The Cottage Family Centre is seeking a caring and experienced practitioner to lead our Children’s Service. This rewarding role combines practical work with children and families, team leadership, partnership working and service development.

The role

You will lead a high-quality, child-centred service focused on early intervention and prevention. Alongside supporting staff, you will work directly with children and families, champion safeguarding, collaborate with partner agencies and contribute to the wider management of The Cottage. A key focus will be improving outcomes for children aged 0–3.

What you’ll do

• Lead the Children’s Service and maintain high-quality frontline practice.

• Provide staff supervision, guidance and professional development.

• Champion early intervention and support children’s development and wellbeing, particularly for ages 0–3.

• Build strong relationships with children, families and partner agencies.

• Promote safeguarding and respond appropriately to concerns.

• Monitor quality and contribute to planning, improvement and organisational projects.

• Contribute to management meetings, decision-making and wider organisational development, while ensuring compliance with policies, SSSC standards and regulatory requirements.

About you

• Experience of working with children and families, particularly children aged 0–3, in early years, childcare, family support, social care or a related field.

• Experience of supporting, guiding or leading staff.

• Sound knowledge of child development, early intervention and safeguarding.

• Strong communication, organisation, collaboration and professional judgement.

• You must hold SVQ 4 (Children and Young People) at SCQF Level 9, and either hold, or be willing to work towards and achieve, an SSSC-recognised management qualification within three years of appointment.

• Commitment to service development and better outcomes for children and families.

Additional experience we would value

Experience in management or coordination, supervision, quality assurance, service development or multi-agency working would be an advantage. Where required, support will be provided to work towards the SSSC-recognised management qualification.

Ready to make a difference?

If you can combine compassionate practice with confident leadership, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Background Information

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team of paid and volunteer staff to further develop our advice service provision. Clackmannanshire Citizens Advice Bureau, based in Alloa, is an independent and innovative advice organisation providing holistic advice to the residents of Clackmannanshire across 7 locations in the county. We currently have 28 paid members of staff and 14 volunteers who provide a wide range of services, across our projects.

We have been delivering a valuable, high-level service to the community of Clackmannanshire for over 50 years. We have accreditation in Type III advice by Scottish National Standards for advice providers (SNSIAP) in the areas of Housing, Energy, Debt and Benefits.

All bureaux are members of Citizens Advice Scotland (the Scottish Association of CABx), and as such must meet specific conditions of membership related to standards of service and other matters. Each operates as an independent charity. This bureau is a limited company as well as a registered charity, governed by a board of directors/trustees.

About the role

The Thrive Early Family Adviser role combines elements of a Generalist Adviser and Caseworker, delivering seamless, holistic support to families in close partnership with Home-Start colleagues and other project partners.

The role focuses on building trusted relationships with families who may be experiencing significant barriers to engaging with advice services. Many families supported through Thrive Early may not feel ready or able to access traditional advice channels. As a result, establishing trust, confidence, and sustained engagement is a critical part of the role.

Family Advisers work with families over the medium to long term, providing tailored advice, advocacy, and practical support to help them move towards greater financial security and wellbeing.

The postholder will also work collaboratively with Save the Children UK to support family participation activities and ensure that lived experience informs service improvement and project learning.

Employee Benefits

We offer additional working benefits, such as annual performance related salary increases, 5% employer’s pension contribution plan, free membership of an employer health plan, free use of company e-bikes and a retail perks scheme. Holiday entitlement for full year is 39 days pro rata leave including public holidays, with the ability to buy and sell annual leave. Flexible working scheme including some flexible start and finish times.

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.

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

The Eric Liddell Community is looking for an experienced, creative and commercially minded Senior Marketing and Communications Officer to help grow our profile, reach, engagement and income.

We are a vibrant community hub and charity based in Morningside, Edinburgh. Inspired by the life and values of Eric Liddell, we bring people together to improve health and wellbeing and create a community where no one feels lonely or isolated. Our work includes specialist dementia care, support for unpaid carers, and a wide-ranging programme of community activities and events.

This newly created role offers an exciting opportunity to shape how we communicate our work, engage new audiences and make greater use of our Community Hub. You will manage our website, social media, email newsletters and search presence; develop press and PR opportunities; strengthen our brand; and support fundraising campaigns, events and supporter communications.

Working closely with colleagues, you will also help grow awareness, use and income across our Community Hub, including our café, charity shop, Eric Liddell exhibition and room, office and residential property rental.

About you

You will be an experienced marketing and communications professional who combines strategic thinking with confident, hands-on delivery. You will be able to develop campaigns from concept through to evaluation and create engaging, accessible content for a range of audiences and channels.

You will bring:

• Proven experience in marketing and communications, ideally within an SME, charity or venue-based organisation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience managing websites, social media and email marketing
• Experience developing campaigns and producing digital and print content
• A strong understanding of accessible, inclusive and audience-focused communications
• A commercially aware, curious and solutions-focused approach
• Excellent organisational and relationship-building skills
• Confidence using content management systems, CRM platforms, analytics and content-creation tools
• Experience creating visual content, including photography and short-form video
• Relevant marketing or communications qualification, or equivalent professional experience

Experience of venue marketing, room hire, PR, fundraising communications, brand development, or working with older people, people living with dementia or unpaid carers would be an advantage.

What we offer

• 30 days’ annual leave (pro rata) inclusive of public holidays
• A contributory pension scheme, with a 4% employee contribution matched by the employer
• Occupational sick pay
• Death in service cover
• 40% off food at Café Connect
• Access to Edinburgh Leisure classes, gyms and pools for £2 per session through the Community Access Programme
• A flexible time off in lieu approach

Are you caring, a team player and passionate about helping vulnerable people meet their housing needs?

Role

Bethany’s Housing Support Fife is a dynamic and growing service providing multiple types of housing support in Levenmouth, Glenrothes and North East Fife areas. Bethany Christian Trust is looking for a part-time male support worker to be part of our Short-Term Housing Support team.

Short-term housing support helps people keep their tenancy, giving practical support to help people manage their home and daily life. Support is person-centred, which means we tailor it to individual needs and goals. 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 meet their housing needs.

The successful candidate will work as part of a team delivering flexible, person-centred support to individuals in a variety of situations, helping them meet their housing-related needs and achieve positive outcomes.

You will have a proven record as a team player with excellent communication skills; you will have experience and knowledge of the service user group and their surrounding issues. You will be passionate about supporting people to achieve greater independence and you will be able to build positive relationships with people from a wide range of backgrounds. We would welcome applicants with lived experience of these issues. Competence in the use of Microsoft office tools is essential. 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.

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.

Geeza Break is a long established, unique social care organisation providing family support, peer support, group work and a planned respite service for children, young people and their families in the local community. We predominantly deliver services in and across the Northeast of Glasgow.

We provide a high quality, person centred, trauma informed service for children and young people ages 0-16 years, often with disabilities and additional support or learning needs, and their families. The charity has been operational since 1992, and we remain committed to retaining a holistic, non-judgemental and inclusive approach and ethos to our services.

The post holder will work directly with parents, carers, and where appropriate children to strengthen family relationships. The successful candidate will provide practical and emotional support to families to support and improve parenting capacity, and promote safer, healthier lifestyles and positive wellbeing outcomes.

We are a learning organisation promoting training and professional development opportunities, peer support for reflective practice sharing as well as regular support and supervision sessions, within a nurturing and welcoming team.

The charity offers competitive annual leave and public holiday allocation, alongside an additional Winter Wellbeing Day as a non-contractual benefit to staff members in recognition of the requirements of delivering high-quality social care in the community.

Organisational Structure

To be accountable overall to the Chief Executive Officer and line managed by The Senior Family Support Worker.

Attendance at thrice yearly peer support sessions with respite colleagues to promote and support reflective practice.

Blindwells lies just off the A1 near to Tranent.

