Who we are?

Renfrewshire Carers Centre is a one stop shop for unpaid Carers operating in Renfrewshire for 30 years. We are a charity established by Carers for Carers and have developed a range of services to support carers in their caring role and provide opportunities to have a life outside of caring.

The Centre is strategically managed by the Board, which is currently made up of people from a range of professional backgrounds and caring responsibilities. We are looking for new members with a diverse range of skills and experience to help shape the future for Carers in Renfrewshire.

Key skills and experience are we particularly interested in are:

• Fundraising and income generation
• Legal
• Digital strategies
• Business and Marketing development
• Health & social care.

What’s in it for you?

• Making a real difference to carers across Renfrewshire
• Personal development opportunities to develop your skills
• Use your skills and experience where they are really needed
• Meet new people

How can you help us?

• Provide strategic direction and support to shape the future of the organisation for years to come
• Share Your skills & enthusiasm
• Attend monthly board meetings (approx. 2-3 hours)
• Participate in our various subgroups (approx. 1-2 hours per month)
• Provide support for the Management Group & Staff
• Raising awareness of centre in the local community and with partner organisations

Tiphereth Camphill is a vibrant vocational community in Edinburgh supporting adults with learning disabilities and autism to live, work and grow together. Home to around 50 people, Tiphereth offers a blend of shared homes and individual tenancies, alongside a range of social enterprises, workshops and meaningful work opportunities.

At Tiphereth, we value each person equally. We work associatively, nurture authentic relationships and strive to create a life of purpose, growth and shared experience.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced and values-driven Estates and Maintenance Manager to take strategic and operational responsibility for our diverse estate of twelve properties, workshops, external spaces and community infrastructure.

This is a key leadership role within the organisation, combining hands-on estates management with compliance, planning, budgeting and people management. You will play a vital part in ensuring our buildings, grounds and systems are safe, well maintained and developed in ways that enhance community life and support meaningful work opportunities for the people we support.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead on all estates, property maintenance and capital improvement planning
• Ensure full compliance with health & safety, statutory inspections and certification
• Manage digital systems for safety and compliance records
• Act as main point of contact for contractors, regulators and insurers
• Line manage the Maintenance Officer and Maintenance Assistants
• Develop and manage estates and maintenance budgets
• Deliver an Estates Plan in partnership with senior colleagues
• Oversee community fleet management, including servicing and replacement planning
• Coordinate IT infrastructure, equipment and external IT support
• Maintain landlord, HMO and council tax registrations and exemptions
• Work collaboratively across the community to enable inclusive participation in estates-related activities

About You

You will be an organised, proactive estates professional who combines technical competence with strong communication and people skills. You will be comfortable working both independently and collaboratively, and motivated by working in a values-led, community-based environment.

You will bring:

• Experience managing a complex, multi-building estate
• Strong planning, budgeting and project management skills
• Up-to-date knowledge of health & safety and compliance requirements
• Confidence managing contractors, inspections and remedial works
• Experience of line management and team leadership
• Good IT skills (Microsoft Office and digital systems)
• A respectful, inclusive approach that values diversity and participation

Desirable:

• Practical experience in property maintenance or grounds work
• Health & Safety or compliance qualifications
• Manual handling or safe working practice training

What We Offer

• Generous annual leave: 36 days, increasing with service up to 40 days
• Competitive pension: 9% total contribution (5% employer / 4% employee)
• Company sick pay scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Optional private medical insurance after probation
• A meaningful role within a supportive and purpose-driven community

Additional Information

This role requires a full UK driving licence and PVG clearance. Tiphereth is committed to safer recruitment and equality of opportunity.

Anderson Knight is delighted to be supporting Real Life Options in the search for an exceptional, values driven Chairperson to lead its Board of Management and guide the organisation through its next phase of development.

The Chairperson plays a pivotal leadership role in ensuring the charity fulfils its mission, maintains the highest standards of governance, and continues to deliver outstanding, person-centred services. Working in close partnership with the Board and the Group Chief Executive Officer, the Chair will provide strategic leadership, uphold accountability, and act as an ambassador for the organisation.

This is a highly rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful impact within an organisation dedicated to supporting people with learning disabilities and autistic people to live full, meaningful lives.

Key Responsibilities

Board Leadership & Governance

• Lead the Board in setting clear strategic direction, providing effective oversight, and supporting high-quality decision-making.
• Ensure the governance of Real Life Options reflects the organisation’s Articles and Memorandum of Association.
• Foster a high-performing Board with the right balance of skills, experience, diversity, and succession planning.
• Promote a strong culture of transparency, compliance, accountability, and ethical leadership.
• Encourage constructive challenge and collective responsibility within the Board.
• Ensure all trustees meet their legal, regulatory, and fiduciary duties.

