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 organisation is seeking a part-time Communications Worker to support the communication priorities of Rape Crisis Scotland and the Scottish Women’s Rights Centre.

The role will provide essential support to drive growth in our social media and digital platforms and to develop engaging and accessible content which informs survivors, engages supporters and stakeholders, and influences target audiences.

This is a busy and wide-ranging role, which will focus predominantly on the creation of compelling social media and digital content, as well as providing information and accessible resources for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence.

Sitting in the External Affairs and Communications team, the role will also support the External Affairs and Communications Manager to respond to media requests and work alongside the Policy Worker to publicise our policy and public affairs work.

The role will also support Rape Crisis Scotland in its work with the Scottish Women’s Rights Centre, which supports survivors of gender-based violence in the civil justice process.

For further information about the role, please see the Application Pack.

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.

About Space

Do you want to work for an organisation that truly cares about its staff?

Would you like to use your skills to make a difference to the lives of hundreds of families every week?

If the answer is ‘yes’, Space is the place for you!

WE BELIEVE THAT CONNECTIONS BUILD COMMUNITIES

Space @ The Broomhouse Hub is a community anchor organisation supporting people and their families in South West Edinburgh, with some of our services stretching city wide.

Space delivers 22 projects, with around 60 staff and 100 volunteers. We deliver diverse services supporting young people, families, older people and carers amongst others.

For more information about Space and all our projects can be found on our website – spacescot.org

At Space we are all about a healthy and happy workplace, we are a flexible organisation, we embrace hybrid working – a mix of connecting in person and remotely. So, if you need to walk the dog, go to the gym, or have commitments outside of work, we’re open to talking through flexible working options that work for you and the business. After all, if it’s good for you, we reckon it’s probably good for us too.

As a dynamic organisation no two days are the same, with a wealth of learning and development opportunities for our staff and volunteers.

We are an accredited Living Wage employer and proud to share our Carer Positive accreditation, as part of our commitment to the growing number of people in the workforce who need flexibility due to their caring role.

Space is wholly committed to inclusion and diversity and to building a culture and environment where everyone is appreciated for the unique person they are.

The Role

The purpose of this role is to improve the quality of life of Carers in South West Edinburgh, providing support, information, advocacy, advice and connections, using a whole-family approach.

The post holder will provide one-to-one and group support to carers who are in 4th, 5th & 6th year of school, and carers aged 16-25yrs who are not in school.

The post holder will work closely with staff who are supporting carers in other age ranges to aid smooth transitions between groups

Day to day you’ll be:

• Providing regular one to one support sessions to carers, creating person centred development plans, building in regular reviews to monitor progress
• Carrying out home visits for new referrals
• Producing Young Carers’ statements for carers in 4th, 5th & 6th year of school
• Producing Carers’ Support Plans for carers aged 16-25yrs who are not in school
• Accompanying carers on excursions where individual support is required
• Planning and running carers group activities on Wednesday and Thursday evenings for two age groups
• Consulting with the carers to create a schedule of fun, engaging, age appropriate activities that provide carers with some respite from their caring role and encourage peer connection
• Planning and attending annual residential trips for both age groups

The successful person for this role will:

• Have a minimum of 3 years’ experience working with young people under 25yrs, including experience of delivering individual and group work
• Have a creative approach to delivering age appropriate, engaging group activities whilst adhering to strict budgets
• Be available to work until 8.30pm on a Wednesday & Thursday evening in order to run carers group sessions
• Have a natural ability to form appropriate relationships with teenagers and young adults
• Have a sound understanding of, and sensitive approach towards, the needs and difficulties faced by young people, in particular those in a caring role
• Be conversant with the principles of GIRFEC and their application in practice

Download the full job description and person specification below.

