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Mentor Manager PES (Parental Employment Support)
- Full time
- £25,000
- Dundee
- Closing 26th September 2023
- Advertised from 13th September 2023
- 35 hours per week. Until 31st March 2024
Role
Volunteering Matters is a national volunteering and social change charity. We harness the unique power of volunteering to bring people together and build stronger, more resilient communities across the UK.
By bringing people together, we aim to resolve some of society’s most complex issues and have a real impact in communities. From tackling social isolation and loneliness; improving health and wellbeing; building skills, confidence and opportunities; and ensuring young people can become change makers in their community.
And we won’t stop until everyone in the UK has the opportunity to thrive.
In April 2021, the Volunteering Matters family grew to include ProjectScotland, who work to support young people facing multiple barriers or disadvantage to get on in life, through the power of volunteering. As part of our ProjectScotland offer, we have a national mentoring team, who recruit, train and support our diverse community of volunteer mentors across the country.
PES supports under-employed and unemployed parents in Dundee, with the aim of supporting them to find/or progress in work, and increase their income, through support and guidance. The PES Dundee support program sits within the All in Dundee consortium and we work hand in hand with organsations such as; Enable, Dundee City Council, Barnardo’s, OPFS, Helm and Street League.
Our role is to provide mentoring support to parents who fall into the below categories:
- Lone parents
- Families with a disabled parent or child
- Families with three or more children
- Minority Ethnic Families
- Families where the youngest child is under 1 year of age
- Families where the parents are under 25.
Mentoring is a formal relationship between an experienced and supportive individual (mentor) and a person who is looking to develop personally or professionally (mentee). Mentoring involves building a trusting and respectful relationship together and working towards positive outcomes or specific goals the mentee would like to achieve.
Role Purpose
Our PES Mentor Managers will recruit, train, match and support local volunteer mentors. They will work closely with key workers from existing providers. Our Mentor Managers will also engage with parents directly, to gain an understanding of their wants and needs from a mentor, to ensure they are able to make the best match possible.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
- To recruit and train volunteer mentors across Dundee.
- Develop strong relationships with our diverse pool of mentors to ensure they feel supported, valued and listened to
- Provide information to key workers about our mentoring offer, including FAQ sheets and promotional materials that can be shared with parents
- Work closely with the mentoring team, volunteer mentors and beneficiaries to continually develop the project, specifically based on feedback from those impacted by what we do
- Explore new avenues for mentor recruitment and develop and maintain relationships with referral partners
- Create engaging content and share with our Communications Team so it can be promoted across our social media channels
- To engage directly with our local beneficiaries, who have numerous barriers and challenges in their lives, and work to understand their wants, needs and aspirations in order to make the best mentor match
- To manage the risk assessment, quality assurance and audit processes as appropriate
- Ensure monitoring, impact and evaluation information and data is collected and that the project meets its agreed targets, reporting format and schedule. Assisting the Mentor Manager with preparing reports to funders
- Promoting and representing ProjectScotland and the wider Volunteering Matters family of brands
- Contribute to the wider Volunteering Matters and ProjectScotland staff teams, upholding our values and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion at all times
Person Specification
Skills
- A sound and comprehensive understanding of the particular challenges and barriers that people face
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent organisational and IT skills
- Excellent people skills with the ability to build professional, long-term relationships with others
- Person-focused, and adaptable – able to go from delivering mentor training to chatting with a nervous beneficiary
- Ability to manage a busy workload and prioritise accordingly
- Strong attention to detail and a willingness to accurately record all interactions
- An understanding of safeguarding and the importance of following the organisation’s policy and procedures related to this
- A passion for supporting people and in particular, an understanding of the value and impact mentoring can have
- Confidence delivering training virtually and face to face
Experience
- Experience working with and supporting a diverse range of people in a community setting is essential
- Demonstratable relationship management experience with a wide range of partners and stakeholders
- Proven ability to communicate effectively and work as part of a team
- Experience delivering training would be advantageous.
Qualifications
Relevant experience and values alignment is more important for this role than specific qualifications
Other
Although home-based, our model of delivery requires being “on the ground” in communities, and so a regular presence in, and travel within Dundee is required.
All aspects of the role will be risk assessed.
Internet access to enable remote working is essential. IT equipment and infrastructure will be supplied.
Volunteering Matters Values & Ways of Working:
In all that we do, Volunteering Matters embrace a philosophy of ‘Freedom within a Framework’ and are guided by our values:
- We are Empowering
- We are Inclusive
- We are Compassionate
- We are Positive
- We are Straightforward
N.B. This job description is not an exhaustive list of tasks but is a guide to the key duties of the post. The post-holder is expected to take on any other duties from time to time which are reasonably required by their manager.
