As part of our Team, you will be at the forefront of supporting people experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness. You'll be instrumental in helping people and empowering individuals.
The Support Worker role is to support and engage with people to manage and recover their mental health, in line with our trauma-informed approach. You will help people with safer substance use and assist them with the process when they choose to stop. You will assist our people to build a positive network of connections to enable them to gain and sustain their own housing.
As a Support Worker, you will provide work alongside people impacted by homelessness, addiction, mental health challenges and trauma. You will provide guidance and assistance to the people we support to achieve their goals of securing safe housing and accessing the necessary support to feel secure, manage their challenges and live an independent life free from harm or abuse.
The Glasgow HUB / Street Team primarily engages with people within Glasgow City Centre, however, we also support people in the South, East and West of the City. These teams are supported by our volunteer led StreetCycles Service to engage with and support the wider areas of Glasgow.
Based within Argyle Street, Glasgow, this location offers easy access to people affected by rough sleeping, destitution and homelessness, where they will find the support they need in a place where they are comfortable.
We have two teams located within Wayfinder (The Access HUB and Street Outreach Team) who work together to provide joined-up, cohesive support for the individuals we support. These roles require a high level of flexibility to work across all Wayfinder services, this service is available 7 days per week, 365 days per year.
The shift patterns are:
These shift patterns may be changed accordingly to meet the needs of the service delivery.
These roles also require a high level of visibility within the Glasgow area and interactions with members of the public to promote our services. You are required to have the ability to walk 10 - 12 miles per day (15,000-20,000 steps) in all weather conditions.
Help Shape the Future for Young People in Scotland
Are you passionate about creating opportunities for young people? Would you like to use your skills and experience to help shape the future of an ambitious, award-winning charity?
One Community Scotland is looking to recruit new Trustees to join our Board and help guide the organisation through its next exciting stage of development.
Whether you have served on a charity board before or this would be your first trustee role, we would love to hear from you. We provide full information, ongoing support and governance training to help every trustee succeed.
We are particularly interested in hearing from individuals with experience or knowledge in Human Resources *(HR) to strengthen the skills of our Board. However, we also welcome applications from people with expertise in organisation development, research, education, communications, digital technology, fundraising, marketing or the wider third sector.
About One Community Scotland
One Community Scotland is an award-winning, youth-led charity that supports young people aged 14-24 from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, with a particular focus on those settling as New Scots in Scotland.
We believe every young person should have the opportunity to feel safe, valued and empowered to achieve their full potential, regardless of their background or circumstances.
Working alongside young people, families and communities, we help remove barriers to inclusion and create opportunities that enable young people to thrive.
Our programmes support young people to:
· Overcome language barriers and build confidence.
· Develop financial literacy and life skills.
· Understand the Scottish education, employment and legal systems.
· Gain work experience, volunteering and apprenticeship opportunities
· Access First Aid and Mental Health Awareness training.
· Build positive relationships, resilience and a sense of belonging.
· Develop the skills and confidence to participate fully in their communities.
Our work is grounded in a trauma-informed, person-centred and wellbeing -focused approach, recognising the strengths, experiences and aspirations of every young person we support.
By working in partnership with young people, families, schools, employers and community organisations, we help create pathways to education, employment, personal development and active citizenship, contributing to stronger, safer and more inclusive communities across Scotland.
Our Mission
To empower and support young people in Scotland, particularly those who are new to the country, by providing a welcoming community, mentorship and resources that help them overcome challenges and achieve their personal and professional goals.
Through inclusivity, collaboration and guidance, we create pathways towards positive sustainable futures.
The Role
The Board of Trustees is responsible for the overall governance and strategic direction of One Community Scotland.
Working collectively, trustees ensure the charity remains focused on its charitable purposes, complies with the requirements of the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR), and continues to provide effective support for young people and their families.
Our Board works closely with a dedicated and experience staff team, providing support, challenge and strategic guidance while ensuring good governance and accountability.
We’re Looking for People Who:
We are looking for Trustees who will bring enthusiasm, commitment and a genuine willingness to actively contribute to the work and development of One Community Scotland.
