An exciting opportunity has risen to join the Home-Start East Lothian Team to deliver the Thrive Early programme in partnership with Citizen’s Advice and Save the Children UK.

Funded from the Scottish Government, the aim of Thrive Early is to prevent and mitigate the impact of poverty for families with children under five years of age by providing integrated, whole-family support within local communities. The successful postholder will work closely with families to provide practical and emotional support, alongside specialised financial, welfare and holistic advice from a dedicated Citizens Advice Bureau staff member.

This post is full time however we will consider part time/job share applications.

An exciting new opportunity to join the team at Home-Start East Lothian based in Tranent has become available.

Do you have a passion to support children and their parents to ensure that children have the best start in life? Do you have the experience and qualifications to work with children?

We are looking for someone who can support families in their own homes and through some group work in community settings.

Evening and occasional part-time weekend work may be required. Car ownership is essential, as is a PVG check.

Home –Start East Lothian is committed to equal opportunities.

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This role requires an individual that likes working outdoors, with experience in mammal control work, who is approachable and enjoys interacting with people. The Grey Squirrel Control Officer will contribute to a programme of targeted grey squirrel control to protect key populations of Scotland’s red squirrels, in accordance with the Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels plan to protect red squirrels in priority landscapes in the Scottish Borders.

Main objectives:

Delivering grey squirrel control, including supporting grey squirrel control volunteers and Red Squirrel Networks in the SSRS Priority Areas for Red squirrel Conservation (PARCs). The role covers the Scottish Borders with the main areas of responsibility being Peebles and the Tweed Valley to Selkirk and surrounding areas. This includes the wider Tweedale PARC and northern parts of the Central Borders PARCs.

This includes:

• Carrying out targeted and strategic grey squirrel control in agreed areas according to the SSRS project’s Standard Operating Procedures.
• Working collaboratively with other Grey Squirrel Control Officers, area volunteer group(s) and external organisations. This includes assisting with training new volunteers to take on the roles of Local Dispatcher, Volunteer Grey Squirrel Officers and Rapid Response Monitors.
• Providing trapping and despatch services as required.
• Where required, carry out monitoring to assess squirrel presence e.g. feeder box camera traps
• Work with the Lead Control Officer to deliver training sessions, where required, to new SSRS staff, volunteers and/or land managers in all aspects of best practice grey squirrel control, Rapid Response Monitoring and Squirrel Pox Sampling techniques.
• Assist the SSRS Lead Control Officer and SSRS Communications Officer, as needed, in responding to enquiries from the public regarding grey squirrel control for red squirrel conservation.

The successful candidate will have:

• An SVQ/NVQ level 2 or equivalent in Game and Wildlife Management or related discipline or relevant experience of game keeping, invasive/non-native mammal control or pest control.
• Good understanding of conservation principles, practices and legislation.
• The ability to keep and maintain accurate records in Word and Excel.
• Relevant previous experience is essential, together with experience working with landowners, gamekeepers, foresters and the public.
• Knowledge of forestry/woodland management and native tree species and familiarity with the town of Peebles and Tweeddale and Central Borders PARCs would be advantageous.
• There may occasionally be a requirement to work out of normal working hours.
• You must possess a full clean driving licence.

Could you help shape the future of bereavement support in Scotland?

Cruse Scotland is looking for new Trustees to join our Board.

When someone dies, life can change in an instant. At Cruse Scotland, we are here to make sure people don't have to face that experience alone.

For 60 years plus, we have provided compassionate, personalised bereavement support to adults, children and young people across Scotland. As Scotland's only open-to-all bereavement charity, we have a unique role – and we're ambitious about what comes next.

We are about to embark on a new three-year strategy and big plans for the future. We're looking for people who can bring expertise, fresh thinking and constructive challenge to help us turn those ambitions into reality.

What could you bring?

We're particularly interested in people with experience in one or more of these areas:

• AI awareness and governance
• Charity finance
• Children's counselling and GIRFEC
• Commercial expertise
• Counselling supervision
• Culture and organisational development
• Cyber and information security
• Fundraising
• Immigration and asylum
• Insurance
• Legal
• Property and estate management

You don't need previous trustee experience.

We're looking for people who care about our purpose, bring sound judgement and are willing to share their knowledge, ask questions and help us make good decisions.

This is an opportunity to use your experience for something that really matters – helping people navigate one of life's most difficult experiences.

What you'll do

Our Trustees provide strategic leadership, governance and constructive challenge, helping to ensure Cruse Scotland is well placed to deliver its ambitions now and in the future. Our current trustees can be viewed here crusescotland.org.uk/about-us/our-people

This is a voluntary, non-remunerated role. Trustees attend quarterly Board and relevant Committee meetings, a mix of in person or online via Microsoft Teams, with opportunities to take part in Trustee and Volunteer events throughout the year.