Application notes
Closing date: Tuesday 26th September
Please submit your CV to come to kim.maxwell@volunteeringmatters.org.uk
tsiMORAY’s Board Members have played a vital role in guiding our organisation since we began in 2012. Their leadership and insight have helped us grow and evolve.
We now have vacancies for new Board members.
The Board is the legal and financial authority for tsiMORAY. As a member, you will act in a position of trust on behalf of the community, ensuring strong governance and a clear direction for our organisation. You’ll be part of shaping real change in Moray’s communities, tapping into the heart of local life.
About tsiMORAY
We are Moray’s Third Sector Interface. We support local charities, community groups, and social enterprises, helping them connect, grow and thrive. We do this by offering guidance, building capacity and linking them with the people, partners and resources they need. We also manage and distribute funds, support volunteering and help co-ordinate Moray’s Climate Action Network. In addition, we are the accountable body for the Moray Local Action Group, a group leading community-led local development in Moray.
Why join us?
The third sector plays a vital role in Scotland’s economy and communities. In Moray, it’s tackling complex challenges, from social issues to climate action. As a Board member, you’ll help ensure we remain strong and effective in supporting our local sector and making a difference where it matters most.
What we’re looking for
You don’t need to know everything; we value a mix of skills and perspectives. We seek people who can offer ethical judgment, constructive thinking and a strong commitment to teamwork and community. This year, we are particularly interested in candidates with one or more following skills and experience:
- Finance and audit in a charity setting
- Funding and sustainability
- Human Resources and people culture
- Legal and compliance
- Digital and data
- Understanding of the third sector and its values
tsiMORAY values equity and inclusion and is committed to ensuring our Board reflects the diversity of Moray’s communities. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from underrepresented groups and invite applicants to share any relevant information in their application if they wish.
Company Overview
Flexible Childcare Services Scotland (FCSS) is a national social enterprise with a mission to empower children, families, and communities to work, rest or learn by creating access to flexible, affordable and responsive childcare, education, children’s services and wraparound support.
Our flexible early learning and childcare model allows parents to book childcare by the hour, change their bookings each week and only pay for the time they book. This model is actively helping parents to reduce their childcare costs while helping them increase their income and further distancing their whole families from poverty.
Summary
We are seeking a Finance Manager to join our team, in this role, you will play a vital part in managing our financial operations, ensuring the sustainability of our unique childcare model while supporting our vision to create a world where every child and family has access to the services they need to thrive.
This is a hybrid working post shared between home working and our Dundee head office.
This is a part time role, 28 hours per week, with FTE salary of £40,000 = pro rata £32,000.
Other benefits include:
- 32 days annual leave
- Generous employer contribution pension
- Employee life assurance scheme
- Flexible Working
- Employee Benefit Platform giving discounts on many retail brands
- Subsidised childcare costs
We are hiring a Dundee Community Organiser
Living Rent is continuing to build membership and power across Scotland. And just now, we are hiring a community organiser in Dundee. This post aims to support members to build power in their community and win real changes locally and nationally. You will be working with the organisers across Scotland to build and support branches of Living Rent in Dundee.
Living Rent has gone from strength to strength in recent years and we continue to build power in communities up and down our country. We hope you will consider joining our growing team!
Living Rent is hiring a full-time community organiser to support members organise in their neighbourhoods to challenge the issues they face and to fight for better housing and a system that works for the common good. The role entails outreach (stalls, door knocking), recruiting members, and supporting members to organise meetings, take responsibilities locally, build democratic neighbourhood branches and take part in city-wide and national structures.
This post will specifically focus on targeting areas that are vulnerable to flooding, supporting people in those areas to organise around issues that they care about and learn about climate change and how to ensure that our homes and neighbourhoods are more prepared for its impacts.
The organiser will support members to research their issues, select relevant campaigns, define achievable wins , organise direct actions and support members in negotiations with relevant targets including private/ social landlords, private companies, the local municipality. You will aim to recruit members and support them to build power across Scotland.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about building real people power and excited about the chance to work for a young, diverse and member-run organisation. Experience in recruitment, training delivery, community education or campaigns is welcome; however enthusiasm, willingness to learn and commitment to social justice are more important than previous experience as training will be provided. This role may suit someone with experience in sales, street fundraising or other customer/public facing work, who wishes to move into organising.
This post is accountable to Living Rent’s democratic structures and line managed by Living Rent’s Wider Scotland Head Organiser. Living Rent staff members primarily work Monday - Friday between 11am and 7pm, though the work will sometimes need to be done at other times of day, along with some weekends. Some unsocial hours are inevitable and flexibility is vital.
This role is funded through the Climate Fund of the National Lottery.
