EARS is an independent advocacy provider – our role is to make sure people’s voices are heard when there are issues in their lives.

Work undertaken for this post will be in Edinburgh and East Lothian communities, with the office based in West Lothian.

We especially welcome applications from people with some experience of providing advocacy and/or experience of working with people with a disability and/or experience of the Health and Social Care Sector.

Ceartas is an independent professional advocacy service which works with all people aged 16 and over in East Dunbartonshire.

Are you passionate about making a difference? Are you a creative and motivated individual? Do you want to support people affected by dementia to connect with their peers and their communities and to create positive changes in their lives?

If so, we would love you to apply for the position of Dementia Link Worker with Ceartas. The role will involve working alongside people living with and affected by dementia in East Dunbartonshire to:

• ensure their voices are heard
• develop and maintain connections with their peers and their communities
• provide information and signposting to relevant supports.

The post is based in Kirkintilloch and the postholder will work across East Dunbartonshire. We are looking for someone who can work effectively as part of a team and who has the skills to develop and maintain relationships with their colleagues, partner agencies and most importantly with the people who use the service.

Include Me has an exciting opportunity for a part-time Citizen Advocacy Development Worker to join our team in North-East Fife.

We are looking for a self-motivated individual who can work as part of a small but dynamic team, is professional, person-centred, and creative in their approach and who is passionate about social justice & inclusion.

The development worker role includes working closely with vulnerable adults to understand their needs and wishes, to support existing advocacy partnerships, to recruit and train local people to become long term voluntary citizen advocates and, in turn, to create new advocacy partnerships.

This is a permanent post which covers North-East Fife from a home working base in, or around, Fife.

We are looking to recruit an exciting new post for our Children’s Wellbeing Services.

Are you a motivated individual who can support the recruitment of our Wellbeing and Resilience programme volunteers, and to support the administrative requirements of the staff team delivering the programme. Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity have developed a new and exciting project which supports the wellbeing and resilience of children and young people who are struggling with their mental health. This project will support the whole family (child, parents/guardian, siblings, grandparents etc.) through these challenging times, by offering support and advice. We will pilot this programme over a two year period in two locations. The first will be rural, East Lothian based and the second urban, within Edinburgh City. We are looking for someone who is educated to HND level or with equivalent experience in working with volunteers or admin support. This is a demanding role within a fun and fast paced organisation. The right candidate will be passionate about working for a children’s and young people’s healthcare charity and possess the drive and skills to balance a varied workload and achieve objectives.