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Top job! Partnerships Development Manager
- Full time
- Circa £40,000
- Hybrid: Dundee, Edinburgh or Glasgow - minimum two days in the office per week
- Closing 26th October 2026
Running for almost 40 years, The Yard is an award-winning charity that aims to build a community of support for disabled children and young people through adventure play, creating opportunities for fun and friendship and wrap around support for the whole family.
About the role:
As Partnerships Development Manager, you will help generate the income required to sustain our services by engaging existing supporters and attracting new ones. You will lead corporate fundraising across all our sites.
Your key responsibilities will include delivering a corporate fundraising strategy and annual plan, raising The Yard’s profile among companies across Scotland, and building long-term relationships that grow regular giving, mid-value donations and legacy support.
About you:
If you are eager to raise the profile of The Yard as we expand our services across Scotland and think you can play your part in helping us reach our goals, we would welcome your application.
This job is for you if you have:
- A breadth of experience in meeting or exceeding funding targets
- The ability to think both strategically and creatively to build sustainable and innovative relationships
- Experience of excelling in planning and management of multiple priorities
- A good understanding of the needs of businesses and the contribution charity partnerships can make to their success
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with a positive attitude and a friendly, approachable manner
If you are inspired by our ethos and excited to bring your knowledge and experience to a team that is highly committed to our purpose, we would love to have you on board.
The Edinburgh Locality Support Worker will deliver dedicated and empowering support to women in Edinburgh, who have experienced or are at risk from domestic abuse, in accordance with SSSC Standards. This role encompasses practical and emotional support, advocacy, and collaborative working with statutory and third-sector organizations to achieve the best possible outcomes for women in our service. A trauma-informed approach is essential, ensuring that women receive comprehensive, person-centred support in a safe and supportive setting. Support is delivered through telephone support, one-to-one meetings, and attendance at joint meetings with partner agencies.
This role is based at EWA offices at 4 Cheyne Street, Edinburgh, EH4 1JB. Travel within Edinburgh to meet service users will be required as well.
This role is subject to satisfactory Adult and Child PVG scheme membership.
The overarching aims of this post are that women have increased financial independence (access to economic resources, education, paid labour market and routes out of poverty). The role involves supporting women who are/have experienced domestic abuse to access and engage with education, training and employment, as well as building and maintaining relationships with partner organisations.
This role is subject to satisfactory Adult PVG scheme membership
We are seeking a part-time Administrator (15 hours/week) to provide admin support for our clergy and the work of our church, including the management of property and tenants.
Admin experience and computer skills essential (including Google docs, Microsoft Word and Excel).
The Yard is an award-winning charity that runs adventure play services for children with disabilities and/or additional support needs and their families.
Join us to help improve the lives of disabled children, young people and their families and carers by becoming our new Family Worker in Edinburgh.
About the role:
As Family Worker you will be providing information, emotional and practical support to families with children with a wide range of additional support needs, empowering them to understand and access the support available to them from external services.
The Family Worker role is essential in ensuring that families get the right help when they need it most.
About you:
This job is for you if you have:
- experience of working with children and young people with a range of disabilities and additional support needs
- excellent relationship building skills
- knowledge of children’s rights, trauma informed and inclusive practices
- an understanding of child and adult protection practices
- excellent organisational skills and administrative abilities
If you would like to work in a supportive and understanding work environment, ensuring that families feel valued and part of an inclusive community, we would love to have you on board.
Sessional Playworker, Glasgow
- Part time
- Sessional
- On site: Linn Park, Glasgow
- Closing 5th October 2026
Hours:Sessional posts do not have guaranteed hours; the role provides additional cover over peak times i.e. holiday periods and periods of absence.
Benefits:Holiday pay, training & development opportunities, life assurance, company pension, employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership fees, free uniform
About the role:
You will be a key part of the team, supporting our core staff, and playing an active role in the set-up, delivery and development of The Yard’s play and youth work provision, ensuring an approach which has the child and/or young person at its centre.
About you:
Is creating fun and friendship your superpower?
If you would like to work in a supportive and understanding work environment, ensuring that families feel valued and part of an inclusive community, we would love you to be part of our new team.
This job is for you if you have:
- Experience of working with children and young people in a play or youth work setting
- A demonstrable understanding of and commitment to the values of play and play work and a commitment to inclusive play opportunities that hold the child at the centre
- A proven ability to work in a flexible manner, as an individual and as part of a team
- Experience of liaising with parents, carers and other professionals
Meet the team:
If you’d like to meet our team before applying, we’re hosting an open evening at The Yard Glasgow on Thursday 24 September, from 5:00pm to 7:30pm. Please feel free to pop along.