Who we are:
Scripture Union Scotland is a national charity, with over 100 staff and 2,000 volunteers. Our vision is to see every child and young person of Scotland exploring the Bible and responding to the significance of Jesus.
This is a wonderful opportunity to head up a team of talented frontline workers located right across Scotland, as well as play an active role in the Senior Leadership Team, bringing strategic focus and godly wisdom, particularly to the development of our ministry in schools and local communities.
Purpose:
Reporting to the CEO and, as part of the Senior Leadership Team, to bring strategic leadership and spiritual direction to the organisation, specifically to lead and develop the Local Ministries department of the organisation, enabling the fulfilment of the vison of SU Scotland.
Responsibilities:
Who we are looking for:
We are seeking applicants who have demonstrable senior leadership experience, ideally with experience in the field of Education and/or knowledge of current children and youth trends, specifically within the Scottish educational system. The successful applicant will be theologically astute with an ability to articulate the Christian message in a range of settings, including with young people, staff, in a local church and cross cultural/other religion context. An ability to think strategically and innovatively is also critical.
For this post, it is important that you are committed to SU Scotland’s ethos, working principles and vision and can demonstrate this through your commitment and motivation. It is also an Occupational Requirement (Equality Act - part 1, schedule 9), that the post-holder is a committed Christian.
Aberlour Child Care Trust (“Aberlour”) currently supports disadvantaged children, young people and families to have a brighter future throughout Scotland. Giving children an equal chance and the best possible start in life is at the heart of everything we do.
With ambitious growth plans we acknowledge that, as an organisation, we need to be nimbler and embrace change and innovation. Working collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation to deliver operational efficiencies and enable the growth of our services to support more children and families earlier, our new Director of Children and Families will be pivotal to the sustainability, reputation, success and future of Aberlour.
With strategic and operational responsibility for all Children and Families Services you will focus on ensuring: regulatory compliance; continuous practice improvement and excellence; effective people, risk and financial management; the growth and development of new services and the maintenance and sustainability of existing services.
As an informed and authoritative voice on social policy affecting children and families in Scotland at both a national and local level you will develop and embed a culture of continuous improvement whilst also further raising the profile of Aberlour and the voices of the children, young people and families we support, building on our reputation as a trusted provider of high-quality services.
Having recently appointed a new Director, SCDC is now seeking to recruit a Head of Programmes to support the strategic and operational direction of the organisation. You will be expected to represent SCDC at a strategic level, and influence policy and strategy related to community development. As a member of the senior management team, you will need extensive experience of community development at a senior level. You will also work to ensure the sustainability of SCDC, will be accountable for the successful delivery of programme and contract work, and will be expected to promote and develop the work of SCDC through engaging with a range of external stakeholders at both national and local level.
Blue Triangle’s core mission is to empower people to thrive, by delivering solutions in connected communities which focus on the needs of each individual. Our approach is trauma-informed, person-centred and wellbeing focused, and aims to ensure that in Scotland, everyone is able to access support whenever, and for however long, they need it.
As our new Chief Executive, you will work closely with an ambitious and caring Board to agree on the core focus and future strategic direction of the organisation. Together, we will ensure we provide love and deliver real value to those people who are most in need of our services while maintaining strong governance and finances. This will include the development of a new strategic plan, identifying opportunities to diversify income streams and overseeing the development of services that meet both the current and future needs of all the people that Blue Triangle supports.
As an inclusive and collaborative leader with the ability to effectively engage with staff across all levels of the organisation, our new Chief Executive will need to embrace innovation and look at new ways of delivering services. Focused on raising the profile of Blue Triangle using the voices of those people we support, you will ensure we play a more leading and direct role in developing and shaping policy, including involvement in the Scottish Government’s conversation on supported accommodation and wider homelessness agenda.
As an accomplished communicator, you will have demonstrable credibility representing an organisation to a diverse range of key external stakeholders coupled with a strong understanding of Blue Triangle’s values and mission.
If you share our passion to empower people to thrive and are excited by the prospect of directly shaping the future of our organisation please contact Douglas Adam, our retained recruitment advisor, at Livingston James on 0141 375 7333 to learn more.
Blue Triangle is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.
Glasgow University Students’ Representative Council represents and campaigns on behalf of students of the University of Glasgow. We are seeking an enthusiastic team player to join our Advice Centre.
We require an: Advice & Policy Officer
The successful candidate will be expected to have knowledge or experience of advice, policy and/or representation work. The post involves a mix of frontline advice work and the provision of support and policy briefing materials to elected student representatives.
35 hours p/w. Working on a hybrid basis. Flexi Time system in operation.
Scottish Professional Football League Trust - Overview
The Scottish Professional Football League Trust is the charitable arm of the Scottish Professional Football League and was established to lead and co-ordinate community engagement activities across all 42 member clubs.
SPFL clubs have a track record of credible and sustained activity, using football and physical activity as a tool to deliver positive life changes in the communities they serve. The SPFL Trust seeks to build on this reputation and co-ordinate projects that will be centrally funded and operate within and across the clubs.
Purpose
The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the direct delivery of The SPFL Trust’s Cashback Off the Bench projects at a small number of SPFL.
You will work closely with colleagues from delivery clubs, on site, to delivery Cashback off the Bench - a unique employability programme which harnesses the power of Football to help engage, educate, inspire, and support young people into employment, education, or training.
You will play a pivotal role in the project, working closely with our nominated communities and clubs to understand their needs for the project and to help facilitate the delivery of the 8-week programme at each of the sites. Additionally, you will develop relationships with key stakeholders and other partners to ensure that young people taking part in the programme are supported to achieve specific outcomes.
Job Description
We are looking for an enthusiastic Delivery Officer with a proven track record delivering engaging and interactive educational programmes to young people between the ages 16-25.
The successful candidate will work closely with our Employability and Inclusion Lead to ensure the successful and efficient delivery of the project in line with project aims and objectives. This will include, but is not limited to, the preparation and implementation of programme delivery, delivering and evidencing of SQA qualifications, working collaboratively with clubs and key partners, and assisting with project reporting. Most importantly, the successful candidate will work to directly support the young people taking part in the project and help move them towards positive destinations.
To succeed in this role you should be enthusiastic, passionate about helping others and supporting young people to thrive. You will have excellent attention to detail, organisation, written and communication skills allowing you to effectively deliver to participants and collaborate with partners will help contribute to the successful delivery of Off the Bench.
Glasgow Association for Mental Health is one of the principal providers of community mental health services in Greater Glasgow. GAMH is committed to the principles of recovery and raising awareness and understanding of mental health issues.
TheYoung Adult Wellbeing Service (YAWS) is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund. The service supports the mental wellbeing of young people aged 16-25 experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. YAWS will support the delivery of mental health and wellbeing group sessions (digital and face to face) to enable young people to be connected and socially active in the community.
You will demonstrate a genuine commitment to working with young people from diverse groups and a commitment to equalities.
Applicants should read the attached Job Description and Person Specification carefully as only suitably experienced and qualified applicants will be shortlisted for interview.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate the values and attitude required to work with people who are living with mental health problems and who may have complex needs.
Applicants must be able to work flexibly, evenings and weekends.
GAMH aims to promote equality of opportunity in service delivery as well as in employment practice. To achieve this, we positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. Accordingly if you have any particular requirements regarding your application please contact Laura Middell, Central Resources Director, on 0141 552 5592.
These posts are regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. All employees are required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Any offer of work will be subject to the outcome of this check being satisfactory.
Are you creative and passionate about equalities and human rights? Do you want to make a positive contribution to improving women’s lives?
Amina - the Muslim Women's Resource Centre is a national women’s rights organisation which works with Muslim and BME women, to provide opportunities to have their voices heard, improve their skills and become more confident in participating in their own communities and at a wider level.
The Helpline and Development Project is funded by the Scottish Government and operates throughout Scotland. The project delivers the national helpline dedicated to supporting Muslim and BME women in Scotland. We provide a sensitive and understanding approach for women in need or in crisis. Additionally, the project aims to address unfair judgements about Muslim and BME women. We achieve this by organising targeted campaigns that focus on highlighting inequalities faced by women such as impacts of racism and Islamophobia. We provide opportunities for Muslim and BME women to share their lived experience and have their voices heard in policy and practice.
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 aLived Experience Coordinatorand you could soon beplaying 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.
Iriss supports people, workers and organisations to make social work and social care support work better through evidence based innovation. Iriss is a charity that works across Scotland and our principal funder is the Scottish Government
The Communications Officer creates and produces digital content to be used on our website and across our social media platforms.
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.
MND Scotland’s vision is a world without MND. Until that day comes we’re on a mission to ensure everyone affected by MND across the country has our support every step of the way. Our current three-year strategy builds on the achievements of the last forty years and also seeks to correctly position MND Scotland for a sustainable future to ensure we deliver our mission. We’d like your help to do that.
We are recruiting three new Trustees to join our Board. Whilst we’re always interested in receiving applications from a wide range of backgrounds, at this time we’re particularly keen to hear from individuals with the skills to fulfil the following roles;
As a Trustee you will play an important role in setting the strategic direction of the charity whilst providing support, guidance and constructive challenge to the Board and the CEO. You will also act as an ambassador for MND Scotland and help us ensure that everyone right across the country knows of the work we do and how we can help them if they need us.
Becoming one of our Trustees is not something to be undertaken lightly. It takes commitment, passion and dedication. You may be pushed out of your comfort zone on occasion or indeed frequently. If that makes you uncomfortable then you’re probably not who we are looking for. If however, you are looking to help make a real difference to people’s lives and to grow both personally and professionally then we’d be really keen to hear from you, particularly if you have a background in any of the specified areas we are looking for.
Previous Board experience would be great but it’s not essential. You don’t have to have a personal link to MND. Nor do you have to have a charity background, however, this may be beneficial. What is much more important is your passion, ability to think strategically and your desire to get involved and make a difference. It’s also important that you know MND Scotland has a strong commitment to embracing diversity and inclusion.
