About Under the Trees

Under the Trees is now in its 15th year of providing positive experiences in the outdoors, delivering a wide range of outdoor learning and wellbeing experiences including topic-based wildlife and environmental education, Forest School and Forest Kindergarten, outdoor play sessions, guided wildlife walks, woodland wellbeing sessions, practical conservation sessions, accredited outdoor education training and more! Partner organisations include local schools, community groups and we delivery to families too. For us no two days look the same.

We deliver our services using outdoor locations across Falkirk, Stirling and Clacks (and occasionally further afield) and have also have a dedicated site near Falkirk.

It is recommended that you visit our website and social media pages to gain an understanding of who we are!

Role Overview:

This is an exciting and challenging role funded by the Inspiring Scotland Cashback for Communities Fund. You will work with and support young people aged 10-25 as well as working with other delivery staff, volunteers and placements.

The purpose of the "Root and Rise – Rewilding Youth Futures" project is to provide a nature-based development program for young people aged 10–25 who are at risk of, or already involved in, antisocial behaviour. You will provide guidance and mentorship to young people to engage them with the outdoor, natural world in order to direct their attentions and energies away from activities which may harm local communities. You will also develop partnerships with other relevant organisations in order to ensure a good uptake of opportunities offered.

This role will be assisted by a part time Assistant Outdoor Learning Officer with whom you will work to ensure the successful delivery of the project.

You will be delivering activities such as bushcraft, conservation, outdoor cooking and nature-based creativity. Training and guidance on these can be provided for those with experience of working with the target service users, but limited experience of these activities.

This is an office and site-based role and it is unlikely that home-working will be possible as you must be available to volunteers in a face-to-face capacity. It is envisaged that the 32 hours will be worked across a 4 day week.

Where You Will Be Working:

You will be based at our office in Grangemouth in Falkirk District. We have two units within Newhouse Business Park which has good public transport connections and is close to Falkirk’s Active Travel network including National Cycle Route 76. Bicycles (including UK legal pedelecs) may be brought into the building for secure storage while working.

About Under the Trees

Under the Trees is now in its 15th year of providing positive experiences in the outdoors, delivering a wide range of outdoor learning and wellbeing experiences including topic-based wildlife and environmental education, Forest School and Forest Kindergarten, outdoor play sessions, guided wildlife walks, woodland wellbeing sessions, practical conservation sessions, accredited outdoor education training and more! Partner organisations include local schools, community groups and we delivery to families too. For us no two days look the same.

We deliver our services using outdoor locations across Falkirk, Stirling and Clacks (and occasionally further afield) and have also have a dedicated site near Falkirk.

It is recommended that you visit our website and social media pages to gain an understanding of who we are!

Role Overview:

This is an exciting and challenging role funded by the Inspiring Scotland Cashback for Communities Fund. You will work with and support young people aged 10-25 as well as working with other delivery staff, volunteers and placements.

The purpose of the "Root and Rise – Rewilding Youth Futures" project is to provide a nature-based development program for young people aged 10–25 who are at risk of, or already involved in, antisocial behaviour. Working in partnership with the Outdoor Learning Officer you will provide guidance and mentorship to young people to engage them with the outdoor, natural world in order to direct their attentions and energies away from activities which may harm local communities.

This role is to assist with the delivery of the project, providing additional capacity and support to the Outdoor Learning Officer who will be the lead on the project.

You will be delivering activities such as bushcraft, conservation, outdoor cooking and nature-based creativity. Training and guidance on these can be provided for those with experience of working with the target service users, but limited experience of these activities.

This is an office and site-based role and it is unlikely that home-working will be possible as you must be available to service users in a face-to-face capacity. It is envisaged that the 16 hours will be worked across a 2 day week but there are opportunities for flexibility with this role.

Where You Will Be Working:

You will be based at our office in Grangemouth in Falkirk District. We have two units within Newhouse Business Park which has good public transport connections and is close to Falkirk’s Active Travel network including National Cycle Route 76. Bicycles (including UK legal pedelecs) may be brought into the building for secure storage while working.

We're offering an exciting opportunity to become a Fostering Practice Manager within our Scotland Glasgow Fostering Team. This is a part time position, working over 3 days reporting directly to the Operations Manager you will lead a team of skilled and passionate social workers, children's workers and our therapist ensuring they deliver support, supervision and training to foster carers, their families and young people. Your leadership will help ensure that our carers provide trauma informed care that transforms the lives of children and young people.

