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Cranhill Development Trust works to provide support to communities and individuals, who are affected by poverty, are socially excluded, are disadvantaged, vulnerable or marginalised. By promoting person centered approach to community development and regeneration. CDT empowers and enables individuals and communities to achieve their potential and sustain change in their lives.

Could you be the next member of our amazing Team….. As part of a business development programme Cranhill Development Trust is recruiting new team members to further developing service provision.

Suitable candidates must have experience of relevant areas detailed in the job description and person specification.

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

In order to be a member of Citizens Advice Scotland every Citizens Advice Bureau must comply with a set of membership conditions and standards. These conditions and standards aim to ensure a bureau adheres to the principles of the Citizens Advice service and provide clients with holistic, quality assured information, advice and support.

As a Quality Assurance Officer, you would be member of the Quality Assurance Team which assesses each bureau’s compliance with these membership conditions. This is an interesting, varied, challenging and rewarding role. Using a defined set of criteria and indicators you would be expected to assess the quality of advice provision across range of topic areas. You’d be expected to produce reports which summarise your findings and work with bureaux case checkers to help ensure consistency of approach to case checking across all Citizens Advice Bureaux in Scotland. As well as assessing the quality of advice you would be expected to assess bureaux compliance with their organisational audits. This would involve the gathering of evidence, assessing compliance against a defined set of indicators against agreed membership conditions and the production of summary reports.

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

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

*This role is normally based in our Edinburgh office. As a result of the COVID-19 crisis, all Citizens Advice Scotland staff are currently working from home and we would therefore expect the successful candidate would be required to work from home initially. Re-opening our offices will be carefully planned and managed in accordance with the latest Scottish Government guidance and public health advice. Candidates should be prepared to work from home initially, but be aware that attendance at the normal office base will be required in future. We are currently reviewing our home working policy in response to the COVID-19 crisis and ongoing opportunities to work from home can be discussed with the successful candidate at offer stage.

Employee benefits

Citizens Advice Scotland offers excellent terms and conditions, including a total of 40 days leave (including public holidays) and a pension scheme with an 8% employer contribution. We have a flexitime scheme which enables our employees to work flexibly in line with organisational requirements, and as an inclusive employer we are happy to consider other flexible working arrangements where appropriate.

Adoption UK is the leading charity providing support, community, and advocacy for all those parenting or supporting children who cannot live with their birth parents.

We connect adoptive families, provide information and signposting on a range of adoption-related issues and campaign for improvements to adoption policy and legislation at the highest levels. With over 8,000 members, we provide a strong, supportive community and are the largest voice of adopters in the UK.

We are currently looking for a FASD Advisor to join our FASD Hub team in Scotland.

FASD Hub Scotland provides a tiered support service for all parents and carers (whether adoptive, biological, foster or kinship carers) who live with children and young people who have a history of prenatal alcohol exposure.

We provide information, signposting and advice through a telephone helpline, social media and online resources.

Main duties can include:

• Answer incoming enquiries to the FASD Hub via telephone helpline, email and online platforms. Along with supporting the core Adoption UK Helpline services.
• Respond appropriately or refer on incoming enquiries to the TESSA service. Ensure accurate and appropriate recording and tracking of all enquires are maintained using appropriate IT systems.
• Monitor, respond and moderate the FASD Community Facebook Groups. Along with planning, promoting, and facilitate online live community peer support meetings. Ensuring accurate tracking and recording of meetings are maintained.
• Provide one to one tailored support, along with specific advice and guidance for caregivers accessing Tier 2 service. Maintaining professional boundaries and records, working within agreed policies and processes of the two-tier service.

Please download the candidate for the full job description and person specification.

The role will be based at our Edinburgh Office with some home working flexibility.

