Barnardo's Highland are looking for an Individual to work across a Residential Service (Northern Lights) and A Through Care and AfterCare Service (Springboard)

Northern Lights is a beautiful home on the outskirts of Inverness providing a safe, warm and supportive environment for up to five young people who have had adverse childhood experiences.

The service seeks to improve the lives of these Children and Young people through the use of a rights based, trauma informed approach. The team working with the children will enrich their lives through care, support and activities which will be aimed at raising self-esteem, promoting a sense of mastery, and enabling the children to access experiences that are individually tailored to their interests and nurture their talents. The team will work with the wider partnership to ensure that Educational and Health needs are met.

Due to the nature of the service, it is vital that individuals are flexible and responsive to the needs of the children they are supporting.

Springboard is commissioned by the Highland Council to provide a throughcare and aftercare service to young people aged 16-26 years who are leaving care in Highland.

The successful applicant will work directly with young people who are moving on from Northern Lights, supporting them to achieve their full potential. They will be required to have strong assessment skills and experience in report writing and recording. You will be required to asses need and co-ordinate a plan of support for young people, offering advice and guidance to enable young people to work towards agreed outcomes to aid the transition to independence. Experience of managing a caseload would also be preferable.

These outcomes may be in relation to:-

• Transition planning
• Having their own accommodation
• Training/education/employment
• Being a good parent
• Ensure the emotional needs of young people are being met
• Knowledge on ACE's and Trauma would also be beneficial
• You must meet the requirements for the SSSC (HNC/Social care) or equivalent.

Therefore the successful candidate will respond to young people's needs and offer holistic support, either within the young person's care setting or their accommodation.

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 1st April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a key pillar of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to grow and develop in their career at Barnardo's as it will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues to progress through the pay band of their role.

Banding for this role £28,080- £37,160

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 progression 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.

About Barnardo's

At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is reflected in our values and our practice, and we have invested in this area of our work to ensure that we can deliver on our commitments to be an inclusive employer. EDI is a key enabler of our purpose as a charity and we want to ensure that the diversity of our teams is reflective of the communities we serve and that we continue to learn and develop our work with a focus on inclusion. We particularly encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minoritised Ethnic Communities, candidates who are LGBT+ and Disabled candidates.

Our basis and values

Join Our Team as a Case Coordinator!

Do you have a passion for helping others, a knack for detail, and a desire to make a meaningful impact? We’re looking for a dedicated and outgoing Case Coordinator to join our team! In this key role, you’ll engage with individuals and carers across Forth Valley, providing essential information and guidance on Self-Directed Support (SDS) and empowering people to make informed choices about their care.

About the Role: As our new Case Coordinator, you’ll work closely with individuals, families, and health and social care partners to help people understand SDS options, employer responsibilities, and self-management skills. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is detail-oriented and comfortable drafting communications, negotiating, and navigating the ins and outs of legislation. Prior SDS experience is great but not essential—we offer full training!

What You’ll Do:

• Serve as a first point of contact, offering clear, reliable guidance on SDS and related services.

• Support clients with SDS-related paperwork, developing employable skills, and learning to manage their support.

• Build relationships with sector partners to increase outreach, share resources, and support clients with diverse backgrounds and needs.

• Collaborate with team members to improve service delivery and present tailored information through workshops and individual sessions.

• Maintain accurate, confidential records and manage your caseload autonomously.

Why Join Us?

• Hybrid Working: Split your time between our Grangemouth office and working from home for a flexible work-life balance.

• Generous Holiday: Enjoy 26 days of leave plus 8 bank holidays each year.

• Professional Growth: Develop your skills and knowledge with ongoing training, including a CPD learning log to track your achievements.

• Be Part of a Dynamic Team: Work with a friendly, supportive team who share your commitment to improving lives.

What We’re Looking For:

• A proactive, detail-focused professional who can handle multiple cases with compassion and efficiency.

• Strong writing and negotiation skills, comfortable preparing letters and handling sensitive communications.

• Someone with a good sense of humour, personable, and a team player who can work well with clients from all backgrounds.

• A confident, motivated individual with strong organisational skills and a solid understanding of legal frameworks (SDS knowledge is a plus, but we’re happy to train the right person!).

If you’re enthusiastic, ready to grow, and passionate about empowering others, apply today to join our mission to support independent, informed decision-making within our community.

Exciting opportunity to join our Board and contribute to ensuring that Edinburgh is an inspirational and empowering place to live, work, study or visit – no matter who you are.

We are looking for new Board trustees with drive and enthusiasm who are:

• Passionate about Edinburgh and the Old and New Towns of Edinburgh UNESCO World Heritage Site

• Interested in how we connect and engage all people in our heritage

• Skilled and experienced in one or more of the following: conservation and maintenance of the built environment, legal, finance, HR, events and fundraising

Our purpose is to pro-actively protect and champion Edinburgh’s World Heritage Site for current and future generations through the conservation of historic buildings, delivering improvements to the public realm, developing our new climate emergency programme and engaging people directly with the rich heritage of the city.

