- Advertised from 16th March 2022
- Salary negotiable, dependent on experience and qualifications. 16 hours per week.
Role
To carry out and record all financial transactions of the charity and provide regular reports relating to income and expenditure to the Management (St Bride’s) group and Board of Directors.
Key Responsibilities and Tasks
- Prepare regular fee notes for each resident for submission to local authorities. Record these transactions and record receipt of monies in the accounting system. Collect, record and disburse where necessary state benefits for residents and carry out the function of Corporate Appointee.
- Receive and check for correctness, all purchase and expense invoices against orders. Record these costs in the accounting system and make and record payments regularly to suppliers.
- Maintain and balance the petty cash system and liaise with staff to ensure proper use.
- Manage, maintain and prepare staff details leading to the preparation of monthly payroll. Liaise with payroll office to ensure correct payment of hours worked by staff.
- Record all transactions onto Xero accounting system in a regular and timeous manner.
- Carry out bank reconciliations each week and report cash flow position to the Manager.
- Prepare monthly Xero accounts for the St Bride’s group and quarterly management accounts for the Directors.
- Attend monthly meetings of the management (St Bride’s) group.
- Prepare annual budgets in liaison with the Management (St Bride’s) Group.
- Assist with the management and control of the Charity’s facilities including property, insurance, utilities, and equipment in conjunction with the St Bride’s group.
Essential Knowledge and Experience
- Previous experience in and responsibility for the operation of an accounting system and financial reporting.
- The use of Xero
- The use of excel or similar, and word in order to produce reports and information.
- The preparation of monthly and quarterly accounts and reports
- The preparation of annual accounts for audit
- The understanding and preparation of budgets and cash flow information
- The ability to discuss and advise the Registered Manager, the St Bride’s group and Board of Directors on financial matters.
NOTE
This description refers to the full range of the work. It is envisaged that the responsibilities and tasks will be introduced on a gradual basis to allow a strong development of each stage.
Protection of Vulnerable Adults
Due to nature of the organisation’s work with vulnerable adults, the post holder will be required to undergo a police check and become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme. Further details can be found; disclosurescotland.co.uk/pvg/pvg_index.html
Terms and Conditions of Service
Hours of Work: 16 per week to be to be arranged by mutual agreement
Holidays: 30 days per annum
Salary: Negotiable
Other Benefits:Access to Health Assured Employee Assistance programme from a leading employee health and wellbeing provider
Pension Scheme:We have an auto enrolment workplace pension.
Accountable to:Registered manager, the management (The St Bride’s) group and the Board of Directors.
About Garvald Home Farm.
Garvald Home Farm sits on the edge of the Pentland hills near West Linton. There are good transport links to Edinburgh, Penicuik and Biggar.
We are an active community based on a working, mixed, Biodynamic farm providing residential support and land based supported activity to adults with support needs. We sell good quality meat, dairy products, vegetables, and wool. We also encourage educational visits and host seminars on biodynamic farming and gardening. We are in the process of developing our buildings and members to expand these activities growing our business to improve our sustainability.
Application notes
Closing Date: Friday the 15th April 2022
Return completed application form to office@garvaldhomefarm.co.uk or to The St Brides Group, Garvald Home Farm, Dolphinton, West Linton, Borders, EH46 7HJ
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About Us
The Elsie Normington Foundation (ENF) is a Highland-based charity supporting children and young people with disabilities and complex needs. Our Haven Centre in Smithton is home to the Haven Café, a welcoming community café open to the public and centre users. All profits from the café directly support ENF’s charitable work across the Highlands.
The café also provides supported training and work experience opportunities for young adults with additional support needs, helping them build confidence, skills, and independence in a safe, inclusive environment.
The Role
We are seeking an experienced, compassionate, and organised Café Manager to lead the day-to-day operation of the Haven Café. Reporting directly to the CEO, you will be responsible for delivering excellent hospitality while supporting and developing a team of volunteers, including young adults with learning disabilities and additional support needs.
