If you are looking for a rewarding career and to work within an epic team that will help you grow and thrive, then you have come to the right place. Working within our Carntyne service you can start your day knowing what you do really does make a difference!

Penumbra’s Supported Accommodation services offer people with long-term mental ill health the opportunity to live independently in our houses and access daily support, both practical and emotional, from Penumbra staff.

In Glasgow we operate a house in the Carntyne area which caters for individual and shared living with 24 hour accessible support from a committed team of Penumbra staff.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to progress into a leadership and management role. There will be development opportunities to work closely with the Operations Manager and Senior Operations Manager. In addition, Penumbra offers an extensive leadership training programme that you will be actively encouraged and supported to participate in. There will be an opportunity for you to undertake sleepovers from the start of employment and on-call management duties after the induction period has been completed.

As a mental health charity, we really value the wellbeing of our staff. That’s why we want you to know that you’ll be joining a friendly team, who will give you a supportive environment to help you thrive in your role, including all the training you need to feel confident and equipped.

We can offer you a tonne of employee benefits, and we can promise you’ll be inspired by some pretty amazing humans every single day. We will support you on your own career path; developing new skills, accessing formal and informal learning experiences and providing opportunities to put your continual progress into practice.

TD1 Youth Hub is recruiting a Project Lead for TD1 Cashback Extra, a major three-year youth work project supporting young people aged 11 to 18 in Galashiels and Langlee.

Funded through CashBack for Communities, the project will provide trusted relationships, targeted youth work, positive activities and community-based support for young people affected by poverty, trauma, exclusion, antisocial behaviour and wider risk.

We are looking for an experienced, values-led youth work practitioner who believes in real community work and the difference trusted adults can make in young people’s lives. You will help lead and shape this new project, coordinate delivery, support staff and sessional workers, build strong partnerships and make sure young people get the right support at the right time.

This is a hands-on role. You will need to be comfortable building relationships with young people, planning and leading youth work activity, supporting a small team, working with partners and keeping good records of impact and learning.

The working pattern has some flexibility. The role will normally include one evening youth work session per week and responsibility for coordinating and supporting the Saturday youth work team. Hours can be discussed with the right candidate, between 28 and 35 hours per week.

We offer a supportive team culture, regular supervision, training and development opportunities, and the chance to lead a flagship project with real local impact.

TD1 Youth Hub is committed to safer recruitment, equality, diversity and inclusion. This post involves regulated work with children and young people and will be subject to PVG scheme membership, satisfactory references and right to work checks.

St Silas is an evangelical church in the heart of Glasgow’s vibrant West-End. By God’s grace our congregation has experienced significant growth, and we are now seeking to appoint an Operations Manager.

The Operations Manager will work alongside the Rector and ministry staff, and oversee the committed ministry support team. Their role is to provide strategic oversight, management and development of the Church’s activities and operations.

This is a new and strategic post. We are looking for someone motivated to apply their gifts and skills in management and administration, in order to enable the church to fulfil its vision for mission and ministry.

While a Full Time role is envisaged, we would welcome enquiries about a part time alternative.

St Silas Church is part of Gafcon’s Anglican Network in Europe.

The ALLIANCE is excited to be recruiting for a Senior Development Officer- IJB Lived Experience.

The Senior Development Officer will lead the day-to-day delivery of a project to support Integrated Joint Boards (IJBs) and lived experience representatives through the transition to full voting rights on IJBs. The role will involve leading activity to support current lived experience representatives, designing a national recruitment programme, establishing role expectations, recommending induction training and supporting delivery and providing ongoing support to representatives through this process. The role will ensure that the move to full voting rights is implemented meaningfully, consistently and with the right support structures in place across Scotland.

