We’re looking for an enthusiastic and skilled worker to lead the delivery of our North Edinburgh Futures programme — a new early intervention project offering safe, engaging, co designed youth work for 10–15 year olds during evenings and weekends.

You will:

• Plan & deliver high quality youth work sessions, workshops & trips
• Lead & support a team of sessional youth workers
• Build positive relationships with young people & families
• Reduce barriers to participation and promote inclusion
• Strengthen partnerships with schools, organisations & specialist providers
• Maintain accurate monitoring records & support reporting to funders
• Promote safeguarding, trauma informed practice & reflective learning
• Work flexibly, including evenings & weekends

You need:

• Minimum 4 years’ experience working with young people in a youth work or related setting
• Experience planning, delivering and evaluating group activities
• Strong safeguarding knowledge and confidence supporting staff
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a wider team
• Understanding of trauma informed, inclusive practice
• Social media confidence
• Experience supporting staff/volunteers (desirable)
• Driving licence or willingness to gain minibus training (desirable)

Are you passionate about making a real difference in people’s lives?

Do you believe in strengths-based, person-centred support that helps people build confidence, resilience, and independence?

Volunteer Centre East Lothian (VCEL) is looking for a Community First Worker to join our team at an exciting time of service and organisational redesign.

About the Role

This is not a standard support role.

You will work directly with individuals and families across East Lothian, supporting people facing poverty, isolation, and complex challenges.

At the same time, you will play a key role in shaping the future of Community First, helping us test new approaches, strengthen partnerships, and improve outcomes.

What You’ll Do

• Provide person-centred support using a ‘What Matters to You’ approach
• Help people connect with community resources and opportunities
• Work alongside partners across health, social care, and the third sector
• Contribute to the redesign and development of the service
• Support improved outcomes through data and impact tracking

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has experience supporting people with complex needs
• Is passionate about community-based solutions and prevention
• Builds strong, trusting relationships
• Is adaptable, reflective, and motivated by making a difference
• Can work both independently and as part of a team

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a forward-thinking organisation shaping local services
• Play a key role in a transformational redesign
• Work in a supportive, values-driven environment
• Make a real impact in your community

Shape the Future of Communities in East Lothian

Join Volunteer Centre East Lothian (VCEL)

Are you passionate about creating stronger, more connected communities?

Do you want to influence real change and ensure community voices are heard where it matters most?

Volunteer Centre East Lothian (VCEL) is recruiting for high-impact roles at the heart of the third sector in East Lothian.

As the area’s Third Sector Interface (TSI), we play a vital role in supporting community organisations, developing volunteering, and ensuring that lived experience shapes local decision-making.

This is your opportunity to join a forward-thinking, values-driven organisation making a tangible difference every day.

Influence, connect and amplify community voice.

This is a strategic and influential role where you will shape how the third sector is connected, represented and heard across East Lothian.

You will lead VCEL’s communications and engagement approach, ensuring that insight from communities informs decision-making at a local level.

In this role, you will:

• Lead and develop impactful communications and engagement
• Turn insight into compelling reports, briefings and messages
• Strengthen networks across the third and public sectors
• Ensure community voice is central to policy, planning and partnerships

We’re looking for someone who:

• Is an exceptional communicator with strong influencing skills
• Has experience working across sectors or in partnership environments
• Can translate complex issues into clear, engaging messages
• Is driven to improve outcomes for communities

Why Join VCEL?

At VCEL, you’ll be part of a collaborative, supportive and ambitious team working to create lasting change.

We offer:

• The chance to make a real impact in communities every day
• A role with visibility, influence and purpose
• Opportunities to build partnerships and shape local systems
• A commitment to supporting your development and wellbeing

Healthy n Happy Community Development Trust (HnH) Vision is to make Cambuslang and Rutherglen the healthiest and happiest places to live in Scotland. HnH is an ambitious, energetic and successful community led organisation.

No.18 Venue is a vibrant community space that hosts community activities, private events, workshops and celebrations. The venue brings together local people, organisations and volunteers through a varied programme of activity. The venue also hosts Camglen Radio, a community radio station which is part of Healthy n Happy family.

The key purpose of this role is to:

• Develop, promote and deliver events and workshops at No.18 Venue supporting the growth of Healthy n Happy Enterprise’s income generation.
• Coordinate and host private celebrations such as hen parties, baby showers, celebrations and themed events.
• Provide a welcoming and professional front-facing presence within the venue.
• Support the day-to-day operation of the building, including reception cover, bookings and venue coordination.
• Ensure the safe, smooth and effective running of the venue during events and activities.

Full job description is available below.

