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 the counsellor is to provide a counselling, advice and information service for individuals aged 16 and over with their own problematic alcohol or drugs use. The service is delivered from our offices in Glasgow and within community settings throughout Glasgow and surrounding areas.

The Counsellor will report to the Counselling Practice Manager.

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

Angus Women’s Aid (AWA) has an exciting opportunity for people to join our children’s and court advocacy team. We are looking for individuals who have a genuine interest in working with women, children and young people who are victims of domestic abuse, and are passionate about making a difference.

Angus Women’s Aid is a registered charity giving information, support and refuge to women, children and young people who have experienced domestic abuse.

Our Domestic Abuse Court Advocacy service is focused on reducing risk and improving the safety and wellbeing of victims of domestic abuse in Angus, which aims to ensure that all women, children and young people affected by domestic abuse, are safe, informed and supported throughout their involvement with the criminal justice system.

Applicants should have a knowledge of domestic abuse and be committed to working with those who experience it, be enthusiastic, motivated, have excellent communication skills and be able to work collaboratively in a multi-agency environment, evidencing a respectful and inclusive approach. The use of a non-judgemental approach is essential, and you should be committed to working within the ethos of a feminist analysis of abuse.

Angus Women’s Aid (AWA) has an exciting opportunity for people to join our children’s and court advocacy team. We are looking for individuals who have a genuine interest in working with women, children and young people who are victims of domestic abuse, and are passionate about making a difference.

Angus Women’s Aid is a registered charity giving information, support and refuge to women, children and young people who have experienced domestic abuse.

We’re looking for 2 compassionate and dedicated Children and Young People’s Support Worker to join our team at Angus Women’s Aid. In this role, you will provide essential support to children and young people who are experiencing, or have experienced, domestic abuse.

The successful applicants will have a recognised qualification for working with children and young people and will have at least 2 years’ experience of working with children and young people within a relevant setting. They will have an understanding about the impact of domestic abuse on children and young people and will be committed to working within the ethos of a feminist analysis of abuse.

We are looking for an ambitious and experienced Fundraising Manager to help grow sustainable income and extend our impact across Forth Valley and beyond. This new role offers the chance to shape our fundraising strategy, build strong partnerships and support vital mental health services in our community.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a proven track record in exceeding fundraising targets and securing donations and legacies from a diverse range of sources, alongside leading on fundraising growth.

If you can bring significant, demonstrable experience of working in a similar role within a charity or not for profit organisation along with the ability to increase donations and unrestricted income streams and ability to achieve year on year growth in fundraised income then we would love to hear from you.

PURPOSE OF ROLE

To provide holistic advice on a range of welfare benefits issues. To offer clients advice and information to maximise their income and to ensure they are receiving the correct entitlements. This will including conducting full benefit checks, better off calculations, assisting clients with revision, supersessions and appeals of benefit decisions and also assisting client to navigate their benefit claims. The role will also require to provide advice on all areas of entitlements for clients such as energy, charitable applications or assistance with health costs for example.

The role will require someone who has experience or understanding of the benefits system, ideally in provision of advice, information and representation however someone who can evidence similar transferrable skills in another setting may be considered also. This role will suit a resilient and empathetic person who is able to work under pressure but enjoys the challenges of advice delivery and is able to work in a non-judgmental and impartial, confidential manner.

The role offers a supportive and friendly environment where we work to provide our community with advice, information and options to allow informed choices. The role also provides opportunities for continuous development and training.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Key work areas and tasks:

Advice giving

• Ensure income maximisation through the take up of appropriate benefits.
• Prepare and present cases to the appropriate statutory bodies, tribunals and courts as appropriate.
• Assist clients with other related problems where they are an integral part of their case and refer to other advisers or specialist agencies as appropriate.
• Provide advice and assistance to other staff across the whole range of issues.
• Maintain case records for the purpose of continuity of casework, information retrieval, and statistical monitoring and report preparation.
• Ensure that all work conforms to the bureau's systems and procedures.
• Negotiate with third parties such as statutory and non-statutory bodies as appropriate.
• Ensure that all work conforms to the bureau's Quality Standards at the appropriate level.
• Maintain detailed case records for the purpose of continuity of casework, information retrieval, statistical monitoring and report preparation to a high standard.

