Top job! Chief Executive Officer
- Full time
- £53,000 – £60,000
- Hybrid: Edinburgh/Hybrid with some travel around Scotland
- Closing 5th May 2025
About the role:
LEAD Scotland is a national charity that has supported disabled people and carers by providing personalised learning, befriending, advice and information services for more than 45 years. LEAD provides SQA accredited Learning Services, provides a National Disabled Students Helpline and supports Befriending Services as well as involvement in Policy work.
With our current CEO stepping down after 10 years, we are seeking a replacement to guide Lead Scotland into its future.
About you:
We are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic and person-centered strategic leader who can:
- Engage with senior policy makers, service providers, and organisational leaders across Scotland, working together to improve lifelong, life-wide opportunities for disabled people and unpaid carers seeking to live their best lives.
- Lead an organisation into the next stage of its own growth and development, ensuring that its financial security, asset management and risk appraisal is planned, maintained and enhanced.
- Take overall responsibility for achieving and monitoring performance against targets in all areas of the charity’s activities and ensure an effective internal infrastructure providing transparent reporting to the Team, Board and other stakeholders.
- Work with a strong team in the context of a well-developed person-centred, kind, respectful, and very effective team culture which supports the growth and development of its people.
- Work in a long-established and well-respected adult learning organisation as we head towards a half-century of working with communities across Scotland.
Critically, you will be an expert communicator, have strong leadership skills, be a strategic and forward thinker and have an in-depth understanding of disability issues.
Applications from disabled people:
Lead Scotland is a Living Wage and Disability Confident Employer. Lead Scotland values diversity and the unique contributions our staff, volunteers, and service users bring. We are committed to attracting, developing, and retaining talent from all backgrounds.
Lead has Disability Confident status; therefore, we encourage applications from disabled people. All disabled people meeting the minimum requirements will get a guaranteed interview. Information about our commitment to recruit disabled people is available on our website. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in the online form. This will in no way disadvantage you in the recruitment process. All job application information can be made in alternative formats on request, including braille, large print and audio and people can make applications in alternative formats.
Recruitment paperwork is kept for 6 months before it is destroyed. Please complete our anonymous equal opportunities form to help us ensure we are attracting a broad range of candidates.
37 days annual leave, including public holidays
5% employer pension contribution
Wellbeing & Work-Life Balance: Flexible working
Annual Leave purchase scheme
Continuous Professional Development: Access to learning and development opportunities and support for continuous professional growth
At the heart of everything we do is a passion for improving the lives and outcomes of Scotland's children and young people.
Our mission is simple, to advance practice in Scotland so that children with complex communication, learning, health and care needs achieve their full potential.
This is an exciting time to join the Craighalbert Centre. Over the coming years, we will be launching a range of transformative projects that will help us achieve our vision of becoming a National Centre of Excellence.
The Chief Executive will provide strategic leadership, operational oversight, and inspirational direction to ensure the Scottish Centre for Children with Motor Impairments (SCCMI) achieves its mission of enabling children with complex communication, learning, health, and care needs to achieve their full potential. The postholder will work closely with the Board of Directors, staff, and stakeholders to deliver the organisation's strategic objectives, ensure financial sustainability, and maintain SCCMI's reputation as a national leader in transdisciplinary education, therapy, and care. They will act as the primary ambassador for SCCMI, championing its values and advocating for the rights and wellbeing of children with complex communication, learning, health and care needs across Scotland.
Responsibilities and Duties
Strategic Leadership
- Develop and implement SCCMI's strategic vision in collaboration with the Board of Directors, ensuring alignment with the organisation's mission and long-term goals.
- Lead the delivery of SCCMI's strategic objectives, including growing the school roll, modernising infrastructure, and expanding the Early Intervention Programme.
- Drive innovation and continuous improvement, ensuring SCCMI remains at the forefront of best practice in transdisciplinary education, therapy, and care.
- Ensure SCCMI's services are rights-based, holistic, and inclusive, promoting the highest levels of wellbeing and achievement for children and young people.
Governance and Compliance
- Work with the Board to ensure robust governance and compliance with charity law, company law, and other relevant regulations.
- Provide the Board with accurate and timely information to support effective decision-making and ensure compliance with regulatory and safeguarding responsibilities.
- Ensure SCCMI meets all statutory and regulatory requirements, including those related to safeguarding, health and safety, and equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Operational Management
- Oversee the day-to-day operations of SCCMI, ensuring the delivery of high-quality services that meet the needs of children, families, and stakeholders.
- Lead and manage a multidisciplinary team, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and professional development.
- Ensure SCCMI's facilities, equipment, and resources are maintained to the highest standards, supporting the delivery of innovative and effective services.
Financial Management
- Oversee SCCMI's financial health, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting, ensuring sustainability and value for money.
- Lead efforts to secure funding through commissioned services, grants, donations, partnerships, and other income streams, reducing reliance on government grants.
- Optimise SCCMI's assets, including the Craighalbert Centre, to support the organisation's strategic objectives and financial sustainability.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Act as the primary ambassador for SCCMI, building and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders, including families, commissioners, government agencies, funders and partner organisations.
- Represent SCCMI at local, national, and international levels, advocating for the rights and needs of children with complex communication, learning, health and care needs.
- Ensure service users and stakeholders are actively engaged in shaping SCCMI's services and strategy.
People and Culture
- Provide inspirational leadership to the senior management team and staff, fostering a positive, inclusive, and high-performance culture.
- Ensure staff are supported through professional development, supervision, and clear performance management processes.
- Promote equality, diversity, and inclusion across SCCMI, ensuring policies and practices reflect the needs of the workforce and the children and families served.
- Foster depth, expertise, and a sense of ownership, empowering everyone to actively contribute to the organisation's success while feeling valued, supported, and fulfilled in their roles.
For more information contact our recruitment partner Sarah Gracie, Eden Scott on 07999 421314 or sarah.gracie@edenscott.com
What will you do?
As our Quality and Improvement Officer, you will lead the development and implementation of our quality framework across Enable Works. You will be central to maintaining high standards in all aspects of our delivery, ensuring we provide consistently excellent services that demonstrate real and measurable impact.
Your role is about enabling teams to understand and achieve quality. You’ll do this through regular auditing, collaborative coaching, insightful feedback, and working closely with managers and staff across the department.
You will:
- Design and deliver a programme of quality audits and compliance checks.
- Work with managers to identify areas of strength and improvement.
- Lead our approach to demonstrating and evidencing impact using data, reporting, and lived experience.
- Define and embed what “quality” looks like across the department.
- Champion the Supported Employment Quality Framework and ensure fidelity to its standards.
- Support managers and teams to translate findings from quality activities into meaningful action and learning.
- Actively contribute to continuous improvement through service reviews, evaluations, and learning loops.
- Develop and manage effective monitoring systems that uphold quality, compliance, and learning.
You will also have direct line management responsibility for:
- Our Welfare Rights Officer, ensuring we provide expert advice and support to clients navigating complex benefits systems.
- Our Learning and Development staff, who empower our team with the knowledge, skills, and tools to provide high-impact services.
You will also have direct line management responsibility for:
- Our Welfare Rights Officer, ensuring we provide expert advice and support to clients navigating complex benefits systems.
- Our Learning and Development staff, who empower our team with the knowledge, skills, and tools to provide high-impact services.
You will be accountable for:
- Delivering an annual quality and compliance work plan.
- Upholding and embedding national and internal quality standards.
- Ensuring key staff are supported to interpret and use quality data.
- Maintaining robust compliance with contractual obligations.
- Supporting the professional development of staff through coaching and mentoring.
- Acting as a critical friend to managers and delivery teams.
- Leading our reporting on quality assurance and service improvement.
Contribution to strategy:
- You will play a key role in shaping the quality and impact of Enable Works’ programmes and services. Through strong analysis and leadership, you will support our strategic goal to be recognised as a national centre of excellence in inclusive employment practice. Your work will help us define success, demonstrate value, and stay accountable to the people we serve.
