Poverty and inequality are the greatest challenges Scotland faces. The Poverty Alliance is working to create a wide coalition that can being about real change. A significant part of our approach to is to recognise employers for their commitment to schemes that support fair work such as Living Wage, Living Hours and Living Pension accreditation.

An opportunity has arisen to join our Living Wage Scotland team as an Administrative Assistant, to support our efforts to further grow the Living Wage employer movement in Scotland.

The real Living Wage has been one of the most successful civil society campaigns in Scotland and the UK in recent years. Not only has it won cross-party political support, and gained increased acceptance amongst employers, it has also delivered tangible benefits for thousands of workers.

The post holder will be responsible for providing administrative support to the team, to help service our growing network of 4000+ accredited Living Wage employers and support additional employer accreditation schemes. This will include a wide range of administrative tasks, such as managing and responding to queries, maintaining accreditation records and systems, organising events and day-to-day administrative support to the hybrid team, and regular collaboration with partner organisations to navigate shared systems.

We are looking for candidates with a sound understanding of the administrative operations needed in small organisations. In addition to the necessary technical skills, the role requires strong attention to detail, excellent communication skills, the ability to manage a varied workload, and an enthusiasm for working as part of a team, as well as autonomously.

Poverty and inequality are the greatest challenges Scotland faces. The Poverty Alliance is working to create a wide coalition that can being about real change. An opportunity has arisen to join our administration team and help us achieve our vision of a Scotland without poverty.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Administrative Assistant to join the Poverty Alliance’s small and fast-moving Administration team.

The post will be responsible for providing administrative support across our busy organisation. This will include a wide range of administrative tasks, such as event organisation, system maintenance as well as managing and responding to queries, and day-to-day administrative support to the hybrid team.

We are looking for candidates with a sound understanding of the administrative operations needed in small business and strong knowledge of the sector. In addition to the necessary technical skills, the role requires a strong attention to detail, excellent communication skills, the ability to manage a varied workload and an enthusiasm for working as part of a team as well as autonomously.

Scottish FA Extra Time Project Outline

The Scottish FA seek to use the power of football to help support and strengthen its clubs and the communities they serve. As part of the ongoing partnership between the Scottish FA and the Scottish Government, the Scottish FA Extra Time Programme aims to provide after school and holiday activity clubs for primary school aged children.

The programme is available to football clubs, trusts and foundations and will look to develop an understanding of how organised activities for children, and wider engagement with local support services, can improve life outcomes, particularly for those families on low incomes.

Scottish FA Extra Time Project Principles

• An increased accessibility to organised children’s activities for targeted families.
• A better understanding of the role that organised children's activities can play in providing food/tackling food insecurities.
• More parents and carers from targeted families can sustain and/or increase their working hours, and/or improve their employment circumstances, take up training, studying or facilitate respite opportunities.
• A way to measure improved mental health and wellbeing for children, parents, and carers.
• A better understanding of additional impacts and outcomes that are realised because of providing targeted families and communities with access to funded organised activities.
• Engagement with parents, carers, and communities to increase community involvement and the numbers of children and families participating in grassroots clubs and organisations.

Key Responsibilities

• To engage and build relationships with parents, carers, and communities to increase community involvement and the numbers of children and families participating in grassroots clubs and organisations.
• To provide direct support and/or therapeutic work with children, young people and families, which may include, group work, family work, and individual work.
• To maintain communication with families of the children and young people we are engaging with via the ASC’s and to promote their involvement in the Extra Time project.
• To plan and deliver workshop sessions for low-income families and provide relevant support where necessary.
• To maintain accurate and detailed records of all sessions.
• To develop and implement evaluation tools to measure the impact of both funding and project aims versus results.
• To develop and maintain effective communication links with local schools, Head Teachers, and SFA Southeast Region members of staff plus any other relevant parties both within and out with North Edinburgh.
• To develop strategic partnerships and links with social sector organisations providing services to children and young people, including low-income families.
• Support Extra Time Youth & Community Coaches to deliver afterschool sessions in line with Foundation policies and procedures.
• To ensure SCF policies and procedures are following risk assessments and lone working policies are being followed.
• To develop, maintain and share a working knowledge of local and national strategies for the future development of football, sport in general, education and health initiatives.

