Edinburgh University Students' Association is looking to recruit for the Head of People & Development to join our People & Development team.
We’re looking for an HR professional with enthusiasm, energy and proven ability to work with colleagues across the organisation to build a positive culture together. You’ll be leading our People and Development team, with a really interesting and diverse portfolio of activities. We’re a charitable organisation, with a staff team of c.100 salaried and up to 250 part time staff, supporting over 45,000 members, providing services and facilities including everything from an advice centre, to bars and nightclub activity, to Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
We’re an organisation with a strategic commitment to support and empower all our staff, and have some exciting plans for the future. So as well as ensuring consistent and high quality people management and development across the organisation, you will lead the implementation of two transformation projects on Pay and Reward, and Values and Behaviours.
The Role:
To lead the provision of the HR function ensuring consistent, high-quality people management and development across the organisation. The role will take overall responsibility for the day to day People and Development operations for a varied staff cohort and lead on the delivery of key strategic change projects to promote a positive culture and build staff engagement.
The post holder will drive effective people management and development practices, across the organisation, providing managers with the framework, tools and support to enable their people to be at their best.
Our organisation has a wide range of functions from membership services to bars and cafes, and additionally operates Festival Venues during the Edinburgh Fringe. The role is diverse and has oversight of a very diverse workforce of c. 100 salaried staff and c. 250 hourly paid staff, for whom we want to deliver the best working experience. The role also has responsibility for line managing 2 Executive Assistants who together provide a combination of individual PA and project support, and governance administration.
We are currently in the implementation phase of 2 major staff-facing strategic change projects – a Pay and Reward Review, and Values and Behaviours project (which will drive further development of performance management, reward and recognition, induction and development practices, and capacity-building across our management team for example), and the postholder will be responsible for managing the delivery of these key project outcomes.
Held In Our Hearts provide specialist baby loss counselling and peer support in Scotland so no one is alone at this devastating time.
It is an exciting time of growth for Held In Our Hearts, and we are looking for a motivated and exceptional individual to join us as our Head of Operations. This newly created role is an opportunity to be part of an inspiring team and be at the forefront of providing the best bereavement care for families across Scotland.
The Head of Operations will work closely with the Chief Executive Officer as part of the senior management team to provide operational and financial management of Held In Our Hearts.. The Head of Operations has overall responsibility for smooth day to day operational running of the charity and champions the mission, aims and values of Held In Our Hearts in all their work. You will work support the CEO and our Board at a strategic level and be a team player and be able to engage well with people. You will work closely and collaboratively with the team to deliver operational activities as well as have close relationships with our volunteers and families .
This role would ideally suit someone who has managed a small team and looking to take that next step in their career.
The Scottish Parliament is looking for a talented individual to be the next Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland.
In addition to having a proven track record of promoting and representing the rights of children and young people, you will have excellent communication and networking skills, experience of successfully leading an organisation/team and sound judgement to influence decision making.
The successful candidate will be expected to take up appointment in May 2023.
We are Nesta, the UK’s innovation agency for social good. We design, test and scale solutions to society’s biggest problems. Our three missions are to give every child a fair start, help people live healthy lives, and create a sustainable future where the economy works for both people and the planet.
For over 20 years, we have worked to support, encourage and inspire innovation. We work in three roles: as an innovation partner working with frontline organisations to design and test new solutions, as a venture builder supporting new and early stage businesses, and as a system shaper creating the conditions for innovation.
Harnessing the rigour of science and the creativity of design, we work relentlessly to change millions of lives for the better. Find out more at nesta.org.uk
Our Sustainable Future Mission
Our mission is to accelerate the decarbonisation of household activities in Scotland and across the UK and improve levels of productivity.
In Scotland, 78% of homes use mains gas to heat their homes. To meet the Scottish Government's 2030 and 2045 carbon emissions reduction targets, heat pump installations need to double every year from now until 2030. Our mission to help decarbonise how we heat our homes in Scotland offers unique opportunities; a more favourable policy environment and a larger social housing stock mean that we can potentially work more closely with the Scottish Government, national agencies and housing providers to test and scale innovative approaches to make change happen. Our impact plan for Scotland has a particular focus on exploring how we can harness social innovation methods to help evidence and scale skills and training opportunities for the provision of low carbon heating in Scotland.
Our goal is that by 2030 the UK will have reduced household emissions by 20 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year.
The role
This role leads on the scoping, design and delivery of Nesta’s work in Scotland on our Sustainable Future mission. You will work proactively to deliver active projects as well as develop a pipeline of partnerships, collaborations and business development opportunities in support of our Sustainable Future mission in Scotland.
You'll take what you know from your existing experience of social innovation and/or low carbon heating to scope innovative projects to help achieve our mission goals. You'll lead on recruiting Scottish partners to work with to test those ideas, drawing from your existing networks in the field.
You will work with our Head of Nesta Scotland (based in Edinburgh) and Mission Director (based in London) as well as colleagues across Nesta’s innovation practices - such as data science, design and behavioural science) to pull together multi-disciplinary teams to help improve local outcomes in our mission area and deliver demonstrable impact.
As the point person for this mission in Scotland, this is definitely a role for someone who likes getting their hands dirty and can proactively combine scoping, researching and doing.
As a bridge between Nesta in Scotland and the central Sustainable Future mission team, this position will play a critical role in establishing effective ways of working between Nesta’s missions and the team in Scotland, working with the rest of the mission team to ensure the ASF mission has a strong presence in Scotland and that learning from projects in the rest of the UK informs our work in Scotland, and vice versa.
Alongside these core duties you will have the opportunity to support the mission more broadly, either through delivery of projects across the UK and/or through working as a mission representative for critical organisational priorities such as Nesta’s commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
This role will be expected to:
Minimum qualifications
Preferred qualifications
What we offer
Salary: £50k-£62k plus array of benefits, including health cash plans, dental insurance, the ability to buy and sell annual leave, eyecare vouchers and more
Location: This role is based in Scotland, Edinburgh - hybrid working arrangement. This role is based out of Nesta’s Edinburgh office. We offer flexible working to fit around your personal commitments or lifestyle (including part time hours, compressed hours and early start/early finish days etc) as well as remote working for part of the week (full time until the pandemic ends), so you could be based anywhere but we would likely expect you to work at least 2 days a week in our Edinburgh office, and up to 2 days a month in our London HQ.
Hours:This is a full-time role but we offer a range of flexible working arrangements and encourage our people to take advantage of them. Many do.
Reports to:Head of Nesta Scotland
We are recruiting for a Head of Nesta Scotland
We are a UK-wide charity with dedicated offices in Edinburgh, Cardiff and London. Nesta Scotland is integral to delivering impact at scale through our strategy.
About Nesta
We are Nesta, the UK’s innovation agency for social good. We design, test and scale solutions to society’s biggest problems. Our three missions are to give every child a fair start, help people live healthy lives, and create a sustainable future where the economy works for both people and the planet.
For over 20 years, we have worked to support, encourage and inspire innovation. We work in three roles: as an innovation partner working with frontline organisations to design and test new solutions, as a venture builder supporting new and early stage businesses, and as a system shaper creating the conditions for innovation.
Harnessing the rigour of science and the creativity of design, we work relentlessly to change millions of lives for the better. Find out more at nesta.org.uk.
Our Scotland team operates alongside our central mission teams to deliver Nesta’s strategic aims in Scotland.
The Head of Nesta Scotland will work closely with Mission Directors and a dedicated Mission Manager for each mission based in Scotland.
About the role
The Head of Nesta Scotland role has several areas of responsibility:
Scotland lead: Being the “face of” Nesta in Scotland, supporting the development of impactful partnerships alongside other teams at Nesta, and acting as the expert on the policy, innovation and operating environment in Scotland.
· Responsible for being the senior point of contact for the Nesta team in Scotland and the public face of Nesta to media and high level stakeholders (eg: government, industry, academia and potential partner organisations);
· Write, edit and/or review thought leadership and policy content for a range of audiences, working with the Communications team as part of a broader communications strategy for Scotland
· Proactively championing Nesta, our missions and issues to wider audiences through media and stakeholder engagement;
· Proactively identifying and reactively responding to mission-aligned opportunities with key partners in Scotland to amplify our impact.
· Working closely with other leaders at Nesta and representing the interests of the Scotland team in leadership decisions to deliver against our strategic goals.
Driving impact at scale: Understanding how impact gets delivered at scale in relation to each of our missions in Scotland, building strong routes to working with the Scottish Government and other key partners.
· Develop and deliver on a strategy to drive impact on our missions in Scotland, including through close work with the Scottish Government;
· Work with Mission Directors and other teams at Nesta to identify opportunities to deliver on our strategies in Scotland;
· Work with mission teams to help develop robust evidence-based policy recommendations for Scotland and to effectively communicate those with government partners;
· Work with Mission Managers to build scaling into their projects from the outset and help them to dock into the right people, processes, and networks to stand the best chance of this being a success.
Office manager: Being responsible for making sure Nesta staff based in Scotland have a great home office, a safe and enjoyable working environment, and ample pastoral support at work. Oversight and responsibility for the Scottish operating budget.
· Make sure we are compliant with the terms of our lease;
· Make sure the office environment enables people to do their work;
· Make sure people feel safe and valued in the office;
· Resolve any disputes or issues (with appropriate help) that arise in relation to the office or staff;
· Ensure the team has and uses its social budget.
Team lead: Making sure Nesta staff in Scotland feel connected to colleagues across Nesta, are up-to-speed on matters that affect them at Nesta, develop professionally within their roles and are able to do their jobs well.
· Support staff in the delivery of their work, helping them to navigate uncertainty and find productive ways forward;
· Facilitate relationships between mission team colleagues and influential stakeholders. For example, by asking higher-level government contacts for an introduction to those at working level in a Department;
· Support colleagues to develop professionally, particularly in your areas of expertise.
The person
Preferred qualification and experience:
· Experience working in or with the Scottish Government and/or other key decision makers in Scotland and navigating the Scottish operating environment;
· Strong understanding of how the Scottish Government works and ways to influence it;
· Experience of communicating to a wider audience via media or other routes;
· Excellent management of high-level stakeholder relationships and networking skills;
· Ability to set out a clear strategy and convince others of a recommended strategic direction;
· Experience of how to navigate internal relationships and work effectively with a wider variety of teams to get work done;
· Excellent team management and resource management skills;
· Ability to interpret evidence, draw conclusions and recommendations and communicate these effectively internally and externally;
· (Not essential) Expertise in at least one of Nesta’s mission areas.
· Strong ability to manage and develop yourself at work. You demonstrate high levels of initiative and willingness to take responsibility for your own workload and professional development.
What we offer
Salary: £68k-£77k plus array of benefits, including private medical insurance, dental insurance, the ability to buy and sell annual leave, eyecare vouchers and more
Location: This role is based in Edinburgh. We offer flexibility for our people to work remotely, but expect everyone to work from a Nesta office two days per week and be available for key internal and external meetings.
Term: Permanent
Hours: This is a full-time role but we offer a range of flexible working arrangements and encourage our people to take advantage of them. Many do.
Reports to: Deputy Chief Programmes Officer, Nesta
Transforming the lives of those to whom all of us owe an enormous debt.
Combat Stress has been in existence since 1919 and, without doubt, provides a life-changing and, on occasion, life saving service.
For more than a century it has provided support to veterans from every service and every conflict. On average, it takes a veteran 13 years to ask for help after leaving their job and, for many, it is their darkest hour and they’re in a crisis situation. Combat Stress offers specialist support to deal with mental health conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression. It offers a range of services and therapy programmes across the UK. In Scotland, it offers residential and community-based care, together with online services, delivered by multi-disciplinary teams working across Scotland.
The charity is at an exciting time of its growth and is seeking a Head of Operations for Scotland who will provide forward thinking and inspirational leadership throughout this period and beyond.
You must be a registered professional, perhaps in occupational therapy, social work, mental health nursing, or clinical or counselling psychology, who can provide the highest quality strategic and operational leadership for Combat Stress in Scotland. The post holder will be the senior manager responsible for both representing and promoting Combat Stress across the country and build positive and productive relationships with statutory and third sector colleagues.
Combat Stress is looking for someone with the skills, experience and drive to support the Deputy Director of Operations to build on its current achievements and develop excellent quality services and support across Scotland.
The successful candidate will have considerable senior operational management experience delivered within a multi-disciplinary context; you should be strategic, have significant understanding of, and experience in, the field of mental health, have a robust understanding of the Care Inspectorate scrutiny framework and a desire for high quality and continuous improvement.
This is a role with considerable breadth and will exert change both within the charity and at a national level. You will have the opportunity to influence Scottish Government policy, represent Scotland at UK wide events and contribute to the growth and development of a national organisation. In addition, you will gain experience and expertise in the delivery of trauma-informed focused services, provide leadership for a multi-site national service ensuring regional equity, and provide high quality, effective and evidence-based care to Scotland’s veterans.
If you want to be part of the senior team at Combat Stress, providing specialist treatment and support for veterans with complex mental health issues; if you want to be part of the life-changing and unique work the charity provides and you’re able to demonstrate commitment to their values, then please contact us for the Candidate Pack today. In return, you will know that your daily endeavours are transforming the lives of those to whom all of us owe an enormous debt.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) in a new role that will lead all of SYP’s political, policy and campaigns work.
SYP has a proud history of delivering youth led campaigns that deliver meaningful policy change. Our campaigns for Votes at 16, for Equal Marriage, and for the incorporation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into domestic law, to name only a few, have led to improvements to the lives of young people across Scotland.
SYP’s political profile and impact has never been higher, and our new Head of Policy will be responsible for driving forward all of our political work and ensure that we deliver even more of the changes to policy and legislation that young people expect of us.
If you would like an informal and confidential discussion about our expectations for this role, please contact SYP’s Chief Executive, Ben McKendrick at ben.m@syp.org.uk
Reports to: Chief Executive
Direct Reports: Policy and Public Affairs Officer and Policy and Project Officer
Do you have demonstrable experience of strategic management and leadership at a senior management or director level?
We want to hear from you.
The Eric Liddell Community is undergoing a period of growth, expansion and change in the delivery of caring services, alongside exciting plans for The Eric Liddell 100, which aims to secure, develop and celebrate Eric Liddell’s legacy.
At The Eric Liddell Community our vision is a community where no one feels lonely. We are driving progress towards this by: providing a Day Service for people living with dementia alongside a programme of community-based activities for people living with dementia; a programme of well-being activities, courses and classes for unpaid carers, and running our vibrant Community Hub, in the heart of Edinburgh.
The Chief Operating Officer will play a key role in the strategic management of the organisation, maintaining existing operations, funding arrangements and driving forward new initiatives and projects to assist the long-term sustainability of the charity.
