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LINKnet Mentoring Limited is based in Edinburgh and provides mentoring support to minority ethnic people on career, education and personal development as its core service. The post holder will be responsible for some developmental and some admin aspects of the “Open Arms-LINKnet” project sponsored by Big Lottery Community Fund which aims to address the issues of loss, isolation and loneliness of minority ethnic women.

This is a female only post under paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.

Job aspects: To do out-reach work to promote Open Arms- project to befriendees/mentees and befrienders/mentors. In addition, the post holder will make suitable service pairs, manage, monitor and evaluate progress and organise various community activities. (full job description is available as part of the recruitment pack).

East Ayrshire Citizens Advice Bureau, is an independent and innovative advice organisation providing holistic advice and support to local people.

The Citizens Advice network in Scotland is set to deliver a comprehensive, enhanced support service called Help to Claim. From April 2019 Citizens Advice has been providing the advice and support people need to submit their claim for Universal Credit and support them through to their first payment.

East Ayrshire Citizens Advice Bureau is looking for a client-focused individual with experience of providing specialist level advice, to join as a Help to Claim Adviser (Universal Credit) and to help ensure clients get the support they need. This includes supporting with online forms, the evidence required, and verifying their identity online using face-to-face interviews

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate relevant recent experience and knowledge of the welfare benefit system including Universal Credit. Applicants should also demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills, be well organised and be proficient in using a range of IT tools to carry out their work, including case recording systems, Microsoft Office, benefit check programmes and be able to make and manage benefit claims.

Committed, results-driven and supportive to the needs of others, the successful applicant will be able to work both on their own initiative as well as part of a team and must be willing to follow and develop agreed procedures.

This is a unique opportunity to give citizens access to free, impartial and confidential advice helping them to make informed decisions, whenever they need it and however they choose to access it.

Employee benefits

East Ayrshire Citizens Advice Bureau offers excellent terms and conditions, including a total of 38 days leave per annum, and a pension scheme with an 5% employer contribution. East Ayrshire Citizens Advice Bureau is an inclusive employer considering flexible working arrangements where appropriate.

East Ayrshire Citizens Advice Bureau, is an independent and innovative advice organisation providing holistic advice and support to local people.

The Citizens Advice network in Scotland is set to deliver a comprehensive, enhanced support service called Help to Claim. From April 2019 Citizens Advice has been providing the advice and support people need to submit their claim for Universal Credit and support them through to their first payment.

East Ayrshire Citizens Advice Bureau is looking for a client-focused individual with experience of providing specialist level advice, to join as a Help to Claim Adviser (Universal Credit) and to help ensure clients get the support they need. This includes supporting with online forms, the evidence required, and verifying their identity online using face-to-face interviews

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate relevant recent experience and knowledge of the welfare benefit system including Universal Credit. Applicants should also demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills, be well organised and be proficient in using a range of IT tools to carry out their work, including case recording systems, Microsoft Office, benefit check programmes and be able to make and manage benefit claims.

Committed, results-driven and supportive to the needs of others, the successful applicant will be able to work both on their own initiative as well as part of a team and must be willing to follow and develop agreed procedures.

This is a unique opportunity to give citizens access to free, impartial and confidential advice helping them to make informed decisions, whenever they need it and however they choose to access it.

Employee benefits

East Ayrshire Citizens Advice Bureau offers excellent terms and conditions, including a total of 38 days leave per annum, and a pension scheme with an 5% employer contribution. East Ayrshire Citizens Advice Bureau is an inclusive employer considering flexible working arrangements where appropriate.

MELD is a community based substance misuse agency providing recovery based services in Midlothian and East Lothian.

MELD is looking for 2 highly motivated individuals who are committed to providing services for substance misusers and who can work effectively as part of a small team and in partnership with statutory services. You will be expected to provide advice, information and support to individuals who are experiencing difficulties with substance misuse and related issues.

A qualification in Health, Education, Social Work or Counselling with demonstrable experience of working with clients who have difficulties with substance misuse, an ability to work in a flexible manner and adhere to a recovery focussed approach and a full driving licence and own transport are essential criteria.

To manage and oversee all aspects of Clan Childlaw’s key projects, coordinating and completing projects on time within budget and within scope. The Project Manager will work directly with project leads and project teams, and liaise with key external stakeholders to ensure the projects are delivered.

