UPMO
UPMO

Charity registered in Scotland SC037917

Upmo is a charity operating in Edinburgh, East Lothian and Midlothian, providing support and opportunity for adults with learning difficulties, autism, and additional support needs. Upmo delivers a programme of workshops and work experience opportunities.

Current vacancies

Project Worker (Prestonpans) (Gorebridge)

  • Full time
  • £21,450
  • Prestonpans & Gorebride
  • Closing 16th June 2023

We are currently recruiting full-time Project Workers to work with Upmo. We have vacancies at our Gorebridge (Midlothian) and Prestonpans (East Lothian) services.

Join our dedicated team as a Project Worker to support adults with learning disabilities and autism to reach their individual goals and ambitions.

As a Project Worker, you will be part of an enthusiastic and creative team who provide daily support to adults with learning disabilities and autism as they participate in workshops and activities within our site-based services.

We are looking for full-time and part-time Project Workers, where an interest in visual arts, outdoors, drama, performance, dance, music, and IT would be beneficial.

Please state your preferred site location in your application form.

A background in care is desirable. We provide full training and ongoing support to our staff team.

Upmo is a Living Wage Employer; the rate of pay for this role is £11.00 per hour.

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Digital Support Manager

  • Full time
  • £28,000 – £30,000
  • Edinburgh
  • Closing 30th July 2021

Upmo is currently recruiting for a Digital Support Manager.

The Digital Support Manager provides the key function of supporting the organisations digital infrastructure and maintenance, including; IT equipment, cloud-based systems, third-party platforms and external relationships.

As part of the Development team, reporting to the Head of Development, this role will involve continuously reviewing equipment, contracts and systems as well as leading on IT projects.

Upmo is a charity providing personalised support and educational opportunities for adults with learning disabilities and autism in Edinburgh and the Lothians.

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Enterprise Support Manager

  • Full time
  • £25,000
  • Edinburgh
  • Closing 6th August 2021

Upmo is currently looking for an Enterprise Support Manager to join our Development team.

The Enterprise Support Manager will develop and implement Social Enterprise activities in line with the strategic goals of the organisation and our charitable mission.

This role is well-suited to an excellent communicator and networker who has a business qualification or practical experience in an enterprise position. The candidate must have professional experience of, and interest in, the creation and growth of new ventures.

Upmo is a charity providing personalised support and educational opportunities for adults with learning disabilities and autism in Edinburgh and the Lothians.

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Curriculum Development Manager

  • Full time
  • £30,000
  • Edinburgh
  • Closing 30th August 2021

Upmo has an exciting opportunity for a Curriculum Development Manager to join our team.

This role will support the creation and installation of a new and enhanced curriculum to provide a positive education experience as well as meaningful outcomes for our students. The Curriculum Development Manager will provide hands-on support to our facilitators, offering advice and training to develop skills within our team.

The position is well suited to an applicant educated to SCQF Level 9 or above, with experience of working within the social care and/or third sector. This is a full-time position with a fixed term contract of 2 years, salary £30,000 per annum.

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Project Worker

  • Full time
  • £18,720
  • Edinburgh, East Lothian and Midlothian
  • Closing 17th August 2021

Upmo is a charity operating in Edinburgh, East Lothian and Midlothian, providing support and opportunity for adults with learning difficulties, autism, and additional support needs.

Every week, we encourage our students to build confidence, use imagination and develop life skills through music, drama, art and other expressive and physical activities.

As we are expanding our provision to create new opportunities for young disabled people in Edinburgh, we are recruiting for new staff to support the delivery of our services. We are seeking to recruit a variety of staff, with a range of skills and experience – a background in teaching or facilitating, especially in music, drama, IT/digital skills and the creative arts, is especially desirable.

The role includes supporting students in workshops and working one to one with students, and facilitating workshops. The role also involves supporting people with personal care, as and when required.

We are recruiting for full time (minimum 30 hours per week; up to 35 hours available) posts. Upmo is a Living Wage Employer; the rate of pay for this role is £9.60 p/h.

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Finance Manager

  • Part time
  • £30,000 – £34,000 pro-rata
  • Edinburgh
  • Closing 4th October 2021

Upmo is currently recruiting for a skilled Finance Manager to join our team.

