This is a great opportunity to join our successful and award-winning community food growing project in the east end of Glasgow. SCGP aims to address a wide range of poverty related issues in the local area through food growing. We have developed services and activities to improve the health and well-being of local people, improve employability through volunteering, provide positive opportunities for children and families and build the social capital of the community.

The Project Coordinator is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Project and for assisting the volunteer Board in its good governance and ongoing development.

They will enable individual users and groups to learn about and practice vegetable and fruit growing, healthy eating and lifestyles and cooking and will facilitate and organise activities and events to promote these aims. The Project Co-ordinator is responsible for managing and supporting any junior staff members and any sessional worker contracts. They will direct and develop the SCGP’s volunteering programme, ensuring it continues to be a ‘Volunteer Friendly’ accredited project and will direct and develop services for children and families.

We are seeking someone with a good knowledge and experience of food growing and an understanding of food poverty and the benefits of healthy eating. You will have had a minimum of two years’ experience and a track record of success in the development of community projects.

You will ideally have an understanding of the legal and regulatory requirements upon charitable voluntary organisations; be numerate and have experience of budgeting, staff management and of reporting to a Board.

The successful candidate will be a good organiser who is able to multi-task and prioritise competing priorities with minimal supervision. You will be creative , innovative and resourceful and committed to the aims of our project. You will be a team player with a positive attitude who is able to develop and sustain good working relationships with plot holders, volunteers, partners and funders.

Are you interested in using data to make a difference?

If so this role could be for you!

About the Fundraising Team

Relationships are at the heart of everything we do at Cyrenians, with those we support and those who support us too. It's an exciting time to join our fundraising team. Following a period of rapid growth we're now expanding and you can play an integral role in the future of our fundraising activity. To support that, we recently moved our data to a CRM called Beacon which records income from our funding streams, key relationships and funding applications.

About the role

• Using Beacon to record income and relationships
• Supporting colleagues across the organisation to use Beacon
• Analysing data to inform future campaigns

About you

• Experience of data analysis
• Experience of using a system like a CRM
• A proactive self-starter

How we’ll support you

As part of the Fundraising Team, you’ll be welcomed by both new and experienced colleagues with a passion to tackle homelessness and its root causes. We’ll support you to learn about our systems, introduce you to our colleagues across the charity and give you opportunities to attend training and networking events.

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 values-led and relationships-based approach to delivering our services. You can find out more about our values and our impact online.

Murray’s Initiative (formally known as Glasgow Council on Alcohol) is an independent Scottish charity that works to reduce alcohol and drug-related harm at both individual and community levels. Established in 1965, Murray’s Initiative adopts a long-term, trauma-informed and asset-based approach to changing the culture around substance use. Its services are built on a person-centred, harm-reduction model, supporting people whether their goal is to reduce consumption or achieve abstinence.

Murray’s Initiative offers free, confidential counselling services for people concerned about their own or someone else's drinking. Murray’s Initiative delivers a range of interventions including groupwork and employability support as well as a number of holistic and inclusive services, such as a women’s service for survivors of gender-based violence, young persons peer education service, LGBTQ+ health and wellbeing support and tailored wellbeing programmes.

Murray’s Initiative is also a recognised provider of professional development, offering a comprehensive training portfolio including education aimed at increasing awareness of alcohol use and promoting healthier lifestyles, COSCA Counselling Skills and a Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Murray’s Initiative deliver services over 6 days per week and throughout Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire, helping people make meaningful, positive change in their lives.

The foundation of Murray’s Initiative is our supportive and inclusive culture for all who engage and work with us.

About the Role:

The role of the Counsellor is to provide a counselling, advice, and information service for individuals aged 16 and over to support their wellbeing and mental health.

The Counsellor will report to the Service Manager - Counselling.

This post requires a Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme membership for children and protected adults. Successful applicants will be required to join the PVG Scheme.

Key Responsibilities of the Counsellor:

• Provide counselling service to individuals following Murray’s Initiative’s integrative counselling approach.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments to gain a deep, holistic understanding of a client's current circumstances.
• Ensure all paperwork is completed accurately and professionally and work with the admin team to ensure that the counselling database and reports are kept accurate and up to date.
• Attend regular practice supervision and line management meetings, and participate in appropriate meetings and training opportunities, ensuring the minimum required CPD is completed.
• Complete all mandatory training as required.
• Adhere to the ethical frameworks of the appropriate governing body (COSCA).
• Follow organisational policies and procedures, including health and safety.
• Produce accurate and quality case studies of counselling clients for reports and training.
• Contribute to service promotion by attending partner meetings in a professional manner.
• Undertake any other duties as required by the Service Manager – Counselling.

Qualifications and Experience :

• Obtained a diploma-level qualification in counselling.
• Completed a minimum of 100 hours of post-qualification client work.
• Awareness and training in an array of mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression, bereavement and neurodiversity.
• Demonstratable experience of inter-agency working and working in community settings to be able to provide a high standard of support to clients alongside different services.
• Up to date, or working towards, registration with COSCA, BACP or similar.

