We are recruiting for Volunteer Coordinators to coordinate and oversee the effective delivery of a community-based mentoring model for young people aged between 12 and 25.

These are newly created roles, and the post holders will have responsibility for the recruitment, training and day to day supervision of volunteer mentors and ensuring ongoing support of mentor and mentee matches. The roles are fixed term contracts for a period of 12-months working 17.5 hours per week. One role is based in Kirkwall, Orkney, and one in Inverness.

Main duties and responsibilities will include:

• Volunteer Management including recruitment, training and regular support and reflection with volunteer mentors, ensuring that volunteers are supported to undertake their roles effectively.
• Develop and build relationships with our programme teams
• Build upon existing strong relationships with social work, education, children’s houses, third sector and other professionals and strengthening these relationships.
• Confidently manage and coordinate positive, respectful and compassionate relationships between mentor and mentee, ensuring good boundaries.
• Liaise with existing support team(s) internally and externally and provide additional support(s) to the mentee’s family, as and when required.
• Liaise with internal and external referral sources, regarding new and existing mentoring referrals.
• Ensure support plans for the people we support are completed and updated in accordance with GDPR and confidentiality processes.
• Ensure Risk Assessments are completed and updated for the people we support.

Our values make us who we are and define our actions and behaviours every day. We’d expect the post-holder to uphold and represent our organisation in a way that reflects our values and person-centred way of working.

We’re looking for you to have gained experience of volunteer and/or staff management as well as experience of supporting young people and families with complex needs. You will have knowledge of the issues facing young people who are care-experienced and/or on the edges of care, knowledge of current relevant legislation and policies relating to children and young people as well as a working knowledge of child protection procedures.

A full driving license and access to a car for work purposes is an essential requirement.

What you can expect from us...

• Your normal working hours are 17.5 per week, Monday to Friday, between the hours of 9am and 5pm depending on the needs of the service. Flexibility will be required to meet the needs of the people we support and volunteers, some evening and weekend work will be required.
• Your main place of work is Kirkwall, Orkney. You are also required to work in the local community and you will be paid travel expenses from your usual place of work for appointments undertaken in the course of your duties.
• Annual leave entitlement of 210 hours (equivalent to 6 weeks) pro rata per year in the first year rising to 280 hours (equivalent to 8 weeks) pro rata per year in the second.
• You will be automatically enrolled into the People’s Pension in the month that you will complete 3-months of employment, provided you meet the auto-enrolment criteria
• Life Insurance from day one
• Cycle to work scheme
• Option to purchase and sell annual leave

A full list of benefits is detailed in the job & person specification on our website.

About Us

We are Right There, a charity that recently celebrated our 200th anniversary. We provide tailored support for people, at home, and in the community. We are here for people who are living with the effects of homelessness, poverty, substance use, or family breakdowns.

Last year we supported almost 4,000 individuals, helping to prevent them from becoming homeless or separated from the people they love. Every person’s story is unique, and everyone’s route home is different - it doesn’t matter what the situation is – we’re not here to judge, only to help.

Join Our Team as a Digital Skills Tutor

Are you passionate about supporting people with a spinal cord injury across Scotland? Do you have a knowledge of assistive technologies and an ability to work with volunteers from a diverse range of backgrounds?

Spinal Injuries Scotland is looking for a Digital Skills Tutor to join an exciting new project seeking to recruit and train volunteers to equip Spinal Cord Injured individuals with the technology and skills to improve their life chances by enabling them to access job opportunities, online learning, skills development, training and volunteering resources.

You'll be part of a dedicated team looking to enhance participants' quality of life through the provision of and training to use tailored assistive technology. This will be a fixed-term contract for 12 months initially, with a goal of developing a replicable model and continued funding for digitally enabling Spinal Injured people across Scotland. This is a fast-paced, varied role with real scope to make a lasting difference.

At Prostate Scotland, we are dedicated to supporting men across Scotland in their prostate health journey. Nearly 1 in 2 men in Scotland will be affected by prostate disease at some stage of their lives and 1 in 10 are likely to develop prostate cancer. Our mission is to inform, educate, support, campaign, and advance on prostate disease in Scotland.

The Fundraising Officer plays a key relationship-focused and operational role in enabling and supporting income generation across Prostate Scotland. The postholder will contribute to the delivery of high-quality fundraising campaigns, events, and supporter engagement activity, initially with a focus on supporting individual and community supporters. Thereafter the focus would be on developing corporate fundraising and sponsorship.

