About CHAI

CHAI is a leading community advice organisation dedicated to reducing poverty, preventing homelessness and improving the wellbeing of individuals and families across Edinburgh.

We believe that no one in our communities should endure hardship. Our Financial Wellbeing Team provides high-quality welfare rights, debt and housing advice to some of the city's most vulnerable people through a range of community-based services.

We are looking for an experienced, motivated and inspirational Service Manager to lead our Financial Wellbeing Team and help shape the future of our services.

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join CHAI's Senior Management Team at a time of continued growth and development.

As Service Manager for our Financial Wellbeing Team, you will lead a dedicated team of advisers delivering life-changing welfare rights, debt and housing advice to individuals and families across Edinburgh. You will be responsible for ensuring the highest standards of service delivery, supporting and developing staff, maintaining strong relationships with commissioners and partners, and driving continuous improvement across the service.

This is a varied and rewarding leadership role that combines operational management with strategic development. You will play a key role in shaping and expanding our services, identifying new opportunities, supporting funding initiatives and helping to ensure CHAI continues to meet the changing needs of our communities.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about tackling poverty and inequality, who inspires others to achieve their best, and who is committed to delivering excellent advice services that empower people to improve their lives.

If you are an experienced manager with a collaborative leadership style, excellent organisational skills and a commitment to social justice, we would love to hear from you.

Job Purpose

As a member of CHAI's Senior Management Team, you will provide leadership and operational management to a team of advisers delivering welfare rights, debt and housing advice in accordance with the Scottish National Standards for Information and Advice Providers.

You will ensure services are delivered to the highest professional standards, contractual targets are achieved, and staff are supported to deliver outstanding outcomes for clients.

Our advisers work across a variety of locations including GP surgeries, Mental Health and Recovery Hubs, community venues and CHAI offices.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a genuine difference to the lives of individuals and families experiencing financial hardship.

Do you have a passion for helping people?

Do you have excellent communication and customer service skills?

Do you want to work for one of the best employability providers in Scotland?

Would you like to help someone with barriers to build the confidence and knowledge to manage their own finances?

Then come and work for Enable Works.

Your role, as an Income Maximisation Officer, is to alleviate poverty, hardship and disadvantage by providing information, advice and advocacy on welfare benefits to those who have barriers to work.

Enable Works are the leading specialist provider of employability services for people who have barriers to work. We believe that every person in Scotland has the right to work in a job that is high quality and well paid.

Enable Works supports over 7000 people every year across 30 Local Authorities to learn skills for work.

We partner with thousands of employers to create inclusive cultures and improve the diversity of Scotland's workforce.

We are incredibly proud of our smart, capable, and motivated colleagues across Scotland and following a period of significant growth we are looking to grow our team.

We offer a generous salary, excellent benefits, and opportunities to develop and grow in your role.

We offer flexible working practices that promote a strong work/life balance so that when you are at work you can be the best version of you.

Values are more important to us than qualifications or experience, so if you don’t think you meet every requirement that’s ok, we still want to hear from you.

Please make sure you include a detailed personal statement in the ‘More about you’ section of the application to tell us how you are suited to the post.

For further information please see our full job pack.

About You

We really need you to have these

• The drive, energy and commitment to support people to maximise their income and resolve financial hardship
• Excellent numeracy and literally skills
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing demands and deadlines
• Ability to manage your own time and diary effectively
• Strong customer care and problem solving skills
• Attention to detail, with the ability to work accurately and follow instructions
• Strong IT skillsConfident, empathetic communicator, comfortable supporting people who may be distressed or facing difficult circumstances
• Ability to work well as part of a team and use your own initiative
• Comfortable working towards targets
• A full driving licence

Why?

Our vision is that every disabled person in Scotland is able to access the support they need to find and sustain a high quality job that pays them well, and your drive and commitment to income maximisation will help them do this. You will recognise each client’s individual circumstances and work with them to secure the income and support they are entitled to.

Our culture is autonomous so that means we trust you to make the right decisions for your clients, therefore you need to manage your workload well and be accountable for your time. Attention to detail is important as it means you can work accurately and follow instructions, particularly given the technical nature of the benefits advice and advocacy.

About Us

At Enable we believe in developing all our staff and we provide an extensive learning programme together with in-house career development opportunities.

We also have an excellent range of staff benefits on offer including but not limited to:

• Health cash plans providing a wide range of health benefits to help people cover the cost of their everyday health care.
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Season Ticket Loans
• Blue Light Card

Starting a career with Enable is the first step towards making a real difference in our award-winning charity’s mission to help create an equal society for every person who has a learning disability.

Enable is an equal opportunities employer and our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based entirely on values, skills and competencies required of the specific roles.

The cost of PVG is paid upfront by the organisation and deducted from your wage if successfully appointed.

Enable reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. Please submit your application as early as possible if this vacancy is of interest.