Skills and Competencies:

• Demonstratable excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to empathise with a broad range of individuals and experiences.
• Proven ability to empower individuals to change with a non-judgmental approach.
• Ability to self-motivate and work proactively, managing own diaries and appointments, whilst maintaining resilience and capacity when working with complex client issues.
• Commitment to working in line with Murray’s Initiative values of respect, empathy and collaboration.
• Demonstrable alignment with the Core Conditions for a counsellor.

Working pattern:

Flexible, to be discussed with the successful candidate. Evening work will be required.

We understand that many will have other commitments outside of work and so flexible working, part-time hours or job-sharing arrangements will be considered for the right candidate.

Why Join Us?

• Your work will contribute to make a real difference to people’s lives.
• Competitive salary and benefits package:
  • Very generous annual leave entitlement: full time employees start with an annual leave entitlement of 37 days (inclusive of 12 bank holidays) which increases with length of service.
  • Duvet days where employees may take time off at short notice.
  • Death in service policy.
  • Cycle to work scheme where employees can save money on a new bike and spread the cost.
  • And much more!
• Opportunities for continuous learning and career development.
• A supportive and inclusive work environment where your contributions are valued.

Murray’s Initiative (formally known as Glasgow Council on Alcohol) is an independent Scottish charity that works to reduce alcohol and drug-related harm at both individual and community levels. Established in 1965, Murray’s Initiative adopts a long-term, trauma-informed and asset-based approach to changing the culture around substance use. Its services are built on a person-centred, harm-reduction model, supporting people whether their goal is to reduce consumption or achieve abstinence.

Murray’s Initiative offers free, confidential counselling services for people concerned about their own or someone else's drinking. Murray’s Initiative delivers a range of interventions including groupwork and employability support as well as a number of holistic and inclusive services, such as a women’s service for survivors of gender-based violence, young persons peer education service, LGBTQ+ health and wellbeing support and tailored wellbeing programmes.

Murray’s Initiative is also a recognised provider of professional development, offering a comprehensive training portfolio including education aimed at increasing awareness of alcohol use and promoting healthier lifestyles, COSCA Counselling Skills and a Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Murray’s Initiative deliver services over 6 days per week and throughout Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire, helping people make meaningful, positive change in their lives.

The foundation of Murray’s Initiative is our supportive and inclusive culture for all who engage and work with us.

About the Role:

The role of the Counsellor is to provide a counselling, advice, and information service for individuals aged 16 and over to support their wellbeing and mental health.

The Counsellor will report to the Service Manager - Counselling.

This post requires a Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme membership for children and protected adults. Successful applicants will be required to join the PVG Scheme.

Key Responsibilities of the Counsellor:

• Provide counselling service to individuals following Murray’s Initiative’s integrative counselling approach.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments to gain a deep, holistic understanding of a client's current circumstances.
• Ensure all paperwork is completed accurately and professionally and work with the admin team to ensure that the counselling database and reports are kept accurate and up to date.
• Attend regular practice supervision and line management meetings, and participate in appropriate meetings and training opportunities, ensuring the minimum required CPD is completed.
• Complete all mandatory training as required.
• Adhere to the ethical frameworks of the appropriate governing body (COSCA).
• Follow organisational policies and procedures, including health and safety.
• Produce accurate and quality case studies of counselling clients for reports and training.
• Contribute to service promotion by attending partner meetings in a professional manner.
• Undertake any other duties as required by the Service Manager – Counselling.

Qualifications and Experience :

• Obtained a diploma-level qualification in counselling.
• Completed a minimum of 100 hours of post-qualification client work.
• Awareness and training in an array of mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression, bereavement and neurodiversity.
• Demonstratable experience of inter-agency working and working in community settings to be able to provide a high standard of support to clients alongside different services.
• Up to date, or working towards, registration with COSCA, BACP or similar.

Skills and Competencies:

• Demonstratable excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to empathise with a broad range of individuals and experiences.
• Proven ability to empower individuals to change with a non-judgmental approach.
• Ability to self-motivate and work proactively, managing own diaries and appointments, whilst maintaining resilience and capacity when working with complex client issues.
• Commitment to working in line with Murray’s Initiative values of respect, empathy and collaboration.
• Demonstrable alignment with the Core Conditions for a counsellor.

Working pattern: Ideal working pattern : Tuesdays & Wednesdays 9:00am – 5:00pm. We understand that many will have other commitments outside of work and so flexible working, part-time hours or job-sharing arrangements will be considered for the right candidate.

Why Join Us?

