A fantastic opportunity to come and join the Children First team in North Ayrshire

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our Family Wellbeing Service in North Ayrshire and an innovative partnership between Children First and The Alcohol and Drug Partnership (ADP), working alongside families, building strong relationships, taking an approach that is restorative, relational and trauma responsive striving to achieving positive outcomes for families. This post is funded by the ADP and will contribute to the delivery period 1st September 26- 31st August 27 (this post being from 1st Jan 27 – 31st Aug 27 fixed term).

We are also determined that the full incorporation of the UNCRC means that children will have their rights respected in all areas of their lives and will have a real say in the way they are supported. If you share this determination, we would love to hear from you.

Our project builds on the voices of the recovery community and our extensive experience in supporting children and families impacted by substance use. We will do this through early help providing community-based whole family support that can be accessed easily in a non-stigmatising way and prevention and education work within local primary schools and alongside other specialist addiction services within all our North Ayrshire Secondary schools.

Our project seeks to:

• Ensure children, families and communities affected by substance use in North Ayrshire access early help to prevent crisis and to support the whole family to recover from the impact of substance use.
• Reduce the number of people who develop problem drug use.
• Promote a whole system’s approach personalised to the specific needs of families impacted by substance use, ensuring that individual’s most at risk, have access to specialist support that aids their recovery.

What kind of people are we looking for?

• have experience of keeping children safe in their own families
• are fiercely passionate about children’s rights
• thinks it’s a privilege to work with and on behalf of children and families and,
• are kind and will bring their whole selves to the job: heart and mind

What kind of Family Wellbeing team member will you be?

Knowing our ambition for children, you will be someone who is:

• resilient, skilled and knowledgeable who wants to transform children’s lives
• determined to support children to stay safely with their own family
• big hearted and courageous
• able to build strong relationships and to manage the tricky conversations
• is compassionate and understanding of trauma
• a cool head and clear minded at times of pressure
• inspiring colleagues and teams to be even better
• an amazing ambassador for children and Children First

Above all else, the most important thing to us is that you are someone who will do the right thing for children and their families at every turn.

Base

You will be based in Irvine, Bourtreehill within our Children First North Ayrshire space and will travel to connect with other parts of the organisation and North Ayrshire HSCP. You will work on an outreach basis to connect with children and families in communities across North Ayrshire.

What we offer:

• A workplace with values of with love, with purpose and with strength.
• 40 days annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays.
• Pension scheme and wellbeing support.
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
• Access to Westfield Health, giving colleagues and their families confidential counselling support, wellbeing resources, and access to health and lifestyle benefits to support physical and mental wellbeing.
• Blue Light Card discount.
• A Fair Work accredited workplace

Join the Scottish Recovery Consortium and Help Shape Recovery Across Scotland

Are you a passionate leader who believes in the power of communities, lived experience and recovery to transform lives?

We’re looking for a Community Recovery Lead to join our team. The role offers an exciting opportunity to join the Scottish Recovery Consortium (SRC), Scotland's national recovery organisation, at a time of growth and opportunity.

Recovery is about far more than overcoming challenges. It is about hope, connection, belonging and creating opportunities for people, families and communities to flourish. At SRC, we work alongside people with lived and living experience to influence policy, strengthen communities, develop organisations and champion recovery as a force for positive social change.

What you will do

As our Community Recovery Lead, you will play a pivotal role in driving this vision forward.

The Community Recovery Lead will provide strategic leadership and operational management to support the development of recovery-oriented communities across Scotland. The post holder will lead a team of staff and work collaboratively with people with lived and living experience, recovery communities, families, local and national partners, and statutory and third sector organisations to strengthen recovery pathways and create opportunities for individuals to thrive.

