Jobs in Leith, Edinburgh

This role is key to driving forward our ambitious and highly successful annual fundraising campaigns. From our first ever Sleep in the Park event in 2017 to last year’s Break the Cycle and Festival of Kindness campaigns, this role is pivotal to the delivery and success of large-scale events working closely with all teams across the organisation to make each event a resounding success. This is a unique and exciting opportunity to bring together your creative and strategic thinking to help shape the growth and impact of a ground-breaking organisation as we embark on the next steps towards our vision.

We’re looking for someone who is creative, enthusiastic, highly collaborative, positive and solutions focussed. You will have a track history of leading successful campaigns and thrive in a high-pressured environment. The ideal candidate will enjoy:

• Making a difference – each campaign provides significant funds to support the mission of homelessness and has direct tangible impact on the people we support.

• Making it happen – using problem-solving skills and a can-do attitude to get things ‘over the line’ while maintaining the highest professional standard with great attention to detail.

• Building excellent internal and external relationships, working with colleagues and third parties to meet campaign targets and maximise engagement.

• Both the big picture and the finer details.

• Planning, evaluating and reporting – continually building on success by leading meetings and processes for thinking ahead, capturing insights and learnings, implementing improvements and so on.

This position will report into the Head of Individual Giving & Marketing, working closely day-to-day with the Senior Campaigns and Fundraising Executive, and the wider Fundraising and Marcomms team. You will also liaise regularly with our co-Founder and others in the Exec leadership team for strategic input and progress reporting.

About Social Bite

Our vision is a society where no one should have to be homeless.

We are a charity and social business providing homes, jobs, food, and support to empower people to transform their own lives. We challenge the status quo by pioneering solutions that create lasting change.

We began as a small sandwich shop in Edinburgh in 2012, offering jobs and free food to people affected by homelessness. We’re now expanding our projects across the UK, on a collaborative mission – a movement to end homelessness.

We help people break the cycle of homelessness through innovative supported employment programmes (Jobs First) and housing solutions (Social Bite Villages) and give out over 250,000 items of free food year-round through our coffee shops (across Scotland and in London) and community networks.

We build lasting relationships, as we believe that through positive connections people can transform their lives. We use food, homes, and jobs as tools of engagement that can enable everyone to reach their potential. Our national and global campaigns have shifted the cultural dial on homelessness and our work has been championed by George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio, Sir Chris Hoy and the Princess of Wales. A number of our team have been homeless themselves.

Thank you for your interest in this role! We’d love you to apply.

This role really is at the heart of Social Bite and what we do. The Communications Manager will be responsible for the communications Social Bite produces by embodying our values and shaping key messaging; ensuring what we are saying – and how – is effective.

We’re looking for someone who is creative, ambitious, and highly proactive in developing and delivering a multi-channel communications strategy. The successful candidate will be a self-starter, bring a positive can-do attitude, and have proven experience in implementing and executing effective communications. This role will span strategic areas such as the delivery of a communications strategy as well as generating action by gathering and producing ethical storytelling content for Social Bite’s key audiences and stakeholders. Key responsibilities also include:

• Create and implement a communications, media and content strategy – to maximise the success of key campaigns, awareness of social impact projects, and ‘always on’ activity across the Social Bite group.

• Lead on all media and press activity for Social Bite, managing day-to-day relationship with PR agency.

• Influence and inform key messaging across the organisation and the brand positioning of Social Bite across the group.

• Advise on partner communications strategies and content, to ensure opportunities for engagement and awareness are maximised

This role is a fantastic opportunity for someone who has experience in leading and delivering communications plans and strategies, is excellent at building relationships, and can apply their skills and insights to see short-term and long-term success in this area. The ideal candidate will be creative, solutions focussed, self-motivated, and enthusiastic about delivering excellent communications.

We’re looking for someone who is highly proactive in identifying and managing Community fundraising relationships and engagement opportunities to join our passionate, collaborative, and ambitious team. The successful candidate will have a vision for engaging existing community supporters and acquiring new ones, to unlock and build on the significant potential of this fundraising stream. You will lead the development of fundraising strategy and campaigns for Social Bite’s key community and event activities, including:

• Education and youth (Schools, Colleges, Universities)

• Challenge events (running, swimming, cycling, abseils, skydives, and other such activity)

• Third-party events (marathons etc; initiatives in aid of Social Bite)

• Community collections

• Supporter-led fundraising

• Activation of Social Bite campaigns and events (eg. Festival of Kindness) within the community

This role is a fantastic opportunity for someone who can bring their experience of Community fundraising and apply their skills and insights to see short-term and long-term growth in this area. The ideal candidate will be creative, organised, self-motivated, and enthusiastic about seeing Community fundraising reach its potential.

The Service Access Point Administrator will provide an empathetic, friendly, informed, and consistently efficient first point of contact for anyone enquiring about Salvesen Mindroom Centre services and provide a range of administrative support to the Direct Help & Support (DHS) team. They will be responsible for recording information using our CRM database and supporting in gathering and preparing statistical data to help us to monitor and evaluate our service delivery. Excellent communication skills are required for this role, as well as organisational skills and attention to detail, in order to manage a varied workload.

Organisation profile

For over twenty years we have been making a huge difference to the lives of neurodivergent children, young people, and their families. Our goal is to become a world-leading centre bringing practical help, research, and education together to address the impact of neurodiversity.

In this role you join Salvesen Mindroom Centre at an exciting time, as we continue our work to improve the daily lives of children, young people and families.

Could you help us save lives?

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Assertive Outreach Lead Practitioner in the field of Alcohol and Other Drugs.

As our Lead Practitioner in Assertive Outreach, you will be offering harm reduction advice and interventions to some of the most vulnerable and high-risk people who use drugs. These individuals may have had multiple non-fatal overdoses and are not currently engaged with treatment and or support services.

About You

You will be passionate and committed and be creative in ways of engaging people, including home visits offering support in the community. Making a difference to people’s lives you will continue providing support until they are able to engage in more structured support within the hub.

You will have a genuine commitment and experience as a Lead Practitioner working with people in the Health and Social Care sector, Alcohol and other Drugs. Flexibility to work Monday to Friday with the occasional evenings and have a valid driving licence with access to a car, is advantageous but not essential.

Applicants with a background in delivery of psychosocial support, Assertive Outreach models in harm reduction, Housing First & housing support practices, as well as those with lived experience, would be advantageous.

Turning Point Scotland offers a Salary Matching opportunity.

We seek candidates with a genuine commitment to the values and ethos of Turning Point Scotland who will be excited by this opportunity to make a difference to people lives.

North East Edinburgh Recovery Hub

The North East Recovery Hub is a one-stop shop which offers a full range of drug and alcohol treatment and support services. We are a multi - disciplinary team comprising of Voluntary Sector TPS, NHS and social work staff. We are based with our main office in Leith, and a satellite location in Craigmillar.

We understand that everybody’s experience is different. When people come to the Hub, we personalise their care to achieve their goals.

The support we provide is always person centred, we do this by involving people who know the person well, this includes family and friends, other health and Social Work professionals, Advocacy services and our own staff members.

Could you help us save lives?

The North East of Edinburgh contains some of the highest levels of poverty in Scotland. As community organisations we have a responsibility to improve the lives and futures of our local communities, particularly our most vulnerable.

About the Role

As a Lead Practitioner, you will work with individuals who have a wide range of support needs, providing them with practical and emotional support and encouraging them to achieve their own personal outcomes in all aspects of their daily lives e.g. keeping safe, meaningful activities, community involvement, physical health, relationships, emotional health and wellbeing.

About You

Applicants with a background in delivery of psychosocial support, Assertive Outreach models in harm reduction, Housing First & housing support practices, as well as those with lived experience, would be advantageous.

Turning Point Scotland offers a Salary Matching opportunity.

We seek candidates with a genuine commitment to the values and ethos of Turning Point Scotland who will be excited by this opportunity to make a difference to people lives.

Support offered includes blood borne virus testing, facilitating naloxone training and distribution, general harm reduction advice, referral for medication assisted treatment, accompanying to treatment appointment and injecting equipment provision. Training will be given in BBV testing, administering Naloxone, and injecting equipment provision.

North East Edinburgh Recovery Hub

The North East Recovery Hub is a one-stop shop which offers a full range of drug and alcohol treatment and support services. We are a multi - disciplinary team comprising of Voluntary Sector TPS, NHS and social work staff. We are based with our main office in Leith, and a satellite location in Craigmillar.

We understand that everybody’s experience is different. When people come to the Hub, we personalise their care to achieve their goals.

The support we provide is always person centred, we do this by involving people who know the person well, this includes family and friends, other health and Social Work professionals, Advocacy services and our own staff members.

Could you help us save lives?

Do you have a passion for helping vulnerable people enjoy as much fulfilment as they can and feel included in their community? If compassion, care and inclusiveness are an important part of who you are, our opportunities to work away from the routine in a demanding, challenging but emotionally rewarding role could be for you.

Our Turning Point Scotland Services in Edinburgh are looking for people like you to help provide individualised support to adults with a wide range of needs, either on an individual 1:1 basis or alongside others and as part of a team.

