Choose Play is a dynamic, local charity working across East Lothian. We believe in children’s right to play, as stated in article 31 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child - the right to rest, play and recreation. Play, especially active outdoor play, is a vital element of childhood, contributing to the immediate wellbeing and happiness of children and making an essential contribution to health and development in the long term.

Choose Play has progressively built more inclusive practice into all our provision for play in East Lothian, addressing the play rights of all children and in particular the right to play of disabled children and children with additional support needs (ASN).

We help to address barriers to play through our community-based play programmes and we recognise that families with children with ASN and disabilities face many additional barriers to accessing outdoor play.

Our Community Play (ASN) sessions mean that more children with ASN will have play opportunities to meet their needs. Whole families including parents, carers and siblings benefit from being able to play together.

The successful candidate will work alongside our Development Team & Delivery Team to:

• build on Choose Play’s work on inclusion with children and families
• plan, organise and lead on delivery of our play opportunities for children with ASN
• support sessional Play Rangers to deliver our PlayCan sessions and our sessions for families with neurodivergent children
• involve children in designing, documenting and evaluating services, and help to share their views and ideas.

The successful candidate will be someone with practical experience in play, arts, creative fields, or place-based projects, and experience of working with children with additional support needs.

Choose Play is a dynamic, local charity working across East Lothian. We believe in children’s right to play, as stated in article 31 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child - the right to rest, play and recreation. Play, especially active outdoor play, is a vital element of childhood, contributing to the immediate wellbeing and happiness of children and making an essential contribution to health and development in the long term.

‘Spark the Park’ is the name of an ongoing focus of play, environmental and social activities in a local greenspace, Crookston Willow Park, in Tranent.

The purpose of this project is to support children and families in the local area through a place-based approach. We seek to address barriers and challenges through trusted, consistent and inclusive local provision. The Project Lead will also support young volunteers, taking a lead on planning activities linked to local spaces.

We have worked in this space for about four years gradually transforming it from being an underused and neglected site, to one that is full of potential. After the recent opening of a new playpark in the greenspace, the Project Lead will be involved in a new phase of development in cooperation with East Lothian Council partners and local groups.

The successful candidate will be someone with practical experience in play, arts, creative fields, or place-based projects. They will have experience of participatory approaches with children, young people and communities, and enjoy connecting with local groups and individuals.

Choose Play is a dynamic, local charity working across East Lothian. We believe in children’s right to play, as stated in article 31 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child - the right to rest, play and recreation. Play, especially active outdoor play, is a vital element of childhood, contributing to the immediate wellbeing and happiness of children and making an essential contribution to health and development in the long term.

Choose Play organises play sessions for children, young people, families, community groups and schools. Play sessions take place at local greenspaces, beside playparks, in schools, community centres or other spaces.

Sessional Playworkers/Play Rangers work alongside other members of the Choose Play team to facilitate these sessions by bringing a range of play resources and making use of the environment for play. They directly support and facilitate children’s play to the extent that children need and want their involvement.

Some Play Ranger sessions take place regularly on the same day of the week, at the same time and place, others are Pop-Ups or events across East Lothian, with school holidays being an especially busy time. Choose Play sessions are designed to be free, fun and friendly.

The successful candidate will be someone who enjoys working with children and young people and is able to build good relationships with them and their families. They should be willing and confident to work outdoors in all weathers and seasons, have an enthusiastic attitude and be keen to create fun, inclusive opportunities for children’s play.

Do you enjoy a varied workload and feel passionate about promoting recovery? As a Recovery Development Worker, you will help build and strengthen visible recovery within and across communities in North Lanarkshire.

You may bring lived experience of recovery, or skills and experience from a similar role. The post calls for energy, enthusiasm, and adaptability, along with a solution-focused, strengths-based approach when working with everyone connected to Recovery Scotland. Some evening and weekend work is essential to our delivery.

About the job

This role suits someone with lived and/or learned experience of recovery from problematic substance use or addictive behaviours such as problem gambling, or someone who has been directly affected by another person’s substance use or addictive behaviours.

