The NSPCC’s purpose is to prevent child abuse and neglect of children across the UK and Channel Islands. We have been fighting for childhood for the last 140 years and our organisational strategy for 2021 2031 is enabling the NSPCC to achieve greater change for children and inspiring others to join us in the fight for childhood.

Our services help children who’ve been abused, protect children at risk and find the best ways to prevent child abuse from ever happening. We work directly with children and families through our national and regional hubs across the UK and Channel Islands. We also give support to thousands of adults and young people in need through the Helpline and Childline. We work with schools , professionals and volunteers and Channel Islands delivering and offering a range of programmes training to help keep children safe NSPCC across the UK and high quality.

Our Local Services, support children and families across the UK and Channel Islands through a blend of direct delivery, therapeutic support, and collaborative partnerships. We help parents and carers provide safe, nurturing environments; offer children and young people therapeutic services to help them recover from abuse; and equip professionals with the insight needed to make the best decisions for children. By working alongside schools, communities, and partner agencies, we share learning, model system change, and strengthen the conditions that prevent abuse, protect the most vulnerable, and build communities where children can thrive.

Job purpose

The Team Manager will lead a team of operational staff within a regional/national hub ensuring the highest quality of delivery and expert evidence based services to children and families in line with the defined model of service and evaluation requirements. They will provide line management and reflective supervision to ensure practice standards are maintained at all times and with the Assistant Director promote the work of the hub both in the locality and the wider area of influence.

Background

Hansel is a Scottish social care charity based in Ayrshire that supports people with additional support needs, including learning disabilities, to live independent and fulfilling lives.

The organisation focuses on person-centred care, aiming to empower individuals to have choice, dignity, equality and control over their own lives.

Job Purpose

This senior role will play a key role in Hansel’s finance/ITS functions, ensuring robust financial management, compliance and strategic financial planning. This role is pivotal in supporting the organisations senior leadership team with high quality financial analysis and insight to support strategic decision-making and ensure both financial efficiency and optimal resource use across the organisation. The successful candidate will also oversee and facilitate the development of effective information and communication systems and mechanisms to enable accurate and relevant information to be shared with colleagues, customers and external agencies in a timely manner. To support data/cyber security and compliance in relation to GDPR.

Experience Required

• Fully qualified accountant (ICAS, ACCA, CIMA, ACA, CIPFA) and at least 3 years post qualified experience.
• Demonstrable, successful experience in a senior level role leading and managing a dedicated finance team.
• Demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development.
• High degree of IT systems understanding and competence.
• Demonstrates respect for diversity and values inclusion.
• Demonstrable project and change management experience (Desirable).
• Leadership and management of a diverse team across more than one professional discipline (Desirable).
• Third Sector experience, particularly in the field of Health and Social Care (Desirable).

Are you an ambitious, values driven leader with a health and social care background who's ready to grow in a senior role and make a real impact? If so, this could be the opportunity that shapes the next chapter of your career.

We are looking for a forward thinking leader to join us as Associate Director on a full time, permanent basis. This is a key role within our Senior Leadership Team.

Leading our services and colleagues across Ayrshire and West Dunbartonshire. you'll ensure excellence in service delivery, regulatory compliance, financial viability and sustainable growth across your geographical area.

This is a hybrid working role, with an expectation of regular, meaningful engagement across our offices and services. You will therefore ideally be located within reasonable reach of one of our key hubs in Irvine or Dumbarton.

This is an exciting time to join Cornerstone as we deliver our new strategic plan, Improving Lives Together, built around the following organisational priorities:

The Foundation – Digital innovation: empowering everything we do

• Pillar 1 – Voices of the people we support at the heart of all decisions
• Pillar 2 – People: leadership, workforce and culture
• Pillar 3 – Financial sustainability: building for the future
• Pillar 4 – Partnership working: collaboration for greater impact
• The Roof – Quality: evidence based improvement

Purpose of the role

As a key member of our Senior Leadership Team, you will be accountable for delivering and growing high quality person-centred services across your geographical area (Ayrshire and West Dunbartonshire). You will also play a key part in setting direction, leading transformation and ensuring the long-term success of the organisation.

Your leadership will reflect Cornerstone's values through authentic communication, local partnership building and disciplined operational management.

What you will bring

• Significant experience in an operational leadership role within health, social care or third sector settings
• Demonstrable knowledge of social care legislation, commissioning and regulatory frameworks
• Proven ability to lead teams, manage performance and foster psychologically safe cultures
• Strong skills in communication, influencing, analysis and problem solving
• Demonstrated experience in compliance, contractual delivery and regulatory standards
• Proven capability in budget management and financial discipline
• A good understanding of coaching, mentoring, reflective practise and values-led leadership
• Confidence in the use of digital tools, systems and data to support decision making

We are ideally looking for someone who has held a role at this level, but if you're reading this and wondering if you're quite ready, we'd still love to hear from you. Potential matters as much as expertise and you'll be supported by an experienced Senior Leadership team and given space to develop, stretch and succeed.

Beith Trust is seeking an experienced General Manager to oversee the management and development of our community-owned estate and facilities.

The role will ensure the effective operation, maintenance and improvement of Geilsland Estate, Main Street properties and Beith Astro, supporting the Trust’s work to provide community activity, enterprise opportunities and accessible facilities.

Working closely with the CEO, the General Manager will oversee estate maintenance, contractor management, health & safety compliance and facilities operations. The role will also involve coordinating maintenance teams, supporting tenants and site users, and delivering estate improvement projects.

Applicants should have at least two years’ experience in a similar estates, facilities or property management role, with strong organisational, communication and leadership skills.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the continued development of Beith Community Development Trust.

Join Us at Staf – Be Part of our work with young people moving on from the care and justice system.

Staf are delighted to be recruiting for a new role to support the expansion of Youth Justice Voices our national participation project for care and justice experienced young people.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right applicant to support a prestigious, creative and dynamic youth-led project which is influencing real change in the care and justice systems in Scotland. If you are passionate about driving change and developing meaningful participation opportunities and relationships with young people, then we want to hear from you.

Background:

Established in 1998, Staf (Scottish Throughcare and Aftercare Forum) is a membership organisation for all those working with young people leaving care. Staf is a national organisation which represents all 32 Local authorities in Scotland

At Staf (Scottish Throughcare and Aftercare Forum), we believe that young people’s voices should shape the systems that affect their lives. That’s why we developed Youth Justice Voices to ensure that young people with experience of the care and justice system are heard, valued, and influential in driving change.

The Role

We are looking for passionate, skilled, and values-driven individual who will ensure the effective delivery and continuous development of a high-quality national participation project, enabling young people with lived experience of the care and justice systems to influence policy, practice and service design.

The role requires a balance of project management, staff supervision, stakeholder engagement, learning development and direct work with young people, ensuring that participation activity is safe, ethical, impactful and aligned with Staf’s values and strategic priorities.

This role presents an opportunity to lead a nationally significant project that supports young people with lived experience to influence meaningful change within youth justice systems in Scotland.

The postholder will play a key role in ensuring that participation is embedded, impactful and contributes to improved outcomes for young people.

Responsible for: Youth Justice Development Worker / Participation Assistants.

Why This Matters

At staf we create meaningful opportunities for young people to share their experiences, influence policy, and shape practice across Scotland. Our work supports participation that is authentic, trauma-informed, and rooted in relationships.

This is your chance to be part of something that makes a real difference.

If you

• Are committed to children’s rights, participation, and social justice
• Have experience working with young people, particularly those facing adversity
• Have experience of superivising a team
• Can work flexibly and creatively in a dynamic environment
• Value reflection, learning, and trauma-informed practice
• Shaer our values : We listen, we care, we love

Then we would love to hear from you.

What You’ll Get

• The opportunity to influence real change for young people in the care and justice system
• A supportive, reflective, and values-led team culture
• Opportunities for learning, development, and progression
• Flexible working and a strong commitment to staff wellbeing

If you are passionate about amplifying young people’s voices and want to be part of a team that is shaping the future of youth justice in Scotland, we would love to hear from you.