Ark is a major provider of Housing, Care and Support to people with long term and enduring conditions such as learning disabilities, mental health issues, dementia and autism.

Ark supports people to live independently in their own homes providing everything from a few hours a week social and life admin support to 24/7 care supporting with personal care, medication, household tasks, attending appointments and leisure activities.

We have lots of opportunities across Scotland for our Support Worker roles. As we provide full training no previous is experience is required.

If you are enthusiastic about supporting people to live their best lives, then apply now to join our team!

Your main duties will include but not be limited to:

• Working with colleagues as part of an effective and efficient team to support vulnerable people.
• Communicate and work well with our supported people to provide individual care and maintain appropriate relationships.
• Being responsible in supporting individuals throughout the activities, giving positive feedback and encouragement.
• Updating and maintaining accurate records using a tablet on Arks Information Management system.

Previous experience of the following is an advantage but not essential as Ark will provide full training: Care Worker, Social worker, Home Carer, Case Worker, Care Assistant, Autism Support Worker, Personal Care Assistant , Social Care Worker.

View our job outline, find out what you working week could look like and hear from our current Support Workers on Arks website arkha.org.uk/work-with-us

Why Ark?

• No Previous Experience Required - Ark provide full training so no previous experience is required making our Support Worker roles the perfect place to start your career in Adult Social Care.
• Get a qualification while you work - Ark fully fund your SVQ2 in Health & Social Care which you complete with the support of our in house SVQ team.
• Employee Discounts - Employee Discounts Portal with 1000s of discounts on your favourite brands including Supermarkets, Cinema Tickets, Gym Membership and Holidays.
• Career Progression -Over 75% of all Managers within Care & Support have been promoted internally.
• Employee Assistance Program - Arks Employee Assistance program (EAP) gives all employees access to counselling sessions. There is also support available through weekly webinars and the EAP Website & App.
• Contracted hours to suit you-We have Full-time, Part-time and Relief Support Worker roles available at our services throughout Scotland.

In return for your valuable contribution, Ark will also offer you:

• Up to 36 days paid holiday per year pro rata
• 4% Contributory pension scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Fully funded PVG & 1st year SSSC registration paid by Ark

Our employees told us in a recent survey that they stay with Ark because they believe in our values, we have supportive managers who continually appreciate their staff and they love making a positive difference in our supported peoples lives, helping them to achieve their dreams.

Ark would love to hear from you whether you are an experienced Support Worker or new to Social Care.

Ark is a major provider of Housing, Care and Support to people with long term and enduring conditions such as learning disabilities, mental health issues, dementia and autism.

Ark supports people to live independently in their own homes providing everything from a few hours a week social and life admin support to 24/7 care supporting with personal care, medication, household tasks, attending appointments and leisure activities.

We have lots of opportunities across Scotland for our Support Worker roles. As we provide full training no previous is experience is required.

If you are enthusiastic about supporting people to live their best lives, then apply now to join our team!

Your main duties will include but not be limited to:

• Working with colleagues as part of an effective and efficient team to support vulnerable people.
• Communicate and work well with our supported people to provide individual care and maintain appropriate relationships.
• Being responsible in supporting individuals throughout the activities, giving positive feedback and encouragement.
• Updating and maintaining accurate records using a tablet on Arks Information Management system.

Previous experience of the following is an advantage but not essential as Ark will provide full training: Care Worker, Social worker, Home Carer, Case Worker, Care Assistant, Autism Support Worker, Personal Care Assistant , Social Care Worker.

View our job outline, find out what you working week could look like and hear from our current Support Workers on Arks website arkha.org.uk/work-with-us

Why Ark?

• No Previous Experience Required - Ark provide full training so no previous experience is required making our Support Worker roles the perfect place to start your career in Adult Social Care.
• Get a qualification while you work - Ark fully fund your SVQ2 in Health & Social Care which you complete with the support of our in house SVQ team.
• Employee Discounts - Employee Discounts Portal with 1000s of discounts on your favourite brands including Supermarkets, Cinema Tickets, Gym Membership and Holidays.
• Career Progression -Over 75% of all Managers within Care & Support have been promoted internally.
• Employee Assistance Program - Arks Employee Assistance program (EAP) gives all employees access to counselling sessions. There is also support available through weekly webinars and the EAP Website & App.
• Contracted hours to suit you-We have Full-time, Part-time and Relief Support Worker roles available at our services throughout Scotland.

