Turning Point Scotland has an exciting opportunity in our Edinburgh Visiting Housing Support Service for a Lead Practitioner.

We believe that in many cases, Homelessness is entirely preventable. Where Homelessness is not or cannot be prevented, the experience should be brief and non-recurring.

About the Role

We aim to help people ‘Get a Home and Keep a Home’.

As a lead practitioner, you will:

• Provide 1:1 support and assistance to people using the service in accordance with their support plans and the service aims.
• Support may include, but is not limited to: supporting people to explore housing options; bidding on social housing through ed index; support engaging with landlords/housing officers; assisting with budgeting/ maximising income and benefit entitlement; support to develop independent living skills; support to attend to household activities and external appointments.
• Be an active member of a supportive team, passionate about the work they do.

About You

We believe having the right values of respect, compassion, inclusion and integrity is all you need to join our team. As a Lead Practitioner the support you provide will always be person centred, by involving people who know the person well, this includes family and friends, other health and Social Work professionals, Advocacy services and your fellow team members.

Whilst we very much welcome experienced practitioners, no previous working experience is needed. You will be provided with all of the training, support and equipment required to successfully fulfil your role.

About Us

Our Edinburgh Visiting Housing Support Service supports people in the North-East and South-East of Edinburgh who are either Homeless, at risk of becoming homeless, or have recently moved into settled accommodation following a period of homelessness.

The support we provide is always person centred, we do this by involving people who know the person well, this includes family and friends, other health and Social Work professionals, Advocacy services and our own staff members.

Turning Point Scotland offers a Salary Matching opportunity within the pay points of the role and based on experience.

Please note that IT skills are required for all our vacancies.

Where applicable, successful candidates will be required to register with the SSSC within 6 months of start date.

We welcome applications from all candidates who are eligible to work in the United Kingdom. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.

Overview

The Advice and Information Service is a national support system for single-parent families and professionals across Scotland. It provides multi-channel advice on a wide range of topics, ensuring accessibility and inclusivity. The service operates Monday to Friday, 9:30 am to 4:00 pm, excluding Christmas and Easter holidays.

Role and Responsibilities

The Advice Worker is central to delivering high quality, tailored advice to single parent families and professionals. The role also involves identifying social policy concerns from interactions, helping shape OPFS’s strategic and advocacy efforts.

All roles at OPFS contribute to our mission of working with and for single parent families, providing support that enables them to achieve their potential and help create lasting solutions to the poverty and barriers facing many single parents and their children. Our core values of Justice, Equity, Trust, Collaboration and Compassion are at the heart of everything we do and underpin all aspects of our work.

The Advice Worker is central to delivering high quality, tailored advice to single parent families and professionals. The role also involves identifying social policy concerns from interactions, helping shape OPFS’s strategic and advocacy efforts.

All roles at OPFS contribute to our mission of working with and for single parent families, providing support that enables them to achieve their potential and help create lasting solutions to the poverty and barriers facing many single parents and their children. Our core values of Justice, Equity, Trust, Collaboration and Compassion are at the heart of everything we do and underpin all aspects of our work.

As an Advice Worker at OPFS, you will:

• Work to the agreed priorities of the service providing clear, compassionate advice on key areas including housing, money, parenting, relationships, health & wellbeing, and employment/training.
• Signpost single parents and professionals to relevant services and resources.
• Accurately record all interactions using Salesforce CRM.
• Participate in monitoring, evaluation, and training to support continuous improvement.
• Maintain confidentiality and uphold safeguarding, data protection, and health & safety policies.
• Contribute to team meetings, service development, and quality assurance activities.
• Actively promote the work of the service, build and maintain networks with relevant organisations and professionals, and collaborate effectively with colleagues.
• Promote equality, diversity, and inclusive practice in all aspects of your work.
• Ensure the voices and experiences of single parents inform your advice and contribute to OPFS’s policy and advocacy efforts.
• Demonstrate flexibility, a positive attitude, and a commitment to OPFS’s core values: Justice, Equity, Trust, Compassion, and Collaboration.

Everyday people with chest, heart and stroke conditions leave hospital scared and alone. You can be part of our mission to make sure that there is no life half lived in Scotland.

By joining Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland (CHSS) as a Community Stroke Nurse you can be the difference between people just surviving and really living.

You will be part of Scotland’s leading charity providing support to people with Chest, Heart and Stroke conditions and Long Covid to live life to the full again. Our Community Healthcare Support Services provide access to a range of supported self-management and community recovery services to support people across Scotland to manage their health as well as possible and adjust to life after a diagnosis of a chest or heart condition or after a stroke.

