CashBack Connections supports young people (aged 10-16) across deprived areas of Lanarkshire who are at risk of involvement in antisocial behaviour/offending by providing one-to-one and group befriending/mentoring opportunities. The project aims to guide young people away from negative influences and towards positive pathways of their choosing, while also supporting families facing challenges such as poverty, poor mental health, or substance misuse.

Young people will take part in activities that interest them, helping them to gain new experiences, develop skills, build confidence, and (importantly) have fun. Alongside developing trusting relationships with volunteers and peers, the project will reduce isolation, improve wellbeing, and strengthen community connections. Where appropriate, families will also be offered support to address barriers affecting a young person’s progress.

With the delivery of the project about to begin, COVEY is now seeking compassionate, motivated and engaging Group Facilitators to support the delivery of the project.

Group Facilitators will play a hands-on role in delivering high-quality group activities for young people. Working under the guidance and supervision of the CashBack Connections Coordinator, they will help create safe, welcoming and inclusive spaces where young people feel supported, heard and encouraged to engage positively.

Successful candidates will work closely with Service Managers, Family Support Workers, Volunteers and Coordinators to ensure safe, effective and high-quality delivery that aims to reduce the risk of antisocial behaviour/offending, helping young people to realise their potential and move towards education/training or employment.

A key part of the role will involve supporting volunteers, maintaining strong safeguarding practice and ensuring all activity is impactful and aligned with COVEY’s values. For young people with more complex or intersecting needs, the Facilitator will work with the Coordinator to refer into COVEY’s Family Support team who will deliver integrated, whole-family interventions. This will include providing targeted support during periods of heightened risk, or early intervention to prevent escalation to crisis.

Community Volunteers Enabling You Registered Charity No: SCO20754

As this is a new project, the role offers an exciting opportunity to bring fresh ideas, shape the development of CashBack Connections and directly influence the positive outcomes we aim to achieve for disadvantaged young people and their families.

Breakdown of Hours

2 hours to facilitate the group to around 10 young people.

1 hour to assist with pick up and drop offs for the young people to remove barriers for attending the group.

2 hours dedicated to recording notes and session reports, planning and preparing for the weekly groups and any other task that the Coordinator may need assistance with.

If a candidate is interested in running 2 groups at a 10 hour contract, please highlight this in the application.

What we offer

We offer a rewarding role with the opportunity to develop your skills and future career in an enriching environment with the following benefits:

• 6% employer pension contribution
• 22 days A/L (rising to up to 27 days) and 10 public holidays (pro-rata).
• One special leave day to celebrate your birthday
• Flexible working
• HSF Health plan (including dental, optical, physio claim back, personal accident coverage, GP, mental health counselling, legal support, and discounts for gym, cinema, and shopping)
• Quarterly staff wellbeing activities
• Access to ScotWest Credit Union (loans, mortgages, and savings accounts)
• Access to learning and development opportunities

Could you be part of something different? We have a rewarding opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to use their gifts, skills and experience to make a difference to the lives of those in the parish of North Ayr.

As four churches coming together the postholder will help us with community outreach in ways that are both practical and ministerial. It will enable us to build on the 10 years community work which is much-valued asset with the parish of North Ayr.

Our current outreach is wide-ranging and includes a music project for people with mental and physical disabilities; a pre-school parent and carer and toddler group; a weekly lunch group which is run in conjunction with local football team; discos and film nights and we enjoy a very good relationship with primary schools in our parish.

We have diligent and supportive elders in the church and the energy and cooperation of our volunteers, but as we seek a Family and Community Worker to coordinate this area of work and look at new opportunities where the church can work within the community.

It is essential you have the right to work in the UK before applying to work with us. You will be asked to provide proof of your eligibility to work and remain in the UK if you are invited to attend for an interview.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, organised and community-focused Project Manager to lead the development and day-to-day coordination of our Community Hub.

