- Advertised from 22nd January 2024
- Permanent. Monday to Friday.
- SMT-W-2023
Role
Workshops Leader
We are not just an ordinary care home! Are you looking for a different path in your career where you will get the opportunity for a wide range of experiences?
Are you looking for a change? Want to work in a beautiful location? Are you excited about the opportunity to join a charity where you become a valued member of the community? Are you looking for a role that makes a real difference? Do you like seeing your role make a real and positive impact?
Tigh a’Chomainn Camphill
We are recruiting for a 40 hour a week, full time Workshop Leader to provide meaningful opportunities and oversee activities for the residents and day participants of Tigh a’Chomainn. This includes developing our day service in accordance with our strategy for growth, building connections across the local community, designing new services and supporting the creation of a new retail unit.
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Peterculter: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Application notes
Please submit a CV to recruitment@camphilltac.org.uk
For an informal chat about the role, please contact TomMarx Palauschek on 07900365102. Site visits are welcomed by appointment – please contact admin@camphilltac.org.uk for more details.
Tigh a’Chomainn Camphill is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults. Safe recruitment of staff is central to this commitment.
Community Engagement & Event Lead
- Part time
- £24,638 – £26,500 pro-rata
- Remote: home based with some travel throughout Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
- Closing 16th January 2026
Do you have a passion for building strong relationships and community connections? If so, we have an exciting opportunity to join Dates-n-Mates as a Community Engagement & Event Lead. You will be based in our North East Team covering Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.
Introduction to Dates-n-Mates
Dates-n-Mates Scotland is an organisation run by and for adults who have a learning disability. We are Scotland’s first friendship and dating agency connecting people in Renfrewshire, Glasgow, Falkirk, Aberdeen, Stirling, and Clackmannanshire.
Formerly a project of C-Change Scotland for 15 years, Dates-n-Mates became an independent charity in 2023. Our work is underpinned by a human rights-based approach, and we believe it is people’s right to live life free of discrimination and to develop relationships of their choosing, to love and be loved. We are award-winning and received a Scottish Charity Award for Pioneering Project in 2017 and were finalists in the category of Scottish Charity of the Year in 2024.
Role Requirements
This role requires the postholder to deliver high-quality, safe, fun, and empowering events and workshops in the local community for people with learning disabilities. You will be part of a small team working remotely and must have the ability to be proactive in managing your workload and meeting funders targets. The postholder should have the confidence and ability to engage in a variety of activities including delivering skills development workshops to members and delivering quality presentation to stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities include
- Coordinating and delivering events and workshops across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.
- Recording, monitoring, and evaluating your work effectively.
- Building and maintaining positive relationships with Dates-n-Mates members, colleagues, volunteers, stakeholders, and partner organisations.
- Upholding and promoting the values of Dates-n-Mates.
Please refer to the detailed job description below.
You can learn more about Dates-n-Mates by visiting our website: datesnmates.org.uk
Senior Support Worker - Eastfield
- Full time
- £26,264 – £26,526
- On site: Eastfield
- Closing 19th December 2025
Care Support Scotland
We are a charity with decades of experience supporting people across Scotland, providing those who need us with support that ranges from Mental Health, Learning Disability and Neurodiversity, Youth and Adult Homelessness and Older People services. Guided by our values of Respect and Compassion, we empower both the people we support and our colleagues to Thrive every day
Why work with us?
At Care Support Scotland caring isn’t just a job — it’s who we are. Join our dedicated team and help transform lives while growing your own career.
• Pension contributions matched up to 6%
• Financial Flexibility – Access your wages as you earn them with our Earned Wage Access benefit.
• Employee Assistance Programme through HSF
• Contribution to HSF Health Plan – supporting your everyday health needs
• Generous annual leave – 33 days including public holidays, increasing with service
• Supportive absence policies to help when you need time off
• Death in Benefit Cover – 2x annual salary
• Support with funded qualifications
• Career development and progression opportunities
Who we are looking for?
Are you passionate about supporting people to overcome challenges, build stability, and move towards independent living? Do you have experience in social care and a commitment to equality and inclusion? If so, we want to hear from you.
We’re recruiting a Senior Support Worker to lead frontline delivery of personalised, high-quality, and compassionate support to individuals experiencing or at risk of homelessness. You’ll be part of a dedicated team delivering tenancy support, housing management assistance, and wellbeing services tailored to individual needs.
Eastfield is a high support needs service, supporting people with multiple and complex needs as such as substance use, mental health and physical health. This does not involve any personal care or administering any medication
Role and responsibilities
• Coordinate and deliver support plans addressing tenancy sustainment, substance use, mental health, housing needs, and personal development.
• Responsible for coordinating and maintaining staff rotas for their service.
• Work directly with individuals to help them achieve their goals, build life skills, and improve health and wellbeing.
• Act as a keyworker and oversee support delivery, ensuring accurate and professional records.
