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Kinship Community & Family Support Worker

Adoption UK
Part time
£28,615 pro-rata
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Marine Policy Officer

Scottish Wildlife Trust
Full time
£30,533
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Project Manager

Fast Forward
Full time
£38,148
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Marketing & Communications Officer

Fast Forward
Part time
£27,516 pro-rata
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Welfare Rights Officer

Harbour Homes
Full time
£43,690
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Chair of Trustees

Super Power Agency
Management Board
Unpaid
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8+ Project Worker

Multi Cultural Family Base
Part time
£27,764 pro-rata
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Wee Breaks Service Manager

VOCAL
Full time
£41,627
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Business Administration Manager

Turning Point Scotland
Full time
£33,155 – £38,316
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Fundraising Officer

Change Mental Health
Full time
£28,325 – £31,415
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Fundraising Manager (Trusts, Foundations and Tenders)

Change Mental Health
Full time
£36,050 – £41,200
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Barista

UPMO
Full time
£24,570
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Carer Support Practitioner (Midlothian)

VOCAL
Part time
£37,307 pro-rata
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Strategic Campaigns & Partnership Coordinator

Equality Network
Full time
£37,362 – £40,333
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Support Workers & Relief Support Workers

Inclusion Alliance
Part time
Sessional
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Total number of jobs in Leith, Edinburgh: 15  All areas
Adoption UK

Kinship Community & Family Support Worker

  • Adoption UK
  • Part time
  • £28,615 pro-rata
  • Hybrid: Edinburgh
  • Closing 19th April 2026

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Kinship Support Worker to help strengthen and support kinship families and communities. This role is central to delivering frontline support, building community connections, and ensuring families have access to the resources and services they need.

You will work closely with professionals, parents/carers, children, and young people to provide information, guidance, and meaningful support, with a particular focus on kinship families in East Lothian.

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Scottish Wildlife Trust

Marine Policy Officer

  • Scottish Wildlife Trust
  • Full time
  • £30,533
  • Hybrid: Scotland
  • Closing 13th April 2026

Join us in shaping Scotland’s marine future.

We are looking for a passionate and skilled Marine Policy Officer to join our Policy & Advocacy team and help drive forward our marine conservation and ocean literacy work. This is an exciting opportunity to influence how Scotland manages and protects its marine environment, and to play a central role in the Trust’s Sea the Connection project—an initiative designed to remove barriers and empower communities to participate meaningfully in marine decision making.

The role is varied, high-impact, and ideal for someone who thrives in a dynamic policy landscape and enjoys working collaboratively with government, partners, and communities.

About the Role

As Policy Officer, you will play a central role in advancing the Trust’s marine policy, planning, and ocean literacy ambitions across a diverse and impactful portfolio. Working closely with the Marine Policy Manager and the marine policy inclusion officer, you will contribute to the development of evidence based, solutions focused policy positions on -

  • Scotland’s Marine Protected Area network
  • National and regional marine planning
  • Fisheries management
  • Marine renewables
  • - and the delivery of Scotland’s Blue Economy Vision - particularly its aim to build an ocean literate nation.

A significant focus of the role will be leading the coordination and delivery of the Scottish Ocean Literacy Coalition and supporting the development of Scotland’s first national Ocean Literacy Strategy. You will convene and chair steering group meetings, design and deliver both online and in person engagement events, and gather perspectives from a wide range of stakeholders to shape a shared national vision for ocean literacy. This will require confidence in planning, facilitating, and managing events, as well as the ability to build strong, collaborative relationships across sectors including government, NGOs, academia, communities, and marine industries.

You will also represent the Trust at external meetings, workshops, and conferences, ensuring our priorities are communicated effectively and that we remain an active, constructive voice in Scotland’s marine policy landscape. The breadth of the role offers an excellent opportunity to deepen your expertise across marine environmental topics while developing your own specialist area of interest. Ultimately, you will help strengthen the Trust’s capacity to influence marine planning processes, support marine protection initiatives, and contribute to a more ocean literate Scotland.

Why Join Us?

  • Work at the heart of Scotland’s marine policy landscape.
  • Influence real change for nature, climate, and coastal communities.
  • Be part of a supportive, knowledgeable, and collaborative team.
  • Shape national approaches to ocean literacy and marine protection.
  • Develop your own specialist areas within a broad and meaningful role.

