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Federation of Scottish Theatre

Change Programmes Lead

  • Federation of Scottish Theatre
  • Full time or Part time
  • £35,329
  • Hybrid: Edinburgh
  • Closing 21st September 2026

We are looking for a new Change Programmes Lead to join the FST Team!

Scotland’s performing arts sector is full of talented people, ambitious organisations and inspiring ideas. It also faces significant opportunities and challenges that no single organisation can address alone. Increasingly, progress depends on bringing people together, building partnerships and turning shared ambitions into practical action.

That’s why this role matters.

We’re looking for someone who enjoys combining strategic thinking, partnership-building and practical delivery to help shape programmes that strengthen Scotland’s performing arts sector. Someone who can understand complex challenges, build trusted relationships, develop realistic plans and ensure ideas are followed through to meaningful outcomes.

The Change Programmes Lead plays a key role in helping FST turn ideas into action.

Working closely with members, partners and colleagues, you’ll identify opportunities for positive change, develop practical responses and lead programmes that strengthen Scotland’s performing arts sector.

Some programmes are already well established and ready to grow. Others are emerging ideas that require research, partnership development and careful planning. This role therefore combines strategic thinking with practical delivery, helping shape both current and future areas of work.

Current programmes span areas such as workforce development, mentoring, accessibility, environmental sustainability, organisational resilience and leadership development. While every programme is different, they all share a common purpose: helping Scotland’s performing arts sector become stronger, more connected and better equipped for the future.

This isn’t simply a project management role. It’s about understanding complex challenges, bringing people together, building trusted relationships and creating the conditions for meaningful change. You’ll work across organisations, balancing different perspectives while maintaining a clear focus on shared ambitions and tangible outcomes.

Current Programmes & Priorities

The Change Programmes portfolio continues to evolve in response to member needs and emerging opportunities. Some of the current programmes and workstreams you’ll help lead and develop include:

Bursaries & Professional Development

Leading FST’s professional development bursary programme while exploring opportunities to strengthen its impact, reach and long-term sustainability.

Mentoring & Coaching

Refreshing FST’s mentoring offer through reconnecting previous participants, piloting new models and lighter-touch support surgeries and peer learning.

Workforce Development & Training

Developing and delivering programmes around technical skills, leadership, sustainability and Fair Work through partnerships and targeted professional development opportunities.

Access & Inclusion

Working with Birds of Paradise, Creative Scotland and sector partners to support the future development of Access Scottish Theatre, Scotland’s engagement with the UK-wide All-In programme and wider accessibility infrastructure.

Emerging Needs & Opportunities

Working with FST members and partners to identify new priorities, develop collaborative initiatives and secure partnerships and funding that support the future development of Scotland’s performing arts sector.

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The Junction - Young People, Health and Wellbeing

Service Lead

  • The Junction - Young People, Health and Wellbeing
  • Full time
  • £32,000 – £35,000
  • Hybrid: Edinburgh
  • Closing 4th September 2026

The Junction is seeking an enthusiastic and skilled manager to lead the delivery of our high-quality, innovative projects and services. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in ensuring our work meets the needs of young people, delivers meaningful outcomes, and creates lasting impact within our communities.

About The Junction

The Junction is an award-winning charity in North East Edinburgh that supports and improves young people’s health and wellbeing.

Last year, we supported more than 1,800 young people and supported around 150 young people through one-to-one support. As a result of the service:

  • 100% of young people learned practical ways to look after their wellbeing
  • 88% felt more able to cope with difficult situations
  • 94% reduced or stopped substance use or learned how to reduce harm associated.

About this Role

Within this role you will champion youth participation, ensuring that young people have a genuine voice in shaping both our services and the wider development of the organisation. You will build and maintain strong relationships with partners, funders, and stakeholders, helping to strengthen The Junction’s reputation and reach.

