About us:
get2gether is a dynamic and forward-looking charity, responding to the social isolation regularly experienced by people with disabilities looking for opportunities to find friendship and love in adult relationships.
We organise events, develop courses, and create opportunities that enable social connection and personal development. We use a mentoring and coaching approach to encourage adults with disabilities to self-reflect, take responsibility for their own actions and lead their own lives.
Role:
The post of Events & Communications Coordinator includes aspects of event management and all communications with our members and other stakeholders. You would play a key role in creating a programme of events and activities.
For this role, you will need to be a creative communicator, highly organised, able to work under pressure and meet deadlines. If you believe you have the experience and skills to be part of our dynamic team we would love to hear from you.
About us:
Diversified is an award-winning autistic youth led charity supporting autistic and neurodivergent 10- to 21-year-olds in West Lothian and surrounding areas. We are the first charity in Scotland exclusively designed and led by young people who are autistic themselves, giving a unique insight into the challenges young people face and the support we can give them. All our services combine a range of wellbeing and social activities to enable young people to build friendships with like-minded peers, reducing isolation and giving neurodivergent young people a safe space to be their “au-thentic” selves. It is a no pressure environment with no judgement, which allows young people to go at their own pace and participate in a way that works for them. We provide dedicated facilities at our hub in Livingston, including sensory spaces specifically designed by autistic young people.
About the role:
We are seeking compassionate and committed individuals to join our Board of Trustees. Our Trustees help to guide Diversified, by keeping us on track and making the big decisions, to ensure we effectively support the needs of our community as we grow and expand.
We currently hold Board meetings every month which last 2 hours. You can join board meetings in-person or online. As a small family we’d also love for you to contribute further with a hands-on approach in supporting internal and external events.
About you:
We’d like to enhance our Board to better reflect the diverse individuals and young people we support, so we welcome applications from all backgrounds. Some examples of the experience or expertise you may bring include, but are not limited to:
You may bring different skills and strengths – more important is your passion to use your skills and experience, as well as supporting us on our journey.
Key responsibilities:
Why join us?
Ravelrig Riding for the Disabled is based in Balerno, Edinburgh and provides riding for fun, therapy and achievement for children and adults with physical and/or learning difficulties. We are entering an exciting phase in 2025 with the opening of our new indoor arena to ensure that we can provide riding experience all year round in all weathers.
We are looking for an experienced and dynamic individual to facilitate the efficient running of the stables, to oversee the care of our seven horses and ponies, and to manage all aspects of dealing with our dedicated group of volunteers, participants and visitors.
Location: The post is based at 21 Ravelrig Gait, Balerno, Edinburgh EH14 7NH
Sight Scotland is Scotland’s leading charity providing specialist care, education and research for people with vision impairment. The charity has been in existence for over 230 years, and offer a variety of services in the community as well as education, transcription into alternative formats and residential care for adults and children. Their vision is of an inclusive Scotland where people of all visual abilities have the opportunity to thrive. To achieve their mission they are looking for maternity cover for their Fundraising and Engagement Administrator role – a crucial role providing a solid foundation of support to the whole Fundraising team.
The Fundraising and Engagement Administrator will join Sight Scotland at an exciting stage, with a newly formed Cause and Engagement team, a new organisational strategy and direction, and a roadmap for fundraising planned. The charity is recruiting for 5 other fundraising roles alongside this maternity cover.
This role provides vital administrative support to the fundraising function. You will perform a variety of desk-based tasks ranging from regular banking, data entry and the opening of fundraising post to more ad-hoc tasks such as handling supporter enquiries and working with the fundraising team to support their calendar of activities and key priorities.
For this role, it is vital that interested candidates have experience using a fundraising database and are competent and capable handling financial data. Due to the importance of database management for this role, candidates who can't demonstrate experience using a CRM system to accurately input and review financial data will not be shortlisted.
This role will involve building relationships across teams to provide customer service, solve problems and spot opportunities for fundraising, so would suit a candidate who enjoys delivering amazing supporter experiences / customer service and speaking to colleagues and supporters face to face, on the phone and via email.
You might see similar roles called Supporter Care Officer, or Fundraising Assistant. There is more information on the tasks this role covers in the Candidate Pack.
If you have experience in a charity but are looking to reduce your hours yet still play a part in having a positive impact on a fundraising function at a national charity, this is a fantastic opportunity to join a popular cause at a pivotal time.
Please download the Candidate Info Pack provided for further information about the role, timelines and next steps. THINK Recruitment holds a screening call with all interested candidates, please see details in the pack for how to arrange a call.
We are a small independent charity with ambitions: we want to extend our reach, raise our profile, our brand and income generation potential. This is a new role and a unique opportunity for an outstanding individual to join our small, but dynamic organisation.
With 40 years of experience, we want to make sure we can offer our specialised physical and social health and wellbeing therapies to all those living with neurological conditions in our community and build meaningful partnerships to help us do it.
This role will focus on diversifying our income streams to support the charity’s mission, actively exploring dynamic ways to engage a wide range of business and corporate partners. This role offers an opportunity to help develop and sustain the charity long term sustainability.
You will be responsible for building long-term, mutually beneficial relationships and will create and manage a diverse pipeline to fund the charity’s multi-year, strategic programmes, securing support through a variety of service awareness programme, corporate fundraising initiatives. This is a new role, and we want a passionate and business focused person to join our small dynamic team.
Why join us:
This is a great opportunity to join an established community-based charity and help shape its future. You will help us in building new connections and our approach to business development.
In return for your work, passion and dedication, we offer development opportunities, a benefit package including 30 days’ holiday, flexible working pattern to help with work-life balance, and an employee Health Plan. But most importantly we offer a positive, supportive work culture where we value innovation, dedication and a good sense of humour.
We are looking for a someone with experience of business development and delivering income growth through effective relationship management. You will be people-focussed and someone who loves making connections in the community, actively seeking opportunities to support the charity to achieve its ambitious goals.
Find out more about us on our Website at wearecompass.org.uk
Do you want to be part of a small charity team providing specialist therapies and support to people living with neurological conditions. If so, we are looking for an enthusiastic therapist with a special interest in neurological conditions and rehabilitation and a commitment to person-centred wellbeing assessments and support.
This opportunity would be suitable for an equivalent band 6 or experienced band 5 Physiotherapist or Rehabilitation Officer. You will be joining a friendly team with strong emphasis on continuity of care and support, with an asset based holistic wellbeing approach.
We are a well-established, supportive and friendly team who have a strong commitment to excellence and innovation in rehabilitation technologies, such as AlterG Treadmill, Mollii Suit and GMove Suit, where fully training will be provided. With 40 years of experience, we want to make sure we offer our specialised physical health and wellbeing therapies to all those who need it in our community.
Why join us:
This is a great opportunity to join an established community-based charity and help shape its future. You will work in a supportive environment to help develop your skills and rehabilitation experience. We are also highly supportive of innovation and service development, so if you are a looking for professional progression and personal development, this could be the job for you.
In return for your work, passion and dedication, we offer development opportunities, a benefit package including 30 days’ holiday, and an employee Health Plan. But most importantly we offer a positive, supportive work culture where we value creativity, dedication and a good sense of humour.
We are looking for a someone with experience and background in working with neurological and/or rehabilitation to help us expand and develop our very special neurological service provision.
Find out more about us on our Website at wearecompass.org.uk
Revenue Scotland is looking for two Members to join its Board. The Board is currently made up of a Board of seven non-executive directors one Chairperson and six Board Members who oversee the work of Revenue Scotland. We also currently have just under 100 staff and a senior leadership team of four, led by our Chief Executive.
Since 2015, Revenue Scotland has been responsible for collecting almost £7 billion from two devolved taxes, Land and Buildings Transaction Tax and Scottish Landfill Tax.
Our Corporate Plan 2024-27 sets out our aspirations for the future and strategic objectives. Over the next three years we will be preparing to introduce two new devolved taxes: Scottish Aggregates Tax and Scottish Building Safety Levy. We are also investing in enhancements of our digital and data services, playing our part in the public service reform agenda and engaging more widely with other organisations involved in tax and related public services to enhance the user experience.
For more information about us, please visit our website or you can watch this short video.
Responsibilities
As a Board Member at Revenue Scotland you will play a key part in the running of the organisation. The role of a Board Member is to work with the other Board Members to fulfil the responsibilities for the Board which are to:
2025 will be our 10-year anniversary, and we are looking for individuals who see the bigger picture, and have the strategic vision, governance and leadership skills to support us to be the very best we can be as an organisation.
Role Criteria
To help us deliver our strategic ambition, we are looking for people to join the Board who have the relevant experiences and insights to support us through this journey. The successful applicants must be able to demonstrate all four of the essential criteria below:
You may also demonstrate evidence in respect of one of the desirable criteria below. This section is optional. You do not have to be able to evidence any of these criteria in order to be considered for these roles:
REMUNERATION AND TIME COMMITMENT
These positions are remunerated at £303.52 per day (reviewed annually) for every 7.5 hours devoted to performing your functions (as required or requested by the Board) up to a maximum total fee of £10,926.72 per financial year.
Remuneration is non-pensionable and reasonable expenses will be reimbursed.
Members are expected to work up to 36 days per year to perform their functions as and when required.
About us
Public appointments are made by Scottish Ministers. The appointments process is regulated by the Ethical Standards Commissioner. You can find out more about the Commissioner here: Public appointments | Ethical Standards Commissioner
If you require support with your application, please contact the public appointments team at public.appointments@gov.scot.
The Scottish Episcopal Institute forms people for authorised ministry in the Scottish Episcopal Church. SEI seeks to appoint a highly organised, self-motivated and efficient administrator with excellent communication, interpersonal and IT skills. The role includes a range of responsibilities to support the smooth running of the institute and the delivery of teaching provision and associated student assessment. This fulltime role (35 hrs/week) is based in central Edinburgh, at 21 Grosvenor Crescent, Edinburgh EH12 5EE.
Candidates applying for the post will have:
West Lothian Drug and Alcohol Service is a well-established 3rd sector organisation with a history and reputation for delivering a wide range of effective early interventions and psychological therapies around alcohol and drugs throughout West Lothian as well as providing Young Peoples Services and a Family Support Service.
As part of our Psychological Therapies service we are looking to recruit a skilled worker to provide face to face bereavement counselling and support for young people aged from 12-18 who have experienced the sudden loss of a loved one or friend.
This is a fixed term post until 31 March 2027, funded through The National Lottery Community Fund. The role will mainly involve face to face 1 to 1 working, with some group work interventions across West Lothian in a range of settings. Some evening work and weekend work may be required from time to time.
This post is delivered in person and is not suitable for hybrid or home working. The Service operates from premises at The Almondbank Centre in Craigshill, Livingston.
We are a charity who provides information, support and safe accommodation for women and children experiencing domestic abuse across West Lothian.
The role of Director is a unique voluntary opportunity for women from diverse backgrounds who have expertise, time and are committed to making a real difference to the lives of women and children who have experienced domestic abuse.
As a member of WLWA Board, you will play a key role in shaping the strategy of WLWA and overseeing its governance to ensure it can continue to provide high quality services. You don’t need to be an expert in domestic abuse, but you do
need to have an understanding of the impact it has on women and children and be committed to our vision and values.
Further information can be found in the documents below.