• Liaise with external partners, including housing teams, healthcare services, and advocacy groups.
• Provide leadership on shift and supervision to support workers in the absence of the Team Leader.
• Promote inclusion, empowerment, and trauma-informed practice in all areas of support.
Essential Skills and Attributes
• A recognised social care qualification at SCQF Level 6 or above.
• Experience working in adult social care, ideally in homelessness, housing support or mental health.
• Confident in report writing, support planning, and using digital systems.
• Understanding of SSSC codes of practice and Care Inspectorate standards.
• Strong values of compassion, dignity, and respect for all.
• Ability to read, speak and write in English at CEFR level B1 or higher.
• Commitment to the values and mission of Care Support Scotland, and to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion
Desired skills and attributes
• Previous social care practitioner (skilled worker) experience,
• Previous supervisory experience
• Previous specialist training experience directly related to the role.
Additional Notes
• Shift work, weekend work may be a requirement of this role.
• PVG scheme membership & SSSC registration are requirements of this post
• Please note, you will be asked to provide evidence of your eligibility to work in the UK.
• We reserve the right to bring the closing date forward if a suitable candidate is identified.
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Deputy Service Manager – Hawick Services
- Full time or Part time
- £37,000
- Hybrid: Hawick
- Closing 4th January 2026
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, compassionate, and experienced leader to join our team as a Deputy Service Manager at Streets Ahead – Hawick Services.
If you're passionate about person-centred care, thrive in a varied role where no two days are the same, and enjoy supporting teams to provide high-quality care to individuals with Learning Disabilities, we’d love to hear from you!
About the Role
You will bring strong organisational skills and experience in leading staff teams across multiple sites and within the community in Hawick. Working closely with the management team across both our West and East services, you will take the lead on key areas including:
- Quality assurance
- Care planning
- Risk management
- Change management & continuous improvement
You’ll inspire, motivate, and support your team to embrace new ways of working and implement improvements identified through our quality assurance programme.
Work–Life Balance
At Streets Ahead, we truly value the wellbeing of our staff. We want you to enjoy a positive work–life balance, which is why we offer:
- Hybrid working options
- Flexible working days and times to suit your lifestyle while meeting service needs
Key Benefits
Joining Streets Ahead means access to a generous range of rewards and opportunities:
- Hybrid Working Policy
- Company pension scheme with 6% employer contributions
- Pay review on completion of the probationary period
- 30 days annual leave
- Free PVG registration
- Company sick pay scheme
- Long service awards
- Opportunity to gain SVQ Level 4 in Health & Social Care and Care Service Leadership & Management, plus further development opportunities
- Free access to wellbeing, health, counselling & legal support for you and dependants under 18
- Death in service scheme
- Bike to Work scheme
- Shopping & services discounts
- Workplace wellbeing app
Careers that care!
Do you have a passion for connecting with people to achieve their goals in life, and enjoy the sense of achievement in empowering vulnerable people?
If so, we have a fabulous Service Manager opportunity for you to join our awesome team, leading our Dumfries & Galloway Learning Disability service. Because People Matter at Turning Point Scotland, why not join us to reach your full potential.
Embark on an emotionally rewarding journey and apply today!
About the role
As the Registered Manager, you will be an experienced leader leading a team working with individuals who have a wide range of support needs, providing them with practical and emotional support and encouraging them to achieve their own personal outcomes in all aspects of their daily lives e.g. keeping safe, meaningful activities, community involvement, physical health, relationships, emotional health and wellbeing.
As the Registered Manager you will:
- Maintain the continuing relevance of services to individuals’ needs and purchaser requirements by ongoing planning, monitoring and evaluation.
- Oversee the financial aspects of the service, managing significant budgets, ensuring efficient use of resources and making financial decisions.
- Where a need or an opportunity is identified, lead on the development of new services, support business growth and maintain reputational excellence.
- Comply with governance, law and legislation including local authority compliance, Care Inspectorate (at level 5 and above), SSSC and safeguarding procedures.
- Support the senior management team in the streamlining, promotion and monitoring of quality assurance systems which meets the needs of individual services as well as the overall service delivery in the region.
- Develop, monitor and implement supervision and appraisal systems for staff.
About You
You will have passion and drive to take forward a well-established Service and Team. Be passionate; and committed to the overall aims and objectives of the service and have the belief that people can live fulfilling lives with the right support in place.
You should also have:
- Experience of working with vulnerable people and leading a service delivery team, including managing the provision of a safe operating environment in a relevant context.
- The ability to negotiate with a wide range of internal and external partners and build positive relationships including local authorities and housing associations.
- Excellent planning and organisational skills with the ability to effectively prioritise your own time and workload to meet a number of different and competing tasks in sometimes pressurised environment.
- Social Service and Health Care at level 9 (SCQF) or other speciality/qualification recognised by the SSSC for registration purposes as well as a relevant management qualification.
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