Glasgow North East Carers Centre has been providing practical and emotional support to unpaid family carers for over 30 years, including Young Carers and their families. Our work helps carers feel supported, connected and empowered, enabling them to continue their vital role within our communities.

We are currently seeking new members to join our Board of Directors and help guide the future direction of the organisation. We are particularly keen to strengthen the Board with individuals who can contribute expertise in fundraising, financial management and income generation

As a Board Director, you will play an important role in setting our strategic priorities, ensuring good governance, and providing oversight and guidance on organisational policies and performance. Working alongside fellow Board members, you will help ensure the Centre remains sustainable, effective and responsive to the needs of unpaid carers.

Our current Board brings together a diverse range of skills, perspectives and experience from across the public, private, third sectors and those with direct experience of caring.

While previous Board experience is welcome, it is not essential. We are looking for people who share our commitment to supporting unpaid carers and who can bring enthusiasm, insight and professional experience to our work.

This is a voluntary but highly rewarding role, offering the opportunity to:

• Make a meaningful difference to the lives of unpaid carers and their families
• Contribute to the strategic development of a respected local charity
• Develop valuable governance, leadership and decision-making skills
• Work alongside a dedicated and supportive Board and staff team
• Help strengthen the organisation's long-term sustainability and impact

Board Meetings are every in person every 6 weeks at our premises in North East Glasgow. A full induction and ongoing support will be provided.

If you would like to support a well-established organisation making a real difference in local communities, we would be particularly pleased to hear from you. Join us in ensuring unpaid carers across Glasgow North East continue to receive the support, recognition and opportunities they deserve.

St Andrew's First Aid has been serving communities across Scotland for over 140 years. Today we're entering an exciting period of transformation, strengthening our volunteer infrastructure, modernising systems, and investing in how we deliver at scale. We’re recruiting across several roles as part of this growth and improvement journey. It’s a genuinely energising time to join us, with real opportunities to shape how we work, enhance service delivery, and contribute to a forward-looking, ambitious organisation.

We’re looking for two proactive, relationship-focused Volunteer Development Officers to support, develop, and engage our volunteers. You’ll work closely with Regional Development Groups, Company Commandants and head office colleagues to ensure our volunteering function runs smoothly and continues to grow.

This is a varied and people-centred role where you’ll:

• Support volunteer recruitment, induction, training and retention

• Act as a key point of contact to resolve issues and strengthen engagement

• Help develop clear training and progression pathways

• Gather volunteer feedback and champion continuous improvement

• Support conduct, performance and safeguarding matters where required

• Become a “super user” of our Volunteer Relationship Management system

You’ll thrive in this role if you:

• Have experience in volunteering, community development or the third sector

• Build trusted relationships and communicate confidently

• Are organised, resilient and solutions-focused

• Understand health & safety and safeguarding responsibilities

• Are comfortable using Microsoft Office

Some evening/weekend work, as well as occasional on-call support, will be required.

Dig In is a greengrocer in the heart of Bruntsfield, Edinburgh, owned and run by the community, for the community’s own benefit.

We’ve been operating for over 12 years as the UK’s first city-based community-owned Greengrocer shop and are now seeking an enthusiastic, experienced Full-time Shop Manager.

This is a hands-on operational role where the successful Manager will lead a small, friendly, dedicated team of staff and volunteers ensuring this successful community business continues to thrive.

For more information, please refer to our website and social media (details below).

The successful candidate will be someone who aligns with our values and has the energy and vision to work with Dig In’s voluntary Management Committee to ensure Dig In continues to develop and remain sustainable for future challenges.

Fife Women’s Aid are looking to recruit a full-time support worker to join our Women’s Support Team.

As a service, we are expanding our capacity to better meet the needs of women who have experienced domestic abuse. Candidates should have good communication skills and a passion for supporting recovery from domestic abuse.

The successful applicants will have at least SVQ Level III or equivalent level of qualification in health and social care or other relevant subject, or a willingness to work towards a qualification.

The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate a high degree of motivation and have the ability to work on their own as well as part of a team. An ability to cover on-call is an advantage (additional payments are made for this role).

Please join us for an online session to find out more about FWA women’s services. This will be at 6.30pm on Monday 24th August 2026. Please confirm your attendance to info@fifewomensaid.org.uk and we will send you details of the zoom meeting. We hope to see you there.

If you would like further information about the post, please contact Gill Birtley, Team Manager, at gill.birtley@fifewomensaid.org.uk to arrange a call.

Fife Women’s Aid is a feminist organisation and strives to be a supportive and empowering employer offering competitive terms and conditions.

Membership of Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme is a requirement for this post.

Fife Women’s Aid are looking to recruit a part-time support worker to join our Women’s Support Team.

As a service, we are expanding our capacity to better meet the needs of women who have experienced domestic abuse. Candidates should have good communication skills and a passion for supporting recovery from domestic abuse.

The successful applicants will have at least SVQ Level III or equivalent level of qualification in health and social care or other relevant subject, or a willingness to work towards a qualification.

The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate a high degree of motivation and have the ability to work on their own as well as part of a team. An ability to cover on-call is an advantage (additional payments are made for this role).

Please join us for an online session to find out more about FWA women’s services. This will be at 6.30pm on Monday 24th August 2026. Please confirm your attendance to info@fifewomensaid.org.uk and we will send you details of the zoom meeting. We hope to see you there.

If you would like further information about the post, please contact Gill Birtley, Team Manager, at gill.birtley@fifewomensaid.org.uk to arrange a call.

Fife Women’s Aid is a feminist organisation and strives to be a supportive and empowering employer offering competitive terms and conditions.

Membership of Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme is a requirement for this post.

“I lost my kids a few times, they went to foster care and I would have gone to a place like this if I had the chance. This is badly needed. I hid my drug use and people only found out about it when I had my baby and she was in withdrawal. I loved my daughter and would have welcomed something like this.” - A mother who has been supported by Aberlour

About Aberlour’s Mother and Child Recovery House

Aberlour is proud to be working with the Scottish Government for our dedicated Mother and Child Residential Recovery House based in Falkirk. Our service is designed to enable children of women with problematic substance use to stay with mothers during their recovery. Aberlour’s approach to rehabilitation aims to deliver positive outcomes for women and their children.

We are supporting families using the Parents Under Pressure (PuP) program which combines psychological principles relating to parenting, child behaviour and parental emotion regulation within a case management model. The program is highly individualised to suit each family. Parents are given their own Parent Workbook. For many parents, this becomes a personal journal of their treatment experience. The overarching aim of the PuP program is to help parents facing adversity develop positive and secure relationships with their children. Within this strength-based approach, the family environment becomes more nurturing and less conflictual.

What we are looking for…

Our relief workers play a crucial role in supporting our team. This work is offered on a casual, hourly-paid basis to provide cover during staff absence and/or particularly busy periods. This is a 24 hour service. There are different shift patterns, for example, 8am-6pm, 12:30pm-10pm, 2:30pm-10:30pm plus sleepovers and weekends.

Ideally, you will have experience of direct work with vulnerable families to support improved capacity for women and children and experience of working collaboratively with other professional agencies as well as a working knowledge or drug/alcohol use and its effects on women and children.

Applicants should hold a relevant professional qualification at SCQF Level 7 or equivalent knowledge acquired by other means, with a willingness to obtain the required qualification(s) for SSSC registration.

Individuals with lived experience of alcohol or drug use are encouraged to apply for these positions. People with lived experience are vital members of the team delivering this service to the women and children.

At Aberlour we want to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. To have a look at our values please go to our website.

What We Offer

As well as a supportive team and excellent training opportunities, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers. Find out more about our Employee Benefits and our commitment to Equality and Diversity on our website.

“I lost my kids a few times, they went to foster care and I would have gone to a place like this if I had the chance. This is badly needed. I hid my drug use and people only found out about it when I had my baby and she was in withdrawal. I loved my daughter and would have welcomed something like this.” - A mother who has been supported by Aberlour

About Aberlour’s Mother and Child Recovery House

Aberlour is proud to be working with the Scottish Government for our dedicated Mother and Child Residential Recovery House based in Falkirk. Our service is designed to enable children of women with problematic substance use to stay with mothers during their recovery. Aberlour’s approach to rehabilitation aims to deliver positive outcomes for women and their children.

We are supporting families using the Parents Under Pressure (PuP) program which combines psychological principles relating to parenting, child behaviour and parental emotion regulation within a case management model. The program is highly individualised to suit each family. Parents are given their own Parent Workbook. For many parents, this becomes a personal journal of their treatment experience. The overarching aim of the PuP program is to help parents facing adversity develop positive and secure relationships with their children. Within this strength-based approach, the family environment becomes more nurturing and less conflictual.

What we are looking for…

Our relief workers play a crucial role in supporting our team. This work is offered on a casual, hourly-paid basis to provide cover during staff absence and/or particularly busy periods. This is a 24 hour service. The working hours are: waking nightshift 10pm until 8am which includes some domestic duties along with supporting the mothers and their children.

Ideally, you will have experience of direct work with vulnerable families to support improved capacity for women and children and experience of working collaboratively with other professional agencies as well as a working knowledge or drug/alcohol use and its effects on women and children.

Applicants should hold a relevant professional qualification at SCQF Level 7 or equivalent knowledge acquired by other means, with a willingness to obtain the required qualification(s) for SSSC registration.

Individuals with lived experience of alcohol or drug use are encouraged to apply for these positions. People with lived experience are vital members of the team delivering this service to the women and children.

At Aberlour we want to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. To have a look at our values please go to our website.

What We Offer

As well as a supportive team and excellent training opportunities, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers. Find out more about our Employee Benefits and our commitment to Equality and Diversity on our website.

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.