At Space we believe that connections build communities.
Well established in South West Edinburgh for over 30 years, our team of staff and volunteers engage with our communities to design and deliver services that create environments where people feel supported, empowered and valued.
We are in the final year of our current strategy; as we head into 26/27, we will be reviewing progress and embarking on our strategy for 2027-2030.
The Role
The Head of Community and Connections is a key leadership role, taking ownership of our frontline services which includes our varied and diverse work with Children and Young People, Adults and Older People, and Community Learning and Development. More information about our services can be found on our website spacescot.org.
You’ll be line managing a team of experienced, skilled and passionate individuals, enhancing their strengths and supporting them to further develop.
Working closely with our Board, CEO and Management Team you’ll help to shape strategy, strengthen partnerships and ensure the standard of our services remain high quality, sustainable and rooted in community need.
This is a rare opportunity to step into a pivotal leadership role at a defining moment for Space.
You’ll play a central role in shaping our next strategy, influencing what our services look like over the next 3–5 years, and helping translate ambition into meaningful impact.
Alongside this, you’ll support the development of an emerging Community Health Service — building on strong foundations to create something ambitious, responsive and genuinely impactful for local communities.
If you’re someone who enjoys shaping direction, developing people and turning ideas into reality, this is a role with real scope and influence.
Day to day you be:
• Helping develop and deliver Space’s organisational strategy
• Shaping services to be impactful and responsive, spotting opportunities to grow, improve or reimagine what we do — always guided by community voice
• Representing Space confidently across networks, partnerships and collaborations
• Supporting and developing Project Managers to flourish in their role, coaching, creating space for reflection and learning, sharing learning and championing continuous improvement
• Ensuring safeguarding, compliance and HR responsibilities are understood and embedded
• Leading change thoughtfully — bringing people with you
• Overseeing service budgets and supporting managers to feel confident with finances
• Working alongside our fundraising team to identify, secure and sustain funding
• Building strong, transparent relationships with funders and partners
• Be a key leader in the Space team, building positive working relationships across the organisation
What it’s like to work at Space:
We care deeply about what we do and how we work. We work hard and get stuck in because we truly care about our community and each other.
We live our values – they’re not just words printed on letterheads.
We’re a team and work collaboratively, we support each other to succeed, we value relationships as much as results – egos are best left at the door.
We’re not a finished article, we’re still evolving, still learning and not everything is perfectly optimised (yet).
We find a way – we focus on solutions; challenges are puzzles to be worked out not excuses to give up.
We’re curious and innovative, we challenge the norm and aren’t scared to voice ideas if we think we have a better way.
The sector is demanding and unpredictable at times, priorities shift but if difficult decisions have to be made and we do it with integrity and maintain a people first ethos.
We have a pretty flexible approach to work - we know that everyone’s body clocks, responsibilities and preferred working environments differ. At the same time, we really value staying connected and collaborating with each other. From experience, our work is at its strongest when we come together, so we encourage a healthy balance with a regular presence in the office.
What you’ll bring:
• Experience of leading or overseeing frontline Health & Social Care or community based services at a senior level
• A people first mindset and strong, values led people management experience
• Good judgement – you’ll know when to stick to policy and when to exercise common sense to make balanced decisions
• A positive can do attitude, ready to roll your sleeves up and take on challenges
• Clear communication, being able to naturally connect with people on all levels across the organisation and with stakeholders, and easily build a reputation for being approachable and trustworthy
• Confidence working with budgets and financial information, able to not only understand but translate them to others. Knowledge of charity finances would be an advantage
• Experience of working with a Board of Trustees and reporting to funders
• The ability to plan well, write business cases and manage multiple complex projects at the same time
• Strong digital skills, confidence using Microsoft Office (we use Outlook, SharePoint, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and digital collaboration tools
• A solid understanding of health & safety practices and safeguarding
• Some flexibility with working hours to provide occasional on call telephone support to services that run out with typical office hours.
Because every child deserves a fair start in life.
At Home-Start Edinburgh, we believe in the power of early intervention and the life-changing potential of strong, nurturing relationships. We're here for families with young children in Edinburgh facing challenging circumstances—whether it’s isolation, mental health struggles, or financial insecurity. Our skilled volunteers work alongside these families, empowering them to thrive. Now, we’re looking for a Chief Executive Officer to join our dedicated team and help us continue delivering this vital mission.
About the Role
The CEO is responsible for implementing our strategic plan, which enables support to over 400 families a year through 1:1 and group work support. You will manage a team of staff and work collaboratively with partners to ensure families in Edinburgh get the right support at the right time. You will also work alongside Home-Start Edinburgh’s trustees to ensure the organisation is well governed, and participate in the Home-Start network both within Scotland and the UK.
