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The Lodging House Mission

Client Support Worker

  • The Lodging House Mission
  • Full time
  • £28,000
  • On site: Glasgow
  • Closing 4th November 2026

LHM is a Glasgow-based charity supporting people affected by homelessness, poverty, social exclusion and a wide range of complex life circumstances. Founded in 1909, LHM has a long history of providing compassionate, high-quality support.

At the heart of our work is a welcoming and inclusive community where everyone is treated with dignity, respect and kindness. We are looking for a compassionate, confident and enthusiastic Client Support Worker to join our Day Centre team.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about working alongside people, building meaningful relationships and helping clients access the support, experiences and opportunities that matter to them.

About the Role

As a Client Support Worker, you will be part of our frontline team, helping to create a safe, welcoming and supportive environment for everyone who comes through our doors. The role will include:

  • Building positive and trusting relationships with clients.
  • Providing practical and emotional support.
  • Recognising individual needs and helping clients access appropriate services and specialist support.
  • Supporting clients with issues relating to housing, health, wellbeing, benefits and other areas affecting their lives.
  • Encouraging clients to participate, build confidence, develop skills and try new experiences.
  • Responding appropriately to challenging situations while maintaining dignity, compassion and professional boundaries.
  • Maintaining accurate and appropriate records.
  • Working collaboratively with colleagues, volunteers and external partners.
  • Supporting clients to take part in activities and other opportunities where appropriate, particularly where these support client engagement, relationship-building, wellbeing and social connection.

This is a varied and rewarding role. No two days will be exactly the same, and the successful candidate will need to be approachable, adaptable and comfortable working within a busy Day Centre environment.

About You

We are looking for someone who:

  • Has experience of supporting people affected by homelessness, poverty and social exclusion, including people experiencing poor mental health and other complex challenges.
  • Can communicate confidently and sensitively with people from a wide range of backgrounds.
  • Understands safeguarding, confidentiality and professional boundaries.
  • Can remain calm and make sound decisions in challenging situations.
  • Is compassionate and non-judgemental while also able to maintain clear and consistent boundaries.
  • Enjoys working as part of a team and is willing to contribute across different areas of our work.
  • Can work independently, use initiative and recognise when guidance or additional support is required.
  • Holds a relevant social care qualification at SCQF Level 6 or above, or an equivalent qualification.
  • The successful candidate will be required to undertake a satisfactory PVG Scheme check.

What We Offer

  • A permanent, full-time position.
  • A competitive salary of £28,000.
  • Generous holiday entitlement.
  • Employer pension contributions.
  • Access to an Employee Assistance Programme.
  • Ongoing training and professional development opportunities.
  • The opportunity to help shape and develop an evolving frontline service.
  • The chance to make a genuine difference within a trusted and welcoming community.

Why This Role Matters

This role is about much more than providing practical support. It is about seeing the whole person, recognising their strengths and creating opportunities for them to feel heard, respected, included and valued.

You will be joining a team committed to working collaboratively, sharing skills and providing consistent support. Your contribution will help us create more opportunities for clients, respond effectively to increasing demand and ensure that LHM remains a place where everyone has a place.

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Paisley Housing Association

Board Members

  • Paisley Housing Association
  • Management Board
  • Unpaid
  • On site: Paisley
  • Closing 20th November 2026

Be part of something bigger than housing. Use your skills, experience, and ideas to influence decisions, strengthen communities, and make a real difference to people’s lives at Paisley.

Bring Your Experience - Help Shape Our Future.

An opportunity to make a difference

At Paisley Housing Association, we believe homes are more than bricks and mortar. We provide safe, affordable homes while investing in communities, supporting tenants and helping people thrive. As we continue to deliver our vision for the future, we are looking for enthusiastic and committed people to join our voluntary Board of Management. You do not need previous Board experience. What matters most is that you share our values, bring an open mind and want to create positive change.

