Top job! Head of Facilities Management
- Full time
- £68,000 – £80,000
- Hybrid: Bishopton
- Closing 17th August 2026
For over a century, Erskine has supported veterans across Scotland through exceptional care, housing and community services. Our estate is at the heart of that mission, providing the environments that enable veterans and their families to thrive.
We are seeking an experienced Head of Facilities Management to lead the strategic and operational management of our diverse property portfolio, including care homes, the Veterans Village, supported accommodation and community facilities across Scotland.
As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will lead the development and delivery of Erskine's estates and facilities strategy, ensuring our buildings remain safe, compliant, sustainable and fit for the future. You will oversee maintenance and capital investment programmes, drive improvements in performance and value, and play a key role in supporting the organisation's future growth, including the development of new Veteran Activity Centres.
We are looking for a commercially minded facilities management leader with experience of managing complex, multi-site estates. You will have a strong track record in compliance, health and safety, contractor management, asset planning and budget leadership, alongside the ability to build effective relationships with colleagues, suppliers and senior stakeholders.
Experience within the care sector is not essential. We welcome applications from candidates with facilities leadership experience gained in sectors such as housing, education, defence, commercial property, hospitality, infrastructure or other safety-critical environments.
This is a unique opportunity to combine strategic influence with meaningful purpose, helping to shape the environments that support veterans across Scotland today and for generations to come.
Based at Erskine Veterans Village in Bishopton, the role will involve travel to services across Scotland as required and operates within Erskine's hybrid working model, with the successful candidate expected to spend approximately 50% of their time on site.
Erskine is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.
Huntly Development Trust (HDT) is a nationally-recognised community organisation working to improve the quality of life in the market town of Huntly, Aberdeenshire and the surrounding area. We do this with the support of more than 600 members, a dedicated team of 26 staff (14 full-time equivalent), the guidance of 8 committed volunteer Trustees, and through collaboration with others to tackle local challenges and create real, positive change.
HDT is a key partner in delivering the community-led Huntly 2030 strategy which aims to strengthen the town centre and create lasting social, economic and environmental benefits. The flagship project of our work to date is our acquisition and redevelopment of Number 30. This has seen us transform a vacant former department store in Huntly town centre into a vibrant multi-use hub, incorporating a café, cinema and performance venue, gallery and event space, co-working facilities, learning and conference spaces, Banking Hub and other community facilities. The building opened in August 2024 and was immediately embraced by our community. In those two years it has become the heart of the town and wider area.
Number 30 has already proved itself a hugely valuable resource for Huntly and district. It hosts an abundance of local activities and events and draws visitors to Huntly from further afield. We see it as an anchor in community efforts to give our town centre a new purpose in the 21st Century. Its success has given people renewed faith in the future, and we see it acting as a catalyst for further investment in Huntly.
We are now seeking an experienced and motivated Number 30 Manager to continue this success and lead the operations and development of this award-winning initiative into a new phase. Working closely with the HDT board, staff, volunteers and partners, you will ensure the venue delivers exceptional customer experiences, remains financially sustainable and continues to meet the needs of the community and its visitors.
This varied and rewarding leadership role requires a blend of commercial awareness, operational excellence and a passion for community development. The successful candidate will be a proactive, resilient leader who thrives in a dynamic environment and can inspire others while balancing multiple priorities.
Main Purpose of the role
The Deputy CEO will be responsible for the day-to-day operations while supporting the CEO on project finance and staff management.
This post holder will work closely with the CEO and will be responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the Bureau and to ensure the Bureau is fulfilling all targets, outcomes and KPI’s. They will oversee compliance with CAS QA, National standards and ensure we deliver the best service to clients across West Lothian. They will work closely with partners and stakeholders that will develop strong relationships and partnership working.
The postholder will also work with the CEO to identify long term sustainability and future development opportunities and to apply for relevant funding applications.