About us

For more than 60 years, the Scottish Wildlife Trust has worked with its members, partners and supporters in pursuit of its vision of healthy, resilient ecosystems across Scotland’s land and seas.

The Trust successfully champions the cause of wildlife through policy and campaigning work, demonstrates best practice through practical conservation and innovative partnerships, and inspires people to take positive action through its education and engagement activities. The Trust manages a network of over 100 wildlife reserves across Scotland and is a member of the UK-wide Wildlife Trusts movement.

The benefits

  • Flexi time/Hybrid working
  • Salary sacrifice Cycle to Work and pension schemes
  • Weekly wellness hour
  • Generous Sick pay allowance
  • Enhanced maternity/paternity pay
  • Training and Development focus
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Fast Forward

Project Manager

  • Fast Forward
  • Full time
  • £38,148
  • Hybrid: Edinburgh
  • Closing 27th April 2026

Do you enjoy working with people?

Do you have excellent communication and presentation skills, and experience working with young people?

We are looking for an enthusiastic Project Manager to lead Fast Forward’s Scottish Gambling Education Hub (SGEH).

The SGEH was Scotland’s first gambling education and prevention programme focusing on protecting young people from gambling harms. Its work includes delivering training to practitioners, staff, schools and youth groups, developing resources, as well as partnership building with national organisations.

Our work is underpinned by the following values:

Integrity - Our work is dynamic and informed by expertise, lived experience and relevant research

Forward Thinking - We are brave and bold. We are creative in our approach to identifying and responding to risk taking behaviour.

Inclusive - We take a person-centred approach. We are non-judgemental and respectful.

Collaborative - We coproduce, partner and learn with young people and experts from across the field

We are committed to delivering an inclusive service that creates opportunities for all, and do not tolerate discrimination. We welcome all people inclusive of ethnic background, disability, sex, religion or belief, gender identity or reassignment, sexual orientation, age, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, veteran status, and the many other parts of a person’s identity.

This includes our staff team and Board members, with individuals from communities with protected characteristics.

If you would like to discuss this role, please contact Allie Cherry-Byrnes, CEO, allie@fastforward.org.uk

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Fast Forward

Marketing & Communications Officer

  • Fast Forward
  • Part time
  • £27,516 pro-rata
  • Hybrid: Edinburgh
  • Closing 27th April 2026

Do you enjoy working with people?

Do you have excellent communication and presentation skills, and experience working with young people?

We are looking for an enthusiastic Marketing and Communications Officer Marketing and Communications Officer to promote Fast Forward’s work to key audiences, and help us achieve our vision to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people across Scotland.

The successful candidate will work with project leads to communicate the impact of their service to stakeholders including funders, teachers, parents/care givers and organisational partners. The ultimate aim, to raise the profile of the organisation in the Scottish youth work landscape with potential and existing funders, partners, and other stakeholders.

You will be required to create communications and content plans for key channels including our website, social media channels and email.

We rely on a range of funders for income to support projects and new services in response to growing and changing needs. The role holder will also work closely with the CEO to conduct desk research for funding applications ensuring our funding bids are aligned with market trends and changes in the sector.

Our work is underpinned by the following values:

Integrity - Our work is dynamic and informed by expertise, lived experience and relevant research

Forward Thinking - We are brave and bold. We are creative in our approach to identifying and responding to risk taking behaviour.

Inclusive - We take a person-centred approach. We are non-judgemental and respectful.

Collaborative - We coproduce, partner and learn with young people and experts from across the field

We are committed to delivering an inclusive service that creates opportunities for all, and do not tolerate discrimination. We welcome all people inclusive of ethnic background, disability, sex, religion or belief, gender identity or reassignment, sexual orientation, age, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, veteran status, and the many other parts of a person’s identity.

This includes our staff team and Board members, with individuals from communities with protected characteristics.

If you would like to discuss this role, please contact Allie Cherry-Byrnes, CEO, allie@fastforward.org.uk

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Harbour Homes

Welfare Rights Officer

  • Harbour Homes
  • Full time
  • £43,690
  • Hybrid: Edinburgh
  • Closing 8th April 2026

Harbour Homes is Leith and north Edinburgh’s biggest social landlord, providing thousands of affordable homes from Portobello to Granton and everywhere in between. We’ve been contributing to the regeneration of local areas since 1975, and it’s our mission to: ‘To make a positive impact on people’s lives from our home in Leith by providing affordable homes, services and helping to support resilient communities’.

