Could you help us build the relationships and funding that enable young people and families to live life to the full?

SiMY Community Development has been creating opportunities for young people and families in Glasgow for over 26 years. Our mission is to create opportunities for young people to realise their potential and make lasting positive impacts for themselves, their families and their communities.

Through our Gardening, Outdoor Activities and Creative programmes, we create Space to Breathe and Room to Grow. We provide opportunities for young people and families to connect with nature, spend time outdoors, be creative, build supportive relationships and develop confidence, skills and a sense of belonging.

About the role

We are looking for a motivated and skilled Trusts, Foundations & Partnerships Officer to help us sustain and grow SiMY's work.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in securing the resources and building the relationships that make our work possible. You will identify and develop opportunities with trusts, foundations and other partners; prepare high-quality funding applications and reports; and build strong relationships with funders and supporters.

Working closely with our CEO and Programme Leads, you will help tell SiMY's story clearly and honestly, communicating the difference our work makes to young people and families.

As SiMY continues to grow, you will also have the opportunity to help develop new partnerships and contribute to our longer-term approach to fundraising and organisational sustainability.

Hours: 2 days per week (flexible and negotiable)

Contract: Fixed-term for 18 months

Pension: 3% employer contribution

Location: Glasgow, with flexible working arrangements

Annual leave: 35 days, including public holidays (pro rata)

Other benefits: Access to Wisdom Wellbeing through BrightHR, including free counselling support

Please see the full job description and person specification for further information about the role.

About you

We are looking for someone who is:

• An excellent communicator, with the ability to write clear and compelling funding applications.
• Experienced in fundraising, trusts and foundations, partnership development or a similar role.
• Organised and able to manage different opportunities and deadlines.
• Confident building positive relationships with a range of people and organisations.
• Proactive, curious and able to spot new opportunities.
• Committed to SiMY's values and to creating positive opportunities for young people and families.

You will be joining a small, committed team where everyone plays an important part. We are looking for someone who can work independently while also enjoying collaboration and being part of a supportive organisation.

Why join SiMY?

This is an exciting time to join SiMY. We have grown significantly in recent years and are continuing to strengthen our organisation to ensure that more young people and families can benefit from the opportunities we create.

The Trusts, Foundations & Partnerships Officer will play an important part in our next stage of development, helping us build a sustainable future and develop the relationships and resources needed to continue our work.

If you are a skilled fundraiser and relationship-builder who wants to use your experience to make a lasting difference for young people and families, we would love to hear from you.

Social Work Scotland is the professional body for social work managers and leaders. We are a membership organisation with over 350 individual and corporate members. We exist to promote and support the development of the social work profession, and to inform, influence and improve public policy and public services.

We have an exciting opportunity for a qualified and registered social worker with experience of children and families social work to join a multi-agency team with a remit to deliver the National Inter-agency Referral Discussion (IRD) Learning and Development Programme. All applicants should have knowledge and experience of child protection and GIRFEC, and relevant legislation, policy and practice in Scotland.

Inter-agency Referral Discussion (IRD) practice is identified as a cornerstone of the child protection system. This process is central to ensuring risk to a child or young person is identified, mitigated and appropriate support is put in place.

Working collaboratively as part of a team from social work, police and health, this post will deliver a national learning and development programme for IRDs to build specialist knowledge and skills, to enhance the protection of children. Delivery of the programme will be in local area across the country to support consistency of practice based on the National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland 2021 - updated 2023.

Under a collaborative leadership and management model from Police Scotland, Social Work Scotland and NHS Education for Scotland, the team will work together to deliver the agreed objectives.

The work of the National Team contributes directly to policy and practice developments in the wider children’s services landscape, including, but not limited to, GIRFEC, The Promise, UNCRC, Bairns’ Hoose, Scottish Child Interview Model (SCIM), Age of Criminal Responsibility and implementation of the National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland.

The successful candidate will deliver the training programme to police, social work and health IRD participants, support the programme of ongoing practice evaluation and contribute to ongoing development of the programme.

The work will require travel and overnight stays across Scotland to deliver training in local areas.

The successful candidate should be an experienced social work professional, committed to working on a multi-agency basis, applying trauma informed practice and focused on the rights and needs of children and families and with experience or evidence of capacity in relation to training.

An exciting opportunity has emerged to join the Home-Start Glasgow South team, working as part of Glasgow’s Proactive Outreach Programme within the Glasgow City Council Child Poverty Programme.

Reporting to the Senior Family Support Worker, you will provide holistic, relationship-based case management to a defined cohort of families experiencing or at risk of poverty. Working alongside Home-Start Glasgow South colleagues and a wide range of statutory and third-sector partners, you will proactively engage families, understand their strengths and circumstances, coordinate support and help improve outcomes for children and families.

The role combines direct work with families and collaborative working across organisations. Alongside case management, you will participate in regular collaboration, case review and learning sessions, sharing insight from your work with families and contributing to the continued development of the proactive outreach model.

About Borders Care Voice

Borders Care Voice is a Galashiels-based charity established in 1991, promoting equality and positive change in health and social care. We support people with lived experience, unpaid carers and service providers to influence services and improve outcomes. We value partnership working and provide free training for people working or volunteering in health and social care, and for unpaid carers.

About the role

You will facilitate, support and promote five Local Citizens Panels across the Scottish Borders, using a collective advocacy and engagement approach. The panels represent people with learning disabilities and unpaid carers in five localities, and each meets at least four times a year. You will help members influence local services and participate meaningfully in the Learning Disability Service governance structure.

You will coordinate lively, accessible meetings that respond to members’ communication needs, provide information and support, arrange guest speakers and take meeting notes, with administrative support available outside meetings. You will co-produce promotional materials, ensure panels are represented at relevant events and planning structures, and communicate members’ issues to decision makers and follow up where required. Building effective relationships with partner organisations, the Learning Disability Service and local providers is central to the role.

About you

Essential requirements include experience of working with people with learning disabilities and their carers, an understanding of different communication needs, and group facilitation skills. You will bring commitment and enthusiasm for supporting people with learning disabilities and their rights, strong interpersonal and communication skills (including presenting to groups), excellent organisational skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office. You must be able to work collaboratively in a small team and independently using your own initiative.

Desirable experience includes working closely with learning disability service staff and decision makers, producing accessible information (particularly Easy Read), and monitoring, evaluation and report writing.

Travel across all five localities is required, including outside normal office hours where needed, with occasional evening and weekend work. Access to a car is preferred because of the rural area and the need to transport meeting equipment and materials. Current PVG Scheme membership covering children and adults is required; we can arrange and fund membership if the successful candidate does not already hold it. You must follow our safeguarding, confidentiality, data protection and health and safety policies, including safe practices for meetings, events and lone working.

What we offer

• Flexible working and some home working where possible
• Six weeks’ annual leave, increasing after five years, plus public holidays
• 8% pension contribution
• Enhanced sick pay
• Learning and development opportunities, with coaching or mentoring
• Travel expenses

Borders Care Voice welcomes applications from people with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. Please contact recruitment@borderscarevoice.org.uk if you need information in another format or adjustments during the application or interview process. As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we actively encourage applications from disabled people and people with long-term health conditions. We aim to offer an interview to applicants who declare a disability and meet all essential criteria. If applications exceed interview capacity, disabled applicants will be selected according to how closely their experience and skills meet the post’s requirements.

At CAP, we celebrate diversity and strive to build an inclusive workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We warmly welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from Global Majority/UK Minority Ethnic candidates, as these groups are currently underrepresented within our wider workforce. We are committed to creating an environment where every individual can thrive and feel they belong.

Everything we do is rooted in our values. First and foremost, we are Christ-centred. The work that we do is guided by faith and the belief that everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and God’s love.

We are bold in fearlessly putting that faith into action to help others and challenge injustice, while also seeking to be compassionate in the way that we want to understand others and offer them meaningful care. We are collaborative in our approach, making time to learn from others and work together to take on UK poverty. And finally, we prioritise beingjoyful in the face of challenges, because our faith gives us confidence that change is truly possible.

Context

CAP's mission is to end UK poverty by equipping churches to reach their communities. We exist to empower and serve churches through exceptional partnerships, delivering impactful debt advice and coaching services. Providing accessible, community-rooted support to those facing financial and social challenges across the UK. Our approach is centred on empowering individuals by providing holistic support to achieve financial resilience through expert debt advice and tailored coaching products. This approach goes far beyond financial stability, creating lasting personal and relational transformation and contributing to a society where all can flourish. We are committed to fostering strong relationships with our church partners, ensuring a collaborative and effective service that continually improves to meet the evolving needs of local communities.

Purpose

The primary role of the Compliance Manager (Scotland) is to provide support, training and specialist knowledge for debt advisors delivering Scottish-specific solutions, and to Debt Centres teams in local Churches who provide in-person support to those in debt and on low incomes, ensuring our policies and procedures are both efficient and compliant with current legislation. The role will work to ensure we deliver high-quality debt advice and holistic, person-centred support to our clients through further developing Debt Help policy and keeping abreast of government regulations and industry good practice. The role will also work closely with our network of debt centres to explore and develop new initiatives that will help and benefit our clients across Scotland.

Passion

We are passionate about knowledge and innovation, using this to deliver high quality advice and service to all our clients. We are determined to ensure all our debt advice staff and church based teams are adequately equipped to deliver a great service and the support we provide our clients is always improving. We are driven to enable and empower our partner churches to be the answer to some of the biggest problems society faces.

As a Money Adviser (level 3), you will be part of an energetic and supportive team, working directly with clients to maximise income, reduce household costs, and manage debt. You will provide accurate, practical advice that helps people improve their financial resilience and move towards greater stability.

We are looking for someone with experience delivering advice who can hit the ground running, with strong knowledge of welfare rights and money advice legislation, and a sound understanding of the principles of financial capability. You will have excellent knowledge of state benefits, tax credits, and grants, and be confident assessing entitlement and supporting clients to make applications.

More than technical expertise, we are looking for someone who sees the whole person. You will be committed to delivering high quality advice in a respectful, non judgemental way and to supporting people at often challenging points in their lives.

Our advisers are expected to work in line with the Scottish National Standards for Information and Advice and to manage a busy caseload effectively. In return, we support our staff to develop and excel through tailored Personal Development Plans, our Employee Assistance Programme and by fostering an inclusive, supportive working environment.

We are passionate about our mission and are looking for someone with the drive, empathy, and commitment to make a real difference. You will be an excellent team player, a confident and effective communicator, well organised, and comfortable using IT systems to support your work.

If you want to work for an organisation that truly puts people at the centre of everything it does, we would love to hear from you.

Further Information

To learn more about the role and what we’re looking for, please view the Person Specification.

We have an exciting opportunity for a confident and organised Project Coordinator to help deliver iCare: Identifying Carers, Advancing Recognition and Equality. Funded by The National Lottery Community Fund (TNLCF), iCare is an ambitious five-year system-change project.

Working with carers, practitioners and NHS partners, the project will address barriers to support and drive changes in practice to improve earlier and more consistent identification of unpaid carers across the Lothians. It will support the development of an early carer identification blueprint, strengthen good carer conversations using the Adult Carer Support Plan (ACSP) framework, and co-design and implement a new integrated digital carer identification platform.

The postholder will join a project team comprising an iCare Project & Systems Manager, based within VOCAL, and Project Coordinators covering Midlothian, East Lothian and West Lothian. The East and West Lothian Project Coordinators will be employed and managed by Carers of East Lothian and CoWL (Carers of West Lothian) respectively. All four roles will work closely together to deliver shared priorities, promote consistent practice and support learning across the Lothians.

The Project Coordinator for West Lothian will undertake a range of duties, including:

• Supporting the day-to-day delivery of iCare by maintaining clear work plans, action logs and records, and ensuring effective follow-up across project workstreams.
• Building positive working relationships with the wider project team, carers, CoWL colleagues, NHS and community partners, and other carer centres.
• Supporting meaningful carer involvement through the development and coordination of a Carers Assembly, ensuring that carers lived experience helps shape project priorities, changes in practice and digital development.
• Planning and supporting focus groups, workshops, briefings and training sessions with carers and practitioners.
• Supporting co-design and user testing of a digital carer identification platform, while ensuring digital options complement rather than replace non-digital support.
• Gathering feedback and data, and contributing to project learning, evaluation and reporting to the funder.

About you

You will understand unpaid caring and the impact it can have on carers’ health and wellbeing. You will also have a good understanding of the carer support landscape, including the role of Adult Carer Support Plans and the responsibilities of statutory health and social care partners. You will bring experience of supporting a project or service, working collaboratively with others, and engaging people in a respectful and inclusive way. You will also have strong organisational and administrative skills, clear written and verbal communication, digital confidence, and the ability to hold sensitive, person-centred and outcomes-focused conversations.

