Established in 1994, Impact Arts is Scotland’s leading arts charity and social enterprise, whose vision is for a Scotland where people benefit from life transforming creativity that tackles inequalities and addresses poverty.

We transform people’s lives through participation in creative activities, and we use creative engagement to build people’s confidence and empower them to achieve their potential.

We place innovation, enterprise and creativity alongside outstanding delivery, sound management and a strong ethos of partnership to tackle society’s big issues. Our talented in-house and freelance artists across Scotland and beyond ensure that our artistic programmes, exhibitions, performances and events are of the highest quality. We exist to inspire creativity in people and regenerate our communities through a deep and rewarding relationship with the arts.

We are governed by our Board that comprises up to 13 Trustees. All Trustees, including our Chair, are volunteers and uphold and represent our purpose, vision, values and mission in a personal and professional capacity. They come from a range of backgrounds with experiences including youth work, equalities, mental health, social enterprise, placemaking, finance, HR and creative arts. As a result they bring a wealth of experience and skills to the role. In order to take the organisation forward, the Trustees wish to appoint a new Chair who will lead the organisation over the coming years.

Impact Arts has been through a period of significant growth & development over the last couple of years, launching our new social enterprise venue The Boardwalk in Glasgow’s City Centre in March 2023 (finalist for Social Enterprise of the Year in 2025) and developing a life journey through the arts, supporting people at each key life stage. Looking to the future, we are hugely ambitious for the organisation and want to develop the impact we have achieved across all the groups we work with. Our dedicated Board and Leadership Team are aware of the challenges that exist for people living with the effects of poverty in Scotland and are committed to the power of creativity in tackling these.

The Chair of the Board position is an exciting opportunity to build on over 30 years of successful creative delivery and to shape the future direction of one of Scotland’s most significant creative arts organisations and the impact it has for people and communities living with poverty and inequalities in Scotland.

Are you looking for an opportunity to use your events and organisational skills to enable Scotland's charities and voluntary organisations to learn new skills, share challenges, connect with each other and celebrate successes?

The SCVO events and learning programme welcomes more than 5,000 individuals each year and this is your chance to be at the heart of making it happen.

About the role

We’re recruiting to bolster our customer service team and ensure Scotland’s charities and other voluntary organisations are supported to thrive.

Our new Officer will contribute to the smooth running of the programme by using their organisational and communication skills to:

• Support our online and in-person events - from small webinars to The Gathering
• Respond to enquiries from charities of all shapes, sizes and purposes
• Engage with venues, speakers and other event contributors
• Upload our web listings and ensure our content is accurate
• Process and report on our customer and event data

About you

Your combination of engaging communication skills, slick organisation skills and understanding of what makes an excellent event will enable you to thrive in this role. If you’re a to-do list pro, enjoy a busy, varied workload, and love it when a plan comes together, then this could be the job for you!

How we’ll support you

You’ll be joining a knowledgeable, experienced team who are skilled in events and customer service, and generous in sharing their knowledge and helping you learn on the job. You’ll be supported directly by the Service Development Manager and Events & Learning Manager in finding your feet and prioritising your workload.

SCVO is a supportive employer, with many wellbeing support policies and a values-driven approach.

Part time hours and other flexible working options, including working from home for part of the week, will be fully considered. We encourage you to apply if you believe you meet most of the criteria in the person specification. We share our interview questions in advance. If you want to have a chat about the job or our flexible working approach, please contact us at HR@scvo.scot

Lochwinnoch Community Larder is one of the busiest community pantries in Scotland. We operate on dignified food principles, working to tackle the climate emergency through distribution of food which is otherwise destined for landfill, and food we grow ourselves locally. We are also addressing food insecurity for a wide rural population. Our success has attracted more than 2000 members to us from over 850 households from across Renfrewshire and North Ayrshire. Our activities include:

• A pantry which is open 4 days per week
• A community fridge & freezer which are accessible 24/7
• Courses of cooking classes and food demonstrations in fermenting
• Signposting to other support services
• Creating meaningful volunteering opportunities for people of all ages

This role is a brilliant opportunity to join a friendly team and work within the heart of an active rural community. It is a physical role which will require some lifting and period of time spent on your feet. The location for the project is within a vibrant social garden space which is also home to a Men’s Shed project, an outdoor children’s childcare group and our own food growing site.

You can find out more about LEAP and our other charitable activities here: myleapproject.org

Offering volunteering opportunities is as important as any other part of our work, and a focus of this role will be managing and developing those individuals to ensure the work is meaningful and their development is prioritised.

• This role is offered at £29225 FTE.
• Benefits include 6% workplace pension and 35 days holiday (pro rata) per annum.
• The contract is for 6 months initially, with the expectation that it will be extended on the basis of performance and funding availability.
• Hours of work will be 24 per week. While the majority of hours will be between 9.30am and 2.30 pm, there will some evening and weekend working. A preferred work schedule can be supplied on application.

A suitable candidate will be required to undergo a PVG check. Where a successful candidates does not already have Food Hygiene Level 2, they will be asked to complete relevant training.

DUTIES:

General

• Day-to-day facilitation of service;
  • Setting up and packing down shifts
  • Carrying out fridge temperature checks
  • Printing labels and safe food handling
  • Welcoming members
  • Handling and weighing food, and managing stock
• Supervising team of volunteers across varied duties including manning the Larder, food parcel delivery, collecting food from supermarkets
• Carrying out volunteer inductions and on-the-job training
• Completing volunteer rotas
• Hosting monthly volunteer meetings
• Administration and updating of digital records
• Assisting with duties at growing site such as watering plants - liaising with Food Growing Coordinator
• Promoting service on social media and updating website
• Building relationships locally with other groups and organisations
• Assisting to organise occasional cooking classes and food workshops, and other events as required
• Engaging members and handling referrals, signposting to other support services where appropriate
• Arranging added value workshops, surgeries and information days on-site and online via the Larder service with partner orgs: looking at ways we can sign-post to other services such as CAB, AdviceWorks, Renfrewshire FoodBank, RACA, HomeStart, Kairos, RAMH etc.
• Being responsible for facilities on-site relating to the project and its assets
• Identifying, developing and delivering opportunities for mini-projects and community participative events
• Liaising with food providers with regard to collections and cascading information to the volunteers
• Handling financial donations and cashier duties
• General administrative and practical duties

REQUIREMENTS:

For this role we are seeking someone with a stable work history and demonstrated experience of working in an autonomous role. You need to be able to manage your own tasks and workload independently, lead a team, and respond to changing circumstances and challenges effectively. It is a role where following processes and rules is imperative, and where you will often be required to develop and improve processes to ensure smooth running. It is also a people- focussed role; spending time with members and volunteers and creating a friendly and inclusive environment is of primary importance. You should have:

Essential requirements:

• Skills and experience in leading or supervising other people
• Administrative skills and IT literacy
• Strong communication skills, demonstrated through previous employment history
• A clean driving license and your own car
• Eligibility for PVG scheme (enhanced criminal records check)
• A can-do attitude and the ability to problem solve

Desirable requirements:

• Level 2 Food Hygiene Training
• Experience of working with volunteers in a community project

Granny Mutch is a charity shop and community space based in the heart of Lochwinnoch. We launched this project in May 2026 and it has already become a social hub offering affordable items and keeping quality goods out of landfill. It also generates income which goes back into our other charitable projects which include Lochwinnoch Community Larder, Diggin’ It Seed Libraries and Lochwinnoch Feel Good Festival. You can find out more about LEAP and our other charitable activities here: myleapproject.org

This role is a brilliant opportunity to join a friendly team at an exciting stage of development. The role will involve some lifting and require periods of time where you will be standing while on-shift. You will be supervising a Team of volunteers and working directly with the public.

Offering volunteering opportunities is as important as any other part of our work, and a focus of this role will be managing and developing those individuals to ensure the work is meaningful and their development is prioritised.

• This role is offered at £27144 FTE.
• Benefits include 6% workplace pension and 35 days holiday (pro rata) per annum.
• The contract is for 6 months initially, with the expectation that it will be extended on the basis of performance and funding availability.
• Hours of work will be 24 per week. While the majority of hours will be daytime, there will be some weekend working required.

DUTIES:

• Day-to-day facilitation of retail service;
  • Opening up shop
  • Managing stock
  • Sorting donations
  • Serving customers
  • Replenishing shops floor & visual merchandising
  • Cash handling and cashing up
• Supervising team of volunteers across varied duties as above
• Carrying out volunteer inductions and on-the-job training
• Promoting service on social media and updating website
• Building relationships locally with other groups and organisations
• Assisting with occasional events and workshops
• Being responsible for facilities on-site relating to the project and its assets
• Identifying, developing and delivering opportunities for mini-projects and community participative events
• General administrative and practical duties

REQUIREMENTS:

For this role we are seeking someone with a stable work history. You need to be able to manage your own tasks and workload independently, lead a team, and respond to changing circumstances and challenges effectively. It is a people-focussed role; spending time with members and volunteers and creating a friendly and inclusive environment is of primary importance. You should have:

Essential requirements:

• Supervisory experience
• Strong organisation and communication skills, demonstrated through previous employment history
• Eligibility for PVG scheme (enhanced criminal records check)
• A willing and positive attitude and the ability to follow and develop processes

Desirable requirements:

• Experience of working with volunteers in a community project
• Retail experience
• Clean driving licence and your own transport

Can you turn evidence into impact and action - and make sure people’s voices shape how we enhance and deliver our programmes? We are looking for a Research, Participation & Impact Lead to strengthen how Right There learns, improves and communicates the difference we make.

You will bring together research, evaluation, participation and impact reporting across our For People, At Home and In The Community programmes. Working with colleagues, partners and people with lived experience, you will turn qualitative and quantitative evidence into practical recommendations, stronger services and informed strategic decisions.

Right There is a Scottish charity working to prevent people from becoming homeless or separated from the people they love. For more than 200 years, we have offered practical help, safe homes, emotional wellbeing support and strong community relationships.

Our vision is a world where everyone has an equal chance to create a safe and supportive place to call home. We work without judgement and tailor support to each person’s needs, strengths and aspirations.

Your Role

• Lead Right There’s research, participation and impact activity, ensuring it informs strategy, service improvement and organisational learning.
• Analyse programme performance, outcomes, lived-experience insight and external trends, turning complex information into clear recommendations.
• Strengthen practical, proportionate systems for monitoring, evaluation and reporting, and support teams to use them confidently.
• Design inclusive and trauma-informed participation and co-production approaches so feedback shapes decisions.
• Research policy, best practice and sector developments; benchmark Right There’s work and coordinate clear organisational responses.
• Test new approaches through scenario planning, focused projects and partnerships, with clear governance and learning.
• Produce compelling reports, briefings, consultation responses and evidence for tenders, grants and stakeholder engagement.
• Represent Right There in relevant local and national forums, building relationships that support learning, influence and innovation.

You will be curious, organised and confident working with people, data and evidence. You will build trust, ask thoughtful questions and make complex information useful, helping Right There make better decisions, demonstrate impact and keep improving.

You may come from research, monitoring and evaluation, participation, service improvement, impact reporting or social policy. Experience in charity, housing, homelessness, health, social care or community settings is welcome; what matters most is your ability to combine sound evidence with lived experience to improve outcomes.

What you will bring

• Experience leading or delivering research, evaluation, participation or impact work.
• Strong qualitative and quantitative analysis, with the judgement to identify what matters.
• Clear, engaging communication for different audiences, from programme teams to senior leaders and external stakeholders.
• Confidence facilitating workshops, consultation or engagement with a range of people.
• An ethical, inclusive and person-centred approach, with an understanding of trauma-informed practice.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to balance priorities, influence colleagues and work collaboratively.
• A commitment to Right There’s values and to improving outcomes for people facing tough times.

Our Offer

• The post holder will report to the Director of Programmes.
• Your normal working hours are 35 per week, worked Monday to Friday between the hours of 9am and 5pm, depending on the needs of the service, with 1-hour unpaid break.
• Your usual place of work is 15 Dava Street, Glasgow, G51 2JA. Hybrid working, minimum 3 days office based.
• Annual leave entitlement of 210 hours holiday (equivalent to 6 weeks) pro rata per year in the first year rising to 280 hours (equivalent to 8 weeks) pro rata per year in the second. This includes public holidays
• You will be automatically enrolled into the People’s Pension provided you meet the auto-enrolment criteria
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Option to purchase and sell annual leave

The successful applicant will assist in the development and implementation of the money advice service offered across the Glasgow North West area and will work within the Money Advice Team covering welfare rights.

Limited weekend & evening work may be required.

Core function:

The core function of the Benefits Advisor’s remit is to provide advice, assistance and representation to clients with financial problems, covering all aspects of welfare rights and income maximisation.

Actual function:

The role has a variety of activities and considerations in managing the delivery of the objectives and outcomes of Drumchapel Money Advice Centre.

The tasks will include the following:

• To provide advice and assistance to clients with financial problems
• To maximise the client’s income through advice on welfare benefits and other sources of financial assistance
• To offer appropriate assistance to individuals requiring help with financial budgeting
• To provide representation and advocacy at tribunals and other formal or informal hearings
• To keep up to date with developments in money advice and changes in relevant legislation
• To liaise with appropriate local and national debt and money advice agencies in addition to statutory agencies
• To cover potential outreach clinics and work at venues across the Glasgow West area, with limited weekend and evening work as required via rota.
• Any other duties appropriate to the post

Benefits:

• 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays and options to buy or sell leave
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages
• Pension with up to 7% matched employer contribution with included life assurance cover
• Staff discounts and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts
• We are a Real Living Wage accredited employer

We are one of the largest children’s charities in the UK and have been making a difference to the lives of the UK’s vulnerable children for over 150 years.

A bit about the role

‘Meeting new people, doing new things, seeing new places, that's what our short breaks services are all about.’

Join our fantastic, dedicated team at Renfrewshire Short Breaks, LoomWalk in Kilbarchan as a Residential Support Worker. Your role is crucial in creating a safe and supportive environment for children and young people to flourish.

Patience, empathy and resilience will go a long way, especially when supporting children through times that may feel challenging due to individual heightened behaviours or when meeting the complexities of some children’s health and personal care support needs. At times the role can be demanding, fast paced and busy where the ability to multi task is advantageous.

You won’t be doing this alone. At LoomWalk, it’s all about teamwork where we believe in investing in our team. You can expect a comprehensive induction, learn new specialised skills applicable to the role, and support for qualifications. Regular supervision and team meetings ensure you are integrated and valued within our team.

Short breaks are a chance for disabled children and young people to have fun, gain independence, learn and develop while their families get to take a much needed break.

Our children love to engage in playful and sensory activities such as singing, ball games, arts/crafts, garden play, water play, puzzles, dressing up and iPad time. Opportunities to support children within outings and stimulating activities within the community are encouraged to ensure they have a positive experience when staying at LoomWalk.

This isn’t just a job, it’s an opportunity to be part of a caring, supportive team to build meaningful connections to the children we support to make their lives better.

How you'll help to create brighter futures

Some key responsibilities of the Residential Support Worker are;

• Provide lead case/care planning management, including assessing, reviewing and managing risk
• Co-ordinating responsibilities within the service, with multi agency and producing family information, including analysis and written reports
• Attendance at professional meetings including reviews, court work etc.
• Supporting children to achieve positive outcomes.
• Adopting approaches in line with the principles of The Promise
• Assisting the children in all aspects of their care and supporting their health and wellbeing.

