Bethany Christian Trust are looking for a Community Resettlement worker to support up to 10 tenants in the East End of Glasgow. The project provides support to individuals with tenancy sustainment, community engagement and the development of healthy social networks.

We are looking for a candidate who will deliver and continue to develop the service. A significant part of the role will be to facilitate life skills learning, both one-to-one and in a group work setting. This will involve the post holder creating and delivering structured resources as well as signposting on to other relevant support services.

The successful candidate will be organised and proactive with activities as well as maintaining ongoing relationships with our local church partner (Parkhead Nazarene and The Charter) and other organisations across the wider Glasgow area.

As Bethany is a Christian organisation this post carries an Occupational Requirement in line with Equality Act 2010. Please note that one reference must be from your church minister or leader to endorse your live and active Christian faith and commitment. Successful applicants for this post will require membership of the PVG scheme.

A driver with their own vehicle is desirable.

The Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice and Housing is seeking to appoint two Members to join the Scottish Commission on Social Security (SCoSS).

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping Scotland’s devolved social security system, ensuring it operates in line with the principles of dignity, fairness and respect.

SCoSS is an independent advisory Non-Departmental Public Body established by the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018. It provides independent scrutiny of Scottish social security regulations and reports to both the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Ministers.

SCoSS plays a vital role in:

• Scrutinising draft social security regulations and making recommendations
• Reporting on how well the Social Security Charter commitments are being met
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of Scotland’s social security system

Through its work, SCoSS has made a significant contribution to the development of the Scottish social security system, with many recommendations influencing legislation.

MEMBER ROLE

As a Member of SCoSS, you will:

• Work collaboratively with fellow Board members to deliver SCoSS’s statutory functions
• Analyse complex information, including draft regulations, and contribute to evidence-based recommendations
• Constructively challenge proposals and support high-quality, timely reporting
• Contribute to strategic discussions, risk assessment, and continuous improvement
• Engage in Board governance activities, including business planning and oversight of resources
• Attend regular Board meetings and prepare thoroughly in advance
• Uphold the Principles of Public Life in Scotland and the values underpinning the social security system

SCoSS operates as a “working Board”, meaning all Members actively contribute to scrutiny and decision-making.

Further information

An online information session will be held on Monday 29 June 2026, from 1 pm to 2 pm, led by the Panel Chair and the Chair of SCoSS.

This session is an opportunity to learn more about what is involved in being a member of the SCoSS Board and to ask any questions you may have.

If you would like to attend or if you have any questions about the role itself please contact Stephen.Herbert@socialsecuritycommission.scot.

For any questions about the public appointment process or the application portal please contact public.appointments@gov.scot.

REMUNERATION AND TIME COMMITMENT

The Member role is remunerated at a daily fee of £225, based on a 7.5‑hour day. This fee is set in accordance with the Scottish Government’s Public Sector Pay Policy for public appointments. The role is non‑pensionable, meaning no employer pension contributions are paid

Members devote 36 days per annum to performing your functions as and when required. You will be expected to attend meetings regularly, prepare in advance, and contribute fully to all aspects of the role.

Board meetings are currently held online approximately once a month, with around one in‑person meeting held annually. Additional ad hoc online meetings are scheduled as required.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

In respect of these posts, both the priority and essential criteria are a mandatory requirement.

Priority Criteria

1. Good knowledge or experience of Social Security and the ability to interpret and apply this within the Scottish Social Security system.

Essential Criteria

1. Analysing information and making recommendations
2. Working collaboratively, constructively and effectively with others.
3. Personal Commitment to progressing the Social Security Principles.
4. Challenging the views of others in a constructive and supportive way

Desirable Criteria

The following criteria are desirable and are not required for appointment. Applicants who do not meet these criteria will not be disadvantaged unless candidates are otherwise assessed as being of equal merit:

1. Lived experience of poverty, or a strong understanding of the impacts of poverty.
2. Lived experience of disability, or a strong understanding of the impacts of disability.

GCU Students' Association exists to represent and support Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) students to have the best university experience. All GCU students are automatically members of the Students' Association.

We are seeking a dedicated and student-focused Student Adviser to join our Advice Centre team. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful difference to the student experience by providing high-quality advice, guidance, advocacy, and wellbeing support to GCU students throughout their academic journey.

The successful candidate will work closely with students facing a range of academic and personal challenges, helping them identify solutions and access appropriate support services. You will also play a key role in promoting student wellbeing initiatives.

You will be passionate about supporting students and confident managing sensitive situations with professionalism and empathy. Applicants must have experience in delivering advice work, advocacy or support work and have a positive approach, be highly motivated, possess good interpersonal skills, have a can-do attitude and enjoy working in a busy environment.

We are interested in capable employees of any age and welcome applications from people from a range of backgrounds. We want to foster a diverse and inclusive working environment.

