Grangemouth Community Sports Trust is looking to appoint up to five Trustees to join the Board.

Who are we?

Grangemouth Community Sports Trust is a new charity (a SCIO) set up to manage Grangemouth Stadium for community benefit.

Grangemouth Stadium is central Scotland’s premier athletics training and competition facility and hosts a large number of regional, national and international events, squad training days and coaching conferences. It has been the home of many Olympic and Commonwealth squad teams for training and boasts the relocated Hampden track from the 2014 Commonwealth Games. It is home to Falkirk Victoria Harriers and Forth Valley Flyers and is of huge importance to the local community. The Trust seeks to widen and diversify the use of the facilities to secure its future and create a health and wellbeing hub for the local community.

Who are we looking for?

Previous board experience is not necessary but the ability to provide oversight, scrutiny and direction is.

We are seeking people with skills or experience in at least one of the following areas:

• Human Resources
• Health and Safety compliance
• Information Technology
• Legal (in particular, charity law)
• Marketing
• Sports Facility Management

This is a voluntary position with meetings conducted both in person and online.

This is a unique opportunity for someone who’s passionate about changing the outcomes for young people and ensuring they are at the centre of our work.

This is an entirely new and exciting project initiative with the potential for the right candidate to work with our team here at Fauldhouse and Breich Valley Community Development Trust to create an innovative Youth Pathway Project.

You will work with, and be fully supported by, our development team, our communications coordinator, our administration and finance support, our experienced management team, and our Board of Trustees.

We would like you to help us to develop our ambitious intentions to create a Youth Pathway Project and ensure young people are at the heart of this initiative, its design and its implementation.

We would like you to help us further develop our cross-sector partnerships and set up a working group. A wide range of partners have already been consulted and fully support the Youth Pathway Project proposal. We want to ensure that we engage with young people to enable them to participate and to have meaningful input into the Youth Pathway Project Planning Process.

With the support of your manager, the board of trustees and relevant partners, we would like you to take a lead role in the construction of a working plan, a document that highlights the aims and objectives of the Youth Pathway Project and how these aims and objectives can/will be achieved.

The Youth Pathway Project will aim to not only help young people with training, skills development and employment opportunities, but to help with confidence building, physical and mental health and wellbeing, life skills, social interaction and more. The “document/plan” will outline how we could address a wide range of issues, needs, concerns and aspirations.

The Youth Pathway would offer young people, who are excluded, disadvantaged, marginalised, who have complex needs and issues a wide range of opportunities.

If you feel you are the forward thinking, enthusiastic, self-motivated person required to help us achieve these goals we would love to hear from you.

If you would like to discuss the post further, or you would like to know more about the Youth Pathway Project initiative, please feel free to contact me for further details,

Julie Smith

Telephone: 01501 773 699

Email: info@fauldhouse.org.uk

The Scottish Human Rights Commission’s role is to promote widespread awareness, understanding of, and respect for human rights.

The SPCB is seeking to appoint two part-time members who must be able to spend four days a month (48 days per year) on commission business.

We are looking for two talented individualswith experience of operating at a senior organisational level, whohave previous non-executive board/committee experience, who have the ability to work collaboratively and who can demonstrate a commitment to human rights.

We are particularly interested in hearing from peoplewith personal lived experience of human rights issues, disabled people, people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communitiesor from those living in rural and island communities.

The daily fee rate is £320.03. The appointment is for a fixed term of 6 years.

The successful candidates will be expected to take up office in summer 2025.

The Commission is based in Edinburgh.

Home-Start West Lothian is looking to appoint a Chair to the Board of Trustees

Location: West Lothian (meetings held in person and/or virtually)

Time Commitment: Approximately 4 to 6 hours per month with Board meetings held every 8 - 10 weeks.

Salary: Voluntary (expenses reimbursed)

About Home-Start West Lothian: Home-Start West Lothian, a member of the Home-Start Federation, is a well-established local charity for 25 years providing compassionate, practical support to families with young children across the region. We believe that all children deserve a happy and secure childhood, and that parents play a key role in giving their children the best possible start in life. We aim to make a lasting and positive impact on the development of children and the health and wellbeing of the family. We do this by empowering parents, promoting resilience and confidence through friendship, guidance, and tailored assistance. We support hundreds of families each year with a team of nine staff and twenty-five volunteers.

The Role: We are seeking an experienced, passionate, and dedicated individual to take on the voluntary role of Chair of the Board of Trustees. This pivotal position ensures strong leadership and strategic oversight, working collaboratively with fellow trustees and the senior management team to shape the charity’s future.

Building on our successes to date, we want a new Chair to lead us through the next exciting phase of our journey. You will have a strong background and track record of providing leadership at board and/or senior executive level and will have a passion for supporting the early years in life for a better future. You should have the judgement and vision to operate effectively at strategic level and you should demonstrate the skills and expertise to help drive our mission forward.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership to the Board, ensuring it fulfils its responsibilities for governance and strategic direction.
• Support and guide the CEO to achieve the charity’s aims and objectives.
• Oversee the implementation of policies and ensure compliance with relevant legal and regulatory frameworks.
• Act as an ambassador for Home-Start West Lothian, fostering relationships with key stakeholders and promoting the charity's work.
• Ensure the Board operates efficiently, encouraging engagement and diversity of thought among trustees.
• Lead the Board in ensuring the charity’s financial stability and long-term sustainability.
• Represent Home-Start West Lothian at external events and within the local community.
• Bring impartiality and objective to decision making.
• Chair Board meetings and the AGM.

