About Us

Lambhill Stables is a community owned charity in the North of Glasgow providing recreational, education-al, training and employment opportunities. Our aims are to develop and deliver programmes of communi-ty-based activities in support of our provisions, to engage in viable and socially inclusive activity and to do so in a sustainable way.

About the role

As an experienced Bookkeeper with proven track record, you will be responsible for the day-to-day admin-istration of finance in relation to the charity and its projects.

It is essential that you are IT literate and have experience of Sage One / Xero and Microsoft Office applica-tions. As part of a small staff team, you should be a team player and able to work with minimal supervision and possess a flexible attitude regarding whatever presents itself from day to day.

Experience, knowledge and understanding of charitable bookkeeping is essential.

Office hours are usually between 9am - 5pm Monday to Friday with half hour for lunch. The work pattern of the successful applicant will be negotiated with the General Manager but must facilitate the smooth running of the charity and its financial operations.

Reporting to the General Manager, accountant and Board of Directors you will possess the following skills and attributes.

About Us:

The Scottish Food Commission was established as a new independent statutory body within the Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act 2022. The Commission’s purpose: to provide stewardship and oversight of Scotland’s Good Food Nation ambition, and to support progress towards a fairer, healthier and more sustainable food system for all.

The Commission are now recruiting our first senior staff team. These initial roles will shape how the Commission operates, how it scrutinises evidence and policy, how it engages with relevant authorities and communities, and how it communicates its work with clarity, independence and impact.

We should at the outset make you aware that there is a Programme for Government (PfG) commitment for the Commission to be integrated into Food Standards Scotland, and with this planned integration is the possibility that organisational structures, policies and processes, as well as aspects of the roles may change over time. Whilst we do not expect these changes to be forthcoming imminently, if there are any changes before the appointment start date, these will be communicated with the successful candidate. We do not however expect there to be any changes to the role itself.

Equalities:

The Scottish Food Commission is an inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, religion and belief, pregnancy and maternity, relationship status, disability, age and social class.

We want this recruitment process to be inclusive. Candidates will be invited to tell us about any reasonable adjustments needed in relation to the application process, assessment exercise or interview.

The Role:

The Head of Engagement and Communications is a senior leadership role with responsibility for the Commission’s engagement across the food system particularly with the Relevant Authorities, interested parties’ relationships, public involvement, communications strategy, digital channels, publications and public profile, giving you the opportunity to lead on shaping how a new national body connects with people and organisations across Scotland’s food system. This is a chance to bring strategic communications, relationship-building and public engagement together in a role with real purpose and visibility.

You will ensure the Commission engages diverse perspectives, including relevant authorities, communities, people with lived experience of food-related issues, children and young people, and interested parties across Scotland’s food system. In practice, you will ensure a wide range of voices are heard, including those who are often less involved in decision-making. If you are passionate about inclusive engagement and creating trusted spaces for people to contribute, this role gives you a strong platform to make that happen.

You will lead communications that make the Commission’s work clear, accessible, inclusive and impactful, while safeguarding its statutory independence and reputation as a credible and constructive body. You will help people understand the role of the Commission and its work. You will play an important part in building confidence in the Commission’s independence, credibility and public value.

You will work closely with the Head of Policy and Research to ensure engagement informs scrutiny, evidence, advice and recommendations, and with Corporate Services to ensure publication processes, organisational coordination and corporate requirements are well managed. This means, working collaboratively with colleagues across the senior team, helping to turn engagement insight into practical evidence, advice and recommendations. This is a role where your ability to connect people, ideas and processes will be highly valued.

The role requires excellent engagement, facilitation, relationship-building and strategic communications capability, with strong judgement in handling sensitive or high-profile issues. You can expect to demonstrate your confidence in working with people, ability to navigate complexity with sensitivity and calm judgement, and represent the organisation on issues that matter.

As a member of the Senior Management Team, you will also have an organisational leadership role, working closely with the Chief Executive and other Heads of Function to ensure the Commission is effective, independent, collaborative and influential. Giving you the opportunity to be part of the organisation’s senior leadership from the outset, helping to shape its culture, ways of working and external influence.

