To ensure the effective governance of the HTSI, in line with its purpose and aims, specifically including regulatory and legal compliance. As a Trustee you will be responsible for the governance and strategy of the organisation. Role support will be provided by the HTSI Chair, with support from the HTSI Chief Officer.
This is a great time to join GamCare as we are growing the reach of our services. We are looking for a Gambling Support Practitioner with qualifications/experience in health or social care and an empathic style, to enable people to change their behaviour through skilled intervention.
Crucially, you will ensure that psychosocial and recovery support interventions are delivered as part of a cohesive recovery plan while working collaboratively with external and partner organisations to achieve positive outcomes for service users.
There will be lots of opportunities to participate in service promotion, networking activities and events to support the visibility of the service, as well as developing relationships with local services and communities to strengthen pathways into the service.
We are looking for an individual to work full-time which will currently include 4 days 9-5pm and 1 day 12-8pm per week (fixed), Monday to Friday, however due to possible requirements of the service, potentially occasional Saturdays (9-2pm), another day off would be agreed on during the week.
Key Responsibilities
About you
Are you passionate about supporting others to make positive changes in their lives? Do you want to make a difference by providing interventions to people impacted by gambling. If this sounds like you, and you would like to be part of a committed, dynamic, and highly supportive team, providing exceptional support, then we would love to hear from you!
You should have significant experience in individual client work in the field of addictions, mental health or a social care setting with adults or young people. You should be flexible in using a range of low and high-intensity interventions and modalities including Cognitive Behavioural (CBT) tools.
The successful candidate will be expected to be able to work from home thereby having the space for a confidential setting whilst also being able to travel within the region to attend events and offer localised in person support as required.
This post also requires a PVG check.
About Us
Founded in 1997, GamCare is one of the leading providers of information, advice and support for anyone affected by gambling harms. We operate the National Gambling Helpline, provide treatment for anyone who is harmed by gambling, create awareness about safer gambling and treatment, and encourage an effective approach to safer gambling within the gambling industry.
Benefits You Can Enjoy
We are looking for a skilled participation consultant to evaluate our participation work and support us in creating a three-year participation plan. This work will compliment our wider work to end the need for our crisis food support service. We seek someone with facilitation experience and excellent communication skills, and a strong understanding of the complex issues surrounding food insecurity, financial crisis and destitution who can complete this work before June 2025.
What's the role about?
RSPB Scotland is a leading nature conservation charity dedicated to protecting Scotland's wildlife and natural habitats.
We are looking for an experienced grants fundraiser with the passion and drive to play their part in saving nature across Scotland. Working within the RSPB Scotland Fundraising team, this role requires a motivated individual with relevant experience in securing and maximising income from external grant and charitable trust funding sources; someone who can take the initiative in identifying new funding opportunities and drafting high quality proposals to ensure applications are successful.
The ideal candidate would have excellent writing skills as well as an attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple tasks. Fundraising is a dynamic area of work and an ability to re-prioritise workloads to meet tight deadlines is essential. The successful candidate must also be confident in building and developing strong relationships, both externally with funders and internally with RSPB staff from other offices and nature reserves, whom you will work with to draft applications and updates to funders.
This role is primarily responsible for fundraising to enable work undertaken by RSPB Scotland, and as such the successful candidate will ideally be based in Scotland. This role will be home-based; but will involve some infrequent travel to offices and reserves across Scotland. This role will also include line management responsibilities so experience in this area would be preferred – but not essential.
Essential skills, knowledge, and experience:
• Proven, successful track record in securing five and six figure donations from grants and/or charitable trusts.
• Excellent writing skills in multiple formats and writing styles.
• Good numeracy skills and ability to collate project budgets and grant claims.
• Excellent understanding of funder motivations, funding processes, and the implications of funding packages and commitments
• Capability to work both proactively both within a team environment and independently.
• Ability to manage own workload.
• Resilience and adaptability to changing priorities and short deadlines.
• Excellent relationship-building & collaboration skills with both internal teams and external funders and partners.
• Persuasive verbal communication skills.
• Excellent data management skills are a necessity for this role, as you’ll be recording data on Customer Relationship Management systems (CRM’s).
• Competent user of the full suite of Microsoft Office programmes.
Come and be part of something Amazing!
We are delighted to be recruiting an Inclusive Employment Programme Lead to manage and deliver Down’s Syndrome Scotland’s new Inclusive Employment Programme for adults with Down’s syndrome seeking meaningful employment to reach their fullest potential.
For too long, people with Down’s syndrome have experienced barriers to employment and we want to change that, for good. Can you help us do that?
Passion, innovation, and integrity are at the heart of our culture. So, we are dedicated to bringing together highly skilled people who are also passionate about making a difference. In return, we offer a flexible, professional and friendly working environment in which our staff team are truly valued and fully supported.
As our Inclusive Employment Programme Lead you will drive our Inclusive Employment Programme by working in partnership with a host of willing employers who truly value the contribution that people with Down’s syndrome can make to their workforce. You will get right alongside people with Down’s syndrome and support them to reach for the stars in seeking employment opportunities across a wide range of settings, right across Scotland.
You will recruit and lead a new team including Training and Mentoring Workers with lived experience, support staff and volunteers.
This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate individual with a strong track record of success in this area.
About us
Young Sea Changers Scotland (YSCS) is a Scottish charity (SC052142) on a mission to equip young people, aged 16-25, with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to speak up on marine policy issues affecting them, their communities, and their environment. Our vision is for young people in Scotland, regardless of background or experience, to be empowered to have their voices heard on how our seas are managed.
The work of our organisation is overseen by a board of committed Trustees and run by an Executive Director who shares a passion for youth empowerment and ocean conservation.
Job purpose
As our new Youth Advocacy Officer, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring young people’s voices are heard in policymaking for Scotland’s seas. You will be responsible for coordinating activities and initiatives that connect young advocates with policymakers and other marine stakeholders, thereby increasing young people’s engagement and impact on marine conservation issues.
A central aspect of this role is the development and promotion of the Youth Manifesto for Scotland’s Seas, which captures the perspectives, concerns, and aspirations of young people regarding Scotland's marine environment ahead of the Scottish Parliamentary elections in 2026.
We are looking for a confident and motivated individual with policy advocacy experience. You will work closely with the YSCS team as well as in close collaboration with our partners to deliver the key responsibilities below.
Equality & diversity
We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse organisation, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. People of colour, disabled people, and young people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour, disabled, a young person, or someone coming from a lower socio-economic background, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.
Why work with us
● Make a meaningful impact for young people to feel confidence to speak up on issues they care about
● Gain valuable experiences in a new, mission-driven organisation
● Join a team of people who share a passion for our marine environment and recognise the power of youth advocacy
What we offer
● A matched pension contribution of 5%
● A 4-day work week with a flexible working pattern
● 22.5 days of paid holiday (pro-rata)
● We also close between Christmas and New Year as extra time off
● A small training stipend
● A work laptop & support for other equipment costs
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced health and social care practice assessor to join our national Learning and Development team.
As a SVQ Assessor/Internal Verifier, you will work remotely within our internal SQA Approved Centre, which was awarded “high confidence” from SQA and “outstanding” feedback in our latest external verifications. You will predominantly support our staff in services in Fife, Forth Valley, the Lothians and the Borders to gain their qualifications in SVQ Level 2, 3 or 4 Social Services and Healthcare. You may also support candidates from other service areas as required.
You’ll lead candidates through their induction onto their qualification, plan assessments, provide learner support and assess holistically. You’ll be passionate about learning and experienced in offering additional learner support to suit a variety of learning styles and abilities. You will have strong organisational and communication skills, be comfortable and confident in the use of online tools such as Microsoft Teams, Zoom and MS Office.
Working with around 30 candidates a year, we support candidates to complete most of their awards remotely via e-portfolio, but travel is required for direct observations and to support candidates. Flexibility and willingness to travel are essential to the role, which involves a combination of remote home-based working and travel to our services/office locations. Travel to other regions of Scotland may be required from time to time.
You must have a valid UK driving licence and access to your own car.
The post requires you to have a minimum of 2 years’ experience in Health and Social Care and a care qualification at SVQ Level 3, or equivalent. Ideally you will hold an SVQ Assessor and an Internal Verifier award, alternatively you must have a willingness to work towards these professional qualifications.
We are looking for a customer-focused, friendly, helpful, and well-organised administrator to support us in delivering the Social Enterprise Schools programme across the UK.
The Social Enterprise Schools programme – part of the Social Enterprise Academy – is an extra-curricular programme which inspires young people (aged 5-18) to become social entrepreneurs. We ask young people to identify a social or environmental issue they care about, before supporting them as they create a trading social enterprise over the course of a school year. Through Social Enterprise Schools, they build critical skills for life and work, connect with their communities and impact a social problem. Over the years, young people have created a range of innovative social enterprises, from tackling local unemployment through coding classes to selling books with diverse heroes in them.