The role focuses on:

· Providing day-to-day line management, support and supervision to the Communities Team, including regular supervision, appraisal and development planning

· Providing strategic leadership for the development and growth of recovery communities and recovery-oriented initiatives across Scotland

· Developing, implementing and evaluating community-based recovery initiatives that promote inclusion, participation, wellbeing and long-term recovery

· Ensuring that lived and living experience remains central to all aspects of planning, delivery and decision-making

· Supporting recovery communities and lived experience recovery organisations to play a meaningful role in local and national developments

What you will bring

· A skilled, dynamic and motivated leader who can connect people, influence systems, support innovation and create the conditions for recovery communities, families and individuals to flourish

· Experience of working in a charity, community or health organisation

· Experience of managing staff

· Experience contributing to service development or system change

About us

The Scottish Recovery Consortium (SRC) is a national intermediary organisation dedicated to supporting the development, growth and sustainability of recovery in Scotland. We work at individual, community, organisational and policy levels, across communities and prisons, to make recovery visible, and champion lived experience as a driver of change. Through collaboration and co-production, SRC supports the creation and implementation of recovery-oriented systems of care and strategic system change, ensuring recovery is embedded in policy, practice and culture.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits, including flexible working, an Employee Assistance Programme, an excellent pension scheme and 25 days’ paid holiday plus nine public holidays per year.

Join the Scottish Recovery Consortium and Help Shape Recovery Across Scotland

Are you passionate about learning, recovery and the power of lived and living experience to create lasting change?

We're looking for a Recovery Training, Learning & Development Officer to join our team and help design, deliver and evaluate learning opportunities that strengthen recovery communities across Scotland. Working with individuals in recovery, Lived Experience Recovery Organisations, communities and professionals, you'll play a key role in ensuring lived and living experience is recognised, valued and influential at every level.

This is an exciting opportunity to help build recovery learning pathways, support peer-led learning, strengthen participation and contribute to developing recovery-oriented systems that improve lives and communities.

Be part of a team committed to making recovery visible and creating meaningful opportunities for people to learn, grow and lead change.

The role is offered on a fixed-term basis, for a period of 12 months initially.

What you will do

As an employee of the Scottish Recovery Consortium (SRC), the post holder will report directly to the Community Team Manager. Working alongside our Community Team, you will play a key role in developing and delivering high-quality, engaging learning (online and in person) for individuals in recovery, Lived Experience Recovery Organisations (LEROs) and professionals with an interest in recovery and human rights.

The role focuses on:

• Building accessible recovery learning pathways

• Supporting co-production and peer-led learning development

• Promoting peer-led learning initiatives that harness lived and living experience to build confidence, resilience and practical skills, creating a supportive and empowering learning environment

• Ensuring learners receive access to high-quality learning opportunities that strengthen lived and living experience participation in local and national government

• Embedding a robust framework to measure the impact of learning opportunities on recovery outcomes, wellbeing and social inclusion, using data to drive continuous improvement and demonstrate value

What you will bring

• Excellent training facilitation and training delivery skills

• Demonstrable experience in writing training sessions, creating interactive workshops and producing training materials

• Excellent relationship building and communication skills

• Ability to monitor, evaluate and contribute to robust impact measurement

About us

The Scottish Recovery Consortium (SRC) is a national intermediary organisation dedicated to supporting the development, growth and sustainability of recovery in Scotland. We work at individual, community, organisational and policy levels, across communities and prisons, to make recovery visible, and champion lived experience as a driver of change. Through collaboration and co-production, SRC supports the creation and implementation of recovery-oriented systems of care and strategic system change, ensuring recovery is embedded in policy, practice and culture.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits, including flexible working, an Employee Assistance Programme, an excellent pension scheme and 25 days’ paid holiday plus nine public holidays per year.

Help shape the future of one of Scotland's leading veterans' charities.

Royal British Legion Scotland has been supporting Scotland's Armed Forces community for more than a century. With over 22,000 members, more than 130 Branches and 57 Clubs across Scotland, we provide comradeship, remembrance, practical support and advocacy for veterans and their families. As we embark on an ambitious programme of organisational transformation, we are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic National Treasurer to join our Board of Trustees.

This is an exciting opportunity to influence the future of a nationally recognised charity at a pivotal point in its development. As a member of the Board of Trustees, you will help shape the organisation's strategic direction while ensuring it remains financially resilient for future generations.

As National Treasurer, you will play a key role in safeguarding the charity's financial sustainability and supporting the Board in making informed strategic decisions. Working alongside fellow Trustees, the Finance Committee and our Accounts Manager, you will help ensure strong financial governance while contributing to the wider leadership of the organisation.

We're looking for someone who:

• has senior experience in finance, accounting or financial management;
• is confident interpreting management accounts, budgets and financial reports;
• understands financial governance, risk management and long-term financial planning;
• enjoys contributing at Board or senior leadership level (trustee experience is welcome but not essential);
• is committed to supporting Scotland's Armed Forces community and the values of Royal British Legion Scotland.

Previous charity trustee experience is welcomed but is not essential. We are keen to hear from candidates with strong financial expertise who are looking to use their skills to make a meaningful difference.

Time commitment

• Four Board meetings each year (Edinburgh)
• Annual Conference
• Regular online Finance Committee meetings
• Occasional additional meetings as required

Further information and the full job description is attached.

Safe Harbour - Gender Based Violence Services

Through funding from the Big Lottery Fairer Life Chances Programme, we have established a Gender Based Violence (GBV) Hub (Safe Harbour) located in Leith, Edinburgh. Domestic abuse support is based on risk assessment and is often a crisis intervention but alongside this, Sacro will provide wraparound, holistic support via counselling, wellbeing activities and peer support. Safe Harbour will be a safe, non-judgemental and welcoming place to meet and engage with peers and professionals. Support offered will not be time limited focusing on the ethos of the right support at the right time.

Safe Harbour brings three of our specialist GBV services:

Lunar - supporting women and trans people selling or exchanging sex.

Aditi - supporting women of colour who have experienced domestic abuse, Honour-Based Violence and Female Genital Mutilation.

FearFree - supporting heterosexual men and those from the LGBT+ communities including trans people.

Safe Harbour is an inclusive service offering dedicated time and space to those accessing any of our Edinburgh GBV services including three women only days.

We are looking for a specialist transgender worker, ideally with lived experience who can provide support to transgender people affected by Gender Based Violence (GBV), supporting those accessing the Hub. We know how difficult the landscape has become for transgender people in recent months and believe strongly that a safe space with knowledgeable and friendly support is essential in addressing some of the harm caused by an increasingly hostile environment.

The successful candidate will have knowledge and understanding of the unique challenges faced by transgender people and be able to offer meaningful support to them. This service will be an in-person service, operating from Leith, and within the community where appropriate.

The post holder must have a gendered understanding of domestic abuse and trauma informed practice, be an effective communicator as well as highly organised with effective casework management skills. We are a values led organisation looking for candidates whose values align with ours.

This is a brand new role and offers the successful candidate an exciting opportunity to bring their knowledge and experience and contribute significantly to the development and shaping of the post.

Membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG) will be a requirement for this post.

Sacro values diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applicants from the trans community and those with lived experience.

If you would like an informal chat about the requirements of the post, please contact Sue Waddington by email swaddington@sacro.org.uk and leave a telephone number where you can be contacted.

Change starts with water. Change starts with you.

Every day, millions of people live without clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene. WaterAid exists to change that – for everyone, everywhere. Join us, and your energy will help unlock people’s potential and create a fairer future.

About WaterAid

We’re a global federation driven by one vision: a world where everyone, everywhere has clean water, sanitation and hygiene by 2030.

Guided by our values of Respect, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration, Integrity and Innovation, we work alongside communities, partners and supporters to make lasting change happen.

About the team

The Water Industry Partnerships Team develops and supports WaterAid’s relationships with water companies and the wider water industry in the UK.

We inspire and manage volunteers, steering the development of high-income corporate events, and build opportunities for water company employees and customers to connect with our work.

What you can expect from us:

As our Senior Partnerships Officer, you’ll play an important role in growing and strengthening WaterAid’s partnerships across Scotland and Northern Ireland.

You’ll develop and deliver the partnership strategy for Northern Ireland Water, while managing the Scottish Water partnership day to day. You’ll help grow fundraising income, build excellent relationships with partners and supporters, and lead exciting mass participation fundraising activity across the UK water industry.

This is an exciting and rewarding opportunity for someone who enjoys bringing people together, spotting opportunities and turning ideas into successful partnerships and events.

This role will develop you by giving these opportunities:

• Manage existing Water Company partners within Scotland (at committee level) and Northern Ireland (at a strategic and committee level)
• Lead on the setup and delivery of all mass participation events across water industry partners in the UK
• Lead on event management of high-value events with Water Company partner organisations
• Support the Senior Partnerships Manager to steer, provide coaching and support work plans for the WIP Team Assistant
• Lead on systems / fundraising / events compliance processes across the UK team to ensure that all partner activity is compliant with fundraising, gambling and data protection laws to protect the reputation of the partners and WaterAid.
• Own account and partnership development plans, delivering on commitments and personalised stewardship to hit KPIs
• Champion WaterAid’s commitment to equity, inclusion and safeguarding.

What you will be great at:

• A proactive and creative approach to relationship building, with the confidence to work independently, identify opportunities and develop new approaches that strengthen partnerships and grow fundraising income.
• Experience in managing high-value events.
• An ability to manage a busy workload, prioritise effectively and deliver across multiple projects and teams.
• Confidence engaging with people externally through written communication, verbal communication, presentations and face-to-face meetings.

Although not essential, we’d prefer you to have:

• Experience working or volunteering in the voluntary sector
• Familiarity with the UK water industry
• Experience managing high-value events

What we want to share with you:

We want our people to have the flexibility, support and time they need to do their best work. Our benefits include:

• 36 days’ holiday (including 8 Bank Holidays)
• Option to buy an extra 5 days’ annual leave
• Employer pension contribution up to 10 %
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Season ticket loan
• Free annual eye tests
• ‘Give as you Earn’ charitable giving scheme
• Enhanced parental leave (maternity, adoption/surrogacy, shared parental and paternity)
• Sabbaticals
• One paid volunteer day each year

As part of our annual leave policy, all employees receive three additional days of annual leave on top of their standard allocation of 25 days. These days are designated to cover the period when our UK office closes between Christmas and New Year, allowing all UK WaterAiders to take a well-deserved break.

These days are automatically scheduled and cannot be changed or moved. Annual leave is accrued based on your start date. If sufficient leave has not been accrued by the time of the closure, the 3 days will be taken as unpaid leave or pro-rated, depending on your circumstances.

Do you enjoy a varied workload and feel passionate about promoting recovery? As a Recovery Development Worker, you will help build and strengthen visible recovery within and across communities in North Lanarkshire.

You may bring lived experience of recovery, or skills and experience from a similar role. The post calls for energy, enthusiasm, and adaptability, along with a solution-focused, strengths-based approach when working with everyone connected to Recovery Scotland. Some evening and weekend work is essential to our delivery.

About the job

This role suits someone with lived and/or learned experience of recovery from problematic substance use or addictive behaviours such as problem gambling, or someone who has been directly affected by another person’s substance use or addictive behaviours.

Experience of recovery and resilience instils hope and is a powerful example within recovery communities. Applicants with lived experience of substance use must be at least 24 months free from problematic substance use and not currently engaging with services.

The post holder will be required to join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme.

About you

You will thrive in a small, enthusiastic, and committed team. You can evidence your experience of promoting recovery, and you are adaptable, use your initiative and are confident working on your own. Drawing on your lived or work experience, you build positive, trusting relationships and keep a clear focus on recovery and resilience.

You have excellent organisational and self-motivation skills, are committed to developing your skills further, and bring dedication and compassion to your work with the team, community members, families, volunteers, and external partners.

About Recovery Scotland

Recovery Scotland is a charity working with local and national partners to support and promote recovery from substance use by making sure lived experience is visible, included and represented. We support communities with a wide range of recovery-focused activities and educational opportunities, working within local and national guidelines to promote resilience and recovery with individuals, families, and communities.

Our work champions community membership, volunteering, self-management, and personal

and professional development.

Do you enjoy working with people, families and communities and feel passionate about promoting recovery? As a Recovery Worker, you will be an important member of NLRC ensuring that NLRC recovery community is vibrant by supporting the planning and facilitation of cafes, drop ins and activities.

You may bring lived experience of recovery, or skills and experience from a similar role. The post calls for energy, enthusiasm, and adaptability, along with excellent communication skills and positive 'can do' attitude when working with everyone connected to Recovery Scotland.

Some evening and weekend work is essential to our delivery.

About the job

This role suits someone with lived and/or learned experience of recovery from problematic substance use or addictive behaviours such as problem gambling, or someone who has been directly affected by another person’s substance use or addictive behaviours.

Experience of recovery and resilience instils hope and is a powerful example within recovery communities. Applicants with lived experience of substance use must be at least 24 months free from problematic substance use and not currently engaging with services.

The post holder will be required to join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme.

About you

You will enjoy working as part of a team committed to promoting recovery. You are adaptable and can take instruction and guidance from Recovery Development Workers and NLRC Team Lead. You can demonstrate being compassionate when working alongside community members and volunteers to foster recovery and resilience.

You are organised and can adhere to guidance and instructions, are committed to developing your skills further, and can recognise the strengths and assets within the organisation and the community.

About Recovery Scotland

Recovery Scotland is a charity working with local and national partners to support and promote recovery from substance use by making sure lived experience is visible, included and represented. We support communities with a wide range of recovery-focused activities and educational opportunities, working within local and national guidelines to promote resilience and recovery with individuals, families, and communities.

Our work champions community membership, volunteering, self-management, and personal and professional development.

Glasgow North East Carers Centre has been providing practical and emotional support to unpaid family carers for over 30 years, including Young Carers and their families. Our work helps carers feel supported, connected and empowered, enabling them to continue their vital role within our communities.

We are currently seeking new members to join our Board of Directors and help guide the future direction of the organisation. We are particularly keen to strengthen the Board with individuals who can contribute expertise in fundraising, financial management and income generation

As a Board Director, you will play an important role in setting our strategic priorities, ensuring good governance, and providing oversight and guidance on organisational policies and performance. Working alongside fellow Board members, you will help ensure the Centre remains sustainable, effective and responsive to the needs of unpaid carers.

Our current Board brings together a diverse range of skills, perspectives and experience from across the public, private, third sectors and those with direct experience of caring.

While previous Board experience is welcome, it is not essential. We are looking for people who share our commitment to supporting unpaid carers and who can bring enthusiasm, insight and professional experience to our work.

This is a voluntary but highly rewarding role, offering the opportunity to:

• Make a meaningful difference to the lives of unpaid carers and their families
• Contribute to the strategic development of a respected local charity
• Develop valuable governance, leadership and decision-making skills
• Work alongside a dedicated and supportive Board and staff team
• Help strengthen the organisation's long-term sustainability and impact

Board Meetings are every in person every 6 weeks at our premises in North East Glasgow. A full induction and ongoing support will be provided.

If you would like to support a well-established organisation making a real difference in local communities, we would be particularly pleased to hear from you. Join us in ensuring unpaid carers across Glasgow North East continue to receive the support, recognition and opportunities they deserve.

Support Choices is a small charity based in Perth & Kinross, Scotland. We exist to ensure that some of the most vulnerable people in our communities, older adults, disabled individuals, and unpaid carers have the care and support they need to live life on their own terms. We provide independent advice, advocacy, and practical help to people navigating the complexities of social care and Self-Directed Support (SDS).

The main responsibility of the Community Broker’s post is to provide independent support and advice about Self Directed Support (SDS) and social care to those who need it. To help people and carers make informed decisions and plans for their social care and to maximise their choice and control over those arrangements.

Further to these key elements, Community Broker will contribute to the ongoing development and implementation of projects within the organisation, as well as playing a proactive role in their own development.