You will lead and support a dedicated team of Project Workers, fostering a collaborative, reflective, and supportive working environment where staff and volunteers can thrive. Alongside this, you will take organisational responsibility for safeguarding as The Junction’s Child Protection Officer, ensuring the highest standards of practice and compliance.

Person Specification Summary

Essential

  • Experience of supervising and managing others to deliver high-quality services
  • Experience managing and leading issues related to child protection and safeguarding
  • Experience of developing effective monitoring and evaluation mechanisms
  • Experience of working with young people or providing one-to-one support
  • Experience of reporting to and building relationships with funders
  • Experience of working collaboratively with partners
  • Understanding of a range of health wellbeing issues that affect young people (including mental health needs)
  • Understanding of inclusive and accessible service delivery
  • Passionate about improving the lives of young people
  • Empathetic, approachable and positive motivator of others.

Desirable

  • Professional qualification in Community Education, Counselling, Social Work, Health Promotion or equivalent
  • Experience of managing waiting lists
  • Knowledge of trauma informed practice.

What We Offer

  • Flexible Working – We offer flexible working hours to accommodate families and childcare, caring responsibilities. Home working is anticipated and welcome for this role.
  • Competitive Annual Leave Entitlement - 38 annual leave days in total, pro-rated for part-time positions.
  • Competitive Pension Contribution – Auto enrolment in our pension scheme with a 5% contribution from The Junction.
  • Positive Working Environment – An opportunity to work with a values-based organisation that is committed to equality & inclusion.
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U-Evolve

Community Development & Support Worker

  • U-Evolve
  • Full time
  • £29,500 – £32,500
  • On site: Edinburgh
  • Closing 24th August 2026

Join Our Team – Supporting the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Ukrainian Young People

Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people? Do you want to be part of an innovative partnership supporting Ukrainian young people to thrive in their new communities?

U-evolve and The Junction are delighted to be recruiting for two exciting new roles as part of a partnership project providing dedicated mental health and wellbeing support for Ukrainian young people aged 12–21 living in Edinburgh.

Together, our organisations bring over 30 years of experience supporting young people's mental health across the city. Through this new programme, we will deliver accessible, trauma-informed and culturally responsive support that helps Ukrainian young people build resilience, improve their mental health and wellbeing, strengthen social connections and access the support they need.

Working closely with Ukrainian communities, local organisations and young people themselves, this project will combine individual and group wellbeing support with community engagement and service development to ensure support is shaped by the voices and experiences of the young people it serves.

This exciting new role will lead on building relationships with Ukrainian communities, partner organisations and local services across Edinburgh to ensure the programme reaches those who need it most.

Working alongside the Mental Health Support Worker and colleagues from both U-evolve and The Junction, you will engage with young people, families and community organisations, helping to co-design activities and develop a programme that reflects the needs, strengths and aspirations of Ukrainian young people.

You will be fluent in Ukrainian and have lived experience or a strong understanding of Ukrainian culture and community needs. You'll bring experience of working with young people, developing community-based projects and building meaningful partnerships that improve outcomes for young people.

What we're looking for

We are looking for compassionate, motivated and collaborative people who believe every young person deserves access to high-quality mental health support.

Successful candidates will be passionate about improving the mental health and wellbeing of young people and committed to delivering inclusive, culturally responsive services. You'll be empathetic, approachable and reflective, with excellent relationship-building skills and the ability to work both independently and as part of a supportive team.

For both roles, fluency in Ukrainian and lived experience or a strong understanding of Ukrainian culture and community needs is essential.

Both roles require experience of working with young people, knowledge of trauma-informed approaches, safeguarding and professional boundaries, and a commitment to working collaboratively with young people, communities and partner organisations.

Why join us?

At U-evolve and The Junction, you'll become part of two organisations committed to improving young people's mental health through compassionate, evidence-informed, collaborative and person-centred support.

You'll have the opportunity to:

  • Make a meaningful difference to the lives of Ukrainian young people.
  • Help shape an innovative new service from the beginning.
  • Work within a supportive and collaborative partnership.
  • Receive regular supervision, reflective practice and opportunities for professional development.
  • Be part of organisations that value kindness, inclusion, collaboration and learning.

We will offer you:

  • Competitive holiday package
  • Flexible working patterns
  • Competitive Pension
  • Positive supportive working environment which promotes learning and development.

If you're passionate about supporting young people's mental health and want to help build an innovative service that makes a lasting impact, we'd love to hear from you.

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The Junction - Young People, Health and Wellbeing

Mental Health Support Worker

  • The Junction - Young People, Health and Wellbeing
  • Part time
  • £27,925 – £30,975 pro-rata
  • On site: Edinburgh
  • Closing 24th August 2026

Join Our Team – Supporting the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Ukrainian Young People

Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people? Do you want to be part of an innovative partnership supporting Ukrainian young people to thrive in their new communities?

U-evolve and The Junction are delighted to be recruiting for two exciting new roles as part of a partnership project providing dedicated mental health and wellbeing support for Ukrainian young people aged 12–21 living in Edinburgh.

Together, our organisations bring over 30 years of experience supporting young people's mental health across the city. Through this new programme, we will deliver accessible, trauma-informed and culturally responsive support that helps Ukrainian young people build resilience, improve their mental health and wellbeing, strengthen social connections and access the support they need.

Working closely with Ukrainian communities, local organisations and young people themselves, this project will combine individual and group wellbeing support with community engagement and service development to ensure support is shaped by the voices and experiences of the young people it serves.

The Mental Health Support Worker will provide direct mental health and wellbeing support to Ukrainian young people through one-to-one and group interventions, helping them develop resilience, confidence and positive coping strategies.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will build trusted relationships with young people, deliver evidence-informed interventions and contribute to a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment where young people feel heard, supported and empowered.

You'll have experience supporting young people's mental health, a strong understanding of trauma-informed practice and safeguarding and be passionate about helping young people achieve positive mental health outcomes.

What we're looking for

We are looking for compassionate, motivated and collaborative people who believe every young person deserves access to high-quality mental health support.

Successful candidates will be passionate about improving the mental health and wellbeing of young people and committed to delivering inclusive, culturally responsive services. You'll be empathetic, approachable and reflective, with excellent relationship-building skills and the ability to work both independently and as part of a supportive team.

For both roles, fluency in Ukrainian and lived experience or a strong understanding of Ukrainian culture and community needs is essential.

Both roles require experience of working with young people, knowledge of trauma-informed approaches, safeguarding and professional boundaries, and a commitment to working collaboratively with young people, communities and partner organisations.

Why join us?

At U-evolve and The Junction, you'll become part of two organisations committed to improving young people's mental health through compassionate, evidence-informed, collaborative and person-centred support.

You'll have the opportunity to:

  • Make a meaningful difference to the lives of Ukrainian young people.
  • Help shape an innovative new service from the beginning.
  • Work within a supportive and collaborative partnership.
  • Receive regular supervision, reflective practice and opportunities for professional development.
  • Be part of organisations that value kindness, inclusion, collaboration and learning.

We will offer you:

  • Competitive holiday package
  • Flexible working patterns
  • Competitive Pension
  • Positive supportive working environment which promotes learning and development.

If you're passionate about supporting young people's mental health and want to help build an innovative service that makes a lasting impact, we'd love to hear from you.

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Cyrenians

Inclusion Health Link Worker

  • Cyrenians
  • Full time
  • £29,622 – £32,543
  • On site: Edinburgh
  • Closing 31st August 2026

An exciting opportunity to join a team supporting people at risk of homelessness in a hospital setting

About the project

The Hospital In-reach service operates across 3 sites in Edinburgh; the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, the Western General Hospital and the Royal Edinburgh Hospital. The project supports people to complete courses of treatment within hospital, plan for a discharge into accommodation that suits their needs and provide follow up support to those with the most complex healthcare needs.

A quote from someone who used the service,

“You literally saved my life, I was sitting in my bed thinking I have nowhere to stay, and when they tell me to leave I will be on the streets in winter and won’t survive the cold or I would have to start using again and that would be it for me. Then you came into the ward to offer your service and it was like being sent an Angel to look out for me”

About the role

Working alongside clinicians in the hospital settings, you will provide one-to-one person-centred support to people in hospitals. You will work with individuals to enable them to identify housing options, personal outcomes and priorities for their health and wellbeing and link them to local support services and activities. The role works across multiple hospital sites, as well as community healthcare and accommodation settings. The role regularly involves lone working, with a need to work flexibly across multiple locations on any given day and can be physically demanding.

About you

You will have experience of working with people who are experiencing complex social and emotional circumstances, and a strong understanding of the challenges faced by people experiencing homelessness. You will use your excellent interpersonal skills to deliver effective one-to-one work as well as manage relationships with multiple partner agencies.

You will be resilient and thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment, with the ability to respond flexibly.

How we will support you

We will encourage you to be creative and innovative in your approach to supporting people.

You will be supported by friendly and close-knit team, have extensive opportunities for learning, and be a key part of the service development and systems change that makes up the current Health & Social Care landscape.

You’ll also have access to wider Cyrenians support, including our learning and development programme and staff wellbeing services.

About us

At Cyrenians we tackle the causes and consequences of homelessness. We understand that there are many routes into homelessness, and that there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach to supporting people towards more positive and stable futures. That’s why all our work is values-led and relationships-based.

Website: cyrenians.scot

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Who Cares? Scotland

Communities that Care Development Officer- Edinburgh

  • Who Cares? Scotland
  • Full time
  • £30,184
  • On site: Edinburgh
  • Closing 30th August 2026

Who Cares? Scotland is Scotland’s only national independent membership organisation for Care Experienced people. Our strategic vision is to secure a lifetime of equality, respect, and love for Care Experienced people in Scotland.

At the heart of Who Cares? Scotland’s work are the rights of Care Experienced people, and the power of their voices to bring about positive change.

We provide individual lifelong relationship-based independent advocacy and a broad range of imaginative participatory and engagement opportunities for Care Experienced people across Scotland. We work alongside Corporate Parents and communities to broaden understanding and create change. We work with policy makers, leaders, and elected representatives locally and nationally to shape law, policy, and practice, working together to build on the aspirations of The Promiseand secure positive change.

As a project, Communities that Care works to create a world where Care Experienced children, young people, and adults are known, understood, welcomed, celebrated, and loved. The aim of the Communities that Care Team is to educate the public about the reality of care (as told to us by Care Experienced people), challenge stigma around care experience, and create the conditions for children, young people, and adults with care experience to thrive.

We are seeking a passionate and talented communicator to join our Communities that Care Team as a Development Officer. Working to shape, deliver, and evaluate our work in schools nationwide, with a particular focus in Edinburgh, you will provide training and support to educational establishments and organisations. You will also lead on the local participation offer for Care Experienced people within Edinburgh; supporting, developing and facilitating our current group and considering how we grow its reach within the local authority.

You will be welcomed into the team and expected to play a key role in supporting the delivery of our wider Communities that Care work, including Care Aware workforce training to employers and organisations.

As an individual with a background working with children and young people, you are adept at creating and delivering learning, teaching, and project plans, with experience providing dynamic training to a range of audiences. Confident writing reports and evidencing practice and impact, you have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, as well as the ability to develop strong professional relationships. Committed to child and human rights, working inclusively, and with the belief that young people can make transformative change in their lives, you understand how structural barriers, social oppression/liberation and intersectionality shape our world. With a deep knowledge and desire to learn about the issues affecting Care Experienced people, you are keen to help create meaningful positive change, challenge stigma, and to keep The Promise.

There is an expectation that the postholder will have a regular presence within the Edinburgh office to connect with the wider team, and across Edinburgh. Home working is offered as part of our commitment to flexible working and wider travel across Scotland will be necessary. Given the remit of the role and the expectation that team members contribute to our diverse programme of local and national participation groups, some evening and weekend work, including overnight stays, will be required. The role also requires a driving licence and access to a car for business use.

The successful candidate will be joining Who Cares? Scotland at an exciting time, when the voices of those who are in or have experienced care are growing in power, individually and collectively – bringing with them insight, challenge, hope and change. While we would welcome the knowledge gathered through relevant qualifications, we are just as interested in relevant work experience. We welcome and encourage applications from those with experience of care.

If this sounds like the role for you, we would love to hear from you. For an informal conversation about this opportunity please contact Donna Nicholas at dnicholas@whocaresscotland.org.

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Richmond's Hope

Chair

  • Richmond's Hope
  • Management Board
  • Unpaid
  • Hybrid: meetings online or on site Edinburgh or Glasgow
  • Closing 28th August 2026

Richmond’s Hope is recruiting for a chair of the Board of Trustees

As Chair of Richmond’s Hope, you will help govern the charity, ensuring we remain legally compliant, financially sound, and true to our mission. Trustees are not involved in day-to-day operations but provide strategic oversight and support to the leadership team. The Chair supports the CEO.

The term of office is three years with an option to serve a further three year term.

All trustees must have or be prepared to gain an understanding of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities inherent in the role and be eligible to act as a Charity Trustee.

Role description:

Leadership

  • Leading the Board effectively
  • Setting Board culture
  • Managing trustee performance and development
  • Ensuring effective decision making

Governance

  • Monitoring risk
  • Board succession planning
  • Governance review
  • Compliance oversight

CEO relationship

  • Supporting and challenging the CEO
  • Performance review
  • Acting as a sounding board

Delegation and accountability

  • External profile
  • Representing the charity
  • Supporting fundraising introductions
  • Stakeholder engagement

Person Specification

Essential

  • Experience serving as a trustee or non-executive director
  • Experience chairing meetings and facilitating discussion
  • Strong strategic thinking skills
  • Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
  • Commitment to the mission and values of Richmond's Hope
  • Understanding of good governance

Desirable

  • Previous Chair experience
  • Fundraising or income generation expertise
  • Finance experience
  • Public sector, NHS or social care knowledge
  • Legal or HR expertise
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Venture Trust

Outreach Worker (Ayrshire)

  • Venture Trust
  • Full time
  • £27,266
  • Hybrid: North, East and South Ayrshire
  • Closing 28th August 2026

This is an exciting time to join Venture Trust as we continue to develop, embed and grow our teams, and apply our developmental approach in communities, in greenspaces and across Scotland’s wilder places. ​

Venture Trust supports people facing challenging life circumstances to overcome barriers and realise their potential. We work alongside people who have been impacted by trauma, and together we build the programme they need to move forwards in their journey, utilising in communities, greenspaces and wild places across Scotland.

​About this role

We have an exciting opportunity for a new Outreach Worker to join our team join our team working across North, East and South Ayrshire, You will be the first person our participants meet, so knowledge of services within this area would be beneficial.

You’ll be a caring, dynamic and driven person, dedicated to levelling the playing field and equipping people with the tools they need to thrive. You’ll be comfortable and confident working autonomously alongside people with complex lives.

​Working across your area, you’ll provide bespoke and holistic 1:1 support for participants, spending time to get to know them, their strengths and where they want to go. You will prepare participants for wilderness journeys and support them to identify and work towards positive progression opportunities.

​We need you to work closely with referrers and partners to provide joined up support for participants, managing the differing needs of your case load, including working with young people and adults.

​Our Outreach Workers play an essential role at Venture Trust. Your skill at fostering positive, trusting relationships with people could be life changing.​

​As an Outreach Worker, you will:

  • ​​Provide one-to-one support for participants, identifying and removing barriers to participation and supporting them towards their individual goals
  • ​Maintain positive relationships with stakeholders, generating referrals for all programmes
  • ​Promote Venture Trust within local communities
  • ​Work closely with referral partners and any other stakeholders to provide joined up support for participants
  • Work within a team structure with hybrid working arrangements
  • (N.B. For workers who are keen to support wilderness journeys, there may be opportunities to do this, but it is not essential.)