• Adoption UK positively embraces flexible working recognising that employees may wish to balance work and family/home life.
• Adoption UK is committed to equal opportunities and diversity, and we welcome enquiries from all sections of the community.
• Adoption UK is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects everyone working with us to share this commitment.
• We require all successful applicants to undertake a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) with Barred Lists check and all offers are subject to satisfactory checks and references.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a ground-breaking approach to mental health services. Thrive Edinburgh brings together a collaboration of partner organisations to work together to improve the mental health and wellbeing of the people of the City. The aims of Thrive Edinburgh centres around enabling people to live well and fulfil their potential.

The Connect Partnership represents a unique collaboration between leading 3rd sector providers Penumbra, Health in Mind and Support in Mind Scotland. Our organisations share a commitment to the Thrive vision and values of trust; respect; collaboration; person-centeredness; innovation; and compassion. Together we will deliver a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency response to people, so people receive the right help at the right time.

Specific to the role within the Locality Team, you will offer trauma informed therapeutic support to people who self harm or with suicidal ideation to cope with crisis and trauma by exploring their emotions and concerns in a confidential setting.

Recovery Practitioners play a central role in the planning and provision of quality, recovery focused support to people who use the service.

You will be based in a locality and will be required to develop, build and maintain professional links in order to deliver outcome focussed support within that area.

Support is to be provided in an appropriate environment where supported people can expect to be treated with respect, be given the time and space to discuss issues at their own pace, to explore skill development and tools to support them to manage their self-harm.

We welcome applications from individuals who would appropriately and intentionally use their lived experience as an integral part of the therapeutic support provided, where applicable.

The Manda Centre is a registered charity established to assist in relieving the mental and physical suffering and distress and support to those experiencing a high level of loss, isolation and loneliness due to Trauma, Loss & Personal Crisis.

We are looking for someone with significant experience of the third sector and a track record of Project management.

Principal Accountabilities

Working within the aims of The Manda Centre, the Project Co-ordinator’s specific duties include administration & operational procedures, staff supervision and referrals monitoring.

Reporting to the Management Board, you will have responsibility for the development and implementation of a strategic plan to enable The Manda Centre to move closer to becoming a national service provider.

This position is for an initial 12 month fixed term contract. Subject to receiving relevant and sufficient funding the posts could be extended.

This is a great opportunity to join an organisation committed and passionate about making a difference.

Do you have a passion for donor centred fundraising?

At Bethany we are committed to developing a relationship with our supporters, to understand why they are willing to invest in our work and what they expect to hear from us. We are looking for someone who has an engaging personality and who likes to communicate with people on a one-to-one level whether in person or through a written or digital medium. You must be able to write (yes – handwritten!) chatty personal notes to thank supporters for their gift and know how to engage with someone to build a relationship between them and Bethany.

This role encompasses Major giving, In Memory/In Celebration Giving and Legacy Giving. That means on occasion you will need to work sensitively alongside families who are giving a gift in memory of a loved one who has passed away. You will be establishing a legacy marketing strategy to develop Bethany’s legacy giving over the long term.

You will contribute to the development of appeal concepts for our 3 annual direct mail appeals and help acknowledge and process the income from those appeals at busy times.

Most of all we want someone who has a real passion for helping disadvantaged people, who believes everyone deserves a home and a right to contribute to society. We can offer a vibrant, fun team which has enjoyed significant success in the last 2 years and has a clear strategy for growth in the coming years. Bethany is a values driven organisation and those values are at the very heart of all we do.

#BecauseScotlandCares

Glasgow Mental Health & Huntington’s Service

Turning Point Scotland’s Glasgow Mental Health & Huntington’s Service provides support to individuals suffering from complex and enduring mental health problems, and individuals who suffer from symptomatic Huntington's disease to have as fulfilling a life as possible

Our aim is to assist individuals to maintain their own tenancies. But the service aims for more than just sustaining independent living. Turning Point Scotland is committed to finding individuals a support network of positive relationships involving everyone in fulfilling & meaningful activity. We want individuals we support to have a true Sense of belonging, a positive identity and feel a valued role with recognition in their local communities

Housing support, personal care, and care at home packages as well as involvement in a range of education, employability & social activities through self-directed support are offered, based on the specific needs of the individual. This can range from a few hours per week to support accessible 24 hrs/7 days per week.

