Jobs in East Livingston and East Calder, West Lothian

About our Service:

The Bridge Community Project story began in 2014 when a small group of people reflected on their own life struggles and decided to make a difference to the everyday wellbeing of people across West Lothian.

Overseen by a Board of Trustees, the foundations of the Charity are based on the aims of providing financial and emotional wellbeing to the local community. In our story, however, we seek to be different - not so much in what we do, but in how we go about providing our services.

Building on the principles of compassion and love, a decade on, we continue to seek to share the journey with our clients to see lasting hope and change. Our vision is to “improve the everyday wellbeing of the people of West Lothian.” We aim to do this by “providing practical and relational support to families and individuals.”

The Volunteer Lead will be responsible for building and maintaining a robust volunteer network to support the various services of The Bridge Community Project. Using your expertise in volunteer leadership or coordination, you will recruit, train, and oversee volunteers to ensure their effective integration into our services.

Volunteer Coordination

• Review and refine existing processes, procedures, and volunteer policies to ensure effective volunteer processes across The Bridge Community Project.
• Liaise with departmental leads to support the diverse needs of various services.
• Recruit, supervise, and support new and existing volunteers.
• Partner with the wider community to develop new volunteer-led services for The Bridge Community Project.
• Provide administrative and communication support while adhering to best practices.
• Conduct regular monitoring meetings, including annual appraisal processes.
• Instil a culture of continuous learning and improvement to enable the volunteering team to lead innovation within the department, develop new skills to benefit our organisation and their wider career ambitions

Organisational Strategy & Development

• Collaborate with service leads to oversee the onboarding of volunteer groups.
• Establish and track targets and milestones in partnership with service leads.
• Ensure seamless operations by working closely with service leads across departments.
• Explore external collaborative opportunities, including the volunteer friendly award

Internal Communications

• Attend relevant leadership and key meetings central to the needs of the service.
• Provide leadership and support to volunteers, including performance and attendance monitoring
• Assess, monitor, and optimise volunteer motivation and engagement.
• Take overall responsibility for volunteer wellbeing and satisfaction.
• Work with service leads to ensure efficient operations and services within The Bridge Community Project.
• Implement and monitor mechanisms for gathering volunteer feedback and suggestions.

External Focus & Relationships

• Enhance the charity's volunteer brand visibility and reputation through effective social media strategies and community engagement.

Candidate Profile: Volunteer Coordinator

• The ideal candidate will have a strong background in volunteer coordination and communication, with a proven ability to manage, inspire, and support a diverse volunteer team. They will demonstrate excellent communication skills, possess leadership qualities, and show a proactive approach to building a positive and engaging volunteer environment.
• Additionally, the candidate will have a deep commitment to the values and mission of The Bridge Community Project, embodying its ethos in their daily work.

Due to the nature of this position this role is on site.

Key Skills and Attributes:

• Volunteer Management Expertise: Experience in recruiting, training, and supervising volunteers, along with developing and implementing volunteer policies.
• Leadership and Inspiration: Ability to inspire and motivate volunteers while providing clear guidance and support.
• Exceptional Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication abilities to engage effectively with volunteers, staff, and external stakeholders.
• Excellent Administration Skills: Strong administrative skills to manage records, coordinate schedules, and oversee administrative processes with accuracy and efficiency.
• Commitment to Values: Passionate about the mission of The Bridge Community Project and dedicated to upholding its core values.
• Organisational Skills: Efficient in managing multiple priorities, meeting deadlines, and maintaining accurate records.
• Collaborative Mindset: Capable of working closely with service leads, community partners, and volunteers to achieve shared goals.
• Adaptability: Resilient and flexible in a dynamic environment, comfortable working onsite and being flexible to ensure availability for shadowing volunteers at various times between Monday - Friday
• Flexibility: is key, as the candidate will be expected to take direction from service leads or the CEO as required, assisting with additional tasks to support the broader goals of the organisation.

West Lothian Drug and Alcohol Service is a well-established 3rd sector organisation with a history and reputation for delivering a wide range of effective early interventions and psychological therapies around alcohol and drugs throughout West Lothian as well as providing Young Peoples Services and a Family Support Service.

As part of our Psychological Therapies service we are looking to recruit a skilled worker to provide face to face bereavement counselling and support for young people aged from 12-18 who have experienced the sudden loss of a loved one or friend.

This is a fixed term post until 31 March 2027, funded through The National Lottery Community Fund. The role will mainly involve face to face 1 to 1 working, with some group work interventions across West Lothian in a range of settings. Some evening work and weekend work may be required from time to time.

This post is delivered in person and is not suitable for hybrid or home working. The Service operates from premises at The Almondbank Centre in Craigshill, Livingston.

West Lothian Youth Action Project (WLYAP) is an established West Lothian wide, Youth and Community based third sector organisation, with a reputation for positively engaging young people aged 10 -25 years, who are isolated from mainstream youth services. Our methods of approach are varied to maximise engagement. We are currently seeking youth workers to join our detached youth work team

Hours of work are Thursday and Friday evenings 6.30 – 10.00pm, Friday afternoons and Saturday afternoon/ evening. Shifts are flexible.

We are looking for motivated, confident individuals with a genuine interest in young people, who are able to build positive relationships with them in community settings. The aim of the work is to assist young people to reduce risk taking behaviour, minimise youth anti -social behaviour and to foster positive relationships with community groups, local businesses etc.

The Youth Workers will work in a variety of settings and will work alongside the Youth Action Project staff team and other partners.

ACT is one of the projects funded through the Whole Family Wellbeing Fund, money provided to local authorities from the Scottish Government.

Role of the service:

The primary goal of ACT is to disrupt patterns of concern (antisocial behaviour and /or exploitation), enhancing the existing Early and Effective Intervention provision.

The service will accept referrals from young people, parent/carers, education, C&F Duty Social Work, Community Safety Partnership, and the 3rd Sector.

Job Purpose:

The post holder will work as part of a small multi agency team including staff from Youth Justice, Youth Action Project, and Action for Children.

The part time worker will deliver 1-1 interventions for a 3-to-6-month period, supporting young people from coming into conflict with the law, to prevent involvement in criminality and reduce risk of harm or exploitation.

Worker will provide information and strategies to manage conflict, improvement of family and peer relationships. Support to access education/training and employment, advice on substance misuse, health, and ways to manage leisure time more effectively will also be provided.

Development of group work programmes where appropriate and inclusion of contextual safeguarding workshops.

Accountable to: WLYAP Project Director and Team Manager / Assess and Connect Team.