Counselling Care Skye and Lochalsh provide vital early intervention mental health support across our rural and island communities. We are currently seeking a Lead Counsellor for our children’s service running a school-based counselling service for children and young people from aged five to eighteen.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in a small, community-based organisation, helping to provide an essential service for our younger members of society.

Who We’re Looking For

We are seeking an experienced and compassionate counsellor who is able to lead and support the delivery of high-quality counselling services for children and young people in Skye and Lochalsh.

The successful candidate will manage a caseload, oversee staff workloads, coordinate referrals, maintain reporting systems, liaise and report to the board of trustees and work collaboratively with schools and external agencies to ensure effective support for young people and families.

What We Offer

• A supportive and collaborative team environment
• Opportunities for training and professional development
• The chance to make a real difference to mental health support in the Skye and Lochalsh community

Additional Information

The role requires a driving license and a car.

We are looking for a motivated and collaborative Chair to proactively lead and support our organisation, providing strategic direction and insight to ensure we achieve our vision.

Wellbeing Scotland has been dedicated to supporting people impacted by child abuse since 1994. We support children, young people, adults and families, with an established specialism in access to records for people who experienced abuse while in care. We are a long-standing delivery partner of the Scottish Redress Support scheme.

We recently said goodbye to some long-standing Board members and are now looking for a new Chair and more trustees to bring fresh perspectives and energy. This is an opportunity to broaden our skillset and ensure the organisation is well supported for its next chapter.

The Chair’s role will be crucial throughout our next phase: providing steady leadership, supporting the Board through change, and ensuring the ongoing resilience of the organisation.

Key responsibilities of the Chair:

• Provide effective leadership and strategic direction
• Chair Board meetings and AGM
• Act as a bridge between the Board and the senior leadership team
• Ensure the charity operates in line with governing documents, charity law and best practice
• Represent Wellbeing Scotland externally with funders, partners and supporters

This is a voluntary role requiring attendance at 6 Board meetings per year plus additional support in line with the responsibilities of the role.

Who are we looking for?

Previous experience as a Chair is desirable but not essential. Most important is your commitment to our work and to using your experience to help us achieve our vision. We actively welcome expressions of interest from people of all backgrounds, professions and life experiences.

Home-Start Clackmannanshire is a long standing, dynamic charity, striving to ensure every young child (under 12) has the best possible start in life locally. Raising a family has never been easy; our trained volunteers and staff are there to support families through challenging times.

In Scotland, Home-Starts have over 1,500 volunteers supporting over 3,500 families and 6,500 children each year through compassionate, confidential help to parents/carers when they need us most. The parents/carers we support are often overwhelmed and isolated. They may be struggling with mental health, illness, disability, multiple births, poverty, domestic abuse, separation and/or trauma.

We provide a bespoke support package of 1:1 and group services for families, helping them to cope with the stresses and strains of daily life and encourage them to build the skills, confidence, and strength they need to nurture their children for years to come.

We are looking to welcome a new Family Support Worker to our team to allow us to meet the growing need for our services locally. This is a fixed term contract, with potential of extension dependent upon continued funding.

Purpose of the job

Our Family Support Workers are central to the support services we offer our local families. As a Family Support Worker, you will provide direct support, carrying out work with young children (0-12) and their families, providing them with emotional and practical support within their homes, and the wider community, in order to promote, strengthen, and develop their ability to manage their lives and thrive.

You will also:

• Contribute to the effective day to day operation of the scheme in accordance with the Home-Start Memorandum & Articles of Association, Home-Start, Standards & Methods of Practice, Home-Start Agreement and Quality Assurance Standards.
• Maintain high standards of practice in supporting families within the Home-Start model.
• Ensure equality of opportunity, fairness and diversity in all aspects of the scheme’s work.
• Implement good safeguarding practice in all areas of work.

Edinburgh Young Carers is seeking a suitably experienced and qualified applicant to co-ordinate our awareness-raising, training and support to schools and Higher Education (HE)/Further Education (FE) establishments across Edinburgh, with the aim to develop whole-school, sustainable approaches in the identification of, and support to, young carers.

The post-holder will support the delivery and development of the ‘We Care: Schools for Young Carers’ award to schools across Edinburgh, and nationwide, and will work in partnership with Capital Carers and Space to ensure consistent delivery of schools and HE/FE work across the four localities of the City.

The candidate will need to be experienced in working with children and young people in formal or informal education settings, with experience of project set-up, management and reporting and in developing and delivering presentations and running training events/workshops for young people and professionals.

Organisation Profile

EYC is a voluntary organisation working with and on behalf of young carers throughout Edinburgh. We are one of the largest and best established independent young carer organisations in Scotland. We have a strong commitment to the rights of children and young people.

Working at EYC and Staff Benefits

EYC is a passionate, fun, supportive place to work. We have a great team and take good care of our staff. Our benefits package includes: 27 days’ annual leave plus all public holidays, 6% matched pension, free healthcare through Benenden Health after 6 months’ probation, hybrid working, flexible hours, Cycle to Work scheme and extensive training opportunities. We are also a recognised Carer Positive employer.

About Sunrise Partnership

Sunrise Partnership (SC04859) is a small, locally based charity offering free, confidential support to children and young people (up to age 18) who have experienced significant loss or bereavement. Our work is rooted in compassion, inclusion and the belief that every young person deserves space to be heard and supported.

We are now looking to recruit new Trustees to strengthen our Board and help guide the charity through its next phase of development.

Trustee Roles Available

We welcome applications from people with a wide range of backgrounds. In particular, we are seeking trustees with experience or interest in:

• Fundraising – helping us build sustainable income and strengthen community support
• Treasury/Finance – supporting financial oversight, budgeting and good governance
• Social Work/psychology/counselling/nursing – bringing insight into children’s wellbeing, safeguarding and support needs
• Business Development/Marketing – helping us grow our profile, partnerships, and reach
• Teaching/Education – offering understanding of young people’s needs and school environments

You do not need previous board experience, we welcome individuals looking to develop their skills in a supportive environment.

What Trustees Do

Trustees work collectively to ensure Sunrise Partnership is well‑governed, financially sustainable and delivering high‑quality support. Responsibilities include:

• Providing strategic direction and oversight
• Ensuring finances, risks, and resources are well managed
• Supporting good governance and transparent reporting
• Contributing your skills, insight, and lived experience to Board discussions
• Championing our mission and values

Time Commitment

• 10 Board meetings per year, usually late afternoon/early evening (in person in Aberdeen or online)
• Optional involvement in events, fundraising, or training depending on your interests