We are looking to appoint a Project Worker 1 to join our Thrive and Nurture Family Support Services.

This is an exciting opportunity to support service delivery across both our children's disability service and wider family support service, working alongside children, young people and families to achieve positive outcomes.

You will provide practical and emotional support through both 1:1 and groupwork interventions, including outreach support in family homes. Working collaboratively with families and partner agencies, you will help empower parents and carers while ensuring children and young people are supported in a safe, inclusive and nurturing environment.

We are looking for someone who is flexible, creative and committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred support.

Key Responsibilites

• Deliver support to children, young people and families through 1:1 work, groupwork and outreach
• Assess needs and contribute to care planning and positive outcomes
• Work in partnership with parents/carers to empower and build resilience
• Collaborate with partner agencies including health, education and community services

About You

You will:

• Have experience working with children, young people and families, including those facing adversity
• Hold an HNC in Social Care (or equivalent) or be willing to work towards relevant qualifications
• Have a good understanding of the challenges affecting vulnerable children and families
• Be confident delivering both groupwork and 1:1 interventions
• Demonstrate strong communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships
• Be able to work effectively as part of a team and with partner agencies
• Have knowledge and experience of safeguarding and child protection procedures
• Be organised, with the ability to maintain accurate case records

If you are passionate about making a difference and want to be part of a team that supports children, young people and families to thrive, we would love to hear from you.

Pay & Reward Framework

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay.

Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.

Benefits

Workplace Offer: What it means for you

Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, in the community, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or depending on the role any combination of these. Please read through the advert carefully to understand the remits of hybrid working that will be specific to the role.

Barnardo's require colleagues to be UK residents, based in the UK and to complete their roles from within the UK (with the exception of colleagues providing Barnardo's services in Jersey and colleagues who live in the Republic of Ireland providing services in Northern Ireland)

• Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
• Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our Buy Your Leave scheme
• A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
• Service related sick pay from day 1
• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
• Cycle2work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
• 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer

*T&C's apply based on contract

About Barnardo's

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Our basis and values

All roles at OPFS contribute to our mission of working with and for single parent families, providing support that enables them to achieve their potential and help create lasting solutions to the poverty and barriers facing many single parents and their children. Our core values of Justice, Equity, Trust, Collaboration and Compassion are at the heart of everything we do and underpin all aspects of our work.

One Parent Families Scotland (OPFS) is the national charity for single parent families and this programme is about changing what is possible.

This role will be instrumental in the development, operational management and delivery of a national child maintenance support programme, ensuring effective coordination across partner organisations, delivery of specialist support to families, practitioner capacity-building, and development of national learning.

The Project officers will deliver front line services and advice relating to the project , while working closely with the Senior Child Maintenance Officer based at Fife Gingerbread who leads practice development and practitioner training.

The Scottish Pantry Network (TSPN) is growing, and we are recruiting a Volunteer & Employability Coordinator to lead volunteering and support volunteer progression within our Prepmate meal‑kit programme. This new role offers the chance to shape a people-centred volunteering programme while supporting practical skills development in a busy production environment.

About Us

TSPN strengthens communities across Scotland by improving access to nutritious food, reducing food waste and supporting community wellbeing. Our Prepmate programme produces affordable meal kits while providing hands‑on training and development opportunities for volunteers.

About the Role

You will recruit, induct and support volunteers, coordinate their day‑to‑day activities across food prep, packing and stock handling, and deliver training in key areas such as food hygiene, safety and customer service.

You will also provide light‑touch employability support (CV help, confidence building, goal setting) and build strong relationships with partners such as DWP, colleges, Skills Development Scotland and employers.

Why Join TSPN?

• Help volunteers build confidence, skills and opportunities
• Shape a new role in a growing social enterprise
• Support meaningful community impact
• Work within a friendly, passionate team

We’re looking for two Finance Assistants to join our busy Finance team on a fixed-term basis.

These roles are well suited to candidates who enjoy working at pace, delivering accurate financial processing, and picking up meaningful work quickly. Whether you’re looking for a short-term contract (6 months) or a longer-term opportunity (12 months), these roles provide the chance to make an immediate impact within a well-established finance function.

You’ll support core finance activity across purchase ledger, sales ledger and cashbook, helping ensure transactions are processed accurately, efficiently and on time across a large, multi-service organisation.

What we’re looking for

We’re keen to hear from candidates who are confident, reliable, and comfortable working in a busy finance environment with proven skills in this area..

Essential:

• Experience in a finance processing or ledger-based role
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Evidence of working to deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Good IT skills, including spreadsheets and finance systems

Why these roles stand out (especially for FTC candidates)

• Immediate, hands-on work where you can add value quickly
• Variety across multiple finance functions (not stuck in one ledger)
• Monday–Friday hours (35 per week) supporting work-life balance
• Agile working, offering flexibility around how you work

Working at Quarriers

Quarriers is a values-led organisation supporting people across Scotland. Our Finance team plays a vital role in ensuring services can operate effectively, and we’re looking for people who take pride in delivering accurate, high-quality work.

About Us

Quarriers is one of Scotland’s leading social care charities. We provide practical care and support for vulnerable children, adults and families who face extremely challenging circumstances. We challenge poverty and inequality of opportunity to bring about positive changes in people’s lives.

Benefits

• Free Physiotherapy and Occupational Health
• 24/7 Access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Non-contributory Life Assurance Scheme
• Workplace Pension
• Savings Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Long Service Rewards
• Significant Discount Opportunities

CEMVO Scotland is a national intermediary organisation and strategic partner of the Scottish Government Equalities Directorate. With a network of over 600 ethnic minority (EM) organisations throughout Scotland, our aim is to build the capacity of the ethnic minority voluntary sector and its communities.

We have recently secured funding from the Scottish Illegal Money Lending Unit (Trading Standards) and The Robertson Trust to continue our Financial Capability Programme.

We’re looking for a Financial Capability Officer to support ethnic minority communities across Scotland to develop the skills, knowledge, and confidence to make informed financial decisions and improve long-term resilience.

You’ll deliver engaging support both online and face-to-face, working directly with individuals and community organisations, while connecting people to the right money and welfare advice services.

If you have experience working with diverse communities, understand financial capability or welfare issues, and can build strong partnerships, we want to hear from you.

Spartans Community Foundation is a charity and social enterprise in North Edinburgh, focusing on community engagement and participation and delivering social impact through the power of people and sport.

You can find out more about the organisation at spartanscf.com

Spartans Community Foundation is a charity and social enterprise in North Edinburgh. We aspire to be a valued organisation that helps to improve the quality of people’s lives in a meaningful way, with love, compassion and dignity at the heart of our approach. We change lives through the power of sport and people.

We are “here for good”.

The Spartans Community Foundation operates from a £1.4 million purpose-built Education & Youth Work space, creating exciting opportunities to expand our impact and support even more children and young people across North Edinburgh.

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, motivated, and experienced individual to join our vibrant and dedicated youth work team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a broad range of skills, knowledge, and practical experience who is passionate about supporting and empowering young people. The successful candidate will bring energy, creativity, and a strong commitment to delivering high-quality youth work, while working collaboratively within a supportive and dynamic team environment. We are looking for someone who can build positive relationships, engage effectively with young people from diverse backgrounds, and contribute meaningfully to the continued growth and development of our services and programmes.

Job Purpose:

Deliver and develop a high-quality face to face youth work service aimed at meeting the needs of children & young people through informal activity-based sessions within youth clubs and primary schools.

The successful candidates will work with children and young people aged 7 -16 years from across our North Edinburgh community.

Key Responsibilities

• To develop relationships with young people based on mutual trust & respect (Building the Bridge of Trust).
• To deliver direct face to face work with young people in existing & new youth work provision.
• To encourage the involvement of young people in the planning and evaluation of programmes.
• To assist with service development by contributing to planning, delivery, and monitoring.
• To develop reflective practice and attend supervision as required.
• To assist in the development of programmes that promote equal opportunities and inclusive environments.
• To deliver a range of fun, engaging activities suitable for various age ranges.
• To use a wide range of resources to effectively engage with all young people.
• To ensure health and safety is always maintained to the required standards.
• To carry out any other duties as required, including the possibility of residential trips, holiday programmes as required.
• To deliver youth work sessions both 1-1 and small groups within a local primary school. (Shadowing/training available re this)
• To engage in partnership working to deliver collaborative youth work.

Skills Required

• Experience of working with & developing trusting relationships with children & young people aged 7-25 years old.
• Ability to communicate effectively with young people and the ability to motivate and engage them positively.
• Experience of working with & developing trusting relationships with hard-to-reach young people.
• Experience of delivering & developing youth work in a variety of settings.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and on your own initiative with minimum supervision.
• Knowledge of issues facing young people within our community.
• Understanding of child protection issues and willing to undergo further training.
• An understanding of the needs of socially excluded young people.
• A high level of professionalism in the workplace, including maintaining confidentiality at all times.
• Reliability & good time keeping.

Key Competencies:

• Productivity - Plans work carefully, makes effective use of time available, reprioritising as necessary, consistently delivers work of high quality on time, makes timely decisions, and approaches tasks in a systematic manner.
• Adaptability - Is open to latest ideas and suggestions, suggests new and innovative ways of working, show a positive approach to change, demonstrates a flexible approach when dealing with other, and keeps calm when faced with unexpected problems.
• Taking Action - Demonstrates a keen sense of ownership for work, shows resilience when working under pressure, consistently strives to meet targets, rises to meet tough challenges, and attempts to solve problems before seeking help (adopting a can-do mindset).
• Delivering Customer Impact - Understands customer needs, responds quickly to changing customer needs and/or anticipates customer needs, identifies ways to improve customer service, takes responsibility for sorting out customer problems, and keeps customers informed of developments.
• Working with Others (internal & external) - Collaborates effectively with others, develops positive relationships with others, actively takes part in team activities, is supportive of colleagues, builds trust, and treats everyone as an individual (honours uniqueness).
• Communicates with a Presence - Is always present with others, manages personal FOE factor, listens to understand others and checks for understanding around their MAP of the world, communicates key and relevant information to others, talks with enthusiasm and confidence, and adapts communication style depending on who they are talking to.
• Contributes with Authenticity - Tries to conduct work in an ethical and fair way, acts with integrity, willing to be vulnerable and fail, to take calculated risks, speaks openly and honestly about problems and challenges, and aspires to be a positive role-model – adopts a ‘big heart, small head’ approach.
• Always Learning - Spots and takes opportunities to develop own skills and knowledge, evaluates the impact of actions and initiatives (e.g., composes win/learn/change reviews), takes time to self-reflect on own behaviours and effectiveness, applies new knowledge and skills to be more effective and shares own learning with colleagues.

Working Requirements

• 37.5 hours per week
• Staff development and training events as required.
• Working pattern is Monday – Friday which will include evening work.

Responsible to:Senior Youth Worker

Liaises with: All Foundation employees, customers, partners and volunteers

Benefits

• Living Wage Employer
• Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme
• Staff uniform (Macron Kit Allowance)
• On-site parking
• Company pension scheme
• 30 days annual leave plus, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day as public holidays.
• Training and Development opportunities.
• Free access for employees’ children to Football Development Department holiday and football programmes.

Spartans Community Foundation is a charity and social enterprise in North Edinburgh. We aspire to be a valued organisation that helps to improve the quality of people’s lives in a meaningful way, with love, compassion and dignity at the heart of our approach. We change lives through the power of sport and people.

We are “here for good”.

You can find our more at spartanscf.com

The Spartans Community Foundation operates from a £1.4 million purpose-built Education & Youth Work space, creating exciting opportunities to expand our impact and support even more children and young people across North Edinburgh.

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, experienced, and motivated individual with a strong range of youth work skills and experience to join our vibrant and dedicated Senior Alternative School and Youth Work team where the successful candidate will support young people within a mainstream primary school environment.

Key Objective:

Deliver and develop a high-quality face-to-face youth work service aimed at meeting the needs of children and young people through informal activity-based youth work sessions in an alternative education setting.