Main duties and responsibilities

Support to people who use services - To:

• provide support and assistance to people who we support in accordance with their support plans and service aims.
• assist with initial and on-going assessments of people who we support.
• advise people who we support in accordance with guidance from senior colleagues or in accordance with the service aims.
• be a key worker as required.
• maintain professional confidentiality and boundaries at all times.
• support and assist people who we support in crisis situations, and/or manage physical risk or behaviour likely to cause incidents, in accordance with the support plan or service protocol.
• travel within the service area you are contracted for and supporting the travel and transportation of people who we support in accordance with their support plan (mobility, own car, service vehicles, public transport etc).
• have an understanding of the causes and effects of social exclusion as is relevant to the service and area in which you work.

#BecauseScotlandCares

Glasgow Mental Health & Huntington’s Service

Turning Point Scotland’s Glasgow Mental Health & Huntington’s Service provides support to individuals suffering from complex and enduring mental health problems, and individuals who suffer from symptomatic Huntington's disease to have as fulfilling a life as possible.

Our aim is to assist individuals to maintain their own tenancies. But the service aims for more than just sustaining independent living. Turning Point Scotland is committed to finding individuals a support network of positive relationships involving everyone in fulfilling & meaningful activity. We want individuals we support to have a true Sense of belonging, a positive identity and feel a valued role with recognition in their local communities

Housing support, personal care, and care at home packages as well as involvement in a range of education, employability & social activities through self-directed support are offered, based on the specific needs of the individual. This can range from a few hours per week to support accessible 24 hrs/7 days per week.

Main duties and responsibilities

Support to people who use services - To:

• provide support and assistance to people who we support in accordance with their support plans and service aims.
• assist with initial and on-going assessments of people who we support.
• advise people who we support in accordance with guidance from senior colleagues or in accordance with the service aims.
• be a key worker as required.
• maintain professional confidentiality and boundaries at all times.
• support and assist people who we support in crisis situations, and/or manage physical risk or behaviour likely to cause incidents, in accordance with the support plan or service protocol.
• travel within the service area you are contracted for and supporting the travel and transportation of people who we support in accordance with their support plan (mobility, own car, service vehicles, public transport etc).
• have an understanding of the causes and effects of social exclusion as is relevant to the service and area in which you work.

Veterans Housing Scotland has over 100 years of experience in providing homes for Veterans in Scotland who are disabled.

We are incredibly proud of our history and the service we have provided to those who have served their country. We are equally excited about our future and how we as a charity will continue to work with and support members of the Veterans Housing Scotland family.

This is an exciting time to join this evolving organisation with a critical role reporting to the Finance Manager. The position will be responsible for assisting the Finance Manager in ensuring the organisation's efficient and effective financial management. As this is a hands-on role, the post holder will be involved in all aspects of the Charities financial activities.

This is a broad role that requires both financial and management accounting skills in addition to good knowledge of accounting standards and best practice. You must have strong technical and excel skills. You will possess excellent knowledge of Accounting and Payroll Systems, particularly as there is a planned implementation of a new accounts package. You will have the ability to implement process improvement and work flexibility and adaptability – effective teamwork is essential.

As the job description details are likely to evolve and change in response to working practice, the post-holder will require a flexible approach. If you have the skills, drive, energy, and willingness to learn and want to be part of this exciting opportunity to support veterans in Scotland, we would like to hear from you.

Relationships Scotland FM Tayside and Fife are looking to recruit a Finance Officer. The post will be based in Dundee and the post holder will be accountable for the delivery of professional financial services. The salary for the position will be £14,238.97 – £15,768.80.