If you would like to work for an excellent care charity, in a friendly and supportive working environment with a focus on staff wellbeing and development, in a rewarding role where you will really make a difference to people’s lives, then join us here at The Eric Liddell Community.
This post is offered initially on a one year fixed term basis, with the possibility of extension.
Should you have any questions or like an informal conversation before making an application, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with Zsofia B Molnar, who will arrange a time to speak to our CEO, John MacMillan.
Growing a vibrant worldwide community of Scottish Dance and Music.
The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society (RSCDS) exists to promote Scottish dancing globally as a fun, friendly, inclusive and healthy activity which can be enjoyed by anyone, anywhere. RSCDS deliver their mission to today’s generation by running activities and annual events throughout the UK and further afield, all with a focus on Scottish Country Dance.
With an extensive network of RSCDS branches and affiliated groups already working at local level to organise and deliver Scottish Country Dance courses, ceilidhs and workshops in their communities, this fantastic charity is able to reach huge numbers of dancers around the world. RSCDS work on everything from implementing the overall strategy of the charity to the successful delivery of the intensive four-week Summer School in St Andrews. They work in partnership with a board of trustees and three committees who come from a variety of backgrounds, all working voluntarily.
The opportunity has now arisen for a new Chief Operating Officer (COO) to join the passionate team at RSCDS. Reporting directly to the Chair and the Management Board, the COO will work to ensure smooth and efficient running of the RSCDS operations. You will work to support the Management Board and Committees in the delivery of the RSCDS strategy. The COO will play a critical role in ensuring there is a positive organisational culture where all staff feel valued by volunteers and colleagues. Essentially, the COO will be in post to manage the staff function and to ensure the successful delivery of major events. You will have the confidence to take authority when making decisions on behalf of RSCDS and be the face and voice of the team. The COO will work to increase membership and engage the current members. This is a varied role, and no two days will be the same. There is a great opportunity here to design a fast and responding organisation.
We are looking for a strong leader who is able to engage with members and influence decision making. To be successful in this role, you may be someone with a background in office management, marketing, HR, operations or volunteer management. Although this would be beneficial, you do not need to have experience within the charity sector to be successful in this role. If you feel that you are able to manage people and volunteers whilst being able to influence through the art of negotiation,
This could be the perfect role for you. This is a wonderful and unique opportunity to take RSCDS to a great place. If you have a passion for dance, this is advantageous.
Apex Scotland (Apex) is a specialist organisation that, for over 30 years, has focused on addressing the personal development, employment and training needs of people who have come into conflict with the law. Our core mission is to support people to aim higher, behave differently and change their future, whilst also contributing to a Scotland that is fair, just and safe.
As our new Chief Executive, you will work closely with a relatively new, enthusiastic and ambitious Board to agree the core focus and future strategic direction of the organisation, delivering real value to those people who are most in need of our services. This will include the development of a new strategic plan, identifying opportunities to diversify income streams and overseeing the development of services that encompass trauma-informed practices and meet both the current and future needs of all the people that Apex Scotland serves.
Ensuring Apex continues to play a leading role in developing and shaping policy, including involvement in the Scottish Government’s conversation on the future of criminal and community justice, the new Chief Executive will also build networks and develop strategic partnerships with a diverse range of stakeholders. This will ensure Apex continues to promote desistance and enables those people who are the most disadvantaged and disengaged from society to re-engage and work towards a positive future.
An innovative, solutions-focused and visionary leader, you will be able to demonstrate a proven track record in the development and delivery of both strategic and operational business plans and policies to achieve an organisation’s vision and growth. As an accomplished communicator, you will have demonstrable credibility when engaging with both internal and external stakeholders, coupled with the ability to work with a diverse range of stakeholders, create alliances and encourage increased collaboration. The successful candidate will also need to demonstrate strong political acuity coupled with knowledge of, or the ability to quickly gain an understanding of the regulatory and wider policy landscape in relation to justice in Scotland.
This role will be both rewarding and challenging as we continue to face the difficult financial constraints that the whole of the Third Sector has been experiencing, but if you share our passion to empower people to believe in the possibility of change and the prospect of directly shaping the future of our organisation excites you, we would welcome an application.
NB: Apex embrace agile working and whilst the organisation is headquartered in Edinburgh the successful candidate would not be required to be in the office on a full-time basis.
Are you a strategic leader with service management experience? Are you passionate about improving the lives of young people in Edinburgh? Do you want to work for a values driven, ambitious and fun organisation? Then we want to hear from you!
At U-evolve we believe that all young people should have access to the support they need to thrive, no matter where they are starting from. Our unique, young person led therapeutic coaching model uses coaching, mindfulness, CBT and therapeutic techniques to respond to the needs of young people.
Under our departing CEO we’ve seen significant growth over the last few years, and we’re now looking for our next values driven leader to take us into the next chapter of our story. This role would suit someone with a rounded experience, both in service development and delivery and income generation. You’ll be reporting directly to the Board and managing a staff team to deliver our life changing services.
Most importantly, you will be committed to improving the lives of Edinburgh’s young people, taking an innovative, creative and fun approach in the work that you do.
Water Witness works at the frontline of the global water crisis to shine a light on its impacts, to understand its root causes and to activate an effective and lasting response. Our ambitious 2030 Strategy sets out five imperatives for a water secure future: accountable governance, progressive financing, redefining corporate responsibility, confronting climate change and activating people power.
This is new and exciting position will lead the design and delivery of global investigations, research, and advocacy to end the abuse of water - and the communities and ecosystems which depend on water - in our globalised supply chains.
They will be responsible for rigorous research, documentation, and analysis of the water impacts (pollution, depletion, degradation, conflicts, inadequate WASH access, exacerbation of droughts and floods) caused by the production of food, clothing, and consumer goods.
Working with our civil society partners in Africa, Asia and South America they will generate the chain of evidence needed to hold corporations, investors and governments to account for responsible water use, and will stimulate media attention, citizen demand and political will for water justice in both the global north and south. We are particularly keen to recruit a future global leader in the struggle for a more sustainable and just world, and are committed to developing the post holder to help realise their full potential.
We’re looking for a CEO to lead Tailor Ed Foundation in our mission to support autistic children and their families to be empowered and included, able to live the lives they want to and access the day-to-day experiences that other families take for granted.
Established in 2008, the last 15 years has seen our services grow and develop so that we now support around two hundred families each year, across Edinburgh and East Lothian. We’re seeking a capable and compassionate individual who can work collaboratively and who brings a determination to achieve real change.
Tailor Ed is a dedicated team of passionate and skilled professionals who work directly with autistic children and young people, alongside their families, in home, community and education settings. Our practitioners are excellent communicators committed to supporting children make progress they care about, that leads to lifelong outcomes. Our CEO needs to understand and respect the autistic community and work to ensure our services operate within our organisational values, best practice guidance and legislation. Our staff team are our greatest asset and so we’re looking for a CEO who can provide supportive leadership to them, creating an environment that promotes on-going learning. Finally, to best support the families and staff delivering our work, the CEO will strive to create stability through strategic planning of financial and organisational systems.
Take on this challenging role within a talented and supportive team and make a real difference to autistic children and their families.
Are you looking progress your social care career?
Do you want an opportunity to make a genuine and positive difference to people’s lives?
Then Autism Initiatives wants to hear from you!
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Support Worker to join our Edinburgh Outreach Services which provide dynamic outreach services across the Lothian’s within the community, in people’s own homes and within resource centres.
The Senior Support Worker (SSW) will support the management team in developing and maintaining the organisation’s standards relating to autism specific and person centred practices. Liaising with the organisation’s practice support team, the SSW will assist in the preparation of support and communication plans, ensuring consistent practices throughout support networks.
Benefits of working with us include:
The Senior Support Worker will assist in the supervision and direction of the staff in both teams and in maintaining the high standards of support in line with the organisation’s quality standards and mission statement. Knowledge of current legislation and regulations relating to the social care sector and the requirements of the Care Inspectorate is essential for this role. The post holder will also be expected to commit to on-call duties.
Given the nature of this role, the successful applicant must register with the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme and Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) or equivalent regulatory body.
This is a truly rewarding role, with the opportunity for you to develop your skills and knowledge and fulfil your career aspirations.
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:
About you
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.
Thistle are looking to recruit an ICJ practitioner to join the Wellbeing Team on a fixed term period (up to end April 2025)
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.
The post holder will:
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.
Employee Benefits
*This membership can be extended to cover immediate family members after completion of a satisfactory probationary period.
We are seeking a Full-Time staff member who shares our values and has the experience and skills to support adults with autism and learning disabilities, within their homes (Supported Living), to access meaningful work, and to have fun and develop relationships.
Previous experience of working with adults with learning disabilities is essential, as is a good understanding of autism and the needs of people who use different forms of communication and a confidence in working with people with behaviour that challenges.
Tiphereth is a Camphill community based on the edge of the Pentland hills in Edinburgh supporting adults with learning disabilities and autism in a range of day services, supported living, residential care, and social enterprises.
Key Tasks
• To build relationships with people using a person-centred approach founded on dignity and respect for individuality, and that enables choice and control
• To provide shared support, 1:1 and 2:1 support.
• To work positively with any behaviours of concern.
• To provide care and support with personal / intimate care tasks, administering medication safely, assisting a person’s mobility safely including using equipment, supporting meals, social activities, outings and attending appointments.
• To support people to live in a rich environment, manage a tenancy and build a home.
• To share and support members with daily cleaning tasks and maintain safe and aesthetically pleasing working/living environments
• To support people to participate as fully as possible in tasks and activities that interest and engage them, developing skills and a sense of purpose and value
• To act as keyworker for some people taking a lead role in ensuring outcomes, support plans and risk assessments are reviewed at least every 6 months.
• To build good relations with families, carers, and other relevant professionals.
• To plan, organise and facilitate group and individual activities
• To work as an effective member of a team following agreed procedures, and contributing to professional discussions and a positive team working environment
• Support members both inside the home, but also to utilise the outside spaces, supporting gardening, growing vegetable and plants, and enjoying nature.
Why apply for this role?
As HR/OD Assistant, you will have the opportunity to support the delivery of our people strategy and be at the heart of delivering our organisational vision.
This is an exciting time to join the CHS HR/OD team as the organisation continues to evolve in line with the delivery of ‘The Promise’ and wider transformation. Your insight will be crucial in delivering high quality HR/OD services and facilitating ongoing engagement through this change. You will be working within a small HR/OD team continuing to build our People Culture and ensure that CHS is a great place to work now and in the future.
Please find instructions on how to apply at the bottom of the page.
Key Responsibilities
Our HR/OD team
Our HR/OD team comprises currently of HR/OD Lead and HR/OD Coordinator. The role of the team is to support our National Team consisting of just under 50 colleagues. We want to support our people in working toward our vision and mission, and the team is passionate about delivering quality as well as creative HR/OD service. You will support this small, dynamic and innovative team while collaborating with other departments and teams across the wider organisation.
Life at CHS
Our 2,500 volunteer Panel Members take part in children’s hearings in their local areas, making decisions with and for infants, children and young people. Our organisation also supports a network of 22 Area Support Teams made up of 400 volunteers who support Panel Members in their local communities.
As an organisation that works within the children’s hearings system, we are passionate about making a positive contribution to improving outcomes for Scotland’s infants, children and young people.
You can read more about our core values HERE as well as view an introductory video to our organisation. We also offer a generous benefits package from hybrid working, flexi hours and a fantastic pension scheme - you check out our full benefits summary HERE.
Diversity and Inclusion
CHS is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and are committed to providing any reasonable adjustments required during application and assessment process, and upon joining us.
Space is a community anchor organisation supporting people and their families in South Edinburgh, with some of our services stretching citywide. Our mission is:
‘To nurture, support & inspire, so that lives are fuller, potential is fulfilled & community connections flourish.’
Space deliver 17 projects, with over 60 staff and 250 volunteers. We deliver diverse services supporting young people, families, older people and carers amongst others, engaging with local people more than 34,000 times last year.
For more information about Space and all our projects can be found on our website – spacescot.org
The Role
Space are seeking to recruit a suitably experienced Counsellor or Art Therapist to deliver one to one support to children and young people aged 5-26 years of age.
Through therapeutic support, the post holder will build young people’s confidence and self-esteem, enabling them to better cope with their individual challenges.
Suitable candidates for this role must have worked with young people under 26yrs in a therapeutic setting, ideally having some experience of working with children aged 5-18yrs, and have a broad understanding of the difficulties young people face.
The post holder will attend regular support and supervision with Space Head of Youth & Families as well as attend external clinical supervision to discuss caseload, the cost of which will be paid by Space.
PVG: This post requires membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme
Download the full job description and person specification can be found below.
Wellbeing Together South West Partnership
This role is part of the Wellbeing Together South West partnership, which has been set up to offer early support to 5-24 year olds, and young people who are care experienced aged up to 26 years.
Focused on mental health, wellbeing, and distress, the free services within the partnership will be delivered by four community organisations – Space @ The Broomhouse Hub, SAMH, Big Hearts Community Trust and With Kids.
With funding from the Scottish Government, this partnership aims to provide support at the earliest opportunity to prevent mental health challenges developing for children and young people and reduce the need for them to require intensive mental health services.
Space is a community anchor organisation supporting people and their families in South Edinburgh, with some of our services stretching citywide. Our mission is:
‘To nurture, support & inspire, so that lives are fuller, potential is fulfilled & community connections flourish.’
Space deliver 17 projects, with over 60 staff and 250 volunteers. We deliver diverse services supporting young people, families, older people and carers amongst others, engaging with local people more than 34,000 times last year.
For more information about Space and all our projects can be found on our website – spacescot.org
The Role
Space are seeking to recruit a suitably experienced and skilled Engagement Worker to join our Adult Carers team in South West Edinburgh to develop a new, creative and innovative project for isolated Carers aged 26-35.
The post holder will work as part of our growing Carers Team to improve the health, wellbeing and personal development of carers aged 26-35 in the South West of Edinburgh via access to person centred support that reflects their needs and interests.
This post will facilitate and develop engagement opportunities such as drop-ins and community events to identify and involve isolated carers age 26-35 in our community projects.
This post will support and empower isolated carers and help inform our practice in outreach and community engagement for the future.
Candidates will need to have suitable qualifications, have experience of working with adult carers and have at least two years proven experience in a role delivering individual and group work.
This post will require some evening and weekend working.
PVG: This post requires membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme
Download the full job description and person specification can be found below.
The Digital Support Officer (Scotland) helps to build support for, and engagement with, the breadth of Christian Aid Scotland’s activities.
With a focus on digital and multimedia content, the post holder ensures that the Christian Aid Scotland team has the content and communications products they need to engage, inform, and inspire supporters.
In partnership with Digital, media & communications colleagues, the post holder will have input into content - helping to create and promote content and communications products, including campaigns, articles, blogs, resources (including resources co-created with external partners) and audio-visual materials. The post holder will then have primary responsibility for the technical side of ensuring this content is accessible, well-presented and well-used in various digital forms. Effectiveness is measured and improved using a test and learn approach.
Are you passionate about supporting services to help people live a better life?
Do you want to work for a charity where your health and wellbeing matter just as much as the people you support?
Do you want to be part of a trauma-informed team where you will be supported to develop creative and flexible ways of working?
Do you want a job where no two days are the same, working in a dynamic environment where you will be supported to develop new skills?
At LinkLiving, our values and people are at the heart of everything we do including how we recruit our staff. It is important for us to find people who share our values, which are:
LinkLiving is a Scottish health and wellbeing charity that supports people to manage or overcome the effects of negative life experiences (including trauma, mental health challenges, poverty and inequality) so that they can build on their strengths and aspirations in order to live their best possible lives. We support people through a range of models including:
The Business Administration and Finance Officer will provide a customer-focused and comprehensive administrative support to the LinkLiving Edinburgh services. This post involves interacting with members of the management team, staff, partner agencies and the people we support.
The post will provide administrative support to three functional teams, offering different services to frontline staff, management and the people we support. The position will involve collaborating across multi-disciplinary teams, with a number of external agencies, financial invoicing, pre-paid credit cards and record-keeping, facilities management and general reception duties at the LinkLiving hub.
Anne Hope House is a therapeutic centre for women with multiple complex needs. Our holistic programs support them in their efforts to reintegrate into longer term accommodation and community.
Role
We are looking for a Night Shift Worker who will maintain the therapeutic centre as a safe environment for residents as the only waking night shift worker, while promoting a caring environment through high standards of professional practice.
This post is restricted to female applicants in order to reduce barriers of access for the all-female residents.
Your tasks include establishing and maintaining the general security of the building during night shift hours, in accordance with policies and procedures and accepted customs and practices, and, in the absence of a Project Worker, with ‘on-call’ management support, lead shift.
The role is likely to include a fair amount of being offered additional shifts on top of contracted hours. You will also undertake general household duties including the cleaning of public areas during each shift.
Experience of working with vulnerable and homeless people, experience of working within a team and an understanding of mental health issues, addiction problems and chaotic behaviour are needed for the role.
As Bethany is a Christian organisation this post carries an Occupational Requirement in line with Equality Act 2010. Please note that one reference must be from your church minister or leader to endorse your live and active Christian faith and commitment. Successful applicants for this post will require an enhanced disclosure and membership of the PVG scheme.
Works with:Chief Executive, Campaign Director, fundraising team, communications team, operations, finance, fundraising groups, supporters and donors
Purpose of role:To contribute to the effective delivery of the fundraising and communications strategy for KidsOR by increasing the volume and value of support from existing and new supporters across a range of online and offline channels.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
Strategy and Planning
Fundraising
And retention:
Data reporting and administration
Due to an internal promotion, a fantastic opportunity has become available within the fundraising function of Alzheimer Scotland to support the Stakeholder Engagement team to deliver significant income from a variety of different income streams and sustain our mission to ensure nobody faces dementia alone.
The role can be based in either our Glasgow or Edinburgh offices. There will be a requirement to attend office premises, as well as a requirement for attendance over several locations from time to time for specific purposes, as directed.
The Stakeholder Engagement Administrator will often be the first point of contact for external stakeholders, so we are looking for someone who is passionate about delivering first class supporter care and making this as efficient as possible. You will be integral in creating a meaningful exchange with our most valued new and existing supporters.
You will also be responsible for the management of our merchandise and stock so organisational skills are paramount to this role. We want someone who is a process fanatic and can complete reports and tasks to a high standard.
In the role you will need to exhibit a collaborative approach to working with the Stakeholder Engagement team, supporting the team on key projects and administrative tasks, as well as other internal and external stakeholders. You will play an instrumental role in the success of our activities and will use your initiative and creativity to solve problems and pre-empt team needs.
We are looking for someone with a with a can-do attitude who can thrive within a fast-paced, varied environment. You will be comfortable working independently, a self-starter with meticulous attention to detail. Successful applicants will have a positive approach to dementia, along with excellent communication skills and a caring attitude. A willingness to learn and participate in training, will also be expected.
In return we offer a fantastic range of benefits along with a supportive approach to work life balance. We are an innovative organisation, and this role is a opportunity for someone with aspirations to develop their career in the third sector.
Join us as our new Quality and Qualifications Manager and be part of our Global Learning Lab, which catalyses innovative, high quality, accredited programmes through our global community of associate facilitators, staff and partners.
The Social Enterprise Academy helps thousands of people to develop themselves and their organisations so that they can change the world for the better.
Through dynamic learning and development programmes, facilitated by our network of skilled learning facilitators, we help entrepreneurship and leadership to flourish in organisations, networks, schools and colleges. We work with social entrepreneurs, chief executives, frontline teams, young people in and out of education and many others to support anyone contributing to social change.
Many of our programmes are accredited, ensuring learners can gain formal qualifications as recognition for their learning. Assessments focus on learning from work-based situations, helping learners to apply what they learn during their programme and beyond.
The Quality and Qualifications Manager role is crucial to the Global Learning Lab, ensuring we maintain our quality assurance standards, manage relationships with our awarding bodies and continue to expand the Academy’s offering of credit rated programmes.
Having the right mind-set, attitude and approach is as important for us as having the right experience and skills. We appreciate that the best person might not have all the listed criteria yet so if you feel your experience and skills will help you to make a great contribution in this role and you have the right mind-set, we would welcome an application from you.
Job Purpose
To lead, drive and have organisation-wide accountability for the maintenance of our learning programme quality standards and for the initial and ongoing achievement of qualification awarding partner accreditation requirements.
The post holder supports the Academy’s sales and growth objectives by overseeing the establishment of robust quality processes and associated evidence.
Key Responsibilities
To see the full job description and set of criteria along with information on how to apply please download the recruitment pack from our website.
Organisation profile:
At the Social Enterprise Academy, we believe in the power of learning and development to transform people of all ages to be agents of change.
Since 2004, we have facilitated over 78,000 social entrepreneurs globally to help create fairer communities where people have equitable access to opportunities.
Through our social franchising model we have been scaling our impact and we want to increase this number to 10 million social entrepreneurs globally by 2030. Through our International Accelerator Fund we will build a financially sustainable hub network to increase the ripples of change taking place in communities around the world.
By providing them with the real life experience of running their own social enterprise, we are also empowering young people to become the future makers and job creators of their countries through our Social Enterprise Schools programme. Young people around the world are developing key future skills such as creativity, social entrepreneurship and financial literacy to ensure maximum sustainability and impact in their schools, communities and beyond.
Are you a passionate, energetic and confident relationship builder? Then we need you to join our expanding team to transform the provision of children’s palliative care across Scotland and keep joy alive for every child and family that needs us.
We are looking for a committed and creative individual with great communication skills to join our expanding Corporate Partnerships Team. This is a wonderful opportunity within a dynamic and supportive team to use your networking skills and attention to detail to recruit, steward and retain corporate partners. Ensuring CHAS can capitalise on our compelling case for support at all levels within the business sphere. From employer supported volunteering to ‘charity of the year’ partnerships and beyond.
You will be an innovative and tenacious individual with a real team-working ethic that identifies with CHAS’s core values, vision and purpose.
Key Responsibilities
About You
About CHAS
At CHAS, our ambition is to reach every family in Scotland who is living with the heart-breaking prognosis that their child is dying, and offer them our care and support to empower them to make the most of the short time they have together. As a Corporate Partnerships Executive, you will be instrumental in achieving this vision.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a values-driven organisation and work on issues including peace and climate justice.
We are looking for a Parliamentary Engagement Officer to lead our public affairs work in Scotland. The role involves:
The successful candidate will have:
This is a part-time (24.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday), permanent position. This position is based at home, but the role will involve some meetings in Edinburgh, so we would like you to be within easy travel distance from Edinburgh.
Alongside the opportunity to strengthen the influence of Quaker values in public life, we offer a generous benefits package.
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:
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:
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:
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.
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:
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.
Are you passionate about helping people to live a better life? Do you want to work for a charity where your health and wellbeing matter just as much as the people you support? Do you want to be part of a trauma-informed team where you will be supported to develop creative and flexible ways of working?
You don’t need to have previous experience or qualifications in this field. If you share our values, this could be the role for you!
At LinkLiving, our values and people are at the heart of everything we do including how we recruit our staff. It is important for us to find people who share our values, which are:
LinkLiving is a Scottish health and wellbeing charity that supports people to manage or overcome the effects of negative life experiences (including trauma, mental health challenges, poverty and inequality) so that they can build on their strengths and aspirations in order to live their best possible lives. We support people through a range of models including:
The Service
Our Edinburgh Mental Health Services is made up of five teams of support workers who provide visiting tenancy support across Edinburgh to people experiencing mental ill health. The service also has a Core and Cluster accommodation service which provides more intensive support to people who have spent time in long-term hospital care. Our support enables the people we work with to live as independently as possible in their own home and improve their mental and physical health.
The Job
We have an exciting opportunity for ambitious and motivated Support Workers to join our team and improve the lives of people supported by our Edinburgh Mental Health Services.
In this role, you will be supported to work using a person centred and trauma informed approach and develop effective relationships with people affected by a range of mental health problems, supporting them to cope in difficult times and working towards recovery and a good life. You will provide emotional, practical and social support to enable people to live as independently as possible and make informed choices in all aspects of their lives.
This role involves the administration of medication to some of the individuals we support. Full training will be provided for this.
For a comprehensive list of the essential and desirable criteria required for this post, please refer to the Job Specification in the Job Information Pack.
What’s in it for you?
The benefits of being a LinkLiving employee (subject to the policies and benefit terms and conditions) include:
Successful applicants will be required to register with SSSC within 6 months of their start date.
This post is subject to Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme registration. Link will meet the cost of any new PVG scheme membership or scheme record update.
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:
Pregnancy Counselling and Care Scotland is currently looking to recruit a maternity cover for our Counselling Lead. The job will be starting on the 10th of April. The first two weeks will include training and handover with the current Counselling Lead. The contract is part-time (14 hours a week) for a duration of 9 to 12 months. If you are a qualified counsellor with a minimum of 200 hours of client work and with supervision experience (counselling or otherwise), we would love to hear from you!
Job Description
Person Specification
Required:
Preferred:
This is a great opportunity to join a dynamic team in supporting young parent families through group work. We’re looking for some who is self-motivated, adaptable and creative. We offer an excellent team working environment and actively encourage continuous professional development.
You would play a key role in developing and delivering a group work programme for parents which can support their wellbeing, helping them to increase their confidence, skills and aspirations.
Key to the success of the role is your ability to be able to build meaningful, supportive relationships with young people.
The HR Booth is supporting our client The Ferret Media Ltd in recruiting for a Business Manager.
The Ferret Media Ltd is an award-winning multimedia cooperative based in Scotland producing independent, not-for-profit, investigative journalism that holds power to account and empowers its readers. Formed in 2015 to provide a sustainable platform for original investigative journalists, we are looking for a part-time (3 days per week) business manager to partner with our co-editors, ensure the smooth running of the business and to support our ongoing development.
About the role
The business manager role looks after many of the non-editorial duties required to run The Ferret, partnering with the co-editors and the board on elements such as fund development and co-publishing agreements. This includes:
While The Ferret is non-hierarchical, each role in the organisation is supported by an assigned line manager, in this case the chair of the operations committee.
Person specification
Essential experience
Desirable experience
Our Values
We are a value-driven organisation. We believe in transparency, we treasure accuracy and our journalism is non-partisan. Our new business manager will need to have a clear understanding of our culture, and a shared belief in the importance of what we are trying to do, and the way we are trying to do it.
In return we offer the chance to be part of a dynamic and driven organisation at a critical and exciting time in our development, with the potential to help shape the future of the media in Scotland.
Our Offer
This is a rolling freelance contract, for three days a week at a day rate of £135 per day (£35,100 pro-rata). The successful candidate will work as a contractor, with 18 days paid holidays, travel expenses and sick leave. The Ferret also provides an annual home working allowance.
The position is remote, though there is a community newsroom in Glasgow where team members can work. The team will meet in person in Scotland (usually Glasgow or Edinburgh) quarterly. Reasonable travel expenses for in-person meetings can be reimbursed. Team members must have permission to work in the UK as The Ferret cannot provide sponsorship.
Are you passionate about supporting young people and searching for a role where you can make a real difference? Where your time can be transformational? Our in-school mentoring has profound impacts on mentees in their confidence, wellbeing, achievement and post-school progression. We are looking for Regional Pathways Coordinators to support our secondary school teams based in the North, East and across the Central Belt of Scotland.
This is a key role working in schools with the young people, mentors and school staff involved in our programme. The successful candidates will divide their time working across schools in their region to provide additional cover, support, training and encouragement. The role requires flexibility, enthusiasm and the willingness to travel between locations (travel expenses will be reimbursed).
Responsibilities will include delivering group work, coordinating and supporting mentor meetings with their young people and being a go to person in school for the MCR programme. In times where school cover is less intensive you will form part of the regional team supporting local mentor recruitment, training and events depending on local circumstances. You will be an integral part of the schools community and wider MCR team, liaising with education colleagues and external stakeholders but the most important part of this role is delivering the MCR programme to young people.
Please note: A driving licence is essential for this role.
Dog Aid Scotland (DAS) is a small, impactful and committed charity established in 1956. Following the appointment of our first CEO last year, we are now embarking on our new five year strategy to establish a firm place in the minds of dog owners across Scotland. DAS promotes responsible dog ownership through a number of programmes and schemes – the flagships being the Neutering Voucher scheme – which last year provided funding for over 400 dogs to be neutered thus preventing unwanted or unexpected puppies. Our Vet Aid scheme has also paid out over £40,000 in the last twelve months as contributions towards vet bills where dog owners are on low incomes or benefits. Our unique Re-homing service seeks suitable loving new homes for dogs of all ages being placed for adoption. The work of DAS is vital to ensure Scotland’s dogs are well cared for and owners are properly supported in providing that care. DAS currently spends in the region of half a million pounds every year and to survive long term must find new and innovative ways of funding our work.
We have big ambitions to do more in the years to come. To succeed we need a powerful, inclusive and visionary Board of Trustees to work with our Chair and Chief Executive. We are fortunate to have a varied skillset in our current Trustees but we wish to appoint an additional 3 or 4 to join them in taking our work forward.