Strategic Leadership & Oversight

• Work in partnership with the CEO to shape, oversee, and monitor the organisation’s strategy, transformation plans, and long-term objectives.
• Ensure strong alignment between vision, performance, financial sustainability, and risk management.
• Provide oversight of major change and development programmes, ensuring decisions reflect the needs and aspirations of people supported.

Partnership with the CEO

• Build a strong, trusting, and constructive working relationship with the CEO.
• Provide support, guidance, mentoring, and performance appraisal.
• Hold the CEO to account for the delivery of strategic objectives and organisational performance.
• Offer counsel on complex, sensitive, or high-impact decisions.

External Representation & Advocacy

• Act as an ambassador for Real Life Options, building effective relationships with stakeholders, regulators, funders, commissioners, and sector partners.
• Champion the organisation’s mission, values, and the rights and voices of people with learning disabilities and autistic people.

Championing Lived Experience

• Ensure co-production and lived experience are embedded in governance and decision-making.
• Promote the highest standards of safeguarding, quality, and person-centred practice across the organisation.

Effective Board Operations

• Chair Board and committee meetings effectively, ensuring inclusive participation and well-structured, purposeful discussions.
• Ensure the Board receives timely, high-quality information and reporting from the Executive team.
• Lead the annual Board evaluation and support ongoing Board development.

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and interviews arranged accordingly.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Blue Triangle is a social care organisation that empowers people to thrive, by delivering solutions in connected communities which focus on the needs of each individual. We are looking for enthusiastic people who share our values (Kind, Passionate and Creative) to join our services accommodating and supporting people experiencing homelessness and empowering them to thrive.

If successful, you will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council within 6 months of your start date. After registration, there is a requirement to be qualified and to maintain professional learning, which we will support you to achieve.

Blue Triangle recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

What we offer:

Aside from offering a supportive and friendly environment where our people are valued and appreciated, we’ll see that your hard work and drive to succeed is rewarded.

• Competitive Salary and Pension Options
• Full time & Part time hours available
• Double pay for festive bank holidays
• Long service awards
• Fully funded SVQ3
• Access to our benefits platform with high street voucher and tech discounts and cycle to work scheme to name a few!
• Inhouse training programmes
• Significant Gym discounts
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• 24/7 access to employee assistance programme, including counselling
• A wide range of family friendly policies
• Life Assurance cover of 3 times your salary
• Credit Union
• £200 refer a friend scheme
• And many more!

About the Role:

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

Main Responsibilities:

This Support Worker role working at our CB service in Blantyre involves working on a 4-week rota covering various dayshift and backshift patterns, including some weekend work. This role involves working 25 hours per week. The Support Worker will:

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

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.

Due to the Safer Recruitment requirements by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) and Care Inspectorate we do not accept CV’s and you must therefore complete our application form.

Please note we do not accept applications from out with the UK as we do not have a UK visa sponsorship license.

If you require any support in completing your application or the form in a different format, then please get in touch at recruitment@bluetriangle.org.uk or telephone us on 0141 729 8050.

Are you passionate about nurture, high quality childcare and making a real difference to children and families in Scotland? Do you want to be part of SCMA – a thriving membership organisation, advocating on behalf of childminders and delivering services across Scotland?

We are recruiting an Area Manager to help us deliver our childminding services across Scotland.

The Scottish Childminding Association (SCMA) is the national voice of childminding in Scotland. SCMA is a national Third Sector and membership organisation that promotes childminding as a quality childcare service. Working on behalf of its 2,500 childminder members, SCMA helps to improve the wellbeing and outcomes for Scotland’s children and aims to influence policy to ensure that it is informed by the experiences of childminding. SCMA provides a wide range of support and professional services for members including training and events as well as delivering local services. For more information about our organisation and services visit childminding.org

The successful applicant will manage the effective delivery of our current Early Learning and Childcare, Community Childminding and National services Scotland wide, in addition to identifying opportunities for further growth in line with our strategy. You will be adept at developing relationships, negotiating and working with partners to achieve better outcomes for children and families. Working alongside an existing team , allocation of services will be agreed dependent on the successful candidate.

We require a skilled communicator with the ability to manage and motivate your team, demonstrating enthusiasm, self-motivation and focus. You will possess excellent organisational skills, be fluent in written reports and funding applications, as well as budget setting and reporting.

Full-time 36 hrs per week, starting salary £43,836

This post is fixed term, with initial funding to March 2027

The post is home/head office based, requiring regular attendance at Head Office in Stirling, and travel on occasion to local authority areas across Scotland as required.

Equipment will be provided.

Since 2021, Loco Home Retrofit CIC has earned a respected position as an independent retrofit adviser and as an intermediary helping to scale Scotland’s retrofit sector.

Our purpose is to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuel heating in Greater Glasgow. We do this by providing services to households wishing to make their homes more comfortable, less expensive to heat, greener and more resilient to climate change. As a non-profit cooperative owned and governed by over 300 households our approach promotes consumer protection and community wealth building.

Our innovation programme is centred heat pump performance, solutions for tenements and novel methods of community engagement.

Following recent commercial success we are looking for a new Technical Manager to head up our homeowner support services and relationships with retrofit and renewables contractors.

THE ROLE

This is an opportunity to take a leading role in an innovative climate action social enterprise.

The Technical Manager will report to the Managing Director and will be responsible for leading the delivery and ongoing evolution of our retrofit support services for households.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver the service: carry out surveys and provide retrofit advice.
• Oversee service delivery by other team members ensuring standards are maintained in terms of customer service, technical robustness, health & safety and privacy.
• Lead service improvement for greater technical robustness and productivity.
• Develop and maintain commercial relationships with retrofit contractors

Skills And Experience

Required

• Demonstrated success in delivering projects in housing retrofit / building services/ construction.
• Practical expertise in one of these fields, as well as a strong desire to learn about the other:
• retrofit fabric and improvements, including risk management, or,
• heating system design, especially heat pumps.
• Proactive, entrepreneurial attitude
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills. At ease with varied audiences.
• Confident with business software including Google Workspace/ MS Office.
• Competent user of Google Sheets/ MS Excel
• Driving licence

Desirable

• Trained Domestic Energy Assessor and Retrofit Assessor
• Heating system design qualifications such as Heat Geek Awakening/ Mastery, or LCL Domestic Heating and Hot Water System Design in Dwellings
• Fabric retrofit qualifications such as AECB Carbonlite Retrofit, Retrofit Coordinator, Passive House Consultant/ Designer/ Tradesperson.
• Experience in managing health and safety policies and procedures
• Experience in implementing data privacy policies and compliance with GDPR
• Line management experience

Location

• You should be based within a commutable distance of our office in central Glasgow.
• There will be a mixture of office working, site surveys and flexibility to work from home.
• We serve households and communities across central Scotland, focussed on Greater Glasgow.

Schedule

• 8 to 4 or 9 to 5, Monday to Friday.
• This role involves limited community engagement activity in evenings and at weekends, managed with Time Off in Lieu.

ABOUT YOU

We are looking for team members who share our commitment to our aims, mission and values. See more information on the Vacancies page.

You may be…

• looking for a fresh challenge in a related career path
• making a change of career and bringing relevant transferable skills.
• returning to work after an absence, such as for caring responsibilities.
• You must have a legal right to work in the UK. We are not currently in a position to act as a sponsor.

Are you an inspiring leader with a passion for making a difference? Riverside Scotland is seeking a Chairperson to guide our Board through an exciting new chapter.

With a new five-year Corporate Strategy launching in April 2026, we’re focusing on four key priorities: Homes, Customers, People and Care & Support. Going forward we want to deliver significant improvements to our assets, improving the homes we own and manage, supporting and delivering for our tenants and striving for net zero.

As Chair, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping our future — combining strong governance with a commitment to social impact.

Why Join Us?

• Strong Performance:. As a direct subsidiary of the Riverside Group - one of the UK’s largest housin associations with over 75,000 homes across 159 local authorities - we operate with a high degree of autonomy while benefiting from shared services and significant capital funding driving efficiency through the business and improving customer outcomes. Last year we reported a strong financial performance despite economic challenges.
• Customer Satisfaction: 87% tenant satisfaction with services and 98% satisfaction with engagement
• Innovation: Award-winning Housing First for Families service and pioneering energy efficiency projects supporting Scotland’s net-zero goals.

Your Role

• Lead the Board in a collaborative, strategic way, optimising the talent we have.
• Champion tenant voice and community empowerment.
• Be a strong advocate of Riverside Scotland, promoting the organisation externally and engaging effectively with The Riverside Group as part of the Group’s wider governance community.
• Support innovation in housing, sustainability, and customer service working alongside the Association’s leadership team.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven leadership experience at Board level.
• Strong advocacy and communication skills.A commitment to our social purpose and values.

