Our East of Scotland region takes us from the beauty of the Scottish Borders to scenic Aberdeen and back to the glory of Stirling and Perth. There are numerous lovely places and coastlines to explore and enjoy, along with areas of Natural Beauty and numerous inland lochs and waterways. The people are friendly and welcoming, and supportive of one another.

Does this sound like a place you would like to work? Are you interested in supporting the development of the People, Places and Communities who can benefit from safe and inspiring boating activities in the East of Scotland?

Why? So What? - These are the challenges that RYA Scotland is asking in our approach to supporting boating. We are thinking outside the traditional 'sporting' box and it's an amazing, trail blazing journey – so would you like to join us?

The role of the Regional Development Officer (East) offers an exciting opportunity to get involved!

Royal Yachting Association Scotland (RYA Scotland) is recruiting for a Regional Development Officer for the East that will help us to continue to grow our reach and support for clubs, centres and communities from the Scottish Borders, all the way up the East coast to Aberdeenshire and back down to Perthshire, Stirlingshire and the Lothians, to enable them to thrive and become as sustainable as they can be.

This is a great time to join our forward-thinking organisation as our strategic plan is just moving into its second year and we have a number of new staff who have joined or will be with us soon. We are continuing to develop the more regional approach to our delivery and build on the conversations of how boating can develop life-skills and grow the opportunities for anyone to access boating, a sport and pastime that is available for life.

As a member of the Participation and Development Team, the RDO will be responsible for leading the delivery of a strong and vibrant East regional work plan reflecting both the RYA Scotland Strategic Plan and the needs of the local and East communities.

Therefore, we are looking for an exceptional individual to add to our team, who is:

• Enthusiastic, has excellent interpersonal and communication skills and has a track record of working collaboratively within a team.
• Has experience of working with a variety of partners using sport & physical activity to create impact and bring about positive changes for clubs, communities, and people.
• Creative and curious to explore new ideas to be more effective and have a bigger impact on individuals, clubs, centres, and communities.
• Passionate about developing partnerships, people, and places.
• Self-motivated and able to prioritise tasks.

The RDO role will work directly with clubs, centres, organisations, and other local partners, taking the time to understand their challenges and work with them to build creative solutions that address their needs. The role will continue to connect both the boating and the local community, share information and support affiliated organisations in their plans.

There are exciting opportunities to support local organisations to develop vibrant, engaging activity that makes a positive impact across the East of Scotland and beyond.

For this role there is considerable travel across the region as well as travel throughout Scotland and occasional travel to wider UK locations. Consequently, a full clean UK driving licence and access to a car are essential as is the availability to work flexibly including regular evenings and weekends throughout the year. The successful candidate will also be required to undertake a PVG check upon offer of the role, as this position involves regular contact with children and/or adults at risk.

RYA Scotland is committed to equality of opportunity.

We are passionate about equality and inclusion and welcome applications from all.

We are proud to be the first and only Sport Governing Body in Scotland to hold the LGBT Youth Scotland Foundations Charter and to have been the first in Scotland to achieve the Sport Councils Advanced Equality Standard. We have a focus on engaging women in sailing, disability is no barrier to participation, and we are actively changing to include young people in our decision making so when we say we welcome applications from all – we really mean it!

RYA Scotland is one of the foremost Sport Governing Bodies in Scotland. We protect and promote the interests of the 76,000 strong boating community and the 18,300 people in 269 RYA Affiliated Clubs, Class Associations and Training Centres across Scotland.

Sight Scotland Veterans provides support to all veterans in Scotland who are experiencing changes to their sight.

We are now hiring an Assistive Technology Lead.

The job will, therefore, lead and be responsible for planning, managing and developing Assistive Technology across Sight Scotland Veterans ensuring it is the “golden thread” that runs through all our services for both staff and veterans. This will include the development of an Assistive Technology strategy and business model, as well as integrating IT and Assistive Technology.

Building relationships with key stakeholders, organisations and product developers is key in order to ensure the most current provision of assistive technology is available across the organisation.

This role will support the delivery of the Sight Scotland Strategy specifically in building our knowledge of Assistive Technology and the aids available to transform lives. This knowledge will allow us to continue informing and supporting veteran’s independent living.

We offer:

Generous annual leave entitlement which increases after 4 years’ service, Generous pension scheme, Access to learning and development opportunities and many more, please visit our website for more information.

About us

We're one of Scotland's oldest charities - for more than two centuries, we've been supporting and empowering people with sight loss to live fulfilling lives. We're proud of all we've achieved in the past - but we have our sights set firmly on the future.

We're determined that no-one should face sight loss alone. We're committed to improving, diversifying and growing our services to make sure we can reach many more people with sight loss - when and where they need us.

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:

• competitive hourly rates of £10.50 - £10.88 per hour
• guaranteed rota hours working between 7.30am & 10pm
• generous annual leave entitlement
• a choice of pension scheme with employer contributions
• flexible working policies
• access to extensive paid training and development opportunities
• a supportive and inclusive culture.

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.

Age Scotland is the national charity for older people. We work to improve the lives of everyone over the age of 50 so that they can love later life.

We support and enable hundreds of communities and older people’s groups across Scotland. We provide information, friendship and advice through our free helpline and publications. We tackle loneliness and isolation with our Friendship Line and much more.

We work in Scotland with older people’s groups who provide vital activities and services for older people in their local community. We campaign on the issues that older people tell us are important to them.

We know that growing older doesn’t come with a manual. Later life may bring opportunities and challenges, and people my need to know about rights, organisations and services which are often unfamiliar. That’s why we provide free information and advice to help older people on a diverse range of topics.

You will work closely with the Information Manager to grow our information services. Developing and producing innovative and useful information and advice resources across a number of channels including print, digital and face to face workshops, you will enable older people to make informed decisions about their future.

Develop and deliver rights-based training for the Age Scotland helpline team.

Living our values, you will approach the role with integrity, while involving, inspiring and empowering our teams, so together we can create better outcomes for older people in Scotland.

The post will be a hybrid blend of office based (in Edinburgh) and home-based work. As a guide, 40% of the working week will be based at our office in Causewayside, Edinburgh.

In return for your hard work, enthusiasm and commitment to our values you’ll receive a generous holiday allowance, a range of learning and development opportunities, optional healthcare benefits and a contributory pension scheme with employer contributions of 9%.