If you would like to find out more information about the role before applying please contact Kerry Smith – Carers Services Manager via kerry.smith@spacescot.org

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

To provide effective administrative support to Monklands Women’s Aid, with particular responsibility for the administrative and operational requirements associated with the organisation's offices and refuge accommodation. The postholder will undertake a range of general administrative, accommodation, property, financial and record-keeping duties to support the effective management and operation of Monklands Women’s Aid. The role will involve maintaining accurate records and documentation, processing correspondence, assisting with accommodation and Housing Benefit administration, liaising with contractors, suppliers, landlords, utility providers and other relevant organisations, and undertaking other administrative duties appropriate to the role. The postholder will be required to work with a high degree of accuracy, confidentiality and professionalism and in accordance with Monklands Women’s Aid policies and procedures.

Due to the nature of this role, applications are accepted from women only. This is a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Do you want to use your content design skills to help people understand and act on their housing rights? Join Shelter Scotland as our Content Designer and play a key role in creating clear, accessible and user-centred digital content that helps people navigate the housing emergency with confidence.

About the role

As our Content Designer, you’ll create clear, reliable and people-first digital content that helps users navigate their housing rights with confidence. You’ll take part in research and discovery to ensure we design and maintain accessible content. You’ll work with colleagues in an agile team to test, publish and continually improve digital advice and supporter content. You’ll champion the needs of users, provide constructive feedback to other content designers, and use evidence and insight to influence decisions across Shelter Scotland.

Role specifics

You’ll have experience of communicating complex information clearly and producing high-quality, accurate content, ideally including online advice. You’ll be confident researching, analysing and translating complex information into accessible content, with familiarity with content design and creating user journeys that help people understand their options and take action.

Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

About the team

This role sits in our Digital function in the Communications and Engagement team and is a key role in ensuring that our online housing rights information fully supports our strategic goal to strengthen and enforce the right to a safe home for all.

The team is tasked with creating and delivering user needs focused, high-quality, user-friendly digital content on the Shelter Scotland website. The content must be of an exceptional standard, ensuring people who see it are reassured and confident about what they need to do next to fight the housing emergency.

Who we are

Alzheimer Scotland is Scotland’s national dementia charity. Our aim is to make sure nobody faces dementia alone. We provide support and information to people with dementia, their carers and families, we campaign for the rights of people with dementia and fund vital dementia research.

What you’ll do

The roles are transactional roles working as a team supporting a range of finance tasks including purchase ledger, sales ledger, bank processing alongside customer service and supporting donors across a variety of methods including phone and face to face, therefore, strong customer service skills alongside finance administration experience are essential.

What you’ll have

We are seeking applications from individuals with demonstrable high volume finance administration work experience within a complex organisation and who possess the skills to take on the tasks outlined in the job description.

You will be a strong communicator both verbally and written and able to balance competing priorities and deadlines.

You will have practical experience of working with a wide range of office systems including Microsoft 365 and databases or financial systems.

If you are interested by what you have read, and have the necessary skills and experience, or have experience in elements of the role and wish to develop these skills further, alongside the ability to make a success of this role, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Following completion of probationary period (6 months) there will be opportunities to undertake and progress further studies in relevant disciplines.

About Granton Information Centre

Granton Information Centre (GIC) has been supporting people in Edinburgh since 1984. We provide free, confidential advice, advocacy and representation, helping individuals and families deal with welfare benefit issues, new claims and appeals, debt and other financial pressures.

Our clients are at the heart of what we do. Alongside appointments at our West Granton Road office, our advisers work from a range of community and GP outreach locations across Edinburgh, helping make advice accessible to people in the communities where they live.

GIC is a busy, established organisation with a strong commitment to high-quality, client-centred advice. We work collaboratively with local partners and are part of wider advice and community networks across Edinburgh. GIC is also an accredited Living Wage Employer.

The opportunity

As GIC continues to develop and strengthen its services, we are looking for new volunteer Management Committee members to help shape the organisation's future. This is an opportunity to contribute your skills and experience to an organisation that has been part of the Edinburgh advice landscape for more than 40 years and whose work makes a practical difference to people facing financial and social challenges.

What will I do?

• Contribute to the strategic direction and good governance of GIC.
• Take part in Management Committee meetings and contribute to informed decision-making.
• Support and appropriately challenge the management team, helping GIC remain effective, sustainable and focused on the needs of the people and communities we serve.
• Use your knowledge, experience and perspective to help GIC continue to develop and improve.