North East Edinburgh Recovery Hub

The North East Recovery Hub is a one-stop shop which offers a full range of drug and alcohol treatment and support services. We are a multi - disciplinary team comprising of Voluntary Sector TPS, NHS and social work staff. We are based with our main office in Leith, and a satellite location in Craigmillar.

We understand that everybody’s experience is different. When people come to the Hub, we personalise their care to achieve their goals.

The support we provide is always person centred, we do this by involving people who know the person well, this includes family and friends, other health and Social Work professionals, Advocacy services and our own staff members.

You will be expected to keep accurate records about what you do, so attention to detail and a good grasp of IT are crucial.

Please note that IT skills are required for all our vacancies.

Service Coordinator Role

As the Service Coordinator you will have overall responsibility for driving the aims of the service, developing local systems and protocols whilst supporting the service manager in a local and national coordination role.

One of your responsibilities will be to act as duty manager; on these days, you will be responsible for allocation of referrals, attending adult protection meetings, signing off risk assessments care plans, and you will be a point of contact for partners and stakeholders. You will be responsible for the line management, support, and development of the Assistant Service Coordinators, Lead Practitioners, and Support Practitioners. This includes delivering inductions, coordinating training and appraisals, overseeing annual leave requests, creating rotas, and facilitating team meetings. As Service Coordinator, you will lead on the implementation and recording of DAISy, the collation of data for quarterly reports and any other data required.

MULTICULTURAL FAMILY BASE is a unique, community based social work centre based in Edinburgh. Approximately 50% of our workforce are from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background.

The organisation’s key objective is to support Black and Minority Ethnic individuals, children and parents deal with important transition points - this can be the birth of a child, the move into primary school or the move to Edinburgh for families who are new migrants. In addition, we combine our service delivery with student learning by providing high quality and diverse placement opportunities for social work students from academic institutions across Scotland.

We are now seeking qualified, skilled and motivated individuals to join our team.

The Bright Choices Project offers practical and emotional support and advice to women, children and men from Black and Minority Ethnic communities who are experiencing, or at risk of, Honour-Based Violence (HBV), Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and other harmful practices relating to cultural belief systems and pressures.

You will have experience of group and individual work with people affected by HBV who are likely to experience disadvantage or discrimination due to their race, ethnicity or cultural backgrounds.

You will be engaging service users in group work and will have knowledge of the key issues as well as relevant experience of working within a therapeutic, community development role in 1:1 setting.

You will be facilitating Creative Nurture Group in collaboration with an Art Therapist once a week, working with women affected by HBV.

The qualified candidate will have:

1) Diploma in Social Work or another relevant professional qualification;

2) Knowledge of the challenges and needs of children, individuals & families from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds;

3) An understanding of and commitment to equal opportunities, anti-racist and anti-discriminatory practice and user participation. The posts require membership of the PVG Scheme.

We seek someone who has these skills but is also dedicated to the values of MCFB and is willing to work alongside the team to achieve our goals of anti-oppressive

Do you have a passion for ensuring people with learning disabilities live fulfilled lives?

Do you want to help lead a community that values people for who they are and what they can do?

L’Arche Edinburgh is a community of more than 80 people with and without learning disabilities. It is a place of belonging where people with learning disabilities can live independent, yet connected lives. We’re looking for someone to join us as our Support and Care Coordinator, a post which requires registration with the Care Inspectorate and Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC). Our services, which support 16 people with learning disabilities, are dual registered under the categories of Care at Home and Housing Support.

You will lead a small supportive team of 3 Support and Care Leaders, working across 4 localities in the Leith and Restalrig areas of Edinburgh. Together you will ensure that we provide and develop high quality person-centred care supporting the practical, social and spiritual needs of those who call L’Arche home. You will be joining us at an exciting time as we’re looking to increase choice for the people we support and explore ways that we can grow as a Community.

L’Arche Edinburgh is an ecumenical Christian community which welcomes people of all faiths and none. We are part of a global network of communities where people with and without learning disabilities live and share in life together, working for a world where we all belong.

Knowledge and experience in care or supported housing is a key requirement for this role, but we’re also looking for someone with an enthusiasm for our values and the ability to inspire others. You might be looking to step up as a manager or to use your management experience in a different way. If you are interested in being part of a mutually supportive and lively community, then we want to hear from you!

We’re looking for a Project Worker to join our Target Specific Service. You will be working with autistic children (aged 5-16) and their families, helping them learn new skills and achieve goals that make a difference to daily family life.

Tailor Ed is a dedicated team of passionate and skilled professionals whose wish is to see autistic children and their families empowered and included, able to live the lives they want to and access all the day to day experiences that other families take for granted. We are looking for staff to help us deliver our high-quality services to families across Edinburgh and East Lothian. We require confident practitioners, skilled at forming relationships with autistic children and their families. We need excellent communicators dedicated to supporting children make progress they care about, that leads to lifelong outcomes.