The purpose of the Programme Support Officer role is to provide administrative, operational, and co-ordination support that enables the effective delivery of programme activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality administrative support across all areas of programme activity

• Plan and organise meetings and events, including diary co-ordination, location logistics, preparation of agendas and minute-taking

• Financial support and data compliance, including processing purchase orders, invoices and payments, and data collation and maintenance

• Develop, implement, and continuously improve office systems, policies and administrative procedures

• Support in the production and distribution of materials used for engagement with parents and stakeholders

About You

We are looking for someone who has:

• Proven experience in an administrative, office management or executive assistant role

• Experience supporting or delivering programmes at a local level

• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities and competing deadlines

• High levels of empathy, passion, and care for those in our community

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to develop relationships

For more information about the role, please visit the Thrive At Five website.

About Us

Thrive at Five is focused on giving every child the best possible start in life. We know the foundations for life and learning are built in the earliest years, from pregnancy to five. By working alongside families, communities and local partners. We are committed to helping build stronger, more connected support so more children get what they need to thrive. Our values of listening, collaboration, kindness and endurance underpin everything we do.

We pride ourselves on creating a supportive and inclusive working environment where everyone can develop, contribute and succeed.

As well as a rewarding career, we offer a range of benefits, including:

• Competitive salary

• 25 annual leave days per year plus bank holidays

• Pension scheme

• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities (where applicable)

• Learning and development opportunities

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Family-friendly policies (including enhanced sick leave and maternity pay)

You will be helping children and young people with spina bifida and hydrocephalus feel unstoppable.

We believe every child and young person deserves opportunities to be creative, make connections, build confidence, and reach their potential.

As Creative Activities Worker, you will develop and deliver regular inclusive activities for children and young people. Working closely with families, schools, community organisations, and partner agencies, you will create opportunities that promote creativity, wellbeing, participation, and positive experiences.

You will coordinate a regular programme of activities designed to help children and young people with our conditions explore their creativity and support their wellbeing.

We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, creative, and committed to helping children and young people thrive.

What Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Scotland can offer you

Flexibility – We offer flexible working, including the opportunity to work from home or around caring responsibilities.

Supportive colleagues enabling you to express yourself – Our team values teamwork, learning, and continuous improvement. SBH Scotland staff gave a median score of 8 out of 10 for feeling supported to take risks with new ideas.

We also offer: Workplace pension scheme; salary sacrifice scheme; death in service benefit; childcare voucher scheme; paid Carers Leave; 30 days annual leave entitlement and 4 days Public Holidays; an additional day off for your birthday and wellbeing days.

We strongly encourage applications from disabled people and those with lived experience of disability or caring responsibilities. SBH Scotland is a Disability Confident employer.

For more information please download the job description below.

Community Volunteers Enabling You (COVEY) has operated across Lanarkshire for 32 years supporting 5,000 children, young people and parents/carers to become more resilient, safe and better equipped to reach their full potential. COVEY provides 1-1 and group-based befriending, mentoring and family support.

COVEY has an exciting opportunity available for a Coordinator to manage delivery of 1-1 and group-based befriending/mentoring support to children and young people.

COVEY’s consistent relationship-based support, which is centred on the participant’s needs, interests and hopes, improves health and wellbeing, social connections, confidence and increases their engagement with education, training, volunteering or employment.

As a Coordinator, you will have the ability to work collaboratively with children, young people, their families and others who support them. This will involve engaging with various, community, statutory and voluntary agencies and working in close partnership to support vulnerable families.

You would ideally have experience of supporting volunteers, managing a caseload, evaluation and monitoring. We are looking for someone who has a real passion around supporting those who are most vulnerable in our community.

What we offer

We offer a rewarding role with the opportunity to develop your skills and future career in an

enriching environment with the following benefits:

▪ 6% employer pension contribution

▪ 22 days annual leave (rising to up to 27 days) and 10 public holidays

▪ flexible working

▪ one special leave day to celebrate your birthday

▪ HSF Health plan for employees (and their spouse/partner and children) including dental and optical claim back, physio claim back, personal accident coverage, GP, mental health counselling, legal support, discounts for gym, cinema and shopping

▪ access to ScotWest Credit Union offering loans, mortgages and savings accounts