We’re looking for an enthusiastic and skilled worker to lead the delivery of our North Edinburgh Futures programme — a new early intervention project offering safe, engaging, co designed youth work for 10–15 year olds during evenings and weekends.

You will:

• Plan & deliver high quality youth work sessions, workshops & trips
• Lead & support a team of sessional youth workers
• Build positive relationships with young people & families
• Reduce barriers to participation and promote inclusion
• Strengthen partnerships with schools, organisations & specialist providers
• Maintain accurate monitoring records & support reporting to funders
• Promote safeguarding, trauma informed practice & reflective learning
• Work flexibly, including evenings & weekends

You need:

• Minimum 4 years’ experience working with young people in a youth work or related setting
• Experience planning, delivering and evaluating group activities
• Strong safeguarding knowledge and confidence supporting staff
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a wider team
• Understanding of trauma informed, inclusive practice
• Social media confidence
• Experience supporting staff/volunteers (desirable)
• Driving licence or willingness to gain minibus training (desirable)

Upside

This Scottish Government funded programme will deliver inclusive voluntary throughcare services across Scotland for men, women and young people serving a short-term sentence or following a period on remand. A collaborative and relationship-based partnership model underpins delivery to support to achieve positive outcomes for people and wider communities. Improving reintegration and wellbeing ultimately improves lives and reduces re-offending.

We are recruiting a values-driven individual to join our Sacro delivery team in the following role:

0.5 FTE Throughcare Community Worker based in Fife covering Males, Females and YP.

Your role will be to support people returning to their community following a short-term sentence or period on remand providing relational and practical support that is tailored and responsive to the needs of the person. Working collaboratively with Throughcare Prison Worker colleagues and a range of partners you will support in co-ordinated pre-release planning to ensure a person’s journey is effectively supported. This will involve supporting connections to local, and specialist, services where appropriate and importantly wider community connections.

You will have the ability to establish trusting and genuine relationships with compassionate approaches front and centre. You will be self-motivated and understand the importance of collaboration and working in partnership across organisations and sectors to support the best outcomes for people. You will be keen to support your team, Pod area and wider service delivery demonstrating flexibility to service demand as required.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to be involved in shaping and delivering a new high-profile government funded project, that is truly making a difference to people’s lives.

This role will involve working as part of a dynamic local team with workers from across Partner organisations. Primarily remotely, with some work expected at our designated work hub (Edinburgh/Glasgow/Kirkcaldy) and travel as required to support engagement events across the partnership. Being educated to at least SVQ level 3 or equivalent is desirable. Experience of supporting individuals in a community setting, a current driving licence and use of a car for work and being computer literate with proficient experience of Microsoft tools are essential.

Don’t meet every single requirement?

Studies show that women and Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic people are less likely to apply for a job unless they meet every qualification. So, if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with the job description, we’d love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within Sacro.

This post is subject to a satisfactory Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership record.

We offer some great benefits, including family friendly policies, flexible and hybrid working and work-life balance. We also have generous annual leave entitlement, employee wellbeing scheme, cycle to work scheme, pension scheme and death in service, enhanced company sick pay. We will offer learning and development, progression and qualifications with the opportunity for growth and development.

We welcome applications from individuals who share Sacro’s aims and values and want to engage with those we support to help them move on to a more secure, settled and fulfilling life and value diversity from all sections of the community.

Do you have a heart for young people, a passion for faith and the energy to help pre teens/teenagers feel they truly belong?

Fairmilehead Parish Church, Edinburgh, is seeking an enthusiastic and caring Sunday Youth Worker to help grow and develop our teenage group within the life of our church, building relationships, encouraging faith and creating a space where young people feel safe, valued and excited to come along.

What the role involves:

• Leading and growing a teenage group on Sunday mornings from 10:15am to 12:15pm.

• Supporting young people in their faith journey in creative and relevant ways

• Organising a fun, social outing once a month to build friendships and community

• Organising a yearly fundraiser

• Working alongside the Minister and volunteers to shape an engaging youth programme

What we’re looking for:

A proven track record of working with young people

A background in church or Christian youth work. The successful candidate will be a committed Christian with an active church connection (Genuine Occupational Requirement in terms of the Equality Act 2010).

Someone creative, relational and reliable who has a genuine desire to invest in teenagers and help them flourish

What we offer:

Pro rata pay according to qualifications and experience.

A supportive church community

The chance to make a real and lasting difference

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

You will be responsible for supporting people living with dementia to achieve good outcomes using a range of therapeutic interventions, resources and activities as appropriate. Working as part of the Registered and Commissioned Services/Community Connections team you will have responsibility for ensuring that services are of the highest quality and meet Alzheimer Scotland’s vision for unique therapeutic, highly person-centred support.

You will work with the wider team and Day Services Manager to ensure safe practice and delivery of high-quality, person-centred, therapeutic Registered and Commissioned Services/Community Connections, ensuring practice complies with Alzheimer Scotland’s policies. You will contribute to evidencing, reviewing and continually improving the quality of the services and will participate in internal audit and Care Inspectorate inspections.

You may operate within a building-based Day Care or as part of a Community Connection team delivering Community Groups and Outreach services across an allocated area. At times, this will involve working without supervision in the absence of the Day Services Manager.

You will work with the wider team to evidence that services meet Alzheimer Scotland’s Quality Guarantees, Scotland’s Health and Social Care standards and other quality frameworks including those of the Care Inspectorate where relevant. This includes ensuring that the activities and support offered meet the identified personal outcomes of those attending the services.

What you’ll have

The successful candidate will have a good understanding and/or experience of working with or supporting people living with dementia and their families. This will include an understanding of the benefit of high quality, evidence based therapeutic activity, ongoing evaluation, quality assurance and continuous improvement.

Knowledge and understanding of the Health and Social Care Standards and SSSC codes of practice and the Care Inspectorate and their role in registered services.

Understanding and knowledge of dementia, mild cognitive impairment and Brain Health and experience of working with or supporting people living with dementia and their families.

The successful candidate will have a recognised professional qualification in health, social work or related field, to SCQF Level 6 (SVQ 2)

This post requires a full driving licence and access to a car.

At Edinburgh Napier University, we are committed to providing a safe and protected university environment where all students are supported to fulfil their potential.

Our Safeguarding team provides high quality, professional services to support students who may be at risk of harm, exploitation or who are experiencing complex welfare issues, including students who have experienced, or are at risk of, Gender-Based Violence or hate incidents.

Currently, we are recruiting a full time Student Safeguarding Adviser to join the team to provide valuable advice, guidance and support to both staff and students on a range of complex safeguarding issues, to enable management and mitigation of risk.

The Role:

This is a challenging but highly rewarding role where your main focus will be on supporting students to manage their own risk through implementing practical interventions.

The post will give you the opportunity to use your experience and expertise in delivering services for survivors of sexual violence and hate incidents, to case manage students who may be at risk of harm, exploitation or who are experiencing complex welfare issues.

Your knowledge of the national and HEI landscape relating to gender-based violence and hate incidents will also serve you well as you make referrals to specialist services and undertake partnership work with both internal and external colleagues, including NHS services, Social Care Direct, Police Scotland and Third Sector organisations.

The post also has a strategic and capacity building element supporting the delivery of the University’s Joint Strategy Preventing and Tackling Gender Based Violence and Hate Incidents.

As such, you will be in an excellent position to develop your skills and knowledge through active engagement with external networks and participation in appropriate national events, in order to keep abreast of contemporary safeguarding issues, informing your practice and developing and refining processes within Edinburgh Napier.

This is an excellent opportunity to play a primary role in the implementation of the University’s Student Safeguarding Framework and to position yourself as an expert and leader in your field.

What we will need from you:

• Post graduate qualification in a relevant subject eg. Social Work, Community Education, Mental Health OR demonstrated relevant experience.
• Experience of delivering a service for survivors of sexual violence and/or hate incidents.
• Expertise and knowledge of the national and HEI landscape relating to gender-based violence and hate incidents.
• Significant experience in supporting physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.
• Membership of Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG) (or willingness to apply)

Benefits we offer:

Salary: £37,694 - £46,049 p/a (depending on experience) + Pension (Employer contribution of 17.6%)

41 days (31 days flexible + 10 fixed) paid annual leave per annum

Further information about our benefits can be found here.

An exciting opportunity has become available to join Families Outside as our Regional Family Support Coordinator. If you are passionate about making a difference for families impacted by imprisonment and working to tackle and reduce stigma, we want to hear from you. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Regional Family Support Coordinator (RFSC) to support and promote the work of Families Outside in Edinburgh & the Lothians.

Role Summary:

• Hours: 28 hours per week

• Contract: 2-year fixed term contract (renewal subject to funding)

• Starting salary: Families Outside Scale Points 29-34 and updated annually subject to appraisal and where funds allow. Starting salary £29,467 pro rata (0.8FTE)

• Probation period: A probationary period of 6 months will apply.

• Location: Based in Edinburgh, with some work in the Lothians

Staff Benefits:

• 25 flexible leave days plus 10 public holidays (pro rata)

• 4% matched contribution workplace pension scheme

• Hybrid & flexible working

• Employee Assistance Programme (Health Assured)

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Laptop and mobile phone for all staff

The Role:

At Families Outside, we're the only national charity in Scotland working solely to support families affected by imprisonment.

Joining the East of Scotland regional team, within our national Family Support Team, the Regional Family Support Coordinator will support people living in the Edinburgh and Lothians area who have a family member in prison. They will:

• Support families at home and in their community via 1:1, family, and/or peer support

• Work closely with key professionals including prison staff and prison visitors centre staff to provide advice, information, and guidance on a range of issues

• Raise awareness with key professionals within the local community about the impact of imprisonment and our work to improve outcomes for families

• Work closely with HMP Edinburgh, contributing to meetings and events that support the rights of children and families affected by imprisonment

About You:

We are looking for an individual who is:

• Experienced in working with, and alongside families in a creative and flexible way

• Rights-focused in their work and all they do

• Trauma-informed and is willing to understand the impact of imprisonment upon families

• Skilled and knowledgeable in working with people to overcome challenges they face in their day-to-day life

• A confident and effective contributor to working in partnership with others to meet families’ needs.

If you are an experienced professional with social work, community work, family support, or other appropriate experience and are passionate about making a difference for families impacted by imprisonment, then we want to hear from you.

About Us

Families Outside is the only national charity in Scotland that works solely to support families affected by imprisonment. Imprisonment can often have a huge impact on the things that matter most to families: money and secure housing, safe and connected relationships at home and in the community, and the emotional health and wellbeing of families. Families Outside is dedicated to providing a range of practical, social, and emotional support to people with someone in prison that are relationship-based, prison-aware, and family-focused.

Help us make sure no family faces the impact of imprisonment alone.

Change Mental Health is a leading national mental health charity providing unique support to people with severe and enduring mental ill health. With over 50 years’ experience across Scotland, they believe people affected by poor mental health and illness deserve the highest quality of support in the community and that every person has the right to be valued and to share in the opportunities, challenges, and joys of everyday life.

The charity’s goal is to change mental health services for the better: to make them more accessible, more people centered and of a higher quality. Change Mental Health want to do exactly what their name suggests; to change the stigma around mental health and mental illness, so that more people can access the support they need.

Fundraising at Change Mental Health is highly relational and deeply people focused. This brand new Fundraiser role offers the chance to build meaningful relationships with supporters, volunteers, community groups and businesses, many of whom are motivated by personal connections to mental health. Each week in the Fundraiser role will be different, and much of the role takes place outside the office, including attending events, meeting fundraisers, visiting corporate partners and representing Change Mental Health across Scotland.

This role could suit someone with experience within a fundraising team who is looking to broaden their scope, work in a national charity or work for a cause thats positively impacting mental health.

Are you passionate about building global communities and creating meaningful connections?

Join the University of Strathclyde as an Alumni Relations Officer and play a key role in engaging a worldwide network of over 230,000 graduates.

Strathclyde’s alumni community spans the globe - from the UK and Europe to North America, Asia and the Middle East. As part of our Alumni & Development team, you’ll help bring this network to life through events, volunteering

opportunities and inspiring communications that celebrate alumni success and strengthen lifelong connections with the University.

What you’ll do

You will build and nurture relationships with alumni volunteers and ambassadors across key international regions, supporting the growth of local networks and working closely with volunteers to develop meaningful activity in their areas. Alongside this, you will plan and deliver a varied programme of events in Scotland and internationally, helping bring the alumni community together. You’ll also create engaging content - across social media, newsletters and case studies - to showcase alumni impact and achievements, while collaborating with colleagues and stakeholders across the University to strengthen and enhance alumni engagement initiatives.

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone with experience in relationship management, stakeholder engagement or volunteer coordination, who brings strong communication skills and the ability to connect with diverse, global audiences. You’ll be confident leading conversations with senior stakeholders and comfortable representing the University in a variety of settings. A proactive, self-starting approach is essential, with the ability to turn ideas into action, alongside a genuine interest in international engagement and community-building.

Why join us?

You’ll be part of a collaborative and forward-thinking team, working at the heart of a globally connected university. This is an opportunity to shape how we engage with our alumni community worldwide -strengthening partnerships, celebrating achievements and making a lasting impact.

For informal enquiries, please contact Suzanne Favre, Alumni Relations Manager at suzanne.favre@strath.ac.uk.

Purpose of the Role

To oversee and deliver the charity’s marketing and communications activity across brand, digital engagement, campaigns and supporter communications, while leading and developing the team to maximise awareness, engagement and income opportunities.

Further information on the role can be found in the attached recruitment pack and on our website.

Glasgow West Housing Association Ltd is a voluntary, not for profit organisation and a registered charity. With history dating back to 1978, we have a vision of shaping thriving communities. With over 1500 rented properties: Homes are our purpose, service and sustainability is our priority.

We are looking for a highly motivated Technical Officer to join our Technical Division. The Technical Officer will play a key role in delivering high-quality asset management and investment programmes across GWHA’s housing stock. The postholder will demonstrate strong technical and specialist knowledge to support the protection of property assets through the delivery of major works, cyclical maintenance, common fabric repairs and component replacement programmes.

Working collaboratively with colleagues, consultants, contractors and stakeholders, the successful candidate will assist with procurement and contract administration, maintaining comprehensive and accurate records, reporting and administrative systems. The role requires a commitment to enhanced customer service through the provision of quality advice, information and support to residents, owners and stakeholders, ensuring all works comply with relevant legislative, regulatory and health and safety requirements.

The successful individual will have demonstrable project delivery experience and risk, compliance awareness, professionalism and competence to reflect core responsibilities and scope of role.

Relevant professional experience is essential. A professional or vocational qualification, and understanding of property factoring services is desirable.

List of Key Tasks

• Support the delivery of planned, cyclical and ad hoc works programmes, including SHQS, EESSH and component replacement initiatives, as directed.
• Undertake property inspections to assess condition, compliance and investment need, contributing to asset management and investment planning, including associated day-to-day updates to/and reporting from asset management software, databases and mobile working solutions.
• Assist in procurement and contract administration activities, including:
  • Preparation of business case options appraisals, specifications and schedules of works
  • Supporting tender documentation and submission processes
  • Assisting with tender evaluation exercises
  • Supporting pre and post contract administration in line with GWHA procurement strategy.
• Undertake site visits to monitor works on site, attending contract meetings as required and escalating issues appropriately.
• Support the Senior Technical Officer / Technical Manager in contract management activities, ensuring contractor compliance with quality, cost, programme and health and safety requirements.
• Assess and support the management of contractor performance, reporting concerns, trends or risks.
• Liaise with tenants, residents, private owners and stakeholders regarding planned and live works, contributing to effective communication; complaint mitigation, and complaint handling.
• Represent GWHA at resident meetings and site based engagements where appropriate.
• Scrutinise invoices and valuations for accuracy and value for money prior to processing within delegated authority.
• Assist with risk assessments, compliance reporting and preparation of performance or governance reports.

For the full role profile please see our website.

In return, GWHA offer generous EVH Terms and Conditions including:

• 25 days annual leave and 15 public holidays
• defined contribution pension scheme
• Death in Service Benefit
• Flexible working practices including flexi time, enhanced occupational maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
• Cycle to work scheme
• Specific GWHA benefits including; annual service commitment award, long service award and additional festive leave
• Professional development & training opportunities

Post subject to satisfactory Disclosure Check.