This is an exciting opportunity to join the Sustrans team and work as part of the I Bike Project in Scotland. The I Bike Project has been running in Scotland since 2009, working closely with schools to promote sustainable travel.

As the I Bike Officer, you will be supporting a number of local teams, including the Aberdeenshire councils transport team and the Active Schools Team. In addition, you will be responsible for delivering the I Bike Project to schools across Aberdeenshire, to promote sustainable (active) travel to and from school and for recreational journeys. But you will be primarily focused with the Meldrum cluster schools.

You will build and manage internal and external relationships with key people such as the Senior Leadership teams within the schools, Local community group leaders and Local Authority members. In addition, you will support the School Champions, the staff and volunteers promoting sustainable (active) travel within the school communities, using Local Authority resources to promote the I Bike project.

This role will require travel, including overnight stays and work at locations as necessary to undertake projects on behalf of Sustrans.

About you

You should have experience of working with children and young people as well as working with schools and community youth groups, with the ability to build relationships with ease across a wide range of people.

You will have good written and verbal communication skills, and you will be knowledgeable planning for presentation, lessons, and activities.

We would like you to have undertaken or be willing to attend the National Standard Cycle instructor Training, and Bike maintenance training, and have an understanding of active travels programmes in Scotland.

Sustrans has a long-term commitment to being a charity for everyone - reducing inequality, valuing diversity, enabling inclusion and ensuring all people are treated with dignity and respect. We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups.

What we offer

In return we can offer true hybrid working to suit individual circumstances and a flexible, supportive and rewarding working environment.

Wellbeing

• 28 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
• Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Staff volunteer days
• 24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service
• We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes

Financial

• Group Personal Pension scheme with a 5% or 6% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans
• Bike, computer and season ticket loans
• Discount benefits
• London Weighting Allowance of £4,195 for all those living within a London Borough (32 local authority districts plus the City of London)
• Death in Service benefit – 3 x annual Salary

Family Friendly

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)

Families Affected by Imprisonment (FABI)

Circle is a children and families charity working at the heart of communities across central Scotland. Our purpose is to improve the lives of children by strengthening families.

Circle’s approach builds on strengths, is solution focussed and uses a whole family approach to create a family environment that promotes healthy development in children.

In partnership with Shine Women’s Mentoring Service, we have an exciting opportunity for a committed and enthusiastic individual to join our team.

Delivering mentoring and outreach family support services for women and their families affected by imprisonment.

The service is available to all adult females who are:

• currently serving a custodial sentence in Scotland of less than four years and not subject to a statutory order; or
• on remand; or
• subject to a Community Payback Order and/or Drug Treatment and Testing Order

Applicants should possess a qualification in social work, social care, education or health, and have relevant experience

Join a University where people are at the heart of all its activities. A University that's main purpose is helping to create a better society through education, research and innovation, and by providing a supportive and creative learning environment in which students and staff thrive. A University that is committed to being an excellent employer and enables staff to reach to their full potential by investing in their development.

Queen Margaret University aims to offer its students a positive and enjoyable student experience. The Student Services department has a central role in that experience, ensuring that the best possible information, advice, guidance and support is in place to enable students to be active and successful in both their academic and social activities.

The Disability Service, which sits within Student Services, is seeking an appropriately qualified and experienced Disability Adviser and DSA Needs Assessor to provide a full range of disability advice and support provision to students, including DSA Needs Assessments. Currently up to 700 students, with a range of disabilities, are known to the service.

Educated to degree level or equivalent and presenting excellent communication skills, you will be experienced in the provision of support to students with a wide range of disabilities including undertaking disability needs assessments. You will have an understanding of the processes in Higher Education related to applications for Disabled Students Allowance, coupled with knowledge and experience of using a variety of dyslexia screening tools as well as assistive technology.

This is an exciting new partnership pilot scheme aimed at reducing substance misuse, anti-social and violence through early intervention and prevention and supporting young people to become more resilient, confident and capable of fulfilling their potential. This is joint initiative between Stirling community and Police Scotland and is part of Stilring Community Enterprise's commitment to the Promise.

You will be passionate about reducing inequalities and empowering young people to achieve their potential. Drawing upon your own personal 'lived experience' you will build relationships with young people based upon SCE's core values of respect, honesty, trust and compassion, supporting them to access positive destinations. Working in partnership with Community Police, Go Forth and Stirling Council's Youth Participation Team, you will offer a visible, approachable and personable presence within the City Centre, engage with local business owners, local people and visitors to create and promote and safer, positive experience within Stirling, while putting the positive futures of young people at the heart of everything you do.

About SCE:

Stirling community Enterprise are a leading training, employability and support service committed to reducing inequalities and poverty through the creation of more resilient, inclusive and sustainable communities. We do this through the delivery of accredited, non-accredited and personal development programmes. Our work helps all people, regardless of their age, or circumstances to overcome barriers and become more resilient, providing them access to opportunities that may empower them to maximise their potential, improve their life chances, health and wellbeing and quality of life.