This role suits someone who thrives in a community-focused setting and wants to combine strong café management skills with genuine social impact.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the daily operation of the café, including opening and closing procedures
- Deliver excellent customer service and maintain a welcoming, inclusive atmosphere
- Supervise, mentor, and train café volunteers, adapting tasks to individual abilities
- Ensure full compliance with Food Safety, Environmental Health, Health & Safety, COSHH, and safeguarding requirements
- Operate barista equipment and oversee food preparation where required
- Develop and maintain menus, including allergen and dietary information
- Manage stock control, supplier relationships, orders, and deliveries
- Use the EPOS system, complete financial reconciliation, and maintain accurate records
- Oversee cleaning schedules, risk assessments, and quality assurance processes
- Promote the café locally and support social media activity
- Work with senior management and trustees to improve profitability and explore growth opportunities such as external catering
Essential Criteria
- Proven experience in a café or hospitality management role
- Strong knowledge of Food Safety, Health & Safety, and Environmental Health legislation
- Experience supervising, mentoring, or supporting young people with learning disabilities or additional support needs
- Barista experience and confidence using coffee machines
- Experience using EPOS systems and handling cash reconciliation
- Strong organisational and communication skills
- Ability to manage stock, suppliers, and equipment effectively
- A patient, empathetic approach with the ability to adapt training to individual needs
Desirable Criteria
- Experience working with young people with disabilities or complex needs
- Menu planning and external catering experience
- Budgeting, business development, or income generation experience
- Marketing or social media promotion experience
- Experience delivering hospitality training or vocational qualifications
Why Join Us?
- A rewarding role combining hospitality with social impact
- The opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of young people
- Supportive leadership and a values-driven organisation
- Competitive salary and permanent contract
Top job! Chief Executive Officer
- Full time
- Circa £75,000
- Hybrid: Edinburgh
- Closing 23rd January 2026
Garvald Edinburgh is a long-established Scottish charity supporting adults with learning disabilities through creative day opportunities, workshops, community participation, and public-facing social enterprise activities. Rooted in the principles of social therapy inspired by Rudolf Steiner, Garvald places creativity, respect, rhythm, individuality, and community at the centre of personal development.
The organisation exists to offer adults with learning disabilities meaningful opportunities to develop skills, confidence, and a sense of belonging, achieved through purposeful creative work, strong community integration, and innovative social enterprise.
Operating across multiple sites in Edinburgh, Garvald employs approximately 180 staff and has an annual turnover of over £4.5 million. The organisation is entering a period of important development, guided by a multi-year strategic plan that includes organisational review, enhancing financial stability, facilities planning, digital transformation, and the continued growth of social enterprise activity. This is a pivotal moment in Garvalds history, offering the opportunity to shape the organisation’s future while strengthening its values-driven culture.
The Board of Trustees is seeking a Chief Executive Officer to lead Garvald through this next phase. The CEO will provide strategic, operational, cultural, and organisational leadership, ensuring that Garvald continues to deliver high-quality, ethical, and person-centred services across all sites.
Reporting to the Chair and supported by a strong Senior Management Team, the CEO will shape and implement long-term strategy, embed a distributed leadership model, oversee financial sustainability, and strengthen governance, compliance, and risk management. They will also act as the organisation’s principal ambassador, building and nurturing relationships with commissioners, funders, partners, staff, members, and families.
The successful candidate will be someone who can hold complexity without losing clarity, lead change without compromising care, and inspire confidence and trust through their presence, integrity, and values-led approach. You will be confident in leading a large, multi-site organisation, with a strong understanding of regulation, finance, workforce dynamics, and governance. You will have experience of strategic leadership, organisational change, and financial sustainability, alongside the ability to engage effectively with all stakeholders—from trustees and commissioners to staff, members, and families.
Above all, the next CEO will be someone who combines strategic rigour with emotional intelligence, humility, and steadiness. You will be capable of setting direction, making difficult decisions, and developing innovation, while remaining grounded in Garvald’s values and the principles of social therapy.
