We are recruiting for a Service Manager to lead our Young People and Family Support team. The team provides flexible intensive family support than enables children and young people on the edges of care, and their families to receive the right support at the right time, building on their strengths and reducing the need for statutory reports.

As well as leading the team, the Service Manager will contribute to the ongoing development and growth of the service, ensuring all support delivered to a high standard.

Main duties and responsibilities will include:

• Provide leadership and support to your staff team
• Adopt a creative approach to managing difficult and complex situations and guiding your team during periods of challenge
• Ensure children and their families receive high standards of flexible support based on their individual needs
• Ensure GIRFEC principles underpin all support offered, with children and families at the heart of the process
• Ensure sound child protection and safeguarding protocols are in place and followed
• Arrange and facilitate regular support and supervision sessions with your staff team
• Develop strong relationships with funders connected with our Children and Families support services
• Develop new and sustain existing partnerships with external agencies especially Social Work, Education, Health and a range of voluntary sector agencies

Our values make us who we are and define our actions and behaviours every day. We’d expect the post-holder to uphold and represent our organisation in a way that reflects our values and person-centred way of working.

You will be a strong leader who has gained experience in a 3rd sector not for profit organisation, and you will have knowledge and understanding of the key issues facing children and families in Scotland today. You will also have working knowledge of current legislation, policies and strategies relating to the safeguarding and wellbeing of children and young people including UNCRC, GIRFEC and Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014.

What you can expect from us...

• Your normal working hours are 35 per week, Monday to Friday, 9.00 am to 5.00 pm
• Your usual place of work is 15 Dava Street, Glasgow, G51 2JA
• Annual leave entitlement of 210 hours (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.
• You will be automatically enrolled into the People’s Pension in the month that you will complete 3-months of employment, provided you meet the auto-enrolment criteria
• Cycle to work scheme
• Option to purchase and sell annual leave

About Us

We are Right There, a charity that recently celebrated our 200th anniversary. We provide tailored support for people, at home, and in the community. We are here for people who are living with the effects of homelessness, poverty, substance use, or family breakdowns.

Last year we supported almost 4,000 individuals, helping to prevent them from becoming homeless or separated from the people they love. Every person’s story is unique, and everyone’s route home is different - it doesn’t matter what the situation is – we’re not here to judge, only to help.

Do you want to work at the heart of an organisation which makes a real difference to people’s lives?

If you’d love a varied job where you’ll be supported to learn, innovate and work with people of all backgrounds then this could be the job for you!

About the role

Our People Team drive change, make connections and improve processes which support our people to do jobs safely and effectively, and thrive in their working lives.

We’re looking for a proactive, efficient individual to contribute across our People services, with particular focus on:

Recruitment:leading on our staff recruitment processes to ensure these continue to be efficient, informative and inclusive. You will also support recruiting managers along the way.

Reporting: review evaluate our people data to produce reports for a variety of audiences and identify any trends.

Engagement: With more than 180 staff, we have to think creatively to ensure our people are engaged with our central initiatives! You’ll be responsible for creating engaging communications to ensure our staff feel part of Cyrenians, wherever they’re based.

You will also contribute to our learning and development functions, working alongside People Team colleagues.

This is a temporary role for 6 months, to provide cover for a career break.

About you

You’ll have experience in an HR setting and bring creative communication skills toengage effectively with a broad range of people. You will enjoy creating accessible, informative content and providing advice and practical support which enables others to thrive in their own roles. Your efficient organisational skills will also be key in managing a varied, busy workload.

Your most important attributes will be your proactive, flexible nature, alongside your ability to interact compassionately with everyone you come into contact with.

How we’ll support you

You’ll be part of an experienced, knowledgeable team, with a supportive manager.

You will also have access to wider Cyrenians support, including our learning programme, and staff wellbeing services.

About Cyrenians

At Cyrenians we take a public health approach to homelessness prevention. We know homelessness impacts on the health of the nation, on the outcomes of our young people, on the life expectancies of people living in dangerous, lonely and precarious circumstances. A public health approach strives to stop people becoming homeless by addressing risk factors and offering support at the earliest opportunity rather than waiting until a crisis happens. That’s why all our work is values-led and relationships-based. Read about our values here.