Could you help build the partnerships, projects and momentum needed to reconnect people and nature across the National Park through a new, landscape-scale nature restoration initiative?

This is an exciting time to explore new opportunities, take on rewarding challenges, and work with a team united by a passion for people and nature.

Loch Lomond & The Trossachs Countryside Trust (LLTCT) was established in 2012 as a charitable company focussing on improving the natural environment, connecting communities and delivering health and well-being activities within the National Park. LLTCT is a small team of experienced staff supported by committed volunteers delivering a wide range of benefits to nature and people. We have brought extensive experience, knowledge and connections in nature restoration through working with over 30 land managers, community groups, charities, local businesses and statutory bodies on Wild Strathfillan (a 50,000-hectare landscape-scale project).

We now need to build capacity within the team to further develop our people and community-focussed work.

Working in partnership with Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority and RSPB Scotland, LLTCT has committed to the exciting new Loch Lomond & The Trossachs Landscape Connections (LLTLC) Initiative, funded by The National Heritage Lottery Fund. This focuses on accelerating restoration of our woodland mosaic, addressing shared threats, and maximising shared opportunities for people and communities across three existing landscape partnerships (Wild Strathfillan, The Great Trossachs Forest, Lomond Rainforest).

Find out more: trustinthepark.org/wildstrathfillan

• Job Title: Landscape Connections Community Development Officer
• Contract: 18-month Fixed term contract
• Hours: 29.6 hours per week (0.8 FTE)
• Salary: £30,385 FTE, pro-rated salary £24,308
• Start date: June 2026
• Pension: Employer contributes 7% of salary
• Annual leave: 28 days plus 10 days public holidays (pro-rated)
• Probation period: 6 months
• Reporting to: Programme Manager (People & Communities)
• Work base: Blended home and office-based working with desk space at National Park Authority offices in Balloch. Expectation of regular time spent in communities within the National Park.

sparqs is a charity funded by the Scottish Funding Council to work with Scotland's university and college sectors. Our mission is to foster a culture of partnership between students and staff which enables the Scottish education sector to respond to challenges and realise its ambitions to provide the best possible experience for each and every student.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated person to deliver a range of activities including training, consultancy support and research and development projects. Some of our current projects include supporting the development of student partnership within a new tertiary quality enhancement framework, supporting equality, diversity, and inclusion in learning and teaching, and supporting effective learner journeys. We would welcome applicants with experience (or similar) in these areas. The role involves regular travel throughout Scotland and may also involve occasional international travel.

You will have a commitment to supporting the role of students in delivering improvements to college and university life and a good range of key skills including excellent interpersonal skills, written communication skills and experience of delivering training or facilitating workshops. Experience of working in a student engagement or similar role and knowledge of Student partnership in quality processes is desirable but not essential.

sparqs recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality, and challenges discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds and with diverse kinds of life experiences.

Would you love to support community organisations to become more resilient? Do you have experience of managing programmes or grant funding?

We are looking for a motivated and committed individual to lead on the delivery and development of our key programmes that support development trusts to strengthen their organisations, build resilience and increase their impact in communities across Scotland.

This role is office-based, working in DTAS’ offices in Edinburgh but with the potential for some home working.

The Creative Development & Opportunities Coordinator (Part-Time) will work closely with the Development Manager to support the coordination of resources, creative practitioners, and delivery processes across Sunny Govan Community Radio’s existing and expanding cultural activity.

This is a coordination and capacity-building support role, designed to strengthen systems and reduce pressure on delivery staff as activity grows. The post supports the administration, scheduling, recruitment support, contracting, and payment processes that underpin Sunny Govan’s cultural programmes, ensuring delivery remains joined-up, realistic, and compliant with funder and Fair Work expectations.

Working within a collective, non-hierarchical approach, the Coordinator supports cultural activity as an interconnected network of projects, people, and relationships rather than isolated strands of delivery. The role does not carry strategic responsibility or line management, but provides essential coordination infrastructure that enables high-quality, community-led cultural activity to take place sustainably.

This post contributes directly to Creative Scotland’s Culture Collective priorities by strengthening place-based cultural infrastructure and ensuring creative practitioners are fairly recruited, contracted, supported, and paid.

Would you love to support community organisations to thrive? Do you have experience of working with communities, able to provide information and encouragement?

Development Trusts Association Scotland is looking for maternity cover for our Member Support Advisor to support our members in receipt of Strengthening Communities Programme grant funding. Working with a Strengthening Communities Programme Development Officer already in post, as well as the member support team, this role will help groups to become more resilient and sustainable community anchor organisations.

This post will involve hybrid working from home and office, with travel throughout the country, with particular focus on the west of Scotland