Space & Broomhouse Hub is a Scottish award-nominated charity organisation working to improve the happiness, mood & mental wellbeing of our community members; enhancing physical health, developing skills & job opportunities, whilst growing the confidence of the residents of our area and beyond in South West Edinburgh. We do this by nurturing, supporting and inspiring people of all ages so that lives are fuller, potential is fulfilled and community connections flourish.

In 1991, at a time of depression and recession, community activism and a refusal to accept Broomhouse deserved anything less than other communities – local residents campaigned to turn a row of six shops into one centre. The Broomhouse Centre.

30 years on, and still with local community groups and trustees at the core, Space at the Broomhouse Hub has a new state-of-the-art community building housing a community training café. We have grown and now deliver 17 projects, with 50+ staff and 250 volunteers. We deliver diverse services supporting young people, families, older people and carers amongst others, engaging with local people more than 34,000 times last year.

Whilst holding the integrity of Space at our core, we are a values-led organisation that is:

• Welcoming - Nurturing relationships & kind experiences that enable people to smile, flourish & be resilient
• Fun- Passionate, non-judgmental & friendly people, developing an inclusive community
• Creative - Initiating and embracing challenges, innovation, opportunities and new ideas
• Bold - Ambitious, aspirational and determined to have a lasting impact
• Trustworthy - pen, honest, holistic, professional and transparent – continually improving our effectiveness

Space is a founder member of the Go Beyond South West Edinburgh community anchor network and participates in numerous cross-service and cross-sector collaborations in Edinburgh.

The Role

We are looking for a person who loves food; a person who will nurture people whilst developing our food-led community initiatives and forge strong networks with members of the community.

The Broomhouse Hub is located in an area of high poverty which can result in restricted access to fresh food and minimal cooking skills. The Food Manager will work to inspire, encourage and empower our members and stakeholders to gain the skills and knowledge to support a positive shift to reduce food poverty.

This role requires a creative and experienced individual to lead the operation, developing our trainees in Space Kitchen which encompasses our Café, community events, outside catering and on-site hospitality.

Space Kitchen works with Space Training Academy which supports young people and adults, many with complex barriers to employment, to develop the skills and confidence to move into work. The Food Manager will create a supportive and welcoming environment to enable staff, trainees and volunteers to achieve positive progressions through structured, documented, training programmes.

The Food Manager role requires a hands-on approach and holds responsibility for the management of the Space Kitchen team.

Accountability:Space Board of Trustees (via the Space Chief Executive)

Line Manager:Business Manager

Liaison with: Management Team, Café and Training Academy staff; wider cross-organisational services

PVG scheme membership required for this post.

Bridgend Farmhouse is an award winning, community-owned and led organisation in South East Edinburgh whose aim is to enable people to learn, work and grow together to create a flourishing community and place.

This is a pivotal role, with overall responsibility for the development, operations and sustainability of Bridgend Farmhouse’s community facing activities, volunteering and external partnerships. We were one of first urban asset transfers in Scotland in 2015, and opened as a community hub in 2018, when our first staff joined us. So, Bridgend Farmhouse is relatively young as a staffed organisation, but has its origins in community development activities dating back over eleven years. The challenge for this role is to increase the profile and reposition Bridgend Farmhouse, a Community Benefit Society with Charitable status which has survived the negative impacts of COVID-19, whilst providing a range of vital services during the pandemic, and is beginning to emerge from lockdown. We have also just completed a large piece of community action research with other 400 households and detailed governance review with over 45 members, staff, trustees and volunteers.

The successful candidate would support the Board of Directors/Trustees to implement recently agreed structural changes, strengthen its governance and be responsible for the day-to-day organisation of a vibrant community hub which serves South East Edinburgh. We need a highly organised, resilient self-starter for this challenging but very rewarding role.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced manager who has an understanding of working with a community-led organisation. You will have a strong track record of operational and project management in a comparable setting, and be competent and confident in managing budgets and financial performance. You will have excellent people management skills and a record of creating strong working partnerships with organisations, community groups and volunteers. Experience of working to a Board of voluntary directors and of monitoring, evaluating and reporting on outcomes is also essential.

The money adviser is responsible for providing specialist money and debt advice to clients referred through the generalist advice service or external agencies. The money adviser will complete money advice in line with all regulations and audit requirements (including national standards) and will be able, with additional training if needed, to complete statutory debt solutions with suitable clients including bankruptcy and debt arrangement schemes. In conjunction with the debt administrative assistant, they will be responsible for the advice, processes and reporting for money advice provision at Denny and Dunipace Citizens Advice Bureau.

Responsible to: Manager

Employee benefits

Denny and Dunipace Citizens Advice Bureau offers excellent terms and conditions. Denny and Dunipace Citizens Advice Bureau is an inclusive employer considering flexible working arrangements where appropriate. For more details of some of the other benefits on offer to our employees, please contact kate.hughes@dennycab.casonline.org.uk

To find out more about this role, please see job description and person specification below.

Carrick Knowe is a busy parish church situated in the west of Edinburgh. The church buildings act as a focal point for the community, attracting more than 800 people through the week to a variety of church and community organisations.

We are looking for a Children and Families worker to take forward an existing project which over the past seven years has successfully delivered a range of events for families in our community such as ‘Meal and a Movie’ evenings, Cooking with Children classes, and craft afternoons. There is an established network of volunteers who are available and keen to support the work. We would hope that your own talents and skills would enable new activities and work to be developed, perhaps replacing the old.