Fife Women’s Aid are looking to recruit a full-time member of staff to provide advice, advocacy, support and services to children, young people and families who have experienced domestic abuse. Applicants should have experience of providing support in a relevant social care setting.

The successful applicants will have at least SVQ Level III or equivalent level of qualification in childcare or other relevant subject, or equivalent experience and 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 as part of a team as well as flexible hours to suit the needs of families. 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 children, young people and family support services. This will be at 6.30pm on Monday 17th November 2025. 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.

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.

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 purpose of the post is to help nurture an environment where the voices, views and experiences of Western Isles Care Experienced and/ or vulnerable children and young people are at the heart of decision-making.

Advocacy and Participation Workers (APWs) provide independent advocacy support to children and young people who have a need for advocacy support. This means listening to what the child/young person has to say and supporting them to amplify their voices to ensure that their views are heard regarding all decisions which are being made about their lives.

As the APW on the Western Isles you will also provide supports to children and young people involved in the Bairns Hoose. The Bairns Hoose model provides a ‘one-stop’ service for children who have experienced or witnessed harm. It integrates 4 core areas: child protection, health, justice and recovery and adheres to 11 standards.

You will also facilitate participatory and engagement opportunities, both local and national, creating conditions for collective advocacy which brings young people together, allowing them to develop confidence, a sense of belonging and the opportunity to identify common issues. You will help ensure their voices are heard by Corporate Parents and communities, creating positive change. You will work closely with partner agencies including the Western Isles Council and other public services, in order to ensure that the voices of care experienced and vulnerable children and young people have an impact, and help create new opportunities and develop existing ones.

At the heart of the advocacy relationship is trust – built through transparent, honest, accountable and reliable interactions between the child/young person and the APW.

You will be skilled at developing positive relationships with children and young people. You will place young people at the heart of everything you do, helping them live a positive life and to reach their full potential in the future.

We welcome and encourage applications from those with experience of care.

About Aberlour Sycamore Inverness

At Aberlour, we believe that every child deserves the chance to flourish regardless of their background and the circumstances that have brought them to live with Aberlour. The children we support are presently not able to live safely with their own families and many of them have suffered from trauma and loss in their young lives.

Our experienced team seek to create a comfortable home for them where they can grow and flourish, participating in educational and community activities to achieve their goals.

What we are looking for....

As Service Administrator you will work with the Management team to provide financial administration for the service. You will also be responsible for recording and inputting information into our case management system. You must be able to work with high levels of accuracy and recording and inputting data and in providing regular management information in agreed format and responding to ad hoc requests as required. You will play a key role in supporting the smooth operation of our service ensuring administrative processes run efficiently and effectively.

The hours of work for this post are 20 hours per week, to be worked Monday – Friday during normal office hours, working pattern can be agreed with management. This role will be based in our service in Inverness.

Ideally you will have administrative experience gained through working within a busy office or social care environment. You will be comfortable working with all Microsoft Office packages, including Excel, and be able to create spreadsheets and deal with numerical information. You will have excellent communication and organisational skills. You will have a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 7 or equivalent experience of working in a busy office.

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.

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.

Are you a creative and motivated individual with the passion and drive to support people with a recent diagnosis of dementia to live well in their community?

If so, you can be part of a National Team of Post Diagnostic Support Link Workers (PDS Link Workers) providing high-quality, person-centred support to people living with dementia and their families for a minimum of a year following diagnosis in line the Scottish Government’s minimum guarantee.

The aim of the PDS National Service is to enable people to live well with dementia and is centred around Alzheimer Scotland's 5 pillar model so that people move on to a period of supported self- management.

The model includes understanding the illness and coming to terms with the diagnosis, peer support, connecting and maintaining links with their community along with planning for future care and decision making to develop an outcome focused plan to support their future hopes, desires and aspirations.

Supporting our Easter Ross, Highland locality, the post will be based within the Community Mental Health Team at Invergordon Hospital. Alzheimer Scotland’s PDS Link Workers are required to be effective team workers and have the skills to build and maintain relationships with colleagues both within Alzheimer Scotland, the NHS and other stakeholders.

