Harmeny Education Trust is a charitable organisation providing therapeutic care and education to children who have experienced early years trauma through abuse, neglect and family disruption, referred from all over Scotland. We currently work with children and young people aged 5-18, both on a day and all-year-round residential basis.

Our core service comprises:

• An education service, which includes an outdoor learning team.

• A care service, with five residential cottages.

• Support services, made up of finance, estates, catering and domestic, fundraising, IT, HR, learning and development, and admin teams.

Children who come to Harmeny often have severe attachment disorders, have suffered some form of early years trauma leading to high levels of anxiety and difficulty in managing their behaviour, as well as a range of complex needs. Through highly therapeutic care and education programmes, we help children to gain the skills and resilience to lead healthy and happy adult lives.

We are registered with the Scottish Social Services Council, General Teaching Council for Scotland, Care Inspectorate, Education Scotland, and The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR).

Harmeny is situated in a beautiful 35-acre woodland estate, which includes a community garden, orchard, wildlife habitats, children’s play areas and a mountain bike track. Harmeny is located in Balerno on the outskirts of Edinburgh, at the foot of the Pentland Hills; we are easily accessible by bus and there is ample parking.

We are seeking new Trustees to join the organisation and oversee its governance, and we are particularly keen to find candidates with knowledge and experience in any of the following:

• social work/ residential care;

• digital transformation;

• children and families research;

• therapeutic work with children and young people;

• experience of care growing up directly or indirectly; or

• health, ideally in the area of mental health.

Trustees are expected to prepare for and attend four Board meetings per year. Meetings are ideally in-person, albeit we can accommodate remote attendance as required. Additional meetings may be held for urgent matters that do not fit with the set calendar of meetings.

Trustees are also expected to be involved in other matters, for example to join a sub-committee relevant to their skill set or working group, take part in a recruitment panel, attend Harmeny events or support Harmeny’s work externally. Sub-committees meet in advance of the main meetings for a shorter duration, and are generally conducted virtually.

Harmeny is committed to equality of opportunity and the promotion of diversity, including in relation to its Board. We welcome applications from all parts of society, and we encourage applications from individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds and those who are care-experienced.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of Trustees in a friendly organisation making a difference to the lives of some of Scotland’s most remarkable children. Support and mentoring can be provided to the successful candidate, particularly those who may be early in their career and/or lacking experience in acting as a board member. An induction programme will be provided.

A fuller job description and person specification can be found using the link below. Harmeny is a values-led organisation and a good fit with our ethos is as important to us as having relevant experience.

There is no remuneration attached to the role but out-of-pocket expenses will be reimbursed.

If you would like to find out more about this rewarding opportunity, please contact Gavin Calder, Chief Executive, on 0131 449 3938.

Where the role fits in our organisation

Resources and Development

Our Resources and Development Group are responsible for many of our organisational services and policies, including finance, income, governance, legal, people and performance, as well as managing our Fund Management portfolio of investment to our sector. The team includes Lead Officers, Development Officers, Support Officers, Coordinators and professional advisors working together to build a high performing, effective organisation and a great place to work.

We are looking for a colleague who is passionate about the impact and potential of our third sector, who thrives on building strategic partnerships and relationships with an eye for detail to oversee investments to our sector and secure our own income. With a good understanding of third sector funding, the successful candidate will be the policy lead for Fair Funding across Dumfries and Galloway, as well as leading a small team to deliver our funding priorities, to secure investment in our sector and to design and deliver on our long-term income priorities to ensure our sustainability.

What You'll Do

• Oversee the development of our Fund Management proposition, delivering key investment to Dumfries & Galloway’s third sector and communities on behalf of funding partners.

• Oversee the development of our long-term funding pipeline in line with our Prospectus, ambitions and outcomes, supported by a dedicated Development Officer and wider team.

• Build positive relationships with funding partners with a view to securing investment in our capacity building and development priorities in line with Fair Funding.

• As policy lead for Fair Funding, work with our Community Planning Partners to develop an adoption plan for Fair Funding and provide advice in line with Fair Funding principles and CPIB national guidance.

• Oversee advice to the sector on Fair Funding and securing investment, supported by Development and Locality teams.

• Represent the third sector/TSDG at appropriate partnership meetings.

• Provide effective leadership and support to colleagues within the direct team and across the organisation, leading with compassion and integrity.

More about you

• You will be able to show your experience of leading programmes in the third sector

• You will be able to demonstrate good understanding of third sector funding and grants

• You will be able to show your approach to effective and compassionate leadership of people, achieving outcomes and demonstrating impact.

• You will bring a keen interest in building and sharing knowledge, particularly in relation to good practice and to new policy.