About You
The skills you will bring.
We really need you to have these:
- A strong understanding of quality assurance and compliance in a service setting
- Experience in conducting audits or service reviews
- Ability to analyse and present data in meaningful ways
- Confidence in coaching and supporting colleagues to improve practice
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
- An understanding of what drives quality and impact in services
- Familiarity with performance frameworks, standards or compliance requirements
- Experience of managing staff and supporting professional development
- A collaborative and solutions-focused approach
Why?
We need you to bring these skills because our ambition is to deliver services that are consistently excellent, transparent and impactful. Your ability to lead on quality will give our teams the clarity, confidence and support they need to maintain high standards in every aspect of their work.
You will help us move beyond simply meeting targets- to understanding and evidencing what really makes a difference for the people we support. Your insight and expertise will help shape our culture of learning and continuous improvement, where quality is everyone’s responsibility and where we work together to deliver better outcomes.
We would love it if you also had these
- Knowledge of Supported Employment principles or similar person-centred approaches
- Experience working in employability or third sector services
- Understanding of staff development and adult learning
Why?
These experiences would give you helpful context for the work we do and the people we support. An understanding of person-centred approaches and the wider employability landscape in Scotland will help you get to grips quickly with our goals and ways of working. Experience in learning and development would also support your role in equipping our staff to deliver quality services.
But if you don’t have these yet, that’s absolutely fine. We’re more interested in your values, your approach, and your ability to grow into the role- so please don’t be put off from applying.
About Us
At Enable we believe in developing all our staff and we provide an extensive learning programme together with in-house career development opportunities.
We also have an excellent range of staff benefits on offer including but not limited to:
- Health cash plans providing a wide range of health benefits to help people cover the cost of their everyday health care.
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Season Ticket Loans
Starting a career with Enable is the first step towards making a real difference in our award-winning charity’s mission to help create an equal society for every person who has a learning disability.
Enable is an equal opportunities employer and our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based entirely on values, skills and competencies required of the specific roles.
NWCAB’s Board of Directors are looking for four new Directors to work alongside other board members to oversee and support our Chief Executive and our dynamic team of staff and volunteers. Later this year, we will be moving premises and we are seeking to expand our Board to support this process and our onward development. At this important point in our journey, we are seeking Directors who can bring different perspectives to help the Bureau achieve its plans for the future and provide the most relevant and accessible advice services possible.
The Board is currently made up of seven Directors, each offering a different skill-set that can support the governance needs and development aims of the organisation. We welcome applications from anyone who feels passionate about our work, regardless of professional background.
The Board has identified an upcoming skills gap related to third sector fundraising and governance, and we hope to fill one of the four roles with someone who has experience of this kind. We would encourage applicants with this background to also consider joining our Finance, Risk, and Audit Committee (FRAC).
For the remaining three roles, we encourage candidates of all kinds, particularly those with strong knowledge of and connections to north west Glasgow. Most important to us is finding candidates who fit our values and our organisation. We are looking for people who are approachable, transparent, team players, positive influencers and who are willing to contribute to debate.
GNWCAB’s staff team, volunteers and clients come from a diverse range of backgrounds, and widening access and inclusion is central to our mission and our values. We want our Board to be representative of our local community and so would welcome approaches from people who live locally or have lived experience of issues facing our clients. We encourage applications from groups that are under-represented on charity boards, particularly people from Black, Asian, or other minority ethnic communities, as well as young and Disabled people.
We happily welcome applications from people who have not been senior volunteers or sat on a board before. GNWCAB is committed to the on-going development of our staff and volunteers and we provide opportunities for training and engagement across the organisation on a regular basis. As a new Director, you will be fully inducted and offered training tailored to your level of experience that would support your development in the role.
The Project SEARCH Job Coach supports individuals with learning disabilities and autism in developing vocational skills and gaining work experience through structured internships. The job coach helps interns develop essential workplace skills, build confidence and achieve successful long-term employment outcomes. They are also responsible for collaborating with the other Project SEARCH partners and stakeholders, as well as potential future employers.
A full Job Description and Person Specification is available for download below.
Health Defence Coordinator Glasgow 2025
- Full time
- £26,202 – £29,009
- On site: Glasgow, Maryhill
- Closing 1st May 2025
Every day people with chest, heart and stroke conditions are leaving 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 Health Defence Coordinator 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 at risk of developing, or living with chest, heart and stroke conditions to live life to the full again. Our services form a nationwide network of local support groups, nurses, volunteers and one-to-one support teams helping people live a healthier life and supporting families adjust to life with a heart or lung condition or after a stroke.
The Health Defence Coordinator will be responsible for the delivery of the Health Defence programme covering the Glasgow area. The role includes delivering health checks; healthy lifestyle workshops; and supporting lifestyle change to reduce the risk of our conditions in local communities, particularly where there is a high prevalence of health inequalities and deprivation. The role will also involve the development and line management of volunteer roles to optimise our reach.
The Health Defence Coordinator will also be expected to support integration of Health Defence across CHSS while working closely with colleagues in the services directorate to enable CHSS activities where appropriate.
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 support the efficient running of one of Tiphereth’s registered Care Homes for adults with learning disabilities and Autism. Our unique Camphill community setting means that the Care Home, is home to both residents and volunteers. This is a live out post although on occasions some sleepovers may be required.
Providing hands on support to residents and leadership for volunteers you will both contribute towards, and champion, the vision the Managers have for the home life for everyone who lives there.
The role is varied and there is a need to balance the day-to-day home life in a Camphill community, alongside delivering an outstanding care service. Administrative support for residents and of the care home’s registration is required. It includes maintaining resident’s records, coordinating, and supporting meetings and reviews, recording finances, and managing medical appointments and medication. Support and supervision to volunteers in developing as outstanding care providers, managing inductions and ongoing training, and coordination of rotas are core tasks which maintain the smooth running of the home. General cleaning and facility management, maintaining stock of household essentials and ensuring health and safety compliance are also key components of the role.
Ideally you will have a minimum of two years’ experience in a similar setting and hold an SVQ 3. For the full Job Description and Person Specification please visit tiphereth.org.uk/jobs
The salary for this post is £33,433.96 (additional increases are subject to annual review). Occasional sleepovers £12.60 per hour (Scottish Living Wage April 2025). 36 days annual leave per annum. For full Terms & Conditions please visit tiphereth.org.uk/jobs
Project Ability is seeking an experienced Finance and Operations Manager to drive our strategic vision, champion equality, diversity, and inclusion, and ensure the continuing success of the organisation.
The Role
Project Ability creates opportunities and provides a professional, welcoming and safe environment for people of all ages with disabilities and lived experience of mental ill health to engage with visual art.
Working alongside the Executive Artistic Director and Board of Trustees, this is a busy, multi-faceted senior role and you will lead on business planning, financial management and governance, venue management, legislative compliance, health and safety and administrating staff, board, contractors and volunteer paperwork.
This is an opportunity to join a highly successful and motivated team of 8 professional staff, assisted by art practitioners and volunteers to deliver our core workshops, exhibitions, events and outreach sessions. Based in Trongate 103 in the centre of Glasgow, we operate over 6 days a week, 40 weeks a year.
Project Ability supports, celebrates and provides a platform for disability, diversity and inclusion in the arts.
We are keen to create a work force that reflects the backgrounds of our participating artists and would like to encourage applications from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities’
Key Information
- Job Title: Finance and Operations Manager
- Responsible to: Executive Artistic Director
- Salary:£40,000
- Hours:37.5
- Location: Trongate 103, Glasgow, G1 5HD
- Pension: a 3% pension contribution
- Annual Leave: 24 days annual and 10 public holidays
- Start Date: July 2025
- Application Deadline:Monday 12 May at 12 noon
- Interviews: Friday 23rd May
- Probationary period: 3 months
Senior Benefits, Debt and Money Adviser
- Full time
- £31,720
- Remote: Home base across Scotland
- Closing 27th April 2025
Are you ready to make a real difference in people's lives by providing specialist debt, benefit, and money advice?
