Join Our Team as a Peer Support Advisor for Glasgow and the Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit

Do you have lived experience of a spinal cord injury and are passionate about supporting others?

Spinal Injuries Scotland is looking for a Peer Support Advisor to join our team based in the Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit, Glasgow, to support patients, their families, and friends to help come to terms with a spinal cord injury.

You will build and maintain professional relationships with patients, families, NHS staff and partner organisations, delivering person-centred peer support and provide insight into the process of recovery through sharing of experience in a positive way.

This will be a permanent appointment to a varied role where you will be a key member of a small team supported by a backroom office of professionals. You will be the face of Spinal Injuries Scotland, helping people at a time of real need, with scope to make a lasting positive difference to their lives.

Join GCIL and Make a Difference!

At the GCIL (Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living), we empower disabled people with the information, skills, and support they need to lead independent lives and participate fully in society.

As a disabled-people-led organisation, we centre lived experience and pride ourselves on delivering high-quality services that make a real impact in our communities.

Why Work With Us?

• Meaningful Impact: Your work will make a tangible difference, helping disabled people of all ages to lead independent, fulfilling lives.
• Personal Connections: You’ll work one-to-one with people, building strong and rewarding relationships.
• Autonomy and Responsibility: Manage your own caseload, supporting people to make choices that work best for them.
• Professional Growth: We’ll support your development and give you opportunities to grow your skills and experience in a values-led environment.

This is a leadership role with responsibility for managing and developing a small team that supports disabled people and their families to understand and access Self-directed Support (SDS).

Based mainly in Glasgow and working across three local authority areas, the postholder will combine staff leadership with hands-on work in the community, providing information, advice and short-term support, and leading outreach activities that raise awareness of SDS.

The role involves building strong relationships with disabled people, carers, local authorities and third sector partners, influencing good practice and supporting co-production.

This is a people-focused role, ideal for someone who enjoys working collaboratively, is confident representing a service in community and professional settings, and is motivated by making a meaningful difference in their local community.

All posts will require PVG scheme membership.

We Actively Welcome Disabled Applicants

As a disabled people-led organisation, we are especially keen to hear from disabled people, including those with lived experience of navigating support systems or barriers in society.

We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive. If you have lived experience of disability, we strongly encourage you to apply.

If you need adjustments during the application or interview process, just let us know we're happy to support you.

We guarantee interviews for all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria outlined in the job description.

Could you be part of something different? We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to use their gifts, skills and experience to make a difference to the lives of the people in our parishes and communities.

Barlanark Greyfriar’s Parish Church has the ambition to become more outward-looking within our local community and to actively welcome young people and families to church. As part of this action, we are looking to employ someone with a lively Christian faith to help coordinate activities and grow our base of volunteers.

With significant experience of working with children, youth and families, the successful candidate will also have knowledge and understanding of how to communicate the Christian faith to young people with enthusiasm and authenticity alongside the ability to develop, run and evaluate a programme of activities. The candidate must be a committed Christian with an active Church connection (Genuine Occupational Requirement in terms of the Equality Act 2010).

It is essential you have the right to work in the UK before applying to work with us. You will be asked to provide proof of your eligibility to work and remain in the UK if you are invited to attend for an interview.

Do you want to make a difference to our children and young people?

Do you believe that every one of Scotland’s children and young people deserve the chance to flourish?

If so, this is the post for YOU!

About Aberlour Family Support Service Glasgow…

Our Aberlour Family Support Service, based in Glasgow will work in partnership with children and young people and their families to develop relationship-based, strengths-focused whole family support.

What we are looking for....

As a Family Support Worker you will develop a person-centred working relationship with your families, based on a model of ‘VOICE, VALIDATION and HOPE’. Working directly with families to build on their existing strengths and interests, you will help children and families build skills and confidence and strengthen community connections. Our ambition is to help children, young people and families feel safe, confident, capable, and included, offering support when it is needed, including evenings and weekends. We believe in working alongside families, empowering them to lead positive change in their own lives in a variety of settings including family homes, schools, and within the community.

We are looking for candidates who are experienced in working alongside vulnerable families to assess strengths and needs as well as plan, deliver and evaluate interventions and strategies which enable families to thrive. You will have experience of child and adult protection issues and of working with children, young people and parents/carers affected by domestic abuse, mental health and/or substance misuse. You must share our vision that collaborative working and relationship based early intervention is the best option for children and families who are feeling overwhelmed or excluded.

Ideally you will hold a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 7 or above, together with relevant experience of working directly with children or young people and their families.

Not afraid to test new ways of working, you will bring a fresh, caring, and collaborative approach which recognises strengths and responds empathically to the needs of children, young people, and their families – this will include early mornings, evenings, and weekend work.

This role is offered on a fixed term basis until March 2027.

At Aberlour we want to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team.

What we offer...

As well as a supportive team and excellent training opportunities, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers.

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join our Engagement Pathways Team.

