for new work, and contribute to the effective administration of the team’s systems. You will contribute towards realising shared goals and objectives.

Your creativity will lead you to articulate the life-changing impact of our existing contracts and projects through photography, videography and design. You will understand and communicate the significance of our work – that people are supported to overcome physical, psychological and societal barriers in order to live the life they want, follow new interests and create new connections – and hence the importance of our team to make it possible.

You will understand that the sooner we’ve accomplished our objectives – researching new possibilities, presenting proposals, raising target amounts of money, and effectively communicating our impact – the sooner we’ll be changing people’s lives and enhancing Carr Gomm.

Your enthusiasm, adaptability and problem-solving approach will encourage others to get involved with Carr Gomm, in a variety of ways, and contribute to growing our network and reach.

Reporting to the business development manager, you will be responsible for supporting senior officers in the team with a wide variety of projects. Examples of your work include supporting the team to:

complete and submit tenders in an accurate and timely fashion

research and maintain an overview of local authority commissioning and procurement activity

research potential development opportunities

produce monthly and quarterly impact and monitoring reports

create an extensive photo and video library as part of the organisation’s PR assets

implement fundraising and marketing projects, within the context of the Strategic Plan

administer and maintain accurate databases, systems and processes to ensure efficiency and inform decision making

This outline is by no means exhaustive; rather it gives a flavour of the responsibilities undertaken by a projects officer and the wider team. The work of the business development team is varied, meaning your daily duties will consist of a fine balance between routine tasks and evolving projects. We do not work alone, but interdependently in a cross-functional team, so there will always be colleagues available to support you, and equally requiring your help to meet our team objectives.

What makes a great projects officer?

Successful projects officers come from different backgrounds and have a range of work and life experiences. All have a keen eye for detail and a flair for engaging with and relating to people, and all share our values; respect, interdependence, choice, control, openness and honesty. In our eyes, the best officers are focused, creative, tech-savvy, patient, positive, and self-motivated team players who are wonderful ambassadors, analytical thinkers, excellent storytellers, and passionate world changers.

Closing Date: Noon, Monday 3rd of December

This is a great opportunity to work for a national children’s charity in a vibrant, supportive environment while knowing that you are contributing to making positive difference to the lives of children in Scotland.

It’s a really varied job, and an integral part of our learning and events team. We plan, deliver and evaluate approximately 250 events with more than 4,000 delegates each year. This includes conferences, training, eLearning and international study trips.

You’ll use your excellent organisational skills to ensure they run smoothly, and your friendly, efficient manner and customer service skills to ensure our customers have a positive and worthwhile event experience.

You’ll be based within our Haymarket office in Edinburgh with the opportunity to travel across Scotland and beyond to ensure the smooth-running of our events.

You’ll be ready to hit the ground running and to learn on the job. We’ll encourage you to identify further areas where you’d like to develop your skills and knowledge, and support you to do so.

About Children in Scotland

Giving all children in Scotland an equal chance to flourish is at the heart of everything we do.

By bringing together a network of people working with and for children, alongside children and young people themselves, we offer a broad, balanced and independent voice. We create solutions, provide support and develop positive change across all areas affecting children in Scotland. We do this by listening, gathering evidence, and applying and sharing our learning, while always working to uphold children’s rights.

Our range of knowledge and expertise means we can provide trusted support on issues as diverse as the people we work with and the varied lives of children and families in Scotland.

This is a great opportunity to play a vital role in an influential organisation that campaigns for a fairer Scotland where people are empowered and their rights respected.

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) based in Edinburgh, is the umbrella organisation providing support to Citizens Advice Bureaux (CAB) across Scotland. The Citizen Advice service helps hundreds of thousands of people resolve their problems each year by providing information and advice, and by influencing policymakers.

The role of the Policy team is to effect changes which improve people’s lives by influencing policy and decision makers in government, the public and private sectors, and the media. This post will focus on influencing policy on financial capability, income maximisation and problem debt.

The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience in policy, have good experience in a similar role and relevant qualifications or equivalent professional experience. Specifically, they will have a good knowledge of the policy areas around financial health, including financial capability, income maximisation and problem debt. They will also be able to analyse documents and data from a wide range of sources; produce effective submissions, reports and briefings; and communicate confidently with a variety of individuals and groups.

The successful candidate will build an understanding of the issues through analysing evidence, conducting research and monitoring policy developments, and use this to make a measurable difference.

Finally they will have an understanding of the policy making process at local, Scottish and UK government level and experience of working in partnership with organisations with common concerns.

Employee benefits

Citizens Advice Scotland offers excellent terms and conditions, including a total of 40 days leave (including public holidays) and a pension scheme with an 8% employer contribution. We have a flexitime scheme which enables our employees to work flexibly in line with organisational requirements, and as an inclusive employer we are happy to consider other flexible working arrangements where appropriate. For more details of some of the other benefits on offer to our employees, please see the section on Employee benefits in the Application Pack.

Are you an experienced, creative digital professional keen to transform lives through reading and writing? We are seeking an enthusiastic manager to lead development of our charity’s web and digital products.

Scottish Book Trust is a national charity that believes books, reading and writing have the power to change lives. A love of reading inspires creativity, improves employment opportunities, mental health and wellbeing, and is one of the most effective ways to help children escape the poverty cycle.

Are you an experienced, creative digital professional keen to help transform lives through reading and writing? We are seeking an enthusiastic manager to lead development of our website and other digital products.

We are at an exciting point in the transformation of our digital services, preparing to introduce a new website and CRM. You will lead on the delivery and management of these products and manage a small team working on a range of digital projects to support the strategic aims of the charity.

You need to be an excellent project manager, skilled at forming and maintaining highly effective stakeholder and supplier relationships. In return, you will work in a vibrant and friendly open plan office environment, based in central Edinburgh, working with a team of talented and enthusiastic charity and marketing professionals.

Organisational Profile: Scottish Book Trust is a national charity changing lives through reading and writing. We champion the benefits of reading and writing for pleasure and work for a Scotland where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive through literacy.

Are you an experienced, creative digital professional keen to transform lives through reading and writing? We are seeking an enthusiastic project manager to deliver our Schools Team digital product.

Scottish Book Trust is a national charity that believes books, reading and writing have the power to change lives. A love of reading inspires creativity, improves employment opportunities, mental health and wellbeing, and is one of the most effective ways to help children escape the poverty cycle.

Are you an experienced, creative digital professional keen to help transform lives through reading and writing? We are seeking an enthusiastic project manager to support the existing attainment programme website, as well as driving delivery of our Schools Team digital product for teenagers.

You need to be an excellent project manager, skilled at working with staff and suppliers to develop and deliver digital projects to demanding deadlines. In return you will work in a vibrant and friendly open plan office environment, based in central Edinburgh, working with a team of talented and enthusiastic charity and marketing professionals.

Scottish Women’s Aid is Scotland’s leading voluntary sector organisation working to prevent domestic abuse and promote effective policy and practice responses for women, children and young people who experience domestic abuse. We are the umbrella organisation for 36 autonomous Women’s Aid groups delivering direct services to women, children and young people across Scotland.

Scotland has the most theoretically ambitious and strategically focused Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) strategy in Europe. The national Equally Safe strategy will be delivered by many and diverse agencies across the policy and service world of Scotland. Critical to making this multi-sector participation effective, efficient, and progressive is widespread competence about gender, about the dynamics of VAWG and the dimensions of women’s inequality, and about individual and community behaviour change.

Scottish Women’s Aid is the lead partner in an exciting opportunity, funded by Scottish Government, to undertake capacity building and infrastructure building. The purpose of this project is to develop a model for creating and sustaining a national body of trainers who can deliver affordable and high-quality gender and gendered VAWG training for public and third-sector organisations, VAWP partnerships, and other policy and service providers in all areas of Scotland. These trainers will come from public and third-sector services and work closely with local VAWP partnerships and public sector bodies to develop training needs assessments and training strategies.

We are therefore seeking to recruit an administration worker to:

1. To support the Project Coordinator and Development Worker in all administrative duties related to the successful delivery of the Building Capacity project
2. Provide secretarial and administrative support for the Building Capacity project team

The Administrator will primarily support the Building Capacity project, but the post holder will also work with other SWA administration workers to ensure that administrative and front-line services are available at all times.

Scottish Women’s Aid is Scotland’s leading voluntary sector organisation working to prevent domestic abuse and promote effective policy and practice responses for women, children and young people who experience domestic abuse. We are the umbrella organisation for 36 autonomous Women’s Aid groups delivering direct services to women, children and young people across Scotland.

Building Capacity Project

Scotland has the most theoretically ambitious and strategically focused Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) strategy in Europe. The national Equally Safe strategy will be delivered by many and diverse agencies across the policy and service world of Scotland. Critical to making this multi-sector participation effective, efficient, and progressive is widespread competence about gender, about the dynamics of VAWG and the dimensions of women’s inequality, and about individual and community behaviour change.

Scottish Women’s Aid is the lead partner in an exciting opportunity, funded by Scottish Government, to undertake capacity building and infrastructure building. The purpose of this project is to develop a model for creating and sustaining a national body of trainers who can deliver affordable and high-quality gender and gendered VAWG training for public and third-sector organisations, VAWP partnerships, and other policy and service providers in all areas of Scotland. These trainers will come from public and third-sector services and work closely with local VAWP partnerships and public sector bodies to develop training needs assessments and training strategies.

