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The Scottish Parliament

Top job! Victims and Witnesses Commissioner

  • The Scottish Parliament
  • Full time
  • £96,353
  • On site: Edinburgh
  • Closing 23rd October 2026

The Victims and Witnesses Commissioner for Scotland’s role is to promote and support the rights and interests of victims and witnesses in Scotland. This includes raising awareness of victims and witnesses and promoting best practice and a trauma-informed approach by criminal justice bodies and those who provide support services to victims.

This is a new high-profile appointment. We are looking for a talented individual who has drive, integrity, credibility, resilience and excellent communication skills to be the inaugural Victims and Witnesses Commissioner for Scotland.

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Cornerstone

Top job! Health & Safety Lead

  • Cornerstone
  • Full time
  • £50,700 – £53,357
  • Hybrid: Dundee, Glasgow or Aberdeen
  • Closing 11th October 2026

A national role with the opportunity to shape health and safety across Cornerstone.

We have a great opportunity for an experienced health and safety professional to influence practice at a national level.

Working with colleagues across our organisation you'll strengthen governance, improve consistency and develop practical approaches to managing risk.

Based at our Glasgow, Dundee or Aberdeen office, this role offers hybrid working alongside regular travel across our services and locations. You'll work closely with teams across Cornerstone, building relationships and providing visible, practical health and safety leadership.

About the role

At Cornerstone, our purpose is to enable the people we support to live valued lives in their communities.

As our Health and Safety Lead, you'll play a key role in ensuring our approach to health and safety supports this purpose while meeting our legal and regulatory responsibilities.

You'll be Cornerstone’s competent person for health and safety, helping colleagues understand legal requirements, manage risk effectively and embed a positive, proportionate safety culture.

This is a broad and influential role, combining strategic oversight with practical support. You'll help shape and continuously improve Cornerstone’s health and safety framework, providing assurance that our policies, systems and practices are effective, proportionate and compliant.

You'll help translate legislation and good practice into approaches that work in the context of our services and play an important role in using data, audit findings and incident learning to identify risks and drive meaningful improvement.

Key responsibilities

  • Act as Cornerstone’s competent person for health and safety, providing expert advice and guidance across the organisation.
  • Maintain and continuously improve health and safety policies, systems, procedures and guidance.
  • Develop and deliver audit, inspection and assurance programmes, identifying areas for improvement.
  • Provide practical advice on risk assessments, safe systems of work and legal compliance.
  • Analyse health and safety performance data and produce clear reports, trends and recommendations.
  • Support incident investigations, root cause analysis and organisational learning.
  • Work with managers to implement effective, proportionate and sustainable health and safety practices.
  • Support engagement with regulators, inspectors, insurers and professional advisers.
  • Contribute to the development and delivery of health and safety training and capability-building programmes.

What we're looking for

You'llbe an experienced health and safety professional with the knowledge and confidence to balance legal compliance, effective risk management and operational requirements.

We'll need you to be comfortable working at both a strategic and practical level, providing clear advice and building effective relationships with colleagues across a large, multi-site organisation.

Essential qualifications and experience

  • Relevant occupational health and safety qualification, such as a NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent (SCQF Level 10).
  • Strong knowledge of UK health and safety legislation and regulatory requirements.
  • Experience in a health and safety advisory, assurance, compliance or risk management role.
  • Experience of audits, inspections, investigations and risk assessments.
  • Ability to interpret legislation and translate complex requirements into clear, practical guidance.
  • Strong communication, influencing and relationship-building skills.
  • Strong analytical skills, with experience using data to identify trends, risks and areas for improvement.
  • Experience working across a dispersed, multi-site organisation.
  • Experience within social care, health, housing, the third sector or another regulated environment.

Desirable

  • Certified or Chartered membership of IOSH or an equivalent professional body.
  • Experience working with regulators, inspectors, auditors, insurers or external advisers.

Why Cornerstone

Our values, Caring, Person-Centred, Professional and Pioneering underpin how we work and the services we provide.

This role provides you with an opportunity to influence health and safety practice across a national organisation, strengthen our approach to risk and assurance, and support the delivery of safe, high-quality services across Scotland.

