Liber8 are seeking to appoint a person with a compassionate nature and a genuine desire to help others- we believe our work is about people helping people. If this is, you then this could be the post you have been looking for.

We are seeking to recruit a Development Worker to join our Beacons team to support the ongoing successful Recovery Orientated System of Care (ROSC) which underpins the successful Beacons Initiative. Knowledge, understanding and experience of working with people who are experiencing complex social and emotional circumstances including alcohol/drug use or mental health difficulties is required.

Ideally, the successful candidate will have some or all of the following: an SVQ Level 3 qualification in Social Services and Health Care (or an equivalent qualification) and experience of holding a similar development position in this field of work or similar.

The Beacons Initiative is four Recovery focused venues in the four localities of South Lanarkshire, Hamilton/Blantyre: Cambuslang/Rutherglen: Clydesdale / Lanark and East Kilbride. The Development Worker will aim to connect Beacons participants with a wide range of community assets, services, and opportunities.

By building strong links with local organisations, groups, and resources, the role helps participants access meaningful opportunities, reduce isolation, and make the best use of community strengths to support recovery, wellbeing, and long-term positive outcomes.

The Beacons provide a range of recovery focused activities and opportunities to individuals and families in recovery from alcohol and substance use issues in South Lanarkshire. The Beacons also offer a range of training opportunities for people with lived experience

This role will be an opportunity to bring new energy and ideas to a position that has grown to be very successful

Organisation

Liber8 has operated in Lanarkshire for 20 years; our mission is to improve the health, wellbeing and the quality of people's lives, with a particular regard to reducing the negative impact of alcohol and substance use on the individual, families and communities.

Our guiding principles, that we believe are essential, are based on the enduring fundamentals of service provision and the ethos held within Liber8, which are open access available to everyone; choice for people using our services; the improvement of health and wellbeing for all and quality assurance - to provide the best quality service.

We are seeking to appoint a Senior Support Worker to join our dynamic and creative Recovery team in South Lanarkshire. Being a Senior Support Worker is a role where you can make everyday matter. If you are looking for a rewarding career where you can make a tangible difference, and enjoy a varied and active post, this role is for you.

The postholder, will work closely with and support their colleagues. They will primarily support Beacons support workers to provide a range of support interventions opportunities and activities, including 1-1 sessions with participants, encouraging their use of an Asset Based Approach in their practice and ensuring a person-centred approach is utilised. The postholder will act as the primary contact between the Project Manager and Recovery Team, ensuring open communication and team cohesion. Work closely with other Seniors. They will assist, support and encourage team members as needed, be their ‘go-to’ person.

What we’re looking for

We are looking for an experienced Senior Support Worker, who have held a similar role with relevant qualifications and experience. If you have experience and are passionate about people, then we want to hear from you.

The ideal candidate will:

• Have a driving licence and access to a car
• Be experienced and be able to demonstrate working effectively in a similar support role.
• The ability to build trust based effective, relationships, both internally and externally.
• Have a proactive and dynamic personal style, with flexibility in style and approach.

In return we offer

• Competitive salary rates
• Annual leave: 34 days, increasing 1 day each year to a max of 42days.
• Employer contributory pension scheme
• Paid Membership of Disclosure Scotland’s PVG Scheme.
• Working in a supportive environment
• Training & Development Opportunities
• Working for a well-established small organisation with person centred values at the core.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a project at an exciting time of growth and development. Liber8 has operated in Lanarkshire for 20 years; our mission is to improve the health, mental health, wellbeing and the quality of people's lives, with a particular regard to reducing the negative impact of alcohol and substance use on the individual, families and communities. We work hard to uphold our core values of Passion, Respect, Healing, Compassion, Caring and Recovery.

Our values make us who we are and define our actions and behaviours every day. We’d expect the post-holder to uphold and represent our organisation in a way that reflects our values and person-centred way of working.

The Worker Support Centre (WSC) is a Scotland based charity. We partner with people who have come to the UK to work on visas or temporary contracts. We provide advice to secure their rights, end exploitation, build collective power and drive lasting change together. Alongside other organisations and decision-makers we’re building a movement of people who welcome all workers, working towards a world where we are all safe, valued and respected at work – no matter our job or nationality.

