Bethany Christian Centre aims, through a supported residential community, to assist individuals in their recovery from an addictive lifestyle.

The Centre provides access to a selection of recovery programmes including structured group-work, one-to-one support, recreation, work activities and training opportunities. There is a focus on a Christian recovery programme, however individuals who do not want a faith aspect are also accommodated and provided with a tailored recovery programme

We are looking for 2 Project Workers, one permanent and one fixed term for 10 months.

As a Project Worker, you will be involved in the day-to-day running of a residential unit, providing emotional and practical support to 17 adult male residents in overcoming addiction, and enabling them live independently through support planning, assessments and key working and delivering group-work session.

Bethany is an equal opportunities employer and there are female workers in these roles, however given this is a unit with all males we are looking for male applicants for this particular post in order to reduce barriers of access for the all-male residents.

As an excellent team player with great communication skills, you will have experience and knowledge of our service user group and their surrounding issues. Competence in the use of Microsoft office tools is essential. SVQ 3 in Social Care or equivalent is desirable coupled with experience in a Residential/Housing support setting.

As Bethany is a Christian organisation this post carries an Occupational Requirement in line with Equality Act 2010. Applicants should have and be able to evidence an active Christian faith and commitment. Successful applicants for this post will require an enhanced disclosure and membership of the PVG scheme.

Sustrans is the charity making it easier for people to walk and cycle. We connect people and places, create liveable neighbourhoods, transform the school run and deliver a happier, healthier commute. We are looking for a highly motivated, passionate individual to become a member of our team in Scotland.

Sustrans is looking for an experienced policy professional to help deliver its charitable mission to make it easier for people to walk, cycle and wheel by advising the organisation on the planning system in Scotland, in particular how we can work with the planning system to make active travel easier and to develop a comprehensive active travel network in Scotland.

With experience in a relevant discipline such as public policy, you will have experience of policy initiation, development and delivery as well of engaging with political parties, civic society and key stakeholders at a strategic level. You will have excellent written and verbal communications skills and the ability to build and maintain productive working relationships. You will have an excellent understanding of policy and planning context within which Sustrans works in Scotland, including but not limited to developments in the National Planning Framework (NPF4) and the wider National Performance Framework in the country. You will also have excellent IT literacy and research skills and be committed to the promotion of sustainable transport.

Scotland’s Citizens Advice Network empowers people in every corner of Scotland through our local bureaux (CAB) and national services by providing free, confidential, and independent advice. We use people’s real-life experiences to influence policy and drive positive change. We are on the side of people in Scotland who need help, and we change lives for the better.

This post is within the Social Justice team who undertake our influencing work on social security, employment and housing. Together these issues makes up more than half of the workload of the Scottish Citizens Advice Bureaux network. A major focus of the team’s work at present is on responding to the impact of COVID 19 by identifying gaps in emergency support and lobbying for them to be addressed and in pushing for governments to put people at the centre of their recovery plans. We are seeing the significant impact of the COVID 19 crisis through the evidence base generated by the CAB network. The successful candidate will work as part of a team to contribute to developing and delivering social change in line with Citizen Advice Scotland’s Impact Framework.

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.

This role offers you the opportunity to work at the heart of supporting Scotland's largest independent advice network, making an invaluable contribution to citizens’ lives.

*This role is normally based in our Edinburgh office. As a result of the COVID-19 crisis, all CAS staff are currently working from home and we would therefore expect the successful candidate would be required to work from home initially. Re-opening our offices will be carefully planned and managed in accordance with the latest Scottish Government guidance and public health advice. Candidates should be prepared to work from home initially,but be aware that attendance at the normal office base will be required in future. We are currently reviewing our home working policy in response to the COVID-19 crisis and ongoing opportunities to work from home can be discussed with the successful candidate at offer stage.

Brain Health Scotland is seeking a motivated and experienced research officer to join the Brain Health Scotland team to work in the SEADD (Scottish Early Alzheimer’s Disease Detection) Programme.

The SEADD Programme aims to ensure early detection of Alzheimer’s disease in a novel clinical setting, namely the Brain Health Service. The Brain Health Service will improve access to information about brain health and clinical services for the Scottish public as well as improving clinician access to new tools for the assessment and early diagnosis of dementia and neurodegenerative diseases. Information captured by the Brain Health Service will be used to identify and improve our understanding of the risks for dementia and to develop and refine risk prediction algorithms. The SEADD Programme will also host and manage the Scottish Brain Health Register. The SEADD Programme is led by the SEADD Programme Operations Director who reports to the Executive Lead of Brain Health Scotland.

Expectations

• The Research Officer will support the SEADD Programme Operations Director with all aspects of planning and designing the programme and implementing the project plan. This will include helping to draft the SEADD programme plan.
• They will focus on three deliverables:
  • Scoping existing clinical services for the early diagnosis of dementia and neurodegenerative diseases in Scotland and identifying gaps, barriers and opportunities in current delivery models.
  • Developing best practice guidelines for the Brain Health Service within the Scottish health care setting.
  • Developing a plan and materials for the communication and dissemination of the SEADD programme through public engagement, social media, and conferences.
• They will scope funding opportunities for aspects of the SEADD programme, help the SEADD Programme Operations Director prepare grant applications for these, and track progress and outcomes of these.
• They will act as an ambassador for Brain Health Scotland in a variety of settings and be expected to understand and support the broader activities of Brain Health Scotland as required by the Operations Director and Executive Lead of Brain Health Scotland
• They will ensure that all their work and outputs are founded on the principal of equity and accessibility for the entire Scottish population.
• It should be noted that academic output from this role is not expected – the research activity will be predominantly for internal purposes only.

Criteria

• A post-graduate degree in a relevant topic e.g. neuroscience, psychology, social work.
• Research experience in a health care setting
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills, with good attention to detail.
• Experience tracking financial information.
• A demonstrable ability to work independently to produce high quality outputs

Reporting

• The successful candidate will report to the Executive Lead of Brain Health Scotland
• Commitment
• The post is full time for 12 months in the first instance with an option of extending beyond this time commensurate with performance and funding.

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.

Safeguarding is a valuable part of Chest Heart & Stroke’s governance framework and we have robust processes in place to ensure the vulnerable adults we support are protected from harm.

To support our safeguarding procedures we are looking for someone with outstanding administrative skills to join our People Driven Team to support the processes in undertaking all of our references, Basic Disclosures and PVG checks.

As well as providing protection for individuals, we have a responsibility to safeguard our own reputation and this role is therefore vital to ensure our safeguarding procedures are kept in constant review.

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.

We are recruiting for an experienced and enthusiastic project worker to join our Youth Team at Space & Broomhouse Hub as part of our Youth Befriending service.

Summary of Post

· Be part of a team who coordinate a volunteer befriending service, supporting children and young people, aged 5-16 years, in South West Edinburgh, who are affected by parental drug or alcohol use

· Work with the Service Manager and the youth befriending team to recruit, train and support volunteer befrienders

· Manage referrals and undertake assessments in partnership with children and young people, families, referrers and other relevant individuals

· Develop and organise group activities programme in partnership

· Work as part of the wider team to ensure services are delivered effectively; and to work in partnership with children and families, relevant professionals and other stakeholders to ensure the service remit is carried out with regard to statutory commitments and best practice

PVG: This post requires membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme

We are looking to recruit an experienced Office Administrator to join our team and support the smooth running of the organisation.

The Health Agency is a community led organisation and a registered charity. We address local health inequalities by working to improve the life circumstances that cause poor health in the community. We try to reduce the severity of health and social consequences of inequalities, help individuals and communities resist the effects of inequality on health and wellbeing and encourage collective action that will strengthen local democracy in Wester Hailes.

The successful candidate will be a highly organised and responsible individual, who enjoys working in a varied and flexible role and as part of a team. You will be a team player, with excellent administrative skills and undertake work to a high level of accuracy.

The post holder will normally be based in our office in Wester Hailes although due to COVID-19, may be based at home initially.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME people are currently under-represented in our workforce.

Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS) is the National Development Body for Scotland’s museums and galleries. We support more than 400 museums and galleries, through strategic investment, advice, advocacy and skills development.

We are looking for a Project Manager to lead on the effective delivery of Empire, Slavery & Scotland’s Museums: Addressing Our Colonial Legacy. This project will explore how Scotland’s existing and future museum collections can better recognise and represent a more accurate portrayal of Scotland’s historic involvement in colonialism and the trans-Atlantic trade in enslaved African people. This is a nationwide project led by MGS, on behalf of the Scottish Government, involving a national programme of consultation and coordination of a working group.

The social, economic, and cultural impact of colonialism are entrenched in museum collections and heritage sites around Scotland. Scotland’s museums sector is increasingly vocal in their commitment to working to show the full history of their collections. As the National Development Body for museums and galleries in Scotland MGS recognises the impact that empire and colonialism has had on our institutions and their collections, and stands with anti-racist movements worldwide.

You will be an excellent communicator, with strong influencing and facilitation skills as well as experience of public consultation or research coordination. You will also bring an understanding of the ways in which empire and slavery continue to impact Scotland’s culture, society, and economy. The role requires someone who displays warmth and authenticity in their interactions with others; communicates effectively with and is approachable to a range of different audiences; can constructively challenge current practices and thinking; and organises and plans work effectively and efficiently.

The successful candidate will manifest MGS’s core values: collaboration, integrity, passion for museums, and courageousness.

Lothian Macmillan Improving the Cancer Journey (ICJ) Practitioners

- Are you a health and social care practitioner with proven experience of supporting vulnerable people to explore managing health, wellbeing and difficult life situations?

- Do you believe people are experts in their own lives and with the right support people can tap into their own strengths and resilience to improve their lives?

- Do you thrive working autonomously in the community setting with vulnerable people presenting with potentially high levels of distress?

Based within Thistle’s Wellbeing Team that serves people living in Midlothian, the Macmillan ICJ Practitioner will support people’s non-clinical needs following a cancer diagnosis, as part of a new Lothian-wide service called ‘Improving the Cancer Journey (ICJ), funded by Macmillan Cancer Support. The Macmillan ICJ Practitioner will help to promote self-management and address people’s holistic needs during and after cancer treatment and work across organisational boundaries with partners to ensure the best possible outcomes for people affected by cancer.

These posts are for a 4 year fixed term period.

Work normally takes place on the premises of community-based partner organisations, but at the current time, is most likely to be required to work virtually , e.g. from home where the use of telephone and on-line remote platforms including NHS Near Me options may constitute a significant portion of the working day.

This post is transitional in its nature, in that following an initial phase where both ICJ and wellbeing work will co-exist in parallel within the service, it is anticipated that ICJ and wellbeing work will be shared across the practitioners within the whole service.

Phase 1

• The post holder will initially provide self-management support to people only affected by cancer, including family and carers.

• Support will be provided by carrying out an initial Holistic Needs Assessment (HNA). The HNA will help the post holder to negotiate and agree with the person their personal outcomes(PO) and a Care and Support plan (CSP)

• The CSP will include actions the person is confident to do themselves alongside additional supports such as ongoing referrals, signposting to information , advice and supports including Welfare

• Benefits, local physical activity programmes and access to Thistle’s 1-1 and group based self-management support

• The holistic needs assessment ( HNA) will be continually monitored and reviewed to ensure the best outcomes for each individual are achieved

Phase 2

• The post holder will support the integration of the service by sharing the delivery of HNA to people affected by cancer across the wider wellbeing team while imbedding the wellbeing team’s 1-1 and group based self-management support including supporting peer volunteers into their practice

• The post holder will develop their competence and practice to support people to achieve their personal outcomes using person centred, solution focused and collaborative strengths based approaches.

Established in 1978, Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre (ERCC) provides a support, information and advocacy service for women, non-binary people, members of the trans community and young people aged 12 and over in Edinburgh, East and Midlothian who have experienced recent and/or historic sexual violence, including rape, sexual assault, childhood sexual abuse and commercial sexual exploitation. We also work in schools and with young people across Edinburgh and the Lothians, and strategically with multi-agency partners, towards preventing sexual violence.

We have a vacancy for a skilled and experienced Counselling Support Worker to deliver our dedicated outreach support, information and advocacy service for women and members of the trans community in East Lothian who have experienced any form of sexual violence at any time in their lives.

This post is funded until 31 March 2021, with ‘in-principle’ funding awarded from 1 April to 30 September 2021.

Established in 1978, Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre (ERCC) provides a support, information and advocacy service for women, non-binary people, members of the trans community and young people aged 12 and over in Edinburgh, East and Midlothian who have experienced recent and/or historic sexual violence, including rape, sexual assault, childhood sexual abuse and commercial sexual exploitation. We also work in schools and with young people across Edinburgh and the Lothians, and strategically with multi-agency partners, towards preventing sexual violence.

We are looking for a skilled and experienced Support and Advocacy Worker to provide dedicated advocacy support to survivors of sexual violence who have engaged or are considering engaging with the criminal justice system following a sexual crime. In particular this post will support survivors involved in a new Visually Recorded Interview (VRI) pilot being run in Edinburgh. The VRI pilot is a joint project between Rape Crisis Scotland, Police Scotland, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service and the Scottish Government. The pilot involves the visual recording of the police statements of rape complainers, with a view to these statements potentially being used as someone’s evidence in chief in any trial.

This post is funded by the Scottish Government. Funding is confirmed up to 31 March 2021 and agreed in principle for the duration of the two year pilot which is expected to be until August 2021.

About ECSA

Edinburgh College Students’ Association (ECSA) is a charity representing over 24,000 students from more than 100 countries attending Edinburgh College. As a key partner of the Edinburgh College community, ECSA works to represent and support students across the 4 campuses to ensure every student has the best possible student experience.

Powered by students

The Association is made up of the thousands of students from Edinburgh College, across every campus, every course, and at every level within the institution. The constant cycle of new members is what powers us as an organisation and your engagement in the student experience is what keeps it going.

Driven by values

Our Values underpin everything we do and why we do it:

· Committed to Students – we will never let anything distract us from the fact that students always come first for us. Independent from the College, we are led by students, for students, making sure you have a fun, successful and truly ‘ECSA-llent’ student experience.

· Supportive – we strive to be welcoming to all students and always there when you need support. Our friendly staff and helpful nature is what makes us approachable and open to all.

· Ambitious – Students come to College with one eye on building a better future and we are determined to help you do just that. Our approach to maximising your opportunities requires us to be dynamic and innovative, constantly striving to do more for each and every student.

· Trusted – we work hard every day to ensure that we are effective in pursuit of our objectives, running a professional organisation and gaining respect of key stakeholders across the College and beyond.

· Respectful– Our membership is wonderfully diverse. We will always celebrate that diversity and challenge any form of inequality on campus, or beyond, because everyone deserves to be treated with respect

Committed to better

Our Association Vision is to create a positive, supportive community which enables every student to achieve their potential

ECSA is seeking to recruit a suitably qualified person to take up the exciting post as Sustainability Officer. The Successful candidate will be leading the work of the Go Green Low Carbon Travel Project across the College. These positions are funded through the Scottish Government’s Climate Challenge Fund.

What we can offer you

Working together with the current Sustainability Officer, and reporting to the Association Director, you will be responsible for the coordination and effective implementation of the ECSA carbon reduction project – Go Green.

Together, the Sustainability Officers act as ambassadors for active travel and waste reduction across the Edinburgh College Community.

The role aims to increase understanding and sustainability skills through extracurricular and voluntary activities. Through engagement with students in formal and informal settings, the role will help develop a sharing and waste reduction culture at the College in order to support carbon reduction in the lives of everyone involved. Plus, you get to be part of a unique organisation which contributes to improving the lives of others.

This position is funded through the Scottish Government’s Climate Challenge Fund.