What you will gain

  • Board-level governance and leadership experience
  • Professional development, induction and training
  • The chance to learn from experienced colleagues
  • New connections and wider perspectives
  • The satisfaction of giving something back

What you will help us do

  • Shape our strategic direction and future priorities
  • Keep tenants and communities at the heart of decisions
  • Provide constructive challenge and sound judgement
  • Support good governance and accountability
  • Help create stronger homes, places and futures

Could this be you?

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences. We are particularly keen to hear from people who can contribute knowledge or insight in areas such as:

  • Finance
  • Property & Development
  • Risk & Governance
  • People & Culture
  • Digital & ICT
  • Community Development
  • Customer Experience
  • Sustainability

What is involved?

The position is voluntary. Board Members take part in regular meetings, training and strategic planning sessions. You can join us in person or digitally and full induction and ongoing support will be provided.

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Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway

Finance and Resources Manager

  • Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway
  • Full time
  • £35,046
  • Hybrid: Dumfries or Stranraer office – with a minimum of three days a week in the office. Our flexi-working policies apply.
  • Closing 1st November 2026

This role plays a critical part in the planning and management of our organisational finances and resources, leading a small team within the Business Support team. It reports to our Head of Resources and Development and line manages a full-time Finance and Resources Officer and a part-time Business Support Coordinator. It sits within the Business Support team, which also includes our Fund Managers and Coordinators.

What You'll Do

Effective strategic and operational planning, performance and development are essential to the sustainability of our growing organisation. A significant element of this is how we plan and manage our finances and other resources, build organisational policy and process to enable the work we do for our sector, and develop our practices to build a great place to work. Our Resources and Development team provides the planning, oversight and development of our central organisational activity and practice, as well as managing the investments we make in our sector on behalf of funding partners.

As Finance and Resources Manager, you will take a leading role in our project and core budget development and reporting, financial oversight and assurance, financial forecasting and financial policy and processes. You will also support the planning and management of our people/staff related activity, working with our external HR Advisor and the Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway (TSDG) Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to coordinate the update and maintenance of our Staff Handbook and policies.

  • Lead the efficient and effective management of robust TSDG financial systems, ensuring sufficient processes are in place to provide the SLT with high levels of financial scrutiny and assurance.
  • Support the Chief Executive and SLT colleagues in developing, monitoring, re-forecasting and reporting on the core TSDG budget and project budgets.
  • Prepare monthly/quarterly management accounts, cashflow projections and financial reporting for the SLT, and provide oversight and assurance of the accurate recording and processing of all income and expenditure, in line with budget and financial delegations.
  • Oversee and assure automated payment approvals through online banking and regular bank reconciliation, and develop our Zoho-based finance system, with a view to bringing more services in-house.
  • Oversee monthly payroll and expenses processes, and support the Head of Resources and Development, Senior Leaders and others to build grant claims by providing accurate financial data of ring-fenced funds.
  • Lead on process and practice improvements to our financial management policies and systems, and on the development of our annual reports, working with our external advisors, accountants and auditor and assuring the first draft as presented to the SLT.
  • Oversee the coordination of staff recruitment and the continuous improvement of our induction programmes for new staff, including a new programme for leadership roles.
  • Work with our external HR Advisor and SLT to coordinate the update and maintenance of our people policies and electronic Staff Handbook, and oversee the effective use of our online employee HR system (SafeHR).
  • Provide leadership, direction and support for the Finance team, line managing your direct reports effectively and managing delegated decisions and budgets, and contribute thoughtfully to strategic discussions and decisions in line with our values.

More about you

  • You will have proven experience in small or medium-sized organisational finance management, with a strong understanding of accounting processes, internal controls and regulatory compliance, and of building operational and project budgets, monitoring and reporting.
  • You will have proven experience of working with and developing financial processing systems, including invoicing, payments and cashflow modelling.
  • You will have excellent time management skills, with the ability to work accurately to tight deadlines, prioritise your own workload and support the work of others, along with excellent attention to detail.
  • You will have good leadership skills, with proven experience of mentoring others so that they thrive and grow.
  • You will be skilled in using Outlook, Teams and other Microsoft apps, particularly Excel.
  • You will be self-motivated and able to take responsibility for personal outcomes, with a commitment to ongoing personal and organisational improvement, and an inclusive, adaptable, action-biased and collegiate attitude.
  • You will be able to be at the Dumfries or Stranraer office for agreed working hours (based on 9–5) consistently, three days a week.
  • You may have proven experience in charity finance management, with a strong understanding of charitable accounting, restricted funding and grant claims, including using financial processing systems to inform charity grant management.
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Growing Young Cairnlea SCIO

Youth and children’s worker

  • Growing Young Cairnlea SCIO
  • Full time
  • £26,000 – £30,000
  • On site: Cairnlea Parish Church, Airdrie and in its local area
  • Closing 5th November 2026

Growing Young Cairnlea is a registered charity (SCIO), established so that children and young people in Airdrie and its environs may hear the Good News of Jesus Christ and be inspired to follow him. The vision of the work is that in a number of settings with Cairnlea Church as a base and then also out in schools and wider community the personal presence of the youth worker will have a significant impact.

Key Responsibilities

  • To develop and implement strategies for effective ministry in both church and community amongst children and young people, to help them to explore the Bible and to grow in the faith of the Lord Jesus Christ. This will require both personal involvement and the coordination of work alongside others.
  • To work with chaplaincy teams, school managements, Scripture Union Scotland and other volunteers in Airdrie to develop and deliver an effective Christian schools work. This may well include residential times away as well as ordinary timetabling.

Who we are looking for:

The person appointed will have some experience of youth and children’s ministry and by being creative and confident in leadership can build on and extend ministry already in place. Therefore the person

  • will have a passion for helping children and young people to know and follow Jesus Christ
  • will be an effective communicator in various settings
  • will be both self-motivated and an adaptable team player
  • will have the ability to motivate others and inspire confidence

For this post, it is important that you able to demonstrate a commitment to SU Scotland’s ethos, working principles and vision since it is expected that there will be some involvement with Scripture Union. It is also an Occupational Requirement (Equality Act - part 1, schedule 9), that the post-holder is a committed Christian.

The appointment will be subject to a satisfactory PVG Scheme Disclosure and include a probationary period. The post is full-time, but a part-time contract may be considered.

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Longniddry Parish Church

Community Pioneer for Blindwells

  • Longniddry Parish Church
  • Full time
  • £30,274 – £34,224
  • Remote: Home working until a more local base on Blindwells or Longniddry is identified.
  • Closing 4th November 2026

Blindwells lies just off the A1 near to Tranent.

The developer Hargreaves has been working on site with East Lothian Council since 2017 and around 500 houses have been completed, both social & private housing. There is however outline planning permission for many more houses over the next twenty years.

The High Street is scheduled for construction and there will be two other schools. It is intended that the Church be a key community partner and part of the long term infrastructure.

Background to this post

The local churches have, led by the local Church of Scotland churches, been engaged in welcoming new residents to Blindwells for the past three years.

The opening of the first Primary school marks an important moment in the life of this fledgling new community. With space for community development now is the time to move from providing occasional gatherings to a more day to day working on the ground with residents.

The vision is for the establishment of a new Christian community that emerges from the local context. It is intended that this community will be ecumenical and will be at the heart of the Blindwells community.

Although initiated and led by the Church of Scotland applications are encouraged widely and an ecumenical advisory group has been formed.

Purpose of Post:

To lead the planning and implementation of Lothian & Borders Presbytery’s vision to develop Christian witness and ministry in the new settlement of Blindwells.