• You will be able to show examples of effective application of key skills, including organisation and planning, problem solving and communications.

• You will have had experience of building effective professional relationships inside and outside of your organisation.

• You may have had experience of facilitating or leading effective collaborative programmes across sectors.

• You may have previously designed and managed third sector grant programmes, or worked in a funding or income role.

Read more about working with us

More on our ways of working and benefits here

Find out more about our recruitment and selection process

If you’d like to talk to us about this opportunity to join us, get in touch…….

A fantastic opportunity to come and join the Children First team in Midlothian

Children First’s ambition is for every child in Scotland to be safe, loved and well with their family. As a charity we offer emotional, practical, and financial support to help families to put children first and campaign to uphold the rights of every child.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our team in Midlothian who are funded to support families experiencing challenges relating to parental substance use, poverty, poor mental health and trauma amongst other factors. In addition, we support Kinship carers and the children and young people in their care. You will join a team offering both whole family and individual supports, where systemic and relational approaches underpin the work we do. We offer peer led groups and connections through community supports also.

This position will predominantly focus on supporting children, young people and their parents where poor mental health is experienced. You will provide both individual and whole family based supports promoting positive mental health and wellbeing. You will also be expected to support group based supports for young people with poor mental health.

If you have experience of working within child protection processes, are committed to restorative approaches, meaningfully involving children and families, and have a professional qualification in a relevant area such as Social Work, Teaching or equivalent in Childcare/Social Care or related area, accredited counselling qualification, or other relevant qualification at SCQF level 9 or higher then we want to hear from you.

Children First are determined that the full incorporation of the UNCRC means that children will have their rights respected in all areas of their lives and will have a real say in the way they are supported. If you share this determination, we would love to hear from you.

What kind of people are we looking for?

• have experience of keeping children safe in their own families
• are fiercely passionate about children’s rights
• thinks it’s a privilege to work with and on behalf of children and families and,
• are kind and will bring their whole selves to the job: heart and mind
• What kind of team member will you be?

Knowing our ambition for children, you will be someone who is:

• resilient, skilled and knowledgeable who wants to transform children’s lives
• determined to support children to stay safely with their own family
• big hearted and courageous
• able to build strong relationships and to manage the tricky conversations
• is compassionate and understanding of trauma
• a cool head and clear minded at times of pressure
• inspiring colleagues and teams to be even better
• an amazing ambassador for children and Children First

Above all else, the most important thing to us is that you are someone who will do the right thing for children and their families at every turn.

Base

You will be based in our office in Hardengreen, Dalkeith but expected to work across Midlothian

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays). ​We have additional benefits such as a cash back health plan, cycle to work scheme, and option to join a ​Credit Union.

Would you like to make a difference?

Children First is Scotland’s National Children’s Charity.

Our vision is that all children in Scotland grow up safe and well in strong, resilient families and communities and we work tirelessly to make sure that happens. By getting alongside children and their families to offer practical, emotional and financial help we uphold the rights of children to be raised in their own families. The children we support have to overcome many challenges; poverty, isolation, trauma, violence and abuse but we know that with the right support they can recover and live safe and happy lives. We are proud of the way we do things at Children First, we put respect, compassion and relationships at the heart of everything we do and we believe that with the best people delivering the best quality support, amazing transformation can take place.

Our Board of Trustees is committed to this vision and values, and Trustees bring their wide range of skills, knowledge, expertise, objectivity, insight and strategic thought to the table. They involve themselves in our work and steer our organisation forward, working closely with the Chief Executive and executive leadership team of the Charity.

We are currently looking for a new Board Trustee with a legal background who will take on the role of Law Agent as required by Children First’s Royal Charter. This is an exciting and rewarding opportunity for an enthusiastic and dynamic individual. You will have the opportunity to use and develop your legal skills and experience to support children and families across Scotland.

The Position

You will join the Board of around 10 other trustees and will be expected to attend and participate up to 5 Board meetings a year as well as an annual Strategy Day. You will also be expected to sit on one subcommittee of the Board and attend meetings of that subcommittee 3 to 4 times a year. The Law Agent will be appointed for an initial term of 3 years, and is eligible to seek nomination to serve a further 3 year term.

Board Trustees are asked to contribute actively to the Board by providing strategic guidance, setting objectives and goals, evaluating performance and providing challenge and support. You will also be an ambassador for the Charity and are expected to respect, promote and protect the culture and values of the Charity.

All Trustees are expected to have a good understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of the position of a Trustee on a Board.

