About the East Lothian Foodbank

East Lothian Foodbank provides food and emergency daily essentials to local people who are experiencing hardship in East Lothian. Alongside the provision of emergency food parcels and essentials, we offer a money advice service and practical support to individuals and families who use our service. In addition to this, we work with partners and local community to influence policy towards ending poverty in East Lothian.

As an independent Scottish charity, we are fortunate to also be part of a nationwide network of foodbanks, supported by Trussell, working together to ensure no one in the UK needs a food bank to survive.

About this role

This is a new opportunity at our Foodbank for a proactive, hands-on individual with strong organisational skills and a passion for supporting local communities.

As part of an expansion of services, our Food Club will provide access to affordable food alongside opportunities for connection, wellbeing support and community building. Our hub is more than a food space - it is a welcoming community space that helps build stability and positive futures.

You will coordinate the day-to-day running of our Food Club, ensuring it stays well organised, fully stocked and operates effectively. This is a varied, hands-on role where you will support staff, manage logistics and to potentially help develop new sites as our hub grows.

Duties will also include – organising advice/support drop-ins from a range of local agencies, reviewing and promoting memberships to people who use our service and building and maintaining strong relationships with individuals across our community.

With your mental health at heart

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join our Midlothian Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Team. This post is funded by Midlothian Health and Social Care Partnership.

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Midlothian Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Team as a Development Worker.

Midlothian Access Point (MAP) is dedicated to improving the mental health and wellbeing of individuals aged 18 to 65 who are registered with a GP in Midlothian. We provide a range of services including information, advice, referrals, and support to help our clients access the resources they need.

Within this role, you will be responsible for delivering individual assessments for the Midlothian Access Point. You will be required to deliver a set amount of individual assessments each week either in person, telephone or online. You will also be managing enquiries, booking MAP appointments and completing any associated administrative tasks.

The successful candidate will have responsibility for facilitating, developing, and delivering Guided Self Help sessions. Guided Self-Help is a one-to-one support service that guides people to access self-help materials. Sessions are delivered in person, online or over the phone. The service is based on the principles of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Interpersonal Counselling (IPC) and is for anyone aged 18 and over experiencing mild to moderate anxiety and/or depression, stress or sleep problems.

They will work collaboratively with communities to provide tailored support, connect individuals to appropriate resources, and maintain a compassionate, trauma-informed approach to meet the needs of vulnerable groups.

If you have experience in these areas and are passionate about supporting people to fulfil their potential, we’d love to hear from you!

Do you love working with children and young people? Are you a teacher, health play specialist, youth worker, family support worker or someone with experience helping children and young people build confidence, develop new skills and have fun? Do you have a talent for creating engaging and memorable experiences that inspire children and young people to participate, connect with others and thrive?

If so, we'd love to hear from you.

Children's Health Scotland is looking for an enthusiastic and creative Programme and Engagement Coordinator to help deliver our exciting programmes and activities across Scotland.

Every week is different. One day you could be supporting children and young people to develop self-management skills through our award-winning programmes, the next you could be helping deliver a Health Rights Defenders session, planning a family event, supporting volunteers, or building relationships with schools, NHS services and community partners.

We're looking for someone who brings energy, positivity and creativity to everything they do, someone who believes every child deserves the opportunity to thrive and whose first instinct is to ask: "How can we make this engaging, accessible and fun?"

What you'll be doing

• Delivering engaging programmes, workshops and activities for children, young people and families.
• Supporting Health Rights Defenders, Self-Management Skills Programmes and SMS:HUB activities.
• Building trusted relationships with children, young people, families and partners.
• Supporting the delivery of events, participation activities and campaigns.
• Helping recruit and support volunteers.
• Collecting feedback and demonstrating the impact of our work.
• Creating blogs, case studies and social media content that celebrates children's voices and achievements.
• Helping children and young people build confidence, make connections and better understand their rights and wellbeing.

We're looking for someone who is

• Fun, friendly and approachable.
• Passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people.
• Creative and full of ideas.
• Organised and able to plan and deliver activities.
• Comfortable working independently and as part of a small team.
• A confident communicator who can build relationships with families and partners.
• Flexible and able to work regular Friday evenings and Saturdays.
• Willing to travel throughout Scotland.
• A driver with access to a car for business use.