Skills in using digital platforms are essential as we use a blended approach to support people that involve some virtual meetings and on-line groups.

Applicants must hold a recognised relevant professional qualification, have a good understanding of dementia and how it affects people and their families along with excellent communication skills, a warm flexible approach, combined with skills in empathy and relationship building.

In addition, you should have skills and knowledge at the Enhanced Level of the Promoting Excellence Framework or be able to evidence you are working towards its completion.

This post requires a full driving license and access to a car.

The successful candidate for this post will be subject to a criminal check through Disclosure Scotland.

The ALLIANCE is excited to be recruiting three new Community Links Practitioners to join our team based in Glasgow.

Available positions:

• One full time maternity cover post (35 hours per week), fixed term until December 2026.
• One part-time post (17.5 hours per week), fixed term until 31 March 2026, subject to continued funding.
• One part-time post (21 hours per week), fixed term until 31 March 2026, subject to continued funding.

Role

The Community Links Practitioner will provide a person-centred service that is responsive to the needs and interests of GP practice population living in areas affected by socio-economic deprivation. They will support them to identify issues that affect their ability to live well. Working collaboratively with the patient, the post holder will support them through decision making processes to help them decide upon the issues that they would like to address and help them to overcome any barriers to addressing these.

Using service improvement methodology, the Community Links Practitioner will support the existing primary care team to adopt a links approach. They will support existing staff in becoming skilled in identifying local services and matching them to the needs of individual people. Typical examples include social or lunch clubs, self-help groups, befriending organisations, hobby clubs (such as gardening clubs) and employment or voluntary-work agencies.

The Community Links Practitioner will identify community resources and facilitate relationships between these resources and the practice for the benefit of the patient. They will also build relationships and processes with statutory organisations, health services and voluntary organisations such as the Citizens Advice Bureau, Money Advice Service, NHS services and charities.

The aim of the Links Programme is to support people to live well through strengthening connections between community resources and primary care in deprived areas in Scotland.

The successful candidate for this role should have:

• Ability to develop a non-dependent relationship with awareness of personal and professional boundaries, whilst being supportive and respectful of others and non-judgmental
• Resilience
• A solution-focused approach
• Non-discriminatory values
• Knowledge and experience of working with people who are experiencing complex social and emotional circumstances. For example, people who have social, emotional and mental health issues, complex life circumstances, experience chronic pain, drug and alcohol misuse or homelessness
• Strong understanding of the challenges faced by people living in areas of deprivation in relation to living well
• Proven and highly effective interpersonal and communication skills in working with people on a 1:1 basis and with organisations
• Excellent influencing, negotiation and motivational skills in order to engage people and to enable them to take up a wide range of community services and activities
• Excellent networking and information management skills
• Ability to manage time effectively
• Ability to effectively manage priorities
• Good understanding of data protection
• Knowledge of facilitating service improvement
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and on own initiative
• IT skills in word processing, spreadsheets, email and the internet
• An ability and willingness to travel extensively within the local community and wider area.

As an ALLIANCE employee you will benefit from:

• 210 hours annual leave pro rata (equivalent of 30 days)
• 91 hours public holiday that can be taken flexibly pro rata (equivalent of 13 days)
• 24.5 hours additional leave between Christmas Eve and New Year pro rata (equivalent of 3.5 days)
• Contributory pension scheme 6%
• Annual incremental increase in salary (until top of grade)
• Flexible working (formal and informal)
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption pay
• Enhanced sick pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Learning and development opportunities
• Time off in lieu
• Cycle Scheme
• Carer Positive Employer
• Up to 35 hours (pro rata) paid carers leave per annum
• Disability Confident Employer
• Up to 35 hours (pro rata) paid special leave
• Up to 70 hours (pro rata) paid compassionate leave
• Paid day off to move house
• Employee forum
• Trade union recognition for Glasgow Links programme

The ALLIANCE is a healthy working lives employer and encourages a healthy work life balance and is happy to talk flexible working.

The ALLIANCE recognises that in real life, great people don’t always ‘tick all the boxes’. Even if you don’t meet every point on the job description, if this role and our organisation feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.

PVG Scheme membership is required for this post.