So, if you are keen to be our Head of Engagement and Communications and you can display the skills and experience listed here, this is the role you’ve been waiting for.

Further information regarding the role can be found in the recruitment pack and job description

Scottish Food Commission Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days with service, plus Public Holidays
• Flexible working
• Salary sacrifice schemes
• Civil service pension scheme – some of the benefits include:
• member contribution rates among the lowest in the public sector
• tax relief on your contributions
• generous employer contributions
• a secure, inflation-proof pension for life, with no investment uncertainty
• the option of tax-free lump sum on retirement
• potential access to ill health and injury benefits if you become too ill to work
• life assurance cover
• benefits for loved ones and dependants
• keeping all your pensions in one place by transferring in a pension you have built up elsewhere

About You:

Some of the skills you will need to be considered as our Head of Engagement and Communications (please refer to job description for full list of criteria):

• A relevant degree or equivalent professional experience
• Experience of leading inclusive engagement and communications
• Awareness of food systems policy context
• Exemplary communication skills
• Experience developing communications strategies, plans, and publications
• Ability to communicate complex issues clearly
• Strong judgement in handling sensitive, high-profile or reputational matters
• Ability to gather, interpret and present engagement insight clearly to inform scrutiny, advice and recommendations
• Understanding of how lived experience, public insight and expert perspectives can inform policy and decisions
• Strong management skills and the ability to lead staff
• Ability to provide organisational leadership
• Experience of business planning and budget management
• Current UK Driving Licence and Willingness to travel
• Permission to work in the UK

Organisation profile:

Dean and Cauvin Young People’s Trust is one of Edinburgh’s oldest and established charities, providing residential group living and community, family and group work support to children, young people and families. We are committed to implementing The Promise and building strong and caring relationships with our young people rooted in our values of Care, Perseverance, Acceptance and Hope. We provide a scaffolding of love and support around them as they take their first steps towards a confident and independent future.

Role:

This is an exciting opportunity to come and join our team as a Residential Worker based at Chestnut Wynd, our house for young people. Situated in West Granton, our purpose-built house provides a safe and nurturing home for up to five young people aged 15-21 and a range of modern facilities and wellbeing spaces designed to help them grow, develop and make a successful transition to young adulthood.

As part of a team you will work closely with the young people we live alongside to provide the daily care and support they need and the advice and guidance to manage their health and wellbeing, independent learning and living skills, education and training needs. Our house staff also work closely with our community-based team to provide additional 1:1 and group supports to young people and to further develop their social and community connections. We work together with families, social work, health services and other colleagues to keep the strengths, aspirations and voice of the young person at the heart of all we do while ensuring their safety and welfare is always maintained.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone to be part of our team as we adapt our services to #KeepThePromise. We are looking for skilled individuals who are passionate about working with young people building strong relationships with them. This role will suit someone who understands child development, trauma-informed practice and is skilled in planning and delivering robust assessment and interventions with young people, as well as being positive and thoughtful, and rights focused.

A residential worker is a hugely important role for us. As a key part of our team you contribute to creating a culture of nurture and care for our young people while also ensuring the house is maintained and resourced to meet the needs of young people and staff.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone to be part of our team as we adapt our services to #KeepThePromise. We are looking for someone who is:

• An individual who is skilled in planning and delivering a range of 1:1 and group-based practice approaches with young people.
• Values-led and rights focused.
• Able to have honest and courageous conversations
• Passionate about working alongside children, young people and families.
• Able to build strong and effective relationships with young people, their family and professional and social support networks.
• Works in a way that that is rooted in an understanding of child and young people’s developmental needs, trauma-informed and restorative approaches.
• Can undertake assessment and care-planning processes for young people to ensure a focus on positive outcomes.
• Flexible, creative and fun!

This role involves a shift pattern over a six-week rota and therefore requires weekend working, and sleep-ins.

We are committed to the development of all our staff and the successful applicants will have access to:

• Regular support and supervision
• Continuous Professional Development
• Training and learning opportunities.
• Discounted access to our holiday caravan
• Our Employee Assistance Scheme

If you are someone who can make a difference for young people and have relevant experience with social work, youth/community/family work or other relevant experiences then we want to hear from you!