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships with young people based on mutual trust and respect.
• Deliver direct face-to-face work with young people in existing and new youth work provision.
• Encourage the involvement of young people in the planning and evaluation of programmes.
• Assist with service development by effectively contributing to planning, delivery, and monitoring and evaluation requirements.
• Develop reflective practice and attend supervision as required.
• Assist in the development of programmes that promote equal opportunities and inclusive environments.
• Deliver a range of fun, engaging activities suitable for various age ranges in a school based setting and alternative education setting.
• Use a wide range of resources to effectively engage with all young people.
• Ensure health and safety is always maintained to the required standards.
• Carry out any other duties as required, including the possibility of residential trips and holiday programmes as required.

Skills Required

• Experience of working with and developing trusting relationships with children and young people aged 7-16 years old.
• Ability to communicate effectively with young people and the ability to motivate and engage them positively.
• Experience of working with and developing trusting relationships with hard-to-reach young people.
• Experience of delivering and developing youth work in a variety of settings.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and on your own initiative with minimum supervision.
• Knowledge of issues facing young people within our community.
• Understanding of child protection and safeguarding and willingness to undergo further training.
• An understanding of the needs of socially excluded young people.
• A high level of professionalism in the workplace, including maintaining confidentiality at all times
• Reliability and good timekeeping.

Key Competencies:

• Productivity – Plans work carefully, makes effective use of available time, reprioritises as necessary, consistently delivers high-quality work on time, makes timely decisions, and approaches tasks systematically
• Adaptability – Is open to new ideas and suggestions, suggests new and innovative ways of working, shows a positive approach to change, demonstrates a flexible approach when dealing with others, and remains calm when faced with unexpected problems
• Taking Action – Demonstrates a keen sense of ownership for work, shows resilience when working under pressure, strives to meet targets, rises to tough challenges, and attempts to solve problems before seeking help (adopting a can-do mindset)
• Delivering Customer Impact – Understands customer needs, responds quickly to changing customer needs and/or anticipates customer needs, identifies ways to improve customer service, takes responsibility for sorting out customer problems, and keeps customers informed of developments
• Working with Others (internal & external) – Collaborates effectively with others, develops positive relationships, actively takes part in team activities, is supportive of colleagues, builds trust, and treats everyone as an individual
• Communicates with a Presence – Is always present with others, listens to understand, checks for understanding, communicates key information effectively, talks with enthusiasm and confidence, and adapts communication depending on the audience
• Contributes with Authenticity – Conducts work in an ethical and fair way, acts with integrity, is willing to be vulnerable and fail, takes calculated risks, speaks openly and honestly, and aspires to be a positive role model (adopts a 'big heart, small head' approach)
• Always Learning – Spots and takes opportunities to develop own skills and knowledge, evaluates the impact of actions and initiatives, takes time to self-reflect on behaviours and effectiveness, applies new knowledge and skills to be more effective, and shares learning with colleagues

Responsible to:Education Manager & Senior Youth Worker

Liaises with: All Foundation employees, partners, volunteers and with children and young people aged 7-16 years from across our North Edinburgh community.

Benefits

• Real Living Wage employer
• Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme
• First aid training
• Staff uniform (Macron kit allowance)
• On-site parking
• Company pension scheme
• 30 days annual leave including Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. (Pro rata)
• Training and development opportunities
• Free access for employees’ children to Football Development Department holiday and football programmes.

This post is a fixed-term, one-year role within the Sexual Health Blood Borne Virus Outreach Service. The purpose of the role is to support people leaving custody across Falkirk, Clackmannanshire and Stirling who are at increased risk of poor sexual health and blood-borne virus (BBV) outcomes. The Project Worker will deliver trauma-informed, person-centred outreach support, meeting individuals where they are and removing barriers to engagement with health and wider support services.

The primary focus of the role is people leaving custody across the Forth Valley area who experience significant health inequalities. This includes individuals who: test positive for a blood-borne virus in custody and require intensive support on liberation, experience substance use, mental ill-health, homelessness or housing instability, poverty, trauma, and digital exclusion, face barriers to accessing services due to stigma, anxiety, communication needs, or rigid appointment-based systems, are from marginalised groups, including people with learning disabilities, neurodivergence, complex family circumstances, or a history of offending.

The post holder will report to the Team Leader. They will work in partnership with colleagues from Substance Use Services, Social Work Departments, Housing Services, Hepatology Services, HMP Establishments and others as required for continuity of care and sharing good practice. In partnership we aim to provide services that are specifically designed to identify, engage, and support individuals.

The post holder as an employee of Transform Forth Valley will have a corporate responsibility to contribute to the overall performance of the organisation to ensure that contractual outputs and targets are achieved. There is a responsibility for the post-holder to demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvements in service delivery for the benefit of the service user, the service, and the partners.

The post-holder will be required to work from several operational sites across the local authority areas and work flexibly within an agreed number of hours to maintain the most appropriate level of provision.

Organisational Profile

Transform Forth Valley is a Scottish based registered charity limited by guarantee (SC033772).

Transform Forth Valley is governed by a Board of Directors and is strategically led, managed, and operated on a day-to-day basis by a Corporate Leadership Team consisting of two Operational Managers and one Corporate Service Manager.

Transform Forth Valley offer a wide range of services to support individuals and families who are impacted by inequality, whether this be societal, financial or in relation to their health.

Transform Forth Valley is dedicated to empowering individuals and families to live a more fulfilled life. We work with partners to actively challenge inequalities and to achieve sustainable change.

You can find out more about Transform Forth Valley here: transformfv.org.uk.

Benefits:

• Leave – For full time employees Transform Forth Valley offer 30 days of Annual Leave plus 9 days of Statutory Holiday per annum.
• Pension – If eligible Transform Forth Valley will auto enrol you into our pension scheme where we will contribute 5%, and employee’s a minimum of 3%, of your pensionable salary.
• Wellbeing Days – For permanent members of staff, who have completed their probationary period, Transform Forth Valley offer two day’s paid leave of absence per annum as a ‘wellbeing day’ to support positive mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing for staff.
• Death in Service Insurance – If eligible Transform Forth Valley will place you into the scheme upon commencement of employment and the lump sum benefit is 4 x Basic Annual Salary.

We are looking for a creative, enthusiastic, and committed Community Events Assistant to support the growing programme of activity in this exciting community owned social enterprise.

The Community Events Assistant will work closely with the Community Engagement Coordinator and other members of the team to plan, promote and deliver a programme of events appealing to our diverse community and to encourage broad community participation and to maximise use of the facilities at Duncan Place Community Hub. You are expected to have a degree of flexibility and work with the rest of the team to ensure that all shifts are covered.

Shifts are rota’d in advance and the weekly hours will include at least one evening per week, at least one weekend day per month and other weekday daytime hours. Work will be based in Duncan Place Community Hub; this is not a hybrid role.

The successful candidate will:

• Support the Community Engagement Coordinator with marketing, communications, planning and delivery of events and activities, including set up & take down and associated admin tasks.
• Ensure everyone coming into Duncan Place Community Hub is warmly welcomed, that rooms are prepared and that the building and its environs are well presented.

Duncan Place Community Hub are now seeking a Building & Facilites Coordinator; this is a new role working alongside the CEO and our small team of staff. You will be responsible for all planned and reactive maintenance and for compliance with security, health and safety. You will be responsible for high level building maintenance, following guidelines and procedures and, where necessary, you will be working with contractors to plan and organise servicing, maintenance checks and repairs. This is a hands-on role where you use initiative and get stuck in to keep our building running smoothly and presented to a high standard; this includes responding to smaller tasks and urgent issues as they arise, e.g. putting up shelves, unblocking toilets, painting walls & woodwork (including being confident and competent with ladders and heights), litter-picking and generally mucking in with the team to help maintain standards. We are looking for someone who will be proactive in getting tasks completed to a high standard quickly with as little inconvenience to our customers as possible.

You must be motivated, organised, solution focused, hands-on and have excellent record keeping skills. You will be able to supervise and work alongside your team to keep the building well maintained, presented to a high standard, keeping people and resources safe at all times.

We have a wonderful and diverse community of building users and universal acceptance and respect is essential. You are expected to have a degree of flexibility and work with the rest of the team to ensure that all planned and reactive maintenance takes place with the minimum of disruption to tenants and room hirers. Shifts are rota’d in advance, and the weekly hours will include at least one evening per week, at least one weekend day per month and other weekday daytime hours.

Whilst the majority of tasks will be based in Duncan Place Community Hub, occasional hybrid hours are possible.