In this pivotal role you will;

• Lead and inspire your team to meet evolving service demands through high quality support and supervision whilst adhering to fostering regulations in Scotland
• Support recruitment and retention of foster carers, contributing to strategic development and service improvement
• Collaborate with external partners, including local authorities, health and education professionals to ensure holistic care for children and fostering families
• Support our commitment to delivering positive outcomes for young people in line with the ambitions of The Promise Scotland

We are looking for a driven individual with experience in fostering and social work who is seeking a fresh challenge, this role offers the opportunity to join a committed team to share your expertise and make a lasting impact. You'll be part of a supportive and knowledgeable team with access to training and development opportunities working flexibly in a hybrid manner across the West of Scotland with our office base in Glasgow.

What you will bring:

• A relevant social work qualification and current SSSC registration
• a strong knowledge of fostering regulations in Scotland
• confidence using social media to promote fostering and enhance visibility across Scotland
• proven ability to lead change, manage performance and drive service delivery
• strong communication skills, especially in complex or challenging situations

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible

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 ourPeople & CultureStrategy. 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

About HSTAR Scotland SCIO

You will be joining a small, but very dynamic team!

At HSTAR Scotland we are deeply rooted in lived experience, which shapes everything we do. Since August 2020, we have proudly followed our mission to create a welcoming and inclusive healing environment for women in Scotland, primarily focusing on the Forth Valley. We help all women rebuild their lives after experiencing trauma and abuse. We take pride in placing the individual at the centre of their own therapeutic journey, offering a person-centred and trauma-informed approach to care.

Our holistic approach provides a wide range of trauma-informed services, including 1-2-1 therapy sessions, coaching, group sessions, advocacy services, befriending, mental health and wellbeing sessions, safety planning, and meaningful activities.

The Role

We are seeking an exceptional leader to join us as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). This is a unique hybrid executive position designed for an accomplished professional who thrives on combining strategic vision with robust operational governance.

Working 28 hours per week, you will serve as the central anchor of integration for the charity. While day-to-day task execution is successfully delegated to our specialized team leads, you will hold ultimate organizational accountability for safeguarding, regulatory compliance, financial sustainability, and strategic stakeholder relations.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership & Alignment: Maintain continuous oversight of the charity’s functions, coordinating the workflows of the Service Manager and Financial Consultant to ensure absolute alignment with board-approved goals.
• Governance & Regulatory Compliance: Act as the primary champion for statutory frameworks, ensuring full, audit-ready compliance with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR), data protection (GDPR), and internal policy frameworks.
• Ultimate Safeguarding Ownership:Hold accountability for safeguarding systems, crisis protocols, and service quality benchmarks across all clinical and support operations.
• Financial Oversight & Funding Strategy:Oversee the organization’s complete financial health, budget validation, and risk mitigation. Optimize the deployment of restricted funds (e.g., Fairer Lives, Corra Foundation) and unrestricted revenue streams.
• Board Partnership:Author and present structured, evidence-based monthly performance reports, financial matrices, and risk registries to the Board of Trustees.
• External Relations:Act as the primary ambassador for HSTAR Scotland, building robust relationships with cross-sector partners, public commissioners, and grant funders to secure long-term funding pipelines.

What We Are Looking For

Essential Criteria:

• Proven leadership experience working directly with or reporting to a Board of Trustees within a regulated charity governance model.
• Strong financial oversight capabilities, including budget tracking, resource optimization, and multi-stream funding management.
• A clear track record in risk management, with the ability to identify, mitigate, and escalate operational and compliance risks.
• Exceptional cross-functional leadership skills, capable of driving synergy between operational delivery and financial administration.
• An understanding of, and deep commitment to, trauma-informed practices and ethical service environments.

Desirable Criteria:

• A successful track record in third-sector funding development, grant writing, or public sector commissioning in Scotland.
• Knowledge of the mental health, trauma provision, or violence against women sectors.
• Experience navigating organizations through structural changes.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Education: An advanced qualification or degree in Business Administration, Economics, Non-Profit Leadership, Education, Social Sciences, or a related field.
• Competence in Safeguarding protocols and GDPR/data protection compliance.
• Full compliance with safeguarding standards, including Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH), safeguarding, confidentiality, and data protection requirements.

What we offer

• Statutory annual leave entitlement, plus additional discretionary leave during the Christmas period
• NEST Pension scheme
• Family-friendly policies
• Access to trauma-informed professional supervision
• Professional development opportunities in trauma-informed practice, safeguarding, governance and other areas
• Unlimited access to internal training resources and an external learning platform
• Opportunity to work alongside and support from an experienced and skilled Board of Trustees

Why Join Us

• This is an opportunity to lead a respected and mission-driven charity entering its next stage of organisational
• development and sustainability
• You will work alongside a dedicated Board, skilled therapists and committed staff team while helping shape the future of trauma-informed support for women across Scotland

Clyde Community Hall are excited to introduce this new role to our staff complement to lead our established staff team in providing an inclusive and energetic community centre based in the heart of Ibrox - serving ours and our neighbouring communities. We're looking forward to inviting applications from experienced managers and from those ready to take the next step in their career.

The purpose of this post is to provide a central administrative and management role for a local community centre in Ibrox. This includes management of regular and shift-based staff, the maintenance and upkeep of the premises, responsibility for health and safety compliance, community relations and liaising between trustees and staff.

The post is 17.5 hours per week but should funding be available, we would look at making the post full time.

About Kinship

Kinship is the leading National kinship care charity, supporting relatives and friends who step up to raise children when their parents cannot. Through advice, practical support, research and campaigning, we work to ensure kinship families have the help they need to thrive. Together with our community, we drive positive change so that every child can grow up in a loving, stable family environment.

For more information about Kinship and the work we do, please click here.

About the Opportunity

Join Kinship at an exciting milestone as we launch our first programme in Scotland. Working in partnership with Inspiring Scotland and local youth charity Y Sort It, this National Lottery-funded pilot will strengthen support for kinship families in West Dunbartonshire through a coordinated, whole-family approach.

As part of a small and dedicated delivery team, you will help shape Kinship’s future in Scotland, contribute to evidence-based learning, and make a lasting difference to kinship carers, children and young people in the local community.

The Role

As a Kinship Navigator, you will provide intensive, six-month support to kinship carers through Kinship Connected, helping families build resilience, access services and strengthen support networks. Based at Y Sort It and working across the community, you will develop trusted relationships with families, carry out assessments and reviews, and coordinate support with local partners, including Intandem mentors.

This is a rewarding, community-focused role where you will directly support kinship families while helping to demonstrate the impact of an innovative new model of support in Scotland.

Key Responsibilities

As a Kinship Navigator, you will provide intensive one-to-one support to kinship carers, helping families access services, build support networks and achieve positive outcomes for the children in their care. You will carry out assessments, develop support plans, advocate on behalf of families and facilitate a local peer support group.

Working closely with Y Sort It, Inspiring Scotland and local partners, you will coordinate support for kinship families, strengthen referral pathways and contribute to a pioneering whole-family approach in West Dunbartonshire.

You will also play a key role in safeguarding, partnership working and maintaining high-quality records to demonstrate impact and inform future development of Kinship’s work in Scotland.

About You

We're looking for someone with experience supporting vulnerable families, carers or communities through direct casework, family support or similar roles. You'll be confident building trusted relationships, carrying out assessments, managing a caseload and working collaboratively with statutory and voluntary sector partners.

You will bring strong communication, organisation and record-keeping skills, alongside an understanding of safeguarding and trauma-informed practice. Knowledge of kinship care or the Scottish family support landscape would be beneficial, as would experience facilitating support groups and using CRM systems such as Salesforce.

Most importantly, you'll be empathetic, resilient and passionate about improving outcomes for kinship families, with the confidence to work independently while contributing to a small, supportive team.

The Courtyard Pantry Enterprise is an anti-poverty charity and social enterprise that tackles poverty using food as a vehicle for change. Through an innovative and sustainable model, we seek to address the root causes of poverty and help ease the trauma caused by economic inactivity and lack of access to good quality food — the reality for many in our community.

We are proud to be a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO SC051688), and we are committed to building an inclusive, equitable workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve.

Purpose of the Role

We are recruiting an Operations Manager to responsibly manage our daily internal systems, facilities, people, and governance. This is a varied and vital role at the heart of the organisation, working closely with the Managing Director to ensure smooth, compliant, and effective operations across all areas of the charity.

A full Job Description and Person Specification is available for download below.

Circle is a registered charity working at the heart of communities across central Scotland. We work with families facing multiple disadvantages because of structural inequality, poverty, drug and alcohol use, imprisonment, physical or mental health, trauma, abuse and loss. We believe that every child, no matter their background or circumstances, should have the support they need to live a happy and healthy life.

Circle is seeking a Family Outreach Worker- Fathers ( 18 hours / week) to join our project in Edinburgh. Funded by City of Edinburgh Council/Edinburgh Alcohol and Drug Partnership, this post aims to provide support to children and families affected by parental drug and/or alcohol use, reducing risks and minimising the impact on children. The post holder will work directly with fathers, male carers, and children to strengthen family relationships, improve parenting capacity, and promote safer, healthier lifestyles.

