At SCDC, we believe communities matter.
SCDC is an independent charity in Scotland, designated as the lead national organisation for community development.
We are looking for new Board members to help lead SCDC into its next decade of development. If you are passionate about community development, democracy, social justice and community empowerment, this is your opportunity to make a difference to people and communities across Scotland. Applicants will have a value-led approach to the social justice agenda and a creative and innovative philosophy to the development of a key national organisation such as SCDC.
You will be knowledgeable about the policy and practice environment for community development in Scotland. We are interested in the following skills and experience:
We are particularly interested in hearing from people with a disability, people from different ethnic groups, people with different faiths or religion, younger age groups and people with different sexual orientations or identities.
This post is not renumerated but all reasonable expenses incurred will be met.
Could you be part of something different? We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to use their gifts, skills and experience to make a difference to the lives of the people in our parishes and communities.
We are looking for someone to be part of a new chapter in ministry in this enlarged parish where a deferred union is happening, re-establishing worship and outreach by developing deeper connections with the community at the refurbished building in Newtongrange reopens as a community hub.
Aberlour are the largest solely Scottish children’s charity; we help to transform the lives of disadvantaged children, young people and families across Scotland, and we are looking to recruit new Trustees who will join us in our efforts to ensure children have the opportunities and support they deserve.
Aberlour has a rich history of delivering vital services to vulnerable children, young people and their families. Since our inception as an orphanage in Speyside in 1875 and the formal establishment of Aberlour Child Care Trust in 1976, we have developed a significant reputation for delivering the following services: residential care and fostering, recovery, early years, disability, early intervention and youth work. We offer support at the earliest opportunity – giving children the best possible start in life is at the heart of everything we do.
Due to Trustees coming to the end of their term, we are seeking up to five new Trustees with a range of skills to join the Board during 2025 to help us to deliver our ambitious strategic priorities and goals to transform the lives of disadvantaged children across Scotland. Applicants should have the values, experience and passion to lead one of Scotland’s leading charities at a time when our support is needed more than ever.
We are looking for the following skills:
In welcoming applications from all parts of Scotland’s communities, we recognise that diversity in the voices around our table will better reflect the communities we serve. If you believe you could add real value to our board table but don’t meet some or all the criteria we have laid out, we would still love to hear from you, but please highlight for us the value you would bring in your application.
You will be required to attend 4 Board meetings, relevant committee meetings and a Board Development Day each year.
Charity trustees are expected to direct the affairs of the charity through efficient, effective and accountable governance, ensuring that the organisation is professionally run and acts in accordance with its stated aims and objectives. These are unpaid roles, but reasonable expenses will be reimbursed.
Culture Perth and Kinross are seeking an individual experienced in working in an early years and gallery/museum setting to develop and deliver a high quality and sustainable programme of public events and initiatives in Perth Art Gallery.
This will post will educate and inform gallery staff in the importance of early years learning in a cultural setting.
As the gallery space is being refurbished the successful candidate will contribute towards the planning of the space. A major part of this role will be engaging with communities and encouraging under-represented communities to engage with the space.
Victim Support Scotland – Empowering People Affected by Crime.
We put victims and witnesses at the heart of everything we do so they are heard, have improved health and well-being, feel safer, more secure, and informed and that we are an effective organisation, that makes a lasting difference.
Who We Are?
Victim Support Scotland provides support and information to people affected by crime and campaigns for victim and witness rights. Regardless of whether a crime has been reported, or when it happened, our services are free, confidential, and tailored to individuals’ needs. Our vision is that people affected by crime – victims, witnesses, and their families – are treated with dignity and respect and are at the heart of the justice in Scotland. Our mission is to ensure that all those affected by crime receive high quality support that will help them to recover from their experiences. All our work is guided and underpinned by our six core principles of being engaging and compassionate; inclusive and accessible; person-centred; adaptive, flexible, and responsive; collaborative; and knowledgeable and skilled. Now is the time to join Victim Support Scotland, helping us work towards the ambitions of our 5-year plan: Empowering people affected by crime: VSS Strategy 2021-2026.
VSS is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all of our service users and has a thorough and rigorous recruitment and selection process including PVG scheme checks in place to ensure this commitment is met.
What is the role
This is an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Support Co-ordinator , working 35 hours per week.
Work pattern within the following hours: Monday - Friday between 8AM - 8PM & Saturday 10AM - 4PM
Primary location: Stirling Court, however you will be expected to cover all areas of Central & Fife locality
Reporting directly to a Locality Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring, within your Service(s), that VSS’s local service development and delivery plan is being implemented within your geographical area(s). Service delivery is provided by a team of skilled and knowledgeable volunteers, you will be responsible for planning their deployment to ensure that the service delivered meets the desired outcomes of victims and witnesses of crime, our service users.