Who are we looking for?
We are seeking people with skills and experience in the following areas:
• Fundraising, Marketing, Communications
• Finance and Administration
• Charity Law and Governance
• Digital and social media
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.
The Role
Scottish Women’s Aid has a superb opportunity to join their Management Team. Our Policy Manager will lead the Policy Team to ensure SWA can influence and respond to the changing policy and legislative landscape in Scotland, whilst supporting SWA to achieve its strategic objectives.
Background
Scottish Women’s Aid is Scotland’s leading voluntary sector organisation working to prevent domestic abuse and promoting effective policy and practice responses for women, children and young people who experience domestic abuse. We are the umbrella organisation for 34 autonomous Women’s Aid groups delivering direct services to women, children and young people across Scotland.
What You’ll Do
Reporting directly to our Chief Executive you will work with colleagues across the organisation to identify policy priorities, and shape and develop SWA’s campaigning and advocacy work. A talented people-manager, you will lead and support the Policy Team through collaboration and direction, ensuring strong relationships are built with internal and external stakeholders to influence and promote SWA policy and objectives. Maintaining knowledge of policy areas is key to this position – you will monitor issues emerging from the women’s aid network and wider external environment, supporting the development of new ideas and solutions.
What We Need
Strong experience of analysing government and public policy reports is essential for success in this role, as is the ability to work across a range of complex issues whilst providing line management support to a busy team. You will be an excellent communicator and confident when speaking with government ministers and MPs/MSPs, with demonstrable experience of building and maintaining alliances with key stakeholders.
We’re looking for someone who has;
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of the UK and Scottish policy and legislative context in relation to violence against women and children and domestic abuse in Scotland
• Experience of leading, supporting and managing teams and of providing line management of staff, including the supervision and quality assurance of policy work
• A sound understanding and knowledge and of policy advocacy and public affairs
• Experience of analysing government and public policy reports, and of developing consultation responses, parliamentary briefings and advocacy materials for a range of audiences
• Commitment to the feminist values, vision and mission of SWA
What we offer
There are many reasons to work for Scottish Women’s Aid. We have a great working culture and our mission and vision attracts a brilliant staff team. Your hard work is rewarded with a package of support and benefits including:
Flexible working
We offer flexible hybrid working options for the majority of our employees. Some posts are eligible for full-time homeworking. We also offer flexibility for staff and work/life balance through a number of flexible working options such as flexi time, condensed hours, job sharing.
Pay
SWA are a Living wage employer, our pay and grading system offers a competitive starting salary and yearly progression.
Annual Leave
We offer a full-time annual leave entitlement of 30 days (210 hours) per year plus 10 Public Holiday days (70 hours) per year. Leave is accrued at the rate of 3.33 days (23.3 hours) per month.
Pension
SWA believes it's important that we help you save for your retirement so access to Nest pension scheme is given to all eligible employees. SWA contributes 10% of gross contractual earnings on the provision that the employee contributes a minimum of 3% towards their pension contributions.
Learning and Development
SWA supports and develops staff to ensure they have the necessary skills, knowledge and abilities. There is an internal schedule of training on key skills and knowledge relevant to all staff. There is also scope to attend ad hoc training for employees who are working to develop specific skills.
Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
SWA offers staff who meet the criteria for Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) an enhanced maternity pay of 20 weeks on full pay and 20 weeks on half pay.
Wellbeing
As part of SWA’s commitment to staff wellbeing, staff are offered a confidential 24/7 Employee Assistance programme service with Heath Assured which provides confidential advice, counselling sessions and wellbeing support to all staff, and where applicable, immediate family members.
Bike 2 Work
An interest-free loan to purchase a bike, can be arranged up to the value of £1,000.
Edinburgh Leisure Gym Subsidies
Edinburgh based staff are able to access Edinburgh Leisure facilities for the reduced price of £1 per session
POSITIVE ACTION
Scottish Women’s Aid aims to be an equal opportunities employer. Applications will be accepted from women only under Schedule 9, part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Our long term aim is that the composition of our workforce should reflect that of women in the community. We recognise the value of a diverse workforce in which women from differing backgrounds, with different skills and abilities can bring new ideas to enable us to deliver high quality services and are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that is representative of the people we serve.
SWA are taking positive action to address an under-representation of both disabled and Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) employees within our workforce. We offer Disabled and BAME applicants the option of requesting that their application is considered under the terms of our Disabled or BAME Guaranteed Interview Schemes. You will be asked if you wish to be considered under the Disability/BAME Guaranteed Interview scheme when you complete our online application form.
The Role
Scottish Women’s Aid has an opportunity to join Scotland’s Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage as Helpline Manager on a maternity cover basis. Our Helpline Manager takes responsibility for the effective management of the service, including operational management, technology, policies and procedures and meeting contractual obligations.
Background
Scottish Women’s Aid is Scotland’s leading voluntary sector organisation working to prevent domestic abuse and promoting effective policy and practice responses for women, children and young people who experience domestic abuse. We are the umbrella organisation for 34 autonomous Women’s Aid groups delivering direct services to women, children and young people across Scotland.
What You’ll Do
Reporting directly to our Chief Executive you will lead the implementation of agreed operational plans and policies whilst ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of the Scotland’s Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Helpline (SDAFMH). You will lead a busy operational team, providing day to day guidance and monitoring as well as supporting the continuous development of all helpline staff. As part of SWA’s management team you will support the development, planning and implementation of the organisational strategy, contributing and updating on all elements of Helpline functionality and development.
What We Need
With excellent people-management and development skills and demonstrable experience of working within a domestic abuse or violence against women service, you will have sound knowledge of call-centre communications technology and good practice relating to running a telephone advice/information service. A relevant management qualification would be beneficial but more relevant is the experience and knowledge of the right and options available to people with experience of domestic abuse or forced marriage and offering support, information and safety planning and making appropriate referrals.
We’re looking for someone who has;
· Experience of preparing organisational reports and reports for funders and committees
· A sound knowledge and understanding of a gendered analysis of domestic abuse
· Knowledge of tools or methods such as development of business cases, funding submissions, contract management and risk assessment
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills
· Knowledge and understanding of digital tools and software in order to run and troubleshot call centre technology.
· Ability to utilise software to capture and generate reports and present usage and impact data.
· Excellent working knowledge of MS Office packages, email and the internet
What we offer
There are many reasons to work for Scottish Women’s Aid. We have a great working culture and our mission and vision attracts a brilliant staff team. Your hard work is rewarded with a package of support and benefits including:
Flexible working
We offer flexible hybrid working options for the majority of our employees. Some posts are eligible for full-time homeworking. We also offer flexibility for staff and work/life balance through a number of flexible working options such as flexi time, condensed hours, job sharing.
Pay
SWA are a Living wage employer, our pay and grading system offers a competitive starting salary and yearly progression.
Annual Leave
We offer a full-time annual leave entitlement of 30 days (210 hours) per year plus 10 Public Holiday days (70 hours) per year. Leave is accrued at the rate of 3.33 days (23.3 hours) per month.
Pension
SWA believes it's important that we help you save for your retirement so access to Nest pension scheme is given to all eligible employees. SWA contributes 10% of gross contractual earnings on the provision that the employee contributes a minimum of 3% towards their pension contributions.
Learning and Development
SWA supports and develops staff to ensure they have the necessary skills, knowledge and abilities. There is an internal schedule of training on key skills and knowledge relevant to all staff. There is also scope to attend ad hoc training for employees who are working to develop specific skills.
Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
SWA offers staff who meet the criteria for Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) an enhanced maternity pay of 20 weeks on full pay and 20 weeks on half pay.
Wellbeing
As part of SWA’s commitment to staff wellbeing, staff are offered a confidential 24/7 Employee Assistance programme service with Heath Assured which provides confidential advice, counselling sessions and wellbeing support to all staff, and where applicable, immediate family members.
Bike 2 Work
An interest-free loan to purchase a bike, can be arranged up to the value of £1,000.
Edinburgh Leisure Gym Subsidies
Edinburgh based staff are able to access Edinburgh Leisure facilities for the reduced price of £1 per session.
POSITIVE ACTION
Scottish Women’s Aid aims to be an equal opportunities employer. Applications will be accepted from women only under Schedule 9, part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Our long term aim is that the composition of our workforce should reflect that of women in the community. We recognise the value of a diverse workforce in which women from differing backgrounds, with different skills and abilities can bring new ideas to enable us to deliver high quality services and are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that is representative of the people we serve.
SWA are taking positive action to address an under-representation of both disabled and Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) employees within our workforce. We offer Disabled and BAME applicants the option of requesting that their application is considered under the terms of our Disabled or BAME Guaranteed Interview Schemes. You will be asked if you wish to be considered under the Disability/BAME Guaranteed Interview scheme when you complete our online application form.
Victim Support Scotland (VSS) continues to be at the forefront of providing emotional, practical and financial support for anyone affected by crime.
Our services are available throughout Scotland, both in local communities and in the courts. With a new strategy in place which will guide the organisation towards 2026 the organisation is building on solid foundations already established.
Whether an experienced Trustee or new to this position, you will have an interest in social justice, and regardless of the skillset you bring, it is your determination and commitment which will support this organisation to deliver its four strategic pillars.
We are seeking Trustees who can bring skills in Criminal Justice; Digital and IT; Finance; or Health.
Third sector experience would be beneficial, as would an understanding of governance and stewardship of organisations.
Purpose: Use your skills and expertise to drive the strategy of VSS, ensuring all activity is in line with the charity’s core mission and working collaboratively with other Trustees and the Chair. All trustees have legal duties and responsibilities under the Trustees’ Charity & Investment (Scotland) Act 2005. See OSCR guidance Charity Trustee Duties.
You will:
• Decide the organisation’s strategic direction, mission and priorities.
• Take all reasonable steps to achieve the organisation’s strategy, mission and priorities.
• Ensure that VSS complies with its governing documents, charity law and other relevant legislation.
• Ensure that the organisation is managed in accordance with the decisions of the Board and its strategic priorities, making effective use of resources. • Ensure that all staff, volunteers and members act in a manner consistent with the charitable purposes of VSS. • Scrutinise, evaluate and account for the organisation’s performance
• Ensure that there is an effective risk management system in operation to safeguard the organisation’s sustainability, financial and otherwise, and to protect its assets and reputation.
• Maintain open and transparent methods of selection for Board and Office Bearer appointments and that of staff at all levels.
• Regularly review the performance of the Board, the Chair and individual Trustees.
• Take appropriate disciplinary action as required in relation to any member who is in serious or persistent breach of that code.
• Always act in the interests of the organisation.
• To safeguard the good name and values of VSS.
• To adhere to the VSS trustee code of conduct.
• Adherence to Guidance for charity trustees as produced by OSCR.
Trustees will typically serve a term of three years, but can be eligible for reappointment by the Board.
Circle is a children and families charity working at the heart of communities across central Scotland. Our purpose is to improve the lives of children by strengthening families.
Circle’s approach builds on strengths, is solution focussed and uses a whole family approach to create a family environment that promotes healthy development in children.
Offering individual support across Edinburgh to birth parents who have a child who is permanently fostered, adopted or in kinship care.
We have an exciting opportunity for a committed and skilled practitioner to join our Harbour Team and be part of our Sparrow Service, a city-wide partnership with Stepping Stones North Edinburgh and the City of Edinburgh Council.
Funded by Scottish Government, and administered by Corra Foundation, Sparrow aims to improve support for birth parents, reduce the likelihood of repeat care proceedings and improve professional knowledge and understanding of the needs of birth parents.
The post holder will work alongside a worker from Stepping Stones North Edinburgh and provide one to one holistic support to birth parents in Edinburgh.
A qualification in social work, social care, health or education is required.
We offer excellent staff benefits including a competitive salary, generous pension contribution, flexible working, an employee assistance programme and generous annual leave.
We are committed to finding the right people for the jobs that we advertise.
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?
Are you looking to progress your social care career?
Do you want an opportunity to make a genuine and positive difference to people’s lives?
Then Autism Initiatives wants to hear from you!
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Team Leader to join our Shandon Housing Support Services.
Autism Initiatives Scotland provides a range of person centred services throughout Scotland to people who are 16 years old and over.
Leading by example, the Team Leader will support the Area Manager in ensuring that all staff are managed and supervised effectively and that the highest level of autism specific practice and standards are maintained. You will also manage the staff to deliver support plans to our service users and work with healthcare professionals to ensure support plans are to the highest quality.
The Team Leader will have responsibility for the day-to-day management of the service, therefore, you will be able to demonstrate excellent social care project management skills and have a working knowledge of current legislation relating to the social care sector. The post will work collaboratively with the senior team, the people we support, their families and guardians and support worker teams.
Benefits of working with us include:
The successful applicant will be required to register with the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).
This is a truly rewarding role, with the opportunity for you to develop your skills and knowledge and fulfil your career aspirations.
The Scottish Arts and Humanities Alliance (SAHA) is a joint initiative of 14 Scottish Higher Education institutions, the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) and the Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities (SGSAH).
As SAHA’s Policy and Communications Officer, you will be an organised collaborator who can drive forward the day-to-day work of the Alliance and support the delivery of its policy and communications strategy.
This role is integral to the delivery of SAHA’s vision and will require you to be knowledgeable of Scotland’s arts and humanities sector, confident in policy formulation, effective at communications and marketing and able to manage the secretariat of SAHA’s Steering Group and committees
SAHA was established in 2019 to promote the value of arts and humanities to society and provide a collective voice for the community within higher education. The strategic direction and activity of the Alliance is determined by a Steering Group comprising representatives from contributing organisations. This role is hosted and line managed by the RSE but with strategic direction of activity from the Steering Group. You can read more about the Alliance here saha.scot
We are looking for a talented individual to:
If you are a dynamic, organised and driven individual who can help SAHA make a positive impact on Scotland’s arts and humanities sector, then we'd love to hear from you.
The Lunchtime Care Van service, which is an extension of the Evening Care Van Service run by Bethany Christian Trust and Edinburgh City Mission, reaches out to people with food and support at 5 different stops throughout the City of Edinburgh, 5 lunchtimes a week and every night of the year. It is driven and operated mainly by church volunteers who provide food, hot drinks, conversation and much needed support to anyone facing homelessness.
The Volunteer Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the lunchtime service for the Care Van, including:
A full job description is attached below.
We have an exciting opportunity for a new Communications Manager, who will take the lead across all our online and offline promotional channels to promote our charity and our impact, raising awareness of Scotland’s Gardens Scheme, promoting our open gardens to maximise visitor numbers and income, and the beneficial impact of funds raised.