Skills and Experience:

• Proven leadership or management experience, ideally at Board level (charity sector experience desirable but not essential).
• Strategic thinker with the ability to support and challenge the team constructively.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• A passion for supporting families and an understanding of the challenges they face.

What We Offer:

• An opportunity to make a tangible difference to families across West Lothian.
• A chance to lead and influence a respected local charity.
• Supportive and collaborative Board environment.
• Induction, training, and ongoing support.
• Reimbursement of reasonable expenses.

Community Café Manager - Experienced Cook/Chef Wanted

Craigsfarm Community Development Project Ltd is a community hub serving the Craigshill and neighbouring communities. We deliver services and facilities that bring social benefit to the community. Central to our work is our pioneering Community Based Mental Wellbeing Programme supporting over 650 people experiencing mental distress.

Craigsfarm Community Café is central to our work. The cafe provides healthy eating options at low cost, as well as a range of other community benefits such as reduced social isolation, skills development and increased local spending.

Our café is central to the life of the community we serve, providing a social meeting point and can often be the conduit through which a range of services are accessed.

Any profits we generate enables us to enhance the services to the community we support.

Are you an experienced commis chef or cook that takes pride in your work? Are you looking for your next challenge without split shifts and anti-social hours?

We are currently recruiting a Cook to join our passionate, hard-working and friendly team, to create delicious meals and snacks for our customers. In joining us, you’ll also become part of our extended family. You’ll work alongside other team members who seek to provide care, warmth and kindness to all those who use our community cafe and hub. You will also be working and training our volunteers, some with special needs to assist you in your role.

The ideal candidate will have:

• A passion for contributing positively to the community
• A background in catering
• Food safety and hygiene certificate
• Knowledge and understanding of food allergies, safe food storage
• Proven ability to deliver high standards of food and presentation
• An ability to work independently and as part of a team
• An aptitude to working well under pressure
• An ability to organise and prioritise tasks and manage own workload
• Willingness to undergo PVG check

We are looking for an experienced Support Worker with an understanding of the effects of intergenerational trauma. If you practice in a non-judgemental, non-stigmatising way, are tenacious and persistent in helping service users to overcome barriers to accessing support and understand the impact day to day of poor mental health then we want to hear from you.

We are delighted to have received a further 12 month funding for our Bluebird project working with parents who have lost permanent care of at least one child. We have been running Bluebird for three years now. The parents we support have told us that often they felt judged and alone at the point that they have had a child removed from their care and that they want a safe space to talk about their experiences where they won’t feel judged, where they can express their feelings and have these validated. They have told us that it doesn’t matter if it happened many years ago or more recently, the enduring sense of loss and isolation is the same.

We offer a range of support services that meets birth parents where they are at and that places an emphasis on nurture and connection.

We will provide a generous package of staff benefits including a Pension Scheme with Lothian Pension Fund, a Flexible Working Scheme and high-quality supervision and support.

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

At Children First our 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 new and innovative Restorative Family Group Decision Making Service in East Ayrshire. The new team and model of relational and restorative approaches, including Family Group Decision Making, will play a pivotal role in the delivery and development of the service, ensuring high quality relationships with children and families and working alongside our partners to evidence impact. We are therefore looking to recruit a dynamic, experienced team of individuals who can drive the successful development and growth of this new and innovative partnership.

You do not require previous experience in the delivery of Family Group Decision Making but you must be able to demonstrate an understanding of the principles and values of the approach. You must also show a commitment to complete accredited training, which will be provided.

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 along with partners share a determination to act upon the recommendations from The Independent Care Review and deliver The Promise to children and young people. We are also 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 East Ayrshire with our partners in the HSCP and will travel to connect with other parts of the organisation. You will work on an outreach basis to connect with children and families in communities across East Ayrshire.

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.

This is a 28 hour maternity cover position, until 31st December 2025.

Would you like to help Corra make a difference alongside people and communities?

We’re looking for a new Trustee to join our board

Corra’s Trustees play a hugely important role in Corra. They guide the foundation, setting strategy and making sure we’re having a positive impact. They are responsible for governance, overseeing good financial management, ensuring Corra is a good employer and protecting our reputation.

We’re looking for people who care about Corra’s mission, and come with an engaged and committed mindset, ready to have their voice heard in conversations about what we do and why. We hope to increase the diversity of our Board, and balance experience and enthusiasm across our group of Trustees.

We’d love to hear from you if you have strong skills and experience in one of these areas:

• Charity accounting and audit – either as a qualified accountant working in a medium to large charity at a senior level, or an audit manager/partner specialising in the charity sector.

Diversity of our Board is a vital part of our commitments to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), and to becoming an anti-racist organisation. We would particularly welcome applications from disabled people and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities.