Rape Crisis Scotland (RCS) is Scotland’s leading organisation working to support survivors of sexual violence, transform attitudes, improve the justice response to sexual crime and, ultimately, to end sexual violence in all its forms.

The Training Worker will be part of the Training & Membership Development team. This team works to build the capacity of member Rape Crisis centres by providing development support, training and resources to support centres as organisations to provide safe, effective and high quality services which are survivor-led.

We do this through a process of Quality Assurance via the Rape Crisis National Service Standards and through an ongoing programme of training and development opportunities. The Training Worker will be responsible for:

• embedding the Standard ‘Lasting Impact’, which ensures that Rape Crisis specialist services are dedicated to ending sexual violence and abuse, driving the impact and effectiveness of services, and fostering lasting change.
• delivering training and learning inputs to workers and volunteers internal and external to Rape Crisis services, working to ensure that responses to survivors across organisations are as effective as possible,
• making sure our existing training offer is consistent and up-to-date and will provide effective and efficient administration of resources and support for trainers and learners within the RCS Training Centre.
• delivering introductory level training as required.

Please see the application pack for further information about the role.

We offer:

• A warm, welcoming and Feminist organisational culture
• Access to internal and external training and development opportunities
• A generous employment package, including 43 days of leave (pro-rata)
• Flexible/hybrid working
• A commitment to employee wellbeing

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and especially welcome applications from women of colour and those under-represented in the workforce.

Canongate Youth’s mission is to provide high quality youth work services that support children and young people to flourish. We aim to nurture aspirations, build relationships, provide opportunities, and strengthen wellbeing. Throughout our history we have put children and young people at the heart of what we do to deliver services to those who need it most. Across the organisation we support children and young people to:

• Have increased confidence and to be themselves
• Have improved health and wellbeing
• Be more capable of developing positive relationships
• Participate more in their communities and feel more included
• Have increased life skills

As part of our ongoing commitment to supporting children and young people we are seeking to recruit for the following post:

Sessional Youth Worker

Canongate Youth provides a range of services, opportunities and support to children and young people aged 5-24 over the South East locality of the city. As part of our ongoing commitment to empowering children and young people and providing quality youth work services we are seeking to recruit for the following post:

Sessional Youth Workers @ £16 per hour

Various hours available

We are looking for an enthusiastic, creative, and fun person who can support the delivery of our youth work services. The post holder will have experience of working with young people, delivering high quality activities and building relationships with young people and their families.

Sessional staff may be required to deliver innovative and creative one-to-one and group work support, actively helping young people (YP) in schools and/or in the community. This may include working outdoors and delivering play-based activities with children and young people.

Additional responsibilities may involve covering our Open All Hours provision at the Commonwealth Pool on Friday evenings—facilitating activities such as swimming, providing a chill-out space, supporting sports sessions, and working alongside personal trainers in the gym. Sessional staff may also be asked to support our universal youth work provision for young people aged 5–18.

We are looking for individuals with excellent communication skills who can demonstrate the ability to build positive relationships. The ideal candidate will help us work towards our outcomes and uphold the values of the organisation.

The post is subject to the receipt of two suitable references and membership of the PVG Scheme.

Are you passionate about helping people to live a better life? Do you want to work for a charity where your health and wellbeing matter just as much as the people you support? Do you want to be part of a trauma-informed team where you will be supported to develop creative and flexible ways of working?

At LinkLiving, our values and people are at the heart of everything we do including how we recruit our staff. It is important for us to find people who share our values, which are:

• Empathy (listen to and understand an individual’s needs and circumstances)
• Respect (treat others the way they wish to be treated)
• Integrity (be honest and have strong moral principles)
• Caring (show kindness and concern for others)

LinkLiving is a Scottish health and wellbeing charity that supports people to manage or overcome the effects of negative life experiences (including trauma, mental health challenges, poverty and inequality) so that they can build on their strengths and aspirations in order to live their best possible lives. We support people through a range of models including:

• Personal development and employability programmes
• Self-help coaching
• Supported accommodation
• Care at home
• Housing support
• Befriending
• Social cafes

The Service

The Link Academy team works primarily with people with complex backgrounds. The experiences of these young people often result in low self-esteem and confidence, poor mental health and a pattern of destructive behaviours. Because of this, these young people find it difficult to manage key transitions such as moving into work or training, into a tenancy or leaving care. The service works hard and creatively to maintain the early engagement of participants. By offering mental health and wellbeing programmes, independent living skills and a wide range of qualifications to support their progression, we give young people the tools to better manage their own mental health. Doing so helps them break negative and destructive cycles of behaviour and thinking, with the aim of putting them on the path to having the best life possible. Staff are trained in using a trauma-informed approach to support young people to build confidence, develop resilience and realise their goals for the future.

The Job

The purpose of the Development Worker role is to provide support to children and young people with a range of issues affecting their lives to achieve their goals and aspirations by providing guidance and practical tools to enhance their knowledge and skills. The Development Worker will provide support and offer guidance to young people, and develop training to help young people address the issues facing them and guide them towards a positive destination. You will support the achievement of high standards and provide monitoring information in relation to the programme’s outcomes.