What you can offer us

Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant discipline, the successful applicant will have experience of working in a climate change field, with low carbon travel and/or waste reduction knowledge being strongly desirable.

We are looking for someone who has experience of working in an environmental change setting and has a passion for the aims of the project. Our ideal candidate will have the skills, knowledge and experience to affect positive change for the benefit of the environment as well as the students of Edinburgh College.

To develop and deliver the FOTA Youth Development Project. This entails working within existing partnerships with a variety of schools and youth groups in Edinburgh and developing additional partnerships, in order to provide young people aged 14-24 years old, from disadvantaged backgrounds, opportunities to participate in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE), develop confidence, and gain life and work skills.

The Citizens Advice network in Scotland is the largest independent advice service in the country. Citizens Advice Scotland is a charity within this network – we act as a national organisation supporting and representing the service as a whole and the interests of citizens. At the heart of the network there are 59 individual citizens advice bureau organisations across Scotland, all operating as independent charities in their own right, and generally focusing on providing support directly to clients. Each of these organisations is a member of Citizens Advice Scotland. Also providing significant added value are the national elements of the service run out of Citizens Advice Scotland, such as the National Projects Team. We believe that every citizen should have access to free, impartial and confidential advice that helps them make informed decisions, whenever they need it and however, they choose to access it.

Citizens Advice Scotland runs a series of national specialist services as projects which require centralised project co-ordination and support. The Project Officer will work alongside the rest of the allocated project team, ensuring successful delivery and development where appropriate.

As well as providing project coordination and support, the role will be responsible for the collation of management information and for the coordination and engagement with key stakeholders as well as assist with the drafting of project reports. This will be used to determine how the project or service is performing and inform recommendations and decisions as to future service development and changes affecting advice delivery.

This role will support a number of projects and therefore a dynamic and flexible individual who can multi task is required. The national projects are delivered by the bureau network, providing the advice and support people need. The Project Officer must have the ability to communicate clearly and to proactively gather information form a wide stakeholder and participation base ensuring deadlines are met.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate knowledge and experience of project management in a coordination or support role, including the use of project stakeholder communication and management reporting. You will therefore need to have strong communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex information clearly, accurately and accessibly to non-specialists. It is essential that you are able to comfortably use IT packages, including spreadsheets, word processing and presentation software with previous demonstrable experience.

This role offers the opportunity to be part of an influential organisation that campaigns for a fairer Scotland in order to make a real difference to consumers' lives. This is a great opportunity to play a critical role in helping to make society fairer, and in supporting our network of Citizens Advice Bureaux across Scotland.

*This role is normally based our Edinburgh office. As a result of the COVID-19 crisis, all CAS staff are currently working from home and we would therefore expect the successful candidate would be required to work from home initially. Re-opening our offices will be carefully planned and managed in accordance with the latest Scottish Government guidance and public health advice. Candidates should be prepared to work from home initially, but be aware that attendance, not necessarily full time, at the normal office base will be required in future. We are currently reviewing our home working policy in response to the COVID-19 crisis and ongoing opportunities to work from home can be discussed with the successful candidate at offer stage.

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.

Changeworks’ runs a very successful energy advice and advocacy service for vulnerable householders across East Lothian, Edinburgh, Midlothian and the Scottish Borders regions. We are now seeking to recruit additional full-time advisor capacity within the Affordable Warmth Team. We are looking for energetic and supportive individuals with a ‘can do’ attitude to deliver affordable warmth advice.

You will be highly organised with excellent communication skills and a mature, responsible and client focussed, attitude. An energy or advice providing background is desirable, as is experience of producing high quality written reports, working with disadvantaged people and knowledge of fuel poverty. A driving licence is highly desirable.

We offer an attractive staff benefits package which includes an excellent pension scheme and 26 days paid holiday plus 9 public holidays per year.

“To make Leith the best place to be”

For the past 40 years Port of Leith HA has been actively providing high quality affordable housing and promoting the ongoing regeneration of Leith and neighbouring communities in North Edinburgh. Our ambition is “to make Leith the best place to be”. We have an exciting new build programme of approximately 850 units over the next 5 years, including a Passivhaus development and 400 new homes at Granton Harbour.

We are seeking to appoint an experienced, enthusiastic Money Advice Worker to join our tenant advice team, based in our office in Leith. You will provide an excellent service to our tenants to ensure that income is maximised through debt and budgeting advice. You will have excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills and be able to work with minimum supervision.

The main purpose of the role is:

• to provide high quality, specialist debt counselling, debt adjusting and budgeting advice to our tenants to ensure that income is maximised and tenancies sustained
• to carry out case checks for colleagues to ensure compliance and quality of advice
• to ensure all data and statistical information is recorded accurately

You will be accountable for ensuring all work done by you meets regulatory and recognised good practice standards, including those of the Financial Conduct Authority.

You will have a thorough and current knowledge of money and debt advice, with at least 2 years’ relevant experience working in this field, along with a good general level of education. You should also be familiar with case recording on AdvicePro.

This post is subject to Police Check Standard Disclosure.

We know that our people are our greatest asset and we’re proud to be an Investors in People Gold-accredited employer. In addition, we are listed within the Sunday Times 100 Best Not-for-Profit Organisations to Work for 2019.

We offer an excellent benefits package, in attractive, modern offices in the centre of Leith. We are also able to provide opportunities for training and development.

Rock Trust is looking to recruit a highly personable, experienced People Advisor (HR) to work in our Administration and HR team.

The People Advisor will be responsible for ensuring Rock Trust is a healthy and productive workplace that attracts, retains, supports, engages and develops top talent.

We are looking for a highly organized self-starter with excellent communication skills and the ability to develop and maintain positive, fruitful relationships, both internally with staff, volunteers and young people, and with external stakeholders. Committed to promoting diversity and equal opportunities for all, they will have the skills and expertise to inspire others and turn ideas in to action.

This post has been developed as part of Rock Trust’s commitment to creating a positive, fair, respectful and safe working environment for the benefit of all employees and the young people we support. As part of our efforts to continually improve our practices we are looking for an HR professional who shares our passion for supporting people to develop and thrive.

Who we are

Rock Trust is Scotland’s leading youth specific homelessness charity. We work with young people aged 16-25 who are at risk of, or who are experiencing homelessness. Our aim is to end youth homelessness in Scotland by ensuring that every young person has access to expert youth specific services to assist them to avoid, survive and move on from homelessness.

Rock Trust holds the gold award from Investors in People. We are committed to making Rock Trust a fantastic place to work. We provide a range of enhanced benefits for staff, including 25 days annual leave and 10 public holidays, an 8% employer contribution pension scheme, life assurance scheme, employee rewards through Perkbox and enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave. A full list of our benefits is available on our website.

We actively support the ability to work flexibly and remotely, and all staff are provided with the right IT equipment and home set-ups to minimise travel and promote a work-life balance.

We are an equal opportunity employer, with the Silver Charter from LGBT Youth Scotland and are signed up to the DWP’s Disability Confident scheme. We encourage applications from all parts of the community.

Rock Trust has four core values; Safety, Positivity, Respect and Fairness. If you hold these values, and are passionate about supporting young people to achieve their full potential and move on from homelessness, then please get in touch.

The Citizens Advice network in Scotland is the largest independent advice service in the country. Citizens Advice Scotland is a charity within this network – we act as a national organisation supporting and representing the service as a whole and the interests of citizens. At the heart of the network there are 59 individual citizens advice bureau organisations across Scotland, all operating as independent charities in their own right, and generally focusing on providing support directly to clients. Each of these organisations is a member of Citizens Advice Scotland. Also providing significant added value are the national elements of the service run out of Citizens Advice Scotland, such as the Extra Help Unit. We believe that every citizen should have access to free, impartial and confidential advice that helps them make informed decisions, whenever they need it and however they choose to access it.

The Research Officer is part of the Impact Team at Citizens Advice Scotland. The Impact Team seeks to achieve positive change through two main routes:

• informing and empowering individuals to take action through information, education and campaigning; and
• changing policy, practice and law.