Experience of recovery and resilience instils hope and is a powerful example within recovery communities. Applicants with lived experience of substance use must be at least 24 months free from problematic substance use and not currently engaging with services.

The post holder will be required to join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme.

About you

You will thrive in a small, enthusiastic, and committed team. You can evidence your experience of promoting recovery, and you are adaptable, use your initiative and are confident working on your own. Drawing on your lived or work experience, you build positive, trusting relationships and keep a clear focus on recovery and resilience.

You have excellent organisational and self-motivation skills, are committed to developing your skills further, and bring dedication and compassion to your work with the team, community members, families, volunteers, and external partners.

About Recovery Scotland

Recovery Scotland is a charity working with local and national partners to support and promote recovery from substance use by making sure lived experience is visible, included and represented. We support communities with a wide range of recovery-focused activities and educational opportunities, working within local and national guidelines to promote resilience and recovery with individuals, families, and communities.

Our work champions community membership, volunteering, self-management, and personal

and professional development.

Do you enjoy working with people, families and communities and feel passionate about promoting recovery? As a Recovery Worker, you will be an important member of NLRC ensuring that NLRC recovery community is vibrant by supporting the planning and facilitation of cafes, drop ins and activities.

You may bring lived experience of recovery, or skills and experience from a similar role. The post calls for energy, enthusiasm, and adaptability, along with excellent communication skills and positive 'can do' attitude when working with everyone connected to Recovery Scotland.

Some evening and weekend work is essential to our delivery.

About the job

This role suits someone with lived and/or learned experience of recovery from problematic substance use or addictive behaviours such as problem gambling, or someone who has been directly affected by another person’s substance use or addictive behaviours.

Experience of recovery and resilience instils hope and is a powerful example within recovery communities. Applicants with lived experience of substance use must be at least 24 months free from problematic substance use and not currently engaging with services.

The post holder will be required to join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme.

About you

You will enjoy working as part of a team committed to promoting recovery. You are adaptable and can take instruction and guidance from Recovery Development Workers and NLRC Team Lead. You can demonstrate being compassionate when working alongside community members and volunteers to foster recovery and resilience.

You are organised and can adhere to guidance and instructions, are committed to developing your skills further, and can recognise the strengths and assets within the organisation and the community.

About Recovery Scotland

Recovery Scotland is a charity working with local and national partners to support and promote recovery from substance use by making sure lived experience is visible, included and represented. We support communities with a wide range of recovery-focused activities and educational opportunities, working within local and national guidelines to promote resilience and recovery with individuals, families, and communities.

Our work champions community membership, volunteering, self-management, and personal and professional development.

Improving the Cancer Journey programme of work is an established model of community connectors for people affected by cancer including carers. You will join a team of Community Connectors to deliver a person-centred community support, using a holistic needs assessment to offer the best community support for people and their families.

The role offers practical help, empowerment and early intervention support. It also plays a key part in improving mental wellbeing, reducing isolation, supporting smooth discharges from hospital, and linking individuals to sustainable long term community supports.

As a Mac Professional, the right candidate will have access to training and resources through Macmillan Cancer Care.

Skills and qualities

• Commitment to co-production and amplifying lived experience in service design.
• Ability to build trust and work collaboratively with individuals, families, and partner agencies.
• Awareness of inclusive communication methods and accessibility needs.
• Confidence in gathering feedback and contributing to continuous improvement across NLDF’s priorities.

Who we are

The Fostering Network is the UK’s leading fostering charity and membership organisation, dedicated to empowering, enriching and supporting the relationships at the heart of the fostering community.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for two experienced qualified social workers to join our passionate team to provide impartial, solution focused advice, information and support to current and prospective foster carers and fostering services in Scotland.

What you’ll be doing

Using your working knowledge of best practice, current regulations, standards and guidance in fostering you will advocate and promote positive outcomes for children, young people and carers.

Answering calls and emails you will provide a solutioned focus perspective and practical advice for a wide range of circumstances foster carers and fostering services.

Working as part of the wider Fostering Network team you will support the development and delivery of our foster carer boards and service staff forums and attend event with young people and carers.