​Working at Venture Trust

​We offer a range of generous benefits including:

  • ​a generous annual leave entitlement (28 days annual leave plus public holidays and 3 Christmas holidays)
  • ​an employee benefits package
  • ​flexible and hybrid working
  • ​a joint contributory pension scheme
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Christians Against Poverty

Area Partnership Manager (Scotland)

  • Christians Against Poverty
  • Full time or Part time
  • £31,635
  • Hybrid: Blantyre
  • Closing 24th August 2026

At CAP, we celebrate diversity and strive to build an inclusive workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We warmly welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from Global Majority/UK Minority Ethnic candidates, as these groups are currently underrepresented within our wider workforce. We are committed to creating an environment where every individual can thrive and feel they belong.

Everything we do is rooted in our values. First and foremost, we are Christ-centred. The work that we do is guided by faith and the belief that everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and God’s love.

We are bold in fearlessly putting that faith into action to help others and challenge injustice, while also seeking to be compassionate in the way that we want to understand others and offer them meaningful care. We are collaborative in our approach, making time to learn from others and work together to take on UK poverty. And finally, we prioritise being joyful in the face of challenges, because our faith gives us confidence that change is truly possible.

Please note this is ideally a full time role, but would consider 4 days per week depending on candidate circumstances- salary would be paid pro rata for part time. Although the role is hybrid, candidates would be required to work from the our Blantyre office one day a week, on Thursdays when we gather as a team.

Job Description

Purpose

As a core member of our Scotland Hub team, you'll be the on-the-ground catalyst for empowering and developing debt centres and coaching services (Job Club, Life Skills and Money Coaching) within an appropriate area of Scotland. You'll serve as the primary contact between churches and our Scotland Hub, providing vital support and driving excellence in services.

Your key focus will be to inspire, equip, and encourage local CAP workers and church leaders, enabling them to effectively address financial vulnerability and crisis within their communities. You'll build and nurture strong relationships with church leaders, debt coaches and group coaches, ensuring high-quality service delivery and impactful outcomes. You will build and develop strong local networks connecting centres and services together in specific Scotland-wide settings including overseeing our growing work in Scottish Prisons.

Passion

Area Partnership Managers will be passionate about developing our relationship with churches and local CAP workers to offer life transforming CAP services to local communities across the UK, whilst giving clients the opportunity to hear and respond to the love of Jesus.

Person

Area Partnership Managers (Scotland) report to the Scotland National Leader. This role sits within the Service Delivery directorate.

This role doesn’t have any CAP staff reporting directly to it. However, this role is responsible for engaging local CAP workers and church leaders in churches, using influence and persuasion rather than position power.

This role specifically focuses on supporting CAP services in Scotland, the exact mix being determined by the make-up of the team. It is expected that the Area Partnership Manager is a hybrid role based out of our Scottish office in Blantyre. This role involves a significant amount of travel to visit partner churches, centres and services across Scotland. In addition there will be termly visits to CAP’s Bradford hub.

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Early Years Scotland

Project Manager (West Central Scotland)

  • Early Years Scotland
  • Full time
  • £32,791
  • On site: Glasgow
  • Closing 31st August 2026

Early Years Scotland has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Project Manager to lead and support the delivery of Rise & Shine, an innovative whole-family wellbeing programme delivered through a collaborative, multi-agency approach.

Early Years Scotland is a registered charity and Scotland’s leading national specialist organisation dedicated to supporting our youngest children, from pre-birth to age five. With nearly sixty years of experience as an expert Third Sector organisation, we take immense pride in our long-standing commitment to those who work for and on behalf of Scotland’s youngest children.