So, if you are an experienced health and safety professional looking for a role where you can use your expertise to influence practice across a large organisation, we would like to hear from you. Apply now!

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Kids Operating Room

Top job! Director of Fundraising

  • Kids Operating Room
  • Full time
  • £70,000 – £85,000
  • Hybrid: Edinburgh/Dundee
  • Closing 16th October 2026

Kids Operating Room is an ambitious and growing international organisation working to transform access to life-changing surgical care for children in countries where specialist treatment is often out of reach. By partnering with local healthcare systems and supporting the delivery of essential paediatric surgery, the organisation helps children receive the care they need, while contributing to stronger and more sustainable surgical capacity. With a strong track record of impact, an entrepreneurial approach and ambitious plans for the future, Kids Operating Room is now entering an exciting phase of growth and development, creating an opportunity to significantly extend its reach and long-term impact.

The organisation is now seeking a new Director of Fundraising to lead the next phase of income growth and development. This is a pivotal leadership role responsible for developing and delivering a diversified fundraising strategy across major donors, philanthropy, corporate partnerships, trusts and foundations, and legacy giving.

Working closely with the CEO and Founders as a member of the Senior Leadership Team, the Director will personally contribute to income generation, building relationships, making asks, opening networks and identifying new opportunities, while leading and developing a high-performing fundraising team. A key priority will be maximising transformational support from philanthropists, high-net-worth individuals and corporate partners, while developing new and sustainable income streams, including a strong legacy programme.

The Director will play an important role in creating an organisation-wide culture of fundraising, ensuring opportunities are maximised regardless of where relationships originate. They will work collaboratively with the CEO and Founders on key donor relationships and fundraising opportunities, while providing clear leadership, direction and support to the fundraising team. The role will also involve working closely with the Communications team to strengthen Kids Operating Room’s brand, profile and supporter engagement. The Director will help develop compelling fundraising propositions, identify opportunities to raise awareness of the organisation’s work and explore new approaches to ambassador and supporter engagement.

To succeed in this role, you will be an experienced senior fundraiser with a strong track record of generating significant income and building meaningful relationships with donors, partners and supporters. You will combine strategic thinking with a hands-on approach and be confident personally developing relationships, making asks, opening doors and pursuing new opportunities.

You will be an inspiring and collaborative leader, with the credibility to engage high-net-worth individuals, corporate leaders and senior stakeholders. Experience across multiple fundraising disciplines will be important, ideally including legacy giving, alongside a proven ability to develop teams and work effectively with founders and senior leaders. An entrepreneurial, resilient and opportunity-focused approach will be essential.

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious fundraising leader to play a central role in the next stage of Kids Operating Room’s growth. Working alongside the CEO and Founders, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to build new networks, secure transformational support, develop sustainable income and help maximise the impact of Kids Operating Room’s work for children around the world.

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Regen: fx Youth Trust

Care Experienced Youth Navigator – The GIVIT

  • Regen: fx Youth Trust
  • Part time
  • £29,326 – £31,625 pro-rata
  • On site: South Lanarkshire
  • Closing 2nd November 2026

Job Overview

Regen:FX Youth Trust is recruiting a Care Experienced Youth Navigator to join The GIVIT Youth Recovery Service. This role is central to delivering intensive, relationship-based support to young people who have experience of being in the care system aged 13–25 affected by their own alcohol and substance use.

You will build strong, trusting relationships, manage a caseload and support young people to overcome barriers and achieve meaningful outcomes in their recovery journey.

Candidate Information

Joining Regen:FX Youth Trust means joining an organisation that values relationships over processes, compassion over judgement and learning over blame.

You will receive a comprehensive induction, regular supervision and opportunities for reflective practice, alongside ongoing professional development and specialist training in youth work, substance use and trauma-informed practice.

