Apex Scotland is the leading employment and training organisation specialising in work with people with convictions.

We believe in a future beyond your past.

Apex Scotland offer a diverse range of services for young people and adults to help them break down barriers to employment, engage in education, or integrate into their communities.

We are looking for a full time Practitioner to join our team in our National Upside Service at 35 hours per week, covering the Tayside area.

The post will present an opportunity to cover our service we deliver in partnership with Access to industry, Action for Children, Barnardo’s, Circle, Families Outside, Sacro and Turning Point Scotland. Upside is a national throughcare service, available in all parts of Scotland. Throughcare provides people in short-term custody or remand with the practical and emotional support they need to transition to community life. The Service will achieve this by working in partnership with the Scottish Prison Service, Community Justice Social Work and other agencies across Scotland to ensure our approach of focusing on meeting people where they are, addressing immediate challenges, and helping them build sustainable futures within their communities are met.

The successful applicant will have experience of working in a community environment and an understanding of Throughcare support would be an advantage. There will be some travel throughout the country therefore a driving license or access to a means of transport is essential.

The right candidate will have an aptitude for working collaboratively with participants, prison workers, SPS, social work and other partners. Offer a tailored and responsive engagement experience to our participants in a person-centred way. The candidate must be able to complete dynamic and robust risk assessments and follow safeguarding practices. An understanding of Prison Throughcare would be an advantage, as would knowledge and experience in working with databases. You would need to demonstrate flexibility and the ability to work in partnership. Some travel may be required therefore a driving licence and/or access to a means of transport would be an advantage. A full description will be available.

This post is funded until end of March 2028 and may require some evening or weekend working.

Membership of the Prevention of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme is required.

We offer some great benefits, including family friendly policies, flexible and hybrid working and work-life balance. We also have generous annual leave entitlement, employee wellbeing scheme (Perkbox), pension scheme and death in service, company sick pay.

We welcome applications from individuals who share Apex Scotland’s aims and values and value diversity from all sections of the community.

WHALE Arts are looking for a friendly, patient and community-minded Digital Inclusion Lead to deliver our digital inclusion programme, helping local people build confidence with technology and access essential online services.

This part-time (14 hours per week), fixed term post will support WHALE Arts to tackle digital exclusion and strengthen community connections across Wester Hailes.

WHALE Arts is a building-based and place-based community-led charity and social enterprise, founded by local people in 1992. Our Vision is to be the creative heart of a connected community, nurturing imagination, inclusion and wellbeing. Our Mission is to bring people together through creativity, offering opportunities for learning, inspiration and meaningful connections in a welcoming and inclusive space.

Role Purpose

The Digital Inclusion Lead will coordinate and deliver WHALE Arts' digital inclusion programme, supporting people of all ages to develop the skills, confidence and access they need to participate fully in today's digital world.

The postholder will lead weekly digital drop-in sessions and one-to-one support, deliver workshops, work alongside local partners and volunteers, and inspire people to explore the creative possibilities of technology through activities such as film, animation, gaming, digital storytelling and emerging technologies including VR and AR.

Main Duties

• Deliver weekly Digital Drop-in sessions and one-to-one digital support.

• Help people access online services including health, benefits, banking, employment, education and housing.

• Build digital confidence and promote safe, independent use of technology.

• Develop and deliver engaging digital skills and creative technology workshops.

• Support participants to explore creative technologies including digital media, animation, gaming, coding, virtual and augmented reality.

• Build relationships with local organisations and develop partnership opportunities.

• Support volunteers and community-led digital projects.

• Monitor, evaluate and report on project outcomes.

• Work collaboratively with colleagues to promote WHALE Arts' digital programmes and maintain digital resources.

Person Specification

We're looking for someone who has:

• Excellent digital skills and confidence using a range of digital devices and online services.

• Experience supporting people to develop digital skills in community, education or voluntary settings.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• A friendly, patient and non-judgemental approach.

• A passion for reducing inequality through digital inclusion.

• The ability to work independently and collaboratively within a small, supportive team.

Experience of working in community development is desirable, as is knowledge of Wester Hailes and its communities.

For the full Job Description and Person Specification, visit whalearts.co.uk/vacancies.

About Prostate Scotland

At Prostate Scotland, we are dedicated to supporting men across Scotland in their prostate health journey. Nearly 1 in 2 men in Scotland will be affected by prostate disease at some stage of their lives and 1 in 10 are likely to develop prostate cancer. Our mission is to inform, educate, support, campaign, and advance on prostate disease in Scotland. Find out more at Home - Prostate Scotland

About Socialudo

Socialudo is a small social enterprise dedicated to helping organisations and communities achieve positive change through using serious games. Co-founded by Professor Vikki McCall and Professor Alasdair Rutherford, Socialudo specialises in the design, delivery and evaluation of serious games to support learning, reflection and systems change across complex social issues including health, housing and inequality. Socialudo's methodology is research-led and co-produced, and has been independently evaluated by the Social Care Institute for Excellence. Find out more at Serious Play for Serious Change

Purpose of the Role

The Project Coordinator will manage and work with our partner, Socialudo, to co-deliver our Prostate Matters project which is funded by Macmillan Care Grant. The Prostate Matters project will co-produce, co-develop and deliver an innovative serious game to improve equity, cultural responsiveness and shared decision-making in prostate cancer care. Prostate cancer remains one of the most common yet least understood cancers particularly for men from underserved communities. The creation of the game aims to understand barriers such as stigma, culture, race, place and access to services which means some men delay seeking help and struggle to navigate prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment. The Project Coordinator will work with the Socialudo team to establish an Advisory Group and organise and coordinate a conference and a range of four regional co-production workshops across Scotland. These events will bring together men affected by prostate cancer (including from black and minority ethnic communities and those less likely to engage with testing) to work alongside professionals to shape realistic pathways from information-seeking, diagnosis, treatment choice to post diagnostic support.

About Us

At St Andrew's First Aid, we've been helping communities across Scotland stay safe for more than 140 years. Today, we're entering an exciting period of transformation, strengthening our services, investing in our people and expanding our commercial training offer.

As demand for high-quality workplace training continues to grow, we're looking for an engaging and enthusiastic Trainer/Assessor to join our Commercial Training team. This is an opportunity to help individuals and organisations build the knowledge and confidence to respond when it matters most.

The Role

As a Trainer/Assessor, you'll deliver engaging, practical training both at our training centres and at customer locations across Scotland. Working alongside a supportive team of experienced trainers, you'll play a key role in delivering excellent learning experiences while helping us grow our commercial training services.

The role will be based at our Edinburgh training centre, with course delivery primarily across our Edinburgh, Glenrothes, Perth and Dundee centres. Your induction will take place at our flagship Training Academy in Glasgow. As our training opportunities continue to expand, flexibility to travel to other training centres and customer locations may also be required.

You'll deliver a range of courses including:

• First Aid at Work
• Emergency First Aid at Work
• Fire Marshal
• Mental Health First Aid

As our portfolio continues to expand, we'll provide the training and support you need to develop your own skills and deliver additional courses.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Delivering high-quality, engaging training to commercial customers
• Preparing training environments and ensuring an excellent learner experience
• Completing course administration accurately and efficiently
• Maintaining training equipment and professional standards
• Promoting St Andrew's First Aid's training products and services
• Working collaboratively with colleagues to continually improve our training provision

You'll bring:

• A recognised training and/or assessor qualification
• A valid First Aid at Work qualification
• Excellent presentation and communication skills
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Confidence working independently and as part of a team
• A commitment to continuous professional development

Experience delivering first aid or health and safety training would be advantageous, as would a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle, but we're equally interested in individuals with the right attitude and a genuine passion for delivering exceptional training.

Why Join Us?

This is an exciting opportunity to join a respected Scottish charity that is investing in its future. You'll receive ongoing development, the opportunity to broaden your training portfolio, and the chance to make a real difference by helping people gain skills that could save lives.

If you're an enthusiastic trainer who enjoys inspiring others and delivering outstanding customer experiences, we'd love to hear from you.

Our Activity Centres provide innovative and person-centred services and support to veterans struggling with sight loss. This job exists in order to provide tailored support to veterans carrying out woodworking projects. You will work alongside the veterans to identify abilities, share ideas and plan projects within the activity Centre. You will ensure that the support provided is person-centred, tailored to their needs and is the right support for them. You will support the leadership team to coordinate and manage the activities provided within and from the Activity Centre which will support the overall wellbeing of the veterans and their families. You will work closely with colleagues across the organisation and external stakeholders to ensure that veterans can access the relevant support.

About us

For more than 230 years we've been supporting and empowering people with sight loss to live fulfilling lives. We’re proud of what we’ve achieved, but we want to do more. We will build on our rich history to create an organisation which is prepared for the future, and ready to respond to the needs of people impacted by vision loss.

Our vision is bold. We want to be at the leading edge of positive societal change by:

• Investing our funds in the support that makes the biggest difference

• Putting our community at the heart of what we do

• Campaigning for change

• Accelerating prevention and treatment of eye conditions

• Fostering a collaborative culture of innovation and learning

We're determined that no-one should face sight loss alone. We're committed to improving, diversifying and growing our services to make sure we can reach many more people with sight loss - when and where they need us.

Our organisational values - Transform, Unite and Thrive - underpin all the work we do at Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans.

Benefits

• Generous employee pension scheme
• Learning and Development opportunities
• Employee assistance programme
• Discounted cinema tickets
• Discounts for carers

Everyday people with chest, heart and stroke conditions are leaving hospital scared and alone. You can be part of our mission to make sure that there is no life half lived in Scotland. By joining Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland (CHSS) as an Operational Support Administrator you can be the difference between people just surviving and really living.

As an Operational Support Administrator (Operations and Events) you will join our cross-functional admin team. You will show a strong customer service approach to various administrative requests and provide reliable health and safety support within our head office.

You will be a team player, comfortable working to a rota and sharing tasks with other team members. Your day-to-day tasks will vary – from responding to adhoc queries, through taking calls from members of the public, supporting internal and external groups with minute taking, managing data, to providing event management support.

You will show good level of confidence in digital tools and high confidence in communicating with a variety of stakeholders.

The is a hybrid role, with the role holder required to work in Head Office on a rota basis, usually two days per week for part-time colleagues.

19.5 hours per week form 0.6 full-time equivalent. Standard working hours are 6.5 hours a day, 9.00 to 4.30 with a one-hour lunch break.

CHSS employees enjoy a variety of organisational benefits including: Company pension scheme, generous holiday allowance, company sick pay, employee welfare support and life assurance.

CHSS also supports flexible recruitment through Working Families and we are “Happy to Talk Flexible Working”.

In line with our commitment to safeguarding, this role is subject to a Basic Disclosure check. CHSS is committed to equality of opportunity and to providing a service which is free from unfair and unlawful discrimination. We therefore aim to ensure that no applicant, volunteer or member of staff is unfairly treated on the grounds of offending background.

Community Volunteers Enabling You (COVEY) has been a lifeline for children, young people and families across Lanarkshire since 1992. We provide one-to-one and group-based befriending, mentoring and family support services tailored to those who need it most. Our mission is to help children, young people and families become more resilient, safe and better equipped to reach their full potential.

COVEY is entering an important period of growth. Our 2025-28 Strategy sets out ambitious plans to increase income, grow unrestricted funding, strengthen our external profile and develop wider community support for the charity.

As Corporate, Community & Events Fundraising Manager, you will lead the development of corporate partnerships, community fundraising and events, helping COVEY grow sustainable unrestricted income and build long-term relationships with supporters.

This is a new role with real scope to build on COVEY’s existing relationships with volunteers, staff, trustees, supporters, funders, schools, employers, community partners and local networks to identify new fundraising opportunities and partnerships.

You will also help shape fundraising activity linked to COVEY’s 35th anniversary in 2027, using this milestone to raise our profile and build long-term supporter relationships beyond the anniversary year.

This role would suit someone who is confident, proactive and relationship-focused, with the ability to spot opportunities, make compelling asks, build partnerships and turn interest into meaningful support for children, young people and families.

What we’re looking for:

• A successful track record of generating income, developing partnerships, identifying new leads and converting opportunities into active support
• Knowledge of corporate, community and events fundraising, including supporter stewardship, sponsorship, challenge events, employee fundraising, Charity of the Year partnerships and community-led fundraising
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, including confidence in networking, presenting and making fundraising asks
• Strong planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage fundraising activity, events, budgets, supporter communications and CRM records
• A collaborative, supporter-focused approach and a strong commitment to COVEY’s mission, values and outcomes

What We Offer

We offer a rewarding and fulfilling role with the opportunity to develop your skills and career in an enriching environment. Our benefits package includes:

• 6% employer pension contribution
• 22 days annual leave (rising to up to 27 days) and 10 public holidays
• One special leave day to celebrate your birthday
• Flexible working
• HSF Health plan (including dental, optical, physio claim back, personal accident coverage, GP, mental health counselling, legal support, and discounts for gym, cinema, and shopping)
• Quarterly staff wellbeing activities
• Access to ScotWest Credit Union (loans, mortgages, and savings accounts)
• Access to learning and development opportunities

About us

The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland (the Commission) protects and promotes the human rights of people with mental illness, learning disabilities, dementia and related conditions. As an independent statutory body, we ensure that care, treatment and support across Scotland are lawful, ethical and person‑centred.

We are recruiting an experienced and forward‑thinking IT Manager & Cyber Security Lead to help us deliver secure, resilient and modern digital services that support our vital work. This is an exciting opportunity to join a values‑driven organisation with a strong public‑service ethos.

The role

This is a brand-new leadership role within a small organisation, combining responsibility for day‑to‑day IT operations with strategic oversight of cyber security and related governance. You will manage our IT environment, support our staff, oversee suppliers, and lead the organisation’s cyber‑resilience activities.

You will ensure our systems are reliable, secure and aligned with best practice principles (e.g. Cyber Essentials, the Scottish Public Sector Cyber Resilience Framework, National Cyber Security Centre Cyber Assessment Framework and ISO 27001). You will also play a central role in modernising our digital services and supporting the organisation’s wider strategic objectives.

About you

• Significant experience managing IT services in a small or medium‑sized organisation
• Hands‑on technical expertise across infrastructure, networks and Microsoft 365
• Experience leading cyber‑security activities, including risk management and incident response
• Knowledge of Cyber Essentials and information‑security best practice
• Experience supporting GDPR compliance
• Experience delivering digital transformation
• People management experience

Benefits

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Membership of the NHS pension scheme
• Flexible working arrangements
• Commitment to professional development
• Supportive, values‑driven organisational culture

Background to the work of The Canmore Trust

Suicide is now the highest cause of death in the UK under the age of 35 years. Recent work in Scotland suggests that around 20% of men and women in Scotland under the age of 35 years will experience significant suicidal thinking.

The Gibson family, motivated by the loss of their son and brother, Cameron, to suicide in October 2019, established a charity, “The Canmore Trust” (SC051511) in January 2022 to act in suicide prevention, and in suicide postvention, with the following Aims:

• To work with schools, colleges and universities to raise awareness of suicide and to prevent suicide, promoting an individualised “suicide safety plan”;
• To establish a number of safe places where families affected by suicide can spend time, at no financial cost, rebuilding their lives after suicide of a close family member. Trained individuals with lived and living experience of suicide will be on hand to assist as required;
• To ensure a co-ordinated programme of research investigating and identifying psychological and physiological risk factors in suicide;
• To establish a group of trained “Experienced Friends” to work alongside the police and other agencies to ensure that one such supporter is immediately available to any family in crisis following a suicide;
• To work across the suicide charities sector to co-ordinate and facilitate a unified approach to fundraising and action against suicide.

The Canmore Trust views itself as part of the “suicide family” and relationships are at the core of who we are and what we do. Its values are: collaborative, personal, determined, compassionate, and hopeful.

Main task of Job:

The purpose of the role is to lead income generation and digital communication for The Canmore Trust. Working closely with the management team you will deliver income targets through proactive donor recruitment while taking excellent care of existing donors. Identify new key relationships with individuals as well as with businesses, groups and associations, within Scotland and across the UK.

You will represent the vision and purpose of The Canmore Trust whilst ensuring the efficient delivery and oversight of all fundraising and digital communication undertaken by The Trust which will include, but not limited to:

Fundraising

• Development and implementation of the overall fundraising strategy and fundraising activity in conjunction with The Canmore Trust management team.
• Developing, planning and coordinating innovative fundraising campaigns which align with the values of the Trust.
• Identifying fundraising income stream opportunities with individuals, corporate partners, and community groups.
• Supporting the Operations Manager to produce innovative bids and proposals for applications to Grants and Trusts.
• Developing the supporter journey to be the ‘gold standard’.
• Identifying and co-ordinating events that raise awareness of work of The Canmore Trust and/or fundraising opportunities.
• Planning and co-ordinating a calendar of fundraising events across the year including our annual Gala Ball.
• Working with our volunteer coordinator to ensure the recruitment and development of fundraising volunteers, through motivation and encouragement.
• Supporting the accurate monitoring and evaluation of fundraising activities for reporting purposes.
• Compiling funding reports to the board of Trustees, stakeholders and funders.
• Ensuring that all fundraising communication on behalf of the Trust is sensitive, inspirational, personal and relevant.
• Maintain and grow mailing lists and supporter communications in compliance with GDPR.
• Support CRM updates and fundraising/campaign related admin where required.
• Support the development of fundraising bids, proposals, and applications with high-quality written content and case studies.

Digital Communication

• Maintain and grow mailing lists and supporter communications in compliance with GDPR.
• Design and produce copy for marketing materials and social media ensuring it aligns with the values of The Canmore Trust and is sensitive, inspirational, personal and relevant.
• Manage The Canmore Trust’s social media channels, website, and other digital content acting as the point of connect for our external services.

Receptionist, Dundee

The Yard is an award-winning charity that runs adventure play services for children with disabilities and/or additional support needs and their families.

As Receptionist, you will ensure the smooth running of the front of house function, as well as providing general support and administrative duties to other teams.

About the role:

You will be a key part of the team, leading our Front of House; welcoming families, groups and visitors to The Yard Dundee, and putting them at ease. Being able to explain The Yard to new and prospective members and advocate for our whole organisation.

About you:

If you would like to work in a supportive and understanding work environment, ensuring that families feel valued and part of an inclusive community, we would love you to be part of our new team.

This job is for you if you have:

• Experience of providing excellent face-to-face customer service
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to relate well to all visitors, including children with disabilities
• Ability to work well in a team, with fellow employees and volunteers, as well as on own initiative

Benefits:Holiday pay, training & development opportunities, life assurance, company pension, health care cash back plan, employee assistance programme, free uniform