The successful candidate must have:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent through experience, including through lived experience
• Strong knowledge of current agendas relating to health and social care in Scotland
• Leadership and organisational skills
• Experience of delivering time bound projects
• Excellent networking, relationship building and information management skills
• Experience of partnership working and co-production
• Excellent communication skills including report writing, and confidence in facilitation events and workshops and delivering presentations
• Understanding of accessibility issues, particularly as they relate to involvement and communication
• Experience of carrying out social research and consultation
• An understanding of evaluation principles and approaches
• Good understanding of data protection
• Confident IT skills in word processing, email, internet, databases and presentations

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)
• Hybrid working – opportunity to work from home for part of the week
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption pay
• Enhanced sick pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Learning and development opportunities
• Time off in lieu
• Cycle Scheme
• Bike storage
• Carer Positive Employer
• Disability Confident Employer
• Up to 35 hours (pro rata) paid carers leave per annum
• Up to 35 hours (pro rata) paid special leave per annum
• Up to 70 hours (pro rata) paid compassionate leave per annum
• Paid day off to move house
• Employee forum

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.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated and positive individual to help people using our foodbank to access our emergency food provision. The Service Co-ordinator is at the frontline of our crisis service. As the first point of contact for our service users and referral partners you must be a confident communicator who can work well managing multiple tasks in an extremely busy environment.

Duties will include processing requests for emergency food support received via phone, email and online. You will be taking care of day-to-day contacts and building relationships with partners, service users with regards to our crisis service.

Key responsibilities:

The Service Co-ordinator will:

• Manage referrals for all food bank parcels from agencies and partners via telephone and email
• Act as the main point of contact for service users. Gather any special requests, or information relating to specific needs so volunteers can tailor parcels accordingly
• Signpost service users to other support services, as appropriate
• Plan and co-ordinate daily deliveries including organising drivers, notifying service users and scheduling routes
• Collate all referral paperwork so data can be logged efficiently and in compliance with Trussell guidelines
• Liaise with referral agencies to help resolve any issues as they arise
• Onboard new referral partners
• Maintain and create records on our data collection system relating to referrals
• Collate articles and issue a regular newsletter for our referral partners
• Ensure referral partner contact information and user data is reviewed and updated regularly (usually on a quarterly basis)
• Bringing to the attention of your line manager any safeguarding concerns regarding the day-to-day referrals
• Undertake any other duties that may be reasonably expected to fulfil the role

About you

To succeed in this role, you must have the following skills and experience:

• Experience of engaging with and supporting partnership work with other organisations
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience in handling difficult conversations
• A willingness to work flexible hours
• Understanding of confidentiality practices and GDPR guidelines
• Ability to work to tight timescales under pressure
• Ability to multitask
• Demonstrable professionalism
• A positive and proactive team-player actively contributing to a strong and committed staff and volunteer team
• Demonstratable empathy, non-judgemental, and committed to always preserving the dignity of clients and in every interaction
• As an emergency food service, you may be dealing with people who are often in distress so the ability to deal with people sensitively and with compassion is required

Key Competencies

• Highly organised and self-motivated
• Adaptable and proactive
• Good IT skills – including google suite and office packages/excel
• Committed to the values and mission of East Lothian Foodbank

Reporting to: Operations Manager.

Benefits

• Accredited real Living Wage Employer offering competitive salary
• Annual leave: 32 days including 9 bank holidays (pro rata)
• Pension: ELFB is a member of the NEST Pension Scheme. The successful candidate would be enrolled within the pension scheme 3 months from the joining date. Further information about Employer Pension obligations can be found at nestpensions.org.uk/schemeweb/nest/aboutnest/pensions-are-changing/auto-enrolment.html
• Employee assistance programme - the successful candidate will be enrolled into our assistance programme provided by Hospital Saturday Fund on completion of probation. This gives access to a range of employee welfare, mental health and financial support. Including money towards specific private health treatments and access to a range of discounts through Perk Box.
• Business travel: 45p per mile paid for business travel
• Financial contribution to activities that support your health and wellbeing

Are you a changemaker? Do you want to make a tangible difference to organisations up and down the country working at the grass roots of their communities? Then come and join our team in the newly created role of Engagement Manager.

