West Lothian Drug & Alcohol Service offers a diverse range of services for adults and young people including, counselling, psychological therapies, support, education, training, health promotion on drugs/alcohol and harm reduction e.g. Naloxone (THN) training and supply and injecting equipment provision (IEP).

We are looking to recruit a new Business Manager to join the Extended Management Team, taking over financial responsibilities including preparation of month end and annual accounts; planning and reporting; playing a lead role in costing services; supporting commissioning and funding applications; day to day financial and administration duties; management of facilities including the costing and ordering of services and equipment; liaison with suppliers; HR delivery; and the supervision of the Administrative Team.

You should have experience of working in a similar role, XERO accounts or similar accounting package, excellent communication and organisational skills and the ability to work accurately under pressure. A recognised business, accountancy, HR or fundraising qualification is desirable along with significant experience of working at this level.

Please note: this post is office based. The Service operates from premises at The Almondbank Centre in Craigshill, Livingston.

Organisation profile:

Dean and Cauvin Young People’s Trust is one of Edinburgh’s oldest and established charities, providing residential group living and community, family and group work support to children, young people and families. We are committed to implementing The Promise and building strong and caring relationships with our young people rooted in our values of Care, Perseverance, Acceptance and Hope. We provide a scaffolding of love and support around them as they take their first steps towards a confident and independent future.

Role:

This is an exciting opportunity to come and join our team as a Residential Worker based at Chestnut Wynd, our house for young people. Situated in West Granton, our purpose-built house provides a safe and nurturing home for up to five young people aged 15-21 and a range of modern facilities and wellbeing spaces designed to help them grow, develop and make a successful transition to young adulthood.

As part of a team you will work closely with the young people we live alongside to provide the daily care and support they need and the advice and guidance to manage their health and wellbeing, independent learning and living skills, education and training needs. Our house staff also work closely with our community-based team to provide additional 1:1 and group supports to young people and to further develop their social and community connections. We work together with families, social work, health services and other colleagues to keep the strengths, aspirations and voice of the young person at the heart of all we do while ensuring their safety and welfare is always maintained.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone to be part of our team as we adapt our services to #KeepThePromise. We are looking for skilled individuals who are passionate about working with young people building strong relationships with them. This role will suit someone who understands child development, trauma-informed practice and is skilled in planning and delivering robust assessment and interventions with young people, as well as being positive and thoughtful, and rights focused.

A residential worker is a hugely important role for us. As a key part of our team you contribute to creating a culture of nurture and care for our young people while also ensuring the house is maintained and resourced to meet the needs of young people and staff.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone to be part of our team as we adapt our services to #KeepThePromise. We are looking for someone who is:

• An individual who is skilled in planning and delivering a range of 1:1 and group-based practice approaches with young people.
• Values-led and rights focused.
• Able to have honest and courageous conversations
• Passionate about working alongside children, young people and families.
• Able to build strong and effective relationships with young people, their family and professional and social support networks.
• Works in a way that that is rooted in an understanding of child and young people’s developmental needs, trauma-informed and restorative approaches.
• Can undertake assessment and care-planning processes for young people to ensure a focus on positive outcomes.
• Flexible, creative and fun!

This role involves a shift pattern over a six-week rota and therefore requires weekend working, and sleep-ins.

We are committed to the development of all our staff and the successful applicants will have access to:

• Regular support and supervision
• Continuous Professional Development
• Training and learning opportunities.
• Discounted access to our holiday caravan
• Our Employee Assistance Scheme

If you are someone who can make a difference for young people and have relevant experience with social work, youth/community/family work or other relevant experiences then we want to hear from you!

Help shape how CHAP works and volunteers thrive!

We’re recruiting an Operations and Volunteering Lead

Are you organised, people-focused and full of ideas about how to make things work better?

CHAP is looking for an Operations and Volunteering Lead to strengthen our day-to-day operations and help us build an inclusive and rewarding volunteering programme.

This is a new role with plenty of scope to make it your own. You will work across the organisation, leading our administrative function, supporting the team and improving the systems and processes that help our services run smoothly.

You will also take the lead in developing volunteering at CHAP. From creating meaningful roles and welcoming new volunteers to coordinating training, support and recognition, you will help shape a positive experience for everyone who gives their time to support our work.

What you’ll be doing

You will:

• provide day-to-day leadership and support to our administrative team;
• help ensure our telephone, reception, referral and appointment arrangements work effectively;
• identify practical ways to improve systems, processes and workflows;
• lead or support projects that strengthen how we work;
• coordinate volunteer recruitment, induction, training and ongoing support; and
• help create an inclusive environment where volunteers feel valued and able to contribute.

Could this be you?

You may already work in operations, office coordination, team support, recruitment, community work or volunteering. You do not need to have held this exact job title before.

We would love to hear from you if you:

• enjoy bringing structure to busy environments;
• can coordinate people, workloads and projects;
• provide supportive and confident day-to-day leadership;
• communicate clearly and build positive relationships;
• are comfortable using standard IT systems;
• can spot where something could work better and help make it happen; and
• are enthusiastic about creating a positive experience for staff and volunteers.

Previous experience of coordinating volunteers would be helpful, but it is not essential. We are interested in your transferable skills, your approach and the contribution you could make.

About CHAP

CHAP provides free, independent advice and advocacy across Ayrshire. We support people with housing, welfare rights, debt and related issues, helping them understand their rights, resolve problems and improve their circumstances.

By helping our operations run effectively and developing volunteering across CHAP, you will play an important part in strengthening the services we provide to local people. CHAP is a Living Wage, Living Hours and Equal Opportunities employer.

Do you want to make a real difference to people's lives?

CHAP is looking for an Information & Advice Officer to join our growing team and help support people facing some of life's most difficult challenges.

Every day, we work alongside individuals and families experiencing housing difficulties, financial hardship, debt problems and welfare rights issues. We provide free, independent advice, advocacy and representation, helping people understand their rights, access support and overcome barriers.

In 2025 alone, CHAP secured over £4.2 million in financial gains for people across Ayrshire. We are proud of the difference we make, but we know there is more to do.

Demand for our services continues to grow, with increasing numbers of people seeking support with housing, debt and welfare rights issues. These new posts will help us reach more people, earlier, and provide the support they need before problems reach crisis point.

About CHAP

CHAP is an independent charity providing specialist housing, welfare rights and debt advice throughout Ayrshire.

As the only organisation in Ayrshire accredited to deliver Scottish National Standards Type III advice across all three areas, we provide practical support to people facing a wide range of challenges. We help people understand their options, navigate complex systems and access the support they need.

We exist to provide hope and to stand alongside our clients as they deal with some of life's most difficult circumstances.

About the Role

This role involves working directly with individuals and families experiencing a range of housing, welfare rights, and financial issues.

You will:

• Provide information, advice and advocacy to clients.
• Support people to understand their rights, options and available support.
• Work with clients to identify solutions and achieve positive outcomes.
• Represent and negotiate on behalf of clients where appropriate.
• Manage a varied caseload and maintain accurate case records.
• Work closely with partner organisations to ensure clients receive the support they need.
• Contribute to the delivery of a high-quality advice and advocacy service.

This is a rewarding and varied role where no two days are the same. Whether helping someone avoid homelessness, maximise their income, challenge a decision or overcome debt problems, your work will make a genuine difference.

About You

We are looking for people who share our commitment to helping others and who believe everyone deserves access to high-quality advice and support.

You may already have experience in advice work, advocacy, housing, welfare rights, debt advice, employability, social work, community development, support work or similar fields.

Most importantly, you will be someone who:

• Has experience supporting people facing difficult circumstances.
• Can build positive relationships and communicate effectively with a wide range of people.
• Is organised, reliable and able to manage a varied workload.
• Has a genuine desire to help others.
• Is willing to learn and develop new skills.
• Can work independently and as part of a supportive team.

Experience of welfare rights, debt advice, housing advice or advocacy work would be advantageous. However, we are committed to supporting the successful candidates through training, supervision and professional development.

In Return We Offer

• The opportunity to make a genuine difference in people's lives
• A supportive and experienced team environment
• Ongoing training, supervision and professional development.
• The opportunity to develop specialist knowledge and skills within an accredited advice service.

A full driving licence and access to your own vehicle are essential as travel throughout Ayrshire will be required.

Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) exists so nobody in Scotland suffers or dies because medical help cannot get there in time.

People can get sick or have accidents anywhere and anytime. But in Scotland there are places where urgent medical help cannot reach people. Or help gets there too late. And when lives are at risk every minute matters.

As a charity we rely on donations from the Scottish public, companies and communities to ensure that urgent medical help gets to the patient when it is needed, wherever they are and at whatever time of day.

We are seeking a confident media and communications professional to join our Marketing and Communications team and lead PR and media activity across SCAA. Reporting to the Marketing and Communications Manager, the successful candidate will secure impactful media coverage, manage press enquiries, build relationships with journalists and stakeholders, support and brief spokespeople, and develop compelling stories that showcase the charity's impact. Working collaboratively across the organisation, they will play a key role in delivering our communications strategy and increasing awareness, engagement and support for SCAA’s mission.

This role will be based in Perth, at Scone Airport. SCAA supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements—our current approach typically includes two office days per week for those working on a hybrid basis. The usual hours of work will be Monday—Friday, 9am—5pm but it should be noted that this role will require the successful candidate to occasionally work at weekends and during the evenings. This role will also require the successful candidate to travel regularly to operational locations and media opportunities within Scotland, sometimes at short notice, and to undertake media on-call duties as part of a rotational rota.

Overall Job Purpose

The LGBTI key case worker posts are specifically to support the BME LGBTI service users however the post holder will also be supporting other service users as well. This project will benefit BME women and young people living in Scotland experiencing or at risk of domestic abuse (DA) and requiring support concerning their gender identity and or sexuality. The purpose of the job is to support LGBTI BME women, their children if any and young people, who approach Shakti as a result of experiencing domestic abuse in particular due to their gender recognition and or sexuality. Women and young people are referred to Shakti from a number of sources or they refer themselves. Support can take a number of forms, depending on a woman’s needs: information, practical help, referring to other agencies, emotional support, and advocacy. The worker must be able to assess a woman’s needs sensitively and sympathetically and to find appropriate ways to respond. She must be able to manage her caseload and work with her colleagues in Shakti and other agencies on behalf of women and children. Working in partnership with other members of staff and in liaison with other agencies the case worker must also ensure that information and support is available to help resettle women when they are moving to permanent accommodation from the refuge or temporary accommodation. The worker is also to support other non LGBTI women to meet the demand for our service.

Key Requirements: The post holder must be a bilingual speaker in a BME community language, preferably Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali or Arabic. The post holder will support Black and Minority Ethnic women, their children and young people experiencing and/or fleeing domestic abuse or forced marriage. Applicants ideally have a minimum of 2 years’ experience of working with Black and Minority Ethnic Communities; an understanding of the legislative and cultural issues surrounding domestic abuse/forced marriage. All applicants must have a minimum of SVQ Level III in Social Care or relevant qualification such as degree in Social Work or Community Education.

Organisation Profile

Shakti Women’s Aid is a feminist voluntary organisation which provides information, emotional/ practical support, and refuge/ temporary accommodation to all black minority ethnic women and their children who are experiencing or fleeing domestic abuse.

Shakti is seeking to recruit an experienced and qualified Key Case Worker to support women from black minority ethnic communities.

Overall, Job Purpose

The purpose of the job is to support women, and children (if any) and young people, who approach Shakti as a result of experiencing domestic abuse. Women are referred to Shakti from a number of sources or they refer themselves. Support can take a number of forms, depending on a woman’s needs: information, practical help, referring to other agencies, emotional support, and advocacy. The worker must be able to assess a woman’s needs sensitively and sympathetically and to find appropriate ways to respond. She must be able to manage her caseload and work with her colleagues in Shakti and other agencies on behalf of women, children and young people. Working in partnership with other members of staff and in liaison with other agencies, the case worker must also ensure that information and support is available to help women in the refuge and other temporary accommodation and resettle them when they are moving to permanent accommodation from the refuge or temporary accommodation.

Key Requirements: The post holder must be a bilingual speaker in a BME community language, preferably Cantonese, Mandarin, Thai, Vietnamese, Tagalog or other East Asian language. The post holder will support Black and Minority Ethnic women, their children and young people experiencing and/or fleeing domestic abuse or forced marriage. Applicants ideally have a minimum of 2 years’ experience of working with Black and Minority Ethnic Communities; an understanding of the legislative and cultural issues surrounding domestic abuse/forced marriage. All applicants must have a minimum of SVQ Level III in Social Care or relevant qualification such as degree in Social Work or Community Education.

Overall Job Purpose

The post holder will deal with referrals from Fife. The post holder will be working in partnership with the Outreach and Housing and Advocacy case workers to provide a culture sensitive service to Black Minority Ethnic Women.

She will work in partnership with the other Women’s Aid and partner agencies in the areas where the women come from to:

• Make links with black and minority ethnic women in the community
• Raise awareness of domestic abuse and gender-based violence amongst women and the wider black and minority ethnic community
• Inform black and minority ethnic women, children and young people about support services available
• Provide direct support to black and minority ethnic women, children and young people who have experienced gender-based violence, working in partnership with existing support services
• Work with professionals to increase their capacity to effectively support black and minority ethnic women, children and young people who have experienced gender-based violence

The worker will be managed on a day-to-day basis by their team leader and will be given support and supervision. Direct supervision session will take place every 6 – 8 weeks

Key Requirements: The post holder must be a bilingual speaker in a BME community language, preferably Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali or Arabic. The post holder will support Black and Minority Ethnic women, their children and young people experiencing and/or fleeing domestic abuse or forced marriage. Applicants ideally have a minimum of 2 years’ experience of working with Black and Minority Ethnic Communities; an understanding of the legislative and cultural issues surrounding domestic abuse/forced marriage. All applicants must have a minimum of SVQ Level III in Social Care or relevant qualification such as degree in Social Work or Community Education.

Are you experienced in fundraising, passionate about social justice and ready to use your skills to make a difference for people seeking safety in Glasgow?

Govan Community Project provides a holistic range of support for individuals and families in the asylum and refugee community.

We are looking for a grants and trusts fundraiser who can transform human stories into powerful funding proposals. Your work will directly secure a combination of project and unrestricted funding needed to keep our essential services sustainable.

In this role we are looking for someone who:

• Has at least 2 years experience in a grants and trusts fundraising role and a history of securing grant funding in excess of £200,000 annually.
• Has knowledge of the Scottish charity funding sector, full cost recovery and budget planning
• Can create compelling narratives that highlight the real experiences and needs of our community
• Can develop a strong pipeline of grant prospects to diversify project and unrestricted funding

Why join us?

• An opportunity to use your skills for meaningful change
• Be part of a supportive, values-led team
• Work collaboratively with a diverse and inspiring community
• Contribute to work that challenges injustice and builds community

Working with us

• Office based in Govan with good public transport links
• Opportunities for blended working (following satisfactory probationary review)
• 35 days annual leave (pro rata including 6 floating public holiday days)
• Contractual sick pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Team Wellbeing activities
• Occasional evening or weekend work may be required

Our commitment to inclusion

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation. We recognize the unique skills and experience that each individual brings to our organization. We would particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of migration, the asylum system, or displacement.

As members of the Experts by Experience Employment Network, we encourage you to access support and guidance here: ebeemployment.org.uk/ebe

If you need support with your application, please contact:

recruitment@govancommunityproject.org.uk

0141 445 3718

For informal enquiries:

Contact Traci Kirkland, Chief Executive - Traci@govancommunityproject.org.uk

Are you experienced in fundraising, passionate about social justice and ready to use your skills to make a difference for people seeking safety in Glasgow?

Govan Community Project provides a holistic range of support for individuals and families in the asylum and refugee community.

Why join us?

• An opportunity to use your skills for meaningful change
• Be part of a supportive, values-led team
• Work collaboratively with a diverse and inspiring community
• Contribute to work that challenges injustice and builds community

Working with us

• Office based in Govan with good public transport links
• Opportunities for blended working (following satisfactory probationary review)
• 35 days annual leave (pro rata including 6 floating public holiday days)
• Contractual sick pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Team Wellbeing activities
• Occasional evening or weekend work may be required

Our commitment to inclusion

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation. We recognize the unique skills and experience that each individual brings to our organization. We would particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of migration, the asylum system, or displacement.

As members of the Experts by Experience Employment Network, we encourage you to access support and guidance here: https://www.ebeemployment.org.uk/ebe

If you need support with your application, please contact:

recruitment@govancommunityproject.org.uk

0141 445 3718

For informal enquiries:

Contact Traci Kirkland, Chief Executive - Traci@govancommunityproject.org.uk