About Us:
The Community One Stop Shop (COSS) is a registered charity committed to providing nutritious meals and support to individuals and families living in poverty. Our soup kitchen is one of 13 services we provide in the Calder’s area of Edinburgh offering a welcoming environment for all who enter. We are seeking a passionate and organized individual to join our team as Outreach worker for soup kitchen.
Job Description:
The Soup Kitchen Coordinator will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of our soup kitchen. This includes overseeing volunteers, ensuring food safety standards are met, engaging with the clients, managing the other services we offer and creating a welcoming atmosphere for our clients. The ideal candidate will have a strong commitment to serving the community and excellent organizational and leadership skills.
Interested candidates are invited to submit their CV and a cover letter detailing their qualifications and experience to carol@coss-broomhouse.org.uk. Please include "Soup Kitchen Coordinator Application" in the subject line. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled
Outreach worker for soup kitchen
Postcode: EH11 3UU
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The Conservation Volunteers connects people and green spaces to deliver lasting outcomes for both.
About the role:
The John Muir Way is one of Scotland’s most iconic long-distance walking routes, spanning 134 miles from Helensburgh on the west coast to Dunbar on the east. The John Muir Way Green Skills program, a three-year initiative funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, will focus on improving biodiversity along this route, creating opportunities for trainees to learn new skills, build confidence, and contribute to Scotland’s natural and cultural heritage.
The John Muir Way Greenskills programme is a 3-year initiative, with 72 trainees engaging in practical biodiversity tasks and projects along the route. The programme aims to bridge the skills gap and ageing workforce challenges, increase connectivity and break down the disconnect with nature, working alongside various partners to achieve its goals.
Each Greenskills Leader will lead a team of six Green Skills Trainees per year, located in Edinburgh, Falkirk, North Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire. The post holder will have overall responsibility for line managing the trainees, delivery of practical training and the delivery of practical biodiversity enhancement tasks on partners sites. Each Green Skills Leader will liaise with greenspace teams in Local Authorities and Scottish Canals to agree sites and projects. This role will also contribute to the project evaluation, local budget management, and programme promotion. This role will work closely with the People and admin coordinator managing the schedule of external training, trainee attendance, annual leave, onboarding and programme exiting of trainees. These roles will report into the John Muir Way Greenskills Operations Leader.
Experience of leading a small team.
Previous management of a training programme/structured delivery model.
Mentoring and/or coaching young people.
A passion for supporting young people to achieve their goals.
Knowledge and understanding of practical biodiversity projects and events.
Experience in recruiting and managing trainees and/or other stakeholders.
Experience in working in partnership with multiple organisations with potentially differing demands.
We have four positions available: 1 in Edinburgh, 2 in Grangemouth, and 1 in Glasgow. When submitting your application, please indicate your preferred location in the subject line of your email.
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process, and you will be asked whether you require any during your application. If you would like to discuss your requirements further please contact the People Team via recruitment@tcv.org.uk or by telephone on 01302 388883 . We also offer reasonable adjustments on the job.
* A full driving licence is required yes ‘as the post holder has use of a company vehicle’.
* This post is subject to an enhanced CRC check
We are The Conservation Volunteers.
Our vision is Healthier, Happier Communities for Everyone. We believe that green spaces are an essential part of healthy, happy communities.
Our mission is To Connect People and Green Spaces to Deliver Lasting Outcomes for Both.
The opportunity to connect to nature on your doorstep and contribute to its protection should be available to everyone.
The outcomes of our work:
• Environment: Green spaces are created, protected and improved, for nature and for people.
• Communities: Communities are stronger, working together to improve the places where people live and tackle the issues that matter to them.
• Health & Wellbeing: People improve their physical and mental health & wellbeing, by being outdoors, active and connected with others.
• Learning & Skills: People improve their confidence, skills and prospects, through learning inspired by the outdoors.
Join in, feel good.
Vine Trust is looking for an experienced and results-driven Fundraising and Outreach Manager with excellent communication skills to join our Edinburgh-based team. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in securing funds through grants, corporate sponsorships and events, as well as building strong relationships with donors and stakeholders. They should be organised and strategic, as well as passionate about our mission, values and principles.