Working closely with colleagues across fundraising, communications and supporter care, the Fundraising Officer will provide essential relationship-management and operational support to ensure fundraising activity is well coordinated, effectively delivered and accurately reported.

This role is suited to an initiative taking, people-focused fundraiser who enjoys building relationships, supporting team delivery, and contributing to the growth of sustainable income streams.

Blue Triangle is a social care organisation that empowers people to thrive, by delivering solutions in connected communities which focus on the needs of each individual. We are looking for enthusiastic people who share our values (Kind, Passionate and Creative) to join our services accommodating and supporting people experiencing homelessness and empowering them to thrive.

If successful, you will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council within 6 months of your start date. After registration, there is a requirement to be qualified and to maintain professional learning, which we will support you to achieve.

Blue Triangle recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

What we offer:

Aside from offering a supportive and friendly environment where our people are valued and appreciated, we’ll see that your hard work and drive to succeed is rewarded.

• Competitive Salary and Pension Options
• Full time & Part time hours available
• Double pay for festive bank holidays
• Long service awards
• Fully funded SVQ3
• Access to our benefits platform with high street voucher and tech discounts and cycle to work scheme to name a few!
• Inhouse training programmes
• Significant Gym discounts
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• 24/7 access to employee assistance programme, including counselling
• A wide range of family friendly policies
• Life Assurance cover of 3 times your salary
• Credit Union
• £200 refer a friend scheme

And many more!

About the Role:

We are recruiting for a nightshift support worker to work in Somerset Place Service providing support to 8 young people (16-25). The young people come from care experienced backgrounds and have often experienced complex trauma. You would work as part of a team providing trauma informed support and working in a person centred way; recognising the importance positive relationships can have. As a support worker you would have specific keyworker responsibilities, as well as providing holistic outcome based support to all of the young people in the service. You would also ensure accurate record keeping, follow organisational polices and adhere to all codes of conduct.

Main Responsibilities:

The shift pattern involves working 24 hours per week, across a 4 week rolling rota. Shift times are: 9pm-5am and 11:15pm-7:15am. The role includes managing the admission of new supported people, key working, completing reviews and risk assessments. The Support Worker will:

• work as part of a team providing safe, secure, supported accommodation for homeless people.
• support, review, monitor and evaluate through our case management system, to achieve a positive person-centred outcome for the people we work with in line with organisational, statutory and legislative requirements.
• maintain and update all recording systems and documentation in line with relevant policies, procedures and practice guidelines, including the occupancy agreement, within required timeframes.
• provide, plan and facilitate key work meetings, key work sessions, meetings, reviews and other internal/external meetings in conjunction with the person’s support plan.
• provide general advocacy and advice to the people we support, including assistance to enable them to meet the conditions of their occupancy agreements.

To find out more about being a Support Worker, click the link below:

Support Worker Role Profile

About You:

• To join us, you need to have a genuine passion for helping people.
• Ideally, possess 1 year of experience of working with vulnerable people and challenging behaviour which can be from personal, voluntary and/or professional experience.
• Demonstrated commitment and ability to undertake care practice in accordance with Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) code of practice, National Care Standards, Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care and the Associations policies and procedures.
• Ability to relate empathetically to people and recognise their right to choice and independence.
• Ability to work flexibly and as a lone worker.
• Able to use Microsoft or equivalent applications competently.
• Ideally, hold and SVQ level 2 or above and be willing to work towards an SVQ 3.

We care about one another whilst taking pride in the service we offer. You will be working in a company with a strong identity and with the guidance and support of experienced Managers you will be able to develop in your career.

Balerno Village Trust (BVT) wishes to appoint an Events and Marketing Officer to work with the board and volunteers to make Balerno a better place to live, work and visit.

We are looking for a highly motivated person with a strong and demonstrable community spirit who is committed to working with stall holders and volunteers to develop the community.

BVT was established as a company limited by guarantee in 2009 and as a charity on in 2013. BVT has initiated a number of projects including the Balerno Farmers Market (2005), Balerno Music Festival (2008), Sustain Balerno (2011) and Harlaw Hydro (2012) and Malleny Garden Vegetables (2017). Balerno Community Centre (2022) and has recently purchased Balerno Police station (2025).

The post advertised is funded by Harlow Hydro community benefit funds.

Balerno Village Trust's vision is: A thriving, resilient and sustainable community for Balerno.

Its mission is to: work in partnership with others to make our community stronger and more sustainable, environmentally, socially and economically.

The successful applicant will use their own lived experience to engage with those facing substance use issues and mental health difficulties. They will as part of a team look to promote positive recovery pathways through 1:1 and groupwork, delivering an active Peer Support Service offering social, emotional and practical support.

If you have had lived experience of problematic drug or/and alcohol use and have the potential to use it to support others in a meaningful way into or with their recovery we would love to hear from you.

Successful applicants will deliver time-managed, outcome focused one to one support as well as facilitate recovery-focused and trauma informed SMART groups. The role will also require regular involvement in work with Substance Use Service in Dalkeith and outreach to local Recovery Cafes. You will work in a person-centred and strength-based way. One to one support and groups will be delivered in various recovery and community venues across Midlothian.

The System Support Administrator will sit within the Integrated Knowledge Systems team, focusing on the Helix MIS/CRM system which has now been mainstreamed and is funded by the Local Authorities across the Edinburgh and South East Scotland city region.

The team is the first point of support for users, offering training, support with the rollout of new functionality, and working to improve data quality across the system. Support requests can range from simple fixes and quick answers, to getting involved in detailed reporting questions and working with providers to ensure delivery in the real world is correctly reflected in the system.

Health in Mind offers a range of counselling services. We are seeking a compassionate and qualified Counsellor who is fluent in British Sign Language (BSL) to join our team in a self-employed capacity. You will provide face-to-face and online one-to-one counselling individuals facing a range of emotional and psychological challenges in our Lothian Deaf Counselling service.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver confidential counselling sessions tailored to client needs
• Maintain accurate and timely client records
• Work collaboratively and have good communication with the Counselling Team Leader and Administrator
• Uphold ethical and professional standards in line with BACP guidelines

Requirements:

• Recognised counselling qualification (Diploma or Masters Level)
• Registration with COSCA, NCPS, BACP, UKCP, HCPC or other relevant professional body
• Experience working with diverse client groups, including people who have experiences of trauma
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Community Links Scotland is a well-established community organisation with over 20 years’ experience supporting the communities of West Dunbartonshire and the wider West of Scotland. With a small, dynamic team, the organisation is committed to community-led regeneration, working in partnership with local groups and housing associations to deliver targeted projects that improve wellbeing, develop skills, and create opportunities for those most in need.

Healthy Pathways is a community based wellbeing project supporting adults who are experiencing poor mental health, social isolation, trauma or financial hardship. We provide a safe, welcoming space where people can rebuild confidence, develop coping strategies and form meaningful connections through small group activities, personal development workshops and one to one support.

As Project Officer, you will coordinate and deliver weekly group sessions and short programmes, encourage peer led activity, provide one to one support and help participants access wider services.

We’re looking for someone friendly, open and patient, with strong facilitation and communication skills and the ability to create an inclusive, welcoming environment. You’ll be organised, reflective and confident managing group dynamics, with experience of working with vulnerable individuals (predominantly women) in community settings.

Why work with Town Break Dementia Support

Town Break Dementia Support is a vibrant, values-led organisation with over 30 years’ experience supporting people to live well with dementia across Forth Valley.

Our work is grounded in strong relationships, community connection and genuinely person-led support.

We are committed to being an inclusive, fair and supportive employer. We welcome applications from people with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives, including those with lived experience of dementia. Career changers, students and people returning to work are warmly encouraged to apply.

We invest in our people. You will be supported to grow your skills, confidence and experience while doing work that makes a real difference.

Read more here: townbreak.org

Role Overview

As Dementia Support Coordinator, you will play a central role in coordinating and delivering Town Break’s community-based services, including Town Break at Home and group activities across Forth Valley.

You will act as a key point of contact for people living with dementia and their unpaid carers, coordinating personalised support, facilitating meaningful activities and working closely with partners across health, social care and the third sector.

This is a varied, people-focused role that combines coordination, relationship-building and hands-on support.

About Town Break at Home

Town Break at Home operates Monday to Friday within Forth Valley. The service offers personalised one-to-one support, either at home or out in the community.

Support is shaped around each person’s strengths, interests and goals. This may include social outings, creative activities, gentle physical activity or simply time and space to connect. Frequency of support is agreed through an initial conversation and review process.