About Refugee Sanctuary Scotland

Refugee Sanctuary Scotland works to prevent and alleviate destitution and homelessness among people seeking asylum and refugees in Scotland. We provide safe accommodation, practical and financial assistance, access to legal support, advocacy, wellbeing activities and opportunities for people to build greater stability and independence.

Our accommodation programme supports people who have become destitute, including people who have received a negative decision on their asylum claim and have No Recourse to Public Funds.

RSS is now expanding its accommodation work beyond Glasgow and Edinburgh into Aberdeen, where we intend initially to accommodate four people across two two-bedroom flats.

Purpose of the Role

The Ending Destitution Coordinator (EDC) will have day-to-day responsibility for supporting individuals accommodated by RSS in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen.

The postholder will provide practical, person-centred support, helping residents maintain stable accommodation, access appropriate legal and other specialist services, attend important appointments and work towards positive and sustainable move-on outcomes.

A key element of the role will be supporting the establishment and ongoing delivery of RSS's new accommodation provision in Aberdeen.

Key Responsibilities

Resident Support and Casework

• Act as the principal RSS contact for individuals living in our accommodation.

• Build professional, respectful and trusting relationships with residents, ensuring that dignity, choice and independence remain central to our support.

• Develop and regularly review individual support and move-on plans with each resident.

• Maintain regular contact with residents and undertake scheduled accommodation visits.

• Identify practical, financial, health, wellbeing, safeguarding and other support needs and make appropriate referrals.

• Support residents to understand correspondence and access appointments and services where appropriate.

• Maintain accurate, confidential and up-to-date case records.

• Encourage residents to develop independence and prepare for sustainable move-on from RSS accommodation.

Immigration and Legal Support

• Work closely with residents and their legal representatives to ensure they have access to appropriate immigration and asylum advice.

• Support residents to engage effectively with solicitors and other specialist agencies.

• Help residents gather information and documentation required by their legal representatives where appropriate.

• Monitor progress and significant developments in residents' cases and ensure that changes affecting their accommodation or support needs are communicated appropriately.

• Recognise the boundaries of the role and refer all matters requiring immigration or legal advice to appropriately qualified professionals.

Accommodation

• Oversee the day-to-day wellbeing of residents within RSS accommodation in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen.

• Conduct regular property visits and identify maintenance, safety or welfare concerns.

• Support residents to understand their responsibilities while living in RSS accommodation.

• Liaise with the Operations Manager and other colleagues regarding repairs, utilities, furnishings and other property-related matters.

• Help ensure accommodation remains safe, welcoming and appropriate for residents.

• Respond appropriately to accommodation-related concerns, disputes or incidents and escalate serious matters to the CEO.

Aberdeen Expansion

The EDC will play a central role in establishing RSS's new accommodation provision in Aberdeen and will support four residents accommodated across two two-bedroom RSS flats in Aberdeen.

A driver with their own vehicle is desirable.

For more information, please download the Person Specification below.

Working with children and families who may be experiencing adversity requires creativity, compassion and a belief in every child's potential. Home Link Family Support is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Art Therapist to join our Therapy Service and help children express themselves, build resilience and improve their emotional wellbeing within a nurturing, relationship-based environment.

Join Our Team

Home Link Family Support is a well-established family support charity committed to improving outcomes for children and families. We work alongside families to build strengths, reduce inequalities and support children to thrive.

We are looking for a qualified and HCPC-registered Art Therapist to deliver a high-quality therapeutic service for primary school-aged children across the North East of Edinburgh.

About the Role

You will provide individual and group Art Therapy to children referred to our service, helping them to explore emotions, build confidence and develop healthy coping strategies.

Working closely with families, schools and partner agencies, you will:

• Undertake therapeutic assessments and develop tailored intervention plans.
• Deliver individual and group Art Therapy sessions for primary school-aged children.
• Support children through trauma-informed, attachment-informed and relationship-based practice.
• Work collaboratively within multi-agency networks and contribute to Child's Plans where appropriate.
• Ensure children are listened to, respected and actively involved in decisions about their support.
• Contribute to monitoring outcomes and evaluating the impact of therapeutic interventions.
• Play an active role within Home Link's wider Therapy and Family Support Teams.

See attached Job Description for more information or call 0131 661 0890 for an informal chat with Paula Swanston, CEO

Home Link Family Support is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references and PVG Scheme membership.

Help Shape the Future of CALA's Workforce

The Care and Learning Alliance (CALA) is seeking an experienced and people-focused HR Manager to lead our workforce support and engagement function.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in a respected Highland charity dedicated to improving outcomes for children, families and communities. As CALA's lead HR professional, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across all aspects of human resources, helping us build a positive, engaged and sustainable workforce.

You will work closely with our Chief Executive, Senior Management Team and managers to support recruitment, employee relations, workforce planning, organisational development and staff wellbeing.

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading CALA's HR function and people strategy.
• Advising managers and senior leaders on workforce matters.
• Managing complex employee relations cases.
• Developing and reviewing HR policies and procedures.
• Supporting workforce planning and organisational development.
• Leading staff engagement and wellbeing initiatives.
• Working with external HR advisers and employment specialists.
• Championing equality, diversity, inclusion and Fair Work principles.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for an experienced HR professional who can combine strategic thinking with practical delivery.

You will have:

• Significant HR management experience.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and employee relations.
• Experience managing formal HR processes and investigations.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• A collaborative and supportive approach.
• A commitment to equality, inclusion and staff wellbeing.

Why Join CALA?

At CALA, you'll join a values-led organisation making a real difference across Highland communities. You'll have the opportunity to shape workforce strategy, support staff development and contribute to meaningful social impact.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

CALA is committed to building a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels valued, respected and able to thrive. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities and are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

We are currently looking for a Housing Officer to deliver a high‑quality, customer‑focused housing service in line with the Scottish Social Housing Charter. The post holder will based in our Tenancy South Team and will manage a designated patch. They will also be expected to work flexibly across tenancy management, income recovery, and independent living support. The post holder will support customers to sustain their homes, promote safe and thriving communities, and ensure compliance with legal and regulatory standards.

Key Responsibilities – What You’ll Do:

Principle Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Manage a designated patch, delivering effective tenancy and neighbourhood management services.
• Oversee the allocation and letting of homes, including viewings, tenancy sign-ups, settling-in visits, and liaison with Property Services to minimise void periods and ensure re-let standards are met.
• Administer all aspects of the tenancy lifecycle, including tenancy creation and termination, assignments, successions, subletting and lodger requests, in accordance with policy and legislation.
• Undertake tenancy visits, estate inspections, property checks and neighbourhood walkabouts, addressing environmental concerns and local community priorities.
• Promote sustainable tenancies through early intervention, customer support, partnership working and appropriate referrals to internal and external agencies.
• Investigate and resolve anti-social behaviour, neighbour disputes and community safety issues, using informal interventions and formal enforcement action where necessary.
• Prepare, submit and present cases for court action, including eviction proceedings where necessary, maintaining accurate records and evidencing compliance with legal requirements.
• Identify, respond to and escalate safeguarding concerns in line with organisational policies and statutory responsibilities.
• Maintain accurate records and manage a caseload effectively, ensuring timely progression of actions, compliance with procedures and a positive customer experience.

Requirements – What We’re Looking For:

• Educated to HND level or other relevant professional qualifications with substantial experience within a housing role or similar role delivering a customer focused service.
• Significant Line management/supervisory experience.
• Knowledge of the social housing sector with detailed understanding of housing legislation and best practice guidance.
• Detailed understanding of Welfare Benefits and their interaction within the Social Housing sector.
• Access to transport to travel between locations is required for this role.
• Disclosure Scotland and Right to Work checks are mandatory for this role

Employee Benefits: Why Join Cairn?

We’re committed to creating a workplace where you can thrive. Here’s what you can expect:

• Flexible and hybrid working options.
• Health and wellbeing support.
• Tech and cycle-to-work schemes.
• Compassionate leave and more.

We value diversity and warmly welcome applications from all communities. Cairn is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.

Join Cairn Housing Association

At Cairn Housing Association, we’re passionate about creating great homes, delivering great services and offering great opportunities for our people.

We are currently looking for a Housing Officer to deliver a high‑quality, customer‑focused housing service in line with the Scottish Social Housing Charter. The post holder will based in our Tenancy South Team and will manage a designated patch. They will also be expected to work flexibly across tenancy management, income recovery, and independent living support. The post holder will support customers to sustain their homes, promote safe and thriving communities, and ensure compliance with legal and regulatory standards.

Key Responsibilities – What You’ll Do:

Principle Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Manage a designated patch, delivering effective tenancy and neighbourhood management services.
• Oversee the allocation and letting of homes, including viewings, tenancy sign-ups, settling-in visits, and liaison with Property Services to minimise void periods and ensure re-let standards are met.
• Administer all aspects of the tenancy lifecycle, including tenancy creation and termination, assignments, successions, subletting and lodger requests, in accordance with policy and legislation.
• Undertake tenancy visits, estate inspections, property checks and neighbourhood walkabouts, addressing environmental concerns and local community priorities.
• Promote sustainable tenancies through early intervention, customer support, partnership working and appropriate referrals to internal and external agencies.
• Investigate and resolve anti-social behaviour, neighbour disputes and community safety issues, using informal interventions and formal enforcement action where necessary.
• Prepare, submit and present cases for court action, including eviction proceedings where necessary, maintaining accurate records and evidencing compliance with legal requirements.
• Identify, respond to and escalate safeguarding concerns in line with organisational policies and statutory responsibilities.
• Maintain accurate records and manage a caseload effectively, ensuring timely progression of actions, compliance with procedures and a positive customer experience.
• For full details, please download the job description from our website.

Requirements – What We’re Looking For:

• Educated to HND level or other relevant professional qualifications with substantial experience within a housing role or similar role delivering a customer focused service.
• Significant Line management/supervisory experience.
• Knowledge of the social housing sector with detailed understanding of housing legislation and best practice guidance.
• Detailed understanding of Welfare Benefits and their interaction within the Social Housing sector.
• Access to transport to travel between locations is required for this role.
• Disclosure Scotland and Right to Work checks are mandatory for this role

Employee Benefits: Why Join Cairn?

We’re committed to creating a workplace where you can thrive. Here’s what you can expect:

• Flexible and hybrid working options.
• Health and wellbeing support.
• Tech and cycle-to-work schemes.
• Compassionate leave and more.

We value diversity and warmly welcome applications from all communities. Cairn is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.

The Senior Legal and Policy Manager leads Together's influencing and scrutiny work and manages the legal and policy team. The postholder supports the Director and Assistant Director’s relationships with the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Government, leads our annual State of Children's Rights report and our Implementation Strategy Group, and leads our access to justice work. Through these, the role is central to holding Scotland to account for its implementation of the UNCRC and wider international human rights treaties.

The role oversees the quality of Together’s legal and policy work, including our legal analysis, consultation responses and committee submissions, and assuring the legal content of our training and consultancy. In doing so it ensures that the specialist expertise held in the legal and policy team reaches every part of Together's work.

Working closely with the Director, and alongside the Assistant Director and the Child Rights Implementation Manager, the postholder ensures that learning from our members and from our capacity building work informs Together's influencing, and that our influencing in turn shapes what we offer members.

About Together

Together (Scottish Alliance for Children's Rights) has a vision of Scotland becoming a place where all babies, children and young people can grow up in an atmosphere of happiness, love and understanding. To achieve this, we work with our membership to take action to ensure that babies, children and young people growing up in Scotland have all their human rights respected, protected, and fulfilled, all the time. Our three strategic priorities reflect a holistic approach to achieving our mission, focusing on proactive measures, responsive actions, and building the strength of the children's rights community to ensure the rights of every baby, child and young person in Scotland. Together is at the forefront of influencing policy, enhancing understanding, and ensuring the integration of children's rights across all aspects of life in Scotland, making us a pivotal voice and authority on children's rights.

Our values

• Courageous: We are independent, and we challenge when we need to. We always stand up for children's human rights.
• Collaborative: We involve, engage, and consult our members, children and young people, parents and carers. We are representative, open, and transparent in all we do.
• Constructive: We do things in a respectful way. We support all those we work with and for to reach their full potential.
• Inclusive: We actively enable everyone to participate equally and with dignity, especially those babies, children and young people whose rights are most at risk.
• Creative: We bring fun and creativity to everything we do, embracing imaginative and innovative thinking.

Following successful incorporation of the UNCRC into Scots law, Together is working to ensure this new law becomes reality for children. The post-holder will play a crucial role in supporting Scotland to implement children’s rights, by supporting adults across Scotland to use law and policy in practical ways.

The Child Rights Implementation Manager leads the planning and delivery of Together's capacity building work, with a particular focus on our Communities of Practice, and leads the growth of our membership. The postholder designs and drives the Community of Practice model and delivers both Communities of Practice, building the capacity of members and public bodies to embed a children's human rights approach in their own practice.

The role requires the confidence to interpret children's human rights law and policy to shape and drive capacity building activity like training, consultancy and Communities of Practice, drawing on the legal and policy team where deeper analysis is needed. This is also the route by which practice evidence reaches Together's influencing work, through the analysis and learning summaries drawn from Together’s capacity building activity.

The postholder works to the Assistant Director, who sets the strategic direction for capacity building and consultancy, and works closely with the Senior Legal and Policy Manager and the Senior Legal and Policy Officer so that evidence and learning move in both directions between Together's two teams.

About Together

Together (Scottish Alliance for Children's Rights) has a vision of Scotland becoming a place where all babies, children and young people can grow up in an atmosphere of happiness, love and understanding. To achieve this, we work with our membership to take action to ensure that babies, children and young people growing up in Scotland have all their human rights respected, protected, and fulfilled, all the time. Our three strategic priorities reflect a holistic approach to achieving our mission, focusing on proactive measures, responsive actions, and building the strength of the children's rights community to ensure the rights of every baby, child and young person in Scotland. Together is at the forefront of influencing policy, enhancing understanding, and ensuring the integration of children's rights across all aspects of life in Scotland, making us a pivotal voice and authority on children's rights.

Our values

• Courageous: We are independent, and we challenge when we need to. We always stand up for children's human rights.
• Collaborative: We involve, engage, and consult our members, children and young people, parents and carers. We are representative, open, and transparent in all we do.
• Constructive: We do things in a respectful way. We support all those we work with and for to reach their full potential.
• Inclusive: We actively enable everyone to participate equally and with dignity, especially those babies, children and young people whose rights are most at risk.
• Creative: We bring fun and creativity to everything we do, embracing imaginative and innovative thinking.

George Watson’s College is one of Scotland’s leading independent schools, with a proud history spanning more than 280 years. The school is committed to nurturing ambition, realising potential and fostering a strong sense of belonging, with a clear purpose to be the making of every child. Through the generosity of its community of former and current pupils, parents, staff and friends, the school is building on this legacy to expand opportunities, enhance facilities and ensure that every young person can thrive.

The school is now seeking an experienced and creative Senior Philanthropy Officer to join its Development Team and play a key role in growing philanthropic support and advancing its fundraising ambitions. This is an exciting opportunity to shape and deliver individual giving and legacy fundraising programmes, strengthen supporter relationships and help secure the resources that will make a lasting difference to pupils and the wider School community.

Reporting to the Head of Development, the Senior Philanthropy Officer will lead the planning, delivery and evaluation of a range of fundraising campaigns and engagement programmes. These will include annual appeals, giving days, capital appeals, the Legacy Programme and Patron Programmes, alongside support for priority initiatives such as Foundation Places, the Enrichment Fund, Sport, and the Creative and Performing Arts. The postholder will develop compelling, multi-channel campaigns and meaningful supporter journeys that inspire giving, encourage long-term engagement and demonstrate the impact of philanthropy.

A key priority will be growing sustainable individual giving and legacy income through effective campaign management, thoughtful stewardship and a strong understanding of donor motivations. Using data, insight and performance analysis, the postholder will monitor results, identify opportunities for growth and continually improve fundraising activity. Working collaboratively with colleagues across Development, Admissions, Marketing and the wider School, they will help create engaging communications, build a culture of regular giving and ensure supporters receive an excellent experience at every stage of their relationship with the school.

To succeed in this role, you will be an experienced fundraiser with a proven track record in individual giving, direct marketing or legacy fundraising, and experience delivering successful multi-channel campaigns. You will bring creativity, strong analytical skills and excellent written and verbal communication, alongside the ability to manage complex projects, interpret fundraising data and build effective relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders. Organised, proactive and collaborative, you will be passionate about education and able to communicate the purpose and impact of George Watson’s College with authenticity and conviction.

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated fundraising professional to make a tangible contribution to the future of George Watson’s College. By developing meaningful relationships, inspiring greater philanthropic support and delivering impactful fundraising programmes, the successful candidate will help create opportunities for young people, strengthen the school’s community and support its ambition to be the making of every child.

Mentor 1

• 15 hours per week, term time only, working 39 weeks of the year
• Monday at Tynecastle High School (7.5 hours)
• Wednesday at Broughton High School (7.5 hours)
• £14.29 per hour, plus holiday pay, salary payments are spread equally throughout the year

Mentor 2

• 22.5 hours per week, term time only, working 39 weeks of the year
• Monday at Tynecastle High School (7.5 hours)
• Wednesday at Wester Hailes High School (7.5 hours)
• Thursday at Craigroyston High School (7.5 hours)
• £14.29 per hour plus holiday pay, salary payments are spread equally throughout the year

About Light Up Learning

Light Up Learning (LUL) was founded in 2015 and works in partnership with high schools to address equality and access issues in education and disengagement in the traditional classroom setting. Mentors provide a unique form of one-to-one, interest-led mentoring for young people, in 13 schools in Edinburgh, the Lothians and the Borders who have experienced disadvantage. Light Up Learning is a remote organisation, Mentors work out of schools and can complete admin tasks remotely when required

The Role

We are looking for creative, passionate and reliable individuals to join our dedicated team of Mentors. The role involves providing one-to-one, interest-led mentoring to young people in high schools and centres around building positive, trusting relationships. If you are passionate about working with young people, curious and enthusiastic about learning and want to work to tackle inequality in education, then we'd love to hear from you. You might already have experience in mentoring, youth work, education or working in schools, but we are also interested in people who have developed relevant skills through other paid or voluntary experience. The successful candidates will be subject to PVG and reference checks

Firefly International’s vision is to promote peace, stability and tolerance in communities affected by war. We support locally-led projects in areas severely affected by conflict that provide safe and inclusive spaces for children to learn and thrive. By focusing on education, the arts, health and well-being, we help to reduce local tensions and promote peaceful dialogue. Currently we support projects in Bosnia Herzegovina and Syria, and support Palestinian communities through funding to partners in Palestine and Egypt.

Firefly International is looking for a part-time Fundraising Manager to lead our work on fundraising, including individual and legacy giving.

The Fundraising Manager position is a new post for Firefly International. This position has been made possible through a specific three-year grant we have been awarded to improve our organisational capacity and strengthen our fundraising systems, in particular for individual and legacy giving. We are currently reviewing our supporter stewardship and finalising a strategy for legacy and in memory giving and this post will be key for its delivery.

The main purpose of this post is to lead the development of this work on legacy giving and related organisational capacity development, to play a key role in Firefly’s wider fundraising and to co-ordinate closely with other colleagues in our small team of four, particularly those working on finance and on communications and external engagement.

The objective of this post is to strengthen Firefly’s current fundraising approaches and systems with the ultimate aim of increasing the charity’s income and thereby the support available for our partners and the children our joint work serves.

Responsiblities

The Fundraising Manager will be responsible for:

- Leading work to develop and deliver Firefly’s legacy fundraising approach as a key element within a wider fundraising strategy including in memory giving, community fundraising, etc.

- Identifying related capacity improvements required (e.g. database use, CRM information quality, external communications materials, etc.) and implementing such improvements.

- Contributing to Firefly’s wider fundraising strategy development and delivery.

- Representing Firefly when required, for example at meetings with potential donors, supporters or at fundraising events.

- Helping to shape strategies for, and undertaking, supporter engagement and stewardship.

- Managing key relationships across the Firefly team, Board, with supporters, their families and important interlocutors such as solicitors.

This Fundraising Manager post has no supervisory responsibilities. However, responsibilities may periodically, and in agreement with the post-holder, involve the oversight and support of volunteers or interns.

Person Specifications

Required experience and qualifications for this Fundraising Manager role would include:

- At least 3 years’ experience of fundraising.

- At least 3 years’ experience of supporter stewardship and engagement.

- Sensitivity and strong communication skills – the ability to engage a variety of people on potentially difficult topics and advocate and express themselves clearly.

- People skills and experience of relationship management.

- Attention to detail and a methodical approach to internal systems and external communications.

- Experience of financial management and analysis of fundraising income.

- Experience of and competence in using CRM systems, preferably Donorfy (Firefly’s CRM).

- Understanding of the constraints of a small charity, and willingness to be adaptable and supportive member of a small team.

- Fluent English and strong written and verbal communication skills.

Desirable experience and qualifications for this Fundraising Manager role would include:

- Experience of legacy and in memory fundraising.

- Membership of Chartered Institute of Fundraising.

- Knowledge of the Scottish charity sector and/or of global development work.

- Knowledge and experience of ‘in memory’ giving.

- Knowledge and experience of fundraising for charity endowment funds.

- Training qualifications in CRM systems and/or fundraising.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK or be eligible to obtain the right to work in the UK by the start date. Firefly International is not able to sponsor a visa for this role.