Social policy

• Assist with social policy work by providing information about clients' circumstances through the appropriate channel.
• Alert clients to social policy options.

Professional development

• Keep up to date with legislation, policies and procedures and undertake appropriate training.
• Attend relevant internal and external meetings as agreed with the line manager.
• Prepare for and attend supervision sessions/team meetings/staff meetings as appropriate.

Administration

• Use IT for statistical recording, record keeping and document production.
• Ensure that all work conforms to the bureau's systems and procedures.

Other duties and responsibilities

• Carry out any other tasks that may be within the scope of the post to ensure the effective delivery and development of the service.
• Demonstrate commitment to the aims and policies of the CAB service.
• Abide by health and safety guidelines and share responsibility for own safety and that of colleagues.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• Evidenced understanding of welfare benefits and provision of advice, or an ability to show transferable similar transferable skills.
• Understanding of and commitment to the aims and principles of the CAB service and its equal opportunities policies.
• Ability to give and receive feedback objectively and sensitively and a willingness to challenge constructively.
• Ability to monitor and maintain own standards.
• High level of written and oral communication skills.
• Understanding of the issues affecting society and their implications for clients and service provision.
• Ability to use IT in the provision of advice.
• Flexibility and willingness to work as part of a team.
• Willingness to learn and develop skills in advice topics.
• Willingness to train other staff or volunteers and provide 2nd tier advice.
• Ability to research, analyse and interpret complex information.
• Numeracy skills required to understand statistics and check calculations.
• An understanding of and respect for the volunteer led ethos of CAB and an ability to reflect this in their day-to-day work.

Family Links is a pioneering service led by a partnership of third sector organisations - the Care and Learning Alliance, Homestart East Highland and Thriving Families - and supported by the Highland Whole Family Wellbeing Programme.

Working alongside schools and other statutory and third sector providers, the Family Links team delivers holistic support to families in targeted communities across Highland. The current role is in the Badenoch and Strathspey area and the worker will be employed by Thriving Families.

Purpose of role

Family Links workers are a bridge between home, school and community, supporting families to overcome challenges to wellbeing and enabling children and young people to flourish in school and beyond.

It is recognised that there is a range of potentially beneficial outcomes for children and young people from building closer partnerships between schools, communities and families and supporting all family members to address both practical and emotional issues.

Family Links Workers work alongside families in the Badenoch and Strathspey area which have been identified by the schools (both primary and secondary) as being most in need. Families can also self-refer to Family Links.

Support provided to families is agreed alongside families, is delivered flexibly and is responsive to the needs of families and individual family members. It will be available to families for as long as they need it.

Early / preventative support in the form of peer support groups (facilitated by the Family Links team) may also be available for families with children or young people in the area.

The Cottage Family Centre was established in 1987. The focus of the work at the Centre is to provide a range of support to those families and individuals within family units who are vulnerable to social exclusion as a result of factors such as poverty, unemployment, poor housing, relationship breakdown, drug and alcohol problems and health related issues.

The range of services that the Cottage provides includes a therapeutic service for children and young people.

We are looking for a qualified and experienced therapist/s competent to work with children and young people. The successful candidate/s must be a qualified Play Therapist, Art Therapist or Counsellor qualified to work with children and young people.

You will need to be self-motivated, have the ability to work independently with a positive and flexible approach and demonstrate a sound understanding of social issues that affect children, young people and families.

This post/s will be subject to a Protection of Vulnerable Groups check and 2 references.

The Cottage Family Centre are looking for a passionate, highly motivated and experienced individual with a sound knowledge and understanding of children’s learning and development as well as the challenges facing our families across our communities.

The purpose of this role is to lead and support a small staff team within a registered childcare setting and provide advice, guidance and support to vulnerable families with children aged 0–8 years in the Kirkcaldy area who have been referred to The Cottage Family Centre.

As well as supporting individual children to reach their full potential, this role will enable parents to be individually supported to gain a better understanding of their children’s needs empowering them to improve their children’s development by using strategies and activities that they can incorporate within their daily lives.

You will require 3 years’ experience in a similar role

This role will also support the management team to develop a broad range of learning activities, which are specific to the needs of vulnerable children and their families.

Qualifications are as follows:

Managers must have a practice and a management qualification.

