Jobs in Leith Walk, Edinburgh

Do you have an interest in helping vulnerable people to develop and progress their careers? Are you a whizz with databases and spreadsheets? Do you want to make a difference and be instrumental in helping people lead ‘better lives’?

If so then our Coordinating Administrator role may be the one for you.

Come and join the team at Foundations to Employment, and be part of an exciting new chapter on our journey supporting people across Edinburgh.

About Foundations to Employment

The Foundations to Employment project provides holistic, person-centred one-to-one support for people facing a range of barriers which prevent them returning to work. Using an assertive outreach approach, the project aims to help to stabilise individuals in their daily lives enough that they can move back into work through work-based training and/or volunteering.

About the Role

You’ll be:

• The first point of contact for those reaching out to Foundations to Employment, responding to clients and referrers.
• Supporting the team fully with all admin for the service.
• Managing referrals and enquiries

About you

• You will be a people-person who develops relationships that are person centred. You’ll be a good listener and passionate that everyone deserves the chance to progress in their lives.
• You’ll be solution-focused, and enjoy developing and implementing new ideas.
• You’ll also be highly organised, methodical and conscientious.
• You’ll be proficient in the use of Word, Excel and Outlook, and have experience of using database systems.

How we’ll support you

This role will be fully supported by the Learning and Work Manager and the Foundations to Employment team. You will be given full training on all aspects of your role. You’ll also have access to wider Cyrenians support, including our learning and development programme, and staff wellbeing services.

About us

At Cyrenians we tackle the causes and consequences of homelessness. We understand that there are many routes into homelessness and that there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach to supporting people towards more positive and stable futures. That’s why all our work is values-led and relationships-based.

Our values

Compassion: We believe that everyone should have the chance to change, no matter how long that might take.

Respect: We believe in tolerance, acceptance, valuing diversity and treating each other as equals.

Integrity: We are committed to the highest quality of work, grounded in honesty, generosity, sincerity and professionalism.

Innovation: We are willing to take risks, challenge convention and be very creative in our search for new ways of working, in particular by taking account of the environmental impact of our decisions.

LifeMosaic supports communities and movements to protect their rights, territories and cultures and to vision and determine their own futures. We work with indigenous communities in Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin America who are being marginalised and whose natural resources and cultures are under threat. We also work with visionary communities who are championing community-led approaches to self-determined development and those defending their territories and cultures.

Come join our friendly dynamic team!

Organisation: LifeMosaic (lifemosaic.net)

We are seeking a Finance Coordinator to provide us with the capacity to accelerate organisational growth to broaden our reach and deepen our impact. This is an exciting, interesting and varied role with opportunity for development. This post aims to unlock organisational growth further, particularly to help to expand the organisation in a sustainable way to meet the increasing demand that we are experiencing from indigenous partners and movements.

The successful applicant will be working closely with the Executive Director and the Board of Trustees, as well as with funders, staff, and partner organisations.

A full job description is attached below.

Venture Scotland offers an outdoor-based personal development programme which empowers young people aged 16-30, who face complex and difficult challenges in their lives and want help to change.

We focus on the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing of our young people working with them to make lasting changes to their lives and helping them play a positive role in their communities.

We are seeking a Community Fundraiser (who identifies with our values of Trust, Respect, Diversity, Inclusion, Environment and Personal Development) to help support the fundraising team to expand and diversify our income streams to ensure our organisations is sustainable into the future.

The role will include taking a lead on community fundraising engagement plus donor stewardship of the following funding streams –corporate, individual giving and community – and help increase income in these streams.

To be successful in the role, you will have experience in securing income within the voluntary sector or another sector if you are able to demonstrate transferable skills. You will be someone who is able to identify, establish and retain new partnerships.

Do you want to work in a supportive team of people who really care about the young people we are helping?

Do you want to work in an organisation who listens, values everyone views and cares about the health and wellbeing of their staff?

Do you understand the transformative effect of the outdoors?

Are you passionate about #ChangingYoungLives Outdoors?

This role is considered ‘regulated work’ as it involves activities with both children and protected adults. Under our safeguarding policy, this role will require a PVG.

If you are applying for this role you need to prove that you have the right to live and work in the UK. If you do not possess this right, then your application will not be considered.