LinkLiving aims to provide volunteering and ongoing learning and capacity building opportunities to enable more vulnerable people to actively participate in our service. This role will support that aim by ensuring that opportunities are provided to course participants equipping them with the skills to make a valuable contribution to the service and their wider community. The Development Worker will develop relationships with other agencies and services and actively promote LinkLiving’s volunteer programmes and employability services.

About You

The post holder must be educated to HNC level or equivalent and possess a SCQF Assessor and Verifier Qualification/ LD9-LD11, or be willing to work towards obtaining this. You will be required to have experience in the delivery and development of training programmes. You will have experience of working with young people with complex needs/backgrounds and will have the ability and understanding of how to build positive relationships with people using a trauma-informed approach.

It is essential that the post holder has an understanding of issues affecting young people and demonstrate sensitivity and responsiveness to people’s emotional and social health. The postholder will have knowledge and understanding of Scottish policies and mental health self-help resources.

The Development Worker will have effective communication skills, including excellent written, oral and IT skills and will have a non-judgmental attitude and willingness to embrace diversity.

You must be able to prioritise and plan your own and other members of the team workload and will have the ability to create relationships/partnerships with other voluntary, employability and statutory agencies.

The postholder must have a current driving license and access to a roadworthy car.

For a comprehensive list of the essential and desirable criteria required for this post, please refer to the Job Specification in the Job information Pack.

What’s in it for you?

The benefits of being a LinkLiving employee (subject to the policies and benefit terms and conditions) include:

• Competitive salary, reviewed annually, and opportunity for annual performance related salary increases and discretionary non-consolidated pay awards, subject to terms of the scheme
• 35 days’ holiday per year (inclusive of public holidays) pro rata plus additional 3 days pro rata after 3 years’ service
• opportunity to buy and sell holidays
• enhanced company sick and family-friendly pay
• access to paid qualifications and a wide range of learning and development opportunities
• funded Disclosure Scotland and Scottish Social Services Council memberships
• defined contribution pension scheme with generous employer contributions plus salary exchange and additional voluntary contribution options
• access to an Electric vehicle leasing scheme, subject to the terms of the scheme
• life assurance scheme providing death in service benefits to named beneficiaries
• healthcare cash plan for employees (and dependents) to support health and wellbeing plus discounts on shopping, restaurants, and other services
• employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate household dependants to support health, mental and financial well-being
• annual flu vaccination
• access to a savings and borrowing scheme
• cycle to work scheme
• monthly bus pass scheme
• season/travel ticket loan and much more!

For a full list of benefits available to employees, please see the following link - linkliving.org.uk/work-with-us

This post is subject to Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme registration. Link will meet the cost of any new PVG scheme membership or scheme record update.

Further Information

Interested? If you have any questions about the role, please email jobs@linkhaltd.co.uk and we can arrange for someone from the service to call you for an informal chat.

To find out more about what LinkLiving do and to view the generous pay and benefits package, please visit our website at linkliving.org.uk

VOX (Voices of Experience) Scotland is recruiting for a Policy & Participation Officer to support the team based at our Mental Health Foundation Glasgow office.

VOX is Scotland’s national voice on mental health, we represent our members’ views to Scotland’s politicians and health professionals to make sure Scotland’s laws and mental health services reflect our members needs and interests. VOX’s Board of Directors includes individuals who have lived and living experience of mental ill health. The role of the Policy and Participation Officer will be to work alongside the VOX Senior Development Officer to progress the key aims within VOX’s business plan, including delivering on specific project and policy objectives and achieving required outcomes.

What does the role involve?

• To support VOX Scotland respond to consultations which will influence the policies and laws in Scotland which impact people living with mental illness.
• To gather insights and experiences from our members and the wider public to enable us to deliver research and evidence around the experiences of people living with mental illness.
• To help develop opportunities for those who have, or have had mental distress to influence the development of services with which they may engage.

What skills, knowledge and experience are we looking for?

• Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of human rights, social justice issues and the inequalities encountered by those who have experienced mental health problems.
• Demonstrable ability to engage with the Scottish Policy, service and practice environments (mental health and social justice).
• Demonstrable relevant experience in working within the Mental Health or related field.

Safeguarding is Everyone’s business – Mental Health Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all its beneficiaries, those who surround them, its staff, volunteers, and anyone else who comes into contact with its services and expects all trustees, staff, and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to appropriate vetting procedures (proof of eligibility to work in the UK, proof of residency and satisfactory employment screening, including a Disclosure check and two most recent references) along with 3-year renewals of Disclosure checks. We are unable to provide sponsorship for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.

Community InfoSource (CIS) is seeking a Male West African Fieldworker to join our Outreach Delivery Team.

(This is a special case exception for men, as a genuine occupational qualification in terms of Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010).

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with strong community connections and a passion for empowering others. The role will involve delivering community workshops, group presentations, and gender based violence (GBV) workshops specifically targeting men, using relevant West African community languages to reach and engage participants effectively.

Working closely with the Outreach Delivery Manager, you will design and lead workshops tailored to the needs of asylum seekers and New Scots from West African backgrounds. The work will involve both one-off and ongoing group sessions, including awareness-raising around safety, rights, and accessing support.

You will also support wider project goals by collaborating with colleagues across the organisation and developing partnerships with external agencies and community groups. The role requires flexibility, cultural awareness, and the ability to communicate effectively across diverse communities.

The candidate must be able to work well with others in a small team, with a flexible schedule, and collaborate with other projects within our small charity as well as with external organisations.

We will guarantee an interview to anyone with lived experience of the asylum system who fulfils the essential criteria of the person specification, and we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview.

About Revive MS Support

Revive MS Support is the only charity in the West of Scotland providing nationwide support for people who are affected by Multiple Sclerosis. The charity was set up in 1984 by people living with MS and their families, and helps people manage the physical, emotional, financial, and social impacts that come with a diagnosis of MS. Anyone affected by MS can use Revive’s services, and they are free to access.

Job Purpose

As Social Media Officer, you will take the lead in managing and growing our social media presence across multiple platforms. You will be responsible for developing and delivering engaging content that raises awareness of our services, strengthens our online community, and supports our fundraising efforts. Working closely with the Marketing and Communications Manager, you will ensure our messaging aligns with Revive MS Support’s mission, values, and goals, while driving engagement and increasing our reach. This role is ideal for a proactive, creative and strategic thinker who has a passion for making a difference through digital storytelling.

A key focus of this role is expanding our video content, including launching a TikTok channel and producing storytelling content from our service users whose lives have been positively impacted by Revive MS Support.

This role requires a naturally proactive and confident communicator who can engage with our service users, making them feel comfortable sharing their stories. You should be passionate about digital content, knowledgeable about the latest social media trends, and skilled in using these to benefit the charity sector.

The Scottish Union of Supported Employment (SUSE) is the national representative body for supported employment providers and anyone interested in ensuring that disabled people and those with long-term health conditions across our country have the opportunity of a working life. We bring organisations and people together to campaign, network, and improve the quality and impact of Supported Employment and employability services.

SUSE is leading the Apt Making It Work project, which helps employers support disabled people and those with long-term health conditions, making workplaces more inclusive. The project focuses on recruiting businesses, helping them create action plans, and working with partners to provide quality services. Employers will receive guidance on how to better retain employees, reducing economic inactivity and improving workplace support.

Applicants should have experience in managing projects, building partnerships, and engaging with different stakeholders. Knowledge of employment services and strong communication skills are important. SUSE is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applicants who share its vision.

Apt Project Co-Ordination and Delivery

• Take a lead role in the achievement of the Apt Making It Work outcomes, working to the agreed budget.
• Implement the Project Plan and achieve key performance indicators.
• Gather robust evidence and data on the project’s activities and impacts for the evaluation process, including its dissemination.
• Lead on development of project resources for employers.
• Prepare materials and deliver presentations on behalf of the project.

Working with Employers

• Recruit employers to participate in the project, support them to develop workable action plans and deliver the project outputs.
• Build strong relationships with employers’ organisations and employer intermediaries to promote the project and encourage their participation.
• Work with Apt partners to deliver quality services to employers and gather data and evidence on achievements.

Community InfoSource (CIS) is seeking a Caseworker to join our dedicated team, supporting asylum seekers and New Scots across Glasgow.

This is a rewarding opportunity for someone compassionate, organised, and committed to social justice. The role involves providing one-to-one casework support to individuals navigating the asylum and immigration system or facing challenges related to employability, housing, access to services, welfare, or integration.

The Caseworker will work closely with the Service Delivery Manager and other team members to ensure people receive accurate information, advocacy, and appropriate referrals.

The Caseworker will also liaise with external agencies and service providers to secure client support, maintain accurate and confidential records, and support people in their preferred community language where possible. The role requires someone comfortable managing a varied caseload and building trust with individuals from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. You will also contribute to CIS’s wider goals through collaborative working and knowledge sharing with colleagues.

We will guarantee an interview to anyone with lived experience of the asylum system who fulfils the essential criteria of the person specification, and we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview.

This contract is subject to the successful completion of a six-month probationary period

Community InfoSource (CIS) is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Befriending Coordinator and Caseworker to join our team supporting asylum seekers and New Scots in Glasgow.

This role combines one-to-one casework support with coordinating a volunteer befriending service aimed at reducing isolation and improving wellbeing among newly arrived asylum seekers. You will lead the recruitment, training, and supervision of volunteer befrienders, and ensure that volunteers are well-supported in their roles and appropriately matched with clients.

Alongside this, you will provide basic casework support to individuals, while referring more complex cases to other caseworkers as needed. Where possible, you will communicate with clients in relevant community languages to ensure understanding, trust, and inclusive support.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys both one-to-one support work and volunteer coordination, and who is confident working with people from diverse backgrounds. The ability to build trust, communicate clearly, and remain sensitive to the experiences of those seeking asylum is essential.

We will guarantee an interview to anyone with lived experience of the asylum system who fulfils the essential criteria of the person specification, and we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview.

This contract is subject to the successful completion of a six-month probationary period