The Finance Manager will join our dedicated Corporate Services team to provide the essential function of managing and maintaining all financial records and systems (currently Xero), as well as the preparation of financial analysis to ensure a secure future for our organisation.

We are looking for an organised, motivated and experienced individual who can demonstrate financial management experience and leadership, as well as practical knowledge across all areas of financial management.

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Project Worker

  • Full time
  • £18,720
  • Edinburgh
  • Closing 22nd October 2021

Upmo is a charity operating in Edinburgh, East Lothian and Midlothian, providing support and opportunity for adults with learning difficulties, autism, and additional support needs.

Every week, we encourage our students to build confidence, use imagination and develop life skills through music, drama, art and other expressive and physical activities.

We are seeking to recruit a variety of staff, with a range of skills and experience. We are particularly interested in hearing from individuals with skills/ interest in IT, Drama, Music and Cafe work.

The role includes supporting students in workshops and working one to one with students, and facilitating workshops. The role also involves supporting people with personal care, as and when required.

We are recruiting for full time staff who can work 30 hours a week, between the hours of 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday.

Upmo is a Living Wage Employer; the rate of pay for this role is £9.60 per hour.

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Cafe Development Manager

  • Full time
  • £25,000
  • Edinburgh
  • Closing 8th November 2021

Upmo is currently recruiting for a Cafe Project Development Manager to join our Development Team.

In this position, you will lead the development and management of Upmo Eat, our cafe that enables our students, adults with learning disabilities and autism, to gain employment skills in the catering and hospitality sector.

This full-time role will manage external collaborations and undertake a detailed assessment of existing and future opportunities for Upmo Eat. The aim is to derive a sustainable income stream that will directly support the charity’s core objectives through our Social Enterprise.

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Cafe Project Worker

  • Full time
  • £18,382
  • Edinburgh
  • Closing 24th January 2022

Upmo is currently recruiting for a Cafe Project Worker.

This is an exciting unique opportunity to join our growing Development team, empowering and supporting young people to fulfil their own ambitions. The role will be predominantly based in the Drumbrae area of Edinburgh.

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Enrolment Manager

  • Full time
  • £27,500
  • Edinburgh
  • Closing 28th January 2022

Upmo is recruiting for a full-time Enrolment Manager to join our team.

In this position, you will act as an ambassador for Upmo, promoting our services externally during workshops or events. Internally, the Enrolment Manager ensures students and families are supported from enrolment to progression at Upmo.

We are looking for a candidate with experience of service delivery, planning and/or management either within a social care or educational setting with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.

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Team Manager

  • Full time
  • £27,500
  • Edinburgh
  • Closing 13th March 2022

Are you a manager whose goal is to see positive change in peoples´ lives through great services?

Upmo is looking for a strong, dynamic team manager with solid experience of managing staff and resources, who has a drive to support people with disabilities to achieve their dreams and aspirations, through workshops and a range of tailored support. We need someone who is able to create change where needed whilst celebrating the positive aspects of our successes. If that’s you, we´d love to hear from you!

Relevant training or qualifications would be advantageous, and you must have effective interpersonal and organisational skills.

We would particularly welcome applications from groups who are underrepresented in Upmo, currently disabled people and those from minority ethnicity groups.

We are a Safer Recruitment employer and will always take the strongest action possible against anyone who attempts to harm the people we support.

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Project Worker

  • Full time
  • £19,539
  • Edinburgh
  • Closing 14th March 2022

Upmo is a charity operating in Edinburgh, East Lothian and Midlothian, providing support and opportunity for adults with learning difficulties, autism, and additional support needs.

Every week, we encourage our students to build their confidence, use their imagination and develop their independence and life skills.

We are seeking to recruit a variety of staff, with a range of skills and experience. We are particularly interested in hearing from individuals with skills and expertise in retail, employability, IT/digital, dance and performance.

This role includes supporting students in workshops of their choosing, working one to one with students, and facilitating workshops. The role also involves supporting people with personal care, as and when required.

We are recruiting for full time staff who can work 30 hours a week, between the hours of 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday. Upmo is a Living Wage Employer; the rate of pay for this role is £10.02 per hour.