In return for your valuable contribution, Ark will also offer you:

• Up to 36 days paid holiday per year pro rata
• 4% Contributory pension scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Fully funded PVG & 1st year SSSC registration paid by Ark

Our employees told us in a recent survey that they stay with Ark because they believe in our values, we have supportive managers who continually appreciate their staff and they love making a positive difference in our supported peoples lives, helping them to achieve their dreams.

Ark would love to hear from you whether you are an experienced Support Worker or new to Social Care.

Want to lead a brilliant team making sure no child or family faces hospital alone? We’ve got just the role for you.

We’re looking for a compassionate, confident and values-led Family Support Team Lead to join our Children’s Wellbeing Service at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People. This is a unique role that combines day-to-day team leadership, family support practice and youth work delivery. You’ll support and coordinate a team of Family Support Officers and Youth Workers, while staying closely connected to frontline work with children, young people and families across the hospital.

You’ll help make sure families receive high-quality, trauma-informed support when they need it most, whether that’s emotional support on the wards, practical help during a difficult hospital journey, or creating calm, welcoming spaces where children, young people and families feel seen, heard and supported. You will need strong experience supporting children, young people and families, alongside the confidence to guide a team in a busy, emotionally complex environment. You’ll be someone who can stay calm under pressure, build trusted relationships, make thoughtful decisions and bring people with you.

Some of the things you’ll be doing:

• Providing day-to-day guidance, support and supervision to Family Support Officers and Youth Workers
• Coordinating staff deployment across wards, The Hub and family spaces
• Delivering direct support to children, young people and families through 1:1 family support, youth work and wellbeing-based approaches
• Supporting families with the emotional, practical and mental health challenges that can come with hospital experiences
• Modelling trauma-informed, child-first practice and maintaining clear professional boundaries
• Building strong relationships with hospital staff, external agencies and community partners
• Supporting peer support, youth voice and family participation across the service
• Helping ensure safe, welcoming and well-resourced spaces for families, including The Family Room and The Hub
• Supporting safeguarding, risk assessment, escalation and good decision-making across the team
• Recording activity, outcomes and impact so we can keep learning, improving and showing the difference we make

Let’s talk about you

Must haves

• Experience working directly with children, young people and families in a youth work, support, wellbeing, social care or similar setting
• Experience supervising, supporting or leading others
• Strong understanding of trauma-informed, child-centred and family-focused practice
• Confidence working in emotionally complex environments, where needs can change quickly
• Excellent communication, listening and relationship-building skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities and support others to stay focused and grounded
• Practical understanding of safeguarding, professional boundaries and when to escalate concerns
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, hospital staff and external partners
• Values-led, reflective and committed to inclusion, dignity and respect

Nice to haves

• A qualification in youth work, community development, social care, health, education or a related field or equivalent experience
• Experience working in a hospital, healthcare or multidisciplinary setting
• Experience designing or delivering wellbeing, family support or youth work programmes
• Experience gathering feedback, recording outcomes or evaluating impact
• Understanding of children’s rights, child and adolescent development, and family support systems
• Experience supporting volunteers, sessional workers or small project teams
• Knowledge of local support services and referral pathways

Why ECHC?

Working at ECHC isn’t your average family support role. You’ll be part of a charity that stands beside children, young people and families through some of the toughest times in their lives.

Our Children’s Wellbeing Service offers non-clinical, relationship-based support across the hospital, helping families feel informed, included and more in control during their hospital journey. This role will strengthen that support by providing consistent day-to-day leadership and care for the team delivering it. You’ll join passionate, supportive colleagues who care deeply about making a difference. We’ll trust you to lead with warmth, judgement and courage, while giving you space to help shape a growing service that really matters.

The ALLIANCE is excited to be recruiting for Senior Development Officer – Lived Experience

This role requires the post holder to lead the development and delivery of our Lived Experience Engagement and Involvement Strategy. The post holder will play a key part in growing and supporting an inclusive membership network of disabled people, people living with long-term conditions and unpaid carers, ensuring that individuals are empowered to influence health and social care policy and practice in an impactful way.