A key attribute for us is being a keen and active contributor. Being a Trustee is more than attending Board meetings. We are looking for people who are willing to engage with the organisation, participate in discussions, ask questions, contribute ideas, share their knowledge and experience, and play an active role in helping us achieve our strategic aims.
You will ideally:
· Share our passion for supporting young people and creating positive change.
· Can think strategically and contribute to good decision-making,
· Enjoy working collaboratively as part of a team.
· Are committed to equality, inclusion and community empowerment.
· Can act with integrity, discretion and confidentiality.
· Are willing to share their skills and experience to help the organisation grow
Experience in Human Resources would be particularly valuable, but enthusiasm, commitment and a willingness to contribute are just as important.
No Previous Trustee Experience?
Many of our current trustees joined the Board without previous governance experience.
We believe diverse perspectives strengthen our Board, and we welcome applications from people who may be taking on a trustee role for the first time.
Access to governance training, and ongoing mentoring will be provided, ensuring you have the knowledge and confident to fulfil the role effectively.
You do not need to have all the answers. What matters is that you are willing to listen, learn, contribute and work collectively with other Trustees and the staff team.
Why Join Us?
As a trustee, you’ll have the opportunity to:
· Make a lasting difference to the lives of young people
· Help shape the strategic direction of an award-winning youth-led charity.
· Develop your leadership and governance experience.
· Work alongside an experience, passionate and supportive Board.
· Contribute to building safer, stronger and more inclusive communities across Scotland.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
One Community Scotland is fully committed to equality of opportunity and values the diversity of our Board.
We Actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, including individuals with lived experience and those currently underrepresented on charity boards.
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is fair, inclusive and accessible to everyone.
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 Regional Lead Stroke Nurse you can be the difference between people just surviving and really living.
You will be part of Scotland’s leading health charity providing support to people with chest, heart and stroke conditions and Long Covid to live life to the full again. Our Community Healthcare Support Service provides access to a range
of supported self management and community recovery services to support people across Scotland to manage their health as well as possible and adjust to life after a diagnosis of a chest or heart condition or after a stroke. This is an exciting opportunity to lead the establishment of a new CHSS Stroke Nurse Service within NHS Borders whilst providing strategic, operational and clinical leadership to our established Stroke Nurse Service in NHS Lothian. The postholder will play a key role in shaping and developing services, leading Stroke Nurse teams, driving quality improvement, strengthening partnerships with NHS stakeholders and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, person-centred support for people affected by stroke and TIA. This role offers the opportunity to influence stroke services across two health board areas and contribute to the delivery of CHSS's No Life Half Lived #2 strategy.
The post is split across both areas, with approximately 2 days per week dedicated to Borders and 3 days per week to Lothian. The role is primarily home-based, with occasional travel across both health board areas and other locations as required to meet service and organisational needs.
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”. While we encourage flexibility wherever possible, please note that our Retail Shop roles operate within set business hours of 10:00 am to 5:00 pm to meet the needs of the business.
In line with our commitment to safeguarding, this role is subject to a PVG 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.
The ALLIANCE is excited to be recruiting for a Communications and Events Officer to help raise the profile of our work and connect with diverse audiences across Scotland.
In this varied and fast-paced role, you will lead the planning and delivery of accessible online and in-person events, support communications campaigns, create engaging content for digital and social media platforms, and help showcase the impact of the ALLIANCE’s programmes and activities. You will also contribute to media relations, website management, video and digital content creation, and the production of reports and promotional materials.
Essential
Desirable
As an ALLIANCE employee you will benefit from:
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.
Change Mental Health is looking for two Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners to join our community-based Hub in Invergordon.
Our Hub provides a welcoming, non-clinical space where people can connect with others, build confidence and resilience, and improve their mental health and wellbeing through group activities, peer support and recovery-focused opportunities.
About the role
You’ll play an important part in the day-to-day running of the Hub, working directly with people experiencing poor mental health or mental illness.
Your work will include facilitating groups and wellbeing activities, providing person-centred 1:1 support, helping people develop achievable goals and personal plans, and connecting people with wider community support. You’ll also build relationships with local organisations and help make sure everyone accessing the Hub feels respected, included and heard.