Responsible for all aspects of a volunteer engagement with VSS at your services, including recruitment, induction, learning and development, ongoing performance management and support. Contributing to business planning and co-ordination ensuring that continuous learning takes place to monitor that the outcomes of service users are being met.
If you are looking for a role with a purpose, where you can really make a difference, then this may be the role for you.
What you’ll need to be successful
We are looking for someone who is experienced in a similar role and can evidence of continuing professional development, effective leadership style, able to build confidence, motivate and improve performance. Analytical skills, must be able to understand, collect, analyse, report and present data. The ability to challenge stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination and bias. Good working knowledge of the voluntary/charity sector is required, as is a willingness to be flexible in working hours and able to travel as required.
Further details of this role are available in the job description - Support Coordinator
Please note - This post will be subject to a satisfactory PVG check, references, and proof that you have the right to work in the UK.
As a Disability Confident Committed employer, please advise if you require any adjustments in the application process by contacting Jobs@victimsupportsco.org.uk
What we offer?
When you work for Victim Support Scotland, your wellbeing is important to us. Not only do we offer an enhanced annual leave package of 39 days, but you will also have access to our free health cash plan which includes cover for you and your family across a range of benefits, which include, dental cover, access to a virtual GP, counselling, legal support and discounts on gym memberships, cinema tickets, retail and much more. In addition we offer a generous pension, enhanced maternity and paternity pay and access to a credit union. Supporting employee development is important to us and we offer comprehensive learning and development opportunities.
Everyday people with chest, heart and stroke conditions leave the 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 Advice Line Cost of Living Coordinator you can be the difference between people just surviving and really living.
You will be part of Scotland’s leading charity providing support to people with chest, heart and stroke conditions to live life to the full again. The Advice Line service is a free and confidential helpline that supports people living with our conditions to ensure that no life is half lived.
The Advice Line Cost of Living Coordinator will develop a team of volunteers who will provide a telephone support service to people affected by chest, heart and stroke illness, including Long COVID, who are experiencing financial issues in relation to their health condition. This role is home based but occasional travel across Scotland will be required.
We are seeking an enthusiastic individual with good communication skills who has a minimum of 1 years’ experience working in a financial/benefits support/advisor role. Experience of recruiting and line managing volunteers is desirable.
In support of Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland’s No Life Half Lived #2 Strategy, the Advice Line has recently expanded to include a new structure and variety of skill sets to enable a sustainable service that aligns to CHSS’s future vision and strategy. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the expansion of the Advice Line and to be part of a friendly team.
CHSS employees enjoy a variety of organisational benefits including a company pension scheme, generous holiday allowance, company sick pay, employee welfare support and life assurance.
For an informal discussion please contact: Gemma Burrows, Advice Line Lead Coordinator: gemma.burrows@chss.org.uk
CHSS also supports flexible recruitment through Working Families, and we are “Happy to Talk Flexible Working”.
In line with our commitment to safeguarding, this role is subject to a 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.
We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to use their gifts, skills and experience to make a difference in the lives of the young people in our church and community.
We are looking for someone who can expand and lead our work with the young people of the church and community, with a view to reaching out to, discipling, and supporting young people.
Simon Community Scotland is the largest provider of homelessness services in Scotland.
Our vision is for everyone to have a safe place to live with access to the support they need. Every day we help make positive things happen for people facing extremely difficult circumstances.
Everything we do is about and for people: the people we support, our staff, our partners and everyone affected by homelessness.
Our values are built into every area of activity and tell the story of how people remain at the heart of the Simon Community.
The Simon Community is Scotland's leading homeless charity. We are creative and innovative. We get things done with care and compassion that make a difference to our community, being true to our values. We are a community of staff, volunteers and the people that we support.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about changing expectations and experiences of people we support, many of whom have experienced significant trauma, exclusion and stigma. They often engage in risk taking behaviours that put their physical and mental health, and their lives at risk. Despite the challenges they face they have incredible resilience, survival skills and a wicked sense of humour. They know what a good, and not so good service looks like.
As a residential support worker you will:
- support the development of life skills and homemaking in preparation for a tenancy,
- provide emotional support,
- help to reduce harm caused by homelessness and trauma.