Top job! Head of Fostering and Young Adult Placement
- Full time
- £57,457
- On site: Livingston (with travel throughout Scotland)
- Closing 21st August 2026
Are you an experienced social work leader who wants to shape a sector-leading service where relationships come first?
JMT Care Services, we do things differently. We don’t just find placements—we focus on building stable, loving, and lasting relationships that give children and young adults the foundation they need to thrive. We are incredibly proud of our team’s hard work, which hasearned us Grade 6 (Excellent) Care Inspectorate ratings acrossthe board for our wellbeing, care support, and care planning.
We are looking for a dedicated and forward-thinking leader to step into the role of Head of Fostering and Young Adult Placement (YAP). If you have a deep commitment to trauma-informed practice and the energy to help us reach more families, we would love to hear from you.
The Role
As our Head of Fostering and YAP, you will join the Moore House Group Senior Management Team, acting as the main voice and advocate for our service across Scotland.
A big part of your role will be guiding our growth. We want to expand our community so we can support around 50 permanent, full-time foster families. Working closely with our marketing team, you will design welcoming, creative recruitment campaigns as well as look after the wonderful carers we already have. At the same time, you’ll ensure we stay responsive to changing local needs, keep our Care Inspectorate standards high, and act as our trusted expert for Safeguarding.
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Leading with Vision:Map out our annual development plans, turning our hopes for the service into real, positive milestones.
- Growing our Community:Take the lead on finding and welcoming new foster families, while ensuring our existing carers receive the extensive training and support they deserve.
- Staying Responsive:Adapt our services creatively to meet the needs of local authorities and support national agendas such as 'The Promise'.
- Keeping Us Safe & Compliant:Oversee a supportive, thorough Foster Panel and manage our budgets appropriately.
- Supporting the Team:Inspire a close-knit staff team rooted in relationship-based care, and look after the supervision and professional development of our senior staff.
About You
We are looking for someone who is genuinely motivated, resilient, and ready to grow a vital social care service. You should be someone who thinks outside the box, loves working collaboratively, and can talk warmly and openly with prospective carers, local authorities, and our own teams.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Essential:A professional qualification in social work (BA in Social Work, DipSW, CQSW, or equivalent).
- Essential:Current registration with the SSSC.
- Essential:At least 2–5 years of management experience within social work or family placement.
- Preferred:Experience within an Independent Fostering Provider (IFP), with a track record in developing services, quality assurance, and / or carer recruitment.
Key Skills:
- Strong expertise in child and adult protection and safer-caring risk management.
- The ability to navigate change smoothly, handle pressure with grace, and keep the team focused on what matters.
- A good understanding of how to run public awareness or recruitment campaigns.
- Up-to-date knowledge of childcare theory, Care Inspectorate frameworks, and best practice.
Statutory Requirements
- Before starting, the successful candidate will need:
- Satisfactory Enhanced PVG Scheme Membership (Children and Vulnerable Adults).
- A satisfactory SSSC Register Check.
- Verifiable professional references that speak to your leadership skills.
Top job! Operations Manager
- Full time
- £40,000 – £42,000
- On site: Edinburgh Greyfriars St Cuthbert’s
- Closing 21st August 2026
About St Cuthbert’s
Rooted beneath Edinburgh’s Castle Rock, St Cuthbert’s Parish Church has served the city’s West End for centuries. Now uniting with Greyfriars Kirk to form Edinburgh Greyfriars St Cuthbert’s, we are entering an exciting new chapter that blends heritage with a renewed commitment to mission, hospitality, and community.
The church hosts worship, concerts, cultural events, and community activities, and is an established arts venue and pilgrimage destination. Between April and October, we welcome hundreds of visitors seeking history, reflection, and spiritual refreshment.
Operations Manager – Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced and highly organised Operations Manager to lead the commercial, operational, and outreach functions of St Cuthbert’s as part of the newly formed Greyfriars St Cuthbert’s congregation. This role is central to ensuring our buildings, activities, and partnerships are vibrant, sustainable, and aligned with our mission.
The postholder will manage events, develop income‑generating opportunities, oversee facilities and lead a small team of staff and volunteers.
Key Role Responsibilities
Strategic & Commercial Development
- Promote and curate the use of church spaces for artistic, cultural, community, and commercial activities with a clear marketing strategy.
- Build relationships with new and existing user groups to broaden engagement and increase bookings.
- Identify and pursue funding opportunities and grants to support the work of the church while implementing ideas that maximise visitor donations.
- Manage budgets for outreach and commercial activity, ensuring financial sustainability.
- Carry out financial administration for the Finance Management Group.
Operations & Facilities Management
- Oversee diary management to balance worship, events, and partner activities.
- Support clients in planning and delivering high‑quality events.
- Commission and oversee maintenance, repairs, and improvements.
- Collaborate with relevant stakeholders to effectively manage the building's fixed costs, ensuring that procurement decisions deliver the most prudent and cost-effective outcomes while maintaining quality and compliance.
- Ensure compliance with health & safety and regulatory requirements.
- Attend and report income and expenditure in relation to the budget to the monthly meetings of the Finance Management Group.
Worship & Ministerial Support
- Work with the Minister to support them with administrative duties.
Partnerships & Community Engagement
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with artists, charities, community groups and partner organisations.
- Enable wider access to the building for groups and communities in need.
- Support the development of a welcoming outward facing partnership programme.
Team Leadership & Volunteer Coordination
- Support a small team covering communications, finance, care taking and duty management.
- Recruit, train, and manage staff and volunteers.
- Promote collaborative working across staff, volunteers and partners.
Any other relevant duties as necessary.
Success Measures
Success in this role will be demonstrated through:
Mission‑Aligned Commercial Stewardship
- Balanced decision‑making that protects the church’s identity as a place of worship while enabling sustainable income generation.
- Commercial activities that enhance, rather than compromise, the church’s ethos and values.
Vibrant Outreach & Reputation
- A well‑managed, well‑regarded programme of events and partnerships.
- Strong relationships with clients, artists, community organisations, and stakeholders.
- Recognition of St Cuthbert’s as a professional, welcoming, and well‑run venue.
Effective Team Leadership
- Clear communication, accountability, and shared purpose across staff and volunteers.
- A growing, motivated volunteer team embodying the church’s culture of hospitality.
Financial Growth & Sustainability
- Year‑on‑year growth in income from commercial activity and charitable giving.
- Transparent, well‑managed budgets aligned with strategic priorities.
Person Specification
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience developing successful income‑generating projects.
- Experience in managing staff and volunteers.
- A keen eye for detail and excellent presentation skills.
- Ability to create and maintain strong client relations
- Experience in events management and marketing
- Experience in management, control and reporting of Budgets
- Experience managing a small/ medium organisation.
- Sympathy with the ethos of St Cuthbert’s.
- Able to work independently to agreed plans and targets.
Desirable
- Experience developing or managing arts programmes.
- Buildings and health & safety management experience
- Understanding of the Scottish tourism sector.
- Knowledge of governance and legal compliance.
- Commercial management experience.
- Interest in the arts.
Top job! Chief Executive Officer
- Full time
- £35,000 – £46,500
- On site: Edinburgh
- Closing 3rd September 2026
About The Neuro Therapy Place
The Neuro Therapy Place provides a therapeutic community hub where people living with neurological conditions can access a wide range of therapies, rehabilitation, wellbeing services, advice and support in a friendly and welcoming environment.
Our services include physiotherapy, oxygen therapy, rehabilitation and wellbeing programmes, complementary therapies, alongside referrals and partnership working with other organisations. We are committed to delivering high quality, person centred services while ensuring the long term sustainability and growth of the charity.