The Project Manager will provide strategic and operational leadership for Rise & Shine, ensuring the effective delivery, quality, sustainability and ongoing development of the service.

The postholder will oversee a relationship-based Stay, Play and Learn model supporting children from birth to five and their families through early learning, family engagement, attachment-focused practice and community-based support. Working closely with local authority, health and third sector partners, the Project Manager will drive positive outcomes for children and families, strengthen partnerships, evidence impact and support future growth and innovation.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the strategic development and day-to-day management of Rise & Shine.
  • Ensure delivery aligns with key national policies and frameworks, including GIRFEC, The Promise, Realising the Ambition, the Infant Pledge and Whole Family Wellbeing.
  • Drive continuous improvement through evaluation, family feedback and emerging best practice.
  • Manage programme budgets, resources, performance targets and reporting requirements.
  • Ensure compliance with safeguarding, health and safety, GDPR and organisational policies.
  • Line management and support of Family Engagement Practitioners, Parent Connectors and project staff.
  • Promote a culture of reflective practice, professional development and staff wellbeing.
  • Champion high-quality early years practice, attachment-informed approaches and children’s rights.
  • Support inclusive pathways for children and families, including those with additional support needs.
  • Build and maintain strong partnerships with local authorities, health services, community organisations and funders.
  • Develop effective referral pathways and integrated approaches to family support.
  • Represent Rise & Shine at strategic meetings, partnership forums and stakeholder events.
  • Lead monitoring, evaluation and impact reporting, including the use of outcome measurement tools such as Family Star Plus.
  • Produce high-quality reports and evidence of impact for funders, partners and senior leaders.
  • Support the development of the Parent Connector model and promote pathways into volunteering, training and employment.
  • Ensure the voices and lived experiences of children, parents and communities inform service delivery and development.
  • Identify opportunities for service growth, sustainability and expansion.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead a highly impactful early years and family support programme that is improving outcomes for children, strengthening families and building resilient communities.

What We’re Looking For

  • Experience of leading and managing early years, family support, community development or wellbeing services.
  • Experience of managing staff, volunteers or multidisciplinary teams, with a commitment to coaching, support and professional development.
  • A strong understanding of child development, attachment theory, parental engagement and relationship-based practice.
  • Knowledge of current Scottish policy and legislation impacting children and families, including GIRFEC, The Promise, UNCRC, Realising the Ambition and Whole Family Wellbeing approaches.
  • Experience of developing and maintaining effective partnerships with local authorities, health services, third sector organisations and community groups.
  • Demonstrable experience of project management, including budget management, performance monitoring and reporting against outcomes.
  • Experience of monitoring, evaluation and impact measurement, using data and evidence to inform service improvement and demonstrate outcomes.
  • Strong leadership and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, services and stakeholders effectively.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence, build relationships and represent the service at a strategic level.
  • Confidence in producing high-quality reports, presentations and funding updates for a range of audiences.
  • Understanding of safeguarding, child protection and risk management within services for children and families.
  • A commitment to children’s rights, participation and ensuring the voices of children, families and communities shape service delivery.
  • Experience of supporting families facing poverty, inequality, trauma, social isolation or additional barriers to engagement.
  • A collaborative and solution-focused approach, with the ability to work closely with colleagues, partners, funders and local communities.
  • A passion for improving outcomes for children and families and a commitment to Early Years Scotland’s values

What Early Years Scotland will offer

  • Competitive salary and generous annual leave
  • Family-friendly policies that support work-life balance
  • 5% employer pension contribution after 3 months
  • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
  • Ongoing professional learning and development opportunities
  • A supportive, collaborative team culture where your contribution is valued
  • The opportunity to build a genuinely new function for the organisation, with lasting impact for children and families across Scotland beyond the funded period

Qualifications

Applicants’ qualifications should be consistent with those required to register as a Manager with SSSC (e.g., BA Childhood Practice, PDA Level 9). Membership of the PVG Scheme will also be required.

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