Are you passionate about helping people improve their health and wellbeing through community support?

If so, this role in our Falkirk Community Link Service may be the perfect opportunity for you.

About the service

The service works with people who are experiencing challenges such as poor health, social isolation, financial pressures, or difficult life circumstances, supporting them through GP practices in Falkirk East and Falkirk Central. It focuses on early, practical help by offering personalised support conversations that look at the whole person, not just their immediate health concerns.

The aim is to help people feel more confident, supported, and connected within their local community. By working closely with individuals, the service helps them find and access the right local support, build resilience, and take positive steps towards improving their overall wellbeing and quality of life.

About the role

This role works within GP practices to support people to improve their wellbeing through practical, person-centred support and strong links to community services. You will help connect healthcare with local resources so people can access the right support at the right time.

Key aspects of the role include:

• Building trusting relationships to understand people’s needs and goals
• Supporting people to access local services and community-based support
• Working with GP teams and partner organisations to improve joined-up support

About you

We are looking for someone who is confident working with people facing complex challenges, and who can build trust and support positive change in a person-centred way.

Key requirements include:

• Experience supporting people in challenging or complex situations
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to build trusting and supportive relationships
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, with good organisation and professional boundaries

How we’ll support you

You’ll be joining a small but experienced and knowledgeable team who will give you full introduction to all aspects of Community Link Service.

You’ll have a supportive manager as well as access to wider Cyrenians support, including our learning and development programme, and staff wellbeing services.

About Cyrenians

At Cyrenians we tackle the causes and consequences of homelessness by taking a values-led and relationships-based approach to delivering our services. You can find out more about our values and our impact online.

Mission Statement

Our long-term vision is to end youth homelessness. Our more immediate mission is to ensure that every young person in Scotland has access to expert youth specific services to assist them to avoid, survive, and move on from homelessness; making it rare, brief, and non-recurring.

Context

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing organisation and lead a growing and ambitious Fundraising and Communications (F&C) team.

The primary role of the Fundraising and Communications Manager is to ensure the delivery of all fundraising and communications activity for the organisation, in line with the F&C strategies, policies and procedures.

The F&C manager will have the opportunity to shape our ongoing fundraising strategy, paying particular attention to key growth areas including Individual Giving and Events, while supporting colleagues across multiple other fundraising disciplines.

The F&C Manager holds responsibility for the development and management of our funder relationships with the overall goal of increasing our supporter base and income in line with strategic KPIs. They hold shared responsibility for promoting development, co-operation and efficiency throughout the organisation.

Mission Statement

Our long-term vision is to end youth homelessness. Our more immediate mission is to ensure that every young person in Scotland has access to expert youth specific services to assist them to avoid, resolve and move on from homelessness, making it rare, brief, and non-recurring.

Context

Working as part of our innovative Fife Housing First for Youth Project, the Project Worker will work directly with young people aged 16-25 years to coordinate and provide emotional and practical support to avoid, resolve and move on from homelessness

Working directly with young people in their home or within a community setting the Project Worker will support young people to secure/maintain a permanent home, improve their independent living skills, access other services, manage finances and engage with resources within their communities.

The Project Worker will offer line management, guidance, and support to Support Assistants and volunteers. The Project Workers are responsible for completing support plans and risk assessments and acting as co-ordinator for any key people involved in the care and support of young people.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Housing Assistant to join our small, tenant‑led organisation. The role is based on 28 hours per week, although we would be happy to consider flexibility in working hours per week and discuss a suitable working pattern.

As a fully mutual housing co‑operative managed by a voluntary committee of tenants, we provide good‑quality, affordable homes and promote a safe, welcoming community. Our staff play a vital role in delivering a personal, responsive service to tenants and partners.

Our values

• Fairness – treating everyone fairly and without prejudice
• Equality – being open and accessible to people from all backgrounds and circumstances
• Honesty – being clear, open and avoiding false promises
• Integrity and trust – keeping our commitments and doing what we say we will do

As our Housing Assistant, you will:

• Provide high-quality administrative, housing and finance support, including professional front‑line service to tenants, colleagues and external partners.
• Manage rent and income functions, including rent payments, account reconciliation, arrears support, invoices, payments, banking and supplier queries.
• Liaise with local authorities, the DWP and contractors on Housing Benefit/Universal Credit, repairs, maintenance, voids and servicing.
• Support housing management activity, including allocations, lettings, transfers, tenancy sign‑ups, terminations and associated paperwork.
• Assist with repairs, health and safety compliance, inspections and accurate keeping.
• Contribute to organisational work as part of a small team, supporting reports, communications, policies and working closely with the whole team.

About you

We are looking for someone who:

• Experience in office‑based administration with regular customer contact, ideally within social housing, finance or repairs/contractor liaison.
• Confidence in handling rent payments, cash transactions and financial queries.
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office and relevant finance or housing management systems.
• Clear, professional and respectful communication with tenants, colleagues and partner organisations.
• Ability to manage and prioritise workload accurately, with attention to detail and a commitment to confidentiality, equality, customer care and health & safety.

Why work with us?

• Be part of a small organisation where your work makes a real difference.
• Supportive team environment.
• Opportunity to use and develop a wide range of skills.
• A chance to build positive relationships with tenants and colleagues.
• We offer full EVH terms and conditions of employment.

Would you like to join MATRICS and be part of the team that have very recently written and published the Debt Advice handbook for Scotland?

If you understand the Scottish legal system, court procedures and debt recovery and you are a good communicator with considerable experience of delivering money advice at level 2/3 this could be the role for you.

As a Money Advice Consultant, you would be providing a second tier consultancy service to money advisers on issues covering Consumer Credit law, Sequestration and Statutory Scottish debt solutions. You would enjoy the opportunity of designing and developing – and delivering - training materials for e-learning and face to face courses providing a learning pathway through Matrics Learn to embed the Scottish National Standards for money advice and ensure the provision of high quality money advice across Scotland.

Employee benefits

Citizens Advice Scotland offers excellent terms and conditions. We want our people to have a great work life balance and we have designed our working practices and benefits to support this. Here are some of things our employees benefit from: a 35-hour full time working week, 40 days annual leave, genuine flexibility in working hours with a flexi-time system, and hybrid working opportunities for every role.

Citizens Advice Scotland is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies and flexible working arrangements to support all our staff. We are also committed to equality of opportunity for all and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

CAS provides options for hybrid working to allow employees to balance their time attending the office with time working from home. The number of days you will be able to work from home each week will be dependent on your job role and can be discussed as part of the recruitment process.

This is a new role for SCMA with fixed term funding for 2 years until 31st March 2028 in the first instance.

Are you passionate about nurture, high quality childcare and making a real difference to children and families in Scotland? Do you want to be part of SCMA – a thriving membership organisation, advocating on behalf of childminders and delivering services across Scotland?

The Scottish Childminding Association (SCMA) is the national voice of childminding in Scotland. SCMA is a national Third Sector and membership organisation that promotes childminding as a quality childcare service. Working on behalf of its 2,500 childminder members, SCMA helps to improve the wellbeing and outcomes for Scotland’s children and aims to influence policy to ensure that it is informed by the experiences of childminding. SCMA provides a wide range of support and professional services for members including training and events as well as delivering local services. For more information about our organisation and services visit childminding.org

We are recruiting an HR Advisor to provide pro-active and experienced HR advice, support and guidance to line managers on all aspects of our employment policies and practices

The successful applicant will be aligned to support the development of the organisations HR function. In this role you will be the first point of contact for managers requiring support, advice and guidance on all HR and employee related matters. We require an HR Advisor who will listen and support our managers and provide sound HR advice by contextualising policy, procedures and best practice. The role would suit someone with extensive HR experience, is confident to deal with the full range of low through to high-risk employee related matters and has up to date employment law knowledge.

The postholder is required to have proven ability to act with discretion and professionalism and to be able to resolve conflict and seek solutions. Enthusiasm, self-motivation, excellent communication and organisational skills are required.

Starting salary - £35,230 - £38,372 (pro rata for part time staff)

The post will be head office/home based, with hybrid working at our Head Office in Stirling.

Equipment will be provided.

Values in Action Scotland (VIAS) is recruiting for the post of Lead Consultant (Job Coaching), based in Aberdeen with some travel throughout Scotland. Reporting to the Development Manager (Grampian), this exciting opportunity will give the role holder scope to help VIAS reach a wider target audience, and to grow and develop the organisation’s commitment to people with learning disabilities and/or neurodivergence gaining and sustaining paid employment.

About us:

Values in Action Scotland is a Quality Improvement Service. Our vision is for a Scotland where people with learning disabilities and neurodivergent people have the same opportunities as everyone else and are supported to achieve their goals including access to meaningful paid employment. Through our Job Coaching Service, Scotland will take the lead in demonstrating best practice in all aspects of the supported employment process.

What we’re looking for:

We value potential, passion, and the right attitude just as much as experience or a traditional career background.

• The candidate must be a mentor eager to support their fellow people. You must be able to discover people’s strengths and support needs and identify what works best for them and their employer.
• Having communication skills partnered with critical thinking are prerequisites for this job. With proven experience in job coaching and working with people with learning disabilities and neurodivergence, the successful candidate will be confident in their ability to create and implement a development plan to help grow the job coaching service, VIAS and our capabilities.
• Candidates must have strong administrative skills, with a willingness to learn new systems, build detailed profiles, and take the time to get to know individuals and their needs.
• With an understanding or experience of work-related issues affecting people with learning disabilities and/ or neurodivergence, the successful candidate will be a multi-tasker working in an autonomous capacity throughout Aberdeen.
• The successful candidate will also be a team player and have the ability to work with a range of stakeholders, demonstrating excellent interpersonal skills and an aptitude for building and nurturing successful partnerships.
• They will have a high-level ability to plan, analyse and think through issues that arise and an ability to identify, prioritise and deliver a varied work programme.

We’d love to hear from you, even if you don’t meet every requirement listed. If you’re excited about this opportunity, passionate about making a difference, and believe you can bring value to the role, we encourage you to apply.

A cover letter is a great opportunity to demonstrate your passion for the role and give us an insight into who you are, your experience, and what motivates you.

What We Offer

• We offer excellent training and development opportunities
• Competitive salary, a performance related pay scheme, contributory pension scheme
• 32 days annual holiday (including bank holidays)
• Supportive working culture with regular one to one support sessions focused on your development, wellbeing and continuous growth.

Further Details

The post is permanent, with 5 positions available. Flexible working, and hours can be discussed at interview. VIAS will carry out a disclosure check on the successful applicant.

For further information or an informal discussion, please call Kelly Forrest on 07350 421305.

We are excited to invite applications from experienced Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioners to apply to join our Distress Brief Intervention service (DBI). FDAMH’s DBI Service works in partnership with front-line agencies (A&E, Primary Care,) as part of a two-tier crisis response service. FDAMH delivers supportive interventions within a defined, and limited timescale, providing compassionate community problem solving support, wellness and distress management planning, supported connections and signposting for a period of up to 14 days.

As a Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner, you will provide person centred, holistic support to individuals referred to the service. Clients may present in crisis, experience emotional distress, or have reduced mental wellbeing.

We are seeking an experienced practitioner who can demonstrate strong knowledge, skills, and a compassionate, professional approach. Using excellent communication skills and a positive, mature attitude, you will support individuals to achieve their identified outcomes while delivering a high-quality service to our clients.

This post will be delivered through a hybrid working model, with an expectation that part of the working week will be office based.

The Scottish Recovery Consortium (SRC) is seeking a collaborative, proactive and values-driven individual to join our Experiential Team as a MIST National Officer (Experiential Team).

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the implementation and ongoing development of the Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Standards, helping to improve access to treatment and related services and reduce drug-related deaths and harms in Scotland.

Working closely with SRC colleagues and in partnership with Public Health Scotland’s Medication Assisted Treatment Standards Implementation Support Team (MIST), you will play an important role in supporting the development of the experiential agenda. You will help ensure that the voices and experiences of people accessing services, family members inform quality improvement and service development across Scotland.

The role involves building strong relationships with a wide range of partners, including Alcohol and Drug Partnerships, NHS services, Health and Social Care Partnerships, third sector organisations, grassroots recovery communities, and people with lived and living experience.

We are looking for someone with excellent relationship-building skills, a strong commitment to a human rights-based approach, and the ability to work collaboratively across national and local structures to support learning, engagement and continuous improvement.

Benefits include:

• 10% pension contribution
• Life assurance
• 28 days annual leave plus public holidays

If you are passionate about recovery, rights-based practice and making a meaningful difference in Scotland’s alcohol and drug sector, we would love to hear from you.

We’re looking for Project Workers to join our team at Upmo!

In this role, you’ll work closely with adults with learning disabilities and autism in a supportive capacity within our workshop based service to assist them to build their independence and live fulfilling lives. If you’re eager to make a meaningful impact, we’d love to hear from you!

We currently have vacancies in our team based across Edinburgh which operates services in St. Margaret's House (Meadowbank) and Links House (Leith).

Our services are separated into the following workshop areas:

• St. Margaret's House: Music, Drama, Dance, Performance, and Life Skills (Upmo Retail, Upmo Empower)
• Links House: Art, IT, VR, Digital Photography

We're currently looking for individuals with an interest in music and drama, however an interest in any of the above areas is beneficial.

Details

Working Hours: 10:00 – 16:00, Monday – Friday, with our 'full time' hours at 30 per week.

Available Contracts:

• 30 hour contracts available
• 12, 18, and 24 hour contracts available, with a combination of fixed working days

Pay: Upmo is a Living Wage Employer. The rate of pay for this role is £13.45 per hour.

Holiday:

• 30 days per year (pro rata)
• Inclusive of Upmo's regular closure during the Christmas/New Year period
• Enhanced at 3 years’ service by an additional day (pro rata) per year thereafter, up to a maximum of 5 days

About the role

As a Project Worker, you will be part of an enthusiastic and creative team who provide daily support to adults with learning disabilities and autism as they participate in workshop activities of their choosing within our site-based services, and café sites.

For this role, we are particularly interested in hearing from individuals with skills and experience in music, or drama, or performing arts.

We are also interested in hearing from candidates with experience in care or support generally.

The primary function of this role is to provide 1:1 support to students within workshop sessions. You will work closely with both individuals and groups to help them engage, participate, and achieve their personal goals in a safe and supportive environment.

You will also be expected to assist with personal care tasks throughout the day, where required. This includes support with toileting needs, other private hygiene tasks, and eating and drinking. All personal care must be delivered with dignity, respect, and sensitivity. Additionally, throughout the week our Project Workers will provide support to our students that access our Café sites in partnership with Edinburgh Leisure.

There are opportunities for Project Workers to take on a more active leadership role within workshops as a workshop facilitator. This aspect of the Project Worker role focuses on leading workshop activities, and involves contributing to the planning, delivery, and record keeping of workshop activities to ensure they align with our RISE curriculum with support from our Curriculum Leads.