About the role:

This is a brilliant opportunity to join our Tenant Advice Team.

In this role you will provide high quality, specialist welfare benefits advice and advocacy to our tenants to ensure that income is maximised and tenancies sustained.

You will be promoting the service and working in partnership to resolve customers’ issues.

About you:

You must:

  • Have at least 2 years’ experience of working in a welfare rights and benefits advice role
  • Have thorough knowledge of welfare benefits; welfare reform and best practice in welfare benefits advice
  • Be educated to Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework level 6

A level 1 disclosure check is required. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

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Super Power Agency

Chair of Trustees

  • Super Power Agency
  • Management Board
  • Unpaid
  • Hybrid/Remote: Edinburgh
  • Closing 27th April 2026

About us

The Super Power Agency exists to help young people write their story and to stay with them while they grow into it.

We are a small organisation with big ideas, grounded in the belief that creative writing is not a ‘nice to have’, but an essential skill.

Writing builds confidence, literacy, empathy and self-expression.

When young people are given the space to imagine freely and the structure to shape their ideas, their worlds open up.

The Role

We are looking for someone who believes in the long game. Someone who understands that impact is not only measured in numbers, but in confidence gained, stories remembered, and lives quietly shaped. Someone who can offer strategic guidance, governance oversight and thoughtful challenge all while holding fast to the values that make this organisation special.

The coming years are significant. We are growing our reach, deepening partnerships, expanding into new communities,

and working towards a long-held ambition: creating a dedicated writing centre where young people can flourish and write freely.

As our Chair of Trustees, you’ll provide leadership, support and a bit of magic to help guide our charity’s vision and direction.

  • Lead the Board in shaping our strategy and keeping our mission at the heart of every decision.
  • Work closely with the CEO to champion creativity, confidence and sustainability across everything we do.
  • Be an ambassador for the Super Power Agency by helping to build partnerships, open doors and spread our story far and wide.
  • Ensure our governance and finances are strong, inclusive and focused on supporting young people.

This role is perfect for someone who wants to make a real difference while bringing their leadership, collaboration and

imagination to the table.

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Multi Cultural Family Base

8+ Project Worker

  • Multi Cultural Family Base
  • Part time
  • £27,764 pro-rata
  • On site: Edinburgh
  • Closing 20th April 2026

THE PURPOSE OF THIS ROLE IS:

To provide individual and group work interventions for vulnerable and disadvantaged ethnically diverse children who are experiencing challenges in the transition to High school in order to promote these children’s overall well-being and enable them to fulfil their potential.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

  • To liaise with different settings in schools in order to identify ethnically diverse children who will be vulnerable and experience difficulty.
  • To conduct initial assessments of needs and risks for children referred to the project.
  • To facilitate a group work programme for children within school / early years settings and at MCFB.
  • To carry key case worker responsibility for individual interventions with children.
  • To keep an overview of other individual work undertaken by social work students at MCFB.
  • To ensure that the needs and progress of all children are evaluated and recorded within case files and project records in accordance with MCFB’s Confidentiality and Recording Policy and other relevant policies.
  • To undertake assessments of children’s well-being at the beginning and end of interventions in order to measure the impact of the provision.
  • To maintain communication with the families of the children to promote their involvement in the project.
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VOCAL

Wee Breaks Service Manager

  • VOCAL
  • Full time
  • £41,627
  • On site: Edinburgh
  • Closing 13th April 2026

VOCAL – Voice of Carers Across Lothian is a carer-led organisation delivering a wide range of services to support unpaid carers in their caring role. We are seeking an experienced and motivated manager to lead and develop our Wee Breaks service across Edinburgh and Midlothian.

Working collaboratively with a broad range of stakeholders, the Wee Breaks Service Manager will oversee the strategic and operational delivery of VOCAL’s short breaks service. This new role is central to ensuring that unpaid carers in both local authority areas can access flexible, person-centred short breaks that support wellbeing and sustain caring relationships. The postholder will play a key role in delivering services in line with current statutory duties and preparing for future changes linked to the Care Reform (Scotland) Act 2025.