We’re looking for someone who can build positive relationships, work confidently both independently and as part of a team, and bring an empathetic, strengths-based and recovery-focused approach to their work.
Essential
Desirable
The role is typically worked Tuesday and Wednesday, 10am–4pm, and Thursday, 10am–3.30pm, with some flexibility occasionally required to meet service needs.
If you’re passionate about helping people strengthen their wellbeing, connections and confidence within their own community, we’d love to hear from you
About us
We are a scrutiny body that supports improvement. That means we look at the quality of care in Scotland to ensure it meets high standards. We are responsible for providing assurance and protection for people who experience care services, their families, carers and the wider public. Our vision is that people across Scotland experience high-quality care that meets their needs, rights and choices.
Our values
Work-life balance
Our desire is to achieve an effective and balanced way of working, which enables us to meet organisational needs and achieve a work-life balance that promotes wellbeing and collaboration opportunities. Our hybrid working policy gives you the flexibility to mix working from home with attendance at your base office and other work locations, spending no more than 60% of your working time working from home, measured over a four-week period.
About the role
We are seeking an exceptional and inspiring leader to join the Care Inspectorate as our executive director of assurance and improvement. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of care quality across Scotland, leading the strategic direction and development of inspection, scrutiny and regulation activities. The successful candidate will ensure the Care Inspectorate continues to deliver its statutory responsibilities under the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 and other relevant legislation, while driving improvement through a collaborative, person-centred approach.
Working closely with the chief executive and executive team, you will play a pivotal role in leading organisational transformation, embedding a culture of excellence, innovation and continuous improvement. You will champion investment in our people, fostering a confident, capable and collaborative workforce that is committed to improving outcomes for people experiencing care across Scotland.
This is a rare opportunity to influence the future of care services in Scotland and make a lasting difference to the lives of people who experience care. We are looking for a visionary leader with the strategic insight, credibility and passion to drive assurance, improvement and cultural transformation at a national level.
We are seeking an experienced and strategic leader who can provide direction to a diverse, multidisciplinary team and drive excellence in the inspection, regulation, scrutiny, and improvement of care services.
The successful candidate will be an influential communicator with strong negotiation skills, political awareness, and the ability to translate strategic plans into meaningful action. They will bring extensive knowledge of the social care sector, including current trends and emerging challenges, while championing equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Comfortable challenging established ways of working, they will use innovative and collaborative approaches to deliver positive outcomes and continuous improvement. Strong IT skills and the ability to use digital tools effectively to communicate, analyse information, and support decision-making are essential.
Key responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership
Operational Leadership
People Leadership
Stakeholder and Partnership Leadership
About you
We are looking for a candidate educated to degree level (or equivalent) with a Professional qualification in social work, health, education or public protection. You will demonstrate a strong commitment to maintaining and enhancing your professional expertise through ongoing CPD.
Ideally, you may hold relevant management/leadership qualification, such as an MBA or Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) accreditation.
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
We are seeking an experienced strategic leader with significant experience in the inspection, regulation and improvement of care services. You will bring strong communication, influencing and negotiation skills, political awareness, and the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, challenge established thinking, and turn strategic plans into meaningful outcomes. A strong understanding of social care trends, equality and diversity, and the effective use of digital technologies is essential.
You will be an inspirational and credible leader with a proven track record of leading complex services, delivering strategic change and improving organisational performance.
You will bring:
Ricefield Arts & Cultural Centre is a registered charity and social enterprise for the exploration and promotion of Chinese culture and has an excellent reputation for delivering original and inspiring creative experiences, cultural events and workshops to community groups, public institutions and arts audiences around Scotland.
We are currently looking to appoint a Treasurer to join our small Board. The Treasurer will be responsible for managing all financial matters on behalf of our organisation and will be responsible for ensuring that the organisation has robust financial processes to ensure it meets its legal and constitutional requirements. It will also be the responsibility of the Treasurer to report the financial position at the board meetings. While we encourage and welcome applicants of all backgrounds, we are keen to hear from candidates that have experience of charity financial management or are chartered in a suitable accountancy field.
All Trustees are required to attend monthly board meetings, either at our office located in the heart of Glasgow city centre or via Zoom. In addition, we ask Trustees to attend our annual board development day, important meetings with stakeholders and some events and projects, where possible. As Ricefield Arts is a social enterprise, the role also involves serving as our Board of Directors.
Please note that this is a voluntary role. Neither the Trustees nor Board of Directors receive any remuneration, however, travel expenses incurred in carrying out board duties will be fully reimbursed.
Other than the Treasurer, we also wish to appoint additional Trustee(s) with community engagement or cultural events management experience to serve our Board. Please check our website for more information.
Falkirk Football Community Foundation is recruiting a Centre Circle Project Lead and a Family Support Coach to help establish our new whole family support programme.
We are looking for people who care about getting support right for families. People who listen without judgement, build trust and follow through with practical help.
Following a successful award from the Whole Family Support Third Sector Delivery Fund, we are joining four other football community charities across Scotland to deliver Centre Circle. Together, we will help families access practical, financial and wellbeing support earlier and more easily.
Here in Falkirk, you will have the opportunity to shape that support from the outset, working alongside families and drawing on the Foundation’s programmes, community connections and local partnerships.
You will work directly with families, helping them identify their priorities and take practical steps towards their own goals. We are looking for someone who can build relationships, support people through difficult circumstances and help them access the services and opportunities they need.
THIS IS NOT NOT A FOOTBALL COACHING ROLE.
Action Against Stalking is seeking a committed and passionate trustee to join our small but mighty team. We are looking for an experienced individual with accountancy and charity treasury skills who can support our CEO and fellow trustees by providing strong financial oversight, sound judgement, and strategic input.
This is an important governance role with a commitment of around five hours per month, including quarterly board meetings. The successful candidate will help strengthen the charity’s financial stewardship, contribute to effective governance, and support the long-term sustainability of our work.
About Action Against Stalking
Action Against Stalking is a specialist charity that provides person-centred support to victims of stalking while also working to raise awareness, influence change, and improve understanding of stalking across Scotland. Around 70% of our work is funded through the Scottish Government’s Victim-Centred Approach Fund (VCAF), with other major donors also playing an important role in sustaining and developing our services.
Our annual report showcases the impact of our small but mighty team and the breadth of our work across education, prevention, campaigning, and direct victim support. Together, these activities help us champion the rights of victims and strengthen responses to stalking in communities, services, and systems.
Annual Report 2024 - 2025 - Action Against Stalking
Skills and attributes
Why join us?
This is a rewarding opportunity to use your financial expertise to support a specialist charity making a real difference to the lives of stalking victims. As a trustee, you will help shape our future direction, strengthen our governance, and contribute to a cause that is both urgent and impactful across Scotland.
We warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those who are currently underrepresented on charity boards across Scotland, including women, people of colour, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ individuals, younger people, and those with relevant lived experience or who are new to governance.
As Treasurer Trustee, strong accountancy and financial management expertise is essential to help ensure effective stewardship of our resources, robust financial oversight, and the long-term sustainability of our work.
We value integrity, compassion, and a commitment to person-centred approaches, alongside diverse perspectives and different ways of thinking. We are committed to building an inclusive, values-led, and well-governed trustee team that reflects the communities we serve and strengthens our impact across Scotland.
The One World Shop was established over 40 years ago and has played a lead role in the Fair Trade movement in Scotland, including helping Edinburgh and Glasgow become Fairtrade cities and Scotland to become a Fair Trade Nation.
As well as running a thriving city centre shop, we have an online shop and we support schools, faith groups and local businesses to learn about and sell fair trade products. We currently employ 7 paid staff and over 20 volunteers. Our aim is to reduce poverty in deprived areas of the world through trading fairly and we are committed to reducing our carbon footprint and promoting low-carbon living.
We are seeking to appoint several new voluntary Management Committee members; we are particularly looking at people with skills and experience in any of the following:
Board meetings are held every two months by Zoom or occasionally in the shop.