The hub includes a recycled craft resources shop, community rooms and flexible activity spaces available for hire by local groups, organisations and individuals. The Project Manager will play a key role in creating a welcoming, inclusive and sustainable community space that supports creativity, collaboration and wellbeing.

This role combines operational management, community development, volunteer support and partnership building. The successful candidate will help grow the hub’s impact by strengthening relationships across the community, supporting volunteers with a wide range of backgrounds and abilities, and identifying opportunities for collaborative working and funding.

Job Purpose

The Employability Worker will deliver volunteering and employability support to parents, carers and individuals experiencing barriers to employment, education and training.

Embedded within Govan HELP’s wider family support model, the role will ensure employability support is integrated alongside counselling, wellbeing, financial advice and practical family support services. The postholder will work flexibly and compassionately with individuals who may be far from the labour market, supporting them to build confidence, develop skills and progress at a realistic pace towards positive destinations.

This role is central to Govan HELP’s place-based approach to tackling child poverty and strengthening outcomes for families across the Govan community.

Key Responsibilities

Employability Support

• Deliver tailored one-to-one employability support to parents, carers and community members
• Support individuals to identify strengths, aspirations and achievable goals
• Develop personalised action plans with participants
• Support CV building, applications, interview preparation and job searching
• Assist individuals to access training, volunteering and employability opportunities
• Work closely with volunteers and create more opportunities

Volunteering Development & Coordination

• Support the development and coordination of volunteering opportunities across Govan HELP services
• Recruit, support and maintain positive relationships with volunteers
• Identify meaningful volunteering pathways that build confidence, skills and progression opportunities
• Work with volunteers to support service delivery across groups, community activities and the Pantry
• Promote volunteering as a stepping stone towards employability, training and social connection
• Support volunteers to identify strengths, gain experience and progress towards positive destinations
• Maintain volunteer records and contribute to monitoring and reporting on volunteer engagement and outcomes

Barrier Identification & Support

• Identify barriers impacting employability including:
  • poverty
  • trauma
  • mental health challenges
  • caring responsibilities
  • low confidence
  • financial hardship
  • skills gaps
• Work collaboratively with internal services to ensure participants receive holistic support

Group Work & Community Engagement

• Deliver group-based employability and confidence-building sessions
• Facilitate work-readiness and personal development activities
• Undertake outreach across the Govan community to engage individuals furthest from employment
• Build trusting relationships within the local community

Partnership Working

• Develop pathways with employers, training providers and employability agencies
• Work collaboratively with schools, housing providers, third sector organisations and community partners
• Promote volunteering and supported progression opportunities

Outcome Monitoring

• Maintain accurate records and contribute to monitoring and evaluation processes
• Support reporting on outcomes and impact
• Track participant progress and sustainment outcomes

This job description is not intended to be exhaustive. The post-holder will be expected to adopt a flexible attitude to the duties, which may have to be varied subject to the needs of the service and in keeping with the general profile of the post. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 by the Exclusions and Exemptions (Scotland) Order 2003, and as such any appointment will be subject to them having appropriate PVG Scheme Membership.

Person Specification

Essential

• Experience supporting individuals facing barriers to employment
• Understanding of poverty, trauma and social exclusion
• Experience delivering one-to-one support and group work
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Ability to motivate and empower others
• Knowledge of employability pathways, training and local support services
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team
• IT skills and ability to maintain accurate records

Desirable

• Experience within the third sector or community-based services
• Understanding of trauma-informed practice
• Experience supporting parents and families
• Knowledge of the Govan community and local challenges
• Relevant qualification in Community Development, Employability, Social Care or related field

Values & Approach

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Compassion and empathy
• A non-judgemental approach
• Commitment to tackling inequality and child poverty
• Flexibility and creativity
• Belief in people’s potential
• Commitment to relational and place-based working

Why This Role Matters

By supporting parents, carers and volunteers towards employment, education and training, the Employability Worker will help strengthen household stability, improve wellbeing and contribute to better long-term outcomes for children and families.