We are therefore seeking to recruit a project coordinator to:

1. Develop an Equally Safe (ES) training and competence framework (building on previous work done by the VAW Training Consortia)
2. Undertake strategic planning for assessing and meeting demand for affordable, ES trainers over a 5-10 year implementation period
3. Support segmentation research that collects Scottish data to support effective messaging about gender and VAWG with the general population

In parallel to that, a feasibility study is being undertaken on a consultancy basis to deliver two resources to support ongoing capacity building:

• Mapping of infrastructure needs in addition to a supply of ES-competent trainers
• Research to support a developmental approach for training that responds appropriately across geographies and forms of VAWG and that reflects existing evidence

New Routes offers young men serving short term custodial sentences a ‘through-the-gate’ mentoring and support service providing practical and emotional support to help them move back into the community and begin to build a life free of offending.

We currently have the opportunity for a full time mentor to join our Edinburgh team.

Young men referred to New Routes are matched with a mentor while in prison. The mentor will work with the young man to develop their independence and social skills, link to appropriate services, explore aspirations, identify goals and put in place achievable steps to improve their quality of life. This support and advice continues after release from prison where mentors can accompany them to appointments and advocate on their behalf where appropriate to help them with re-integration into their local community and to achieve stability

You should be able to demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills. The ability to work both as part of a team and independently is required, experience of inter-agency working is essential. A commitment to Sacro’s value base is crucial, as this type of work can be challenging.

Experience of working: with people with complex needs, people who have offended or in a health or social care environment would be preferred.

You may have supervisory responsibility for volunteers and student placements.

A relevant qualification is desirable but is not essential.

Work patterns will vary and may evenings and weekends.

You must be prepared to work within equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory standards and adhere to Sacro’s policies and procedures.

Be part of something different!

Following a review of ministry requirements to complement traditional parish ministry, The Ministries Council of the Church of Scotland is pleased to be able to recruit for this role.

Main Purpose of post: To work in conjunction with the Parish Minister by primarily working in the communities, identifying and utilising opportunities, developing relationships and building on activities with a view to closing the gap between Church and parish

This role is varied and will allow you to use your gifts, skills and experience to make a difference to the lives of people in our parishes and communities.

The post holder will work with the administrator and the staff team to ensure the smooth running of Granton Information Centre. This is a responsible position and requires excellent organisational skills and someone who is highly motivated.

The Sponsored Events Fundraiser will work with the Events Team to increase income streams and event participants from sponsored event fundraising initiatives across Scotland. In addition, the post holder will assist and support the development of new fundraising events.

The post holder will work with our national fundraising team to deliver an agreed fundraising and events plan and will work with a diverse range of stakeholders to meet and exceed agreed targets and Kpi’s.

The successful applicant will have excellent communication and negotiation skills, will show creativity and flair, and will work effectively as part of a busy team.

The successful applicant will be able to manage a diverse workload and will be proactive in maximising fundraising events opportunities.

Experience of digital fundraising, working with corporate businesses, press and PR, events and volunteer management is desirable.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, proactive and organised individual to join the “WeCanWork” team, to build relationships with employers and disabled people. WeCanWork is the National Disability Internship Programme funded by Scottish Government. The aim is to create paid work placements for disabled people and promote inclusive employment practice throughout Scotland. We have placed over 100 interns in the voluntary and public sectors in 4 years. Could you help us build on this and bring our disabled people led approach to the private sector?

You will take a lead on building partnerships with potential private sector employers and promoting our support package on a consultancy basis. This is a great opportunity to develop your project management skills in a third sector environment.

We are looking for someone with initiative who can apply their experiences to the project, whatever those may be. You might be a HR professional looking for a new challenge, or someone with experience of mentoring disabled people. We are open to diverse experiences that will add to our existing team. You will show us excellent team working, relationship building and project planning skills.

Inclusion Scotland is an exciting place to work. We work with individuals who want to make change happen for themselves and in society. We also advise elected officials, civil servants and the media on the issues that affect disabled people.

“Much more than just a job. It’s the way that you do it that matters.”

• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Great job satisfaction
• Good team-working
• Generous benefits package

Here at Queen’s Bay in Edinburgh, we don’t just see those we work with as older people. They’re someone’s mum. Someone’s dad. Someone’s grandparent. For us, providing the best quality of care is hugely rewarding and our goal is to ensure that every one of our residents enjoys the best possible quality of life.

Something as simple as a smile can make the world of difference to their day and yours If you share our belief, this is your opportunity to join our close-knit and supportive team. It can be pretty challenging at times and priorities can change quickly so you will definitely need to be a patient and understanding individual. We work closely together as a team though – there’s always someone to talk to and we all help each other out wherever we can.

While an SVQ 3 qualification in Social Care would be ideal, it’s not essential as we’ll support you to gain it. In fact, we’ll make sure that you have all the training and development you need, not only so you can do a great job, but to help you build your career with us too.

What’s more, you will be part of one of Scotland’s largest voluntary social work organisations. At CrossReach, we offer quality care and counselling to a wide range of people in need. But the real story of CrossReach is the work that our staff do: reaching out and making a real difference to the lives of others. If you’d like to join them, we look forward to hearing from you.

As we do our work in Christ’s name you must be respectful of our Christian Ethos and be able to work within it. You do not need to share our faith. These posts are subject to PVG Membership.

It’s all about the people.

• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Great job satisfaction
• Good team-working
• Excellent benefits package

Here at The Elms in Edinburgh, we don’t just see those we work with as older people. They’re someone’s parent. Someone’s grandparent. For us, providing the best quality of care is hugely rewarding and our goal is to ensure that every one of our residents enjoys the best possible quality of life.

Something as simple as a smile can make the world of difference to our day, and theirs. If you share our belief, this is your opportunity to join our close-knit and supportive team. It can be pretty challenging at times and priorities can change quickly so you will definitely need to be a patient and understanding individual. We work closely together as a team though – there’s always someone to talk to and we all help each other out wherever we can.

While an SVQ 3 qualification in Social Care would be ideal, it’s not essential as we’ll support you to gain it. In fact, we’ll make sure that you have all the training and development you need, not only so you can do a great job, but to help you build your career with us too. For the permanent positions, you can also look forward to an excellent benefits package that includes an employer contributory pension and generous holiday allowance.

What’s more, you will be part of one of Scotland’s largest voluntary social work organisations. At CrossReach, we offer quality care and counselling to a wide range of people in need. But the real story of CrossReach is the work that our staff do: reaching out and making a real difference to the lives of others. If you’d like to join them, we look forward to hearing from you.

As we do our work in Christ’s name you must be respectful of our Christian Ethos and be able to work within it. You do not need to share our faith. These posts are subject to PVG Membership.

It’s all about the people.

• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Great job satisfaction
• Good team-working
• Excellent benefits package

Here at Morlich House in Edinburgh, we don’t just see those we work with as older people. They’re someone’s parent. Someone’s grandparent. For us, providing the best quality of care is hugely rewarding and our goal is to ensure that every one of our residents enjoys the best possible quality of life.

Something as simple as a smile can make the world of difference to our day, and theirs. If you share our belief, this is your opportunity to join our close-knit and supportive team. It can be pretty challenging at times and priorities can change quickly so you will definitely need to be a patient and understanding individual. We work closely together as a team though – there’s always someone to talk to and we all help each other out wherever we can.

While an SVQ 3 qualification in Social Care would be ideal, it’s not essential as we’ll support you to gain it. In fact, we’ll make sure that you have all the training and development you need, not only so you can do a great job, but to help you build your career with us too.

You can also look forward to an excellent benefits package that includes an employer contributory pension and generous holiday allowance.

What’s more, you will be part of one of Scotland’s largest voluntary social work organisations. At CrossReach, we offer quality care and counselling to a wide range of people in need. But the real story of CrossReach is the work that our staff do: reaching out and making a real difference to the lives of others. If you’d like to join them, we look forward to hearing from you.

As we do our work in Christ’s name you must be respectful of our Christian Ethos and be able to work within it. You do not need to share our faith. These posts are subject to PVG Membership.

At Tiphereth we currently have an exciting and rare opportunity for a Day Service Co-Worker in our Peregrine Group as our areas of work grow.

Tiphereth is a Camphill community in Edinburgh based around supported accommodation, social enterprises and day services for adults with learning disabilities and other support needs. The Peregrine Group provides meaningful outdoor, land based work for adults with learning disabilities and autism to learn, grow and make a positive contribution. This post will be involved in community gardening, conservation work and a new estates group providing grounds maintenance across our own sites.

If you have:

• A keen interest in supporting adults with learning disabilities and autism to improve wellbeing, confidence and skills through gardening and outdoor land work.
• Relevant experience of working with adults with learning disabilities and autism
• Motivated by Camphill values, in particular social pedagogy, a relationship based practice
• The ability to work as part of a team
• Good communication skills
• Relevant gardening and land based experience / training
• A clean driving licence including ability to drive a minibus
• A satisfactory PVG

We offer:

• Competitive terms and conditions including 36 days holiday
• Excellent continuous professional development opportunities
• Opportunity to contribute to a growing service
• Beautiful, outdoor based work setting on the edge of the Pentland Hills
• Opportunity to belong to a Camphill community which has residential houses, supported living, and social enterprises alongside a growing day service.

