We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual with experience in youth work to be our Youth Development Leader. We are looking for someone who is passionate about the Good News of Jesus Christ and the spiritual development of young people. You would be expected to worship at Viewpark and be actively involved in the life of the congregation in order to become familiar with the congregation and the wider work undertaken there. The successful applicant’s main focus will be to facilitate and further develop our TeenSpace Project. This involves working with young people from 11 to 17 in conjunction with a range of ecumenical partners and other voluntary and statutory bodies. A wide range of volunteers is involved.

The ideal candidate will:

• Have experience of working with young people,
• Be experienced in starting projects and delivering to completion,
• Have an awareness of current issues affecting young people,
• Be someone who has led teams of volunteers,
• Be an effective communicator in many settings,
• Be both self-motivated and an adaptable team player

This is a brand new post, created through two-year funding from Macmillan Cancer Support. The Cancer CARE Worker will provide independent advocacy, decision-making support, and peer network development for people living with cancer and their unpaid carers across Fife.

CARE stands for Culture, Agency, Respect, and Equity. These four words describe what every person supported through this project should experience.

This is not a Carer Support Worker role. It sits at a higher level of autonomy and complexity, involving one-to-one clinical liaison, co-facilitation with NHS teams, professional training delivery, and leadership of a lived experience co-design process. It requires someone who can hold professional relationships with oncology teams in the morning and sit with a carer in crisis in the afternoon.

People living with cancer and their unpaid carers do not consistently experience meaningful involvement in treatment decisions. People report leaving appointments confused about what was decided. Clinicians report wanting to do better but lacking time and tools. People from culturally diverse communities, those supporting someone with dementia alongside cancer, and those facing poverty face the highest barriers.

Under the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016, carers have a legal right to be involved in decisions about the person they care for, to have their own needs assessed, and to receive support that allows them to participate fully. In practice, many carers do not experience these rights, and this project exists to close that gap.

This project will not replicate or compete with clinical services. It sits alongside them, filling the gap between what health services can offer and what people living with cancer and those who care for them actually need to feel confident and respected in their care.

A full driving licence and access to a reliable vehicle are essential for this role.

Fife Carers Centre is committed to equality of opportunity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We particularly encourage applications from people with lived experience of cancer, caring, or from communities that face barriers to accessing health and care services.

Looking for an opportunity to work for a flexible and family friendly organisation doing amazing work to support Scotland’s voluntary sector?

We’re launching a brand-new Bookkeeping Support Service, and we’re looking for a skilled and motivated Bookkeeper to help us build it from the ground up.

This is a unique opportunity to shape a service that will support voluntary organisations across Scotland with their financial management and compliance.

Part time hours and other flexible working options, including hybrid working, will be fully considered. We encourage you to apply if you believe you meet most of the criteria in the person specification. We share our interview questions in advance. If you want to have a chat about the job or our flexible working approach, get in touch with us at recruitment@scvo.scot

SCVO is the membership organisation for the voluntary sector in Scotland, and our mission is to champion the role of voluntary sector organisations in building a flourishing society and support them to do work that has a positive impact.

Shakti is a feminist Black Minority Ethnic voluntary organisation which offers information, advocacy, emotional/practical support and refuge/temporary accommodation to all Black Minority Ethnic women and their children, who are experiencing or fleeing domestic abuse.

Shakti is seeking to recruit an experienced Assistant Finance Worker / SMV Fund Coordinator with relevant accounting qualifications. Your role will involve assisting and supporting the lead Finance Worker to ensure the day-to-day finance and accounts tasks are carried out effectively.

The post holder must have relevant accounting qualifications; have at least 1 year experience of general accounting and reconciliation work to audit level, a sound knowledge of Sage 50 Accounts, Excel, must be IT literate, have good keyboard skills with good planning, organisational and communication skills. The post holder must have knowledge and understanding of no recourse to public funds, domestic abuse and honour-based abuse within Black Minority Ethnic communities.

This is a full-time post compromising of two roles (21 hours per week Assistant Finance Worker and 14hrs per week Supporting Migrant Women (SMV) Fund Coordinator; based in Edinburgh.

Background

Amina MWRC is a national organisation which works with Muslim and Minority Ethnic women, to provide opportunities to have their voices heard, improve their skills and become more confident in participating in their own communities and at a wider level.

Job Overview

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Lead Employability Officer to lead and develop our employability and adult learning programmes. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference by supporting individuals from diverse communities to build skills, access learning opportunities and move towards sustainable employment.

The successful candidate will lead the delivery of our employability services, including the No One Left Behind programme, funded by Glasgow City Council and delivered through the Glasgow Ethnic Minority Service (GEMS) consortium. Led by Bridges Programmes, GEMS brings together community organisations and education partners, including Glasgow Clyde College, Cranhill Community Trust, Community Renewal, GECCo, Govanhill Community Development Trust and Amina MWRC, to provide accessible and inclusive employability support to marginalised communities across Glasgow.

As Lead Employability Officer, you will line manage and support Project Officers delivering these services, ensuring high-quality provision and positive outcomes for service users. You will also build and strengthen partnerships across the voluntary, statutory and private sectors, developing collaborative initiatives that create opportunities and remove barriers to employment.

This role is ideal for someone with strong leadership skills, a passion for supporting people to achieve their potential, and experience of developing employability programmes and partnerships. You will play a key role in driving forward Amina's employability objectives and helping to create lasting positive change for the communities we serve.

Some out of hours working may be required – including occasional evening and weekend work.

Who we are

Alzheimer Scotland is Scotland’s national dementia charity. Our aim is to make sure nobody faces dementia alone. We provide support and information to people with dementia, their carers and families, we campaign for the rights of people with dementia and fund vital dementia research.

What you’ll do

The Brain Health and Dementia Practice Education Lead will play a key role in enhancing the knowledge, skills and practice of the Alzheimer Scotland workforce. Reporting to the Professional Lead for Brain Health Education and Training, the postholder will support the development and delivery of high-quality learning.

The role will focus on embedding the Promoting Excellence Framework, ensuring staff and volunteers are equipped to deliver high-quality, person-centred, rights-based support. It will lead on practice-based education, qualifications, regulatory training and workforce development across the organisation.

What you’ll have

The successful candidate will be a registered healthcare professional with experience in workforce development and a strong ability to design, develop, and deliver high-quality, engaging training programmes. You will also bring experience of interpreting and delivering third-party training, alongside excellent written skills to create clear, impactful learning content. You will demonstrate a clear ability to lead the implementation of plans to achieve objectives and a commitment to ongoing professional development.

An understanding of the Promoting Excellence Framework is desirable.

You will have excellent digital and IT skills, including a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office.

Are you experienced in building community power or supporting communities to get active through walking or cycling schemes?

Are you passionate about raising the voices of communities that are most affected by climate but which are least often heard? If so we’d love to hear from you!

We are particularly keen to hear from people who experience marginalisation and minoritisation or who are often excluded from decision-making processes. For example, people of colour; people from working-class backgrounds; people from LGBTQ and migrant communities; care-experienced young people and people with disabilities.

About us

Parents for Future Scotland became a charity two years ago as a result of grassroots parent organising and is now a small self-employed staff team with a growing network of activists. We seek to make climate action the norm among all parents in Scotland. We are in the midst of a big step change, increasing our influence and reach across the country, and we need you to help us in doing so. This post will be the first of its kind within the organisation.

About the role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and community-focused Coordinator to support schools and families across Glasgow to increase walking, wheeling and cycling to school.

This is a hands-on role working directly with parents, pupils and school staff to establish and strengthen walking buses and bike buses, deliver active travel workshops, and provide support to overcome barriers that prevent families from choosing active travel.

The successful candidate will play a key role in empowering parents to become leaders within their communities, as well as supporting schools to create and embed a culture that promotes active travel.

Key responsibilities

• Support the establishment and development of walking buses and bike buses across participating schools.
• Work directly with parents and school staff to identify participatory barriers and opportunities to grow active travel schemes.
• Assist with route planning, risk assessments and volunteer coordination.
• Attend and support bike and walking buses each morning on which they occur until they are fully established and self-sustaining.
• Promote safe cycling practices and active travel behaviours within school communities.
• Identify potential community “leads” (people who will galvanise the group and take ownership of bike/walking buses), building relationships with them and seeking development opportunities alongside the Air Pollution Manager.
• Run training sessions for parents on a variety of topics (how to start a bike/walking bus, how to facilitate an air pollution workshop, community organising skills etc)
• Support the delivery of parent-to-parent air pollution workshops within schools.
• Promote Parents for Future Scotland amongst parents and bring community members into our movement.
• Facilitate peer-to-peer support and knowledge sharing between schemes across different schools.
• Work closely with the Air Pollution Manager to hone and implement effective strategy throughout.
• Liaise with cycling organisations, local authorities and community partners.
• Collect monitoring and evaluation throughout.
• Post on our socials regularly and be an active member on our WhatsApp community

Skills and experience

• You must be able to competently ride a bike.
• You must be a qualified Cycle Ride Leader and First Aid trained or be willing to complete the training within the first 3 months of starting at your own expense.
• Experience of up-skilling and building the confidence and capacity of key community members.
• The candidate will be our ambassador on the ground. Therefore, it is vital that they feel inspired by our vision, mission and aims, and that they have a proven ability to motivate and inspire others.
• Proven ability to deliver and facilitate workshops, presentations and group discussions.
• Proven ability to tailor messaging to a variety of different audiences.
• Problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt/change where necessary.
• Knowledge and ability of undertaking risk assessments and route planning.
• An understanding of social justice perspectives and the systems that cause climate breakdown.

Desirable

• Experience leading group rides for children, families or community groups.
• Experience of walking buses, bike buses or other active travel initiatives.
• Experience working with diverse communities and underrepresented groups.

What we offer

This is a self-employed role which is paid at £150 per day for 2.5 days per week term-time.

• Two and a half days per week on a self-employed basis at £150 per day for 28 weeks (term-time) from August - 31 st March (10,500 in total)
• Flexible work environment with flexible hours (although this role will require that you are able to be present for the school commute up to five mornings per week (Mon- Fri term-time). Due to this we will only consider applicants who live in or near Glasgow.
• Working from home (with team check-ins regularly).
• We are a fledgling organisation so your skills/expertise will help shape our direction.
• You will work closely with the Air Pollution Manager who will support you throughout.

Are you experienced in building community power or supporting communities to get active through walking or cycling schemes?

Are you experienced in building community power and running projects which support communities facing barriers to build their efficacy?

Are you passionate about raising the voices of communities that are most affected by climate but which are least often heard? If so we’d love to hear from you!

We are particularly keen to hear from people who experience marginalisation and minoritisation or who are often excluded from decision-making processes. For example, people of colour; people from working-class backgrounds; people from LGBTQ and migrant communities; care-experienced young people and people with disabilities.

About us

Parents for Future Scotland became a charity two years ago as a result of grassroots parent organising and is now a small self-employed staff team with a growing network of activists. We seek to make climate action the norm among all parents in Scotland. We are in the midst of a big step change, increasing our influence and reach across the country, and we need you to help us in doing so. This post will be the first of its kind within the organisation.

About the role

We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly-motivated Community Project Manager to lead the delivery of our Active Travel and Clean Air Project across 10 Edinburgh schools. This role combines project management, community engagement and partnership development. You will work directly with parents, schools, as well as local council and community partners to increase active and sustainable travel, establish and strengthen walking and bike buses , deliver air-pollution awareness activities, and build long-term community leadership. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting schools to develop tailored action plans, empowering parents to lead change within their communities and ensuring active travel schemes become sustainable beyond the life of the project.

Key responsibilities

• Work with the Learning For Sustainability lead within Edinburgh City Council to onboard schools where necessary.
• Set clear expectations with schools on what they will need to deliver in order to take part in our clean air project.
• Establish excellent relationships with key staff in schools and maintain regular contact in order to support the delivery and promotion of the project.
• Identify and up-skill community “leads” within each school community, giving them the skills/confidence to organise and lead their own self-sustaining active travel initiatives.
• Support the running of active travel schemes on the ground in the mornings term-time (Mon - Friday) until they become self-sustaining.
• Develop bespoke active travel action plans for each participating school and an overall work plan/strategy which demonstrates how the project will meet wider organisational goals.
• Encourage peer-to-peer learning and knowledge sharing amongst school groups.
• Build a pool of volunteers who can deliver air pollution workshops in schools through (1) training volunteers in workshop facilitation skills and the content of our air pollution workshops (2) setting up workshops with participating schools
• Post on our socials regularly and be an active member on our WhatsApp community
• Monitor project outcomes and ensure delivery against targets.
• Maintain accurate records, collect monitoring data and contribute to project reporting.
• Work closely with partner organisations, local authorities and schools to maximise project impact.
• Promote a strong understanding of Parents For Future Scotland amongst parent communities, within your local authority and with partner organisations, and support parents to become organisation members.
• Share learning and best practice through local and national networks.
• Contribute to wider discussions on active travel, climate action and public health.

Skills and experience

• You must be able to competently ride a bike.
• You must be a qualified Cycle Ride Leader and First Aid trained or be willing to complete the training at your own expense within the first 3 months of starting.
• The candidate will be our ambassador on the ground. It is vital that they feel inspired by our vision, mission and aims, and that they have a proven ability to motivate and inspire others.
• Experience of delivering and managing community projects.
• Proven ability to tailor messaging to different audiences.
• Proven experience of creating strong relationships with partner organisations, communities facing additional barriers and local councils.
• Proven experience of building the skills, confidence and capacities of communities.
• Experience of devising and facilitating workshops, meetings and community discussions.
• Experience of conducting monitoring and evaluation and report writing.
• An understanding of active travel, public health, environmental issues or behaviour change.
• An understanding of social justice perspectives and the systems that cause climate breakdown

Desirable

• Previous experience of working on sustainability and/or active travel-related community projects or initiatives.

What we offer

• 3 days per week on a self-employed basis at £200 per day for 28 weeks (term-time) from August - 31st March (£16,800 in total)
• Flexible work environment with flexible hours (although this role will require that you are able to be present for the school commute up to five mornings per week (Mon- Fri term-time). For this reason we will only consider applicants who live in or nearby Edinburgh.
• Working from home (with team check-ins regularly).
• We are a fledgling organisation so your skills/expertise will help shape our direction.

Who we are

Established in 1994, Impact Arts is an innovative Scottish arts charity tackling inequalities in a diverse range of communities through unique creative engagement techniques, including painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, photography, filmmaking, animation, and music.

Impact Arts specialises in using creative engagement to address the challenges of poverty, improve health and as a way to excite, involve and deliver meaningful impacts for each member of the communities we work in. The common challenge faced by all is that of poverty and its side effects, particularly poor mental health and life chances.

It is our mission to tackle inequalities in Scotland through creative engagement and we envisage a Scotland where everybody believes in the power of creativity to transform lives.

Purpose

Your role is to support participants to successfully participate in and complete the Impactful Parents programme. You will provide support to groups of parents (approximately 12 parents in Q3 and 12 in Q4) to develop employability skills and achieve outcomes set by the funder.

Full details can be found in the recruitment pack here.

Who we are

Established in 1994, Impact Arts is an innovative Scottish arts charity tackling inequalities in a diverse range of communities through unique creative engagement techniques, including painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, photography, filmmaking, animation, and music.

Impact Arts specialises in using creative engagement to address the challenges of poverty, improve health and as a way to excite, involve and deliver meaningful impacts for each member of the communities we work in. The common challenge faced by all is that of poverty and its side effects, particularly poor mental health and life chances.

It is our mission to tackle inequalities in Scotland through creative engagement and we envisage a Scotland where everybody believes in the power of creativity to transform lives.

Purpose

Your role is to support participants to successfully participate in and complete the Impactful Parents programme. You will provide support to groups of parents (up to 15 parents in Q3 and 15 in Q4) to develop employability skills and achieve outcomes set by the funder.

Full details can be found in the recruitment pack here.