Main Responsibilities

• Work with project leads to set specific requirements of each project Clan Childlaw has been funded to deliver.
• Set your own workload and objectives, directed by the project leads.
• Deliver comprehensive project work plans, and revise to meet changing needs and requirements.
• Set deadlines, assign responsibilities and delegate project tasks.
• Allocate and procure resources in relation to projects.
• Manage and coordinate all events and training in relation to projects.
• Coordinate and support team members in delivery of project objectives.
• Track project performance and analyse progress to completion of short and long-term goals, identify risks, and anticipate and react to risks, change and constraints.
• Prepare reports for project leads and management team regarding status and progress of projects.
• Meet financial objectives, forecast cost requirements, prepare budgets, schedule expenditure, analyse variances and initiate corrective actions, in relation to all Clan Childlaw projects.
• Manage operational aspects of the projects.
• Ensure project documents are complete, current, and appropriately stored.
• Work with key external stakeholders to ensure effective delivery of the projects.
• Submit project status and evaluation reports to funders and stakeholders.
• Apply for further or additional funding for projects.
• Represent Clan Childlaw at public forums and assist with the publicity and promotion of Clan Childlaw.
• Advance all the aims and objectives of Clan Childlaw.

You will be based in Edinburgh but travel is an essential part of the job and the applicant should be able to attend our Glasgow office and other locations throughout Scotland, and regularly work outwith contractual office hours to deliver outreach services, or as other business needs require. Flexible working and TOIL are available.

Dundee Voluntary Action is a leading, trusted and flourishing organisation, working to make a difference to lives of people and communities in the city. Our expanding Mental Health Engagement and Involvement Team has the following vacancy for highly motivated and talented individual who is passionate about involving people in shaping the issues that impact their lives. The team works to ensure that people with lived experience of mental health challenges and third sector organisations working with them are actively involved in making Dundee a City of Recovery.

You will provide leadership, support, and line-management to staff, overseeing development, delivery, and monitoring of the team plan. In partnership with voluntary and statutory sector partners, and with communities, you will develop and maintain strategic connections with local communities and with crosscutting areas of work including suicide prevention and substance misuse.

DVA is an admitted body to the Tayside Pension Fund and we enrol staff automatically.

Dundee Voluntary Action is a leading, trusted and flourishing organisation, working to make a difference to lives of people and communities in the city. Our expanding Mental Health Engagement and Involvement Team has the following vacancy for highly motivated and talented individual who is passionate about involving people in shaping the issues that impact their lives. The team works to ensure that people with lived experience of mental health challenges and third sector organisations working with them are actively involved in making Dundee a City of Recovery.

Building on our successful partnership work in Making Recovery Real in Dundee, you will build capacity for increasing peer recovery practice in mental health and wellbeing. This will include developing and supporting Dundee Peer Recovery Network, responsibilities for training and development, and collaborating with others to create and sustain informal, volunteering, and paid peer recovery roles in mental health and wellbeing.

DVA is an admitted body to the Tayside Pension Fund and we enrol staff automatically.

Are you passionate about using your fundraising and communication skills to help make a positive difference to millions of people around the world?

Thanks to the commitment and generosity of our supporters, the Scottish Bible Society help millions of people in over 200 countries and territories around the world to receive Bibles in a language they understand and a format they can use. We also support transformative projects that teach people how to read using the Bible, contribute to education programmes for children and much more!

This is an exciting new role for someone who is passionate about the transformational impact of the Bible and in the early stages of their fundraising career. You will be keen to learn more about fundraising and communications in a Christian charity setting by getting involved in a variety of tasks.

You will be someone who thrives in a collaborative working environment and is willing to contribute your skills, experience and ideas to help achieve income targets and organisational objectives. You will relish the opportunity to create innovative recruitment campaigns and develop multi-channel and integrated donor journeys that communicate stories of transformation through the Bible. You will be driven by the desire to tell these stories so that our resources grow in order to help more people receive and engage with the Bible.

The post holder is required to engage Christian audiences on a daily basis in an organisation with a strong Christian ethos, therefore there is an occupational requirement that the post holder is a practising Christian.

· Full-time role based in central Edinburgh.

· Out of normal business hours or occasional weekend work may be required, with time off in lieu in return.

· Some UK and overseas travel from time-to-time may be required, with time off in lieu in return.

· Salary depending on experience, suitable for someone at the start/intermediate stage of their career.