Employees receive 46 days annual leave (that includes 13 bank holidays) per year and we have other enhanced benefits and policies to support employee wellbeing and care responsibilities. This includes our offices closing over the Christmas period. You may choose to opt into the Flexi-Time Policy and work from home at least one day per week.

Read our Job Description and Person Specification on our website. You can also read about our Mission, Vision and Values, Governance and Democracy Structure and Competency Framework to better understand us, the behaviours we seek and how we operate as a student-led organisation.

South West Aberdeenshire Citizens Advice Bureau (SWACAB), based in Westhill, Aberdeenshire, is an independent and innovative advice organisation providing holistic advice and support to local people.

The postholder will be responsible for the quality of advice, standard of service provided for debt advice, including multiple debts, income maximisation through the benefit system and other means and debt remedies/legal routes to debt resolution.

Ideally, you will have previous Citizens Advice Bureau experience and qualifications (MATRICS) in debt advice and have worked to National Standards (Scottish Legal Aid Board accredited). We are looking for someone with prior case management experience and who can operate to Financial Conduct Authority standards. Training will be available for the successful candidate.

Employee benefits

SWACAB offers excellent terms and conditions, including a total of 31 days leave (pro rata) and a pension scheme with an 5% employer contribution. SWACAB is an inclusive employer considering flexible working arrangements where appropriate. For more details of some of the other benefits on offer to our employees, please contact enquiries@swacab.org.uk

Help shape the future of dementia support in Scotland

Town Break Dementia Support is seeking an inspiring and committed individual to become the next Chair of our Board of Trustees.

For almost three and a half decades, Town Break has supported people living with dementia and their unpaid carers to remain connected, active and engaged in their communities. As we approach our 34th year, we continue to build on that legacy through relationship-based support, community activities, carer support and meaningful opportunities for connection. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a respected and ambitious charity at a pivotal point in its development, helping shape how dementia support evolves for the future.

Demand for dementia support continues to grow, and Town Break is well placed to build on its strong foundations, deepen its impact and reach more people who need support. As Chair, you will help guide the organisation through its next chapter, ensuring it remains financially sustainable, strategically focused and true to its values.

As Chair, you will lead the Board of Trustees, work closely with the Chief Executive and play a key role in shaping the future direction of the organisation. You will help ensure Town Break continues to deliver high-quality services, maintain strong governance and respond confidently to the opportunities and challenges ahead.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and support the Board of Trustees in fulfilling its governance, legal and strategic responsibilities.
• Ensure the charity operates in line with its charitable purposes and Scottish charity law.
• Provide oversight of the organisation's long-term priorities and future development.
• Chair Board meetings and promote effective decision-making.
• Support and challenge the Chief Executive in delivering the charity's objectives.
• Ensure appropriate oversight of finance, risk, safeguarding and organisational performance.
• Promote high standards of integrity, accountability and transparency.
• Act as an ambassador for Town Break with partners, stakeholders and supporters.

We are looking for someone who can bring:

• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Strategic thinking and sound judgement.
• Experience of governance, leadership or organisational oversight.
• An understanding of financial stewardship and risk management.
• A commitment to inclusion, dignity and person-centred values.
• A genuine commitment to improving outcomes for people living with dementia and those who support them.

Why Join Us

This is a chance to make a lasting difference to the lives of people living with dementia and their families, while helping guide the future of an organisation with a proud 34-year history and an ambitious vision for the years ahead.

The role is voluntary, with reasonable expenses reimbursed.

Rape Crisis Scotland (RCS) is Scotland’s leading organisation working to support survivors of sexual violence, transform attitudes, improve the justice response to sexual crime and, ultimately, to end sexual violence in all its forms.

The National Advocacy Service Coordinator (maternity cover) will be responsible for the operational coordination of the National Advocacy Service. This post will involve working closely with the National Advocacy Service network and will help to inform broader criminal justice work at Rape Crisis Scotland.

At RCS, we offer:

• A warm, welcoming and feminist organisational culture
• Access to internal and external training and development opportunities
• A generous employment package, including 43 days of leave (pro-rata)
• Flexible/hybrid working
• A commitment to employee wellbeing

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and especially welcome applications from women of colour and those under-represented in the workforce.

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and interviews arranged accordingly. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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
• Full time & Part time hours available
• 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!

About the Role:

As a Support Worker, you’ll work as part of a team in providing safe, secure, supported accommodation for the people who use our services. You’ll do this by providing practical and emotional support and encouraging them to achieve their own personal outcomes in all aspects of their daily lives.