This role reflects Govan HELP’s belief that tackling child poverty requires whole-family, community-led and relational approaches that support people to move beyond surviving to thriving

Mission Statement

Our long-term vision is to end youth homelessness. Our more immediate mission is to ensure that every young person in Scotland has access to expert youth specific services to assist them to avoid, resolve and move on from homelessness, making it rare, brief, and non-recurring.

Context

Working as part of our innovative Fife Housing First for Youth Project, the Project Worker will work directly with young people aged 16-25 years to coordinate and provide emotional and practical support to avoid, resolve and move on from homelessness

Working directly with young people in their home or within a community setting the Project Worker will support young people to secure/maintain a permanent home, improve their independent living skills, access other services, manage finances and engage with resources within their communities.

The Project Worker will offer line management, guidance, and support to Support Assistants and volunteers. The Project Workers are responsible for completing support plans and risk assessments and acting as co-ordinator for any key people involved in the care and support of young people.

We are recruiting for Carer Information Assistant to join our team. Lanarkshire Carers is an organisation where you will be supported, valued and well rewarded. The post holder will be based between our centres in Hamilton and Airdrie, and localities throughout Lanarkshire. Working from home/hybrid working may also be required.

Responsible to the Carer Communication and Data Manager and working as directed by the management/coordination team, the Carer Information Assistant will work closely with staff, volunteers, carers and partner organisations to develop, plan and deliver comprehensive information, advice and support services for carers in Lanarkshire.

The post holder will develop and maintain good carer information, promote effective communication, collaborative working and partnerships. This will support the provision of coordinated and effective information, advice and support to carers. Access to the right information and the right time is key to ensuring carers do not reach crisis point. Lanarkshire Carers information framework will ensure consistent, standardised, non-duplicating carer information, material and resources.

Lanarkshire Carers

Lanarkshire Carers is a well-established carer led organisation built on a vision to work with and for carers to develop and deliver services that make a positive difference to their lives. A value-based organisation, our mission is to ensure that carers in Lanarkshire are identified, well informed, involved, supported and empowered. We deliver information,

advice and direct support services that enable unpaid carers to continue to care, whilst maintaining their own health and wellbeing.

Please visit our website lanarkshirecarers.org.uk for more information about Lanarkshire Carers where you will also find our annual report for 2024/2025. This provides a good overview of our work and job roles. Our staff team, many of whom are carers themselves, are committed to making caring a positive experience. Our Board of Directors are committed to making Lanarkshire Carers a great place to work. Lanarkshire Carers works flexibly and is a carer positive employer. A workplace pension scheme is available along with group life and critical illness cover and many other benefits.

Equality of Opportunity in Employment

Lanarkshire Carers is an Equal Opportunities employer and all applicants for posts receive equal treatment irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, disability, religion, sexuality, and age.

Make a real difference to people living with dementia and their families.

STAND is a Fife charity led by people with lived experience of dementia. We believe that life doesn’t stop with a diagnosis — people can continue to grow, connect and enjoy new experiences. Our Dementia Friendly Meeting Centre Spaces (DFMCS) offer friendship, peer support, meaningful activity and a warm welcome to anyone living with dementia and those who support them.

We’re looking for a compassionate, creative Facilitator to help run three of our weekly groups. Each group meets for two hours and offers a mix of social connection, conversation, shared learning and fun. You’ll help create a relaxed, supportive environment where people feel valued and included.

What you’ll do

• Welcome and support people living with dementia and their families
• Plan and deliver enjoyable, therapeutic activities
• Build relationships and encourage peer support
• Work alongside volunteers and other facilitators
• Help shape the development of our Meeting Centre Spaces

What we’re looking for

You don’t need to be a dementia specialist — we value empathy, good communication, reliability and a genuine interest in people. Experience in community work, care, group facilitation or volunteering is helpful but not essential.

What we offer

• A supportive, lived‑experience‑led organisation
• Training and ongoing supervision
• Flexible planning time from home
• The chance to make a meaningful difference every week

We are looking to recruit an experienced, compassionate, and dynamic professional into our senior leadership team to support the next exciting chapter of Kairos Women+.

Who we are

Kairos Women+ is a community-led organisation designed for women+ (including trans women and non-binary people). We believe in the power of collaborative decision-making, bringing women+ together to influence our community.

We value the strengths and lived experienceof each woman+ we meet, recognising the influence they have in their own lives and the lives of others, and we actively reach out to women+ experiencing tough times to ensure they are included and involved. We also host events designed for the whole community.

“Kairos has made me part of a meaningful group.... ‘movement’ is too strong but I’d like to think it might be. A wonderful and challenging assembly full of the talent which is here in our wide community. A life affirming experience.”

What the role involves

Projects & People: The post-holder will be responsible for managing a new multi-year project focussed on health and disability, supporting two delivery staff, monitoring budgets, and evaluating the impact of project. They will also support the smooth running of our Language Cafe (English as a second language classes). Key to this work will be maintaining strong partnerships with our funders and making sure the projects are working for women+.

Strategic Development:This role will involve implementing our Fundraising and Digital Strategy alongside our Senior Coordinator. This includes supporting the development of our individual giving, corporate giving, large fundraising events and applying for two small grants per year. Additionally, the role will involve the development and implementation of our Environmental Strategy.

Partnerships and communications: Lastly, the post-holder will lead on our quarterly programming, coordinating our activity with the wider team. They will also attend network meetings to promote Kairos Women+.

Benefits of working with us

As a member of the Kairos Women+ team, you will be joining a group of passionate, committed women+ who are all striving to make the world a better place. Some additional benefits include:

• 4 Day Work Week for an improved work life balance. This means the same salary, for less hours. Find out more
• Flexible Working to suit your life. For example, your shifts can be adjusted to work around other commitments (dependent on organisational commitments)
• NEST Pension Scheme with 4% employer contribution
• Generous holiday allowance at 37 days per calendar year (FTE), inclusive of public holidays
• Annual Health Plan for money back on dental, optical and other health treatments after probationary period
• Regular one-to-one Reflection with your manager
• Paid training and development opportunities
• Counselling Benefitof £360 to spend on private counselling each year
• Living Wage Employer

Are you excited by the thought of working for an organisation whose mission is to inspire changes in behaviour to improve our environment, the quality of people’s lives, their wellbeing and the places that they care for? If you answered yes, please read on…

Who we are

Keep Scotland Beautiful is your charity inspiring action for our environment.

Our vision is for a clean, green, sustainable Scotland. We are a practical organisation working with communities, schools, businesses, local and national government, public bodies and individuals to help combat climate change, tackle litter and waste, restore nature and biodiversity and improve the places we care for.

We support the ambitions of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

We offer a fantastic benefits package in return for your talent. These include but are not limited to a generous pension scheme; hybrid working; development opportunities; a 35-hour work week along with an annual free volunteer day to take your skills or interests to support others. We operate a hybrid working policy, which allows a balance between home/remote working and coming to our wonderful, new office Hub in Stirling.

What the role is

This is a Full-Time Fixed Term post to 31 March 2027.

Reporting to the Education and Learning Coordinator the Education and Learning Officer, will be part of the Education and Learning (E&L) Team and will ensure that our Climate Action Schools (CAS) Programme is supported, developed and implemented. The Education and Learning Officer will have a particular focus on increasing engagement with the Eco-Schools Scotland Programme and pupil voice activities.

The Education and Learning Officer will also support learning establishments to engage with other elements of the CAS Programme and, where appropriate, wider Keep Scotland Beautiful projects.

What you’ll need to have

We are looking for enthusiastic and creative individuals with experience of delivering training and creating resources for young people and their educators.

You will have great attention to detail and demonstrable experience of developing education initiatives and programmes.

Ability to travel with full, valid UK driving licence.

Does this sound like you?

If you feel you have the elements to be our next Education and Learning Officer, we would love to hear from you.