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Top job! Deputy Director of Music & Curriculum
- Full time
- £56,000
- Hybrid: Working between our Big Noise centres across Scotland and home working
- Closing 5th March 2026
Hybrid working between our Big Noise centres across Scotland and home working. We anticipate that you will be travelling to and working from one of our centres for the majority of your week.
Sistema Scotland’s vision is to improve lives and strengthen communities. Working with children, young people and their families, we focus on early intervention and stimulating generational social change. By playing music together in ensembles and orchestras, we aim to grow confidence, respect, teamwork and aspiration in the children, young people and communities we work with.
We deliver our work through six Big Noise programmes: in Raploch & Fallin in Stirling, Govanhill in Glasgow, Torry in Aberdeen, Douglas in Dundee and Wester Hailes in Edinburgh.
The Deputy Director of Music & Curriculum is a new role, reflecting the desire to support effective learning and teaching across the organisation, in line with our organisational strategy. You will work closely with the Director of Music & Curriculum to support and strengthen the musical delivery of our Big Noise programmes, including key support in quality assurance, the planning & execution of training & induction, cross-centre musical collaborations, and ensuring the principles of inclusive practice are embedded in our work. As part of the Leadership Team, you will also support the smooth running of the organisation and delivery on strategic outcomes.
You will bring extensive experience of large group/whole-class musicianship and instrumental instruction with a proven track record of success, along with experience of teaching using a Kodaly-inspired approach and applying it to instrumental pedagogy. You will also have experience of providing constructive feedback and training to musicians/teachers.
For further details please visit our website makeabignoise.org.uk/work-with-us where you can view the full job/person specification and complete our online application form (no CVs please). For any additional information please e-mail recruitment@sistemascotland.org.uk or telephone 01786 236914.
We believe our people should represent the communities we work with. That’s why we are committed to being an inclusive employer and a great place to work. We recognise and celebrate the fact that our people come from diverse backgrounds. We positively welcome applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities or longstanding health conditions, people who are LGBTQ+, and people from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as well as people of all ages.
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Top job! Head of Finance and Corporate Services
- Full time
- £46,385 – £51,266
- Hybrid: Stirling
- Closing 27th February 2026
Walking Scotland is Scotland’s walking and wheeling charity. Walking and wheeling are the most affordable and practical ways to help solve some of Scotland’s biggest challenges, from health inequalities to the climate-nature emergencies. We promote the benefits of walking and wheeling on our physical, social, and mental health. Our programmes connect communities and inspire positive behaviour change. We also improve places and spaces to walk and wheel.
A key element in our Step It Up Strategy is the creation of a sustainable organisation, and we are seeking a Senior Manager who can lead, inspire and develop our approach to sustainability and resilience. The role will be at the heart of the organisation, driving excellence and innovation across Finance, People and Corporate Services.
So, as a potential candidate for this new post:
- Are you able to take a leading role by managing our finance and corporate services teams to support Walking Scotland to deliver on our commitments.
- Are you able to manage and lead a core team to develop and maintain operational processes that are aligned to strategic objectives and are efficient, effective and fit for purpose.
- Can you demonstrate competency as a senior leader and contribute meaningfully to a senior leadership team.
- Are you adaptable and resilient and able to anticipate challenges and developing plans to solve them.
You will work closely with the Chief Executive Officer and Senior Leadership Team to champion and deliver Walking Scotland’s Mission, Strategy, and Business Plans.
We offer the opportunity to be part of an organisation that recognises staff as our most valued asset. Attractive employment conditions include a contributory pension scheme and flexi-time policy.
Top job! Chief Executive Officer
- Full time
- Circa £50,000
- Hybrid: Stirling
- Closing 25th February 2026
The Canmore Trust (SC051511) is a suicide prevention and postvention charity with big aims and a big heart. We work with individuals, communities, workplaces, schools, colleges and universities touched by suicide to support those in need. We train those impacted by suicide to become “Experienced Friends” – people who have developed the skills to walk with others on the journey of suicide grief.
What we are looking for…
As a result of significant expansion of the Trust, the current CEO is moving to an ambassadorial and special project’s role. We are therefore looking to appoint a new Chief Executive Officer who will shape the strategic approach of The Canmore Trust and oversee the delivery of the Strategic Action Plan, ensuring the sustainable development of the organisation. This role is based in our Stirling office but will allow for some hybrid working.
The current post-holder is available to discuss the role with potential applicants by contacting John@thecanmoretrust.co.uk. Audrey Ross, a Trustee of The Canmore Trust is available to discuss any aspect of the charity’s activities with potential applicants, by contacting Audrey.Ross@thecanmoretrust.co.uk.
Assistant Director – Moray & Highlands (Job Share)
- Part time
- £62,569 – £66,260 pro-rata
- Hybrid: Elgin
- Closing 5th March 2026
About Aberlour …
Aberlour is Scotland’s leading children’s charity and has been recognised as a Top 100 best places to work winner by the Sunday Times.