What You’ll Do
What You Bring
We’re looking for someone with:
Why Join Home-Start Edinburgh?
At Home-Start Edinburgh, we believe:
You’ll be part of a small, mission-driven team with the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution. We’re proud of the impact we make together and we want someone who shares our belief that childhood can’t wait.
GALE is seeking a Chief Executive Officer to lead our charitable development trust in regenerating the Gairloch and Loch Ewe area. This permanent position offers the opportunity to empower local communities through sustainable, community-led projects, creating a vibrant place for everyone to thrive.
As the CEO, you will manage all aspects of GALE’s operations, providing strategic leadership and direction. Your responsibilities will include overseeing day-to-day activities, financial management, fostering partnerships, and ensuring compliance with governance standards. You will also champion growth initiatives and represent GALE at various levels, influencing policy aligned with our mission.
Key qualifications include:
The role is based at The Shieling and GALE Centre in Gairloch, with some remote work possible. A minimum of 28 hours per week is required, with flexibility for evenings and weekends. Benefits include a 3% employer pension contribution, 7 weeks paid holiday (pro rata), and a 20% discount in the GALE Centre Shop.
If you are a motivated leader with a passion for community development, we want to hear from you!
Help us to make a difference!
Sacro’s mission is to deliver life-changing services that empower people, give hope and protection, and help to build safe communities.
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our North Lanarkshire Justice Support Service, we are looking to recruit a Justice Support worker to work with those who are subject to statutory and non-statutory court disposals. This position will work in partnership with North Lanarkshire Justice Social Work as additional support to compliment work being undertaken by Justice staff. This position will also require the management of up to two volunteers with lived experience.
You should be able to demonstrate good communication skills and be skilled at developing positive working relationships with both colleagues and those who come into contact with our services. You will be required to have experience working with people involved in the Justice System. Additional skills necessary include good organisation and IT skills. Successful applicants will be required to be flexible in their approach and have the ability to travel across North Lanarkshire.
The role is as challenging as it is rewarding. You will need to have a non-judgemental value base, a sensitive and practical approach and be person-centred and flexible to meet the needs of the people we support.
A relevant qualification at SVQ level 3 or equivalent is desirable but training will be provided.
Membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG) will be a requirement for this post along with satisfactory references.
A driving licence will be required and access to a vehicle with appropriate business insurance.
We welcome applications on a 4-day week basis and we offer some great benefits including 31 days annual leave allowance, 6 days fixed public holidays and birthday day, family friendly and flexible working policies. We offer excellent training and development opportunities and a good pension scheme with 8% employer contribution.
If you share our values and want to help us to support people and make a positive change in their lives, please contact us.
Should you wish to have an informal discussion in relation to this post please contact Michael Cooke on 0141 248 1763.
OVERVIEW
The postholder will have a key role in the Citadel’s 13+ Team, working across our services for young people aged 13 to 19. These include open access evening youth clubs; detached youth work in the Leith area; and employability services for young people aged 16 to 19 who are not in education, training or employment. The postholder may also be based in a local high school one or two days per week, providing 1:1 support and small group for targeted pupils. The post is currently funded until June 2027 with potential extension depending on continuation funding.
The best thing about working for Aberlour is making a real difference to the lives of children, young people and their families.
About Options Ayrshire
Our Service is a busy respite service for children and young people with complex health needs, including severe learning and physical disabilities. As well as providing short residential breaks, the service offers outreach to families and is also involved in the managing and running of an after-school club as well as a busy Easter and summer playscheme.
What we are looking for....
We are looking to recruit to our Summer playscheme programme. Our playscheme runs 5 days per week, Monday to Friday, during the summer school holidays. You will work flexible hours as part of a team providing a programme of fun-filled activities and outings as well as supporting young people with aspects of personal care. Some previous experience in this area is preferred. Enthusiasm and a willingness to learn and work hard are essential. To allow us to provide a consistent, quality service it is desirable that applicants commit to working up to 5 days per week during the Summer school holidays for a minimum of 12 hours per week. There will be an opportunity to work additional hours up to full time hours. Days will be given in advance. Our playschemes run in both Ayr and Girvan and staff may be expected to work at both sites. Mandatory training dates for staff will be arranged during June before commencement of the playscheme.
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. Aberlour’s values are critical and drive everything we do. We will be looking for someone who can demonstrate how Aberlour’s values of Respect, Innovation, Integrity and Challenge will be visible in their practice. You must be comfortable working in an environment where Aberlour’s values are lived in practice. To have a look at our values to understand more about what we are looking for from our employees click here.
What we offer...