We are a Living Wage employer. Support for the professional development and training of our staff members is a priority for Living Rent and we invest considerable time and resources to achieve this. We are committed to supporting all of our staff members to grow and learn through their role and to implement reasonable adjustments.
Living Rent is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Community Connection Volunteer Co-ordinator
- Part time
- £25,794 pro-rata
- On site: Edinburgh
- Closing 5th January 2026
Street fit Scotland (SFS) is seeking a dedicated and dynamic individual to join our team as a Community Connection Volunteer Co-ordinator. This role will involve working independently and as part of a team to lead and manage and train a growing volunteer network, providing coaching, development opportunities, and nurturing connections with the local community. The successful candidate will be proactive, empathetic, and passionate about supporting people to reach their full potential.
Main Purpose of the Role
This role is central to the continued growth and development of Street Fit Scotland’s (SFS) volunteer offering. As Community Connection Volunteer Co-ordinator, you will lead with empathy, creativity, and a person-centred approach, encouraging and supporting our members to step into volunteer roles. You’ll provide inclusive, tailored support to help individuals flourish, ensuring every volunteer journey aligns with SFS’s core values of kindness and inclusion.
You’ll oversee all aspects of the volunteer function, developing meaningful roles, delivering training, nurturing development, and building a connected, supported, and empowered community.
Our main aim is to offer sessional work to volunteers when they pass the 6-month probation as we SFS values lived experience.
Key Responsibilities
As the main point of contact for all volunteers, you will be fully integrated into the heart of SFS activities, forming trusted relationships with both volunteers and wider community members. Your work will focus on meeting people where they are, understanding complex needs, offering emotional and practical support, and providing a bridge to meaningful experiences and future opportunities.
Volunteer Support & Development
- Deliver person-centred emotional and practical support to all volunteers and community members.
- Provide one-to-one and group support for community members exploring volunteering, helping them progress at their own pace.
- Design and facilitate internal training, including groupwork, inductions, policies and procedures, and skill-building sessions.
- Develop and share innovative tools and resources to support volunteer engagement and learning.
- Supervise and support the personal development of volunteers, helping them grow in confidence, responsibility, and pre-employability.
- Carry out continuous evaluation to monitor volunteer progress and impact.
- Coach and mentor members through tailored development journeys, helping individuals identify their strengths and contribute meaningfully.
Volunteer Management & Coordination
- Manage and coordinate all SFS volunteers (internal and external), ensuring people are matched to roles that reflect their skills, interests, and availability.
- Identify new opportunities for members to volunteer within SFS, co-creating role descriptions where appropriate.
- Assess individuals’ readiness and suitability for specific roles, offering additional support as needed.
- Oversee PVG processes and ensure a smooth onboarding experience.
- Build relationships with external volunteer services, such as Volunteer Scotland to recruit external volunteers, and stay up to date with relevant training and guidance.
- Attend and contribute to team meetings and service development discussions.
Community Engagement & Integration
- Participate in weekly core, stretch, and strength sessions, as well as community lunchtime drop-ins, to build relationships and encourage engagement.
- Accompany members to SFS sessions to foster community connection and shared experience.
- Support external training pathways (e.g. food hygiene, SDF training, or other personal development courses).
Operational Responsibilities
- Share responsibility for maintaining a clean, safe, and welcoming community base.
- Ensure SFS equipment (computers, desks, shared spaces) is cared for and cleaned when necessary.
- Wear PPE when required and complete relevant health and safety training, including food hygiene certification.
- Be an active team player; supporting colleagues, contributing to team culture, and helping shape a positive working environment.
Person Specification
Essential Skills & Experience
- Knowledge and understanding of the issues affecting members at SFS Working with individuals affected by homelessness, addiction, and trauma.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively, taking initiative while contributing to a supportive team environment.
- Knowledge of safe practices including adult and child protection.
- Strong demonstration of people skills, with a passion for helping others reach their potential.
- In-depth understanding of volunteers from recruitment and training to supervision and support.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to connect meaningfully across diverse backgrounds.
- A genuine commitment to creating inclusive, empowering spaces where everyone feels valued and heard.
- Highly organised, with strong computer skills and record management.
- Group work skills, experience of delivering workshops or sessions that involve team building exercises.
Desirable Experience
- Background in training or community education, with a focus on personal development / Experience in coaching, mentoring, or life coaching.
Additional Information
- Reports to: Michelle Reilly, CEO
- Responsible for: SFS equipment, the volunteer team, and maintaining a safe, clean, and welcoming shared space
- Base: SFS Community Hub, 19 south clerk street, EH8 9JD
Values
- Empathy - listen to and understand an individual’s needs and circumstances
- Treat everyone at SFS with dignity respect and kindness
- Take a non-judgemental approach
- A commitment to anti-discriminatory practice
- Recognise and uphold boundaries
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