Main Duties :

  • Developing the existing work by the local churches and to develop & initiate plans for establishing a new Christian community
  • Reaching out and engage with children & families in Blindwells to start new community groups
  • Building relationships with and engagement in local schools.
  • Recruiting & building voluntary teams to be part of this work
  • Overseeing all safeguarding & to lead training of this work
  • Liasing with other local bodies, site developers, construction workers
  • Work closely with the Blindwells Beacon Leadership team & the Local advisory group
  • To communicate to Presbytery regularly and to share good practice with regard to mission with partner churches
  • To undertake any other duties as reasonably required by the Line Manager
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Cruse Scotland

Helpline Co-ordinator

  • Cruse Scotland
  • Part time
  • £24,479 pro-rata
  • Remote: Home Based - ensuring a quiet confidential space
  • Closing 2nd November 2026

About You: Are you an organised, compassionate and confident communicator who enjoys supporting people and making a real difference? Cruse Scotland is looking for a Helpline Co-ordinator to join our small but mighty staff team and help coordinate our national Helpline service, supporting bereaved people across Scotland. We are looking for someone who is organised, reliable and confident communicating with a wide range of people.

You will ideally have:

  • Experience of working with people who may be vulnerable, distressed or in difficult circumstances.
  • Strong communication and listening skills.
  • Excellent attention to detail and accurate data-entry skills.
  • Good IT skills and confidence using databases, email and other digital systems.
  • The ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information appropriately.
  • The ability to work calmly and professionally when situations are challenging.
  • Experience of supporting or working alongside volunteers would be an advantage.
  • The ability to work independently while also being an active and supportive member of a team.

Most importantly, you will share our commitment to providing compassionate and accessible support to people experiencing bereavement.

About The Role: Working closely with the Helpline Manager, you will help ensure the smooth and effective day-to-day running of the Helpline.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Supporting and coordinating our dedicated Helpline volunteers.
  • Taking Helpline calls during busier periods and providing a calm, compassionate and professional response to callers.
  • Supporting volunteers when they are dealing with challenging or complex calls.
  • Responding to clients and third parties via email.
  • Processing referral forms and ensuring information is accurately recorded on our database.
  • Maintaining accurate and timely records and completing regular data entry.
  • Following established procedures to support the safety and wellbeing of callers, volunteers and colleagues.
  • Contributing to team meetings, training and ongoing development.
  • Supporting the wider Helpline team with day-to-day administration and coordination.

People contacting our Helpline may be experiencing significant distress, and on occasion may express thoughts of suicide or self-harm. You will therefore need to be able to remain calm and professional in challenging situations, follow agreed procedures and seek appropriate support when required. Full support, guidance and training will be provided.

About the organisation: Cruse Scotland is Scotland's leading bereavement charity. We provide bereavement support to anyone in Scotland who needs us, whenever they need us.

Our services include Helpline support, individual and group counselling, support for children and young people, bereavement support and training for workplaces – alongside a range of other services and resources.

Our services are delivered with the support of a dedicated volunteer workforce who are trained to professional standards. Their commitment, compassion and enthusiasm are at the heart of everything we do.

We are proud to invest in our volunteers through ongoing training, connection, support and development opportunities.

Our Helpline: Our Helpline volunteers provide an outstanding service to bereaved people across Scotland. They are home-based and located throughout the country, connecting regularly through virtual meetings, training and opportunities to meet in person.

The Helpline Co-ordinator plays an important role in creating those connections – supporting volunteers, helping them feel part of a team and ensuring they have the information and support they need to provide the best possible service.

The Helpline is also an important gateway into Cruse Scotland's wider services, while providing immediate emotional support to anyone in Scotland who needs someone to talk to about their grief.

Your new colleagues: Our volunteer workforce of around 250 people is based in communities across Scotland, working across our North, South, East and West areas. They are supported by a staff team of around 22 people.

Our staff team brings together a wide range of skills and experience across client services, volunteer management and support, training, income generation and charity governance.

Although we are a relatively small team, we place a strong emphasis on connection, collaboration and supporting one another. We meet fortnightly as a whole staff team and value the sense of community this creates.

