Join Young Scot

Young Scot is the national youth information and citizenship charity for young people aged 11– 26 in Scotland. We are a constant in the lives of young people. Delivering direct services for over 40 years, we are woven into the very fabric of growing up in Scotland.

Within our strategic vision, our focus is to continue to build an organization with a growth mindset that is financially sustainable, adaptable to change and has a strong team and infrastructure to deliver consistently excellent work for young people. To find out more about who we are and what we do, visit youngscot.net

Chair of Young Scot

We are seeking an exceptional and dynamic leader, who is forward-looking and shares our commitment to improving outcomes for young people. We welcome applications from people with a diverse range of backgrounds, industries and experiences.

The Chair will be appointed for an initial term of three years, with the possibility of re-appointment in line with Young Scot’s governing documents.

Citizens Advice Edinburgh (CAE) is part of an exciting collaborative project – The Family Hub - funded via the Scottish Government’s Whole Family Wellbeing Fund (WFWF).

The collaborative comprises the Third Sector organisations Circle, Stepping Stones North Edinburgh, Home-Start Edinburgh and Home Link Family Support, alongside NHS Lothian’s Parent & Infant Relationship Service and the City of Edinburgh Council’s Early Learning & Childcare Service.

The project delivers bespoke whole-family supports throughout the early years. CAE provides the welfare rights advice element of this service. The collaborative ensures that universal and enhanced support is available at the earliest stage possible for all families with a child not yet in an ELC or a pre-school age setting. This has been achieved by developing a cohesive pathway and a menu of supports alongside families.

The project is underpinned by early intervention and support. In providing holistic support to parents, we aim to improve the caregiving experience and infant mental health. Targeting secure attachment increases the likelihood of children remaining within the family home.

The project aims to:

• Improve family wellbeing
• Reduce inequalities in family wellbeing
• Reduce the need for families requiring crisis intervention
• Reduce the number of children living away from their families
• Increase the number of families taking up wider support

The multi-disciplinary service is delivered via physical Hubs in each locality, Pop-ups and Home Visits to families, to ensure city-wide, equal and convenient access.

Your Role

As the project’s Income Maximisation Adviser, you will principally advise parents about welfare entitlement, grants, and tariffs; budgeting; reducing household costs; and managing debt. Alongside financial topics, you will also offer assistance with housing, employment, and other related areas of advice. The central aim of the role is to reduce the number of families and children living in relative poverty.

The successful candidate must be experienced in giving advice, particularly in relation to benefits. Evidence of training and experience within another advice role is expected, but opportunities to develop your knowledge would be available via access to Citizens Advice’s comprehensive training platform. Provision of advice would be supported by the Citizens Advice information database and access to Citizens Advice Edinburgh’s network of specialists.

It is not essential to have experience of working within the sphere of Early Years or family support, but the candidate must be motivated to work collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to display awareness and understanding of the complex support needs and vulnerabilities that families may present with to the service.

Due to the citywide coverage of the service, candidates must commit to regular travel between different Edinburgh locations and be confident working independently at times. The post holder will also be required to assertively develop and maintain links with relevant partner agencies in the wider community, to ensure that families receive holistic support.

Would you love to support community organisations to become stronger and more sustainable? Do you have experience of working with communities, able to provide information and encouragement?

Working as part of the member support team, this role will provide advice and support to our members (primarily in the North-East of Scotland) build relationships and contribute to the growth of the development trust movement.

This role will involve hybrid working from home and office, with travel throughout the country.

Are you ready for a new role?

Quarriers are an ambitious organisation and we believe that we have a role in making Scotland a better place.

Aberdeen Carers Support Service provides support to improve the quality of life and wellbeing of unpaid carers of all ages.

We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a Family Wellbeing Worker.

Your new opportunity

The successful candidate will be required to:

Identify and coordinate support for unpaid carers in Aberdeen by developing Adult Carer Support Plans that promote wellbeing and help carers balance their caring responsibilities with a life of their own.

The successful applicant will be a highly organised and self-motivated individual with the ability to plan and prioritise their own workload.

37 hours per week

£28,167 per annum

Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm with possible evening and weekend work.

What you’ll bring

• Reliability, flexibility and a positive attitude
• Experience in Microsoft packages, Word, Excel etc. is essential
• Ability to build trusting relationships
• Empathy and excellent communication skills
• Excellent team player
• Ability to apply transferable life experience and skills to support and enable individuals.
• Knowledge of unpaid carers and relevant legislation
• Supporting/Supervising volunteer, apprentices or students may be required

What you’ll get

• SVQ qualifications via our accredited centre
• Generous leave
• Training & development opportunities
• Opportunity to change lives through meaningful work
• Family-friendly policies
• Health benefits: HSF cash plans, physio & occupational health
• Free 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• £500 refer-a-friend bonus (T&Cs apply)
• Life Assurance & Pension
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Access to Concerts for Carers

Full details of this role can be viewed on the attached Job Role Profile.

