The Yard is an award-winning charity that runs adventure play services for children with disabilities and/or additional support needs and their families.

As a Playworker, you will plan and deliver a range of inclusive, social, recreational and adventure play activities at The Yard.

Your daily routine will be as varied as the needs of the people you are supporting. You will play an active role in the set-up, delivery and development of recreational activities, engaging children in creative play and the management of suitable activities for the different ages and interests of children.

About you:

Is creating fun and friendship your superpower?

If you would like to work in a supportive and understanding work environment, ensuring that families feel valued and part of an inclusive community, we would love to have you on board.

This job is for you if you have:

• Knowledge and experience of facilitating indoor and outdoor play opportunities and environments and leading recreational activities
• A demonstrable understanding of, and experience in, the value of play and working with children and young people with disabilities
• A proven ability to work in a flexible and creative manner, as an individual and as part of a team
• Knowledge and experience of facilitating young people’s social activities

About The Royal Company of Merchants and The Endowments Trust

The Royal Company of Merchants of the City of Edinburgh is one of Scotland’s most historic yet forward-looking charitable institutions. We’re proud to continue a tradition of compassion, integrity and community service that continues to make a real difference in Edinburgh today.

Through the Merchant Company Endowments Trust, we provide practical support to individuals and charity groups across the city. By working with local partners, we help address need, strengthen communities and promote wellbeing throughout Edinburgh

This is a brand-new position — an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys taking initiative and helping to shape a role from the ground up. You’ll work closely with charity trustees and members of the Charity Committee, building partnerships, coordinating support and contributing to the next chapter of the Company’s charitable story.

(Please note: our website is currently being updated — if you’d like to know more about the Company and our charitable work, we’ll be delighted to share information during the recruitment process.)

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About the Role

The Community Charity Coordinator will play a key part in expanding the Trust’s charitable partnerships and ensuring effective support for those who reach out for assistance.

The role blends strong administrative and IT skills with a warm, people-focused approach, delivering meaningful impact through both practical support and relationship-building.

As this is a newly created role, you’ll need confidence, enthusiasm and initiative to establish effective processes, build relationships and help define how the position develops.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who thrives on variety, enjoys taking ownership and wants to make a visible difference in their community.

What We Offer

• The opportunity to shape a brand-new role and contribute to the development of the Trust’s charitable work.
• A supportive and caring environment, working alongside experienced trustees and committee members.
• Salary: £29,143 per annum (based on full-time equivalent of £34,000 for 35 hours).
• Holidays: 38 days per year (pro rata, including public holidays).
• Pension: 10% employer contribution.
• Life Assurance provided.
• Flexible working arrangements and a strong focus on work–life balance.
• The chance to be part of a respected organisation, making a meaningful impact in Edinburgh.

We’re looking for a committed Natural Heritage Officer to help protect and enhance our natural environment for future generations. As a Natural Heritage Officer you will be in a unique position to support the planning and delivery of nature conservation works, including securing a baseline understanding of natural heritage across Scottish Wildlife Trust’s newest and largest wildlife reserve. More information about Inverbroom can be found here and on our Reserves page Inverbroom ¦ Scottish Wildlife Trust

About the Role

You will work closely with the project team, the post holder will undertake practical conservation and reserve management tasks, carrying out standardised reserve checks (including access infrastructure and fence surveys and tree safety inspections) and delivering remedial works either directly or with contractors when appropriate. The role will also develop and deliver public engagement activities and volunteering opportunities such as volunteer work parties and citizen science events, to connect people with Inverbroom’s natural heritage..

About You

You’ll bring:

• ·Relevant degree or N/SVQ Level 3 / 4 or equivalent demonstrable experience relating to countryside management.
• Certification to NPTC/Lantra standards and experience in chainsaw maintenance, cross cutting and felling small trees. CS 30 and 31 or willingness to undergo qualification. • Certification to NPTC/Lantra standards and experience in strimmer and brushcutter operations or willingness to undergo qualification. Certificate for trailer, all-terrain vehicles or willingness to undergo qualification.
• 2 years of planning and delivering practical conservation work.
• 2 years of volunteer supervision & management, including designing and delivering events &/or activities.
• Demonstrable experience in the safe use and maintenance of hand and power tools.
• Good understanding of land management for wildlife conservation.
• Good natural history skills and a knowledge of the species and habitats found in Scotland.
• Health & Safety legislation/procedures relating to outdoor working.