RELIEF WORK We are also recruiting relief staff for our day service to work across our groups

as required covering staff absences. Hourly rate is £8.75 per hour.

The community-led SHRUB Co-op invites applications for Food Sharing Hub Store Coordinator as part of our award-winning carbon reduction project.

The Food Sharing Hub is a volunteer led, cooperative, membership based food store, specialising in the reduction of food waste in Edinburgh. It will sell excess food that would have otherwise been wasted.

The post holder will work as part of the co-operative team that implements the Zero Waste Edinburgh project with volunteers and staff members. The post holder will be based at the Food Sharing Hub in the heart of the city, while reaching out to other groups and individuals across Edinburgh.

The main purpose of the Food Sharing Hub Store Coordinator post is:

Oversee the day-to-day running of SHRUB’s Food Sharing Hub, supporting and empowering volunteers to run the shop, ensuring premises it is opened and closed on time.

Responsible for all SHRUB Coop compliance with the Food Standards Act and related regulations ensuring delivery of training to maintain high standards of cleanliness.

Engage with a wide variety of customers in a friendly, helpful and respectful manner.

Work closely with the Food Sharing Hub Coordinator to ensure a reliable network of food collection volunteers.

Successful applicants must have experience and skills in the following areas:

· A minimum of one year supervisory experience in the food retail industry

· Experience and knowledge of food stock management and risks in the food retail industry

· Can demonstrate capacity for good leadership including an ability to identify and mitigate conflicts before they arise

· Excellent communication and teamwork skills for a fast-paced working environment, whilst also delivering friendly customer service

· Completion of a REHIS Elementary Food Hygiene course

· Full proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Google Accounts

We are looking for an enthusiastic, proactive and organised individual to join the Employment and Civic Participation team, and our cross-organisation admin team. You will support the day to day running of our work around employment of disabled people, and help with the admin to the wider organisation. “WeCanWork” is the National Disability Internship Programme funded by Scottish Government. The aim is to create paid work placements for disabled people and promote inclusive employment practice throughout Scotland. We have placed over 100 interns in the voluntary and public sectors in 4 years. Could you help us build on this by helping us deliver the project in an organised and efficient way?

This role has been created as part of an expansion of the programme to offer support to the private sector. You will work closely with a newly recruited Employment Officer to focus on the expansion of the programme to the private sector. This is an exciting project, and you will play a key support role. We need an excellent administrator to keep things running smoothly, handle queries, process finances, organise information, and assist during events. You will also provide general administrative support to the wider organisation. You will need to be organised, show initiative and have good team working skills. We have combined the post with some wider organisational admin capacity to support other teams (such as Independent Living in Scotland) and general events and activities.

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills in a third sector environment. Our administrative staff have opportunities for professional development and will learn about promoting inclusion in society.

Inclusion Scotland is an exciting place to work. We work closely with individuals who want to make change happen in their own lives or in society. We also advise elected officials, civil servants and the media on the issues that affect disabled people.

Project and post primarily funded by Scottish Government.

“Much more than just a job. It’s the way that you do it that matters.”

• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Great job satisfaction
• Good team-working

Here at The Elms in Edinburgh we don’t just see those we work with as older people. They’re someone’s mum. Someone’s dad. Someone’s grandparent. For us, providing the best quality of care is hugely rewarding and our goal is to ensure that every one of our residents enjoys the best possible quality of life.

Something as simple as a smile can make the world of difference to our service users and our staff. If you share our belief, this is your opportunity to join our close-knit and supportive team. It can be pretty challenging at times and priorities can change quickly so you will definitely need to be a patient and understanding individual. We work closely together as a team though – there’s always someone to talk to and we all help each other out wherever we can.

While an SVQ 3 qualification in Social Care would be ideal, it’s not essential as we’ll support you to gain it. In fact, we’ll make sure that you have all the training and development you need, not only so you can do a great job, but to help you build your career with us too. You can also look forward to an excellent benefits package that includes an employer contributory pension and generous holiday allowance.

What’s more, you will be part of one of Scotland’s largest voluntary social work organisations. At CrossReach, we offer quality care and counselling to a wide range of people in need. But the real story of CrossReach is the work that our staff do: reaching out and making a real difference to the lives of others. If you’d like to join them, we look forward to hearing from you.

As we do our work in Christ’s name you must be respectful of our Christian Ethos and be able to work within it. You do not need to share our faith. These posts are subject to PVG Membership.

“Much more than just a job. It’s the way that you do it that matters.”

• Work with a friendly, supportive team
• Contribute to a positive environment
• Be an important part of our daily lives

Here at Queen’s Bay Lodge in Edinburgh, we don’t just see those we work with as older people. They’re someone’s mum. Someone’s dad. Someone’s grandparent. For us, providing the best quality of care is hugely rewarding and our goal is to ensure that every one of our residents enjoys the best possible quality of life.

Your job is important here and it’s something that everyone notices right from the start. You’re definitely be working as part of a close-knit team where your positive approach to maintaining a good standard of housekeeping will be valued.

If you’ve worked in a care setting before that’s great, but we’re more interested in how you’d help us continue to make our residents lives as pleasant as possible. And if you’re interested, we’ll make sure that you have all the training and development you need, not only so you can do a great job, but to help you build your career with us too.

You can also look forward to an excellent benefits package that includes an employer contributory pension and generous holiday allowance.

What’s more, you will be part of one of Scotland’s largest voluntary social work organisations. At CrossReach, we offer quality care and counselling to a wide range of people in need. But the real story of CrossReach is the work that our staff do: reaching out and making a real difference to the lives of others. If you’d like to join them, we look forward to hearing from you.

As we do our work in Christ’s name you must be respectful of our Christian Ethos and be able to work within it. You do not need to share our faith. These posts are subject to PVG Membership.

Role overview

Ecas is looking for a part-time (7 hours per week) Social Media and Communications Coordinator to join our small office team. The successful candidate will help set up and manage social media platforms, update our website and create impactful and engaging content.

About us

Ecas is an Edinburgh based charity and was established over a hundred years ago. The charity works to improve the quality of life of physically disabled people, principally in the Edinburgh and Lothians area. Currently, Ecas organises various activities, provides a befriending service and operates a small grants scheme with the opportunity of policy work undertaken on a needs basis.

It’s an exciting time to join Ecas. Following a comprehensive organisational review, Ecas is committed to engaging with younger disabled adults between the ages of 18-40 to ensure it continues to support and provide services that are responsive and tailored to meeting the needs of all physically disabled adults. To achieve this aim, Ecas will look to engage directly with potential service users to better understand the barriers faced by younger disabled people in accessing services and identify gaps in current service provision. Ecas will look to introduce two new activities depending on the responses received.

Research identified a need in supporting young adults in transition between the ages of 18-25. A key part of ensuring youth engagement has been to review Ecas’ branding and communications strategy, including Ecas’ online presence. A redevelopment of Ecas’ website is already underway.

Job Description

To carry out this role successfully you will have a solid understanding of the use of a range of social media platforms. You will have strong editing and writing skills suitable for each platform using effective storytelling techniques. An ability to craft videos and understanding of analytics is desirable but not essential. Knowledge and understanding of disability, social inclusion and equality issues is essential to this role.

Additional budget has been allocated for the successful candidate to set up social media platforms and help with the development of Ecas’ new website. Working extra hours over the contracted 7 hours per week will be required in the first few weeks of appointment. Specifics to be discussed at interview.

Principle Duties:

• To support the development of Ecas Youth Services by creating impactful and engaging content across various social platforms and updates to Ecas’ website.
• To set up suitable social media platforms to target younger physically disabled adults and support continued engagement with Ecas’ current client groups.
• To build and execute a social media strategy in liason with the Chief Executive and Youth Outreach Worker (yet to be appointed).
• Provide regular status reports on all social media/website activity to the Chief Executive.

Set up and preparation:

• Review current social media provision (Ecas YouTube channel and Befriending Facebook page) and update as required to align with new social media strategy.
• Conduct a full review of archived Ecas media, (photos, videos, promotional material) and content from Ecas’ current website. Provide recommendations of what content and media can be used in future social media posts and new Ecas website.

Detailed duties:

• To build and execute a social media strategy with a primary focus of engaging younger physically disabled adults in transition aged between18-25. The strategy will have the flexibility to engage existing service users and support volunteer recruitment for the befriending service.
• To create engaging impactful and engaging content for use across a range of social media platforms and Ecas’ website. This may include filming and editing video for online use. All content must abide by Ecas’ social media guidelines (currently in development).
• To collaborate with Ecas staff to create and promote marketing materials.
• To attend any relevant staff training that Ecas recommends is necessary.
• To publicise Ecas services wherever appropriate.
• To maintain effective administration records relating to your role.
• To be primarily self-servicing including word processing letters and reports.
• As a member of a small office team assist in other reasonable tasks as required.
• To comply with Ecas staff policies.

At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.

About this job

An important part of our strategy is to fight for better treatment and care for people affected by MS. We have an ambitious campaigns programme – from well-established national campaigns on treatments and welfare, to new ways of empowering people affected by MS to make change happen where they live.