We are looking for a confident and reflective practitioner who combines strong professional knowledge with a commitment to continuous learning, and who brings warmth, authenticity and compassion to their work with young people.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide one-to-one and group-based support to care experienced young people.
  • Build trust-based relationships
  • Manage and maintain a small but complex caseload
  • Develop Personal Recovery Support Plans and Risk Assessments
  • Deliver Harm Reduction, Brief interventions and motivational support
  • Work collaboratively with young people to identify, pursue and achieve realistic, person-cantered goals.
  • Work collaboratively with partners and advocate for young people in line with The Charter of Rights for People affected by Substance Use and The Standards for Young People.
  • Maintain accurate records.
  • Contribute to the ongoing development and continuous improvement of the service through active participation in regular team meetings, CPD and Support and Development sessions.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

Experience & Knowledge

  • Understanding of problematic alcohol & drug use and experience of working within a similar field.
  • Competent written and verbal communication skills and confident with IT
  • Recovery or Youth Work background or experience in working with young people.
  • Driving licence and access to transport.

Desirable:

  • Experience of intense one to one support and groupwork.
  • Lived experience of addiction and a minimum of two years in sustained recovery
  • Experience of working within a care setting or with young people who have experience of being in care.
  • Working with high tariff young people.
  • Knowledge of drug legislations in Scotland.
  • Experience of supporting and promoting a specialist service with participants, communities, and partners.

Personal Qualities:

  • Passion for working with young people, particularly with problematic substance use issues.
  • Ability to communicate complex information to individuals and groups in a way that is easily understood.
  • Holistic and therapeutic approach to working.
  • Ability to communicate at all levels effectively.
  • Good observational and analytical skills.
  • Ability to motivate and enthuse others.
  • Personal commitment to making activities equally accessible and appropriate to the diverse needs of young people.
  • Approachable and non-judgemental.
  • Ability to work under pressure

Values & Approach

We are interested in who you are as much as what you know. If you believe people deserve respect even on their hardest days and you bring empathy, curiosity and authenticity to your work, we want to hear from you.

Other Information

This is a 7-day service some evenings and occasional weekends. Driving licence and access to a car is essential.

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Regen: fx Youth Trust

Youth Transition Navigator – The GIVIT

  • Regen: fx Youth Trust
  • Part time
  • £29,326 – £31,625 pro-rata
  • On site: South Lanarkshire
  • Closing 2nd November 2026

Job Overview

Regen:FX Youth Trust is recruiting a Youth Navigator to join The GIVIT Youth Recovery Service. This role is central to delivering intensive, relationship-based support to young people aged 13–25 affected by their own alcohol and substance use.

You will build strong, trusting relationships, manage a caseload and support young people to overcome barriers and achieve meaningful outcomes in their recovery journey.

Candidate Information

Joining Regen:FX Youth Trust means joining an organisation that values relationships over processes, compassion over judgement and learning over blame.

You will receive a comprehensive induction, regular supervision and opportunities for reflective practice, alongside ongoing professional development and specialist training in youth work, substance use and trauma-informed practice.

We are looking for a confident and reflective practitioner who combines strong professional knowledge with a commitment to continuous learning, and who brings warmth, authenticity and compassion to their work with young people.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide one-to-one and group-based support to young people who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
  • Build therapeutic, trust-based relationships
  • Manage and maintain a small but complex caseload
  • Develop Personal Recovery Support Plans and risk assessments
  • Deliver harm reduction, brief interventions and motivational support
  • Work collaboratively with young people to identify, pursue and achieve realistic, person-centered goals, including improved access to education, employment and health services
  • Work collaboratively with partners and advocate for young people
  • Maintain accurate records.
  • Contribute to the ongoing development and continuous improvement of the service through active participation in regular team meetings, CPD and Support and Development sessions.

Person Specification

Essential:

Experience & Knowledge

  • Understanding of problematic drug & alcohol use and experience of working within a similar field.
  • Competent written and verbal communication skills and confident with IT
  • Youth Work background or experience in working with young people.
  • Driving licence and access to transport.

Desirable:

  • Experience of intense one to one support and groupwork.
  • Lived experience of addiction and a minimum of two years in sustained recovery
  • Experience of working within a homeless setting
  • Working with high tariff families and young people.
  • Knowledge of drug legislations in Scotland.
  • Experience of supporting and promoting a specialist service with participants, communities, and partners

Personal Qualities:

  • Passion for working with young people, particularly with problematic substance use issues.
  • Ability to communicate complex information to individuals and groups in a way that is easily understood.
  • Holistic and therapeutic approach to working.
  • Ability to communicate at all levels effectively.
  • Good observational and analytical skills.
  • Ability to motivate and enthuse others.
  • Personal commitment to making activities equally accessible and appropriate to the diverse needs of young people.
  • Approachable and non-judgemental.
  • Ability to work under pressure

Values & Approach

We are interested in who you are as much as what you know. If you believe people deserve respect even on their hardest days and you bring empathy, curiosity and authenticity to your work, we want to hear from you.