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.
This post will be based at Link’s Edinburgh office with flexibility on work location. However, Link are currently piloting a hybrid working model and so there may be opportunities for home working.
The Role
At Link, people are at the heart of everything we do. Our people have made our award-winning social enterprise the success it is today and as it continues to grow, we want them to be the best they can be and to reach their potential.
Link is looking for an experienced Welfare Rights Officer to contribute to the provision of a high-quality welfare rights advice, advocacy and training service to both internal and external customers throughout the Link Group and to clients of partners.
Working closely with the Benefits Assistants and Housing Officers, the postholder will ensure referrals are managed and progressed and will work in collaboration with housing and money advice staff to provide tenants with budgeting support.
An overall aim of the role will be to minimise rent arrears and maximise rent collection.
About You
You will have previous experience of giving advice in relation to social security benefits and assisting with claims to benefits, experience of all aspects of social security law and will have represented customers at social security appeal tribunals.
As a qualified Welfare Rights Officer, you will come with recent and detailed knowledge of all aspects of the Social Security benefits system and welfare law. Providing information and advice on all aspects of Welfare Rights to both internal and external customers is a key part of the role, therefore you will need knowledge of and commitment to excellent customer care and equal opportunities.
A proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced advice sector role dealing with a range of duties and customers is required, therefore the postholder will need to demonstrate excellent organisational and time management skills.
In return you will be offered the opportunity to enhance your skills and knowledge through employee training and development. You can expect to work in a supportive, trusting and transparent working environment, with the autonomy to offer creative and innovative solutions whilst maintaining Link’ s values; Responsibility, Empathy, Social Impact, Participate, Equality, Challenge and Transparency.
For further information on the main position accountabilities and a comprehensive list of the essential and desirable criteria required for this post, please refer to the Job Specification in the Job information Pack above.
What’s in it for you?
As an Investor in People, we strive for continuous improvement through the management and growth of our staff, offering a wide range of training and development opportunities.
As a Link employee, you'll likely benefit from the following:
You will work with colleagues who offer support to ensure our customers' expectations are met. In return, we are looking for applications from people who will contribute to our aims and work to the highest professional standards.
This post is subject a Basic Disclosure check.
This post will be based at Link’s Edinburgh office. Link are currently piloting a hybrid working model and so there may be opportunities for home working.
The Role
At Link, people are at the heart of everything we do. Our people have made our award-winning social enterprise the success it is today and as it continues to grow, we want them to be the best they can be and to reach their potential.
As part of a multi-skilled team, the postholder will contribute to the provision of a high-quality benefits advice service to our tenants. The focus of the post will be to maximise income and reduce rent arrears.
The Benefits Assistant will work closely with the Welfare Rights Officers and Housing Officers to ensure referrals are managed and progressed appropriately. The post holder will work in collaboration with housing and money advice staff to provide tenants with budgeting support to minimise rent arrears and maximise rent collection.
This role involves assisting tenants who are digitally challenged to manage their benefit and other claims. The Benefits Assistant will provide advice to tenants on UC and related legacy benefits e.g. HB, IS, ESA, JSA, Tax Credits by telephone and in their homes.
The postholder will be based in Edinburgh. A significant proportion of work is required out-with the office environment, therefore the postholder must hold a current driver licence and have their own transport during business hours.
About You
As Benefits Assistant, you will have National 5 in English and Maths (or equivalent). You will have knowledge of the
Social Security benefits system and Welfare Law and will have extensive experience of using a range of I.T systems including MS Office, Housing Management Systems and Databases.
This role requires knowledge of and a commitment to excellent customer care and equal opportunities. The successful postholder will have excellent organisational and time management skills. Experience of working in fast paced administrative role dealing with a range of duties and customers is essential to this role.
As Benefits Assistant, you will have the ability to work as part of a close-knit team. This role requires strong communication skills, both oral and written and good negotiation, mediation and listening skills.
In return you will be offered the opportunity to enhance your skills and knowledge through employee training and development. You can expect to work in a supportive, trusting and transparent working environment, with the autonomy to offer creative and innovative solutions whilst maintaining Link’ s values; Responsibility, Empathy, Social Impact, Participate, Equality, Challenge and Transparency.
For further information on the main position accountabilities and a comprehensive list of the essential and desirable criteria required for this post, please refer to the Job Specification in the Job information Pack above.
What’s in it for you?
As an Investor in People, we strive for continuous improvement through the management and growth of our staff, offering a wide range of training and development opportunities.
As a Link employee, you'll likely benefit from the following:
You will work with colleagues who offer support to ensure our customers' expectations are met. In return, we are looking for applications from people who will contribute to our aims and work to the highest professional standards.
This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure check.
Do you have administrative skills? Are you able to able to relate to people easily and do you want to work for our dynamic charity focussed on leading transformational change for children so that they stay safe, happy and well in their own families and communities.
This is an excellent opportunity to work in our Learning and Development section of the People and Culture Team, co-ordinating training courses and assisting staff to join training and using IT to record information. We are a very flexible employer who may consider options to make working hours suit you if we can meet our operational needs.
The main duties and responsibilities include:
To be considered for this opportunity you must have:
Base
It is anticipated that you will be office based in Edinburgh with some hybrid working available. Occasional travel to other Children 1st bases may be required.
Further Information
This is a permanent, part time role of 17.5 hours per week.
We are looking for kind, caring, creative, forward thinking and dedicated people to join our team offering care and support to children and young adults with visual impairment and complex needs within our residential houses in Morningside in Edinburgh.
If you want to make a difference to the lives of people living with sight loss and you have an HNC in Social Care plus all eight SVQ 3 units or an equivalent qualification for registration with the SSSC or other professional body please apply now, we would love to hear from you.
The role is advertised as full time however we will consider part time and flexible working patterns.
If you would like more information on the role or our residential service, please contact samantha.hood@sightscotland.org.uk
Posts are subject to PVG Scheme Record/Update.
If you require any of the information relating to this role in an alternative format, please email people@sightscotland.org.uk
Please note we cannot provide VISA sponsorship for this role.
About us
We're one of Scotland's oldest charities - for more than two centuries, we've been supporting and empowering people with sight loss to live fulfilling lives. We're proud of all we've achieved in the past - but we have our sights set firmly on the future.
We're determined that no-one should face sight loss alone. We're committed to improving, diversifying and growing our services to make sure we can reach many more people with sight loss - when and where they need us.
The vacancy
You will provide a safe and high-quality learning environment in which our children and young people will thrive.
You will be responsible for the coordination of an assigned class and will work collaboratively with the multi-professional team within the school and colleagues within the wider organisation to plan and deliver a personalised curriculum for each child and young person.
You will report to the Depute Head Teacher / Principle Teacher
About us
We're one of Scotland's oldest charities - for more than two centuries, we've been supporting and empowering people with sight loss to live fulfilling lives. We're proud of all we've achieved in the past - but we have our sights set firmly on the future.
We're determined that no-one should face sight loss alone. We're committed to improving, diversifying and growing our services to make sure we can reach many more people with sight loss - when and where they need us.
We are seeking someone with a passion for the charity sector, who has great attention to detail, cares about our donor relations and has a high level of accuracy.
The role holder will work alongside the fundraising and supporter care team to deliver our first class donor care strategy, and be the central role coordinating income in the team. Our growing team has ambitious plans to grow our fundraising to ensure Sight Scotland can be there for everyone with sight loss, and their families, who need us. You will be an excellent team player and build relationships across the organisation.
With strong administration skills and knowledge of a CRM system, preferably Raisers Edge, you will be responsible for ensuring all income is recorded correctly, donors to Sight Scotland Veterans are thanked on time and accurately and that all regular gifts to both charities are processed and administered each month.
This is an exciting time to be joining Sight Scotland as we take forward our ambition to reach everyone in Scotland with sight loss. Join us at the start of this ambitious journey and help shape the future for people with sight loss today.
Diversity and Inclusion
Sight Scotland is committed to the pursuit of inclusion and diversity in our workplace. We are committed to creating a working environment that is representative of, and responsive to, different cultures and groups, and where everyone has an equal chance to succeed. To support this, we have a Colleague Diversity and Inclusion Forum.
Forum members ensure our policies, procedures and all of our practices fully support our commitment to creating an equal and diverse workplace for colleagues. The forum also allows members to contribute ideas and topics to support our continuous improvement.
Location
This position is based in our Head Office in Robertson Avenue, Edinburgh. We are currently operating blended working at our Head Office premises and the remaining time may be spent working from home.
The Recovery and Mental Health services team provides embedded advice within Local Community Mental Health Teams and Recovery Hubs – a multi-agency approach for substance misuse services. We provide an embedded adviser within each of the 4 locality mental health teams and Recovery Services Hub. These services are funded through the Edinburgh Integrated Joint board ( EIJB) and also the UK Prosperity Fund.
The team also manages an outreach post to people at risk of drug death who are not yet engaged with Recovery Services and provides additional welfare rights to ‘The Works’ an employability project with Ballenden House community mental health team.
Founded by Carers in 1998 Capital Carers, formerly North West Carers Centre, is a highly regarded charity providing carer support to unpaid carers of all ages. Our Ethos is to provide unpaid carers with a range of high-quality support services which enable them to have some normality of life whilst carrying out their caring role. Our Vision is that all carers get the help and support they need to sustain their caring role. Currently the geographical focus of our support work is North West Edinburgh. We have a contract with City of Edinburgh Council to support Young Carers, under the age of 25. Our work with adult carers, which we wish to develop further, is supported by fundraising.
For further insight into our work visit our website at capitalcarers.org.uk
In order to support our development, we want to recruit a further two Trustees/Directors.
As a member of the Board of Trustees/Directors, our governing body, you will contribute to setting the long-term strategic direction of Capital Carers as well as providing advice and support to other trustees and the CEO. Although we are ideally looking for specific skills and experience, we are just as keen to welcome the diversity of thought and constructive challenge of a “critical friend”. Personal experience of caring is also very welcome. Areas of experience and skills of particular interest are:
Our Board normally meets about seven times a year late afternoons or early evening either physically or on line. Trustees are not paid but reasonable expenses are reimbursed.
If you have three years’ experience supporting young people, aged 5 – 18, in school and/or the community, have relevant qualifications and are up for a new challenge with a carer support organisation, part of an exciting collaboration of three carer support organisations supporting young carers across Edinburgh then we want to talk to you.
Founded by Carers in 1998 Capital Carers, formerly North West Carers, is a highly regarded charity providing carer support to unpaid carers of all ages. Our Ethos is to provide unpaid carers with a range of high quality support services which enable them to have some normality of life whilst carrying out their caring role. Our Vision is that all carers get the help and support they need to sustain their caring role.
We are in the third year of a projected eight year contract to deliver appropriate support services to young carers in schools and in the community across Edinburgh. You will work a flexible 35 hour week to include some evening work and occasional weekend working. An element of working from home is envisaged.
Alzheimer Scotland is Scotland’s national dementia charity. Our aim is to make sure nobody faces dementia alone. We provide support and information to people with dementia, their carers and families. We campaign for the rights of people with dementia, support vital dementia research and promote positive brain health.
Alzheimer Scotland is committed to Fair Work and to enabling an environment of trust, personal growth, integrity, wellbeing and respect. We encourage creativity and innovation as we strive to continually improve the ways we support people with dementia, their families, and carers. We actively promote ‘employee voice’ and engagement and advocate continuous development across all our teams, providing opportunities to learn in an environment that is safe and supportive.
The role
This key role will provide a comprehensive and robust administration support to a busy HR team based within our Edinburgh office. The role will be generalist in nature supporting all aspects of HR administration with a focus on responding to queries that come through the HR mailbox regarding employees and volunteers. The role is an integral member of the People Team and you will be responsible for proactively supporting areas of wellbeing, volunteers and recruitment. We require someone who is flexible in nature and who can adapt to the priorities of the charity at any set time.
The person
Experience of providing administrative support within a busy HR or similar environment would be desirable, although above all you will have high attention to detail and adopt a highly flexible approach and a willingness to undertake a wide and varied range of tasks. The confidence to operate within a team and engage with people at all levels, with a strong willingness and ability to contribute to the development of HR administrative systems and functions with a focus on continual improvement are all key requirements of this the role. You’ll have excellent IT skills and be confident in using all Microsoft Office packages as well as experience of using database or information systems.
If you are interested and excited by reading about this opportunity and have the necessary skills and experience, we would be delighted to hear from you.
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.
Vintage Vibes is an amazing city-wide charitable partnership between two longstanding Edinburgh charities, Space and LifeCare. We’re expanding our team and are on the lookout for a skilled individual with Marketing and Fundraising experience to increase our reach within Edinburgh communities for volunteer recruitment, community/corporate fundraising and awareness raising.
RESPONSIBLE TO: Development Manager – Vintage Vibes
PURPOSE OF THE JOB
Edinburgh is the loneliest city in the UK for older people. Vintage Vibes is an award-winning partnership project that looks to change that. We put together volunteers with people over 60 (called our VIPs), who are matched based on shared interests, to tackle isolation and loneliness through creating long-lasting friendships.
As our new Community & Campaigns Mastermind you will:
Develop and implement our Marketing, PR and Community/Corporate Fundraising Strategies
Broaden our community of volunteers, VIPs and supporters
Make a difference to Edinburgh’s isolated older people by celebrating individuality, friendship and positivity
Contribute to our innovation projects, such as our Volunteer Portal ‘Volunteer Vibes’
Contribute to continual exciting and innovative service developments as part of a fun and fresh thinking team.
We are looking for one or two Catering manager(s) to lead the Swing Café located within Colinton Parish Church. The café is staffed by a team of volunteers, who will be led by the Catering manager(s).
About the Role
The Swing Café opened in 1999 and is run as a not-for-profit venture to reach out to the local community and visitors to the Colinton area. It is currently open on Tuesday to Saturday from 10.00am to 2.00pm.
The role of Catering Manager will be a 24-hour per week role, to be carried out either by one person, or by two people job-sharing. The working hours are flexible. Administration and planning time can be either within or outside the opening hours of the Café but there will need to be some time on site during opening hours to interact, supervise and manage the team of volunteers on a regular basis.
The Catering Manager(s) will be responsible for managing their own time.