We’re recruiting a Campaigns Coordinator to help us make a real difference to the lives of people affected by MS. The successful candidate will be a motivated and ambitious individual with experience of effective campaigns.

You will work with people affected by MS to develop local campaigns and support our national campaigning.

You will support our case study and campaigner recruitment and stewardship and work across the organisation to develop e-actions and monitor digital aspects of campaigning; you will write inspiring campaigning content; and provide support to cross-organisational campaigns.

You will play a central role in coordinating a diverse range of campaigning activities, as well as growing and nurturing our campaigns community.

You will be joining the MS Society at an exciting stage of its development and this is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a supportive, dynamic and friendly team.

We offer 25 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays) – pro-rata for part-timers, travel loan and various other benefits such as supported developmental opportunities.

Sacro is the voluntary sector leader in promoting community justice across Scotland. Founded in 1971, Sacro provides high quality services and plays a key role in influencing government policy and legislation.

We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and proactive individual to develop learning and digital initiatives and co-ordinate provision across Sacro.

The post-holder will be responsible for identifying development needs including designing and delivering training, as well as developing material for Sacro’s e-learning system. You will coordinate the programme for the annual staff conference and manage the continuation of the SVQ programme and other qualification requirements across Sacro.

The post-holder will also undertake work in connection to Sacro’s Volunteering Strategy including the process for Investors in Volunteering (IiV) and facilitating Volunteer Supervisors Forums.

Experience of designing, delivering and evaluating training is essential as is knowledge of other learning solutions. Candidates should be educated to at least SCQF level 7 or equivalent and hold a professional training qualification. Experience of managing an SVQ programme, or other qualification programme, is desirable.

Do you…

Want the chance to use and grow your skills and knowledge while making a difference to society?

Want to be part of a leading organisation which positively impacts on the lives of disabled people across the world?

If so… Leonard Cheshire offers you the chance to become part of a great team!

About the role

Disability affects everyone differently. We need you to provide tailored day-to-day support to ensure the needs of the people who use our services are met in positive and creative ways. It’s a job that can be challenging at times, but this is balanced by the unrivalled sense of long-term satisfaction it also gives. It’s an opportunity to be creative and feel inspired, both by your colleagues and the people you support. It’s a career that you can feel proud of.

You will provide assistance with care, personal support, daily living tasks or activities to customers in order to support them attain their full potential, maximise options available and encourage choice, participation and motivation.

About the hours

We have a number of different opportunities available from working in a shift pattern (24/7, seven days a week) to working in communities 9am-3pm Monday to Friday.

• Full time, Part time and Occasional hours (Days) – Ref 2987 Edinburgh Services
• Full time, Part time and Occasional hours (Days & Nights) – Ref 3001 Support at Home
• Full time & Occasional hours (Days) – Ref 3023 (Mon - Thu 0900 - 1500, Fri 0900 - 1400) My Break, My Choice

About you (please see the job description for full details)

To be successful in this role you will need:

• To be compassionate, creative, and honest and love working with people.

• To bring great positive energy.

• To work well as part of a team.

• To be flexible as we work shifts and weekend working is often required.

• To demonstrate a commitment to Leonard Cheshire’s ethos and values.

You don’t need any specific qualifications or experience although experience of providing personal care is advantageous. You will however, need plenty of enthusiasm and passion for our work.

We offer a wide range of employee rewards and benefits including:

• Fair and competitive pay rates.

• Contributory company pension scheme with competitive life cover benefit.

• Substantial and flexible annual leave, with the option to buy or sell, depending on needs (salary sacrifice).

• Access to cash health plan at very favourable rates.

• Access to cycle-to-work benefits (salary sacrifice).

• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.

Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

A satisfactory disclosures check (PVG membership in Scotland) is required for this post.

We are the national youth information and citizenship agency. Our mission is to provide young people aged 11 - 26 with relevant, trusted and meaningful information and opportunities to help them make the most of their lives. We have over half a million Young Scot card holders and communicate with our audience through a variety of dynamic channels – digital platforms, social media, marketing collateral, magazines and youth engagement.

We presently have the following vacancy available to join our team. We’re on the hunt for ambitious, creative, smart thinking and hardworking people who can apply their extensive knowledge, passion and superior skills to our organisation and projects.

The Information Services Manager is responsible for leading on the delivery of Young Scot’s Inform Strategy and knowledge management approach, with a key focus on the development of strategic information partnerships at a local and national level and the management and execution of collaborative information campaigns.

At Young Scot, you can look forward to an excellent package, including a generous holiday entitlement and Stakeholder Pension.

The Marketing & Communications Officer is responsible for delivering key on and offline promotions for the Students’ Association’s commercial activity (primarily delivered in our four venues), which includes retail outlets, conferencing facilities, bars, cafes and performance venues, and a large entertainment and events programme - which ranges from music festivals to comedy nights and weekly club nights (like the iconic Big Cheese).

The role demands creative flair and up-to-date knowledge of current promotions trends on and offline for club nights, live entertainment and food & drink (including bars). In addition, a professional approach to process, deadlines and internal client support is required.

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual looking for a rewarding hands-on marketing role. The position will require a flexible approach to working events, which may include weekend and evenings.

The Person:

An enthusiastic, confident, creative and approachable marketeer with demonstrable experience of developing and delivering promotions for paid for services and products in a fast paced environment.

The Marketing and Communications Officer is required to produce fast and accurate work, undertaken with a keen eye for detail, and work on multiple projects simultaneously.

A person with high expectations of themselves and others, with a passion for detail and the ability to complete projects on time, to a high standard.

We are looking for a highly competent individual to provide organisational and administrative support to the Befriending Manager at Teens+ Ravenscroft Centre, a transitional education programme for young adults with complex needs.

You will be a strong communicator and have experience in an administrative role including possessing financial/numerical informational and the ability to work in a busy and dynamic work environment. Experience with working with young people with additional support needs is desirable but not essential.

The successful applicant for this post will require a basic disclosure.

The work of ECS is coordinated and facilitated by the Programme Coordinator. The Coordinator is key to the scope of the Christian welcome to refugees in Edinburgh, as the role acts as a centre point for the different churches involved, the third party and partner organisations, and the Coordinator acts as the public face of the charity, representing ECS to the refugee community and wider public.

The Programme Coordinator works directly with the ECS Trustees to fulfill the aims and objectives of the charity as set out in its Constitution.

Secondments welcome.

Children 1st is Scotland’s National Children’s Charity. We exist to prevent abuse and neglect, to protect children and keep them safe from harm. Together we help children in Scotland live in safe, loving families and build strong communities. We support survivors of abuse, trauma and other adversity to recover and we work tirelessly to protect the rights of children in Scotland.

This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside children and families to influence the development of rights- based, child- centred, trauma- informed policy and practice in Scotland. Working closely with the Communications and Engagement team, the Chief Executive and Children and Family Services you will develop, deliver and lead on a public policy and influencing strategy that is rooted in the experience of the children and families who use our services. You will work with stakeholders at a key time for Scottish policy to influence change to ensure children are given equal protection from assault, advance actions to improve the experiences of child witnesses and help to embed an understanding of the impact of trauma across policy and practice.

If you are an experienced professional with a background in developing policy and communication strategies and campaigning for legislative and social policy change we want to hear from you.

The post will commence from January 2019 until December 2019 to cover a period of maternity leave.

Hours – flexible

Location: Edinburgh, however we can have some flexibility on location

Everyone has the right to live life to the full. After a diagnosis of a chest or heart condition or a stroke, many people experience fear and isolation and struggle with the impact on their lives. Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland won’t stand for that. The care and support we deliver every day ensures everyone can live the life they want to.

We are seeking maternity cover for the post of Health Defence Lead, who will be integral in delivering our new and exciting Health Defence Programme and line management of the Health Defence team.

The vision for our new CHSS Health Defence programme is to deliver our health prevention strategy to raise awareness of risk factors and condition symptoms in the Scottish population. The post holder will be responsible for the development and delivery of health promotion services and wellbeing programmes. This includes targeting individuals and communities who are at high risk of developing chest, heart and stroke conditions (especially in areas of deprivation) and supporting healthy lifestyle change.

We are seeking an individual who is organised, motivated, with good communication skills and who has experience in delivering health promotion services. Candidates must have an Allied Health Professional/First Level Nursing qualification and/or qualifications in Health Promotion/Public Health; and have evidence of continued professional development. Access to a car is essential.

This post is fixed-term for 14 months and is subject to PVG clearance.

CHSS employees enjoy a variety of organisational benefits including: Company pension scheme, generous holiday allowance, company sick pay, health insurance, employee welfare support and life assurance.

For an informal discussion please contact: Paul Okroj on 07816397374 (mobile), 0131 225 6963 (head office) or by email paul.okroj@chss.org.uk

Scottish Women’s Aid is Scotland’s leading voluntary sector organisation working to prevent domestic abuse and promote effective policy and practice responses for women, children and young people who experience domestic abuse. We are the umbrella organisation for 36 autonomous Women’s Aid groups delivering direct services to women, children and young people across Scotland.