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Project Worker (Cafe)

  • Full time
  • £19,000
  • Edinburgh
  • Closing 23rd March 2022

We have an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic team at a time of development as a full-time Project Worker (Café).

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Project Worker

  • Full time
  • £19,539
  • Lothian
  • Closing 17th June 2022

We are currently recruiting Project Workers to join our dedicated team.

We are seeking to recruit a variety of staff, with a range of skills and experience. We are particularly interested in hearing from individuals with skills and expertise in retail, employability, IT/digital, hospitality, dance and performance.

This role includes supporting students in workshops of their choosing, working one to one with students, and facilitating workshops. The role also involves supporting people with personal care, as and when required.

We are recruiting for full time staff who can work 30 hours a week, between the hours of 9am - 5pm, Monday to Friday. Upmo is a Living Wage Employer; the rate of pay for this role is £10.02 per hour.

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Team Leader

  • Full time
  • £22,500
  • Prestonpans
  • Closing 7th July 2022

We are looking for a full-time Team Leader to join our dynamic team in East Lothian. In this position, you will lead a team of Project Workers as they provide support and opportunity to the adults who attend Upmo in East Lothian.

On a day-to-day basis, Upmo Team Leaders supervise and coordinate activities onsite, provides support to staff, ensure onsite operations are in line with policy and procedure and assist Team Managers with case and site management. We are looking for a confident communicator with excellent leadership skills and the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.

This Team Leader position is primarily based in our service in Prestonpans, where we offer workshops and community garden activities to adults with learning disabilities and autism from Prestonpans Community Centre.

No formal qualification is necessary, but experience of working in social care is preferred.

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Project Worker

  • Full time
  • £20,475
  • Edinburgh
  • Closing 18th August 2022

We are seeking to recruit a variety of staff, with a range of skills and experience. We are particularly interested in hearing from individuals with skills and expertise in retail, employability, IT/digital, dance and performance.

This role includes supporting students in workshops of their choosing, working one to one with students, and facilitating workshops. The role also involves supporting people with personal care, as and when required.

We are recruiting for full time staff who can work 30 hours a week, between the hours of 9am - 5pm, Monday to Friday. Upmo is a Living Wage Employer; the rate of pay for this role is £10.50 per hour.

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Finance Assistant

  • Full time
  • £20,500 – £23,000
  • Edinburgh
  • Closing 18th August 2022

Are you interested in seeing your finance skills contribute to positive futures?

Upmo is looking for a Finance Assistant who has solid experience of administering finance, including using finance systems, preferably xero. Your work will contribute to our organisational vision of supporting people with disabilities to achieve their dreams and aspirations, through workshops and a range of tailored support. We need someone who is as interested in day to day finance work as they are in development opportunities.

If that’s you, we´d love to hear from you!

Relevant training or qualifications would be advantageous, and you must have effective interpersonal and organisational skills.

We welcome applications from any interested candidate, including disabled people and those from minority ethnicity groups, currently underrepresented in Upmo

We are a Safer Recruitment employer and will always take the strongest action against anyone who attempts to harm the people we support.

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Project Worker

  • Part time
  • £20,475 pro-rata
  • Edinburgh (St Margaret’s House & Prestonpans sites)
  • Closing 11th October 2022

We are seeking to recruit staff with a range of skills and experience for our St. Margaret’s House and Prestonpans sites. We are particularly interested in hearing from individuals with skills and expertise in IT/digital, music, drama, dance and performance. This role includes supporting students in workshops of their choosing, working one to one with students, and facilitating workshops. The role also involves supporting people with personal care, as and when required.

We are recruiting for full time staff who can work 30 hours a week, and part time staff. Working hours are between 9am - 5pm, Monday to Friday. Upmo is a Living Wage Employer; the rate of pay for this role is £10.50 per hour.

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Project Worker

  • Full time or Part time
  • £20,475
  • Edinburgh
  • Closing 6th December 2022

We are currently recruiting Project Workers to work with Upmo in Edinburgh.

Join our dedicated team as a Project Worker to support adults with learning disabilities and autism to reach their individual goals and ambitions. A mix of permanent and temporary (maternity cover) contracts are available.