Purpose of the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to lead our organisation at a pivotal stage in its development. Following a period of significant organisational development and transformation, The Neuro Therapy Place is entering its next phase of growth, focused on sustainability, external partnership development and excellence in service delivery.
We welcome applications from both experienced Chief Executive Officers seeking a new challenge and ambitious senior leaders who are ready to take the next step into executive leadership.
The appointment made will reflect the successful candidate's experience, skills and readiness for the role:
- Experienced CEOs: or candidates with demonstrable CEO-level capability, may be appointed directly as Chief Executive Officer.
- Aspiring CEOs: will be appointed as Chief Executive Officer and supported through a structured succession and development programme.
Experience of working at senior management, Head of Service, Director, CEO or Deputy CEO level would be advantageous.
Transition
As part of the Board's planned succession arrangements, the current Chief Executive Officer will provide a comprehensive leadership transition and organisational handover and will be available for up to three months following the appointment of the successful candidate, providing mentoring, knowledge transfer and strategic support. The duration and level of support will be tailored to the needs of the successful candidate and the organisation.
The salary range of £35,000–£46,500 reflects the breadth of experience, skills and capability we are seeking for this role. The starting salary will be determined based on the successful candidate’s experience, expertise and the level at which they are appointed. Following the successful transition of the outgoing CEO, the Board will undertake a review of your salary. This review will provide an opportunity to discuss your contribution, responsibilities and future role with the organisation, and may result in a salary increase beyond the advertised range. Any changes would be discussed and agreed between you and the Board.
Responsibility for the full range of CEO duties and accountabilities will progressively increase throughout the handover period, with full responsibility for the role transferring upon the departure of the current CEO.
This is a fully onsite leadership role, reflecting the nature of The Neuro Therapy Place’s services, the importance of visible and accessible leadership, and the need to work closely with clients, staff, volunteers and partners. The successful candidate should be comfortable working primarily from our centre as part of the planned leadership transition.
Benefits
In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including enhanced occupational sick pay, enhanced parental leave, life insurance, and access to Edinburgh Leisure gyms at a heavily subsidised rate. These benefits are designed to support the wellbeing, security, and work-life balance of our employees.
Top job! Director Of Property Services
- Full time
- £68,272 – £71,794
- Hybrid: Alloa
- Closing 10th August 2026
At Ochil View, we are proud to provide high-quality homes and services across Clackmannanshire and West Fife, supporting individuals, families, and communities to thrive. Based in Alloa, our organisation has a strong reputation for putting people first and delivering services that make a real difference to the lives of our tenants and customers.
Everything we do is guided by our core values: being open, transparent, responsive, and trustworthy. These values shape our relationships with tenants, partners, and colleagues alike, and underpin our commitment to continuous improvement and excellent customer services.
As we look to the future, we are seeking a talented, motivated, and values-driven Director of Property Services, who shares our passion for housing, community wellbeing and making a positive impact. Ochil View offers the opportunity to contribute to meaningful work within a supportive and collaborative environment.
People Operations Manager (HR Operations)
- Full time
- £49,199 – £55,090
- Hybrid: Edinburgh
- Closing 16th August 2026
Why apply for this role?
This is an exciting time to join Children’s Hearings Scotland. We’re on an ambitious journey of reform, organisational redesign and continuous improvement, all with one purpose – improving outcomes for infants, children and young people across Scotland. People are central to making that happen.
We’re looking for an experienced, forward-thinking People Operations Manager to lead our operational people function and help shape how we support, develop and enable our people for the future.
This isn’t simply about keeping the day-to-day running smoothly (although that’s important too). It’s about bringing fresh thinking, challenging the status quo, building capability, improving services and helping us create an exceptional colleague experience across the organisation.
If you enjoy leading teams, influencing senior leaders, solving complex people challenges and turning ideas into practical improvements, we’d love to hear from you.
Your role
Reporting to the Director of People & Culture, you’ll lead our People Operations team, providing high-quality advice, guidance and support across the full employee lifecycle.
You’ll work closely with leaders across CHS, helping them navigate people matters while building confidence, capability and consistency.
Alongside operational leadership, you’ll play a key role in delivering our People Strategy and wider organisational priorities, including involvement in programme work associated with our future reform and redesign planning.
You’ll help shape projects that strengthen organisational culture, develop leadership capability, improve employee experience and modernise how we deliver people services.
As we continue to evolve, you’ll also help foster positive and collaborative employee relations, building trusted relationships across the organisation and supporting the development of constructive partnership working. No two days will look the same.
One day you might be coaching a senior manager through an employment issue. The next you could be leading a strategic workforce planning discussion, reviewing people data to inform decision-making, redesigning a policy, or helping deliver organisation-wide change.
About you
You’re someone who combines excellent employment law knowledge with curiosity, pragmatism and a passion for making organisations better places to work.
You’ll be an experienced HR professional who enjoys balancing operational delivery with strategic thinking and who is comfortable working across a broad and varied people agenda.
You’ll bring:
- significant experience leading operational People or HR functions
- excellent knowledge of employment legislation and employee relations
- experience developing policies and improving people processes
- the ability to coach, influence and build trusted relationships with senior leaders
- experience leading and developing high-performing teams
- confidence using insight and data to inform decisions and improve services
- experience of working collaboratively with employee representatives, recognised trade unions or partnership forums
- enthusiasm for innovation, continuous improvement and modern ways of working.
Most importantly, you’ll share our commitment to creating a positive, inclusive and values-led culture where people can do their very best work.
Life at CHS
At Children’s Hearings Scotland, our highly trained Panel Members make decisions for Scotland’s unique Children’s Hearings System that upholds and promotes the rights of infants, children and young people. Our 2,500 volunteer Panel Members take part in children’s hearings in their local areas, making decisions with and for infants, children and young people. Our organisation also supports a network of Area Support Teams throughout Scotland who support Panel Members in their local communities.
As an organisation that works within the Children’s Hearings System, we are passionate about making a positive contribution to improving outcomes for Scotland’s infants, children and young people.
You can read more about our core values on our website as well as view an introductory video to our organisation. We also offer a generous benefits package from hybrid working to flexi hours and a fantastic pension scheme – check out our full benefits summary.
Diversity and Inclusion
CHS is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and are committed to providing any reasonable adjustments required during the application and assessment process, and upon joining us.
Hybrid working and working pattern
This is a hybrid role and will involve being 'on-site' at our CHS Head Office an average of two days per week, it may be more on some weeks. This will be dictated by business needs. Our CHS Head Office is based in Thistle House, Haymarket, Edinburgh.
The standard working week is Monday to Friday but the role may on occasion require a level of evening and weekend work in line with business needs.
Residential Support Worker
- Full time
- £26,000 – £28,100
- On site: Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire
- Closing 19th August 2026
Benefits:
- 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays and options to buy or sell leave
- Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities
- Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages
- Pension with up to 7% matched employer contribution with included life assurance cover
- Staff discounts and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts
- We are a Real Living Wage accredited employer
We are one of the largest children’s charities in the UK and have been making a difference to the lives of the UK’s vulnerable children for over 150 years.
A bit about the role
‘Meeting new people, doing new things, seeing new places, that's what our short breaks services are all about.’
Join our fantastic, dedicated team at Renfrewshire Short Breaks, LoomWalk in Kilbarchan as a Residential Support Worker. Your role is crucial in creating a safe and supportive environment for children and young people to flourish.
Patience, empathy and resilience will go a long way, especially when supporting children through times that may feel challenging due to individual heightened behaviours or when meeting the complexities of some children’s health and personal care support needs. At times the role can be demanding, fast paced and busy where the ability to multi task is advantageous.
You won’t be doing this alone. At LoomWalk, it’s all about teamwork where we believe in investing in our team. You can expect a comprehensive induction, learn new specialised skills applicable to the role, and support for qualifications. Regular supervision and team meetings ensure you are integrated and valued within our team.
Short breaks are a chance for disabled children and young people to have fun, gain independence, learn and develop while their families get to take a much needed break.
Our children love to engage in playful and sensory activities such as singing, ball games, arts/crafts, garden play, water play, puzzles, dressing up and iPad time. Opportunities to support children within outings and stimulating activities within the community are encouraged to ensure they have a positive experience when staying at LoomWalk.
This isn’t just a job, it’s an opportunity to be part of a caring, supportive team to build meaningful connections to the children we support to make their lives better.
How you'll help to create brighter futures
Some key responsibilities of the Residential Support Worker are;
- Provide lead case/care planning management, including assessing, reviewing and managing risk
- Co-ordinating responsibilities within the service, with multi agency and producing family information, including analysis and written reports
- Attendance at professional meetings including reviews, court work etc.
- Supporting children to achieve positive outcomes.
- Adopting approaches in line with the principles of The Promise
- Assisting the children in all aspects of their care and supporting their health and wellbeing.
Let's talk about you
Are you resilient and have a positive approach to change and challenge? We are looking for someone with a ‘can do’ attitude to join our team. Ideally you will have:
- Demonstrable experience of working in a care setting and developing positive relationships through trust
- Application of a range of techniques to co-ordinate and communicate with service users and their families
- Demonstrate a solution focused approach to address problems, individually and in a team setting
- Ability to stay, steady, patient and grounded even when the role brings moments that feel challenging
- Experience of working with disabled children and young people
- Safeguarding knowledge and excellent communication skills
- To possess Higher National Certificate in Social Care (or recognised equivalent) and an SVQ3 in Social Care – Children and Young People or if you do not possess this you must be prepared to complete this within 3 years of commencing employment with is, full support will be provided
Good to know
If, for any reason, you need support with your application, please contact Jessica Jarvis at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 13506, We'll be happy to give you any support you require.
We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role
Diversity, equality, and inclusion
At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.
Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles.
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Participation Practice Advisor
- Full time
- £37,694 – £46,049
- On site: Glasgow
- Closing 26th August 2026
Change-makers sought! Do you want to help Scotland to Keep The Promise?
At CELCIS, we are driven by a powerful ambition: to create lasting, transformational change in the lives of children, young people, and families.
At the heart of this ambition is our unwavering commitment to ensuring that the voices, experiences, and rights of people with lived experience of support, care or protection services are not only heard, but understood so that these can meaningfully shape the decisions, services, and systems that affect their daily lives. And, we are committed to embedding lived experience throughout CELCIS, ensuring it informs and influences our internal culture, our ways of working, and our activity, from policy and research to practice improvement and system change.
The successful candidate will build on the strong foundations of participatory practice that have been established at CELCIS.
Supporting the delivery of our strategic approach to embed the voices and experiences of children and families, our Participation Practice Advisor will work with our experienced multidisciplinary teams across CELCIS, and work in partnership with organisations and the children’s services workforce across Scotland and beyond.
This role will have an emphasis on creating the spaces and resources which will equip and enable colleagues and stakeholders to develop good practice and knowledge. In this role, you’ll support the workforce to create readiness and build the confidence, skills, and culture needed to involve people with lived experience in safe, ethical, and meaningful ways. You’ll design and facilitate reflective learning spaces, co-production activities, and inclusive activities that are trauma-informed and rights-based.
We’re looking for someone who brings integrity and deep understanding of this work, someone who has “walked the walk” in Community Learning and Development or a related field, and who is passionate about creating the conditions where children, young people and families are truly seen, heard, and valued.
You’ll be a trusted, skilled facilitator and a passionate advocate for children’s rights and wellbeing.
Applicants with lived experience of support, care or protection services are welcomed and valued.