Home-Start Edinburgh is a volunteer-led charity with over 35 years' experience working in local communities, supporting families with a child under 5 in the home. We are currently recruiting a part-time Community Engagement Co-ordinator to join our team.

This role will be responsible for overseeing events and marketing for families and volunteers, and community events for the purpose of raising Home-Start Edinburgh’s profile to recruit volunteers, raise our community profile and support fundraising activity.

The post-holder will work with the team to ensure that our services are well run and of a high quality. We are open to flexible working patterns, and some evening/weekend work will be required within this post.

94% of our colleagues rate Age Scotland as a great place to work.

Age Scotland is the national charity for older people. We work to improve the lives of everyone over the age of 50 so that they can love later life.

We support and enable hundreds of communities and older people’s groups across Scotland. We provide information, friendship and advice through our free helpline and publications. We tackle loneliness and isolation with our Friendship Line and much more.

We work in Scotland with older people’s groups who provide vital activities and services for older people in their local community. We campaign on the issues that older people tell us are important to them.

As a Corporate Fundraiser you will work as part of the corporate team to develop and implement a corporate partnership fundraising strategy and create and maintain a pipeline of corporate activities.

This will include managing our existing partnerships to ensure they generate maximum impact and developing and maintaining a mix of new partnerships including transformational and strategic partnerships, charity of the year and sponsorship in order to meet fundraising targets.

The post will be Scotland-based, a blend of office (Edinburgh-based) and home working. As a hybrid role the intention is that office based and external facing work will constitute 40% of working time over each month. Age Scotland is a flexible employer and flexible work patters are available. In return for your hard work, enthusiasm and commitment to our values you’ll receive a generous benefits package:

• Generous holiday allowance of 39 days (FTE)
• A range of learning and development opportunities
• Company sick pay
• Healthcare benefit through Westfield Health
• Discounted gym membership
• Cashback scheme from major retailers
• Contributory pension scheme with employer contributions of 9%
• A comprehensive package of support though our Employee Assistance Programme
• Group life cover up to three times your annual salary
• Cycle to work scheme
• Paid carers leave and dependents’ support
• The option to buy more holidays or sell them
• Enhanced maternity and paternity policies.

We're looking for a Communications Manager to lead, oversee all the marketing, communications, and engagement functions for The Challenges Group. Working to increase our visibility as a purpose-led enterprise development organisation amongst our various audiences.

A recruitment pack can be downloaded below.

thechallengesgroup.com/hiring-communications-manager

We’re Hiring: People Business Partner – Join Our Team!

Are you a strategic HR professional looking for an opportunity to make a real impact? We’re seeking a People Business Partner to play a key role in shaping our people strategy, driving employee engagement and cultivating a high-performance culture.

What You’ll Do:

• Partner with senior leaders to shape workforce strategies
• Advise and support managers on employee relations casework
• Drive employee engagement & foster a high-performance culture
• Lead change management & organisational development initiatives
• Champion diversity, equity & inclusion in the workplace
• Use data-driven insights to influence business decisions

What We’re Looking For:

• CIPD Level 5 (or working towards)
• Proven experience in a People/HR Business Partner role
• Strong knowledge of employment law & HR best practices
• Ability to influence & build relationships at all levels
• A proactive, problem-solving mindset

Blackwood offers a range of employee benefits, including:

• Comprehensive induction and personal development opportunities
• Company sick pay scheme on completion of probationary period
• 34 days’ holiday per annum, pro rata for part-time hours
• Company pension scheme and Death in Service Benefit
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme Help@hand

All successful candidates will be required to become a PVG scheme member.

Blackwood are committed to diversity and inclusion and as an accredited Disability Confident Employer, we will interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum requirements for the post.

We are looking for an experienced communication professional to join Inspiring Scotland’s small, but effective and ambitious communication team. Alongside the Communications Manager and Communications Assistant, you will plan and deliver activity to engage and influence a range of stakeholders including Scottish Charities, The Scottish Government, Trusts and Foundations, and private individuals.

What’s in it for you?

• Salary: £29,500 to £30,500 pa
• Full time: 35h per week
• Employer pension contribution 9.25%
• Private Medical Insurance
• Medicash plan

We are a flexible employer and offer an excellent benefits package. We have won or been nominated for Family Friendly Awards three times. We also have been nominated for Best Flexible Working Initiative – sponsored by Flexibility Works. Inspiring Scotland is committed Living Wage and Disability Confident Employer.

About the role

Four Square Homelessness Charity are seeking a dedicated and compassionate individual to join our team as a Community-Based Practitioner, specialising in homeless prevention. In this role, you will focus on proactive measures to prevent homelessness within the community by providing support, resources, and advocacy to individuals at risk. The ideal candidate will be proactive, empathetic, and can lone work in the community.

Our Homeless prevention services are designed to address and mitigate the factors that can lead individuals and families to become homeless. The primary purpose of the service is to intervene before people lose their homes, providing support and resources to help them maintain stable housing and support to get a home.

To apply for this job, you must have:

· Minimum qualification of SVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care or have at least 2 years relevant experience in a social care setting.

· Knowledge of trauma informed practice and ways of working.

· Membership of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme.

· Registration with SSSC and meet requirements.

· Be able to use IT effectively including management systems, databases, and Microsoft 365

On this occasion we are specifically seeking a male worker. Around 50% of young people attending our club identify as male. When we take young people on residential experiences or outward-bound activities there is often a need to offer gender-based support in dressing, changing or dealing with nighttime issues.

At present, we only have one male youth worker; we have three female youth workers. We feel it is important to build resilience in this regard to ensure we are able to offer a full service to boys seeking to take part in our activities.

Consequently, this post holder may be required to offer personal and intimate care affecting privacy and decency in circumstances where there may be a reasonable objection to being attended by someone of the opposite sex. As such, this advert should be regarded as being exempt from the Equalities Act.

Purpose of Job

FetLor Youth Club is a busy and thriving youth centre in the north of Edinburgh. The Club welcomes over 300 young people every week to enjoy a range of clubs and activities. Club events are facilitated by a team of youth workers. This new post will add to the team that is currently in place.

We have a strong ethos of providing emotional support to all the young people who choose to spend their time with us. Every aspect of club life is underpinned by the value we place upon emotional support offered through a listening, non-judgemental and caring practice.

Main Duties

Supporting and listening to all young people who attend our club.

Ensuring young people remain at the heart of all our club activities.

Supervising young people attending the club and supporting them in undertaking a variety of club-based activities including, but not restricted to

• Quiet activities
• Cooking
• Physical play such as dodgeball, unihoc and football
• Supporting older members undertake youth achievement awards.

Attending residential activities, such as sleepovers, Hopscotch and Outward-Bound programmes. This commitment is generally no more than 10 nights per year.

Maintain and contribute to social media networks relating to our club.

Be competent in the use of MS Word and Excel

Completing evaluations of youth work sessions using our in-house system.

Being prepared to attend safeguarding and first aid training and put this learning to use when required.

Be flexible and able to support our six-week summer programme of daytime activities throughout July and early August each year. Please note, annual leave will not normally be authorised during this period.

Any other reasonable duties that are appropriate or as directed by the Youth Work Manager, Chief Executive or the Board.

What we offer

You will be joining a team who take pride in being a close supportive unit committed to the development of young people.

We are a learning organisation. We offer regular team training. This includes diversity, leadership and communication training. We also offer basic insights into child psychology provided by a leading phycologist.

You will have the opportunity for personal development. We support our people attend courses across a range of areas including food hygiene, mental health awareness and developing healthy relationships.

We offer a generous and flexible annual leave entitlement.

Please note the post is subject to satisfactory PVG check and references.

Have you considered joining a Board? Maybe The Time Is Now!

Do you have self-awareness and independence of thought? Can you analyse key information? Are you performance orientated? Can you communicate well with others and form stakeholder relationships? Have you got experience in a leadership role and are used to making difficult decisions?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

We are looking for committed individuals from a variety of professional and diverse backgrounds to join our Board to be part of a people centred organisation on an exciting change journey. Supported by technology and data, we are transforming how we work and deliver services to our customers. We would particularly welcome applications from those with housing or legal experience and groups who are often under-represented to strengthen diversity across our Board and be reflective of the society we live in today.

At Trust we are values driven

• We love to learn
• We believe in better
• We are here for each other

If you share in our values and have the time and expertise to support us in our efforts, as a sector leading charitable organisation, to make a difference to people’s lives, we would love to hear from you. Good digital skills are required for the role.

What you will get in return

• Great professional development
• Training opportunities
• Enhance your network and knowledge
• Satisfaction in giving something back
• Out of pocket expenses (such as travel expenses and a contribution to childcare for attending meetings)

Time Commitment

• 6 x in-person Board meetings per year, usually held in Edinburgh on a Thursday mid-afternoon (with pre-reading of board papers in advance of meetings)
• 2 in-person strategic away days (taking place over 2 days with an overnight stay)
• Annual visits to housing developments across Scotland
• Option to attend sector and other events throughout the year

We are passionate about inspiring audiences through science and innovation, and we are looking for a dynamic individual to assist with finances to support our organisations long term objectives.

Edinburgh Science is a world leader in creative science content and festival management, renowned for delivering high-quality events both locally and internationally.

We are best known for organising Edinburgh’s annual Science Festival – the world’s first public celebration of science and technology as a festival – as well as our science education outreach programmes, Generation Science and Careers Hive and our community engagement work. An increasing worldwide element shares our content, passion and expertise more widely through an extensive portfolio of international collaborations and projects.

We are passionate about inspiring audiences through science and innovation, and we are looking for a dynamic leader to drive our cooperate and philanthropy efforts to new heights.

We are looking to add a Finance Officer to our highly motivated and small team. This role is key to the smooth running of a busy Finance department.

A self-starter, you will take on the challenge of working in a highly dynamic environment. You will be responsible for day to day accounting procedures including sales and purchase ledger, expense processing and petty cash reconciliations and bank reconciliations.

About you:

• Proven organisation skills, including a meticulous attention to detail.
• Already be a skilled user of excel
• Skilled at managing a varied workload and balancing priorities.
• Strong communication skills to work and communicate professionally with a diverse range of internal staff and external suppliers/third parties, are a must.
• An aptitude to and enthusiasm to learn and master new skills and undertake on the job training.
• Previous experience of providing finance support or using finance software within a finance department is desirable but not essential.
• We welcome applications from early career professionals including recent graduates looking for a first role.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join Edinburgh Science where you will have the chance to grow and develop your finance knowledge and experience and to gain career progression within the organisation.

These maternity cover posts are a great opportunity to join CAPS’ Children and Young People’s small friendly team to provide individual advocacy to children and young people who are going through the Children’s Hearings system. CAPS is the main provider of advocacy for this issue to children and young people aged 5-18 in East Lothian and Midlothian. CAPS is also the alternate provider for this work in Edinburgh and the Scottish Borders, so travel to work in these areas will also be expected.

The focus of the work is the provision of independent advocacy to support children and young people to express their views and wishes when going through the Children’s Hearings process. Experience of working with children and young people is required as well as proven skills in communicating with them. Advocacy training will be provided.

This post will be subject to membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme for regulated work with children.

There will be a 4-month probationary period attached to these posts. Face to face work with children and young people is the focus of the role but some home working is also possible with the agreement of your line manager.

This post is fixed term for 12 months initially to cover maternity leave however may continue thereafter subject to expansion of the CAPS’ Children’s team.