Looking for an opportunity to work for a flexible and family friendly organisation with good pay and conditions? SCVO are looking for an experienced highly motivated payroll individual to join our busy payroll team. Our payroll service provides payroll to over 400 organisations across the voluntary sector in Scotland, processing monthly, weekly and fortnightly payrolls to over 7500 employees.

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the national body representing the voluntary sector. Our mission is to support, promote and develop a confident, sustainable voluntary sector in Scotland.

*Location: This post can be based in Edinburgh, Glasgow or Inverness. SCVO staff can work a blend of office and home on agreement with their line manager, and within the parameters of our Blended Working policy.

We have a great opportunity for a qualified bike mechanic to join our friendly and dynamic team at Bridgend Farmhouse.

About Bridgend Farmhouse

Bridgend Farmhouse is a community-owned hub set within a restored farmhouse with a focus on wellbeing, collective care, healthy living, sustainability and ecological responsibility. We promote access to healthy, affordable food, time in nature, crafts, outdoor activities and practical tools for developing resilience within our local and wider community. We are welcoming, participatory, inclusive and innovative. Please see The Story of Bridgend Farmhouse and Bridgend Farmhouse is Open.

Cycling Developments at Bridgend Farmhouse

The Bridgend Farmhouse has always been passionate about cycling. We have an existing Bike Workshop and a soon to be completed Bike Barn. We host a social enterprise (‘A wee pedal’) dedicated to cycling activities and led rides and we have a direct connection to a network of cycle routes via Craigmillar Park. We have recently been given funding through Paths for All, Cycling Scotland and City of Edinburgh Council to support our cycling operation.

The Role

Our new Community Lead Bike Mechanic will oversee our bike refurbishment programme, refurbishing bikes for sale or matching them with people in our local community as well as some bike maintenance and servicing. The role involves training and support of volunteers / individuals on skills development placements, coordinating the rotas of our sessional bike staff and networking in the local community in order to share practice and promote access to our cycling initiatives. The person in this role will be motivated and organised, a qualified bike mechanic, have demonstrable experience of providing staff or volunteer support and will have a commitment to engaging with people who may previously not had access to cycling due to cultural or economic barriers, lack of skills or confidence.

Requirements for the role

• Qualified Bike Mechanic – Velotech gold or equivalent as a minimum.

• A passionate belief in the benefits of cycling and active travel.

• Experience of bike refurbishment.

• Experience of matching people with a suitable bike to meet their needs.

• Knowledge of cycling industry / community.

• High level of project coordination, organising and delivery skills.

• Excellent team worker.

• Flexible self-starter.

• Excellent communication skills.

• IT knowledge and experience to include Microsoft Office Applications.

• Enthusiasm for making a difference to the lives of disadvantaged people.

• Experience of providing support and training to staff and / or volunteers.

• A commitment to playing a part in the success and ongoing development of our Cycle Operation.

Responsible to: Active Travel and Facilities Coordinator and Bike Operation Planning Group

Please see attached Job Description or see the role on the Bridgend Farmhouse website.

We’re recruiting Board Members

Are you interested in supporting the work of CHAI? Do you have the passion and commitment to making a meaningful difference to disadvantaged and vulnerable individuals and families living with or facing hardship in the communities we live in? If so, we’d LOVE to hear from you!

CHAI is expanding our Board of Directors to help us achieve our key goals and we are keen to strengthen our Board in several areas. We need people who have an interest in supporting our work and the desire to make a difference. Prior Board experience is not essential and training can be provided.

We would especially like to hear from you if you have experience in the following areas: -

• Lived Experience (people who have firsthand experience of disadvantage or hardship)

• Marketing and Communications

• HR

• IT

• A genuine interest in supporting disadvantaged people and families

• Fundraising Experience

As a Board member you will play an integral role in helping to shape the work we do at CHAI.

Working alongside other Board members you will help formulate strategies and policies to guide and support the work we do and the CHAI Staff Team.

This is a great time to join CHAI, as well as making a positive difference to people's lives you will grow personally and professionally too! Do you have the passion, expertise or lived experience to help us achieve our goals?

Rosemount Development Trust is seeking an enthusiastic individual with a broad skill set and experience of delivering community led regeneration.

Working closely with the community of Royston and Partners on the Royston Strategy Group the Trust is seeking to address the challenging problem of vacant and derelict land and buildings in Royston.

The post-holder will develop practical and innovative approaches to bringing different types of problematic sites back into productive use, two of which are already in progress, Provanhill Street and Glenconner Park. Both projects will be an initial priority for any successful candidate to take forward.

As the Community Development Officer, you will have excellent interpersonal skills. You will work collaboratively and innovatively with the local community and businesses, our partners, Glasgow City Council and external Consultants.

This is a unique post which will require excellent negotiating and communication skills, and knowledge of funding/financing and local initiatives and regeneration projects.

The post-holder will be based at Rosemount Business Park, 141 Charles Street, G21 2QA.