WSC support includes advice, mediation, advocacy and assisted reporting to enforcement agencies. Our worker engagement informs policy change activity to address harms faced by those in high-risk work. In 2023 and 2024 WSC activities were targeted at workers in seasonal agriculture on the UK Seasonal Worker visa (SWV). During this time, we provided advice, support, and information to 1031 people in relation to the SWV. More recently we have expanded our work to engage workers in health and social care and to advance care workers’ rights through worker education and power sessions. To learn more about work, visit workersupportcentre.org.uk

About the role

This role is focussed on advancing seasonal agricultural and social care workers’ rights by supporting WSC’s policy and advocacy work. In this role you will support WSC meet two of its four core objectives to work together with workers to claim spaces for power and representation in decision making; and to build the field of knowledge about workers and their experiences to influence policy. As well as work delivered directly by WSC, our policy work includes coordinating with coalitions such as the Ethical Trading Initiative, the Seasonal Worker Interest Group and the Scottish Food Coalition.

WSC strives to achieve representation of individuals with lived experience of the issues on which we work at all levels of our organisation and actively promote applications from individuals with experience of the issues on which we work.

We are seeking a highly motivated and capable Administrative Assistant to support the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), Executive Team, and wider organisation across a range of administrative responsibilities.

This role will play a key part in ensuring smooth day-to-day operations across the organisation, including diary management, document preparation, meeting support, and inbox coordination. The position reports to the Executive Assistant (EA) to the CEO and COO and provides reliable backup to the Executive and Senior Leadership Teams.

The ideal candidate will be highly organised, an efficient note-taker, and a confident communicator with strong people skills and the ability to balance multiple tasks effectively. The role requires a proactive individual who can use their initiative to identify needs, solve problems, and drive tasks forward. While previous office experience is an advantage, we place significant value on strong interpersonal skills, eagerness to learn, and the right cultural fit.

A full Job Description is available for download below.

About the Veterans' Foundation

The Veterans’ Foundation was founded in 2016 to provide vital support to our armed forces community with lifelong needs. As a grant-giving charity, we raise funds to support many small to medium charities to provide essential services to our armed forces community in need.

Since our launch, we have now awarded over £32m towards 1150 projects for 540 small to medium charities and providers of support for physical injury, disability, mental health issues, addiction, homelessness, bereaved children, family welfare, education, and unemployment.

Our latest Impact Report 2024 and video from Mark Ormrod highlight some fantastic organisations and essential services we can make available to our UK armed forces community.

As Office Manager/Executive Assistant for Scotland you will join us at an exciting time as we expand our work to more effectively reach out to, engage and support more people to live well with all types of diabetes, to prevent or delay the onset of Type 2 diabetes and ultimately to achieve our vision of a world where diabetes can do no harm.

We’re working to build and grow a powerful movement of people helping to achieve a world where diabetes does no harm. The Office Manager/Executive Assistant will be part of a team, working alongside the diabetes community, which empowers people, communities and organisations to raise awareness, influence change and support people affected by diabetes to live well and access better care.

Role Responsibility

• Provide administrative services and support, including minute taking, sourcing venues, liaising with outsourced suppliers.
• Provide an excellent customer experience to members of the public by being the first point of contact for general queries, managing Scotland mailboxes, responding to questions and/or signposting to the relevant colleagues.
• Provide information, support and responses to national enquiries, including people living with diabetes who contact the Scotland office.
• Implement and oversee a range of processes to a high-level including finance, health and safety, GDPR and other compliance requirements.

The Ideal Candidate

You will be a team player, with a passion for working with people. You will build effective working relationships at all levels, both internally and externally, while demonstrating discretion with confidential matters. You will be flexible and have a proactive approach with the ability to work on own initiative. Compassion and openness is essential when providing a first-line response to people seeking support.

We have a friendly and inclusive working environment here at Diabetes UK and are proud of our hybrid approach which allows great flexibility in the way that we work. This means that you can balance your working time between home and the office, subject to the needs of your role.

As Engaging Communities and Volunteer Officer for Scotland you will join us at an exciting time as we expand our work to more effectively reach out to, engage and support more people to live well with all types of diabetes, to prevent or delay the onset of Type 2 diabetes and ultimately to achieve our vision of a world where diabetes can do no harm.

We’re working to build and grow a powerful movement of people helping to achieve a world where diabetes does no harm. The Engaging Communities and Volunteering Officer will be part of a team, working alongside the diabetes community, which empowers people, communities and organisations to raise awareness, influence change and support people affected by diabetes to live well and access better care.

Role Responsibility

• Engaging and building sustainable links across diverse communities to tackle the inequality that can exist in diabetes care and support.
• Deliver our ambitions across community engagement and volunteering in line with Scotland team plans.
• Collaborate with the diabetes community, and develop relationships with new partners, co-creating opportunities to work together and grow the movement of people working to create a world where diabetes does no harm
• Continuously improve our impact through test and learn approaches to community engagement and volunteering
• Support the capacity building of people and volunteers drawing on their strengths and skills, empowering them to act, support others and influence change capturing their insight and experience to inform our thinking and work.
• Inspire and motivate people and organisations to get involved in our work through volunteering, fundraising and campaigning

The Ideal Candidate

You will be a dynamic and inspiring individual experienced in all aspects of project management. You will be skilled in developing and delivering programmes which support people in challenging circumstances, working with people and communities to improve life outcomes. You will be experienced in recruiting and motivating volunteers. You will understand the needs of diverse groups and be passionate about ensuring that support is developed collaboratively with people with lived experience enabling them to live well and access better care. You will have excellent communication and engagement skills which enable you to grow and nurture relationships with a complex set of stakeholders, including people with lived experience, volunteers and community organisations.

We have a friendly and inclusive working environment here at Diabetes UK and are proud of our hybrid approach which allows great flexibility in the way that we work. This means that you can balance your working time between home and the office, subject to the needs of your role.

Bfriend is a young person-centred befriending service supporting children and young people to build confidence, relationships, and resilience.

We are looking for a motivated and organised Project Coordinator to support the delivery of our befriending service. The role involves recruiting and supporting volunteers, managing a caseload of young people and befriending matches, working with families and partner agencies, and contributing to service development and funding activity.

You will have experience working with children and/or young people, confidence supporting volunteers, a good understanding of safeguarding and risk, and be comfortable with admin tasks, IT systems, and databases. Flexibility, strong communication skills, and a values-driven approach are essential.

This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference within a small, supportive team.

PVG required. Evening and weekend work as required.

Glasgow East End Community Carers are looking for an experienced person to work with a small team on supporting parent/carers and our Autism Family Support programme.

We have a large group of parent/carers who have children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and related conditions, and they come looking for advice, information and support as they deal with the challenges of supporting their child/ren with autism.

We provide a programme of supports which includes assessing carer needs, information and advice, benefits support, grants, short breaks and peer support groups.

We also provide a programme of activities and events that range from outings and day-trips, Play Sense weekly play group, autism training, autism helpline and a WhatsApp group.

This role would be to work with the Lead Parent/Carer & Autism Family Support on the delivery of this programme along with one other support worker and our child-care workers.

This role is based at our Carers Hub at 26 Penston Road, Glasgow G33 4AG.

If you are passionate about helping families with autistic children so they can all flourish we would like to hear from you.

Use your skills and experience to save endangered species from extinction and improve people's lives through closer connection with nature. Join our small but highly successful fundraising team based in the heart of Edinburgh Zoo and you'll have an amazing opportunity to make an impact on conservation in Scotland and around the world.

The role:

Building on a successful individual giving programme at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS), this role focuses on developing a new legacy and in-memory giving programme, encompassing marketing campaigns, stewardship, legacy administration and events.

This is permanent, part time role (22.5 hours per week) based at Edinburgh Zoo, but working across both sites which also covers Highland Wildlife Park.

Some of the things you’ll do:

• Work with the Fundraising Manager to develop and deliver compelling new legacy and in-memory giving campaigns for RZSS.
• Liaise with relevant colleagues, including fundraising, marketing and communications teams, to gain insights into our audiences and help to prepare legacy and in-memory giving copy and messaging.
• Lead on activities to promote legacies and in memory giving across all relevant RZSS platforms, including our websites, digital channels, events and direct mail.
• Lead on the planning and promotion of legacies and in-memory giving through on-site collateral and signage at Edinburgh Zoo and Highland Wildlife Park
• Develop and manage fundraising data on the CRM system relating to legacy and in memorial giving, supervising other staff when necessary to ensure all data is entered correctly and kept up to date, producing reports upon request and ensuring that financial information is handled with sensitivity.
• Use supporter data to inform and improve the legacy and in memorial programme.
• Identify trends in fundraising and recommend opportunities to senior colleagues.

What we’re looking for:

• Educated to Degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience in a similar role.
• CIOF Certificate of Fundraising or equivalent experience
• Extensive knowledge of donor cultivation and stewardship principles
• NEBOSH general certificate or equivalent qualification.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, e.g. producing creative materials for fundraising, with the ability to tailor complex information to a wide range of audiences/donors including those a senior level or requiring a sensitive approach
• Demonstrable experience of working in a similar role, meeting deadlines in a busy environment.

What you’ll get in return:

• Starting salary between £19,938 - £20,436 (offer based on experience / salary pro-rated based on 22.5hrs per week) with future salary progression up to £22,223 per annum (FTE £33,230 - £34,060 with future progression up to £37,038 per annum)
• 22.5hr working week (may require some occasional evening/weekend working)
  • Hybrid working option available
• 34 days annual leave (pro rata)
• Discount in both retail/catering
• Access to a healthcare plan
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), that provide 24-hour counselling and support, including health, legal, finance, wellbeing and family advice.
• Employer contributory pension scheme
• You will receive a staff membership which will give you (and family/friends) free (and discounted) entry to both the Highland Wildlife Park and Edinburgh Zoo as well as a number of other Zoo’s across the UK.

SAMH (Scottish Action for Mental Health) supports the aim of Scottish Government and COLSA for any child, young person or adult who has thoughts of taking their own life, or are affected by suicide, to get the help they need and feel a sense of hope.

Around since 1923, SAMH is Scotland’s national mental health charity. We are a committed and lead member of the Suicide Prevention Scotland delivery collective, ensuring that lived and living experience is at the forefront when delivering Scotland’s national suicide prevention strategy, Creating Hope Together.

About the Role

The Lived and Living Experience Panel (LLEP) is a group of people from across Scotland who have lived experience of suicide. The purpose of the LLEP is to ensure that the voice of people with experience of suicide is at the heart of Creating Hope Together: Scotland’s Suicide Prevention Strategy 2022-2032. The panel plays a central role in co-producing Suicide Prevention Scotland’s programme of work to deliver the strategy.

SAMH hosts the LLEP on behalf of Suicide Prevention Scotland, a delivery collective established by SG and COSLA.

The Lived and Living Experience Panel Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating LLEP engagement with all organisations involved in the delivery of Creating Hope Together.

The postholder will establish and manage effective relationships with panel members, national and local stakeholders and partners, coordinate meetings and engagements, and support provision of ongoing emotional and wellbeing support and guidance to LLEP members.

What we are looking for

To be successful in this post you will need experience of working in suicide prevention and working with people or groups with lived experience. You will have experience of providing emotional support, guidance and advice to people, and strong project management, coordination and administrative skills.

What we will provide for you

You will work in a supportive environment and will be provided with a full induction and training opportunities. You will be given the chance to develop your knowledge and skills, as well as develop professionally. Some of our benefits include:

• Funded continuous learning and development opportunities, access to over 100 courses online in addition to virtual training sessions
• 30 days annual leave rising to 33 after five years’ service
• Four public holidays
• Two paid wellbeing days off per year to use on what matters to you
• Team wellbeing budgets
• Workplace pension scheme
• Life Assurance policy
• Employee Assistance Programme.