The WARMTH / Energy Advice Worker will promote & help deliver the WARMTH project & contribute to the general work of the Stirling CAB Energy Advice team, providing a tariff, energy efficiency, income maximisation and fuel debt & advice & support service for families, older people & the public, whose health conditions are exacerbated by living in cold, hard to heat housing within Stirling District.

WARMTH will locally advertise and integrate access to its services for this client group by linking into the established Stirling CAB weekly outreach architecture. In addition, WARMTH will link in with NHS stakeholders & offer home visiting to Elderly People/People with disabilities housebound by virtue of sickness, disability, childcare/care commitments, poverty or poor public transport infrastructure.

Awareness of WARMTH will be developed through our existing links with Community Councils and by utilising our established relationships with local communities and local stakeholder groups.

The WARMTH/Energy Adviser will help educate and inform, enable and empower clients to take appropriate action to reduce their fuel usage by delivering tariff, energy efficiency, income maximisation and fuel debt advice & support

The WARMTH/Energy Adviser will record, monitor & report WARMTH/ Energy Advice activity in line with the funders’ requirements.

Stirling CAB is an innovative, collaborative and progressive Bureau and is both well connected & trusted by a wide range of health & wellbeing partners & stakeholders.

The WARMTH/Energy Adviser will provide advice which fulfils the objectives of the WARMTH/ Energy Advice projects – maximise income, tariff analysis, energy efficiency advice and fuel debt advice and support - e.g. self – disconnection support, fuel vouchers, discretionary hardship funds, food banks etc.

Any other duties that could reasonably be requested by Stirling CAB.

Partners in Advocacy has been delivering independent advocacy services since 1998 and is recognised as a trusted and established provider across Scotland.

We are pleased to offer an opportunity to join our Edinburgh service as an Independent Advocacy Worker.

This is a rewarding role in a supportive, experienced team, where you will make a genuine difference by providing one-to-one independent advocacy to people aged 16 and over with learning or physical disabilities, autism, and older people. You will support individuals in having their voices heard, helping them express their views, understand their rights, explore their options, and participate in decisions that affect their lives.

The role involves travelling throughout Edinburgh to meet people in a range of community and clinical settings. Travel expenses are covered, and you will be supported to plan your work in a way that is both effective and sustainable.

Working closely with the Service Coordinator, you will help maintain accurate service data and support the development of quarterly reports, helping demonstrate the impact of advocacy.

This role offers a high degree of autonomy, alongside regular support, supervision, and opportunities to connect with colleagues across the organisation.

We warmly encourage applications from people from diverse backgrounds. If your skills and experience align with the job description and person specification, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Please complete the application form, providing examples of how you meet each aspect of the job description and person specification.

Partners in Advocacy is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible working environment.

What the role is really like:

• You’ll be working most of the time independently, managing your own diary and priorities

• You’ll need to be comfortable and excellent at working with people aged 16 and over with learning or physical disabilities, autism, and older people

• Your days will vary from supporting someone in a meeting, covering duty calls, to travelling across Edinburgh, and completing case notes at home

• Some situations can be complex or emotionally demanding, and good boundaries are important

• You’ll need to be able to understand complex information and processes, translate them to your advocacy partners, helping them to understand their rights and explore their options

• You’ll need to be comfortable making decisions and working proactively, while staying connected to your wider team

• You’ll be speaking to a range of professionals in a range of settings, communicating, and amplifying your advocacy partner's opinions and wishes

• You’ll record, track, and compile statistical and other information, writing it into tracking spreadsheets, Microsoft Word forms and creating anonymised case studies

You’ll be a good fit if you:

• Are comfortable working autonomously and managing your own workload

• Can recognise the right times to check in with your line manager

• Have good planning and are punctual

• Can build trust with people and communicate clearly in a range of situations

• Are organised and able to balance direct work and admin responsibilities

• Have good writing and IT skills

• Are confident travelling independently across Edinburgh

• Value equality, rights, and person-led support

• Can research, read, and understand complex information, then translate it and explain it in clear terms

The Edinburgh Locality Support Worker will deliver dedicated and empowering support to women in Edinburgh, who have experienced or are at risk from domestic abuse, in accordance with SSSC Standards. This role encompasses practical and emotional support, advocacy, and collaborative working with statutory and third-sector organizations to achieve the best possible outcomes for women in our service. A trauma-informed approach is essential, ensuring that women receive comprehensive, person-centred support in a safe and supportive setting. Support is delivered through telephone support, one-to-one meetings, and attendance at joint meetings with partner agencies.

This post is open to hybrid working between office and home, if the candidate can evidence an appropriate environment for home working, ensuring confidentiality and privacy for service users making contact through telephone or online methods. Travel within Edinburgh to meet service users will be required as well.

This role is subject to satisfactory Adult and Child PVG scheme membership.

Context:

Elpis Trust delivers a person centred housing support service to 19 young women who are experiencing homelessness or are care leavers aged between 16-25 years old. The supported accommodation is based in the Core service and satellite flats in the Ruchill and Maryhill areas of Glasgow. Elpis provides an inspirational, high quality support service which addresses young women’s needs and reflects the aims of the service to work within relevant organisational and statutory policies. We are guided by the SHANARRI indicators, GIRFEC and The Promise. We are reflective and committed to continuous improvement and the development of our services.

We work within Scottish Social Services Council Codes of Practice, National Care Standards and contractual requirements.

Job Purpose:

As part of team, hold responsibility for 20 vulnerable young women, living in our core building and satellite flats. We also provide services to young mothers and their babies as well as supporting young women who are pregnant and at risk of their child being accommodated by the local authority.

Recruiting for Weekend Project Worker

Are you passionate about helping people at risk of rough sleeping during the coldest winter months?

We’re seeking staff who are motivated to tackle the problem of homelessness, with the skills to create a welcoming environment for people with complex needs. The Glasgow Overnight Welcome Centre anticipates receiving hundreds of guests seeking refuge and a warm, safe place to sleep.

We are recruiting for our Weekend Project Worker role (£14.28 p/h). Weekend Team Members are a fixed term post from a proposed opening on 1 December 2026 to 31 March 2027, same dates, working 09:00 – 14:00, working Saturday and Sunday.

We welcome applications from those with lived experience of homelessness or asylum/immigration. For further details and an application pack visit: glasgowcitymission.com/about/jobs

Recruiting for Assistant Project Worker.

Are you passionate about helping people at risk of rough sleeping during the coldest winter months?

We’re seeking staff who are motivated to tackle the problem of homelessness, with the skills to create a welcoming environment for people with complex needs. The Glasgow Overnight Welcome Centre anticipates receiving hundreds of guests seeking refuge and a warm, safe place to sleep.

We are recruiting for an Assistant Project Worker (£14.28 p/h). The Assistant Project Worker position is a fixed term post from a proposed opening on 1 December 2026 to 31 March 2027, working 16:30 – 21:30, working Monday - Friday.

We welcome applications from those with lived experience of homelessness or asylum/immigration. For further details and an application pack visit: glasgowcitymission.com/about/jobs

Recruiting for Team Member.

Are you passionate about helping people at risk of rough sleeping during the coldest winter months?

We’re seeking staff who are motivated to tackle the problem of homelessness, with the skills to create a welcoming environment for people with complex needs. The Glasgow Overnight Welcome Centre anticipates receiving hundreds of guests seeking refuge and a warm, safe place to sleep.

We are recruiting Overnight Team Members (£14.28 p/h). Overnight positions are fixed term posts from a proposed opening on 1 December 2026 to 31 March 2027, working 19:30 – 07:30. Night team work is a five days on, five days off rotation.

We welcome applications from those with lived experience of homelessness or asylum/immigration. For further details and an application pack visit: glasgowcitymission.com/about/jobs

Recruiting for Team Leaders.

Are you passionate about helping people at risk of rough sleeping during the coldest winter months?

We’re seeking staff who are motivated to tackle the problem of homelessness, with the skills to create a welcoming environment for people with complex needs. The Glasgow Overnight Welcome Centre anticipates receiving hundreds of guests seeking refuge and a warm, safe place to sleep.

We are recruiting Overnight Team Leaders (£16.87 p/h). Overnight positions are fixed term posts from a proposed opening on 1 December 2026 to 31 March 2027, working 19:30 – 07:30. Night team work is a five days on, five days off rotation.

We welcome applications from those with lived experience of homelessness or asylum/immigration. For further details and an application pack visit: glasgowcitymission.com/about/jobs

Are you passionate about helping people break the cycle of homelessness?

We’re seeking staff who are motivated to tackle the problem of homelessness, with the skills to create a welcoming environment for people with complex needs. The Glasgow Overnight Welcome Centre anticipates receiving hundreds of guests seeking refuge and a warm, safe place to sleep. We’re seeking staff who are motivated to tackle the problem of homelessness, with great people skills to create healthy relationships with guests who are currently stuck in temporary accommodation or coming through the Overnight Welcome Centre.

We are seeking to appoint a team of Housing Settlement Officers who will support guests accessing the Overnight Welcome Centre, support guests to move from temporary accommodation and settle into a new tenancy; to make a tenancy a home and thus improve the likelihood of tenancy sustainment; with a longer term hope that this will help end the cycle of homelessness. The role will require the post-holder to be flexible, creative, solution focussed with travel around Glasgow.

Applicants should have a Christian faith and a live church connection. This is a Genuine Occupational Requirement in terms of the Employment Equality Act 2010.

This role requires membership of the PVG Scheme.

We welcome applications from those with lived experience of homelessness or asylum/immigration.

Overnight Welcome Centre

Recruiting for an Assistant Manager.

Are you passionate about helping people at risk of rough sleeping during the coldest winter months?

We are seeking an Assistant Manager who is motivated to tackle the problem of homelessness, with the skills to lead passionately and create a safe and fun place for people to work. The Glasgow Overnight Welcome Centre anticipates receiving hundreds of guests seeking refuge and a warm, safe place to sleep and this role will be key in making it happen.

We are recruiting an Assistant Manager (£18,540) for period of contract.

This is a fixed term post from 1 November 2026 until 30 April 2027, working 35hrs per week, including providing on call cover through the night. We welcome applications from those with lived experience of homelessness or asylum/immigration. For further details and an application pack visit: glasgowcitymission.com/about/jobs