This is an exciting opportunity to join Poppyscotland/RBL, to help deliver a new Scotland wide service offering debt and money advice to Scotland’s Armed Forces community.
As a Senior Benefits, Debt, and Money Adviser, you'll provide expert advice on debt, money, and welfare benefits, managing complex referrals, supporting with debt issues, Mandatory Reconsiderations, Appeals, and Tribunal representation. You'll supervise and train new staff, conduct file reviews, and assist senior colleagues with technical matters.
What You’ll Do:
- Maximise income through debt management and benefit calculations, including complex cases like Student Finance and Armed Forces Pensions.
- Advise on Scottish debt options (Bankruptcy, Debt Arrangement Scheme, Trust Deeds) and assist with overpayments, late claims, and backdating.
- Challenge benefit decisions, liaise with benefit offices, and gather evidence for appeals and tribunal representation.
- Manage caseloads, ensuring timely support and maintaining detailed case records using IT systems.
- Build relationships with local agencies and charities, providing advice and training on benefit issues.
- Assist the Regional Lead with Quality Assurance, conducting case reviews, identifying trends, and providing support to advisers.
- Support recruitment, induction, and training of new staff, including managing performance where needed.
- Deputise for the Regional Lead during their absence, handling new referrals, urgent issues, and queries from colleagues.
Poppyscotland offers a holistic Benefits & Debt advice service, with the expectation that the successful candidate will develop knowledge, skills & experience in welfare benefits (full training and supervision provided) to be able to support clients in challenging social security benefit decisions via the appeals process.
The role is homebased with occasional travel required throughout Scotland. This includes travel to home visits and tribunal locations. In addition, travel to team meetings and training, usually in Edinburgh, is required. You may also be required to attend national BDMA Service annual events held across the UK. We do cover travel expenses.
Living within Scotland area is essential in being able to undertake this role.
This position is also subject to pre-employment checks including an Enhanced PVG check.
What We’re Looking For:
- Experience providing advice on welfare benefits and debt, with knowledge of Scotland’s insolvency processes (Minimal Asset and Full Administration Bankruptcies, DAS, Trust Deeds).
- Strong understanding of welfare benefits, including rates, payments, and calculations.
- Skilled in complex benefit calculations and challenging decisions.
- Experience in case submissions and tribunal representation for DWP and Social Security Scotland benefits.
- Experience working with vulnerable adults, particularly those with mental health issues.
- Ability to manage a caseload and handle personal administration.
Why join us?
Our self-funded service operates without external constraints, ensuring long-term support. The service is not target driven and instead takes a holistic approach, working alongside other teams to address wider issues like homelessness and complex needs. We have access to grants to assist with priority debts and other essential items.
Come and be part of the leading Armed Forces charity, making a difference to the lives of those who have served to keep us safe and protect our way of life.
Employee benefits include -
- 28 day’s paid holiday (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with optional annual leave purchase scheme of up to 5 working days
- Generous pension contributions, with Employer contributions ranging from 6% to 14%
- Range of flexible working options may be available, depending on your role
- Employee Assistance Programme providing confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
- Range of courses delivered by learning specialists to support your development goals and objectives
- Opportunities to volunteer
- Travel loans, Cycle to Work, and more!
Executive Assistant
- Full time
- £30,000 – £36,000
- Hybrid: Prestonpans, East Lothian
- Closing 28th April 2025
Join ELCAP and help us make a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals with learning and physical disabilities and mental health challenges. We seek a proactive and detail-oriented Executive Assistant to support our CEO and the board of directors.
Key Responsibilities:
- Administration and for the CEO, Board of Directors and Senior Leaders
- Organise diaries, board, committee and senior leaders meetings and prepare necessary documents.
- Serve as a point of contact for communications and draft important correspondence.
- Assist with project management and fundraising initiatives.
Qualifications:
- A degree in business administration or another subject related to the field.
- Proven experience as an executive assistant, preferably in the nonprofit sector.
- Exceptional organisational and communication skills.