You will receive a planned and supported induction consisting of a varied training programme. You will be working alongside a highly motivated and skilled team. Find out more about our Employee Benefits and our commitment to Equality and Diversity on our website.
Aberlour is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our service users and uses a thorough and rigorous recruitment and selection process including PVG Scheme checks to ensure this commitment is not compromised.
We have an opportunity for a Health and Safety Officer to join our Health and Safety team based in Eurocentral. The primary function of this role is to be the internal contact for all health and safety related matters. Supporting the Health and Safety Manager to develop and deliver a proactive health and safety service and providing competent technical and legal advice to all staff in a multi-site organisation and will be responsible for developing and maintaining safety management systems. Providing advice, guidance, assistance and support to all areas of the organisation in the delivery of:
The successful candidate will be an experienced Health and Safety Officer or equivalent with experience in a range of activities including audit, investigation and able to contribute to strategy and policy development. You will also hold a NEBOSH Diploma, relevant Degree or equivalent.
A full drivers licence and access to your own car is essential as there is travel involved in this role.
About You
Key Experience
Abilities, Skills and Knowledge
This role will involve travel and remote working.
All applicants must have Right to Work in the UK
About Us
At Enable we’re passionate about developing all our staff and provide an extensive training programme, combined with a commitment to create career development opportunities.
We also have an excellent range of staff benefits on offer including but not limited to:
Remember, this is an exciting opportunity to join a group which is shaking up the social care sector in Scotland and making a real difference to people’s lives. Don’t miss the chance to help shape this journey.
enable is an equal opportunities employer and our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based entirely on values, skills and competencies required of the specific roles.
*Terms and Conditions Apply
JOB PURPOSE
As Scotland’s leading conservation charity, the National Trust for Scotland cares for, shares and speaks up for Scotland’s heritage. Since 1931, we’re pioneered public access to and shared ownership of some of the most magnificent buildings, collections and landscapes in Scotland. We care for ancient houses, battlefields, castles, mills, gardens, coastlines, islands and mountain ranges, as well as the plants, animals and birds that live there.
To share these special places, we hold approximately 50,000 image assets to promote and explain the purpose of the Trust. We are conscious that we do not have a robust digital asset management system to store and manage access rights to these images. These include images of:
Note: there is an existing database (Portfolio) which holds imagery of collections items (as undertaken in a previous digitisation project).
Currently, these assets are saved across a range of locations: SharePoint, locally on people’s own machines, Flickr, on external hard drives. There are significant risks to the Trust having no coherent storage system:
This immediately affects Content/Marketing, Communications and Fundraising within Audiences & Support. We currently do not have the resource or expertise within the Directorate to initiate this project so are looking for an external expert to develop a plan for how to transition to a DAMs.
The purpose of this role is to assess our current position, auditing our assets and putting in place a robust plan for an intuitive, well-governed asset management system in line with the work already done by the Collections team. We would like to use Portolio, a system already in place in other areas across the Trust, but would like the successful applicant to assess the efficacy of Portfolio, and report on its benefits/issues/whether we can optimise it to work for us, or whether an alternative package should be considered so we can make an informed decision. This will ensure a consist approach to asset management is taken across the Trust.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
We are recruiting a Day Services Manager to lead our commissioned young persons’ services across Glasgow, including one-to-one community support and day opportunity group services.
This role has overall responsibility for the day-to-day management and development of high-quality, therapeutic, person-centred services for people under 65 living with dementia, and their families and carers. You will ensure all services meet Alzheimer Scotland’s vision, Quality Guarantees, contractual requirements, and operate in line with Health and Social Care Standards and SSSC Codes of Practice.
Working closely with the Head of Service, you will lead referrals and assessments, ensure safe, high-quality, outcomes-focused, person-centred service delivery, drive continuous improvement through regular review and audit, and provide strong leadership to foster a supportive and engaged team culture.
What you’ll have
You will have a positive and proactive approach to dementia and brain health. You will demonstrate strong leadership capability, with the ability to support, motivate and develop others, and a genuine passion for making a difference. You will bring excellent communication and IT skills, a compassionate and person-centred approach, and the enthusiasm to lead high-quality, outcomes-focused services.
The postholder will be required to hold Registered Manager status with the Care Inspectorate and must have, or be willing to work towards, the relevant qualification in line with SSSC registration requirements.
Applicants must have a full and valid driving license and vehicle to be able to travel for this role (mileage and expenses are paid).
The Youth Agency are looking for youth workers with experience of working/volunteering with young people in youth club/drop in settings or detached work.
We would also be interested to hear from people with experience in related fields who would like to develop youth work skills.
Applicants should possess the following qualities:
Successful candidates will have access to a non-contributory pension scheme, full annual leave/public holiday entitlements and comprehensive training opportunities.