Full job description can be downloaded below.

Edinburgh University Students' Association is looking to recruit a Coordinator (Volunteering Development) - Maternity Cover to join our Student Opportunities team.

Edinburgh University Students’ Association is an award-winning organisation, which exists to provide diverse services, representation, and welfare support to the community of over 49,500 students at the University of Edinburgh. By providing opportunities, helping to create change and offering support, we're here to help students get the most out of their time in Edinburgh. We have five venues around the University of Edinburgh campus – Teviot, King’s Buildings House, Potterrow, the Pleasance and Edinburgh College of Art’s Wee Red Bar – which house our offices, cafés, bars, clubs, spaces for students to meet, study and socialise. These spaces transform into some of the most well loved Edinburgh Festival Fringe venues throughout the month of August each year.

We are a registered charity and all of the income we generate from our commercial activity goes back in to supporting our members. We’re also an organisation with a strategic commitment to support and empower all our staff, and have some exciting plans for the future. Plus, over 90% of our staff would recommend the Students' Association as a place to work. There's never been a better time to apply and join our organisation.

We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. Edinburgh University Students’ Association is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination.

The Student Opportunities team focusses on supporting and developing a wide range of student-led activity: to ensure students have the opportunity to meet each other and have fun; to build community amongst our members; and to support their personal and professional development.

Our community volunteering offer exists to connect our students with the local community as well as UK based volunteering opportunities with Third Sector organisations, primarily by engaging students in rewarding volunteering opportunities. We offer: a volunteering brokerage, student-led volunteering societies, and access to volunteering partnership projects, as well as advice, resources, funding, and awards and recognition to students who volunteer.

Our offer aims to provide students with both one-off and long-term quality volunteering opportunities to stimulate both personal and professional growth and to provide them with links to the local community to expand their experience while studying at the University of Edinburgh.

Salary: £30,412 - £32,920 (Band D)

In line with our Pay Policy, the successful candidate will typically be offered the lowest salary band point, dependent on experience.

Plus a generous benefits package:

• 35 days per year holiday entitlement
• Company pension with 14.5% employer contribution
• Enhanced company sick pay, leave and loan policies
• Hybrid working - up to 40% working from home per week
• A comprehensive package of support via our Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to money saving discounts from hundreds of retailers via our Pluxee Discounts Hub
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Discounts on food and drink across our venues

Do you have a passion for helping vulnerable people enjoy as much fulfilment as they can and feel included in their community? If compassion, care and inclusiveness are an important part of who you are, our opportunities to work away from the routine in a demanding, challenging but emotionally rewarding role could be for you.

Our Turning Point Scotland Services in North Lanarkshire Alcohol and Other Drugs Crisis are looking for people like you to help provide individualised support to adults with a wide range of needs, either on an individual 1:1 basis or alongside others and as part of a team.

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.

We believe having the right values of respect, compassion, inclusion and integrity is all you need to join our team! We would offer you full support in completing your application.

As a Service Co-ordinator, you will work with individuals who have a wide range of support needs, providing them with practical and emotional support and encouraging them to achieve their own personal outcomes in all aspects of their daily lives e.g. keeping safe, meaningful activities, community involvement, physical health, relationships, emotional health and wellbeing.

About Us – North Lanarkshire Alcohol and Other Drugs Outreach Service

The North Lanarkshire Alcohol and Other Drugs Crisis Outreach Service, provides support to individuals who are over the age of 16. The service model is based on The Overdose response Teams, (please see our website for indigo house report).