Does your experience of developing and delivering volunteering (or involvement) initiatives, include delivering plans that have a lasting impact on improving volunteering (or involvement) in line with an organisation’s strategic goals? Then join Shelter as Volunteering Lead – Communities and you could soon be playing a leading role within our thriving 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. That’s why we engage more than 2,000 volunteers in our shops, Hubs and local communities. Put simply, it’s an exciting time for volunteering in our communities as we develop new volunteering opportunities to realise the potential of engaging volunteers in our fight against the housing emergency.
About the role
Leading on the development of our volunteering offer, practice and culture within our communities teams, including Community Services, Community Fundraising and Campaigning, in Shelter and Shelter Scotland, is the challenge that awaits you here. You will lead a team of Volunteer Coordinators and will be responsible for shaping and inspiring your team. Day-to-day, we’ll rely on you to develop new ways for people to give their time and deliver our goals of tackling the root causes of homelessness and creating change for individuals experiencing housing issues. You’ll also need to build influential relationships with leadership teams and other key stakeholders, as together you design and plan involvement of volunteers and embed approaches to volunteering. Offering guidance on volunteering, designing new volunteer journeys and helping colleagues to implement them – these are just some aspects of this brand 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 experience of applying best practice principles to volunteer engagement (or involvement) including role planning, recruitment, induction, training and development, communication and feedback and risk management. You’ll also need a collaborative approach, good listening and questioning skills and a flair for leading and developing people and identifying practical solutions to problems. Well organised and great at influencing, negotiating and forging productive relationships with a range of stakeholders, you’re confident and creative when using a range of communication methods too. What’s more, you’re as comfortable planning and delivering engaging presentations and designing and developing learning content as you are monitoring and evaluating work or analysing data to ensure innovation and development is driven by insight.
We’re recruiting to a number of roles in the Volunteering Team in May. If this role has sparked your interest and you’d like to know more, or you’d like to find out about the other roles available and to get a feel for the team and for Shelter, we warmly welcome you to an online info session with Volunteering Team members from 12.00 hours to 13.00 hours on May 18th. Please email volunteering@shelter.org.uk to book a spot.
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.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
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 Volunteering Experience Officer and you could soon be playing a vital role within our thriving 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. That’s why we engage more than 2,000 volunteers in our shops, Hubs and local communities. Put simply, it’s an exciting time for volunteering in our communities as we develop new volunteering opportunities to realise the potential of engaging volunteers in our fight against the housing emergency.
About the role
An exciting new role within the team, you’ll be instrumental in ensuring a quality, inclusive volunteering experience that equips volunteers and connects them with our cause. Indeed, you’ll have responsibility for cohesively managing all resources and communications that directly support the volunteer experience, including our monthly Volunteer News, a Volunteer Handbook and volunteer learning content. Managing a planned approach to updating and improving resources and developing new resources and methods of engaging with volunteers will be important aspects of the role too. And, when it comes to delivering Volunteer Forums in England or working with the Volunteer Coordinator in Shelter Scotland to plan an approach to forums that’s inclusive and serves the needs of volunteers, again we’ll count on you to deliver.
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
Already with experience of supporting the involvement of volunteers, you have a good understanding of what makes a quality volunteer experience from attraction through to exit. You’re also used to designing and developing learning content, planning and delivering presentations and facilitating training and workshops. What’s more, you’re confident and creative using a range of communication methods, including using the written word to engage audiences across different comms platforms. A proven ability to plan and coordinate projects and prioritise your workload is also required, as is an innovative, solutions-focussed approach. Comfortable working both on your own initiative and collaboratively, you’re also proficient using Microsoft Office applications to create engaging resources.
We’re recruiting to a number of roles in the Volunteering Team in May. If this role has sparked your interest and you’d like to know more, or you’d like to find out about the other roles available and to get a feel for the team and for Shelter, we warmly welcome you to an online info session with Volunteering Team members from 12.00hrs to 13.00hrs on May 18th. Please email volunteering@shelter.org.uk to book a spot
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.
To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter 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.
*Can be based in any of these locations – remote or hybrid working or Bristol, Birmingham, Norwich, Bournemouth, Merseyside, Manchester, Blackburn, Newcastle, Plymouth, Sheffield, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee or Aberdeen, with travel to volunteer forums as needed.
We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and especially welcome applications from women of colour and those under-represented in the workforce.
Rape Crisis Scotland (RCS) seeks to recruit a part-time Office & Administrative Coordinator to lead on the smooth running of the RCS office, including office and hybrid working systems, health & safety, GDPR, HR and relevant policies.
Rape Crisis Scotland is Scotland’s leading organisation working to transform attitudes, improve responses and ultimately to end rape and sexual violence in Scotland.
You can read more about our work here: rapecrisisscotland.org.uk/about-what
Established in 1999, The Pavillion (Greater Easterhouse) is a community youth organisation that provides a safe, fun, and nurturing environment for young people from primary 1 upwards, with most activities having historically focused on children and young people aged up to 18 but now with an increasing focus on whole family, whole community activities. Everything that we do aims to inspire our participants, raise their aspirations, help them to address the challenges that they face and encourage their development as young people.
The core of Pavillion’s service offer is a drop-in service for Mini’s, Junior’s, and Senior’s. While attending these sessions, young people take part in a wide range of engaging and developmental activities including issue-based workshops, sports, team building, games, STEM activities, art, music, and IT related activities. Specific additional projects are then developed around this core. For example, our peer wellbeing programme for young people allows young people to discuss their mental health and wellbeing and to support each other through a network of peers.
We also place a strong focus on attainment, helping young people to demonstrate what their development, through Youth Achievement / Dynamic Youth Awards, Community Achievement Awards, Saltire Awards and Youth Access units at Kelvin College.
Purpose of Job
The Business Development Manager in partnership with the community and staff will be responsible for developing and leading the business development strategy for the organisation.
The Pavillion needs a long-term plan. We have a small facility and a large catchment and an ever-increasing waiting list of families who need access to the service. We need to look at options for premises going forward. New build? Development on the current site or is it taking over an unused building in the community?
We also need to develop new income streams which lessen our need for grant funding.
We think this is a fantastic opportunity for someone with the correct skills and enthusiasm to make a real difference in a community despite having to deal with enormous issues, still has the drive and determination to succeed as individuals and a community. This well not be easy but it will be rewarding. In a world were there is so much darkness, this will be a beacon of light
Would you like to come and work at the number one Union in Scotland (as voted in the recent Whatuni Student Choice awards)? Strath Union is looking for a talented Representation Coordinator to join our growing team.
We are looking for someone with relevant experience to develop our academic representation system and energise student engagement with representation. The role will include training and supporting student reps and working in partnership with the University of Strathclyde to amplify the student voice.
We are looking for applicants who have a positive approach, are pro-active, and thrive in a busy workplace.
If this sounds like the role for you, we look forward to receiving your application.
Intro
Carers Scotland is looking for a new Policy Officer to be a part of the charity’s extensive policy and public affairs work supporting unpaid carers. Carers Scotland is a leading charity working toward improving the health and wellbeing of carers and ensuring that carers get the support they need. To achieve this, we work closely with Scottish Government ministers, civil servants, MSPs from across all the political parties, other charities, and civic Scotland. With so much public policy directly impacting on unpaid carers this will be an exciting role with a chance to influence and deliver meaningful change for one of Scotland’s most undervalued and unrecognised groups.
About you
We are looking for someone with a passion for policy, research and politics in Scotland. You should be enthusiastic, eager to learn and ready to work hard both on your own and in support of others. You will be an excellent communicator, with strong attention to detail and the ability to learn new issues fast. The ability to work in a team and on your own initiative to tight deadlines will also be important.
About the role
This is a rare chance to join Carers Scotland as we develop our team toward the charity’s 60th anniversary in 2025.The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring that the voice of carers is heard in all public policymaking circles from Scottish Government to the Scottish Parliament working on Government policy, legislation and issues relating to unpaid care.
We are a truly inclusive team, we offer flexibility and we live and breathe our values. We are Attentive, Ambitious and Achievers.
Diversity and inclusion
Carers Scotland is committed to becoming a diverse and truly inclusive organisation. We strive to create a workplace where our colleagues and volunteers can truly be themselves and feel like they belong and constantly seek to ensure all voices are heard.
To embrace this culture of diversity, our employee and volunteer recruitment should reflect our stakeholders and the society that we serve and support, regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, physical abilities, disabilities or religious practices. We value individual diversity and are actively building diverse teams here at Carers UK and value our colleagues from a wide range of backgrounds.
As a membership charity for carers, we particularly seek employees and volunteers with a real understanding of the issues faced by carers. Reasonable adjustments can be made to the process and role dependent on the needs of the applicant.
It’s an exciting time to be joining Capability Scotland!
We’ve just launched Scotland’s first college for young people with complex and diverse needs, we’re working hard on our plans for a new exemplar flagship facility in Perth creating state-of-the-art homes for our residents and we’re just about to launch our new five-year strategy putting the people we support, and our amazing colleagues front and centre in everything we do.
Quite simply, we’re buzzing with excitement. We have a passionate and committed workforce who strive to deliver the highest quality education, care, and support to disabled people across Scotland. A team full of talent, ideas, and energy.
A vacancy has arisen for a key role supporting our Board and Executive Team to drive forward our ambitious plans.
Interested?
Job Purpose
You will support the Chief Executive, Executive Team, and Chair of the Board in all aspects of their work.
We need someone with great organisational and communication skills – and an eye for detail – to make sure the organisation’s governance practices are the best they can be, helping us to make the best decisions about the services we deliver and the future direction of our great charity.
As well as supporting, administering, and keeping our governance practices under review, you will be our lead for data protection and GDPR and you will ensure the smooth and efficient running of the Executive Team and Edinburgh office team’s activities.
Job Summary
The core elements of job are:
1. To provide comprehensive and high-quality administrative support including projects and related tasks which effectively support the Chief Executive in all aspects of their work.
2. To ensure the smooth and efficient running of the Charity’s Board of Trustees’ activities (Board) and aid and support to the Chair and Board Members.
3. To provide Company Secretary assistance and support, managing and documenting key governance and statutory functions and activities to fulfil all legal requirements.
4. To act as an ambassador for the Chief Executive, Chair and Board in all matters and use balanced judgement to prioritise and deal with competing demands.
5. To act as Data Protection Officer for the organisation.
6. To line manage and support the receptionist/administrator role at Head Office.
So what type of person are we looking for?
You will have considerable experience in supporting teams at Executive and Board level. A sound understanding of data protection and GDPR regulations is essential.
The nature of the role is that you will be able to work flexibly, using your own initiative. We are looking for a team player but, most significantly, we require someone who is committed to and who can live the values of the organisation in everything they do – being kind, inclusive, open and honest, aspirational and creative.
An understanding of the social care sector would be an advantage.
Working with Capability Scotland brings you lots of benefits:
Capability Scotland is committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.
A copy of Capability Scotland’s Equality and Diversity Policy is available upon request from the HR Team.
Due to the high volume of applications expected, we advise that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Thank you for your interest and for taking the time to apply to work with us.
The Scottish Women’s Rights Centre is a unique collaborative project between Rape Crisis Scotland (RCS), JustRight Scotland and the University of Strathclyde Law Clinic offering legal and advocacy services to women survivors of gender based violence in Scotland. RCS seeks to recruit a Communications Officer for the Scottish Women’s Rights Centre (SWRC).
This post is funded until 31st March 2024 in the first instance.
We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and especially welcome applications from women of colour and those under-represented in the workforce.
Hemat Gryffe Women’s Aid are recruiting a Women’s Support Worker (Refuge & Follow on) to support women admitted to refuge and when they are leaving refuge to help them settle into permanent accommodation via the follow-on service. About Hemat Gryffe Women’s Aid
Established in 1981, Hemat Gryffe women’s Aid is a feminist organisation and Scotland’s first women’s aid project providing refuge accommodation, outreach, and follow-on services to women, children, and young people primarily from the Asian Black and Minority Ethnic community experiencing domestic abuse, forced marriage and honour-based abuse.
About you
You will have experience of working with vulnerable women from minority ethnic backgrounds experiencing gender-based abuse. You will be bilingual and speak English and Hindi, Punjabi, or Urdu All staff are expected to promote equality and anti-discriminatory practices working with women primarily from the Asian, Black and Minority Ethnic Community experiencing domestic abuse, forced marriage and honour-based abuse.
Funder:Scottish Government Delivering Equally Safe Fund: fixed term contract to 31 March 2024.
Qualification Requirements: SVQ Social Services and Healthcare at SCQF Level 6 or above to meet registration requirements of SSSC. Training will be provided to achieve this work-based qualification.
We are looking for a dynamic individual to join our team as a Property Officer. In this role you will provide great customer service to your landlords & tenants alike. The key areas of responsibility for this role are:
To find out more about the role, download the Job Description.
A unique opportunity has arisen to be part of our friendly and welcoming specialist team with an established reputation for excellent practice in the field of adoption.
St Margaret’s offers a comprehensive service to those involved in adoption and associated fostering, and provides a highly professional, committed and caring service.
As the first point of contact you will require excellent interpersonal, administrative, and organisational skills and have had experience of working in a busy office environment. You will have the ability to deal with a diverse workload and be able to prioritise tasks to ensure deadlines are met. You will be fully competent in the use of Microsoft Office packages and have a flexible working attitude.
In addition to an excellent salary, we offer:
The Head of Finance and Administration will play a key role within NYOS, ensuring that our strategic objectives and operational delivery models are founded on sound financial planning and controls, that our systems and processes are effective and robust, and that our people are well supported. The post holder will be responsible for oversight of all finance and administration processes, including financial management and reporting as well as human resources management. As a member of the Senior Management Team, the Head of Finance and Administration will oversee all NYOS’s systems and processes and will liaise across all areas of the organisation including the Board, as well as with external stakeholders.
It is an exciting time to work for NYOS as we develop new plans, including a move to more accessible office premises later this year. We are looking for Head of Finance and Administration who shares our ambitions and values and wants to be part of a small, friendly team that takes great pride in nurturing and celebrating the achievements of Scotland’s young musicians.
NYOS is committed to finding the very best candidate for this role and to growing the diversity of the organisation. We particularly encourage applications from people with disabilities, LGBTQI+, Black, Asian and other global majority backgrounds, care leavers, and those residing in an area of social and economic deprivation as measured by postcode on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivations (SIMD).
Contract: Permanent, full time (part time may be considered), starting as soon as possible.
Reporting to: Chief Executive
Line Managing: Administration Manager
To make room for young people to shine, where they can discover themselves and something of their own aims and purpose and can enjoy just being themselves.
To do this you will take an approach that is universal, human and dignified.
Crossroads Youth and Community Association’s work and values are built on the central belief that “everyone had the right to live gloriously: whatever in society prevents this, should be challenged and whatever in the individual helps should be nurtured”.
This role will involve working with young people and, occasionally, families and the wider community.
Responsibilities and accountabilities
1. Recruit, develop and manage community volunteers and other project staff.
2. Coordinate design, development, delivery and evaluation of our older adult project in Sighthill.
3. Identify and respond to community needs, assets, partnerships and opportunities in Springburn and Sighthill.
4. Provide strengths-based and person-centred services and supports to older adults engaged in the project.
5. Identify and pursue funding and partnership opportunities.
6. Ensure that all confidential and personal information is recorded, stored, shared and destroyed in line with NRFG’s GDPR policy.
7. Ensure that all NRFG petty cash is managed in line with our policy and procedure.
8. Ensure that any issues in relation to health and safety, food hygiene, and safeguarding are reported to management immediately. This must be communicated both verbally and in writing to ensure that it has been received.
9. Contribute to a clean and tidy office/building.
10. Adhere to the lone working policy.
11. Liaise with stakeholders and contacts, to ensure that NRFG is supported and developed.
12. Support the manager with the agreed marketing strategy – assist with social media maintenance.
13. Participate in any relevant training and development opportunities.
14. Adhere to the content of the staff handbook at all times.
A full Job Description is available for download below.
Overview
The SCQF is Scotland’s lifelong learning framework helping people of all ages and circumstances to access the education and training that is appropriate to them over their lifetime.
The SCQF Partnership has been in existence for 16 years, established as an independent charitable company core funded by Scottish Government. Our team of 12 staff all work to ensure that assessed learning and qualifications in Scotland are included on the Framework, with the aim of promoting wider learning pathways for learners and providing quality assured learning framework that is trusted by learners, employers and education providers alike.
The role
SCQF Partnership is seeking a talented and enthusiastic individual to manage our online presence and deliver a wide range of digital marketing activity, working alongside our Communications and Marketing Officer. You will take creative approaches focused on improving engagement and understanding of the SCQF across all our key audiences. You’ll also have an opportunity to inform and shape our new Communications and Marketing Strategy and the future development of our website, helping to ensure that we are focused on achieving impact where it matters.
The Digital Communications Officer will be a self-motivated team player, having experience of developing social media strategies, using a range of communications channels and be proficient in the use of content management systems and the application of analytics to inform future strategy. You will be able to demonstrate learning to SCQF Level 7/8.
Responsible to: Head of Communications and Partnerships
We are looking for a dynamic individual to play a key role in our Development Team and to:
We are looking for a fantastic communicator, as well as an enthusiastic team member who is ready to develop into, or can bring a proven fundraising track record of, securing large grants/tenders. Ideally you will be ready, or have experience to deliver across the themes on which Impact Arts delivers (namely Employability, Education, Health, Housing, Regeneration, Culture and Youth Work). A confident and capable individual they will be a key part of the Development team
Our current Development Team is strong and has a wealth of combined experience, skills and consistently achieves significant results and income targets. We are now looking for an individual that can complement these and help us fulfil the needs that arise out of our new ambitious and goals. Work is fast paced, demanding but also fun and comes with significant benefits (See below). If your skills and current experience aligns with our needs, we would like to hear from you! In searching for the right person for this position, we are open to flexible working patterns/hours and the potential to work from home (with visits to our main office in Glasgow). We place more importance on the skills and experience you can bring to our organisation. Do feel free to have a conversation with us and let us know what you need in order to perform at your very best.
SFHA is the membership body for, and collective voice of, housing associations and co-operatives in Scotland. We exist to represent, support and connect our members.
Our vision is that our members will be central to Scotland’s social and economic recovery and renewal. It is everyone’s right to live in a safe, warm and affordable home, in a thriving community. Our members are uniquely positioned as community anchors across Scotland, supporting people and their communities.
We are looking for a Membership Administrator to actively contribute to SFHA’s success by supporting the business in line with organisation needs. This is a new and exciting opportunity for a candidate with enthusiasm, energy and a flexible approach to their work who is looking to gain a wide range of experience and be happy to undertake a variety of duties with enthusiasm and pride.
An excellent knowledge and proficient use of all Microsoft Office packages is required. You will be required to work effectively with colleagues in a team.
Around since 1923, SAMH is Scotland’s national mental health charity. We have represented the voice of people most affected by mental health problems in Scotland for 100 years. Today, in over 60 communities we work with adults and young people providing mental health social care support, services in primary care, schools and further education, among others.
These services together with our national programme work in See Me, respectme, suicide prevention and active living; inform our policy and campaign work to influence positive social change. SAMH is dedicated to mental health and wellbeing for all: with a vision of a society where people are able to live their lives fully, regardless of present or past circumstances.
For Scotland’s Mental Health
About the Role
Are you an enthusiastic supporter-focused person looking to join an ambitious, motivated, and highly successful fundraising team?
Do you want to contribute to furthering and maximising SAMH’s fundraising potential?
As Fundraising Coordinator, you will be a champion for the supporter experience, acting as first line of contact for all fundraisers and donors for SAMH, and you will be crucial to ensuring we deliver first class supporter care at all times.
What we are looking for
You will be a driven, highly motivated individual with a great telephone manner and ability to connect with people from all backgrounds. A self-starter, you will put supporter needs and motivations at the heart of SAMH’s activity, enabling the Fundraising team to meet our ambitious goals and fundraising strategy.
As part of the Fundraising Operations team, you will work alongside the Fundraising Operations Manager to deliver administrative and logistical support to the wider Fundraising team, leading on stock management, thanking, and acting as the first point of contact for all supporters, whether by telephone, mail, digital, or in person.
At SAMH people are our biggest asset and, through their dedication, skills, compassion and resilience, we are proud to provide recovery focused support and help to a record number of people across Scotland
Our ideal candidate will be a confident communicator and talented coordinator with great attention to detail who wants to be part of a team committed to making a difference for Scotland’s mental health.
What we will provide for you
You will work in a supportive environment and will be provided with a full induction and training opportunities. You will be given the chance to develop your knowledge and skills, as well as develop professionally. Some of our benefits include;
• Funded continuous learning and development opportunities, access to over 100 courses online in addition to classroom and virtual training sessions
• 30 days annual leave rising to 33 after 5 years’ service
• 4 public holidays
• 2 paid wellbeing days off per year to use on what matters to you.
• Team wellbeing budgets
• Workplace pension scheme
• Life Assurance policy
• Employee Assistance Programme
We are looking for a Communications and Engagement Officer to join our team. This is an exciting dual role within the Corporate Services Team. Based in Glasgow’s vibrant West End, Partick Housing Association is financially sound and one of the best performing housing associations in Scotland.
We are looking for a skilled and enthusiastic individual who can support our communication activities as well as deliver our community engagement strategy. We believe that great people make a difference to our business and welcome interest from candidates from a range of backgrounds.
You will have excellent communication, interpersonal, project management and professional skills and be a team player with a positive attitude and clear customer focus. You will have experience in the areas of communications, digital skills and community engagement.
At Partick Housing Association, we are committed to service excellence and continuous improvement – we work hard with our partners and stakeholders to deliver high quality homes and services.
Urban Roots is a thriving environmental and health improvement organisation. Over the past ten years we have worked with local residents and organisations to establish a network of community garden spaces across the Southside of Glasgow. We are passionate about the benefits that community gardens bring to improving local environments, promoting community cohesion and supporting the health and well-being of people of all ages.
We are looking to recruit an experienced person to coordinate activities in two community gardens in Toryglen. This will involve managing the weekly volunteering groups at these gardens, led by our Community Therapeutic Gardener and with the support of our Volunteer Coordinator. You will also be responsible for coordinating our outreach work with local Care Home, housing associations, community based support organisations and schools.
Your role will also involve running our Garden Task Force. This is a volunteer group which supports schools and community groups to establish or refurbish community food growing spaces across the Southside. You will be required to travel between various sites on a regular basis and for this you will have use of our electric van. A clean driver’s licence is required.
PEEK exists to transform the lives of children and young people and families impacted by poverty in Glasgow. We have been doing this for over 20 years. We believe in our children, young people and their families potential and we will be here for them for as long as we are needed.
As our Youth Worker, you will provide high quality development opportunities for young people. You will have experience of planning and delivering impactful youth training and/or volunteering and/or employability programmes and activities including supporting young people to achieve accredited awards that are inclusive, accessible, and developmental. You will have experience of working with young people who have experienced barriers to participation in education and community life.
The Youth Worker will work across #TEAMPEEK and will engage with delivery partners including schools to support young people in programme delivery across Glasgow. We are looking for high performing individuals who lead by example and are committed to working within PEEK’s organisational values; Compassionate, Dignity, Excellence, Integrity and Respect.
Reports to: Youth Development Coordinator
By joining #TEAMPEEK, you will play a valuable part in our bold and ambitious organisation, reaching the children, young people and families who need us most. In return, we are committed to our team’s wellbeing. Our benefits include:
Permanent Support Worker 35 hours Nightshift
Permanent Support Worker 17.5 hours
The Support Worker will provide a combination of personal care, care at home and housing support to people with dementia in their own homes. The post holder will be part of a dedicated team that will ensure that the highest quality of service is provided.
We are looking for a unique person who can support people with dementia, living within their own home in a Supported Living Service, personalised to the tenants needs.
Our support workers are our most important people as they provide front line support.
Our support workers help tenants to maintain skills and independence by providing support and care with all aspects of daily living.
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 is essential
Child abuse is preventable if we all work together.
This is our belief. It drives us. Our purpose is to work with communities to fight for every childhood.
Together for Childhood at the NSPCC is our long-term project working with local communities to make them safer for children. We work with local partners and families to come together to prevent abuse and tackle the problems that cause it, head-on. Join the Together for Childhood team in Glasgow as a Research & Evaluation Officer and lead the development and implementation of our local evaluation and learning work.
Do you want to join a team where you can grow, lead and drive change?
You'll become part of a team that cares about the work they do and the people they work with. You'll discover opportunities to grow, creatively address challenges, and work with others towards to inclusive and lasting change. As local lead, you'll get to find your own way to make a difference that means more, and support those you work with to thrive in their roles.
This role will manage a Research and Evaluation Assistant, and together the Glasgow Together for Childhood evaluation team will lead on developing new and interesting opportunities to understand and assess how the initiative is working for children and families in their local communities.
Do you want to lead on innovative research and evaluation to tackle child abuse and neglect?
Together for Childhood is a place-based initiative which aims to radically improve the way we tackle child abuse and neglect through systems change. Together for Childhood sites are places of continuous learning and the NSPCC conducts research and evaluation to provide insight into what works and what makes a difference.
We're looking for an experienced researcher to lead on the design and implementation of local evaluation projects, as well as supporting the central evaluation of Together for Childhood. Specifically we're looking for:
The post is full-time and permanent but part-time/flexible working will be considered. Your base is the Govan Service Centre but it will be possible to work from home for part of the week. Some travel to other NSPCC locations, including London, will be necessary.
Every childhood is worth fighting for. This is our belief. It drives us. And it's the reason our Children's Services team push themselves to transform the lives of children and families – in person, in service centres nationwide, and through the knowledge they share. Join us as our Children's Service Practitioner – Social Worker and make a contribution that means everything.
Together for Childhood is a place based approach to prevention of child abuse and neglect. In partnership with local people, groups and agencies, we will bring people together to develop and test new approaches. Principles at the heart of the project include co-creation through relationships with children and families, local partners and community members; continuous learning and the use of evidence; building on strengths; inclusivity and accessibility; and creating sustainable change through local ownership and capacity.
This is an innovative and ambitious project to bring about change for children across a whole community. A particular focus on early childhood development, and the experience of children growing up in families facing adversity are key elements work.
Are you are a qualified Social Worker who wants to use their skills and knowledge to influence others in a local community to do all they can to prevent abuse and neglect? Could you work as part of our team to find innovative and evidence led practice to build capacity in local people to change the lives of children and support communities that enable children to thrive? We are looking for a Social Worker who wants to work constructively and creatively with a real passion for enhancing the life chances of children and young people & who has the ability to plan and deliver appropriate programmes of work with individuals, families and groups; and, who has:
Join us and you'll become part of a team that cares about the work they do and the people they work with. You'll discover opportunities to grow, along with challenges and a shared purpose that'll bring the best out in you. And you'll get to find your own way to make a difference that means more, and that impacts millions of young lives.
To develop further our dignified approach to food insecurity working with young people and the community to:
To do this you will take an approach that is universal, human and dignified.
Crossroads Youth and Community Association’s work and values are built on the central belief that “everyone had the right to live gloriously: whatever in society prevents this, should be challenged and whatever in the individual helps should be nurtured”
This role will involve working across the community with young people, families and the wider community.
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.
Amma Birth Companions is a Glasgow charity that supports women and birthing people who are facing significant adversity on their journey to parenthood. Our mission is to create a supportive space where individuals feel seen, informed, and empowered in all aspects of their birth experience.
We provide volunteer companions, peer support activities and antenatal education to those who are facing pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood with limited support. This includes, but is not limited to, those who are refugees and in the asylum process.
Our companions offer one-to-one emotional and practical support throughout the perinatal phase and our ‘Amma Family’ programme facilitates opportunities for our participants to connect with one another and their communities.
Role
This new post will manage and further develop the Amma Family programme. This peer support programme currently consists of activities including parent and baby groups, exercise class, garden activities, and workshops.
Main duties:
More details:
Amma believes in fairness, equity, diversity and inclusion. We recognise the importance of an inclusive and diverse workforce, and we strive to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to everyone. Please tell us if there are any reasonable adjustments we can offer to support you to access this recruitment opportunity.
We welcome and actively encourage applications from people with a diverse range of experiences, regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation. We also welcome and encourage applications from people with lived experience of our participant group.
This role will be subject to references and a Protection of Vulnerable Groups check.
Community InfoSource (CIS) are looking for an ESOL Coordinator to coordinate and develop our programme of ESOL classes, both in-person and online.
Working as part of the Wellbeing Project, the ESOL Officer will work closely with the Wellbeing Coordinator to deliver classes appropriate to clients’ needs. The candidate must be able to work well with others in a small team with a flexible schedule, working collaboratively with other projects in our small charity as well as with external organisations.
We will guarantee an interview to anyone with lived experience of the asylum system who fulfils the essential criteria of the person specification.
Glasgow ESOL Forum is a charity based in Glasgow that supports asylum seekers, refugees, and New Scots to learn English. We deliver SQA accredited classes as well as less formal community-based learning opportunities. This is an exciting time as we develop a new strategic plan and look forward to the recruitment of a Chief Executive Officer, and a period of consolidation and change.
We are looking for people to join our Board to bring their skills, expertise, and perspectives. We particularly welcome applicants from underrepresented groups and those with lived experience of ESOL services.
We would like to further strengthen our Board in the areas of finance, income generation and fundraising, and marketing and communications. Most importantly, we want applicants who are passionate about what we do and have a strong commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
The commitment now we are looking for is around 3 hours per month, preparing for and attending our Board meetings. We meet annually for a strategy and training day. We are currently reviewing the frequency of our meetings.
We are recruiting for a Service Manager to lead the team at our At Home programme based at Branston Court.
Right There is a charity working to prevent people becoming homeless and separated from their loved ones.
We’re here for children and adults who are living with the effects of poverty, addiction or broken relationships. Walking alongside people at home and in the community, we provide tailored support and form trusting relationships to help people feel happier, safer and more confident to live their lives.
Rooted in communities across Scotland for almost 200 years, we’re there for people going through tough times. Our work won’t stop until everyone has an equal chance to create a safe and supportive place to call home.
Our Branston Court programme provides 24-hour support and accommodation to young people living in Glasgow. We offer a safe environment for 22 young people, many of whom have experienced significant tough times in their lives. It is also home to our East Dunbartonshire Reach Out team which allows us to support people that are ready to transition into their own tenancy.
The Service Manager will lead a team of Support Workers to provide a high-quality support service for people experiencing a period of homelessness and for those transitioning to from temporary to permanent, or other suitable long-term accommodation.
Main duties and responsibilities will include:
• Providing leadership and acting as a role model for Right There staff and the people we support.
• Developing positive, respectful and compassionate relationships with those that we support, focusing on their strengths and aspirations as individuals.
• Developing positive and supportive relationships with your staff team.
• Developing strong partnerships with external agencies.
• Having a high standard of professional integrity with colleagues and other professionals.
• Establishing clear professional boundaries with the people we support.
• Providing support and leadership to Senior Support Workers and Support Workers.
• Ensuring person centred planning and unconditional positive regard is undertaken by all staff.
• Taking a Psychologically Informed Environment (PIE) approach to service delivery.
• Ensuring the people we support are provided with a high standard of support.
• Investigating and resolving any complaints by those we support.
• Ensuring those we support are involved in the development and improvement of the service.
• Arranging and facilitating regular support and supervision sessions with your team members, utilising best practice in performance management to ensure staff are supported to undertake their roles.
Full details can be found in the Job & Person Specification on our website.
What we expect from you
Our values make us who we are and define our actions and behaviours every day. We’d expect the post-holder to uphold and represent our organisation in a way that reflects our values and person-centred way of working.
Salary: SCP 29-32 (£30,386-£33,285 per annum)
What you can expect from us
We value our staff as our greatest asset and will provide the following working conditions:
• The post holder will report to the Operations and Business Manager
• Your normal working hours are 39 per week. These hours are usually worked Monday to Friday, and flexibly between the hours of 8.00am to 6.00pm, with core hours over the period from 10am to 4pm, with one-hour unpaid break. Variations to these hours must be agreed with your line manager.
• Your usual place of work will be Branston Court, 95 Panmure Street, Glasgow, G20 7SJ. Alternatively, you may also choose to work remotely from your home address where appropriate.
• Working arrangements must be agreed with your line manager, based on the needs of the service.
• Annual leave entitlement of 234 hours holiday (equivalent to 6 weeks) pro rata per year in the first year rising to 312 hours (equivalent to 8 weeks) pro rata per year in the second.
• Option to purchase and sell annual leave
• Life Insurance from day one
• Cycle to work scheme
• Wellness programmes
• Ongoing learning and development
CEMVO Scotland is a national intermediary organisation and strategic partner of the Scottish Government with the aim of building the capacity of the ethnic minority third sector and its communities. We have a network of over 600 EM voluntary sector organisations throughout Scotland. We currently work on a hybrid basis between home and office working.
We are seeking a part-time (21 hrs) race equality engagement officer to cover the Aberdeen region.
The role will involve providing race equality capacity building support to regional climate action hubs, regional climate hub co-ordinators and to local environmental groups, including the delivery of race equality training. The roles will also involve undertaking outreach work to provide capacity building support to local ethnic groups / communities in Aberdeen and to help facilitate ethnic minority participation in regional climate action hub developmental activities.
You will require good knowledge, understanding and experience in race / equality issues, particularly around supporting organisations to develop actions that address racial inequalities. You will also have the ability to deliver race equality training to a wide audience, and experience in engaging with local ethnic groups / communities to help build their capacity.
A full Job Description is available for download below.
Are you passionate about youth work? Can you develop creative workshops for youth groups? Can you provide goal orientated support for young people? If so, we want to hear from you.
Join our vibrant team of staff and volunteers delivering high quality youth work services supporting LGBTQ+ young people right across Scotland.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and innovative person to support the delivery and coordination of our youth work services.
Based in Glasgow you will:
• Develop and deliver an engaging programme of weekly youth groups for LGBTQ+ young people.
• Provide one to one support to LGBTQ+ young people using an asset based coaching model.
• Encourage and motivate a small team of volunteers.
• Work in partnership with local organisations and contribute to the development of our youth work programmes in Glasgow.
We want to hear from you if you have:
• A strong foundation in youth work or CLD.
• A passion for supporting young people to achieve their potential.
• An understanding of LGBTQ+ identities and the key issues facing LGBTQ+ young people.
This is a fantastic opportunity to be at the forefront of youth work and make a lasting, and sometimes lifesaving impact for LGBTQ+ young people.
As part of Epilepsy Scotland’s busy Wellbeing Service for adults, the post-holder will be integral to the support of people with epilepsy’s emotional wellbeing.
The Wellbeing Worker will support people with epilepsy to live life to their fullest potential by providing one to one and group support. They will help participants take an active role in managing their epilepsy and liaise with other external health, social care and community support professionals where appropriate.
We are keen to hear from skilled communicators with experience in an emotional wellbeing support role especially those who have supported people with epilepsy, learning disability, physical disability or other community care needs.
We would particularly welcome applications from those with lived experience of epilepsy and/or the impact a lifelong condition can have on emotional wellbeing.
Working in a vibrant community project within the heart of the Lincoln Avenue estate, Knightswood, Glasgow, this role would suit a skilled Community Development worker with a background or an interest in developing and coordinating food related community activity, including a community pantry and forest garden.
The purpose of this post is to deliver Wise Women’s courses and groups to women in the Glasgow area, to develop learning opportunities within the organisation and to link women to external training and learning organisations.
You will be skilled in groupwork and will have experience of working with women who have experienced violence and abuse.
Wise Women is not a crisis service, but you will be required to have an understanding of survivors needs in a groupwork environment.
The nature of our work requires a commitment to the feminist analysis of male violence against women. Wise Women is a single sex service provider under the Equality Act 2010.
FareShare works with the food and drink industry to save good quality surplus food from going to waste and distributes it to organisations working with the most vulnerable people in the community. The Fareshare, Glasgow and West of Scotland depot (FSGWS) operates a full-time staff team as well as volunteers.
We are looking for a Development Worker to lead and develop the delivery of our range of employability programmes. The role will support young people and adults to access and sustain an integrated employability programme, gaining practical work experience, skills and vocational training, including SQA qualifications.
Move On offers:
• 25 days annual leave and 9 bank holidays for the first 2 years of service, increasing to 28 days and 9 bank holidays after 3 years; (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Flexi-time;
• Option to buy additional annual leave;
• Annual personal volunteering day for staff;
• Individual training allowance and commitment to CPD;
• TOIL system.
A full Job Description is available for download below.
MND Scotland is made up of impassioned and dedicated individuals, and we now have a fantastic opportunity to join an organisation that is making a huge impact on the lives of people across Scotland who are living with MND.
Everything we do, and the way in which we do it, puts the MND Community at our core. The Welfare Rights Advisor’s role is to ensure provision of the advice and practical assistance needed to maximise the financial support available to individuals and families affected by MND.
Reporting to the organisation’s Welfare Rights Lead, you will ensure that people with MND and their families have access to the benefits to which they’re entitled. Ensuring provision of the advice and practical assistance needed to maximise the financial support available to individuals and families affected by MND. You will work with people affected by MND to identify their entitlements, based on their individual circumstances, and submit appropriate applications. Liaising with public bodies, as required, assisting clients in navigating often complex application processes and ensuring speedy access to benefits. Reassuring people with MND that they are being supported through a difficult situation.
You will be a highly motivated individual, have experience in welfare and benefits, have excellent communication skills and enjoy new challenges. A clear understanding of statutory welfare and benefits systems and processes is essential. As well as an awareness of the barriers faced by people with significant illnesses in society. This will enable people with MND to spend their precious time building special memories with their families, rather than worrying about their finances.
If you are someone who works well under pressure, who can manage an often varied and time-sensitive workload and who believes in our vision of a world without motor neuron disease, then we would love to hear from you.
Together we will make time count.
Money Advisors required to work within projects including some new initiatives.
We are expanding our established team. We are looking for highly motivated and adaptable individuals who have previously worked within an advice environment to join our team. We have opportunities within various outreach projects. Some of these projects may require part of the week to be spent at an outreach location (such as health settings etc). There is also the opportunity to work both from our offices as well home working (Project dependent).
It is essential that you possess a detailed knowledge of debt, benefits, and financial capability. You will deliver a professional and supportive service to provide an essential and practical route forward for those in financial hardship.
You should possess a good knowledge of the Scottish National Standards for Information and Advice Providers and be able to apply this knowledge and manage casework in line with these standards. You will be familiar and competent in the relevant legislative and practice areas of Money Advice and Welfare Rights.
You will have excellent IT skills, with a flexible approach and good work ethic. Whilst a knowledge of Advice Pro case management system would be preferable, it is not essential.
A clean driving licence and own car is preferred although not essential.
Benefits:
Money Matters Money Advice Centre is an equal opportunity employer.
A PVG is essential for these positions.
As Media and Communications Officer, you will be central to our mission to increase public understanding and awareness of autism and the challenges individuals, and their families face.
You will have an eye for a good news story, as well as sourcing, developing and placing media pieces in print, online and broadcast. You will also be confident in working closely with journalists and other media professionals.
Important to us is supporting and empowering autistic people and their families to share their experiences, which helps lead to real understanding and change.
You will be skilled at coordinating our social media channels, developing engaging and compelling content with advice, guidance, and information on the services we provide.
You will also collect and edit content for our magazine ‘News and Views’ which goes out to our members across Scotland, making sure it’s an engaging and informative publication.
Finally, you are a team player, working well in a small but busy team. You will work closely with the Policy and Public Affairs Officer, especially on campaign communications. You will connect with colleagues across the UK, with an eye for both the small and bigger picture.
Desirable is prior experience of working in a similar or related role, but ultimately, we are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, quick to learn and passionate about making change for autistic people and families.
What we offer:
In addition to a competitive salary and a company pension, the following benefits are offered:
Please click here for a copy of the job description
If you have any specific questions about the role please contact Suzi Martin, External Affairs Manager at suzi.martin@nas.org.uk.
The National Autistic Society is here to transform lives, challenges perceptions, and build a society that works for autistic people.
Find out more about who we are and what we do by visiting our website on autism.org.uk
We are passionate about supporting autistic people into work, and particularly welcome applications from autistic people. Our application process is inclusive and can be adapted to suit your communication preferences. We will send all candidates the interview questions in advance.
We help autistic people from all backgrounds and strive to represent the same diversity in our staff and volunteers. We particularly encourage applications from people from all minority groups, who are currently under-represented in our workforce. Together, we can create a society that works for autistic people.
About the role
Sustrans Scotland has an exciting opportunity for you to join us and influence real change in Scotland, to help drive our vision forward, a vision of a more sustainable future in transport that has never been more relevant.
As the Network Development Manager, you will lead the delivery of infrastructure-related targets in line with our Paths for Everyone Vision in Scotland. A key objective of this role is to ensure a continued pipeline of infrastructure development projects for year-on-year construction.
In this role, you will manage of the National Cycle Network infrastructure delivery programme in Scotland including overseeing, commissioning and tracking progress of internal teams (Network Development, Places for Everyone and Design and Engineering) and delivery partners (i.e. local authorities & National Parks) involved in Network delivery.
Reporting to the Head of Programme, Network Development, you will lead a small team of Network Delivery Coordinators and ensure agreement and delivery of their objectives.
You will build and manage internal and external relationships with key people in non-departmental public bodies, those within local authorities and professional bodies.
We offer true hybrid working, a flexible mix of working from home and occasional travel to a nearby office hub. Candidates should be based within the geographical area with regular travel expected to a nominated hub base in Edinburgh or Glasgow.
About you
You will be experienced in leading, motivating, and managing a team, with the capacity to support and develop others to the best of their abilities.
You will be able to build relationships with ease, bringing with you experience of working cross-organisationally and across multiple sectors.
With demonstrable experience of delivering infrastructure projects, you will have a working background within the transport, transport consultancy or construction sectors. Your knowledge of local and regional transport planning authorities and processes in Scotland will help you advocate for sustainable transport and better places across the region.
You must be a skilled communicator with good stakeholder engagement skills, as you will play a key role in overseeing contracts and agreements with delivery partners and external contractors.
Sustrans has a long-term commitment to being a charity for everyone - reducing inequality, valuing diversity, enabling inclusion and ensuring all people are treated with dignity and respect. We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups.
What we offer
In return we can offer true hybrid working to suit individual circumstances and a flexible, supportive and rewarding working environment.
Wellbeing
Financial
Family Friendly
Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)
Within Versus Arthritis, this role is known as Young People and Families Worker.
Through our diversity and inclusion strategy, we have made a commitment to increase the diversity of our charity and we welcome candidates from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. We want our employees, volunteers and trustees to represent the broad diversity of the communities of which we are a part.
Versus Arthritis is committed to keeping children, young people and vulnerable adults safe from harm. During the recruitment process Versus Arthritis will undertake safer recruitment practices and relevant checks to ensure applicants are suitable to work with children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Summary
Are you:
Passionate about improving the lives of children, young people and their families?
Experienced at creating inspiring programmes and offering life-changing one-to-one support?
Committed to putting children and young people at the heart of decision-making?
If so, then come join our team!
About the role
We are looking for dynamic, creative, innovative team players to join our Young People and Families Service in Scotland. This role will be based in Glasgow but will support service delivery across Scotland and the UK.
As the Artistic Lead for Young People & Families, you will work with colleagues, partners, healthcare professionals, schools, volunteers, families and - most importantly - young people to plan, deliver and evaluate a quality support offer locally and nationally.
You will help young people living with arthritis to build their confidence, make friends and achieve their personal goals. This will be achieved by providing one-to-one support, creating peer networks and working with volunteers to deliver self-management art-based activities on a variety of topics from sleep management to self-advocacy.
You’ll also co-design an exciting programme of social events, youth voice opportunities, digital content and residential events. You will act as the bridge between young people, their families and professionals. You will support young people during the pivotal transition from paediatric to adult services and life, making sure it is a time of empowerment and growth.
Key requirements
Essential:
Experience of working within the third and/or public sector, preferably within the fields of youth/community development work and/or health and social care - with a passion for improving the lives of young people.
Ability to develop an artistic vision and framework for a self-management based arts programme of events, activities and opportunities, involving young people with arthritis as co-design partners.
Understanding the importance of self-management and experience of delivering interventions to people living with long-term conditions. Experience of taking a person-centred approach when providing support.
Experience of using a community development/youth work and participatory art approach to co-design and deliver a quality project that is inclusive, inspiring and makes a difference. Engaging colleagues, funders, supporters and partners to make it happen.
Knowledge and experience of safeguarding and safe working policies and procedures.
Experience of basic project skills, including supporting evaluation work, writing reports, developing project proposals and managing activity budgets.
About us
There are 20.3 million people living with arthritis and MSK conditions in the UK. That’s one in three people, many who live in pain every single day. The impact is huge as the condition intrudes on everyday life – affecting the ability to work, care for a family, to move free from pain and to live independently. Yet arthritis is often dismissed as an inevitable part of aging or shrugged off as ‘just a bit of arthritis’. We don’t think that this is ok. Versus Arthritis is here to change that.
Join us and use your skills, knowledge, passion and energy to help us defy arthritis.
About Resource Futures
Founded in 2006, we are an employee-owned, non-profit-distributing, independent environmental consultancy with a 30-year heritage in the waste and resources industry. Resource Futures has a vision to create a sustainable world and our mission to achieve this is to support people and organisations locally, nationally and globally in making the most of material resources.
We are passionate not only about what we do but how we do it, and we’re proud to be a part of the global B Corp movement to use business as a force for good. Employee-owned and independent, we’re all about helping each team member grow, and together striving towards our goal of a creating a sustainable world. We are ranked in the top 5% worldwide for all B Corps in our size group, and were named a ‘Best for the World’ 2021 B Corp for our company governance.
We are motivated by the impactof our work and how it feeds in to wider issues of climate justice and circular economy. Our work is far-ranging from supporting businesses to advising governments and delivering the evidence to support global change. Read more about our company and how we go beyondfor our people, to help them grow and thrive.
The Opportunity
We have an exciting opportunity to work across key areas of the company:
UK and Global Policy
From marine plastics to circular electronics, you’ll work at the forefront of sustainability policy. The team supports clients in government, industry and NGOs to research, design and implement effective, evidence-driven policy for a more sustainable future. You’ll have the chance to apply—and develop new skills in—quantitative and qualitative approaches, and will be encouraged to bring your own strengths and ideas to the team.
Circular Economy
This is your opportunity to develop your interest in working with a wide range of organisations, small to large, to assess and implement circular business models. You’ll use a range of tools, active stakeholder engagement and data and market analysis skills. You’ll need to have a keen desire to understand the material and resource use big picture and the role different parts of society have to play.
What you will be doing
Project delivery: You’ll work on a broad range of projects, with the support of project managers. We seek to find opportunities for our staff to shine, supporting their strengths and abilities, and providing opportunities for growth and development. Typical activities include: desktop and primary research, data analysis, circular options assessments, action planning, business case development support, carbon/LCA modelling activities, and developing reports, tools and other outputs. You will work across a wide range of projects so good time management and resourcefulness will be essential.
Client and stakeholder engagement: We often co-design research with our clients, and work closely with stakeholders to ensure solutions are ambitious and feasible. You will liaise with clients and stakeholders for project delivery, attending external meetings, focus groups, workshops, presentations and industry events as required.
Business development: We take a collaborative approach to growth and involve all members of our team in business development activities. With guidance and support, you will help to prepare proposals and presentations for events and to identify new business, such as potential projects or funding opportunities. With other colleagues in the team, you will also work to improve existing services and products, and to develop ideas for new ones.
The Essentials
• Ambition to use your career to make a difference.
• A keen interest in environmental issues and sustainable resource use.
• Undergraduate degree in a relevant subject, or equivalent training or experience.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to hold productive and professional discussions, write clearly and concisely, and develop and deliver presentations.
• Great time management and organisational skills.
• Ability to work effectively on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Ability to perform calmly under pressure.
• Ability to assimilate and analyse qualitative and quantitative data.
• Ability to understand detailed concepts and communicate these clearly.
• Ability to synthesise information from a variety of sources.
• Competent IT user, particularly Microsoft packages.
Great to Haves (any of the following)
• Postgraduate degree or research experience in a relevant subject.
• Work experience in a circular economy, waste, recycling or sustainability related role, or in a government policy role.
• Circular economy knowledge relating to a specific technology, material, industry or policy area.
• Experience of working with businesses or third sector organisations in action planning.
• Data collection and analysis experience.
• Experience of applying critical thinking to solving problems.
• Knowledge related to a specific operational resource management practice.
• General stakeholder engagement experience.
• Awareness of waste and circular economy policy landscape (UK or international).
Benefits
• Embedded hybrid working policy.
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, each year.
• One volunteer day each year.
• A generous ethical pension plan (the company will match up to 7% of your contribution).
• Life assurance cover.
• Employee Assistance Programme, offering 24/7 GP access, mental health support, wellbeing advice, financial and legal guidance.
• Cycle to work scheme and on-site secure bike parking and showers.
• On-site charging points for electric vehicles at the Bristol office.
• Subsidised professional membership such as CIWM or IEMA.
• An opportunity to become a company member, contributing to decision making and the future of our business.
• Access to our Consultative Group platform – a representative group of employees that provides an anonymous vehicle for employee voice, raising issues and engaging senior management.
• Regular line manager 1:1s and performance reviews, with opportunities to discuss and build targets that inspire and push you professionally.
• Annual training budget to ensure continued progression and development, as well as regular internal ‘Lunch and Learn’ and other sessions to share skills and knowledge across all workstreams and roles.
• Two annual team away days, each followed by evening socials.
• Green Bristol location, surrounded by nature, and only 10 minutes’ walk to the harbourside.
• Central Glasgow location with roof terrace.
• An opportunity to join a friendly, fun, professional, challenging, and supportive place to work, and a team that is collectively focused on making a positive impact.
The Emergency Response Operations Manager will lead the delivery and recovery of operational emergency and crisis response activity across the country. A standard bearer for quality and excellence in operations required to enable local activity, lead national crisis responses, coordinate assets from across the BRC, and evolve our offer to current and future needs to ensure effective support to those in crisis.
Critical to success will be the utilisation of data driven insight to inform, develop, and improve operational offers and delivery both at local and country level. Collaborating with BRC area team, volunteers, and external partners to ensure our offer is understood, relevant, utilised, and effective.
In addition to the development, implementation and management of the area operating plans and budgets, this role will manage and develop a service delivery team of staff and volunteers.
A day in the life of a Emergency Response Operations Manager will involve:
To be a successful Emergency Response Operations Manager, You’ll need:
In return for your commitment and expertise, you’ll get:
At The British Red Cross, we pride ourselves on our diverse workforce, and ensuring we have an inclusive environment for all our staff and volunteers. We remain committed to ensuring our teams can bring their true selves to work without risk or fear of discrimination. We do this through regular data reporting, and the support of our internal Race and Equality Network (REEN), LGBT+ Network, our Disability and Wellness Network (DAWN), Gender Network, Carers Network and Youth Network.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead our Regional Family Support Team to ensure the delivery of high-quality support to people with family members resident in HMP Barlinnie, HMP Shotts, HMP Low Moss and HMP Kilmarnock, HMP Dumfries, HMP Greenock, HMP Addiewell or those living across the West of Scotland who may have family members in prison elsewhere in Scotland.
Role Summary
Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Starting salary: £35,655 FTE (band £35,655 - £38,683)
Probation period: 6 months
Staff Benefits
25 flexible leave days plus 10 public holidays
Hybrid working (negotiable)
4% matched contribution workplace pension scheme
Laptop and mobile phone for all staff
The Role
Our Regional Manager will:
• Lead a team of staff and social work students to provide 1:1, family work in family homes, community venues, prison, and/or prison visitor centres
• Liaise and contribute to key local and community forums such as Community Planning Partnerships, Third Sector Interface meetings, or Local Authority partners’ meetings
• Create and develop a range of support services to meet the local need across the East of Scotland.
About You
It is important that our Regional Family Support Manager is:
• Experienced in leading others
• Passionate about developing high quality family support practice
• Trauma-informed and rights-focused in all they do
• Skilled in building strong, effective relationships with staff, local and regional partners, and stakeholders
• Skilled in creating support to meet the most challenging issues that impact families affected by imprisonment
• Confident, resilient, and respectful when dealing with challenging situations.
If you are an experienced professional with managerial experience in social work, community work, family support, or other appropriate experiences and are passionate about making a difference for families impacted by imprisonment, then we want to hear from you.
About Us
Families Outside is the only national charity in Scotland that works solely to support families affected by imprisonment. Imprisonment can often have a huge impact on the things that matter most to families: money and secure housing, safe and connected relationships at home and in the community, and the emotional health and wellbeing of families. Families Outside is dedicated to providing a range of practical, social, and emotional support to people with someone in prison that are relationship-based, prison-aware, and family-focused.
Enable is one of Scotland's leading charities, consisting of three pillars - enable cares, enable works and enable communities.
Across the group, we deliver community projects and campaigns, self-directed health and social care support and employability and training for people throughout Scotland.
Enable Communities are now delighted to be launching a new programme for children and young people with learning disabilities, funded by Motability.
Delivered in 6 areas of Scotland, we will be designing and delivering a curriculum for groups aged 8-12, 13-15 and 16-18 years of age that enables them to develop new skills, participate in their own communities using active travel and have loads of fun.
Our Youth Coordinators will support children and young people who have a learning disability to become active, confident members of their community by supporting them to utilise public transport and develop their peer networking skills.
About You
We are looking for candidates who want to inspire children and young people with learning disabilities and can support them to become active, confident and develop new friends in their own community. Successful candidates will also demonstrate:
Please see the full job description for more information.
About Us
At Enable, we're passionate about developing all our staff and provide an extensive training programme, combined with a commitment to create career development opportunities.
We also have an excellent range of staff benefits on offer including but not limited to:
This is an exciting opportunity to join a group that continues to shake up the social care sector in Scotland making a real difference to people’s lives. Don’t miss the chance to help shape this journey.
Enable is an equal opportunities employer and our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based entirely on values, skills and competencies required of the specific roles. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds.
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NYOS is seeking to appoint an Administration Manager and PA to CEO. This is a key role designed to support the effective administration of all NYOS’ delivery, reporting to the Head of Operations and Finance, line-managing the Administration Officer, and working closely with the CEO.
It is an exciting time to work for NYOS as we develop new plans, including a move to more accessible office premises later this year. We are looking for an Administration Manager who shares our ambitions and values and wants to be part of a small, friendly team that takes great pride in nurturing and celebrating the achievements of Scotland’s young musicians.
NYOS is committed to finding the very best candidate for this role and to growing the diversity of the organisation. We particularly encourage applications from people with disabilities, LGBTQI+, Black, Asian and other global majority backgrounds, care leavers, and those residing in an area of social and economic deprivation as measured by postcode on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivations (SIMD).
Contract: Permanent, full time (part time may be considered), starting as soon as possible.
Reporting to: Head of Operations and Finance with dotted line to Chief Executive.
Line Managing: Administration Officer
Glasgow Association for Mental Health
Compassionate Distress Response Service
Glasgow Association for Mental Health is one of the principal providers of community mental health services in Greater Glasgow. We are commissioned by Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership to deliver a Compassionate Distress Response Service (CDRS) for people in distress who do not require a medical or clinical intervention.
We would like to recruit for our Out of Hours service for emergency Services and First Responders. The OOHs service operates 7 days a week Monday through to Sunday 5pm -2am. The service operates from our GAMH Head Office- Glasgow by the Green.
As well as our OOHs service we have an ‘In Hours’ Primary Care pathway for GPs and a Young People pathway.
We wish to appoint the following:
2 x Distress Response Workers (full time)
OOH service – (REF: DRW/OOH/FT)
37.5 hours per/week: Mon to Sun 5pm – 2am (4 days on 4 days off 9.38 hours per night).
£23,571 per annum
Posts are up to 31st March 2024 with possible extension
Key Skills:
Good communication skills to be able to work effectively with referrers and individuals using the service.
Compassionate listening, be able to alleviate individual’s feelings of distress.
Be highly resourceful in supporting individuals i.e., identifying coping strategies, self-management techniques and onward referral where appropriate.
Be confident and competent to apply risk assessment, safety planning, and escalation processes where appropriate.
SVQ 3 or equivalent or willingness towards achieving this qualification is essential.
GAMH aims to promote equality of opportunity in service delivery as well as in employment practice. To achieve this, we positively welcome applicants from all sections of the community. Accordingly, if you have any requirements regarding your application, please contact Laura Middell on 0141 552 5592.
This is an exciting opportunity to join Sustrans as part of the Network Engagement team, engaging with community groups and the wider public, to promote and connect with the National Cycle Network (NCN) and any new infrastructure project.
Reporting to the Network Delivery Community Engagement Coordinator, you will play a key role in supporting our engagement and delivery teams to ensure more people and engaged with the NCN.
You will build and manage databases of community groups, key individuals, and interest groups, co-creating and maintaining community stakeholder mapping with colleagues across the team, developing relationships with communities and individuals.
Duties will include offering creative input when designing, planning and delivering engagement activities. You will also compile reports and case studies of the engagement activities and promote other community support offered by Sustrans Scotland
This role will require travel and work at locations as necessary to undertake projects on behalf of Sustrans.
About you
You should have experience of planning and delivering activities around community engagement, with the ability to build relationships with ease across a wide range of people.
You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, and experience in writing case studies and report writing.
We ask you demonstrate your ability in planning and prioritising your own workload.
Sustrans has a long-term commitment to being a charity for everyone - reducing inequality, valuing diversity, enabling inclusion and ensuring all people are treated with dignity and respect. We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups.
What we offer
In return we can offer true hybrid working to suit individual circumstances and a flexible, supportive and rewarding working environment.