As a support worker it will be your job to work with a team to:
- Help people in our community to manage and recover their mental health
- Support people who use drugs and alcohol to do so as safely as possible
- Support people who choose to reduce or stop their drug and alcohol use to do so safely
- Help people in our community to build a positive network of connections that will help them to gain and sustain their own housing
- Provide emotional and practical support to our community
- Any other duties directed by your service lead
Our values support:
- Warmth and positive regard
- Inclusion and participation
- Innovation and personalisation of care and support
- Ambition
- Partnership
- Learning and leadership
Your key responsibilities to support those values will be:
- Developing honest and open relationships with our community that foster trust
- Using our training and reflective practice to develop additional skills to support and respond appropriately to our community who have experienced trauma
- Working with people in our community with a wide range of experiences and cultural backgrounds with dignity, respect and kindness
- Working as part of a team with a range of experiences and knowledge to the benefit of our community
- Supporting our community to influence their care and support to meet their goals - Fostering connection, hope, a positive identity and meaning in life and a sense of control for our community
- Working with other teams in SCS and with partners to support good outcomes for our community
- Seeking opportunities that will make a difference to our community
- Ensuring that our places reflect the respect we hold for our community
Training and Qualifications:
Essential:
- SVQ 3 social care or willing to work towards
- SSSC Registered or willing to become so
Desirable:
- Trauma informed practice
- Assist/MHFA/SafeTalk trained
- Naloxone trained
- Mental health or addictions qualifications
Experience
Essential:
- Experience of providing support to people with a range of challenges including homelessness, mental ill health and addictions
- Experience of working in a fast paced environment which requires quick decision making
Desirable:
- Lived experience of homelessness
- Experience of working with a range of agencies as a team
- Networking and connecting skills
Knowledge and Skills
Essential:
- Experience of working with people with a variety of individual and cultural beliefs
- Ability to use empathy and relational skills to build positive relationships with our community and colleagues
- Understanding of and ability to work within ethical and relational boundaries
Desirable:
- Knowledge and understanding of homelessness, addictions and mental health
- Understanding of services that support homelessness,addictions and mental health
- Evidence of good communication skills, written, verbal and digital
Personal
Essential:
- Able to lead by example.
- A team player.
- A desire to learn and to develop innovative practice
- Honest, ethical and keen to overcome obstacles
- Flexible, responsive
Door in the Wall Arts Access CIC (DITWAA) is dedicated to supporting neurodivergent and disabled artists across Scotland. Our goal is to break down barriers in the arts, ensuring these talented individuals have the opportunities, tools, and support they need to thrive. We provide a range of services, including one-to-one support, consultancy, and accessible communication services, all aimed at making the arts more inclusive.
We also run Neuk Collective, a community of neurodivergent artists that provides a safe space for peer support, professional development, and creative opportunities. The collective promotes accessible working practices and works to challenge ableist barriers in the cultural sector.
As a small but passionate team, we’re committed to creating meaningful change, and we’re excited to be growing. We’re looking for someone who shares our values of inclusivity, creativity, and social impact to join us as our Business Development Lead.
The Role
We are looking for a proactive and experienced Business Development Lead (BDL) to support our Executive Director in helping DITWAA grow and remain financially strong. This role is all about finding new ways to bring in funding, building partnerships, and making sure our services are reaching the right people. You’ll be helping us diversify our income streams by securing grants and sponsorships, working on client relationships, and promoting our services to a wider audience.
If you’re someone who can spot opportunities, is great at relationship-building, and wants to be part of a team that makes a real difference to neurodivergent and disabled artists, this might be the role for you!
Everyday people with chest, heart and stroke conditions leave the 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 Advice Line Know Your Rights Coordinator you can be the difference between people just surviving and really living.
You will be part of Scotland’s leading charity providing support to people with chest, heart and stroke conditions to live life to the full again. The Advice Line service is a free and confidential helpline that supports people living with our conditions to ensure that no life is half lived.
The Advice Line Know your Rights Coordinator will develop a team of volunteers who will provide a telephone support service to people affected by chest, heart and stroke, including Long Covid, who want to improve their understanding of their rights living with a long-term condition. This role is home based but occasional travel across Scotland will be required.
We are seeking an enthusiastic individual with good communication skills and experience working in a similar advocacy role. Experience of recruiting and line managing volunteers is desirable.
In support of Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland’s No Life Half Lived #2 Strategy, the Advice Line has recently expanded to include a new structure and variety of skill sets to enable a sustainable service that aligns to CHSS’s future vision and strategy. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the expansion of the Advice Line and to be part of a friendly team.
CHSS employees enjoy a variety of organisational benefits including a company pension scheme, generous holiday allowance, company sick pay, employee welfare support and life assurance.
For an informal discussion please contact: Gemma Burrows, Advice Line Lead Coordinator: gemma.burrows@chss.org.uk
CHSS also supports flexible recruitment through Working Families, and we are “Happy to Talk Flexible Working”.
In line with our commitment to safeguarding, this role is subject to a 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.