Home-Start Glasgow North and North Lanarkshire is a vibrant community charity making a big impact on families with young children (under 5) in the local area. Our trained volunteers and staff help families through challenging times. In Scotland, over 1,500 volunteers support over 3,500 families and 6,500 children each year through compassionate, confidential help to parents when they need us most.

The parents we support are often overwhelmed and isolated. They may be struggling with mental health, illness, disability, multiple birth, poverty, domestic abuse, separation or trauma. We provide both 1:1 and group support to families, helping them to cope with the stresses and strains of life and make sure they have the skills, confidence and strength they need to nurture their children.

We are now looking to welcome a new Administrator to our Glasgow North team.

Do you have what we’re looking for?

• Highly organised and experienced administrator
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• A positive team player with the ability to work using your own initiative
• Valid UK driving licence and own car essential

The post is initially funded for one year, with the possibility of extension subject to the availability of additional funding.

Leading the Board:

• Sets the tone for the Board, adopting a culture of integrity, transparency, accountability and good governance. Ensures the Board remains focused on long-term goals aligned to the organisation’s mission and values, and the organisation is well placed to expand when the opportunities are right and navigate the challenges confidently.
• Must ensure the meetings are productive and all members contribute effectively, and decisions are made in a timely and efficient manner. Ability to draw the best from the expertise round the table.
• Provides strategic oversight, working closely with senior management, to deliver the agreed organisation’s Strategic Plan.
• Work with the Board Secretary to plan the Board meetings effectively.
• Relationship with the Senior Management Team / Director
• This is crucial for the prosperity of the organisation. The Chair acts as a mentor/adviser/line manager and manages the performance of the Director. The Chair has the responsibility to embed mutual respect, trust and open communication.

External Representation:

• This involves communicating the organisation’s vision and listening/addressing the concerns and challenges. The Chair must acquire adequate knowledge in relation to Home-Start operational work and strategic objectives to be able to promote and speak on behalf of the organisation when opportunities arise.

Risk & Financial Management:

• Responsibility in overseeing the organisation’s risk management and financial framework. Work closely with the Senior Management Team to ensure that mitigation strategies are in place and monitoring the effectiveness of the strategies. Work with the Board and management to ensure the organisation is prepared to face both anticipated and unforeseen challenges.

Ethical Standards:

• Responsibility to ensure highest ethical standards, a culture of ethical behaviour and ethical decision making and compliance with all relevant laws and regulations. The Chair must lead by example.
• Performance Management:
• The Chair manages the performance of the Director and the individual Trustees to ensure they are fulfilling their responsibilities delivering the organisation’s objectives effectively. The Chair is also responsible for overseeing the work of sub-committees (eg Finance & Audit and Performance Through People).

Succession Planning

• To ensure continuity and stability and help the organisation maintain its momentum and achieve its objectives. The Chair is responsible to identify and develop potential leadership talents within the organisation and plan for eventual transition of key roles, including the Director and Board members.

Conflict Resolution:

• The Chair can be called to mediate conflicts within the Board or between the Board and management. The Chair must have strong interpersonal skills, the ability to remain impartial and a focus on finding solutions that are in the best interest of the organisation.

Do you want to make a positive impact on the lives of children and young people with a disability and/or Autism?

About Options Moray

Aberlour Options Moray is a community-based service for children/young people with learning disabilities offering residential, short breaks, family-based care and community support matched with the individual needs of every young person.

What we are looking for....

We have an opening for a Young People’s Worker, to work 35 hours per week on a permanent basis. The team work no more than 4 days before a day off and currently have every second weekend off. Rotas are designed around the needs of the young people we care for and ensuring the wellness of the practitioners we employ. Late shifts are 2pm to 10pm. Early shifts are 7.30am to 2.30pm. Overnight sleep ins are part of the role, alongside an awake member of night staff. Shifts can be subject to change as and when required for the needs of the service.

Individuals need to bring a range of qualities to the role including being playful, warm and accepting and must be able to adapt their practice to appropriately meet the varying individual needs of each young person. This role can be challenging but is also immensely rewarding and provides postholders with rich opportunities to develop their own practice and understanding of the needs of children and young people with disabilities.

You must be comfortable working in a culture based on respect, integrity, innovation and the ability to challenge – both yourself and other people. We support our staff to be as effective as they can be through dedicated training and supervision. In return our staff act as exceptional role models supporting the children and young people, as well as sharing knowledge and learning with colleagues.

Ideally, you will have a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 7 or above, or be willing to work to this requirement as per SSSC registration.