Impact Funding Partners is Scotland’s pioneering relationship fund manager, with a hugely positive reputation across the country.

As a charity, we have managed impact funds for more than 40 years, acting as a relationship funder to maximise positive outcomes for the funds we manage. Since our inception in 1982 we have managed over 76 funds, with more than £182.6 million distributed to good cause projects. We work with the private, public and third sectors and with individual donors to create a positive environmental, social and economic impact in communities. And we are a relationship funder and consultancy, applying our expertise across fund design and management, social impact and evaluation and strategic advice to generate the greatest impact.

We’re looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic person who wants to use their skills, drive, and experience to help create a fairer future; and we are looking for someone with the following Behaviour Competencies:

• Aligned to Impact Funding Partners’ values
• Entrepreneurial and growth-oriented
• Strategically minded and delivery-focused
• Credible and confident in senior external environments
• Collaborative and values-led
• Resilient and adaptable in a pilot context
• Committed to impact, evidence and continuous improvement

If this is you, come and join our team!

Our benefits

• Open to flexible and hybrid working
• Modern office in central Glasgow, less than 10 minutes’ walk from Queen Street station
• Staff wellbeing programme
• 3 volunteering days a year
• Workplace Pension Scheme - employer 6%, employee 4%
• We Care Benefits, Canada Life (after 6-month probation)
• Canada Life Assurance (up to 4 x annual salary)

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Impact Funding Partners is committed to equality of opportunity and to creating an inclusive working environment. As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria.

This role is being advertised as a Shop Manager but on appointment your job title will be Community Shop Manager.

Are you interested in shaping the future in our newest Shelter Scotland shop? If that sounds like you, we are hiring for our brand new Shelter shop in Aviemore, we're looking for a confident and influential person who is community-driven and ready to take the lead as the shop manager.

This is an opportunity to bring bold ideas to life as well as being the shop manager, giving you the chance to take creative control of visual merchandising within the shop.

If you want to lead a team, empower and motivate individuals this could be the role for you!

About you

You will need to be an active team player and be able to demonstrate how you’ve managed and motivated a team previously beyond expectations and experience of providing excellent customer service in a face-to-face role.

Have a good knowledge of recruiting and developing a diverse team and how you have supported and motivated teams to progress and how you would bring these skills into this position.

You will need to have good communication skills to engage with the local community to seek out new opportunities to increase the shops contribution to help further Shelter’s cause. You will develop your own and your teams’ interests in merchandising the shop attracting customers and continually develop yours and your team’s knowledge of Shelter, who we are and what we do.

About Shelter Scotland

Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet everyday millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.

We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything,

We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter Scotland. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.

Safeguarding statement

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Who are we?

Our vision is to be a positive force for change in the lives of young people. We aim to transform the lives of young people in Glasgow, by creating a nurturing and inspiring environment where they can connect and engage with the arts, allowing them to progress towards their own goals and aspirations. Through a range of weekly classes, bespoke workshops, projects and productions, we offer children and young people aged 0-25 the opportunity to unleash their creativity, build their confidence and expand their horizons through the arts. Everyone is welcome and everything is free.

The Role

Toonspeak Young People’s Theatre's Head of Operations is a pivotal leadership role at an exciting moment in our journey. As we look ahead to celebrating our 40th birthday in 2027, and build on the momentum of recent funding successes, this is a unique opportunity to help shape the next chapter of a bold, impactful, youth lead organisation based in the northeast of Glasgow.

As a member of the Senior Management Team, you will lead on finance, HR, compliance, and organisational systems, ensuring strong, sustainable foundations that enable our creative work to thrive. From managing budgets, audits, and governance to overseeing IT systems and line managing a staff team, this is a varied and influential role at the heart of the organisation.

