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.
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:
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.
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?
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.
Boom! Community Arts are currently seeking new volunteers to join our Board of Trustees.
In line with our new 2026-2029 strategy, and following a skills audit of the current board, we would be particularly interested to talk to those with any of the following skills & experience:
In addition, experience of comms, data management/data protection, finance, and a connection to North Glasgow would also be of value.
About Boom!
Boom! is a small charity working primarily in the North of Glasgow, delivering community art workshops and engaging in local events. Our mission, to“engage with communities to deliver creative, exciting, and accessible arts projects that enrich lives and strengthen communities”is underpinned by our values: Creativity, Working Together, Respect, Fun, and Quality.
We engage a small pool of freelance artists to deliver this work, which currently centres around three regular workshop strands (for both adults and young people), and participation in community events. Our freelance administrative staff (total 0.6 FTE) work to support delivery, fundraise, and contribute to our drive to develop new earned income streams.
About our Board
Our existing Board of four are committed, engaged, and have been with the charity since its inception in 2017; we recognise the need for, and welcome, fresh eyes and perspectives. As a small charity which has grown organically and with an eye toward sustainability, we are at a key point in our development as we seek to grow the reach and capacity of the organisation.
Expected commitment
Board meetings take place either in-person in North Glasgow or online, four times per year, and board members also contribute to or oversee other ongoing areas of work including finance, policy and strategy development, safeguarding, and project ideation. Our Chair is regularly an Elf in our annual Santa’s Saunter.
We hope that any potential candidates could commit to a 2-3 year term, and could be involved in progressing pieces of work between board meetings.
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:
The Robertson Trust is looking for an Influencing Officer (Fixed Term – 1 Year) to join our new Programmes team. Based primarily at Robertson House, Glasgow, with hybrid working available, this role supports the Trust to secure big change that lasts in preventing and reducing poverty and trauma in Scotland.
Over the next decade, we are committed to using all our tools and resources to reduce poverty and trauma across four themes:
• Education Pathways
• Financial Security
• Nurturing Relationships
• Work Pathways
As part of our cross-cutting Influencing objective, this role will support the development and delivery of the Trust’s direct influencing activity, working with partners and stakeholders to influence decision making and systems change.
The Role
This role supports the Programmes Manager (Social Change Movements) and the wider organisation to strengthen the Trust’s influencing work in preventing and reducing poverty and trauma in Scotland.
You will help to develop and test effective approaches to direct influencing and support the Trust to build relationships with those who have the power to deliver change. You will work closely with colleagues across the organisation to ensure influencing activity connects with our wider work, including communications, convening, the influencing work we fund and the learning from our funding.
You will also support stakeholder engagement, network development and policy insight, helping the Trust identify opportunities to influence policy, practice and decision making.
Key responsibilities
• Support the development and delivery of direct influencing activity aligned to the Trust’s influencing objective
• Work collaboratively across the Trust to ensure direct influencing activity connects with communications, convening and the indirect influencing work we fund
• Support the development of influencing plans and help test effective approaches to influencing
• Build and strengthen networks with grantholders, stakeholders and peer organisations undertaking influencing work
• Monitor and analyse policy, political and practice developments relevant to poverty and trauma in Scotland
• Support stakeholder mapping and engagement with decision makers and influential actors
• Contribute to gathering and applying insight from across the Trust’s work to strengthen influencing activity
• Represent the Trust externally as required and contribute to cross-cutting organisational priorities
A full job description is available on our website – therobertsontrust.org.uk
About You
We are looking for someone with a strong understanding of poverty and trauma and the policy, political and practice landscape in Scotland.
You will bring:
• HNC/D, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Relevant experience in a field related to poverty and/or trauma
• Experience supporting influencing, policy, advocacy or strategic engagement work
• A strong understanding of the voluntary sector in Scotland
• Experience building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders and networks
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to communicate complex issues clearly
• The ability to manage competing priorities and work using your own initiative
• Experience supporting the development of influencing plans or campaigns
• High emotional intelligence and the ability to build relationships with diverse stakeholders
• An interest in policy, politics and practice in Scotland and how social change happens
• A commitment to addressing inequality and placing lived experience at the centre of work
We encourage applications from suitably qualified candidates from all parts of the community, regardless of age, disability, race, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief or socio-economic background. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience or knowledge of how poverty or trauma impact lives.