The developer Hargreaves has been working on site with East Lothian Council since 2017 and around 500 houses have been completed, both social & private housing. There is however outline planning permission for many more houses over the next twenty years.

The High Street is scheduled for construction and there will be two other schools. It is intended that the Church be a key community partner and part of the long term infrastructure.

Background to this post

The local churches have, led by the local Church of Scotland churches, been engaged in welcoming new residents to Blindwells for the past three years.

The opening of the first Primary school marks an important moment in the life of this fledgling new community. With space for community development now is the time to move from providing occasional gatherings to a more day to day working on the ground with residents.

The vision is for the establishment of a new Christian community that emerges from the local context. It is intended that this community will be ecumenical and will be at the heart of the Blindwells community.

Although initiated and led by the Church of Scotland applications are encouraged widely and an ecumenical advisory group has been formed.

Purpose of Post:

To lead the planning and implementation of Lothian & Borders Presbytery’s vision to develop Christian witness and ministry in the new settlement of Blindwells.

Main Duties :

• Developing the existing work by the local churches and to develop & initiate plans for establishing a new Christian community
• Reaching out and engage with children & families in Blindwells to start new community groups
• Building relationships with and engagement in local schools.
• Recruiting & building voluntary teams to be part of this work
• Overseeing all safeguarding & to lead training of this work
• Liasing with other local bodies, site developers, construction workers
• Work closely with the Blindwells Beacon Leadership team & the Local advisory group
• To communicate to Presbytery regularly and to share good practice with regard to mission with partner churches
• To undertake any other duties as reasonably required by the Line Manager

Since being granted our Royal Charter in 1599, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow has been improving health and healthcare for people around the world.

Today, we are a professional membership body providing education, assessment and development to more than 15,000 Fellows and Members at all stages of their careers. We are a UK organisation with a global membership.

Our estate in the heart of Glasgow city centre includes modern conferencing and events facilities, a rich and extensive heritage collection with museum status, a library and our multi-award winning events offering, 1599 at the Royal College.

Our purpose is built around delivering:

• Excellent education and outstanding member experience
• New standards through assessment and gold standard qualifications
• Transformative impact on the health and wellbeing of the wider world

Our vision: To build an influential global community that enables our Members to develop the skills, knowledge and influence to improve healthcare standards worldwide.

Our mission: We want to enable our Members to achieve their full potential as healthcare professionals and give them an influential voice in the world.

Our values: The College is not a building or a tradition, but a global community. In all that we do, we’re committed to putting our people first: Fellows and Members, those undertaking our education and assessment, colleagues and partners.

For us, how we work is as important as what we do, and we aim to live by our values. They embody the essence of the College motto, conjurat amice, meaning ‘together in friendship’. It’s an approach that is as relevant today as it was 425 years ago.

• Community Working together to support one another to succeed; listening to and engaging with partners and people, locally, nationally and globally, to achieve our core purpose.
• Integrity Valuing and learning from our heritage and commitment to excellence; never compromising on our core purpose, our standards and the quality of delivery.
• Innovation Proactively challenging current thinking with a forward-looking agile approach that meets the changing needs of our members and all those who interact with us.
• Inspiration Leading by example through open dialogue, teamwork and engagement to maximise our potential and affect change.
• Inclusivity Demonstrating care, kindness, civility, generosity and mutual respect through the way we welcome, work and interact with people.

People have always been at the heart of our College. For more than four centuries, we have brought healthcare professionals together to learn, share expertise and improve healthcare. Today, we are the UK’s only multidisciplinary Royal College, with a global community of more than 15,000 Fellows and Members. It is an extraordinary network, united by a shared commitment to improving standards of healthcare and making a difference to patients and communities around the world.

This is a particularly exciting time to join us. Our organisational strategy (2025 to 2028) sets out clear ambitions for education, assessment, global engagement, membership and operational excellence. We also know that fundraising will help us go further: widening access through scholarships and bursaries, supporting global health initiatives, investing in leadership and wellbeing, and opening up our remarkable heritage and collections to wider audiences.