About the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland

The Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE) is an independent Scottish Charity funded by a grant from the Scottish Government. Our vision is for a Scotland where people of all ages who are disabled or living with long term conditions, and unpaid carers, have a strong voice and enjoy their right to live well, as equal and active citizens, free from discrimination, with support and services that put them at the centre.

The ALLIANCE has three core aims; we seek to:

• Ensure people are at the centre, that their voices, expertise, and rights drive policy and sit at the heart of design, delivery and improvement of support and services.
• Support transformational change, towards approaches that work with individual and community assets, helping people to stay well, supporting human rights, self-management, co-production, and independent living.
• Champion and support the third sector as a vital strategic and delivery partner and foster better cross-sector understanding and partnership.

For details on how your applications will be dealt with in line with GDPR please see our privacy notice.

The ALLIANCE is excited to be recruiting for a Community Links Practitioner (asylum seeker (AS) thematic post), based across three GP practices in Glasgow.

The Community Links Practitioner (asylum seeker thematic post) will provide a person-centred service that is responsive to the needs and interests of GP practice population who are in the asylum-seeking process. They will support them to identify issues that affect their ability to live well. Working collaboratively with the patient, the post holder will support them through decision making processes to help them decide upon the issues that they would like to address and help them to overcome any barriers to addressing these.

Using service improvement methodology, the Community Links Practitioner (AS) will support primary care teams to adopt a links approach. They will support existing staff and the wider Links teams in becoming skilled in identifying services relating to seeking asylum.

The Community Links Practitioner (AS) will identify appropriate community resources related to asylum seeking and facilitate relationships between these resources and the practice for the benefit of the patients. They will also build relationships and processes with statutory organisations, health services and organisations such as the Scottish refugee council, Migrant help, Mears, Foodbanks, Money Advice Service, NHS services and charities.

The aim of the Links Programme is to support people to live well through strengthening connections between community resources and primary care in deprived areas in Scotland.

The successful candidate for the role should have:

• Ability to develop a non-dependent relationship with awareness of personal and professional boundaries, whilst being supportive and respectful of others and non-judgmental
• Resilience
• A solution-focused approach
• Non-discriminatory values
• Knowledge and experience of working with people who are experiencing complex social and emotional circumstances. For example, people who have social, emotional and mental health issues, complex life circumstances, have experienced traumatic life events, may not speak English
• Knowledge and experience of asylum-seeking processes
• Strong understanding of the challenges faced by people claiming asylum and living in areas of deprivation in relation to living well
• Proven and highly effective interpersonal and communication skills in working with people on a 1:1 basis and with organisations
• Excellent influencing, negotiation and motivational skills in order to engage people and to enable them to take up a wide range of community services and activities
• Excellent networking and information management skills
• Ability to manage time effectively
• Ability to effectively manage priorities
• Good understanding of data protection
• Knowledge of facilitating service improvement
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and on own initiative
• IT skills in word processing, spreadsheets, email and the internet
• An ability and willingness to travel extensively within the local community and wider area.

As an ALLIANCE employee you will benefit from:

• 210 hours annual leave pro rata (equivalent of 30 days)
• 91 hours public holiday that can be taken flexibly pro rata (equivalent of 13 days)
• 24.5 hours additional leave between Christmas Eve and New Year pro rata (equivalent of 3.5 days)
• Contributory pension scheme 6%
• Annual incremental increase in salary (until top of grade)
• Flexible working (formal and informal)
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption pay
• Enhanced sick pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Learning and development opportunities
• Time off in lieu
• Cycle Scheme
• Carer Positive Employer
• Up to 35 hours (pro rata) paid carers leave per annum
• Disability Confident Employer
• Up to 35 hours (pro rata) paid special leave
• Up to 70 hours (pro rata) paid compassionate leave
• Paid day off to move house
• Employee forum
• Trade union recognition for Glasgow Links programme

The ALLIANCE is a healthy working lives employer and encourages a healthy work life balance and is happy to talk flexible working.

The ALLIANCE recognises that in real life, great people don’t always ‘tick all the boxes’. Even if you don’t meet every point on the job description, if this role and our organisation feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.

PVG Scheme membership is required for this post.