Capital City Partnership (CCP) is an arm’s length company of the City of Edinburgh Council and is tasked with the operational development, management and support of local and regional employability and poverty reduction measures. It takes a flexible approach to changing economic conditions, needs and opportunities but its core functions comprise:

• The management of all employability related grants and contracts awarded to external providers by the council and other key partners
• The management of assessment processes related to bids received for such grants and contracts and making recommendations for funding
• The provision of policy advice, research, and development support (including secretariat functions) to the city’s Jobs Strategy Partnership and partners
• The development and maintenance of common communications and management information infrastructure for the Jobs Strategy Partnership
• Development and support of the Joined Up for Jobs network and the Joined Up for Business partnership
• Provision of support to the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal skills programme.
• Management of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund allocation for Edinburgh.

Job Purpose

A Programme Administrator is required to bring a wide-ranging skillset to the delivery of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) programme in Edinburgh. The post sits within the UKSPF team which consists of a manager and one other officer. You can read more about the UKSPF Fund here. The fund aims to:

• Boost productivity, pay, jobs and living standards,
• Spread opportunities and improve public services,
• Build a sense of community, local pride and belonging, and
• Empower local leaders and communities.

The £9 million allocation for Edinburgh is funding 31 projects under the themes of Communities and Place; People and Skills; and Local Business Support. In this role, the Programme Administrator will support the Grants Manager to ensure effective contract management and to maximise the potential for building constructive partnerships across the programme. The Officer role will support the fulfilment of reporting requirements and help to build a public profile for the programme by supporting communications.

The role is to provide administrative support to the UKSPF team. Your key responsibilities will be:

• Supporting contract management including tasks such as handling invoices and memos, updating financial trackers and other records, and supporting the effective management of data including through use of Excel and our Helix database.
• Supporting communication with projects including sending reminders, scheduling meetings, and dealing with enquiries.
• Assisting in the organisation of meetings and events such as booking venues, liaising with guest speakers, attendees, issuing invites, collating presentations and welcoming guests.
• Assisting with the management of a website and social media accounts including uploading content.
• Producing and collating reports from the Helix database system.
• Collaborating with internal teams to maximise opportunities and efficiency across all CCP strategy and cross-over projects.
• Taking minutes and records of meetings.

For further details about the role, please download the Job Description Below.

Capital City Partnership (CCP) is an arm’s length company of The City of Edinburgh Council and is tasked with the operational development, management and support of local and regional employability and poverty reduction measures. It takes a flexible approach to changing economic conditions, needs and opportunities but its core functions comprise.

• The management of all employability related grants and contracts awarded to external providers by the council and other key partners
• The management of assessment processes related to bids received for such grants and contracts and making recommendations for funding
• The provision of policy advice, research, and development support (including secretariat functions) to the city’s Jobs Strategy Partnership and partners
• The development and maintenance of common communications and management information infrastructure for the Jobs Strategy Partnership
• Development and support of the Joined Up for Jobs network and the Joined Up for Business partnership
• Provision of support to the Edinburgh and South-East Scotland City Region Deal Integrated Regional Employability and Skills programme.
• Management of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund allocation for Edinburgh.

Job Purpose

A Programme Officer is required to bring a wide-ranging skillset to the delivery of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) programme in Edinburgh. The post sits within the UKSPF team which consists of a manager and one other officer. You can read more about the UKSPF Fund here. The fund aims to:

• Boost productivity, pay, jobs and living standards;
• Spread opportunities and improve public services;
• Build a sense of community, local pride and belonging; and
• Empower local leaders and communities.

The £9 million allocation for Edinburgh is funding 31 projects under the themes of Communities and Place; People and Skills; and Local Business Support. In this role, the Programme Officer will support the Grants Manager to ensure effective contract management and to maximise the potential for building constructive partnerships across the programme. The Officer role will support the fulfilment of reporting requirements and help to build a public profile for the programme by supporting communications.

Contract management

The successful candidate will be expected to provide support with monitoring funding agreements, including supervising project performance and supporting organisations with data collation and the development of evaluation materials. This will include applying knowledge and understanding of protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010 to ensure that the programme has an equitable and inclusive approach. It will include developing a working knowledge of CCP’s Helix database and Power Bi tools and using these to compile and analyse reports. There will also be finance administration tasks including dealing with invoices and internal memos.

Network and partnerships

In this role, there is also an emphasis on maximising the potential of the UKSPF programme through facilitating partnership working and developing the UKSPF Edinburgh network. The successful candidate will help to create an online networking space and set of resources, and work to build positive relationships with the grant holders. They will also support the organisation and delivery of network events.