As Law Agent you will ensure that the Charity complies with it’s governing document and wider legal responsibilities and you will use your legal experience and knowledge to help inform decision making and to support strategic planning at Board meetings. You will be able to apply legal principles to managing risk and ensuring that the policies and processes of the Charity are in line with best legal practice. You will have the ability to identify when the Charity should seek external legal advice.

The formal appointment to the Board will become effective from the date of the Charity’s AGM in September 2025. There will, however, be opportunity to attend Board meetings as an observer before then. New Trustees will participate in an induction process and will be supported in spending time getting to know the organisation.

The Candidate

We are looking for a committed and enthusiastic qualified lawyer to join our Board. Whilst it would be beneficial, you do not need to have specifically worked in the area of child or family law but a keen interest and passion in protecting children’s rights is essential, as well as a commitment to the values of Children First. An understanding of good governance is also required.

You must be able to demonstrate sound, independent judgement and have an ability to be open minded and work collectively. You must have an ability to challenge constructively where required and be able to critically assess and analyse complex issues. Good listening and communication skills are essential.

Children First is committed to being an inclusive and diverse organisation that is representative of the families and communities it supports. The Board supports this commitment and seeks to enhance its diversity from the perspective of ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender and disability. We believe that the more diverse and inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

We welcome and encourage applications from all interested parties who believe they can help make a difference.

The position is voluntary, however reasonable travel expenses are reimbursed.

Wellbeing Scotland operates an access-to-records service that offers survivors of childhood abuse emotional and practical support to access, catalogue, and process historic files, enabling them to participate in Scotland’s Redress Scheme.

Due to the growth in work, we are now recruiting additional Access to Records Support Workers to work with a caseload to access records, providing short-term, initial emotional support to ensure the process of access to records is started within two days of receiving a referral.

This will involve working with clients in a trauma-informed way to identify where records may be held and to seek an update from the record holder within twenty-eight days.

It will also involve ensuring ongoing risk assessment and ongoing evaluation with clients and to review client records if requested to do so by the client.

Support will be given to clients to go through their records and to support clients in cataloguing the records and ensuring a chronological arrangement.

Requirements

Essential Skills - The Access to Records Support Worker must have relevant qualifications or experience working with people (e.g., counselling, psychology, social work, education, law, health, youth work). Strong administration skills and the ability to manage and organised a busy caseload.

Desirable Skills - The post holder would benefit from a good understanding of Scotland’s Redress Scheme and historic care system. Knowledge of process related to subject access requests, GDPR and data protection are also desirable.

Workers should possess well developed administration skills, knowledge of IT systems, be highly organised, a strong communicator and able to work autonomously whilst contributing with in a team environment.

Reporting to: Access to Records Team Leader

Edible Estates is seeking a motivated and culturally sensitive individual to join our team as a Senior Community Researcher to lead our New Scots Community Garden Integration Study. This role will oversee the implementation of a research project exploring how community gardens can support the integration and well-being of new Scots in Edinburgh.

Edible Estates is a not-for-profit organisation, our core operation is the development of community gardens and other greenspace projects in Edinburgh’s council estates. The study will leverage Edible Estates role delivering and supporting community gardening projects across Edinburgh's council estates.

The successful candidate will work closely with new Scots, community researchers, community garden development officers, and local organisations to facilitate meaningful engagement between new Scots and community gardens.

New Scots Community Garden Study

The New Scots Community Garden Study is a research project led by Edible Estates to explore how community gardens can support the integration and well-being of new Scots in Edinburgh. This study aims to understand the impact of community gardening on recent immigrants and refugees, their capacity to bring new Scots and local communities together through shared gardening activities, allowing for cultural exchange and the development of social connections, while also identifying barriers to participation and opportunities for enhancing social connections.

The study is funded by Groundswell, a consortium of universities investigating the links between greenspace and wellbeing. Staff from the OPENspace Research Centre will collaborate in the delivery of the study and incorporate it’s findings into their research.

Key objectives of the study include:

• Assessing the current involvement of new Scots in community gardens across Edinburgh.
• Identifying barriers that may prevent new Scots from participating in community gardening activities.
• Exploring the potential benefits of community gardening for new Scots, including improved well-being, cultural exchange, and community integration.
• Evaluating the capacity of existing community gardens to welcome and support new Scots.
• Developing strategies to increase new Scots' participation in community gardens.

Poverty and inequality are the greatest challenges Scotland faces. The Poverty Alliance is working to create a wide coalition that can bring about real change. An opportunity has arisen to join our research team and help us achieve our vision of a Scotland without poverty:

A vacancy has arisen for an experienced social researcher to join the Poverty Alliance’s busy and impactful research team. We are looking for a new Research Officer, who will work on a new project called “Pathways to Progress”, which aims to enhance job quality in Social Care.

