Our parents, Janet & David, have mid-stage dementia and want to stay at home & active as long as they can. We're looking for a part-time, live-in carer to join our team of 3 carers & 2 daughters.

You would work 2 four-hour daytime shifts on Mondays & Thursdays & sleep over 2 nights a week (your choice of Thursdays, Fridays or Saturdays).

Our parents are looking for a warm, patient & compassionate person, for whom caring is a vocation rather than just a job. While Mum is very chilled, Dad can get anxious, so you should be sensitive to non-verbal cues & confident in de-escalating stressful situations.

Another important component will be your ability to come up with new ways to keep our parents active & mentally stimulated, rather than defaulting to tv or naps.

Mum & Dad really appreciated delicious & healthy home-cooked meals with plenty of vegetables.

As carers ourselves, we know the best quality care starts from taking great care of ourselves. So if you are an active person, enthusiastic about exercise and self-care, we look forward to welcoming you to the family!

Location: EH9

Hours: Indicative (flexible) schedule: Mondays 11 am – 4 pm; Thursdays 1 – 5 pm; Fridays 7 pm – Saturdays 11 am; Saturdays 7 pm – Sundays 11 am.

Duties and Tasks: All aspects of daily living: cooking, light cleaning, laundry, light grocery shopping, cooking, medications & personal care.

Dad needs help with washing, toileting & changing, while Mum needs supervision.

Out of the house, you will keep them safe while helping them to their activities, day care, Catholic church on Sundays, daily walks, organizing transportation as necessary, dining at local restaurants and other appointments.

Qualifications & Certifications

• SVQ 3 or equivalent
• Current PVG, or agree to join
• Up-to-date first aid, manual handling, falls, medication & person-centered training
• Qualified nurse, current or lapsed (desirable)

Experience & Skills:

• 5 years’ experience working in health & social care for NHS, a private hospital or an agency
• 3 years’ experience of caring for older people with dementia
• Experience with the live-in environment & all it entails
• Confident & enjoys cooking from scratch
• Fluent spoken and written English, with strong & loud voice
• Driving license, own car and appropriate insurance (desirable)

Benefits: You will have your own bedroom. Bathroom, kitchen & living areas shared with the couple & potentially other family members & carers. Meals when eating with clients are included.

Pay: £25 per hour, £120 per sleeping night (up to 2 calls), £140 per waking night (3 + calls). Self-employed basis.

Forth Valley Inclusion is a Charity established in 2013 by representatives of the churches and other faith communities in the Stirling area.

The charity works in partnership with the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) and operates Visitor Centres at HMP / YOI Stirling and HMP Glenochil.

The aim of the Visitor Centres is to provide a safe, supportive, friendly and welcoming environment for families and others visiting those in custody. The centres offer refreshments, a children’s play area and a place to sit and take a breath. Support is provided by staff and trained volunteers to ensure experiences of prison visiting are less stressful and more positive thereby encouraging more frequent visits and maintaining family ties in order to reduce re-offending, increase the stability of children's lives and achieve positive long-term outcomes for all of the family.

The Centres are funded through a grant from the Scottish Government enabling the employment of a small staff team and has successfully secured additional funding, including Lottery funding to support its services over the next 3 years. Staff work alongside volunteers to enable a range of activities and events, encourage family engagement and provide advice and information. The team works closely with the Prison Service staff, make referrals to other agencies as appropriate, undertakes outreach services and supports families to access digital resources.

We are currently hiring two positions (30 hours per week and 14 hours per week) for the role of Visitor Centre Worker for our centres in HMP/YOI Stirling and HMP Glenochil. These roles have responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the Visitor Centres with significant interface with clients, volunteers, SPS and partner agencies.

About Us:

Crossroads Community Hub is a charity, seeking a Development Officer to support its charitable activities based at our purpose-built community facility, Ayrshire Community Hub. The Hub, at Crossroads in East Ayrshire, also houses a café, farm shop, event space, gardening and growing areas. Our charitable activities include working with supermarkets, community partners and volunteers to support our local community in any way we can. The post is funded by Funding Scotland through the Development Trust Association Recovery and Resilience Fund. We are passionate about our work, and our community.

Our Aims:

We aim to develop the full potential of the hub as a community asset by developing our community activities, building new partnerships with hub users and seeking opportunities for new streams of funding working with the Board Trustees on governance and financial stability.

Job Role:

You will be based at Ayrshire Food Hub working to deliver a range of activities and services for people in the towns and villages in the 6 rural parishes surrounding Crossroads. You will be responsible for coordinating funding streams and establishing operational and financial systems, linking them into a Management Accounting System. You will manage our established food poverty programme seeking grants to continue and develop the programme with the support of our Trustees.

The Person:

You will be a practical people person with excellent networking skills, driven to help support the vision of the organisation by bringing creative and innovative ideas on delivering our charitable community objectives. You will also have sound financial and administrative skills to set up systems and work towards financial sustainability for the Hub. You will be both competent and confident in involving the Trustees, the members and the public through all channels of communication.

A full job description can be downloaded below.

Your Next Career Move? Consider It Organised!

Looking for a role where your organisational skills, initiative and attention to detail can make a real difference?

At Turning Point Scotland, Because People Matter isn't just something we say – it's at the heart of everything we do.

We're looking for a motivated, organised and enthusiastic Administrator to join our team and play an important role in supporting the work we do.

