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:

Key Responsibilities:

• Re-establish, champion and promote Respitality as a valued part of Carers of East Lothian’s short breaks offer.

• Build relationships with local hospitality, tourism and leisure businesses, approaching at least one new business each month to secure donated breaks.

• Work with carers to understand their circumstances, preferences and support needs; match them with suitable local or national breaks and assist with bookings, donor communication and referrals where required.

• Develop partnership working with East Lothian Young Carer Service and colleagues to extend appropriate opportunities to young carers and families and, where helpful, combine breaks with other grants.

• Maintain accurate records of enquiries, donations, matches, outcomes, feedback and impact, and provide regular statistics and progress updates for funders and stakeholders.

• Ensure delivery complies with GDPR, confidentiality, safeguarding procedures and organisational policies.

• Contribute to the Respitality Delivery Network, maintain contact with Shared Care Scotland, and support related carer-friendly initiatives including Carer ID Card, Carer Positive and Think Carer training.

• Undertake other reasonable operational duties consistent with the purpose and level of the post.

Flexible working arrangements and 6% matched pension.

If this sounds like the kind of meaningful, varied and enjoyable role you are looking for, please apply and tell us how your skills, experience and enthusiasm would help us develop Respitality for carers in East Lothian.

Please note in regards to location this role is based Kirkcaldy and travel will be required across Fife (Travel Expenses Paid)

The Kirkcaldy Salvation Army Community Church, in partnership with the Glenrothes and Cowdenbeath Salvation Army centres, is an active expression of the church’s mission. Together, they provide welcoming spaces for food, conversation and connection with the local community.

Key Responsibilities:AsCook, you will lead the preparation and provision of food for lunch clubs, coffee mornings, warm spaces and other activities, working alongside committed teams of officers, employees and volunteers.

Working closely with Corps Officers and named responsible persons, you will create menus that respond to customer needs, while making thoughtful use of purchased and donated provisions to help reduce costs and minimise waste.

Successful candidate will have:

• Good knowledge and experience of preparing and serving food and use of kitchen tools and equipment.
• Have up to date knowledge of food hygiene requirements and ability to complete all relevant record keeping.
• Proven experience of dealing with the general public and providing good customer service.
• Hold a current Food Hygiene Certificate or willingness to undertake qualification & complete within an agreed time.
• Must have a current driving licence and access to a car.

In order to complete your application please download and read the job profile and any other attachments.

In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.

Appointment will be subject to satisfactory references, a satisfactory basic PVG check and evidence of your Right to Work in the UK in line with Home Office requirements.

As we are not a licensed sponsor, applicants must already have the right to work in the UK. Details on how to prove your Right to Work can be foundhere.

The Salvation Army actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential, and we welcome applications from a wide range of candidates, including those withcriminal records.

Please note that any Salvation Army employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration.

Benefits:

25 days annual leave + bank holidays (pro rata for part-time) a contributory pension scheme; an employee assistance programme

Please note this is a permanent position

Working hours:25hours per week, working across 4 days occasional weekends with agreement

The Rapid Re-accommodation Welcome Centre provides emergency accommodation and support to anyone who would otherwise be sleeping rough in Edinburgh. After a successful lifesaving winter season beginning in 2025, the Welcome Centre will now continue operating for a further 11 months, through to 31 March 2027, in the first instance.

We are looking for a Day Shift Project Worker to work 12-hour day shifts from 7:45 am to 8:00 pm (usually seven on/seven off). You will work alongside partner agencies to build support plans for individuals staying at the Rapid Re-accommodation Welcome Centre, helping move guests to more suitable long-term accommodation.

The post is a fixed-term contract ending on 31 March 2027.

We are looking for candidates with the following knowledge, skills and experience:

• Experience in working with the vulnerable
• An understanding of mental health and addiction issues
• Ability to deal appropriately with challenging behaviour
• An SVQ level 3 in Care/Promoting Independence or equivalent is desirable
• Administrative skills and experience in the use of Microsoft Office packages, especially Word, Excel and Outlook
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Flexibility to respond to a changing environment
• Ability to maintain clear & accurate records
• Successful applicants for this post will require membership in the PVG scheme.

As Bethany is a Christian organisation, this post carries an Occupational Requirement in line with the Equality Act 2010. Applicants should have and be able to evidence an active Christian faith and commitment.

We are committed to helping our employees flourish personally and professionally. Below are a few examples of the ways we support our employees.

• Bethany provides 30 days of annual leave initially to all contracted staff, rising to a maximum of 40 days depending on length of service.
• Bethany provides enhanced payments for maternity, paternity, and adoption.
• Bethany operates a company pension scheme to which all staff are auto-enrolled, with the option to opt out. We will match any staff member’s pension contribution up to a maximum of 5%.
• Bethany provides a death-in-service benefit scheme.
• (Depending on the role) Bethany will offer optional clinical supervision in line with best practice, fully funded by Bethany.

About Us

EARS Independent Advocacy Service (SCIO) is recruiting for a Service Manager to lead an experienced team of independent advocates delivering services across the Edinburgh and Lothians area. Reporting to the Board of Trustees, the Service Manager is responsible for service delivery, business and people management and ensuring the organisation remains compliant, effective and impactful.

EARS Independent Advocacy Service is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) which exists to provide free independent advocacy support that enables individuals to engage with and navigate systems and services in ways that ensure their human rights are upheld and that their views, needs and wishes are shared and included in processes and decisions which affect them. Please note that some knowledge or experience of independent advocacy in any context would be beneficial,but is not essential for this role.

About You

You will be a demonstrably effective and compassionate leader and manager with experience of service delivery in care, support or community settings and have an understanding of the third sector landscape. You will have experience of securing funding through successful grant applications or tender bids and of reporting to funders on activity delivered and outcomes and impact achieved. You will be comfortable engaging with a range of stakeholders, skilled in relationship building and positive conflict resolution. You will have experience of effectively setting and managing budgets and operational finances and of producing clear and robust financial reports.

For more information, please find the full Service Manager Job Description and Person Specification below.

Equality and Diversity

EARS Independent Advocacy Service demonstrates its commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion throughout all organisational activity and recruitment, and actively encourages applications from individuals from under-represented and equalities groups and communities.

The Organisational Administrator will provide practical administrative support across Citizens Advice Edinburgh, helping to reduce routine operational tasks currently carried out by the Chief Executive and management team. The role will support basic finance processing, manage incoming post and shared email inboxes, facilities administration, data processing and the preparation of accurate minutes and action notes from management meetings. The postholder will help ensure that core administrative systems are reliable, well organised and responsive to the needs of a busy city-wide advice charity.

This is an excellent opportunity to join one of the cities leading charities and make a substantial contribution to your local community. Competitive salaries and a 7% Employers Pension Contribution are among the many benefits of joining this fantastic organisation. If you are looking for a new opportunity, full details are included in the role descriptions. For an informal discussion about any of the roles, please contact Benjamin Napier, Chief Executive on 07840770563 or by email at bejaminnapier@cabedinburgh.org.uk

About Thrive Early:

Citizens Advice Scotland, Home-Start UK, and Save the Children UK are working in partnership to deliver Thrive Early, a programme aligned with the Scottish Government's Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan.

The aim of Thrive Early is to prevent and mitigate the impacts of poverty for families with children under five years of age by providing integrated, whole family support within local communities.

The project addresses the root causes and effects of poverty by improving families' financial wellbeing, emotional resilience, social connections, and access to services. Families receive practical and emotional support from Home-Start, alongside expert financial, welfare, and holistic advice from Citizens Advice. Support is tailored to individual family needs and provided for as long as required.

A key feature of Thrive Early is its commitment to embedding the voices and experiences of families into both service development and wider systems change. This work is led by Save the Children UK, ensuring that lived experience drives continuous improvement and informs national policy and practice.

Job purpose:

The Thrive Early Family Adviser role combines elements of a Generalist Adviser and Caseworker, delivering seamless, holistic support to families in close partnership with Home-Start colleagues and other project partners. The role focuses on building trusted relationships with families who may be experiencing significant barriers to engaging with advice services. Many families supported through Thrive Early may not feel ready or able to access traditional advice channels. As a result, establishing trust, confidence, and sustained engagement is a critical part of the role. Family Advisers work with families over the medium to long term, providing tailored advice, advocacy, and practical support to help them move towards greater financial security and wellbeing. The postholder will also work collaboratively with Save the Children UK to support family participation activities and ensure that lived experience informs service improvement and project learning.

This is an excellent opportunity to join one of the cities leading charities and make a substantial contribution to your local community. Competitive salaries and a 7% Employers Pension Contribution are among the many benefits of joining this fantastic organisation. If you are looking for a new opportunity, full details are included in the role descriptions. For an informal discussion about any of the roles, please contact Benjamin Napier, Chief Executive on 07840770563 or by email at bejaminnapier@cabedinburgh.org.uk

About BEACON:

Citizens Advice Edinburgh, Capital City Partnership, Fife Gingerbread, Midlothian Sure Start, Circle, Passion4Fusion, The Poverty Alliance and Glasgow Caledonian University are working in partnership to deliver BEACON, a service designed to tackle the roots cause of poverty experienced by ethnically diverse families.

BEACON — Building Equity, Accessibility and Connecting Opportunities Network — will support 200 ethnically diverse families and up to 600 individuals through a relational, wrap-around whole-family keyworker model.

The project will ensure support is available where and when families need it across the Edinburgh and Southeast Scotland region.

Each partner in the consortium will provide additional capacity and specialist expertise to reach ethnically diverse families and improve engagement and outcomes.

Maximising Income and Reducing Barriers to Employment: Citizens Advice Advisers will provide specialist advice, focused on helping families address financial, welfare rights, debt and immigration-related barriers that can prevent them from stabilising household circumstances and progressing towards longer-term outcomes.

You will provide specialist financial, welfare rights, debt and immigration advice that complements whole family keyworker support. This is targeted at low-income ethnically diverse families, particularly those facing overlapping barriers to poverty reduction and those falling within Scottish child poverty priority family types.

You will support the Advice Service Manager in capacity building, strengthening other organisations and advisers to work more effectively with families facing immigration barriers, including the no recourse to public funds condition. This will involve delivering presentations and creating and updating resources.

The overall role of Citizens Advice therefore strengthens the BEACON model by helping families address immediate financial and advice-related pressures while supporting wider outcomes around stability, wellbeing, income maximisation and progression.

This is an excellent opportunity to join one of the cities leading charities and make a substantial contribution to your local community. Competitive salaries and a 7% Employers Pension Contribution are among the many benefits of joining this fantastic organisation. If you are looking for a new opportunity, full details are included in the role descriptions. For an informal discussion about any of the roles, please contact Benjamin Napier, Chief Executive on 07840770563 or by email at bejaminnapier@cabedinburgh.org.uk

The Volunteer Co-ordinator provides volunteer management across our three Food Hubs in Milton, Royston and Springburn. The role ensures volunteers are welcomed, supported, trained, and placed into meaningful roles, with a particular focus on supporting people with disabilities, those from disadvantaged backgrounds, those in recovery, those experience mental health challenges and individuals seeking skills and experience for future employment.

Working closely with the Food Hub Managers, the postholder will oversee recruitment, retention, and recognition of volunteers; organise training and wellbeing activities, and provide individual support where needed. They will also ensure robust monitoring, evaluation, and reporting to funders, demonstrating the positive outcomes achieved for volunteers and the wider community

About Ayrshire Cancer Support

We are here for anyone in Ayrshire affected by cancer, regardless of diagnosis, age, stage or level of need. We support people with their own diagnosis, the diagnosis of a loved one, or if they are bereaved by cancer. Our services are professional, individualised, holistic and comprehensive and include patient transport, counselling, complementary therapies, support for children and young people, wellbeing activities, and specialist information and support. As a self-funded local charity, we punch well above our weight and rely on the generosity of our supporters, partners, and community to continue delivering these vital services.

Trusts and Grants Fundraiser

This is an exciting opportunity to join Ayrshire Cancer Support in a role that will make a real difference to people and families affected by cancer across Ayrshire. As our Trusts and Grants Fundraiser, you will help secure the vital funding that allows us to provide compassionate, practical and emotional support when people need it most. Working as part of a caring and committed team, you will build meaningful relationships with funders and tell the story of our work in a way that reflects the people, experiences and local communities at the heart of everything we do.

Full details of the role can be found within our Recruitment Pack which can be downloaded below.

Make a difference through payroll excellence.

At Capability Scotland, our people make a real difference every day. We're looking for an experienced and motivated Payroll Business Partner to lead our payroll function, alongside another Payroll BP, ensuring our 1000 employees are paid accurately, on time, and in full.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced payroll professional who enjoys leading a team, improving processes, and acting as a trusted advisor on complex payroll matters. You'll play a key role in ensuring statutory compliance while driving continuous improvement across our payroll systems and services.

About the Role

As Payroll Business Partner, you will lead the day-to-day operation of the payroll service, managing Payroll Officers and overseeing payroll processing from start to finish. You'll ensure compliance with payroll legislation, manage relationships with HMRC, pension providers and other external bodies, and work collaboratively with Finance, HR and operational managers to deliver an outstanding payroll service.

You'll also take ownership of payroll systems, reporting, policy development and user training, helping to ensure our payroll processes remain efficient, compliant and fit for the future.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end monthly payroll processing for employees.
• Ensure payroll calculations, statutory payments and deductions are accurate and compliant.
• Produce payroll reports, reconciliations and statutory returns within required deadlines.
• Prepare and oversee BACS payment files.
• Provide expert payroll advice to managers and colleagues.
• Liaise with HMRC, pension providers and other external organisations.
• Maintain payroll systems, coordinate software upgrades and testing, and implement legislative changes.
• Develop and review payroll policies, procedures and guidance.
• Design and deliver payroll training and support sessions across the organisation.
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance payroll processes and systems.

About You

You'll be an experienced payroll professional with a strong understanding of UK payroll legislation and a passion for delivering a high-quality service.

We're looking for someone who has:

• Significant experience managing end-to-end payroll.
• Experience leading or supervising a payroll team.
• Strong knowledge of PAYE, National Insurance, pensions, statutory payments and payroll legislation.
• Experience working with payroll systems and supporting system improvements.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex payroll matters clearly and confidently.
• Experience building effective relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities while consistently meeting deadlines.

If you're an experienced payroll leader who thrives in a collaborative environment and is passionate about accuracy, compliance and service excellence, we'd love to hear from you.

Working with Capability Scotland brings you lots of benefits:

• Competitive salary - £36,925.00 (£19.14 per hour) *pay award pending
• Generous annual leave entitlement of 37 days holidays per year
• Free PVG checks throughout your employment.
• Up to 8% company contribution pension scheme.
• Up to 3 x annual salary death in service.
• Perks at Work – shopping discount scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• EV Scheme
• 24/7 employee assistance programme.
• Working for us means you would qualify for Blue Light & Concert for Carer discounts

*Benefits are subject to contractual terms.

We are One Voice, One Charity, One Spirit, #OneCapability.