Reporting and communications

The role will also involve supporting the UKSPF Grants Manager with the compilation of quarterly reports where required and delivering updates and communications to key stakeholders and the wider public. Stakeholders include City of Edinburgh Council, the Edinburgh Partnership, local politicians and councillors, and the wider third sector.

The ideal candidate would have a broad skills base and the ability to blend skills to deliver maximum impact for the programme. There will also be the opportunity to play to strengths and to identify areas where the candidate would particularly like to develop their knowledge and skills.

For further details abut the role, please download the Job Description below.

We are looking for an administrator to oversee and ensure the effective delivery and day to day performance of our Short Course Programme.

We pride ourselves in delivering high quality training with an enthusiastic and highly qualified professional training team. Our Short Courses are mandatory training and CPL courses for the Social Care and Childcare sectors e.g. First Aid, Moving and Handling, Food Hygiene, Epilepsy, Adult Support and Protection etc. We deliver group bookings as well as an open programme.

The role would include liaising with trainers, purchasers and course participants for course booking, information and support. Administrative duties include processing bookings, supplying course materials, maintaining records of courses, preparing information for invoicing and producing/issuing certificates.

Some courses are delivered on-site in our training suite, the short course administrator will prepare the training room and refreshments as required.

This role would be suitable for someone with excellent communication skills, who has experience in a customer-facing role. The successful applicant would also need to have experience using Microsoft Office packages, and excellent organisational skills. Some marketing experience would be preferred but is not essential.

We are a small organisation so the ability to work independently and to self-motivate is essential, as well as being a supportive member of a small admin team. We aim to provide a supportive environment for our staff, and provide opportunities for development in their role where possible.

About Us

Training for Care is an educational not-for-profit organisation delivering vocational training and short courses in Social Care and Childcare. We have a long history of providing high quality learner focussed training to all levels of staff in the sector and we work with a variety of organisations, from the public, private and voluntary sectors.

Training for Care is based in Edinburgh and delivers training throughout Scotland.

LCIL is a user-led organisation providing a range of services that enable Disabled People to live independently in the community of their choice.

LCiL are recruiting for a part time Peer Support and Learning Facilitator to support the SDS Programme deliver workshops and peer support groups to disabled people, those with long term conditions and parent carers across Edinburgh and the three Lothians. The aim of the SDS Programme is to offer information and capacity building and peer support opportunities to help people self empower and live more independent lives.

LCIL is looking for someone with:

• Experience of the creation, design and delivery of workshops and peer support groups
• Understanding of Independent Living philosophy and Social Model of Disability
• Experience of working within or alongside a voluntary organisation
• Understanding of person centred working.

Our Service

Lauriston in Leith offers supported accommodation for eleven women who are homeless with complex and multiple needs. The service is looking for an individual with the vision, passion and ability to continue to develop the current service whilst ensuring our staff are highly trained and receive excellent support.

Due to the nature of the service, we are recruiting females only*.

The Role

As a Service Manager, you will:

• Be responsible for the day to day management and development of the service

• Lead and support the team in delivering a high quality service to the people we support

• Be able to prioritise, evaluate and delegate tasks, where applicable

• Support and encourage individual staff and the team to develop and grow in their roles

You Will

• Be highly motivated with excellent leadership skills

• Lead and support the team to develop their own skills

• Develop relationships with the team, internal partners, and with external stakeholders

• You will have a passion to look to continuously improve and grow the service, alongside the Operational Manager

• Hold relevant qualifications in line with SSSC requirements, SVQ Level 4, or have the willingness to undertake

• Possession of, or willingness to, undertake additional management training in line with role and SSSC requirements and PDA supervisory Management

• Ability to register with SSSC, and meet all ongoing registration requirements within agreed timescales

• Knowledge of Moving and Handling, willingness to undertake Competency Based Assessor Training

About the Benefits

• Pension Scheme

• Flexible Working Patterns

• Generous Holiday Entitlement

• Comprehensive Health and Well-being Package

• Free access to on-line discounts for well-known retailers

• Death in Service Benefit (up to three times your salary)

• Cycle to Work Scheme (great savings from 25% - 39% on bikes and accessories)

• Tech Scheme (great savings of up to 12% on computers or laptops)

*Please Note - this post is exempt under section 7 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, therefore only female candidates will be considered.