Why Join Us?

The Scottish Wildlife Trust is a leading conservation charity with a bold vision for a connected, resilient landscape where nature and people thrive. This role offers the chance to make a lasting impact on one of Scotland’s most ambitious restoration projects.

For more information regarding aspects of the role, please refer to the Job Description.

About us

For more than 60 years, the Scottish Wildlife Trust has worked with its members, partners and supporters in pursuit of its vision of healthy, resilient ecosystems across Scotland’s land and seas.

The Trust successfully champions the cause of wildlife through policy and campaigning work, demonstrates best practice through practical conservation and innovative partnerships, and inspires people to take positive action through its education and engagement activities. The Trust manages a network of over 100 wildlife reserves across Scotland and is a member of the UK-wide Wildlife Trusts movement.

The Iona Community is seeking an inspiring Fundraiser to help secure and grow our financial sustainability as we live out our vision of justice, peace, and renewal of worship around the world. This is an exciting opportunity to build strong relationships with funders and donors, grow a culture of giving, and lead a new Fundraising Team to support our diverse work — from peacemaking and social justice to youth and environmental projects, and the care of our historic island properties. If you’re self-motivated, a great communicator, and share our values, we’d love you to join us in this vital role.

Are you passionate about protecting and understanding the natural world? We’re looking for a dedicated Ecologist to support the development phase of a landmark conservation initiative at Inverbroom, a 7,000-hectare reserve in the Scottish Highlands. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of landscape-scale restoration, working with a passionate team and a wide range of stakeholders to deliver nature-positive outcomes for people and wildlife.

More information about Inverbroom can be found here and on our Reserves page Inverbroom ¦ Scottish Wildlife Trust

About the Role

You will:

• Oversee contracted habitat surveys including National Vegetation Classification (NVC) surveys across the Reserve.
• Undertake habitat condition assessment surveys and woodland Herbivore Impact Assessments (HIAs). Oversee contracted dwarf shrub heath and blanket bog HIAs.
• Undertake protected species surveys, including but not limited to otter, water vole, red squirrel, pine marten, badger and bat surveys.
• Undertake breeding bird surveys, including upland wader surveys.
• Oversee contracted ecological river surveys.
• Undertake Invasive Non-Native Species surveys, including plants and mammals.

About You

You’ll bring:

• Proven comprehensive knowledge of Scottish habitats and species experience
• Significant experience in ecological surveys/monitoring, ideally including habitats, birds and protected mammals
• Significant experience of preparation of reports and presentation of key results
• Knowledge of data management techniques for ecological survey data

Why Join Us?

The Scottish Wildlife Trust is a leading conservation charity with a bold vision for a connected, resilient landscape where nature and people thrive. This role offers the chance to make a lasting impact on one of Scotland’s most ambitious restoration projects.

For more information on the role and what we offer please see our job descriptions and benefits page.

About us

For more than 60 years, the Scottish Wildlife Trust has worked with its members, partners and supporters in pursuit of its vision of healthy, resilient ecosystems across Scotland’s land and seas.

The Trust successfully champions the cause of wildlife through policy and campaigning work, demonstrates best practice through practical conservation and innovative partnerships, and inspires people to take positive action through its education and engagement activities. The Trust manages a network of over 100 wildlife reserves across Scotland and is a member of the UK-wide Wildlife Trusts movement.

Every day people with chest, heart and stroke conditions are leaving hospital scared and alone. You can be part of our mission to make sure that there is no life half lived in Scotland.

By joining Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland (CHSS) as a Community Support Coordinator you can be the difference between people just surviving and really living.

You will be part of Scotland’s leading health charity providing support to people with chest, heart and stroke conditions and Long Covid to live life to the full again. Our Community Healthcare Support Service provides access to a range of supported self management and community recovery services to support people across Scotland to manage their health as well as possible and adjust to life after a diagnosis of a chest or heart condition or after a stroke.