The service has 3 main parts of delivery these are:

• Overdose response (the team respond to individuals who have had or are at risk of overdose within 24-48 hours of notification).
• Assertive outreach (we “meet people where they are at” ensuring they have access to the support and services they require).
• Crisis response (a partnership with housing colleagues to work with anyone at risk of or experiencing 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.

We believe having the right values of respect, compassion, inclusion and integrity is all you need to join our team! We would offer you full support in completing your application.

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.

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

Turning Point Scotland offers a Salary Matching within the pay points of the role.

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.

Sight Scotland is Scotland’s leading charity providing specialist care, education and research for people with vision impairment. The charity has been in existence for over 230 years, and offer a variety of services in the community as well as education, transcription into alternative formats and residential care for adults and children. Their vision is of an inclusive Scotland where people of all visual abilities have the opportunity to thrive. To achieve their mission they are looking for a Fundraising Manager focused on trusts and grants who will cultivate a pipeline of opportunities and ensure an excellent funder experience, to provide Sight Scotland with sustainable income.

The Fundraising Manager – Trusts is responsible for developing trust income. There is a robust pipeline in place, and huge scope to look beyond the pipeline and work with the service delivery teams to identify new funding opportunities. This role will focus on larger funding bids, and exploring the potential for funding for Sight Scotland Veterans. The role supports the organisation’s purpose to make a significant impact on the lives of people living with visual impairment in Scotland by maximising fundraising income to deliver brilliant services and create a positive impact on our ability to deliver for the long term.

This specialist manager role would suit someone who is already operating at a senior trust fundraiser level, or someone who can demonstrate experience of developing a trust and grants pipeline, creating compelling applications and directly delivering income success. This role will line manage a Trusts Fundraiser (a brand-new post to Sight Scotland), so this could be the ideal opportunity for someone looking to take on people management for the first time.

Disability Equality Scotland (DES) are looking for up to six enthusiastic and committed volunteers to join the existing members of our Board. We are particularly interested in hearing from people with lived experience of disability.

We are a registered Scottish charity, a national membership organisation for disabled people, and the umbrella body for the Scottish Access Panel Network. We work to make life more accessible, equal and inclusive for disabled people across Scotland.

Our new Board members will have the skills and knowledge needed to help DES meet our strategic aims. Members of our Board work closely with each other to provide us with important governance and contribute to our overall strategy. They help ensure we meet our objectives and primary aims as a charitable organisation.

Are you looking for a role in which you will improve the lives of families in your community? A role that enables you to work differently, build your knowledge and skills and feel valued by clients, colleagues and the organisation you work for?

It’s an exciting time to be part of Scottish Huntington’s Association with the implementation of Standing Tall: A Strategy For Growth 2023 – 28 to transform the care and support of Huntington’s families, expand services, raise awareness and deepen our involvement and support for world-leading research and clinical trials.

We are looking for a Health and Social Care professional to join our nationwide network of Huntington’s Disease Specialists to provide care management, specialist assessment and emotional support to individuals and families across Scotland.

Working in partnership with local Health and Social Care teams, you will also provide advice, training and education to professionals and voluntary agencies involved in all aspects of Huntington’s disease care.

The successful candidate will be enthusiastic and motivated to have a positive influence on the quality of life of the individuals and families they support. This role is open to medical and health and social care staff from backgrounds such as nursing, allied health, social work and medicine. Professional body membership is essential.Previous experience of Huntington’s disease is advantageous but not essential as full training will be provided.

You should be able to work autonomously in this challenging and rewarding position. Good listening, communication and interpersonal skills are vital, as are excellent time keeping and caseload management abilities. Community-based practice knowledge, a driving licence and use of a car complete our list of essential criteria. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced disclosure check.

Scottish Huntington’s Association is the only charity in Scotland dedicated exclusively to the care and support of individuals and families whose lives are impacted by Huntington’s disease, an incurable neurological condition with severe and complex physical, mental health and cognitive symptoms.

You will find a values-driven organisation, founded by families for families, and recognised at national and international levels for expertise in supporting the Huntington’s disease community.

General

All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to work in the UK.

