An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic HR & People Manager to join our team at Lifelink. This is a new senior management role within the organisation, ideally suited to an individual who thrives on embedding best in class HR practices, and develops positive workplace culture throughout our organisation.

Role Summary

At Lifelink, people are at the heart of everything we do. As our HR & People Manager, you’ll play a central role in shaping a culture that empowers and inspires. You’ll join a purpose-driven organisation committed to wellbeing, development, and making a lasting difference to the communities we serve.

You will be a professional with experience in human resources management, people and cultural development. You will be capable of leading and implementing all aspects of the HR function, including the team, aligned with the organisation’s goals and objectives. A key focus will be developing a coaching and mentoring culture that empowers managers and employees to take ownership of performance, growth, and wellbeing.

You will demonstrate strong decision making and act with integrity, ensuring all people practices are aligned with organisational values and ethical standards. You will act as a trusted advisor and influencer across all levels of the organisation, building credibility and ensuring HR initiatives have meaningful impact.

You will balance strategic leadership with hands on HR delivery, strengthening leadership capability, embedding a culture of continuous learning, and driving positive organisational change.

You must have:

Experience in a similar HR & People Manager role, with experience of line managing a team.

A Batchelor’s degree in Human Resources Management or related field.

The ability to effectively manage relationships across the organisation to deliver HR business partner support on a day-to-day basis, supporting with queries and complex escalated scenarios.

Knowledge and experience of managing TUPE processes and implementing employee legislation change.

The ability to manage and implement the full talent lifecycle, from recruitment, development and retention.

Experience of organisational design and development including workforce and succession planning and leadership development.

Experience of managing external stakeholder relationships to gain and maintain accreditations and charters such as IIP.

The ability to lead and develop our performance management framework, and our training and development programmes.

The ability to analyse data, driving insight led decisions and change.

Experience of leading employee engagement and wellbeing initiatives promoting a positive workplace culture.

Experience of driving a coaching and mentoring led culture, fostering a continuous learning and feedback environment.

A passion for cultural and change leadership with experience guiding and supporting organisations through periods of transformation.

Experience embedding equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our people strategy and culture.

Ideally you will have:

Membership of an HR related body

Additional coaching, change management, or organisational development qualification.

Experience of working for or partnering with a 3rd sector organisation

A strong understanding of the mental health and wellbeing sector

Additional benefits include generous holiday allowance, contributory pension scheme (6% from employer), cash back health plan, life cover, holiday purchase scheme, and 2 wellbeing days.

About us – Lifelink and Lifelink Workwell is a social enterprise with over 30 years of experience supporting adults and young people throughout Scotland, and UK wide workplaces, with their mental health and wellbeing. Our vision is that people are healthier and happier, wherever they live, work or learn.

About Kilmarnock YMCA

Kilmarnock YMCA is a community-based charity dedicated to empowering children, young people, adults, and families across East Ayrshire. We promote wellbeing, inclusion, and opportunity through a wide range of programmes, including our new E-Sports Hub, Climate Action Project, youth activities, and health and wellbeing initiatives.

Volunteers are at the heart of everything we do. We are now looking for a motivated and organised Volunteer Coordinator to support, grow, and champion our volunteer community—ensuring they feel valued, supported, and able to make a meaningful difference.

Job Purpose

The Volunteer Coordinator plays a vital role in recruiting, supporting, and developing volunteers who help deliver Kilmarnock YMCA’s programmes and events.

You will ensure volunteers are effectively integrated into activities such as youth work, community events, and the E-Sports Hub, while maintaining a supportive, inclusive, and well-organised volunteer culture aligned with YMCA values.

About Kilmarnock YMCA

Kilmarnock YMCA is a community-based charity dedicated to empowering children, young people, adults, and families across East Ayrshire. We promote wellbeing, inclusion, and opportunity through a wide range of programmes, including youth activities, health and wellbeing initiatives, our ESports Hub, and our Climate Action project.

We are now seeking a motivated and organised Climate Action Youth Worker with a passion for youth engagement, environmental action, and community development. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a collaborative environment, communicates effectively, and is excited to help shape an innovative, Scotland-wide climate initiative.

Job Purpose

The Climate Action Youth Worker will work closely with a YMCA Board Subgroup to develop and deliver our Climate Action project in schools and communities across East Ayrshire.

You will inspire young people aged 5–18, alongside community participants of all ages, to engage meaningfully with climate action — supporting confidence, skills development, resilience, and positive relationships in line with YMCA values.