The benchmark practice qualifications for a manager of day care of children services are one of the following:

• SVQ Social Services (Children and Young People) at SCQF Level 7
• HNC Childhood Practice
• HNC Childhood Practice

PLUS

• BA Childhood Practice
• SQA Professional Development Award (PDA) Childhood Practice (360 credits at SCQF Level 9) or equivalent

This post will be subject to a PVG Scheme Record check, SSSC registration (Manager) and two references.

Thank you for your interest in the Social Transformation Lead role at Ps & Gs Church.

We firmly believe that God cares deeply for those who live with the impacts of poverty and social exclusion, and that his justice, hope and grace can transform individuals, and transform our city. We’re encouraged by all that God has done through our social transformation ministries to meet the needs of people in Edinburgh over many years. People have been strengthened and supported, and shown kindness and care, in many practical, tangible ways. We’re excited by all that God has ahead of us as we develop our social transformation ministries.

The key purposes of the Social Transformation Lead role are:

1. Strategic oversight – lead, develop and implement the vision for social transformation at Ps & Gs
2. Leadership – oversee and lead our Saturday Meal team including, coordinating, motivating and training them
3. Finance, administration and communication – ensuring efficient administration underpins all our social transformation work

A full job description and person specification can be found in the attached documents or on our website.

Benefits

1. The salary for this role is £30,975 (pro rata: £18,575)
2. You will be entitled to five weeks (15 days) holiday per year, plus five designated public holidays, plus three public holidays to be taken at a time of your choosing.
3. You will be enrolled in a direct contribution pension scheme with an 8% employer contribution. (Usually NEST however other arrangements can be negotiated.)
4. You are entitled to prayer and study days, 7 per year.

Additional information about the role

1. Start date: as soon as possible from September 2026.

2. The role is permanent but has a mutually reviewable probationary period of six month

3. The role is initially 21 hours per week*, excluding breaks, working over three to four days, including leading at Saturday Meal three out of four Saturdays. There will be occasional evening working. Hours will be agreed at job offer stage.

*We are open to exploring this role being full time (35 hours/week) for the right person (subject to funding). Please let us know when you apply if you are interested in exploring full-time hours

4. The notice period is three months.

5. The role reports to the Rector and is appraised annually

6. The appointment will be subject to you, if successful, obtaining a PVG Scheme Record through Disclosure Scotland. If you are invited to interview, you will receive more information about this

7. Occupational Requirement: Due to the nature of this role, there is a genuine occupational requirement for the postholder to be a practising Christian, as permitted under the Equality Act 2010. The successful candidate will be expected to uphold and model Christian beliefs and values and be actively involved in a church community.

This is a new fixed term role which will lead on the development of learning products, equipment and resources as part of our schools and family engagement programme Timesliders. Timesliders is an ambitious new concept for the Trust and this role will review and refresh our current products, as well as develop new creative, fun and exciting resources for the programme, with the aim to roll it out at other Trust properties in the future.

Based within the national Learning team, this role will work closely with the Timesliders Learning Coordinator, property teams, marketing and communications, designers, and external creatives, freelancers and contractors. This post will also work closely with Operations Managers and Visitor Services Managers at the properties to ensure staff are trained and supported in using creative learning resources to deliver the programme to schools and families.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

1. Lead the development of creative products that support the delivery of Timesliders at properties across the North East.
2. Review and evaluate the creative products and equipment, in line with audience and stakeholder feedback.
3. Develop sustainable plans for creative products and equipment to ensure the longer-term delivery of Timesliders.
4. Oversee production of creative resources (e.g. puzzles, activity packs, etc), working with external contractors/agencies, as well as internal stakeholders
5. Coordinate the development of new Audio Stories, working with property teams, national teams, writer(s), studio, actors and Learning Coordinator
6. Direct the procurement of resources, props and activities – ensuring there is a standard approach across properties.
7. Create simple audio and video to support the delivery of activities (e.g. filming welcome clips for pupils)
8. Collaborate with the Trust’s marketing teams to ensure creative products are in line with Trust guidelines and branding.
9. Consult with property colleagues to assess the required props and resources, and act as main contact for reporting when they are damaged, need updated, etc.
10. Assist property colleagues in learning how to use new props, equipment and resources, through training, support and guidance.