The post will be subject to a four-month probationary period.

Out-of-pocket expenses including travel and mileage allowances will be paid on receipt of appropriate claim forms and invoices/receipts.

Role

The Mental Health Foundation is recruiting for a Research Officer to support the See Me programme within our UK Research Team.

Mental health stigma causes real harm. See Me exists to end it. This Research Officer role puts you at the centre of that work. You’ll join MHF’s UK Research Team and help with the delivery of mixed methods research that directly shapes programme development for See Me, Scotland’s national programme to end mental health stigma and discrimination.

What does the role involve?

• Designing and delivering mixed methods research projects, with primary responsibility for the Public Attitudes to Mental Health & Stigma survey.
• Building and maintaining relationships across MHF, See Me, and external stakeholders to keep projects on track.
• Conducting systematic and rapid evidence reviews to strengthen the research base.
• Turning findings into clear, compelling outputs for specialist and public audiences, including reports, publications, and learning events.

What skills, knowledge and experience are we looking for?

• Strong quantitative research skills are essential. You should have solid experience in survey methodology, sampling strategy, statistical analysis, and working with large datasets.
• Experience applying qualitative methods within a mixed methods framework, alongside strong written communication skills and a track record of producing outputs for diverse audiences.
• Experience facilitating knowledge exchange and learning events with partners and stakeholders, and an interest in the mental health stigma research landscape.

Safeguarding is Everyone’s business – Mental Health Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all its beneficiaries, those who surround them, its staff, volunteers, and anyone else who comes into contact with its services and expects all trustees, staff, and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to appropriate vetting procedures (proof of eligibility to work in the UK, proof of residency and satisfactory employment screening, including a Disclosure check, renewed on a 3-yearly basis and two most recent references). We are unable to provide sponsorship for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.

We are looking for a motivated Housing Assistant to join our Tenancy Sustainment team.

About the Role

Albyn Housing Society is looking for a dedicated and knowledgeable Housing Assistant to join our team.

As a Housing Assistant you will be expected to deliver a high level of frontline customer services in all aspects of our day-to-day operation to ensure organisational aims, objectives and performance standards are met or exceeded in accordance with legislation, policy and procedures.

You will support Housing Officers in delivery of tenancy sustainment services to customers with a wide range of matters that impact on their ability to sustain their tenancy, such as benefits, energy, adaptations, mental health, substance misuse and isolation.

You will be required to operate in a function-based specialism but have excellent general all round housing management capabilities.

We are looking for professional, calm and confident individual who exemplifies the behaviours and values of Albyn Housing Group.

We’re looking for someone with…

• The ability to plan, prioritise and manage your time, workload and competing demands to exceed targets and meet deadlines.
• Experience of dealing with challenging situations with resilience, flexibility, and confidence in an appropriate manner.
• Experience of working in administration in a customer focused environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills – with the ability to adapt communication, both written and verbal dependent on purpose and needs of the audience.
• Good ICT and data input skills within bespoke and Microsoft 365 packages.

About Albyn Housing Society

Albyn Housing Society is a progressive organization with a commitment to providing high-quality, affordable homes across the Highlands. We are proud of our customer-first approach and are always looking for innovative ways to deliver value for money. Our values—Being Caring, Being Professional, and Being Adaptable—are at the heart of everything we do. As a Housing Assistant, you’ll play a crucial role in shaping the future of our property services while ensuring the safety and satisfaction of our tenants.

Alternative Job Titles you may have had are: Housing Administrator, Housing Coordinator, Tenant Support Assistant, Housing Options Assistant, Administrative Assistant.

What we are Offering:

We value our employees and offer many benefits including but not limited to:

• Hybrid working – ‘Hub, Home & Roam’
• Enhanced annual leave entitlement
• Development and training opportunities
• Flexible working hours
• Day one sick pay
• Employee benefit discount scheme
• Company pension scheme
• Access to an employee assistance program available 24/7
• Family friendly policies