This is a rare opportunity to lead a respected, innovative, and values-driven organisation at a transformative moment, ensuring that Garvald Edinburgh continues to be a place where adults with learning disabilities can reach their fullest potential and make a lasting contribution to the wider community.
Welfare Rights Advice Worker – Employability services
- Full time or Part time
- £28,795 – £30,523
- Hybrid: Edinburgh
- Closing 19th January 2026
Make a difference to the lives of people (including those with disabilities and support needs) as they look for or progress within work.
The Action Group seeks a highly organised, approachable and skilled person to join its accredited Advice Services. In this role you will maximise people’s income as they consider working or progressing in work. Through providing expert benefits advice, support and representation, you will ensure people have all of the money they are entitled to and can make informed choices about work.
You will provide this service for people receiving supported employability advice through our partner organisations (All in Edinburgh and Advance).
You need to be warm and approachable, have excellent verbal and written skills, organisation skills and an eye for detail. In return you will join a supportive and highly professional team of advisors and undertake rewarding work.
A good understanding of welfare benefits, or experience of working with people with support needs, is highly desirable.
Applicants will be digitally competent. They will show a good understanding of equality and diversity issues and a commitment to support people from marginalised groups.
Location: Main base location can be either the employee’s home or at an Edinburgh Office Base. The project will involve travel across various locations within Edinburgh. If home-based, you will be required to attend meetings in person.
Are you looking to use your HR skills in a rewarding, thriving social care charity?
Capability Scotland delivers exemplary care, support, and education for disabled children and adults across Scotland. We were founded in 1946 and have always strived to be a major ally in supporting disabled people to have full equality of opportunity and participation as citizens of Scotland. Our vision is of an inclusive Scotland where everyone has the opportunity to have their voice heard, contribute to society and fulfil their potential.
As an experienced HR Business Partner, you’ll be joining an established HR team; reporting directly to the Head of People and working closely with two other Business Partners.
We encourage a work/life balance, so we’re open to discussing start and finish times that work around your life. You need to be within commutable distance of our Edinburgh office (EH12) as we work 50% of our time in the office and 50% from home. You should also be able to regularly travel to visit the managers you are partnered with across Scotland.
This is a challenging and fast paced role, with heavy involvement in case management. On top of a great salary, excellent pension, and market-leading annual leave, we can offer you a real sense of job satisfaction. You will be using your knowledge and experience to support the people who support our customers to live their best lives. You will gain invaluable experience and work in a supportive team environment.
Job Purpose
To provide operational and project HR advice and support to managers and staff ensuring employment issues are handled in accordance with legislative and organisational requirements and meets or exceeds good practice.
Required Skills/Experience
- 5+ years’ experience in a similar role.
- CIPD Level 5 or equivalent.
- Experience in a range of employee relations issues, including high-volume complex case management such as attendance, conduct, capability, and grievance. You will be juggling multiple cases at any given time, so you need to thrive while working under pressure.
- The ability to champion best practise, deliver change and continuously improve our processes.
- Up to date knowledge of employment law.
- An ability to demonstrate a commitment to our five values: being "Kind, Inclusive, Open & Honest, Aspirational & Creative"
- High level of self-motivation, able to meet several deadlines.
- Excellent organisational & communication skills with great attention to detail.
- Skilled in the use of all Microsoft Office products and able to learn new systems quickly.
- Ability to work flexibly on your own initiative and as part of a team.
- High levels of customer service and attention to detail.
Desired Skills/Experience
- Knowledge of the social care sector.
- Understanding of HR systems, ideally iTrent.
- Able to start with us quickly.
Working with Capability Scotland brings you lots of benefits:
- £36,925.00 per year and a 37-hour working week.
- 37 days’ annual leave.
- Up to 13% pension (8% employer contribution)
- Up to 3x annual salary Death in Service benefit.
- Enhanced sickness and family leave payments.
- Free disclosure checks throughout your career.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Shopping discounts through the Perks At Work scheme.
- Free 24/7 employee assistance programme.
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