Relationships Scotland is the largest provider of family and relationship support in the country. We offer relationship counselling, family mediation and child contact centres through a network of 21 Member Services across Scotland. Around 18,000 people receive a face-to-face service each year.

We are looking to appoint a new treasurer to join our Board. The treasurer will be responsible for overseeing financial matters on behalf of our Board and will be responsible for ensuring that the organisation has robust financial processes to ensure it meets its legal and constitutional requirements. While we encourage and welcome applicants of all backgrounds, we are keen to hear from candidates that have experience of charity financial management or are chartered in a suitable accountancy field.

This role would include four board meetings a year (currently a mix of in person and online), along with four online Office Bearer meetings each year, and our AGM.

We want our Board to reflect the diversity of the modern communities we work with, and value the benefits of having different experience and points of view on our Board. We particularly welcome applications from people living with a disability or long-term health condition, LGBTQ+ people, younger people and those from ethnic minority communities.

The Relationships Scotland Network is the largest provider of family and relationship support in the country. We offer relationship counselling, family mediation and child contact centres through a network of 21 member services across Scotland, which provide face-to-face support to around 18,000 people each year.

We are looking for two new Trustees to help build upon the strong existing skills within our current Board. In particular we are looking for people with the following:

To help build upon the strong existing skills within our current board. In particular we are looking for people with the following:

• Knowledge of the challenges facing children and families today

• Scottish Government, Local Authority or other public sector experience

• Traditional and Social Media/IT skills

The trustee role would include four board meetings a year (currently two in person, and two online), along with the potential to take on some additional responsibilities as required.

We want our Board to reflect the diversity of the modern communities we work with, and value the benefits of having different experience and points of view on our Board. We particularly welcome applications from people living with a disability or long-term health condition, LGBTQ+ people, younger people and those from ethnic minority communities

JOB PURPOSE: The role holder will work closely with the Chief Executive and wider team to maintain and establish effective financial and administrative systems and processes. S/he will be responsible for the smooth running of our financial systems, undertaking book-keeping, reporting and regularly reviewing policies, processes and procedures to ensure they are fit for purpose and will liaise with the Board about financial issues. S/he will manage other operational matters from time to time

Key responsibilities

1. Financial management

• Be responsible for accurate and timely management of all MCFB income and expenditure cashflow management using SAGE
• Administer invoice approval and payment processes, manage bank accounts and operate expense claim procedures and payment processes
• Manage monthly financial ledger, including profit and loss and balance sheet reconciliations and cash flow analysis
• Processing month-end journals, including accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations; preparing corrective journals for income and expense reallocation for approval and processing. Reconciling accounts and ensuring accuracy of Trial Balance.
• Produce quarterly management accounts and financial reports for the CEO and the Board
• Support the development of the annual budget based on strategic priorities, trends and projections, and assist the Management Team in developing a strategic business plan to maintain the financial health and sustainability of the organisation
• Providing the CEO with regular and ad-hoc budgeting/forecasting and management reports in preparation of budgets for grant submissions, and grant financial reports as required by grant funders
• Support the preparation of annual accounts for audit and liaise closely with the auditors in the preparation of draft and annual statutory accounts
• Maintain and regularly review fixed assets register
• Oversee tax and regulatory and compliance issues, including Gift Aid reclaim
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies with the CEO and management to maintain and strengthen internal controls
• Liaise with the payroll provider to manage payroll and pensions provision
• Responsible for liaising with internal teams in the timely submission of monthly expenses claims

2. General

• Accept personal responsibility for own learning and professional development
• Provide leadership, including by modelling positive behaviours to the diverse staff team
• Maintain a basic knowledge and understanding of issues affecting those that MCFB seeks to help
• Adhere to the organisation’s data protection, confidentiality, health and safety, and safeguarding children and vulnerable adults policies
• To undertake any other duties as may be required from time to time, which are commensurate with the nature of the post. Positive, pro-active approach, with an ability to problem-solve and the drive to develop and implement new systems and processes as necessary
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in all work with well-developed organisational and administrative ability, including proven success in setting up systems, keeping records and delivering financial reports to deadline and to a high standard
• Is discreet, trustworthy and respects diversity, equalities issues and confidentiality

Skills and specifications:

• At least 3-5 years experience in a similar finance role working in the charity sector
• Qualified l/part qualified, AAT with charity accounting experience of 5 years and above or Certificate in Charity Accounting and relevant degree
• Experience working in a financial management role and managing financial accounting systems, preferably SAGE
• Experience of using Microsoft Office – particularly Excel, minimum of intermediate level.
• Experience of an ERP or Modern Accounting Software e.g., QuickBooks, Sage, Xero, Microsoft Dynamics etc. would be advantageous
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
• Experience with purchases ledger transaction processing, invoicing, credit control and month-end income and expenditure analysis.

We are seeking a playful, adaptable, and confident individuals for play worker posts at Play Midlothian, to deliver high quality services, enabling children to thrive through play.

Community Play Worker (CPW)

• First Aid: Desirable – can be attained whilst employed by the company. PM can support sourcing and funding courses.
• Child Protection Training: Essential – PM can support sourcing and funding courses.
• PVG Membership – Essential – PM can facilitate.
• Responsibility / duties – facilitating adventurous and creative play under the supervision of the Play Team Lead. The Community Play Worker may be asked to ‘lead’ a session alongside another CPW or APW once an agreed induction period has been fulfilled.

About Play Midlothian

Play Midlothian is a registered charity (no. SC025474) working to support children to thrive through play. We focus on play because we know how much this benefits children’s health, wellbeing and development. It is important for their lives in the here and now as well as for their future life chances.

We strive to remove barriers to play where they exist, to ensure all children have access to play that meets their needs. We provide services for children and families and build the capacity of communities to support play. This includes training and development opportunities for other settings, including schools. We are also a partner in the Midlothian Play Strategy, which takes a strategic approach in planning for and promoting play in Midlothian.

We have an office base in Dalkeith but deliver services throughout Midlothian, and if commissioned, beyond.

About the role

Our Playworkers support session planning and the day-to-day practicalities of our play services, carry out play work, and support services users. It is essential that the successful applicant enjoys all types of play and can respond flexibly to the needs of participants.

We are looking for someone who enjoys working as part of a team and can build productive relationships with our participants, colleagues and other stakeholders, while demonstrating an enthusiasm for Play Midlothian’s aims and values.

The postholder will be directed day to day by a Team Leader, and work as part of a team of Community Playworkers and at times volunteers.

It is important the postholder can be flexible about their hours, which will be worked over four or five days on a rota pattern over a 7-day week. Out 2 Play shifts may finish approx. 6.00/6.30pm. We value employees having work/life balance and aim to establish a pattern that shares out any evening and weekend working, so each employee has regular weekends off.

Play Midlothian’s services take place in a variety of community settings. Some are indoors, though a high proportion of our current services are exclusively outdoors (all year round), therefore the role will particularly suit applicants with a fondness for the outdoors.

We work with children and young people aged 0-13 (and at times older), with their parents/carers at some of our services, and at times with specific needs (including disability and emerging mental health challenges). We work with a variety of service models, though with the focus firmly on self-directed play. The goal is always to ensure that children have access to play opportunities that enable them to thrive.

Information on our current services can be found on our website.

For the right candidate, this will be a highly rewarding and stimulating role, offering plenty of variety in their work – all the while enabling their passion for children’s play to shine though.