We are recruiting for the post of Development Worker – Engagement Pathways to lead and develop our pathways into services for people. This includes enquiries, initial conversations including risk assessment, baseline outcome measures, reviews and endings and line management responsibilities.

This is an opportunity requiring excellent communication and organisational skills, where the successful candidate will be required to support the journey of people through our services in Edinburgh, Midlothian and the Scottish Borders.

You will be key to maintaining quality within this area of service delivery. You should have experience of working together with people experiencing mental health problems to support them to achieve their aims related to mental health and wellbeing. You should also have experience of developing systems and processes and sharing your learning experiences across teams.

If you have experience in these areas and are passionate about enabling people to fulfil their potential, we’d love to hear from you!

Are you passionate about crafting engaging experiences for diverse audiences through events and marketing, with a genuine enthusiasm for Scotland’s cultural and business landscape?

As Marketing Manager, you’ll energise our brand and amplify our voice, driving greater impact for our members. You’ll become part of a small team that’s dedicated to delivering shared value for culture and business organisations.

Join the team at Culture & Business Scotland to enjoy:

• A truly unique opportunity to work for a national organisation positioned at the intersection between culture and business.
• A collaborative, creative environment where ideas thrive and teamwork drives impact.
• Opportunities for personal and professional development in a strategic and executional marketing role.

We hope you’ll feel inspired to bring your energy, expertise and experience to the role.

As Community Engagement Officer (Scotland), you will help grow Dogs for Good’s impact across the central belt, building strong relationships with communities, partners and volunteers. You’ll support the delivery and promotion of high-quality animal assisted interventions and activities, helping more people with disabilities benefit from the life-changing power of the human–dog bond.

This is a 12-month fixed term contract with the intention to extend, subject to funding.

While this is a remote role, there will be regular travel across the central belt. Occasional travel to our Banbury HQ is required. Reasonable travel expenses will be reimbursed.

About You

• You’re a confident and approachable relationship-builder who is motivated by supporting people, communities and volunteers to make a positive difference.
• You value the vital role volunteers play and enjoy recruiting, motivating and supporting them to feel confident, informed and appreciated in their role.
• You’re passionate about inclusion and understand the impact animal assisted interventions can have for people with complex health and social care needs.
• You’re comfortable working across communities and professional settings, building strong partnerships with health, social care and third-sector organisations to help grow opportunities for volunteer-led delivery.
• You bring a collaborative, organised and outcomes-focused approach, balancing hands-on engagement with planning, coordination and promotion.
• You’re open to new ideas, confident in representing the charity and committed to helping shape and expand Dogs for Good’s presence in Scotland.
• Above all, you believe in the power of the human–dog bond and the difference that well-supported volunteers can make in changing lives.

Skills & Experience

We are looking for someone with the following key skills and experience:

• Community Engagement: Building connections with local public, voluntary, and community sector organisations, especially in Bristol
• Volunteer Management: Recruiting, training, developing, and managing volunteers
• Project Assessment: Objectively assessing and reporting on project progress, issues, and risks
• Communication: Excellent skills in communicating with clients, families, professional service providers, and the public
• Welcoming Environment: Creating a warm and inclusive community
• Client Support: Experience in supporting a diverse range of clients, with a focus on listening to their needs
• Health and Social Care Knowledge: Understanding the support landscape, particularly in Bristol
• Project Adaptability: Comfortable handling change, reporting progress, and adapting as new information arises
• Organisational Skills: Highly organised, experienced in data collection and input, using data to inform decisions
• Time Management: Ability to manage and prioritise workload to meet deadlines
• Innovation: Open to new ideas and confident in suggesting improvements to colleagues
• Teamwork: Self-motivated and effective in a dynamic team with diverse skills and experience
• IT Proficiency: Skilled in using technology to support service delivery and ensure easy access to data and records

Other knowledge and experience that would be beneficial in this role includes:

• Understanding of the services of Dogs for Good.
• Occupational therapy or social care related skills and experience

Other Requirements

• You must be over 18 years of age.
• You must have the right to live and work in the UK.
• You must be comfortable working around dogs.
• This job will involve regular travel so a UK driving license and use of your own car is preferable. However, we will work with the chosen candidate to find alternative solutions in those instances where reasonable adjustments are required.
• As you will be working with vulnerable people, you will be required to undergo a PVG (Disclosure Scotland) check. This will be renewed every 5 years.
• You’ll be expected to have a good understanding of safeguarding issues and how they should be applied to the work of the charity and its partner organisations. Full training on this will be provided during your induction.
• Flexible working hours will be required in some instances to facilitate the effective delivery of services.
• You may occasionally be required to work and stay away from home for short periods of time.

We are looking for an experienced Practitioner to join our team in Scotland to bring people with disabilities and dogs together, enabling life changing differences. The right candidate will:

• Carry out Animal Assisted Interventions and Activities alongside partnered health and social care professionals.
• Provide training and advice to people to develop a relationship and strong bond with a pet dog, to ease specific challenges.
• Support with training and placement of assistance dogs
• Recruit, train and support volunteers with their pet dogs to deliver Animal Assisted Activities in line with Dogs for Good’s standards and processes

This is initially a 3-year fixed term contract, and we have the intention to extend, subject to funding.