This appointment is for twelve months initially from a mutually agreed start date. The post is part-time, 16 hours per week, paid pro-rata based on an annual salary of £25,624. You will have an operational budget to pay for events and expenses.

We would expect you to work two hours on Sunday morning and fourteen hours during the week which would be a mixture of planning and delivering events. You will report to the Minister and one of the Joint Session Clerks as line manager. Ultimately you would be responsible to the Project Steering Group and Kirk Session of the church.

Please download the Job Description below for further details about this role.

SACT is a social enterprise which was formed to help combat social isolation in all its forms. It launched in 2016 and has grown from a very small, localised operation based in Ayr, to a thriving and very active organisation which covers the whole of South Ayrshire. SACT now has a fleet of 12 minibuses and 3 electric cars undertaking a huge variety of work within the Third Sector as well as partnership working with bodies such as South Ayrshire Council and Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.

Due to retirement, SACT is now looking for a new General Manager with the ability to lead and develop a professional SACT team ensuring the on-going development, implementation and monitoring of team plans and work programmes in order to meet performance targets and guarantee effective service delivery. The General Manager will report to the SACT Board of Trustees.

We are looking for:

• Education to Degree level and/or at least 5 years managerial experience, preferably in a Third Sector setting

• Experience in budget setting and control

• A confident negotiator and presenter in one-to-one and one-to-many settings

• An experienced user of business software packages such as MS Office and of social media for marketing and PR purposes

• Some knowledge of the community transport sector would be desirable, but a knowledge of the Third Sector is of more importance

• A full UK driver’s licence

Summary

Voluntary Sector Gateway West Lothian (VSGWL) is the Third Sector Interface (TSI) operating in West Lothian. Our primary purpose is to promote, develop and support West Lothian`s Third Sector. We work in partnership with the voluntary sector and key statutory and public stakeholders to improve the lives of individuals and communities across West Lothian.

VSGWL requires an individual with excellent planning and interpersonal skills to join our Development Officer team. You will be

· Someone who is innovative and able to work collaboratively with others to succeed in an evolving environment.

· someone with proven ability in forming alliances and partnerships to bring out sustainable change for communities and the wider third sector.

· Committed, results-driven and supportive to the needs of others, you work well within a team and are willing to follow and develop agreed procedures.

Role Overview and Responsibilities

You will work closely with a range of key external stakeholders, including statutory partners and wider third sector to bring about positive change for individuals and communities in West Lothian. You will establish and develop working groups with third sector organisations. You will also represent VGSWL in appropriate meetings with key stakeholders and partners including WL Council and Integrated Joint Board.

Key to the role is outstanding communication and influencing skills to form and cement strategic alliances and strengthen partnership working. You will work closely with the existing staff team.

Voluntary Sector Gateway West Lothian (VSGWL) is the Third Sector Interface (TSI) operating in West Lothian. Our primary purpose is to promote, develop and support West Lothian`s Third Sector. We work in partnership with the voluntary sector and key statutory and public stakeholders to improve the lives of individuals and communities across West Lothian.

VSGWL requires an experienced Operations Manager and strategic thinker with a track record of delivering success. You will be:

• someone who is innovative and able to lead and motivate others to succeed in an evolving environment.

• someone with proven ability in forming alliances and partnerships to bring out sustainable change for communities and the wider third sector.

• committed, results-driven and supportive to the needs of others, you will use your own initiative to develop new ideas and seize opportunities to better support the needs of the sector and the key objectives of VSGWL.

Role Overview and Responsibilities

This is a complex role requiring innovation and the skilful balancing of multiple work streams underpinned with strong leadership qualities. You will make a proactive contribution to organisational development and management of change, coupled with a wide understanding of political agendas.

You will lead a dedicated team of development officers to support a culture of development and quality service delivery to support the third sector, communicating and influencing to form and cement strategic alliances and strengthen partnership working.

We are seeking a part-time (21 hours per week, flexibly, hybrid working) Finance Officer to join our friendly team. The primary responsibility of this job is to produce and maintain accurate financial records for CVS Inverclyde allow senior management to make effective financial control decisions. The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate a minimum of two years experience in a similar role.

Organisation profile:

CVS Inverclyde is Inverclyde’s Third Sector Interface. CVSI aims to support the third sector to deliver the best outcomes for Inverclyde by providing practical support and improving the strategic environment for the sector.

The organisation is committed to its people and is accredited with Disability Confident, Committed to Excellence, Flexible Working, Healthy Working Lives and the Living Wage.

VASlan, South Lanarkshire’s Third Sector Interface are inviting applications for a new and exciting role within our Administration Team.

We are seeking to recruit a ‘Digital Content Producer’ to help us tell the story, and demonstrate the value of South Lanarkshire’s Third Sector by creating engaging video content for digital and social channels from start to finish.

Pensions are difficult, right?

Or maybe you know your annuity from your flexible drawdown?

If you do, you could help people to get to know their pension options.

Inverness Badenoch and Strathspey Citizens Advice Bureau is currently recruiting for a Pension Wise Guidance Specialist. Pension Wise is the free and impartial service that provides help & guidance to people about their options when accessing their defined contribution pension.

Working as part of our team, you will provide quality information & guidance to people over the telephone and face to face. Travel may be required. You will have a proven knowledge of pension law, practice and products gained in a pension’s technical role as well as an understanding of the wider issues for those facing retirement. Strong communication skills and numerical ability are essential.

Reporting to: General Manager

For further details please reference the application pack which includes a full job and person specification.