Venture Scotland offers an outdoor-based personal development programme which empowers young people aged 16-30, who face complex and difficult challenges in their lives and want help to change.

We focus on the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing of our Young People, working with them to make lasting changes to their lives and helping them play a positive role in their communities.

We are seeking an Outreach and Support Worker, who identifies with our values of Trust, Respect, Diversity, Inclusion, Environment and Personal Development, to recruit and support a diverse range of young people into and through our programmes and on to positive destinations following graduation.

The job will also include building a network of local referrers, public speaking to interested groups, staff teams and funders, presenting our programmes in engaging and creative ways to young people interested in joining our programmes and supporting them on their journey with Venture Scotland and beyond.

Do you want to work in a supportive team of people, who really care about the young people we are helping?

Do you want to work in an organisation who listens, values everyone views and cares about the health and wellbeing of their staff?

Do you understand the transformative effect of the outdoors?

Are you passionate about #ChangingYoungLives Outdoors?

About The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is an independent membership organisation concerned principally with the education, training and assessment of Surgeons, Dental Surgeons and Doctors who are involved in the surgical care of patients. Founded in 1505, the College currently has a membership approaching 30,000 in approximately 100 countries throughout the world.

About the Role

Reporting to the Finance Operations and Payroll Manager, the post holder will have a varied role assisting with the day-to-day functions of a busy finance department.

This is an opportunity to be part of a busy, friendly team within a world-renowned organisation. You will be responsible for the processing of all membership payments and will update member records accordingly.

Experience/Qualifications/Key Skills

This is a superb opportunity for an individual who is confident, methodical, organised and conscientious.

Educated to SCQF Level 5, with an ability for the to use IT systems effectively and work with bespoke IT systems.

The postholder must be able to demonstrate excellent organisational skills and be able to be a team player as well as showing your own initiative to prioritise your workload. Attention to detail is essential and you should have experience of producing accurate and timely payment runs.

Working with us

At the College we aim to embrace views from across the organisation, sharing common goals and values for the betterment of healthcare through the advancement of surgical and dental professionals. We aim to develop teams that are reflective of the needs of our members and maximise the potential of every employee.

To reflect the varying needs across the organisation, we offer a range of policies and benefits for our workforce including a generous 42 days annual leave, flexible working practices (including hybrid working), enhanced employer pensions contribution and various discounts throughout the College including the Ten Hill Place Hotel, 1505 Café and free entry to Surgeons’ Hall Museums.

About The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is an independent membership organisation concerned principally with the education, training and assessment of Surgeons, Dental Surgeons and Doctors who are involved in the surgical care of patients. Founded in 1505, the College currently has a membership approaching 30,000 in approximately 100 countries throughout the world.

About the Role

Reporting to the Finance Operations and Payroll Manager, the post holder will have a varied role assisting with the day-to-day functions of a busy finance department.

This is an opportunity to be part of a busy, friendly team within a world-renowned organisation. You will work alongside the other Finance Assistant and will support the Senior Finance Assistant and Accountant to produce timely monthly management accounts. You will be responsible for maintaining the purchase, sales and expense ledgers and will assist with the processing of all membership payments and will update member records accordingly.

Experience/Qualifications/Key Skills

This is a superb opportunity for an individual who is confident, methodical, organised, and conscientious.

Educated to SCQF Level 5, with a basic understanding of accounting and a minimum of 2 years’ experience at Finance Assistant level.

The postholder must be able to demonstrate excellent organisational skills and be able to be a team player as well as showing your own initiative to prioritise your workload. Attention to detail is essential and you should have experience of producing accurate and timely payment runs.

Working with us

At the College we aim to embrace views from across the organisation, sharing common goals and values for the betterment of healthcare through the advancement of surgical and dental professionals. We aim to develop teams that are reflective of the needs of our members and maximise the potential of every employee.

To reflect the varying needs across the organisation, we offer a range of policies and benefits for our workforce including a generous 42 days annual leave, flexible working practices (including hybrid working), enhanced employer pensions contribution and various discounts throughout the College including the Ten Hill Place Hotel, 1505 Café and free entry to Surgeons’ Hall Museums.

About The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is an independent membership organisation concerned principally with the education, training and assessment of Surgeons, Dental Surgeons and Doctors who are involved in the surgical care of patients. Founded in 1505, the College currently has a membership approaching 30,000 in approximately 100 countries throughout the world.