About Vine Trust
Vine Trust is an international development charity that collaborates through partnership projects to bring about impactful and sustainable change for families and communities in Peru and Tanzania. A fundamental element of Vine Trust’s working model is connecting volunteers to these long-term partnerships, providing significant reciprocal learning and training opportunities, and advancing the programme’s targeted outcomes.
Since its establishment in 1985, Vine Trust’s activities have grown considerably, responding to needs shared by its partners in Peru and Tanzania. Some key achievements include:
Central to the success of Vine Trust’s work has been its focus on collaboration and partnership. Vine Trust connects governmental, corporate, academic, and other NGOs from various countries to these projects.
About the Role
The role will primarily be responsible for developing and implementing effective fundraising strategies, for crafting grant applications and for marketing the work of the Vine Trust to volunteers, supporters and stakeholders.
As the Fundraising and Outreach Manager at Vine Trust, you will develop and implement a comprehensive marketing and fundraising strategy to support Vine Trust’s programmes achieving agreed targets and outcomes, consistent with the Vine Trust principles and ethos. You will also act as deputy to Chief Executive in their absence.
Key objectives include:
Role Requirements
Essential:
Desirable:
Other Requirements:
Vine Trust is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply. If you're ready to make a lasting impact, foster sustainable change, and promote ethical global citizenship, we invite you to apply for the Fundraising and Outreach Manager position at Vine Trust. Be part of our dedicated team and help us continue connecting people to change lives.
Barnardo's Scotland Fostering Edinburgh have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Supervising Social worker to join our busy team on a Full Time (37 hours) permanent basis.
Location: The successful candidate will work on a hybrid basis with their office base in Edinburgh, however some meetings and training occur Scotland Wide.
As a Supervising Social Worker, you will work within a team of supervising social workers, children's workers, therapists, education liaison worker, managers, and admin staff responsible for the recruitment and support of foster carers who provide care to looked after children and young people who are referred to the service from the Local Authority.
Some of the key responsibilities are:
Ideal Candidate's must haves:
History of Service
Barnardo's has well over 100 years of experience delivering fostering and adoption services across the UK.
Our fostering service in Scotland has been operational for over 18 years and rated ‘Good' across most areas from Care Inspectorate. Our fostering Service is supported by Practice Managers, comprising of new and experienced team members. This team is supported by experienced administrative staff, and the work of the supervising social workers, childrens worker (PW2) and a Psychotherapist. The Edinburgh team is the only Scottish Service operating the Mockingbird model, supported by the fostering network.
When completing your application please refer to your skills, knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable) This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
Pay & Reward Framework
We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.
For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay.
Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.
Benefits
Workplace Offer: What it means for you
The world of work has changed. We are understanding of what works best for our colleagues both current and future as we look to embrace this new way of working. Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or any combination of these.
*T&C's apply based on contract
About Barnardo's
At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is reflected in our values and our practice, and we have invested in this area of our work to ensure that we can deliver on our commitments to be an inclusive employer. EDI is a key enabler of our purpose as a charity and we want to ensure that the diversity of our teams is reflective of the communities we serve and that we continue to learn and develop our work with a focus on inclusion. We particularly encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minoritised Ethnic Communities, candidates who are LGBT+ and Disabled candidates.
We are seeking an enthusiastic Volunteer Coordinator to join our team and play a crucial role in enhancing our communications, supporter care, and fundraising efforts.Prostate Scotland is dedicated to actively informing, supporting, and advancing initiatives related to prostate cancer and disease across Scotland. As our Volunteer Coordinator, you will be instrumental in nurturing our volunteer community and shaping our volunteer program for greater impact.
This role will involve:
In this role, your strong people skills will be pivotal in collaborating with local fundraisers and supporters to bolster Prostate Scotland's fundraising efforts across communities and events throughout Scotland. You will also represent Prostate Scotland at local fundraising and supporter events, further enhancing our outreach and engagement.
We require candidates with strong administrative, IT, and digital skills. While prior knowledge of prostate cancer and disease is advantageous, training will be provided, as necessary. Occasional travel within Scotland may be required. This position reports to the Head of Operations and Delivery and is initially available on a one-year contract.