Feedback from our staff satisfaction survey included:

“I haven't been here long but I can confidently say Cruse Scotland is one of the best organisations I have worked for, both from work and flexibility and overall organisation support from all staff and management”

“I find Cruse Scotland to be a very inclusive organisation with a great ethos, responsive to staff and volunteers”

If you are passionate about supporting people through bereavement, enjoy working as part of a supportive team and would like to play a key role in delivering an essential national service, we would love to hear from you

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At Cruse Scotland, we believe that everyone should be treated with dignity, fairness and respect. We are committed to creating an inclusive organisation where our staff, volunteers and the people we support feel valued and able to be themselves.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and particularly encourage applications from people whose experiences and perspectives are currently underrepresented within our organisation.

Our recruitment decisions are based on the skills, experience and qualities needed for the role. We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment process is fair, accessible and free from discrimination.

If you have a disability, health condition or other access requirement and would benefit from adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. We will be happy to discuss how we can support you

Safeguarding

Cruse Scotland is committed to safeguarding the wellbeing of everyone who uses our services, as well as our staff and volunteers. All staff are expected to contribute to a safe and supportive environment and to follow our safeguarding policies and procedures.

This role involves contact with people who may be vulnerable or experiencing significant distress. Appropriate pre-employment checks will therefore be undertaken in line with the requirements of the role and our safeguarding responsibilities.

Right To Work

Candidates will be required to provide appropriate evidence of their right to work in the UK as part of our recruitment process.

Reasonable Adjustments

We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know and we will do our best to support you.

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BRAG Enterprises

Sales & Operations Manager (Re-Employ CIC)

  • BRAG Enterprises
  • Full time
  • £32,860
  • On site: Fife
  • Closing 2nd November 2026

BACKGROUND

Brag Enterprises is a Fife based charity supporting people, who in the main, are residing in disadvantaged areas of Fife to gain the training and employability skills to enable them to move into sustainable employment. We also work closely with communities to improve their economic resilience.

ROLE

BRAG is executing a strategic acquisition and merger of two existing companies to create a new self-sustaining social enterprise (CIC).

The post based at our site in Crosshill, will cover matters post-transition; the focus will shift to driving the agreed 3-Year Strategic Sales & Marketing Plan (2026–2029).

We are looking for someone who can manage a supported manufacturing workforce, oversee high-quality commercial embroidery and fulfilment operations, and actively build a B2B corporate client base focused on Social Value.

The post holder will report to Senior Operations Manager - Communities. We have premises across Fife, and you will be expected to engage with our teams at all sites on occasion as well as external stakeholders.

The main tasks and responsibilities are:

  • Production and Supported Workforce Management
  • Commercial Growth & Sales Execution (Years 1–3)
  • Financial & Social Value Governance

ABOUT YOU

This will be a ground up operation so will be very much early stage growth. You will be a hands-on leader with previous management or supervisory experience who can support and manage a small team through this fledgling stage and help them grow to full capacity.

ORGANISATION PROFILE

BRAG Enterprises is an award-winning Fife based charity that supports people, who in the main, who are residing in disadvantaged areas of Fife to gain the training and employability skills to enable them to move into sustainable employment. We have worked for over 37 years with communities to improve their economic resilience. We own business centres in Crosshill and Methil that act as Community Enterprise Centres where we rent out affordable business space.

BRAG also have the Together Levenmouth Hub which is the first of our High Street regeneration projects where we have brought growth to Leven and its High Street with plans to grow the Together brand across Fife with a new site in Cowdenbeath opening very soon. The acquisition of Re-employ and one other entity means we will have plenty of opportunities for the right candidate.

BRAG are a Disability Leader and a Fair Work Employer.

Websites brag.co.uk togetherlevenmouth.co.uk re-employ.org.uk

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YMCA Edinburgh

Mentoring & Wellbeing Coordinator

  • YMCA Edinburgh
  • Part time
  • £30,351 pro-rata
  • Hybrid: Predominantly home-based, with regular engagement from our office in Leith and travel across Edinburgh to meet volunteers and young people as required
  • Closing 2nd November 2026

An opportunity to support volunteer mentors and help young people improve confidence, wellbeing and build positive relationships.