About the Role

Working within the HR department, you will be joining a team which is in a period of transformation.

This is an exciting time to be joining the college and the HR team who are supporting progressive programmes of reform.

You will be joining a team of six individuals including the Head of HR & Learning, Senior HR Advisor, HR Advisor, Assistant HR Advisor and two HR Admin. The role requires collaboration not only within the HR team but with wider College colleagues.

This is a varied and rewarding role with learning opportunities and an opportunity to bring your own experience and insights to the team. The right candidate will take pride in their work and excel at delivering a professional level of customer service in a fast-paced environment.

There may be the requirement for the role holder to work outside of normal working hours and to travel for work occasionally in the UK as we also have a Birmingham based office whom we provide support for.

Experience/Qualifications/Key Skills

This is a superb opportunity for an individual who is confident, methodical, organised and conscientious.

Educated to SCQF Level 7 (HNC level or equivalent) in an HR or business-related subject you will have proven administrative experience.

You will have excellent communication and team working skills. You will be a proficient user of the MS Office suite and have the ability to prioritise your workload with minimum supervision. A high level of professionalism and diplomacy is required for the role as is a willingness to take on new challenges and be receptive to change.

Working with us

At the College we aim to embrace views from across the organisation, sharing common goals and values for the betterment of healthcare through the advancement of surgical and dental professionals. We aim to develop teams that are reflective of the needs of our members and maximise the potential of every employee.

To reflect the varying needs across the organisation, we offer a range of policies and benefits for our workforce including a generous 42 days annual leave, flexible working practices (including hybrid working), enhanced employer pensions contribution and various discounts throughout the College including the Ten Hill Place Hotel, 1505 Café and free entry to Surgeons’ Hall Museums.

If you’re looking for a role that gives you the chance to make a difference to people’s lives and help tackle the climate change emergency, then your search stops here. Changeworks, Scotland’s leading environmental charity delivering high-impact solutions for low carbon living, is recruiting for an Energy Consultant (Retrofit). If you have a background in building physics and domestic energy modelling and excellent written communication skills then this is a fantastic, career-making opportunity.

You’ll be joining Changeworks at a very exciting time as we’ve recently launched a new strategy to help us scale our work and achieve our mission of decarbonising Scottish homes. As the Energy Consultant (Retrofit) you will have to make a telling contribution to decarbonisation strategies for registered social landlords. This will make a telling contribution to decarbonising Scotland’s social housing at scale.

You will support and develop our Net-Zero Pathways service through retrofit assessment and modelling that focuses on whole house retrofit solutions. You will have a solid understanding of domestic building health, domestic building fabric, energy efficiency interventions and domestic low-carbon heating, as well as ventilation. You will also be able to engage with different audiences and be capable of writing reports for social landlords. Experience in using Passivhaus Planning Package (PHPP) modelling would be advantageous, however we will provide full training to the right candidate.

At a time when climate change is the most significant threat to the environment and our way of life, this is an important role that delivers real job satisfaction.

Benefits

Joining Changeworks means you become part of an exciting and innovative organisation that really cares about its employees. Our staff overwhelmingly say that they would recommend us as an employer – and it’s no surprise that we were nominated for the Employer of the Year by the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce in 2022.

As one of the few Investors in People Platinum status holders in Scotland, we offer an excellent range of staff benefits including flexible working, hybrid working, a bike to work scheme, an excellent pension scheme and 26 days paid holiday plus nine public holidays per year. You’ll get a day off for your birthday too!

If you have what it takes to become our Energy Consultant 9Retrofit) and make a real difference to the lives of people in Scotland, apply today. Together, we can create a world where everyone is able to live, work and enjoy life with a low carbon impact.

At Changeworks, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone.

About The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is an independent membership organisation concerned principally with the education, training and assessment of Surgeons, Dental Surgeons and Doctors who are involved in the surgical care of patients. Founded in 1505, the College currently has a membership approaching 30,000 in approximately 100 countries throughout the world.

About the Role

Working within the HR department, you will be joining a team which is in a period of transformation.

This is an exciting time to be joining the college and the HR team who are supporting progressive programmes of reform.

You will be joining a team of six individuals including the Head of HR & Learning, Senior HR Advisor, HR Advisor, Assistant HR Advisor and two HR Admin. The role requires collaboration not only within the HR team but with wider College colleagues.

