About The Yard:

The Yard is an award-winning charity that runs adventure play services for disabled children, young people and their families with ambitions to support over 3000 children and young people.

We offer play, respite and family support from our adventure play centres in Edinburgh, Dundee, Fife and Glasgow.

About the role:

As Fundraising & Communications Assistant, you will work to achieve our charitable objectives by supporting the Fundraising & Communications Team to raise the profile of The Yard across Scotland.

You will provide key administrative and stewarding support to the Fundraising Team and day-to-day financial fundraising administration.

And support our Communications Manager by gathering and creating content for both internal and external communications.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Researching, planning and writing small-to-medium funding applications to trusts, foundations and other funders

• Building relationships with donors and working closely with our other assistant to ensure consistent support across all income streams

• Supporting our Communications Manager in managing our media storage platform

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.

About you:

This job is for you if you have:

• Experience in a fundraising or administrative role

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• A positive attitude and a friendly, approachable manner

• Excellent organisational skills

• An ability to work effectively as part of a team

The Yard is an award-winning charity that runs adventure play services for children with disabilities and/or additional support needs and their families.

We are looking for individuals who have the special ability to support and encourage play activities on a 1 to 1 basis with children and young people with disabilities and medically complex needs.

About the role & your responsibilities:

As a Support Worker at Holiday Support, you will play an active role in the set-up, delivery and development of play activities, encouraging and enabling children and young people to play and socialise in an inclusive way. There will be some requirement to assist and undertake personal care with individual children when required.

About you:

Do you get a buzz from helping children and young people create laughter, mess and happy memories? Then we would love you to be a part of our team.

This job is for you if you have:

• Experience of working with children and young people in a play or youth work setting or, alternatively, in a home environment
• An empathetic approach with the ability to trust in others
• An ability to work in a flexible manner, as an individual and as part of a team
• The ability to register to successfully with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), and undertake an acceptable PVG check

The Yard is an award-winning charity that runs adventure play services for children with disabilities and/or additional support needs and their families.

We are looking for a warm, friendly personality to cover reception, support with the day-to-day management of our membership system and provide administrative support to our Office & Facilities Manager.

About the role & your responsibilities:

As our Office & Facilities Administrator, you will provide front-of-house support at The Yard Edinburgh. While also providing support to our Office & Facilities Manager in managing our membership database, health & safety processes and tracking of centre maintenance.

This job is for you if you have:

• Experience of office administration and/or customer service
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Knowledge of data management & IT systems
• Ability to relate well to all visitors, including children with disabilities
• Ability to work well in a team, with fellow employees and volunteers, as well as on own initiative

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.

Benefits: Holiday pay, training & development opportunities, life assurance, company pension, health care cash back plan, employee assistance programme, free uniform