We are now ready to approach fundraising with greater purpose. Our Trustees have approved a three-year Fundraising Strategy to move the College from largely opportunistic activity to a structured and professionally managed programme. The direction is agreed and there is real support for making it work. What we need now is the right person to turn that ambition into action.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to build a new fundraising function. You will shape the propositions, develop the pipeline, establish strong donor relationships and put in place the systems and standards that will support fundraising for years to come. You will work closely with me, our Trustees, senior colleagues, Fellows and Members, while bringing the professional judgement to inform where our best opportunities lie.

We are ambitious, but we are also realistic. We know that successful fundraising takes time. That early progress will be seen not only in income generation, but in the strength of our relationships, the quality of our propositions and the confidence with which the College engages potential supporters. You will have the scope and support to make your mark, alongside colleagues who understand that building a successful fundraising programme must be a shared endeavour.

For the right person, this is a rare opportunity: to establish a new function within an historic and internationally connected College, and to help translate our purpose into opportunities for people to support work that matters.

Help Shape the Future of Employment Support for Disabled People

Do you believe disabled people should have access to the right support not only to find work, but to thrive, develop and progress in their careers?

At GCIL (Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living), we empower disabled people with the information, skills, and support they need to lead independent lives and participate fully in society.

As a disabled-people led organisation, we value lived experience and pride ourselves on delivering high-quality services that make a real impact in our communities. Communication and connection sit at the heart of everything we do.

We are recruiting for an Employability Project Lead to deliver an innovative new pilot service supporting disabled people to sustain employment, overcome workplace barriers, and progress in their careers.

Developed following GCIL's Voices at Work research, this pioneering project will provide personalised support to disabled people already in employment, helping them navigate challenges around workplace adjustments, progression opportunities, and job retention.

As Project Lead, you will manage the delivery and development of the pilot, provide one-to-one employability support, build relationships with employers and community partners, lead outreach activities, and evaluate the project's impact. This is a unique opportunity to shape a new service that could influence future employability support across Glasgow.

About the Project

This one-year pilot will provide personalised support to disabled people who are already in work and experiencing challenges that may impact their ability to remain in employment or progress within their careers.

As our Project Lead you will:

• Lead and develop the employability pilot project, monitoring progress and outcomes.

• Provide person-centred support to disabled people experiencing workplace challenges.

• Offer advice on workplace issues, reasonable adjustments, Access to Work, and career progression.

• Work with employers and partners to address barriers and support positive employment outcomes.

• Develop referral networks and promote the service through outreach, networking, and engagement activities.

• Maintain accurate records, monitor performance, and contribute to project evaluation and reporting.

• Identify learning, good practice, and recommendations to inform future service development.

About You

We're looking for someone who combines strong project management skills with a genuine commitment to disability inclusion and empowering people to achieve their employment goals.

Essential Experience & Skills

• Previous experience providing person-centred employability advice, guidance, advocacy or casework support.

• Experience managing and delivering projects, pilot programmes or services.

• Strong understanding of the barriers disabled people can face in employment.

• Knowledge of the Social Model of Disability and principles of independent living.

• Experience building effective relationships with employers and external partners.

• Proven success in outreach, networking, service promotion or participant recruitment.

• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to manage competing priorities and work independently.

• Strong monitoring, evaluation and report-writing skills.

• Experience maintaining accurate records and outcome data.

It would be great if you had:

• Knowledge of co-production approaches.

• Experience of lived-experience-led service design.

• Background in disability employment support, vocational rehabilitation, employer engagement or related sectors.

Why Join GCIL?

This is a unique opportunity to help develop an innovative service that could make a lasting difference to the lives of disabled people across Glasgow.

At GCIL, you'll be joining a disabled-led organisation committed to:

• Independent living

• Equality and inclusion

• Co-production and lived experience

• Social justice and empowerment

• Innovation in service delivery

You'll have the opportunity to shape a new programme from the ground up, influence future employability support and work alongside colleagues who are passionate about creating lasting change.