This is a varied and rewarding role with learning opportunities and an opportunity to bring your own experience and insights to the team. The right candidate will take pride in their work and excel at delivering a professional level of customer service in a fast-paced environment.

There may be the requirement for the role holder to work outside of normal working hours and to travel for work occasionally in the UK as we also have a Birmingham based office whom we provide support for.

Experience/Qualifications/Key Skills

This is a superb opportunity for an individual who is confident, methodical, organised and conscientious.

Educated to SCQF Level 7 (HNC level or equivalent) in an HR or business-related subject you will have proven administrative experience.

You will have excellent communication and team working skills. You will be a proficient user of the MS Office suite and have the ability to prioritise your workload with minimum supervision. A high level of professionalism and diplomacy is required for the role as is a willingness to take on new challenges and be receptive to change.

Working with us

At the College we aim to embrace views from across the organisation, sharing common goals and values for the betterment of healthcare through the advancement of surgical and dental professionals. We aim to develop teams that are reflective of the needs of our members and maximise the potential of every employee.

To reflect the varying needs across the organisation, we offer a range of policies and benefits for our workforce including a generous 42 days annual leave, flexible working practices (including hybrid working), enhanced employer pensions contribution and various discounts throughout the College including the Ten Hill Place Hotel, 1505 Café and free entry to Surgeons’ Hall Museums.

Are you passionate about the care and support services provided to carers within the most marginalised communities in Scotland?

Do you have a few spare hours per month?

Then become a board member at MECOPP.

ABOUT MECOPP

MECOPP is Scotland’s leading Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) carers’ organisation providing a variety of care and support services to carers from BME and other marginalised communities with one or more protected characteristic across Scotland. Established in 2000, MECOPP has a long and successful track record of working with some of Scotland’s most marginalised communities. Based in Edinburgh, our current portfolio includes our successful Gypsy/Traveller carers’ project, the BME carers support services, self-directed support project and health inequalities project.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

MECOPP is a growing organisation and we are seeking to appoint four new board members to ensure we have the capacity and skills to oversee the next phase of our strategy.

Board members are expected to attend four to six board meetings per year, but also to participate in the life of the organisation between board meetings, advising the staff team and acting in an ambassadorial role for MECOPP. The role of trustee offers a varied and challenging opportunity for people who want to shape the future of MECOPP. As a member of the board, you will be asked to make your ideas and influence count at meetings. You will be expected to be an advocate for MECOPP and as a new board member, you will be supported in the role through induction and training.

We are looking to enhance our existing board with volunteers from all walks of life, and would value candidates, who would bring a range of skills and experience to MECOPP, from the attributes listed below and contribute to the governance of the organisation.

• Understanding of equality and diversity issues
• Commitment to raising the profile of unpaid carers with one or more protected characteristics.
• Understanding the challenges that affect marginalised groups and those with protected characteristics and/or experience of support and working within these groups
• Passion for social justice

Candidates with skillsets in the following areas would be particularly welcome, but this is not essential:

• Strategic planning skills
• Risk management skills
• Project Management.
• Ability to understand and interrogate financial reports.

Although Board member roles are unpaid, we will reimburse for all reasonable out of pocket expenses.

LCIL is a user-led organisation providing a range of services that enable Disabled People to live independently in the community of their choice.

Are you passionate about helping others? Do you wish to get involved in supporting an organisation who champion empowerment to disabled people within all four Lothians? Then why not join us and be a proactive part of our Board of Directors giving support and strategic direction to LCiL and the CEO.

LCiL are delighted to be looking for new members on its Board, with a variety of experiences and skills, and from all walks of life. It would particularly welcome individuals with:

• lived experience of disability

• health and social care experience as user and/or professional

• business experience

• community development

• digital experience

• deputy chairperson/treasurer experience

Wellspring opened 45 years ago, in 1978. Several generations of psychotherapists and counsellors have come, stayed, and later, moved on, leaving their lasting imprint, and contributing to the growth of the present community of therapists, volunteers and trainees.

Wellspring is a centre for psychotherapy and counselling, providing long and short-term therapy to individuals, couples and families and is an organisational member of COSCA and BACP. Wellspring also provides clinical and supervisory services to other organisations.

