Alzheimer Scotland is the leading dementia organisation in Scotland. We campaign for the rights of people with dementia and their families, whilst providing an extensive range of innovative, personalised, and therapeutic support services.

We are committed to improving the lives and opportunities of people living with dementia, their carers, partners, and families as their journey transitions from the first point of contact through to end of life. We believe nobody should face dementia alone.

We are looking for a confident, innovative and collaborative Community Activities Organiser for the Angus area. You will establish a range of community activities and opportunities across the locality that fill identified gaps and meet the needs of people living with dementia and their families.

The successful applicant will have a positive approach to dementia. You will be flexible, inclusive, creative, and organised in your approach. You will be sensitive and compassionate with the ability to support people in times of difficulty or distress. You will be an excellent communicator who can work effectively both with individuals and with groups. You will have a positive approach to your own continued professional development and a willingness to participate in relevant training. A relevant qualification and previous experience of working with people with dementia would be an advantage.

In return you will be in a role which offers the opportunity to meet great people, have great job satisfaction and be employed by an Organisation that offers a range of employee benefits and career progression opportunities.

Join Our Team as a Housing Service Manager!

Are you ready to lead and inspire a team dedicated to making a positive impact on the lives of young people? Aberdeen Foyer is seeking a dynamic and compassionate Housing Service Manager to oversee our innovative youth housing services across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire. If you’re passionate about preventing youth homelessness and empowering young people to thrive, we want to hear from you!

About Us

At Aberdeen Foyer, we create lasting change by supporting young people and adults through tough life situations. Our services range from providing safe and secure housing to employability programs, mental health support, and digital inclusion initiatives. Every day, we help individuals unlock their potential, connect with their communities, and build brighter futures.

Your Role as Housing Service Manager

As the Service Manager, you will:

• Lead and manage our housing services, including supported housing and outreach programs for young people aged 16-25.
• Develop and implement solutions to prevent homelessness and expand affordable housing options.
• Oversee performance monitoring, ensuring services meet the highest standards.
• Manage budgets and resources effectively to deliver impactful services.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders and community networks.
• Inspire and support your team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and co-production with young people.

What We’re Looking For

You are:

Experienced in managing registered accommodation-based services, with a strong knowledge of housing management and safeguarding.

Dedicated to co-producing solutions with young people to achieve meaningful outcomes.

An inspiring leader who builds trust and motivates teams with compassion and respect.

Flexible and resilient, able to manage competing priorities while maintaining a focus on excellence.

Why Join Aberdeen Foyer?

• Competitive benefits, including 32 days of annual leave (rising with service) and a contributory pension.
• Flexible and hybrid working options for a healthy work-life balance.
• Access to wellbeing initiatives, including a Cycle to Work scheme, Employee Assistance Program, and more.
• Opportunities for professional development and ongoing learning.

Diversity and Inclusion

At Aberdeen Foyer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and offer guaranteed interviews to care-experienced candidates meeting the job criteria.

We are looking for a 2 days a week CAP Community Manager at Holy Trinity Church, Wester Hailes in Edinburgh.

The successful applicant will take the lead in running our Thursday “Drop In” for all our CAP clients and be our main contact with the local Job Centre Plus.

This exciting opening is for someone compassionate and able to relate to the poor, needy and vulnerable with a desire to solve unemployment issues, while sharing the Christian faith. It is essential to be a good communicator, proficient in the use of media, IT such as MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint and confident presenting to large and small groups

Working alongside the CAP Debt Centre Team, you will support our debt and job club clients. We’d like to find someone able to communicate the mission and culture of CAP, both in the community and in Holy Trinity Church, continuing to expand our network of external referral agencies, while at the same time helping to build the team of volunteers.

About Citizens Advice Edinburgh

The Citizens Advice Service was first established in Edinburgh in 1939.

It currently delivers services from 4 main Bureaux (Dundas Street, Leith, Muirhouse and Portobello) and over 20 project/outreach locations across the capital. In 2007 the separate Bureaux merged to form Citizens Advice Edinburgh (CAE).

Through a team of core and project staff and over 100 highly trained and committed volunteers, CAE provides a free, confidential, independent and impartial service to the citizens of Edinburgh on a wide range of issues including:

• Debt and money
• Welfare Rights
• Consumer issues
• Immigration
• Employment and workforce problems
• Housing
• Relationship and family issues
• Discrimination
• Health services
• Legal rights & responsibilities

The charity is a trusted and well-respected organisation. It enjoys high levels of client satisfaction, and the excellence of its training programme is widely recognised. Its volunteer workforce and paid staff are fully committed and strive, with limited resources, to provide the advice sought by thousands of clients each year.

For a full overview of all our services and current work, please visit our website at: citizensadviceedinburgh.org.uk

Summary of Role

Citizens Advice Edinburgh (CAE) has been awarded a contract to deliver a new outreach advice service based the Royal Edinburgh Hospital. We are recruiting 2 advisers, who, in combination, will deliver the service for a total of 49hrs per week. Applicants are invited to apply for any number of hours from a minimum of 14hrs (2 days p/wk) to a maximum of 35hrs (5 days p/wk).