As a Project Worker, you will be part of an enthusiastic and creative team who provide daily support to adults with learning disabilities and autism as they participate in workshops and activities within our site-based services.

At St Margaret’s House, we are looking for full and part-time Project Workers, where an interest in drama, performance, dance or music would be beneficial.

At Links House in Leith, we are looking for part-time Project Workers, where an interest in visual arts, and IT would be beneficial.

Please state your preferred hours and site location in your application form. Deadline for applications: Friday 9 December.

A background in care or any of the above areas is beneficial but not required. We provide full training and ongoing support to our staff team.

Upmo is a Living Wage Employer; the rate of pay for this role is £10.50 per hour.

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Team Leader (Prestonpans)

  • Full time
  • £22,500
  • Prestonpans
  • Closing 29th January 2023

We are looking for a full-time Team Leader to join our dynamic team in East Lothian.

In this position, you will lead a team of Project Workers as they provide support and opportunity to the adults who attend Upmo in East Lothian.

On a day-to-day basis Upmo Team Leaders supervise and coordinate activities onsite, provide support to staff, ensure onsite operations are in line with policy and procedure and assist Team Managers with case and site management to ensure the smooth operation of the service. We are looking for a confident communicator with excellent leadership skills and the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.

This Team Leader position is based at our Prestonpans service within Prestonpans Community Centre, where we offer workshops and community garden activities to adults with learning disabilities and autism.

No formal qualification is necessary, but experience of working in social care is preferred.

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Project Worker

  • Full time
  • £20,475
  • Edinburgh
  • Closing 31st March 2023

We are currently recruiting full-time Project Workers to work with Upmo. We have vacancies at our St. Margaret’s House (Meadowbank) and Prestonpans (East Lothian) services.

Join our dedicated team as a Project Worker to support adults with learning disabilities and autism to reach their individual goals and ambitions.

As a Project Worker, you will be part of an enthusiastic and creative team who provide daily support to adults with learning disabilities and autism as they participate in workshops and activities within our site-based services.

At St Margaret’s House, we are looking for full-time Project Workers, where an interest in drama, performance, dance, or music would be beneficial.

At Prestonpans, we are looking for full-time Project Workers, where an interest in visual arts, outdoors, drama, performance, dance, music, and IT would be beneficial.

Please state your preferred site location in your application form.

A background in care is desirable. We provide full training and ongoing support to our staff team.

Upmo is a Living Wage Employer; the rate of pay for this role is £10.50 per hour.

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Finance Assistant

  • Full time
  • £24,000
  • Edinburgh
  • Closing 31st March 2023

Are you interested in seeing your finance skills contribute to positive futures?

Upmo is looking for a Finance Assistant who has solid experience of administering finance, including using finance systems, preferably Xero. Your work will contribute to our organisational vision of supporting people with disabilities to achieve their dreams and aspirations, through workshops and a range of tailored support. We need someone who is as interested in day to day finance work as they are in development opportunities.

If that’s you, we would love to hear from you!

Relevant training or qualifications would be advantageous, and you must have effective interpersonal and organisational skills.

We welcome applications from any interested candidate, including disabled people and those from minority ethnicity groups, currently underrepresented in Upmo.

We are a Safer Recruitment employer and will always take the strongest action against anyone who attempts to harm the people we support.

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Communications Officer [Maternity Cover]

  • Part time
  • £28,000 pro-rata
  • Edinburgh
  • Closing 31st March 2023

We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly organised individual with great communication skills to provide maternity cover for our Communications Officer role, until December 31st, 2023.

Upmo is a registered Scottish charity working in Edinburgh and Lothian region providing innovative workshops and personalised support for people with learning and other complex disabilities. Our goal is to promote the self-confidence and social welfare of our students through assistance to engage with meaningful and progressive educational activities, aiding their development of practical, social and life skills and their ability and confidence to participate more fully in society.

The Communications Officer plays a key role in the planning and delivery of information to internal and external stakeholders. As such, the role involves writing, editing, and coordinating the publishing of content across various communication channels.

We welcome applications from any interested candidate, including disabled people and those from minority ethnicity groups, currently underrepresented in Upmo.

We are a Safer Recruitment employer and will always take the strongest action against anyone who attempts to harm the people we support.

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