The team of over twenty part-time therapists holds a common purpose, which is to provide a high standard of professional practice that respects the individual as a unique and whole person. The therapists encompass a wide range of professional expertise and strive to foster an environment in which the variety of approaches are respected and valued. All our therapists meeting every week for an hours or so at 12.15 on a Wednesday at our offices, which enables us to maintain relationships with each other and build upon our strong Wellspring Community ethos.

Wellspring is recognised as a centre of excellence, offering, at reduced cost, high quality therapy.

We are looking for therapists that can provide a minimum of 8 hours a week, both evening and day time hours.

We will host you in our beautiful Georgian terrace just off Leith Walk. Our premises offer a range of pleasant rooms for you to work from, which include art therapy rooms and large space for group therapy to take place, as well as calm, warm spaces for you and your clients to work together. We also have a waiting room and kitchen facilities with free refreshments.

We provide your clients to you, so there is no marketing or looking for clients to support for you to do and our Clinical Managers are always on hand to provide support should you need it, together with our admin team.

Wellspring is a great place to work, where you will be valued and appreciated. We do not restrict our therapists to provide certain types of therapy, as long as you have the necessary training and qualifications, we’d love to hear from you.

Are you looking for a new challenge on a rewarding career path? We have an exciting opportunity for an HR Assistant to join our team as we tackle the climate emergency.

Changeworks is looking for a talented and enthusiastic individual to help us support an ever-growing organisation. You may already be working in HR or looking for a chance to join a busy HR team at assistant level. You will support the provision of an excellent HR service to Changeworks, maintaining a high standard of administration and assisting with a wide range of HR activities and projects, such as:

• Recruitment and onboarding
• HR archiving
• Wider organisational support

Previous HR experience will be an advantage, but we will also consider applications from talented general administrators who can explain transferable skills. You will be a confident communicator, with a commitment to equality and diversity and a keen interest in helping people. If you are motivated and a great team player with strong organisational skills, this is the role for you.

We will start to grow your knowledge of our HR policies and processes straight away. You will have on the job training and shadowing of other team members. Due to the nature of the role, training will be ongoing to ensure you are kept up to date with policy and process developments. This will be a hybrid role, based in our Edinburgh office. The successful candidate will be expected to attend the office around 2 days per week in line with the HR team plan, although this may change from week to week. This role will provide development opportunities and a clear route for progression within the team.

About Changeworks

Changeworks has been leading the way in delivering low-carbon living and tackling fuel poverty for over 35 years. In response to the climate emergency, we’re going to do more, significantly increasing our reach through working with communities.

We firmly believe that our people are our biggest strength, and our goal is to provide a rewarding and fulfilling career in line with our values of collaboration, integrity, passion, innovation and empowerment. We are proud of the expertise and enthusiasm of our people and have over 200 employees and volunteers across Scotland, from the Borders to Shetland.

Benefits

Joining Changeworks means you become part of an exciting and innovative organisation that really cares about its employees. Our staff overwhelmingly say that they would recommend us as an employer – and it’s no surprise that we were nominated for the Employer of the Year by the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce in 2022.

As one of the few Investors in People Platinum status holders in Scotland, we offer an excellent range of staff benefits including flexible working, hybrid working, a bike to work scheme, an excellent pension scheme and 26 days paid holiday plus nine public holidays per year. You’ll get a day off for your birthday too!

Working for Changeworks will not just give you the opportunity to make an impact on the environment around you in your role, but you’ll also be part of an ambitious and growing organisation who are committed to our vision of a world where everyone can live, work and enjoy life with a low carbon impact. We want to decarbonise homes in Scotland on a massive scale, and that needs talented individuals like you to help us deliver on our objectives. As part of this role, you will receive full training plus coaching and mentoring.

At Changeworks, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone.

Edinburgh Young Carers is seeking a suitably experienced and qualified applicant to join the service in developing and providing high quality support to young and young adult carers in Edinburgh between the ages of 5 and 25 years.

The post-holder will build positive relationships with young carers and young adult carers and lead and assist in the planning, preparation and facilitation of a range of group work activities.

They will engage young and young adult carers to shape the development of our service and work alongside colleagues to raise awareness of young carers and their needs, identify hidden young carers and contribute to support plans to ensure that young carers’ identified personal outcomes are being met, in accordance with the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016.

The candidate will need to be suitably qualified and experienced in working with children and young people, with at least three years proven experience in a role including group work.

