The Safety Zone Community Project has been successfully operating for some 25 years. We wish to recruit a new staff member to oversee the smooth running of our purpose-built Centre in Bargeddie, on the outskirts of Glasgow. The successful candidate will possess proven organisational ability and good interpersonal skills, be self-motivated and – ideally – have a heart for the project.

Key Responsibilities:

• The effective day-to-day management of The Safety Zone.
• Overseeing the daily functions of property, identifying building and maintenance requirements in a timely manner, and assisting in keeping premises and equipment to the required standard.
• Ensuring the Health and Safety of all staff, volunteers, individuals and groups using the Centre.
• Researching and securing core funding for the project, with assistance from relevant personnel.
• Coordinating the duties of full-time, part-time, sessional and volunteer staff, in conjunction with the Senior Youth Worker.
• Liaising with service users or service providers as required.

Key Tasks:

• Administrative duties consistent with the position, and other appropriate duties as directed by the Board.
• Preparing reports on the activities and developments in the Centre, to be circulated to Board members one week prior to Board Meetings.
• Replenishing housekeeping and office supplies as necessary and monitoring expenditure.
• Supervising the administration of the letting of premises.
• Assisting in the promotion and development of The Safety Zone’s aims and ethos.
• Attending and participating in staff/user group meetings, chairing where appropriate.
• Helping to update Safety Zone policy documents on a regular basis.
• Liaising closely with other organisations and groups to prepare new collaborative strategies on matters of local concern or mutual interest.

Essential qualities:

The Centre Administrator will possess proven organisational ability, good interpersonal skills and self-motivation.

Cassiltoun are committed to regenerating our community not only through first class housing services but by our wider community development work. We also work closely with our subsidiary companies and in partnership with other organisations and agencies.

The Community Team deliver a range of projects that respond to community aspirations and seek to address local issues through an asset-based community development approach. This includes community art initiatives, a community woodland project (Castlemilk Park), youth work, health and wellbeing activities, community events, community gardening, community food initiatives, and a volunteer development programme – at the centre of all of these is participation and involvement from the local community.

You are required to have an understanding of community development, be passionate about meaningful participation, and have the energy to work in a fast-paced busy team delivering a range of projects. You will be comfortable in a range of environments, including: outdoors, professional meetings, groups, busy events, and with all age groups. You will work with the Community Development and Engagement Manager and the Community team to ensure the voices of our tenants and residents are at the heart of what is delivered across the Cassiltoun Group, be involved in all stages of project development and delivery and be part of a team striving to meet local aspirations.

This post is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund.

We are excited to share an opportunity to join our busy Cafe team – are you passionate about providing a warm and friendly welcome to patients, families and NHS staff. Can you provide the best catering experience possible? This could be the role for you!

We are looking for an individual who is experienced in managing a diverse team of people in a similar fast paced, quick service café or restaurant environment. Previous experience in preparing food and beverages in line with hygiene standards and in accordance with Natasha’s Law is essential.

Our 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 fight against cancer in the broadest possible sense.

If you have the skills and qualities to be successful in this role and are passionate about supporting the aims of our Charity, we want to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities

• Daily management of Café volunteers.
• Preparing food and beverages in line with hygiene standards and in accordance with Natasha’s Law.
• Provide an excellent customer service experience.
• Manage all areas of stock control and replenishment.
• Daily management of credit card and cash handling.
• Comply with and monitor all Café operating procedures, including start and end of day checklists.
• Ensure the Café is fully compliant with our Healthy Living Plus Award.
• Adhere to and monitor compliance with HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) legislation within the Café.
• To act promptly in accordance with standard operating procedures if any patient/visitor is unwell.

Essential Criteria

• Previous experience of managing a diverse team of people in a similar fast paced, quick service café or restaurant environment.
• Previous experience in preparing food and beverages in line with hygiene standards and in accordance with Natasha’s Law.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to stay calm in stressful situations.
• Fantastic organisation skills.
• Have a warm, friendly personality.

Purpose of the Role

The Social Enterprise Co-ordinator will grow income by improving how we use the building, developing events, building corporate links and supporting new commercial ideas. The role will work with the CEO to turn ideas into action, strengthen sustainability and support wider community work.

