About Us

Tiny Changes is Scotland’s first national young people’s mental health charity. We co-produce and run projects with young leaders that help young minds feel better. The charity was set up originally by the family of Frightened Rabbit frontman Scott Hutchison, who took his own life in 2018. We believe that Scotland’s young people deserve great mental health, and we believe in their insight and innovation to make this possible. We exist to nurture the talent of young people to find creative solutions that work for them.

We are looking for people to join our Board of Trustees who have the experience and/or skills to step into an office bearer role either in 2027 or after a period of finding your feet on the Board - Secretary, Chair, or Treasurer. We are also looking for young trustees under 30, with or without office bearer experience. Trustees are responsible for the overall control and governance of the organisation. This is an exciting leadership opportunity to join a small Scottish charity and help improve its income and impact.

About You

You have knowledge and experience to bring to the Tiny Changes Board that you are confident will improve the sustainability and strategic direction of this small charity. You know the difference between governance and operations, and how to make the most of the relatively small amount of time you likely have to offer as a voluntary trustee. You have a can-do attitude and one of your strengths is that you know which questions to ask, and what level of risk to take with decisions and finances, at the right time.

We’re looking for Trustees who:

• Share our values – Hopeful, Brave, Honest, Kind

• Are committed to our vision and goals

• Are under 30

• Are any age and have experience and skills suited to becoming a Secretary, Treasurer or Chair

• Have knowledge of and interest in mental health issues and systemic inequalities affecting children and young people in Scotland

• Bring a different perspective to the work of the trustees and leadership team

• Are self reflective and confident at asking questions or contributing to high level decision making

• Are able to commit the charity commission recommended approx. 2 hours per month, and more hours to prep for Board meetings, and as an office bearer

We are interested in hearing from people with skills in organisational leadership at chief executive or director level, financial management, fundraising and related marketing, equalities, HR and/or legal, youth-led movements and creative co-production, or non-clinical young people’s mental health services.

We particularly welcome applications from the following groups:

• Young people under 30

• Disabled people

• Neurodiverse people

• People with experience of caring roles

• Care experienced people

• People from minority ethnic communities

• Asylum seekers or refugees

• People who identify as any gender that’s not cisgender

• People who identify as LGBTQIA+

• People from gypsy traveller communities

• People from a wide range of religious and cultural backgrounds

Borders Community Action (BCA) is seeking a creative and proactive Communications & Impact Officer to strengthen engagement with the third sector across the Scottish Borders and raise awareness of the organisation’s work, services and impact.

This role will lead on communications activity across a range of channels, developing compelling content, managing digital platforms, promoting volunteering and community initiatives, and ensuring members and stakeholders remain informed, connected and engaged.

The postholder will work collaboratively with colleagues, members and partners to deliver BCA’s communications strategy, capture and showcase the impact of the third sector, and help amplify the voice of communities and organisations locally and nationally.

For more information, visit the Borders Community Action website.

Job Overview

Regen:FX Youth Trust is recruiting a Youth Navigator to join The GIVIT Youth Recovery Service. This role is central to delivering intensive, relationship-based support to young people aged 13–25 affected by their own alcohol and substance use.

You will build strong, trusting relationships, manage a caseload and support young people to overcome barriers and achieve meaningful outcomes in their recovery journey.

Candidate Information

Joining Regen:FX Youth Trust means joining an organisation that values relationships over processes, compassion over judgement and learning over blame.

You will receive a comprehensive induction, regular supervision and opportunities for reflective practice, alongside ongoing professional development and specialist training in youth work, substance use and trauma-informed practice.

We are looking for a confident and reflective practitioner who combines strong professional knowledge with a commitment to continuous learning, and who brings warmth, authenticity and compassion to their work with young people.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one and group-based support to young people who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
• Build therapeutic, trust-based relationships
• Manage and maintain a small but complex caseload
• Develop Personal Recovery Support Plans and risk assessments
• Deliver harm reduction, brief interventions and motivational support
• Work collaboratively with young people to identify, pursue and achieve realistic, person-centered goals, including improved access to education, employment and health services
• Work collaboratively with partners and advocate for young people
• Maintain accurate records.
• Contribute to the ongoing development and continuous improvement of the service through active participation in regular team meetings, CPD and Support and Development sessions.

Person Specification

Essential:

Experience & Knowledge

• Understanding of problematic drug & alcohol use and experience of working within a similar field.
• Competent written and verbal communication skills and confident with IT
• Youth Work background or experience in working with young people.
• Driving licence and access to transport.

Desirable:

• Experience of intense one to one support and groupwork.
• Lived experience of addiction and a minimum of two years in sustained recovery
• Experience of working within a homeless setting
• Working with high tariff families and young people.
• Knowledge of drug legislations in Scotland.
• Experience of supporting and promoting a specialist service with participants, communities, and partners

Personal Qualities:

• Passion for working with young people, particularly with problematic substance use issues.
• Ability to communicate complex information to individuals and groups in a way that is easily understood.
• Holistic and therapeutic approach to working.
• Ability to communicate at all levels effectively.
• Good observational and analytical skills.
• Ability to motivate and enthuse others.
• Personal commitment to making activities equally accessible and appropriate to the diverse needs of young people.
• Approachable and non-judgemental.
• Ability to work under pressure

Values & Approach

We are interested in who you are as much as what you know. If you believe people deserve respect even on their hardest days and you bring empathy, curiosity and authenticity to your work, we want to hear from you.

Other Information

This is a 7-day service including some evenings and occasional weekend. Driving licence and access to a car is essential.

We require Sessional Staff for The GIVIT Youth Recovery Project. Sessional Youth Navigators will support young people (13 – 25yrs) affected by problematic alcohol and drug use. They will use a flexible outreach and wrap-around support approach with all participants.

Sessional Youth Navigators will offer practical and emotional support to help young people identify and overcome barriers which prevent them from achieving their goals. Our Navigators should primarily have a youth focused background, with an excellent understanding of alcohol & drug issues to support their practice.

Sessional Youth Navigators will build relationship-based support, provide face to face support and assist with groupwork interventions. Working alongside participants, the Navigator will develop a Personal Recovery Support Plan and risk assessment for each individual that will ensure a clear pathway to the young person’s chosen treatment/recovery initiatives.

As part of a multi-disciplinary team the Sessional Youth Navigator will have the knowledge and connections to present a wider range of positive opportunities for young people.

Successful applicants should have experience of working with young people and or addiction or recovery services.

JOB INFORMATION

Organisation Profile:

Regen:fx Youth Trust is a registered charity established in 2007. We work in partnership to develop and deliver a co-ordinated Youth Diversion Programme throughout South Lanarkshire for disadvantaged young people between the ages of 8 – 25yrs. Please check out our website regenfxyouthtrust.org.

Job Overview

Regen:FX Youth Trust is recruiting a Care Experienced Youth Navigator to join The GIVIT Youth Recovery Service. This role is central to delivering intensive, relationship-based support to young people who have experience of being in the care system aged 13–25 affected by their own alcohol and substance use.

You will build strong, trusting relationships, manage a caseload and support young people to overcome barriers and achieve meaningful outcomes in their recovery journey.

Candidate Information

Joining Regen:FX Youth Trust means joining an organisation that values relationships over processes, compassion over judgement and learning over blame.

You will receive a comprehensive induction, regular supervision and opportunities for reflective practice, alongside ongoing professional development and specialist training in youth work, substance use and trauma-informed practice.