Other Information

This is a 7-day service including some evenings and occasional weekend. Driving licence and access to a car is essential.

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Regen: fx Youth Trust

Sessional Youth Navigators

  • Regen: fx Youth Trust
  • Part time
  • Sessional
  • On site: South Lanarkshire Wide
  • Closing 30th October 2026

We require Sessional Staff for The GIVIT Youth Recovery Project. Sessional Youth Navigators will support young people (13 – 25yrs) affected by problematic alcohol and drug use. They will use a flexible outreach and wrap-around support approach with all participants.

Sessional Youth Navigators will offer practical and emotional support to help young people identify and overcome barriers which prevent them from achieving their goals. Our Navigators should primarily have a youth focused background, with an excellent understanding of alcohol & drug issues to support their practice.

Sessional Youth Navigators will build relationship-based support, provide face to face support and assist with groupwork interventions. Working alongside participants, the Navigator will develop a Personal Recovery Support Plan and risk assessment for each individual that will ensure a clear pathway to the young person’s chosen treatment/recovery initiatives.

As part of a multi-disciplinary team the Sessional Youth Navigator will have the knowledge and connections to present a wider range of positive opportunities for young people.

Successful applicants should have experience of working with young people and or addiction or recovery services.

JOB INFORMATION

Organisation Profile:

Regen:fx Youth Trust is a registered charity established in 2007. We work in partnership to develop and deliver a co-ordinated Youth Diversion Programme throughout South Lanarkshire for disadvantaged young people between the ages of 8 – 25yrs. Please check out our website regenfxyouthtrust.org.

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Aberlour

Residential Worker - Sycamore Inverness

  • Aberlour
  • Part time
  • £30,175 pro-rata
  • On site: Inverness
  • Closing 25th October 2026

About Sycamore Inverness

At Aberlour, we believe that every child deserves the chance to flourish regardless of their background and the circumstances that have brought them to live with Aberlour. The children we support are presently not able to live safely with their own families and many of them have suffered from trauma and loss in their young lives.

Our experienced team seek to create a comfortable home for them where they can grow and flourish, participating in educational and community activities to achieve their goals.

What we are looking for....

We are looking to recruit a Residential Worker to join our team in Inverness, you will work 28 hours per week working in a residential house which is home for up to five young people. We have a core team of Residential Workers who support our young people, helping them to achieve and overcome the challenges they face. At Aberlour, we believe that every child deserves the change to flourish regardless of their background and the circumstances that have brought them to live with Aberlour. Working therapeutically with the young people our aim is to help the young people to develop their confidence and self-worth and therefore to maximise their potential and opportunities for living fulfilled and happy lives. As a Residential Worker, you will play a fundamental role in ensuring that our young people are working towards their goals through supporting them with different daily activities. These activities can include college, different hobbies and attending fun groups. Not without its challenges and demands, this is a highly rewarding role.

This service operates a residential rota and, as part of this, you will be expected to work evenings, weekends, public holidays and sleepovers. Shifts are set on a monthly basis, however may be altered to suit the needs of the service.

At Aberlour we want to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team.

What we offer...

As well as a supportive team and excellent training opportunities, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers.

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Early Years Scotland

Family Engagement Practitioners - Rise and Shine

  • Early Years Scotland
  • Part time
  • £26,199 pro-rata
  • On site: Glasgow, West Dunbartonshire, Renfrewshire, North Lanarkshire
  • Closing 18th October 2026

We are looking for passionate and committed Family Engagement Practitioners to join our Rise and Shine Programme, supporting children and families across a range of local communities.