Wellbeing
28 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)
Staff volunteer days
24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service
We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes
Financial
Group Personal Pension scheme with a 5% or 6% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans
Bike, computer and season ticket loans
Discount benefits
London Weighting Allowance of £4,195 for all those living within a London Borough (32 local authority districts plus the City of London)
Death in Service benefit – 3 x annual Salary
Family Friendly
Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)
Do want to be part of making Scotland the best place for LGBTQ+ young people to thrive and flourish?
We are looking for a talented fundraiser to join our team and change lives by generating income for our award-winning youth work.
As the Fundraising Manager (Grants), you will help make our strategic aims a reality by raising money for both our core day-to-day activities and our project work, by building and managing a varied pipeline of trusts and foundations to secure small, medium and large gifts through prospect research, funder stewardship and high-quality funding applications and proposals.
Our ideal candidate will be a highly organised and experienced fundraiser with excellent communication skills and the ability to create a compelling case for support. This post would be ideal for someone with a passion for fundraising and a desire to create a more inclusive Scotland for LGBTQ+ young people.
This is an amazing opportunity to shape and share the story of a national charity delivering life-changing youth work for LGBTQ+ young people.
Calico House is a 5-bed respite care facility for adults 18-65 living with long term health conditions and complex care needs based in Lennoxtown. The service is part of Extended Personal Care Ltd. who also provide care at home and housing support from the same site. The company is owned and operated by Baillieston Community care, a not for profit and registered charity based in Glasgow. Our respite service is currently undergoing a full internal refurbishment and will be reopening in June 2023 after being closed for 3 years due to the pandemic.
Our respite service is ‘one of a kind’, and you will work in fantastic environment with state of the art facilities, whilst working alongside a forward thinking and dynamic senior management team.
As the Clinical Service Home Manager you will be fully responsible for all aspects of the day to day running of the respite care service and the provision of high quality nursing care to our residents.
Training & Development:
The company offers a structured and thorough induction programme, which will include various training courses. Nurses will also have access to clear and structured development programmes where nurses can see clear pathways to progression within the company.
Nurses will have access to training opportunities to develop and enhance your nursing skills. You will receive ongoing support from your Manager Training and development is one of the major ethos' of the company.
Benefits:
• Your NMC pin is paid for by the company
• A thorough induction programme & ongoing training
• Leadership & management development
• 28 Days annual leave including Bank holidays
• Employee assistance programme - access to counselling and legal services 24/7
• Indemnity insurance for all nurses
• Free uniform
• Free Disclosure check
Qualifications & Experience;
• 1st level Qualified Nurse (RGN / RMN)
• Experience working with adults with neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis, motor neurone disease, stroke, Parkinson’s & complex care
• Able to lead and manage a team.
• Support staff with further training and support.
The Portal Arts
The Portal Arts is an award-winning community arts and media charity based in the Govan area of Glasgow, UK. We deliver creative participation programmes and activity for the advancement of citizenship and community development. We provide a creative recreational facility and resources with the object of improving opportunities and conditions for people and families who reside in areas of multiple deprivations. We aim to promote equality and diversity across all aspects of our work.
Our projects include an outreach programme for families and young people, The Portal Seniors Film Club, the Creative Steps for Positive Mental Health programme, and a media strand which offers media access projects, training, and development opportunities. We have also established an enterprise arm - The Portal Studios.
Govan is part of the Glasgow City Council Thriving Places programme with The Portal Arts being a member of the Arts Heritage and Wellbeing thematic group. The Glasgow Community Planning Partnership (GCPP) is required to carry out locality planning in all neighbourhoods that are deprived compared to the rest of the city. Currently, GCPP is carrying out this work in the 10 neighbourhoods covered by the Thriving Places programme. Locality planning has two main functions: to tackle inequalities and to enable community bodies to participate in decision making at a neighbourhood level.
Role Objectives
The Portal Manager is responsible for organisational management with specific focus on supporting staff, and the smooth operation of day to day financial, HR, administration, and facilities management, thus enabling the organisation to effectively deliver its services and meet its objectives. With a remit for operational over-sight, this role will ensure that staff and Board members are provided with the information, data, facilities, and the assistance they need to achieve agreed outcomes.
The Portal Manager will work with the Creative Director to support organisational development, and will be required to identify fundraising opportunities, and support the team with funding applications for existing and new projects as well as the core running costs of the charity.
Reports to: Youth Development Coordinator
PEEK exists to transform the lives of children and young people and families impacted by poverty in Glasgow. We have been doing this for over 20 years. We believe in our children, young people and their families potential and we will be here for them for as long as we are needed.
As our Volunteer Support Worker, you will provide high quality development opportunities for young people. You will have experience of planning and delivering impactful youth training and/or volunteering and/or employability programmes and activities including supporting young people to achieve accredited awards that are inclusive, accessible, and developmental. You will have experience of working with young people who have experienced barriers to participation in education and community life.
The Volunteer Support Worker will work across #TEAMPEEK and will engage with delivery partners including schools to support young people in programme delivery across Glasgow. We are looking for high performing individuals who lead by example and are committed to working within PEEK’s organisational values; Compassionate, Dignity, Excellence, Integrity and Respect.
By joining #TEAMPEEK, you will play a valuable part in our bold and ambitious organisation, reaching the children, young people and families who need us most. In return, we are committed to our team’s wellbeing. Our benefits include:
Role:
The role of the Communities Manager is to engage with traditionally non-engaging communities within Glasgow and develop links for GCA. There is a particular focus on the LGBTQ+ communities as well as those affected by poverty, trauma, homelessness as well as those from the BAME communities.
The Communities Manager will lead/facilitate the Kinder Stronger Better (KSB) Operational Group and be the conduit to the KSB Steering Group as well as managing KSB Volunteers. GCA is the lead partner in Kinder Stronger Better.
KSB are a group of LGBTQ+ community members and professionals in Glasgow that came together to design a LGBTQ+ alcohol and other drug related health campaign and called it #KinderStrongerBetter. KSB works together towards communities and services that are visibly supportive of LGBTQ+ people who are affected by their own or someone else’s alcohol or drug use. This project is part of wider work being undertaken by the Glasgow LGBTQI+ Substance Use Partnership, comprising alcohol, drug, LGBTQ+ and family support services, as well as the NHS and academic researchers. The group was set up in recognition of the health inequalities experienced by LGBTQ+ people around substance use (alcohol & drugs) and following on from research showing that LGBTQ+ people can face additional barriers to accessing drug and alcohol support.
In return for choosing to work for GCA, the benefits you will receive are:
• Very generous annual leave entitlement: full time employees start with an annual leave entitlement of 37 days (inclusive of 12 bank holidays) which increases to 38 days after 2 years, 40 days after 5 years and 42 days after 10 years length of service.
• 5 duvet days where employees may take time off at short notice.
• Death in service policy of 2 times salary.
• Cycle to work scheme where employees can save money on a new bike and spread the cost.
• Training and development commitment to help employees perform to the best of their abilities.
Organisation Profile:
GCA was founded in 1965 and is the oldest established Council on Alcohol in Scotland. GCA is a voluntary organisation working to reduce the harm caused by alcohol misuse through the provision of a range of high quality advice, information, counselling, support, prevention and education and training services.
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:
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.
Do you want to transform and enhance the lives of students in Glasgow?
Strathclyde Students’ Union is the representative body for all Strathclyde Students. We have a rich heritage and a bright and exciting future. We are currently finalising our brand-new Union, a state-of-the-art facility at the heart of the campus and a key component of a world leading student experience at the University of Strathclyde.
We are excited to recruit a new Trustee to join our Board at this pivotal moment for the organisation. The Union strives to enhance the Strathclyde experience by promoting, representing and supporting students interests and welfare. Our diverse social, cultural and sporting opportunities offer all students the chance to thrive. We are dedicated to representing all 24,000 students at the University of Strathclyde. We ensure they are fairly represented and lobby on key issues to bring them to the attention of the University. Additionally, we run a range of commercial services from bars and coffee shops to merchandise and advertising.
We are currently seeking a board member with commercial expertise and finance skills. You should also have one or more skills in the following areas:
As a Trustee we will provide:
The expected commitment is approximately one day per month and this would constitute up to six board meetings per annum (including at least one away day).
There are also sub-committees of the Board, including Finance, Audit and Risk, HR & Culture, Remuneration and Nominations committees. In addition, there may be other ad-hoc elements where trustees can be involved, including short-life working groups, playing an ambassadorial role and attending functions and events in their capacity as a Trustee.
Strathclyde Students’ Union is committed to promoting diversity and equality for all and welcomes applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from trustees with disabilities, from ethnic minority backgrounds, and those with diverse sexualities or marginalised gender identities as these groups are underrepresented.
YoMo (Young Movers) is Glasgow’s leading youth empowerment charity, is looking for a dedicated staff member to start a new Cycle Hub in North Maryhill. Funding is for 2 years and could be full time if desired. Flexible working with evenings and weekends as required.
The post holder will create a programme of activities and opportunities for the local community. They will also deliver training including on road cycle training, group rides, maintenance classes, Fix Your Own Bike (FYOB) sessions and Dr Bikes. Developing strong partnerships with individuals, businesses and community-based services is key to this role. This project includes regular cycling activities, training and development opportunities as well as longer-term volunteering opportunities.
Glasgow Women’s Aid provides information, support and temporary accommodation for women, children and young people experiencing domestic abuse. We have refuge accommodation, follow on services and outreach services both for women and children across Glasgow.
The purpose of this role is to support our Women’s Team with providing a support service to women who are living in our refuges. You will support women being admitted into refuge and will respond to the practical and emotional needs of women as required. Although you will not be a key worker, you will attend appointments with women, signpost and advocate for them and support the running of our group work programmes.
It is essential that you have experience of providing support to women who have experienced trauma or crisis. A suitable qualification that meets with SSSC Housing Support registration is also required (examples would be HNC Social Services or SVQ Level 3 Social Services and Healthcare). The nature of our work requires a commitment to the feminist analysis of domestic abuse and to the values of Glasgow Women’s Aid