Benefits
• Salary £41,104 to £48,715 FTE
• 35 days holiday per calendar year, inclusive of public holidays
• Pension – 10% employer contribution or 14% if employee contribution is 7%
• Additional employee benefits package (currently under review)
• This role is advertised as full-time, but we are open to applicants who wish to work part-time
The Robertson Trust is committed to hybrid and flexible working. We are open to reasonable adaptations to overcome barriers and are a Living Wage employer accredited by the Living Wage Foundation.
As a Graduate Engineer, you will help produce technical work by using your developing skills and knowledge. You will work withperiodic supervision, within a personalised graduate programme which will support you as you grow your expertise. This includes structured mentoring on the path to ICE chartership. Your work will contribute to delivering high-quality and sustainable solutions that support the mission of the Walk Wheel Cycle Trust.
You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team including designers, engineers, technicians and other technical specialists. Together, you will help deliver projects and programmes that support the Trust’s strategic priorities.
What You’ll Be Doing
This role is ideal for someone who’s eager to learn, excited by real‑world challenges, and keen to build a wide-ranging technical skillset. As part of a supportive, multidisciplinary team, you’ll get hands‑on experience across live projects, develop your engineering expertise through structured mentoring, and play a part in shaping healthier, more sustainable places for people to walk, wheel and cycle. It’s the perfect role for someone who wants to grow quickly, make a meaningful impact, and be part of a mission-driven organisation.
ABOUT YOU
We’re looking for someone who has experience and understanding in the areas listed below. You don’t need to meet every requirement — if you feel you’d be a good fit, we encourage you to apply.
LIVING OUR VALUES
At the Walk Wheel Cycle Trust, we’re a values driven organisation. We’re looking for people who are:
Always Learning – curious, open minded and committed to continuous improvement.
Championing Equity – inclusive, respectful and focused on ensuring everyone has a voice and fair opportunity to succeed.
Taking Ownership – proactive, responsible and empowered to make things better.
Delivering Together – collaborative, transparent and motivated by shared success.
Through our values we make it possible for more people to walk, wheel and cycle safely, healthily and joyfully.
WHAT WE OFFER
We want you to feel supported, valued, and empowered in your role. That’s why we offer flexible working, a positive team environment, and benefits designed to support your wellbeing, finances, and family life.
Wellbeing Support
Financial Benefits
Family Friendly Policies
We believe everyone deserves a great Glasgow life and that starts with the people who work here.
Glasgow Life is a charity like no other. Our vision is to improve the lives of everyone in our city. To help us achieve that, we are looking for a Senior Policy Officer (Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion) to join our Business and Strategy team.
Our teams focus on making a real difference through culture and sport in Glasgow. If you’re excited by the idea of being part of that, this could be the job for you.
What you need to know
Hours: 35 per week.
Contract type:Permanent
Location:Hybrid. You will spend part of your week at home, and part of your week in our head office in Merchant City which has great access to public transport and discounted paid parking nearby.
What you’ll do
As a Senior Development Officer (Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion) you’ll be a part of an established team, reporting to the Policy, Research and Information Manager. You’ll play an essential role in supporting Glasgow Life to implement its Corporate Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, drive equalities mainstreaming and help the organisation to meet its Public Sector Equality Duties. Your work will make a visible and lasting difference. This could be:
Who you are
We’re looking for someone with the right skills who brings energy to the role. If the following sounds like you, apply today!
We’re looking for:
What we offer
At Glasgow Life, our work changes lives. As a charity, we bring communities together and support wellbeing through sport, culture, heritage, and learning.
We supportyouto live a great life. Inside and outside of work. Some of our benefits include:
Holiday
When you join, you’ll get 30 days’ holiday. Plus 6.5 public holidays if you’re full-time. This increases to 35 days after 5 years of service.
Fancy a bit more time off? You can buy extra holiday too!
Pension
Join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) – a Defined Benefit scheme that provides you with a secure pension for later life.
Support
Sometimes we all need support and a listening ear. Our free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme can support your mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing.
Discounts
As a colleague, you can enjoy discounts on the things you love, from Glasgow Club memberships to our museum shops and our online store. We are also part of the cycle-to-work scheme, helping you stay active.
Flexibility and development
We are proud of our flexible and inclusive work policies, which help you balance work and life. We also offer support for learning, development and career progression.
