In this role, you’ll:

• Support colleagues across Children First to use our systems confidently and effectively, helping them record their work clearly and accurately.
• Provide first line support for system queries, troubleshooting issues and working with our IT and system partners to resolve them.
• Maintain and improve guidance, templates and support materials, ensuring they are clear, accessible and up to date.
• Contribute to testing, implementation and continuous improvement of systems, including Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Microsoft 365 tools.
• Use insights from user feedback and data quality checks to help improve how our systems support practice, reporting and learning.

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• Experience in a systems support, ICT support or application support role.
• Confidence supporting colleagues with varying levels of digital confidence, using clear and patient communication.
• Experience of working with business systems such as case management, CRM or HR systems, ideally including Microsoft Dynamics 365.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• An understanding of data quality, information governance and the importance of accurate recording.
• A proactive, collaborative approach and commitment to our values.

What we offer:

• A workplace with values of with love, with purpose and with strength
• 40 days annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays
• Pension scheme and wellbeing support
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Access to Westfield Health, giving colleagues and their families confidential counselling support, wellbeing resources, and access to health and lifestyle benefits to support physical and mental wellbeing.
• Blue Light card discount
• A Fair Work accredited workplace

Our Values

Living our values, you will help create a workplace where our people can thrive, ensuring we deliver the best possible support to children and families.

With love, we put children first.

With purpose, we transform lives together.

With strength, we do whatever it takes to protect Scotland’s children.

Job Purpose

To provide high quality advice and representation to individuals and families on income maximisation, welfare benefits, debt, housing and money, in line with the Scottish National Standards for Information and Advice Providers.

The adviser will deliver support across a range of settings in line with MAT Standard 8, which states that all people must have access to independent advocacy and support for housing, welfare and income needs. This includes helping individuals to navigate services, have their voice heard, and secure their rights, particularly where poverty, stigma or complex needs create barriers to engagement. The adviser’s work forms part of a project funded through the DDTF Improvement Fund, administered by Corra, which aims to reduce drug-related harm by addressing the wider social and structural factors that impact on recovery and wellbeing.

By joining our team, you will be helping alleviate poverty and improve individuals, families and children’s lives and ensure our Vision is fulfilled, in that no one in our communities endures hardship.

Key duties include developing effective policy narratives and using these to create change in key areas relating to anti-racism in Scotland.

The successful candidate will have excellent awareness of the Scottish policy environment and experience of previous work in informing public policy or in campaigning. They will have knowledge of equality issues and most importantly, the desire and ability to make a real improvement to racial equality in Scotland.

Who Cares? Scotland is Scotland’s only national independent membership organisation for Care Experienced people. Our strategic vision is to secure a lifetime of equality, respect, and love for Care Experienced people in Scotland.

At the heart of Who Cares? Scotland’s work are the rights of Care Experienced people, and the power of their voices to bring about positive change.

We provide individual lifelong relationship-based independent advocacy and a broad range of imaginative participatory and engagement opportunities for Care Experienced people across Scotland. We work alongside Corporate Parents and communities to broaden understanding and create change. We work with policy makers, leaders, and elected representatives locally and nationally to shape law, policy, and practice, working together to build on the aspirations of The Promise and secure positive change.

The post is primarily focused on the development, delivery, and evaluation of our Communities that Care work within schools primarily in Edinburgh but will feed into our national work too. Providing training and support to schools and other organisations across Scotland and leading on the evaluation and reporting will be key to this role.

The post holder will work with the Coordinator and existing Development Officer to deliver and report on an already-established programme of training and support for all schools in Edinburgh. The post holder will be responsible for liaising with all primary and secondary schools and key senior leaders within the local authority; providing ongoing training and support; gathering evaluation data via ongoing consultation and focus groups with teachers and pupils; and reporting on the impact of this work on the school community/wider local authority.

Whilst the post holder will have a principal focus on Edinburgh schools, they will also support the delivery of the Communities that Care model to schools and local authorities across the country. Participation is also a key part of this role, with the post holder leading on the development, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of local participation groups and supporting local Care Experienced people to engage with our wider membership offer.

The successful candidate will be joining Who Cares? Scotland at an exciting time, when the voices of those who are in or have experienced care are growing in power, individually and collectively – bringing with them insight, challenge, hope and change. While we would welcome the knowledge gathered through relevant qualifications, we are just as interested in relevant work experience.

We welcome and encourage applications from those with experience of care.

If this sounds like the role for you, we would love to hear from you. For an informal conversation about this opportunity please contact Ray MacLean at rmclean@whocaresscotland.org.

Are you passionate about people and motivated by making a real difference? Do you enjoy meeting new people, building confidence, and supporting others to take positive steps towards sustainable employment?

If so, Community Renewal Trust really want to hear from you.

Community Renewal Trust is a values driven, dynamic, and innovative organisation working at the cutting edge of efforts to end persistent poverty in Scotland. We operate across three neighbourhoods and run two social enterprises, creating meaningful impact and rich learning opportunities every day. This is an exciting chance to be part of a team that is committed, forward thinking, and focused on lasting change.

For an informal chat about this role please contact Michael Byrne - Manager - Michael.Byrne@communityrenewal.org.uk to arrange a convenient time.

St Margaret of Scotland Hospice is seeking a Volunteer Coordinator to lead, support and develop our volunteer programme. This is a key role that ensures volunteers are recruited, trained, supported and recognised, and that their skills are matched effectively to the needs of our patients, families and services.

You will work closely with managers, staff and volunteers across the hospice to ensure a positive and meaningful volunteering experience.

About Us

St Margaret of Scotland Hospice has been a cornerstone of our community, offering compassionate care that is holistic and considers the spiritual, physical, psychological, emotional and social needs of our patients. We want every patient to achieve realistic goals and to reach their full potential until death, valuing what they have to offer, respecting the autonomy of the individual and encouraging them to participate in their own care together with their family and friends.

It is our ambition that the Hospice is regarded as a centre of excellence for the provision, research and teaching of specialist palliative and complex clinical care.

About the Role:

Our people, both employed staff and volunteers are fundamental to the Hospice. Their dedication and commitment underpin the success of the Hospice and are essential in enabling us to deliver compassionate, high-quality care to patients and their families.

This role focuses on achieving the required number of volunteers through the development and delivery of effective recruitment campaigns. It involves building, nurturing, and maintaining strong relationships with staff, volunteers, community and corporate partners to ensure their ongoing engagement and retention.

Key Responsibilities:

• To build and maintain a culture of volunteering that makes St Margaret of Scotland Hospice the place of choice for current and future volunteers.
• To ensure creative, safe and effective volunteer recruitment processes.
• To develop and maintain training & development programmes that support volunteers in their role and meet the needs of the organisation.
• To ensure all volunteers are supported and can contribute to service delivery as required.
• To identify opportunities to ensure our volunteer numbers allow us to deliver our corporate aims and objectives.
• To provide content for social media.
• To organise and Chair our Hospice-wide Volunteer Management Group

Experience within the voluntary, charity, healthcare or hospice sector would be an advantage, but is not essential.

About You:

We’re looking for a dynamic team member with a track record in delivering successful plans and achieving outcomes and objectives. You’ll thrive in a fast-paced, values driven environment and be passionate about making a tangible difference in people’s lives.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent personal organisation skills with a high attention to detail
• Well organised, able to manage a number of tasks at any one time
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with a diverse range of people
• A flexible and non-judgemental approach to people and work
• A valid driving licence is required with access to a car

At St Margaret of Scotland Hospice, you’ll be part of a dedicated and compassionate team committed to making a meaningful impact. This is a unique opportunity to lead on the development of our volunteer programme.

Alongside joining a great team, you will benefit from:

• Excellent training, development and mentorship
• Employer’s Pension Scheme
• A rage of personal benefits including our Employee Assistance Programme; access to our subsidised restaurant, access to our onsite gym and pool and onsite car parking.

We’re looking for a brilliant individual to help grow and re-energise the Fair Trade movement in Scotland.

This is an exciting role at a pivotal moment for Scottish Fair Trade, with a strong focus on youth engagement, global justice and systems change. If you’re motivated by fairness, global justice and building a better economy, we’d love to hear from you.

This is a creative, outward-facing role focused on growing Scotland’s Fair Trade movement.

You’ll lead our communications and digital presence, create engaging content, support national campaigns like Swap the System, and work with communities across Scotland to bring Fair Trade to life in new and engaging ways.

You’ll also play a key role in connecting different audiences – supporting long-standing Fair Trade groups while developing fresh, future-facing approaches to reach new people.

Why work with us?

We’re a small, ambitious team working to build a fairer world through trade.

We offer:

• A 4-day working week (32 hours, no reduction in pay). Same benefits applied to part time workers.
• Flexible, trust-based working
• Meaningful, values-driven work
• A supportive and collaborative team

We particularly welcome applications from people currently underrepresented in Fair Trade, climate and global citizenship spaces.

This is a hands-on, creative role working directly with young people aged 16–24.

You’ll lead a new Fair Trade Youth Collective in Glasgow, supporting young people to build skills, design campaigns, and take action on issues like Fair Trade, climate justice and global inequality.

The role is all about supporting young people to move from participants to leaders – shaping campaigns, creating content and influencing change in their communities.

Why work with us?

We’re a small, ambitious team working to build a fairer world through trade.

We offer:

• A 4-day working week (32 hours, no reduction in pay). Same benefits applied to part time workers.
• Flexible, trust-based working
• Meaningful, values-driven work
• A supportive and collaborative team

We particularly welcome applications from people currently underrepresented in Fair Trade, climate and global citizenship spaces.

College Employers Scotland is the body through which the Scottish Government’s Policy of National Bargaining is delivered and implemented by the collective employers in the college sector, in partnership with trade unions.

The postholder will work as a key member of the Colleges Employers Scotland Team by providing HR advice, research guidance, and support to the Head of National Bargaining in pay, conditions of service, and primarily develop National HR policies for implementation across the college sector

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a technical knowledge of the HR matters and employment issues applicable to the sector.
• Draft sector policies, identify and analyse appropriate robust statistical information and related sector HR data to support the Head of National Bargaining and wider team in the National Bargaining process.
• Provide advice, guidance and support to members and stakeholders on a range of HR policy issues related to National Bargaining.
• Provide advice to the Head of National Bargaining on a range of HR topics using effective communication methods. E.g. written briefings, meetings, and presentation.
• Create first draft reports and papers on HR policy issues that will inform and advise members, colleagues, and stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain key relationships with members and trade unions to ensure that effective outcomes are achieved.
• Work with members and trade unions to develop and support the implementation of agreed policy actions relevant to National Bargaining.
• Gather and collate member feedback to help inform service development.
• Use confidential employment data to identify issues, to compile reports and to provide solutions to HR issues applicable to the sector
• Undertake research on specific HR topics/issues, using benchmarking with other comparable organisations, and produce briefings/reports based on key findings.
• Represent the organisation on agreed committees and working groups and, where required by the Head of National Bargaining, act as the secretariat/technical support.
• Create first draft sector HR policies in line with current employment law being mindful when these will require to be updated.
• Proactively support College Employers Scotland wider HR activities, such as Job Evaluation as required.
• Proactively share knowledge and intelligence with the Head of National Bargaining, other team members, sector contacts, across committees and within relevant networks.
• Undertake projects and other tasks as directed by the National Bargaining Leads.

NB: Colleges Scotland operates a Hybrid Working Policy and whilst this post is based in Stirling, the successful candidate would not necessarily need to be in the office on their days of work

Would you like a fantastic new career in health and social care? Why not start you day hoping to make a difference and end your day knowing you did. Here at The Richmond Fellowship Scotland we make a real difference in supporting people with their everyday lives. As an organisation, we support over 2,500 individuals with a variety of needs, some may have a physical/learning disability, autism, mental health issue, some with limited verbal communication and some with challenging behaviour. A number of people we support require assistance with moving and handling.

We are looking to recruit a full-time Behaviour Support Advisor to cover maternity leave for our Central & East Region. You will be part of the Positive Behaviour Support Team and your base will be in one of our regional offices or at home. The Behaviour Support Advisor role is a key support function, providing guidance and support in managing the challenges faced in a complex service environment.

If you have experience of working with a range of people who present with behavioural challenges and have experience of managing services for people with learning disabilities or autism this could be the opportunity for you.

You will spend time in services and with staff teams that are supporting individuals with behavioural challenges and carry out behavioural assessments with the aim of improving quality of life. You will develop comprehensive, person-centred, Behaviour Support Plans and support the skill development of staff and management.

Working closely with the Regional PBS Manager you will plan, implement and evaluate behavioural interventions for individuals who present with behavioural challenges but also work closely with operational staff at all levels.

You will be confident in delivering presentations using a range of formats including PowerPoint, and will help develop learning materials for staff teams, delivering service specific training throughout our services.

You will assist in monitoring and reviewing progress, measuring against original objectives for behavioural input, including producing evaluation reports with graphic data.

There is 1 full time post available (35 hours per week), though your base is in Central/East there is still the requirement to be flexible to travel and work away from your original base across the Centra/East of Scotland, which can include overnight stays when required. Travel and subsistence payments will be made.

Previous experience of working with people with learning disabilities and complex needs, the ability to work as part of a team or on your own initiative, the ability to plan, prioritise and manage your own workload and the ability to work closely with a range of staff are required for this role. This is an excellent opportunity to make a change in your life and in that of the people we support. The work can be challenging, but as well as a competitive salary, enhanced pension contributions and annual leave, childcare vouchers and discounts at over 850 online and high street retailers, we can offer you a rewarding and satisfying role in your local community.