As a trustee you will be responsible for the strategic direction of the organisation and stewardship of public and charitably-given funds, supporting and adding value to the work of its professional team in conservation, engagement and capacity building.

We wish to attract people from a broad range of backgrounds, demographics and cultures to steer and inform our work. We are aiming for inclusivity, richness of experience and diversity on our Board and in our workforce, to ensure that Edinburgh World Heritage reflects the diversity of the world we live and work in. We particularly welcome applications from young people or those interested in applying for their first trusteeship. Appropriate support, including induction and training, will be given.

Board meetings occur four times a year and there is an annual away day for trustees and staff to discuss current issues. Board trustees are also expected to play a role in at least one the organisation’s committees or groups.

Sight Scotland is Scotland’s leading charity providing specialist care, education and research for people with vision impairment. The charity has been in existence for over 230 years, and offer a variety of services in the community as well as education, transcription into alternative formats and residential care for adults and children. Their vision is of an inclusive Scotland where people of all visual abilities have the opportunity to thrive. To achieve their mission they are looking for a Supporter Fundraiser who will proactively engage with supporters, community groups and volunteers in the community.

The Fundraising Manager – Legacies and Individual Giving is responsible for developing and implementing plans to maximise income from individual donors and legacy gifts. This is achieved through innovative campaigns that grow our supporter base, drive donations, legacy pledges and gifts as well as strengthening our brand.

The post holder manages external agencies specialising in individual giving and legacies and leads on our donor communication and engagement programme. The role supports the organisation’s purpose to make a significant impact on the lives of people living with visual impairment in Scotland by maximising fundraising income to deliver brilliant services and create a positive impact on our ability to deliver for the long term.

This role would suit someone who is already operating at a senior fundraiser or manager level, with significant experience of individual giving especially as we see so much potential there. This role lines manages the Supporter Fundraiser (covering community and events) and the Fundraising and Engagement Administrator, so it is a great opportunity to broaden understanding and experience of leading other income streams.

We are an award winning community regeneration organisation, our premises are based in Raploch, Stirling and we deliver with and in the Inspiring Communities in (Urban) Stirling. We co design, develop and deliver holistic, people centred community regeneration activities in Stirling. This encompasses employability, training, digital, volunteering, intergenerational and early years activities, along with lots of services designed to tackle social isolation and loneliness.

Supported by valued, progressive funders, we exist to help people make a difference in their own lives, doing things WITH, not TO people. We work WITH, and IN, Inspiring Communities in Stirling, Scotland. We focus our efforts on putting health, wellbeing and active citizenship at the heart of all we deliver, and every change we help people and their communities make and sustain. Full details on our website or social media.

You will help us, reporting to our Community Connector, to deliver our digital offerings. The role, and the hours, and the areas we need people to operate in are varied.

The Role

The Digital Project Officer will be a hardworking and versatile individual with a ‘can do’ attitude. You will be a people person, who wants to help people get to where they, and their communities, want to be. You will join a committed, passionate team as we build community capacity to allow co design and delivery of activities in priority areas in Stirling. You will engage with the community to maximise our digital community regeneration offerings in areas of multiple

deprivation, linking with colleagues to ensure a holistic service is delivered. Currently we run ‘Getting Started with Computers’ along with a response led offering such as ‘Staying Safe Online’, ‘Managing your Money Online’ and others. This role requires a self-starter who can work collaboratively with multiple partners and stakeholders, adapting communication styles to suit diverse audiences of all ages and backgrounds.

Every day 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 a Community Support Co-ordinator you can be the difference between people just surviving and really living.

You will be part of Scotland’s leading charity providing support to people with chest, heart and stroke conditions to live life to the full again. Our Community Health Support Services form a nationwide network of local support groups, nurses, volunteers and one-to-one support teams helping families adjust to life with a heart or lung condition or after a stroke.

We are looking for a Community Support Coordinator to join our amazing team in the Tayside area. This role is focused on making sure that people affected by chest, heart and stroke conditions get the help they need and get back to doing the things that matter to them.

Through our Community Support Services, you will support people to have the confidence and tools to self-manage their health condition and live as independently as possible. You’ll also help people get back to doing the things that are important to them – from simple things like walking to their local shop following a stroke, to returning to a sky-high hobby of gliding!

You’ll be directly involved in supporting people with chest, heart and stroke conditions through both one-to-one and group services in both community and hospital settings. You’ll work with the rest of the Community Support Services team in Tayside, and manage a team of incredible volunteers, to make a real difference to the lives of people with our conditions.