We are looking for a skilled and empathetic professional qualified in social work, social care, education, health or early years/childcare.

The successful candidate will have strong communication, teamwork and organisational skills, a good understanding of rights-based approaches and the challenges facing vulnerable families, and a commitment to equality, inclusion and anti-discriminatory practice. This is a meaningful opportunity to be part of a supportive organisation dedicated to improving outcomes for children, fathers and their families.

We offer excellent staff benefits including a competitive salary, generous pension contribution, flexible working, an employee assistance programme and generous annual leave.

Make a Difference for people bereaved by murder culpable homicide & suicide

PETAL Support is seeking dedicated and values-driven individuals to join our Board of Trustees to help shape the future of our work supporting people bereaved by murder, culpable homicide & suicide throughout Scotland

As a Board Member, you will:

• Provide strategic direction and governance for the charity
• Ensure the organisation remains financially sound, ethical, and sustainable
• Act as an ambassador for the charity and its mission
• Contribute to key decisions that impact people bereaved by murder & suicide

This is a voluntary, unpaid role, with reasonable expenses reimbursed.

Who We’re Looking For

We welcome applications from individuals with skills or experience in:

• Finance or accounting
• Legal or governance
• Health and social care
• Lived experience of murder & suicide
• Fundraising, communications, or digital
• HR, people management, or organisational development
• Younger people & children

We are committed to diversity and inclusion and strongly encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, ages, and lived experiences.

Time Commitment

Approximately 5 board meetings per year, plus occasional sub-committee or development sessions.

Why Join Us?

• Make a meaningful impact on the lives of those bereaved by murder & suicide
• Develop board-level and leadership experience
• Be part of a supportive, mission-driven team
• Contribute to positive change

Who We are

PETAL Support is a registered charity for those bereaved by murder, culpable homicide and suicide living in Scotland. Founded in 1994 PETAL Support provides practical and emotional support, advocacy, support and counselling for the families, friends, children and young people of murder, culpable homicide and suicide victims.

Support includes:

• A range of Face-to-Face therapeutic counselling including CBT & EMDR
• Clinical Aromatherapy
• Volunteering Opportunities
• Group work
• Fundraising Events
• Social Interaction

About Us:

Murray’s Initiative (formally known as Glasgow Council on Alcohol) is an independent Scottish charity that works to reduce alcohol and drug-related harm at both individual and community levels. Established in 1965, Murray’s Initiative adopts a long-term, trauma-informed and asset-based approach to changing the culture around substance use. Its services are built on a person-centred, harm-reduction model, supporting people whether their goal is to reduce consumption or achieve abstinence.

Murray’s Initiative offers free, confidential counselling services for people concerned about their own or someone else's drinking. Murray’s Initiative delivers a range of interventions including groupwork and employability support as well as a number of holistic and inclusive services, such as a women’s service for survivors of gender-based violence, young person’s peer education service, LGBTQ+ health and wellbeing support and tailored wellbeing programmes.

Murray’s Initiative is also a recognised provider of professional development, offering a comprehensive training portfolio including education aimed at increasing awareness of alcohol use and promoting healthier lifestyles, COSCA Counselling Skills and a Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Murray’s Initiative deliver services over 6 days per week and throughout Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire and North Lanarkshire, helping people make meaningful, positive change in their lives.

The foundation of Murray’s Initiative is our supportive and inclusive culture for all who engage and work with us.

About the Role:

The role of Counselling Practice Manager

The Counselling Practice Manager will lead and manage Murray’s Initiative’s Integrated Counselling Services, which includes commissioned counselling services for adults seeking support for their alcohol and / or drug use and a privately funded wellbeing counselling service.

The Counselling Practice Manager will manage and support all counsellors working in Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire and North Lanarkshire, student placements from the Murray’s Initiative Diploma and volunteer counsellors. The post holder will contribute to service delivery by managing a small caseload of clients. The post holder will support the Head of Client Services/Deputy CEO in managing and co-ordinating a high-quality service within Murray’s Initiative, whilst ensuring that staff counsellors, volunteers, and students receive appropriate supervision, support, and guidance.

As part of the Service Management Team, the Counselling Practice Manager will develop, influence and drive forward the strategy for Murray’s Initiative.

The Counselling Practice Manager will report to the Head of Client Services / Deputy CEO.

This post requires membership of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme for children and protected adults. Successful applicants will be required to join the PVG Scheme.