This is more than an opportunity to put your administrative skills to good use. It's a chance to become part of a values-driven organisation where your contribution matters, your ideas are welcomed and your potential is recognised.

What will you bring?

You'll be someone who enjoys variety, takes pride in getting things right and thrives on keeping things running smoothly. With strong communication and organisational skills, you'll be confident managing competing priorities, working independently and collaborating with colleagues.

Whether you're an experienced administrator or looking to bring transferable skills to a new environment, we value a positive attitude, adaptability and a willingness to learn.

Edinburgh Visiting Housing Support Service

Turning Point Scotland is the biggest provider of services to people experiencing or at risk of Homelessness across Scotland, delivering support to around 2000 individuals on any given day, 4500 per year.

We believe that in many cases, Homelessness is entirely preventable. Where Homelessness is not or cannot be, prevented the experience should be brief and non-recurring.

We provide support to people who are;

• Experiencing Homelessness
• At risk of Homelessness; and / or
• Need some support to protect their home

Our Edinburgh Visiting Housing Support Service provides Housing Support to people who are at risk of becoming homeless, who are homeless or who have recently experienced homelessness to move to or keep settled accommodation and gain independent living skills.

The support we provide is always person centred, we do this by involving people who know the person well, this includes family and friends, other health and Social Work professionals, Advocacy services and our own staff members.

Ready to make your next career move count?

Bring your skills, enthusiasm and individuality to Turning Point Scotland. We'd love to hear from you.

We value lived experience, please click here to read more about our views.

We welcome applications from all candidates who are eligible to work in the United Kingdom. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.

Turning Point Scotland offers a Salary Matching within the pay points of the role and based on experience.

Please note that IT skills are required for all our vacancies.

Where applicable, successful candidates will be required to register with the SSSC within 6 months of start date

Looking for an opportunity to work for a flexible and family friendly organisation doing amazing work to support Scotland’s voluntary sector?

SCVO’s Growing Climate Confidence project supports third sector organisations in Scotland to reduce carbon emissions, take positive climate action and become more resilient.

We have recently secured funding to develop our work with a range of key partners and are seeking a dynamic development officer to help us achieve our three project goals.

• More people feel empowered and inspired to take climate action
• More organisations embed a climate lens in decision-making and strategy
• More organisations take meaningful and sustained action aligned with their context

Part time hours and other flexible working options, including working from home for part of the week, will be fully considered. We encourage you to apply if you believe you meet most of the criteria in the person specification. We share our interview questions in advance. If you want to have a chat about the job or our flexible working approach, get in touch with us at recruitment@scvo.scot

SCVO is the membership organisation for the voluntary sector in Scotland and our mission is to champion the role of voluntary sector organisations in building a flourishing society and support them to do work that has a positive impact.

Would you love to support community organisations to thrive? Do you have experience of working with communities, helping to strengthen their business planning and take an enterprising approach to their work?

Development Trusts Association Scotland is looking for maternity cover for our Strengthening Communities Programme Advisor to support our members in receipt of Strengthening Communities Programme grant funding. Working with the member support team, this role will help groups to become more resilient and sustainable community anchor organisations.

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

Purpose of the Role

The Community Operations Assistant is the welcoming face of the Town Hall, providing excellent customer service to visitors, residents, community groups, hirers, and partners. The postholder will support the smooth day-to-day operation of the building by managing reception duties, coordinating bookings, providing administrative support, assisting with events and room hires, and helping promote the Town Hall and wider Development Trust activities.

This is a varied role requiring strong organisational skills, a positive and friendly approach, and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of people.

Who Cares? Scotland is Scotland’s only national independent membership organisation for Care Experienced people. Our strategic vision is to secure a lifetime of equality, respect, and love for Care Experienced people in Scotland.

At the heart of Who Cares? Scotland’s work are the rights of Care Experienced people, and the power of their voices to bring about positive change. We provide individual lifelong relationship-based independent advocacy and a range of local and national participatory and engagement opportunities for Care Experienced people across Scotland. We work alongside Corporate Parents and communities to broaden understanding and create change. We work with policy makers, leaders, and elected representatives locally and nationally to shape law, policy, and practice, working together to build on the aspirations of The Promise and secure positive change.

The post holder will work directly with children and young people with experience of care, in an individual relationship-based advocacy role, and within participation and group activity across East Lothian. This unique role requires you to listen to what children and young people with experience of care say and support them to ensure their rights are upheld and their voices are heard in the processes of making decisions about their lives. You will also help facilitate a broad range of participatory and engagement opportunities and create the conditions for collective advocacy.

The right candidate for this post will be brilliant at forming positive relationships with children and young people. You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, adaptable to a wide range of contexts. You will enjoy working collaboratively with partners. You will be committed to children’s rights, inclusive working, equal opportunities, and believe that all young people can make transformative change happen in their lives if given the opportunity.

Flexibility will be required given the remit of the role. Some evening and weekend work will be necessary, as will a full driving licence and access to transport.

While we would welcome the knowledge gathered through relevant qualifications, we are just as interested in relevant work experience. We welcome and encourage applications from those with experience of care.

The successful candidate will be joining Who Cares? Scotland at an exciting time, when the voices of those who are in or have experienced care are growing in power, individually and collectively – bringing with them insight, challenge, hope and change.

If this sounds like the role for you, we would love to hear from you. To arrange an informal conversation about this opportunity, please contact Ray MacLean, Advocacy and Participation Manager on rmaclean@whocaresscotland.org