This role forms part of a Scotland-wide programme, delivered in partnership with seven other YMCA organisations and funded by the National Lottery Communities Fund.

Are you passionate, committed, resilient and have a good sense of person-centred approaches and values?

About Options Fife Lochwood Park

Aberlour Options Fife - Lochwood Park service, based in Kingseat, is a forever home for one young man who has complex needs. Our service is a safe space for not only our young man but for his family to spend meaningful time. Although there can be challenging behaviour, it is the small steps of progress that this young person makes daily that makes our work meaningful. We are looking for someone to join our small team, who is a patient and understanding person. These are key skills for this role. You can watch a video about the young person you will be supporting here.

What we are looking for....

We are looking for a Young People’s Worker who will work 30 hours per week. You will work these hours as part of a residential rota including days, evenings, weekends and public holidays. Staff work on a 4-week rolling rota with 1 full weekend off, and a further Friday and Saturday off. Day staff can undertake occasional night cover and sleepovers, for which there is an additional sleepover payment of £67.

As a Young People’s Worker you will play a fundamental role in ensuring that our young person will have the best possible experience in working towards their objectives in line with their care plan, supporting them to progress within their individual outcomes. Whilst not without its challenges and demands, this is a highly rewarding role, where the work we do has a demonstrable impact on our young person's progress.

Using a person-centred approach, you will provide enabling support ensuring the highest level of physical, personal, and emotional care for our young person.

We are looking for candidates who have a passion with working with young people with disabilities. It is desired but not essential that candidates hold a relevant qualification at an SCQF level 7 or above. Due to SSSC requirements you will be required to gain qualifications after starting with Aberlour.

At Aberlour we want to make sure every child and young person has the love, support, and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. Have a look at our values to understand more about what we are looking for from our employees

What we offer...

As well as a supportive team and excellent training opportunities, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers. Find out more about our Employee Benefits and our commitment to Equality and Diversity.

About the Scottish Child Law Centre

The Scottish Child Law Centre is a specialist hub protecting children’s rights in Scotland. We provide free legal advice about child law and children’s rights to promote equitable access to justice and specialist training which strengthens advocacy and sustainable support for the rights of the child. We also use evidence from our direct engagement and work with partners to influence long term change for children.

Importantly, we are the only specialist hub for all ages of children and across all areas of child-related Scots’ law. We are here for children, and those who care for and support them, with all advice provided by our qualified solicitors.

Many more children and families are struggling with complex issues in the backdrop of increasing poverty, and demand for our free legal advice has significantly increased. We also know from feedback that our specialist training is deeply valued in the current fast-moving children’s policy environment and as children’s rights are implemented.

The Centre has been through a rapid transformation over the past few years with the introduction of new, innovative services - such as our free, in-person community clinic in Govanhill - being set up to ensure that children and young people have knowledge of their rights and how to realise them. We now wish to conduct research to identify how we can best protect children’s legal rights in Scotland through our current services, future developments and advocacy.

sclc.org.uk

About the Role

This research work will be led by those who need us most – children, young people and communities who face multiple disadvantages which make it more challenging to realise their rights.

The overarching question is how can we best realise children’s rights? Is the current online advice service the best way of doing this? If not, what is?

The work will cover the following areas:

• Comprehensive review of the advice service to analyse enquiry data, and identify key trends, issues, geographical coverage and impact.

• Wider trend analysis using data from the Law Society of Scotland, Government and other relevant organisations to understand patterns in demand, issue types, and outcomes across the sector.

• Review previous youth engagement and assist further engagement with young people and others who have used the service.

• Engagement with children and young people and families and communities who face barriers to realising children’s rights to find out how the SCLC can best realise their rights. What services and support would they like to see from us?

• Engagement with staff

• Engagement with third sector legal and advice organisations that cover issues related to child law.

• Engagement with private law firms on how we can build partnerships, referral services, and corporate responsibility.

• Engagement with legal volunteers, examining current engagement, barriers and ways to increase participation.

• Engagement with the Director and Board to determine how the service aligns with organisational strategy, risk appetite, impact, and decision points for service model changes.

• Full analysis of the current legal representation available in Scotland, identifying where provision is most needed and the areas of child law where gaps exist.

• Geographical analysis of unmet need and potential delivery models (in-house, partnerships, referral networks).

• Review delivery models of other advice lines within Scotland and elsewhere, with targeted scoping of operational insights and impacts.

• Wider engagement with SCLC community to identify how useful current services are and what the alternatives may be.

• Review current funding and consider what can be delivered within limits, as well as what would be needed to deliver different services to meet identified needs.