This is a varied and evolving role that includes staff, budget and contract management. The postholder will work closely with local partners and colleagues to ensure a high quality, consistent service that can adapt and expand as demand grows in response to carer needs and national developments.

We are looking for a candidate who can demonstrate:

  • significant experience of managing services across multiple locations
  • strong knowledge and understanding of unpaid carers’ rights and Scottish legislation
  • confident people management and partnership building skills
  • experience managing budgets, contracts and grants
  • a collaborative, values-driven approach with a clear focus on positive outcomes for carers
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Turning Point Scotland

Business Administration Manager

  • Turning Point Scotland
  • Full time
  • £33,155 – £38,316
  • On site: Edinburgh
  • Closing 6th April 2026

Unleash Your Potential: Help us Change Lives?

Because People MatteratTurning Point Scotland, why not join us to reach your full potential.

Our Turning Point Scotland Service inEdinburghare looking for an enthusiastic and dynamicBusiness Administration Manager, who is motivated to work as part of our thriving and diverse team.

Your ability to work on your own initiative, manage and prioritise a busy work schedule and demonstrate attention to detail is essential. Along with your excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills and experience of working in a proactive and flexible way you will support our team in delivering the highest standard of Care and Support in our Edinburgh Visiting Homelessness Service.

If this is, you then join us as ourBusiness Administration Manager.

Edinburgh Visiting Housing Support Service

Turning Point Scotland is the biggest provider of services to people experiencing or at risk of Homelessness across Scotland, delivering support to around 2000 individuals on any given day, 4500 per year.

We believe that in many cases, Homelessness is entirely preventable. Where Homelessness is not or cannot be, prevented the experience should be brief and non-recurring.

We provide support to people who are;

  • Experiencing Homelessness
  • At risk of Homelessness; and / or
  • Need some support to protect their home

Our Edinburgh Visiting Housing Support Service provides Housing Support to people who are at risk of becoming homeless, who are homeless or who have recently experienced homelessness to move to or keep settled accommodation and gain independent living skills.

The support we provide is always person centred, we do this by involving people who know the person well, this includes family and friends, other health and Social Work professionals, Advocacy services and our own staff members.

Please note that IT skills are required for all our vacancies.

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Change Mental Health

Fundraising Officer

  • Change Mental Health
  • Full time
  • £28,325 – £31,415
  • On site: Any Change Mental Health base in Scotland
  • Closing 12th April 2026

Change Mental Health is a leading national mental health charity providing unique support to people with severe and enduring mental ill health. With over 50 years’ experience across Scotland, we believe people affected by poor mental health and illness deserve the highest quality of support in the community and that every person has the right to be valued and to share in the opportunities, challenges, and joys of everyday life.

In this role you will support all areas of fundraising and in particular drive Community Fundraising, Individual Giving and Corporate Fundraising. This will involve helping individuals who choose to fundraise for us, developing relationships with local partners, and growing income through events, activities and supporter led challenges.

You will shape and deliver our fundraising programme, creating simple but innovative experiences for supporters; making sure they feel appreciated and connected to our work. This is a hands-on role and you’ll be involved in everything from planning community events to speaking with individual fundraisers, attending local events and finding new opportunities for support.

You will work confidently and independently, using my own experience and judgement to prioritise tasks, solve problems and manage my own workload. You’ll also work closely with colleagues across fundraising and communications so that fundraising plays a strong part in the wider development of the charity.

Key Responsibilities:

Building Community Support

  • Develop relationships with individual fundraisers, volunteers, community groups, schools, and local businesses.
  • Look for new opportunities for community support and act on them.
  • Provide friendly, timely and supportive communication to everyone who chooses to fundraise for us.

Events and Activities

  • Support and grow income from mass participation events, challenges and supporter-led activities.
  • Help plan, promote and deliver community events, ensuring supporters have a positive experience from start to finish.

Corporate Relationships

  • Account manage current key corporate relationships.
  • Work closely with the Business Development Manager to steward and engage with prospective corporate partners.
  • Develop new corporate relationships

Volunteer Involvement

  • Develop volunteer opportunities to support the fundraising team, and wider organisation, as well as recruit for and build a pool of dedicated volunteers.
  • Help develop a positive volunteer experience.

