Are you passionate about helping vulnerable children and young people to have the best opportunities to fulfil their potential? Do you believe that children have the right to live within a safe family environment where they get the care, support and encouragement they need to flourish?
If so, the role of Supervising Social Worker may give you a perfect chance to fulfil these aims.
About Aberlour Fostering
Our Fostering Team is home based, with access to offices for team meetings. We are a National Fostering Service, so this role requires travel to be able to meet with foster carers and other agencies. This specific role mostly covers Central belt/Fife area but there will be further travel required for team meetings/development days.
What we are looking for....
With trauma informed practice at the heart of our work, Aberlour has a strong reputation, built over 20 years, for providing fostering services for vulnerable children and young people in Scotland. We are currently looking to recruit a Supervising Social Worker to join our team. As a Supervising Social Worker, you will be responsible for recruiting, assessing and supervising a group of Foster Carers. This role is crucial, bringing together the needs of looked after children and young people and support and management of Foster Carers, liaising with the placing Local Authority. Your work with the Foster Carers will have a direct impact on the children and young people that they foster and so the role is key in supporting the Foster Carers to provide the right environment and support for the child/young person they foster. You will also contribute to the delivery and development of the Fostering Service. Evening and weekend work may be required, and you will be part of an on call rota.
“Aberlour Fostering is 5 Star. As we have taken a child under our wing, Aberlour has taken us under theirs. We feel part of a team, one big family with the same common goals and values. Working together with amazing people, we feel supported and valued” - one of our current foster carers.
We are looking for people who:
At Aberlour we want to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. Have a look at our values to understand more about what we are looking for from our employees
What we offer...
As well as a supportive team and excellent training opportunities, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers. Find out more about our Employee Benefits and our commitment to Equality and Diversity
We also follow Data Protection Guidelines - Here is our privacy policy.
For an informal discussion, please contact Kerryanne Duffin, Service Manager, on 07815 839567 (not available on Wednesdays).
Glasgow Women’s Aid provides information, support and temporary accommodation for women, children and young people experiencing domestic abuse. We have refuge accommodation, follow on services and outreach services both for women and children across Glasgow.
The purpose of this role is to ensure that all of our sites are maintained to a good standard of repair and decoration. We have several refuge sites across Glasgow and you will be responsible for ensuring that maintenance work gets carried out. You will carry out minor DIY tasks yourself such as building flat pack furniture, fitting curtains and hanging pictures so that our properties are ready for families to move in. You will provide support where special cleans are required and ensure that there is adequate stock of everything we need to make refuge a home. This is a very busy role and the successful candidate will have great customer service skills and a proactive attitude. As we have several sites it is essential that you have a drivers license to drive our van.
Could you be part of something different? We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to use their gifts, skills and experience to make a difference to the lives of the people in our parishes and communities.
We are looking for someone with the energy and desire to work with children, youth and Families in a Church context. With significant experience in youth work and in particular experience of working with children of primary age, you should have a good understanding of the issues that affect them.
The successful candidate will be a committed Christian with an active Church connection (Genuine Occupational Requirement in terms of the Equality Act 2010).
Manor Estates Housing Association is seeking to recruit a full-time Factoring Co-ordinator to join our busy Property Services team.
Manor Estates Housing Association is a social landlord, responsible for over 1,100 homes in Edinburgh. We have a staff team of 32 and are based at New Mart Place. We are looking to appoint someone with direct factoring experience, including debt management to manage our factoring services to over 1,500 homeowners.
Salary:
Office opening hours:Monday to Thursday 9.00 am - 5.00pm, Friday 9.00am - 3.30pm
Location:Head Office 5 New Mart Place, Edinburgh EH14 1RW
Manor Estates Housing Association is seeking to recruit a full-time Compliance and Asset Co-ordinator to join our busy Property Services team.
Manor Estates Housing Association is a social landlord, responsible for over 1,100 homes in Edinburgh. We have a staff team of 32 and are based in offices in New Mart Place. We are looking for someone to join our Property Services team who has experience of managing and delivering programmes that ensure full health and safety compliance and provide excellent asset management services to our customers.
Salary:
Office opening hours:Monday to Thursday 9.00 am - 5.00pm, Friday 9.00am - 3.30pm
Location: Head Office 5 New Mart Place, Edinburgh EH14 1RW
An exciting opportunity has arisen with Lothian Community Transport Services for the vacancy of a Transport Trainer. We have built up a reputation as an outstanding training centre, throughout the UK and we are looking to continue to maintain this reputation and also build on it by expanding our training offer and developing succession planning with our current Training Manager, who is due to retire in 2027.
This role could be perfect for someone who is interested in the delivery of transport training and loves working with people from a variety of different backgrounds. Perhaps you have a background in professional driving, perhaps you are a driver instructor looking for a new challenge. Whilst we can offer a comprehensive and funded training package, through a training agreement, you will already need to be confident in training delivery.
Responsible To:Chief Executive Officer
Primary Responsibilities:To deliver a range of training programmes to a wide variety of customers
Location:Primarily based at LCTS offices in Portobello, Edinburgh, but with a requirement to also deliver at the premises of third parties – some UK travel is likely to be required once training is completed. There is the possibility of occasional hybrid working being offered to the right candidate, but the ability to attend the office on several days per week would be essential.
Benefits
Amisfield Preservation Trust provides a regenerative community space (Amisfield Walled Garden) just outside of Haddington for a wide range of groups. The project is community-led by volunteers working alongside two paid workers. Since project inception, volunteers have recreated a beautiful, historic and peaceful 8 acre walled garden which had fallen into disrepair.
The central aim of the trust is to create a beautiful garden which enhances the wellbeing of visitors and volunteers. The garden helps improve the life chances of those most vulnerable in our community, through support for individuals with barriers to employment ; drives inclusion through involving volunteers with a range of additional support needs; promotes learning through educational activities for school groups with their teachers, and for the general public through a variety of training events; helps the community to flourish through increased social connection and regenerative activities that improve mental / physical wellbeing , resilience and help increase pride in the local community and place. To find out more about Amisfield Walled Garden: amisfield.org.uk
Job Role:
The Board of Amisfield Preservation Trust are keen to increase access to the garden by extending the opening hours over the weekend during the summer months. We are looking for a reliable, flexible, self-motivated and organised person who can manage the opening and closing of the garden during the weekend and on Tuesdays. They would be the point of contact for visitors. The postholder will also work alongside the Garden Coordinator for a half day during the week (Monday to Friday) to ensure they are aligned to the vision and values of the garden, and to communicate any concerns, questions, etc to the Garden Coordinator.
This post is offered on a fixed contract of six months (1st April 2026 to 30th September 2026). The role will be reconsidered by the Board during late 2026 with the possibility of being opened for application in 2027.