At this point, we hope you're feeling excited about the job description you’re reading. Even if you don't feel that you meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

What we can offer you

• 38 days leave (including bank holidays)
• A range of family friendly and fostering friendly leave options
• Flexible and hybrid working
• Enhanced maternity and adoption pay
• Enhanced sick pay
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Helpline
• Pension and life assurance
• Contribution to eye tests and lenses
• Season ticket loans

Our commitments to you

The Fostering Network is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community and especially those from under-represented and minoritised backgrounds. All applications and hiring decisions will be considered on merit.

• If you identify as care experienced and meet the minimum criteria for the role, you will be guaranteed an interview under our commitment to the Care Leaver Covenant
• If you have a disability, please tell us what reasonable adjustments would support your participation in the recruitment process
• We are open to job-sharing arrangements for all roles, please indicate this in the application form if you are applying as part of a job share

Looking for more information?

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact pamela.graham@fosteingnetwork.net You can also find more information about us on our website thefosteringnetwork.org.uk

Do you want to create a safer, brighter future for all children in Scotland?

Children First, Scotland’s national children’s charity, is seeking to appoint a part-time (17.5 hours) Support line Service Manager. By joining our team, you will help us stand up for children, keep them safe and support them to recover from trauma and abuse through our national and local services.

The role

Based in Edinburgh, with hybrid working an option, the role involves leading on the day-to-day implementation, management, development and growth of our free confidential support line for families, carers and professionals in Scotland.

Today’s generation are facing unprecedented challenges. From mental health, money worries and online harm, to struggles at school, our support line can offer emotional, practical and financial support to any family in Scotland. We also offer advice to anyone who is concerned about a child’s wellbeing.

Taking a child-centred approach, you will work to ensure the safety of children and young people by protecting and promoting their rights.

What we are looking for

You will be an inspiring leader and will possess a degree or diploma in social work, or equivalent professional qualification at SCQF level 9, in addition to recent significant experience in a relevant practice area relating to young people. Experience working in mental health, emotional wellbeing or trauma-informed support services is desirable.

What you can expect from us

As well as a rewarding career and development opportunities, we offer 40 days annual leave per year pro rata, a contributory pension scheme, generous maternity/adoption and paternity leave, flexible working opportunities and wellbeing support.

With a supportive and inclusive working environment, the salary for this role is £42,500 - £48,900 pro rate per annum covering 17.5 hours per week (21,250 to £24,450).

Our values

Living our values, you will make a direct impact to the lives of children across Scotland. With love, we put children first. With purpose, we transform children’s lives together. With strength, we do whatever it takes to protect Scotland’s children.

We believe all children should have hopes, dreams and opportunities. But for many they don’t exist. This has to stop. We must put children first.

We welcome and encourage applications from potential colleagues from all backgrounds, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, belief, disability who share our values.

Do you have what it takes to join our team and help us protect children and keep them safe? We would love to hear from you.

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:

This Support Worker role at our Kilmarnock Whatriggs Service involves working on a 12-week rolling rota covering set day and back shifts weekly, including weekend work every second weekend. This role is part time, involves 25 hours of work per week and is based at a service supporting care-experienced young people between the ages of 16-25.

Main Responsibilities:

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. 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.

To find out more about being a Support Worker, click the link below:

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.

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.

Relief work is an excellent stepping-stone into a career in social care; we will provide you with the relevant training and support, so no previous experience is necessary.

If successful, you will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council within 3 months of your start date.

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.

About the Role:

As a Relief 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 the highest possible quality of housing management service to our supported people to ensure they are able to sustain their tenancy.

Our Oban services is looking for Relief workers to cover varied shifts on weekdays and weekends, both within our residential and outreach services. We provide support, advice and assistance to individuals regarding practical skills, physical health and wellbeing and emotional support. We also provide opportunities to explore personal interests, occupation of time and positive social networks.

Main Responsibilities:

The Relief Worker will:

• work as part of a team providing safe, secure, supported accommodation for people experiencing homelessness.
• 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.

To find out more about being a Relief Worker click the link below:

Relief 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 as a lone worker.
• Able to use Microsoft or equivalent applications competently.