Organisation Profile

Shakti Women’s Aid is a feminist voluntary organisation which provides information, emotional/ practical support, and refuge/ temporary accommodation to all black minority ethnic women and their children who are experiencing or fleeing domestic abuse.

Shakti is seeking to recruit an experienced and qualified Key Case Worker to support women from black minority ethnic communities.

Overall, Job Purpose

The purpose of the job is to support women, and children (if any) and young people, who approach Shakti as a result of experiencing domestic abuse. Women are referred to Shakti from a number of sources or they refer themselves. Support can take a number of forms, depending on a woman’s needs: information, practical help, referring to other agencies, emotional support, and advocacy. The worker must be able to assess a woman’s needs sensitively and sympathetically and to find appropriate ways to respond. She must be able to manage her caseload and work with her colleagues in Shakti and other agencies on behalf of women, children and young people. Working in partnership with other members of staff and in liaison with other agencies, the case worker must also ensure that information and support is available to help women in the refuge and other temporary accommodation and resettle them when they are moving to permanent accommodation from the refuge or temporary accommodation.

Key Requirements: The post holder must be a bilingual speaker in a BME community language, preferably Cantonese, Mandarin, Thai, Vietnamese, Tagalog or other East Asian language. The post holder will support Black and Minority Ethnic women, their children and young people experiencing and/or fleeing domestic abuse or forced marriage. Applicants ideally have a minimum of 2 years’ experience of working with Black and Minority Ethnic Communities; an understanding of the legislative and cultural issues surrounding domestic abuse/forced marriage. All applicants must have a minimum of SVQ Level III in Social Care or relevant qualification such as degree in Social Work or Community Education.

Overall Job Purpose

The post holder will deal with referrals from Fife. The post holder will be working in partnership with the Outreach and Housing and Advocacy case workers to provide a culture sensitive service to Black Minority Ethnic Women.

She will work in partnership with the other Women’s Aid and partner agencies in the areas where the women come from to:

• Make links with black and minority ethnic women in the community
• Raise awareness of domestic abuse and gender-based violence amongst women and the wider black and minority ethnic community
• Inform black and minority ethnic women, children and young people about support services available
• Provide direct support to black and minority ethnic women, children and young people who have experienced gender-based violence, working in partnership with existing support services
• Work with professionals to increase their capacity to effectively support black and minority ethnic women, children and young people who have experienced gender-based violence

The worker will be managed on a day-to-day basis by their team leader and will be given support and supervision. Direct supervision session will take place every 6 – 8 weeks

Key Requirements: The post holder must be a bilingual speaker in a BME community language, preferably Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali or Arabic. The post holder will support Black and Minority Ethnic women, their children and young people experiencing and/or fleeing domestic abuse or forced marriage. Applicants ideally have a minimum of 2 years’ experience of working with Black and Minority Ethnic Communities; an understanding of the legislative and cultural issues surrounding domestic abuse/forced marriage. All applicants must have a minimum of SVQ Level III in Social Care or relevant qualification such as degree in Social Work or Community Education.

Are you experienced in fundraising, passionate about social justice and ready to use your skills to make a difference for people seeking safety in Glasgow?

Govan Community Project provides a holistic range of support for individuals and families in the asylum and refugee community.

We are looking for a grants and trusts fundraiser who can transform human stories into powerful funding proposals. Your work will directly secure a combination of project and unrestricted funding needed to keep our essential services sustainable.

In this role we are looking for someone who:

• Has at least 2 years experience in a grants and trusts fundraising role and a history of securing grant funding in excess of £200,000 annually.
• Has knowledge of the Scottish charity funding sector, full cost recovery and budget planning
• Can create compelling narratives that highlight the real experiences and needs of our community
• Can develop a strong pipeline of grant prospects to diversify project and unrestricted funding

Why join us?

