The Community Links Worker programme, funded by EVOC & Edinburgh Health & Social Care Partnership, is delivered in partnership with GP Practices and the 3rd sector to support people to live well through strengthening connections between community resources and primary care.

The Community Link Worker (Maternity Cover) will be employed by Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust and will work as part of three practice teams (Gracemount, Liberton and Inch Park) in the South East locality of Edinburgh to provide 1:1 person-centred and practical support to people in contact with the GP practice team.

Taking a person-centred approach, you will work with individuals to enable them to identify personal outcomes and priorities for their health and well-being and link them to local, city and national activities and support services.

The postholder must have experience of working with people who are facing complex social and emotional circumstances, a strong understanding of the challenges affecting people living in areas of disadvantage in relation to living well, extensive effective interpersonal skills in working with people on a 1:1 basis as well as experience in networking and relationship building with other professionals and organisations.

PVG: This post requires membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. Application will be processed for the successful candidate.

About Us:

The Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust is a successful and widely respected independent charity that undertakes community-based environmental projects, working with partners to improve the quality and accessibility of greenspaces in and around Scotland’s capital city. We believe that quality local greenspaces can have a positive impact on the health and well-being of individuals, particularly those living in disadvantaged areas.

The Plan Vivo Foundation (PVF) is currently looking for a Communications and Administration Officer. The main focus of this role will be to provide support across PVF's offerings, through working with and assisting the Communications Coordinator and the Operations Manager.

The successful applicant will work as part of the PVF Edinburgh operational team (the Secretariat) and will be line managed by the Communications Coordinator. The most suitable candidate will be someone with good written skills and with some marketing experience. They will also need to have administrative experience, and not be frustrated by rolling standardised and organisational tasks.

The role is based in Edinburgh. It is full-time, but part-time will be considered depending on the ability and availability of the candidate. The role is based in Edinburgh, however the candidate does not necessarily need to be located within Edinburgh. We will accept applications from remote workers, although our preference would be for the successful candidate to come into the Edinburgh office at least once a week.

The candidate must hold the right to live and work in the UK. This is a 18-month contract, which may be extended, depending on performance and project funding.

Are you looking for a more rewarding career? Then why not become a Home Energy Scotland Technical Administrative Advisor? We are looking for an organised and enthusiastic person to join our team providing administrative help and support in delivering an exceptional service to our customers. Home Energy Scotland’s Technical & Outreach Team provides detailed, specialist energy efficiency and renewable technology advice to households to a wide range of customers throughout the southeast of Scotland.

You will carry out a wide range of administrative tasks to ensure effective delivery of technical advice services, including coordinating home visits, managing outbound queues and providing advice to householders over the phone and email. You will also be responsible for supporting the KPI’s associated to the Green Homes Network and to ensuring MCS installers are invited to join the Renewable Installer Finder.

Home Energy Scotland delivers free, impartial advice on energy efficiency, water efficiency, renewable energy and sustainable transport to householders, communities and organisations through a range of programmes. Home Energy Scotland is funded by the Scottish Government and managed by the Energy Saving Trust. Changeworks has been involved in delivering the service for 14 years, and currently manages advice centres in South East Scotland and the Highlands and Islands.

About Us

Changeworks is a great place to work. We hold Investors in People Platinum accreditation (something only a few organisations in Scotland have), and we were nominated for employer of the year by the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce this year. Our staff overwhelmingly would recommend us as an employer too.

The Climate Emergency has resulted in ambitious national targets to reduce carbon emissions from the built environment and reduce rates of fuel poverty. This has driven a significant increase in the number of pilot and large-scale interventions delivered by Changeworks and external organisations in this area. These include area-based domestic energy efficiency retrofit and decarbonisation projects and programmes.

We are a growing organisation, and this role is crucial to the delivery of our ambitious objectives. We want to decarbonise homes in Scotland on a massive scale, and that needs talented individuals like you to help us deliver on our objectives. You’ll receive full training plus coaching and mentoring.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits including flexible working, bike to work scheme, an excellent pension scheme and 26 days paid holiday plus 9 public holidays per year.

At Changeworks, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone.

Are you looking for a role where you can really make a difference every day? Changeworks, Scotland's leading environmental charity is looking for a Senior Data Protection Advisor to help ensure that we safeguard data through excellent governance and practice, remaining compliant as we tackle the climate emergency.

Changeworks works with a range of government organisations, local authorities, housing associations, funders, partners, and suppliers to help deliver energy advice, reduce fuel poverty and to decarbonise homes in Scotland. We recognise and value the importance of effective governance and advocate a ‘data protection by design and default’ approach which builds good practice into the services and projects we deliver.

As Changeworks’ Senior Data Protection Advisor you will be a trusted source of knowledge, guidance and information on data protection matters. You will support and work with our customer-facing advice, consultancy and project delivery services, as well as internal teams including Finance, HR, ICT and Marketing & Communications.

You will use your excellent knowledge of UK General Data Protection Regulations, Data Protection Act (2018) and privacy legislation to prioritise and respond to Data Protection Helpdesk requests in a timely, accurate and professional manner. The role involves advising on Data Processing Impact Assessments, retention schedules, Data Sharing Agreements, privacy notices and other relevant documents. You will coordinate responses to Subject Access Request and Deletion Requests, and assist managers and colleagues with the processes for assessing and reporting breaches and near misses. The role requires you to act as a point of contact with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) as necessary.

You will utilise your Microsoft SharePoint knowledge to maintain and further develop our Data Protection Hub, providing a range of helpful templates, guides, general and team-specific resources to build confidence and competence across Changeworks. This involves supporting teams and individuals with the centralisation of data protection contracts and key documents on the ‘Hub’.

Working with the Training Team, you will use your effective communication skills to ensure that impactful and appropriate data protection learning and development opportunities, guidance and resources are in place to support colleagues, teams and services.

Data Protection Practitioner Certificate training will be provided for this role.

About us

Changeworks is a great place to work. We hold Investors in People Platinum accreditation (something only a few organisations in Scotland have), and we were nominated for employer of the year by the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce this year. Our staff overwhelmingly would recommend us as an employer too.

The Climate Emergency has resulted in ambitious national targets to reduce carbon emissions from the built environment and reduce rates of fuel poverty. This has driven a significant increase in the number of pilot and large-scale interventions delivered by Changeworks and external organisations in this area. These include area-based domestic energy efficiency retrofit and decarbonisation projects and programmes.

We are a growing organisation, and this role is crucial to the delivery of our ambitious objectives. We want to decarbonise homes in Scotland on a massive scale, and that needs talented individuals like you to help us deliver on our objectives. You’ll receive full training plus coaching and mentoring.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits including flexible working, bike to work scheme, an excellent pension scheme and 26 days paid holiday plus 9 public holidays per year.

At Changeworks, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone.