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:
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:
What We Offer
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.
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
What you will help us do
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:
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.
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.
More about you
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
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
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.
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 :
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:
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:
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.
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:
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
An opportunity to support volunteer mentors and help young people improve confidence, wellbeing and build positive relationships.
Benefits
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
About you
We’re looking for someone who:
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
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
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.
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
Person Specification
Essential Criteria
Experience & Knowledge
Desirable:
Personal Qualities:
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.
Other Information
This is a 7-day service some evenings and occasional weekends. Driving licence and access to a car is essential.