Our strategy is to be bold and brave, to ensure that every child in Scotland has an equal chance. As an organisation we are ambitious to deliver real and lasting change for children, young people and families.
We are committed to doing all we can to deliver on Scotland’s Policy aspirations (The Promise, UNCRC) to be the best place to grow up for all children, young people and families.
What we are looking for...
We have an exciting opportunity to join Aberlour on a job share basis, working alongside an existing experienced Assistant Director to help shape and deliver high quality care and support for children, young people and families across Moray and the Highlands. This is a key leadership role within an organisation committed to compassion, innovation and improving outcomes for those who need us most. There is an expectation as the external manager to undertake regular service visits.
As an experienced leader, you will work with strategic partners to design and deliver services and models of care that respond to local needs. You will oversee the leadership and management of our established services, including our registered disability residential and respite service, our community youth and family support service in Elgin, and our service for unaccompanied asylum seeking children in Inverness. You will also work closely with commissioners to identify future needs and opportunities for growth and development.
You will bring demonstrable management experience within social care in the public, private or voluntary sector. You will thrive on building strong relationships with commissioners, local government, NHS colleagues, third sector partners and trusts. You will be confident navigating tendering processes, analysing budgets and influencing local and national policy to improve outcomes for vulnerable children, young people and families. You will confidently lead Policy into practice, ensuring the principles of The Promise, UNCRC and GIRFEC are embedded across our services.
You will hold a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 9 or above, plus a management qualification at SCQF level 8 or above. More information about the role can be found on our website.
This is a meaningful opportunity to lead lasting, positive change for children, young people and families.
About the job share...
This is a 50/50 split job share arrangement, working 18.75 hours over 2.5 consecutive days per week. Preferred working days are Wednesday half day pm to Friday pm, with a structured handover built into the pattern to ensure continuity and shared leadership.
Each job share partner will:
• Hold full accountability for day to day operational decisions
• Share planned responsibilities such as audits, supervision and strategic tasks
• Contribute equally to leadership, planning and partnership work
• Share financial and budgetary oversight
• Contribute equally to growth and development of services across the geographical area
• Participate in national on call
To thrive in this arrangement, you will bring strong communication and organisational skills, experience of collaborative working, and the confidence to work autonomously when required.
What you can expect …
As well as a supportive team, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme, life assurance worth 3x salary and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers.
About Aberlour Children’s Charity
Our Aberlour services offer bespoke support to children, young people and their families across Scotland. It’s important that we maintain our exceptional quality and standards while meeting all regulatory requirements.
What we are looking for....
This is an exciting opportunity to work with our services to continuously improve the quality of the support we provide. You will ensure that effective quality assurance systems are monitored and maintained; support best practice and quality improvement across Children and Family Services.
You will have significant experience in the delivery of care, protection and safeguarding, and have experience in quality assurance and improvement. You will hold a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 9 or above, or equivalent knowledge acquired by other means.
Aberlour will support relevant training to help you succeed in the role.
What we offer...
As well as a supportive team, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers. Find out more about our Employee Benefits and our commitment to Equality and Diversity here.
At Aberlour we strive to make sure every child and young person has the love, support, and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. To have a look at our values to understand more about what we are looking for from our employees click here.
We also follow Data Protection Guidelines - Here is our privacy policy.
If you would like any further information about this post before applying, please contact Helen Jones on 07738753484.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the University of Stirling Students’ Union as Sports Development Coordinator to plan, coordinate and deliver our comprehensive sports development programmes, in conjunction with the Sports President. You will manage and develop the Sports Administrator. You will also support sports union members, with particular focus but not exclusively, in the areas of Club Development, Participation, Health and Wellbeing and Finance & Funding. This vacancy is open to new candidates who have not applied for the position previously.
About Us
Stirling Students’ Union is the representative student body at the University of Stirling. We are a registered charity and exist to support students getting the best degree, helping students make friends, supporting students when they need support and building skills for the future. We do this by supporting academic reps, providing volunteering opportunities, societies and sports clubs. We also offer support, employability skills, advice and opportunities to influence our sustainability work. We are proudly student led and each spring elect four full time paid students to lead our work: President, Vice President Communities, Vice President Education and Sports Union President.
About You
We’re looking for a talented and passionate individual to join our organisation. You’ll be driven, using your initiative to support a wide range of organisational initiatives, programmes and projects. Specific duties of the role include:
Club Development
- Strategic approach to development and delivery of BUCS, ensuring improvement and effective use of funding.
- Develop and implement a comprehensive plan (actions, targets, responsibilities and resources).
- Increase club membership and participation.
- Ensure clubs are accessible and inclusive to all participants.
- Contribute to the formulation of policy and procedures as required, in collaboration with other Coordinators.
- Design and deliver training for committee members of Sports Clubs.
- Effectively engage students and provide ongoing support and assistance where appropriate.
- Coordinate and deal with member discipline and complaints, contributing to effective process development.