Organisation Profile:

Edinburgh Young Carers Service is a voluntary organisation working with and on behalf of young carers throughout Edinburgh. We are one of the largest and most well established independent young carers organisations in Scotland. We have a strong commitment to the rights of children and young people.

Edinburgh Young Carers is seeking a suitably experienced and qualified applicant to join the service in developing and providing high quality support to young and young adult carers in Edinburgh between the ages of 5 and 25 years.

Piloting our new ‘EYC Membership’ Information and Advice Service, designed for young and young adult carers who do not need our full service support but still require limited support, the post-holder will provide young and young adult carers with information, advice and materials to support them in their caring situation, using a person-centred approach. They will assess the individual needs of young people in our EYC Membership base, maintain community provision and support service maps, produce regular communications across a variety of media, maintain our website, facilitate support materials and plan and host events, whilst providing a direct line of communication to young carers and their families.

The post-holder will work alongside colleagues to raise awareness of young carers and their needs with other organisations and ensure young carers’ voices are heard, helping to shape the development of our service and promote Young Carers’ Rights.

The candidate will need to be suitably qualified and experienced in working with children and young people, with at least three years proven experience in a relevant role and strong administrative skills.

Organisation Profile:

Edinburgh Young Carers Service is a voluntary organisation working with and on behalf of young carers throughout Edinburgh. We are one of the largest and most well established independent young carers organisations in Scotland. We have a strong commitment to the rights of children and young people.

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 across Scotland, all operating as independent charities in their own right, which focus on providing support and advice directly to clients. Each of these organisations is a member of Citizens Advice Scotland. 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.

Our vision is for a Fairer Scotland where everyone has the advice and information they need to realise their rights, and that the barriers to accessing those rights are effectively challenged.

As the Team Coordinator, you will be a key member of the operations team – The Impact Team. You will support the day to day running of the Impact Directorate in organising meetings and events, Co-ordinating and supporting budgets, and supporting stakeholder engagement.

We are looking for a highly organised person who can support the impact team on a wide variety of tasks. You will need to be excellent at time management and prioritising tasks.

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

For more information, please refer to the Job Pack which can be downloaded on our vacancies page.

Employee benefits

Citizens Advice Scotland offers excellent terms and conditions. We want our people to have a great work life balance and we have designed our working practices and benefits to support this. Here are some of things our employees benefit from: a 35-hour full time working week, 40 days annual leave, genuine flexibility in working hours with a flexi-time system, and blended/hybrid working opportunities for every role. For more details of some of the other benefits on offer to our employees, please see the section on employee benefits in the job pack.

Citizens Advice Scotland is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies and flexible working arrangements to support all our staff. We are also committed to equality of opportunity for all and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

CAS provides options for blended working to allow employees to balance their time attending the office with time working from home. The number of days you will be able to work from home each week will be dependent on your job role and can be discussed as part of the recruitment process.

Are you a compassionate person who loves supporting people, and using your skills and experience to make a real difference?

If so, joining our Housing First Borders team may be the perfect opportunity for you.

About Housing First Borders

We work with people who are experiencing homelessness or have had recurring experiences of homelessness in order to find a permanent home of their own. Our principles are:

• Housing is a human right
• Harm reduction
• Choice and control
• An active engagement approach
• Flexible support for as long as required
• Support is based on strengths and aspirations
• Housing and Support are discrete

About the role

You’ll carry a caseload of up to seven people who are experiencing homelessness. You’ll form supportive relationships with them and provide them with support that’s driven by their individual choices and desires. You’ll also have the opportunity to work alongside a variety of partners to ensure that people receive support in areas of their choosing, in a way that suits them best.

About you

You’ll be an excellent communicator, with a creative approach to problem solving. You’ll bring experience of forming relationships with people who face a variety of challenges in their lives including homelessness, substance usage and experience of adversity or trauma.

How we’ll support you

You’ll be joining a small but experienced and knowledgeable team who will give you full introduction to all aspects of Cyrenians Housing First.

You’ll have a supportive manager as well as access to wider Cyrenians support, including our learning and development programme, and staff wellbeing services.

About us

At Cyrenians we tackle the causes and consequences of homelessness. We understand that there are many routes into homelessness, and that there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach to supporting people towards more positive and stable futures. That’s why all our work is values-led and relationships-based.

Our values

Compassion – Innovation – Integrity – Respect

Website: cyrenians.scot