Candidates don’t need to have medical knowledge as training is provided on our health conditions. We are looking for someone with a positive attitude towards people with disabilities and long-term conditions; an understanding of the challenges faced by people with chest, heart and stroke conditions including Long Covid; an understanding of community service provision; the ability to recruit, manage and motivate a team of volunteers; and excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

At Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland, our mission is to ensure there’s No Life Half Lived in Scotland – and you can be a vital part of that. We are Scotland’s leading organisation for person-centred, user-led community support for people with our health conditions.

Applicants must have a car and a current valid driving licence (expenses are paid at mileage rate).

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.

Working for Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland in our shops will allow you to use all your skills to meet the challenge of turning a bag of donated items into income. Retail experience is preferable, although not essential. A positive can-do attitude is what we value. If you are creative and like working with others, especially a team of loyal volunteers, apply now.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Assistant Manager for the Cowdenbeath store. You’d be responsible for leading a team to engage with the community to deliver the set Key Performance Indicators. You will have the autonomy to be innovative in achieving your targets.

Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland is an organisation that takes the health and well-being of everyone seriously, including all colleagues. We have a schedule of activities and learning opportunities focused on Health and Wellbeing. We offer a generous annual leave allowance, a workplace pension scheme, paid time off for ill health and access to an employee assistance package.

As well as being a vital member of the local community, you’d be part of Scotland’s leading charity providing support to people with chest, heart and stroke conditions to live life to the full again.

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

MULTICULTURAL FAMILY BASE is a unique, community based social work centre based in Edinburgh. Approximately 50% of our workforce are from a BME background.

The organisation’s key objective is to support Black and Minority Ethnic individuals, children and parents deal with important transition points - this can be the birth of a child, the move into primary school or the move to Edinburgh for families who are new migrants. In addition, we combine our service delivery with student learning by providing high quality and diverse placement opportunities for social work students from academic institutions across Scotland.

We are now seeking a qualified, skilled and motivated individual to join our team:

Project Worker in Bright Choices project

The Bright Choices Project offers practical and emotional support and advice to women, children and men from Black and Minority Ethnic communities who are experiencing, or at risk of, Honour-Based Violence (HBV), Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and other harmful practices relating to cultural belief systems and pressures.

You will have a relevant professional qualification and experience of group and individual work with people affected by HBV who are likely to experience disadvantage or discrimination due to their race, ethnicity or cultural backgrounds.

You will be engaging service users in group work and will have knowledge of the key issues as well as relevant experience of working within a therapeutic, community development role in 1:1 setting.

You will be facilitating Creative Nurture Group in collaboration with an Art Therapist once a week, working with women affected by HBV.

A strong commitment to anti-oppressive practice and equal opportunities is essential. The posts require membership of the PVG Scheme.

Please go to tinyurl.com/pw-brightchoices for more information.

The Astley Ainslie Community Trust is a charity working to achieve community ownership of the Astley Ainslie hospital in Edinburgh when the NHS vacate the site. We have 750 local members, and a wider community of people interested in the future of the site.

We are looking for someone to help with the Trust’s day-to-day administrative functions including managing our communication channels (email, Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram), updating our website, handling membership queries and the day-to-day accounts of the organization.

Key service requirements:

• Secretary to the Trustees - organizing agendas, scheduling meetings, taking and distributing minutes
• Communications - email, Twitter/X, Instagram, Facebook, Website
• Membership administration
• Accounts administration.

We are looking for a person who will be:

• Well organized and familiar with modern communication platforms (Squarespace, MailChimp, Facebook, X, Instagram).
• Familiar with the requirements of working on a self-employed basis (eg covering own tax and insurance etc) and perhaps with a portfolio of similar contracts.
• Comfortable engaging with volunteers and members of the public.

We would expect provision of these services to occupy approximately 15 hours per month for which we are offering £400 per month on a rolling basis.

Main Purpose:

To break the cycle of food bank dependency by building financial capacity, energy capability and independent living skills within the target community; reducing social isolation, tackling poverty and inequality, reducing social drift, building community cohesion and developing community capacity and resilience.

Roles & responsibilities

The post-holder will support TRI (Tackling Rural Isolation) Outreach Support Service users to achieve increased financial capacity, become energy capable and develop independent living skills, by providing bespoke advice, support & advocacy as follows:

• Assistance with mitigating the impact of the cost of living crisis and maximising income.
• Help with financial and digital inclusion: support to access bank accounts & to digitally access cheaper services to free up income and build digital capacity, confidence and savings.
• Support to access appropriate affordable borrowing; to explain implications of borrowing; and to access debt resolution strategies.
• Support to access, efficiently use and manage economically viable energy provision in partnership with the Stirling CAB Energy Advice team
• Social prescribing & assistance to access further support to address underlying vulnerabilities such as loneliness, mental health, addiction, chaotic lifestyles, offending behaviours.
• Support to better integrate into the local community to address social & economic isolation and loneliness.
• Support for developing financial confidence and responsible financial management, improving independent living skills.

Full details can be found in the job description below.