Working collaboratively with colleagues, members and partners across the statutory, third, education and independent sectors, you will champion co-production, participation and person-centred approaches, helping to embed lived experience at the heart of decision-making.

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The successful candidate must have :

• Educated to degree level or able to demonstrate equivalent through experience
• Experience of working with diverse communities, particularly disabled people, people with long term conditions and/or unpaid carers
• Experience of developing and delivering engagement and involvement strategies
• Experience of co-production and partnership working
• Ability to identify opportunities for participation, collaboration and improvement
• Strong understanding person centred approaches and inclusive and engagement practices
• Excellent communication skills including report writing, facilitation and delivering presentations
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trusting relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
• Strong organisational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver to deadline
• IT skills including use of word processing, email, presentations, databases and online engagement platforms
• Knowledge and understanding of data protection and information governance.

As an ALLIANCE employee you will benefit from:

• 210 hours annual leave pro rata (equivalent of 30 days)
• 91 hours public holiday that can be taken flexibly pro rata (equivalent of 13 days)
• 24.5 hours additional leave between Christmas Eve and New Year pro rata (equivalent of 3.5 days)
• Contributory pension scheme 6%
• Annual incremental increase in salary (until top of grade)
• Flexible working (formal and informal)
• Hybrid working – opportunity to work from home for part of the week
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption pay
• Enhanced sick pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Learning and development opportunities
• Time off in lieu
• Cycle Scheme
• Bike storage
• Carer Positive Employer
• Disability Confident Employer
• Up to 35 hours (pro rata) paid carers leave per annum
• Up to 35 hours (pro rata) paid special leave per annum
• Up to 70 hours (pro rata) paid compassionate leave per annum
• Paid day off to move house
• Employee forum

The ALLIANCE is a healthy working lives employer and encourages a healthy work life balance and is happy to talk flexible working.

The ALLIANCE recognises that in real life, great people don’t always ‘tick all the boxes’. Even if you don’t meet every point on the job description, if this role and our organisation feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.

PVG Scheme membership is required for this post.

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

You will work closely with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to help identify energy saving opportunities that deliver carbon and cost savings. You will provide support to help SMEs to overcome barriers to the installation of low carbon technologies (e.g heat pumps and heat pump enabling measures such a building fabric insulation).

You will also provide advice and support on a wider range of technologies to SMEs, helping business to save energy and reduce the cost of their energy bills. This will be done through 1-2-1 conversations, in person events, online webinar training and desk top reviews of technical specifications.

You will be a central part of helping the service deliver effective, high-quality advice and support to enable the installation energy efficiency, low carbon heat and renewables projects, making SMEs more competitive and helping them on their journey towards Net Zero.

The team

Business Energy Scotland is one of the key advice and support services at Energy Saving Trust and is funded by the Scottish Government to provide free and impartial support to help SMEs save energy, carbon, and money.

As Scottish businesses try to overcome the twin challenges of high energy prices and playing their part in reducing carbon emissions, our work is more important than ever. We train, coach, challenge and guide our people within a welcoming and supportive team, and pride ourselves on pulling together to deliver excellent service for our customers.

You will be encouraged to share ideas and drive innovation within a team that values collaboration and individual input, and we draw on the experience and diverse skills of our team members to deliver impactful support for Scottish SMEs in response to the climate emergency.

What you will do

• Actively engage with SMEs to understand their specific energy related opportunities and challenges to establish the most appropriate level of support.
• Liaise with SMEs and contracted energy consultants to secure necessary technical information to enable an energy efficiency assessment to be completed.
• Help the SME with any queries they may have on their bespoke energy assessment report and the recommended measures it contains.
• Identify any barriers to the installation of measures and help to resolve these, including enabling access to the Scottish Government SME Loan Scheme.

What you will bring

• Demonstrable experience of energy efficiency, low-carbon heating, and renewable technologies in buildings.
• Proven experience of delivering a high standard of customer service, the ability to explain complex information in a straightforward accessible way.
• Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing with internal and external customers.

Who we are

Energy Saving Trust is a leading and trusted organisation, dedicated to promoting energy efficiency, low carbon transport and sustainable energy use. We aim to address the climate emergency and deliver the wider benefits of clean energy as we transition to net zero.