You will be joining the team at an exciting time. Initially launched in Scotland in 2007 the Social Enterprise Schools programme has now worked with over 1200 schools across the UK and this figure is set to grow.
Your role will be to support the Education Teams to provide administrative, clerical and logistical support for the roll out of Social Enterprise Schools across the UK. The role is mainly internal facing – providing support to Schools Coordinators, Education Managers and Education Facilitators across a range of functions. You will also work with schools and teachers to ensure the smooth running of Workshops, and national and regional events.
Work closely with the Education Managers and School Coordinators across the UK you will provide administrative support based on the activity requirements across the UK. Tasks primarily include diary management, recording of activity, and supporting with event logistics. You will implement agreed processes and provide clerical and logistical support to ensure the achievement of annual team-based targets.
This role will be fully remote, based from anywhere in the UK. The Social Enterprise Academy has shared working space and offices in three locations (Muir of Ord, Edinburgh, London) which you will have access to, if required. It is anticipated that there will be some travel requirements within the UK for events and team days.
We are looking for someone who wants to work with vibrant, entrepreneurial and dedicated people and colleagues and with a good value-fit with our organisation.
Having the right mindset, attitude and approach is as important for us as having the right experience and skills. We appreciate that the best person might not have all the listed criteria yet so if you feel your experience, skills and attitude will help you to make a great contribution in this role and you have the right mindset, we would welcome an application from you.
Job Purpose:
Key Responsibilities:
For a full set of criteria and information on how to apply please download the recruitment pack from our website.
Organisation profile:
At the Social Enterprise Academy, we believe social entrepreneurs play an essential role in changing the world.
We strengthen their role in local communities through transformational learning programmes that will increase their community impact.
Our programmes are accredited, responsive to learner needs, and are delivered by experienced facilitators who are social change leaders themselves.
Since 2004, we have delivered over 1,900 learning programmes to 28,000+ learners in over 30 countries. We have also engaged over 55,000 young people around the world, using social enterprise as a tool to help them reach their full potential and create positive change in their communities.
Are you passionate about helping vulnerable children and young people to have the best opportunities to fulfil their potential? Do you believe that children have the right to live within a safe family environment where they get the care, support and encouragement they need to flourish?
If so, the role of Supervising Social Worker may give you a perfect chance to fulfil these aims.
About Aberlour Fostering
Our Fostering Team is home based, with access to offices for team meetings. Our offices are based in the central belt/Fife, but the nature of this role requires considerable travel to be able to meet with Foster Carers and other agencies.
What we are looking for....
With trauma informed practice at the heart of our work, Aberlour has a strong reputation, built over 20 years, for providing fostering services for vulnerable children and young people in Scotland. We are currently looking to recruit a Supervising Social Worker to join our team. As a Supervising Social Worker, you will be responsible for recruiting, assessing and supervising a group of Foster Carers. This role is crucial, bringing together the needs of looked after children and young people and support and management of Foster Carers, liaising with the placing Local Authority. Your work with the Foster Carers will have a direct impact on the children and young people that they foster and so the role is key in supporting the Foster Carers to provide the right environment and support for the child/young person they foster. You will also contribute to the delivery and development of the Fostering Service.
“Aberlour Fostering is 5 Star. As we have taken a child under our wing, Aberlour has taken us under theirs. We feel part of a team, one big family with the same common goals and values. Working together with amazing people, we feel supported and valued” - one of our current foster carers.
We are looking for people who:
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 on our website.
Impact Funding Partners working with Scottish Government & the Design Advisory Group
We are supporting a Design Advisory Group appointed by a Scottish Minister by recruiting a consultancy team in preparation for the creation of Scotland’s first Anti Racism Observatory: a new national body to embed systemic Anti-Racism approaches, which will deliver real change across Scotland.
Since 1982, Impact Funding Partners (IFP) has been a champion of social justice across Scotland and beyond, regarded as a leader in our field of fund management, capacity building and consultancy, in close collaboration with partners across the third, public and private sectors. We’ve developed a range of services that our agile team deliver with a single-minded focus on maximising the positive impact of funds targeted to address Scotland’s social justice and environmental priorities.
For this consultancy we encourage applications from people with lived experiences of structural racism.
More info: The Anti Racism Observatory for Scotland (launching January 2025)
Anti Racism Interim Governance Group
Anti Racism Interim Governance Group (AIGG) community research report