• Identify opportunities for partnership working.

Deliverables:

• Final report with data analysis, key issues, options, and recommendations, including delivery model, funding requirements, and comparative analysis of alternative models.

• Summary for staff and board.

• Work plan for recommended options and potential pilot.

• Report delivered by the end of June 2026

Costs:

For full review, expanded engagement, and reporting the fee will be £25,000.

The best thing about working for Aberlour is making a real difference to the lives of children, young people and their families.

About Options Ayrshire

Our Service is a busy respite service for children and young people with complex health needs, including severe learning and physical disabilities. As well as providing short residential breaks, the service offers outreach to families and is also involved in the managing and running of an after-school club as well as a busy Easter and summer playscheme.

What we are looking for....

We are looking to recruit to our Easter playscheme programme. Our playscheme runs 5 days per week, Monday to Friday, during the school holidays. You will work flexible hours as part of a team providing a programme of fun-filled activities and outings as well as supporting young people with aspects of personal care. Some previous experience in this area is preferred. Enthusiasm and a willingness to learn and work hard are essential. To allow us to provide a consistent, quality service it is desirable that applicants commit to working up to 5 days per week during the Easter school holidays for a minimum of 12 hours per week. There will be an opportunity to work additional hours up to full time hours. Days will be given in advance. Our playschemes run in both Ayr and Girvan and staff may be expected to work at both sites. Mandatory training dates for staff will be arranged during February and March before commencement of the playscheme.

At Aberlour we want to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. Aberlour’s values are critical and drive everything we do. We will be looking for someone who can demonstrate how Aberlour’s values of Respect, Innovation, Integrity and Challenge will be visible in their practice. You must be comfortable working in an environment where Aberlour’s values are lived in practice. To have a look at our values to understand more about what we are looking for from our employees please go to our website.

What we offer...

You will receive a planned and supported induction consisting of a varied training programme. You will be working alongside a highly motivated and skilled team. Find out more about our Employee Benefits and our commitment to Equality and Diversity on our website.

Aberlour is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our service users and uses a thorough and rigorous recruitment and selection process including PVG Scheme checks to ensure this commitment is not compromised.

The best thing about working for Aberlour is making a real difference to the lives of children, young people and their families.

About Options Ayrshire

Our Service is a busy respite service for children and young people with complex health needs, including severe learning and physical disabilities. As well as providing short residential breaks, the service offers outreach to families and is also involved in the managing and running of an after-school club as well as a busy Easter and summer playscheme.

What we are looking for....

We are looking to recruit Senior Playscheme Workers to our Easter playscheme programme. Our playscheme runs 5 days per week, Monday to Friday, during the school holidays.

As a Senior Playscheme Worker you will work flexible hours to assist in developing and planning the fun-filled activities and outings, in keeping with the interests and abilities of the young people and ensuring its successful delivery by overseeing the work of the Playscheme Workers. You will play a key role in ensuring a safe environment for young people and staff by following care plans and support strategies, as well as observing and working in accordance with Aberlour Policies and Procedures. Previous experience in this area of work is essential.

To allow us to provide a consistent, quality service it is desirable that applicants commit to working up to 5 days per week during the Easter school holidays for a minimum of 12 hours per week. There will be an opportunity to work additional hours up to full time hours. Days will be given in advance. Our playschemes run in both Ayr and Girvan and staff may be expected to work at both sites. Mandatory training dates for staff will be arranged during February and March before commencement of the playscheme.

At Aberlour we want to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. Aberlour’s values are critical and drive everything we do. We will be looking for someone who can demonstrate how Aberlour’s values of Respect, Innovation, Integrity and Challenge will be visible in their practice. You must be comfortable working in an environment where Aberlour’s values are lived in practice. To have a look at our values to understand more about what we are looking for from our employees please go to our website.

What we offer...

You will receive a planned and supported induction consisting of a varied training programme. You will be working alongside a highly motivated and skilled team. Find out more about our Employee Benefits and our commitment to Equality and Diversity on our website.

Aberlour is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our service users and uses a thorough and rigorous recruitment and selection process including PVG Scheme checks to ensure this commitment is not compromised.

MAGDALENE:CC SCIO is seeking an experienced After School Club Manager (Development Phase) to lead The Daily Project, a new after-school childcare service serving families in East Edinburgh. This is a part-time management role (24 hours per week) focused on leadership, quality assurance, regulatory compliance and staff support, rather than routine face-to-face session delivery.