- Assist in the recruitment of coaches to ensure quality of sports provision within clubs.
Participation & Engagement
- Work in partnership with the University to provide opportunities for students to engage in physical activity and sports.
- Work closely with the Student Sport Development Officer on participation programmes for recreational sport.
- Develop mutually beneficial relationships with external partners, (BUCS, SSS, Community Clubs and National Governing Bodies) to increase the range, and quality of sports provision and coaching services provided.
- Work with BUCS, SSS and National Governing bodies to promote volunteering opportunities.
- To monitor, evaluate and report on club activities and identify opportunities for growth.
- To be a mentor on the panel of the Performance Development Programme.
Health & Wellbeing
- Promote and evaluate student wellbeing through engagement with student sport and club activity.
- Plan and take forward projects and campaigns that aim to use physical activity and sport as a method of improving Health & Wellbeing whilst positively impacting on the student experience.
- Engage with Students’ Union, University and national campaigns and initiatives for establishing healthy and resilient student communities.
- Embed innovative practices in engaging sports members with sustainability opportunities.
Finance & Funding
- Working with Sports President and Finance Manager to ensure club funds are managed appropriately.
- Oversee the effective running of the Sports Union budget.
- Work with colleagues in the Union and Sports Development team to plan, monitor and report on BUCS funding.
- Responsibility for administration of funding requests for development and capital equipment funds.
- In collaboration with Union colleagues deliver signature sports events such as Sports Ball and Alumni Day.
- Work with stakeholders on the Kit Tender process.
Are you passionate about nurture, high quality childcare and making a real difference to children and families in Scotland? Do you want to be part of SCMA – a thriving membership organisation, advocating on behalf of childminders and delivering services across Scotland?
We are recruiting an Area Manager to help us deliver our childminding services across Scotland.
The Scottish Childminding Association (SCMA) is the national voice of childminding in Scotland. SCMA is a national Third Sector and membership organisation that promotes childminding as a quality childcare service. Working on behalf of its 2,500 childminder members, SCMA helps to improve the wellbeing and outcomes for Scotland’s children and aims to influence policy to ensure that it is informed by the experiences of childminding. SCMA provides a wide range of support and professional services for members including training and events as well as delivering local services. For more information about our organisation and services visit childminding.org
The successful applicant will manage the effective delivery of our current Early Learning and Childcare, Community Childminding and National services Scotland wide, in addition to identifying opportunities for further growth in line with our strategy. You will be adept at developing relationships, negotiating and working with partners to achieve better outcomes for children and families. Working alongside an existing team , allocation of services will be agreed dependent on the successful candidate.
We require a skilled communicator with the ability to manage and motivate your team, demonstrating enthusiasm, self-motivation and focus. You will possess excellent organisational skills, be fluent in written reports and funding applications, as well as budget setting and reporting.
Full-time 36 hrs per week, starting salary £43,836
This post is fixed term, with initial funding to March 2027
The post is home/head office based, requiring regular attendance at Head Office in Stirling, and travel on occasion to local authority areas across Scotland as required.
Equipment will be provided.
Outreach Support Worker
- Part time
- Sessional
- On site: Various across the Forth Valley Area
- Closing 27th February 2026
We are looking for individuals who can engage creatively and compassionately with people with disabilities on a 1:1 basis. You will support individuals to explore opportunities and activities that reflect their interests, promote independence, spend time with their peers, develop friendships, be part of new experiences which lead to meaningful outcomes. This will result in regular short breaks for parents and carers.
At PLUS, we are guided by the values of Respect, Compassion, Integrity and Dependability, and we are looking for people who live these values through their practice every day.
Benefits
- Real Living Wage Employer
- Organisation-wide festive closure (annual leave reserved for this period)
- Access to Bright Exchange staff benefits platform
- Structured induction and ongoing professional development, including SVQ3 in Social Services and Healthcare to meet SSSC registration conditions (supported by the organisation)
- Company pension
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Mileage allowance for work-related travel
- Sick pay entitlement following the probation period
“Are you looking for a new challenge which will directly improve a community? Do you want a job with responsibility to plan and execute projects with lasting impact? Are you self-motivated? Adept at sourcing funding opportunities? Able to motivate others and focused on driving delivery? We have the opportunity you’ve been looking for!
The Kilmadock Development Trust (KDT) has secured funding for a Project Officer 2 years on a part-time basis for two days a week/ 14 hours a week.
We are looking for someone with relevant qualifications and experience to work with the KDT, involving engagement with the local Community Council, the Community, external stakeholders and funders on community projects. Initially this will involve completing some projects that have been started and are at various stages. Also identifying funding streams to allow major community projects to progress. The suitable candidate should be able to demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication, excellent interpersonal, presentation and IT skills. They will be proactive, able to work on their own initiative, provide reports and plans working strategically. Salary £14,560 per annum, position will be based from the Centre, but homeworking will be considered as appropriate. The position requires someone educated to degree level and/or previous experience in these areas.