Tiny Changes is Scotland’s first national young people’s mental health charity. We run projects with young leaders that help young minds feel better. The charity was set up in memory of artist and Frightened Rabbit frontman Scott Hutchison. Through his music and art Scott made tiny changes that had a big impact on people from all walks of life.

We believe that Scotland’s young people deserve great mental health, and we believe in their insight and innovation to make this possible. We exist to nurture the talent of young people to find solutions that work for them.

In three years, we’ve funded 69 innovative mental health ideas - from bubble therapy with refugees to peer-led crisis prevention cafe and d/Deaf youth wellbeing resources - supporting over 4,000 children and young people, with many of them leading change in their communities. You can read more about our strategy here.

The Tiny Changes team is growing all the time. We currently have 6 Trustees and will be looking to recruit another 2 trustees to join the Board later this year. The Tiny Changes Team is made up of 3 employees and 1 consultant, creative partners and young advisors. You can read more about our team over on our blog.

Role Summary

As a freelance operations consultant at Tiny Changes, you will support the interim CEO with the management of all charity and day to day operational activities, continuing the development of the charity in line with organisational objectives and strategic direction. Working closely with our small team, you will contribute to the overall direction of charity-wide operations. Supporting the management of co-production (youth lead projects), fundraising, human resources, health and safety and equality diversity and inclusion, to ensure our processes are up to date, compliant, meet the overall needs of the organisation and reflect our values.

What will you bring to Tiny Changes?

We are looking for applicants with the following characteristics:

1. Share our vision and values - we are Hopeful, Brave, Honest and Kind

2. Have knowledge of or interest in mental health issues affecting children and young people in Scotland

3. Active listener, equalities driven and self-reflective

We particularly welcome applications from the following groups:

• Young people under 30

• Young people with experience of mental health issues

• Disabled people

• Neurodiverse people

• People with experience of caring roles

• Care experienced people

• People from minority ethnic communities

• Asylum seekers or refugees

• People who identify as any gender that’s not cisgender

• People who identify as LGBTQIA+

• People from gypsy traveller communities

• People from a wide range of religious and cultural backgrounds

You can find more information in the Job Description and Person Specification linked below.

Role Accessibility: This role requires frequent travel and use of your own vehicle

In 2024, Hearts & Minds, the home of Clowndoctors and Elderflowers, will be marking 25 years delivering therapeutic clowning across health care units, schools for children with complex needs and hospices.

The role of Fundraising Manager at Hearts & Minds offers an incredibly exciting opportunity to drive meaningful change and support our impactful programmes at this momentous time in the charity’s history. As a pivotal member of the team, you'll spearhead the development of a comprehensive fundraising strategy that directly fuels the organization's initiatives. This role isn't just about securing funds; it's about crafting compelling narratives and fostering connections to inspire individuals, communities, and corporations to support a cause that truly matters. The dynamism lies in the ability to shape the future of Hearts & Minds by creating sustainable income streams that directly translate into tangible support for their programmes.

The Job Description and Person Specification is available to download below.

“Empathy is seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another and feeling the heart of another”

Alfred Adler

| Compassion | Integrity | Respect | Realising Potential | Inclusion |

Health in Mind is one of Scotland’s best-known and trusted Mental Health Charities. Established in 1982 we have evolved in response to need which means we actively promote positive mental health in local communities across Scotland. Our vision is straight forward, we build hope and live life through our values because people are at the heart of what we do.

Guided by the Alliance’s vision and principles, we have a great opportunity for an action, solution focused manager who will lead with compassion, integrity, positivity and reflection. You will be responsible for a team of Support Coordinators to deliver effective, and high quality support to those individuals who Future Pathways support.

Reaching our shortlist is straightforward providing you can say ‘yes’ to our list of ‘must haves’. You can start your journey now by downloading an application pack from our website, but before you start your travels, please kindly make sure the following ‘fits’ into your career and personal attributions rucksack because life is a journey.

• We’d like a degree in Health and Social Care, Social Work or equivalent but, if you hold a recognised, relevant professional qualification at a minimum SVQ Level 4 with relevant workplace experience this works too.
• Up to date child and vulnerable adult protection knowledge together with formal training in reflective practice, coaching or facilitation and ideally completion of suicide prevention training such as ASIST.
• You are an exceptional compassionate individual with experience of promoting good practice for those in society who’ve faced personal challenges, childhood disturbance, abuse, separation, institutional care and trauma
• Curiosity, empathy and a focus on learning, empowerment, collaboration and self-awareness.
• Experience of leading others, whether an experienced manager or an eager [for promotion] Team Leader who can demonstrate and enable consistency of practice and good use of resources and support to individuals
• Numerate, you are steadfast in your resolve for doing the right thing in the right way whilst being equally realistic and pragmatic, managing individual and collective performance, enabling responsiveness to the full range of demands on our service.
• Worked with staff in accordance with the statutory framework and requirement including GDPR, BACP, the SSSC and the Care Inspectorate.
• The ability to prepare creative and positive presentations and engage learners and audiences alike.
• Knowledge of Mental Health, Future Pathways’ Outcome Pathways and Quality Assurance Frameworks for the purposes of measurement and evaluation.

With a great range of benefits including 30 days annual leave plus 10 Public Holidays and 2 Wellbeing Days we work fulltime 36.25 hours per week. The salary scale for this post is Point 44 to 48 (£42,759 - £46,921). Committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion we embrace and encourage people from all walks of life which means we will consider other working patterns and we embrace hybrid working wherever and whenever we can. This role does require regular presence at the office.