Are you a skilled gardener who wants to contribute to creating a nurturing garden environment for veterans and their families? Do you have experience supporting people who may have experienced mental health difficulties, and delivering group activities or workshops?

If so, this could be the role for you!

About Linburn Walled Garden

The Linburn Walled Garden sits in the grounds of Sight Scotland Veterans in Wilkieston, West Lothian. At the garden, we focus on growing food, skills, and community. This half acre garden offers a place where veterans and their families can connect, learn new skills, and benefit from activities which promote positive relationships.

About the role

The Community Gardener will support the coordination and facilitation of family events and workshops hosted in the walled garden for veterans, their families and Scotland’s Veterans’ Wellbeing Alliance partners. The post-holder will also support the planning and maintenance of the walled garden. The main responsibilities for the role include:

• Support the year-round maintenance of the walled garden
• Provide informal support to veterans and their families who visit the walled garden
• Co-facilitate groups, workshops and events, including family open days
• Support volunteers to carry out various gardening activities

The role will work primarily during the day on weekdays, although some weekend work will be required.

The post is currently funded until September 2026 with hope to extend beyond this date.

About You

You’ll be an experienced gardener with an interest in supporting others to enjoy the benefits of gardening and the outdoors. You should also have:

• Great relationship building skills
• Experience in maintaining a garden throughout the seasons
• Experience co-facilitating groups, workshops and events
• Experience supporting people who may have experienced trauma

How we’ll support you

We’ll encourage you to be creative and innovative, and to take a pragmatic approach to planning and implementing new initiatives. You’ll have passionate people around you and a supportive manager. You’ll also have access to wider Cyrenians support, including our learning and development programme, and staff wellbeing services.

About Cyrenians

At Cyrenians we tackle the causes and consequences of homelessness by taking a Public Health Approach to Homelessness Prevention. We take a values-led and relationships-based approach to delivering all our services. Read more about our impact and our values.

Come and join the team at Cyrenians Communities.

Are you passionate about working with people in a person-centered way? Do you want to work in a small team making a big difference in people’s lives? Do you want to work somewhere which ensures that the voice of those with lived experience and staff working in front line roles is central to decision making?

If so, then our Assistant Key worker role may be made for you.

About Crighton Place

Located in Leith, Crighton Place provides supported accommodation and mental health support for up to four people as they make the transition from hospital care back into the community. Our Community model is based on Cyrenians core values, prioritising trusted relationships and putting the person at the heart of the decisions which matter most to them.

About the role

The Assistant Keyworker will work alongside Keyworkers to provide support to individuals living in the community and create a healthy and safe household for the community. The main responsibilities for the role include:

• Supporting our residents with household chores including cooking and cleaning
• Administer medication to residents (training will be provided)
• Ensure all community members are involved in planning and development of the service

About You

As a committed, compassionate and reliable member of the team, you’ll be able to develop trusted relationships with those we support and with your colleagues and be an encouraging presence but able to work at the pace of the individual.

You will be joining a small team of staff committed to the highest quality of care and support and always striving to do develop further. This means there will be great opportunities for you to both learn and develop, while sharing your skills and experiences.

The shift pattern for this role will be Monday, Saturday and Sunday.

How we’ll support you

You’ll be joining an experienced and knowledgeable team who will give you full training on all aspects of your role. You’ll also have access to wider Cyrenians support, including our learning and development programme, and staff wellbeing services.

About us

At Cyrenians we tackle the causes and consequences of homelessness. We understand that there are many routes into homelessness, and that there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach to supporting people towards more positive and stable futures. That’s why all our work is values-led and relationships-based.