About Thrive

Thrive Edinburgh is about thinking big and thinking differently. We have made it our goal to promote mental health and protect our citizens’ resilience, self-esteem, family strength and joy, and reduce the toll of mental ill-health on individuals, our communities and our city.

The Thrive Welcome Teams are comprised of organisations that provide social, practical, learning and clinical support.

The South West partnership is between Space, SAMH and the Edinburgh Health & Social Care Partnership. Our organisations share a commitment to the Thrive vision and values of trust, respect, collaboration, person-centeredness, innovation, and compassion. Together we deliver a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency response so that citizens receive the right help for their mental health, at the right time. The team includes Mental Health Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, Support Practitioners and Peer Workers.

More information about Thrive Edinburgh can be found heree

The Role

Peer work is a recognised practice in mental health recovery across the world.

The main role of a Thrive Peer Worker is to use their own lived experience of mental health recovery journey to promote good mental health practices with citizens within our communities.

This is achieved by providing short term, one-to-one, emotional and practical mental health support. Through confidential conversations a safe space is provided for people to discuss issues at their own pace, using person-centred tools to help others identify their strengths, and work towards achievable and meaningful recovery goals. These meetings can take place in a variety of locations including NHS venues and community based settings.

Peer Work supports people to establish meaningful and fulfilling links in the community so that people can more easily access the right help when needed including social, therapeutic and medical interventions.

Key tasks in the job:

· Hold initial conversations to assess needs and risk, ensuring people access the services that will best support them.

· Guide people to create individual support plans that draw on their own strengths

· Provide short term support through 1:1 meetings, typically between 2-6 sessions, drawing on your own mental health journey

· Be well connected in the community to understand the different services on offer and the criteria for referring.

· Accompany individuals to appointments to connect them into services.

· Attend cross team meetings to discuss cases and share learning.

· Attend open access ‘drop-in’ sessions that are held within community venues, providing people with instant access to advice and sign posting.

What you’ll bring:

· An understanding of Peer Work and how it can be utilised in therapeutic settings.

· Experience of managing your own mental health challenges, with a positive outcome, and able to share your recovery story to support others in their journey to recovery.

· Knowledge of a variety of key issues relating to mental health concerns.

· Have excellent interpersonal skills to naturally form and manage appropriate relationships with a range of people of all ages and walks of life.

· Be able to set appropriate boundaries with people you are supporting whist maintaining an open and trusting environment.

· Competent in the use of Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams)

The full job description and person specification for the role is attached.

About Space

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

WE BELIEVE THAT CONNECTIONS BUILD COMMUNITIES

Space delivers 22 projects, with 60+ staff and over 50 volunteers. We deliver diverse services supporting young people, families, older people and carers amongst others.

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

About the Role

This is a newly created opportunity to establish and lead a professional, centralised administration function, ensuring consistent, efficient and high-quality support across the organisation.

You will oversee administrative operations, improve systems and processes, and provide vital governanceand operational support to senior leaders and teams.

Key responsibilities include:

- Leading, developing and managing the administration team, setting clear standards and expectations

- Acting as the central coordination point for administrative support across the organisation

- Reviewing and improving administrative systems, processes and ways of working

- Managing the administration budget and resources effectively

- Introducing and maintaining procedures, templates and document management systems

- Supporting the use of digital tools to enhance efficiency and reduce duplication

- Ensuring compliance with policies, governance requirements and data protection

- Providing high-quality support to leadership, including meetings, reports, minutes and documentation

This is an exciting opportunity to shape a newly created function and make a real impact on how the organisation operates and supports its teams.

Benefits

- 40 days annual leave (inclusive of public holidays)

- Generous pension contribution (7% employer / 3% employee)

- Hybrid working model

- Opportunity to shape and improve organisational operations

- Supportive and collaborative working culture - Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 confidential wellbeing, financial and legal support)

About You

You will be a highly organised and collaborative leader with a passion for continuous improvement. You will bring:

- Proven experience in administration, office or business support

- Experience leading or supervising a team

- Strong organisational, communication and stakeholder management skills

- Ability to manage competing priorities with high attention to detail

- Experience improving systems, processes or ways of working

- Confident using Microsoft Office and digital tools

- A proactive, solutions-focused approach with the ability to work independently

- Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

- Experience in a charity, public sector or regulated environment is desirable.

About the Organisation

Beatson Cancer Charity supports and enhances the treatment, care and wellbeing of current, former and future cancer patients and their families. We work in partnership with the NHS, The Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre and all related facilities. We also offer the wider community a unique opportunity to contribute to the advancement of cancer care.

Richmond’s Hope was founded in 2003 in the Craigmillar area of Edinburgh and is a charity that supports children and young people aged 4-18 who have experienced a bereavement. We offer tailored one-to-one support for children and young people once a week for an average of 12 weeks. Children and young people are seen in A neutral space which is adaptable for each age and stage of development. The children who come to Richmond’s Hope have experienced the bereavement of a significant person in their life that has significantly impacted their physical and mental health.