At Aberlour we want to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. Aberlour’s values are critical and drive everything we do. We will be looking for someone who can demonstrate how Aberlour’s values of Respect, Innovation, Integrity and Challenge will be visible in their practice. You must be comfortable working in an environment where Aberlour’s values are lived in practice. To have a look at our values to understand more about what we are looking for from our employees click here.

What we offer...

As well as a supportive team and excellent training opportunities, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers. Find out more about our Employee Benefits and our commitment to Equality and Diversity here.

We also follow Data Protection Guidelines - Here is our privacy policy.

“I lost my kids a few times they went to foster care and I would have gone to a place like this if I had the chance. This is badly needed. I hid my drug use and people only found out about it when I had my baby and she was in withdrawal. I loved my daughter and would have welcomed something like this.”

A mother who has been supported by Aberlour

About Aberlour’s Mother and Child Recovery House

Aberlour is proud to be working with the Scottish Government for our dedicated Mother and Child Residential Recovery House based in Dundee. Our service is designed to enable children of women with problematic substance use to stay with mothers during their recovery. Aberlour’s approach to rehabilitation aims to deliver positive outcomes for women and their children.

We support families using the Parents Under Pressure (PuP) program which combines psychological principles relating to parenting, child behaviour and parental emotion regulation within a case management model. The program is highly individualized to suit each family. Parents are given their own Parent Workbook. For many parents, this becomes a personal journal of their treatment experience. The overarching aim of the PuP program is to help parents facing adversity develop positive and secure relationships with their children. Within this strength-based approach, the family environment becomes more nurturing and less conflictual.

“Too many women with problem drug and alcohol issues are having their young children taken into care and many other women won’t engage with support agencies for fear of their children being removed. The new houses will improve outcomes for these women and children; reduce deaths of mothers with problem drug use; avoid family breakdown and increase the likelihood of children being cared for by their parents.”

Aberlour Chief Executive SallyAnn Kelly

What we are looking for....

We are looking for a Lead Practitioner who shares our vision and values, with the passion and ability to support managers in guiding and developing the team. Your hours of work (37.5 per week) will be based around the needs of the families we work with which will include mornings, evenings, nights, weekends, and public holidays. This role will be working within both our outreach part of the service and in the residential house so that we can ensure that our families have continued support on their journey to recovery. This is a maternity cover post and is fixed term until 30 June 2026.

You will support the assessment, intervention and planning for women and their children; initially when women are referred to the service, during their stay in the residential house and supporting them when they return to their communities, working in partnership with other agencies.

Ideally you will have experience of direct work with vulnerable families to support improved capacity for women and children and of working collaboratively with other professional agencies and a working knowledge of drug/alcohol use and its effects on women and children.

Applicants should hold a relevant professional qualification at least SCQF level 7 or equivalent knowledge acquired by other means with a willingness to obtain the required qualifications for SSSC Registration.

Individuals with Lived Experience of alcohol or drug use are strongly encouraged to apply for this position, where they will gain experience and training to enhance their knowledge and skills. People with lived experience are vital members of the team delivering this service to the women and children.

At Aberlour we want to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. To have a look at our values to understand more about what we are looking for from our employees click here.

What we offer...

As well as a supportive team and excellent training opportunities, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers. Find out more about our Employee Benefits and our commitment to Equality and Diversity here.

We also follow Data Protection Guidelines -Here is our privacy policy.

If you have any queries please e-mail: jobs@aberlour.org.uk.

Aberlour is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our service users and uses a thorough and rigorous recruitment and selection process including PVG Scheme checks to ensure this commitment is not compromised.

We have an exciting opportunity to join the team as Maternity Leave cover in an Early Learning Practitioner role.

The role is suitable for someone who can work 24 - 30 hours per week, Monday to Thursday.

We are looking for individuals who are passionate about supporting the wellbeing and development of children aged 0-5 years both through group work, childcare provision and by working alongside parents and carers.

You will have the opportunity to work in a meaningful way with small groups of children, creating stimulating learning environments and nurturing positive relationships with both children and parents.

If you are looking for the opportunity to work with children and families creatively whilst providing high quality care and support, then this is the role for you.

If you would like to discuss the role and the working patterns available, please feel free to contact us via info@steppingstonesnorthedinburgh.co.uk.

Western Isles Rape Crisis Centre is looking to recruit an experienced support worker to join our team. The overall aim of the post is to provide one-to-one support to survivors of sexual violence.

For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times, or compressed hours.

A clean driving licence and use of own car is essential to this post.

Relevant PVG and disclosure checks will apply.

This post is fully funded by the Scottish Government until 31st March 2026.

We require female applicants only and are exempt under schedule 9, part 1 of the equality act 2010.

If you would like an informal chat about the post please contact angela.maclennan@wircc.org.uk