Take on a challenging role within a talented and supportive team and make a real difference to autistic children and their families.

VOCAL (Voice of Carers Across Lothian) is seeking a skilled and knowledgeable individual to undertake the new role of Information Officer. The postholder will be responsible for providing expert advice and support to maintain data protection, compliance, and governance within VOCAL and support the creation of reports for contract compliance.

The successful candidate will have excellent IT, analytical and problem-solving skills combined with relevant qualifications and experience in: interpreting, analysing and presenting data; working with and advising internal stakeholders on data protection and GDPR compliance; reviewing guidelines and changes in legislation; and using data visualisation software, such as Power BI.

The main purpose of this role is to support the parents/carers of neurodivergent children and young people by providing information, advice and 1:1 support. We operate a staged approach to enquiries. In this role as a Family Outreach Specialist, you will work with those families requiring more intensive and personalised support and direct engagement.

The role involves telephone and email communication but importantly it also involves working directly with the families and often supporting them in meetings with professionals from Education, Health, Social Work, Justice and Third Sector, as well as liaising with professionals on their behalf.

Organisation profile

For over twenty years we have been making a huge difference to the lives of neurodivergent children, young people, and their families. Our goal is to become a world-leading centre bringing practical help, research, and education together to address the impact of neurodiversity.

Research has always been central to our vision for a world leading centre of excellence. Neurodiversity knows no boundaries and our work is complemented by the Salvesen Mindroom Research Centre (SMRC) based at the University of Edinburgh.

In this role you join Salvesen Mindroom Centre at an exciting time, as we continue our work to improve the daily lives of children, young people and families.

Do want to be part of making Scotland the best place for LGBTQ+ young people to thrive and flourish?

We are looking for a talented fundraiser to join our team and change lives by generating income for our award-winning youth work.

As the Fundraising Manager (Grants), you will help make our strategic aims a reality by raising money for both our core day-to-day activities and our project work, by building and managing a varied pipeline of trusts and foundations to secure small, medium and large gifts through prospect research, funder stewardship and high-quality funding applications and proposals.

Our ideal candidate will be a highly organised and experienced fundraiser with excellent communication skills and the ability to create a compelling case for support. This post would be ideal for someone with a passion for fundraising and a desire to create a more inclusive Scotland for LGBTQ+ young people.

This is an amazing opportunity to shape and share the story of a national charity delivering life-changing youth work for LGBTQ+ young people.

VOCAL (Voice of Carers Across Lothian) is seeking a talented and enthusiastic Employer Support Officer to work directly with VOCAL’s employer partners and their carer networks, to: provide information and advice; develop policy and practice; support carer-related workplace initiatives; and provide support in the delivery of training.

The successful candidate will have: a good understanding of issues affecting carers, particularly for carers balancing employment with caring responsibilities; a general understanding of employment policy and practice, or willingness to learn; and an understanding of the private, public and third sector employer landscape in Scotland. They will have excellent interpersonal skills, able to network and work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders at all levels, combined with strong IT and organisational skills.

Support Workers - £11.30-£11.47 per hour. Full-time, Part-time and relief opportunities available

Relief Support Workers- £11.30 per hour.

We are currently looking to recruit support workers to join our small team within Inclusion Alliance. The role involves supporting people with learning disabilities to be included in the community and lead an ordinary life. Your work would involve helping people to access educational, social, leisure and work or volunteering opportunities in the community.

No experience or formal qualifications are necessary for the role although a caring nature, positive attitude and a sense of fun are important characteristics to have. New staff will receive paid training and undertake shadow shifts with experienced staff members during induction. We want new staff to feel ready and able to work prior to working on their own for the first time.

We have full-time, part time and relief/casual positions in various locations throughout Edinburgh.

• Working hours are based between the hours of 8am and 5pm Monday to Friday
• We have full-time, 35hrs per week, part-time and casual vacancies available.
• £20,020 - £20,329 per annum, pro rata based on a 35- hour working week
• Relief/ Casual pay rate- £11 per hour

Candidates must be caring, motivated and have excellent communication skills whilst being committed to working in a person-centred way ensuring that support is built around the supported person’s wishes and needs.

Benefits include

• Employer contributory pension scheme
• Funded SVQ 3 qualification and learning opportunity
• Paid annual leave entitlement
• Regular paid supervision sessions
• Regular training and development opportunities
• Daytime Monday to Friday working
• Working for a well-established small organisation where person centred values are at the core.
• Free 24/7 access to employee support app