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

The Presbytery Support Officer is key to ensuring that all who contact the Presbytery have a positive experience with a warm, welcoming and helpful approach. Using your significant administration experience you will ensure all processes run smoothly and efficiently and the presbytery website and social media channels are kept up to date.

The Presbytery Support Officer will work closely with the Presbytery Clerk to ensure that those within the Presbytery are well resourced and supported.

Alongside office management duties such as minute taking, diary management and maintaining procedures, you will also bring strong interpersonal skills, enthusiasm, flexibility, creativity and approachability to this role.

For over 200 years, Right There has been at the forefront of supporting people and communities across Scotland. Each year, we work alongside almost 4,000 children, families and individuals affected by poverty, homelessness, addiction and fractured relationships.

We believe everyone deserves an equal chance to create a safe and supportive place to call home, not just a roof, but somewhere they feel protected, accepted and able to rebuild their lives. Every journey is different, so we tailor our response to the individual, challenge stereotypes and work without judgement.

As we respond to a national housing emergency and enter our next strategic planning cycle, we are seeking an exceptional Chair of the Board of Trustees to help shape the organisation’s next chapter. This is a pivotal leadership role, providing clear direction to the Board, strengthening governance, and supporting the Chief Executive to deliver Right There’s charitable and strategic objectives.

You will be a senior strategic leader with a strong track record in growth, transformation and governance, able to build trusted relationships, influence effectively, and provide constructive challenge. Whilst previous board experience is preferable, we also welcome candidates with senior leadership or executive board experience who are seeking a trustee role for the first time,

Right There is a unique organisation, full of committed people inspired by our values and the mission to create positive change. As Chair, you will play a central role in supporting a highly motivated and passionate Board of Trustees and senior leadership team to safeguard the organisation’s vision, strengthen its impact, and ensure it thrives for the future.

Are you passionate about youth work? Can you develop creative workshops for youth groups? Can you provide goal orientated support for young people? If so, we want to hear from you.

Join our vibrant team of staff and volunteers delivering high quality youth work services supporting LGBTQ+ young people right across Scotland.

We are passionate about equalities at LGBT Youth Scotland. This means that everyone is accepted for who they are, regardless of age, disability, sex, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, pregnancy or maternity. In line with our commitment to race equity and trans inclusion, we are particularly seeking applications from People of Colour and trans people. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to apply or attend any interview, please let us know.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and innovative person to support the delivery of our youth work services. Join our vibrant team of staff and volunteers delivering high quality youth work services supporting LGBTQ+ young people.

Based in Glasgow you will:

• Develop and deliver an engaging and creative weekly youth group for LGBTQ+ young people
• Provide one to one support to LGBTQ+ young people through an asset based coaching model

This is a fantastic opportunity to be at the forefront of youth work and make a lasting, and sometimes lifesaving, impact for LGBTQ+ young people.

We want to hear from you if you have:

• A strong foundation in youthwork or CLD.
• A passion for supporting young people to achieve their potential.
• An understanding of LGBTQ+ identities and the key issues they may face.

Are you a motivated fundraiser who wants to help make a difference to young people across Scotland?

Youth Scotland is looking for a Fundraiser to join our team and help strengthen our fundraising activity, supporting community-based youth work across Scotland.

Working as part of Youth Scotland’s Impact and Business Development team, the postholder will support the development of funding applications, coordinate grant reporting, research new funding opportunities and contribute to partnership funding bids. The role will focus particularly on funding from charitable trusts and foundations,

Scottish Government programmes and other public bodies, while also supporting wider partnership and business development opportunities.

This role offers an excellent opportunity for someone who is organised, curious and motivated by social impact, and who enjoys bringing together information, evidence and ideas to help secure funding that supports young people and youth organisations.

Youth Scotland is the national charity for community-based youth work, supporting a national network of 600+ youth organisations and over 2,400 youth groups. Together they provide opportunities for more than 110,000 young people, supported by 12,000 youth workers and volunteers in communities across Scotland.

Alongside fundraising activity, the role will also contribute to initiatives that support the wider youth work sector, including helping organise Meet the Funder events and supporting Youth Scotland’s involvement in the National Impact Network.

Why join Youth Scotland?

• Be part of a national organisation supporting community-based youth work across Scotland
• Help secure funding that directly supports young people and grassroots youth groups
• Develop your fundraising skills across trusts, public funding and partnership bids
• Work in a flexible and supportive organisation with hybrid working options

If you have the skills, experience and enthusiasm to help strengthen Youth Scotland’s fundraising activity and support opportunities for young people across Scotland, we would love to hear from you.

Role Details

Hours:Flexible – between 0.6 FTE (21 hours) and full-time (35 hours). We are open to discussing working patterns with the successful candidate.

Salary:£32,204–£37,327 per annum (full-time equivalent), pro rata for part-time hours

Contract:Permanent

Youth Scotland prides itself on being a flexible employer. Office space is available at our HQ in Edinburgh but, depending on personal circumstances, home-based or hybrid working is available for this role. You will be required in Edinburgh for occasional in person planning or strategy days.

Are you passionate about helping people to live a better life? Do you want to work for a charity where your health and wellbeing matter just as much as the people you support? Do you want to be part of a trauma-informed team where you will be supported to develop creative and flexible ways of working?

At LinkLiving, our values and people are at the heart of everything we do including how we recruit our staff. It is important for us to find people who share our values, which are:

• Empathy (listen to and understand an individual’s needs and circumstances)
• Respect (treat others the way they wish to be treated)
• Integrity (be honest and have strong moral principles)
• Caring (show kindness and concern for others)

LinkLiving is a Scottish health and wellbeing charity that supports people to manage or overcome the effects of negative life experiences (including trauma, mental health challenges, poverty and inequality) so that they can build on their strengths and aspirations in order to live their best possible lives. We support people through a range of models including:

• Personal development and employability programmes

• Self-help coaching

• Supported accommodation

• Care at home

• Housing support

• Befriending

• Social cafes

The Service

The Link Academy team works primarily with people with complex and chaotic backgrounds. The service works hard and creatively to maintain the early engagement of participants. We support people by offering mental health and wellbeing programmes, independent living skills and a wide range of qualifications to support their progression including employability, tenancy, youth work and leadership award qualifications.

The Job

The Business Administration Assistant will provide a customer-focused and comprehensive administrative and reception service to the Practice and Participation team and all stakeholders, including support to the Service Manager. The Business Administration Assistant is responsible for providing facilities management within Link Academy ensuring the building is fit for purpose and adhering to Health and Safety policy at all times.

This post will include providing confidential administrative support; dealing with enquiries from a range of agencies; processing referrals, arranging initial assessments, and leading recruitment for courses for youths; preparing papers for meetings and training; tasks, materials and financial record keeping; data entry; stock control and ordering; arranging repairs and servicing for building; raising purchase orders, processing invoices and managing petty cash.

About You

You are an organised and proactive individual with proven experience in an administrative role, confident in managing a varied workload and supporting efficient service delivery. You bring strong written and verbal communication skills, alongside excellent numeracy and literacy, enabling you to produce accurate work and communicate effectively with a wide range of people.

You are highly IT literate, with hands-on experience of Microsoft Office systems including Word, Excel and Outlook, as well as using the internet in a professional capacity. You are comfortable working with database systems and have experience using electronic document management systems to maintain accurate and up-to-date records.

With excellent organisational and time management skills, you can prioritise tasks, meet deadlines and work both independently and as part of a team. You use your initiative to solve problems and respond flexibly to changing demands, ensuring a high-quality and responsive service at all times.

You have strong customer service skills and are committed to delivering a positive experience for everyone you work with. You value feedback and use it constructively to improve your performance. Importantly, you have experience of working in a person-centred way, ensuring that the needs of individuals are at the heart of your approach.

For a comprehensive list of the essential and desirable criteria required for this post, please refer to the Job Specification in the Job information Pack above.

What’s in it for you?

The benefits of being a LinkLiving employee (subject to the policies and benefit terms and conditions) include:

• Competitive salary, reviewed annually, and opportunity for annual performance related salary increases and discretionary non-consolidated pay awards, subject to terms of the scheme

• 35 days’ holiday per year (inclusive of public holidays) pro rata plus additional 3 days pro rata after 3 years’ service

• opportunity to buy and sell holiday

• enhanced company sick and family friendly pay

• access to paid SVQ qualifications and a wide range of learning and development opportunities

• funded Disclosure Scotland and Scottish Social Services Council memberships

• defined contribution pension scheme with generous employer contributions plus salary exchange and additional voluntary contribution options

• access to a Salary Exchange car leasing scheme, subject to the terms of the scheme

• life assurance scheme providing death in service benefits

• healthcare cash plan for employees (and dependents) to support health and wellbeing plus discounts on shopping, restaurants, and other services

• employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate household dependants to support health, mental and financial well-being

• access to purchase annual corporate clothing vouchers

• annual flu vaccination

• access to a credit union savings and borrowing scheme

• cycle to work scheme

• access to discounts on mobile airtime plans and much more!

For a full list of benefits available to employees, please see the following link - linkliving.org.uk/work-with-us

This role is subject to PVG membership under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020. Individuals who are barred from working with children or protected adults will not be considered for this position. Link will meet the cost of any new PVG scheme membership or membership update.

Further Information

Interested? If you have any questions about the role, please email jobs@linkhaltd.co.uk and we can arrange for someone from the service to call you for an informal chat.

To find out more about what LinkLiving do and to view the generous pay and benefits package, please visit our website at linkliving.org.uk

Job Purpose

The Senior Education Delivery Officer plays a leading role in the development and delivery of the Trust’s school-based and community learning programmes, supporting children, young people, and families to build essential META Skills, STEM understanding, resilience, and wellbeing through high-quality, engaging, and hands-on learning experiences. In addition to delivering whole-class sessions, targeted small groups, and structured out-of-class activities, the Senior Officer provides leadership, mentoring, and modelling of best practice to other delivery staff. This includes leading and delivering targeted small-group interventions for pupils with additional support needs, ensuring activities are inclusive, trauma-informed, and adapted to meet individual developmental needs. The role also contributes to the design and improvement of innovative learning resources and projects, including wellbeing initiatives, intergenerational experiences, and alternative holiday programmes such as LEGO Clubs and creative learning camps. Acting as a key representative of the Trust, the Senior Education Delivery Officer builds and maintains strong partnerships with schools, community organisations, and families - supporting improved life chances, reducing inequalities, and helping children and young people thrive. The role also leads on aspects of monitoring, evaluation, compliance, and project coordination to ensure high standards of delivery and the achievement of project outcomes.

Job Role & Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver targeted small-group interventions for pupils with additional support needs, adapting activities, resources, and approaches to ensure inclusive, trauma-informed, and developmentally appropriate learning for every child.

• Plan, develop, and deliver engaging whole-class, small-group, and out-of-class activities, ensuring alignment with the Trust’s strategic aims and contributing to the design of innovative learning resources and session plans using tools such as physical activity, LEGO Six Bricks, and Sphero BOLT robots.

• Lead, mentor, and support colleagues, sessional staff, and volunteers, modelling best practice in facilitation, behaviour management, and inclusive pedagogy to ensure consistent, high-quality delivery across all programmes.

• Lead team building, structured play, and social-emotional learning activities and contribute to intergenerational programmes which promote empathy and positive relationships between children and adults.

• Oversee the development and continuous improvement of alternative holiday programmes, including LEGO Clubs and Cardboard Creation Clubs.

• Lead monitoring, evaluation, and quality assurance, including data collection, observations, session audits, coaching feedback, and reporting to the Senior Management Team, using insights to drive improvements.

• Manage resources and operational logistics, overseeing the organisation and procurement of materials, and supporting staff rotas, delivery schedules, and multi-site readiness.

• Build and maintain strong partnerships with pupils, families, schools, community organisations, and local authorities, acting as a key representative of the Trust at meetings and public events.

• Champion trauma-informed and inclusive practice, supporting colleagues to meet the needs of children with SEBN and embedding these approaches across the team.

• Lead specific projects or thematic areas, managing planning, delivery, performance tracking, and reporting, and contribute programme insights for funding bids and strategic planning.

• Ensure all activities comply with safeguarding, health & safety, and data protection requirements, and undertake additional duties as reasonably requested by the Senior Management Team.

Greener Kirkcaldy is a community-led charity working locally to bring people together, take positive action on the climate emergency and support people through fuel poverty and food insecurity. We deliver a range of projects, events and skills training to achieve the needs and goals of local people – building resilience as a community and working towards a future where everyone can live better and tread more lightly on our planet.

Based in the heart of Kirkcaldy – with a community building, training kitchen, bike shop and garden – we carry out activities across Kirkcaldy and work with partners to deliver projects across Fife.

Our Communications Team helps Greener Kirkcaldy engage with our local community. The team manages and promotes a busy programme of events. They promote activities and run campaigns. They manage our website, social media channels and engage with the media. They also produce posters, flyers, leaflets and publications like our annual report.

The Communications Team consists of our Communications Lead, Communications & Events Coordinator and a Communications Assistant. The team are supported by several media volunteers as well as contractors including a graphic designer and videographer.

The Role

We are looking for a self-motivated professional communicator to lead our communications team. You will have excellent communication skills and be able to lead a small team. You will ensure that communications are effective, well planned and delivered on budget. You will be able to develop best practice across the organisation.

You will also play a key role in the delivery of the Climate Action Fife partnership programme.

Working at Greener Kirkcaldy

We want our town to be a good place to live and work. We believe in a future where everyone has a say in what happens locally, people are working together to protect our environment and those in hardship are supported to live well. That includes our staff and volunteers.

Working at Greener Kirkcaldy involves being part of a positive, collaborative and social team. Our culture is really important to us. We promote equality, diversity and openness. We have a strong focus on staff wellbeing and development and encourage staff initiative and ideas.

Benefits of working for Greener Kirkcaldy

• Flexible and hybrid working
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and sick pay
• Excellent wellbeing, training and development opportunitiesGenerous annual leave, with the flexibility to take time off at times that matter most to you
• Social events
• Diversity and inclusion

We want Greener Kirkcaldy to be an inclusive and diverse charity where everyone feels supported, valued and able to be themselves. We take part in Fife Centre for Equalities’ Equality Pathfinders programme. We also take part in the Race Equality Environmental Programme facilitated by CEMVO Scotland. Our Equalities Action Plan sets out the steps we are taking to improve diversity and inclusion.

To achieve our vision of Kirkcaldy as a greener and fairer place to live, we need a diverse team. We encourage applications from people of any background. We know that our sector particularly lacks staff and volunteers with Minority Ethnic backgrounds and disabled people. If you identify as Minority Ethnic or have a disability, we welcome your application.

Citizens Advice & Rights Fife (CARF) is seeking an exceptional leader to become Chair of the Board of Directors. This is a pivotal voluntary role providing strategic leadership, strong governance, and support to the Chief Executive as CARF continues to deliver vital advice services across Fife.

Full details — including responsibilities, skills and experience required, time commitment, and the application process — are contained in our Recruitment Brochure below.

Bold Studio is looking for an organised and driven Studio Co-ordinator to keep work moving, stay on top of the detail and ensure clients are kept in the loop. We are an award-winning social enterprise design studio producing creative work with purpose. We deliver rebrands, campaigns, animation and websites that help organisations with social and environmental aims grow their impact and win hearts and minds. You’ll work across multiple projects as part of a small, experienced creative team and be at the heart of a studio that is busy, collaborative, ambitious and grounded in making a difference through work that improves lives, communities and the environment.

The Croft Family Support - Supporting Visitors at HMP Barlinnie

Welcoming, Connecting and Supporting Families and Visitors is at the core of what we do here at the Croft

Providing practical and emotional support, information and advice to the families who come into contact with HMP Barlinnie, improving the visits experience and through an earlier intervention model, supporting complex needs, easing often extremely difficult life circumstances for children and families - including the multi-faceted impacts of deep poverty.

Role

Do you want to help make a difference to the lives of families affected by another’s imprisonment – this is a group of people, including many children, often marginalised and severely impacted, practically, emotionally and financially by the actions of another. Want to learn new skills in the process? - you can by becoming a volunteer Board Member for the Croft at HMP Barlinnie and help us to lead and guide the Management Team and staff to deliver the ambitions sets out in our 5 year strategy.

What we are looking for

We welcome applicants from any background and experience, including people who have been personally impacted. We welcome all skills but do have particular skills gaps we would love to bring aboard –

• Communications Experience - to further guide and help us develop work we have already undertaken to improve our communications offering as we grow and diversify our work
• Commercial business experience (particularly Social Enterprises / Community Interest Companies) – to support the further development of our Social Enterprise ambitions - supporting a more self-sustaining approach to our funding
• Bookkeeping / Accounts – finance – as we grow and diversify what we offer we find ourselves managing more complex funding arrangements
• Other experience and skills will always be welcomed – a cross section of skills is what makes our Board such a great environment to work in

What you get from being a Board Member

• The chance to give something back into the community and make a real difference to the lives of families impacted by imprisonment - Becoming a Trustee is a fantastic way to give something back to a cause you care about. You’ll be playing an integral part in the way the charity is run, ensuring it remains sustainable and financially viable. The help you provide will be invaluable.
• Meet new people - joining a new organisation or charity is a fantastic way to meet new people from a range of different personal and professional backgrounds. There will be meetings to attend (the Board itself meets quarterly), projects to get involved.
• Learn new things - getting involved as a charity Trustee is a great way to put your professional skills to use, but can also be a fantastic opportunity to learn new things. You’ll get great insight into what’s involved in the management of charities and gain skills on working well within a leadership role.
• Improve your CV and enhance your professional development - from learning how organisations are run to planning finances and attending meetings, this experience can be the perfect way to boost a CV and set you apart from the crowd.

Background

For more information about the Croft and its work see:

Visit our new website: Home | The Croft HMP Barlinnie Visitors Centre | 81 Lee Ave, Glasgow City, G33 2QX

Visit our Facebook page: facebook.com/CroftVisitorsService