We’re looking for a strategic, highly organised leader who thrives in a fast-paced, purpose-driven environment. You’ll be collaborative, solution focused and

motivated by making a meaningful difference in the lives of young people. If you’re ready to play a central role in a dynamic organisation with ambitious plans, we’d love to hear from you!

Job Purpose

The Head of Operations operates as part of the Senior Management team within the company, along with the Income Generation Lead and the Head of Programme and Creative Development, line managed by the Chief Executive. This role is the finance, operational, and business lead in line with our strategy and vision and is responsible for the line management of the Operations team.

About Cranhill Development Trust

Cranhill Development Trust (CDT) is a community-led organisation working to improve the quality of life for people living in Cranhill and the surrounding areas. CDT delivers a wide range of services and initiatives focused on tackling poverty, reducing inequalities, and creating opportunities for local people. Through community food, learning and employability, health and wellbeing, and community development programmes, CDT supports individuals and families to build skills, improve resilience, and achieve positive outcomes.

Primary Purpose of the Job:

Operating within Cranhill Development Trust, the Community Learning Manager will lead and develop the organisation’s community learning provision. The role includes direct delivery of the digital inclusion project and oversight of ESOL classes, accredited training, life skills programmes, and employability support.

The postholder will line manage the Employability Worker and Learning Worker, oversee volunteers, and ensure high-quality learning experiences that help participants build skills, confidence, and progress towards positive destinations.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the role ensures programmes are well-coordinated, responsive to community need, and contribute to improved outcomes in employability, digital inclusion, health, and wellbeing.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Digital Inclusion (Direct Delivery) – Delivery of the digital inclusion project through one to one support and group sessions.
• Training and Learning Programmes – Oversee the deliver of ESOL classes, short accredited courses (e.g. First Aid, Food Hygiene), and life skills courses.
• Work with referral partners, including the Job Centre, to promote opportunities
• Oversee and support volunteers across CDT projects, ensuring positive experiences and skill development

Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting – Maintain accurate programme data using Upshot, monitor participation and outcomes, and produce regular reports to support impact measurement and organisational planning. Contribute to team processes, including meetings and periodic reporting to senior management and the Board.

This job description outlines the main responsibilities of the role and is not exhaustive.

Person Specification:

Essential

• Experience in community learning, employability, adult education, or social enterprise management
• Experience of managing staff and volunteers, including recruitment, training, and performance management
• Experience of planning, coordinating, and delivering community-based learning programmes
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple programmes and priorities
• Experience of monitoring, evaluating, and reporting on outcomes and impact
• Willingness to undertake relevant training and professional development

Desirable

• Experience in digital inclusion or digital skills delivery, including one-to-one support and workshops
• Knowledge of ESOL delivery, accredited short courses, or vocational learning opportunities and delivery
• Experience of partnership working with external organisations, training providers, or referral partners
• Understanding of safeguarding, equality, and inclusion in community learning

Benefits Include:

• Generous holiday allowance starting at 36 days including bank holidays and increasing after each year of service for 10 years to a maximum of 46 days holiday.
• Access to Bupa Employee mental health and wellbeing support
• Additional leave
• Casual dress
• Flexitime
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking

Introduction to the Elsie Normington Foundation

The Haven Café is a community café based at the Haven Centre in Smithton, operated by the Elsie Normington Foundation (ENF). The café is open to members of the public and all who use the centre. All profits generated contribute towards fulfilling the charitable aims of the Foundation and supporting future projects that benefit young people with disabilities and complex needs in the Highlands.

The Café Manager plays a key role in combining excellent hospitality with social impact, providing opportunities for young adults with additional support needs to gain experience, develop skills, and build confidence in a safe and supportive environment.

Role Overview

The Café Manager is responsible for the day-to-day supervision and operation of the Haven Café. They will lead and support a team of volunteers, including young adults with learning disabilities and additional support needs, providing tailored guidance and training to enable personal and professional development.

The Café Manager will report directly to the CEO and will be instrumental in developing the café as both a thriving community hub and a supportive training environment.