If home-based, you will be required to spend 1-2 days each week in Almonds offices and also attend meetings in person in West Lothian and Edinburgh.

We are looking for a motivated and highly organised Welfare Rights Advice Worker to join our accredited advice service.

The Action Group is working in partnership with Almond Housing Association to provide an expert Welfare Benefits Advice service to its tenants. This will be done by:

• Carrying out benefit checks
• Assisting people make benefit claims
• Helping people to understand their benefits and their rights
• Providing type I debt advice
• Identifying where people need wider advice and support and assisting them to access this
• Helping people to challenge decisions, including representing at appeal tribunals
• Liaising with a range of partners and external agencies
• Collating information and leading on reports for funders

You will be a friendly, positive and helpful person and have the ability to communicate specialist knowledge in a straightforward and accessible way.

Are you looking to lead an organisation and contribute to a more inclusive society?

Fife Shopmobility is seeking an inspiring General Manager to lead their transformative charity, which is dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with mobility challenges. Operating in Kirkcaldy, Glenrothes, and Dunfermline, the charity provides manual and powered wheelchairs, electric scooters, and a unique companion shopping service. These services enable users to access shopping centers and enjoy daily activities with ease and dignity, whether it is grocery shopping, running errands, or enjoying a day out.

Continuously developing and enhancing their services, Fife Shopmobility aims to meet the needs of vulnerable adults and children. They build strong relationships with local partnerships to create a supportive network that enhances the quality of life of their service users.

The Role:

As the General Manager, you will lead a passionate team and drive the mission of Fife Shopmobility forward. You will work closely with the Board to develop and implement strategic plans, oversee service delivery, manage the team, and ensure compliance with health and safety regulations. Your role will also involve creating strong relationships with partners and stakeholders, managing finances, and driving fundraising efforts. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in the community, ensuring that users receive top-notch, compassionate support and that Fife Shopmobility remains a vital resource for accessibility and inclusion.

The ideal candidate will be a strong leader with a proven track record in management, preferably within the voluntary or charitable sector. They should have exceptional organisational and strategic planning skills, a strong decision maker, and a good understanding of compliance and voluntary sector statutory practices. Above all, they should be committed to making a meaningful difference in the community with both compassion and professionalism.

If you are excited by the prospect of leading a dedicated team and making a real impact, Fife Shopmobility invites you to apply. For further information about the General Manager position and to explore how you can contribute to their mission, please contact our recruitment team. Don’t miss this chance to be part of a transformative organisation.

Working in Care and Support Services

Would you like to make a difference to a person’s quality of life? Would you like to learn BSL while being paid? We are looking for caring and motivated staff to support deaf BSL users to join our team. Could that be you?

Who are we?

Deaf Action is a deaf-led charity, supporting and celebrating deaf people. We were established in 1835 and work with deaf people across Scotland and the South of England. Our work is geared towards empowering all deaf people to achieve their potential and fully participate in society, with equality of rights, access, and opportunity.

You can find out more about us at deafaction.org.

About you

We are looking for people who are caring, fun, motivated, willing to learn and show initiative. The people we support want our team to be friendly, reliable and practical.

If you have experience in supporting people in their own homes, tenancies, or a care home setting, that is beneficial. If you do not, we can provide training. We always provide on the job and formal training, and our workers often go on to complete formal qualifications in social care. If you already have knowledge of BSL that is a bonus, however we can provide training if you do not.

The ideal candidates will be fully committed to our values, which can be found on our website.

The role

We have varied roles within our Care and Support Services such as Care at Home support worker, Outreach Support worker in our services in Edinburgh, the Lothians and Glasgow; as well as Care and ancillary positions at our Care Home at Isle of Wight.

You will be delivering a person-centred service supporting deaf people within our services. This will enable them to fully participate in the decisions affecting their lives, ensuring that wherever possible, service users benefit from informed choice, control, and independence. This will include both activities in the care home, in their own home and within the community which will promote independence and social inclusion.

What do we offer?

• Living Wage Employer - £12 per hour
• Occupational pension scheme with employer contributions
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme provided by Health Assured. Access to the Cycle to Work Scheme and IT Voucher Scheme
• Ongoing support for learning and development through our PDR process
• Training to learn British Sign Language at Level 1 and 2
• Death in service benefit.

Are you looking for a role where you can make a difference to people with care support needs, in your local community?

About Our Service

Capability Scotland is a well-established and respected provider of community-based facilitation services throughout Dumfries and Galloway. In the past three years we have grown from a small but very well established and respected service to that of a major contributor to the provision of care and support across Dumfries and the wider region. We pride ourselves on our creativity, flexibility, and willingness to think outside the box with the support we offer.

Within Dumfries & Galloway we provide:

• Self-Directed Support brokerage
• Payroll Service
• Wrap-around rehabilitation service for people with an Acquired Brain Injury
• Community facilitation service for people with physical disabilities

We currently have a vacancy for an SDS Link Practitioner within our brokerage service.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join our busy SDS brokerage team as an SDS Link Practitioner. Following confirmation of funding from The Scottish Government, Support in the Right Direction initiative we are looking forward to further developing our service to deliver our agreed self-directed support outcomes.

Our service will focus on:

• Providing self-directed support information and advice through a variety of approaches.
• Providing accessible information around SDS rights and legislation.
• Providing practical and informed support around SDS outcome planning, at the earliest opportunity.
• Providing informal advocacy.
• Supporting people to get the most out of their care.
• Championing SDS within the local community and empowering individuals to make informed decisions around their care needs.
• Providing practical support around becoming an employer to personal assistants.

We are looking for someone who is keen to promote the benefits of Self-Directed Support, who will implement national policy into practice at a local level, while maintaining a positive environment and high-quality service. This role is ideal for someone who wants to put their values and vision into practice.

What our staff say about this role:

• “It’s rewarding and fulfilling”.
• “Every day is different and new challenge”.
• “I feel valued and happy in my role. Capability Scotland provides me with flexibility that suits my life and the people we support”.

What our the people who use our service say:

• “The team are great very helpful and nothing a bother”
• Good service that is much appreciated, I particularly like that it is local and staff are good at getting back to me