Quarriers have investors in People Platinum accreditation

Please note: Quarriers cannot guarantee visa sponsorship for this role. Candidates must have the right to work in the UK or be able to secure this independently.

About Us

Quarriers is one of Scotland’s leading social care charities. We provide practical care and support for vulnerable children, adults and families who face extremely challenging circumstances. We challenge poverty and inequality of opportunity to bring about positive changes in people’s lives.

Benefits

• Free Physiotherapy and Occupational Health
• 24/7 Access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Non-contributory Life Assurance Scheme
• Workplace Pension
• Savings Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Long Service Rewards
• Significant Discount Opportunities

Help shape the future of Scotland's first National Park

At Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority, we're working to protect one of Scotland's most special places while tackling the climate emergency and nature crisis.

We're looking for a Strategic Estates Asset Manager to lead the long-term management of our diverse estate portfolio. This is an opportunity to influence how our land and property assets are managed, ensuring they continue to deliver lasting value for nature, communities and the organisation.

Working across the business and with a wide range of partners, you'll lead the implementation and review of our Estates Strategy, providing strategic advice on investment, maintenance, acquisitions and asset performance. You'll help ensure our estate is sustainable, resilient and aligned with our Corporate Plan and statutory responsibilities.

About you

You'll bring significant experience in strategic estates or asset management, with the ability to develop long-term asset strategies, manage budgets and provide confident advice on investment and asset decisions. You'll be a collaborative leader, able to build strong relationships and balance commercial thinking with environmental and community priorities.

Experience within the public sector, rural estates or environmental organisations would be welcomed but isn't essential.

Why join us?

You'll be joining a supportive organisation where people are passionate about making a positive difference. We offer flexible and hybrid working, a generous pension scheme, excellent annual leave and a strong commitment to wellbeing.

Find out more about why it's a great place to work: https://www.lochlomond-trossachs.org/park-authority/careers-with-us/why-work-here/

Our values

Our values shape how we work every day. We care about people and place, work collaboratively, treat everyone with respect and kindness, and take responsibility for protecting the National Park for future generations. If you share our commitment to making a positive difference and want to be part of a supportive, purpose-driven team, you'll feel at home here.

Find out more about our values and behaviours: https://www.lochlomond-trossachs.org/park-authority/careers-with-us/our-values-and-behaviours/

If you're looking for a role where your expertise can help shape the future of a world-renowned National Park, we'd love to hear from you.

We value difference

We're proud to be an inclusive employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We know that diverse perspectives make us stronger and help us better serve the communities and landscapes we're here to protect.

As the Community and Events Fundraising Officer, you will play a key part in ending youth homelessness in Scotland by inspiring people to support Rock Trust.

You will deliver exceptional supporter care and create meaningful experiences for everyone fundraising for us. Although a varied role, your work will follow strong themes – relationship building, spending time with supporters, and working with the Fundraising team; all to make a tangible difference for young people.

You’ll join an experienced and collaborative Fundraising and Communications team and be supported to identify opportunities to grow our community presence, take ownership of our community-led income, and inspire long term supporter loyalty to Rock Trust. In this varied and people-focused role you will meet and present to community groups such as schools, student societies, churches, and voluntary organisations. You may support groups to host their own events, take part in Youth and Philanthropy Initiative projects, or run collections, and you’ll play an important role in improving our supporter stewardship; helping create meaningful ways to connect with, and thank, our supporters.

You will also look after our events portfolio; recruiting participants, ensuring they receive top-notch stewardship, and supporting them in their fundraising journey. From our annual Firewalk to third-party challenges such as marathons and abseils, you’ll ensure that every participant has a fantastic experience. You’ll also use your creativity to bring fresh ideas to the table, adding to, and enhancing, our existing events programme to keep supporters engaged and inspired.

In the office, you will collaborate with teams such as Communications and Finance. You will help bring supporter stories to life, create engaging content, process donations, maintain our CRM database, and ensure fundraising activities run smoothly. You’ll also play an important part in supporting volunteers and volunteer groups, helping to create an excellent supporter experience at every stage.

This is a fantastic opportunity to combine creativity, relationship building, and event management in a role where no two days are the same. You’ll have the opportunity to learn from experienced colleagues, while putting your own stamp on the work we do. Most importantly, your work will directly help end youth homelessness in Scotland, giving you the chance to see the real impact your efforts make on the lives of young people.