Main Responsibilities:

This Support Worker role at our Kilmarnock Bank Street Service involves working on a rota covering set day and back shifts weekly, including select weekend work. This role is part time and involves 28 hours of work per week. The Support Worker will:

• work as part of a team providing safe, secure, supported accommodation for homeless people.
• support, review, monitor and evaluate through our case management system, to achieve a positive person-centred outcome for the people we work with in line with organisational, statutory and legislative requirements.
• maintain and update all recording systems and documentation in line with relevant policies, procedures and practice guidelines, including the occupancy agreement, within required timeframes.
• provide, plan and facilitate key work meetings, key work sessions, meetings, reviews and other internal/external meetings in conjunction with the person’s support plan.
• provide general advocacy and advice to the people we support, including assistance to enable them to meet the conditions of their occupancy agreements.

Support Worker 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.

Roxburgh and Berwickshire CAB is an independent charity providing advice, information and support to people across our community. We are a friendly team of staff and volunteers working over 4 locations (Eyemouth, Duns, Kelso, and Hawick) delivering a busy advice service. We strive to deliver a good quality service that meets the needs of our clients in a non-judgemental and confidential manner. We aim for individuals not to suffer through not knowing or understanding their rights and responsibilities or not being aware of the services available to them. We provide advice and options to our clients so that they can make informed decision and feel empowered to improve their personal circumstance.

Job description:

To ensure the provision and development of quality advice, information and representation on statutory benefits and other social welfare matters in the Scottish Borders.

Key Responsibilities

• Interview clients over the phone, and face-to-face to gather relevant information about their circumstances and identify the areas they require assistance with.

• Research advice areas to identify possible options for the client.

• Improving access to benefit entitlements and maximising income.

• Provide representation for clients at social security first tier tribunals.

• Provide support and guidance on complex cases to CAB staff and volunteers.

• Run outreach sessions across Roxburgh and Berwickshire to enable our clients to access advice within their local community.

• Identify social policy issues to feedback to the wider network to help benefit both local and national social policy campaigns.

• Negotiate with third parties on the client’s behalf to resolve issues they are facing, for example, with employers, benefit agencies, and landlords, etc.

• Coordinate with other specialist advisors and projects within the Citizens Advice Bureau network to ensure clients receive support with complex issues.

• Keep comprehensive records of casework which meet audit requirements, including use of CASTLE case recording system.

• Identify areas for personal development and proactively explore training opportunities to continue your own personal development.

• Keep up to date on relevant legislation and case law relevant to the role.

• Carry out case checking responsibilities to help ensure cases are meeting audit requirements.

• Uphold the principles of Roxburgh and Berwickshire CAB at all times.

This list is not exhaustive, and you will be expected to carry out any other reasonable duties as requested by the operations coordinator or the bureau manager.

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 Finance and Administration Officer to join our team on a part-time basis (21 hours per week).

Reporting to the Director of Corporate Services, the Finance and Administration Officer will be responsible for supporting the day-to-day financial and administrative operations of the organisation, ensuring accurate processing of transactions, payroll administration, and general office and teams support helping to ensure the smooth and efficient running of our operations.

​As a Finance and Administration Officer, you will:

• ​​Manage the finance inbox, responding to queries and directing them to the right colleague where needed.
• ​Process card transactions and staff expenses, ensuring claims are accurate, within limits and supported by receipts.
• ​Post invoices, credit notes, bank transactions and other finance records accurately in Xero.
• ​Prepare payment runs for approval and support month-end tasks, including accruals, prepayments and reconciliations.
• Support the annual audit by preparing evidence, records and working papers.
• Assist with payroll administration, pension uploads, payroll journals and new employee finance inductions.

​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

Our vision is to help shape a Scotland where people with our conditions can live their lives well. Full lives, with the right support, at the right time, and in the right place.

By joining Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland (CHSS) as an Advice Line Practitioner 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, stroke and long covid conditions to live life to the full again. As well as those who have witnessed or provided CPR for someone who has had an out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Our services form a nationwide network of local support groups, health care professionals, volunteers and one-to-one support teams helping families adjust to life with living with one of our conditions.

The role of the Advice Line Practitioner is to provide confidential, independent information, advice and support to people affected by chest, heart, stroke, long covid illness and OHCA, their families, carers and health professionals.

We are seeking an enthusiastic individual who is organised and motivated, with good communication skills. Candidates must have a first level general nursing qualification or equal level healthcare professional registration and have a minimum of 3 years post-registration experience in either a hospital or community setting, working with people affected by at least one of our conditions.

At CHSS, we are committed to supporting continuing professional development (CPD) through funding and training opportunities. As well as support through our Professional Registration Network. This network offers healthcare professionals across the organisation a structured, supportive drop-in environment to help them maintain their professional registration through ongoing learning, reflective practice, and peer support

For an informal discussion please contact Cat McDonald, CHSS Advice Line Clinical Lead Practitioner on email: cat.mcdonald@chss.org.uk