This new service will build upon CAE’s existing hospital-based provision in the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, and Royal Hospital for Children & Young People (the latter with our advice partner, CHAI).

The advertised vacancies are at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital, and most work will be undertaken physically at that site, however occasionally, the post holder may be required to work flexibly at the above-named hospitals, covering periods of annual leave, sickness absence, or training.

The service will deliver welfare rights advice to patients, visitors and staff members attending the Royal Edinburgh Hospital, which provides acute psychiatric and mental health services, including treatment for learning disabilities and dementia. Research has shown that resolving problems with benefits, debt, employment, housing, and family issues can have a positive effect on patient health. The service aims to engage with clients directly at the point when they have had a change in circumstances due to a health-related issue or diagnosis, before issues escalate.

Applicants should be experienced in giving advice, particularly in relation to benefits, but also in the areas of money, housing, immigration, and employment. They must have an understanding of the role within the healthcare environment and the impact of poverty on health. Although the post holder will not be providing any medical advice, applicants must have a particular interest in mental health and ensure that patients experiencing various health challenges are supported compassionately, sensitively, and appropriately. This may include contact with a patient’s support network, if they share legal responsibility for managing a patient’s affairs.

To launch and establish the service, a considerable amount of promotional work will be required. The post holder must assertively develop and maintain links with NHS staff, Social Work staff, other CAE specialists and external agencies, through both 1-1 contact, and by delivering presentations and briefings to prospective referrers.

The acute sector is a fast-paced, rapidly evolving, and challenging environment in which to work. Due to the project’s setting, the work can be both physically and emotionally demanding. Clients are frequently extremely unwell, presenting practical challenges to engagement, and advisers must move around a large hospital site in order to meet with staff, patients and carers. In addition to possessing the necessary practical knowledge, candidates will therefore require energy and resilience to ensure the service’s success.

Are you passionate about making a difference through philanthropy? Join the University of Glasgow as a Philanthropy Officer and play a key role in advancing our fundraising and alumni engagement strategies. In this exciting position, you’ll have the opportunity to build compelling propositions, identify and cultivate relationships with prospective donors, and secure major gifts ranging from £10K to £1M. Your efforts will directly contribute to meeting ambitious activity and revenue targets, helping us drive meaningful change.

Candidates should have a strong understanding of major gift fundraising and experience in fundraising, sales, or a similar target-driven role is essential. If you’re ready to make an impact and bring your skills and motivation to an inspiring cause, we’d love to hear from you!

Job Purpose

Contribute to the implementation of the University of Glasgow’s fundraising and alumni engagement strategies by building compelling propositions and identifying, cultivating and soliciting prospective donors with capacity to give from £10K to £1M, meeting targets for activity and revenue.

Cunninghame Housing Association are recruiting to fill vacancies on our Board of Management. The Association currently has 14 members and are looking to complement our existing skills set to ensure a well-rounded Board.

CHA actively promotes diversity and inclusion and as such we welcome all applications. We are also keen to speak to any of our customers who may be considering a position on the Board.

Candidates should be able to commit to 8 meetings per year, normally held on a Thursday between 2.15 pm and 4.15 pm. Board meetings are held in our head office in Ardrossan however we also have the facilities to allow members to join remotely. In addition to these standard meetings, on occasion the Association convenes ad-hoc board meetings for specific items requiring discussion. Board members are also required to sit on two of our sub committees which meet quarterly. Other participation and training opportunities will also be available throughout the year.

Positions on our Board of Management are voluntary, but travel and other reasonable expenses will be reimbursed. By joining our Board of Management you will play a key role in helping CHA shape its goals. You will also have the opportunity to build on your existing professional experience, develop new skills, expand your knowledge and grow your network.

Are you a creative and motivated individual with the passion and drive to support people with a recent diagnosis of dementia to live well in their community?

If so, you can be part of a National Team of Post Diagnostic Support Link Workers (PDS Link Workers) providing high-quality, person-centred support to people living with dementia and their families for a minimum of a year following diagnosis in line the Scottish Government’s minimum guarantee.

The aim of the PDS National Service is to enable people to live well with dementia and is centred around Alzheimer Scotland's 5 pillar model so that people move on to a period of supported self- management.

The model includes understanding the illness and coming to terms with the diagnosis, peer support, connecting and maintaining links with their community along with planning for future care and decision making to develop an outcome focused plan to support their future hopes, desires and aspirations.

Supporting our Wester Ross Highland locality, the post will be based within the Community Mental Health Team at The Health Centre, Ullapool. Alzheimer Scotland’s PDS Link Workers are required to be effective team workers and have the skills to build and maintain relationships with colleagues both within Alzheimer Scotland, the NHS and other stakeholders.