We are looking for a confident and reflective practitioner who combines strong professional knowledge with a commitment to continuous learning, and who brings warmth, authenticity and compassion to their work with young people.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one and group-based support to care experienced young people.
• Build trust-based relationships
• Manage and maintain a small but complex caseload
• Develop Personal Recovery Support Plans and Risk Assessments
• Deliver Harm Reduction, Brief interventions and motivational support
• Work collaboratively with young people to identify, pursue and achieve realistic, person-cantered goals.
• Work collaboratively with partners and advocate for young people in line with The Charter of Rights for People affected by Substance Use and The Standards for Young People.
• Maintain accurate records.
• Contribute to the ongoing development and continuous improvement of the service through active participation in regular team meetings, CPD and Support and Development sessions.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

Experience & Knowledge

• Understanding of problematic alcohol & drug use and experience of working within a similar field.
• Competent written and verbal communication skills and confident with IT
• Recovery or Youth Work background or experience in working with young people.
• Driving licence and access to transport.

Desirable:

• Experience of intense one to one support and groupwork.
• Lived experience of addiction and a minimum of two years in sustained recovery
• Experience of working within a care setting or with young people who have experience of being in care.
• Working with high tariff young people.
• Knowledge of drug legislations in Scotland.
• Experience of supporting and promoting a specialist service with participants, communities, and partners.

Personal Qualities:

• Passion for working with young people, particularly with problematic substance use issues.
• Ability to communicate complex information to individuals and groups in a way that is easily understood.
• Holistic and therapeutic approach to working.
• Ability to communicate at all levels effectively.
• Good observational and analytical skills.
• Ability to motivate and enthuse others.
• Personal commitment to making activities equally accessible and appropriate to the diverse needs of young people.
• Approachable and non-judgemental.
• Ability to work under pressure

Values & Approach

We are interested in who you are as much as what you know. If you believe people deserve respect even on their hardest days and you bring empathy, curiosity and authenticity to your work, we want to hear from you.

Other Information

This is a 7-day service some evenings and occasional weekends. Driving licence and access to a car is essential.

Partners in Advocacy has established itself as one of Scotland's leading providers of independent advocacy, delivering exceptional advocacy services since 1998.

We are thrilled to present a wonderful opportunity within our children’s advocacy service nationwide throughout Scotland- “My Rights, My Say”. As an independent advocacy worker, you will have the privilege of providing one-to-one independent advocacy to children and young people with additional support needs who are age 12 to 15 and support them to exercise their rights within education. Through this role, you will ensure that their voices are heard, enabling them to make informed choices, protect their rights and have a meaningful impact on decisions that affect their education and lives.

Please note that although this post is advertised as hybrid, the successful candidate will work from home or office if preferred with the need to travel to meet advocacy partners and as this is a nationwide service this could mean travel at times to all areas of Scotland.

Applicants should also hold a current driving licence and have access to a roadworthy vehicle for work use.

We strongly encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds to apply. If you believe your skills, experience, and expertise align with the criteria outlined in the person specification, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please complete the application form, ensuring that you provide examples of how your knowledge and experience fulfil each aspect of the person specification.

Partners in Advocacy takes pride in being a Disability Confident Employer, fully committed to creating an inclusive and accessible work environment.

We are recruiting for four Retail Assistant positions. As a Retail Assistant, you will join a fantastic and energetic team of staff and volunteers.

You will be involved in sorting, recycling, pricing, gift-aiding, and displaying donated goods in line with our guidance. The role would also require competent use of the till and some financial tasks, such as cashing up. You will be a keyholder and will be responsible for opening and closing the shop, working on alternating Saturdays.

The positions we have available are:

Morning Side Shop– Permanent/Part Time (22.5 hours/week)

Gullane Shop- Permanent/Part Time (15 hours/week)

Haddington Place Shop– Fixed Term till 30 September 2027 (15 hours/week)

Haddington Place Shop– Permanent/Full Time (37.5 hours/week)

We request all applicants to specify the name of the shop and the position they are applying for in the application form. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK as we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.

The purpose of our shops is to raise vital funds for our front-line services and also to play a key role in serving the local community. All of our services focus on relieving immediate suffering and meeting the long-term needs of homeless and vulnerable people in Scotland. By joining Bethany Retail, you would be supporting key projects such as the Welcome Centre, Care Van, Family Support work, Housing Support and many more.

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.

About Edinburgh Samaritans

Samaritans of Edinburgh and the Lothians is a registered Scottish charity whose vision is that fewer people die by suicide. Based in Edinburgh, our volunteers provide confidential emotional support 24/7 via phone and online chat. Our branch is run almost entirely by volunteers and we operate a successful charity shop, which is our largest regular income source.

Our Mission

• To provide 24/7 confidential emotional support for anyone struggling to cope.

• To provide people with somewhere to turn to and get support when they need it most.

• To collaborate with Samaritans Central Charity and affiliated branches to further these objectives.

Organisational Structure

• The Board of Trustees includes the Branch Director, Secretary, Treasurer, and up to eight elected trustees, all unpaid volunteers.

• The Branch Leadership Team (BLT) manages day-to-day operations.

• The Board meets at least four times a year, often more frequently.

The Treasurer Role

We are seeking to appoint a new voluntary Treasurer. The Treasurer is a Trustee and a member of the Branch Leadership Team, accountable to the Branch Director. The branch Accountant reports into the Treasurer. Time commitment is estimated between 4 to 6 hours each week, but this is variable with some peak periods of activity around budget, forecasts and year end.

General Purpose of the Role

The Treasurer is a trustee of the charity with particular responsibility for overseeing the charity’s financial affairs. The Treasurer helps ensure that the charity remains financially sustainable, compliant with Scottish charity law, and able to deliver its charitable purposes.

Working closely with the Board of Trustees, the Director, and any paid staff or third party suppliers, the Treasurer provides leadership on financial governance while sharing collective responsibility for the overall direction and management of the charity.

This is a unique opportunity to join a growing and well-established charity, to work as part of an inclusive, supportive team culture and to make a real, often life-changing difference in the lives of our participants. Our work is meaningful, varied and challenging, and in return, you will be able to contribute to the organisation’s strategy and direction, have opportunities for self-development and training and benefit from our comprehensive staff support package.

Venture Scotland offers a long-term, outdoor-based personal development programme which empowers young people aged 16-30, and people in addiction recovery, who face complex and difficult challenges in their lives, to create and sustain change.

We focus on the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing of our participants, working with them both in group and 1-2-1 settings, to make lasting changes in their lives and help them play a positive role in their communities.

We are seeking an Outreach and Support Worker who identifies with our values of Trust, Respect, Belonging, Empowering and Compassion to work alongside our partners Move On and Elevate, to recruit and support a diverse range of people from the Glasgow recovery community into and through our Venture On To Recovery programmes.

This role will include building on our existing network of referral partners working with young people aged 16-30, to allow us, in the future, to recruit and support a diverse range of people into and through our young people’s programmes and delivering our Next Steps programme to support young people into positive destinations.

The role will also include building a network of local referrers, public speaking to interested groups, staff teams and funders, presenting our programmes in engaging and creative ways to people interested in joining our programmes and supporting them on their journey with Venture Scotland and beyond. You’ll also get a chance to get out and experience our outdoor activities alongside our groups.

Do you want to work in a supportive team who really care about the people we are helping? Do you want to work in an organisation who listens, values everyone’s views and cares about the health and wellbeing of their staff? Do you understand the transformative effect of the outdoors? Are you passionate about #ChangingLivesOutdoors?

This role is considered ‘regulated work’ as it involves activities with both children and protected adults. Under our safeguarding policy, this role will require a PVG.

If you are applying for this role you need to prove that you have the right to live and work in the UK. If you do not possess this right, then your application will not be considered.

**Please note - Unfortunately, we are not able to support sponsorship to work in the UK at this time**

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.