• An opportunity to use your skills for meaningful change
• Be part of a supportive, values-led team
• Work collaboratively with a diverse and inspiring community
• Contribute to work that challenges injustice and builds community

Working with us

• Office based in Govan with good public transport links
• Opportunities for blended working (following satisfactory probationary review)
• 35 days annual leave (pro rata including 6 floating public holiday days)
• Contractual sick pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Team Wellbeing activities
• Occasional evening or weekend work may be required

Our commitment to inclusion

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation. We recognize the unique skills and experience that each individual brings to our organization. We would particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of migration, the asylum system, or displacement.

As members of the Experts by Experience Employment Network, we encourage you to access support and guidance here: ebeemployment.org.uk/ebe

If you need support with your application, please contact:

recruitment@govancommunityproject.org.uk

0141 445 3718

For informal enquiries:

Contact Traci Kirkland, Chief Executive - Traci@govancommunityproject.org.uk

Are you experienced in fundraising, passionate about social justice and ready to use your skills to make a difference for people seeking safety in Glasgow?

Govan Community Project provides a holistic range of support for individuals and families in the asylum and refugee community.

Why join us?

• An opportunity to use your skills for meaningful change
• Be part of a supportive, values-led team
• Work collaboratively with a diverse and inspiring community
• Contribute to work that challenges injustice and builds community

Working with us

• Office based in Govan with good public transport links
• Opportunities for blended working (following satisfactory probationary review)
• 35 days annual leave (pro rata including 6 floating public holiday days)
• Contractual sick pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Team Wellbeing activities
• Occasional evening or weekend work may be required

Our commitment to inclusion

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation. We recognize the unique skills and experience that each individual brings to our organization. We would particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of migration, the asylum system, or displacement.

As members of the Experts by Experience Employment Network, we encourage you to access support and guidance here: https://www.ebeemployment.org.uk/ebe

If you need support with your application, please contact:

recruitment@govancommunityproject.org.uk

0141 445 3718

For informal enquiries:

Contact Traci Kirkland, Chief Executive - Traci@govancommunityproject.org.uk

TACT is looking for one exceptional and experienced individual to become a member of the new Family Forward Ayrshire team.

The Role:

The Early-Stage Employability Worker will provide a dedicated confidence, readiness and early employability strand for adults who are furthest from the labour market and who may not yet be ready to engage with mainstream employability provision.

The role recognises that for some adults, particularly those experiencing poverty, poor health, trauma, low confidence or disrupted life circumstances, a conventional employability offer can be too early or feel unattainable. The focus is therefore on building the foundations for future progression: confidence, routine, participation, relationships, practical experience and a sense of capability.

Working within each person's existing family plan, the Early-Stage Employability Worker will provide flexible, strengths-based support without imposing a compliance or progression requirement. The role will work closely with Family Navigators and the Progression Coordinator so that adults can move towards further employability support when they are genuinely ready, rather than being pushed prematurely into formal provision.

Role Philosophy:

The Early-Stage Employability Worker recognises that employment is sometimes the destination, not the starting point.

For adults who are furthest from the labour market, the first step may be leaving the house, joining a group, trying something new, taking on a small responsibility, volunteering for an hour or simply beginning to believe that change is possible.

The role is therefore about building the first rungs of the ladder. It creates safe opportunities for skills, confidence and participation while remaining connected to the individual's wider family plan. Progression is encouraged when it is meaningful and sustainable, but never pursued simply to meet a target.

The worker's role is to help adults move from “I'm not ready” to “I might be able to”, and ultimately to support them to take their next step when that step is genuinely theirs.

Equality and Inclusion

We are committed to building a diverse workforce and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Applications from people with lived experience of poverty, caring responsibilities or barriers to employment are encouraged.

About TACT:

The Ayrshire Community Trust (TACT) is a charity based in North Ayrshire that provides programmes and projects that make a difference to people’s lives by encouraging, supporting and promoting community action.

TACT are a Living Wage and Living Hours employer.

TACT and CEIS Ayrshireare recruiting jointly as part of this programme, view the CEIS posts here.

About Glasgow Tool Library

Glasgow Tool Library is a community-led charity that enables people to borrow tools and equipment instead of buying them. Through sharing resources, developing practical skills and building community connections, we help reduce waste, save people money and support a more sustainable Glasgow.