Our values are respect, trust, honesty, compassion and relationships. Our values are embedded and demonstrated at all levels of the organisation and these values underpin our commitment to reducing inequalities and poverty through developing more resilient and sustainable communities.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading social enterprise committed to supporting individuals and communities to become more resilient and sustainable. You will be passionate about reducing inequalities and empowering individuals to achieve their potential. This post will support the development of our Resilient Futures Project through our commitment to The Promise. You will work closely with a range of partners, including Police Scotland, The NHS, DWP, Skills Development Scotland, Stirling Council and a range of third sector organisations, demonstrating our values of respect, trust, honesty, compassion and relationships in all that you do.

About SCE:

Stirling community Enterprise are a leading training, employability and support service committed to reducing inequalities and poverty through the creation of more resilient, inclusive and sustainable communities. We do this through the delivery of accredited, non-accredited and personal development programmes. Our work helps all people, regardless of their age, or circumstances to overcome barriers and become more resilient, providing them access to opportunities that may empower them to maximise their potential, improve their life chances, health and wellbeing and quality of life.

Our values are respect, trust, honesty, compassion and relationships. Our values are embedded and demonstrated at all levels of the organisation and these values underpin our commitment to reducing inequalities and poverty through developing more resilient and sustainable communities.

Stramullion work with women who have presented homeless. We provide practical, emotional and social support to women with multiple, over-lapping needs. We work with young women who are in transition from care, women who do not currently have functioning support systems, those who have experienced the Justice System, and those for whom alcohol or drug use has become unmanageable. We offer homelessness in a positive, healthy and self-directed way.

Overall purposes of the Support Worker job:

• To provide a holistic support and resettlement service to clients;
• To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing an effective service to the client group;
• To work in a sensitive, flexible and non-judgmental way and within an equal opportunities framework;
• To achieve key outcomes of the service;
• To participate in effective teamwork and establish good channels of Communication to all local organisations.

Please note:Only female candidates are eligible to apply for this post due to Genuine Occupational Requirement (Schedule 9; Equality Act 2010). You must possess or be willing to work towards a suitable qualification in line with the SSSC Regulatory Requirements.

For more information, please download the job description & person specification.

At Inverness, Badenoch & Strathspey CAB, we are a friendly team of over 70 employees and volunteers delivering a busy advice service to members of the public. We strive to deliver a good quality service that meets the needs of our clients in a non-judgemental and confidential manner.

We are looking for a receptionist to support the smooth running of our office and ensuring that clients who contact the bureau (by telephone, in person or email) receive excellent customer service which meets their individual needs. We are interested to hear from good team players who have experience of working in a similar environment and are confident in dealing with clients who may be vulnerable or have multiple needs. You will have a strong customer focus and treat everyone in a non-judgemental and respectful manner. You will have administrative experience and be comfortable using Microsoft office.

Do you want to make a real difference to the lives of families and children? COVEY has two exciting opportunities available for Coordinators to manage delivery of 1-1 and group-based befriending/ mentoring support to children and young people.

COVEY’s consistent relationship-based support, which is centred on the participant’s needs, interests and hopes, improves health and wellbeing, social connections, confidence and increases their engagement with education, training, volunteering or employment.

As a Coordinator, you will have the ability to work collaboratively with children, young people, their families and others who support them. This will involve engaging with various, community, statutory and voluntary agencies and working in close partnership to support vulnerable families.

You would ideally have experience of supporting volunteers, managing a caseload, evaluation and monitoring. We are looking for someone who has a real passion around supporting those who are most vulnerable in our community.

Essential requirements:

• Available for at least two evenings per week where required
• Enhanced PVG required for this post
• Full Driving License with access to a car for business use/purposes

This is a new position and will be central to the success of the charity as we grow. With an exciting dual focus, the Trusts and Corporate Fundraising Manager will be charged with securing support for Edinburgh Food Project through grants, corporate donations, and sponsorship.

The role would be suited to someone with strong written communication skills and relationship building skills who is results-driven and well-organised.

We anticipate that it will be a full-time job, but we are flexible and welcome applications from people who would like to work part-time.

We expect that most candidates will have some trust fundraising and/or corporate fundraising experience in the charity sector, but we are open to applications from people with experience in other areas (e.g. marketing, business development, service tendering) who have relevant and transferrable skills.

This is a new permanent role within Scran Academy with the core purpose of leading the coordinated delivery of our external comms and engagement.

The post holder will act as the lead storyteller of the organisation, working with our young people and staff to clearly communicate our impact in ways that maximise engagement. This role will amplify the voices of our young people, working to provide ways to support them to engage in content creation and direct marketing. The role will link directly into our social enterprises by supporting the development of our online store.

Key to this role will be stakeholder engagement, including supporting the chief executive in the creation of funding bids and reports, and engaging with corporate sponsors and charitable partners to maximise mutual advantage. The role will also strategically develop our approach to volunteer engagement, and be responsible for a thriving volunteer base that enhances our initiatives and impact.

All in all, the Communications and Engagement Officer will be responsible for delivering how Scran Academy is presented to the world, and coordinating how we can be best supported by stakeholders.

Really this is a creative and exciting role that supports the entire breadth of our delivery, so we are looking for an exceptional candidate who chimes with our values. A true comms professional who is dynamic, collaborative, and has a passion for getting the best from young people. Supporting staff and young people to create content and engage with our communications will be a part of the fabric of the job, so a non-judgemental, strengths-based attitude is essential.