The Stroke Nurse plays a key role in supporting a seamless transition from hospital back into the community for people who have expereinced a stroke and their families. The role focuses on helping individuals adjust to life after stroke

by providing personalised information, advice and emotional support. A core part of the role is enabling people to develop confidence in self management, supporting them to build the skills and knowledge needed to manage their condition, maxinmise independence and improve their long term wellbeing.

The Stroke Nurse will also help deliver the evidence-based, six-week Chronic Disease Self-Management Programme, supporting people to build confidence and skills in managing their long-term health.

We are seeking an enthusiastic individual who is organised and motivated, with good communication skills. Candidates must have a first level general nursing qualification and have a minimum of 2 years’ post-registration experience in

either a hospital or community setting. Experience working with people affected by stroke is essential.

CHSS employees enjoy a variety of organisational benefits including Company pension scheme, generous holiday allowance, company sick pay, employee welfare support, payment of NMC annual registration fees and life assurance.

For an informal discussion please contact Linda Streames, CHSS Lead Stroke Nurse, Highland on 07350 425323 or email: linda.streames@chss.org.uk

CHSS also supports flexible recruitment through Working Families, and we are “Happy to Talk Flexible Working”.

In line with our commitment to safeguarding, this role is subject to a PVG check. CHSS is committed to equality of opportunity and to providing a service which is free from unfair and unlawful discrimination. We therefore

aim to ensure that no applicant, volunteer or member of staff is unfairly treated on the grounds of offending background.

Who we are

Reeltime Music is a creative youth work charity supporting disadvantaged young people through music and the creative industries. We work in partnership to deliver high-quality workshops, projects, volunteering opportunities, and recording and rehearsal services across North Lanarkshire.

The role

As Project Officer, you will work closely with our CEO to coordinate externally funded, organisational-level projects that support Reeltime Music’s strategic ambitions.

In this role, “project” means funded programmes (e.g. Creative Scotland awards, local authority contracts, targeted funder initiatives) rather than short-term blocks of tutor-led workshops. You’ll help turn strategy into delivery, ensuring projects are well-planned, well-evidenced, and aligned with our long-term goals.

Your work will directly contribute to delivering meaningful, high-quality impact for young people and the wider community.

What you’ll do

• Coordinate externally funded projects, ensuring agreed outcomes and outputs are delivered
• Translate strategic plans into clear project plans, schedules, and workflows
• Liaise with funders, partners, tutors, and volunteers to support effective delivery
• Gather monitoring and evaluation data and produce high-quality reports for funders, the CEO, and board
• Track project budgets and support financial reporting
• Uphold safeguarding, equality, and data protection standards across all activity

About you

• Experience coordinating externally funded projects or programmes
• Strong organisational and project management skills
• Confident communicator, able to work closely with senior leaders and external partners
• Comfortable with reporting, monitoring, and evidencing impact
• Aligned with Reeltime Music’s values of respect, collaboration, creativity, and integrity

Why join us?

• Flexible and family-friendly working
• Meaningful work that creates real impact for young people
• Supportive, values-driven organisation
• 32 days leave (pro-rata), including public holidays
• Real Living Wage employer

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Alzheimer Scotland as a Dementia Advisor within the Aberdeenshire (North, South & Central) area on a permanent, part-time basis (25 hours per week).

The Dementia Advisor role is key to our local services and is often the first point of contact for individuals and families following a diagnosis of dementia. This role is central to our success in ensuring people living with dementia, and those who care for them, have timely access to high-quality advice, information and support within their local community.

The post holder will provide practical advice, emotional support and guidance, alongside access to resources, community activities, groups and other programmes that help sustain independence for as long as possible. Dementia Advisors support families at any stage, offering responsive, person-centred support tailored to individual needs.

The Dementia Advisor will work within their local communities to promote dementia-friendly approaches and strengthen partnership working across services and community networks.

This role will also include line management responsibility for three Community Activities Organisers and may involve contributing to monitoring and reporting on service activity and outcomes.

The successful candidate will work across North, South and Central Aberdeenshire; therefore, some travel will be required. We are flexible regarding the base location of the post holder.

We are seeking a dynamic and compassionate individual who can take a flexible, creative and person-centred approach to supporting people living with dementia, their families and carers. The role requires warmth, empathy, strong relationship-building skills and a good understanding of dementia.