• Your work will contribute to make a real difference to people’s lives.
• Competitive salary and benefits package:
  • Very generous annual leave entitlement: full time employees start with an annual leave entitlement of 37 days (inclusive of 12 bank holidays) which increases with length of service.
  • Duvet days where employees may take time off at short notice.
  • Death in service policy.
  • Cycle to work scheme where employees can save money on a new bike and spread the cost.
  • And much more!
• Opportunities for continuous learning and career development.
• A supportive and inclusive work environment where your contributions are valued.

Live Music Now Scotland is looking for a highly organised Projects Officer to support the smooth planning and delivery of music projects in communities across Scotland. You’ll coordinate schedules, contracts, logistics and data, helping our musicians share high-quality live music with people who face barriers to access.

Our culture is rooted in Connection, Play(fulness) and Belonging. We work collaboratively, stay curious and creative, and make sure everyone feels valued and included.

We welcome applicants from across sectors — arts, charity, education, social care, community development, health and beyond. If you’re motivated by meaningful work and have strong administrative and organisational skills, we’d love to hear from you.

Benefits include flexible working, TOIL, employer pension, training and development, a supportive team culture, and travel expenses.

Turning Point Scotland has an exciting opportunity in our Edinburgh Visiting Housing Support Service for a Lead Practitioner.

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.

About the Role

We aim to help people ‘Get a Home and Keep a Home’.

As a lead practitioner, you will:

• Provide 1:1 support and assistance to people using the service in accordance with their support plans and the service aims.
• Support may include, but is not limited to: supporting people to explore housing options; bidding on social housing through ed index; support engaging with landlords/housing officers; assisting with budgeting/ maximising income and benefit entitlement; support to develop independent living skills; support to attend to household activities and external appointments.
• Be an active member of a supportive team, passionate about the work they do.

About You

We believe having the right values of respect, compassion, inclusion and integrity is all you need to join our team. As a Lead Practitioner the support you provide will always be person centred, by involving people who know the person well, this includes family and friends, other health and Social Work professionals, Advocacy services and your fellow team members.

Whilst we very much welcome experienced practitioners, no previous working experience is needed. You will be provided with all of the training, support and equipment required to successfully fulfil your role.

About Us

Our Edinburgh Visiting Housing Support Service supports people in the North-East and South-East of Edinburgh who are either Homeless, at risk of becoming homeless, or have recently moved into settled accommodation following a period of homelessness.

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.

Turning Point Scotland offers a Salary Matching opportunity within the pay points of the role and based on experience.

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

Where applicable, successful candidates will be required to register with the SSSC within 6 months of start date.

We welcome applications from all candidates who are eligible to work in the United Kingdom. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.

STAND (Striving Towards a New Day) is a Fife Charity which encourages, supports and engages people living with dementia and their family and friends through peer support and other means, to support people to live a good life with dementia, continuing to use their skills and learn new ones.

STAND’s Board of Trustees is made up of people with lived experience of dementia, their supporters and other professionals.

STAND delivers multiple Dementia Friendly Meeting Centre Spaces (DFMCS) across Fife. DFMCS typically each run for 2 hours a week and through peer support, social interaction and therapeutic activity offer those living with dementia and their supporters, opportunities to live well with dementia, establishing new friendships, enjoying new activities and having fun. Each DFMCS is facilitated by one or two Facilitators, sometimes supported by STAND Volunteers.

Location: based at 3 weekly DFMCS groups: times and days will be specified (likely to be within 10 miles of Kirkcaldy). Home-based for any planning hours.

For a further information on STAND, please see standinfife.org

We are a charity who provides information, support and safe accommodation for women and children experiencing domestic abuse across West Lothian.

The role of Director is a unique voluntary opportunity for women from diverse backgrounds who have expertise, time and are committed to making a real difference to the lives of women and children who have experienced domestic abuse.

As a member of WLWA Board, you will play a key role in shaping the strategy of WLWA and overseeing its governance to ensure it can continue to provide high quality services. You don’t need to be an expert in domestic abuse, but you do need to have an understanding of the impact it has on women and children and be committed to our vision and values.

The things we believe in that help make this organisation extraordinary:

• SAFETY - Taking personal responsibility to provide for emotional wellbeing.
• HONESTY - Authentically building trust with openness and compassion.
• EMPOWERMENT - Valuing everyone and enabling their unique potential.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We would particularly love to recruit Directors who have experience in Human Resources or Finance, however please don’t let this put you off applying if you don’t have experience in these areas.

We are committed to representing the diversity of our service users on our Board and welcome applications from women from under-represented groups including those from ethnic minority backgrounds and LGBTI people.

The board meets face to face in Livingston every second month. Board members are also invited to join one of our sub committees to accelerate progress on important topics such as fundraising or strategy, driving forward key actions between board meetings.

Although this fantastic volunteering opportunity is unpaid, travel expenses are available for board members to attend meetings.

As well as benefiting from being part of a talented and supportive team of board members, you ill also receive a comprehensive induction plan and ongoing training and support.