Main Duties

Income Generation and Social Enterprise Development

• Develop and manage plans to grow income across events, building hire, sponsorship and corporate support.
• Work with the CEO to create, test and deliver new commercial ideas.
• Track income and costs and prepare simple monthly updates.
• Look for ways to link income activity with other programmes, including digital and e-sports.

Events (including parties)

• Plan and co-ordinate a calendar of events such as themed sessions, cinema nights, family activities and other opportunities.
• Manage bookings, enquiries and customer information.
• Support sessional staff, keeping clear rotas and communication.
• Ensure all events run safely and follow organisational standards.

Building Use and Room Hire

• Promote the building for meetings, training sessions, conferences and community activities.
• Respond to enquiries and keep an organised booking system.
• Develop simple hire packages, pricing and clear information for users.
• Balance external bookings with internal programme needs.

Corporate Support and Partnerships

• Build relationships with businesses to increase sponsorship, donations and in-kind support.
• Develop partnership offers that align with corporate social responsibility aims.
• Attend networking opportunities to promote the organisation.
• Work with the CEO on sponsorship packages linked to programmes such as e-sports and youth work.

Marketing and Promotion (working with the Marketing Lead)

• Provide information, ideas and content to support marketing activity.
• Work closely with the marketing lead to ensure accurate and timely promotion.
• Share customer insights to help improve communication.

Operational Support

• Help develop systems and processes for events and building activity.
• Ensure work follows health and safety, safeguarding and organisational standards.
• Act as a keyholder when required.

Required Skills and Experience

Essential:

• Experience in events, hospitality, income generation or similar roles.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Confident communicator able to build good relationships.
• Ability to work evenings or weekends.
• Basic budgeting and reporting skills.
• Able to work independently.

Desirable:

• Experience in social enterprise or community work.
• Experience with booking systems or rotas.
• Experience engaging with businesses or sponsorship.
• Understanding of event operations or licensing.
• Basic understanding of marketing.

Working in Line with Our Values

Staff are expected to work in line with SHINE values:

• Creating a supported and welcoming space.
• Acting with honesty and responsibility.
• Removing barriers to inclusion.
• Being non-judgemental.
• Adapting to changing needs.

Staff Benefits

The role includes:

• Death in service cover
• A choice of employee benefits, which may include:
• NHS health cash plan (top-up scheme)
• An additional day off for your birthday
• Christmas voucher
• Other wellbeing options

Additional Information

• Evening and weekend work will be required.
• May involve room set-up or moving equipment.
• Training and development will be supported.

Are you passionate about helping people at a time in their life when they need it most?

About Fresh Start

Fresh Start aims to support individuals and families transitioning out of homelessness by providing practical assistance, skill development, and advocacy to enable lasting, positive change.

Fresh Start is a value led organisation that works with people on the basis of Respect, Collaboration and Empowerment.

Main purpose of role

Fresh Start provides support to people moving on from or those at risk of homelessness. Fresh Start has been active in Edinburgh for over 20 years with a mission to help people make a home for themselves.

The Fresh Rooms Service Co-ordinator will be passionate about helping people establish and make a home for themselves, including but not exhaustive - co-ordinating teams of volunteers to provide people with a painting and decorating service, access to our starter pack household and white goods and support to access wider Fresh Start services. The role will involve engaging with people and assessing their needs when moving into a new tenancy, supporting them to access our services, and working with volunteers and teams of corporate volunteers and ensuring high standards of service delivery to meet the needs of the people we work for.

Are you:

• Passionate about helping people thrive, not survive.
• Flexible, energetic and a great team player. This is your opportunity to join a dynamic service that delivers to a high standard and keeps our service users at the centre of everything we do.
• Hands on - co-ordinating and working alongside teams of volunteers and service users to paint and decorate service users’ homes and provide them access to all other Fresh Start services.

Could you be part of something different? We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to use their gifts, skills and experience to make a difference to the lives of the people in our parishes and communities.

The successful candidate will undertake pastoral visits to parishioners and others in the Parish, in hospital or in their homes or residential units. Share in the chaplaincy with the Parish Minister to the local schools. Play an active role in developing and maintaining links to community groups. Support all aspects of the work of the Church and assist as appropriate.

Attend Larkhall New Parish Church Kirk Session meetings. Develop ways of engaging with the community who have little or no Church connections. Conduct or assist with funerals by covering some of the associated duties including offering bereavement care. Play an active role in developing and maintaining links to community groups. Accept a commission to the General Assembly when appointed by Presbytery. Work with people to enable them to free their gifts and share their personal faith in service to the Church.

It is an essential requirement of this role that the post -holder is a committed Christian with a live Church connection which is a Genuine Occupational Requirement in terms of Equality Act 2010.

Are you a changemaker? Do you want to make a tangible difference to organisations up and down the country working at the grass roots of their communities? Then come and join our team!

Impact Funding Partners is Scotland’s pioneering relationship fund manager, with a hugely positive reputation across the country.

As a charity, we have managed impact funds for more than 40 years, acting as a relationship funder to maximise positive outcomes for the funds we manage. Since our inception in 1982 we have managed over 76 funds, with more than £182.6 million distributed to good cause projects. We work with the private, public and third sectors and with individual donors to create a positive environmental, social and economic impact in communities. And we are a relationship funder and consultancy, applying our expertise across fund design and management, social impact and evaluation and strategic advice to generate the greatest impact.

We’re looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic person who wants to use their skills, drive and experience to help create a fairer future.

• Do you have a good understanding of the third sector in Scotland and of grant funding?
• Are you proficient in administration processes and systems?
• Do you excel at customer service and relationship building?
• Do you want to use your experience to make a positive difference in communities?

If this is you, come and join our team!

Our benefits

• Open to flexible and hybrid working
• Bright, modern office in central Glasgow, less than 10 minutes’ walk from Queen Street station
• Staff wellbeing group
• 3 volunteering days a year
• Workplace Pension Scheme - employer 6%, employee 4%
• We Care Benefits, Canada Life (after 6 month probation)
• Canada Life Assurance (up to 4 x annual salary)

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Impact Funding Partners is committed to equality of opportunity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome applications from disabled and neurodivergent candidates and are happy to consider reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

About Borders Pet Rescue

Borders Pet Rescue (BPR) is a trusted and much-loved animal welfare charity serving the Scottish Borders since 1988. From our Rescue Centre in Earlston, our dedicated team of staff and volunteers cares for animals in need and works tirelessly to help them find safe, loving homes.

The charity also operates two successful retail shops in Galashiels and Kelso. These shops are run by passionate and committed staff and volunteers, and they provide the main source of sustainable income that enables our rescue and rehoming work.

Demand for our services has never been greater, with increasing numbers of animals requiring our help. To meet this challenge, the charity has entered an exciting period of growth and development, aligned with our 2024–2027 Strategy. As part of this next chapter, we are creating a brand-new role to strengthen, support, and grow our retail operation.

About the Role

Reporting directly to the Charity Manager, the Retail Operations Manager will provide strategic leadership and day-to-day support to our charity shops in Kelso and Galashiels. You will work closely with Shop Managers to maximise income generation, enhance customer experience, and ensure the smooth and effective running of all retail operations.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and motivated retail professional — ideally with charity retail experience — who is passionate about animal welfare and keen to make a meaningful difference.

Key Responsibilities

Retail Leadership & Performance

• Provide proactive leadership, guidance, and support to shop managers, staff, and volunteers
• Develop and implement sales strategies to drive income growth across both shops
• Monitor and analyse shop performance, identifying opportunities for improvement
• Ensure effective merchandising, stock sourcing, pricing, and presentation
• Embed best practice in line with Charity Retail Association standards (BPR is a proud member)

Strategic Retail Development

• Create and deliver a Retail Strategy aligned with the BPR 2024–2027 organisational strategy
• Lead the introduction and growth of online sales channels
• Identify and develop new retail income streams and opportunities
• Contribute to long-term sustainability planning for the charity

People Management & Development

• Support the recruitment, onboarding, and retention of shop volunteers
• Assist with staff recruitment where required
• Develop and coordinate training programmes for staff and volunteers
• Foster a positive, inclusive, and supportive team culture

Compliance & Operations

• Ensure shops meet legal, financial, and health and safety requirements
• Maintain strong financial controls and accurate reporting
• Work collaboratively with the Charity Manager and wider team

About You

We are looking for someone who brings:

• Experience in retail management — charity retail experience is highly desirable
• A proven track record of achieving sales growth and operational improvement
• Excellent people-management and motivational skills
• Strong organisational, planning, and problem-solving ability
• Confidence working both strategically and hands-on
• A collaborative, positive, and proactive approach
• A genuine commitment to the mission and values of Borders Pet Rescue

Why Join Us?

This is a rare opportunity to play a key role in the future development of a small but impactful animal welfare charity — helping create a stronger retail presence that directly supports animals in need across the Scottish Borders.

We’re looking for 2 Part-Time Family Support Workers to join our West Dunbartonshire and Argyll & Bute Bairns’ Hoose Team to help support young people and their families.

Includem are supporting the development and delivery of the Bairns' Hoose across West Dunbartonshire, Argyll and Bute. The Bairns Hoose is a national programme enhancing how child protection services are delivered across Scotland. The vision of Bairns’ Hoose in Scotland is for all children who have been victims of or witnesses to abuse or violence, as well children under the age of criminal responsibility who may have caused harm or abuse, to have access to trauma informed recovery, support and justice. More information on the Bairns’ Hoose can be found at bairnshoosescotland.com

West Dunbartonshire and Argyll and Bute have jointly commissioned includem to provide whole family support services aligned to the Bairns Hoose project, providing a responsive Service across a significant geographical area, supporting children or young people aged 0-18, who are assessed as requiring Bairn’s Hoose service and will be supported by includem’s 24/7 Helpline.

This is an amazing opportunity to work with includem for motivated, positive, resilient individuals who really believe in young people and are flexible regarding hours of work, to help us deliver our innovative approach. You will have a genuine opportunity to work across West Dunbartonshire and Argyll and Bute, facilitating vital support to young people and families who require it most.

Our Family Support Workers are contracted to be available to provide essential Whole Family Support from 0800hrs to 2200hrs, five days over seven within the remit of West Dunbartonshire and Argyll & Bute, in addition to the includem 24hr helpline.

Family Support Workers will lead the provision of relationship-based support delivered to young people and families in the community and to promote positive outcomes in line with the values and principles of includem.

Postholders will manage their own caseload ensuring support plans are developed with the young person to respond to their individual needs and support them to improve outcomes in line with GIRFEC principles and includem’s model of support.

Family Support Workers will be expected to actively demonstrate leadership and ownership over effective service delivery to young people and families, by managing outcomes through the use of line managers, colleagues, and organisational tools, processes, policies, and procedures.

Includem is committed to developing employees and will help you to achieve the relevant qualifications required to carry out the role. These qualifications will be fully funded by Includem. The successful candidate must have a full UK driver's license and access to a vehicle.

Company benefits:

• 28 days of annual leave + 9 public holidays (pro rata)
• Company pension
• Life insurance
• Employee discount
• Casual dress

Circle is a registered charity working at the heart of communities across central Scotland. We work with families facing multiple disadvantages because of structural inequality, poverty, drug and alcohol use, imprisonment, physical or mental health, trauma, abuse and loss. We believe that every child, no matter their background or circumstances, should have the support they need to live a happy and healthy life.

Circle is seeking a skilled and relationship-driven Fundraising Officer with experience working with trusts and foundations and a talent for turning real stories into compelling funding applications. You’ll work closely with colleagues across our projects — spending time in services, gathering insight, and grounding every application in lived experience. Strong analytical skills, excellent written communication, and confidence using content management systems and digital tools are essential.

We’re looking for someone who is proactive, organised, and committed to equality and inclusion. You’ll be a creative storyteller, an effective collaborator, and someone who thrives on building relationships. If you’re passionate about making a difference for children and families — and you prefer to be out meeting people rather than writing in isolation — we’d love to hear from you.