Applicants should demonstrate:

• A clear understanding of the aims and values of Alzheimer Scotland
• Excellent communication and networking skills
• A recognised professional qualification and/or relevant experience
• A willingness to learn and engage in ongoing professional development

Relevant qualifications and/or experience of working with people living with dementia, as well as experience of facilitating group work or training, would be advantageous.

You will be required to have a full driving licence and access to a car.

For a full job description please see the attachment above.

The successful candidate for this post will be subject to a criminal check through Disclosure Scotland.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Alzheimer Scotland as a Dementia Advisor within the South Highland area on a permanent, part-time basis (28 hours per week).

The Dementia Advisor role is key to our local services and is often the first point of contact for individuals and families following a diagnosis of dementia. This role is central to our success in ensuring people living with dementia, and those who care for them, have timely access to high-quality advice, information and support within their local community.

The post holder will provide practical advice, emotional support and guidance, alongside access to resources, community activities, groups and other programmes that help sustain independence for as long as possible. Dementia Advisors support families at any stage, offering responsive, person-centred support tailored to individual needs.

In addition to one-to-one support, this role will involve organising and delivering Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) groups and carers’ education programmes, helping to build knowledge, confidence and resilience among both people living with dementia and those who support them.

This role will also include line management responsibility for the Community Activities Organiser and may involve contributing to monitoring and reporting on service activity and outcomes.

The Dementia Advisor will work within their local communities to promote dementia-friendly approaches and strengthen partnership working across services and community networks.

The successful candidate will primarily be based in Inverness at the Brain Health & Dementia Resource Centre and will be a valued member of the wider South Highland locality team.

We are seeking a dynamic and compassionate individual who can take a flexible, creative and person-centred approach to supporting people living with dementia, their families and carers. The role requires warmth, empathy, strong relationship-building skills and a good understanding of dementia.

Applicants should demonstrate:

• A clear understanding of the aims and values of Alzheimer Scotland
• Excellent communication and networking skills
• A recognised professional qualification and/or relevant experience
• A willingness to learn and engage in ongoing professional development

Relevant qualifications and/or experience of working with people living with dementia, as well as experience of facilitating group work or training, would be advantageous.

You will be required to have a full driving licence and access to a car.

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) is seeking candidates for a new role within the Fundraising Team.

The Individual Giving Officer will help our teams across our visited sites optimise donated income from visitors and supporters. If you love Scotland’s history and want to ensure that it is protected, understood and enjoyed by everyone, this role will give you a chance to make that possible for generations to come.

By using your skills with people, fundraising and marketing, you will help us understand our audiences and increases our philanthropic income from across Scotland. This is a new role that will build on our work to enable donations across our visited sites, via our website and to become ready for fundraising appeals to a wide audience.

You will be engaging with knowledgeable and passionate colleagues, visitors and supporters to help keep Scotland’s story going.

About the role

The primary focus of the role is to advance fundraising from individuals through a number of channels including donations at our properties in care, website driven donations, future appeals and campaigns. In addition to building on existing income streams, the Officer will help identify new audiences and channels with the small fundraising team.

Over the last 3 years the Fundraising Team has trialled several options to enable donations at our historic sites across Scotland (from world famous castles to remote archaeological sites). It is now time to scale up our operations and ensure that our service to colleagues and donors is all that it can be.

With the launch of new websites and a new CRM system, this is a great time to join the team to maximise our reach to potential supporters and see results. You will work alongside Operations, Finance and Marketing teams to ensure excellent service to colleagues and an inspiring donor journey.

About you

You will be passionate about the power of philanthropy and have experience in fundraising or marketing for income generation. You will take pride in working constructively with colleagues in other areas to find the right pathway to enabling donations. Your experience of working with relevant data to help identify and monitor fundraising opportunities will contribute not only to Individual Giving activities but the wider areas of major donations and appeals. This will require excellent communications skills for face-to-face conversations and fundraising messages on digital platforms. You will be an organised team worker committed to delivering excellent service and someone who can scan the horizon to see the next opportunity. You will be happy to travel across Scotland. The details of essential and desirable criteria can be found in the job description.

Interested?

Visit our website to view the full job description and for information about applying online for this interesting and exciting opportunity.

Help Shape the Future for Unpaid Carers in East Lothian.

Are you passionate about supporting unpaid carers and making a lasting difference in your community?

Would you like to use your skills, insight and experience to help a local charity grow, strengthen and thrive?

Carers of East Lothian has been championing unpaid carers since 1996 — and as we celebrate 30 years of making a difference, we’re just getting started.

As a leading third sector organisation, we support, empower and amplify the voices of unpaid carers across East Lothian. With demand for our services growing and an ambitious new 5-year strategy launching, there’s never been a more exciting time to get involved.

Join our Board and help shape the next chapter of our journey — your experience, insight and passion could make a real difference.

Why Join Our Board?

As a Trustee, you’ll play a vital role in shaping the future of our charity. Working collaboratively with fellow Board members, you will provide strategic leadership, governance and oversight to ensure we remain true to our mission and values.

You will:

• Help shape and influence our long-term vision and strategy
• Contribute to meaningful discussions at Board meetings
• Ensure strong governance and compliance with legal responsibilities
• Oversee financial sustainability and organisational resilience
• Support and constructively challenge senior staff and volunteers
• Act as an ambassador, championing our work and building partnerships

This is a rewarding opportunity to make a tangible impact in your community, develop your leadership skills, and gain valuable experience in charity governance. Previous Board experience is not necessary.

Who We are Looking For?

• An individual with commitment to the mission, vision, values and objectives of the charity
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Integrity and sound judgement
• Think and apply knowledge creatively and strategically
• Experience of or an understanding of the demands on unpaid carers

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences. We are especially keen to hear from individuals who can bring diverse perspectives or lived experience connected to unpaid caring.

While we would particularly value skills in finance, law, fundraising, communications, or HR, enthusiasm, commitment and a genuine belief in our mission are just as important.

If you want to help create a stronger future for unpaid carers in East Lothian, we’d love to hear from you.

Urban Uprising is growing – and we’re looking for new Trustees to help shape our next chapter.

Would you like to support an ambitious, values-driven charity that helps inspire and empower young people facing disadvantage? We are recruiting two Trustees to join our Board and help guide Urban Uprising through an exciting period of growth.

About Urban Uprising

Urban Uprising improves the life chances of disadvantaged young people through rock climbing.

Our programmes support physical, social and personal development, giving young people access to highly trained, positive adult role models. We work with those who might not otherwise have the opportunity to take part in activities like climbing, helping them build confidence, resilience and a sense of possibility.

We currently work in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Cambridge and Bristol, partnering with local youth organisations to reach young people experiencing disadvantage, often from deprived communities.

Our Board

Urban Uprising is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) with a committed and supportive Board of Trustees drawn from a range of backgrounds.

The Board meets at least four times per year, with additional engagement and input as needed between meetings. Trustees work collaboratively with each other and the staff team to ensure strong governance, strategic direction and long-term sustainability.

The role

Trustees play a central role in the governance of Urban Uprising and support the charity’s mission and values at a strategic level.

We are looking for two people to join the Board. We are intentionally keeping this role open and skills-agnostic and are keen to hear from people who are motivated, thoughtful and care deeply about supporting young people.

No previous Trustee experience is required. Induction, training and ongoing support will be provided.

Key points:

• Strategic oversight and good governance
• Supporting a growing, impactful charity
• Reasonable and consistent time commitment
• Non-remunerated role; reasonable expenses reimbursed
• Location is flexible
• Inclusive charity – we welcome applications from people of all ages and backgrounds

We are currently looking to recruit support workers to join our small team within Inclusion Alliance. The role involves supporting people with learning disabilities to be included in the community and lead an ordinary life. Your work would involve helping people to access educational, social, leisure and work or volunteering opportunities in the community.

No experience or formal qualifications are necessary for the role although a caring nature, positive attitude and a sense of fun are important characteristics to have. New staff will receive paid training and undertake shadow shifts with experienced staff members during induction. We want new staff to feel ready and able to work prior to working on their own for the first time.

We have various vacancies available including part time and relief/casual positions in various locations throughout Edinburgh.

Working hours are based between the hours of 8am and 5pm Monday to Friday.

We have various permanent and casual vacancies available.

Relief/Casual pay rate- £12.75 per hour.

Candidates must be caring, motivated and have excellent communication skills whilst being committed to working in a person-centred way ensuring that support is built around the supported person’s wishes and needs.

Benefits include

• Employer contributory pension scheme
• Funded SVQ 3 qualification and learning opportunity
• Paid annual leave entitlement
• Regular paid supervision sessions
• Regular paid training and development opportunities
• Daytime Monday to Friday working
• Working for a well-established small organisation where person centred values are at the core.Free 24/7 access to employee support app