We are based at North Glasgow and run on an annual income of around £60,000, with 2 staff, up to 50 volunteers and more than 1000 members. Our funding comes from a mix of membership income, trading and grants.

About the role

The Freelance Finance Officer will be responsible for maintaining the financial systems and records of Glasgow Tool Library, ensuring accurate financial reporting, effective financial controls and compliance with charity and statutory requirements. A key element of the role is to support the improvement of financial management and reporting, and to help implement clear procedures and guides that staff, volunteers and trustees can follow.

Working closely with the Director and Board of Trustees, the Finance Officer will provide financial information and analysis to support informed decision-making and the long-term financial sustainability of the organisation.

What you'll do

You'll own GTL's day-to-day finances: bookkeeping and reconciliation in Xero and HubDoc, tracking restricted grant funds against budget, processing invoices, expenses and payroll journals, and producing monthly management accounts. You'll lead our annual OSCR reporting and work with staff and trustees to improve our financial systems, procedures and guidance.

What we're looking for

• Strong bookkeeping and reconciliation skills, with a good working knowledge of Xero
• Experience of charity accounting and restricted fund management
• Experience producing management accounts and financial reports
• Experience of Scottish third sector finance and OSCR reporting
• Ability to work independently, meet deadlines and explain financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues

Why work with us

The Glasgow Tool Library is a small, growing charity with an ambitious board and a clear sense of where it wants to go next. You would be joining at a point where the finance function is being built properly, so there is real scope to shape how we do things rather than inherit a fixed system. The role is flexible: you set your own hours around agreed deadlines, work remotely, and can use the Tool Library's workshop and borrow from our collection like any other member.

Change Mental Health is a leading national mental health charity providing unique support to people with severe and enduring mental ill health.

The Community Link Worker service collaborates with selected GP surgeries, supporting adults over the age of 18 through social prescribing. Referrals are received from the GP to our Community Link Workers when there might be a concern caused by social factors, rather than a medical problem. The service focuses on improving health outcomes for people experiencing stressors in their lives due to social problems, which could lead to poor mental health.

As a Community Link Worker, you will work directly with people referred to the Community Link Worker Service from their GP Practice who require immediate or on-going emotional, practical or vocational support in order to deliver the best possible health outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work as part of a team building positive working relationships
• Work closely with colleagues in Primary Care
• Coordinate and refer service users to resources in the local community and to statutory and non-statutory services as appropriate
• In partnership with service users, design, implement, and review outcome focussed development plans to enable service users to achieve their identified goals
• Employ a number of appropriate intervention strategies including positive communication skills
• Ensure ongoing risk assessment is integral to my practice to ensure the wellbeing of service users
• Utilise group work skills which bring people together in a safe environment
• Awareness of appropriate professional boundaries including confidentiality
• Understanding of the requirements of Health and Safety in the workplace and follow Change Mental Health policies
• Ensure that careful and ongoing review systems are in place and maintained

Essential Criteria:

• Educated to SVQ level 2 or have relevant experience working in health and social care
• Able to plan and prioritise workload
• Professional self-awareness and able to seek support and advice from my line manager appropriately and participate in supervision and support meetings positively
• Able to liaise confidently with statutory and non-statutory agencies
• Empathetic
• My personal and professional value base is consistent with the aims and objectives of Change Mental Health
• Demonstrate genuine regard for service users and their families
• Have good I.T. skills and can produce accurate case notes
• I am enthusiastic to develop my knowledge and skills
• Full, clean, driving licence and access to a vehicle

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience of working with people affected by mental or physical health issues
• Experience of community-development work
• Experience of working in a SSSC Registered Service
• A learning and development portfolio which evidences my skills and knowledge

What we offer

• 37 days’ annual leave (pro rata)
• Two paid Mental Wellbeing Days
• Enhanced sick pay and leave entitlements
• Professional development, including funded opportunities
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Blue Light Card eligibility
• Support for flexible working and work-life balance

If you’re passionate about mental health and helping people build the confidence and skills to move towards their goals, we’d love to hear from you.