Would you like to like to join a team committed to community led climate action?

Support communities on their climate action journey within Highlands & Islands?

The Highlands & Islands Climate Hub is fully funded by the Scottish Government and is one of a network of Climate Action Hubs established across Scotland to offer networking, support and encouragement of community led climate action. The vision for the Hub is to support and empower communities to develop local solutions to make the transition to net zero and climate resilient living through empowerment and capacity building in communities throughout the region.

The Hub has been operating since September 2021 and is a membership organisation supporting communities across Highland and the Northern Isles of Orkney and Shetland. The vision of the overall Hub Programme defined by Scottish Government is A network of climate action hubs providing a vehicle for communities to come together and engage in collective climate action, supporting the just transition to net zero and climate resilient living, and driving wider change.

Thanks to organisational growth and membership demand, we’re expanding our team and look forward to welcoming a colleague as a Community Development Officer.

JOB PURPOSE

The role of Community Development Officer will be to contribute towards the delivery of the Highlands & Islands Climate Hub CIC successfully for the Scottish Government. The role will support communities throughout the region to collaborate, network and assist community groups in design, development and delivery of community led climate action projects. Signposting, networking and taking a proactive approach to join people and communities together.

LOCATION

The role will support communities in the Highland Local Authority area. You may be based anywhere in Highland but must reside within the Highland Council local authority ward area. Home/remote working with travel throughout the region required.

The Hub holds regular staff meetups which may be at our Inverness or Thurso office, and there would be a further expectation to attend national Hub Gatherings.

We offer the following benefits:

• Accredited Living Wage Employer
• 36 days annual leave (FTE)
• Optional study leave for accredited further education courses
• Wellbeing support including discounted membership to local leisure facilities
• 5% pension contribution
• Flexible working within business needs
• Committed to Fair Work First

Midlothian Sure Start is a dynamic, award winning third sector organisation. It offers a quality support service to families with children up to age 12 across Midlothian. Midlothian Sure Start has been in existence since 2001 and employs over 70 members of staff providing a service in Family Learning centres and in the community. Our ethos is to provide a holistic, confidential community based service where families are at the heart of what we do.

We are looking for people who are as passionate about the services we provide as we are and in return we are keen to support professional development with excellent training and development opportunities, enhanced sick pay (following completion of probation), enhanced annual leave entitlement (we close completely for a well-earned break over Christmas and New Year) and we support our staff with an Employee Assistance Programme, Pension Scheme, Discounted Childcare, Health Cash Plan and Discounted Shopping.

We are currently recruiting a Centre Manager to manage a quality family learning centre that supports children and families in the local area on behalf of Midlothian Sure Start. The Centre Manager will have overall responsibility for the delivery of early learning and childcare, family learning and support services to parents with young children. The role's responsibilities will include staff management, financial management and ensuring Care Inspectorate standards are met and maintained. A BA Childhood Practice/PDA Level 8/9 is desirable and ability to register with the SSSC as a Manager of Day Care of Children's Service is essential.

Alzheimer Scotland, Scotland's national dementia charity, is seeking a passionate and dedicated Centre Activities Co-ordinator to join our team on a part time basis. As a Centre Activities Co-ordinator, you will play a vital role in developing and delivering our brain health and dementia support programs at our centre in Inverness

This unique approach is inspired by the pioneer, Alois Alzheimer, who first identified the brain disease we now recognise as the leading cause of dementia. By building a range of engaging and supportive services in the heart of their community, the Centre Activities Co-ordinator will support people to access:

Advice - our expert advisors can offer one-to-one help with anything from building cognitive resilience, to managing money matters and legal issues.

Listening - we offer places to be heard, whatever the question or concern, whenever help is needed.

Opportunities - to connect, learn and share with others in a similar situation.

Information - on all stages of the brain health journey, whether someone is worried about their brain health or living and caring well with dementia.

Support - everyone is welcome in our Centres, where those affected by dementia can feel safe with trusted staff who understand what they’re going through.

As a Centre Activities Co-Ordinator, you'll collaborate closely with the Centre Manager to create a comprehensive program of activities that align with our ALOIS principles. You'll play a key role in liaising with stakeholders from Health and Social Care, NHS, and the wider community to enhance service delivery and raise awareness about brain health.

Greet and welcome visitors to the centre, ensuring they sign in the visitor’s book and informing the relevant member of staff of their arrival, receive and transfer telephone calls and take brief messages, when necessary, dependent on the needs of the centre, as directed by the Centre Manager.

The Centre Activity Coordinator will support the daily running of the Centre, being a local point of contact for Centre visitors, and carrying out the associated administrative tasks. Produce a monthly programme detailing the services available, as outlined by the Centre Manager, and promote this widely across the networks.

Collate salary information (if applicable) and ensure that details are properly authorised and with the Payroll Administrator by the due date each month. Receive and bank donations and fundraised monies whilst following the correct policies and procedures for these and any other business banking required.

Your exceptional organisational skills will be put to use as you plan, review, and evaluate the activities within the Centres. With a focus on continuous improvement, you'll ensure that individuals accessing our services have a welcoming and inclusive experience, where their concerns are heard and understood.