Organisation and Reporting

  • Keep accurate records across our CRM systems (including Donorfy and Monday.com) and contribute to income reporting and forecasting.
  • Take responsibility for maintaining high data quality and ensuring supporter information is recorded accurately and consistently
  • Work with colleagues to ensure good processes, clear messaging and consistent supporter journeys.

Working Across the Charity

  • Work closely with both Fundraising Managers and Head of Fundraising to implement the fundraising strategy.
  • Collaborate regularly with colleagues across development, communications and service delivery.
  • Represent the charity confidently at community events, meetings and presentations.
  • Support the wider work of the fundraising team as needed.

Essential Criteria:

  • Experience in fundraising that allows you to step into a busy fundraising environment and take ownership quickly.
  • Ability to work independently with confidence, using initiative to manage competing demands.
  • A track record of generating income and exceeding targets.
  • Confident in building relationships with a wide range of people.
  • Strong organisational skills and the ability to balance different priorities.
  • Clear written and verbal communication skills.
  • Great understanding of supporter care and engagement.
  • Good financial awareness and the ability to work to budgets.
  • Great IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and databases
  • A positive attitude and willingness to get stuck in.
  • Knowledge of fundraising regulations and GDPR.
  • Strong attention to detail with a methodical approach to recording, processing and reporting data.

Desirable Criteria:

  • Working with community organisations or local partners.
  • Experience delivering events or mass participation fundraising.
  • Experience in working across multiple income streams.
  • Experience of supporting or coordinating volunteers.
  • Fundraising qualification (or similar).

Benefits:

  • 24/7 access to an award-winning Employee Assistance Programme providing free legal, financial, and medical advice as well as support with life’s challenges.
  • A 35-hour working week, enhanced sick pay & season ticket loan.
  • A great work life balance with flexible and blended working environment.
  • Blue Light Discount Card
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Enhanced sick pay and leave entitlements.
  • Generous 37 days’ holiday
  • Paid Mental Wellbeing Days
  • Professional development including funded opportunities.
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Change Mental Health

Fundraising Manager (Trusts, Foundations and Tenders)

  • Change Mental Health
  • Full time
  • £36,050 – £41,200
  • On site: Any Change Mental Health base in Scotland
  • Closing 12th April 2026

Change Mental Health is a leading national mental health charity providing unique support to people with severe and enduring mental ill health. With over 50 years’ experience across Scotland, we believe people affected by poor mental health and illness deserve the highest quality of support in the community and that every person has the right to be valued and to share in the opportunities, challenges, and joys of everyday life.

In this role, you will lead Change Mental Health’s trust fundraising activities to sustain current services and generate new income for the organisation. You will develop fundraising strategies and lead on developing and writing bids to Trusts and Foundations. You will work closely with the Head of Fundraising and Director of Development, as well as other colleagues, to ensure that we maximise opportunities to identify funds for our existing and new local and national services. You will project manage and lead our tenders for services and contribute to ensuring the organisation remains tender ready.

You will oversee the quality and integrity of our fundraising to ensure we meet the highest standards, protecting the brand and reputation of Change Mental Health.

Essential Criteria:

Fundraising Experience: You will have a proven track record in trust fundraising but also an interest in other areas of fundraising. You’ll be keen to be part of the wider team’s activities, supporting the writing of corporate proposals or getting involved in individual giving or community fundraising.

Excited by growth: You will be ambitious and proactive and relish the opportunity to support the charity to achieve its ambitious goals.

Strategic: You will enjoy thinking strategically to map out the needs of the charity and the ways in which this can be aligned with opportunities for financial support from funders

Relationship Management: You’ll have a proven track record of developing positive relationships with staff at all levels, as well as partner and funder organisations. This will include developing detailed funding propositions in collaboration with project staff. You will thrive working with funders and partners on a day -to-day basis, be a self-starter and have high standards for yourself and others.

Creative and Innovative:You will have a creative approach, with an ability to write interesting and engaging proposals.

Passionate about writing:You’ll enjoy the writing about the work we do and showcasing this to potential funders in a way that engages them effectively. You’ll have excellent written and spoken communication skills, and confidence writing for different audiences/contexts.

