We are a charity with decades of experience supporting people across Scotland, providing those who need us with support that ranges from Mental Health, Learning Disability and Neurodiversity, Youth and Adult Homelessness and Older People services.

Guided by our values of Respect and Compassion, we empower both the people we support and our colleagues to Thrive every day

Why Work With Us?

At Care Support Scotland caring isn’t just a job — it’s who we are. Join our dedicated team and help transform lives while growing your own career.

• Pension contributions matched up to 6%
• Financial Flexibility – Access your wages as you earn them with our Earned Wage Access benefit.
• Employee Assistance Programme through HSF
• Contribution to HSF Health Plan – supporting your everyday health needs
• Generous annual leave – 33 days including public holidays, increasing with service
• Supportive absence policies to help when you need time off
• Death in Benefit Cover – 2x annual salary
• Support with funded qualifications
• Career development and progression opportunities

About the Service:

Midlothian Temporary Accommodation Partnership (MTAP) Covers a number of services, providing homelessness support, prevention, emergency and temporary accommodation across Midlothian. We provide Housing Support, Tenancy Support, Housing First and Temporary and Emergency Accommodation services, including self-contained flats for young people and families, as well as emergency accommodation hostels.

Who We Are Looking For

We’re looking for a values-led, compassionate and confident Team Leader to oversee a number of services within the Midlothian area on a 6-month temporary contract. Someone who can provide strong leadership while keeping the people we support at the heart of everything they do.

Experience within homelessness is welcomed, but it isn’t essential. We recognise that strong leadership skills are transferable from other sectors. What matters most is that you share our values of Compassion, Respect and Thrive, are willing to learn and can lead and develop others

Compassion

• Be visible, approachable and supportive, particularly when situations are challenging.
• Lead with empathy and promote trauma-informed practice, encouraging staff to meet people where they are at.
• Support staff wellbeing while maintaining clear expectations and boundaries.

Respect

• Lead by example, treating people fairly, consistently and with dignity.
• Communicate openly and have honest, constructive conversations when standards are not being met.
• Take ownership, make decisions and follow through on agreed actions.

Thrive

• Develop and empower staff to grow in confidence and take responsibility within their roles.
• Recognise good practice, celebrate achievements and encourage reflective learning.
• Be solution-focused and look for opportunities to improve how the team and service work.

Above all, we’re looking for the right person and the right values. We want someone who can bring out the best in others, maintain high standards and create an environment where both staff and the people we support can thrive.

Role and Responsibilities

• Apply your knowledge of best practice, codes of practice and current regulations in the social care sector and ensure the provision of a high quality and socially inclusive service
• Manage support plans and contribute to support reviews alongside Service Managers
• Work with Service Managers on service referrals and staff interviewing & selection procedures
• Assist in monitoring the service’s progress against an agreed business plan including evaluating work and implementing changes to improve results
• Develop, implement and monitor action plans for any team-led changes or external recommendations from the Care Inspectorate, Quality Assurance or Business Assurance
• Contribute, in consultation with the Service Manager and the Finance team, each year’s budget and ensure the financial targets are met
• Develop constructive relationships with national and local statutory, voluntary and community agencies to ensure appropriate resources, support and understanding of the service
• Deputise for the Service Manager, assuming the responsibilities in their absence.

Essential Skills and Attributes

• At least 3 years’ experience of support/care services
• Experience providing support and development to a team
• Partnership working and collaboration
• IT literacy and ability to use and understand data to make informed service decisions
• Qualified to the level required by the SSSC as a manager in housing support services and care at home services,orwillingness to work towards and to successfully complete qualification within the SSSC specified timeframe.

Additional Notes

• Shift work, weekend work may be a requirement of this role.
• PVG scheme membership & SSSC registration are requirements of this post
• Please note, you will be asked to provide evidence of your eligibility to work in the UK.
• We reserve the right to bring the closing date forward if a suitable candidate is identified.