Ideally we are looking for someone in the Lothian area, but will consider applications from candidates within a reasonable commuting distance (60mins) for this role.

While this is a remote role, occasional travel to our Banbury HQ is required (reasonable expenses for this will be reimbursed).

About You

You’re someone who thrives on building meaningful relationships between people and dogs, and you’re motivated by the life-changing impact those connections can have. You bring sound judgement and confidence in dog handling, education and behaviour, using positive, non-coercive approaches to support both individual dogs and the people they work alongside. You’re experienced in working with people with disabilities and additional needs, and you understand how to tailor Animal Assisted Interventions and Activities to meet clear, person-centred goals while safeguarding the wellbeing of everyone involved – including the dog. You’re organised and reflective, comfortable planning, delivering and evaluating sessions, and you value evidence, learning and continuous improvement. You enjoy working independently but are also a strong team player, able to collaborate with health and social care professionals, colleagues and volunteers. Supporting, training and encouraging volunteers is something you do with care and clarity, helping them feel confident, valued and able to deliver to a high standard. You’re open to new ideas, adaptable in your approach and willing to think creatively to help Dogs for Good’s services grow and evolve. Above all, you believe in the power of the human–dog bond and are committed to turning that belief into high-quality, impactful support for people and communities.

Skills & Experience

For full details of the role and what's required, please visit our careers page to view the full job information pack.

Other Requirements

• You must be over 18 years of age.
• You must have the right to live and work in the UK.
• You must be comfortable working around dogs.
• Accompanying dogs in the charity’s vehicles is part of the role so a full driving licence is preferred but, where applicable, we will work with the chosen candidate to find alternative solutions in those instances where reasonable adjustments are required.
• The jobholder will be required to work to Dogs for Good’s standards of Animal Assisted Intervention, which embrace the standards of Animal Assisted Intervention International (AAII).
• As you will be working with vulnerable people, you will be required to undergo a PVG (Disclosure Scotland) check. This will be renewed every 5 years.
• You’ll be expected to have a good understanding of safeguarding issues and how they should be applied to the work of the charity and its partner organisations. Full training on this will be provided during your induction.
• Flexible working hours will be required in some instances to facilitate the effective delivery of services.
• You may occasionally be required to work and stay away from home for short periods of time.
• You may be required to accommodate a Community Dog in your home.

Are you passionate about tackling fuel poverty and supporting communities to become more energy resilient? We are recruiting for an Energy Advisor to deliver our Energy Redress funded Whiteinch and Scotstoun Energy Advice Project.

As an Energy Advisor, you will:

• Provide tailored energy advice and advocacy to residents, helping them reduce energy consumption, manage fuel debt, and resolve disputes with utility providers.
• Deliver support through a mix of in-person appointments, home visits for the most vulnerable, telephone consultations, and community workshops/events.
• Work closely with local partners, to maximise engagement and ensure a coordinated approach.
• Promote energy efficiency and signpost to relevant support schemes.
• Monitor and evaluate project impact, maintaining accurate records and contributing to regular reporting.
• Support individuals and households most at risk due to deprivation, low income, or other barriers such as language or health.
• Undertake risk assessments for all project activities.
• Participate in relevant meetings, training, and professional development.

We are undertaking this recruitment alongside Cadder Housing Association and Community Links Scotland, through a joint recruitment process. Three Energy Advisor positions are available within community-focused organisations in the West of Scotland, aiming to address fuel poverty and enhance energy resilience. These roles offer the opportunity to support households facing energy challenges through advice, advocacy, and community engagement.

Are you passionate about tackling fuel poverty and supporting communities to become more energy resilient? We are recruiting for an Energy Advisor to deliver our Energy Redress funded Cadder Home Energy Support Project.

As an Energy Advisor, you will:

• Provide tailored energy advice and advocacy to residents, helping them reduce energy consumption, manage fuel debt, and resolve disputes with utility providers.
• Deliver support through a mix of in-person appointments, home visits for the most vulnerable, telephone consultations, and community workshops/events.
• Work closely with local partners, to maximise engagement and ensure a coordinated approach.
• Promote energy efficiency and signpost to relevant support schemes.
• Monitor and evaluate project impact, maintaining accurate records and contributing to regular reporting.
• Support individuals and households most at risk due to deprivation, low income, or other barriers such as language or health.
• Undertake risk assessments for all project activities.
• Participate in relevant meetings, training, and professional development.

We are undertaking this recruitment alongside Whiteinch & Scotstoun Housing Association and Community Links Scotland, through a joint recruitment process. Three Energy Advisor positions are available within community-focused organisations in the West of Scotland, aiming to address fuel poverty and enhance energy resilience. These roles offer the opportunity to support households facing energy challenges through advice, advocacy, and community engagement.