You will need to have experience of:

  • Responding to funding opportunities and developing attractive funder-focussed proposals
  • Producing impact and evaluation reports for funders
  • Multi-tasking and managing multiple complex and multi-faceted projects.
  • Building pipelines and cases for support in response to organisational needs.
  • Developing and reporting on complex budgets
  • Solid IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and databases.
  • Sound understanding of relevant fundraising regulations and GDPR.

Desirable Criteria:

  • Experience of managing staff and/or volunteers
  • Experience of successful fundraising or relationship management outside of Trusts and Grants
  • Experience in engaging with emerging technology and fundraising platforms

General Duties

  • Act in accordance with Data Protection legislation. Ensure all records, personal, staff and client data are managed in line with Data Management and Information Governance policies.
  • Comply with legal and regulatory requirements such as provisions set out in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
  • As with all employees, workers and volunteers; to encourage people to join Change Mental Health as a supporter, donor or activist.
  • To act in accordance with the charity’s Health & Safety and Safeguarding policies and to notify your line manager promptly if there are any concerns.
  • To participate in regular supervision and appraisal and undertake any relevant training as appropriate to the role.
  • To work in accordance with the charity’s national policies and local operating procedures and those of external regulators or professional bodies

This job profile and list of duties is not exhaustive and serves only to highlight the main requirements. The line manager may stipulate other reasonable requirements and projects commensurate with the general profile and grade of the post.

Benefits:

  • 24/7 access to an award-winning Employee Assistance Programme providing free legal, financial, and medical advice as well as support with life’s challenges.
  • A 35-hour working week, enhanced sick pay & season ticket loan.
  • A great work life balance with flexible and blended working environment.
  • Blue Light Discount Card
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Enhanced sick pay and leave entitlements.
  • Generous 37 days’ holiday
  • Paid Mental Wellbeing Days
  • Professional development including funded opportunities.
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UPMO

Barista

  • UPMO
  • Full time
  • £24,570
  • On site: Upmo Eat is currently based within Drumbrae Leisure Centre, Ainslie Park and Leith Victoria Swim Centre, in partnership with Edinburgh Leisure. Additionally at our own premises at St. Margret's House at Meadowbank in Edinburgh.
  • Closing 3rd April 2026

About Upmo

Upmo has been championing inclusion, creativity and independence for autistic and learning-disabled adults across Edinburgh and the Lothians since 2006. We believe everyone deserves the opportunity to learn, grow and live a fulfilling life. Through a diverse range of creative, educational and community-based opportunities, we support our students to develop life skills, build confidence and realise their potential.

Upmo is recruiting a full-time Barista to work within our Upmo Eat cafés!

In this role, you will provide excellent customer service and refreshments to our café patrons while also maintaining a clean and tidy environment for them to enjoy.

Upmo Eat is currently based within Drumbrae Leisure Centre, Ainslie Park and Leith Victoria Swim Centre, in partnership with Edinburgh Leisure. Additionally at our own premises at St Maragrets House in Edinburgh.

Upmo Eat is one of our employability initiatives, through which we provide our students with work experience in the catering and hospitality sector. The cafes also provide an important income stream for our charity and provide affordable, healthy food options to the communities we serve

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VOCAL

Carer Support Practitioner (Midlothian)

  • VOCAL
  • Part time
  • £37,307 pro-rata
  • On site: Midlothian
  • Closing 10th April 2026

VOCAL – Voice of Carers Across Lothian is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Carer Support Practitioner to join its busy team, providing high quality casework support to unpaid carers across Midlothian.

The post holder will work directly with unpaid carers to deliver person centred, outcomes focused support, helping them to navigate their caring situation and access appropriate support for their health and wellbeing, personal development, and wider life goals.

VOCAL is a carer led organisation that delivers a wide range of services to support unpaid carers in their caring role. The successful candidate will work collaboratively as part of a team, contribute to improving outcomes for carers, and actively promote and maximise engagement with VOCAL services.

Applicants will demonstrate:

  • excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • experience of casework and person centred support
  • a strong understanding of the diverse nature of caring roles, the impact of caring on people’s lives, and the barriers carers may face at different stages of the caring journey

A sound working knowledge of health and social care is essential, alongside a good understanding of how the statutory, voluntary and private sectors operate. The role also requires the ability to build effective, outcome focused relationships with other agencies and professionals to support carers holistically.