Why join us?

At Children's Health Scotland, you'll be joining a friendly and passionate team committed to ensuring every child receives the support, information and opportunities they need to achieve their best possible health. In return, we offer:

• Nine weeks' leave per year (pro rata), including public holidays.
• A supportive team environment.
• Opportunities for training and development.
• The chance to make a genuine difference to the lives of children, young people and families across Scotland.

Important information

This is not a standard Monday to Friday role. The successful candidate must be able to work flexibly, including regular Friday evening and Saturday working, to support programme and event delivery. A full UK driving licence and access to a car for business use are essential. The post is subject to membership of the PVG Scheme and satisfactory Disclosure Scotland checks.

About Children's Health Scotland

Children's Health Scotland supports children, young people and families to navigate health challenges, understand their rights and improve their health and wellbeing. Through programmes, participation opportunities, events and information, we help children and young people build confidence, resilience, self-management skills and lasting connections. If you're enthusiastic, creative and ready to help children and young people thrive, we'd love to hear from you.

Lead a small organisation making a big difference across Ayrshire

The opportunity

Are you an experienced, values-led leader who wants to help people have greater choice and control over their lives?

The Community Brokerage Network is looking for a new Operations Manager to lead our small, committed team and help shape the next stage of our development. Working across Ayrshire, we provide free, independent brokerage support to people navigating Self-directed Support and an increasingly challenging social care system.

This is a varied and influential role for someone who can combine strategic thinking with practical, hands-on leadership. You will work closely with our Board, lead and support our staff team, oversee funded services and organisational systems, build strong partnerships and ensure the voices and experiences of the people we support remain at the heart of everything we do.

About us

For 12 years, CBN has helped disabled people, unpaid carers and others who need social care to understand their rights, explore their options and plan support that works for them. We believe in independent living, inclusion and finding creative solutions that build on people’s strengths, relationships and communities.

We are entering an important period of development. Demand for our support is growing, the social care environment is changing rapidly and a new funding cycle is approaching. We are looking for someone who can provide confident leadership now while helping CBN develop new opportunities and build a sustainable future.

What you’ll do

• Lead the day-to-day management and development of CBN.
• Work with the Board to turn strategy into practical plans and effective delivery.
• Lead, support and develop our staff team and promote a positive organisational culture.
• Oversee service quality, referrals, complex practice issues and organisational systems.
• Manage budgets, funding agreements, monitoring and impact reporting.
• Develop strong funding applications and identify new income and partnership opportunities.
• Maintain effective governance, compliance, risk and health and safety arrangements.
• Represent CBN and build strong relationships with Health and Social Care Partnerships, funders and third-sector partners.
• Use evidence and lived experience to contribute to wider discussions about Self-directed Support and social care.

About you

You do not need to have done this exact job before. You will, however, need experience of leading people and services, sound organisational judgement and the confidence to manage a broad remit within a small organisation.

You will be comfortable moving between Board reports, staff support, funding applications, budgets, partnership meetings and practical operational issues. You will share our commitment to human rights, inclusion and person-led support, and you will understand the importance of combining challenge with constructive relationships.

Knowledge of Self-directed Support and Scotland’s social care landscape would be valuable. We would also welcome applicants who bring strong transferable leadership experience and are ready to learn.

What we offer

• A home-based role with flexibility in how your working week is organised.
• 35 days’ annual leave, inclusive of public holidays.
• A 5% employer pension contribution, subject to scheme rules.
• The opportunity to lead a respected, values-driven organisation and influence its future direction.
• A planned handover with the current Operations Manager, subject to the successful candidate’s start date.

Contract and funding

The post is currently funded to 31 March 2027. CBN has maintained continuous funding since it was established 12 years ago, and applications for the next funding period and other income sources will form an important part of the role. While continued funding cannot be guaranteed, the Board is committed to pursuing a sustainable future for the organisation.

Travel and other requirements

Regular travel across North, South and East Ayrshire is required, including to some rural locations that are not well served by public transport. A driving licence and access to a vehicle are therefore normally required, although we will consider reasonable alternatives that allow the full requirements of the role to be met.

Occasional evening or weekend work may be required for events, meetings or conferences. The successful applicant will also be required to join the appropriate PVG Scheme and complete a three-month probationary period.

Victim Support Scotland – Empowering People Affected by Crime

Who We Are

Victim Support Scotland (VSS) provides support and information to people affected by crime and campaigns for victim and witness rights. Regardless of whether a crime has been reported, or when it happened, our services are free, confidential, and tailored to individuals’ needs.

Our vision is that people affected by crime – victims, witnesses, and their families – are treated with dignity and respect and are at the heart of the justice in Scotland. We put victims and witnesses at the heart of everything we do so they are heard, have improved health and well-being, feel safer, more secure, and informed and that we are an effective organisation, that makes a lasting difference. Our mission at Victim Support Scotland is to ensure that those affected by crime receive high quality support that will help them recover from their experiences. We aim to do this by adhering to our own organisational values: Organisational Values

• Victims Are at the Heart of Everything We Do
• We Care
• We Work with Intent
• We Are Ambitious
• We Persevere

Everything we do is driven by our dedication to supporting and empowering victims and witnesses, so they have improved health and well-being, feel safer, more secure, and informed. We are an effective organisation that makes a lasting difference to the people we support, and these values are reflected in the behaviours expected of all staff and volunteers.

VSS is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all of our service users and has a thorough and rigorous recruitment and selection process including PVG scheme checks in place to ensure this commitment is met.

What is the role?

We are looking for a Business Systems and Insight Officer, working 35 hours per week Monday - Friday.

The Business Systems and Insight Officer will play a key role in supporting organisational planning and the development of the systems and infrastructure that underpin operational functions and data-driven decision-making.

Primarily, the purpose of the role is to support the implementation and development of information systems and infrastructure that underpins our service delivery and enables critical business governance. This involves coordinating and supporting system improvements and change processes for the organisation’s CRM, liaising between VSS’s service delivery, national teams and the IT and Digital Services Team. Developing and maintaining systems to record VSS business plans and track progress of organisational objectives and supporting the contract management of external systems developer, chiefly the CRM developer and potentially also the phone systems that facilitate VSS’s National Support Centre.

Primary location: Glasgow or Edinburgh (Hybrid working available)

Salary: £31,890 - £42,109 per annum. Salary on appointment will normally be at the lower salary point, with progression subject to regular review - in line with VSS performance appraisal arrangements. A higher salary placing will be considered in exceptional circumstances subject to experience demonstrated.

What you’ll need to be successful

We are looking for a dynamic, driven, and motivated individual with a relevant University degree, or equivalent professional experience. The role requires someone who can demonstrates a deep understanding of business information systems, and skills in organisational performance management. You will have knowledge of CRM design and development (particularly Microsoft Dynamics) and meticulous attention to detail and accuracy. You should have excellent communications skills and experience of using Case Record Management systems, SharePoint, and Dynamics 365. A willingness to be flexible on working hours and to travel as required is expected.

We’re recruiting a passionate, people centred facilitator to support The Hug Collective—our lived experience advisory group—and make sure real voices drive real change across Scotland.

You’ll create safe, inclusive spaces, amplify underrepresented voices, and connect insights to decision makers—shaping strategy, influencing governance and strengthening lived experience involvement nationwide.

You’ll excel if you:

• Have strong facilitation and engagement skills
• Understand co production and lived experience leadership
• Communicate confidently at all levels
• Build trust, inclusion and psychologically safe environments
• Work proactively and independently from home

Travel across Scotland + occasional evenings/weekends (TOIL). PVG required.

The Super Power Agency (SC046550) is a Scottish charity founded in 2016. Our mission is to engage and re-engage disadvantaged and under-resourced young people aged 8 - 18 through a range of creative writing workshops, interdisciplinary programming, and mentoring. Our programmes provide opportunities for students to explore the potential of the written word all while fostering aspiration, creativity and strengthening valuable writing skills, skills that will help them in the classroom, in employment, and in life.

Job Purpose

Volunteers are the lifeblood of the Super Power Agency and this role will be an integral part of the team. Reporting directly to the CEO, the Volunteer Coordinator recruits and coordinates volunteering positions and volunteer staff for the SPA and manages the relationships between the organisations we work with.

