The Loaningdale School Company supports young people (up to 25 years), especially those in need, living in the Clydesdale area of South Lanarkshire. It provides grants to individuals and organisations from a fund set up in the 1990s following the closing of Loaningdale School. You can find out more about us by visiting our website loaningdale.org.uk
We are seeking someone to help us advance our mission to support young people to achieve their ambitions. The Development Officer will work with the Loaningdale Board to promote the work of the trust among young people and the wider community and to cultivate relationships with community groups, schools and other partner organisations.
For full information about the role, please refer to the job description below.
Please apply by emailing a CV and any additional relevant information to admin@loaningdale.org.uk
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You will work closely with the CEO and Co-ordinator team overseeing the smooth running of the Scottish Parent Academy as well as oversight to finance team.
You will oversee and develop the smooth running of existing systems and processes, ensuring effectiveness and efficiency.
You will support the development of our CRM system, including preparation of data as well as project management support. You will have experience in prioritising workload of others, strong leadership skills, database management and reporting, and using Microsoft Office suite and other IT packages. Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving skills are also required to thrive in this role.
As this is a national post, we are looking for someone who can work independently and quickly develop strong working relationships, as well as having excellent organisational and time management skills.
This role is for 12 months (probation 6 months) and will continue dependent on funding.
About Parent Network Scotland
Vision:
Parent Network Scotland envisions a Scotland where children feel confident and thrive, and parents have easy access to support networks, information, and tools that strengthen their relationships, communication, and overall joy in parenting.
Mission:
Parent Network Scotland aim to involve parents by enhancing their connections, confidence, skills, and voice, thereby fostering communities where children experience happiness, care, compassion, and hope.
Principles:
About Parent Network Scotland
Parent Network Scotland is a charity supporting families with a key focus on parents and guardians to gain skills, tools, and confidence to raise confident children, including those who may struggle to overcome barriers to realise their potential. Our strengths lie in the trust and relationships we forge, our developmental approach and in harnessing the transformational benefit of education through peer-to-peer support.
We actively support parents and carers by recognising their contribution and role in supporting children who flourish, recognising their strengths, equipping them with essential tools, techniques, and networks. At Parent Network Scotland we believe that parents and carers are often an untapped resource in building child(s) resilience, skills and confidence to flourish through to adulthood.
The Opportunity:
Are you passionate about Learning for Sustainability? Do you want to inspire and enable Scotland to contribute to sustainability at local, national, and global levels? Are you committed to working with learners, educators, decision-makers and communities to build a socially-just and sustainable world? If so, and you have the experience and skills, we want to hear from you.
Learning for Sustainability Scotland, Scotland’s UN University-recognised Regional Centre of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development, is seeking an enthusiastic and skilled Development Manager to join our team.
In this pivotal role, you’ll be at the heart of our work, harnessing the transformative power of Learning for Sustainability and collaborating with our members and partners to shape Scotland’s sustainable future.
Based within the Moray House School of Education and Sport, University of Edinburgh, the successful candidate will join a vibrant, ambitious, collegiate team to lead the development and coordination of Learning for Sustainability Scotland programmes and support the development of core Learning for Sustainability Scotland business; in collaboration with the Learning for Sustainability Scotland’s Director, Dr Beth Christie; an elected Steering Group and Chair; Secretariat; key internal and external partners; and its members. The Development Manager will also have direct line management responsibilities for the Learning for Sustainability Scotland’s Project Manager, and responsibility for the work of both the Project Manager and the Finance Officer.
About Learning for Sustainability Scotland
Learning for Sustainability Scotland is a pan-sectoral organisation; working across the length and breadth of Scotland and with frequent collaboration with partners across the UK, Europe, and the rest of the world. It has more than 1,000 individual and organisational members with a commitment to learning for sustainability. These include members from schools, colleges, universities, youth and community learning, local and central government and related agencies, and the ‘third sector’.
Learning for Sustainability Scotland brings in external income and works in partnership with its members and key partners to achieve its core objectives of:
More information about Learning for Sustainability Scotland and our work can be found online at learningforsustainabilityscotland.org.
About the Post
This is a part-time role (0.6 FTE / 21 hours per week), with the opportunity to expand to full-time depending on project development and income growth. We are open to flexible and hybrid working patterns that combine remote and regular on-campus work.
Your skills and attributes for success:
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
About Us
As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.