At Energy Saving Trust we don’t just offer jobs – we offer careers. For our people, being part of the effort to address the climate emergency makes working for us truly meaningful and rewarding.

Work where you thrive

At Energy Saving Trust, flexibility isn’t just a policy, it’s how we work. Most of our roles can be done remotely, and many of our people choose to work from home full-time. Prefer an office environment? We have welcoming spaces in London, Edinburgh, Belfast, Cardiff and Hadleigh for those who want to connect in person.

We’ll support you with:

• Generous holiday (25 days + bank holidays + extra Christmas leave)
• True flexibility in how and where you work
• Strong pension & life assurance
• Enhanced family leave
• Green travel perks (EV scheme, cycle to work)
• Professional development support
• Yearly wellbeing allowance

These are just some of the benefits we offer.

Want to know more about how we make flexibility real? Check out our Benefits and Culture page

Reasonable adjustments:We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive of and accessible for, everyone.

If you think you may need additional support or reasonable adjustments made to any part of the recruitment process, please get in touch with recruitment@est.org.uk or call reception on +44 (0)20 7222 0101. We will do our very best to support you.

Diversity and inclusion

Energy Saving Trust is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone can be themselves, with support to be their best.

We strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and with different identities and experiences to apply for roles with Energy Saving Trust.

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and we ringfence a minimum number of interview slots for candidates who apply via the Disability Confident scheme and meet the criteria for a role. Find out more here.

Our Mission - Homes, people and communities to be proud of.

Our Vision - Striving to improve life experiences and opportunities.

We’re looking for an organised and customer-focused Compliance and RAAC Assistant to provide administrative and operational support to our Asset Management team, helping ensure our property management processes run smoothly, accurately and efficiently.

This is a varied role supporting compliance contracts, reactive repairs and the delivery of our RAAC programme. You’ll help plan compliance inspections, maintain accurate records, raise works orders, liaise with contractors and suppliers, and provide timely information to support reporting, audit readiness and effective decision-making.

You’ll also support the RAAC Manager, Tenant Liaison Officer and Asset Compliance Officer, acting as a first point of contact for customers regarding RAAC works and helping colleagues, residents and external partners receive clear, consistent and responsive support.

About Us

We’re a small organisation that makes a big impact in the communities where our tenants live. At Almond, we focus on what WORKS for our customers and colleagues. Our values are:

• Work together
• Open to change
• Respect
• Kindness
• Social

If you’re someone who takes pride in delivering excellent customer service, has strong administrative skills and attention to detail, and shares our values, we’d love to hear from you.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Providing full administrative support to the Asset Management team, including reactive repairs, compliance and RAAC project delivery
• Supporting the RAAC team by raising works orders, engaging with customers and updating records to help deliver the RAAC programme
• Assisting the Asset Compliance Officer with planning compliance inspections, updating systems and filing certificates
• Prioritising and processing work orders, variations, appointments, correspondence, packs and purchase orders within agreed procedures and timescales
• Maintaining accurate property, asset, financial, health and safety and document control records to support compliance, reporting and audit readiness
• Liaising with customers, colleagues, contractors, suppliers and partners to keep works progressing and provide clear advice on routine procedures and property queries

What We’re Looking For

• Demonstrable experience of providing administrative support, financial administration and excellent customer service
• Awareness of the housing sector and customer service principles, with housing or property management experience desirable
• Developed IT skills, particularly Word and Excel, with experience using computerised housing management systems desirable
• Strong communication, organisational and planning skills, with the ability to manage a varied workload, handle change and prioritise effectively
• A motivated, enthusiastic approach with keen attention to detail and a commitment to high standards and our values
• A driving licence and access to a car for work purposes

Why Join Us

• You’ll play an important role in supporting compliance, RAAC programme delivery and effective property management activity
• You’ll work closely with colleagues, customers, contractors and partners to help keep services moving and records accurate
• You’ll join a values-led organisation committed to collaboration, respect and continuous improvement
• You’ll help deliver services that make a direct difference to customers and communities

What We Offer

• Salary: £35,332
• Working hours: 36 hours over Monday to Friday
• 9 day fortnight option: Every other Friday rest day
• Hybrid working: Office based with some flexibility.
• Office location: Livingston
• A varied support role across compliance, RAAC programme delivery, repairs administration and asset management activity
• The opportunity to work collaboratively across the organisation and with external partners to deliver positive outcomes
• A rewarding role helping maintain compliance, support customers and contribute to safe homes, strong communities and excellent customer service

Benefits include:

• Excellent work/life balance culture
• Access to online health and wellbeing services
• Contribution towards gym membership
• Pension scheme from day one with a 10% employer contribution

Benefits:

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages
• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover
• Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts.

Vulnerable children in the UK need your help

Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you'll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK.

Last year, we helped more than 687,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive.

Why Action for Children?

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It's the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.

A bit about the role

Keeping families who are experiencing difficulties safely together is a vital part of our work. As a Functional Family Therapist, you'll be working in our Functional Family Therapy Team covering the Renfrewshire, West Dunbartonshire and East Dunbartonshire. The Functional Family Therapy Team will provide weekly, home-based family therapy, utilising the Functional Family Therapy model with families with young people at risk of care or custody between the ages of 8 and 18.

Therapists will be required to carry a caseload of around 10 families, providing therapeutic support anywhere from 3 to 5 months in accordance with the Functional Family Therapy model. This position requires flexibility in hours to meet families the needs of the families we support, working Monday to Friday with some twilight hours required.

How you'll help to create brighter futures

Some key responsibilities for the role are;

• Learning and adhering to the FFT model to ensure a consistently high-quality service is offered.
• Meeting families where they are and working with them to achieve positive change.
• Being flexible and innovative in your approach, some twilight working required.
• Developing strong relationships with other agencies to ensure families get the best chance of success.
• Participating in weekly group supervision in a supportive environment.
• Providing a responsive and flexible service for families and having autonomy over your diary to schedule this.
• Being part of a team culture where staff are encouraged and supported to work within their hours and to use TOIL and leave to support personal wellbeing.
• Genuinely working with families from a strength and respect-based approach.
• Receive fully funded training in Functional Family Therapy.

Let's talk about you

• A degree or relevant professional qualification in Family Therapy, Social Work, Counselling, Psychology, Mental Health Nursing or equivalent qualification is required.
• Appropriate registration where relevant.
• A proven track record of working effectively and flexibly with families.
• An ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Willingness and enthusiasm to learn.
• Delivery in line with a proven evidence-based model.
• Full driving license and access to a car.

Good to know

Application Process

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration.

Contact: Jessica Jarvis or email us at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 13337

Diversity,equalityand inclusion

Wework hard to create an inclusive environment. One where individuality is celebrated and where everyone feels valued and supported. Because when we come together, with skills like yours,we’recapable of amazing things.

Weactivelyencourageapplications frompeople withBlack, AsianandMinority Ethnicbackgroundsandpeople with adisability,as these groupsare under-represented within Action for Children.

[For Children Service roles only:Menarecurrentlyunder-represented within our Children Service roles.We’dlike to change that.So,we reallyencouragemen to applyforany ofour Children Service roles.]

Award-winning animal charity Pet Blood Bank UK is recruiting for the position of Executive Assistant to join our team in a hybrid role, combining office-based working in Dunfermline with home working. This is an exciting opportunity to support the Managing Director and senior team in a wide and varied range of tasks, helping Pet Blood Bank continue its lifesaving work across the UK. This is an administrative role where you can make a genuine difference to the lives of pets.

Background

Launched in 2007, Pet Blood Bank UK is the only charity that provides a blood bank service for all vets across the UK. As part of our charitable remit, our aim is to advance animal health and welfare and to relieve suffering by providing quick and convenient access to blood. Every unit of blood helps save up to four other lives, saving thousands of lives every year.

Our values

Caring. Pioneering. Real. These are the values Pet Blood Bank UK is built upon. Our values bind us together as a charity and guide everything we do. We expect every team member to know, understand and embody our values, helping to build our reputation as a pioneering, caring and practical charity. Read more about our values.