The right person for this job will have significant experience and knowledge of conducting and managing qualitative research, preferably in an applied research context. You will have excellent knowledge of a range of qualitative and participatory research methodologies and methods. Alongside a sound knowledge of current issues and trends in relation to poverty and inequality, you will have experience of research focused on delivering real social change.

Above all, we are looking for a dynamic, passionate and committed individual, who not only wants to understand the nature of the social challenges we face but wants to change them too.

Role

The SWI is an organisation that’s all about people, and connection. The heritage project is incredibly exciting and milestone in the SWIs history, we need to ensure the membership base and others with an interest in preserving this heritage can be involved.

This role is vital will be responsible for recruiting, training, and supporting volunteers. This will include assisting with the archiving and cataloguing of the physical collection, collecting, transcribing and cataloguing the oral history of the SWI and other emerging opportunities for volunteer roles as the project develops.

You will ensure that accessibility and inclusion is embedded into volunteering, any necessary reporting is undertaken, and that engagement KPIs are delivered.

Requirements:

• Experience of working in a customer facing environment or a wide range of stakeholders
• Experience of working with volunteers
• Experience of volunteer management

The Scottish Women’s Institutes is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We are working towards improvements with equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging within our staff and volunteer base.

We are recruiting for the newly created role of Property Maintenance & Health and Safety Manager to join our Property Services team.

The Property team manages a portfolio of over 400 properties across Glasgow, Edinburgh, Inverness and Orkney. The post holder will oversee the day-to-day operations of the team via the Maintenance Supervisor as well as provide cover for the Head of Property when required. The Health and Safety element of the role will feed into the wider organisation and will be the point of contact for our programmes.

Main duties and responsibilities will include:

Maintenance Management

• Lead the day-to-day running of the property function whilst supporting the supervisor and internal colleagues
• Set up contracts with external contractors, review works and schedule review meetings
• Coordinate and oversee maintenance schedules and preventative maintenance plans
• Maintain records of all maintenance activities
• Ensure all tools and equipment required are available to deliver both reactive and planned works
• Health and Safety Compliance
• Ensure all activities comply with the relevant health and safety legislation and regulations
• Conduct regular safety audits and risk assessments of facilities and work processes
• Provide training to staff on health and safety procedures, emergency preparedness and proper equipment use

Financial Responsibility

• Review all quotes from contractors and review against scope of works
• Review all internal costs generated by the property team
• Support Head of Property to review any ongoing spend within the full property structure

People Management

• Develop positive and supportive relationships with staff team
• Arrange and facilitate regular support and supervision sessions with team members
• Complete annual appraisals and personal development plans
• Manage team conduct and capability

What we expect from you..

Our values make us who we are and define our actions and behaviours every day. We’d expect the post-holder to uphold and represent our organisation in a way that reflects our values and person-centred way of working.

We’re looking for someone that has gained experience in a similar role blending maintenance, contractor management as well as health and safety oversight. You will have a recognised technical background and experience of working in Facilities Management as well strong experience and knowledge of property compliance in the housing sector and health and safety regulations and risk management practices.

IOSH or NEBOSH qualification is an advantage as well as membership of CIBSE, BIFM or equivalent.

What you can expect from us..

• The post holder will report to the Head of Property
• Working 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, flexibly between the hours of 8am and 6pm depending on the needs of the service, with 1 hour unpaid break
• Your usual place of work will be Rosemount Business Park, Charles Street, Glasgow, G21 2QA. Working arrangements are in agreement with the line manager based on the needs of the service
• Annual leave entitlement of 210 hours (equivalent to 6 weeks) pro rata in your first year, rising to 280 hours (equivalent to 8 weeks) pro rata in your second year. This includes public holidays
• You will automatically be enrolled into the People’s Pension in the month that you will complete 3-months of employment, providing you meet the auto-enrolment criteria
• Life insurance 4 x salary
• Option to purchase and sell annual leave
• Comprehensive induction and ongoing learning and development
• Cycle to work scheme
• Wellness programme

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) as our Policy and Public Affairs Officer, playing a key role in shaping and delivering our policy and campaigning work.

SYP has a proud history of championing youth-led campaigns that drive meaningful policy change. From securing Votes at 16 and Equal Marriage to advocating for the incorporation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into domestic law, we have consistently worked to improve the lives of young people across Scotland.

As we develop our new manifesto, this role will be instrumental in ensuring that young people’s voices are heard by decision-makers at all levels. The Policy and Public Affairs Officer will support young people to influence policy, engage with politicians, and drive forward the changes they want to see in society.

If you are passionate about amplifying young people’s voices and have the skills to support impactful policy work and public affairs engagement, we would love to hear from you.