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Equality Network

Strategic Campaigns & Partnership Coordinator

  • Equality Network
  • Full time
  • £37,362 – £40,333
  • Hybrid: Edinburgh
  • Closing 10th April 2026

The Equality Network works for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, ace and intersex (LGBTQIA+) equality and human rights in Scotland. We strive to be inclusive and open in our work, to challenge discrimination and to consult, involve and inform the individuals and the communities for which we work.

The Equality Network was founded in 1997 as a national organisation working for LGBT rights and equality in Scotland. We are a registered charity governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees. Scottish Trans Alliance has been an Equality Network project since 2007. Scottish Trans works to improve gender identity and gender reassignment equality, rights and inclusion in Scotland.

Partnership is a key part of our approach, and much of what we do involves working in partnership with diverse LGBTQIA+ people, other LGBTQIA+ organisations, and with organisations working in the wider equality and human rights field.

In 2026 we launched our new 3-year Strategy which addresses the current context in which we are working. With increasing risk to LGBTQIA+ protections, inclusion and equality and human rights realisation our work is more important now than ever. There are strategies working counter to our hope for a more inclusive Scotland, ones that sow division. We recognise that collaboration, partnership and coalition building is crucial. Our new strategy lays out how we will move forward, work together to push back, sustain and protect what we have already achieved, and together move towards progressive and meaningful change. You can read that here: Equality Network Strategy 2026-2029

THE ROLE

Working in cooperation with our policy team, comms team, community engagement teams and the Scottish Trans Manager and CEO, the Strategic Partnership and Campaigns Coordinator supports the development and delivery of the Equality Network’s work to improve LGBTQIA+ equality, rights and inclusion in Scotland.

The role’s primary purpose is to build strategic and accessible campaigns and relationships particularly around trans rights. This means that the post-holder will work closely with the Scottish Trans Manager.

The role will involve working with partners, the community, and with those who have influence (including the media) in Scotland and where necessary wider in the UK and internationally where expertise is needed on trans equality and human rights issues and priorities. The aim is to build partnerships and coalitions, change hearts and minds, and to collectively push for progressive change for marginalised LGBTQIA+ people, particularly trans people. This will also involve working with teams and partners on how these campaigns for progressive change can contribute to bettering narratives, particularly around trans people’s equality and human rights.

Our new strategy highlights the vital nature of partnerships in the face of a shared threat. Our partners include all other organisations which provide and advocate for our community as equalities and rights-holders, both those explicitly working for the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community and those who provide and advocate for other marginalised communities, intersectional communities or on issues relevant and pertinent to our community and their lives.

Our key aim with this role is to build effective coalitions in Scotland and to connect with intersecting campaigns to maximise impact.

This new role will work alongside our senior management team and across partner sectors to strategise and push back against current exclusionary policy and harmful narratives around trans people’s human rights.

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Inclusion Alliance

Support Workers & Relief Support Workers

  • Inclusion Alliance
  • Part time
  • Sessional
  • On site: Edinburgh
  • Closing 3rd October 2026

We are currently looking to recruit support workers to join our small team within Inclusion Alliance. The role involves supporting people with learning disabilities to be included in the community and lead an ordinary life. Your work would involve helping people to access educational, social, leisure and work or volunteering opportunities in the community.

No experience or formal qualifications are necessary for the role although a caring nature, positive attitude and a sense of fun are important characteristics to have. New staff will receive paid training and undertake shadow shifts with experienced staff members during induction. We want new staff to feel ready and able to work prior to working on their own for the first time.

We have various vacancies available including part time and relief/casual positions in various locations throughout Edinburgh.

Working hours are based between the hours of 8am and 5pm Monday to Friday

We have various permanent and casual vacancies available.

Relief/ Casual pay rate- £12.65 per hour

Candidates must be caring, motivated and have excellent communication skills whilst being committed to working in a person-centred way ensuring that support is built around the supported person’s wishes and needs.

Benefits include

  • Employer contributory pension scheme
  • Funded SVQ 3 qualification and learning opportunity
  • Paid annual leave entitlement
  • Regular paid supervision sessions
  • Regular paid training and development opportunities
  • Daytime Monday to Friday working
  • Working for a well-established small organisation where person centred values are at the core.Free 24/7 access to employee support app
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