You will:

• Act as the named manager for a registered after-school care service
• Lead, support, and develop a small staff team
• Ensure compliance with Health and Social Care Standards
• Maintain safe staffing ratios, safeguarding practice, and high-quality play-based provision
• Work in partnership with parents, schools, and community partners
• Contribute to service development, evaluation, and inspection readiness

Applicants must:

• Be eligible to register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) in the Manager / Lead Practitioner category.
• Hold a relevant qualification at SCQF Level 7 or above (e.g. childcare, playwork, social services) OR demonstrate substantial relevant experience at supervisory/lead level.
• Have significant experience working with children in an out-of-school care, childcare, play work, or closely related setting
• Demonstrate strong knowledge of safeguarding, child protection, and GIRFEC.
• Be willing and able to work towards any required qualification for SSSC registration.
• Be eligible to join the PVG Scheme for working with children.

Qualification Requirement (Work-Towards)

In line with SSSC requirements for managers of children’s services:

• You do not need to already hold a SCQF Level 9 Childhood Practice qualification at appointment
• You must commit to achieving a relevant SCQF Level 9 Childhood Practice qualification (or SSSC-accepted equivalent) within an agreed timeframe (normally up to 5 years)

Support for training and professional development will be provided, subject to funding and organisational policy.

Are you passionate about working with young people with additional support needs?

Do you want to make a difference to their lives?

Do you have relevant experience of working with them?

About Options Ayrshire

In addition to us having a short residential breaks service, our Out of School Club is based within 3 bases throughout South Ayrshire, however your main base will be Mosshill Industrial Estate.

We offer a safe, nurturing and explorative environment for young people to come and play either after school or on a Saturday morning that gives their families and/or carers a rest from their caring role. During that break, children enjoy a range of fun activities and experiences with our staff who specialise in taking care of children with additional support needs. In addition to this, we run a busy Easter and summer Holiday Activity Club.

What we are looking for...

We are looking for someone who will contribute to the leadership, management and development of services for children, young people and their families in line with agreed objectives and assist with service review and evaluation.

You will have relevant experience of working with children and young people with a disability and/or autism in a community or residential setting and understand the impact of disability on inclusion. You are required to meet the qualifications requirement for this post which is at SCQF Level 8 (e.g. SVQ Level 4). This post requires you to register with the Scottish Social Services Council as a Day Care of Children Worker with Supervisory Responsibilities.

There is an expectation that you will split your hours between management time, and being on shift, offering direct support to the young people, which includes working evenings, weekends and public holidays.

Shifts are typically Tuesday – Friday, 2.30pm – 6.15pm, and 9.30am – 1.30pm on Saturdays.

At Aberlour we want to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team.

What we offer...

As well as a supportive team and excellent training opportunities, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers.

Do you have relevant experience of working with children and young people with a disability/and or autism or relevant experience in a similar sector or work environment?

About Options Ayrshire

In addition to us having a short residential breaks service, our Out of School Club is based within 2 bases throughout South Ayrshire.

We offer a safe, nurturing and explorative environment for young people to come and play either after school or on a Saturday morning that gives their families and/or carers a rest from their caring role. During that break, children enjoy a range of fun activities and experiences with our staff who specialise in taking care of children with additional support needs. In addition to this, we run a busy Easter and summer Holiday Activity Club.

What we are looking for...

We have a requirement to increase our Relief Pool, the work of which is offered on a casual, hourly paid basis. Relief staff are needed at short notice to cover sickness, training, planned and unplanned leave as well as during busy periods such as school holidays. We are particularly looking for individuals who are available to work shifts on Saturdays between 9.45am and 1.30pm. We understand that applicants may have a number of other commitments, but the ability to respond at short notice is an essential part of being a relief member of staff.

Ideally, candidates will have social care experience, an understanding of autism, complex needs and disability. You will be required to be on the SSSC Residential Child Care Worker and Day Care of Children registers and meet, or be prepared to gain, the qualifications requirements for this category which is at SCQF level 6 (for example, SVQ Level 3 or HNC).

At Aberlour we want to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. Aberlour’s values are critical and drive everything we do. We will be looking for someone who can demonstrate how Aberlour’s values of Respect, Innovation, Integrity and Challenge will be visible in their practice.

What we offer...

You will receive a planned and supported induction consisting of a varied training programme, including Child Protection. You will be working alongside a highly motivated and skilled team. Find out more about our Employee Benefits and our commitment to Equality and Diversity on our website. Applications are welcome from diverse ethnic minority and cultural communities, and under-represented faith and religious groups.