Key responsibilities
• Manage the day-to-day operations of the Swing Café
• Support the Minister and Kirk Session to develop outreach activities involving the Swing Café
• Manage the team of volunteers including staff rotas, training, supervision and additional volunteer recruitment
• Ensure that the kitchen equipment is sufficient and in good working order
• Ensure all Environmental Health requirements are met
• Develop and propose new menu ideas, reflecting demand ensuring the Café covers its costs
• Oversee stock control and manage the weekly and bulk shopping requirements
• Liaise with the volunteer finance assistants to assist in book-keeping activities
Key skills, knowledge and experience:
• Excellent interpersonal skills to engage with a wide cross section of people
• Enthusiasm for working with and developing volunteers
• Interest in food and healthy eating, preferably with experience of working in the catering industry either paid or as a volunteer
• A good standard of computer literacy
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to plan, prioritise and work as part of a team
• Sympathetic to the church and community ethos and values of the Café
Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:
• Experience of working in a catering environment
• Knowledge of health and safety in the workplace
• Up to date knowledge of food hygiene procedures
• Till operation and payment handling
An opportunity has arisen to join Access to Industry (AI) to be part of a small administrative team and provide vital support and reception role within AI’s Cowgate base. You will have the sensitivity to work with a range of clients, alongside other staff members and our Board. You will be team player, skilled in administrative duties and keen to learn new skills.
Service: North East Edinburgh Recovery Services
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.
The North East Edinburgh Recovery Hub
The team are based across multiple sites - Leith, Craigmillar and the City Centre. We also offer assertive outreach and home visits in the local community.
The recovery hubs are a partnership of NHS, Social Work, Police, Housing and other third sector agencies such as counselling services, CHAI, VOCAL and Advocard.
We offer a range of individual and group harm reduction, stabilisation and recovery focused interventions.
We are looking for candidates who are passionate about harm reduction and recovery! Ideally, you have experience of supporting people who use alcohol and other drugs, but we are also interested in hearing from candidates who have lived experience and or worked in mental health, homelessness, and other social care sectors.
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.
We believe having the right values of respect, compassion, inclusion and integrity is all you need to join our team! We would offer you full support in completing your application.
As a Senior Relief Worker, 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.
Main Purpose of Job
Winning Leishman are seeking an experienced Fundraiser to join our team. This post will involve research into grant makers, developing funding proposals and following up with reports and communications to maximise long-term income generation on behalf of Winning Leishman’s clients.
Position in Organisation
Report to the Winning Leishman Directors.
Responsibilities
• Support the identification of trust and foundation funding opportunities through research
• Create tailored applications to a wide range of funders
• Create reports and other communications to funders
• Maintain a schedule of applications and reports
Person Specification
Skills & Experience
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in preparing funding applications to trusts and foundations (essential)
• Experience of working in the charity sector (essential)
• Reliable and well organised with good time management skills and ability to meet deadlines
• Excellent IT skills, Excel and MS Office, with a working knowledge of database systems
• Strong written skills
• A creative and lateral thinker
• Professional, courteous, respectful and confident
• Proactive and self -motivated with a positive and enthusiastic approach to teamwork
Qualifications
• Degree (in any subject), studying towards a degree or equivalent (essential)
Circle is a children and families charity working at the heart of communities across central Scotland. Our purpose is to improve the lives of children by strengthening families.
Circle’s approach builds on strengths, is solution focussed and uses a whole family approach to create a family environment that promotes healthy development in children.
The Fathers’ Worker (as part of our West Lothian Project) will provide support to fathers affected by substance use who have care of or contact with their children, or are looking to establish contact, by:
• enabling fathers and male carers to develop their parenting capacity and relationships with their children
• supporting fathers and male carers to address their substance use and attendant risks
• working with fathers and male carers to promote a safer lifestyle for the family
The post is funded by Corra Foundation and West Lothian Council until June 2025
We offer excellent staff benefits including a competitive salary, generous pension contribution, flexible working, an employee assistance programme and generous annual leave. We are committed to finding the right people for the jobs that we advertise.
A qualification in social care, health, education or social work is desirable, but equivalent experience will also be considered.
Main Purpose of Job
Winning Leishman are seeking a Prospect Researcher and Data Entry Assistant to join our team. This post will involve collecting, interpreting and entering fundraising data, and maintaining records to keep track of funding proposals, reports and other communications on behalf of Winning Leishman’s clients using a database. You will also support the identification of trust and foundation funding opportunities through research. You will receive comprehensive training.
Position in Organisation
Report to the Winning Leishman Directors.
Responsibilities
Person Specification
Skills & Experience
Qualifications
Experience: A minimum of 1 year of experience working in administration or prospect research within charity or fundraising sectors.
Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) plays a key part in the delivery of the Young Person’s Guarantee.
We are employer led and it’s our priority to make it easier for employers to connect with young people in schools and colleges across Scotland.
It’s a team effort to support young people to prepare for the world of work. Through DYW, employers can provide inspirational opportunities for young people to help them understand and develop the skills they need to succeed.
We are looking for a Digital Marketing and Business Support executive to support our employer led team and programme of work of nationally.
The role will begin as soon as possible and be funded until March 31st 2024.
Please see full details of the role and requirements in the downloadable Job Description.
The DYW National Projects Team leads on four key workstreams to maximise efficiency across the DYW network and support a pragmatic approach to national delivery. These workstreams include Digital Development, Data and Reporting, DYW Brand Management and National Programmes and Initiatives.
The Digital Marketing and Business Support Executive will play a key role in the Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) National Projects Team.
The role requires well-developed IT abilities with specific experience of design, web publishing, and social media packages. A creative spark and flair for design is essential.
The Business Support aspect of the role involves supporting DYW national events and training, this could be virtual and face to face; business support for national programme delivery and working on digital tools we use to manage data and our activities.
The role involves internal and external collaboration with colleagues in the team and nationally across 20 DYW Regional groups, along with funders, partners, employers, educators and parents/carers.
Digital Marketing and communication in the role involves, yet is not limited to, social media, production of blogs, articles, web content and wider marketing materials. The role will involve supporting the creation and delivery of campaigns, writing and managing social media posts and activity and digital design for marketing and communications. Responsibility for supporting the national DYW website updates and development is also fundamental to the role. You will work with colleagues from several teams, external stakeholders and the DYW network.
The role would suit someone who enjoys planning and organising and writing and using social media and technology to connect with people. It is a busy, creative role and you will need to be pro-active about keeping in touch with the DYW activities.
The post will be within the DYW National Projects team, which is an outward facing team, working on the delivery of the objectives set within this policy area. We report to an employer led governance structure and are based at the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce.
Are you an experienced bereavement co-ordinator with a passion for ensuring families receive the best possible bereavement care? Do you have experience of leading a team of staff and volunteers?
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly skilled practitioner who has significant experience of leading and delivering bereavement support interventions, working with volunteers and with external partners. This is a unique opportunity for an experienced bereavement co-ordinator to take their development to the next level – leading on the development and delivery of a new bereavement team, transforming the delivery of bereavement care to families across Scotland.
You will be an innovative and tenacious individual with a real team-working ethic who identifies with CHAS’s core values, vision and purpose.
Benefits
The CHAS service:
The job:
To co-ordinate the operational and strategic delivery of the CHAS bereavement service. The post holder will also develop a counselling and emotional support service for families, ensuring that all counselling services are delivered in line with the BACP code of ethical and professional conduct. This will be done through;
Do you have experience of supporting bereaved children and adults? Do you have the ability to engage and work alongside families, volunteers and other professionals?
We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic person who has previous experience of delivering bereavement support to children, young people, adults and families to join our new bereavement team.
This is a unique opportunity for an experienced bereavement worker to take their development to the next level - supporting our bereavement co-ordinator to develop and deliver our bereavement service to meet the individual needs of family members across Scotland.
You will be an innovative and tenacious individual with a real team-working ethic who identifies with CHAS’s core values, vision and purpose.
Benefits
The CHAS service:
The job:
To work alongside colleagues in the bereavement team and family support team to deliver a range of evidence based, high quality supportive interventions, and bereavement programmes, to meet the individual needs of family members, through:
JOB PURPOSE:
• To support Member Groups to engage with Whole Family Support and the development of Edinburgh’s vision.
• To champion the role youth and children’s work plays in Whole Family Support and collate evidence that supports this.
We are looking for an experienced Trusts Officer who is passionate about fundraising to support our patients, their families, and our NHS Lothian colleagues.
You will be a skilled relationship manager who can work alongside our Programmes team and NHS colleagues to identify fundable projects and to develop these into successful applications. With excellent communications skills you will have the ability to interpret complex and technical information into lay terms.
You will have a working knowledge of the Scottish funding landscape with the ability to undertake research and develop relationships with key funders. Your planning abilities will help you create funding pipelines and reporting timelines for restricted income.
As an NHS Charity we have seen a significant growth in our awareness and supporter base over the last three years. We are at the beginning of our journey as a fundraising organisation and you will be excited about the opportunity to use your skills and experience to help further establish this role in the organisation.
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.
Age Scotland is the national charity for older people. We work to improve the lives of everyone over the age of 50 so that they can love later life.
We support and enable hundreds of communities and older people’s groups across Scotland. We provide information, friendship and advice through our free helpline and publications. We tackle loneliness and isolation with our Friendship Line and much more.
We work in Scotland with older people’s groups who provide vital activities and services for older people in their local community. We campaign on the issues that older people tell us are important to them.
We know that growing older doesn’t come with a manual. Later life can bring opportunities and challenges, and people may need to know about rights, organisations and services which are often unfamiliar. That’s why we provide free information and advice to support older people on a diverse range of topics.
People-centred, you will deliver a holistic information, advice and friendship service for older people in Scotland, their carers, families and professionals by telephone. Meeting the Scottish National Standards for Information and Advice Providers, you will act as champion on agreed subjects.
Living our values, you will help create better outcomes for older people by empowering and enabling them to access their rights and entitlements.
The post will be a hybrid blend of office based (in Edinburgh) and home-based work. As a guide, roughly 40% of the working week will be based at our office in Causewayside, Edinburgh.
In return for your hard work, enthusiasm and commitment to our values you’ll receive a generous holiday allowance, a range of learning and development opportunities, optional healthcare benefits and a contributory pension scheme with employer contributions of 9%.
APRS’s ‘Have You Got the Bottle?’ campaign has been advocating for a deposit return scheme (DRS) since 2014. Our work has ensured that a DRS for glass and plastic bottles and metal cans is due to be introduced in August 2023 but we are not over the line yet. We still have work in raising awareness of the new scheme, communicating public support to decision-makers and ensuring that the scheme fulfils its potential.
We are seeking an enthusiastic communicator to join our small friendly team who can take the lead on social media and website communications: building audiences, increasing interaction and impact, creating content and helping to shape how APRS communicates to new audiences. Over the next year we will be planning several events designed to engage people, make an impact in the media and support the ‘Have you Got the Bottle?’ Campaign. This role will support the APRS team in planning and delivering these events.
The role would suit someone who is passionate about movement building and the role events and social media can have in creating change, can create a buzz through communications and who enjoys bringing people together and working in a team.
Line Manager:APRS Education and Public Engagement Manager
Purpose of the Job
Main tasks and responsibilities
Staff Support and project delivery
Digital Planning
Data Gathering and Reporting
Person Specification
This is a challenging and important role within a small team. Training will be available however we are looking for candidates to have relevant, provable experience.
Education & Knowledge
Experience
Skills and Qualities
Personal Qualities
Responsible to:Project Manager
Do you want to make a difference to the lives of children in Scotland? Are you a values-based, solution-focused communications professional who is up for a new challenge? Do you care about quality and detail as well as how your work can contribute to social change? If so, read on…
About the role
Working in a busy, deadline-driven environment, this role provides a fantastic opportunity to work with Children in Scotland staff, partners across the sector, the media and children and young people themselves to support all our work and deliver our communications and marketing activity.
Underpinned by our values, our work is focussed on us achieving our vision that all children have an equal chance to flourish. Our Strategic Plan and annual Delivery Plans provide the detail of how we go about achieving this.
As the Communications & Marketing Manager you will have responsibility for the development, delivery and evaluation of communications activity in line with the Strategic Plan. You will effectively manage and lead the Communications & Marketing team to implement the annual Delivery Plan, ensuring your staff are supported and motivated. You will ensure the team works with staff across the organisation to deliver communications activity linked to their specific area of work.
You will be ready to hit the ground running but we will offer you an excellent induction and support through the first few months, which will then turn into longer-term development opportunities. You will join a brilliant group of supportive staff who are passionate about making a difference to children’s lives and work hard to achieve this.
About Children in Scotland
Giving all children in Scotland an equal chance to flourish is at the heart of everything we do.
By bringing together a network of people working with and for children, alongside children and young people themselves, we offer a broad, balanced and independent voice. We create solutions, provide support and develop positive change across all areas affecting children in Scotland. We do this by listening, gathering evidence, and applying and sharing our learning, while always working to uphold children’s rights.
Our range of knowledge and expertise means we can provide trusted support on issues as diverse as the people we work with and the varied lives of children and families in Scotland.
Our values
Our values set out Children in Scotland’s beliefs and qualities.
They have been shaped by our staff, board, children and young people in our advisory group Changing our World, and our members.
We use them to guide how we work and as a way of keeping us accountable.
Strengthening equality, diversity and inclusion is an overarching commitment that informs all our values.
Brave
We are champions of children’s rights. We take a lead in empowering children and young people and improving lives. We do this with creativity and determination.
Open and fair
We are committed to accessibility and honesty. We share our learning, evidence and new ideas. Integrity, balance and respect underpin everything we do.
Collaborative
We believe in inclusion and we work in partnership. The participation of children, young people and their families, our staff, members, the workforce and our wider network inspires us and is central to achieving our vision.
Kind
We care about people and the environment, and the impact our work has on both. Empathy and trust are key in our approach and how we connect with others.
Children in Scotland values the contribution of all our staff, whatever their background. Our recruitment decisions are based on fair, open processes, with appointment on merit. We welcome applications from everyone.
Further information
*Location:Children in Scotland is Edinburgh based but, until further notice, this role will be remote/home-based, with some travel to Edinburgh required for meetings and the option of use of office space in Edinburgh and/or Glasgow. Arrangements will be reviewed, with staff involvement, throughout the 2022-23 year.
If this sounds like you then we’d love to hear from you!
You can find more about Children in Scotland here and for an informal chat about the role, please contact Simon Massey, Head of Engagement & Learning, by email on smassey@childreninscotland.org.uk
Are you passionate about supporting people to be a force for good through their charitable giving? Are you a creative and caring communicator, who will put the needs of the donor at the heart of everything you do? If so, you could help your local NHS Charity achieve its ambition to deliver outstanding care throughout the full healthcare journey to more local families.
If you are a fundraiser who excels at building trusting relationships and can adapt your style to suit your audience, this could be the next step in your fundraising career. If you’re up for the challenge of building on your skills to become knowledgeable in the principles of individual giving, legacy, and in-memory fundraising, we’d love to hear from you.