Based in Edinburgh, with requirement for some travel to project partners and associated conferences

Improving Justice in Child Contact: children affected by domestic violence

The Improving Justice in Child Contact: children affected by domestic violence is an international partnership project funded by the European Commission to improve the justice system so that children’s and women’s human rights are respected and for ensuring that children’s views are effectively included, and to ensure knowledge exchange. Partner countries are Scotland, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Romania and Portugal.

The lead partner is the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships (CRFR) at the University of Edinburgh. Scottish Women’s Aid is part of the management partnership, and the SWA Coordinator will liaise with the Research Fellow (Improving Justice in Child Contact) at the CRFR, and develop training methods and materials for delivery to project partners to enable them to establish local child-expert groups, ensuring promotion of children’s rights and women’s safety in contact processes and disputes. This will include the use of SWA’s successful Power Up/Power Down model of participation, and the post involves project co-ordination, stakeholder and partner engagement.

Energetic, positive minded individual required to manage and support the Affordable Warmth Team at Changeworks.

You will be experienced in managing or supervising people and be able to lead and inspire a passionate and dedicated team of outreach advisors working with vulnerable householders. A strong team player, you will be highly organised with excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a good working knowledge of the domestic energy and fuel poverty sectors. You will also be an experienced project manager that understands the importance of robust evaluation of project outcomes and be committed to delivering excellent customer service.

If you are passionate about improving peoples living environment and delivering excellent customer service and have a solutions-orientated, positive approach, we would love to hear from you. The position requires travel across rural areas, a driver’s licence is desirable.

We offer an attractive staff benefits package, excellent pension and employee benefits which include 26 days paid holiday plus 9 bank holidays per year.

Winning Leishman is one of Scotland’s leading charity fundraising consultancies. We are looking for a new team member to cover 7 months maternity leave.

Hours and salary negotiable. Applications from freelancer’s welcome.

This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate and skilled communicator to join the Scottish Green Group in Parliament. You will work as part of the central team that supports the work of the Green MSPs in Parliament and is responsible for communications to promote our work to the media, supporters and the public. This is a fast-paced, challenging and rewarding role that will put you at the heart of our efforts to create a fairer, greener Scotland.

Duties and responsibilities

• Draft press releases, answer and deal with media enquiries, organise broadcast interviews,
• draft briefing notes, letters and articles.
• Develop and deliver the Group’s digital communications strategy, in collaboration with
• colleagues from across the group.
• Monitor Press Association wires and social media for current and relevant media stories
• Out-of-hours media cover (on a rotational basis with other staff)
• Produce content for social media and MSP websites, newsletters and emails to constituents
• Build a broad range of contacts within the press, broadcast and online media
• Identify new opportunities to communicate the work of the Green MSPs to constituents
• Assist with the development and delivery of Green MSPs’ campaign priorities
• Liaise with national organisations and local community campaigns
• Identify opportunities for MSPs to give practical assistance to grassroots campaigns
• Accompany MSPs at media events and/or represent MSPs if requested
• Organise regional events and activities, as required
• Liaise with officers of the Scottish Green Party on national communications priorities
• Work with volunteers and interns as required
• Other reasonable and appropriate duties as required

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

You will have a relevant degree or equivalent experience and experience working with or in the media. Experience of political, parliamentary and/or public affairs work and in social media management is desirable.

Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills, social media expertise and an understanding of the role of social media in politics and campaigning are essential. You must have an understanding of Scottish Politics and the Parliament. You will be a team player as well as being self-motivated and have an ability to work under pressure. Finally, you will share the values and aspirations of the Scottish Green Party.

Venture Trust works with people experiencing complicated life circumstances. Through the provision of wilderness-based personal and social development programmes, we equip them with the confidence, motivation and core life skills that they need to make positive changes in their lives.

Our Funding team are based at our Head Office in Edinburgh’s Grassmarket area, and are responsible for the development, management and administration of funding within Venture Trust. We’re currently looking for a Funding and Contracts Officer to join them, in this full-time permanent post.

Grant administration and management, including preparing funder reports, quarterly claims and acting as the main point of contact for a number of specified funding agencies, will account for approximately 75% of the role. The successful candidate will also be required to manage and develop existing funding relationships and secure new sources of funding, particularly from statutory agencies such as European Social Funds, Employability Funding, Fair Start Scotland and also lottery agencies, trusts, foundations, and other statutory sources.

We’re looking for a proactive, conscientious individual, with a proven track record in administering complex grants and working in a fundraising and/or contract administration environment, including experience of preparing funding applications and complex bids, along with proven competence in budgeting and financial reporting. Excellent administration and interpersonal skills will be key to success in this role, as will the ability to manage a complex and demanding workload.

The successful candidate will be supported to develop their skills, access training, and contribute to the shaping of team priorities and funding strategies. We offer a range of generous benefits including 28 days annual leave and 9 public and bank holiday days, flexible working and a joint contributory pension scheme. Venture Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity in employment, and follows an equal opportunities policy.

Future Pathways is the expression of the Scottish Government’s commitment to ensuring survivors of in care abuse or neglect have support to lead healthier, more fulfilled and independent lives.

The first alliance in Scotland, Future Pathways is a partnership of Health in Mind, Penumbra, the Mental Health Foundation, Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership and the Scottish Government. Future Pathways is funded by the Scottish Government.

The Support Coordinator plays a key role in building trusted relationships with in-care survivors and facilitating access to resources, services and activities that meet each person’s individual needs; forging new links and developing innovative approaches in partnership with other professionals and organisations.

We are now seeking a Support Co-ordinator with substantive experience in of mental health, including trauma related work, you will be experienced in using outcomes focused approaches to assessment and support.

Passionate about the principles of person-centred support, personalisation and collaboration, your strong organisational and prioritising skills will be complemented by excellent written and verbal communication skills, alongside good listening skills. Knowing how important wellbeing is to resilience, you will prioritise self-care and hold boundaries in all areas of work and encourage others to do the same.

You will require a clean driving licence and access to a car, since travel throughout the area will be expected, for which a standard mileage rate will be paid. Flexibility in working hours will also be expected in order to meet the needs of people accessing the fund.

We are looking for a motivated and experienced Senior Support Worker and Counsellor (21 hours per week) to join our team based in Edinburgh. The post-holder will deliver direct counselling support for survivors of sexual violence and also line-manage and supervise a small team of support workers.

We are looking for a skilled and experienced Counselling Support Worker to deliver our core support service and group support programme for women and members of the trans community who have experienced sexual violence.

We are looking for a skilled and experienced Young Survivors’ Counselling Support Worker to deliver our specialist support service for young people aged 12 to 18 who have experienced sexual violence.

Edinburgh and Midlothian Offender Recovery Service (EMORS) is a transformative service that brings together prison and community work to support individuals throughout the Criminal Justice System, supporting them to achieve drug, alcohol and crime free lives.

Exciting opportunities have arisen to join our EMORS team, supporting the high-quality delivery of recovery focused interventions to service users in the criminal justice system affected by drug and alcohol issues also the provision of through care support to individuals leaving prison and returning to Edinburgh and Midlothian. The service delivers interventions in custody areas, prison and community, on a one to one basis and in group work settings.

A vacancy for a receptionist/administrator has arisen to join our EMORS team, supporting the high-quality delivery of recovery focused interventions to service users in the criminal justice system affected by drug and alcohol issues also the provision of through care support to individuals leaving prison and returning to Edinburgh and Midlothian.

The post holder will provide reception and administrative services to the EMORS team contributing towards its aims and objectives. They will also support the Team Leader, attending relevant meetings and minute taking as required, as well as providing timely reports to the commissioners and CGL.

Duties for the post include responsibility for front house activities, dealing with initial queries, welcoming clients and professionals into the service, signposting within the service and the community, also accurate information and data recording.

The successful candidate will have experience of providing administrative support in a service based organisation, a good knowledge of general office procedures, excellent IT literacy skills, solid numerical skills, and good organisational skills. They will also need good interpersonal skills as team working is essential in this role.

If you have any additional questions, please email: Louise.Gilliland@cgl.org.uk or call the office on 0131 557 5273.

We are seeking a candidate who can work within our fundraising team to drive our corporate relationships and grant applications processes. We are looking for someone who has experience in fundraising for charity including planning and completion of grant applications alongside building and maintaining corporate relationships. The post holder is responsible for leading this work, manages our Grants Fundraiser and works alongside counterparts in Events and Communications Fundraising.

We want an enthusiastic and confident individual with excellent communication and organisational skills to join our team at Albany Street in Edinburgh. It is important that the individual is able to work well on their own or as part of a small team and is capable of producing work of high accuracy.

YouthLink Scotland is looking to appoint a National Development Officer to drive forward the #iwill campaign in Scotland to help create quality youth volunteering and social action opportunities, within a range of sectors, together with Education Scotland and Young Scot. The post is funded by The Robertson Trust, Pears Foundation and Step Up To Serve.

The candidate should have the ability to progress the campaign priorities around reducing barriers to volunteering for less affluent young people and earlier engagement in volunteering/social action and to link with emerging volunteering areas and the wider context in Scotland e.g. the new ‘volunteering outcomes framework’.

This is a fixed term post for three years. The starting salary is £32,836. The company offers a 9.5% non-contributory pension scheme. The post will be based at the YouthLink Scotland offices in Edinburgh. The normal working week is 35 hours. By its nature, the post will sometimes require work to be undertaken during evenings and weekends. Annual holiday entitlement is 25 days plus 12 public holidays.

YouthLink Scotland is an equal opportunities employer.

We are looking for a motivated and experienced Senior Support Worker and Counsellor (28 hours per week) to join our team based in Edinburgh. The post-holder will deliver direct counselling support for survivors of sexual violence and also line-manage and supervise a small team of support workers.

We are looking for someone with a can-do attitude to take responsibility for the effective development and overall management of the SDS development programme, including:

• Ongoing design and development of the programme and all of the activities within it to respond to the aspirations and needs of its participants
• Management, support and supervision, and development of staff and volunteers to achieve the above
• Ensuring that the programme is fully integrated within LCiL and LCiL’s core services
• Overseeing the use of action research and action learning to monitor progress and further develop the programme;
• Ensuring that knowledge and experience gained are disseminated within LCiL and to other organisations working in the field, especially other Disabled People’s Organisations

LCIL is looking for someone with:

• Understanding of person centred working
• Understanding of Independent Living philosophy and Social Model of Disability
• Experience of facilitating groups to make their own decisions and direct their own learning
• Experience of designing and delivering workshops and events
• Knowledge of SDS strategy, legislation and health and social care processes

We offer generous pension & death in service schemes, as well as a supportive working environment.

We are looking for unique people who can support people with dementia, in a variety of environments, personalised to the individual’s needs.

Our support workers are our most important people as they provide front line support. Our support workers help individuals to maintain skills and independence by providing company and the opportunity for people with dementia to socialise, either at home or in a day centre.

Successful applicants will have a positive approach to dementia. You will also have good communication skills and a caring attitude. A willingness to learn and participate in training (including SVQ’s) is essential. Relevant qualifications and/or experience of working with people with dementia would be an advantage.

The successful applicant will be required to have a full driving licence and access to a car.

Are you a highly efficient and proactive individual looking for a fast-paced and rewarding new role? If so, Energy Saving Trust is looking for a dynamic Team Assistant to join our Transport team.

Reporting to the –Programme Manager – Transport Grants and Loans, our successful candidate will be responsible for providing the day-to-day administrative support for the ChargePlace Scotland programme and the wider transport work-plan delivered by Energy Saving Trust on behalf of Transport Scotland.

Your duties will include ensuring that all administrative tasks are completed to allow design and delivery of work to be undertaken in accordance with agreed standards, plus providing support with supplier engagement and customer support, engagement and identification. You will also process grant funding applications, support the wider transport team across a range of programmes, plus keep records, accounts and information up to date and accurate.

To secure this exciting opportunity

You must have experience of performing administrative tasks to assist in stakeholder engagement and communication, and of managing spreadsheets and documents containing large amounts of information. An excellent communicator, both verbal and written, you will have solid IT skills and have an understanding of the preparation and maintenance of monitoring, assessment and reporting procedures.

In this key role within Sacro’s IT Department you will provide technical and administrative support to the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and further support to the IT department. You will assist staff in their use of the CRM and senior staff in the extraction of data and reporting. A flexible approach is required in providing general IT Support to the organisation. A good general education to degree level or relevant experience of CRM support and administration are essential.

WWF’s Earth Hour focuses the world’s attention on our brilliant planet and how to protect it. It’s a unique annual event, whereby hundreds of millions of people come together on the same night, all across the world. The campaign engages the mass public to create a positive force for change and aims to keep climate change and environmental issues on the media agenda.

You will play a key role in developing Earth Hour 2019 in Scotland by helping develop and deliver communications for major activations in Spring 2019 as well as shape strategy. This will involve producing supporting materials and resources, including content for digital channels, such as social media, emails and blogs. You will also support PR and internal comms activities. You could find yourself logging day-to-day coverage and drafting press releases or compiling project team updates and delivering regular reporting. You will help out with Earth Hour events too.

This is an outstanding opportunity to develop your skills in project management, content development, event planning, communications and marketing. You will also gain valuable experience working for a leading global NGO.

A proficient user of MSOffice and social media, you will have a passion for protecting the natural world. Comfortable working as part of a team, you will be highly organised and good at planning and meeting deadlines. You will also possess strong communications skills and the ability to write and edit engaging content.

If you have some experience of marketing communications and events planning so much the better.

Who are we?

WWF believes in a future where people and nature thrive.

Best known as the world’s leading conservation body, we’ve seen first-hand how wildlife, the environment and human activity are all interlinked.

That’s why our passion for safeguarding the natural world has to be backed up by other environmental action – tackling the global threat of climate change (through our big global campaigns like Earth Hour) and helping people to change the way they live to ease pressure on natural resources.

WWF is at the heart of global activities in all these areas. We have teams of highly skilled professionals working with governments, businesses and communities here in the UK and around the world.

At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.

About this job

The role will support the continued development and improvement of the services and support delivered by our local groups and staff teams. You will support Local Network officers, and where appropriate lead on key projects and within the team on our approach to communicating with our Local Network volunteers and wider MS community.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a team supporting vital work to help increase the reach and impact of our local groups across Scotland.

Ideally you will be someone with experience in both project management and communications, looking to further develop your skills. You will be self-starter with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships across the organisation.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a supportive and friendly team at an exciting time in the development of the charity.

Venture Trust works with people experiencing complicated life circumstances. Through the provision of wilderness-based personal and social development programmes, we equip them with the confidence, motivation and core life skills that they need to make positive changes in their lives.

Our Outreach Workers deliver high quality participant support across the range of Venture Trust programmes, to engage participants in a dynamic and progressive community and wilderness-based personal development opportunity.

The successful candidate will undertake the initial assessment of potential participants for our programmes (phase 1) preparing and supporting them to undertake their wilderness journey (phase 2), working closely with the wilderness journey staff. Upon return to their community (phase 3), you will continue to work closely with participants to develop and maintain community links, supporting them into sustained positive destinations, including education, training, volunteering or employment. Additionally, you will help to promote the programme with stakeholders, providing progress updates for referring partners and agents to develop and maintain effective relationships. You may also be required to support the delivery of our SQA qualifications.

Ideal candidates will have excellent communication skills with the ability to connect with stakeholders at all levels. Strong time management skills to manage a varied and demanding workload, with the ability and willingness to work effectively under own initiative and often in isolation are also essential. Ideally you will have qualifications in youth work, community development or a related discipline and/or an equivalent level of experience working with vulnerable and disaffected individuals, supporting them to identify and sustain positive changes in their lives. A strong knowledge of voluntary and statutory sectors in Scotland is also essential. Experience of development training and knowledge of drug, alcohol and youth/Criminal Justice related issues would be an advantage. Please note a driving license and access to a vehicle is an essential requirement of this role.

We offer a range of generous benefits including 28 days annual leave and 9 public and bank holiday days, flexible working and a joint contributory pension scheme.

Venture Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity in employment, and follows an equal opportunities policy.

WWF’s Earth Hour focuses the world’s attention on our brilliant planet and how to protect it. It’s a unique annual event, whereby hundreds of millions of people come together on the same night, all across the world. The campaign engages the mass public to create a positive force for change and aims to keep climate change and environmental issues on the media agenda.

You will play a key role in developing Earth Hour 2019 in Scotland by shaping strategy and setting up delivery. Your remit will include acting as the main point of contact for Earth Hour 2019 partners, from local authorities and public bodies to businesses and landmark organisations. You will support partners arrange and promote their own events as well as coordinate resources for them. You will also produce reporting on partner activity and Earth Hour signups. You will get involved on coordinating award presentations and supporting events too.

This is an outstanding opportunity to develop your skills in project and partnership management, event planning, communications and marketing. You will also gain valuable experience working for a leading global NGO.

A proficient user of MSOffice, you will have a passion for protecting the natural world. Comfortable working as part of a team, you will be highly organised and good at planning and meeting deadlines. You will also possess strong communications and relationship building skills.

Who are we?

WWF believes in a future where people and nature thrive.

Best known as the world’s leading conservation body, we’ve seen first-hand how wildlife, the environment and human activity are all interlinked.

That’s why our passion for safeguarding the natural world has to be backed up by other environmental action – tackling the global threat of climate change (through our big global campaigns like Earth Hour) and helping people to change the way they live to ease pressure on natural resources.

WWF is at the heart of global activities in all these areas. We have teams of highly skilled professionals working with governments, businesses and communities here in the UK and around the world.

To provide practical assistance, personal advice, information and resettlement support to enable vulnerable people to set up and maintain independent tenancies.

This is a great opportunity to play a vital role in an influential organisation that campaigns for a fairer Scotland where people are empowered and their rights respected.

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) based in Edinburgh, is the umbrella organisation providing support to Citizens Advice Bureaux (CAB) across Scotland. The Citizen Advice service helps hundreds of thousands of people resolve their problems each year by providing information and advice, and by influencing policymakers.

The role of the Policy team is to effect changes which improve people’s lives by influencing policy and decision makers in government, the public and private sectors, and the media. This post will focus on influencing policy on social security benefits, with an emphasis on universal credit.

The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience in policy, have at least two years’ experience in a similar role and relevant qualifications or equivalent professional experience. Specifically, they will have a good knowledge of the UK social security system; be able to analyse documents and data from a wide range of sources; produce effective submissions, reports and briefings; and communicate confidently with a variety of individuals and groups.

The successful candidate will build an understanding of the issues through analysing evidence, conducting research and monitoring policy developments, and use this to make a measurable difference.

Finally, they will have an understanding of the policy making process at local, Scottish and UK government level and experience of working in partnership with organisations with common concerns.

Employee benefits

Citizens Advice Scotland offers excellent terms and conditions, including a total of 40 days leave (including public holidays) and a pension scheme with an 8% employer contribution. We have a flexitime scheme which enables our employees to work flexibly in line with organisational requirements, and as an inclusive employer we are happy to consider other flexible working arrangements where appropriate. For more details of some of the other benefits on offer to our employees, please see the section on Employee benefits in the Application Pack.

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our Finance Team reporting to the Finance Manager in Scotland but linking in to the wider finance team based in Edinburgh.

The role is to assist with all aspects of financial analysis and financial support, carry out day to day processing tasks and maintain accurate financial records. The post-holder will ensure timely and accurate processing of the finance tasks.

The post holder must have strong IT skills with particular emphasis on Excel. A knowledge of MS Office products is important to carry out the requirements of the post. The post holder must be numerate and able to produce timeous and accurate work as required.

We offer generous terms and conditions including 30 days holiday (plus bank holidays), pension scheme – subject to eligibility. Please note holiday entitlement, including bank holidays is pro rata for part time post.

Amnesty International is renowned and respected the world over for promoting and protecting human rights. Our staff’s dedication and talent has changed and saved countless lives so, as part of our Scotland Team, your work will change lives too. Join us as a Campaigner in our Edinburgh office to push forward Amnesty’s campaigning and parliamentary work in Scotland, engaging with our activists and supporters along the way.

About the role

Working together with colleagues in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the key Amnesty teams in London, you will have responsibility for developing and managing Amnesty UK’s campaigning and advocacy activity in Scotland.

This will involve developing campaigns and projects for Scotland identifying tactical and innovative opportunities to achieve our objectives. While delivering various aspects of a campaign from mobilisation, to organising events and stunts, you will also lead on our advocacy in Scotland to ensure that Amnesty’s high profile in the Scottish Parliament is maintained, as well as participating in appropriate tactical alliances with other local organisations and involving our activists and supporters in our work.

About you

You will have experience of working in campaigning/public or government relations/communications or other related areas, organising events and meetings. You will have knowledge of the Scottish political system and have a proven ability to influence and achieve impact. You will have excellent interpersonal skills to communicate effectively and confidently with people from a range of backgrounds and be used to working with people in and outside of the organisation to achieve objectives. If you have a flair for persuasion, influencing and believe in the commitment and aims of Amnesty, please apply today.

About us

Our aim is simple: an end to human rights abuses. Independent, international and influential, we campaign for justice, fairness, freedom and truth wherever they are denied. Already our network of over seven million people is making a difference in almost every country in the world. Whether we are applying pressure through powerful research or direct lobbying, mass demonstrations or online campaigning, we are all inspired by hope for a better world. One where human rights are enjoyed by all.

Our Scotland Team is small, multi-disciplinary and dynamic and we strive to work collaboratively to deliver a busy workload as a Team throughout the year.

In January 2017, Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) selected Mental Health UK as its chosen charity partner. Mental Health UK brings together four national mental health organisations, established together in the 1970s and who now operate as affiliated bodies in Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The Mental Health & Money Advice Service is the first UK-wide service to address mental and financial health together. We aim to stop the spiral of inequality, financial difficulties and mental health issues by providing accurate and tailored information to service users.

We Need You

Our advice is primarily provided over the telephone and our advisers provide ongoing support in regard to mental health and money matters. This new service is UK wide and delivered in Scotland by Support in Mind, Rethink Mental Illness in England, Hafal in Wales, and Mindwise in Northern Ireland. The project launched in November 2017 and the role of the Adviser is crucial to the delivery of the service and overall project.

Lead the Way to Better Quality of Life

Your key tasks to assist everyone affected by mental illness include:

• Advising and Supporting clients via telephone based service for clients who are experiencing mental health and money problems.
• Offering support and bespoke tailored advice to client’s support network which may include friends, carers, relatives and professionals involved with the client’s care and support
• Identifying and dealing appropriately with challenging situations relating to both monetary and mental health related issues.
• Carry out benefit checks and financial assessments in order to provide advice on a range of welfare benefits.
• Assist and support clients to implement tailored, appropriate options, in relation to welfare benefits
• Provide advice on welfare benefits including benefit entitlement, sanctions, applications, mandatory reconsiderations and appeals. Where appropriate make referrals to other agencies that can provide a Tribunal Representation.
• Identify accompanying issues relevant to the client’s situation, in particular, the client’s mental health and other relevant factors including housing matters, substance misuse, domestic abuse, and physical health or disability matters.
• Provide advice and support where appropriate and within advisers’ remit, identify suitable agencies to refer client onto to provide continuing support.
• Under supervision from the Senior Debt Adviser and Service Manager, undertake training to provide advice on a range of statutory and voluntary debt solutions including income maximisation.
• Help to implement tailored, appropriate options by utilising active listening and negotiation skills in relation to debt solutions by gathering, verifying and analysing client financial information.
• Using effective and appropriate referral and signposting mechanisms as agreed with the Service Manager.
• Ensure case management systems are in place and related policies are adhered to at all times. Client records should be kept up to date and available to all staff in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulations.

Working within the parameters of funder requirements and industry standards to ensure the achievement of desired outcomes.

In line with current legislation, successful applicants will be required to complete a Basic Disclosure Check.

Do you want to transform lives through reading & writing? Scottish Book Trust is looking for an experienced manager to lead on the development and delivery of our Schools Team Attainment Programme.

Scottish Book Trust is a national charity that believes books, reading and writing have the power to change lives. A love of reading inspires creativity, improves employment opportunities, mental health and wellbeing, and is one of the most effective ways to help children escape the poverty cycle.

Do you want to transform lives through reading and writing?

Scottish Book Trust, a national charity, is looking for an enthusiastic and experienced manager to provide maternity cover for the strategic development, design and delivery of our Government-funded attainment programmes: Read Write Count and First Minister’s Reading Challenge.

Our School Communities team delivers projects which encourage children and young people to read and write for pleasure. They include book gifting, author touring and events, book prizes and awards for learning professionals, as well as creating high quality resources and professional development for teachers.

Are you:

• An exceptional organiser with experience of setting up and managing complex delivery contracts, including distribution and logistics
• Skilled at developing and managing high profile external stakeholder relations
• An experienced manager who knows how to lead and motivate a team, as well as coach excellent performance in individual staff members

For more information and application details, see our website

Do you want to join a charity helping to transform lives through reading and writing? Scottish Book Trust is looking for a fixed term HR Advisor to assist with policy, practice and frontline advice.

An opportunity has arisen for a qualified CIPD professional looking to make a difference to our charity’s HR practices and procedures. At Scottish Book Trust, our staff are our greatest asset and this post contributes to our success by helping to improve our people practices and make our HR processes more efficient.

We have a staff team of around 60 permanent and fixed term staff, mostly based in our Edinburgh Office, delivering innovative and creative programmes which inspire reading and writing for pleasure.

The post holder will support the Director of Finance and Operations in reviewing, developing and implementing HR polices, practices and processes, including consideration of HR software and sourcing training to support delivery of HR policies.

If you want to find out more, please visit our vacancies page.

Giving all children in Scotland an equal chance to flourish is at the heart of everything we do. By bringing together a network of people working with and for children, alongside children and young people themselves, we offer a broad, balanced and independent voice.

We now manage the National Third Sector GIRFEC project, which helps to promote the role of the sector’s children’s services organisations in improving outcomes for children and young people.

This Senior Policy Officer (Engagement) post will play a key role in the project, focussing on gaining better understanding of children’s and young people’s engagement and influence in shaping services.

The post holder will work to understand, strengthen and support local third sector partners to develop their knowledge, skills and experience in engaging with children and young people to support policy influencing, service design and delivery. They will examine the context for this engagement, including partnership working, engagement methodologies, the role of third sector organisations in enabling the engagement, and wider policy drivers.

The post holder will have significant experience of participation and engagement work with children and young people; an ability to judge the effectiveness of different engagement approaches; and knowledge of the third and statutory sectors’ roles in children’s services planning and delivery. They will have highly developed project management, communication and partnership working abilities.

The Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland’s National Academy is an educational charity that provides public benefit throughout Scotland through a diverse range of activity including awarding research funding, informing public policy and delivering events across Scotland to inspire knowledge and learning.

We are searching for a confident and pro-active Business Support Assistant to help us to provide an administrative support function to our Programme Directorate, helping us to deliver high standards of professionalism and organisation. If you enjoy organising anything from events, people, processes or workloads, we would like to hear from you.

Working alongside the RSE staff, and reporting to the Business Manager, your key responsibilities will be to undertake a range of general administration tasks, support various RSE meetings and assist with measuring the impact of activities.

For an informal discussion about this post please contact Gillian Anderson on 0131 240 5008 or email ganderson@therse.org.uk

Do you want to help transform lives through reading and writing? Scottish Book Trust is looking for enthusiastic and committed Board Members.

Scottish Book Trust, Scotland’s national charity transforming lives through reading and writing, is looking for new volunteer Board Members.

Scottish Book Trust’s highly accessible, creative, and inspirational national programmes start from a child’s birth with Bookbug and offer a lifelong path to maintaining the joy and benefits of reading and writing for pleasure. We design and deliver programmes such as Bookbug, First Minister’s Reading Challenge, Book Week Scotland and New Writer Award Schemes, amongst many others. We have a reputation for being ambitious and innovative, as well as delivering complex national programmes that champion excellence and equality.

Experience and skills

We are looking for enthusiastic and committed Trustees to help shape our strategic direction, oversee the delivery of our business plan priorities, and support our fundraising and advocacy work.

We are particularly seeking Board Members who have a knowledge of or background in local authority government, as a teaching, library or early years professional. You will be passionate about promoting literacy and personal fulfilment through reading and writing for pleasure.

Our Treasurer is also stepping down at the end of the year, so we are looking for a qualified finance professional to take her place on the Board and to chair the Finance Committee. A knowledge of charity accounting is particularly welcome.

Further information

Board Meetings are held quarterly, in the morning, at our offices in central Edinburgh. In addition, the Treasurer post chairs four Finance Committee meetings a year. Although these are unpaid positions, reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings will be reimbursed.

Our latest Accounts and Annual Review can be found here: scottishbooktrust.com/about/what-we-do/annual-review

If you have any queries regarding these positions and would like an informal chat, please contact our CEO, Marc Lambert, at Marc.Lambert@scottishbooktrust.com or by telephoning 0131 524 0160

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB:

To ensure that the services and operational management at Stopover, Number Twenty and Tenancy Training Flats Scheme are of the highest possible professional standards and are in line with Four Square agreed policies and procedures.

To review these services on a regular basis.

To ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements and service contracts

To contribute towards the development of new services for young homeless people.

To assist the Social Care Manager in ensuring the maintenance of appropriate financial and administrative systems; in particular, ensuring the adherence to agreed project budgets.

To bring to the early attention of the Social Care Manager any issues affecting the overall management and development of the projects

Background

This is an exciting time for Scotland’s International Development Alliance as it expands from a network to encompass a broader alliance of actors in the field of international development. At our AGM in 2017, we relaunched as Scotland’s International Development Alliance. Our strategy is to enhance Scotland’s contribution to international development by identifying new opportunities for collaboration between different sectors and by connecting people and organisations who share our vision of a ‘Scotland for a fairer world’.

Job purpose

The Membership Services Manager is at the forefront of broadening and building the membership base as well as serving as the main interface between the organization and its members. Acting as the ‘eyes and ears’ of The Alliance, (s)he works with members to ensure that their ideas and their needs are heard and incorporated into the Alliance’s services. We also expect our Membership Services Manager to contribute to the development of new services in response to emerging opportunities and to demand from members.

Another key element of this role is to lead on the planning and management of our annual programme of member’s events, especially the Annual Conference and AGM. Although we are increasingly moving to web-based communication, we offer at least two major events each year at which people can come together to meet, share, hear, update, discuss and learn.

The postholder will also contribute to the Alliance’s work to build the effectiveness of international development actors by signposting Alliance members to relevant resources and to the support available through our own Effectiveness Programme. Working closely with the Effectiveness & Learning team, the Membership Services Manager takes lead responsibility for the provision of fundraising support.

To find out more about this post, please download the Job Description below.

The Scottish Sports Association (SSA) is searching for a Policy and Communications Officer. If you’re looking for

the following, this unique role might be perfect for you:

• The opportunity to make a difference
• To support and shape Scottish sport
• To utilise your excellent communication skills while developing new skills and experiences
• To work with partners and develop relationships with individuals and organisations across Scottish sport
• To work with a friendly, fun and dynamic team.

We are looking for someone who:

• Wants to make a difference to Scottish sport
• Is energetic and passionate about sport
• Is an outstanding communicator (in writing and verbally)
• Is a ‘people person’ and can build and develop strong relationships with our members, partners and
• stakeholders
• Can add value to our team and provide valued support to our members.

The SSA is the recognised independent and collective representative organisation for governing bodies of sport in Scotland; we exist to support and represent our members. We work to ensure the interests of our members are represented across Government, Parliament, sportscotland, the voluntary sector and the wider sporting world and always ensure that we provide high quality and valued services to our members.

We are looking for the right fit for our team with outstanding skills in key areas to join our team. While some experience may be beneficial, finding the candidate with the right skills and characteristics is our priority as we are happy to help to develop experience within the role.

The Policy and Communications Officer is a unique role within Scottish sport and is central to providing support and development across Scottish Governing Bodies of sport.

The Homeless World Cup Foundation is an ambitious and impactful charity, working internationally in partnership with organisations in 74 countries. Together we touch the lives of 100,000 people who are homeless every year and over 1m people since 2003.

We now have a fantastic opportunity for a new fundraiser to join our small, friendly team in Edinburgh and help us achieve our goals. You will have overall responsibility to develop and implement the international fundraising strategy in line with our new strategic framework to maximise income and develop new opportunities for the Foundation. You will secure funding to support our existing tournament and to enable delivery of new activities.

We are looking for a creative and entrepreneurial fundraiser with significant experience of leading on fundraising strategies and securing sponsorship and donations as well as trust and grant funding. You will have excellent verbal and written communication skills and a talent for building relationships with supporters. If you would like to be part of our team and make a difference to people experiencing homelessness worldwide, we would love to hear from you.

As an award-winning innovative care provider, we support the elderly and people living with physical disabilities and long-term conditions across Scotland. We pride ourselves on our knowledge and passion for delivering complex care, making sure that our customers receive high quality care services that can range from visiting a few hours a week to several daily visits.

We deliver our vision of helping our customers live their life to the full through the hard work and dedication of our Support Workers who provide our customers with a wide variety of assistance such as personal hygiene, dressing, medication prompts and light household chores in line with their personal support plans.

Blackwood are currently looking for Support Workers to join our Care Services teams to support our customers living in their own homes in the community and/or in our Care Homes. We operate care services in Aberdeen, Dundee, Perth & Kinross, Edinburgh, Stirling, Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Ayrshire and Inverclyde.

Don’t worry about having any previous care experience, we provide comprehensive training and development opportunities to help you become a great carer!

Our main priority for this job role is to find people who can show our values and behaviours. These are:

• Taking responsibility
• Being open and honest
• Keeping our promises
• Having respect and understanding

The ideal candidate must have:

• A commitment to delivering high quality care
• Strong communication, interpersonal and IT skills
• An ability to work independently in the community and as part of a team
• A relevant qualification (SVQ2), this is not essential as training will be given
• Flexibility to work on a rota basis, including early mornings, evenings and weekends.

…Could this be you?

Blackwood offers a range of employee benefits, including:

• Travel expenses and paid travel time between customer visits
• Fully funded SVQ training on completion of probationary period
• Company sick pay scheme on completion of probationary period
• 34 days’ holiday per annum, pro rata for part-time hours
• Company mobile phone
• Company pension scheme and other benefits
• Payment of PVG and SSSC registration
• Recruit both drivers and walkers on care at home runs
• Fully paid induction and shadowing with experienced carers.
• EE Perks – discount packages for family and friends.

Crew 2000 (Scotland) reduce harm and stigma associated with stimulant drug and alcohol use by providing a range of services for people, their families, friends and communities. Since 1992, we’ve grown from a purely volunteer-led organisation, to a mixed professional and volunteer team achieving the 'Investing in Volunteers' award and the GlaxoSmithKline Gold 'IMPACT Award’ twice (IMPACT Gold Champion of Champions 2012).

Responsible for co-ordinating and developing the work of a highly-skilled team offering counselling and complementary therapies for people wishing to address their stimulant drug use.

Responsible to: Chief Executive Officer

The Supported Housing Worker role requires assisting in the management of the development thus ensuring the tenants are able to enjoy an acceptable standard of living in an environment which is clean, safe and friendly. You will be responsible for overseeing the wellbeing of the tenants and for assisting them in maintaining their independence.

As housing care worker your role will involve working with our tenants to ensure they receive the support and personal care identified in their care plans. You will directly support tenants in their homes by providing individual advice, practical housing support assistance and personal care.

Both roles are to ensure that we are able to offer the best service to our tenants and make it possible for our tenants to continue enjoying as much independent living as they’re able.

As well as a competitive annual salary, our valued team also benefits from:

competitive hourly rates of £8.70 - £9.25 per hour;

guaranteed rota hours working between 7.30 am & 10pm

generous annual leave entitlement;

a choice of pension scheme with employer contributions;

flexible working policies;

access to extensive paid training and development opportunities; and

a supportive and inclusive culture.

We also have opportunities with our Trust Staff Agency - for employees who want to work across different locations, in various roles, with highly flexible hours to suit family commitments - it's a great opportunity with the same training and development that our other roles benefit from.

Previous experience working in social care or the housing sector would be an advantage but this is not always necessary. Our ideal candidate is someone with enthusiasm, a caring nature and willingness to learn as full training, support and ongoing development will be provided.