Family Engagement Practitioner (Renfrewshire):

  • Part Time, 30 hours per week (£22,456 per annum pro rata)). Monday to Friday, 9.30am - 2.30pm plus 5 flexible hours per week
  • Part Time, 25 hours per week (£18,713 per annum pro rata). Monday to Friday 9.30am - 2.30pm

Family Engagement Practitioner (West Dunbartonshire):

  • Part Time, 30 hours per week (£22,456 per annum pro rata). Monday to Friday 9.30am - 2.30pm with additional flexible 5 hours
  • Part Time, 25 hours per week (£18,713 per annum pro rata). Monday to Friday 9.30am - 2.30pm

Family Engagement Practitioner (North Lanarkshire):

  • Part Time, 30 hours per week (£22,456 per annum pro rata). Monday to Friday 9.30am - 2.30pm plus 5 flexible hours per week
  • Part Time, 25 hours per week (£18,713 per annum pro rata). Monday to Friday 9.30am - 2.30pm

Family Engagement Practitioner (Glasgow Knightswood):

  • Part Time, 20 hours per week (£14,971 per annum pro rata). Tuesday to Friday 9.30am - 2.30pm

Family Engagement Practitioner (Glasgow Ruchill):

  • Part Time, 30 hours per week (£22,456 per annum pro rata). Monday to Friday 9.30am - 2.30pm plus 5 flexible hours per week
  • Part Time, 25 hours per week (£18,713 per annum pro rata). Monday to Friday 9.30am - 2.30pm

All post are fixed term contracts to 31 March 2027, subject to continued funding. Additional funding is expected but not confirmed.

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.

Key Responsibilities

Family Engagement Practitioners (FEPs) with Early Years Scotland (EYS) have a unique, exciting role within the early years sector. An EYS Family Engagement Practitioner has responsibility for providing support and promoting parental engagement and a whole family wellbeing service through the adoption of a multi-agency collaborative approach.

Our EYS staff team work together with children and families on a continual basis, across a variety of settings within communities with a focus on enriching and enhancing parental skills and capacity to improve, strengthen and maximise:

  • positive attachments and relationships between parents/carers and children
  • early literacy and communication skills
  • shared interactions and approaches to learning
  • cost-free, enriching and nurturing home learning environments
  • healthy living approaches
  • support for entitlements
  • meaningful transitions

You will be fully involved in shaping, developing, and evaluating our programmes and innovative shared play and learning sessions you deliver.

What Early Years Scotland will offer

EYS will likewise invest in you, providing regular and supported professional learning and experience opportunities that will enhance your career profile, develop your skills and knowledge in creative and unique ways and inspire your practice in new and exciting ways!

  • 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 must be consistent with those required to register as a Practitioner with SSSC, e.g.:

  • HNC Childhood Practice at SCQF Level 7
  • SVQ Social Services (Children and Young People) at SCQF Level 7
  • Additional ELC qualifications welcomed

PVG Scheme membership will be required.

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Early Years Scotland

Family Engagement Practitioners - HENRY Programme

  • Early Years Scotland
  • Full time or Part time
  • £26,199
  • On site: Glasgow South, Glasgow North West, East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire and Inverclyde.
  • Closing 18th October 2026

We are recruiting three Family Engagement Practitioners to support the delivery of our HENRY and Community Programmes. The specific location and focus of each post will vary and can be discussed in more detail during the interview process.

Family Engagement Practitioner (HENRY Programme):

Full Time, 35 hours per week over 52 weeks per annum

Starting salary £26,199 FTE

Family Engagement Practitioner (West Dunbartonshire):

Part Time, 21 hours per week over 52 weeks per annum

Starting salary £26,199 FTE (pro rata £15,719.40)

Family Engagement Practitioner (HENRY/Community):

Part Time, 28 hours per week over 52 weeks per annum

Starting salary £26,199 FTE (pro rata £20,959.20)

Family Engagement Practitioner (Creating Caring Connections):

Full Time, 35 hours per week over 52 weeks per annum

Starting salary £26,199 FTE

This role is suited to practitioners skilled and experienced in supporting children with additional support needs

Early Years Scotland deliver the HENRY Programme across seven local authorities: Glasgow South, Glasgow North West, East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire and Inverclyde.

All post are fixed term contracts to 31 March 2027, subject to continued funding. Additional funding is expected but not confirmed.

