Jobs in Edinburgh

We are recruiting a Senior Evaluation Consultant to join our team at Matter of Focus.

The main work will be with and for our clients, who are public service organisations across the public and voluntary sectors, and research centres, that undertake a mix of service delivery, policy or practice influencing, systems change, partnerships, supporting engagement of people with lived experience. You will work across multiple clients and projects on different sizes and scales.

We believe that evaluation is best when it is used for learning, improvement, reflection, and storytelling. Our approach builds on logic models or theories of change as tools for planning, organising, and reflecting on data. We want our clients to have the evidence they need to deliver as best they can for people and communities.

Matter of Focus was set up in 2017 by Ailsa Cook and Sarah Morton and is a consultancy and tech company. We are a B Corporation, on a mission to help organisations use data and evidence to improve outcomes for people and communities.

We work with organisations to:

• help them understand and work meaningfully with the outcomes or impacts that matter to them

• support them to use data and evidence effectively

• use our tools and techniques to track change.

You will be following our well-developed processes and practices, and you will bring strong organisational skills, an attitude of encouragement and respect to help a wide range of people succeed and enjoy this complex work, and a ‘can do’ attitude to helping the whole team.

We are looking for someone with experience of evaluation, working with or within the public and or voluntary sectors, and are particularly keen to hear from people with experience working in the children and families sector or supporting engagement of people with lived experience

SOHK’s Scotland Schools - Lead Rugby Coach (thanks to Wooden Spoon funding) will share responsibility for frontline schools delivery in Scotland, predominately Edinburgh and Glasgow. This is a role that will provide excitement, challenge and a huge sense of purpose for the right candidate.

Working as part of our Scotland team, you will focus on leading delivery of the schools rugby curriculum of the charity, mentoring young people and coordinating projects. You will market the programme to new schools and build strong relationships with existing schools; deliver each day of the programme; and support participants on a 1:1 basis to address issues in their lives and help them reach goals.

SOHK for Schools is a full academic year intervention, working with groups of young people. The pupils will be chosen by the school and will typically be the ‘hardest to reach’ young people. We will work with them for half a day every week, delivering rugby training, personal development sessions on subjects such as growth mindset, goal setting

and choices and we’ll deliver weekly 1:1s for each pupil. The programme will be evaluated by SOHK staff, teachers, parents and the pupils themselves.

We are Scotland’s national human rights institution, promoting and protecting everyone’s human rights.

This is a great opportunity to ensure that and participation and engagement are at the heart of everything we do at the Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC).

You will ensure the lived experience of Scottish rights holders are reflected in our policy and strategy and shared with decision-makers. You will support individual people, communities and civil society working across Scotland to engage with the work of the Commission, and also help build the next generation of human rights defenders.

With a strong background in human rights, you will have responsibility for the development, delivery and evaluation of activity in line with our Strategic Plan. You will work strategically across SHRC on its Participation Principles, uphold the SHRC’s values and be confident representing the Commission with external audiences. This is a fascinating opportunity for somebody who is passionate about making rights real.

SCOREscotland is a membership, community-led organisation targeting the black and minority ethnic (BME) communities in South West Edinburgh. Our mission and purpose for existence is to work in partnership with others to address the causes and effects of racism and to promote race equality. We aim to break down barriers to the full participation of BME communities in all aspects of civic life.

We are currently looking to recruit an Employment and Careers Guidance Project Coordinator. The post is part-time (working 17.5 hours per week) and is contracted to 31 March 2026. You will be enthusiastic and motivated individual who will contribute to the development of our work in the community.

Since 1973, Edinburgh Women’s Aid has provided a safe and friendly place for women and children who are at risk of domestic abuse to turn to for support, information and refuge accommodation if required. Set up by women, for women, Edinburgh Women’s Aid is approaching 50 years of heroism, survivors, courage and support for children.

As part of the Women’s Aid network, they work diligently to change attitudes and the legal system. Edinburgh Women’s Aid campaigns tirelessly to bring the issues of domestic abuse from behind closed doors and have it recognised as a crime. Although attitudes are changing and domestic abuse is more openly acknowledged, there is still a long way to go as over 2,000 women and 150 children in Edinburgh alone used the services last year.

The charity is driven to develop a society free from domestic abuse and ensure women and children have the right to live their lives free from all forms of violence and abuse and any violation of this is a violation of the rights of women and children. They aim to achieve this through practical and emotional support, providing information and advice to women and any accompanying children, and through raising awareness of domestic abuse.

Edinburgh Women’s Aid funds its incredible work through a variety of revenue streams. All are important and valuable sources of income that allow the charity to provide its services and support those in need.

The Fundraising Manager at Edinburgh Women’s Aid will lead on the development and implementation of a fundraising strategy and contribute to annual planning with colleagues. They will research, identify funds and apply for appropriate funding as well as seeking funding to develop new areas of work that will enhance services to women, children and young people who have experienced domestic abuse. This post will manage the Community Fundraiser and is integral to the charities strategic plan and intention to become a sustainable organisation.

The successful candidate will be a skilled and experienced fundraiser who understands fundraising for a charity which provides frontline services. A proven track record of securing substantial amounts of income from a wide range of relevant funding sources will be advantageous. Fundamental to this role will be the ability to write successful funding bids and you should have demonstrable experience in this area alongside knowledge of the Scottish fundraising landscape. You must have experience in funder stewardship and developing a trusts and grants funding pipeline.

The Fundraising Manager will have the ability to identify and maintain external relationships with relevant funding bodies and experience of developing relationships with a broad range of funders at all levels. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential in this role. You must have a firm understanding of the causes and issues relating to domestic abuse and sexual violence and be able to communicate this and the need for Edinburgh Women’s Aid effectively to funders. Together with managing the Community Fundraiser, you will be responsible for raising both restricted and unrestricted income in line with annual targets. It is vital that you have excellent organisational and time management skills with a systematic approach to work and the ability to meet tight deadlines.

This job is open to women only under schedule 9 (Part 1) of the Equality Act 2010.

The Edinburgh International Festival exists to bring world leading artists together with audiences. It was established in 1947 as a world class cultural event to bring together audiences and artists from around the world. For three weeks in August, Scotland’s capital becomes an unparalleled celebration of the performing arts and an annual meeting point for people of all nations. The Edinburgh International Festival presents a programme featuring the finest performers and ensembles from the worlds of dance, opera, music, and theatre. Our impact extends beyond the annual programme; our community learning and engagement and professional development programmes run throughout the year, reaching the widest possible audiences, and contributing to the cultural and social life of Edinburgh and Scotland.

An amazing opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and experienced Strategic Fundraising Manager to join the team at the Edinburgh International Festival. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing fundraising strategies to secure income from a range of sources including individuals, trusts and foundations, corporate sponsors and government grants.

To be successful in this role you will have strong project management skills, excellent communication and interpersonal skills and preferably experience in the not for profit or arts and cultural sector. You should also have experience in identifying and cultivating relationships with potential donors.

This role offers a hybrid model of working, with three days in the office in Edinburgh and two days from home. During the Festival period you will be expected to work full time from the office.

We are looking for a Philanthropy Executive to join an experienced, high performing and ambitious team which is central to supporting the delivery of Marie Curie’s strategic direction. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your experience in fundraising by working with a mixed portfolio of major gift supporters made up of trusts and foundations and individuals.

You will manage a portfolio of both current and prospective trusts and foundations and individual donors and will be empowered to build your own relationships with our supporters. You will also work closely with the Philanthropy Manager and Senior Volunteers to secure philanthropic gifts. You will collaborate with peers and fellow team members, Philanthropy and Partnerships colleagues and other teams across Marie Curie, to provide the best supporter experience and produce compelling applications for funding.

You will have excellent relationship building and communication skills, with the ability to produce consistently high quality, imaginative and compelling written materials. The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate how to apply current skills for use with a philanthropic audience, understand the process of soliciting and stewarding philanthropic donors and how to utilise a database effectively for fundraising purposes

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an experienced and supportive team to learn and grow your fundraising career.

What we are looking for:

• A highly motivated fundraiser with superb relationship building skills and the ability to network effectively.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills – confidence in dealing with people at all levels, demonstrating professionalism and diplomacy.
• Ability to produce consistently high quality, imaginative and compelling written materials; mailings, proposals and letters.
• Strong organisation and attention to detail, with the ability to prioritise activities.

What’s in it for you:

• Continued access to NHS Pension Scheme (subject to eligibility)
• Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
• Continuous development
• Industry leading training programmes
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible Working

Please click here to view our full job description

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.

We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

Agencies need not apply.

We are seeking an energetic individual, with excellent people and communications skills to coordinate our Kinship communities’ networking activities and support development and delivery of peer support services for Kinship Carers through our new Foundations for Families pilot project.

You will operating over 4 local authority areas, working with professionals, parents/carers, children, and young people to enable their access to information, resources, and services for kinship communities.

This is a wonderful opportunity to join our amazing Scotland team, working to support the community work of Adoption UK Scotland and provide professionals, parents/carers, children, and young people access to information, resources, and services for both our adoptive and our kinship communities.

You will offer a front-line service to adoptive and kinship families, adopted people and professionals by supporting delivery and administration for activities and events across services in Scotland, including youth and family events, alongside colleagues and volunteers.

There's never been a more exciting time to join our Scotland team, as we introduce new services and support more families.

As Peer Support Coordinator you will lead the development and delivery of peer support services for Kinship Carers through Foundations for Families pilot project, operating over 4 local authority areas, you will recruit and support volunteers with lived experience, and provide professionals, parents/carers, children, and young people access to information, resources, and services for kinship communities.

You will offer a front-line service to kinship families, adopted people and professionals by supporting delivery and administration of activities across services in Scotland, including youth and family events.

Energy Saving Trust has a fantastic opportunity to join the Transport team in Edinburgh as an Assistant Programme Manager, working on a combination of our business transport support, dealership engagement and taxi decarbonisation programmes. Reporting to the Programme Manager, this role will be responsible for the successful delivery of grant funding to businesses and local authorities for a new pilot project in the sustainable transport sector.

Energy Saving Trust is an independent organisation working to address the climate emergency.

Energy Saving Trust is a leading and trusted organisation, dedicated to promoting energy efficiency, low carbon transport and sustainable energy use. We aim to address the climate emergency and deliver the wider benefits of clean energy as we transition to net zero.

At Energy Saving Trust we don’t just offer jobs – we offer careers. For our people, being part of the effort to address the climate emergency makes working for us truly meaningful and rewarding.

As well as investing in our mission, we invest in our people and culture. We’re committed to creating an engaging, supportive, and inclusive workplace for all and providing opportunities for development, training, and growth. We also provide a range of benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, and a wellbeing allowance. Please see our careers page for more information on why Energy Saving Trust is a great place to work.

The role

• Manage relationship with key Transport Scotland contacts and partner organisations.
• Ensure coordination between internal Energy Saving Trust teams including the Technical Team, Marketing and Finance.
• Complete regular reporting to Transport Scotland on key metrics and provide ad hoc reporting in a timely fashion when required.
• Assist in tracking and forecasting demand to provide accurate budget management.
• Maintaining good relationships with industry, stakeholders and delivery partners and ensuring any problems are identified and dealt with quickly and professionally.
• Quality control over processes and documentation.

What you’ll do

You will assist with all elements of programme management, this will include engaging with a variety of external stakeholders, quality checking advice and business reports. Your ability to plan and prioritise multiple competing activities, be able to drive and negotiate and influence results through people is essential in this fast-paced environment.

Your work will be vital in supporting Energy Saving Trust’s role in reducing the country’s transport emissions by helping to transition Scotland’s public and private fleets to electric.

What you’ll bring

You will be a highly motivated self-starter, with a keen eye for detail and striving for excellence in all the work that you do. You will have a willingness to learn about low carbon transport technologies and the environmental impact of transport.

We are looking for someone with outstanding communication skills to effectively manage client relationships. You will also have excellent report writing, work prioritisation and presentation skills. Confidence in Excel and other IT programmes is essential.

This is a fixed term position until 31 March 2024. Our standard weekly hours are 37.5 hours, Monday to Friday.

This will need to be a full-time role.

We are open to flexible working locations (within Scotland) and as standard we offer all contracts on blended (home and office-based) working.

For more information, please see job description: JD- Assistant Programme Manager- RG 1055

We are seeking to recruit a motivated, skilled and reliable coordinator to lead our Telefriending Service and to and contribute to the development of our ambitious vision for LGBT health, wellbeing and equality in Scotland.

The main purpose of the role is to lead on the delivery of the Telefriending Service which offers regular phone-based support to LGBT people aged 50+ throughout Scotland. The Coordinator will be responsible for:

• carrying out the initial assessment calls with new referrals and allocation of referrals
• recruit, train and supervise volunteers and sessional staff
• coordinating the weekly staff and volunteer rota
• promoting the service and following up on referral enquiries
• lead on collecting and collating reporting data for the service.

Application Pack:

• Candidate Pack (including Job Description)
• Application Form
• Diversity Monitoring Form
• Organisational Chart

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is a world leading botanical institute and international visitor attraction taking positive action for plants and people; from local communities across Scotland, to more than 40 countries around the world. Our priority is to tackle the biodiversity crisis and the climate emergency and support the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. Our work builds on over 350 years of history as a scientific botanic garden, a centre of education, the internationally important botanical collections in our care, and our extensive international partnerships.

Our four Scottish gardens – Benmore, Dawyck, Logan and ‘The Botanics’ in Edinburgh – attract over a million visitors every year. Together, these gardens comprise one of the richest plant collections on earth. As a registered Scottish charity, the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) is funded principally by the Scottish Government – but as an organisation, we are very much global with a mission to explore, conserve and explain the world of plants for a better future. Our current work involves collaborative science and conservation projects in more than 35 countries around the world.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Science Manager to join our team to deliver management support for research grants, consultancy contracts and partnerships, and to facilitate the development and implementation of efficient operational working practices. We’re looking for someone who can help us deliver effective and efficient operations, maximise our research quality and bid success, and ensure we have financially astute contractual arrangements in place at all times as we look to expand out externally funded work.

This is a wide-ranging job, acting as the key liaison for funding initiatives, operating across our Science and commercial divisions. This will involve tracking funding opportunities and co-ordinating responses, working with potential grant submitters on their timelines and supporting their needs for applications to funding calls, and managing the preparation, coordination and completion of research and consultancy contracts. Another key aspect of the role is to support key operations to underpin the smooth running of the science team at RBGE. This will involve facilitating improved working practices across the remit of science, including optimising logistics to support data production and data management, quality control, and the practical ways in which teams work and interact together.

The post is suited to individuals who are highly organised effective communicators. You will have excellent attention to detail, clarity of thought and an aptitude for problem solving. You should be comfortable and effective in facilitating and managing different aspects of research and consultancy funding, and the enthusiasm and ability to support the implementation of wider logistical and operational processes in our science team. Experience and understanding of funding and consultancy opportunities is desirable, as is experience of contracts and partnership agreements, and an understanding of the general process which underpin the function and operations of science research programmes.

While the post is well suited to applicants with established experience of grants/contract management, science logistics and project management, we also welcome applicants from a biodiversity science background, who wish to make the transition into science operations management.

Although we see this as a full-time role, applications will also be considered from exceptional candidates looking to work on a part-time basis.

Step Up - come join our team

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.

About You

As an Assistant Service Co-ordinator, we expect you to have substantial experience of carrying a caseload, as well as completing risk assessments and care plans. You will be working 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. You will also line manage a small number of staff who will have their own caseload.

North East Edinburgh Recovery Hub

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

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

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

Kickstart a career in health and social care - come work with us.

About Us

The North East Recovery Service 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 TPS, NHS and social work staff. We are based within our main office in Leith, the Access Place in the Old Town, a satellite location in Craigmillar, and in Spittal Street - the Central Prescribing Team, where you'll be based.

The Central Prescribing Team is based at Spittal St and is part of Edinburgh's response to ensure rapid access to medication assisted treatment for those struggling with opiate addiction.

About You

You will be passionate about harm reduction, believe recovery is possible for all and have ability to connect and build positive relationships with people.

Knowledge or lived experience of drug related harms and/or experience of supporting individuals with a drug or alcohol dependency is desirable. Applications from those who have worked in homeless , mental health and criminal justice services will be considered who could bring transferable skills. Comprehensive training be provided . Working hours for service are Monday to Friday 8.30 to 4.30 with some evening work.

As a Support Practitioner, your role will be to support individuals to attend the clinic, support them through the titration process and then engage with long term support in recovery in their local community . This role will give you an opportunity to be part of a multi-agency team working together within the Central Prescribing Team.

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

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

About the Role

You will be passionate about reducing drug and alcohol related harms and be creative in ways of engaging people, including offering support in the community and/or home visits when required. You will have to record everything you do so attention to detail and good IT skills are required for all our vacancies.

Flexibility to work Monday to Friday with the occasional evenings and have a valid driving licence with access to a car, is advantageous but not essential.

Training will be given in Injecting Equipment Provision, Take Home naloxone and Bloodborne virus testing.

Staff all have access to NHS trauma informed practice training and reflective practice sessions with NHS Psychologist.

About You

You will have experience supporting people in the Health and Social Care sector.

Previous experience in homelessness, criminal justice, Mental health or lived experience is advantageous although more important is a knowledge and understanding of alcohol and other drug related harm reduction and/or recovery capital.

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

North East Edinburgh Recovery Hub

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

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

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

Are you passionate about homelessness and interested in developing a new service and approaches? Are you creative in your working approach?

If so, this new role working with people and in partnership with others may be the perfect opportunity for you.

About the role

You will lead the capacity building element of a project that aims to develop resources to support people experiencing homelessness and in recovery from gambling harm

Partnership working will be central to this role, and you will work alongside other Cyrenians colleagues, 3rd sector, statutory partners and service users to shape the vision for this project.

About You

You will be an outgoing individual with excellent organisational skills and with a creative and innovative approach. You will be committed to promoting inclusion, and will have experience of working with people with a broad range of life experiences.

How we’ll support you

You’ll be working independently with a supportive manager and a range of internal and external colleagues and partnerships. You will 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 by taking a values-led and relationships-based approach to delivering our services. You can find out more about our organisation and our impact online.

Our values

Compassion | Respect | Integrity | Innovation

Website: cyrenians.scot

We are looking for a Website Manager to lead on the design, development and delivery of Scottish Book Trust’s websites.

This is an exciting opportunity to work on a wide range of website projects, and to lead on areas including website strategy, SEO and digital accessibility.

Scottish Book Trust is a national charity that believes books, reading and writing have the power to change lives. A love of reading inspires creativity, improves employment opportunities, mental health and wellbeing and is one of the most effective ways to help break the poverty cycle. We work towards a Scotland where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive through literacy.

What we offer

• Full time, permanent role
• Competitive salary
• Flexible hybrid working between home and our Edinburgh City Centre Office, with great access by train, bus, and tram
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Company Sick Pay
• Pension with additional 5% employer contributions
• Death in service benefit
• Free access to employee assistance programme

This post supports the Head of Digital by leading on the design, development, delivery and measurement of website projects. This post sits within the Digital team and is responsible for the development and maintenance of Scottish Book Trust’s websites, including scottishbooktrust.com, readingschools.scot and other programme and internal sites.

The Website Manager role combines project management with expertise in areas including accessibility, content strategy, search engine optimisation (SEO) and analytics. The role oversees the web elements of the organisation’s digital roadmap and ensures projects are prioritised and delivered efficiently.

The Digital team sits within Marketing and the role will work closely with other team members including the Digital Officer, CRM Manager and Digital Marketing Manager. The post works with all teams across the organisation, helping staff to identify, scope and deliver website projects to ensure the continued impact of Scottish Book Trust’s programmes and activities.

At Children 1st our ambition is for every child in Scotland to be safe, loved and well with their family. As a charity we offer emotional, practical, and financial support to help families to put children first and campaign to uphold the rights of every child.

We support the whole family when they need it, for as long as they need it. We offer help to prevent families reaching crisis point, to keep children safe and to support children and families to recover from trauma and harm.

This important and exciting position plays a role in both the day to day running of the Edinburgh office and in cross organisational administration matters, assisting with the management of health and safety and working with service teams in all of Children 1st locations.

This role within the Corporate Services Team will involve:

• managing the efficient running of our current headquarters in Edinburgh as well as leading the administration support team to provide high quality administrative support across Children 1st.

• acting as the main point of contact in the administrative support team

• supporting teams across the country with property and facilities management of service bases

• working with internal teams and external contractors to ensure all legal and statutory requirements are met throughout the property portfolio.

• maintaining organisational and property files, registers and working collaboratively with all members of the Corporate Services Team to maintain high levels of confidentiality and data security

The post holder will be the key point of contact for organisational Health and Safety requirements, will manage the property database, and will maintain office supplies and records, in addition to overseeing contractors and reviewing corporate contracts.

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?

This new post will lead the administration/ co-ordination of the Community Asset Transfer process and will be a key role in supporting members’ involvement in the exciting plans for WHALE Arts Centre. The post is supported by the Scottish Land Fund

WHALE Arts is a building-based and place-based community-led charity and social enterprise, founded by local people in 1992. Our mission is to be the creative heart of thriving community.

Main Duties:

• To take responsibility for progressing, supporting and documenting the Community Asset Transfer process.
• To build and evidence a tangible sense of community ownership of the newly acquired asset, and to explore ways to consolidate, document and strengthen community involvement in this process.
• To nurture new projects and opportunities locally based on residents’ ideas and interests.
• To build confidence locally so that people feel empowered to take leadership roles in developing new activities and opportunities for the residents of Wester Hailes.
• To work with our two existing Community Development Leads to support membership development, community empowerment and local community-led regeneration more generally.

For full details please see our website whalearts.co.uk

Person Specification

Essential

• Experience of community development, preferably with a suitable qualification and/ or at least 3 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Engaging, positive and supportive people person with excellent communication skills to work with a wide range of community members.
• Experience designing, delivering, and evaluating programmes of activity.
• Skills, experience, and confidence to facilitate groups.
• Able to work flexibly (including evenings, weekends) to meet the needs of the post.
• Knowledge of safeguarding practices and experience of following organisational policies and procedures relating to this.
• Using digital technologies in creative and engagement processes.
• Experience of supporting and managing others, especially volunteers and freelance artists.
• Understand how to proactively build relationships and work with local, regional and national stakeholders and partner organisations.

Desirable

• Experience working or volunteering with a member-based organisation.
• Knowledge of Community Asset Transfer and the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015, Local Place Plans and the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019.
• Knowledge of the Wester Hailes area including local organisations, services and the community.

See whalearts.co.uk/vacancies for more information.

The Butterfly Trust is the lead agency providing social support for people affected by Cystic Fibrosis throughout Scotland. We provide a comprehensive and diverse range of outreach services for all ages of people with Cystic Fibrosis and their families across Scotland.

We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic and approachable individual to join our team. With an appropriate skillset to add value and who has an eagerness to learn and continuously improve themselves. The successful candidate will have previous experience; in management/supervision of staff/volunteers and of co-ordinating a team delivering a service. They will have good problem solving and organisational skills and have team leadership experience.

We will provide both in-house and external training to ensure all of our team have appropriate skills and knowledge to fulfil their role to the best of their ability.

The Support Service Manager will be responsible for the delivery and development of services for people affected by Cystic Fibrosis. This will include supervision and guidance to our volunteers who provide services to people affected by Cystic Fibrosis. The role also includes provision of practical support and advocacy relating to housing, employment, education and financial hardship.

They will delegate work to the other team members and work in conjunction with the Managing Director to develop services throughout Scotland.

The Support Service Manager will be part of a team, which collectively provides support that ensures best outcomes for people living with Cystic Fibrosis.

The successful candidate will be able to motivate others, have good communication and organisational skills and they will be able to work with people at all levels.

Full driving licence and use of a car is essential.

For this regulated work the successful candidate will be required to gain/maintain PVG scheme membership which will be paid for by the Trust.

We offer:

Hybrid working arrangements

Out of pocket expenses

Mileage allowance

Individual staff training budget/in-house training

Generous holiday entitlement

A typical day of a Financial Wellbeing Worker:

The ‘Financial Wellbeing Service’ is part of the new Support Hub aimed at providing a responsive, person centred support to veterans with sight loss. You will be involved in the day-to-day delivery of the Financial Wellbeing service ensuring the highest standard of service is delivered in a person-centred manner. You will provide financial wellbeing advice & information, carry out financial assessments and benefit checks. You may also be required to assist with grant or financial assistance applications. With support from the financial wellbeing lead you will be responsible for managing your own workload including scheduling, delivering and recording outcomes of the financial wellbeing service.

We are looking for:

A conscientious, creative, enthusiastic individual who is highly motivated and skilled to plan and organise opportunities for financial support for veterans with sight loss. It is preferable that you have experience of working in a similar role and experience of delivering group information sessions would be beneficial. You will have an awareness of veterans and individuals with sight loss’s need with an ability to build rapport quickly.

You will have proficient IT skills and the ability to use Word/Excel/Teams/Zoom with knowledge of electronic administrative and record keeping systems.

You will have a passion or interest in financial wellbeing with a desire to support veterans to maximise their income and maintain their independence. You will be willing to travel to engage with veterans and other organisations to increase access to the financial wellbeing service across Scotland.

We Offer:

Generous annual leave entitlement which increases after 4 years’ service, Generous pension scheme, Access to learning and development opportunities and many more, please visit our website for more information.

If you are enthusiastic and could make a difference to a Veteran with Sight loss, we would love to hear from you. Email; people@sightscotland.org.uk.

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.

This is a term time role

As part of the care and school staff team you will support the coordination and delivery of the learning and care of children and/or young people with a range of visual impairments and additional complex needs in different learning and care environments by providing a safe and high-quality environment in which children and/or young people will thrive.

You will work collaboratively with the multi-professional team within the learning and care provision and colleagues across Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans.

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.

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

Do you want to make a difference?

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

Responsibilities

With this role you’ll be working as part of the South East Hub Recovery Hub providing outreach to support hard to reach clients into the service, where the team supports people with their or their loved ones’ drug and/or alcohol issues.

No two days are the same and we treat every person who comes into our service as an individual, so being flexible, curious and a good listener are key.

You’ll have to record information about what you do, so enjoying a bit of paperwork and attention to detail is important. But most of the time you’ll be enjoying working with people from all backgrounds, making a difference to their lives.

Our values are to be compassionate, open and bold. If this sounds like you we’d love to hear from you.

Do you want to join an ambitious organisation committed to making our world a better place? Changeworks is growing, and we need to expand our Project Management team to manage our energy efficiency projects all over Scotland.

About you

We need a strong relationship builder, an effective communicator and a driver of quality to help us deliver our important work to deliver low-carbon housing across Scotland and driving Scotland’s journey to Net Zero.

You will understand the complexities of successfully delivering retrofit projects and programmes driving quality and achieving high impacts in challenging timescales. You will be adept at developing relationships and working in partnership, a skilled communicator managing and motivating your team.

About the role

We act as a Managing Agent for Local Authorities and Housing Associations delivering a range of energy efficiency and decarbonisation programmes working in homes across Scotland. You will work within the Building Decarbonisation Team to deliver domestic retrofit projects, managing retrofit contractors and ensuring projects are delivered to budget and to a high standard.

Benefits

Changeworks is a great place to work. We hold Investors in People Platinum accreditation (something only a few organisations in Scotland have), and we were nominated for employer of the year by the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce this year. Our staff overwhelmingly would recommend us as an employer too.

The Climate Emergency has resulted in ambitious national targets to reduce carbon emissions from the built environment and reduce rates of fuel poverty. This has driven a significant increase in the number of pilot and large-scale interventions delivered by Changeworks and external organisations in this area. These include area-based domestic energy efficiency retrofit and decarbonisation projects and programmes.

We are a growing organisation, and this role is crucial to the delivery of our ambitious objectives. We want to decarbonise homes in Scotland on a massive scale, and that needs talented individuals like you to help us deliver on our objectives. You’ll receive full training plus coaching and mentoring.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits including flexible working, bike to work scheme, an excellent pension scheme and 26 days paid holiday plus 9 public holidays per year.

At Changeworks, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone.

About us

The Human Rights Consortium Scotland is Scotland’s civil society network to defend and protect human rights. We are at an exciting time in our development as an organisation, with new areas of work and a growing team.

The role

Do you love being organised? We are looking for someone to join our team who loves administration and things being organised and who loves working in a small but effective team.

From finance, to minutes, to booking rooms, and arranging IT equipment, this role will be varied. It will require plenty of multi-tasking and working on your own initiative.

The Administrator role is new to the Consortium. The Consortium hotdesks in the Amnesty International office in Edinburgh, alongside other like-minded organisations. We also work in partnership in everything we do, so we are also looking for someone who is brilliant at working well with others.

If you have all of these skills, as well as a passionate commitment to see human rights better protected and realised in Scotland, apply today!

Do you want to work at the heart of an organisation which makes a real difference to people’s lives?

If you’re looking to use your skills with an organisation which is tackling the causes and consequences of homelessness then this could be the role for you!

About the role:

This is a new role to enhance the capacity of our small Finance team.

You will manage sales ledger, purchase ledger, banking, payments and support our monthly payroll process.

About you:

You will be self-motivated and enthusiastic with experience of working in a finance setting. You should have good communication skills, and the ability to manage a varied workload and prioritise competing deadlines.

You will understand double entry bookkeeping and have a working knowledge of VAT. Experience of Microsoft Business Central accounting software or similar would also be advantageous.

How we’ll support you

You’ll be joining an experienced and knowledgeable team who will give you a full induction to 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 by taking a values-led and relationships-based approach to delivering our services. You can find out more about our organisation and our impact online.

Our values

Compassion | Respect | Integrity | Innovation

We’re proud that our service is expanding and we have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Nursing Support Worker with CHAS at Home, Kinross, Perthshire

Commutable from Edinburgh, Perth, Dundee, Stirling

“When Louise took my hand, I knew I would never be alone. The care my son received and the support we had as a family at the toughest time imaginable in our lives was truly a life-line", CHAS parent

Benefits

3 shifts per week for full time staff

Different working patterns considered: full time, part time and flexible

Free parking

Generous holiday and sick pay

NHS pension scheme members can transfer their pensions to CHAS

Lothian Pension Fund membership available

Our children’s palliative care nurses report great satisfaction in being able to provide high quality nursing care in a supportive team with exciting career development opportunities.

We’re proud that our service is expanding and we have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Nursing Support Worker at CHAS at Home, Kinross, Perthshire

Commutable from Edinburgh, Perth, Dundee, Stirling

“When Louise took my hand, I knew I would never be alone. The care my son received and the support we had as a family at the toughest time imaginable in our lives was truly a life-line", CHAS parent

Benefits

3 shifts per week for full time staff

Different working patterns considered: full time, part time and flexible

Free parking

Generous holiday and sick pay

NHS pension scheme members can transfer their pensions to CHAS

Lothian Pension Fund membership available

Our children’s palliative care nurses report great satisfaction in being able to provide high quality nursing care in a supportive team with exciting career development opportunities.

We’re proud that our service is expanding and we have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Nursing Support Worker at Kinross, Perthshire

Commutable from Edinburgh, Perth, Dundee, Stirling

“When Louise took my hand, I knew I would never be alone. The care my son received and the support we had as a family at the toughest time imaginable in our lives was truly a life-line", CHAS parent

Benefits

3 shifts per week for full time staff

Different working patterns considered: full time, part time and flexible

Free parking

Generous holiday and sick pay

NHS pension scheme members can transfer their pensions to CHAS

Lothian Pension Fund membership available

Our children’s palliative care nurses report great satisfaction in being able to provide high quality nursing care in a supportive team with exciting career development opportunities.

We are looking for a motivated and talented Fundraising Manager (FM) who will help promote the financial security and sustainability of Pet and Companion (PEACE). Working closely with the Chief Executive Officer, the postholder will help secure and sustain existing and future funding streams. The FM will be required to lead on researching and identifying potential new funders, submit funding applications, build strong relationships with donors and provide them with feedback, monitoring and assessment if requested.

The post-holder needs to think strategically. They must be confident in representing PEACE and coordinate and maintain strong working relationships internally and externally.

Duties

• To set and achieve income targets for a variety of funding streams for PEACE. In particular, develop strategies to maximise unrestricted income in consultation with the CEO.

• Ensure all fundraising and marketing initiatives are planned, delivered, monitored and evaluated effectively.

• Ensure all fundraising strategies and campaigns reflect the ideals of the charity.

Person specification (E= Expected, D= Desirable)

• Previous experience in professional fundraising (E)

• Experience of developing strong partnerships, particularly with Corporates, Trusts and Foundations, and Major Donors (E)

• Sound knowledge of the charity sector (E)

• Excellent written, verbal and telephonic communication skills (E)

• Knowledge of legal and policy issues relating to fundraising (E)

• Knowledge of current best practice in Fundraising (E)

• Able to demonstrate a commitment and sensitivity to the aims and objectives of PEACE (E)

• Able to work as part of a small but growing team (E)

• Candidate must be self-motivated and enjoy working independently and primarily from home (E)

• An understanding of the needs and concerns of vulnerable people including but not limited to those with mental health concerns/ dementia/ palliative care needs (D)

• Have an active Christian faith (D)

We're looking for an inspirational people person to join us as an Assistant Manager and working in some of our shops in East Scotland, providing cover in busy periods or for staff absences. You will be pivotal in assisting the Shop Manager in leading and empowering a team of volunteers to engage with the local community on Shelter's cause, maximising the contribution of gifts of time from volunteers, the gifts of products from our donors and the gift of income from our customers.

You will be the ambassador of Shelter on the high street; raising vital money for our cause. If you want to make a real difference to people at risk of homelessness, this is a unique opportunity to do just that.

About Shelter Scotland

A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet over a million people in Scotland struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change, with individuals, in communities, across society, and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

At Shelter Scotland we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent.

We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter Scotland and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.

About the role

You will assist the Shop Manager in the recruitment, support and development of a strong community focused shop team and empower them to maximise Shelter's income. Representing Shelter in your local community, ensuring that you and your team share your knowledge of Shelter's cause with customers, volunteers, donors and potential Shelter clients will also be important aspects of the role. You will always ensure a safe, clean, bright and happy environment for your team to work in and for your customers to shop in, in turn attracting potential donors and volunteers.

About you

You are a naturally energetic person with an enthusiasm for managing and empowering people. You know how to recruit and develop a team of volunteers and your extraordinary motivational skills will enable you to inspire your team to increase sales and control costs. Above all, you are ready to take on a new challenge and have a keen interest in Shelter's cause.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave (pro rata), enhanced family friendly policies, childcare vouchers, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter Scotland helps over half a million people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

Safeguarding is everyone’s business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

At Shelter Scotland, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation. We also encourage applications from people, who have been homeless or have been at risk of homelessness. We are facing diverse problems, so need diverse people to tackle them. In addition to this, we encourage an approach to involving people with personal insight of housing issues and homelessness in our recruitment processes.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

The Edinburgh International Book Festival is looking for several new members to join the Book Festival’s Board of Trustees. We are seeking to appoint trustees with specific skills, experience, and interest in any of the following areas including:

• Bookselling

• Marketing

• Writing and/or Illustration for Adult and/or Children’s Literature

• Publishing - Scottish, UK and international

• Sustainability/Climate

• Scots, Gaelic and other indigenous languages

• Fundraising/Commercial

Download role description for Members of the Board here

KEY INFORMATION:

• Meetings with prospective trustees will be held at the Book Festival offices, 121 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 4YN on Monday 19 June and the afternoon of Wednesday 21 June. (shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend on one of those dates.)

• Board meetings take place five times per year. Meetings are held in central Edinburgh and take place during the day.

• Trustees are appointed for a term of 5 years initially, with the option to stand for re-election for an additional 3-year period.

• This is a voluntary position, but reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings (including costs of childcare) and other Festival related activities will be paid.

• We are keen the board of Trustees at the Edinburgh International Book Festival represents a range of experiences and perspectives. With that in mind we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. This includes but isn’t limited to those who have experienced racism, are disabled, or identify as neurodivergent, are trans, non-binary and/or queer, and people from working class/lower socio-economic backgrounds. We also actively encourage applications from Young Professionals in the early stages of their careers (aged 21-35) who are keen to build practical, hands-on strategic leadership experience.

• Successful applicants will be asked to complete a short (half day) induction and will have an opportunity to shadow existing Trustees as board observers before joining the board as a full member.

Would you like to join our board?

Medical Research Scotland are looking for a number of Trustees to help us to continue our mission in using research to change lives and improve health in Scotland and globally.

We are Scotland’s largest independent medical research charity committed to encouraging and supporting promising individuals at the early stages of their research careers.

Desired experience and skills

Our Trustees come from a variety of backgrounds and have different expertise. We currently seek Trustees with at least one of the following overall skills:

• A strong communications, fundraising and marketing background, including knowledge of digital or social media.
• An understanding of the UK charity sector, good governance, OSCR requirements, relevant legislation and statutory requirements.
• An ability to contribute to strategic development and decision making.
• Experience of working in scientific or clinical research, nursing, pharmacy and allied health professions or in the commercial environment in the life sciences industry.

Trustees are appointed for a term of up to four years and are eligible to serve up to a further four years, after which they must retire from the Board. The board usually meet two to three times a year in person/online. Trustees may also be required to contribute between meetings including sitting on ad-hoc sub committees and attending events as appropriate. The role is non-remunerated however reasonable expenses will be reimbursed. If you have any questions or would like a quick chat to find out more, please contact enquiries@medicalresearchscotland.org

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

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

Our network services team help Citizens Advice Bureaux across all Scottish communities to be inspired by their actions, support them, and offer them guidance and opportunities for initiating social change and making improvements to their own communities through their services.

The team act as a bridge between bureaux and Citizens Advice Scotland and provide vital assistance in the distribution of key messages, the implementation of project co-design and production with bureaux and monitoring the progress of the bureaux.

This post provides a great opportunity for you to provide administration support to the team to deliver their core programme of work to the Citizens Advice Bureaux network. The aim of this programme is to build capacity across the Network. The programme consists of seven core areas from Governance, Volunteering and Net Zero and everything in between.

As an Administrator, you will also have opportunities to liaise with bureaux directly.

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

Employee benefits

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

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

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

At CrossReach, we’re a charitable organisation that puts people at the heart of everything we do. From caring for older people in homely settings, supporting children and families and providing a range of adult care services, we’ve been delivering innovative social care for 150 years.

We now have an exciting opportunity for an experienced financial controller to join this amazing organisation that truly makes a difference to the lives of the people that we support. It’s a full-time role based in Edinburgh, but with agile working for the right individual.

Reporting directly to the Director of Finance & Resources, leading the central finance team and working closely with the Finance Business Partners, we are looking for a professional, highly organised, management accountant with excellent technical and inter-personal abilities to partner with the business. The Financial Controller is responsible for ensuring that CrossReach’s finance function provides accurate and reliable management accounting, budgeting, and forecasting information in a way that meets business needs and is in accordance with accounting standards and regulatory requirements.

At CrossReach, we strive to ensure that we are accepting, respectful and compassionate, so join us and you’ll be part of a professional environment with a range of development opportunities and a generous benefits package. It’s a career that will enhance your life and the lives of others across Scotland.

Applicants for this post are required to have a Christian faith and be able to work within and uphold our Christian Ethos. This is an Occupational Requirement under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010

Alzheimer Scotland offers a wide range of community activities across Scotland, that provide opportunities for people to participate in activities that increase and, where possible, improve physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing for people living with dementia.

We are looking for unique people who can support people with dementia, in a variety of environments. Our support workers are our most important people as they provide front line support and help individuals to maintain skills and independence by providing company and the opportunity for people with dementia to socialise.

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

Do you want to work for a top 10 charity fighting injustice and social inequality? As a Trust Fundraising Assistant you will play an integral part in supporting the Trusts team and work alongside the wider Philanthropy team (Major Donor and Corporate Partnerships). You will be supporting the Trust Fundraising Manager and Trust Fundraiser for Scotland and Northern Ireland by processing income, researching new funding opportunities and managing low level funders that support The Salvation Army's programme of work.

Across Scotland and Northern Ireland, The Salvation Army is delivering a diverse range of services and activities in response to the many and varied needs of our communities. If you have a passion for ensuring people receive the help they need at the time in their lives when they need it the most this could be the job for you.

About us

The Salvation Army is a Christian church and international charity providing a range of services for children and the elderly, those trapped in modern-day slavery, homeless people, those seeking employment, those struggling with debt and people fighting addiction.

Key Responsibilities

You will be responsible for ensuring that trust fundraising income is processed accurately and that funders are thanked appropriately and in a timely manner. You will provide administrative support across the team and work collaboratively with other internal teams and departments to ensure the smooth and effective running of the team. You will also be responsible for researching funding opportunities and securing income from a portfolio of donors, contributing towards the team's annual income target.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• Experience of providing administrative support in a fundraising environment or the third sector

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to adapt to your audience

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise a varied workload and work within a complex environment

• Good IT skills including Microsoft Office, numerical skills and experience of working with a database

Benefits: 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (pro rata for part-time); a contributory pension scheme; season ticket loan; an employee assistance programme

Home-Start Edinburgh is a volunteer-led charity with over 35 years-experience working in local communities, supporting families with a child under 5 in the home. We are currently recruiting for the role of Family Support Co-ordinator. Whilst our Head Office is in Leith, the successful applicant will be required to support volunteers and families in one of Edinburgh’s four localities.

This is a new role, due to funding from the Robertson Trust, to cover South East Edinburgh. We are excited to commence work in this locality, working with local partners such as Home Link Family Support, to provide support to families.

This role will be tasked will support families, predominantly through the network of volunteers they recruit, support and train. They will also be expected to contribute to the wider operation and further development of the scheme.

The post-holder will work with the other Family Support Co-ordinators, as well as other staff, to ensure families receive holistic, high quality support. They will contribute to the ongoing training and development of volunteers, including delivery of the Volunteer Prep course, as well as networking with other local organisations.

This is a unique and exciting opportunity to inspire, support and lead Sanctuary First, the Church of Scotland online worshipping community. This is a wide and varied role with responsibility for the continual development of on-line and digital expressions of worship, witness, nurture and service.

You will bring your leadership qualities to work alongside a core team of creative individuals and our long-standing partners and with your ability to network you will seek new partnership opportunities to collaborate with.

As a Church of Scotland Minister of Word and Sacrament your thorough understanding, knowledge and passion of current and future practice of all digital forms of Church will lead us in our expansion of online worship and the production of blogs, videos, podcasts and original music.

With your ability to engage and enthuse and respond to a rapidly changing and complex context you will research and build on the increased demand for thoughtful worship, mission and ministry resources online.

As Sanctuary First operates as a SCIO of the Church of Scotland, you will need to have a firm understanding of governance and financial issues as they relate to OSCR and charity compliance along with a proven track record in planning and organising delivering work to deadlines and within budgets.

We want to enable as wide a range of candidates to apply as possible and so in recognition that this post holds a wide range of accountabilities, we are open to applications being submitted on a part-time or job-share basis where individuals are able to demonstrate specific skills and experience for all or parts of the role.

This post carries a Genuine Occupation Requirement in terms of the Equality Act 2010.

We are looking for someone to promote and deliver Lead’s Highland Numeracy Employability Skills Project. This is a learning service for disabled people and carers who experience barriers to learning, work, and further education.

Project delivery options, what are you looking for?

• A full time Learning Coordinator post? Please apply as per below.
• A part time option or a sessional worker approach? please contact us at recruitment@lead.org.uk to discuss ahead of any application.
• Are you seeking a career change? Can you bring direct experience or relevant transferrable skills? This position may also be suitable as a development role for you if you are looking to gain experience in the third sector with a forward-looking, successful team where our people are supported to grow and develop in their roles. If this is you, contact us at recruitment@lead.org.uk ahead of your application to find out more.

About you:

Are you committed to engaging and supporting disabled people and carers to overcome barriers and embark on personalised learning journeys? Are you committed to delivering accessible learning opportunities and support transition onwards?

Are you passionate about the transformative power of adult learning? Are you confident in communicating one to one and with groups and have a flexible and creative approach to problem-solving?

Would you enjoy being an active part of the Lead Scotland team as we develop new, exciting learning opportunities in Highland for disabled people and carers?

Do you have great organisational skills, previous experience of supporting disabled people experiencing a range of barriers, of working one-to-one and in groups with learners, and of designing and delivering learning programmes?

Do you have access to transport as you will be working in homes and communities across the region?

Do you have an assessor’s award? No? Would you be willing to work towards this?

Interested in hearing about working with Lead? Watch our information video at lead.org.uk/current-job-vacancies .

This post is home-based in Highland and involves regulated work for which a satisfactory PVG will be required. Lead Scotland has a Recruiting People with Convictions Policy.

About you:

You will be passionate about the transformative power of adult learning, be confident in communicating one to one and with groups and have a flexible and creative approach to problem-solving.

You will have great organisational skills and previous experience of supporting disabled people experiencing a range of barriers, of working one-to-one with learners, and of designing and delivering learning programmes. Access to transport is essential due to the nature of the work in homes and communities across the region. You will hold an Assessors Award or be willing to work towards this.

Applications from disabled people:

Lead has Disability Confident status, and we encourage applications from disabled people. All disabled people meeting the minimum requirements will get a guaranteed interview. Information about our commitment to recruit disabled people is available on our website. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in the online form. This will in no way disadvantage you in the recruitment process. All job application information can be made in alternative formats on request including braille, large print and audio and people can make applications in alternative formats.

Recruitment paperwork is kept for 6 months before it is destroyed. Please complete our anonymous equal opportunities form to help us ensure we are attracting a broad range of candidates.

The Yard is an award-winning charity that runs adventure play services for disabled children, young people and their families in the east of Scotland. Since we opened in 1986, our services have grown significantly, but we will always retain our holistic approach and ethos of child-centred and child-led play services.

We have big aspirations and are looking for an assistant to join our small but successful development team, to provide vital support as we grow our presence across Scotland. If you are talented, dynamic, hardworking and resourceful, then we want to hear from you.

This is a very exciting time to join The Yard, as we expand our reach to support more disabled children, young people and their families across Scotland through play, fun and friendship. This gives us a clear and determined focus. We have big aspirations and we need to attract brilliant new people to help us achieve our ambitious goals.

Based in Edinburgh with some home working, our new Development Assistant will work closely with the Philanthropy Manager, and will be responsible for support across a range of fundraising functions.

This is an excellent opportunity for a graduate or fundraising professional with some experience, who would value the opportunity to develop their skills and take on more responsibility.

The role of Development Assistant will enable the successful candidate to gain experience across all functions within the development team, particularly in fundraising. We are looking for a positive and resilient team player, with excellent attention to detail, who is excited to begin a career in the third sector.

Are you someone who cares passionately about children and their rights being respected? Are you friendly and can communicate with children? You may be interested in becoming a Safeguarder.

Children and young people are clear that Safeguarders should be friendly, care about them, and see them as unique individuals.

Safeguarders are appointed by Ministers and have a unique and important role in children’s hearings and related court proceedings, supporting the process to focus on the child’s best interests. When a child or young person is involved in a children’s hearing or court case, it can feel really scary, and difficult and life-changing decisions will often need to be made about their future.

“It makes you feel like you can trust them (the Safeguarder) if they’re friendly. You can kind of automatically tell if someone is kind and if you can trust them.” (Young Person)

While skills and knowledge are important in this role, these professional qualifications are secondary to the core values of the person to children and young people. They want warmth and genuineness, and someone who can see them for all that they are without judgement. This is the kind of person that we are looking for.

A Safeguarder ensures that the best interests of a child or young person are taken into account, that their views are considered, and that their human rights are protected. Recommendations made by a Safeguarder can inform and influence hearing’s decisions.

“A Safeguarder should be hopeful that the Panel or Sheriff will make the right decision for the child.” (Young Person)

Children 1st is contracted by the Scottish Government to manage the national Safeguarders Panel. On behalf of Scotland’s children and young people we are looking for individuals who can:

• Maintain an unwavering focus on the child or young person’s best interests in children’s hearings and related court proceedings

• Communicate with and be attuned to the child or young person in the assimilation and analysis of information to make clear, reasoned and justifiable recommendations

• Work effectively as an individual and alongside others connected to the role

• Have the values, skills and experience to uphold the vision of the national Safeguarders Panel to be excellent, transparent, consistent and respectful for children and young people and their human rights

“Come in as a human, not as a professional.” (Young Person)

Applications are now invited from individuals motivated to undertake this key role.

We would particularly welcome applications from individuals who are willing to travel to Safeguarder appointments in the areas of Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Dundee, East Ayrshire, Falkirk, Fife, Highlands, Moray, and North Ayrshire.

Fresh Start provides support to people moving on from or those at risk of homelessness. Fresh Start has been active in Edinburgh for over 20 years with a mission to help people make a home for themselves. Volunteering is at the centre of Fresh Start’s ethos, and we are looking to diversify our team of volunteers to ensure all ages, backgrounds and demographics are represented and given opportunities at Fresh Start.

The Hit Squad painting and decorating team coordinate the service and ensure that it is delivered to a high standard, working with service users in their homes, with the support of volunteers and corporate supporters.

The successful candidate is expected to undertake the decorating of the service users’ homes alongside volunteers, although specific painting and decorating experience is not required.

The Salvation Army in Edinburgh needs an Assistant Support Worker to provide support for people who are experiencing homelessness and have multiple and complex needs. Our role is to provide a safe place to stay and access support. The service delivery model is rooted in the harm reduction approach, based on trauma informed practice, strength based and person-centred approaches.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with the delivery of support to homeless clients with complex needs.
• Work with clients as part of person-centred support planning which includes aiding access to a range of meaningful activities.
• Work with clients as part of the Support Team assisting to ensure the needs and actions within person centred plans are addressed in a professional manner.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• Motivation towards supporting homeless individuals to achieve focussed and positive life outcomes.
• Good customer service and time management skills with ability to prioritise workload.
• The ability to form positive, supportive and motivating relationships.
• Able to work within the ethos of The Salvation Army.
• Willingness to work towards registration qualification for SSSC Registration.

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave + bank holidays; a contributory pension scheme; season ticket loan; an employee assistance programme.

Appointment subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK and a satisfactory PVG Scheme Check.

We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.

Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre is a SCIO charity based in Drylaw, Edinburgh. From young people to older adults, we run projects that build confidence and help to achieve positive changes within their community. Currently we run a supported community gardening scheme, several community groups and a youth work programme.

Our charitable aims and objectives are:

To develop the capacity and skills of people living in socially and economically disadvantaged areas in such a way that they are better able to identify, and help meet, their needs and to create active, flourishing communities. To run a Neighbourhood Centre, primarily for the benefit of Drylaw, Telford and other communities in North Edinburgh.

The Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced development co-ordinator who will support the centre to offer a range of opportunities and activities for people within the community of Drylaw and Telford. Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre is a friendly and welcoming place that is highly valued by those that use it as well as the wider community.

We are looking for someone who will co-ordinate the activities of the centre, including staff and volunteers and who will work to build relationships with other local organisations as well as people in the local community who may benefit from the activities and services it can provide.

Charitable fundraising experience would also be beneficial to the role.

The Royal College of General Practitioners is the largest membership organisation solely for GPs in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1952, it has over 54,000 members who are committed to improving patient care, developing their own skills and promoting general practice as a discipline. General practice is the largest branch of the medical profession. It provides some 1 million consultations for patients in the UK every working day and deals with 86% of the health problems experienced by the UK population.

As the Governance Officer, you will manage the governance function of RCGP Scotland, providing high quality support, ensuring that the relevant committees and groups operate efficiently and effectively, following all governance procedures.

To be successful in this role you will have exceptional organisational skills, attention to detail and a can-do attitude. You will have previous experience of providing full administrative and governance support to committees. A confident and effective communicator, you will have demonstrable experience in drafting and presenting written material, communicating effectively to ensure committee members are kept informed.

This role will involve hybrid working with a minimum of two working days in the Edinburgh office in the city centre. We offer flexible working hours Monday to Friday.

If you’re enthusiastic, driven, and want a role where you can really make a difference to the organisation and your own career, we want to hear from you.

The successful candidate will share our corporate values. In return, the College offers excellent terms and conditions.

We are looking for super stars to join our admin team at Sacro, to help us to make a real difference to people’s lives. We work with people who have challenges in their lives and everyone’s contribution is vital to supporting them.

You will be part of a busy and happy team based in our city centre Edinburgh hub, very centrally located and convenient for transport. We operate a hybrid working policy so some working from home is possible but expect to be in the office most days.

You will be:

• helpful, organised and hard-working.

• able to communicate very well, face to face, on video call and on the phone.

• work with people from across the whole organisation and will often be the first point of contact.

• supporting meetings and taking minutes (we will provide training if you need it).

• part of a wider administration network across the organisation who collaborate and share tasks and challenges.

• experienced on Microsoft Office 365 and its applications and knowledge of Sharepoint would be an advantage.

Most of all you will be able to get on very well with a wide range of busy people and work in a self-sufficient way but be responsive to the changing daily needs of our teams.

The role is full time, however, we also welcome applications for part time, job share will also be considered. We offer some great benefits including 31 days annual leave allowance, family friendly and flexible working policies. We offer excellent training and development opportunities and a good pension scheme with 8% employer contribution.

If you share our values and want to help us to support people and make a positive change in their lives, please contact us.

For more information/an informal discussion, please call Claire on 0131 624 7256.

About the Organisation:

Four Square Scotland is an Edinburgh charity working for more than 40 years to prevent homelessness and promote inclusion. We are driven by our mission to ensure everyone has the opportunity to have a home and a place in their community.

We provide services directly to people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness to overcome any barriers they may face in creating a stable life for themselves in their community. We apply our core values of Integrity, Excellence, Dignity, and Support to the people we support, our colleagues and our partners.

Alongside our support services, we have a social enterprise focusing on the sustainable reuse of furniture, which provides independent income as well as volunteering and training opportunities for those who use our services.

We are currently recruiting a Senior Practitioner for our Young Persons Accommodation Services, Stopover, where we provide 24 hour support for 18 young people in a recently renovated building in the heart of Edinburgh.

The Role:

The role of Senior 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 to build the life they want.

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

Alongside supporting staff, Senior Practitioners are part of the team and work directly with people using services supporting them in the way they wish to build the life they want.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• To be a role model for the team in the application of Four Square values;
• Ensures Practitioners adhere to the SSSC Codes of Practice;
• Delivers the services in line with the Care Inspectorates Health and Social Care Standards;
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills with people who use our services, colleagues and partners;
• Provides regular support, supervision and appraisal to the team;
• Supports social work students on placement acting as the Link Worker;
• Has a good understanding of supporting young people impacted by homelessness, trauma and adversity and ensures that the service and individual support is delivered to help young people recover from their experiences;
• Values and prioritises participation of the young people in the development of the service and wider work of the charity;
• Ensures the team stays up to date with current research and policy developments and works with the Head of Services to integrate these into practices;
• Can establish clear professional boundaries with the people we support and supports the team to demonstrate the same professionalism;
• Has a commitment to strengths based practice, delivering the service in a trauma-informed and person centred way;
• Has a commitment to their learning and development and putting this into practice and encourages the team to do the same;
• Is a reflective practitioner and an active participant in regular reflective practice group supervision;
• Has a commitment to working in partnership with other organisations and professionals to support young people and;
• Is engaged in the wider work of the charity enabling staff to participate in the delivery of the strategic plan.

What we expect from you:

At Four Square, we believe in upholding our values and company approach through our Senior Practitioners. We hold them to a high standard to ensure they embody these values and reflect our company's ethos.

For more information look at our full job description or email recruitment@foursquare.org.uk.

What we offer to you:

• 35 days annual leave entitlement rising to 40 days upon completion of 5 years' service.
• Unlimited Access to an Employee Assistance Program
• 15% EFI Shop discount
• Enhanced sick pay (depending on the length of services)
• Pension scheme
• Closed market offers and discounts through our HR System
• Wellbeing events

Do you dream about a more rewarding career? One where you make a real difference to people’s lives? One with hybrid working, job permanence and career development? Then why not become an Affordable Warmth Advisor at Changeworks, Scotland’s leading environmental charity delivering solutions for low carbon living?

As an Affordable Warmth Advisor, you’ll provide people with crucial support to get through the growing energy crisis. Our Community Engagement and Energy Advice Services are on the frontline, providing a range of information and support to the public including signposting, advice, advocacy and support for people, particularly for those in fuel poverty, and awareness-raising and engagement activity at talks and events.

We are seeking to recruit additional Affordable Warmth Advisors to help us expand our services across Scotland, to support more people in need and to drive energy efficiency. Our Advisors are naturally supportive, highly motivated and driven by delivering real outcomes for their customers. If you have excellent communication skills, a ‘can do’ attitude and a mature and responsible approach to your work, we’d love to hear from you. The work can be complex, and our customers are often in acute need, meaning the role can be highly rewarding as you can make a real difference to someone’s life.

A background in energy or advice is desirable, customer experience essential, and you should have an understanding of vulnerability and awareness of fuel poverty You should have experience of producing high quality written reports or papers. A driving licence is beneficial as some of our work is face-to-face, and in rural areas.

We will start to grow your knowledge of services straight away with training over your first months. Training and knowledge sharing will be ongoing to ensure you are kept up to date with sector specific developments and new technologies.

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

Changeworks runs a very successful fuel billing, energy advice and advocacy service for vulnerable householders across Edinburgh, East Lothian, West Lothian, Midlothian, Borders, and Highland regions. We are seeking an Administrative Advisor to provide high quality energy efficiency advice to our clients, as well as excellent administrative support to the Affordable Warmth Services Team.

The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic individual with excellent customer service skills. This is a varied and flexible role, working as part of a team, supporting a busy department. As the first point of contact for vulnerable clients you should be a confident communicator, with an excellent telephone manner. You will also deliver advice face to face at outreach events. You will have experience working with databases and IT packages such as Outlook, Word, Excel working to a high level of accuracy throughout.

We will start to grow your knowledge of services straight away, including full training on the topic of energy efficiency advice as well as a City and Guilds qualification on Energy Efficiency in the home. Further training in all the relevant operations and tasks will also be provided. Due to the nature of the role, training will be ongoing to ensure that employees are kept up to date with developments and new technologies.

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

To apply, please download the application form from changeworks.org.uk, email recruitment@changeworks.org.uk or contact reception on 0131 555 4010 to request an application pack quoting the reference AWSAA

We are looking for a Senior Officer to join our Low Carbon Communities team, a tight knit group of engagement specialists who deliver a diverse mix of projects supporting household decarbonisation. We need an experienced and enthusiastic individual to help develop and lead a programme of low carbon living projects.

You will be working within the Low Carbon Communities delivery team, and with a range of external partners and stakeholders, to lead projects through all stages, including conception, development, design, delivery and monitoring. You will have line management responsibility and oversee key external relationships and contracts.

We are looking for an exceptionally organised and highly motivated project or programme manager, able to work across various workstreams and priorities, helping anchor and support the team and bringing creative ideas and solutions to our work. You should be a skilled communicator and a team player, with the ability to engage, enthuse and influence the people you work with.

This is an exciting time as we hone our focus on decarbonising the home and you will play a key role in bringing to life our new community engagement strategy, leading on the development and setting-up of projects to ensure they are planned and delivered to a high standard.

Benefits

Changeworks is a great place to work. We hold Investors in People Platinum accreditation (something only a few organisations in Scotland have), and we were nominated for employer of the year by the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce this year. Our staff overwhelmingly would recommend us as an employer too.

The Climate Emergency has resulted in ambitious national targets to reduce carbon emissions from the built environment and reduce rates of fuel poverty. This has driven a significant increase in the number of pilot and large-scale interventions delivered by Changeworks and external organisations in this area. These include area-based domestic energy efficiency retrofit and decarbonisation projects and programmes.

We are a growing organisation, and this role is crucial to the delivery of our ambitious objectives. We want to decarbonise homes in Scotland on a massive scale, and that needs talented individuals like you to help us deliver on our objectives. You’ll receive full training plus coaching and mentoring.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits including flexible working, bike to work scheme, an excellent pension scheme and 26 days paid holiday plus 9 public holidays per year.

At Changeworks, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone.

Are you looking for a role where you can really make a difference? Changeworks, Scotland’s leading environmental charity, is looking for an ICT Support technician to play a key role in helping us tackle the climate emergency.

You’ll join our dedicated ICT team, playing a crucial role in providing ICT support for staff across the organisation. This will encompass a wide variety of areas including administration of our network, servers, and cloud-based services.

You’ll be keen to learn, and we will support you with training to develop your skills. You’ll have strong IT literacy skills and have a good knowledge of Windows based PC systems and Microsoft 365 products. But any experience with network protocols, Microsoft Server 2012 R2 or above, and CRM systems would be a bonus.

You’ll use your customer facing skills to deal with issues effectively and smoothly. As well as using your communication skills to plainly explain and show staff how to use various ICT services. You’ll be confident to work autonomously and take the initiative, as well as working as part of a team.

If you’re passionate about information technology and have a passion for tackling the climate emergency, we want to hear from you.

Benefits

Changeworks is a great place to work. We hold Investors in People Platinum accreditation (something only a few organisations in Scotland have), and we were nominated for employer of the year by the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce this year. Our staff overwhelmingly would recommend us as an employer too.

The Climate Emergency has resulted in ambitious national targets to reduce carbon emissions from the built environment and reduce rates of fuel poverty. This has driven a significant increase in the number of pilot and large-scale interventions delivered by Changeworks and external organisations in this area. These include area-based domestic energy efficiency retrofit and decarbonisation projects and programmes.

We are a growing organisation, and this role is crucial to the delivery of our ambitious objectives. We want to decarbonise homes in Scotland on a massive scale, and that needs talented individuals like you to help us deliver on our objectives. You’ll receive full training plus coaching and mentoring.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits including flexible working, bike to work scheme, an excellent pension scheme and 26 days paid holiday plus 9 public holidays per year.

At Changeworks, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about ensuring that Granton Information Centre (GIC) clients have access to free, impartial advice, advocacy and representation on matters relating to welfare rights entitlement, money advice and debt issues.

Main Tasks

• Provide advice, assistance and when necessary representation with welfare benefit entitlement claims and money, debt and general housing issues, via centre based, telephone, outreach and home visit appointments.

• Represent claimants at appeal tribunals.

• Maintain an up to date knowledge of changes and developments in welfare, housing and debt legislation and liaise with colleagues on any issues that need to be communicated wider.

Edinburgh Carers Council is looking for two peer support workers to assist carers and adult siblings of people with an eating disorder to feel supported in their caring role and to experience improved wellbeing. You will recruit and develop volunteers with lived experience of caring for someone with an eating disorder and support these volunteers in providing both individual and group peer support. You will cover the NHS Lothian area building on established links with carer organisations and NHS Lothian staff in inpatient and community services for eating disorders.

You will have experience of working in a supportive and enabling role in the mental health field and be passionate about the rights of carers and ensuring their voice is heard. You will communicate with empathy and sensitivity and have the ability to build good working relationships. Personal or lived experience as a carer of a person with an eating disorder is desirable.

Do you have a good understanding of how the housing emergency is affecting people in Scotland and experience of working with people who are experts through their lived experience of homelessness or bad housing? Then join Shelter Scotland as a Lived Experience Coordinator and you could soon be playing a vital role in helping us to deliver our strategic plan.

About Shelter Scotland

A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet over a million people in Scotland struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change, with individuals, in communities, across society, and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

At Shelter Scotland we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent.

We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter Scotland and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.

About the role

As a Lived Experience Coordinator, you’ll be key in providing the lived experience evidence needed to deliver the objectives in our strategic plan. Building on the learning from our recent Time for Change work, we’ll rely on you to ensure that lived experience is at the heart of all our work. You’ll also be responsible for seeing that our approach is consistent and underpins and supports the strategy and that our Lived Experience work better represents the diverse range of people affected by the housing crisis in Scotland. In short, you’ll make sure that every interaction, every real story, every breach and every event counts in our fight for people’s right to a home.

About you

To succeed, you’ll need relevant experience that includes having developed a plan for service activity or experience of service design. You’ll also need to be used to working with a variety of internal and external stakeholders and the communication skills to present information and arguments in a clear and compelling way. The ability to listen to, engage and empower individuals is essential too, as is a flair for solving problems creatively and enthusiasm for delivering workshops and presentations. Comfortable collaborating with people from other teams, you have a flexible approach, plus great time management skills when tackling a range of tasks with varied responsibilities. Last but not least, you’re proficient using Microsoft Word, Excel, e-mail and internet.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter Scotland helps over half a million people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help.

To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter Scotland please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

Safeguarding is everyone’s business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

At present, there are an estimated 8,464 citizens living with dementia in Edinburgh. Around 300 of these people are under the age of 65 years old.

Would you like to make a difference to the lives of younger people living with dementia in Edinburgh?

Supporting individuals to keep connected to their communities, engage in their interests and hobbies and access peer support, using your own car to help people get around (mileage and expenses are paid).

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

This position requires applicants to be registered with Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC). And successful candidates are expected to hold or work towards a professional qualification (minimum of SVQ2).

Full driving license and access to a vehicle during working time is essential for this post.

The successful candidate for this post will be subject to a criminal check through Disclosure Scotland.

Social Enterprise Scotland are recruiting for a new Policy Officer to work with the Policy and Public Affairs Manager to inform, develop and undertake policy and research projects that will deliver the policy objectives of Social Enterprise Scotland and maximise the economic and social impact of the social enterprise movement in Scotland. Key responsibilities include monitoring and recording relevant policy news, consultations and research from local and national government and other policy bodies, administering our national policy forum – the cross-party group on Social Enterprise in The Scottish Parliament, co-ordinating and administering policy webinars, events and other forums, engaging members through blog posts, policy action alerts and outreach work, and managing policy interventions for members. More detailed information on the role can be found on the Job Description.

Social Enterprise Scotland are growing their Membership Team to support the successful delivery of member activities, events, campaigns and services and ensure that feedback from members is used to inform continuous development and improvement in the organisation and services. You will be expected to support the organisation and promotion of events across Scotland, contribute to relevant and timely content and data for the website, social media and marketing campaigns as well as maintaining and updating our membership CRM system. More detailed information on the role can be found on the Job Description.

Do you have strong administrative and office IT skills, plus proven experience of experience of planning and coordinating events logistics across a whole event’s lifecycle, including providing on-the-ground event support? Then join Shelter as a Corporate Volunteering Administrator and you could soon be playing a vital support role within our Corporate Volunteering team.

About Shelter

A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change, with individuals, in communities, across society, and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

At Shelter we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent.

We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.

About the team

Part of our Equity, Inclusion & Culture Directorate, the Volunteering team is passionate about the positive impacts of volunteering for both individuals and organisations. Collaborative and supportive, we believe that volunteers are a vital part of our growing movement for change. Corporate Volunteering is key to helping us win and maintain high value partnerships. We have successfully developed and extended long-term, sector-leading partnerships with companies including HSBC UK, B&Q, M&S and Network Rail across England and Scotland. And, in 2022, around 300 corporate volunteers contributed 1,000 hours as part of our fight against the housing emergency.

About the role

We are delighted to introduce this brand-new role, which will be integral in supporting the growth of corporate volunteering due to significant new partnerships, by providing general administrative support across the Corporate Volunteering Team. Among your challenges will be the need to co-ordinate the operational elements of corporate volunteering, including supporting the delivery of a range of corporate volunteering opportunities such as shop challenges, pop-up shops, mentoring, home makeovers and skill-sharing workshops. This will also involve coordinating the end-to-end delivery of volunteering activities, working with colleagues to plan and organise volunteering opportunities, setting up the volunteering database to manage volunteering activities, liaising with corporate volunteers to sign them up to opportunities and creating and delivering briefings to volunteers. In short you won’t be short of interest and variety.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

About you

Strong administration skills, excellent attention to detail and great people skills are essential to this role. We welcome applications from people who have not worked in the world of volunteering previously, as we’re happy to support your learning in this area. Comfortable taking ownership of processes and confident in your ability to introduce new ideas, methods or processes, you have great project coordination skills and work well in a fast-paced environment where handling multiple demands, planning ahead and prioritising your workload is key. A proactive approach, lots of initiative and a flair for applying logic and creativity to problem solving are all important too. So are excellent customer service and relationship building skills and the ability to drive communication to ensure timely delivery. Proficiency using Microsoft Office applications such as Word and Excel, SharePoint, Outlook is also required, together as is experience of using a database.

We understand that job security is a top concern for many people when considering their next career move. That's why we want to make sure that you know the full extent of the benefits that come with this fixed-term contract.

Although the contract offered currently has a set end date, we are committed to providing our employees with the same level of support and benefits that we offer our permanent staff. This includes access to training and development opportunities, a competitive salary and benefits package, and a supportive and inclusive work environment. Furthermore, you would be eligible for internal redeployment opportunities should the contract not be extended beyond its end date.

In fact, we are proud to say that our fixed-term employees often take advantage of the opportunity to gain valuable experience and build their skills in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. We are committed to helping our team members succeed and grow, and we believe that this commitment extends to all of our employees, regardless of their length of tenure.

So, if you're looking for a role that offers the benefits and support of a permanent position, along with the excitement and opportunity of a fixed-term contract, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Are you passionate about creating excellent volunteer experiences? Are you looking to use your skills in volunteer communication, training and engagement to make a difference? Then join Shelter as a Corporate Volunteering Experience Officer and you could soon be playing a vital role within our Corporate Volunteering team.

About Shelter

A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change, with individuals, in communities, across society, and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

At Shelter we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent.

We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.

About the team

Part of our Equity, Inclusion & Culture Directorate, the Volunteering team is passionate about the positive impacts of volunteering for both individuals and organisations. Collaborative and supportive, we believe that volunteers are a vital part of our growing movement for change. Right now, we’re busy building a new Corporate Volunteering Team that sits within the wider Volunteering Team. We work closely with our High Value Partnerships team, which is responsible for generating income through partnerships with corporate organisations. Successes to date include developing and extending long-term, sector-leading partnerships with companies including HSBC UK, B&Q, M&S and Network Rail across England and Scotland. This is your opportunity to be part of our future success.

About the role

As a Corporate Volunteering Experience Officer, you’ll be instrumental in ensuring a quality corporate volunteering experience that equips volunteers and connects them with our cause. Day-to-day, you’ll be responsible for cohesively managing corporate volunteering journeys so that each volunteer is enabled to deliver. Indeed, we’ll rely on you to manage all resources and communications that directly support the corporate volunteer experience, including training delivery. That will involve managing a planned approach to updating and improving resources, as well as developing new resources and methods of engaging with volunteers. And, with an exciting expansion of our partnership with HSBC accompanied by ambitious volunteer engagement plans, you’ll be key to putting a training programme in place for HSBC volunteers too. Supporting an innovative volunteer mentoring offer, managing the recruitment, onboarding and ongoing support of volunteer mentors and developing and expanding mentoring opportunities – all are part of this exciting new role.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

About you

To succeed, you’ll need a background in supporting the implementation of best practice approaches to volunteering, particularly in volunteer induction, engagement, communication and learning and development. You’ll also need experience of designing and developing learning content, planning and delivering presentations and facilitating training and workshops. Confident and creative using a range of communication methods, you’re used to using the written word to engage audiences across different comms platforms too. What’s more, you have a proven ability to plan and coordinate projects and prioritise your workload, plus an innovative, solutions-focussed approach. You’re also comfortable working both on your own initiative and collaboratively and have the proficiency using Microsoft Office applications it takes to create engaging resources.

We understand that job security is a top concern for many people when considering their next career move. That's why we want to make sure that you know the full extent of the benefits that come with this fixed-term contract.

Although the contract offered currently has a set end date, we are committed to providing our employees with the same level of support and benefits that we offer our permanent staff. This includes access to training and development opportunities, a competitive salary and benefits package, and a supportive and inclusive work environment. Furthermore, you would be eligible for internal redeployment opportunities should the contract not be extended beyond its end date.

In fact, we are proud to say that our fixed-term employees often take advantage of the opportunity to gain valuable experience and build their skills in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. We are committed to helping our team members succeed and grow, and we believe that this commitment extends to all of our employees, regardless of their length of tenure.

So, if you're looking for a role that offers the benefits and support of a permanent position, along with the excitement and opportunity of a fixed-term contract, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

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

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

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

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

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

• Both the big picture and the finer details.

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

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

About Social Bite

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• Education and youth (Schools, Colleges, Universities)

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

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

• Community collections

• Supporter-led fundraising

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

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

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

Organisation profile

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

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

Make 2nds Count is looking for an experienced and dynamic fundraiser to drive forward and deliver our fundraising strategy. You will be responsible for leading our fundraising campaigns, regular and community giving alongside our annual programme of events.

Your expertise and innovation will enable us to expand and diversify our income generation through a range of fundraising activities which will allow us to continue to fund research, support and education projects in the field of secondary breast cancer across the UK. Working closely with the Head of Operations and Community and Events Fundraiser, the Fundraising Manager will play a key role in raising our national profile by identifying opportunities for growing our income through creating and implementing new approaches to fundraising.

You will possess excellent analytical, communication, organisational and interpersonal skills. You will be able to demonstrate attention to detail and have a proven track record of successful fundraising. You will have a high level of passion and enthusiasm in working with us to achieve our vision of giving hope to those living with secondary breast cancer.

In joining our forward thinking, informed and compassionate team, you will have the opportunity to make a real impact within Make 2nds Count. This is a rewarding and a fast- paced role where you will be working with a wide range of individual fundraisers, corporate partners, patients and key stakeholders supporting them with all of our fundraising activities.

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

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

Working with senior colleagues in the National Projects team you will have direct responsibility and accountability for cross project support requirements. You will lead on the identification and allocation of the appropriate resources as well as coordinating management information data and analysis requirements against governance, project controls and reporting needs.

You will also coordinate the execution of work to help individuals deliver their part consistently and effectively, whilst ensuring forward planning is in place along with managing change and risks. All underpinned through a continuous improvement and quality of service cycle of review and assessment.

The role of the Lead Project Support Manager has an element of oversight and co-ordination across all projects, and you will also need to be able to support these from inception through to the successful operation and maintenance of the service and where applicable exit and close out. You will act as the focal point within the National Projects team for those projects with a single centralised reporting requirement.

This is an exciting time to join us where you have the opportunity to make a difference. Our services are even more critical now than ever before in helping those in need and are essential in helping citizens receive the necessary advice and support during these unprecedent times. As a line manager you will be required to identify and manage the resources required, plan the work to realise the expected benefits as well as manage the project teams’ dependencies, workloads, and schedules.

We are flexible about your professional background and open minded about your career to date. You will need to be able to lead a Project Management Office function and engage with multiple stakeholders both internally and externally. You will be a compassionate manager with the ability to understand the challenges and opportunities that working within a membership organisation brings. You may well have experience of working in a charity, housing association or the broader public sector, though applicants from all sectors are welcome. You will have to be able to demonstrate the desire to put the people who matter most, our clients, at the heart of every decision.

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

Employee benefits

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

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

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

Care for Carers is a charity which provides a range of support, information, advice and breaks from caring to unpaid carers in Edinburgh. We are a small but passionate team and our Carer Support team are looking for an enthusiastic, organised and motivated post-holder who will;

• Provide one to one and group support to unpaid carers

• Demonstrate an understanding and be responsive to the needs of carers

• Provide emotional and practical support to carers

• Promote and support Care for Carers services as well as supporting planning and reporting processes.

If you would like an informal discussion about the role please contact Ruth MacLennan ruth@care4carers.org.uk

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:

• Empathy (listen to and understand an individual’s needs and circumstances)
• Respect (treat others the way they wish to be treated)
• Integrity (be honest and have strong moral principles)
• Caring (show kindness and concern for others)

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:

• Personal development and employability programmes
• Self-help coaching
• Supported accommodation
• Care at home
• Housing support
• Befriending
• Social cafes

The Service

Our Edinburgh Young Persons’ Service provides visiting housing support and supported accommodation to people between 16 and 25 years old who live in Edinburgh. We support young people, who have been in care, experienced homelessness, trauma or any disadvantage to overcome the challenges they may face whilst helping them to achieve their own individual goals and shape their lives for a more positive future. This can involve finding a suitable home, learning the skills to manage it as well as possible, working through life challenges, trying new things, and learning to see the best in themselves and fulfil their unique potential. We also have supported flats which vary in the level of support offered to suit the needs of the people who live there.

The Job

We have an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and motivated Support Worker to join our team and improve the lives of people supported by our Edinburgh Young Persons’ Service.

In this role, you will be supported to work using a person centred and trauma informed approach and develop effective relationships with young people affected by a range of problems, supporting them to cope in difficult times and working towards 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.

In this role you will be responsible to manage your caseload independently and work flexibly around people's individual needs.

What’s in it for you?

The benefits of being a LinkLiving employee (subject to the policies and benefit terms and conditions) include:

• Competitive salary, reviewed annually, and opportunity for annual performance related salary increases and discretionary non-consolidated pay awards, subject to terms of the scheme
• 35 days’ holiday per year (inclusive of public holidays) pro rata plus additional 3 days pro rata after 3 years’ service, with an opportunity to buy and sell holiday
• temporary enhanced business travel mileage allowance to support employees with increased fuel costs
• access to paid SVQ qualifications and a wide range of learning and development opportunities and funded Disclosure Scotland and Scottish Social Services Council memberships
• defined contribution pension scheme with generous employer contributions plus salary exchange and additional voluntary contribution options
• life assurance scheme providing death in service benefits to named beneficiaries
• healthcare cash plan for employees (and dependents) to support health and wellbeing plus discounts on shopping, restaurants, and other services
• employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate household dependants to support health, mental and financial well-being
• discounted travel schemes including cycle to work scheme, monthly bus pass scheme and travel ticket loan and much more!

For a full list of benefits available to employees, please see the following link - linkliving.org.uk/about-us/work-for-us

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.

Life Church is recruiting an Operations Lead to support and develop our gatherings and ministry teams. As well as coordinating gatherings, developing and managing teams, the role will also include administration, communication, and oversight of the safeguarding across the breadth of the work we do.

This role is diverse and its primary purpose is to manage the operations of the church by supporting the Lead Pastor. It exists to recruit, lead and develop the spiritual and practical life of the church through its various gatherings, ministries and outworkings in cooperation with and accountability to its senior leadership. The role embodies our desire to ‘express the heart of God in the city’ and to mobilise that vision into our various ministries.

In addition, the role is designed to increase efficiency in the life of the church by organising, developing and initiating current and / or new systems to bring order to the ongoing work of Life Church.

RESPONSIBLE TO: Lead Pastor

RESPONSIBLE FOR

Ministry Leads, Safeguarding, Servers

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ministry Leadership - Spiritual direction over our various ministries and teams - such as prayer, worship, Soul Food, hospitality - to cultivate and develop them for the purposes of supporting and aligning them with our vision.
• Logistics and Operations – To have oversight of Life Church’s broad operations. Ensure the effective and efficient operations of the church, including logistics, facilities, resources, people and projects.
• Office Admin – Ensure the effective and efficient operation of the church office, including logistics, facilities, resources, IT, administration and projects.
• Safeguarding – As Life Church’s Safeguarding Deputy you will ensure safeguarding compliance and promote a safeguarding culture at our gatherings, courses, events and Soul Food. Handle case work and other safeguarding issues with the relevant people.
• Communications - create and initiate church communications in collaboration with the Lead Pastor.
• Building operations - help to maintain the practicalities surrounding the building and ensure compliance of our various activities i.e. first aid, fire safety.
• Building expansion - join the current ‘building discernment team’ taking on a key role in facilitating momentum with our building expansion; organising and liaising with architects, funding lead, QS and so on.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

As the role is both spiritual and operational and the work is heavily connected to the pastoral role of the Lead Pastor the character of the person is vital. It would be important that the person, in addition to being a committed Christian, carries spiritual maturity, discretion and care for others whilst also having experience of leading teams. Sharing in our desire to continue the work of Jesus by expressing the heart of God in the city.

Skills

The jobholder should:

• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Be a good planner, meticulous and well organised
• To be visionary, creative and enthusiastic
• To have excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with and enthuse servers
• Be calm under pressure

The role ‘Operations Lead’ will bring with it relevant training and support, which will upskill the jobholder.

Knowledge

The jobholder should have knowledge of:

• Comfortably working with a range of software’s such as: Microsoft, Google, email platforms

Experience

The jobholder should have experience of:

• Giving spiritual and practical direction to teams
• Event and meeting coordination and planning (private or public)
• Working in an environment that requires a high standard of planning and administration

OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Holidays: 28 working days per annum (including public holidays)

PVG: This appointment is subject to the candidate obtaining an Enhanced Disclosure.

*The reason for the wide range in hours is so that we can be as agile as possible in the recruitment process. The minimum time required for the key elements of the role is 15 hours p/w. The hours can be spread over the course of a week and include evenings and weekends.

**Salary of up to 30k is dependent on experience.

Colinton Cottage Homes is a small retirement housing development situated in the Colinton area of Edinburgh. It has existed for over 100 years and provides accommodation within 41 rented homes set in beautiful grounds, within the heart of the Colinton community.

We are now recruiting to replace our longstanding Manager, who is to retire later this year. We require an experienced, highly professional individual to lead our service. Candidates must have a strong understanding of the welfare needs of older people and experience of managing all aspects of rented housing.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills, attention to detail and strong leadership skills and empathy. You should be willing to challenge yourself to deliver better services for our tenants.

Are you an experienced health or social care professional who has a passion to improve the quality of life and experience of those living with a neurological condition? Then this challenging and extremely rewarding role offers the opportunity to share your expertise, develop your clinical practice and work with a team of

like-minded individuals who support the Huntington’s disease community.

You would join our Lothian Service as a full-time Huntington’s Disease Specialist, in a role funded by Lothian’s Health and Social Care Partnerships.

About the role

Our Huntington’s Disease Specialists facilitate quality care for those impacted by Huntington’s disease and their families throughout the Lothian area. You will focus on case management, specialist assessment, anticipatory care planning, and coordination of support. This requires partnership working with, and signposting to, appropriate professionals/agencies.

Previous experience of working with Huntington’s disease is preferred but not essential. We will provide you with all the condition-specific knowledge you need in addition to funding your place on Stirling University’s CPD course ‘Huntington’s Disease: An enabling approach to supporting families’, delivered in collaboration with Scottish Huntington’s Association.

About you

• You will have an allied health profession, nursing or social work background and current professional body membership
• You will be a skilled communicator with good listening and inter-personal skills
• You will be enthusiastic and motivated to have a positive influence on the quality of life of the individuals on your caseload
• You will have a current UK driving licence and access to a car
• You will have experience of managing the conflicting priorities of a complex, community-based caseload
• You will be able to demonstrate your ability to work autonomously as an integral part of a small team

About us

Scottish Huntington’s Association is the only charity in Scotland dedicated exclusively to families impacted by Huntington’s disease, a devastating hereditary, neurodegenerative condition that causes severe and complex physical, mental and cognitive symptoms. There are currently 800 people in Scotland with symptoms of Huntington’s disease and a further 3200 believed to be at risk of developing the condition.

The successful candidate will join Scottish Huntington’s Association at an exciting time as we prepare to launch Standing Tall: A Strategy for Growth 2023 – 28 to transform the care and support for Huntington’s families throughout Scotland. We are an ambitious and hard-working organisation, recognised at national and international levels for our expertise and approach.

What we offer

• Salary of up to £34,976 per annum
• 36-hour working week
• Generous 32 days annual leave plus 5 fixed public holidays on appointment
• Increasing annual leave days to recognise long service (after 5 years)
• Contribution pension scheme
• An extended and thorough induction period with ongoing commitment to your training and CPD opportunities
• A flexible, hybrid approach to work
• Regular, clinical supervision
• Attention to facilitating peer support with the HD Specialist team throughout Scotland

Organisation Details

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

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

Job Purpose

Joined Up for Business (JUfB) is co-ordinated by Capital City Partnership (CCP) and is a collaborative group of public sector organisations which brings together a range of employer services under one framework, making it easier for businesses to find and access the support they need.

It works on a "no wrong door" approach and offers a bespoke, free recruitment and training service, as well as a business growth support service for SMEs and help businesses to identify funding initiatives that can support across these areas. We also support contractors in meeting their employability focused community benefits targets across the city.

JUfB directly links with the city’s employability network, Joined Up for Jobs (JUfJ) to create, maximise and simplify access to high-quality employment and training opportunities for Edinburgh citizens.

JUfB also develops and runs a number of employer led support initiatives, including skill centres around large scale recruitment opportunities, notably with retail focused locations Fort Kinnaird, FUSE at St James Quarter and our upcoming MacMillan Skills Hub which will be based within Muirhouse in North-West Edinburgh.

This new post is to support Capital City Partnership’s JUfB team in its employer focused activities and projects; assisting Edinburgh businesses with recruitment, training, identifying funding incentives and community benefits delivery in line with the Scottish Government’s No One Left Behind (NOLB) framework and Fair Work principles.

The Business Support Assistant will work across all JUfB projects, acting as a central single point of contact for the wider team to help support and co-ordinate daily activities and projects across the department. This role will have key responsibility for accurately maintaining our CRM system and associated administration to track progress and evidence outcomes.

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.

Supporting fathers of children affected by parental substance use to minimise the impact on the children

The Fathers’ Worker (as part of our Harbour 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

Funded by Corra Foundation and the Edinburgh Alcohol and Drug Partnership to 30 September 2024 (with possible extension).

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 possess a qualification in social work, social care, education or health, and have relevant experience.

We are seeking a dynamic Co-ordinator to work with the Board of Directors of the well-established, busy Edinburgh Iyengar Yoga Centre in Bruntsfield. The Centre was bought into community ownership in 2014 and is run as a Community Benefit Society.

You will be joining a vibrant community of students, teachers, operations team and Board members and facilitating the work of the Board to run the Centre and ensuring good communication between all. Being organised, experienced with office and financial systems and good people management are a requirement.

The post is part-time, working an average of 15 hours per week on a freelance basis with extra hours to be agreed with the Board if/as required. This equates to £38,220 per annum pro-rata. Independent working, as well as working alongside the Board, key partners and other members of our community, is essential and can be performed at the Centre and remotely as appropriate.

Key features of the role include:

• Website maintenance, with class timetabling.

• Preparing VAT returns, settling Centre bills and maintaining financial probity, liaising with the CBS treasurer and accountant as appropriate especially in the preparation of annual accounts.

• Management of the Centre operations team and overseeing Centre maintenance.

• Marketing and spreading the awareness of our yoga Centre.

• A point of contact for Centre teachers, students and shareholders.

• Regular meetings with the CBS Board.

We have 5 shops in Edinburgh, 1 in Gullane and a new one in Glasgow to support the vital services we provide. All our services focus on relieving the immediate suffering and meeting the long terms needs of homeless and vulnerable people in Scotland. We don’t just work with homeless people. We stop people becoming homeless in the first place. When you join Bethany you are supporting projects such as the Welcome Centre, Care Van, Family Support work, Housing Support, etc.

As a Shop Manager you will join a fantastic team of staff and volunteers.

You will provide excellent customer service in a professional charity retail environment. You will also identify and encourage the potential of staff in order to maximise their contribution to the success of the shop. Other responsibilities include to actively seek donations to maintain required stock levels with strong pricing, stock rotation and proactive selling.

This position will require the Manager to grow and develop the business in line with strategies agreed with the Head of Group Income Generation.

Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian

Department: Programmes Team

Job reference: 149941

The post holder will lead the monitoring and evaluation of NHS Lothian Charity’s programmes, grants and activities ensuring insights identify impact and drive improvement. Key responsibilities are the development of an evaluation framework, creation of evaluation tools, data gathering, collation, analysis and report writing.

To be considered for this role you must have significant experience of evaluating the impact of projects and grants on both a large and small scale.

Informal enquiries maybe directed to Jane Greenacre 07929822649

The Scottish Human Rights Commission is an independent public body which promotes and protects human rights across Scotland.

The Scottish Human Rights Commission is recruiting a Human Rights Fellow, for a fixed term of 12 months, as part of its new Scottish Human Rights Fellowship scheme.

The job holder will work collaboratively with members of the Legal and Policy team and colleagues across the Commission, gaining valuable insight into the work of Scotland’s National Human Rights Institution.

Specific projects and areas of work will depend on the particular focus of the Legal and Policy team at any given time; however, the job holder will use their knowledge of the European and International human rights systems together with their legal and policy research skills to support various projects aimed at protecting and promoting the human rights of everyone in Scotland.

Do you want to help us transform lives through reading and writing?

Scottish Book Trust is looking for a self-motivated Finance Officer to join their Operations team.

Scottish Book Trust is a national charity that believes books, reading and writing have the power to change lives. A love of reading inspires creativity, improves employment opportunities, mental health and wellbeing and is one of the most effective ways to help break the poverty cycle. We work towards a Scotland where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive through literacy.

What we offer:

• Part time, permanent role (17.5 hours /week, we are open to a discussion about flexible working pattern)
• Competitive salary (Band 3: £23,000 - £28,349 FTE, pro-rated to £11,500 - £ 14,174.5)
• Flexible hybrid working between home and our Edinburgh City Centre office, with great access by train, bus, and tram
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Company Sick Pay
• Pension with additional 5% employer contributions
• Death in service benefit
• Free access to employee assistance programme

About the role

This is an excellent opportunity for you to support Scottish Book Trust as a Finance Officer. The position offers flexible part-time working within our Operations Team.

The Finance Officer works closely with the Finance Accounts Manager, to ensure that accurate and timely financial processes and records are maintained, and that financial controls are implemented.

The first point of contact for managing all financial transactions with SBT’s customers, the post also supports and guides SBT staff in their financial processing responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Accurate and timely recording of transactions in the finance system (Sage Line 50)
• processing sales invoices, coding and VAT allocation
• processing expense claims and credit card administration
• allocating income from our Commercial activity
• Upholding the financial controls of the organisation, including ensuring sufficient supporting documentation and authorisation for income and expenditure is valid and properly stored for audit purposes
• Maintaining and managing the sales ledgers
• Maintaining an effective credit control policy, liaising with SBT staff to manage outstanding customer balances
• Responding to customer enquiries regarding account balances and activity
• Supporting SBT staff to carry out their financial processing responsibilities effectively, reporting any concerns to the Finance Accounts Manager
• Monitoring company credit cards and reconciling accounts
• Reconcile sales ledger to trial balance
• Maintaining and reconciling claims expenses system and petty cash.
• Promoting Scottish Book Trust’s good reputation in all dealings with the public, bank, customers and others
• Support the general work of the Operations Team including providing cover for the Finance Accounts Manager and Office Manager as required.

You will have:

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in an accounts or book-keeping role, preferably with experience of Sage 50
• Strong numerical skills, with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent administration skills
• Ability to use initiative to plan, organise and prioritise workload to meet deadlines
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work flexibly to meet changing demands
• Ability to problem-solve with minimal supervision
• Ability to build productive relationships with colleagues and customers.
• Excellent team-working skills
• Good knowledge and ability in use of MS Office (particularly Excel and Word)
• To be conscientious, trustworthy and responsible

TRUSTEES SOUGHT TO TAKE THE MONTESSORI MESSAGE ACROSS SCOTLAND

Trustees of the newly formed Montessori Scotland Foundation – affiliated to Edinburgh Montessori Arts School - are looking for additional volunteer trustees to help take this exciting project further.

It is not change itself that poses challenge, but how we cope with change. Using Maria Montessori’s insights, which are practised across the globe, we believe we can help communities of all kinds - children, young people, neurodiverse people, older people and diverse communities - to learn, develop and grow stronger. The aim is to benefit communities in Scotland and our living environment.

• Experience: we are particularly interested in Trustees with knowledge or experience of business / legal / marketing & PR / finance / voluntary sector / community initiatives including the natural world & caring fields / fundraising or grant seeking. We encourage applications from a range of backgrounds, and you do not need Montessori or previous Board experience. Passion and/or lived experience are also interesting for us.
• The Trustee role is about bringing your enthusiasm and experience forward. Your support will help ensure robust growth so the new Foundation can make an impact in communities for decades to come.
• Benefits:fascinating work with an enthusiastic team. Scope to help set strategic direction.
• Time Commitment: we meet online each fortnight (1 hour) and 2-3 times per year in person. This is a volunteer role and is not paid. Agreed travel and associated expenses will be reimbursed.
• Service: Trustees serve for a 3-year term (renewable).

Circle is a Scottish charity providing family support services to some of the most marginalised children and families in Scotland.

We are looking for a part-time Finance Officer/Administrator to join our Admin Team. The individual will play a key role in providing efficient, effective and high quality administrative support to the whole organisation, with a specific focus on finance, but also including IT & facilities and HR.

The successful candidate will be committed, hardworking and highly motivated.

Applicants should have experience of providing finance and administrative support in a busy office environment. Ideally, they will have experience of using a finance package such as Xero or Sage and will be skilled in Microsoft Office 365 (including Excel, Word and PowerPoint).

Experience of working with databases would be advantageous.

The successful applicant will be based in our Head Office in Edinburgh, with the option of hybrid working.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The qualified candidate will have:

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

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

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

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

Do you have a passion for enabling individuals to make a positive change in their lives? We’d love to hear from you.

We’re excited to have the opportunity to recruit a new Outreach Worker for our West Hub in Glasgow.

Who we are:

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

The role:

Our Outreach Workers:

• work in the community with participants aged 16 and over from various backgrounds

• deliver high quality participant support across the range of Venture Trust programmes

engage with participants in dynamic and progressive community and wilderness-based personal development opportunities

Job purpose: This new role provides strategic and operational HR support to all areas of Friends of the Earth Scotland.

General remit: 2023 is an exciting year of change for FoES: we are developing a new three-year strategy and significantly reviewing all our HR processes and procedures. This role provides operational and strategic support to both the Head of Operations and the Director, and will significantly contribute towards the development of a new, aligned, HR strategy. Operationally, the role will provide advice and guidance to managers on best practice, organisational HR policies, terms and conditions of employment and employment law, attending the FoES Management Team meeting for HR related discussions and decisions.

Reporting to:Head of Operations, Friends of the Earth Scotland.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a ground-breaking approach to mental health services. Thrive Edinburgh brings together a collaboration of partner organisations to work together to improve the mental health and wellbeing of the people of the city. The aims of Thrive Edinburgh centre around enabling people to live well and fulfil their potential. The Peer Community represents a unique collaboration between Health in Mind and CAPS Independent advocacy. Our organisations share a commitment to the Thrive vision and values of trust; respect; collaboration; person-centeredness; innovation; and compassion.

The Peer Community Development worker will ensure peer support becomes an integral feature of health and social care support and services in Edinburgh.

They will do this by continuing the development and delivery of the thriving Peer work community. Where those who have a passion for peer work can come together in a safe space to learn and develop their practice, innovate new ways of working, build social capital and a shared identity. We are looking for someone with lived experience of mental health difficulties and an understanding of peer work, to share learning from their own experience to develop people’s understanding, inspire hope and strengthen and develop Peer Work in Edinburgh.

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

Work undertaken for this post will be in Edinburgh and East Lothian communities, with the office based in West Lothian.

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

Role Purpose

ProjectScotland, part of the national charity Volunteering Matters, supports people to move on in life, through the power of volunteering. We are looking for a talented, dynamic, and professional Parental Engagement Manager to join our team in the City of Edinburgh. The right candidate would be someone who can work flexibly, while demonstrating a strong understanding and commitment to our organisational values.

You will provide intensive Employability Support to 25 parents over the next 12 months. This role will focus on parents who are New Scots (Refugee’s, Asylum Seekers, Displaced people) and parents from ethnically diverse backgrounds. You will:

• Work 1:1 with parents to understand their strengths, skills, and barriers to employment, putting steps or strategies in place to overcome these barriers or challenges
• Support with vocational activities – developing CV’s, job search, applications, mock interviews etc.
• Provide work-ready support – access to volunteering experiences, identifying training opportunities etc.
• Work alongside colleagues in the ProjectScotland Mentoring Team, ensuring that parents can benefit from an empowering and positive Mentoring relationship - provided by our team of local volunteers
• Work with external partners across Edinburgh to secure referrals for our service, and to set up new opportunities for parents.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Consistently role modelling and displaying our organisational values

• Contribute to effective teamwork across the regional team and the wider charity, in line with our “flexible working by default” and “self-managed teams” philosophy

• Provide intensive support to parents in a person-centered way, to achieve positive outcomes for all

• Understanding each parent’s skills, strengths, experience, barriers and development areas, resulting in the creation of a personal development plan

• To manage all elements of the parent’s experience, from referral to completion of their support

• Work alongside the ProjectScotland mentoring team to ensure parents have the opportunity to benefit from the experience and life skills of a dedicated volunteer mentor

• To identify, develop and maintain excellent relationships with referral partners, third sector organisations, statutory agencies, and others, who can provide training, volunteering placements, or other opportunities

• To manage the risk assessment, quality assurance and audit processes as appropriate

• Ensure monitoring, impact and evaluation information and data is collected and that the project meets its agreed targets, reporting format and schedule. Assist the Delivery Leader by preparing reports to funders

• Administration tasks including maintaining effective and accessible records, the use of Microsoft Office, Teams, Zoom and other software such as Canva and Salesforce – full training will be given

This job description is intended to include the broad range of responsibilities and requirements of the post. It is neither exhaustive nor exclusive but while some variations will be expected, these will be at an appropriate level for the role.

Person Specification

Skills Required

• An excellent knowledge and understanding of the life challenges and barriers that parents face today in Scotland, particularly those who are New Scots (Refugee’s, Asylum Seekers, Displaced people) or those from ethnic minority backgrounds

• An understanding of how to assess the needs of an individual using a person-centered approach

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including being able to have strategic conversations with stakeholders one minute, and talk to a nervous parent the next

• Excellent people skills with the ability to build professional, long-term relationships with various stakeholders, to influence and motivate others

• Excellent organisational and IT skills including the ability to manage workload and prioritise effectively, and strong attention to detail

• Able to use own initiative and work independently at times

Experience Required

• Significant experience working with people who have challenges/barriers to employment, particularly parents and carers

• Experience in providing Employability and vocational support

• Evidence of relationship management experience with a wide range of stakeholders

• Experience of project management, achieving high targets, a busy workload and working to strict deadlines

• Proven ability to communicate effectively and work as part of a team

• Understanding of and commitment to Equal Opportunities

Qualifications

Relevant experience and an understanding and commitment to our organisational values is more important for this role than any specific qualifications.

Other

Part of your working week will be based in local Edinburgh communities, meeting parents, volunteers, colleagues, and other stakeholders. For the remainder of the time, you can choose to work from home (must be based locally) or from our Edinburgh office premises (EH7 5JT). If working from home, you will need good internet access and a suitable home working environment. All I.T. equipment, mobile phone and infrastructure will be supplied by our organisation.

Volunteering Matters are looking for a talented, dynamic, and professional Engagement Manager to join our team in the City of Edinburgh. The right candidate would be someone who can work flexibly, while demonstrating a strong understanding and commitment to our organisational values.

In this role you will work as part of a small staff team, coordinating the delivery and development of our established Family Supporters programme across the City of Edinburgh.

Family Supporters is an effective mentoring programme which offers practical, emotional, and social support to parents and families across Edinburgh, empowering them to face a range of life challenges and issues. We recruit, train and match dedicated, local volunteers to help families every step of the way, spending 1-1 time together on a personalised set of goals chosen by the family, for the family.

The programme supports parents and families in lots of ways such as help to access Employment, further Education or Training, improved living standards, budgeting skills, healthier eating, better school life and behaviour, access to physical and mental health and wellbeing resources/aid, as well as introducing parents to community resources and volunteering, to name a few.

This role has a particular focus on supporting parents/families who are New Scots (Refugee’s, Asylum Seekers, Displaced people) as well as parents/families from ethnically diverse backgrounds. Further details and information on Family Supporters Edinburgh can be found on the Volunteering Matters website.

Skills / Knowledge Required

· Excellent knowledge & understanding of the life challenges and issues that families face in Scottish society, particularly New Scots, or families from ethnically diverse backgrounds

· An understanding of how to assess the needs of an individual using a person-centered approach

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills including being able to have strategic conversations with partners and stakeholders one minute, and talk to an anxious or unsure parent

· Excellent people skills with the ability to build professional, long-term relationships with various stakeholders, to influence and motivate others

· Excellent organisational and IT skills including the ability to manage workload, prioritise effectively and strong attention to detail

· Able to use own initiative and work independently at times

Experience Required

· Significant experience working directly with families, particularly those who face barriers/life challenges

· Experience in supporting volunteers through quality Volunteer Management practices

· Evidence of relationship management experience with a wide range of stakeholders

· Experience of project coordination, achieving high targets, a busy workload and working to strict deadlines

· Proven ability to communicate effectively and work as part of a larger regional team

· Experience in Safeguarding / Child Protection / Adult Protection

· Understanding of, and full commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Qualifications

Relevant experience and an understanding and commitment to our organisational values is more important for this role than any specific qualifications.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Consistently role modelling and displaying Volunteering Matters organisational values Contribute to effective teamwork across the regional team and the wider charity, in line with our “flexible working by default” and “self-managed teams” philosophy

• Deliver and develop the Family Supporters programme across the City of Edinburgh, meeting ambitious targets and milestones, ensuring all families/parents engaged achieve positive outcomes

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders including colleagues, volunteers, families, social work, NHS, Education partners, third sector organisations and others.

• Effective recruitment, selection, training, and ongoing support of a diverse pool of talented and dedicated volunteer mentors from a wide cross-section of the community

• To maintain Volunteering Matters standards around quality and effective Volunteer Management

• To manage all elements of family’s experience, from referral to completion of their support journey

• To manage the risk assessment, safeguarding, quality assurance and audit processes as appropriate

• Ensure monitoring, impact and evaluation information is collected and that Family Supporters meets it’s agreed targets, reporting format and schedule. Assist the Project Manager by preparing Impact Reports.

• Administration tasks including maintaining effective and accessible records, the use of Microsoft Office, Teams, Zoom and other software such as Canva (use to develop relevant promotional material and information)

Other

Part of your working week will be based in local Edinburgh communities, meeting families, volunteers, colleagues, and other stakeholders. For the remainder of the time, you can choose to work from home (must be based locally) or from our Edinburgh office premises (EH7 5JT). If working from home, you will need good internet access and a suitable home working environment. All I.T. equipment, mobile phone and infrastructure will be supplied by our organisation.

The Scottish Human Rights Commission is an independent public body which promotes and protects human rights across Scotland.

The organisation is currently embarking on a new programme of work to shape its strategic priorities for the next four years, including engaging with new audiences and communities across Scotland.

This role is an exciting opportunity for a skilled communications and digital media professional to make their mark, playing a key part in digital media creation and delivery of internal and external communications to achieve maximum impact.

We are looking for a creative, highly-motivated communicator with a track record of bringing content to life across multiple digital channels, with the enthusiasm and expertise to innovate, plan and make things happen.

The role includes a generous benefits package, including a contributory Civil Service pension scheme, a healthy living scheme and a range of tailored learning and development opportunities.

Award winning children’s music charity Fischy Music (fischy.com) supports the health and wellbeing of children through songs and music. Our resources are widely used in schools, organisations and churches across the UK and beyond. We write songs for and with children that enable children to express, explore and manage a wide range of emotions. Our Health & Wellbeing songs and resources are inclusive and appropriate for all children regardless of outlook on life or religious belief.

We are looking for new Board members with good experience and knowledge of the following areas:

• Music or arts scene
• Finance/business
• Third sector

What is involved?

• Attendance at quarterly Board meetings, a mixture of in person and on Zoom. These meeting typically last around 1.5 hours (this includes AGM that is usually on same day as one of the quarterly Board meetings. In person Board meetings take place at the Fischy Music office/studio in Edinburgh
• Attendance at yearly strategy meeting with the Fischy staff team
• Occasional sub group meetings

What are the benefits of being a Fischy Music Board member?

• Being part of an innovative, effective and positive movement
• Making a difference in helping to support the wellbeing of thousands of children across the UK and beyond
• Meeting and working with new people
• Developing your governance skills
• Adding to your CV
• Having fun, sharing your enthusiasm and doing something new!

We’re looking for someone with excellent organisational skills who knows their way around online accounting software, especially Xero. As well as being responsible for financial tasks and processes, our Finance and Administration Assistant provides a range of admin support to colleagues across the organisation. The successful person will have a keen eye for detail and a flexible, proactive approach to work.

The Organisation

Our mission is simple - to inspire more people to volunteer so they can enhance their lives, the lives of others and build resilient communities. We promote and develop volunteering through a range of projects and have a key leadership role in making Edinburgh a city in which volunteering in all its forms can flourish and thrive.

Save the Children UK has an exciting opportunity for a collaborative and proactive individual with project management experience to join us as our Public Attitudes Campaigns Manager where you will work with the Scotland team to deliver an exciting new funded project to understand public attitudes to child poverty in Scotland.

Please note:This is a 2 year Fixed Term Contract and the successful candidate will need to be based in Scotland.

About Us

Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In Scotland and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

About the role

This role is funded by The Robertson Trust to deliver an ambitious two year project to inspire and build support around policy solutions to meet Scotland's 2030 Child Poverty Targets. As Public Attitudes Campaigns Manager, you will lead on all aspects of the project:

• overseeing research into public attitudes and developing a narrative framework
• working with lived a lived experience panel an advisory board
• engaging an active network of champions to use the findings from this work
• actively engaging and training stakeholders in using the findings
• building relationships and engaging with a wide range of stakeholders.

This is an exciting role that involves a variety of skills and the chance to have a real impact on children's lives.

In this role, you will:

• Oversee the commissioning of partners and working with them to deliver public attitudes research and developing and testing frames and narratives.
• Actively engage a network of champions from within the anti-poverty sector.
• Manage the project, which includes creating, delivering, driving and monitoring progress of the project plan and communicating progress to key stakeholder groups.
• Champion and manage stakeholder engagement and communication, including an Advisory Group
• Draft compelling and accessible reports and materials summarising key messages and findings
• Build and maintain knowledge on the political and policy landscape on child poverty in Scotland and public affairs developments and engagement opportunities to maximise the impact of this work.

About you

To be successful, it is important that you have:

• Understanding or experience of working on projects or campaigns to change public attitudes e.g. researching public attitudes, developing narratives etc.
• Experience of project management and working with multiple partners to deliver on complex projects with multiple stages and timelines.
• Significant experience of leading the development of strong stakeholder relations and delivering impactful engagement and influencing activities, ideally with experience of developing a community of practice.
• Demonstratable experience of building established networks and relationships with senior stakeholders in the anti-poverty movement (or demonstratable skills in relevant field) in Scotland. Knowledge of working with civil society to deliver change and ability to effectively manage and work within networks and coalitions.
• Experience of commissioning research/consultants to deliver public attitudes/policy research
• Excellent communication skills, and experience building rapport and communicating effectively with a wide range of people at all levels and situations (on the phone, face to face and in writing)
• Ability to deliver projects to high standards with minimum support and adapt easily to change.
• Commitment to Save the Children's vision, mission and values.

What we offer you:

Working for a charity provides one of the best benefits there is – a sense of purpose and reward for helping others. However, we understand the importance of giving back to our employees to ensure a happy and healthy working environment and work/life balance.

• We focus on flexibility, inclusion, collaboration, health and wellbeing both in and outside of work.
• We provide a wide range of benefits which will reward your hard work, motivate you, and inspire you to work to improve the lives of children every day. You can read more about our benefits here.

We are looking for a passionate and committed individual to join Corra Foundation’s Corporate Services team.

The post holder will work as part of the team to ensure that Corra’s data management systems (currently Salesforce) and add-on apps (e.g. FormAssembly) are maintained and updated to ensure that the system can support all of Corra’s work. You will work closely with the Systems and Database Officer and across all teams to prioritise work and ensure changes are implemented within agreed timescales.

The successful candidates will have excellent communication and presentation skills, and experience of presenting complex information / suggestions for digital change to managers and users, as well as experience of working with proprietary software or show a high degree of transferrable skills from using other systems.

This role offers an exciting opportunity for someone who shares Corra Foundation’s vision and is a chance to contribute to real change in Scotland.

Christ Church Morningside (Scottish Episcopal Church) is seeking to appoint a new Church Manager to be responsible for the management and administration of all resources needed in order to support the life of Christ Church.

Reporting to the Rector, the successful candidate will have a minimum of 3 years’ experience in an administration role, and experience of managing and delivering projects (preferably individually and alongside others). Experience of events planning and delivery, facilities management and of Health & Safety legislation, policies, procedures, and risk assessments would be an advantage.

This is a great opportunity for someone who is able to work on their own initiative and to meet deadlines, has strong organisational skills, including the ability to manage multiple tasks/projects, has an demonstrable ability to work with people, strong administrative and IT skills and the ability to confidently communicate with people in writing and verbally to diverse audiences.

You can also find out more about Christ Church Morningside on our website: christchurchmorningside.org

Changeworks has been leading the way in delivering low-carbon living and tackling fuel poverty for over 35 years, and we need a Business Manager to support and enable the expansion of our Community Engagement and Energy Advice Services. If you are someone who enjoys working in a contract performance environment and with numbers as well as people, and have strong performance management and analytical skills, then this could be your ideal role.

Changeworks is expanding its existing services and developing a wider service portfolio, all aimed at helping people reduce their energy usage. To support this increase in volume and complexity, we need a new member of the team and that’s where you come in. You will work alongside operational managers, our finance team and business development colleagues to proactively drive quality and compliance in our service delivery. Leading on the collection and use of data, you will develop valuable information, sharing insights with colleagues to support contractual delivery and continuous improvement.

The combination of your reporting skills, data insights and in-depth understanding of funders’ requirements will be a foundation stone to bid development and the shaping of contracts and their performance targets.

You’ll be confident in leading by example and motivating your colleagues to continuously improve and evidence impact. This role will involve using your strong communication skills to ensure insights and key information lands well and is fully utilised. You’ll be well versed in building strong and effective relationships with teams and partners to ensure the successful definition and delivery of services and contracts.

This role is permanent and reports directly to the Head of Community Engagement and Energy Advice Services, within the Operations Directorate.

Benefits

Changeworks is a great place to work. We hold Investors in People Platinum accreditation (something only a few organisations in Scotland have), and we were nominated for employer of the year by the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce this year. Our staff overwhelmingly would recommend us as an employer too.

The Climate Emergency has resulted in ambitious national targets to reduce carbon emissions from the built environment and reduce rates of fuel poverty. This has driven a significant increase in the number of pilot and large-scale interventions delivered by Changeworks and external organisations in this area. These include area-based domestic energy efficiency retrofit and decarbonisation projects and programmes.

We are a growing organisation, and this role is crucial to the delivery of our ambitious objectives. We want to decarbonise homes in Scotland on a massive scale, and that needs talented individuals like you to help us deliver on our objectives. You’ll receive full training plus coaching and mentoring.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits including flexible working, bike to work scheme, an excellent pension scheme and 26 days paid holiday plus 9 public holidays per year.

At Changeworks, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone.

Summary

As a Personal Assistant (PA), your role is to enable the employer, a young disabled man and powerchair user, to be as independent as possible. This vacancy is only open to holders of a driving licence valid in the UK, unless working evening or night shift.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the employer with a wide range of social, work-related and domestic activities, including driving the employer’s Wheelchair Accessible Van (WAV).

• Assist the employer with cleaning, laundry, shopping and administrative tasks.

• Assist the employer with eating, drinking, preparing and cooking food.

• Assist the employer with dressing, showering and toileting, including use of a hoist.

• Assist the employer to be comfortable in bed overnight, repositioning him on request.

Skills & Personal Qualities

• Enthusiastic, outgoing and positive attitude.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Excellent time-management and organisational skills.

• Previous experience supporting a disabled person and awareness of the Social Model of Disability is essential.

• Driving licence valid in the UK is essential.

• Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership is essential.

Additional Information

• Opportunity is open to male and female applicants of all backgrounds.

• Employment is dependent upon the successful completion of paid trial period with training.

• Staff room available for taking rest breaks or supporting employer overnight.

Award-winning performance company, Curious Seed, was formed in 2005 by Scottish choreographer, Christine Devaney. Based in Edinburgh, we produce compelling dance theatre work that questions the world we live in; work which touches and moves people, unlocking new ways of experiencing and feeling something different about the world. Our work has been presented across the globe from Milan to Macao, New Zealand to Norway, appearing at prestigious international festivals and venues from Sadler’s Wells to Sydney Opera House. Since 2015, Curious Seed has been a Creative Scotland Regularly Funded Organisation.

We are now seeking 3 Trustees to strengthen our existing board and to replace Trustees who are due to retire (including the role of Treasurer).

We are especially, but not exclusively, interested in people who bring knowledge of one or more of the following areas:

• Finance / Charity Accounting

• Organisational Development

• Legal / HR

• Fundraising

• Working with Children & Young People

• Equalities / Access

• Environmental Sustainability

• Community Activism

Trustees attend four Board meetings each year (early evening) as well as an annual day long strategic development meeting. There are additional opportunities to support via working groups and ad-hoc projects.

Scottish Veterans’ Residences (SVR), Scotland’s oldest military charity, has an array of resources at its disposal to support former Armed Forces and Merchant Navy personnel, who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, or who otherwise need housing support. We seek to maximise their independence and provide support to move on to appropriate, permanent accommodation wherever possible. Veterans have their own fully furnished en-suite room and access to all the facilities and support on site. Our facilities include a modern dining room providing all our residents with meals, as well as a gym, community library & and laundry services.

We are seeking a Support Supervisor to join the Team in our Whitefoord House Residence. Located at the foot of the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Whitefoord House offers a dynamic housing support service to assist our Veterans to return to independent living where appropriate. This is a pivotal role in delivering our service and as such, represent a fantastic career opportunity for the successful candidate.

About You

Motivated, dedicated and enthusiastic, you will assist management in the day-to-day provision of the housing support service to residents. This includes proactively managing and mentoring a team of support staff, ensuring own and supervised staff compliance with the standards set by the relevant regulatory and statutory bodies including Care Inspectorate and Scottish Social Services Council.

With previous experience leading teams in a social care environment working. Ideally you will also have an understanding of the supported housing sector and be able to demonstrate a track record of contributing to high quality services. You are reliable, consistent, focused, and flexible in both your outlook and approach.

This post is required to Participate in on call arrangements for out of office hours support to staff.

In return, we offer an excellent remuneration package within the range £31,295 - £35,744 per annum dependent on experience, plus additional benefits, and pension, with 30 days annual holiday.

For an information chat about the opportunity contact Kirsty Smeaton-Brown kirsty@svronline.org

Who are we?

Worldwide Cancer Research is a small charity with immense ambition – to see a day where no life is cut short by cancer by starting new cancer cures worldwide. We find and fund innovative ideas at the start of the cancer research journey all over the world. Starting the life-saving advances of the future by sowing the seeds of new discoveries today. Funding brand new ideas and supporting researchers who ask big, challenging, new questions about how cancer works and how we can control it.

For 40 years our scientists have explored brand new concepts and advanced our understanding of cancer – taking the first step in the research journey that provides new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer.

As a charity, we are committed to opportunity without barriers, and we are striving to seek, value and learn from different perspectives and experiences, just as the best research ideas can come from anywhere. We welcome applications from all communities to help build our inclusive team, as diverse as the scientific community we fund and the families whose lives we impact. We are a team where everyone can be themselves and feel valued.

We are determined that all applicants and employees receive equitable, fair treatment regardless of gender, sex, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status or ethnicity. We have pledged to ‘Show the Salary’ for our roles, we are also an accredited ‘Disability Confident Committed Employer’ because our team members are at the heart of everything we do.

To help start more cancer cures around the world and save lives, we are looking for a Development Manager (Major Donor lead), to be known internally as Philanthropy Manager, to join the ambitious Marketing and Fundraising directorate at Worldwide Cancer Research.

About the Philanthropy Manager role and why we need you

As part of our multi-million-pound funding programme for discovery cancer research, you can make an impact every day at Worldwide Cancer Research.

We are working on a strategy of income growth and diversification in the Fundraising and Philanthropy team, and your role will be central to achieving this mission. You will be willing to take an agile and creative approach to maximising income from High-Value and Major Donors, through the delivery of first-class engagement, cultivation and stewardship activities. Our Major Donor programme sits closely alongside our Trust portfolio, and you will also work closely with the team developing Trust proposals and stewardship opportunities.

An effective, intuitive and genuine relationship-builder, you will proactively develop an income pipeline of prospects and donors. The role also gives you the unique opportunity to establish and evolve ‘The Collective’, our newly launched, high-value giving club.

The charity’s values include curious, united and spirited, all of which you can readily demonstrate as you work with colleagues across Worldwide Cancer Research and among your own Fundraising & Philanthropy team. You will be an advocate for our vision when in touch with supporters and influencers, as you raise awareness of Worldwide Cancer Research and our mission in your day-to-day work.

A full Job Description is available for download below.

Benefits:10% employer pension contribution; employee assistance programme and counselling service; enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption pay; enhanced sick pay; 33 days’ paid holiday annually plus four winter public holidays as paid leave; 2-weeks fully remote working a year; three paid carer days a year; death in service benefit; cycle to work and travel season ticket schemes are available.

To enable employees to maximise their performance and productivity whilst maintaining a good work-life balance, we are trialling a nine-day fortnight where every second Friday is a stand down day for the team.

As Head of Communications, you will help to develop the Communications structures and processes that will support EMMS International’s immediate needs and long-term growth in terms of reach, engagement and ultimately income.

The role includes a mix of hands-on activity alongside strategic thinking across a range of functions, including brand management, digital and offline marketing, PR, and direct communications.

The role contributes to the delivery of EMMS International’s mission,and increases EMMS International’s impact by developing and supporting the charity’s communications to a range of stakeholders, including high-net-worth individuals, community groups, corporates, churches, clubs and associations, and local, national and specialist press.

A full Job Description is available for download below.

Raising funds is essential to ensuring that we can help keep Scotland’s children safe, well and loved with their families.

Children 1st is looking for a new Individual Giving and Supporter Experience Manager to take our donor recruitment and retention strategy to the next level.

This role holds a senior position within the Supporter Experience Team and is responsible for inspiring new donors to support Children 1st, establishing new relationships with individuals, managing the operational implementation of individual giving fundraising initiatives and leading our donor acquisition activity.

The Individual Giving and Supporter Experience Manager will play a key role in evolving our fundraising acquisition strategy and will play a crucial role in further developing our cross-directorate stewardship strategy.

We need someone who is focused, organised, creative and has a keen eye for detail, with a passion for delivering an amazing supporter experience.

If you have experience in fundraising, communications, or marketing we would love to hear from you.

This a permanent, full-time role of 35 hours per week. You will be remote based with travel to our spaces and bases as required.

About Shelter Scotland

Shelter Scotland believes home is everything. Our strategic purpose is to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is social injustice.

Shelter Scotland provides information and advice online and through our national Helpline, backed up by specialist legal advice and advocacy. We have Community Teams covering each of Scotland’s 4 largest cities, engaging with communities and partners to understand local issues and to work together to take action on the problems that matter the most. We defend housing rights and ensure every story we hear about the housing emergency counts towards our fight for home: the nationwide movement we are building to demand social housing.

We are looking for people who are passionate about challenging social injustice and who understand of charity governance. We would be particularly interested in hearing from you if you have specific insights and experience regarding anti-racism or if you have experience and knowledge of political influencing in a Scottish context.

If you do and want to help Shelter Scotland deliver our strategic purpose and objectives, we would love to hear from you. We are seeking to recruit two co-optees, to replace existing Committee members.

About the role

Shelter Scotland is a Directorate of Shelter and the Shelter Scotland Committee is a sub-committee of Shelter’s Board of Trustees, providing devolved governance for Shelter Scotland. The Committee ensures there is dedicated oversight, support and specialist scrutiny of Shelter’s work in Scotland. Three members of the Committee are also Board Trustees and the remaining members are co-optees.

This is an exciting and dynamic time for Shelter Scotland, with a highly successful first year of delivering our Strategic Plan for 2022 to 2025, but with huge challenges ahead given the record numbers of homeless cases in Scotland. Your role would be to provide support and scrutiny for the work of the Shelter Scotland Executive Team, in their work to deliver the Strategic Plan. Candidates are not required to reside in Scotland, however you must have up-to-date knowledge and insight of the Scottish context in which we operate and Scottish audiences.

At Shelter, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone. We are facing diverse problems, so need diverse people to tackle them.

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff and volunteers will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Could you be one of our new trustees?

We have opened recruitment for up to four fantastic new trustees to join our Board.

As you know, volunteers play a huge role across our charity, bringing a wealth of expertise, experience & care to the organisation. That's why we are so excited to share this opportunity to become a trustee.

Please read on to find out more if you may be interested in the role, or we would love your support in spreading the word with your networks & partners to reach as many people as possible who might want to join us.

Our Board Chair, Amy Anderson, shares more on this exciting opportunity and why someone should consider becoming a trustee with CHSS: youtu.be/kZETfMhi5_8

Circle is a Scottish charity providing whole family support services to some of the most marginalised children and families in Scotland. We have recently partnered with Scottish Families Affected by Drugs and Alcohol as an ‘early adopter’ site across East Lothian to deliver the Grow Your Own Routes programme. This programme will support young people affected by family substance use.

We have an exciting opportunity for a committed and enthusiastic individual to join our team.

Funded by Scottish Government’s Whole Family Wellbeing Fund for three years, Grow Your Own Routes aims to ensure that young people affected by substance use are visible, have a voice and are empowered to effect change.

The team aims to reduce harm and the impact of substance use on young people by offering strengths-based and co-produced one-to-one, peer, advocacy and group work in youth and community settings.

Funded until 31 March 2026

Applicants should possess a qualification in youth and community work, social work, social care, health or education, and have relevant experience.

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.

The Royal British Legion Scotland (RBLS) is the largest ex-service charity in Scotland with more than 135 branches, 59 clubs and 20,000 members. Since 1921 we have been supporting and assisting veterans and their dependants in Scotland through a range of welfare services, practical support, comradeship, commemorations and Remembrance.

Over the next 3-5 years we will be working on a full strategic review of the organisation to ensure our future sustainability and we are looking for an experienced volunteer to join our National Board of Trustees as National Treasurer.

The National Treasurer will take overall responsibility for all aspects of financial management, working closely with other members of the National Board of Trustees, the Chief Executive and the Management team to safeguard the organisation's finances, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting to the National Board of Trustees, and the control of fixed assets and stock belonging to the charity. The National Treasurer will also monitor and ensure the financial viability of the organisation.

A full Role Description is available for download below.

EARS is an independent advocacy provider – our role is to make sure people’s voices are heard when there are issues in their lives. We are pleased to announce the following post: Independent Advocate for Older People and Stroke Survivors (28 hours)

Work undertaken for this post will be in the West Lothian community, with the office also based in West Lothian.

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

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

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

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

• competitive hourly rates of £10.50 - £10.88 per hour
• guaranteed rota hours working between 7.30am & 10pm
• generous annual leave entitlement
• a choice of pension scheme with employer contributions
• flexible working policies
• access to extensive paid training and development opportunities
• a supportive and inclusive culture.

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

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

VOCAL (Voice of Carers Across Lothian) is seeking a talented and enthusiastic individual to undertake a new, fast-paced and varied role within the Communications Team, supporting VOCAL’s communications and engagement functions.

The Communications Team aims to develop and expand VOCAL’s reach to increase carer awareness and identification, promote carer engagement and VOCAL’s services, and to build cross sector partnerships and synergies. From social media and website development, to email marketing and leaflet production, the team is responsible for a wide range of outputs and platforms.

The Communications and Engagement Assistant will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills combined with some previous experience in a communications, engagement, marketing or digital role. They will have experience of: using communications channels, including social media, email marketing; website development and design development; and knowledge of content management systems.

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

Relief Support Workers- £11.30 per hour.

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

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

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

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

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

Benefits include

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