The post sits within the Research Team which is an integral and busy section of the Impact Team. We apply an evidence based approach to all of our work, and so you will play a key role in supporting and coordinating research in areas identified as priorities for the citizens advice service, our clients and the people of Scotland.

The Research Officer uses a wide range of statistics, data, and evidence in order to highlight areas for action, develop and promote solutions. Working across a broad spectrum of issues, from social security to drinking water quality, the Research Officer also supports Policy colleagues to develop research solutions that will deliver a sound evidence base to influence legislation and positive outcomes for bureaux clients and consumers.

You will have experience of commissioning and project managing research projects carried out by external parties on behalf of Citizens Advice Scotland. As well as working closely with the Senior Research Officers to deliver a wide range of research projects, you will also assist Policy Officers and other Citizens Advice Scotland colleagues to design and undertake research in different policy areas.

The role is offered on fixed-term basis until 31 March 2021.

*This role is normally based in our Edinburgh office. As a result of the COVID-19 crisis, all CAS staff are currently working from home and we would therefore expect the successful candidate would be required to work from home initially. Re-opening our offices will be carefully planned and managed in accordance with the latest Scottish Government guidance and public health advice. Candidates should be prepared to work from home initially, but be aware that attendance at the normal office base will be required in future. We are currently reviewing our home working policy in response to the COVID-19 crisis and ongoing opportunities to work from home can be discussed with the successful candidate at offer stage.

For more information, please refer to the Job Pack which can be downloaded using the links below.

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.

We are looking for a skilled trainer with experience of Scottish education to support the delivery of our LGBT Charter Programme, and to lead LGBT Awareness training across Edinburgh. Do you have a good understanding of LGBT identities and inclusion, youth participation & community engagement? Are you creative in the design and delivery of programmes? Are you an engaging and approachable training facilitator? If this is the job for you then see the information below on how to apply. Training will be provided.

A great opportunity to join our dynamic Bump Start team supporting pregnant women and their families across North Edinburgh.

If you would like to discuss this role please email moragwilson@steppingstonesnorthedinburgh.co.uk.

Coordinate the range of services with children and young people, which enables them to meet their social, educational and recreational needs and develop their capabilities. promote the vision, aims and objectives of Pilmeny Development Project (PDP).

EARS is an independent advocacy provider – our role is to make sure people’s voices are heard when there are issues in their lives.

This post - initially to March 2022 - will continue the provision of independent advocacy to older people living in West Lothian.

We especially welcome applications from people with some experience of providing advocacy and/or experience of working with older people and/or experience of the Health and Social Care Sector.

Tiphereth - Camphill in Edinburgh provides a harmonious community where adults with learning disabilities and autism can live work and grow together. We merge residential care, with supported living tenancies and a vibrant support service to provide our members, with meaningful work activity to be the best they can be and respected for their own unique qualities and contributions.

The Supported Living Service supports ten members to live within their own homes. These are a combination of shared and single tenancies. With support provided on a needs led basis. Our members benefit from both personalised support and living as part of a community with others who call Tiphereth home.

The Role

We are currently recruiting a Supported Living Manager (Maternity Cover) Fixed term for 12 months. You will be responsible for the day to day management of our Supported Living Service, including operational delivery, leadership, financial management, staff management and communication of information to all stakeholders.

This is a hands-on role, line managing and supporting a team of dedicated co-workers to deliver excellent standards of care and support. You will provide the leadership, direction and decision making for the service assisted by two team leaders.

Forming part of the Tiphereth Management Group, led by the CEO, you will have responsibility to work collaboratively with a team of Service and Non-Service Managers to deliver the strategic direction for the Tiphereth community.

The Terms and Conditions

This is a full-time post (150hrs per 4 weeks) and you will be expected to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service. This will involve occasional evening or weekend work.

The annual salary is £35,249.18 per annum. An additional on call payment is received for weeks on call.

We offer a generous 36 days paid holiday per annum inclusive of statutory and public holidays.

Key responsibilities

· Ensure that the Supported Living Service is delivered in line with the Health and Social Care standards.

· Lead the development of the service and delegate responsibilities to the Team Leaders as required.

· Identify areas of practice and service improvement and act accordingly to address any issues.

· Ensure the Supported Living Service contributes to and is included in wider community events and celebrations within Tiphereth.

· Undertake the rostering of staff with the Team Leaders to meet member’s support needs and provide on call support on a rotational basis.

· Provide regular and effective support and supervision to the team with an emphasis on reflective practice.

· Maintain excellent recording and reporting as set out by Tiphereth.

· Maintain good communication with members families, carers, partner organisations and stakeholders.

· Attend internal and external meetings as directed and agreed with the CEO.

· Participate in community celebrations and the cultural and spiritual life of Tiphereth.

· Contribute to creating a harmonious, safe and aesthetically pleasing environment in which to work.

Health Opportunities Team are a charity working to improve the emotional and sexual health of young people in Edinburgh.

We are looking for a skilled Project Worker to deliver sexual and emotional health services for young people in Edinburgh.

• Do you have proven track record of providing high quality therapeutic 1-1 and group work with young people?
• Do you have a proven track record of delivering sexual health and emotional wellbeing programmes and drop-ins?
• Could you deliver a physical activity group?
• Are you passionate about working with young people?
• Do you have energy and commitment?
• Are you up for the challenge of working with vulnerable young people?
• Do you think you can gain the respect and co-operation of groups of teenagers in a variety of settings?
• Are you a dynamic and creative team player?

If you are, then we want to hear from you.

The Operational Manager post is an appointment to the EWA management team. Reporting to the CEO, the Operational Manager is required to ensure that EWA provides a professional and consistent service to women, children and young people accessing our services. The operational manager is responsible for managing crisis, refuge and outreach services for women and children, provided as part of the core services of EWA. Responsibilities of the post include management of day-to-day operations; staff management; developing and sustaining external relationships with partners and funders; monitoring and reporting on service delivery; and active participation in the leadership of EWA.

Adult and Child PVG scheme membership will be required.

St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral is situated in the West End of our City and is a Cathedral for the Diocese of Edinburgh and for our city.

We seek to be a place where all are nurtured in faith and hope and love: through transforming encounter with God in word, music and beauty, and with one another in the warmth of welcome, the depth of theological engagement and in generous action for our community and city.

We are looking for a skilled and competent administrator to support our clergy and musicians. Excellent administrative skills are required along with the flexibility to respond to the changing demands of a busy city centre church.

Church membership is not a requirement, but applicants are expected to be sympathetic to the aims and objectives of St Mary’s Cathedral.

Edinburgh University Students' Association is looking to recruit an Academic Advisor to join our Advice Place team.

The postholder will work as part of a small team providing expert advice and representation to students with academic queries, on a wide range of academic-related issues and processes, including academic misconduct, appeals, harassment, complaints and disciplinary processes.

They will also, as part of the Advice Place team, offer general advice (including welfare advice) as a duty adviser seeing drop in students, triaging and booking follow ups as necessary.

They will also undertake specialist casework as required.

The Person:

Academic Adviser will be an exceptional and enthusiastic individual, who aspires to provide a professional and high quality service to our service users. They will be a student focused individual with a consistently professional approach to their duties and keen attention to detail. A person with high expectations of themselves and others, who takes pride in their work.

Confident and competent, with demonstrable experience (typically at least 2 years) gained within a customer facing role, delivering high standards of customer service. The postholder will have proven experience of dealing with sensitive information and prioritising in a busy client facing role. Ideally, they will have worked in situations where they have been required to deal effectively and compassionately with customers who are distressed.

A unique opportunity has arisen for AI to recruit a dynamic, enthusiastic individual who is able to work creatively within our EnCompass Team. The role will involve managing a caseload, alongside being lead contact with Edinburgh College lecturers and managing the day to day operations of the community college and being responsible for the digital communication of the EnCompass Team.

Children 1st work to give every child in Scotland a safe and secure childhood. We achieve this by providing direct services to vulnerable children and their families across Scotland.

“A child without a childhood is like a rainbow without colour”

John McGurk, Children 1st Supporter

Join our team and put the colour back into the childhood of children in Scotland.

We are reinventing Community Fundraising at Children 1st and we need an excellent Senior Community Fundraiser to join our team. Do you want to be part of this exciting new chapter of relationship based fundraising practice? If yes, we want to hear from you! This is a new role and we have big ideas and projects, but we are also looking for someone to bring their own influence and inspiration to the post.

We need someone who is focused, driven, shares our vision and is able to deliver innovation and creativity to their work. Being an excellent communicator on all platforms is vital. Our values are important to us and we need someone who can communicate this to our supporters.

In return you will be offered a competitive salary, 40 days annual leave inclusive of 9 days public holidays, a contributory pension scheme and generous maternity/adoption and paternity leave benefits.

This is a permanent, full-time, home-based role of 35 hours per week. Based flexibly in the central belt (preferable east coast to complement our team). The role will require frequent travel across Scotland.

For a confidential and informal conversation about this role please call Head of Public Fundraising Susan Bradley on 07921338384.

Overview

Do you want to work for a caring organisation that believes in people?

Do you want to make a difference?

As a Recovery Support Worker with Change Grow Live, you’ll work with people who use our services, helping them get to where they want to be.

Responsibilities

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.

An exciting opportunity 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.

The successful candidate will have an excellent understanding of drug and alcohol issues and experience of working within a related field. Also necessary is a commitment to multi-agency working, excellent communication skills and experience of working within an outcomes-focused approach.

Braeburn Home is an independent care home offering high quality nursing care. It is situated in a quiet residential area close to the Royal Botanic Garden. It offers care to older people who require nursing and social care and who will benefit from the support and companionship of other residents.

We are looking for two Care Assistants that are committed to providing holistic, respectful, person centered care and support to our residents and their families.

Both posts are for 39 hours per week on a permanent basis.

Working under the direction and guidance of a registered nurse, the role mainly involves providing care and support to our residents in a polite and professional manner.

This will include (but not limited to):

• providing care and responding to residents needs whilst respecting and maintaining their rights to dignity and privacy
• Help in the use and care of aids and personal equipment
• Implement and update residents’ personal plans and other records in a clear and accurate manner as appropriate
• Act as a key worker for a group of residents
• Working within the care team assisting colleagues as and when required

The successful candidates will be highly committed to providing quality care, be responsible individuals who enjoy working in a family home atmosphere. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential, as well as the ability to work independently or as part of a team.

The working hours are based on a rota system and requires a high degree of flexibility.

Training will be provided in all relevant tasks and sector-specific training will also be provided through a combination of internal, external and online courses as appropriate.

The post holders are required to be registered with SSSC, complying with their minimum qualification and learning requirements.

A PVG check is required for this post, along with a Right to Work in the UK. Candidates will also be required to provide proof of qualifications declared on the application.

Braeburn Home is committed to Equal Opportunities.

The Community Links Worker programme, funded by EVOC & Edinburgh Health & Social Care Partnership, is delivered in partnership with GP Practices and the 3rd sector to support people to live well through strengthening connections between community resources and primary care.

The Community Link Worker will be employed by Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust and will work as part of three practice teams in South East Edinburgh, to provide 1:1 person-centred and practical supports to people in contact with the GP practice team

Taking a person-centred approach, you will work with individuals to enable them to identify personal outcomes and priorities for their health and well-being and link them to local, city and national activities and support services.

The postholder must have experience of working with people who are facing complex social and emotional circumstances, a strong understanding of the challenges affecting people living in areas of disadvantage in relation to living well, extensive effective interpersonal skills in working with people on a 1:1 basis as well as experience in networking and relationship building with other professionals and organisations.

The Community One Stop Shop is a small and independent community resource based in Broomhouse, Edinburgh. We support local residents through our services which include advice, employability, emergency food provision, and various ancillary activities.

This is a unique opportunity to join our fabulous team and to support local individuals and families who rely so much on our services. As a key member of our team, you will support the management team in developing and sustaining crucial services in a challenging time. You will write and submit persuasive and compelling funding applications and identify new funding opportunities. We are looking for an individual with provable fundraising experience with community-based charities. You will have evidence of relevant achievements and strong relationship-building skills. You will report directly to the Project Manager.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the project by developing and implementing a fundraising strategy to maximise our funding bids
• Research funding opportunities
• Prepare and produce supporting documents and funding applications
• Ensure excellent record keeping
• Develop and maintain relationships with funders and donors
• Ensure records are maintained and produce funding reports and end of funding evaluation

Who are we looking for? Person Specifications:

• Communication skills – excellent communication skills and experience with working with funders.
• Good IT skills
• Ability to research and use data, facts and relevant information and transpose them into high quality, compelling and informative funding applications
• Flexibility
• Ability to prioritise and manage own workload
• Creativity – be able to think broadly

We are currently looking to recruit two residential workers based at Cauvin House, one full time and one part time. Cauvin House is a small residential Mother and Baby unit run by the Trust. It provides residential accommodation for a maximum of three young women aged 16 to 21 years and their babies. Cauvin House offers a nurturing place to help support young parents and their babies and provides an environment which safeguards and promotes child welfare. Mums and their babies have the opportunity to develop parenting and independent living skills, with assistance and advice from residential staff. Cauvin House works collaboratively with Social Work and all other key professionals including health.

The successful candidate will be a creative thinker with a positive and flexible attitude and will actively promote equality, diversity, anti-discriminatory and non-judgemental practice. Good written and verbal communication is required.

The residential role (both part time & full time) involves a shift pattern over a six week rota, that requires weekend working, lone working and sleep ins.

Organisation profile:

Dean and Cauvin Young People’s Trust are a family of interconnected services. We provide residential group living, supported tenancies, community outreach and group work offering a continuum of care and support in the life space of young people.

Responsible to: DTAS Development & Communications Officer

Hours: 35 hours per week (excluding meal breaks). No overtime paid, but time off in lieu may be taken as appropriate.

Leave entitlement: 25 days p/a, plus 10 public holidays

Period of Employment: Fixed term, 1 year post (with 3 months probationary period). Potential for a further 1 year extension subject to funding.

The purpose of this new post is to create a sustainable umbrella model that will support individual community transport schemes. This could help with costs like insurance, training and maintenance - but would allow the individual communities to ensure that they were introducing a scheme that worked to their community’s needs.

As a result of this pilot project, we will find a sustainable, replicable model that will help other communities to deliver successful schemes.

Context

This post is the result of a partnership between COMO UK, Community Transport Association (Scotland), Energy Savings Trust and Development Trusts Association Scotland (DTAS).

DTAS will employ a full-time a Community Transport Development Officer on a 2 year basis (initially 1 year) to support DTAS members who are delivering or looking to deliver community transport schemes in their areas.

We will identify 5 geographically dispersed areas as a pilot study and work with them to plan, implement and deliver successful, sustainable community transport schemes in their locality. Entrenched rural transport challenges like a lack of public transport and rising fuel costs that are well evidenced, coupled with the fact that independent community car club schemes are expensive to design and deliver.

Role & Responsibilities

The main responsibilities of this role will be to:

• identify a small number of community transport schemes in different parts of Scotland with the potential for development and implementation on a local level.
• build effective multi-agency partnerships to support the development and delivery of these schemes;
• work closely with Development Trusts to develop community transport schemes, provide general advice and support on all aspects of project development and signpost to specialist advice and support where required;
• assist Development Trust to identify and secure funding for initiative and explore innovative ways of resource developments;
• Research and implement shared delivery infrastructure and bulk insurance purchase;
• develop a suite of case studies and other learning materials to help other community groups to apply the approaches taken by the pilot schemes with similar characteristics elsewhere;
• report on the lessons learned and provide recommendations to the project steering group about changes to policy and practice that would make it easier for other groups to undertake similar projects elsewhere; and
• use the lessons learned from the pilot schemes to work with stakeholders to develop an innovative approach for scaling-up community led transport schemes across Scotland.
• this list is not exhaustive and the tasks may differ on occasion when required.