Skills in using digital platforms are essential as we use a blended approach to support people that involve some virtual meetings and on-line groups.

Applicants must hold a recognised relevant professional qualification, have a good understanding of dementia and how it affects people and their families along with excellent communication skills, a warm flexible approach, combined with skills in empathy and relationship building.

In addition, you should have skills and knowledge at the Enhanced Level of the Promoting Excellence Framework or be able to evidence you are working towards its completion.

This post requires a full driving license and access to a car.

GWT is looking for someone who is creative, energetic, friendly, has a good sense of humour and is passionate about building relationships between younger and older generations to reduce ageism, loneliness, isolation, improve skills and health and build hope in our communities.

Overview

GWT is the nationally recognised centre of excellence supporting the development and integration of intergenerational work across Scotland. GWT’s vision to live in an intergenerational Scotland where all generations are better connected, and everyone can build relationships to help realise a fairer more cohesive society.

By intergenerational practice we mean projects, activities, or events where people of different generations who might not otherwise know each other, meet each other on a regular basis to work together in positive and creative ways. Intergenerational work includes any activities which remove and break down barriers between the generations.

GWT provides a range of intergenerational training opportunities, a library of resources, organises events, facilitates 18 local and four thematic networks across Scotland and deliver pilot projects. This support encourages the involvement of volunteers and grass roots projects as well as the more strategic levels of management and government. Importantly we connect individuals and organisations who work across different generations building trust and respect which creates long lasting friendships. Together through intergenerational work the different generations can share their skills and learn new ones identifying solutions on how to address local problems and challenges in their communities.

Overview of Post

This role will focus on collaborating with people at local and national levels. The post holder will engage with communities, authorities and businesses across Scotland, providing support to develop intergenerational activities/projects/communities. The post holder will in addition, deliver a range of intergenerational training opportunities, grow our local and thematic networks as well as build a network of local volunteer Community Connectors to grow, develop and enhance the quality and longevity of intergenerational working across Scotland.

Full job description is available to download below.

About East Lothian Foodbank (ELFB)

ELFB provides food and other essential items to local people to give immediate help in an emergency situation to those who are experiencing poverty in East Lothian.

In addition to emergency food, we also offer a money advice service to our service users to help them maximise income and benefit entitlement.

An independent Scottish charity, we are fortunate to also be part of a nationwide network of foodbanks, supported by The Trussell Trust, working towards combat poverty and hunger across the UK.

About the Role

Since its introduction, our money advice project has achieved significant financial gains for our service users. We are now looking for the right person to join our team to drive forward the continued success in year 3 of our project.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated and positive individual to help those using our foodbank to access our money advice service to help improve their circumstances over the long-term.

To achieve this, you will collaborate closely with our advice partner Musselburgh Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) to ensure that our advice service continues to target those most in need of our support.

You will regularly monitor and review the effectiveness of the project, utilising key data to inform continuous improvement whilst also taking account of feedback from our key partners and those who use our service. You will also work as part of the wider foodbank team to support our overall operations and service delivery.

GCF is recruiting up to three new Trustees to replace members who are retiring from our Board over the next few months.

GCF’s Trustees work together to provide oversight to the organisation and support to the employees. We would particularly welcome applications from people with a background in issues related to poverty and inequality, teachers/social workers with experience of working with families in poverty and people with legal, financial or fundraising expertise.

There are a maximum of twelve Trustees. Trustees are initially appointed for up to 4 years and may be re-appointed for up to a further four years. New Trustees will be expected to join one of our three sub committees

The core aim of Glasgow Care Foundation (GCF) is to relieve poverty. Our mission is to help 10,000 people over the next decade. We provide essential household items to individuals and families in need, particularly to those who cannot receive assistance from other agencies. We also support key small local community and school projects throughout Glasgow. Details are available on our website

The Foundation has an investment portfolio of around £8m which is managed by external Investment Managers in accordance with the Board’s investment policy. Investment income of around £250k annually is used to fund grant giving and meet overhead expenses.

The Foundation has five part-time employees, a Welfare Officer, Trusts Manager, Fundraising & Business Development Assistant, Marketing Assistant and Accountant, who all work from home.

The Foundation has a Care Committee which supervises the Welfare work, the Marketing Committee which supervises the Trust, Fundraising & Marketing staff, and the Finance Committee who supervises financial control.

All new trustees will be supported through an induction and training programme to help you understand how our Board works, your responsibilities and to make sure you are comfortable and able to contribute successfully. More experienced Board Members will be available to support you. The role is voluntary and unpaid, but we hope that working with GCF will be a rewarding experience, helping to support vulnerable people in need.

Time Commitment

There are 6 Trustees’ meetings a year, in person usually at the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice in Glasgow. Meetings are currently at 11am on Mondays and last approximately 90 minutes. At meetings we discuss and decide on policy, strategy and governance issues, provide oversight of the Investment Managers, review our financial position and approve grant applications. The Care Committee and Marketing Committees also have short online meetings approximately six times a year in addition.