Could you be our next Trustee?

If you have expertise we could benefit from and want to use it to make a meaningful difference to bereaved people across Scotland, we'd love to hear from you.

About Us:

Murray’s Initiative (formerly known as Glasgow Council on Alcohol) is an independent Scottish charity that works to reduce alcohol and drug-related harm at both individual and community levels. Established in 1965, Murray’s Initiative adopts a long-term, trauma-informed and asset-based approach to changing the culture around substance use. Its services are built on a person-centred, harm-reduction model, supporting people whether their goal is to reduce consumption or achieve abstinence.

Murray’s Initiative offers free, confidential counselling services for people concerned about their own or someone else's drinking. Murray’s Initiative delivers a range of interventions including groupwork and employability support as well as a number of holistic and inclusive services, such as a women’s service for survivors of gender-based violence, young person’s peer education service, LGBTQ+ health and wellbeing support and tailored wellbeing programmes.

Murray’s Initiative is also a recognised provider of professional development, offering a comprehensive training portfolio including education aimed at increasing awareness of alcohol use and promoting healthier lifestyles, COSCA Counselling Skills and a Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Murray’s Initiative delivers services over 6 days per week and throughout Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire, helping people make meaningful, positive change in their lives.

The foundation of Murray’s Initiative is our supportive and inclusive culture for all who engage and work with us.

About the Role:

The role of the Employability Support worker is to support participants who are in the earlier stages of their employability journey. The Employability Support Worker will support participants with confidence building and motivation and will prepare participants to work towards training, education and volunteering.

The Employability Support Worker will make a real impact to individuals’ day to day lives as they uniquely tailor their personal development, offer emotional and practical support and set realistic goals as part of their journey to employability opportunities.

The Employability Support Worker will report to the Service Manager - Employability.

This post requires membership of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme for children and/or protected adults. Successful applicants will be required to join the PVG Scheme.

Money Matters is seeking one or more experienced advice professionals to undertake a temporary programme of case checking on AdvicePro, helping us maintain high standards of advice and client care.

Applicants must have a sound working knowledge of the Scottish National Standards for Information and Advice Providers (SNSIAP) and be able to assess advisers’ casework against this quality framework.

We welcome applications from candidates with different levels of availability, including those seeking a small number of hours each week.

We are recruiting for a female Legal Caseworker within the Scottish Women’s Rights Centre (SWRC).

The SWRC is an inclusive and collaborative project that improves outcomes for women in Scotland who have experienced gender-based violence, bringing together the expertise of Rape Crisis Scotland, the University of Strathclyde Law Clinic and JustRight Scotland’s human rights lawyers.

Working under the supervision of SWRC solicitors, you will support frontline outreach and legal casework, as well as contribute to public legal education, training, research and policy work.

This role is only available to women. This is a Genuine Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010 (download and read our Equality Statement below).

Blue Triangle is a social care organisation that empowers people to thrive, by delivering solutions in connected communities which focus on the needs of each individual. We are looking for enthusiastic people who share our values (Kind, Passionate and Creative) to join our services accommodating and supporting people experiencing homelessness and empowering them to thrive.

If successful, you will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council within 3 months of your start date. After registration, there is a requirement to be qualified and to maintain professional learning, which we will support you to achieve.

Blue Triangle recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

What we offer:

Aside from offering a supportive and friendly environment where our people are valued and appreciated, we’ll see that your hard work and drive to succeed is rewarded.

• Competitive Salary and Pension Options
• Double pay for festive bank holidays
• Long service awards
• Fully funded SVQ3
• Access to our benefits platform with high street voucher and tech discounts and cycle to work scheme to name a few!
• Inhouse training programmes
• Significant Gym discounts
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• 24/7 access to employee assistance programme, including counselling
• A wide range of family friendly policies
• Life Assurance cover of 3 times your salary
• Credit Union
• £200 refer a friend scheme

And many more!

The Housing Assistant role available at our young persons service in Falkirk involves working Monday-Friday on a 4-week rolling rota. Falkirk is a care experienced young persons service, focusing on young people aged between 16 and 25.

To find out more about being a Housing Assistant, click the link below:

Housing Assistant Role Profile

About You:

• To join us, you need to have a genuine passion for helping people.
• Ideally, possess 1 year of experience of working with vulnerable people and challenging behaviour which can be from personal, voluntary and/or professional experience.
• Demonstrated commitment and ability to undertake care practice in accordance with Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) code of practice, National Care Standards, Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care and the Associations policies and procedures.
• Ability to relate empathetically to people and recognise their right to choice and independence.
• Ability to work flexibly and as a lone worker.
• Able to use Microsoft or equivalent applications competently.
• Ideally, hold and SVQ level 2 or above and be willing to work towards an SVQ 3.

We care about one another whilst taking pride in the service we offer. You will be working in a company with a strong identity and with the guidance and support of experienced Managers you will be able to develop in your career.

The Yard is an award-winning charity that runs adventure play services for children with disabilities and/or additional support needs and their families.

We are looking for individuals with a particular talent for supporting and encouraging children and young people with disabilities and complex medical needs to take part in play activities on a one-to-one basis.

Do you get a buzz from helping children and young people create laughter, mess and happy memories? We have a great opportunity for you to join our team as a Support Worker at our Holiday Support service.

About the role & your responsibilities:

As a Support Worker, you will help plan, deliver and develop play activities that enable children and young people to participate, connect and socialise in an inclusive environment.

This role may involve providing personal care support to individual children when required.

About you:

This job is for you if you have:

• Experience of working with children and young people in a play or youth work setting or, alternatively, in a home environment
• An empathetic approach with the ability to trust in others
• An ability to work in a flexible manner, as an individual and as part of a team
• The ability to register to successfully with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), and undertake an acceptable PVG check

DHET is an independent charity dedicated to conserving and promoting Dundee’s historic environment. Through building conservation, traditional skills training, community heritage grants and public engagement, we connect people with their heritage while supporting regeneration, placemaking and community wellbeing. The Trust has recently been awarded funding to March 2031, and we are seeking to engage a Conservation Manager to lead on our building repair grant programme.

Could you lead ambitious conservation projects that make a visible difference to Dundee’s buildings, communities and local economy?

Dundee Historic Environment Trust (DHET) is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Conservation Manager to join our team at an exciting time of development and growth.

This is a rare opportunity to combine heritage expertise, project leadership and partnership working in a role where your work will have a tangible, lasting impact on the city.

The opportunity

As Conservation Manager, you will lead DHET’s building repair grant programme, developing and delivering a strategy for priority areas across Dundee. You will also participate in community-based projects that increase awareness of the city, its built heritage environment and history.

You will work with property owners, businesses, public bodies, communities, funders, as well as planning and property professionals to identify opportunities, develop projects and support them from initial enquiry through to completion.

• You will also play a key role in developing DHET’s wider conservation work. Specifically, you will;
• Lead the development and delivery of building repair grant projects.
• Build relationships with property owners, businesses, community organisations, strategic partners and other City Heritage Trusts.
• Support applicants and oversee funded projects through to completion.
• Support the development and diversification of DHET’s income.
• Advise on climate change and sustainability within building repair projects.
• Develop strong and sustainable partnerships with organisations including Historic Environment Scotland and Dundee City Council.
• Promote and increase the availability of traditional building skills and materials.
• Work with the Trust Manager, Trustees, funders and other stakeholders to shape programmes, priorities and funding.
• Promote DHET’s work and engage with communities and the wider public to raise awareness of the aims of the trust.
• Deputise for the Trust Manager when required.
• Prepare regular reports and updates to the Trust Manager, the Board and HES as required

What you’ll bring

We’re looking for someone with a genuine passion for the historic environment and the experience, confidence and relationship-building skills to turn ideas into successful projects.

You will have:

• A relevant degree or diploma, such as Architecture, Building Conservation, Planning, Surveying or Urban Design, or significant demonstrable relevant experience in the heritage/built environment sector.
• Experience of historic building projects and an understanding of building conservation.
• Knowledge of traditional building skills, materials and practices.
• An understanding of the heritage sector.
• Strong communication, organisational and stakeholder-management skills.
• The ability to develop effective partnerships and work collaboratively across organisations.
• A knowledge of funding sources and a creative and innovative approach to funding projects
• Membership of, or progress towards accreditation with, a relevant professional body such as IHBC, RIAS/RIBA, RICS, CIOB or RTPI is desirable.
• A full driving licence is desirable but not essential.

Why DHET?

At DHET, you won’t simply be managing conservation projects — you’ll be helping shape the future of Dundee’s historic environment.

You’ll join a supportive and collaborative team and have the opportunity to:

Make a difference

Lead projects that benefit historic buildings, communities, the environment and Dundee’s local economy.

Build influence

Work with partners, funders, professionals and organisations across the local, regional and national heritage sector.

Develop your career

Join a respected heritage organisation at an exciting stage of development and help shape its future direction.

Be part of something meaningful

Help ensure Dundee’s distinctive historic environment continues to contribute to vibrant communities and a thriving city.

Ready to make your mark?

If you have the expertise, enthusiasm and ambition to help protect Dundee’s historic environment and deliver projects that make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you.

Salary: £45,000 per annum or pro rata if four days.

Location: Dundee Historic Environment Trust, 29 Exchange St, Dundee DD1 3DJ

Reporting to: DHET Trust Manager

Annual leave: 35 days,

Pension: Auto-enrolment pension scheme