Edinburgh Napier Students’ Association (ENSA) is recruiting an outstanding, experienced individual to undertake the role of Chair of the Board of Trustees. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who has the strategic focus, governance understanding, leadership experience and time to support and develop a committed board through an interesting and challenging time for Higher Education, where innovation, collaboration and enthusiasm is key.

The successful post holder will provide excellent, proactive and strategic leadership to ensure that it provides the right blend of support and challenge to the Senior Management Team. Trustees, under the overall leadership of the Chair, provide a strategic and oversight role, ensuring that we achieve our aims and objectives as defined in our governing documents, comply with all legal and contractual obligations, and manage our resources effectively and efficiently.

Edinburgh Remakery is an award winning social enterprise which teaches repair and mending skills and campaigns for zero waste and strong community support. We teach repair skills and promote other repair activities. We look to make a culture of repair and reuse the norm, rather than an exception.

As of August 2020 we have pivoted our business model to focus on key business priorities. To this end the premises at Leith Walk has now become our E-Waste & Education Hub. This centre will concentrate on two streams; the first being our IT Disposal Service for both businesses and individuals and the refurbishment of IT equipment - with sales through our online shop. The second, our Education model.

Our Education model will take two routes:

• Educational Workshops for individuals, community groups and bespoke events such as staff away days, birthdays, and more
• Employability Opportunities with various entry points from volunteering, apprenticeships, internships and work placements

The main focus of this role will be the development and daily coordination of the workshops and the education routeway, and will be accountable to the Marketing and Events Manager.

Developing our workshops will help us increase our offering to new audiences as well as our existing supporters, engaging with the community in the process. It also aims to provide income generation as part of our social enterprise objectives. It will be essential to steer the workshops towards profitability, building on an established business model. A detailed business plan is in place, and the role will demand an ability to put this into action whilst allowing room for innovation and new, relevant business ideas.

The Circular Economy will generate many job opportunities in the future and our Education Model aims to address the skills-gap and ensure a skilled workforce for the future. The Education opportunities should address both our charitable objectives; giving back to the community whilst also incorporating benefits to our social enterprise, i.e deliverable projects that attract funding streams.

Person Specification

We are looking for someone who is creative, forward thinking, entrepreneurial, organised, and who has excellent judgement. You will be able to translate your own and others’ ideas into operational plans, analyse commercial strategies, develop business partnerships and be an excellent communicator.

This challenging and rewarding role requires proven success in a training, events, circular economy or Third Sector context.

We have a friendly and professional ethos, with a strong commitment to quality and innovation, both in terms of the services and products we provide and the way we work together.

Essential tasks:

• Coordinate and manage all workshops, liaising with tutors and freelancers
• Coordinate workshop bookings and customer enquiries
• Create and monitor workshop targets to measure progress against the business plan
• Report on Impact
• Manage a mixed stream of income from workshops income and grants income
• Develop Education Model with external partners
• Coordinate Employability programme
• Write clear monthly reports on KPI’s to funders and the Management Team
• Create targets for staff to measure progress against the business plan
• Set evaluation criteria for projects

Essential experience

• Project management experience
• Business development and sales experience
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Desirable experience

• Experience in workshop or event management
• Experience of employability programmes

We are seeking a confident, supportive, and experienced Waking Night Support Worker for our Supported Living Service. Our full-time post is 154 hours over a four-week period on either a four week or eight-week fixed Rota. (Part time could be considered)

Our waking night shift runs from 10pm to 9am and involves providing overnight support to 4 residents, as well as hands on morning support to our members between 7am and 9 am.

Full time staff work a 7 day on 7 day off shift pattern, constituting 14 shifts over a 4-week period.

In exchange you can expect a competitive annual salary of £19,533.00 and 36 days paid leave per year.

Tiphereth, is a unique charity in the Colinton area of Edinburgh. We are a Camphill Community consisting of residential care, social enterprises, and a growing day service.

All post holders will be required to join the PVG scheme and register with the SSSC within the first six months of employment. Ideally candidates will have previous work experience in a similar setting and hold a professional qualification at SCQF level 6.

Tiphereth, is a unique charity in the Colinton area of Edinburgh. We are a Camphill Community consisting of residential care, social enterprises and a growing day service.

We are currently expanding our relief pool and have openings for confident and supportive individuals who value the concept of social equality and have a willingness to support people with learning disabilities and/or autism to maximise their potential and life opportunities.

You will be joining an innovative and creative environment to support people to live in our community, within their own tenancies, in both shared and individual houses. You will work as part of a team to support each individual to maintain their tenancy, build relationships and have a meaningful, happy life.

Furthermore you will be supporting people to access a range social and cultural experiences and meaningful work to enhance their life experience and holistic wellbeing.

The hours of work are variable and on an as required basis but will involve evening and weekend work.

In return you will benefit from a rate of pay in line with the Scottish Living wage currentley £9.30 per hour.

All post holders will be required to join the PVG scheme and register with the SSSC within the first six months of employment. Ideally candidates will have previous work experience in a similar setting and hold a professional qualification at SCQF level 6.

We are an award winning, community-led organisation in South East Edinburgh whose aim is to enable people to learn, work and grow together to create a flourishing community and place.

This is a pivotal role, with overall responsibility for the development, operations and sustainability of Bridgend Farmhouse’s community facing activities, volunteering and external partnerships. Bridgend Farmhouse is relatively young as a fully constituted and staffed organisation, but has its origins in community development activities dating back over ten years. We are looking for someone to lead the organisation in the next crucial stage of its development as we seek to diversify our sources of funding and increase the impact we achieve in our Area of Benefit. We need a highly organised, resilient self-starter for this challenging but very rewarding role.

To apply it is essential that you have a recognised qualification in community education or community development. You will have a strong track record of operational and project management in a comparable setting, and be competent and confident in managing budgets and financial performance. You will have excellent people management skills and a record of creating strong working partnerships with organisations, community groups and volunteers. Experience of working to a board of voluntary directors and of monitoring, evaluating and reporting on outcomes is also essential.

Health in Mind is a leader within Scotland offering support, befriending and counselling for survivors of childhood trauma. Our trauma services support survivors of childhood abuse and neglect in a variety of ways to live the life they want to live. Our approach is values based and works alongside people, drawing on their personal strengths.

We are seeking an experienced Project Worker to provide emotional and practical support to adult female survivors of childhood sexual

Do you have at least two years’ experience working in a role supporting people experiencing mental health difficulties and with survivors of childhood sexual abuse? Are you a good communicator, resilient and able to use your initiative, as well as being passionate about supporting people? If so, we’d like to hear from you!

Contract: Until November 2025 (Permanent Contract)

The Welcoming Association is a Charity that works with asylum seekers, refugees, migrant workers and newcomers in Edinburgh.

We are seeking three new Board Members to help take forward its strategy for a more welcoming, diverse and inclusive city of Edinburgh. The current Board and staff are a highly dedicated, committed and passionate set of people with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences, and we are excited to open up the opportunity for several new Board Members.

People from Black, Asian, Ethnic Minority and refugee and immigrant communities are particularly encouraged to apply, as well as those with private sector/social enterprise/social research backgrounds to complement the current capacities and experiences on the Board.

The Board meets quarterly for two hours, and once a year has a stand-alone retreat to reflect on our work and set strategy and plans for the coming year. Additional opportunities to support the Welcoming’s staff and community on specific areas of interest and priority are also available depending on the Board Member’s interests and experience.

We would particularly, but not exclusively, welcome applications from people with experience and skills in the following areas:

Experience

• Experience of operating at a senior strategic leadership level within an organisation and exercising strong people management skills
• Experience of charity governance and working with or as part of a Board of Trustees
• Migrant and refugee issues and experience
• Financial management
• Business development
• National and local voluntary sector, government and statutory bodies
• Human resource management
• Communications and marketing
• Quality assurance, monitoring and evaluation

Crew’s Counselling Team provide counselling to support people wishing to address their use of psycho-stimulant drugs and other substances.