We have an exciting opportunity for a confident and organised Project Coordinator to help deliver iCare: Identifying Carers, Advancing Recognition and Equality. Funded by The National Lottery Community Fund (TNLCF), iCare is an ambitious five-year system-change project.

Working with carers, practitioners and NHS partners, the project will address barriers to support and drive changes in practice to improve earlier and more consistent identification of unpaid carers across the Lothians. It will support the development of an early carer identification blueprint, strengthen good carer conversations using the Adult Carer Support Plan (ACSP) framework, and co-design and implement a new integrated digital carer identification platform.

The postholder will join a project team comprising an iCare Project & Systems Manager, based within VOCAL, and Project Coordinators covering Midlothian, East Lothian and West Lothian. The East and West Lothian Project Coordinators will be employed and managed by Carers of East Lothian and CoWL (Carers of West Lothian) respectively. All four roles will work closely together to deliver shared priorities, promote consistent practice and support learning across the Lothians.

The Project Coordinator for West Lothian will undertake a range of duties, including:

• Supporting the day-to-day delivery of iCare by maintaining clear work plans, action logs and records, and ensuring effective follow-up across project workstreams.
• Building positive working relationships with the wider project team, carers, CoWL colleagues, NHS and community partners, and other carer centres.
• Supporting meaningful carer involvement through the development and coordination of a Carers Assembly, ensuring that carers lived experience helps shape project priorities, changes in practice and digital development.
• Planning and supporting focus groups, workshops, briefings and training sessions with carers and practitioners.
• Supporting co-design and user testing of a digital carer identification platform, while ensuring digital options complement rather than replace non-digital support.
• Gathering feedback and data, and contributing to project learning, evaluation and reporting to the funder.

About you

You will understand unpaid caring and the impact it can have on carers’ health and wellbeing. You will also have a good understanding of the carer support landscape, including the role of Adult Carer Support Plans and the responsibilities of statutory health and social care partners. You will bring experience of supporting a project or service, working collaboratively with others, and engaging people in a respectful and inclusive way. You will also have strong organisational and administrative skills, clear written and verbal communication, digital confidence, and the ability to hold sensitive, person-centred and outcomes-focused conversations.

About Tourette Scotland

Tourette Scotland is the national charity supporting people with Tourette Syndrome and their families across Scotland.

We work to provide information, support, education and advocacy, while promoting understanding, inclusion and acceptance of Tourette Syndrome and associated neurodivergent conditions.

The Role

We are seeking enthusiastic and compassionate Sessional Profile Workers to support children, young people and adults with Tourette Syndrome and other neurodivergent conditions.

The successful candidate will work directly with individuals and families to develop personalised profiles that highlight strengths, support needs and practical strategies to help others better understand the person's experience. You will also provide information, guidance and signposting to help individuals access appropriate support and services.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about neurodiversity, inclusion and empowering people living with such conditions.

Key Responsibilities

• Meet with individuals and families online/in-person to gather information and understand their experiences.
• Develop high-quality, person-centred profiles that reflect strengths, needs and preferred support strategies.
• Promote neuro-affirming, trauma-informed and strengths-based approaches throughout all work.
• Provide information, guidance and signposting to relevant services and resources.
• Liaise with schools, health professionals, social work and other agencies where appropriate.
• Maintain accurate records and comply with GDPR and safeguarding requirements.
• Represent Tourette Scotland professionally and uphold the values of the organisation.

Essential Criteria

• Relevant qualification or experience within health, social care, education, counselling, youth work, psychology, occupational therapy, nursing, social work or other relevant field.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build trusting relationships with children, young people, adults and families.
• Knowledge and understanding of neurodivergence, including Tourette Syndrome, Autism and ADHD.
• Understanding of neuro-affirming and person-centred practice.
• Ability to work independently and manage a varied workload.
• Good organisational and time-management skills.
• Competent IT skills, including Microsoft Office and online meeting platforms.
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Desirable Criteria

• Lived experience of Tourette Syndrome or neurodivergence.
• Experience of supporting neurodivergent individuals and families.
• Knowledge of GIRFEC, Additional Support for Learning (ASL) legislation and the Equality Act 2010.
• Experience of partnership working across health, education, social work or the third sector.
• Experience of report writing, profile development or advocacy work.
• Relevant postgraduate training or specialist neurodevelopmental training.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for someone who is:

• Compassionate, empathetic and approachable.
• Passionate about improving outcomes for neurodivergent people.
• Flexible and able to adapt to changing needs.
• Committed to inclusion, acceptance and empowerment.
• Motivated to support individuals to have their voices heard.

Our Values

At Tourette Scotland we promote:

• Support and Compassion
• Inclusion and Acceptance
• Awareness and Education
• Partnership and Collaboration
• Respect and Empowerment

Carers of East Lothian is a values-driven local charity making a real impact in the community supporting adults who care for family and friends. We have an excellent reputation, gaining recognition through the Carers Trust ‘Excellence for Carers’ Award and have secured the contract to deliver adult carer services across East Lothian for an initial two-year period and a total period of up to six years, to 2031. We are a Carer Positive Exemplary employer, Disability Confident Committed and a Living Wage employer. We are currently recruiting for the following opportunity:

iCare Project Coordinator

We have an exciting opportunity for a confident and organised Project Coordinator to help deliver iCare: Identifying Carers, Advancing Recognition and Equality. Funded by The National Lottery Community Fund (TNLCF), iCare is an ambitious five-year system-change project.

Working with carers, practitioners and NHS partners, the project will address barriers to support and drive changes in practice to improve earlier and more consistent identification of unpaid carers across the Lothians.

It will support the development of an early carer identification blueprint, strengthen good carer conversations using the Adult Carer Support Plan (ACSP) framework, and co-design and implement a new integrated digital carer identification platform.

The postholder will join a project team comprising an iCare Project & Systems Manager, based within VOCAL, and Project Coordinators covering Midlothian, East Lothian and West Lothian. The East and West Lothian Project Coordinators will be employed and managed by Carers of East Lothian and Carers of West Lothian respectively. All four roles will work closely together to deliver shared priorities, promote consistent practice and support learning across the Lothians.

The Project Coordinator for East Lothian will undertake a range of duties, including:

• Supporting the day-to-day delivery of iCare by maintaining clear work plans, action logs and records, and ensuring effective follow-up across project workstreams.

• Building positive working relationships with the wider project team, carers, CoEL colleagues, NHS and community partners, and other carer centres.

• Supporting meaningful carer involvement through the development and coordination of a Carers Assembly, ensuring that carers lived experience helps shape project priorities, changes in practice and digital development.

• Planning and supporting focus groups, workshops, briefings and training sessions with carers and practitioners.

• Supporting co-design and user testing of a digital carer identification platform, while ensuring digital options complement rather than replace non-digital support.

• Gathering feedback and data, and contributing to project learning, evaluation and reporting to the funder.

About you

You will understand unpaid caring and the impact it can have on carers’ health and wellbeing. You will also have a good understanding of the carer support landscape, including the role of Adult Carer Support Plans and the responsibilities of statutory health and social care partners. You will bring experience of supporting a project or service, working collaboratively with others, and engaging people in a respectful and inclusive way. You will also have strong organisational and administrative skills, clear written and verbal communication, digital confidence, and the ability to hold sensitive, person-centred and outcomes-focused conversations.

The purpose of the Programme Support Officer role is to provide administrative, operational, and co-ordination support that enables the effective delivery of programme activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality administrative support across all areas of programme activity

• Plan and organise meetings and events, including diary co-ordination, location logistics, preparation of agendas and minute-taking

• Financial support and data compliance, including processing purchase orders, invoices and payments, and data collation and maintenance

• Develop, implement, and continuously improve office systems, policies and administrative procedures

• Support in the production and distribution of materials used for engagement with parents and stakeholders

About You

We are looking for someone who has:

• Proven experience in an administrative, office management or executive assistant role

• Experience supporting or delivering programmes at a local level

• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities and competing deadlines

• High levels of empathy, passion, and care for those in our community

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to develop relationships

For more information about the role, please visit the Thrive At Five website.

About Us

Thrive at Five is focused on giving every child the best possible start in life. We know the foundations for life and learning are built in the earliest years, from pregnancy to five. By working alongside families, communities and local partners. We are committed to helping build stronger, more connected support so more children get what they need to thrive. Our values of listening, collaboration, kindness and endurance underpin everything we do.

We pride ourselves on creating a supportive and inclusive working environment where everyone can develop, contribute and succeed.

As well as a rewarding career, we offer a range of benefits, including:

• Competitive salary

• 25 annual leave days per year plus bank holidays

• Pension scheme

• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities (where applicable)

• Learning and development opportunities

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Family-friendly policies (including enhanced sick leave and maternity pay)

An exciting opportunity to join a team supporting people at risk of homelessness in a hospital setting

About the project

The Hospital In-reach service operates across 3 sites in Edinburgh; the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, the Western General Hospital and the Royal Edinburgh Hospital. The project supports people to complete courses of treatment within hospital, plan for a discharge into accommodation that suits their needs and provide follow up support to those with the most complex healthcare needs.

A quote from someone who used the service,

“You literally saved my life, I was sitting in my bed thinking I have nowhere to stay, and when they tell me to leave I will be on the streets in winter and won’t survive the cold or I would have to start using again and that would be it for me. Then you came into the ward to offer your service and it was like being sent an Angel to look out for me”

About the role

Working alongside clinicians in the hospital settings, you will provide one-to-one person-centred support to people in hospitals. You will work with individuals to enable them to identify housing options, personal outcomes and priorities for their health and wellbeing and link them to local support services and activities. The role works across multiple hospital sites, as well as community healthcare and accommodation settings. The role regularly involves lone working, with a need to work flexibly across multiple locations on any given day and can be physically demanding.

About you

You will have experience of working with people who are experiencing complex social and emotional circumstances, and a strong understanding of the challenges faced by people experiencing homelessness. You will use your excellent interpersonal skills to deliver effective one-to-one work as well as manage relationships with multiple partner agencies.

You will be resilient and thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment, with the ability to respond flexibly.

How we will support you

We will encourage you to be creative and innovative in your approach to supporting people.

You will be supported by friendly and close-knit team, have extensive opportunities for learning, and be a key part of the service development and systems change that makes up the current Health & Social Care landscape.

You’ll also have access to wider Cyrenians support, including our learning and development programme and staff wellbeing services.

About us

At Cyrenians we tackle the causes and consequences of homelessness. We understand that there are many routes into homelessness, and that there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach to supporting people towards more positive and stable futures. That’s why all our work is values-led and relationships-based.

Website: cyrenians.scot

Finance Officer - Clèir Eilean Ì The Church of Scotland in the Highlands and Hebrides

The Finance Officer will oversee the financial affairs of the Presbytery, ensuring compliance with good practice and statutory requirements, fulfil the role of Presbytery Treasurer and train, advise and support local congregational treasurers and book keepers.

You will be fully or part qualified and have experience and knowledge of accounting in the third sector along with expertise in financial policies and procedures, analysis and report writing. You will be able to work collaboratively using your strong communication skills.

To lead and manage the day-to-day operations of Glasgow Wood as a social enterprise, delivering sustainable wood recycling and reuse services, while working towards long-term financial self-sufficiency. The role is responsible for ensuring a safe, efficient and effective operational performance, and developing income-generating opportunities. This role also involves leading and supporting staff, promoting high standards of environmental, social and health and safety performance, all in collaboration with the Board of Directors, Managing Director and wider team

Key Accountabilities:

1. Lead the day-to-day operation of Glasgow Wood, ensuring the effective delivery of wood recycling, reuse and retail activities, in support of the organisation's social, environmental and commercial objectives.
2. Ensure all operational resources, including staff, facilities, plant, equipment and materials, are deployed efficiently and safely, to meet business needs.
3. Support the long-term sustainability of the organisation by identifying and implementing opportunities to increase income generation through wood recycling, reuse, sales and related activities.
4. Lead, motivate and manage operational staff, ensuring appropriate staffing levels, workforce planning and skills development, so that current and future business requirements are met.
5. Foster a positive, inclusive and high-performance culture that reflects the values and social goalsof Glasgow Wood.
6. Ensure Glasgow Wood delivers against its environmental, community and social enterprise objectives, by maximising the diversion of wood waste from landfill and creating positive outcomes for customers, staff and local communities.
7. Monitor and report on key operational, environmental and social performance indicators as required
8. Develop, implement and maintain effective operational systems, procedures and controls to support efficient financial, administrative and business processes.
9. Ensure accurate recording and reporting of operational and business information, including sales, invoicing, financial records, tonnage data, staff records and performance metrics.
10. Lead the implementation and ongoing management of health, safety and environmental compliance across all operational activities.
11. Ensure the organisation meets all statutory, regulatory and internal compliance requirements, promoting a culture of safe working at all times.
12. Work collaboratively with the Board of Directors and Managing Director to develop and maintain effective governance and risk management arrangements

Health and safety experience is essential.

For more information about the role, please download the job description below.

You will be helping children and young people with spina bifida and hydrocephalus feel unstoppable.

We believe every child and young person deserves opportunities to be creative, make connections, build confidence, and reach their potential.

As Creative Activities Worker, you will develop and deliver regular inclusive activities for children and young people. Working closely with families, schools, community organisations, and partner agencies, you will create opportunities that promote creativity, wellbeing, participation, and positive experiences.

You will coordinate a regular programme of activities designed to help children and young people with our conditions explore their creativity and support their wellbeing.

We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, creative, and committed to helping children and young people thrive.

What Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Scotland can offer you

Flexibility – We offer flexible working, including the opportunity to work from home or around caring responsibilities.

Supportive colleagues enabling you to express yourself – Our team values teamwork, learning, and continuous improvement. SBH Scotland staff gave a median score of 8 out of 10 for feeling supported to take risks with new ideas.

We also offer: Workplace pension scheme; salary sacrifice scheme; death in service benefit; childcare voucher scheme; paid Carers Leave; 30 days annual leave entitlement and 4 days Public Holidays; an additional day off for your birthday and wellbeing days.

We strongly encourage applications from disabled people and those with lived experience of disability or caring responsibilities. SBH Scotland is a Disability Confident employer.

For more information please download the job description below.

Community Volunteers Enabling You (COVEY) has operated across Lanarkshire for 32 years supporting 5,000 children, young people and parents/carers to become more resilient, safe and better equipped to reach their full potential. COVEY provides 1-1 and group-based befriending, mentoring and family support.

COVEY has an exciting opportunity available for a Coordinator to manage delivery of 1-1 and group-based befriending/mentoring support to children and young people.

COVEY’s consistent relationship-based support, which is centred on the participant’s needs, interests and hopes, improves health and wellbeing, social connections, confidence and increases their engagement with education, training, volunteering or employment.

As a Coordinator, you will have the ability to work collaboratively with children, young people, their families and others who support them. This will involve engaging with various, community, statutory and voluntary agencies and working in close partnership to support vulnerable families.

You would ideally have experience of supporting volunteers, managing a caseload, evaluation and monitoring. We are looking for someone who has a real passion around supporting those who are most vulnerable in our community.

What we offer

We offer a rewarding role with the opportunity to develop your skills and future career in an

enriching environment with the following benefits:

▪ 6% employer pension contribution

▪ 22 days annual leave (rising to up to 27 days) and 10 public holidays

▪ flexible working

▪ one special leave day to celebrate your birthday

▪ HSF Health plan for employees (and their spouse/partner and children) including dental and optical claim back, physio claim back, personal accident coverage, GP, mental health counselling, legal support, discounts for gym, cinema and shopping

▪ access to ScotWest Credit Union offering loans, mortgages and savings accounts