About the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland

The Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE) is an independent Scottish Charity funded by a grant from the Scottish Government. Our vision is for a Scotland where people of all ages who are disabled or living with long term conditions, and unpaid carers, have a strong voice and enjoy their right to live well, as equal and active citizens, free from discrimination, with support and services that put them at the centre.

The ALLIANCE has three core aims; we seek to:

• Ensure people are at the centre, that their voices, expertise, and rights drive policy and sit at the heart of design, delivery and improvement of support and services.
• Support transformational change, towards approaches that work with individual and community assets, helping people to stay well, supporting human rights, self-management, co-production, and independent living.
• Champion and support the third sector as a vital strategic and delivery partner and foster better cross-sector understanding and partnership.

For details on how your applications will be dealt with in line with GDPR please see our privacy notice.

At Penumbra, we strive to create a culture and environment where people feel valued and inspired to reach their own personal goals. Our fundamental priority is to provide support which is safe and promotes recovery, social inclusion and citizenship for people with mental health challenges.

This job is restricted to male applicants only. This is an occupational requirement as permitted in accordance with Schedule 9, part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

We recognise that the people we support have skills and experience that can bring about positive changes for themselves. Through an ethos of inclusion, equality and fairness, our staff are committed to promoting good mental health and wellbeing for people using our services.

Our ARBD supported accommodation is based in Bardowie Street in Glasgow’s Possilpark, and is an assessment centre for people who have been diagnosed with ARBD or possible ARBD. We provide a safe and positive environment in which people can develop the life skills and confidence to actively move towards and define their recovery.

The service provides bespoke and proactive support to identify and address the individual’s needs, placing them at the heart of their support. With an emphasis on independence and empowerment, people are helped to move toward self-identified goals. While there is an element of collaborative group work, this is at all times focussed on improving self-esteem and addressing issues such loneliness, social exclusion and addiction in a supportive peer environment.

You will be passionate about working in a person-centred way with adults from a variety of backgrounds, and with a range of challenges. With a strong interest in people and a commitment to helping others, you will strive to make a positive impact on people’s lives and tailor support to enable people to fulfil their best potential.

A day in the life of a Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner…

A practitioner’s job is challenging but very rewarding, as you don’t only have the privilege to be part of and witness the development and recovery of the residents in your care but also the development of the team and individual workers you supervise.

Practitioners job is to ensure that the team are supporting the residents following the values and ethos of the organisation. As well as ensure that robust care plans are implemented and followed.

Practitioners train new workers on medication support according to the individual plan while following policy guidelines. Practitioners also provide support and supervision in line with organisational policy to several of the workers and will receive the relevant training and qualification required by the SSSC and Care Inspectorate.

Practitioners’ complete audits of the resident’s support plans to ensure that the quality of the support plans meet the standards required by the organisation.

As a practitioner in a service where no day is the same, it is important to be able to prioritise and delegate tasks, but it is also equally as important to make the environment both positive and welcoming for residents and the team.

Who we are

Alzheimer Scotland is Scotland’s national dementia charity. Our aim is to make sure nobody faces dementia alone. We provide support and information to people with dementia, their carers and families, we campaign for the rights of people with dementia and fund vital dementia research.

What you’ll do

Our Community Activities Organisers are vital in providing front line support. This includes:

Supporting individuals to stay connected to their local communities, engage in their interests and hobbies, and access peer support.

Developing ideas and leading the way towards exciting and new activities to promote brain health.

Our groups are community based and the Community Activities Organiser is responsible for the planning and delivery of all activities, ensuring reflective practice through our activity evaluations and feedback from the people we support.

What you’ll have

Successful applicants will have a positive approach to dementia and brain health, with a passion to make a difference. You will have good communication and computer skills, a caring attitude and most of all enthusiasm for the role. You will be confident in planning activities in advance and leading any volunteers supporting at your group.

Applicants must have a full and valid driving license and vehicle to be able to travel for this role (mileage and expenses are paid).

The successful candidate for this post will be required to provide proof of right to work in the UK and will also be subject to a PVG check through Disclosure Scotland.

If you have any questions or issues with the application form, please contact HRMailbox@alzscot.org