Benefits

  • 35 days annual leave, inclusive of public holidays, pro rata for part-time hours.
  • Additional annual leave after five years’ service, increasing by one day per year thereafter up to a maximum of five additional days.
  • An additional wellbeing day and a budget to support wellbeing activities.
  • Membership of an employee health cash plan.
  • Flexible working arrangements.
  • Continued learning and development opportunities, including across the wider YMCA movement.

About the role

We are looking for a proactive and relationship-focused individual to join our team as a Mentoring & Wellbeing Coordinator.

Mentoring coordination is the main focus of this varied and rewarding role. Working within our mentoring team, you will coordinate volunteer-led mentoring that helps children and young people build confidence, develop positive relationships and improve wellbeing. This includes contributing to established programmes such as intandem (for care-experienced young people) and Plusone (preventative and early-intervention mentoring support).

Supporting volunteer mentors is central to the role. You will provide regular guidance and encouragement, recognise their contribution and celebrate successes, helping them build safe, consistent and meaningful relationships with young people. These relationships can make a significant difference to young people’s wellbeing, confidence and sense of connection.

Alongside mentoring coordination, you will provide targeted 1:1 support and contribute to occasional youth work and group activities, particularly for young people engaged with mentoring services. Workload and delivery commitments will be agreed within your 21 weekly hours, with support, supervision and relevant training provided.

What you’ll be doing

  • Coordinating volunteer-led mentoring for children and young people
  • Supporting and developing volunteer mentors, recognising their contribution and celebrating successes
  • Contributing to mentor recruitment, induction, training and ongoing support as part of the mentoring team
  • Building strong relationships with young people, families and partners
  • Involving young people and volunteers in shaping their support and influencing our services
  • Maintaining records, monitoring activity and contributing to reporting
  • Providing targeted 1:1 support and contributing to occasional group activities for young people

About you

We’re looking for someone who:

  • Has experience working with children and young people
  • Can support and coordinate volunteers or groups of people
  • Builds strong, trusting relationships with a wide range of people
  • Is highly organised and able to manage competing priorities
  • Has strong communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Is committed to an inclusive, participatory and relationship-based approach, and willing to reflect and learn

Our approach

Based in Leith, YMCA Edinburgh supports children, young people and families locally and across the city. We take a relationship-based and participatory approach, strengthening the supportive scaffolding around young people. We create opportunities for young people and volunteers to shape and influence what we do, and work collaboratively with families and partners.

Additional information

  • This post involves a regulated role with children. Appointment is subject to the appropriate PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups) scheme membership and disclosure checks. You do not need to be an existing PVG member to apply.
  • Appointment is also subject to satisfactory references, including one from your current or most recent employer where applicable, and verification of your right to work in the UK.
  • Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Equal Opportunities

An equal opportunities monitoring form is included as part of the application pack. Completion of this form is voluntary. The information is used for monitoring purposes only, is kept separate from your application, and is not shared with the recruitment panel.

Accessibility and Adjustments

We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible. If you require this information in an alternative format or need any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process, please contact jobs@ymcaedinburgh.com

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Who Cares? Scotland

Advocacy & Participation Manager

  • Who Cares? Scotland
  • Full time
  • £35,175 – £41,383
  • Hybrid: Edinburgh with travel across the South East
  • Closing 1st November 2026

Who Cares? Scotland is Scotland’s only national independent membership organisation for Care Experienced people. Our mission is to secure a lifetime of equality, respect, and love for Care Experienced people in Scotland and we currently have over 3000 Care Experienced members.

At the heart of Who Cares? Scotland’s work are the rights of Care Experienced children and young people, and the power of their voices to bring about positive change. We provide individual relationship-based independent advocacy and a broad range of imaginative participatory opportunity for Care Experienced young people across Scotland; we work alongside corporate parents and communities of all sorts to broaden understanding; we work with policy makers, leaders and elected representatives locally and nationally to shape law, policy and practice on the basis of all that can be learnt from the voices of those with experience of care – working together to build on the aspirations of The Promise and secure positive change.

The Advocacy and Participation Manager will oversee the development of our independent advocacy services, including our lifelong advocacy offering, and the engagement and empowerment of Care Experienced people through participation opportunities.