Purpose of Job

To work within Crew’s Counselling Team providing drug counselling and a range of psychosocial interventions to support people wishing to address their use of psycho-stimulant drugs and other substances. To reduce harm and the incidence of physical and mental health problems associated with the use of psycho-stimulant drugs. Some or all counselling may be by telephone or the NHS Attend Anywhere secure platform.

Around since 1923, SAMH is Scotland’s national mental health charity.

SAMH has represented the voice of people most affected by mental health problems in Scotland for more than 90 years.

Today, in over 60 communities we work with adults and young people providing mental health social care support, services in primary care, schools and further education, among others. These services together with our national programme work in See Me, respectme, suicide prevention and active living; inform our policy and campaign work to influence positive social change.

SAMH is dedicated to mental health and wellbeing for all: with a vision of a society where people are able to live their lives fully, regardless of present or past circumstances.

The SAMH National Employment Team operates high quality services to support customers to access and sustain employment. An opportunity has arisen to join the team and make a positive impact on the lives of the customers we support.

Working as a member of the management team you will drive the delivery and performance SAMH employment solutions services, programmes and contracts. You will manage a staff team across Scotland and will be responsible for contract compliance, performance management, designated budgetary and financial matters and health and safety. You will also be responsible for liaising with contractors and partners and providing reports and management information on a regular basis.

You will have experience of working to tight deadlines in a target driven environment and of working/liaising with employers. Although based in the above stated locations the post involves travel across Scotland therefore a full driving licence and access to your own transport is essential.

If you would like to discuss the role further please contact Oxana MacGregor-Gunn on 07711 389680

The core function of this role is to identify opportunities to establish and expand guiding opportunities for girls ages 10+ in areas of deprivation and/or where there is an increased risk of girls being impacted by crime or antisocial behaviour. The role is funded through the Scottish Government’s Generation CashBack project and the successful candidate will be required to contribute to targets associated with this Scotland-wide project. During the period of the contract, the post-holder will be expected to:

In year 1 support volunteers in target areas to: expand existing or open new Guide or Ranger units so that at least 50 girls have the opportunity to join or stay in guiding

Promote CashBack Grow funding and support volunteers to access these monies so that existing young members of Guide and Ranger age in target areas can benefit from increased opportunities

Share the work of the project using social media (in line with Girlguiding policies) to contribute to communications targets

We are looking for an individual with an enthusiastic and positive outlook. In this role you will be representing Girlguiding Scotland to a wide range of stakeholders including potential members, potential volunteers, other community groups and voluntary sector organisations. You will need to be well presented, articulate, diplomatic and approachable, with the ability to build good relationships quickly with a wide range of people.

The Junction is an award-winning charity that takes a holistic approach towards young people’s health and well-being. We work with 12-21 year olds in North East Edinburgh doing one-to-one support, counselling, creative projects and more.

We are looking for committed individuals to join the board of trustees. If you have time, are willing to ask questions and share our values of equality, transparency and community then we would love to hear from you. We are particularly looking for people with previous Board, Finance, Counselling and/or Social Work, Human Resources experience. Duties/tasks for the year include:

• Attend 4 board meetings

• Attend or dial-in to 4 informal meetings with board members

• Contribute to a sub-group that meets roughly 4 times - a team of staff and board members

• Attend 2 Development Days with staff and/or trustees (usually but not always a Saturday in Spring and Autumn)

The National Library of Scotland Foundation (“Foundation”) exists to support and advance the charitable purposes of the National Library of Scotland (“Library”). These include the advancement of arts, heritage and culture and the advancement of education by making grants and providing financial support for projects and activities being carried out by and supported by the National Library of Scotland.

The Board comprises up to seven Trustees; presently there are seven trustees, three of which are due to retire by early 2021. This recruitment process aims to recruit between one and three trustees. Furthermore one of the retiring Trustees is the Chairman and it is therefore possible that the new Chairman may be selected from new Trustees recruited in 2020.

Included within the Board are Trustees nominated by the Library; to maintain independence from the Library the number of these Trustees must always be in the minority, presently there are two Library-nominated Trustees.

We do not expect any single Board member to have all the necessary skills and experience. The Board works as a team, including members with complementary skills and backgrounds. In addition we embrace the power of diversity in appointing new Board members. We want the most able individuals in our society to serve on our Board. A schedule of skills, personal characteristics and attributes is available in the Recruitment Pack below.

Pilton Youth and Children’s Project (PYCP) is a registered charity based in Pilton in the North West locality of Edinburgh. PYCP has been established for over 22 years and is based in an area of multiple deprivation where many children, young people and their families face inequalities in areas such as income, health and education. We work with young people aged 5 to 18 where they can access a range of activities to best suit their needs.

The Youth Development Worker will take a lead in developing and supporting PYCP’s open access youth work programme, ensuring that the organisation meets local need and the targets negotiated with funders. They will focus on a harm reduction approach, supporting young people to make safer choices regarding substance use, sexual relationships, use of social media and other potentially harmful situations.

The post holder will be responsible for developing an innovative programme, including holiday provision and for leading on both the consultation and evaluation of this work. They will also support sessional staff and volunteers involved in the programme.

Pilton Youth and Children’s Project (PYCP) is a registered charity based in Pilton in the North West locality of Edinburgh. PYCP has been established for over 22 years and is based in an area of multiple deprivation where many children, young people and their families face inequalities in areas such as income, health and education. We work with young people aged 5 to 18 where they can access a range of activities to best suit their needs.

PYCP has provided 1:1 and group-based support to young people since we were founded in 1997. We have a small team of Intensive Support workers, taking referrals from families, schools and other local agencies.

The Intensive Support worker(s) will work with identified young people on both a 1:1 and group basis. The aim will be to support them to overcome difficulties, develop resilience and coping skills so that they can be successful in their learning and development.

The Intensive Support worker will also contribute to the development of the service, for example being a point of contact for referrals and organising programmes alongside their colleagues.

Four Square have an exciting opportunity for a qualified and experienced female to become our new Senior Practitioner with Registered Manager status to lead the teams in our Women’s Services. The role is vital to help us achieve our aim of ensuring every woman staying with us feels safe and secure and has the opportunity and support to recover and move on to a positive future. Our aim is that women can make a home and have a place in their community and a develop network of positive relationships that support them to build the life they want.

To carry out this role you will need to be qualified to degree level in a relevant subject i.e. social work, social sciences, psychology etc. and be a confident, dynamic and creative leader with a positive, ‘can do’ attitude who can inspire this in others. You will need to be focused on service excellence and lead a team of Practitioners to achieve this goal. You must have an in-depth knowledge of gender-based violence in all its forms, homelessness, trauma and supporting women with complex needs.

This role is located in the city centre of Edinburgh.

The Role:

The role of Senior Practitioner with Registered Manager status in our women's refuge, Keymoves is vital to help us achieve our aim of ensuring every woman staying with us feels safe and secure and has the opportunity and support to recover and move on to a positive future. Our aim is that women feel able to get a home, have a place in their community and a develop network of positive relationships that support them to build the life they want.

The role is to support a team of Practitioners in developing relationships often with people who have experienced a great deal of adversity and trauma and for whom having trust in others is difficult. Senior Practitioners use their skills in coaching and motivating to help Practitioners recognise their own strengths and work with them to build their confidence, resilience and motivation to undertake their role to the highest quality.

Alongside supporting staff, Senior Practitioners are part of the team and working directly with people using services and are part of a shift pattern which includes evenings and weekends.

Senior Practitioners tasks include gathering and evaluating feedback and any complaints, data entry and monitoring quality of the data recorded on CRM and other IT systems by Practitioners and preparing quantitative and qualitative data reports regularly to demonstrate the impact of the service and highlight improvements required. Senior Practitioners are also integral to designing and implementing service improvement plans.

The Senior Practitioner will also be responsible for managing staff absence, rotas, completion of reports for commissioners and a grant funder, promoting the service to all stakeholders. Another important role and responsibility are to undertake the role of Registered Manager with the Care Inspectorate and all the tasks that ensure information is uploaded to the portal and the services are measuring their care against the Health and Social Care Standards and acting where areas need to improve.

The Senior Practitioner will be part of an on-call rota providing overnight support to all the accommodation and community support services. This will include covering for an absent worker should there be no other staff available to cover the shift or attending a service where there is a significant incident or accident or building issue. An allowance will be paid with any worked hours of the on-call period paid as with time off in lieu.

To be a Senior Practitioner with Registered Manager status within Four Square’s Women’s Services you will need:

• Strong personal and professional values that align with our Organisational values of integrity, excellence, dignity and support;
• Excellent interpersonal skills with people who use our services, colleagues and partners;
• Experience of managing refuge or supported accommodation for adults;
• In-depth understanding of gender-based violence, domestic abuse, homelessness, trauma and adversity and how it impacts life outcomes for those we support and ensure the staff team stays up to date with research and policy developments;
• A commitment to learning and developing and putting this into practice;
• Be a reflective practitioner and be an active participant in regular reflective practice group supervision;
• A commitment to individual supervision and appraisal processes and motivated to action the personal development plan;
• To support staff to engage in supervision and appraisal process and collaboratively design a CPD programme for supervisees;
• To ensure all new staff undertake the induction programme;
• To provide staff with regular casework review meetings to ensure people are receiving the service stated to them and monitoring of caseloads;
• Ensure services’ meet and aim to exceed the standards set down by the Organisation, Care Inspectorate and funders;
• Membership of regulatory bodies required of the role and application of the codes and standards to their practice;
• To ensure the staff team is registered with SSSC and always adheres to the Code of Practice;
• To demonstrate leadership skills and is an active participant of the wider management team;
• To be engaged in the wider Organisation’s activities and encourage this in the staff team;
• A commitment to working in partnership with other organisations and professionals to support people;
• To demonstrate honesty, integrity, trustworthiness and be respectful to all – colleagues, people they support, partners, commissioners etc and encourage this in the staff team;
• Be committed to excellence and engage in improvement plans for the services or Organisation;
• Be creative in their approach to supporting people and coach staff to do same;
• And have a good standard of English and maths and able to produce clear written communications in the form of case notes, reports, diary entries, case studies timeously.

Requirements:

• Must be qualified to degree level in a relevant subject I.e social work, social sciences, psychology etc;
• Possess a management qualification at SCQF9 or be willing to work towards this;
• To comply always with Four Square’s Code of Conduct, together with its policies and procedures with regards to the maintenance of professional relationships between colleagues, the People We Work With and external organisations;
• To adhere to Four Square's Confidentiality and Data Protection Policy;
• To adhere to Four Square’s policy on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion when working with colleagues, the People We Work With and external organisations;
• To adhere to and maintain, all health and safety standards;
• To work in accordance with Four Square’s core values and mission statement.
• To undertake any other reasonable duties as directed (including providing cover for colleagues, as directed);
• To comply always with the Safeguarding Policy and Procedure;
• To attend conferences / seminars / training, as required.

Terms & Conditions:

• Working 35 hours per week, flexibly between Monday to Sunday to ensure the services meet their contractual requirements;
• £28,000 per annum plus £1,500 additional payment for undertaking Registered Manager status;
• On-call payment of £11 per night;
• 35 days annual leave entitlement rising to 40 days upon completion of 5 years' service.

· Are you passionate about making a difference for families?

· Do you have proven experience in developing Perinatal and Infant Mental Health (PIMH) services within the voluntary or public sector?

· Can you influence policy and lead coalitions, partnerships and funding to deliver better perinatal outcomes for families?

1 in 5 women develop a mental illness during pregnancy or within the first year of having a baby. 1 in 10 fathers suffer from depression during their partner’s pregnancy and following birth. If left untreated these perinatal mental illnesses can have a devastating impact on the parents affected and their families. During Covid-19 the experience for many new parents has been particularly difficult. All have had to navigate huge uncertainty without the statutory and informal support systems available that they would usually rely on. These experiences have been dramatically unequal with families already at risk of poorer outcomes affected the most.

Home-Start has been providing volunteer-led home visiting and community based services for families for almost fifty years. Home Start UK is now looking for a passionate, knowledgeable and committed individual to be responsible for enhancing its perinatal services for parents across an amazing federated network of around 31 local Home-Starts throughout Scotland.

Join Home-Start and let’s make Scotland the best place in the world to raise a family.

We have a vacancy for 2 Full Time Lead Practitioners.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference to people’s lives. You will:

• Lead a small number of teams delivering person centred support to a wide range of people living in their Work alongside people we support to plan and create great support plans focused on what really matters to them.
• Support teams to think creatively about all aspects of working with the people we work alongside so they have great lives.
• Be able to provide teams with strong leadership, which motivates and delivers your passion for really high standards of support. You will be able to provide effective coaching and to give strong direction when required.
• Set up new services and support the creative use of personal budgets to support people to have great lives.
• Provide individual supervision to your staff, facilitate regular Practice Development Group meetings, and set clear objectives for all your staff.
• Have 3 years’ experience in supporting people with disabilities, working in a person centred way, facilitating groups and ideally managing teams, together with excellent organisational and IT skills.

Please see the job description and person specification for more details.

If you would like more information about this vacancy please contact Lynn.Spence@thistle.org.uk or Andrew.Smith@thistle.org.uk

L’Arche has been providing care and support services to adults with learning disabilities in Edinburgh for over 25 years. We are a community of around 60 people, part of an international federation of 150+ communities around the world. We provide registered supported living services in 3 localities in the Leith and Restalrig areas of Edinburgh, in small shared houses and individual flats. Our service is regulated by the Care Inspectorate and SSSC.

The role of Support and Care Leader is crucial in ensuring that the quality and standard of care and support to people living in our services complies with all requirements and that the assistant team are supported and well led. Promoting good communication is a key aspect of the role, along with ensuring L’Arche values of community and spiritual life are maintained. Family members of the people we support are actively involved and the Support and Care Leader works in close partnership with them.

L’Arche Edinburgh provides an innovative service that goes beyond the typical boundaries of professional care. We see people not as clients but as equal members of an active community and we support people to live a full and active life in their own homes and within the wider community. L’Arche is committed to providing genuinely person-centred outcomes for each person, and has a model that enables a higher than normal level of support to be provided.

The Support and Care Leader post holder for David’s House manages a Care at Home/Housing Support service registered with the Care Inspectorate for 4 core members (service users). The assistant team is made up of a mix of ‘live-in’ and ‘live-out’ support workers (called Assistants in L’Arche) who together provide 24 hour support, including waking nights. Each of the people supported live with healthcare challenges, including dementia. A good understanding of the support needs of people coming towards the end of their lives is a key skill required of the postholder. Occasional sleepovers may be required for this post. The role is approximately 70% direct support and 30% management and administration, but this is an estimate that needs to be worked flexibly according to service needs.

IMPACT Scotland seeks to appoint additional Trustees to expand the breadth of skills, experience and diversity of its Board, as it realises its ambition to increase access to the arts in Scotland through the provision of a world-class centre for music and performance in the heart of Edinburgh.

The Dunard Centre will be the first purpose-designed venue of its kind built in Edinburgh for over a century and one of the boldest ventures in the city’s recent past. The mid-sized venue will provide a world-class experience and act as a hub for all kinds of performance – from orchestral to jazz and folk while incorporating spoken word and innovative types of performance.

The charity wishes to expand the skills, experience and diversity of its Board of Trustees to develop and deliver the Dunard Centre as a central part of Scotland’s cultural life.

This is an exciting opportunity to make an outstanding contribution to music and performance in Scotland through this once-in-a-generation project.

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 £9.30 - £9.76 per hour;
• guaranteed rota hours working between 7.30am & 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.