• Reporting to - Partnerships Lead
• Direct reports - Occasional students and volunteers
• Team size- Fundraising & Communications team of 6

Rock Trust promotes a family friendly culture. As such, we welcome discussions around flexible working and/or compressed hours, consider hybrid working, and run a flexi time system. This Community and Events Fundraising Officer role could work up to 40% of the week remotely. While 60% of the role would be ‘office based’, in practise this could mean out in the community meeting groups, delivering presentations, or at events.

Would you like to come and work at the number one Students’ Union in Scotland (as voted in the recent Whatuni Student Choice awards)? Strath Union is looking for a talented individual to join our team as Campaigns Coordinator.

The Campaigns Coordinator will play a central role in supporting and empowering students to shape their university experience. This includes a strong focus on equality and inclusion, supporting student campaigns, supporting the delivery of impactful campaigns across a range of issues affecting students.

The postholder will support the administration and development of representation structures, support the delivery of democratic processes such as elections and student meetings, and provide practical support to campaign activities. They will work closely with elected student officers and Union staff to ensure that the student voice is heard, valued, and acted upon across the Strathclyde community.

Strathclyde Students’ Union is committed to promoting diversity and equality for all and welcomes applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from applicants with disabilities, from ethnic minority backgrounds, and those with diverse sexualities or marginalised gender identities as these groups are underrepresented.

At CHAS, every fundraising campaign has a purpose beyond clicks, conversions and ROI. The income you help generate will support children with life-shortening conditions and the families who love them across Scotland.

We're looking for a creative, curious and ambitious Fundraising Campaigns Coordinator to help deliver inspiring fundraising campaigns that engage supporters, grow income and help ensure every family who needs CHAS can access our care. You’ll be joining the team at a unique and critical time as we seek to deliver the More Than A Hospice Appeal, a £20m capital appeal to transform how Scotland cares for children with life-shortening conditions.

You'll work closely with the Fundraising Campaigns Manager and colleagues across CHAS to deliver multi-channel fundraising and supporter acquisition and retention campaigns, helping to plan, execute, optimise and report on activity across a range of channels.

From digital lead generation and email marketing to supporter journeys, face-to-face fundraising and direct mail appeals, you'll have the opportunity to make a direct impact on campaigns that reach thousands of supporters across Scotland and that seek to ensure that no family should face the death of their child alone.

You'll also:

• Support year-round fundraising acquisition and retention campaigns.

• Help deliver and optimise digital acquisition activity.

• Write compelling copy for emails, web and supporter communications.

• Analyse campaign performance and identify opportunities for improvement.

• Collaborate with colleagues across fundraising, marketing and communications.

• Provide excellent account management of fundraising partners and external suppliers.

This role is fixed term until 31 August 2027, to support our Fundraising Campaigns while the current post-holder undertakes a maternity cover secondment elsewhere within CHAS.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have skill and experience in delivering fundraising and marketing campaigns across a range of channels. You’ll be a brilliant communicator, have a track record of successfully working as part of a team, can think creatively and can use data and technology to inform your decision making and power your campaigns.

About CHAS

We support families during the toughest of times. We have ambitions to reach every family in Scotland who is living with the heart-breaking prognosis that their child is dying and offer them our care and support to empower them to make the most of the short time they have together, as well as supporting them with life after loss.

But more than this - through the More Than a Hospice Appeal, we have an urgent and bold plan to change the future of how care is delivered for every dying child in Scotland, forever.

We want every family to have real choice over their child’s care, both while they live, and at end of life. The fundraising team will play a crucial part in making this possible, and as Fundraising Campaigns Coordinator, you will truly be working towards the funds that make this vision a reality in the future.

We offer

• Flexible Working: our teams work flexibly and in a hybrid manner with time split between at home and onsite in a CHAS office – most of our fundraising staff are based in our Glasgow or Edinburgh offices. CHAS offers flexible and family friendly working. and are happy to discuss working arrangements that work for you!

• Development Opportunities: exposure to a variety of fundraising activities

• Professional Growth: Work with industry leaders in a high-performing team where you will be encouraged and supported to excel and develop your skills.

• Comprehensive Benefits: Including generous annual leave, pension, access to Blue Light discounts, and health and wellbeing support.

It doesn’t matter whether your background is children and families, social care, housing support, youth work or community services. If you care about keeping families together, helping young people feel safe and supported, and you know how to lead teams doing complex work well, this could be the next move for you.

Right There has spent 200 years making sure that fewer people in Scotland end up homeless and fewer families fall apart. Last year alone, almost 4,000 people got the support they needed to stay in their homes and stay close to the people they love. We are a charity with a clear, urgent mission. We need you to help us make sure children, young people and families in Glasgow and the West get the right support, at the right time, from teams who are confident, skilled and well led.