Contributing to Who Cares? Scotland’s leadership team and sharing the learning of this work positively and proactively across the organization, this APM role will provide a robust evidence base to support the evolvement of this work nationally.

The right candidate will therefore be capable of forming positive relationships with people of all ages and backgrounds, will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, and be adaptable to a wide range of contexts. With experience managing budgets and performance targets, as well as reporting internally and to key stakeholders, you will also be skilled at supervising and supporting the work of staff and volunteers. Some travel, as well as some evening and weekend work, is required due to the remit of the post.

You will have a proven record of working collaboratively with partners successfully and will be committed to children’s rights, inclusive working, and equal opportunities. You believe that all people can make transformative change happen in their lives if given the opportunity.

For an informal conversation about this opportunity please contact Caroline Richardson, Director of Advocacy and Participation at crichardson@whocaresscotland.org.

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Regen: fx Youth Trust

Care Experienced Youth Navigator – The GIVIT

  • Regen: fx Youth Trust
  • Part time
  • £29,326 – £31,625 pro-rata
  • On site: South Lanarkshire
  • Closing 2nd November 2026

Job Overview

Regen:FX Youth Trust is recruiting a Care Experienced Youth Navigator to join The GIVIT Youth Recovery Service. This role is central to delivering intensive, relationship-based support to young people who have experience of being in the care system aged 13–25 affected by their own alcohol and substance use.

You will build strong, trusting relationships, manage a caseload and support young people to overcome barriers and achieve meaningful outcomes in their recovery journey.

Candidate Information

Joining Regen:FX Youth Trust means joining an organisation that values relationships over processes, compassion over judgement and learning over blame.

You will receive a comprehensive induction, regular supervision and opportunities for reflective practice, alongside ongoing professional development and specialist training in youth work, substance use and trauma-informed practice.

We are looking for a confident and reflective practitioner who combines strong professional knowledge with a commitment to continuous learning, and who brings warmth, authenticity and compassion to their work with young people.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide one-to-one and group-based support to care experienced young people.
  • Build trust-based relationships
  • Manage and maintain a small but complex caseload
  • Develop Personal Recovery Support Plans and Risk Assessments
  • Deliver Harm Reduction, Brief interventions and motivational support
  • Work collaboratively with young people to identify, pursue and achieve realistic, person-cantered goals.
  • Work collaboratively with partners and advocate for young people in line with The Charter of Rights for People affected by Substance Use and The Standards for Young People.
  • Maintain accurate records.
  • Contribute to the ongoing development and continuous improvement of the service through active participation in regular team meetings, CPD and Support and Development sessions.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

Experience & Knowledge

  • Understanding of problematic alcohol & drug use and experience of working within a similar field.
  • Competent written and verbal communication skills and confident with IT
  • Recovery or Youth Work background or experience in working with young people.
  • Driving licence and access to transport.

Desirable:

  • Experience of intense one to one support and groupwork.
  • Lived experience of addiction and a minimum of two years in sustained recovery
  • Experience of working within a care setting or with young people who have experience of being in care.
  • Working with high tariff young people.
  • Knowledge of drug legislations in Scotland.
  • Experience of supporting and promoting a specialist service with participants, communities, and partners.

Personal Qualities:

  • Passion for working with young people, particularly with problematic substance use issues.
  • Ability to communicate complex information to individuals and groups in a way that is easily understood.
  • Holistic and therapeutic approach to working.
  • Ability to communicate at all levels effectively.
  • Good observational and analytical skills.
  • Ability to motivate and enthuse others.
  • Personal commitment to making activities equally accessible and appropriate to the diverse needs of young people.
  • Approachable and non-judgemental.
  • Ability to work under pressure

Values & Approach

We are interested in who you are as much as what you know. If you believe people deserve respect even on their hardest days and you bring empathy, curiosity and authenticity to your work, we want to hear from you.

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This is a 7-day service some evenings and occasional weekends. Driving licence and access to a car is essential.

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