Let's talk about you

Are you resilient and have a positive approach to change and challenge? We are looking for someone with a ‘can do’ attitude to join our team. Ideally you will have:

• Demonstrable experience of working in a care setting and developing positive relationships through trust
• Application of a range of techniques to co-ordinate and communicate with service users and their families
• Demonstrate a solution focused approach to address problems, individually and in a team setting
• Ability to stay, steady, patient and grounded even when the role brings moments that feel challenging
• Experience of working with disabled children and young people
• Safeguarding knowledge and excellent communication skills
• To possess Higher National Certificate in Social Care (or recognised equivalent) and an SVQ3 in Social Care – Children and Young People or if you do not possess this you must be prepared to complete this within 3 years of commencing employment with is, full support will be provided

Good to know

If, for any reason, you need support with your application, please contact Jessica Jarvis at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 13506, We'll be happy to give you any support you require.

We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role

Diversity, equality, and inclusion

At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles.

Change-makers sought! Do you want to help Scotland to Keep The Promise?

At CELCIS, we are driven by a powerful ambition: to create lasting, transformational change in the lives of children, young people, and families.

At the heart of this ambition is our unwavering commitment to ensuring that the voices, experiences, and rights of people with lived experience of support, care or protection services are not only heard, but understood so that these can meaningfully shape the decisions, services, and systems that affect their daily lives. And, we are committed to embedding lived experience throughout CELCIS, ensuring it informs and influences our internal culture, our ways of working, and our activity, from policy and research to practice improvement and system change.

The successful candidate will build on the strong foundations of participatory practice that have been established at CELCIS.

Supporting the delivery of our strategic approach to embed the voices and experiences of children and families, our Participation Practice Advisor will work with our experienced multidisciplinary teams across CELCIS, and work in partnership with organisations and the children’s services workforce across Scotland and beyond.

This role will have an emphasis on creating the spaces and resources which will equip and enable colleagues and stakeholders to develop good practice and knowledge. In this role, you’ll support the workforce to create readiness and build the confidence, skills, and culture needed to involve people with lived experience in safe, ethical, and meaningful ways. You’ll design and facilitate reflective learning spaces, co-production activities, and inclusive activities that are trauma-informed and rights-based.

We’re looking for someone who brings integrity and deep understanding of this work, someone who has “walked the walk” in Community Learning and Development or a related field, and who is passionate about creating the conditions where children, young people and families are truly seen, heard, and valued.

You’ll be a trusted, skilled facilitator and a passionate advocate for children’s rights and wellbeing.

Applicants with lived experience of support, care or protection services are welcomed and valued.

We are looking for a self-motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our high performing Property Services Team. The role covers all aspects of Estate Management. The successful candidate will take a lead role in ensuring Hillhead Housing Association’s operating area is maintained to the best standard and is a safe and healthy environment for all.

Our ideal candidate will be well organised with the ability to keep clear and concise records, will have experience in completing small repairs and a knowledge of Health and Safety legislation. The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills and be confident using their own initiative to complete tasks, as well as being able to work well as part of a small team. This is a vital customer facing role and the successful candidate should have the ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships.

The Communications Lead role is critical in supporting the development, delivery and coordination of See Me’s communication strategy, to achieve our vision and strategic aims. You will co-ordinate development of a Communications Plan for the programme that engages our volunteers and critical partners and ensures action on mental health stigma and discrimination is prioritised, understood, and acted upon.

Working with colleagues, partners, volunteers and other people with diverse lived experience you will produce engaging, high-quality communications that are credible and informed by data and emerging evidence about the nature, scale and impact of stigma. You will provide communications advice and support to the programme team in the development of their work and ensure that programme messages and outputs reach key audiences and encourages them to act on mental health stigma and discrimination.

You will support the ongoing monitoring of the impact of work and prioritise amendments to the Communications Plan as required to ensure See Me continues to engage with key audiences purposefully and in ways that support delivery of the programme’s outcomes.

For more information, including full job description and application/interview guidance, please download our recruitment pack.