All roles at OPFS contribute to our mission of working with and for single parent families, providing support that enables them to achieve their potential and help create lasting solutions to the poverty and barriers facing many single parents and their children. Our core values of Justice, Equity, Trust, Collaboration and Compassion are at the heart of everything we do and underpin all aspects of our work.

About the role:

This role is ideally suited to a finance professional who wants to make a tangible impact in creating lasting solutions to the poverty and barriers facing many single parents and their children. You will contribute to the organisation’s vision of a Scotland in which single parents and their children are valued and treated equally and fairly by effective management of the finance department, creation of sound financial systems and governance and work to administer our many and varied funding streams.

You will lead the OPFS finance department to support and work with, all other OPFS staff and services to provide accurate, timely and comprehensive financial information and functions.

Equal opportunities and family friendly employment.

OPFS aims to be an equal opportunity and family friendly employer. OPFS has Investors In People Gold status.

Embracing difference, leading change

Are you looking for your next step in your social care career? Are you a dynamic leader who thrives on building strong relationships, adapting to new challenges, and bringing out the best in others? If you're passionate about coaching and developing teams to grow and succeed together, this is your opportunity to lead with purpose and make a lasting impact.

Join our friendly and dedicated team as Senior Autism Practitioner in our South West area with services across: Carluke, Biggar and Lanark.

Across our South West Area Services, we support 48 autistic adults across several welcoming locations. Our care is tailored to each person’s needs, including Housing Support, residential care, and transitional assessment services. You’ll be joining a warm, dedicated team that’s passionate about making a real difference and always looking for ways to grow and improve.

About the Role

As the Senior Autism Practitioner, you’ll ensure the successful delivery of each person’s service across our South West Services. Leading a team of dedicated Autism Practitioners, you will inspire them to provide a consistent, high-quality support service to autistic people. You will coach and mentor them to ensure they perform to the best of their ability.

Using your outstanding communication skills, you’ll collaborate closely with families, agencies and multi-disciplinary teams to implement and further develop support plans designed to help individuals succeed in their day-to-day lives.

Actively involving yourself in the recruitment process, you will always be on the lookout for talented individuals who could make the team even stronger.

This is a superb opportunity to gather experience of a different role, to undertake additional training and lead a hard-working team to success.

About You

To be considered for this diverse role, you must have:

• Experience gained within a supervisory and/or management role within social care
• Demonstrated experience in supporting autistic people
• Experience coaching and mentoring colleagues
• A health and social care qualification, or the willingness to gain an SVQ Level 4 in health & social care and Leadership and Management for Care Services (LMC) qualification provided by the organisation
• A good level of IT literacy, including MS Word and Excel
• A Full UK Driving License.
• Able to work a variety of shifts including evenings and weekends and support with regular on-call support. This can be discussed further at interview.

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Scottish Autism offers you:

We are proud to offer a comprehensive colleague benefits package which includes a competitive salary and a personalised learning pathway for all. We keep it simple with 3 pay points which you progress at your pace as you develop.

• 32 days holiday pro rata (which increases with your length of service)
• Sector leading training from day one, including fully funded support to complete your necessary SVQ
• Non-contributory life assurance scheme
• Workplace Pension (Employer matched up to 9%)
• Discount platform
• Employee Assistance Programme.

Find out more about our comprehensive benefits package

This post is subject to a PVG Disclosure check. All new employees must have applied to register with the Scottish Social Services Council within 3 months of starting in post and be registered within 6 months. Scottish Autism cover all the costs of PVG membership and SSSC Registration for employees.

Valuing diversity and promoting equal opportunities is at the heart of our vision, mission, and values.

Be Here, Be You, Create Change

Who we are?

Renfrewshire Carers Centre is a one stop shop for unpaid Carers operating in Renfrewshire for 30 years. We are a charity established by Carers for Carers and have developed a range of services to support carers in their caring role and provide opportunities to have a life outside of caring.

The Centre is strategically managed by the Board, which is currently made up of people from a range of professional backgrounds and caring responsibilities. We are looking for new members with a diverse range of skills and experience to help shape the future for Carers in Renfrewshire.

Key skills and experience are we particularly interested in are:

• Fundraising and income generation
• Legal
• Digital strategies
• Business and Marketing development
• Health & social care.

What’s in it for you?

• Making a real difference to carers across Renfrewshire
• Personal development opportunities to develop your skills
• Use your skills and experience where they are really needed
• Meet new people

How can you help us?

• Provide strategic direction and support to shape the future of the organisation for years to come
• Share Your skills & enthusiasm
• Attend monthly board meetings (approx. 2-3 hours)
• Participate in our various subgroups (approx. 1-2 hours per month)
• Provide support for the Management Group & Staff
• Raising awareness of centre in the local community and with partner organisations

About the Worker Support Centre

The Worker Support Centre (WSC) is a Scottish charity working in partnership with migrant workers at risk of exploitation across Scotland to secure their rights, challenge labour exploitation, build collective power, and drive lasting law and policy change. We are an evidence-led, worker-driven organisation with strong governance and a growing track record of policy impact. We’re building a movement of people who welcome all workers, working towards a world where we are all safe, valued and respected at work – no matter our job or nationality.

WSC operates a worker-driven structure that places migrant workers at the centre of our governance and decision-making. We deliver casework alongside worker-led organising and policy advocacy. We support migrant workers in seasonal agriculture and social care to meet basic needs and to understand and exercise their rights, including through our Worker Power programme, which builds solidarity between workers and within communities. To learn more about work, visit workersupportcentre.org.uk

About the role

The Communications Manager is an exciting new role responsible for developing and delivering high-quality, strategic communications that raises awareness of WSC’s mission, strengthens its reputation, and engages key audiences including workers, supporters, funders, partners, staff, and the wider public.

Significantly, the role will be responsible for helping WSC build a movement supporting people working on tied and temporary visas in Scotland, influencing change and achieving fair work for all through strategic, values-focused and worker-led public communications. The role balances strategic planning with hands-on delivery, ensuring consistent, compelling, and inclusive storytelling across all channels.

We seek to deliver goal-oriented storytelling focused on changing behaviour and policy towards a Scotland that welcomes every worker and we want to find someone with the knowledge, experience and expertise to lead this exciting work.

Are you an experienced finance professional with strong leadership skills? Join the Iona Community as our Financial Administration Team Leader, a pivotal role overseeing the day-to-day operations of our finance department. You will ensure accuracy, compliance, and timely financial processes, supporting the wider organisation and reporting directly to the Head of Community Resources.

We are looking for someone self-motivated, flexible, and able to work independently and as part of a team, experienced in using Xero, with strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and effective time management.

Key Responsibilities include

• Lead the daily operations of the finance administration function
• Support weekly, monthly and year-end processing and reports
• Support for annual audit, respond to queries and collate documentation
• Assist with annual budgeting and provide budget spend reports to senior managers
• Oversee processing of sales ledger, purchase ledger, expenses and monthly journal inputs
• Assist to file financial, regulatory and legal information with statutory bodies as and when required
• Supervisory responsibility for the Finance Administration Assistant.

Why Join Us?

• Generous holiday allowance — 37 days pro-rata, including public holidays.
• Membership for NEST pension scheme.
• Home working with regular meetings in Govan, Glasgow and occasional meetings on Iona.
• The opportunity to develop our systems
• Friendly colleagues.