The Volunteer Coordinator will be responsible for developing and maintaining a positive and supportive volunteer experience across the organisation. This includes maintaining the organisational policies and procedures; recruiting, training and supporting volunteers; running events to train, retain and acknowledge the accomplishments of volunteers; and ensuring that volunteering is effectively coordinated across SPA’s programmes and projects.

The role will also be responsible for maintaining accurate volunteer records and monitoring volunteer engagement, participation and impact, and presenting relevant updates and metrics to colleagues and the board.

The hours will be primarily during the week and during normal office hours, but some evening and weekend work may be required to attend volunteer events and support organisational events. The part time hours are to be conducted across 3 or 4 days. Our office is in central Edinburgh and, given the collaborative nature of the role, we would expect you to come into the office at least 1 day per week.

The Scottish Community Drama Association (SCDA) is looking for a National Drama Advisor to replace the current job holder, who is retiring.

SCDA is a registered Scottish Charity providing networking and support for amateur theatre clubs and enthusiasts. The purpose of this role is to provide information, guidance and support to SCDA members, and to promote grassroots community drama across Scotland. Responsibilities will include:

• Managing a programme of national and bespoke club workshops
• Recruiting and managing freelancers where required
• Evaluating and reporting on activities
• Participating in SCDA communications
• Managing queries from members and external organisations
• Building relationships and networks with other arts organisations
• Being an advocate for SCDA and grassroots community drama in Scotland
• Supporting SCDA to create and maintain safeguarding policies and other guidance documents

The role will suit someone who is able to manage their own time effectively. They will enjoy working with a range of people using a variety of communication tools. They will be comfortable being part of a team and taking the lead where required.

SCDA provides support and networking to amateur theatre enthusiasts in Scotland. We encourage the development of volunteer-led theatre arts in Scotland through:

• Supporting and fostering creativity in performance and writing throughout Scotland
• Supporting members and clubs in artistic, personal and social development
• Developing links and partnerships throughout the theatrical world and the voluntary sector
• Acting as an advocate for grassroots communities and amateur theatre

Salary:In the region of £14kpa (£35k FTE)

Reports to: Line Manager appointed by SCDA National Executive

Terms: Permanent part-time employee, 15 hours per week (0.4 FTE). Flexible working pattern, reflecting seasonal variations in demand, to be agreed with SCDA.

SCDA would consider a job-sharing arrangement for this post.

Location:Mostly working from home. There may be a possibility to provide working space at the SCDA Library in Stirling on defined days. Willingness to travel, to deliver local workshops across Scotland, is essential.

SCDA strives to apply equal opportunities and diversity principles to all aspects of its work.

All successful candidates are required to join the PVG Scheme (or to have their membership updated).

Please contact us if there is anything we can do to support you through our application or interview process.

All applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment. Original documentation proving this right will be required from the successful candidate.

Are you an enthusiastic, creative, dynamic individual who loves working with children and is committed to the realisation of children’s human rights. Children’s Parliament is excited to be recruiting for a Project Officer in our Child Human Rights Defenders Team.

“If we’re listened to and taken seriously it makes us feel like our rights are real.”

Member of Children’s Parliament

The Project Officer will primarily be working with our Child Human Rights Defenders, to empower them to influence national policy, practice and legislation on key issues important to children across Scotland. There will be opportunities to support the wider development, delivery and reporting on a range of child human rights’ projects across Scotland.

Passionate about children, an excellent communicator and highly organised, the post holder will contribute to our work to support the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and deliver human rights for children.

The role is offered on a full-time basis of 35 hours per week.

This is a Scotland wide post with an office base at the Children’s Parliament in Edinburgh. Regular working at our Children’s Parliament office is required. Our office moves to Norton Park in Leith in September 2026. We offer flexible working and we are happy to discuss working patterns.

Overview of the Role

Children’s Parliament demonstrates children’s rights in action, supporting children to influence policy, practice and legislation, and we build the capacity and win the hearts and minds of adults to realise children’s human rights. Following the incorporation of children’s rights into Scots law, Children’s Parliament has a critical role to play to support the implementation of children’s human rights in the everyday.

In this context the role of the Project Officer is to embed the views, experiences and ideas of children into decision making around policy, practice and legislation in Scotland. Supporting children to engage adult key decision makers on what needs to change.

The Child Human Rights Defenders project supports children who are experienced Members of Children’s Parliament, to participate in democratic processes at a local, national and international level. Our team is currently made up of 14 Members of Children’s Parliament from Aberdeen, Dumfries & Galloway, Dundee, Fife, Glasgow and Perth & Kinross.

Using a children’s rights approach, the project empowers children to drive change on key issues important to children across Scotland, in recent years the children have raised concerns on issues such as vaping, the climate crisis and mental health.

A key part of this project is a two-year cycle of influencing where children identify issues that need action now for children to grow up healthy, happy and safe in Scotland, they develop calls to action and drive change on these issues locally and nationally, including with the Scottish Cabinet and the Scottish Government Executive Team.

Background on Glasgow Community Energy:

Glasgow Community Energy is a renewable energy co-operative working to ensure Glasgow’s transition to net-zero is rooted in climate and social justice. We currently operate two community-owned rooftop solar panel installations and have around 200 members and a growing network of partner community organisations across the city. Our solar installations were financed by grant funding and community shares – where local people had the opportunity to invest and become members of our co-op. We sell reduced-cost electricity to the host buildings which generates an income that we use primarily to distribute to local community groups via our Cathy McCormack Community Activism Fund. The Fund is also distributing additional funding in 2026 and 2027 that we have been awarded by Foundation Scotland.

In 2024 we developed a business plan laying out our strategy for growing the community energy sector in Glasgow over the next 5 years. We were successful in securing funding to support this and are now part way through the second year of delivering this work. Over this period we aim to develop and install 1-2 Megawatts of new community-owned rooftop solar panel projects, deliver a targeted community engagement programme, develop our activism fund and increase our membership.

The Engagement Co-ordinator will join our team alongside two existing members of staff (Development Manager and Renewables Co-ordinator) and our volunteer Board.

Overview of the Role

Working closely with the Development Manager, Renewables Co-ordinator, Board and community partners, the post holder will lead the delivery of the following work streams:

Neighbourhood engagement. We work with a broad range of local community organisations across Glasgow to improve understanding of community energy and ensure that local people are in control of how our projects are developed. We run a programme of events and ongoing engagement work in target areas, primarily focusing on marginalised and underprivileged neighbourhoods, where we work alongside local people to identify potential community owned energy projects and work together to make them happen.

Membership and communications. We recently launched a Community Membership scheme, which aims to reduce barriers to membership of GCE. This has been supported by the development of a new Client Relationship Management (CRM) tool and a new website. Further work to promote the membership offer and engage new and existing members in our work is planned, as well as further development work to improve our CRM. This will be integrated alongside a broader comms programme for social media, newsletters, website updates etc.

Community Activism Fund. We have recently completed a series of workshops with community organisations across Glasgow to co-design the funding principles and process for our community activism fund from 2027 onwards. A set of recommendations from this co-design group will inform the detailed development and rollout of the 2027 fund.

This role is ideal for someone with a dedicated background in community engagement in the non-profit sector who is excited to work collaboratively in a small, purpose-driven team. The post holder will need excellent skills in project management, event co-ordination, relationship building, communications and social media, a good working knowledge of grant funding processes and a commitment to community led climate action.

We value transferable skills and welcome applicants from non-traditional or community-based backgrounds. Knowledge of the community energy sector and a commitment to social and climate justice would be valuable attributes for applicants.

We recognise that people from underrepresented and racially minoritised backgrounds, disabled people, LGBTQ+ people, and others with intersecting experiences of marginalisation are underrepresented in the community energy and environmental sectors. We are committed to changing this and encourage applications from people with lived experience of marginalisation and those who can help us build a more inclusive and just energy future.

This is a full-time post for 37.5 hours a week, on a fixed term contract for the period 1st October 2026 to 31st July 2027.

We hope to secure funding to extend the post until 31st March 2028, and possibly beyond, but this is not guaranteed.

The post is funded by the National Lottery Climate Action Fund, Foundation Scotland and the Glasgow Climate Action Hub.