To excel in this role, you'll bring excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Your passion for supporting individuals affected by dementia will drive you to create a safe and supportive environment. Familiarity with health and safety regulations, along with proficiency in standard office software and IT systems, will enable you to coordinate activities seamlessly.

If you're ready to contribute to our vision of ensuring nobody faces dementia alone, apply now for the Centre Activities Co-ordinator position at Alzheimer Scotland. Relevant experience of working with people with dementia would be an advantage, as well as a willingness to learn and participate in training.

The successful candidate for this post will be subject to a criminal check through Disclosure Scotland.

The Opportunity

With the increased awareness of businesses and the public in the importance of looking after nature and mitigating against climate change, ELGT is seeking to appoint a dynamic and enthusiastic Greenspace & Corporates Officer to develop and deliver environmental projects as part of the ELGT programme of activities.

The Greenspace & Corporates Officer will develop a programme of conservation activities that will enable businesses to participate in and will also promote and support the ELGT Tree Time initiative across the region. The role will include the delivery of activities and encourage people and organisations to support ELGT through financial contributions.

We are looking for a suitably experienced and enthusiastic initiative-taker, with an excellent track record of delivering initiatives using a person-to-person approach and experienced in delivering environmental activities.

About Us:

The Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust is a successful, award winning and widely respected independent charity that undertakes community-based environmental projects, working with partners to improve the quality and accessibility of greenspaces in and around Scotland’s capital city. We believe that quality local greenspaces can have a positive impact on the health and well-being of individuals, particularly those living in disadvantaged areas.

ELGT generates over £2.0M annually to fund and manage projects that include the creation and improvement of parks and gardens, woodlands, vacant and derelict land, and cycleways, in addition to delivering programmes of community activities to support healthy living and active travel.

ACE IT Scotland exists to advance the knowledge and connectivity of people over-50 in Edinburgh. Through digital skills coaching projects delivered across Edinburgh to improve the wellbeing and independence of older people.

To meet the ever increasing demand for our support, we are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, and caring person to help develop and oversee our community outreach work throughout Edinburgh.

We have a team of dedicated volunteers who work with older people at various community-based settings across the city. Your job is to ensure these projects run smoothly and that our volunteers are supported to deliver the highest standard of service to our learners. This will involve travelling within Edinburgh most days to our services, which currently include locations in both Portobello and Currie.

Main Responsibilities

• Support volunteers working in ACE IT outreach projects within partner locations and at the ACE IT office
• Meet and greet learners as they arrive, we aim to make them feel welcome and reduce anxieties
• Setup coaching delivery areas, welcome service users, oversee delivery of sessions, arrange appointments, prepare equipment e.g. charge & update digital devices
• Liaise with individual venue management regarding room setup and access
• Offer support to members of the public and volunteers on the use of digital devices and online services
• Work with other staff to identify opportunities for improvement and growth across our services
• Monitor, evaluate and report on the three projects, to include - gathering feedback forms, monitoring attendance and creating occasional case studies to give an understanding of the impact our services are having on the learner and what lessons can be learned
• Liaise with external stakeholders to optimise the number of learners accessing our services
• Keep an inventory of all equipment and troubleshoot any equipment problems
• Promote ACE IT e.g. displaying marketing materials
• Undertake any appropriate tasks delegated by ACE IT Scotland Manager

Person Specification

We empower ACE IT leaners to build confidence to help themselves, achieve their potential and live with more independence. You must believe in this ethos.

Essential

• The ability to travel across Edinburgh is vital for this role
• Good digital skills, including demonstrable experience of MS Teams, Office and knowledge of Apple, Windows and Android systems. These are the systems most used by our learners
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Interpersonal skills. You must be good with people, patient and compassionate
• Experience and understanding of older people’s needs, including those who have vulnerabilities
• Understanding the importance of confidentiality and safeguarding
• Reliable and well organised

Desirable but not essential

• Experience of working with older people
• Experience of the charitable sector and working with volunteers
• Full driving license and/or own transport
• Knowledge of client management systems (we use AirTable)
• Have an awareness of specialist services in Edinburgh for signposting

Accountability of post:Circle Project Manager – for day-to-day line management Supported by Regional Pod Manager for service delivery (this may be a manager from another organisation in the Partnership).

Purpose of post:Providing relational support to people throughout their journey from prison to the community.

MAIN TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To work with individual’s pre and post release from prison, working with the whole family to promote positive change and a safer lifestyle.
• To support parents/carers to develop their parenting capacity and relationships with their children.
• Work collaboratively with prison workers to support pre-release planning alongside individuals.
• Utilise appropriate tools for pre-release engagement (face-to-face contact; email a prisoner (EMAP) correspondence, contribution to multi-agency release planning meetings)
• Supporting on the day of release (meet at prison) responding flexibly to individual and immediate needs e.g. housing, health, benefits.
• To record, monitor and evaluate our work, including PULSE recording and complete partnership risk assessments.
• Promote multiagency working, with a wide-range of statutory and third-sector partners, through relevant and proportionate information sharing.
• Develop and promote partnership working with NVTP and key stakeholders.
• To attend supervision, team meetings, staff development days and in-house training sessions as appropriate
• To liaise with other agencies and work in partnership with them to meet the needs of the whole family.
• To contribute to the promotion and development of Circle’s work and services
• To work within Circle’s policies and procedures.
• To work to the key responsibilities outlined in the Partnership Role Descriptor

The above accountabilities and responsibilities are not exhaustive, and the job holder may be required to undertake additional duties that are consistent with the level and grading of the role. With consultation, amendments may be made to your job description from time to time in relation to our changing needs and your own ability.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

• A professional qualification in social work, social care, education or health

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Experience of working with individuals and families who have experienced trauma
• Knowledge of a range of interventions for supporting individuals, children and families
• Experience of working in partnership with other agencies
• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Knowledge of the GIRFEC approach and the related SHANARRI Indicators
• An understanding of and commitment to equal opportunities, anti-discriminatory practice and user participation

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively with children and adults
• Ability to support social work students on placement with Circle
• Ability to record, monitor and evaluate work
• Ability to plan and prioritise work
• Ability to effect change in families
• Ability to work within, and maintain, professional boundaries
• Good assessment skills

DON’T MEET EVERY SINGLE REQUIREMENT?

If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with the job description/person specification, we’d love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within the Circle team.

The Sustainability Co-ordinator post offers the potential for a highly motivated individual to work on the next crucial phase of the development and sustainability of Haven services across Lanarkshire. Aligning with the Haven’s 5 sustainability approaches; Involvement, Innovation, Impact, Improvement, Income; the role requires strong collaborative approaches and will be instrumental in ensuring the immediate and longer term achievement of organisational outcomes and sustainability.

A strong understanding and knowledge is required of: national and local health and social care policy; the Lanarkshire Health and Social Care and third sector landscapes; and the health and wellbeing needs of Haven client groups.

The ability to critically analyse this information and translate this knowledge into effective communications with and applications to trust and grant funders, is a key competence, as is the ability to engage with a wide range of key stakeholders. In addition, the competencies and skills to build, maintain and develop strong monitoring/evaluation frameworks is also key.

Are you passionate about tackling child poverty in Scotland? The Improvement Service is seeking a dynamic Child Poverty Project Officer to drive collaboration and share best practice across local authorities and the Fairer Futures Partnerships.

In this exciting national role, you’ll support knowledge exchange, facilitate networks, analyse Local Child Poverty Action Reports, and develop learning resources that shape strategic improvements. You'll work closely with local and national partners, including the Scottish Government, to ensure that the most effective approaches to wrap-around support are understood, replicated, and scaled.

Key Skills and Experience

• Strong background in partnership working, data analysis, and knowledge sharing
• Excellent communication, relationship building and facilitation skills
• Experience engaging diverse stakeholders and managing multi-agency projects
• Understanding of how data and intelligence can be used to identify priorities and measure impact
• A solid understanding of child poverty and inequality issues in Scotland

Who We're Looking For

We’re seeking someone with a deep commitment to social justice and experience in partnership working, knowledge exchange, and systems change. You’ll be a proactive connector and skilled facilitator – comfortable engaging diverse audiences, leading learning events, and translating complex data into practical insights.

You should be:

• A confident communicator with excellent interpersonal and written skills
• Analytical, organised, and able to manage information and draw meaningful conclusions
• Skilled at building strong working relationships and networks across organisations
• Comfortable working independently and collaboratively, with a flexible and solutions-focused mindset
• Experienced in developing resources, toolkits, or publications for professional audiences.

Knowledge of Scotland’s public sector and current challenges in tackling poverty and inequality is highly desirable.

Why Join Us?

This is a unique opportunity to make a positive impact on tackling child poverty in Scotland, supporting national priorities through local innovation. You’ll work in a highly collaborative environment with supportive colleagues and meaningful partnerships. You’ll be part of a dynamic, forward-thinking organisation and enjoy a progressive, flexible working culture.

Apply now and be part of driving positive, lasting change.

For more information, download the full job description.

Be part of something bold. Be part of something ambitious. Be part of theSpace.

Are you passionate about empowering young people and supporting them to create facilities, skills, assets and opportunities for strong, multi-generational and diverse communities? As a Youth Worker with theSpace, you’ll play a key role in co-designing activities and opportunities that engage, support and inspire young people. You’ll work directly with youth and community members to help create inclusive and dynamic spaces where young people can lead, create, and thrive.

A formal youth work qualification is not necessary as we can offer formal training as part of the role. We are looking for passion, initiative, determination and useful relatable skills. You will also support the wider development of theSpace Dunbar as well as the growth of our young organisation.

Responsible to: Chief Executive Officer

Are you passionate about the promotion of Infant Mental Health and committed to social justice? Multi-Cultural Family Base (MCFB) is seeking a new Project Leader to take forward their Early Years Service. Supporting a small team of committed practitioners, you will play a transformative role in providing an early intervention infant mental health service, working with ethnically diverse families.

We aim for our staff team to be representative of the families we support. We welcome applicants from ethnically diverse backgrounds.