What you’ll do

• Proactively manage the Managing Director's diary, meetings, and priorities, ensuring effective planning and use of time.
• Prepare agendas, papers, briefings, and minutes, maintaining accurate records and tracking actions to completion.
• Support the Managing Director with research, data analysis, presentations, and reports to inform strategic decision-making.
• Coordinate travel, expenses, and administrative support for the Managing Director, Trustees, and Senior Management Team.
• Monitor organisational contracts, insurance, and key corporate responsibilities, supporting compliance and governance.
• Act as the central liaison between the Managing Director, department heads, and external Health and Safety Advisers, coordinating actions and monitoring progress.
• Support the administration of IT systems, Microsoft 365, equipment, and user accounts, working closely with external IT providers.
• Maintain accurate records, documentation, and confidential information in line with data protection requirements.
• Build positive working relationships across the organisation, acting as a key point of contact for colleagues, Trustees, and external stakeholders.
• Provide flexible, high-quality executive and administrative support, contributing to the smooth running of the organisation and supporting wider organisational priorities as required.

What we need

We're looking for a proactive, highly organised individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys supporting senior leaders. You'll be confident managing competing priorities, handling confidential information with discretion, and building positive relationships across the organisation.

We’re looking for someone who has:

• Experience in an Executive Assistant, Personal Assistant, or senior administrative role.
• Excellent organisational, planning and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise competing demands and work independently.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills (particularly Excel) and confidence using a range of digital systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience preparing reports, presentations, meeting minutes, and executive summaries.
• Strong analytical skills, with a keen eye for detail and the ability to present information clearly.
• A professional, proactive, and discreet approach, with sound judgement and integrity when handling confidential matters.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues, Trustees, and external partners.
• A genuine enthusiasm for working in the charity sector.

Desirable:

• A business or administration qualification (or equivalent experience).
• Experience of data analysis, Power BI, or other reporting tools.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety administration or compliance.
• Experience working within the charity or third sector.

What’s in it for you

In return, we offer full training, contributory pension scheme, lifestyle rewards, and 30 days annual holidays (pro rata, including bank holidays).

Further details

This is a part-time role working 26 hours per week, over 4 days (Mon –Thu). The suggested working pattern would be 9am – 4pm with a half hour lunch break, but we're happy to discuss the working pattern at interview.

Help our work to end domestic abuse in Scotland

Scottish Women's Aid is the lead organisation in Scotland working to end domestic abuse. We are a feminist organisation working to improve responses to domestic abuse through campaigning, training, public awareness, Scotland's 24-Hour Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Helpline, and support for a network of specialist local Women's Aid services across Scotland.

We are looking for a Finance and Payroll Officer to join our Infrastructure Team.

This role offers an opportunity to use your finance and payroll skills in a flexible, purpose-driven organisation working to create lasting change for women and children across Scotland.

What you'll do

Your work will help ensure Scottish Women's Aid can continue delivering vital services, influencing policy and supporting women, children and young people affected by domestic abuse.

Working closely with the Senior Finance Officer, you'll manage a varied workload including payroll and pension administration, purchase and sales ledgers, reconciliations, payments, grant claims, restricted funds and project budgets. You'll also support financial reporting, audit preparation and the continuous improvement of finance systems and processes.

We're looking for someone who:

• Has experience of payroll administration and finance processes.

• Has experience of ledgers, reconciliations and financial record-keeping.

• Is confident using Sage or similar accounting software and Microsoft Excel.

• Can identify discrepancies, solve problems and maintain accurate records.

• Builds positive working relationships and communicates effectively with a range of staff and stakeholders.

• Can manage competing priorities whilst maintaining confidentiality and attention to detail.

• Shares our commitment to equality and ending violence against women and girls.

• Enjoys working as part of a supportive, mostly remote team.

• is committed to learning, reflection, and ongoing development.

Why Work With Us?

There are many reasons to work for Scottish Women’s Aid. We have a great working culture and our mission and vision attract a brilliant staff team. Your hard work is rewarded with a package of support and benefits including:

• Support for flexible working

• Living wage employer

• 10% pension contributions

• Ongoing learning and development opportunities

• Employee assistance programme

• Bike 2 Work

• Edinburgh Leisure gym subsidies

More Information

Applications will be accepted from women only under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that is representative of the people we serve. We value different backgrounds and perspectives, as they enrich our organisation and improve our work.

We welcome applications from all women, with particular encouragement for those from racially minoritised, disabled, or marginalised groups. We offer a guaranteed interview for disabled women who meet the essential criteria for the role.

As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to a supportive and accessible recruitment process. If you have any questions or require any adjustments, please contact us at recruitment@womensaid.scot or 0131 226 6606.