The successful candidate for this position should have experience of working in childcare, education, health, playwork or another relevant discipline.

Richmond’s Hope will provide a comprehensive induction and training programme in preparation for starting work with bereaved young people at Richmond’s Hope.

This role will be part of our wider team at Richmond’s Hope, the Therapeutic Grief Practitioner (Community Outreach) will provide direct bereavement support to children and young people aged 4–18 years across Fife through outreach delivery in schools, community settings, family wellbeing hubs, and other appropriate locations. The postholder will provide practical and emotional support to parents and carers while also offering guidance to help them support grieving children. The role will include developing peer support opportunities for parents and carers and older siblings, such as coffee mornings and informal group sessions

Applicants should have enthusiasm and vision for the work of the organisation, excellent interpersonal skills and be able to work as part of a team and on your own initiative.

Application Form, Job Description and Person Specification are all available for download on Goodmoves or you can request by email.

This post is part time for 24 hours per week. Working days to be confirmed.

The role of Policy and Public Affairs Officer Restorative Justice helps deliver the Scottish Government’s commitment to making restorative justice available across Scotland. The role focuses on shaping and sharing policy, so services are safe, trauma informed, voluntary and consistent, and so that understanding and trust in restorative justice continues to grow.

We are looking for someone with experience in restorative justice or a related justice field, alongside strong communication and policy skills. You will write briefings, respond to parliamentary and policy work, and feel confident working in political settings where clear, evidence based advice is needed.

You will also work closely with partners and the public, helping to plan communications, events and research. This includes listening to people affected by harm in a sensitive way, understanding how restorative justice fits into the wider justice system, and showing what difference the work is making through clear impact and outcome measures.

Evidencing impact and evaluating success in approaches taken to policy development and our ability to influence and shape direction is crucial. In achievement of this, you should understand impact measurement and outcome frameworks, feeling able to design and inform these in a way which gives routine feedback to funders and stakeholders on CJS activity in restorative justice.

We are looking for a Communications Officer to join our Leven-based team and help deliver the ambitious River Park Programme.

This role will suit a creative and collaborative communications professional who can combine strong storytelling and digital skills with meaningful environmental and community impact.

You will be the lead on the communications for the Programme, developing engaging content and campaigns that raise awareness, celebrate achievements, and encourage community participation.

With major milestones being reached and an exciting programme of community activity ahead, this is a fantastic time to join Green Action Trust and the River Park Programme.

Who we are

We have been providing a wide range of services and support to Unpaid Carers in Renfrewshire since 1996. We are a registered charity governed by a board of directors.

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

This is a new and exciting role for the Centre. As an experienced Fundraising Officer, you will review and develop our fundraising strategy with an underpinning communication plan.

You will manage the funding applications and will build relationships and flourish when working with funders and colleagues.

This role will involve working across our organisation to develop proposals, secure financial support and sustainable partnerships.

You will be responsible for identifying and sourcing funding opportunities through large funders or small grants.

You will orchestrate the successful planning and bidding for all our fundraising activities. You will deliver ambitious fundraising plans and budgets to achieve financial targets.

This role will require you to think imaginatively and creatively about our charity for the grant and funding applications.

You will have up to date knowledge of GDPR and fundraising legislation. You will have strong problem solving and planning skills and be able to meet deadlines.

If you are ambitious and looking for the next step in your career, this is the role for you.

We are a small and successful team in a well-established charity in Renfrewshire and we are looking for you to bring your skills to a fun and friendly team. In return we can offer 32 days holiday, a pension scheme, a flexible working approach and a positive working environment.

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 (28 hours for 0.8FTE), 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 office Hub in Stirling.

What the role is

This is a Part-Time (28 hrs/wk), Fixed Term post to 31 March 2029.

Reporting to the Our Heritage, Our Future Coordinator, the Our Heritage, Our Future Project Officer will support the project team in delivering a programme of place-based cultural heritage activity as part of the Our Heritage, Our Future: Community, Climate and Heritage Action project.

This project will provide a multi-faceted, community-based approach within communities and across heritage sites throughout Scotland, with the core aims of:

• taking action to conserve and enhance historic monuments,

• engaging with communities to bring heritage to life,

• raising awareness of the importance of conserving heritage, and the benefits heritage can provide for individuals,

• using heritage as a means to enhance a shared sense of place and purpose, and

• creating a lasting legacy of ownership and ongoing heritage conservation.

What you’ll need to have

We are looking for someone with a passion for Scotland’s historic environment and an understanding of the risks posed by the climate emergency.

You will have experience of working in a community setting, supporting learning and coordinating volunteer activity.

Ability to travel.

This post is funded by Historic Environment Scotland and The National Lottery Heritage Fund, with thanks to National Lottery players.

About the role

This is a key support role sitting at the heart of everything we do, keeping our projects well resourced, organised, and running smoothly. Day-to-day tasks include:

• Monthly payroll preparation
• Processing income and charges using SAGE
• Invoice preparation and credit control
• Purchasing and procurement support
• Expenses processing and travel bookings
• Financial information for grant claims
• Supporting project budget preparation and maintenance
• Bank reconciliation
• General operational support (annual leave, timesheets, etc.)

About you

We're looking for someone with good attention to detail, strong organisational skills, and a flexible, positive approach. You don't need to tick every box, and training can be provided, but ideally you'll bring some of the following:

• Experience managing a purchasing cycle (invoicing, cost estimates, managing creditors)
• Experience with SAGE accounting software
• Payroll experience
• Experience working with grant-funded projects and financial reporting
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
• An understanding of, and enthusiasm for, ACT's work

We are looking for an organised and motivated individual with a keen interest in community engagement and nature restoration to carry out initial scoping work in preparation for the delivery of the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Nature Pioneers Programme in Dundee. This free skills development programme will be delivered as the Trust’s contribution to ‘Nature Connections and Recovery’, a partnership project led by the Eden Project.

Through a combination of desk-based and in-situ research you will play a key role in ensuring the Pioneers Programme meets the needs of established and aspiring community leaders across Dundee.

This flexible role can be carried out from home, the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Montrose Basin Visitor Centre or the Eden Project’s Dundee office, with some travel around Dundee city expected.

Main objectives:

1. Conduct desk-based and on-location research to map opportunities for the delivery of the Trust’s Pioneers Programme in Dundee.
2. Carry out initial listening exercises with communities to gain an understanding of their needs and interests in relation to community-led nature recovery in Dundee.
3. Identify opportunities to improve the Pioneers Programme learning materials and resources, to provide established and aspiring community leaders in Dundee with the skills and resources they need to organise action for nature in their community.

The successful candidate will ideally have:

• Experience conducting desk-based research
• Experience in community engagement and/or consultation
• Experience developing learning and/or skills development resources
• Experience in events planning and delivery
• Basic knowledge and understanding of urban wildlife conservation
• Familiarity with Dundee city and its local communities

About us

For more than 60 years, the Scottish Wildlife Trust has worked with its members, partners and supporters in pursuit of its vision of healthy, resilient ecosystems across Scotland’s land and seas.

The Trust successfully champions the cause of wildlife through policy and campaigning work, demonstrates best practice through practical conservation and innovative partnerships, and inspires people to take positive action through its education and engagement activities. The Trust manages a network of over 100 wildlife reserves across Scotland and is a member of the UK-wide Wildlife Trusts movement.

The benefits

• Flexi time/Hybrid working
• Salary sacrifice Cycle to Work and pension schemes
• Weekly wellness hour
• Generous Sick pay allowance
• Enhanced maternity/paternity pay
• Training and Development focus

You will be delivering our mission to give everyone the chance to feel unstoppable. As a Community & Events Fundraiser you’ll be right at the heart of our team’s efforts to make sure no one affected by spina bifida and hydrocephalus feels alone.

Each year, we aim to raise over £1.2 million through multiple fundraising streams to support our essential services. We have exciting plans to grow our income and service reach over the next four years. Your mission will be bringing communities, local businesses and supporters together to get behind the cause. You will also be recruiting participants for some of Scotland’s most well-known large-scale events run by SBH Scotland – The Strathclyde Zipslide (formerly Zipslide the Clyde), the Falkirk Wheel Abseil and the Port of Leith Abseil.

This is an exciting and creative role where you will work closely with the Community Events Manager to implement your joint fundraising strategies. As you grow your fundraising success, you’ll have the chance to shape your own career path.

A driving licence and access to a car is essential for this role.

What SBH Scotland can offer you

Flexibility – We offer flexible working, including the opportunity to work from home or around caring responsibilities.

Supportive colleagues supporting you to express yourself - Staff scored SBH Scotland 8 out of 10 for being supportive in taking risks with new ideas.

We also offer: Workplace pension scheme; salary sacrifice scheme; death in service benefit; paid Carers Leave; 30 days annual leave entitlement and 4 days Public Holidays; an additional day off for your birthday and wellbeing days.

We welcome applications from disabled people and those with lived experience of disability or caring responsibilities. SBH Scotland is a Real Living Wage and Disability Confident employer.

Reporting to: Challenge Events & Community Fundraising Manager

Place of Work: Hybrid office/home-working model with base being the Dan Young Building, Dullatur G68 0LS. Occasional travel within Scotland to accommodate needs of fundraising.

Working Hours: The role is 28 hours across four or five days (can be discussed). Normal work hours are 9.00am to 4.30pm. The role will necessitate working some hours out with normal office hours, including evenings and some weekends in line with demands of fundraising activities.