This is a new Locality Manager role working alongside our Head of Children and Families. You will lead the strategic implementation and operational management of our Glasgow and West Children and Families programmes, including Young People Family Support, Mentoring, and South Ayrshire Supported Accommodation.

It is complex, stretching and the stakes are real. This is work with children, young people and families whose lives are affected by poverty, care experience, housing insecurity, trauma and family breakdown. But it is also rewarding, hopeful and, in the way that only work with meaning can be, genuinely good fun.

Your role

• Leading services well. You will directly manage delivery across our Glasgow and West Children and Families programmes, making sure services are safe, person-centred, strengths-based and aligned with Right There’s aims, values and strategic objectives. 
• Keeping the focus on quality and outcomes. You will lead delivery in line with agreed outcomes, robust operational controls and best-practice legislation and guidance, including UNCRC, The Promise, GIRFEC, Care Inspectorate standards and SSSC Codes of Practice. 
• Supporting teams to do their best work. You will lead, coach and develop service managers, coordinators and delivery teams, creating a positive culture where people feel supported, accountable and able to learn through reflective practice.
• Making data useful. You will make sure service data, KPIs, reporting and quality assurance are accurate, timely and used well, so decisions are grounded in evidence and services keep improving.
• Growing and developing services. You will take ownership of service development and annual business planning, investigating opportunities that align with existing provision and supporting proposals and tenders for new and developing work.
• Building trusted partnerships. You will represent Right There with commissioners, local authorities, social work, housing, health services, the Care Inspectorate and other partners, making sure relationships are purposeful, professional and rooted in the needs of the people we support.
• Managing risk, resources and compliance. You will oversee budgets, staffing, safeguarding, health and safety, complaints, reporting requirements and service standards, making sure the practical foundations are strong enough to support excellent delivery.

What you bring

Maybe you have built your career in children and families, social care, housing, youth work, mentoring or support services, and you are ready for a broader role with more influence. Or maybe you are already leading complex services and want that leadership to count for something bigger. Either way, you’ll recognise yourself here.

• You understand the realities facing children, young people and families, and you believe support should be compassionate, practical and free from judgement.
• You know how to lead services that are person-centred, strengths-based and grounded in clear professional boundaries.
• You bring knowledge of relevant legislation, policy and practice across social care, family support, housing and safeguarding.
• You are confident with quality assurance, performance management and service reporting, and you use data to improve what happens in practice.
• You know how to build and lead teams, support managers, hold standards and create a culture where people can do good work well.
• You can manage competing priorities, respond calmly to crisis and make sound decisions when things are complex.
• You build strong relationships with colleagues, commissioners, local authorities, social work, housing, health services and regulators.
• You genuinely care about social change — about children, young people and families having a fair chance at a safe and supportive place to call home.

You will need the right qualifications, or be willing to work towards them, including SVQ Level 4 in Health and Social Care and SVQ Level 4 in Management or SCQF equivalent. You will also need to be able to travel across agreed geographical areas, with a driving licence and access to a car for work purposes.

Our offer

Salary up to £44,436 per annum. Full time, permanent, 35 hours per week, reporting to the Head of Children and Families. Your core place of work will be 15 Dava Street, Glasgow, with a minimum of three days per week in the office and travel across Glasgow and West programmes as required. You’ll get six weeks’ annual leave, rising to eight weeks in year two, the People’s Pension from day one, life assurance, and a wide range of wellbeing, development and lifestyle benefits. If this sounds like the kind of challenge you’ve been waiting for, we’d love to hear from you.

About Us

We are Right There, a charity that recently celebrated our 200th anniversary. We provide tailored support for people, at home, and in the community. We are here for people who are living with the effects of homelessness, poverty, substance use, or family breakdowns.

Last year we supported almost 4,000 individuals, helping to prevent them from becoming homeless or separated from the people they love. Every person’s story is unique, and everyone’s route home is different - it doesn’t matter what the situation is – we’re not here to judge, only to help.

Ocean Youth Trust is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Head of Income Generation to lead our fundraising and wider income generation team. This is an exciting opportunity to join a long-standing outdoor education charity to lead the development and delivery of an income generation strategy that will build on our sustainability and ensure we are delivering innovative and impactful outdoor education for young people in Scotland.

Ocean Youth Trust Scotland is a charity providing adventure and youth work on the waves for over 600 young people each year.

We’ve been operating for more than 25 years and provide a number of different programmes supporting learning and youth work outcomes. We are first and foremost a youth work organisation but delivering our programme at sea provides a challenging environment and accelerates impact for young people.