Who are we looking for?

We are keen to hear from people from a wide range of backgrounds who are interested in supporting GIC's work. We would particularly welcome skills, knowledge or experience in areas such as governance, finance, HR, fundraising, community development or advice services. Previous committee experience is not essential.

We particularly value interest from people who know or understand the communities GIC serves and can bring different experiences and perspectives to our Management Committee.

Practical information

This is an unpaid voluntary role. Reasonable expenses can be reimbursed in line with GIC policy.

We are excited to be delivering our mentoring programme across community settings inEastAyrshire, supporting young people identified for the MCR Pathways programme, helping to develop community-based mentoring across the region.

About the role

Using your knowledge of young people, you will be focusing on supporting them through small group and individual sessions to build their capacity for getting the most out of mentoring, matching them with a mentor and building the mentoring relationship. You’ll be there to provide young people with personalised support, information, advice and guidance as needed. Working with pupils from S2 and above, you’ll collaborate closely with local schools and community partners to expand community-based mentoring opportunities.

Key responsibilities:

• Building exceptional individual and group relationships with young people to prepare them for mentoring.
• Matching young people in S2 and above with adult volunteer mentors and providing ongoing personalised support, advice, and guidance.
• Delivering effective mentor inductions and Core Mentor Training, facilitating continuous engagement and support for both mentors and mentees.
• Partnering with schools, local organisations, and the employability sector to explore and expand community-based mentoring pathways.

About you

• Experience in building positive, trusted relationships with disengaged young people, particularly within alternative provision or wellbeing settings.
• Ability to work across locations in East Ayrshire, managing time between school bases and community settings.
• Excellent communication, active listening, and group facilitation skills.
• Solution-focused, empathetic, and trauma-informed approach to youth engagement.
• Well-organised with strong administrative, database, and reporting capabilities.

About us

MCR Pathways is an award-winning charity established in Glasgow in 2007. Our mentoring programme is now delivered in schools across the whole of Scotland as well as North East and South East England. We are committed to helping the country’s most vulnerable young people gain self-confidence, identify their skills and recognise and fulfil their potential.

Our mission:To connect every young person with a trusted adult mentor, someone who sparks confidence, fuels ambition, and walks beside them as they find their way.

Our vision:MCR Pathways will work until every young person has someone to help them find their way.

You will be joining a friendly and supportive team who love what they do and enjoy working with each other. MCR Pathways’ values are Respect, Communication, Trust and Growth and they inform everything we do.

Benefits of working for MCR Pathways include:30 days annual leave in first year rising to 35 days from 2nd year of employment, 3 further days of annual leave between the December and January public holidays, additional day off for your birthday, Employee Assistance Programme, Life Assurance – 4 x salary.

Bethany Christian Trusts Housing Support Fife is a dynamic and growing service providing multiple models of housing support across Fife and we are looking to recruit a Housing First Practitioner to be part of our Housing First team.

Housing First helps people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. It gives people a home as quickly as possible and provides support to help them keep their home. Housing First is for people with a live homeless case and evidence of multiple complex needs.

The successful post holder will work as part of a team delivering flexible and person-centred support to people in a wide variety of situations to access housing and support them to keep it.

We are looking for a person with a proven record as a team player with excellent communication skills; it is essential that you have a desire to work alongside people in a housing support setting, and desirable that you have experience of working with people impacted by multiple and complex needs. We would welcome applicants with lived experience of some of the issues that we support people with.

An SVQ 3 in Social Care, Promoting Independence or equivalent as listed by SSSC as appropriate for a ‘Housing Practitioner’ is desirable; the willingness to work towards this is essential. A full driving licence and your own vehicle are essential.

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 and registration with the SSSC.

We are committed to helping our employees flourish personally and professionally. Below are a few examples of the ways we support our employees.

• Bethany provides 30 days of annual leave initially to all contracted staff, rising to a maximum of 40 days depending on length of service.
• Bethany provides enhanced payments for maternity, paternity, and adoption.
• Bethany operates a company pension scheme to which all staff are auto-enrolled, with option to opt out. We will match any staff member’s pension contribution up to a maximum of 5%.
• Bethany provides a death in service benefit scheme.

Fife Law Centre supports individuals and families at a time of crisis – at risk of eviction, denied legitimate financial support, on the wrong side of bureaucratic decision making, or the victim of injustice and discrimination.

Our vision: legal rights of people in Fife are protected and represented through challenging inequality and injustice.

Our purpose: to provide an accessible, professional, legal service to defend the legal rights of those unable to otherwise access legal representation.

Are you highly organised, detail-orientated, with a professional, initiative-taking approach. We are looking for a business support officer to join our Firm to provide essential administrative support to our small team of solicitors and business manager. You will be someone who thrives on supporting others and wants to make a real impact in helping the residents of Fife. This is a dynamic and varied role where no two days are the same. You will be at the heart of our operations providing confidential, efficient, and effective business support to ensure we deliver a high-quality service across Fife.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package with opportunities for professional development in a supportive and collaborative work environment.

ABOUT US

Somebody goes missing in the UK every 90 seconds. Missing People exists to ease the heartache experienced by those missing someone, and to help people who are away from home find their way back to safety. Our vision is for every missing child, adult and family left behind to find help, hope and a safe way to reconnect. We are a non-judgemental, highly skilled team of staff and volunteers working for everyone who needs us. We provide free, confidential support, help and advice by phone, email, text and live chat. We coordinate a UK-wide network of people, businesses and media to join the search for the estimated 170,000 people who go missing each year. Missing People aims to put people with lived experience at the heart of our work, amplifying their voices to achieve change. Working for Missing People means living our values. It’s a place where people are encouraged to ‘let fly’ so you can ‘make things happen’. We know you’re more than just a job title, and ‘be human’ is an important value here.

THE ROLE

We need a committed person to support the following strategic aims:

• Lead the development of new and continued partnerships with key organisations including Police, statutory and voluntary sector organisations across Scotland
• Support the Projects, Development & Policy Manager in the consultancy, training and good practice sharing, to support the implementation of The National Missing Person’s Framework across Scotland.
• Develop guidance and toolkits for professionals and disseminate best practice through these, and through the coordination of a conference
• Support the development of other key projects as needed, which contribute to safeguarding children and adults

THE IMPACT YOU WILL HAVE

Partnership development

• Represent the charity at various events and meetings and always looking for ways to enhance relationships with partners.
• Provide quality updates to, and ask smart questions of, the Scottish Advisory Group who support this project;
• Work together with partners on projects which promote better safeguarding of children at risk of exploitation and of vulnerable adults;
• Source and liaise with potential partners, explaining the charity and the benefits of their engagement with our services;

Training and consultancy

• Consult on developing policies and protocols in areas such as return discussions and information sharing;
• Consult on tackling barriers to implementing the Framework; and
• Train local professionals and presenting at conferences in implementing the local approach to missing persons, in line with the National Framework.

Audits of current policy, guidance and practice on missing persons against good practice

• Audit current policy, guidance and practice on missing persons against good practice;
• Audit work on the local approach to missing persons with partnerships and agencies across Scotland.
• Review local responses to missing or returned people that may include reviewing individual case studies and/ or shadowing professionals from different agencies

ABOUT YOU

As a natural influencer, you will work with a variety of professionals from diverse backgrounds with innovation and professionalism to consult with external partners. As well as the right to work in the UK, you will have:

• Experience of effective partnership working with stakeholders including statutory sector partners such as police and social services;
• Experience of proving advice and consultancy to statutory partners such as police and social services;
• Experience of developing and delivering engaging training;
• Knowledge of relevant Scottish policy landscape – e.g. National Missing Persons Framework for Scotland; Getting it Right for Every Child (GiRFEC), National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland; Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007;
• Knowledge of issues relating to the safeguarding of vulnerable adults or children;
• Excellent communication skills, both formal and informal, in writing and with presentations.

For more detailed information please see the attached job description/person specification, and a letter from the line manager.