Please note that Glasgow Life is an Arm’s Length External Organisation to Glasgow City Council. We are currently completing a Job Evaluation exercise and introducing a new pay and grading structure. This may impact current salaries quoted in job adverts. To learn more, visit -https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/jobevaluation.
What’s next
To get started, complete our short application form. In this, you’ll fill out:
Use the Person Specification in the Job Attachments section to guide your answers.
Who We Are
Our Corporate Services teams keep Glasgow Life running at its best. From Business & Strategy, Finance, HR, Infrastructure, Marketing, Retail, they deliver the behind-the-scenes work that powers everything we do. Whether it's shaping strategy with sharp insights, crafting compelling messages, supporting our people, managing over 100 venues, or generating vital income—this team makes it happen.
Diversity and Fair Work at Glasgow Life
We’re working to build a team that reflects the rich diversity of Glasgow’s communities — where everyone feels valued, respected, and able to be their full, authentic selves at work.
We’re proud to be a Disability Confident and Carer Positive employer, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Learn more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here:https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/the-small-print/an-inclusive-employer
We’re also committed to Fair Work First principles, including effective voice, opportunity, security, fulfilment and respect for all our staff. Learn more about our approach to Fair Work First here:https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/about-us/fair-work-first
We’re working hard to address underrepresentation in our workforce. We especially welcome applications from people with disabilities and from ethnic minority communities.
Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. We have embarked on our 10-year strategy for ending homelessness. We know it is not inevitable. We know together we can end it.
About the role
Working at Crisis Skylight Edinburgh, you will lead on the delivery of our volunteer programme. You will be responsible for the recruitment of new volunteers, the support of existing volunteers and volunteer to maintain a positive volunteer experience. You will work across teams to ensure volunteers’ experience of volunteering is positive and play a key role in volunteer retention. You will be collaborative and dynamic in working with the team to identify and develop new volunteering opportunities. You will have the ability and confidence to increase the diversity and variety of our volunteering opportunities to reflect our local community and better serve our members. You will be flexible and innovative in reaching a diverse group of people from across the local community. You will also lead on the delivery of events that involve our members, build networks and increase awareness of Crisis’ work in Scotland.
You will have experience of working with people who are socially excluded or with support needs. You will understand the importance of delivering equitable services and can empower our members to share their experience and contribute to continuous service adaptations and improvements. You will be creative and inclusive in establishing service-specific member involvement opportunities so members can influence our service locally. You will work across teams to ensure we deliver our service with people experiencing homelessness, instead of delivering a service to people experiencing homelessness. You will work with the central Crisis team to respond to member involvement opportunities, influencing policy and providing members with the opportunity to share their story with the wider public and media.
About you
Please see the full Job Pack linked below, for a full list of requirements for this role. We realise that long lists of criteria can be daunting, and you may not want to apply for a role unless you feel 100% qualified. However, if you feel you have relevant examples to answer the screening questions, we encourage you to apply.
We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities, and backgrounds.
Working at Crisis
Our values, Bold, Impactful, Collaborative and Equitable, are at the heart of everything we do as we continue in our mission to end homelessness.
Our staff, members and volunteers are vital to getting the right government policies in place, providing breakthrough services, and building a supportive community. We’ll lead by example to nurture a positive and ambitious workplace guided by ending homelessness.
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience, and career.
When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.
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?
You don’t need to have previous experience or qualifications in this field. If you share our values, this could be the role for you!
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:
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:
The Service
Our Edinburgh Mental Health Services is made up of five teams of support workers who provide visiting tenancy support across Edinburgh to people experiencing mental ill health. The service also has a Core and Cluster accommodation service which provides more intensive support to people who have spent time in long-term hospital care. Our support enables the people we work with to live as independently as possible in their own home and improve their mental and physical health.
The Job
We have an exciting opportunity for ambitious and motivated Support Workers to join our team and improve the lives of people supported by our Edinburgh Mental Health Services.
In this role, you will be supported to work using a person centred and trauma informed approach and develop effective relationships with people affected by a range of mental health problems, supporting them to cope in difficult times and working towards recovery and a good life. You will provide emotional, practical and social support to enable people to live as independently as possible and make informed choices in all aspects of their lives.
This role involves the administration of medication to some of the individuals we support. Full training will be provided for this.
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:
For a full list of benefits available to employees, please see the following link - linkliving.org.uk/work-with-us
Successful applicants will be required to apply for registration with SSSC within 3 months of their start date and be registeredwithin 6 months.
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