About the Team
Moray House School of Education and Sport (MHSES), University of Edinburgh, has been making a major contribution and impact to the fields of education and sport both in Scotland and worldwide for almost 200 years. In that time, our staff, students and alumni have influenced and transformed learning, teaching, and wider educational policy in the UK and beyond. We are the leading School of Education and Sport in Scotland – ranked first for research breadth and quality in Education and Sport, and third in the UK (REF 2021). We consistently rank in the top tiers of global education and sport-related studies.
Our alumni include Great Britain’s most successful Olympic athlete, cyclist Sir Chris Hoy MBE, and trailblazing teacher and race relations pioneer, Saroj Lal.
We are deeply committed to social justice, inclusivity, diversity, and accessibility. Our aim in all our work is to significantly impact the education, wellbeing and development of children, young people and adults, through problem-solving in the fields of education and sport.
Study
Across undergraduate, postgraduate taught, research, and initial teacher education; our 3000 students study across 29 different programmes. These include a wide array of subjects across the broad areas of teacher education, language education, sport policy, sport science, outdoor education and community education.
Research
With over 250 research staff and students, we have a vibrant and expanding research community with a broad portfolio of academic disciplines gathered within seven broad research themes with permeable boundaries. Our Thematic Hubs are:
The REF 2021 results for both education and sport-related research place us as Scotland’s top-ranked institution for research breadth and quality (THE).
Please note only female applicants need apply under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010 and Section 7(2) e of the Sex Discrimination Act 197.
Lanarkshire Rape Crisis Centre (LRCC), established in 2004, is an independent charity with the objective of relieving the distress and improving the welfare of women and girls who, at any time in their lives, have been subjected to any form of sexual violence. LRCC works collaboratively with 17 Rape Crisis Centres across Scotland who also adhere to National Service Standards.
The National Lottery Community Fund, Improving Lives- Young Persons Project 2025-2027:Lanarkshire Rape Crisis Centre (LRCC) has been awarded funding for a 3-year period for a Young Survivors Project. The funding will provide a dedicated Young Survivors Support Service and lead to the creation of a Young People Reference Group. The Support Service will offer a range of individual and peer support options to aid in the recovery from any form of sexual violence or abuse. The Reference Group will be a space for young people to come together in solidarity, have their voices championed and amplified and be a key part of the prevention landscape tackling gender-based violence. The funding means we are recruiting 2 new staff to lead on the development and delivery of the project and work collaboratively within our existing staff teams to deliver the project outcomes.
Purpose of Post:The overall aim of this post is to support young people to establish a reference group and other group activity to: amplify young survivors voices, offer peer support and connection, engage in consultations, lead on awareness raising campaigns and influence the work of LRCC and the Violence Against Women partner agencies in Lanarkshire. The post will also play a key role in the facilitation of programmes with young people around recovery from sexual violence, what healthy sexual relationships look like (using nationally approved prevention materials), and to support schools, colleges, universities and communities in implementing holistic and strategic approaches to addressing gender-based violence.
Queens Cross Housing Association has a vacancy for a Community and Growing Spaces Development Worker. This excellent opportunity is a challenging and rewarding role within our Social Regeneration Team and is key to delivering our progamme of activities which are key to our commitment to challenging poverty and creating vibrant communities. This fixed term role will run for 36 months from March 2025.
Job Purpose:
The successful candidate will be tasked with leading our community growing activities. The purpose of this role is to support local community members to maximise their engagement with our community gardens and growing spaces including allotments. The job will involve engaging with the local community, providing horticultural support at gardening sessions and helping with the upkeep of the associations growing spaces.
The role will involve managing the effective use of a newly created allotment site in Woodside, including managing the waiting list and being the main point of contact for allotment holders. The role will also involve allocating raised beds at Woodside garden and coordinating effective use of community raised beds at all garden sites. The post holder will be a member of the social regeneration team and will work with the team on a range of interconnected projects.
You will:
Essential Criteria:
Applicants should have a minimum of two years’ experience in community-based growing activities and should have excellent horticultural knowledge and expertise. Proven experience of delivering services and activities is essential. Experience of supporting sessional staff is desirable. Experience of working in a Housing Association environment is also desirable, but not essential. The post will require occasional evening and weekend working.
Please find the full job description/ person specification on our website for further information on the role.
We will:
Provide a generous pay and reward package, including 40 days leave per year, 7% or 4% employer pension contribution, agile working options, green initiatives, family friendly policies, health & wellbeing commitment and much more. Read all about our benefits and commitments here.