We have live vacancies across various locations in Scotland. And they’ll be a steady flow of new vacancies released over the coming months. Please search for a job in your postcode by clicking apply, and if there’s not a job near you right now then remember to sign up for alerts and we’ll notify you when we have one in your community.

We’re looking for member pioneers to join Co-op, in communities across the country. In this unique role you’ll be focused on bringing people together to make a difference in your community. That means talking to Co-op members, colleagues in stores and funeral homes, and representatives of the many local causes we support. By building relationships with and connecting these people you’ll be the catalyst for new ideas, initiatives and projects that will make our communities better places to live.

We plan to have a member pioneer dedicated to each of our communities and you’ll be a part of this ambitious plan for a better future. Everything you do will contribute to our community plan, making sure we make the biggest impact possible across the UK by increasing community co-operation. It’s an opportunity to make a visible difference where you live, supported by an organisation with nearly 70,000 colleagues.

What you’ll do:

• develop an action plan to improve community wellbeing, aligned to key themes
• establish and run a local community forum, or make connections with one that already exists
• build a strong group of contacts locally, making use of social media platforms to help with listening to and getting involved in community conversation
• get activities off the ground and encourage lots of involvement from members in your community
• prioritise your time, making your hours count and focusing on opportunities to make the biggest difference

This role would suit someone who:

• has lots of enthusiasm with the ability to get things moving
• is interested in all things community focussed
• can inspire and motivate people through their communication style
• loves working with and connecting people
• can prioritise their time and remain focussed on a long term goal
• is confident using social media
• has good basic IT skills (ideally with experience using collaborative tools like the Google suite or Skype)
• is both committed and dedicated
• lives within or very close to the community you’ll support, detailed above

Why Co-op?

As a member pioneer you’ll have the chance to support local communities, making a visible difference by encouraging people to work together. As a Co-op colleague you’ll also receive a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits including:

• 24 days holiday (rising to 30 with service)
• discounts on all kinds of Co-op products and services
• a pension with up to 10% employer contributions

Building an inclusive work environment

We’re actively building diverse teams and welcome applications from everyone. But simply having a diverse workforce is not enough. We want to build an inclusive environment, where everyone can develop to their full potential. We celebrate our differences, and recognise the importance of teams reflecting the communities they serve.

We can make adjustments to the interview process according to your needs. And we offer a flexible working environment so you can adjust your hours to suit your personal circumstances. You can find out more about Co-op people policies at coop.co.uk/peoplepolicies.

As part of your application you’ll need to complete an online assessment. It will take you around 12 minutes to complete this test.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a childcare practitioner, to be the Manager of an out of school club that offers affordable, accessible and high quality care for school age children living in the Cornton area.

The Club will start in the new school term of August 2019 and provide daily care after school between 3.15-6pm during term time.

Our aim is to provide stimulating age-appropriate play activities; provide informal learning opportunities through play; provide a safe and secure care environment for children, promoting a sense of 'place' and belonging and of being valued in a caring environment and community.

Salary will be determined by the rate appropriate to the level of qualification and hours worked in the direct provision of care, plus some time for administration and preparation.

As our lead practitioner you will:

• Possess a BA in Childhood Practice or equivalent (or working towards), such as PDA level 9 Childhood Practice or equivalent qualifications and experience, to allow registration with SSSC as a Manager of Day care of children’s service;
• Either eligible to be, or registered with SSSC or equivalent professional body
• Be comfortable in a leadership role dealing with parents, staff and sharing your expertise with the parent led Board;
• Have at least three years’ experience working with children aged 4 -12 in a group setting
• Have experience of planning and delivering child-centred high quality activities for children in a group setting, as well as understanding of statutory requirements and best practice for childcare
• Act as role model for and promote positive behaviour from staff and children
• Have led, managed, appraised and developed staff
• Demonstrate strong professional relationships and work in partnership with other groups including school and community organisations
• Be enthusiastic with interpersonal skills including effective written and verbal communication with adults and children
• Be organised and experienced in using a range of online applications to manage the service and finances efficiently and effectively including staff rotas, communication, service requests and invoicing
• Awareness of current developments and good practice in out-of-school care

This post is subject to membership of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme under the provisions of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. All applicants will be asked to disclose information about any offences committed and/or convictions held or other circumstances that could prevent them from taking up a position in childcare. Potential applicants for the post should be aware that it is an offence to apply for this position if they are on the Disqualified from Working with Children List.