We have an exciting new opportunity for an individual who is passionate about community development lead and volunteer coordination at The Salisbury Centre. We are recruiting a Community Development Lead and Volunteer Co-ordinator.

As our Community Development Lead and Volunteer Coordinator, you'll be instrumental in collaborating with our committed community members, volunteers, centre attendees, and outreach initiatives. In your role as volunteer coordinator, you'll lead the recruitment, organization, administration, and engagement of volunteers, with a strong emphasis on ensuring each volunteer feels valued, supported, and aligned with the Centre’s core values. As a Community Development Lead, you'll guide and empower individuals and groups to pursue their interests and aspirations within the Centre. This involves mentoring individuals to participate in community events, volunteer work, and share their skills.

Essential Skills

• Excellent communication skills including networking.
• Strong interpersonal skills, to manage a diverse range of people.
• Experience in volunteer coordination, recruitment, training and/mentorship.
• Facilitation experience – hosting and supporting community events.
• Capacity to inspire and motive others.
• Experience in community outreach.

Desirable Skills

• Experience working with vulnerable groups.
• Relevant volunteer qualifications/training
• Experience managing, mentoring, and evaluating mentorship and volunteering.

This brilliant opportunity to provide the platform for the Manorview Foundation in Coatbridge will require somebody who cares about children and young people, has a passion for building lasting and trusting relationships, with an eye for innovation and community development. The Manorview Foundation has the vision and passion to make life better for children and young people, and our whole team involved in that process will bring the level of care, compassion and consistency to the role on a daily basis.

As a community development worker working with the Manorview Foundation, you'll work with individuals, families, the wider community and partners, supporting them to:

• build trusting and supportive relationships with you and the wider team
• identify their assets, needs, opportunities, rights and responsibilities
• co-produce what they want to achieve and take appropriate action
• co-design activities and services to generate aspiration and confidence

You'll do this by acting as a link between the Foundation, the local community and a range of other local authority and voluntary sector providers to ensure that the Hub is a well-used resource with wide-ranging reach.

Your role will frequently involve addressing inequality and the projects you work on will be in communities perceived to be culturally, economically or geographically disadvantaged.

The Butterfly Trust is the lead agency providing social support for people affected by Cystic Fibrosis throughout Scotland. We provide a comprehensive and diverse range of outreach services for all ages of people with Cystic Fibrosis and their families across Scotland.

We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic and approachable individual to join our team, with an appropriate skillset to add value and who has a commitment to continued professional development. We will provide both in-house and external training to ensure all of our team develop their skills and knowledge to fulfil their role to the best of their ability.

The Children & Families Manager will be responsible for the delivery of services for children affected by Cystic Fibrosis and their carers. This will include providing support and supervision to our team of volunteer befrienders.

The role is based in our Edinburgh office but will involve travelling throughout Scotland to visit service users, provide support to volunteers and meet with specialist NHS Cystic Fibrosis team in hospitals.

The Children & Families Manager will be part of a team, which collectively provides support that ensures best outcomes for people living with Cystic Fibrosis.

The successful candidate will have good communication, problem-solving and organisational skills and they will be able to motivate others and work with people at all levels.

Full driving licence and a car is essential.

For this regulated work the successful candidate will be required to gain/maintain PVG scheme membership which will be paid for by the Trust.

We offer:

• Out of pocket expenses
• Mileage allowance
• Individual staff training budget/in-house training
• Generous holiday entitlement

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and experienced manager to oversee the day-to-day management of Cruse Scotland West Area, this includes our teams in Ayrshire & Arran; Dumfries; Dunbartonshire; Glasgow & Greater Glasgow; Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire.

Candidates are required to have excellent interpersonal and organisational skills to provide managerial support, which is often provided from a distance.

Excellent communication skills are essential as the postholder is required to respond effectively to a wide range of enquiries which includes bereaved people. You will be required to establish effective working relationships with a range of Cruse Scotland volunteers and staff, as well as statutory funders and grant making trusts. Experience of volunteer management would be advantageous.

Due to the wide geographical spread of the role, the postholder will be required to travel occasionally to each of the service bases within our West Area; and to other locations within Scotland for meetings and training.

Whilst the role can be hybrid, we have recently secured a new office base in Glasgow so there will be a regular requirement to have a routine presence in the office.