Are you passionate about supporting families, strengthening early relationships, and promoting healthier futures for young children? Early Years Scotland is recruiting Family Engagement Practitioners (FEPs) to deliver our services in West Dunbartonshire and the Creating Caring Connections & HENRY programme across communities in Greater Glasgow and Clyde, funded by the NHS.

This is a unique opportunity to join a warm, skilled, and committed team making a real difference to families with young children.

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.

Key Responsibilities

Family Engagement Practitioners with Early Years Scotland play a vital role in supporting parents/carers and children together. You will deliver the evidence-based HENRY group programme, using structured session materials with confidence and fidelity.

Working alongside a colleague, you will create welcoming, supportive group environments that help families build:

  • positive attachments and relationships
  • early communication and shared learning
  • healthy routines and wellbeing practices
  • nurturing home learning environments

A typical week may include:

  • delivering a health-based programme to parents/carers
  • engaging with families across community venues, nurseries, and schools

You will be fully supported with professional learning, reflective supervision, and opportunities to shape and evaluate the programmes you deliver.

What Early Years Scotland will offer

EYS will likewise invest in you, providing regular and supported professional learning and experience opportunities that will enhance your career profile, develop your skills and knowledge in creative and unique ways and inspire your practice in new and exciting ways!

  • 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 must be consistent with those required to register as a Practitioner with SSSC, e.g.:

  • HNC Childhood Practice at SCQF Level 7
  • SVQ Social Services (Children and Young People) at SCQF Level 7
  • Additional ELC qualifications welcomed
  • Experience working with children aged 0–12 and their families is essential. Confidence in group facilitation and delivering structured programme content is highly desirable.

PVG Scheme membership will be required.

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Change Mental Health

Team Lead

  • Change Mental Health
  • Part time
  • £29,176 pro-rata
  • On site: Central – covering Fife and Perth & Kinross
  • Closing 21st October 2026

Change Mental Health is looking for a Team Lead to support the delivery of our community mental health and Carers Services across Fife and Perth & Kinross.

This is a hands-on leadership role combining day-to-day team management with direct mental health practice. You’ll lead and support staff across our services, with particular operational responsibility for our Carers Services, helping unpaid carers of people experiencing mental ill health to maintain their own wellbeing and sustain their caring role.

About the Role

You’ll manage staff and service delivery, provide regular supervision and work reviews, oversee referrals and caseload allocation, and help your team develop their practice.

Alongside your leadership responsibilities, you’ll maintain a small caseload where appropriate and remain involved in 1:1 support, group activities and community-based mental health work. You’ll work closely with statutory and third-sector partners, strengthen local referral pathways and use outcome information to help demonstrate impact and improve services.

Our Carers Services provide early intervention, personalised support, peer connection, information and advice, and preventative support to unpaid carers across Fife and Perth & Kinross.

Essential

  • Experience working in community-based, recovery-focused or non-clinical mental health services.
  • Experience supporting, supervising and providing guidance to staff.
  • Experience delivering structured 1:1 support and outcome-focused planning.
  • Experience facilitating groups, peer-support activities or community-based mental health sessions.
  • Strong understanding of risk assessment and safe decision-making.
  • Strong communication, organisation and relationship-building skills.
  • SVQ Level 4 Social Services and Healthcare (Adults) or equivalent, or willingness to work towards this if required.
  • SSSC registration, or willingness to register if required.
  • Full UK driving licence and access to a car, with the ability to travel regularly across Fife and Perth & Kinross

Desirable

  • Experience supporting unpaid carers, or a strong understanding of the impact of caring for someone experiencing mental ill health.
  • Knowledge of local community services, referral pathways and support networks.
  • Experience supporting people experiencing trauma, isolation or complex circumstances.
  • Understanding of co-production, lived-experience approaches and relevant Scottish health and social care policy.

What we offer

  • 37 days’ annual leave (pro rata)
  • Two paid Mental Wellbeing Days
  • Enhanced sick pay and leave entitlements
  • Professional development, including funded opportunities
  • 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Blue Light Card eligibility
  • Support for flexible working and work-life balance

The role is typically worked Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm, within the contracted 28 hours, although some evening or weekend working may occasionally be required. The role may also participate in an on-call rota.

If you’re an experienced mental health practitioner ready to lead and develop others while helping strengthen support for unpaid carers, we’d love to hear from you.

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