The Coordinator plays a vital role in delivering Community Support services across the Western Isles for people living with chest, heart, and stroke conditions, as well as Long Covid.

They are responsible for leading a high-quality, person-centred service that empowers individuals to build confidence, manage their condition, and work towards their own goals. This includes the recruitment, retention, and line management of volunteers who provide goal-oriented and time-limited support, helping people take positive steps towards greater independence and self-management.

The Coordinator will also develop strong local connections and a detailed community map to support effective signposting, ensuring people can access the right support at the right time.

CHSS also supports flexible recruitment through Working Families and we are “Happy to Talk Flexible Working”.

In line with our commitment to safeguarding, this role is subject to a PVG check. CHSS is committed to equality of opportunity and to providing a service which is free from unfair and unlawful discrimination. We therefore aim to ensure that no applicant, volunteer or member of staff is unfairly treated on the grounds of offending background.

Forth Valley Rape Crisis Centre is seeking a Counselling Support Worker - Therapeutic Service to deliver emotional support to survivors of sexual violence (age 13+, all genders) across the Forth Valley area. This full-time role involves providing one-to-one support within a feminist, survivor-centred framework—both at our centre and in outreach settings. You will conduct initial assessments, offer support to families and partners, facilitate group work, and ensure inclusive, trauma-informed care for all survivors.

Apex Scotland is a leading organisation in the Scottish justice and wider charity sector dedicated to reducing reoffending, promoting social inclusion, and supporting people to build bright futures. We work with individuals facing significant barriers to employment and community integration, helping them to make positive choices and achieve lasting change.

We’ve been going through a period of exciting change and with the arrival of our new CEO, Lindsay Fyffe-Jardine, we are now seeking new Trustees to join our Board and help guide Apex Scotland through the next stage of our development.

As a Trustee, you will play a vital role in shaping our strategic direction, ensuring good governance, and supporting our mission to create safer communities across Scotland.

We are particularly keen to hear from people with skills and experience in:

• Finance and Fundraising
• Criminal justice, social care, or community services
• Marketing, Policy and Advocacy
• Commercial/Private sectors
• Lived experience of the issues Apex Scotland addresses.

Previous Board experience is not essential as training and support will be offered – what matters most is your commitment to our values, your willingness to contribute your expertise, and your passion for making a real difference.

This is a voluntary role, but the rewards are significant: the chance to influence change, develop professionally, and contribute to a Scotland where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

Be part of something meaningful. Help us build a future beyond someone’s past.

Find out more about Apex Scotland by visiting apexscotland.org.uk.

Multi-Cultural Family Base aims to honour and uphold the lives of ethnically diverse children, young people, and their families who experience systemic barriers and social isolation. We do this directly through tailored one-to-one casework and therapeutic group work. We also educate and support the holistic development of professionals in a range of vocations. Through all of this work, we advocate and push for structural change.

We’re looking for someone who shares our mission and values to act as Chair of our Board of Directors.

As Chair, you will facilitate Board discussions, ensure effective governance of our decision-making, and provide support and strategic direction to our CEO and Business Operations manager. You will be supported in the role by a Deputy Chair, a Treasurer, a Company Secretary and a dedicated, friendly, and collaborative group of Directors.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and organised individual with good heritage, project management and people skills to work with our existing Project Manager on new and existing FHBT projects across Fife.

We are an independent charitable Buildings Preservation Trust formed in 1997. Our mission is to create viable futures for heritage buildings and their communities by inspiring and enabling visionary conservation projects. Fife has a particularly rich and varied heritage with over 6,200 listed buildings and 48 conservation areas. We have helped deliver over £50m in historic environment regeneration projects in Fife, supporting town centres, businesses, tourism and local communities.

FHBT’s services are in demand, and there are many opportunities to develop projects that provide opportunities for engaging people and organisations across Fife with their heritage.

This is a new part-time fixed term post, funded by Historic Environment Scotland, to increase capacity within the existing FHBT team to develop existing and new historic environment regeneration projects in Fife, principally the restoration and re-use of historic buildings at risk.

You do not necessarily need to have formal qualifications or training in this area. You might have a background in archaeology, listed buildings, conservation, building surveying, architecture, community projects, or other areas.