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you share our passion for creating lasting change and have the skills, energy, and enthusiasm for this role, we’d love to hear from you.

Do you want to work with a values-driven organisation that makes a difference to people’s lives? Come and join Wheatley Homes East as a Relief Retirement Housing Manager.

Wheatley Group is Scotland’s leading housing, care and property-management group. Wheatley spans 19 local authority areas across Scotland, providing homes and award-winning services to over 210,000 people.

There couldn’t be a better time to join Wheatley Group as we launch our five-year strategy. Our subsidiaries are all driven by a common commitment and mission to ‘Make homes and lives better’.

At Wheatley, we are committed to building great homes, transforming neighbourhoods and helping customers get the most out of life. As a retirement housing manager, you will be at the heart of this – becoming a familiar face in our retirement housing community, providing a comprehensive, high-quality service to customers.

About the role

The role has a focus on supporting people who are 55 and over, living within Wheatley Homes East retirement housing properties. The role will promote and encourage independence and provide housing support where required. They will liaise appropriately with housing and other agencies regarding the welfare of the individual.

Who are we looking for?

The ideal candidate will have experience in a similar environment and have a sound understanding of older people’s services.

They will display an objective and non-discriminatory approach to our diverse client group and will support people to live their best lives.

You will receive:

• a generous salary;
• excellent annual leave and public holiday entitlement; and
• an attractive employee benefits package.

Committed to inclusion

At Wheatley, we are always looking to improve diversity within our teams. We want to create an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute their best work and achieve their full potential.

We actively celebrate our individual differences and recognise the collective strength this brings our organisation. It’s important our teams represent the communities we serve, and we welcome applications from any under-represented groups.

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure check.

North Glasgow Integration Network SCIO (NGIN) is currently seeking a new Chair of Trustees. NGIN is governed by a voluntary Board of Trustees, who guide and oversee our organisation. Our board is made up of people from a variety of backgrounds and experiences, with an interest in supporting asylum seekers & refugees and all New Scots in Glasgow,

The main aim of NGIN is to support asylum seekers and refugees who are accommodated in North/North East Glasgow communities. Led by the needs and interests of people accessing the service, NGIN connects people with services that will support them and hosts and promotes tailored events and opportunities. The charity works with people on an individual and group basis to help them to feel safe, develop the confidence to integrate with the host community and to have an improved quality of life.

The role of chair, alongside being a board member, is to chair board meetings and annual general meetings, provide line management support to the lead worker of NGIN, and work with other office bearers to ensure that the board, staff and volunteers at NGIN are all able to work effectively for the benefit of the people using NGIN services.

Our Board wishes to expand its skills base and welcomes individuals with relevant financial, community and business experience, aligned with a belief in social justice and financial inclusion. We are looking to attract individuals with skills and experience ranging from social media, human resources, community learning & development, finance/fundraising, marketing and, most importantly, an interest in the wellbeing of New Scots. Given our aims and commitment to diversity, we encourage applications from all genders, the BAME community and people with additional support needs.

The position of chair is a voluntary position but travel expenses and other reasonable expenses accrued when carrying out the role will be paid.

Time Commitment

For the role of chair we ask for availability to attend online meetings with the lead worker 1-2 times per month to provide strategic support to the organisation and line management support to the lead worker role. As with all board members we are also seeking commitment to attend 1 board meeting per quarter, held online or in person, with email contact on matters arising between meetings. Alongside this, additional requests may be made for support with board activities such as recruitment of staff on an occasional basis.

The Scottish Railway Preservation Society exists to educate the general public in the history of railways in Scotland. It achieves this through operation of the Museum of Scottish Railways, Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway and SRPS Railtours. The Society is a Charity and is largely run by volunteers with a small permanent staff.

We are seeking a Marketing and Communications Manager, who will play the leading role in sustaining and developing growth. Growth is seen in terms not only of footfall on our trains and in our Museum but also of membership and our standing in the community and the heritage movement.

The successful applicant will be familiar with marketing challenges and techniques, including social media. They will be able to work with local and national government bodies and will be happy promoting the Society to a wide range of audiences. With an ability to think strategically to align events with overall business and brand objectives, the postholder will be able to lead customer service and work as part of a senior management team.

In return, you will work in a unique setting where no two days are the same. You will be supported by the Business Development Committee and a wider pool of volunteers who help deliver a range of special events and ongoing customer service to our visitors.