In return for your expertise, you’ll become part a high performing team and benefit from a trusting and supportive working culture.
The Planned Giving Fundraising Officer will work closely alongside the Planned Giving Manager to design and deliver a strategy for this area of fundraising. With the support of the Planned Giving Manager, this role will create and implement marketing plans for a lottery product, regular giving, and plans that link in-memory gifts to legacy fundraising and stewardship. The successful candidate will support the Planned Giving Manager to design and deliver a programme of appeals and campaigns to achieve growth from all our audience segments. Using a mix of fundraising channels, you will use your warm communication skills to build and retain relationships with individuals, regular donors, legators, and in-memory donors, to ensure the long-term success of the programme.
This is an exciting time to join the team as we invest in developing this key area of fundraising for the charity. This is a new position within our recently established engagement team.
The role will benefit from the support of an experienced team but will also provide ample opportunity for creative thinking and generating new ideas. You will be excited about the opportunity that gives to apply your experience, knowledge, and transferrable skills.
Reporting into: Planned Giving Manager
We have an exciting opportunity to work as part of The Church of Scotland, Office of the General Assembly. The postholder will work predominantly with the Principal Clerk in supporting and advising Presbyteries in respect of the provisions of the Church Courts Act, the Presbytery Mission Plan Act and Local Church Review processes, and in establishing collaborative working practices and sharing of good practice amongst all Presbytery Clerks, as well as providing training for Presbytery roles. The postholder will also act as Secretary to the General Assembly's Nomination Committee and will undertake a strategic review of the Nomination Process.
Bringing their experience and knowledge of the Church of Scotland, its life and work, structures, procedures, policies and law, the successful candidate will also have strong communication skills with ability to work collaboratively.
The successful candidates are required to be committed Christians with a live Church connection, which is a Genuine Occupational Requirement in terms of the Equality Act 2010.
VOCAL – Voice of Carers Across Lothian - seeks an experienced practitioner with welfare rights and income maximisation expertise to strengthen the Edinburgh carer support team of welfare rights practitioners. The postholder will be aware of carers’ rights under the Carers Act 2016 and support carers to maximise income from a range of national and local grant funds and community resources.
VOCAL is a carer-led organisation and provides a wide range of services to support unpaid carers in their caring role. The post-holder will be expected to work as part of a team, improve outcomes for carers and maximise uptake of VOCAL services.
As well as extensive knowledge of welfare rights and benefits entitlements for carers, older people, children and people with disabilities or long-term conditions, applicants will evidence excellent people, and communication skills, casework and person-centred support work. Applicants will also demonstrate a sound knowledge of: health and social care issues and the needs and situation of carers; and possess strong digital skills.
At CrossReach we are proud to deliver high quality social care to support the different needs of people across Scotland, and our Corporate Services teams are vital in supporting our staff to do just that.
We’ve created a new role of Assistant Management Accountant to work with our Finance Business Partners to support our services. This is a key role within the Finance Team, in which you’ll gain experience of a broad range of financial activities. This role will be ideal for someone who already has some level of accountancy knowledge or experience and is looking to develop their skills and qualifications further.
As you will be supporting the Finance Business Partners, you will be responsible for assisting in the production of monthly performance reports, monthly budgets, and forecasts and in reviewing management accounting information for errors and omissions. You will also assist in any ad hoc projects and provide one off support as needed.
Educated to Higher level or equivalent, you will have an intermediate level knowledge of accounting and be able to demonstrate this with your strong numeracy, literacy skills and computer skills. You will have strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to develop effective relationships, a customer-focused approach to service delivery, excellent organisational and time management skills as well as proven analytical and problem-solving skills are all essential for this role. As this post is likely to include some travel (within Scotland) a driving licence would be an advantage.
Because we want you to reach your true potential, we can also support you to achieve AAT/ACCA professional qualifications as well as offer you the possibility of career progression within our finance department.
We also offer a benefit package which includes enhanced annual leave, flexi time and an occupational pension scheme. There’s also a Healthcare cash plan for employee and dependents to support health and wellbeing, giving access to cashback on essential health care as well as access to a confidential employee assistance program to support health, mental and financial well-being.
But most importantly, at CrossReach, we strive to ensure that we are accepting, respectful and compassionate to both our customers and our employees. So, join us and you’ll be part of a professional, transparent, and trusting environment that truly respects and values it’s people. It’s a career that will enhance your life and the lives of vulnerable people across Scotland.
For further information please refer to the job description below.
Link Education is Scotland’s leading international education charity, working to improve the futures of people living in some of the most marginalised communities in the world. We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as we deliver our new 2020-2030 strategic vision.
We are looking for a highly organised and motivated professional to join us as Finance and Admin Officer on a fixed-term basis. The successful candidate will be able to hit the ground running, manage competing priorities and communicate effectively in our fast-paced, international working environment.
They will be responsible for office management, bookkeeping, donor stewardship & communications and generally keeping the rest of the team right! Working with our team in the UK and our partners in Ethiopia, Malawi and Uganda, the post holder will ensure the smooth and efficient running of Link’s admin and finance that is so essential to supporting our life-changing work.
Alzheimer Scotland is Scotland’s national dementia charity. Our aim is to make sure nobody faces dementia alone. We provide support and information to people with dementia, their carers and families. We campaign for the rights of people with dementia, support vital dementia research and promote positive brain health.
Alzheimer Scotland is committed to Fair Work and to enabling an environment of trust, personal growth, integrity, wellbeing and respect. We encourage creativity and innovation as we strive to continually improve the ways we support people with dementia, their families, and carers. We actively promote ‘employee voice’ and engagement and advocate continuous development across all our teams, providing opportunities to learn in an environment that is safe and supportive.
The role
This key role will provide comprehensive and robust administration support to our busy National office in Edinburgh as part of the Executive Support team. The role will support all aspects of administration, reception, call handing as well as providing general office support to ensure the smooth running of the office. You will be the first point of contact for anyone contacting or visiting our organisation and as such this role is based wholly within the office.
The role will also be responsible for the administration within the Brian Health Scotland team to support all aspects of our work related to this area, however, will be flexible in nature to adapt to the priorities of the charity at any set time.
The person
You’ll have at least one year’s experience of providing administrative support within a busy office or similar environment, although above all you will have high attention to detail, adopt a flexible approach and a willingness to undertake a wide and varied range of tasks. We’re looking for someone who has the confidence to operate within a team and engage with people at all levels, internally and externally. You’ll have excellent IT skills and be confident in using all Microsoft Office packages as well as knowledge of how an office operates on a daily basis.
We’d be delighted to hear from you if you are interested and excited by reading about this opportunity and have the necessary skills and experience to undertake this role.
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.
Candidates with skillsets in the following areas would be particularly welcome, but this is not essential:
Although Board member roles are unpaid, we will reimburse for all reasonable out of pocket expenses.
RSPB Scotland recently secured funding from a variety of partners to explore how it might deliver a ‘gold standard’ ethical investment model for biodiversity enhancement in Scotland.
We need a Project Manager who can take us on the first part of the journey so that, in time, we may be able to offer biodiversity credits to what will be a new market, potentially comparable to the emerging climate / carbon credits market.
Whether RSPB ultimately gets involved or not, we want to shape the market so that nature is the principal beneficiary.
What's the role about?
The nature crisis is increasingly recognised as being comparable to the climate crisis. Scotland’s recently published Revised Draft National Planning Framework 4 explicitly recognises that there are dual crises, and will introduce a requirement for development to contribute to the enhancement of biodiversity. Along with other legislative and fiscal initiatives to protect and boost nature, this is likely to result in significant private investment into nature conservation and biodiversity enhancement.
This job will seek to take advantage of the growing acknowledgment of the nature crisis by leading the development of a model for private finance investment in enhancing biodiversity, primarily on behalf of the RSPB, but which can be transferable to other ENGOs.
The RSPB owns and / or manages 77,000 hectares of land in Scotland, so there are plenty of opportunities to invest in helping nature to recover. Prioritising investment is likely to be part of the challenge and, looking to the future, there will be a need to positively influence the market for biodiversity credits, so that nature continues to benefit over the long term, rather than speculators who might trade those credits.
The job will largely involve working with internal colleagues to determine how best to go about offering opportunities for private investment in biodiversity enhancement, and would suit someone who is comfortable working to deliver practical initiatives in rapidly changing and sometimes uncertain contexts and circumstances.
Essential skills, knowledge and experience:
Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:
The job can be done from anywhere in the UK, but there is likely to be a need to be in Edinburgh on an ad hoc but, potentially, reasonably recurrent basis.
The RSPB reserves the right to extend or make this role permanent without further advertising dependent on business needs at the end of the contract term.
An exciting opportunity has come up to join The Promise Scotland within the Insights team.
The Promise Scotland is looking for a highly motivated person to provide maternity cover for our current Doing Data Differently Manager.
Primarily project-managing The Promise Data Map, the Doing Data Differently manager role will involve working alongside colleagues at national, local, and service levels to deliver data improvement programmes. Specifically, improvement programmes aimed at ensuring that the way data is collected, analysed and used in Scotland, aligns to the promise and what matters to children and families.
About you
This role would suit someone with excellent project management skills and a strong interest in novel ways of using data, evidence and research to understand and support the needs of children and families. The ability to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders and share insights in a user-friendly way is crucial, so that these can support Scotland in its’ work to #KeepthePromise.
Job context
The Promise Scotland is responsible for driving the work of change demanded by the conclusions of the Independent Care Review. It works with all kinds of organisations to support shifts in policy, practice, and culture so Scotland can #KeepThePromise it made to care experienced infants, children, young people, adults, and their families - that every child grows up loved, safe and respected, able to realise their full potential.
The Promise Scotland’s sole reason for being is to facilitate and support change, wherever that change needs to happen to make sure that Scotland will #KeepThePromise.
More information can be found in the below resources
Independent Care Review Reports
Find out more at thepromise.scot
Working Conditions
The Promise Scotland operates flexible working arrangements, seeking to meet the needs of its individual team members while also able to fulfil the activities set out in Plan 21-24, within a positive and supportive team culture and environment.
A full Job Description is available for download below.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to work with us as an Engagement Coordinator working as part of the Places for Everyone Services team where you will play an will support funded partners to deliver effective and inclusive community engagement and behaviour change activity, enabling the creation of well designed, well used and accessible active travel infrastructure.
As the Engagement Coordinator, you will bring your practical community-based expertise and experience into this advisory and support role. You will have the confidence to share knowledge and good practice to improve the quality of Places for Everyone projects to improve walking, wheeling and cycling infrastructure for all.
This role will require travel and work at locations as necessary to undertake projects on behalf of Sustrans.
This role may require occasional working at weekends and/or evenings to support the delivery of events.
About you
You should have experience of partnership working and relationship building with a range of internal and external key persons and experience of community engagement in diverse settings.
This role has the potential to have line management responsibilities so you will a desire to or experience in line management, and experience in delivering practical projects which lead to behaviour change.
We ask you demonstrate your knowledge of Equality Act 2010 and the Equality Impact Assessments, your strong oral and written communication skills, project management and reporting.
Sustrans has a long-term commitment to being a charity for everyone - reducing inequality, valuing diversity, enabling inclusion and ensuring all people are treated with dignity and respect. We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups.
What we offer
In return we can offer true hybrid working to suit individual circumstances and a flexible, supportive and rewarding working environment.
Wellbeing
Financial
Family Friendly
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
We are looking for an enthusiastic Communications Assistant to support the smooth running of Inspiring Scotland’s communication team. In this role you will provide support across a variety of projects and help deliver purposeful, creative, and engaging communications materials and outputs.
This is an ideal opportunity for an individual who would like to work in a busy communications team on a wide range of activity across a diverse portfolio.
Support and training can be provided, as most importantly we are looking for someone who is proactive, enthusiastic and team minded. Someone able to listen to colleagues’ varying needs; contribute ideas and work collaboratively to create solutions. You should be comfortable at organising your own time and adapting to priorities. You will have an awareness of communication activity and an interest in being creative and using this skill to help make communications stand out.
In this role you will work alongside the Communications Manager and be line managed by the Senior Communications Officer who are responsible for managing a wide range of activity for Inspiring Scotland. Alongside this team you will be able to work with a wide range of colleagues across the organisation and across policy areas such as equality and human rights, outdoor play, mentoring for children and young people and youth employability.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Community Link Worker programme, funded by the Scottish Government. This innovative post is delivered by Carr Gomm in partnership with GP Practices, the Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership’s Community Link Work Network and the 3rd sector to support people to live well through strengthening connections between community resources and primary care.
We are looking to recruit a Community Link Worker who will work across Milton, Southfield and Durham Road Medical Practices in Craigmillar, Edinburgh an area of deprivation, to provide 1:1 person-centred and practical supports to people in contact with these GP practice populations. This post holder 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. You 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 deprivation 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.
For more information and a job pack: Call us on 0131 659 4781
We are committed to equal opportunities.
Modus Arts is seeking a Project Coordinator for the Tape Letters project which seeks to rediscover audio cassettes recorded by Pakistani-heritage communities in Scotland and exchanged with family and friends overseas. These will be archived the at the National Library of Scotland, creating a permanent and protected collection of heritage artefacts and a unique insight into the migratory experience and the Scottish-Pakistani identity.
The collection will be supplemented by a series of new oral history interviews with those who recall the use of ‘tape letters’, adding further context to the collection currently held at the Bishopsgate Institute in London. At the conclusion of the project, a series of exhibitions and associated outputs will ensure that the project celebrates the heritage it protects, with and for as wide an audience as possible.
The project is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, and initial project partners include the National Library of Scotland, The Scottish Oral History Centre, Edinburgh Council, and various community groups in Glasgow.
The role of a Practitioner is vital to help us achieve our aim of ensuring everyone has a home, a place in their community and a network of positive relationships that support them in building the life they want.
Practitioners recognise peoples' strengths and work alongside them to build their confidence, self-efficacy, resilience and motivation. They help people develop practical skills, maximise income, develop healthier coping skills, problem-solving skills, social skills and employability skills.
Practitioners use a flexible approach to work with people using services, ensuring they receive the support they want and need to have the best chance of getting and keeping a home and living their best life in a community.
To be a Practitioner within Four Square, you will need the following:
Requirements:
The Organisation's Offer to Practitioners:
Experience:
Work Location: Edinburgh
Scottish Women’s Aid has a new opportunity to join their busy and team. The Senior Finance Officer will take responsibility for ensuring effective financial management arrangements are in place to support the strategic aims of Scottish Women's Aid.
Background
Scottish Women’s Aid is Scotland’s leading voluntary sector organisation working to prevent domestic abuse and promoting effective policy and practice responses for women, children and young people who experience domestic abuse. We are the umbrella organisation for 34 autonomous Women’s Aid groups delivering direct services to women, children and young people across Scotland.
What You’ll Do
Reporting to the Operations Manager, and working closely with our Finance Officer, you will assist in the construction of annual budgets and present regular budget monitoring performance and forecasting information for the Management Team and Board of Directors. Along with the Operations Manager and Finance Officer you will develop, maintain and implement internal finance policies and contract management to support sound financial decision making across the organisation.
What We Need
Ideally HND level qualification and or working toward accounting qualification, we’re looking for someone with demonstrable experience of finance work in the third sector and the the ability to produce financial information for our Management Team and the Board of Directors.
We’re looking for someone who has;
What we offer
There are many reasons to work for Scottish Women’s Aid. We have a great working culture and our mission and vision attracts a brilliant staff team. Your hard work is rewarded with a package of support and benefits including:
Flexible working
We offer flexible hybrid working options for the majority of our employees. Some posts are eligible for full-time homeworking. We also offer flexibility for staff and work/life balance through a number of flexible working options such as flexi time, condensed hours, job sharing.
Pay
SWA are a Living wage employer, our pay and grading system offers a competitive starting salary and yearly progression.
Annual Leave
We offer a full-time annual leave entitlement of 30 days (210 hours) per year plus 10 Public Holiday days (70 hours) per year. Leave is accrued at the rate of 3.33 days (23.3 hours) per month.
Pension
SWA believes it's important that we help you save for your retirement so access to Nest pension scheme is given to all eligible employees. SWA contributes 10% of gross contractual earnings on the provision that the employee contributes a minimum of 3% towards their pension contributions.
Learning and Development
SWA supports and develops staff to ensure they have the necessary skills, knowledge and abilities. There is an internal schedule of training on key skills and knowledge relevant to all staff. There is also scope to attend ad hoc training for employees who are working to develop specific skills.
Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
SWA offers staff who meet the criteria for Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) an enhanced maternity pay of 20 weeks on full pay and 20 weeks on half pay.
Wellbeing
As part of SWA’s commitment to staff wellbeing, staff are offered a confidential 24/7 Employee Assistance programme service with Heath Assured which provides confidential advice, counselling sessions and wellbeing support to all staff, and where applicable, immediate family members.
Bike 2 Work
An interest-free loan to purchase a bike, can be arranged up to the value of £1,000.
Edinburgh Leisure Gym Subsidies
Edinburgh based staff are able to access Edinburgh Leisure facilities for the reduced price of £1 per session.
POSITIVE ACTION
Scottish Women’s Aid aims to be an equal opportunities employer. Applications will be accepted from women only under Schedule 9, part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Our long term aim is that the composition of our workforce should reflect that of women in the community. We recognise the value of a diverse workforce in which women from differing backgrounds, with different skills and abilities can bring new ideas to enable us to deliver high quality services and are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that is representative of the people we serve.
SWA are taking positive action to address an under-representation of both disabled and Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) employees within our workforce. We offer Disabled and BAME applicants the option of requesting that their application is considered under the terms of our Disabled or BAME Guaranteed Interview Schemes. You will be asked if you wish to be considered under the Disability/BAME Guaranteed Interview scheme when you complete our online application form.
Do you want to make a difference?
Are you passionate about supporting people to make positive changes in their lives?
We are looking to recruit a highly motivated Night Welcome Worker (known internally within The Salvation Army as Night Concierge) to join our team. The role will work towards longer term independent living and change the face of homelessness.
The Salvation Army operates over 80 supported accommodation services across the UK and the Republic of Ireland. We call these services ‘Lifehouses’ because they are more than a place to stay. They are places where people can get support with their housing issues – but also find support with other aspects of their lives such as employment, debt problems, training, spirituality, loneliness, addiction or mental health.
Key Responsibilities:
Front of house duties:
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:
The Citadel has been funded since 2021 to provide community based support for the mental health and wellbeing of young people aged 12 to 19 in Leith and surrounding areas of Edinburgh. This includes young people accessing the Citadel’s 15+ employability services and 12+ open youth provision, as well as those referred by local high schools. The Young People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Project Worker has a specialist role, but also works closely with other members of the Citadel team to co-ordinate support for young people and their families.
The postholder will have a key role in the Citadel’s 15+ Team, working across our employability services for young people aged 15 to 19. These include the Stage 1 No One Left Behind Hub, which supports young people on activity agreements, the Stage 2 Futureheads project, which provides targeted support for young people aged 16 to 19 who are not in education, training or employment, and the Citadel Connect project, which offers volunteering opportunities for young people aged 15 to 19. This role entails direct 1:1 support and group work, as well as supporting young people to access relevant opportunities outside the agency. The postholder will also work with Citadel colleagues to provide out of school youth work for young people aged 13 to 19.
Our Day Service at Orwell Arts, Edinburgh has the following vacancy: Kitchen Group Leader
An exciting opportunity for a creative and motivated individual with relevant catering skills and experience of supporting adults with learning disabilities.
The purpose of this job is to run the Kitchen Group at Orwell Arts, to help members to achieve positive outcomes, gain work and social skills, self-confidence and independence, and to serve food which is healthy, nutritious, organic (where possible) and informed by anthroposophical nutritional ideas.
Are you and experienced Trust and Foundations fundraiser with a love of storytelling and copywriting?
Loneliness has the same impact on mortality as 15 cigarettes a day and in this role, you will help the Fundraising Team to realise ambitious targets and help change people’s lives, bringing people together in their local community to improve health and wellbeing.
At The Eric Liddell Community our vision is a community where no one feels lonely. We are driving progress towards this by: providing a Day Service for people living with dementia alongside a programme of community-based activities for people living with dementia; a programme of well-being activities, courses and classes for unpaid carers, and running our vibrant Community Hub, in the heart of Edinburgh.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with experience of working in a similar fundraising role. We are looking for someone is passionate about people coming together and the power of community; who can manage multiple priorities and generate funds from trusts, foundations and other grant making bodies to support a variety of project and initiatives across the charity; and is a collaborative and hardworking team player.
If you would like to work for a local care charity, in a friendly and supportive working environment with a focus on staff wellbeing and development, in a rewarding role where you will really make a difference to people’s lives, then join us here at The Eric Liddell Community.
Overview
If you want to help other people change their lives, we'd love to have you on the team. It’s a great opportunity for you to support and inspire other people while gaining new skills and experience. We welcome people from all backgrounds and walks of life, and we’re grateful to everyone who makes up our charity.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Edinburgh Recovery Services. Having recently been awarded further funding to support taking forward the Scottish Government MAT Standards, we now have Recovery coordinator vacancies in our Edinburgh Drug & Alcohol services.
We are looking for motivated and caring candidates, with knowledge and experience of supporting individuals affected by drug or alcohol use. We currently have a peripatetic vacancies in North West Edinburgh. We work in partnership with our colleagues in Health and Social Care providing harm reduction and psychosocial interventions to enable individuals to move towards recovery.
Responsibilities
With this role you’ll be working as part of Edinburgh Recovery Services.The teams support people with their or their loved ones’ drug and/or alcohol issues.
At Change Grow Live, equality, diversity and inclusion means building a workforce that's representative of the communities we serve.
We know the importance of a good work-life balance and managing work alongside other commitments, needs and interests. We are committed to offering part-time and flexible working arrangements wherever possible.
When you join us, you will become part of a charity that is working to become a sector leader for equality, diversity and inclusion practice. You will make a genuine contribution to the quality of the services we provide.
As a member of staff at Change Grow Live you'll start with 25 days annual leave. This will increase by 1 day each year to a maximum of 30 days. You can also take an hour out of work each week to do something that improves your wellbeing or personal development. We are a Living Wage Employer. That means we pay at least the real Living Wage to all of our staff.
This is what one of our Recovery Co-ordinators had to say “I like the team spirit, that we all bring something different and we always put the people who use our service first”.
Our values are to be compassionate, open and bold. If this sounds like you we’d love to hear from you.
Age Scotland is the national charity for older people. We work to improve the lives of everyone over the age of 50 so that they can love later life.
We support and enable hundreds of communities and older people’s groups across Scotland. We provide information, friendship and advice through our free helpline and publications. We tackle loneliness and isolation with our Friendship Line and much more.
We work in Scotland with older people’s groups who provide vital activities and services for older people in their local community. We campaign on the issues that older people tell us are important to them.
We know that growing older doesn’t come with a manual. Later life can bring opportunities and challenges, and people may need to know about rights, organisations and services which are often unfamiliar. That’s why we provide free information and advice to support older people on a diverse range of topics.
You will lead on the day-to-day implementation, management, development and growth of our free confidential helpline for older people in Scotland, their families and carers.
Responsible for overall customer experience, case checking, call quality management and impact evaluation, you will ensure we meet our funding outcomes and the Scottish National Standards for Information Providers audit requirements.
Using a collaborative approach, you will work closely with the information manager and friendship manager to provide a holistic information, advice and friendship service which places older people at the centre of day-to-day delivery and strategic planning.
The role requires an element of practitioner hours and continuous professional development and therefore a minimum of 6 hours per week of telephone advice will be required on an ongoing basis.
Living our values, you will manage the helpline with integrity, while involving, inspiring and empowering your team, so together we can create better outcomes for older people in Scotland.
The post will be a hybrid blend of office based (in Edinburgh) and home-based work. At least 40% of the working week will be based at our office in Causewayside, Edinburgh.
In return for your expertise and commitment to our values you’ll receive a generous holiday allowance, a range of learning and development opportunities, optional healthcare benefits and a contributory pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 9%.
This is a Fixed-Term for 18.5 hours per week - The RSPB reserves the right to extend or make this role permanent without further advertising dependent on business needs at the end of the contract term.
The suitable candidate will be based in Scotland (be that home/hybrid based)
What's the role about?
This role aims to support key projects and initiatives as well as to support Scotland’s regional operations team with all their education, families, and youth work, enabling more and more diverse people to connect with and act for nature.
Duties include - Non-Exhaustive
• In line with RSPB’s Youth Strategy, support staff and volunteers across Scotland in their delivery of projects in order to contribute towards agreed targets.
• Deliver a recognised and respected source of leadership, support and advice to regional/country teams engaged on Education, Families and Youth work.
• Enhance the regional/county teams understanding of working with young people through co-design approaches, enabling them to increase their confidence in working with them – so that more young people have a positive experience of nature.
• Support the development of capabilities and knowledge of regional/country staff and volunteers delivering education, families, and youth work, to ensure delivery of the regional/country plans.
• In line with RSPB standards, the Scotland context and reflecting the needs of the Scottish curriculum, help develop, and support agreed Education, Family and Youth projects which contribute towards country targets.
• Monitor, evaluate and review agreed areas of Education, Families and Youth delivery to ensure it meets RSPB policy and standards and is achieving agreed Youth strategy targets.
• Lead (with Line Manager/other staff members where appropriate) on awareness raising, training and advice for safeguarding policy and procedure across the region to ensure staff and volunteers are aware of key issues and feel confident in engaging with young people.
• Support capability and knowledge development of volunteers delivering education, families, and youth work to help raise awareness and understanding of volunteering as a positive way of meeting business needs.
• Seek opportunities to develop new approaches to deliver the Youth Strategy to help meet agreed targets.
What we need from you
Essentials:
• Good leadership – ability to motivate and influence people to deliver objectives without direct line management.
• Excellent communication (both verbal and written) and interpersonal skills, successfully influencing, persuading, guiding, listening to, and negotiating with others, constructively challenging thinking where appropriate.
• Ability to build and manage effective and productive internal stakeholder relationships.
• Excellent time management, planning and organisational skills; ability to manage and deliver a diverse portfolio of work and administration within a limited time.
• Ability to be proactive, use initiative and work independently.
• Ability to balance a strong focus on achieving successful outcomes with the need to empower, enable, motivate, inspire, and develop others.
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Excel for normal business use.
• Working with young people and/or supporting/managing those that do.
• Experience of working as part of a team and with volunteers.
• Enthusing others about the benefits of working with young people and their families to themselves and the organisation.
• Experience of working in the charitable sector or in an organisation that works closely with young people or families.
• Experience of providing operational advice and guidance to people at all levels and building effective stakeholder relationships.
Desirables:
• Teaching qualification.
• Youth Work qualification.
Service: North East Edinburgh Recovery Service
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.
As a Lead Practitioner, you will have knowledge and experience of drug and alcohol related harm and treatment options. You will be expected to keep accurate records about what you do, so attention to detail and a good grasp of IT are crucial.
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.
We believe having the right values of respect, compassion, inclusion and integrity is all you need to join our team! We would offer you full support in completing your application.
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.
We are looking for someone to guide the charity through an exciting and ambitious phase of development and lead the organisation on our mission to improve children's lives through the positive involvement of dads, father-figures & whole families.
Are you someone with drive, enthusiasm and the knowledge, skills, and experience to help us in the next stage of our journey?
This is an exciting opportunity to provide visible and effective leadership and join a passionate and dedicated team with children’s wellbeing at its heart.
Do you have the following:
Personal Qualities
Leadership and management skills
Read the full role description and the accompanying FNS Governing Document
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.
An exciting role has arisen within RZSS, the Royal Zoological Society for Scotland. We are the conservation charity that owns Edinburgh Zoo and Highland Wildlife Park and have big ambitions to save wildlife and empower people in Scotland and around the world to protect, value and love nature.
The role
Undertake designated specialist IT activities across multiple locations, to provide an effective IT service to colleagues, in accordance with agreed service standards, under appropriate guidance and direction, in support of RZSS’ vision and mission. Assist the Head of IT, and other IT staff, as needed in providing a professional service to all employees.
This is a full time, permanent position where the working hours are 37.5 hours per week and weekend and evening working may be required.
Some of the things you’ll do:
What we’re looking for:
Please see the role profile for further information on what the role involves and essential/desirable criteria.
Circle is a children and families charity working at the heart of communities across central Scotland. Our purpose is to improve the lives of children by strengthening families.
Circle’s approach builds on strengths, is solution focussed and uses a whole family approach to create a family environment that promotes healthy development in children.
Funded by West Lothian Alcohol & Drug Partnership, this post supports parents and families through pregnancy and during the two years’ post-natal period where there are substance misuse issues, to increase safety and reduce health inequalities.
We currently have a fantastic opportunity for a committed and enthusiastic individual to join our West Lothian team and be part of a passionate team of practitioners.
We offer excellent staff benefits including a competitive salary, generous pension contribution, flexible working, an employee assistance programme and generous annual leave. We are committed to finding the right people for the jobs that we advertise.
Applicants should have experience of working with children and families and possess a professional qualification in social work, social care, health or education.
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: