Role

Community Volunteers Enabling You (COVEY) has been a lifeline for children, young people, and families across Lanarkshire since 1992. We provide 1-1 and group-based befriending, mentoring, and family support services tailored to those who need it most. Our mission is to help children, young people and families become more resilient, safe, and better equipped to reach their full potential.

As the Head of Services, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of COVEY’s services. You will lead and inspire a dynamic team to deliver high-quality, integrated, and impactful services that respond to the needs of children, young people and families. Your leadership will ensure that COVEY continues to meet its mission and strategic objectives, while fostering innovation and continuous improvement.

Working closely with the Chief Executive Officer, you will oversee the development of participant support models, cultivate strategic partnerships with statutory and third-sector organisations, and ensure services meet the objectives outlined in grant or tender agreements.

What we’re looking for:

• A degree in Health & Social Care, Youth Work, Community Development, or equivalent experience.
• Extensive experience in service delivery roles within the third sector or public sector.
• Proven leadership skills with a track record of motivating teams.
• Flexible, innovative, and solution-focused approach to leadership and service delivery.
• Experience in service planning, delivery, and evaluation, with a focus on achieving measurable outcomes
• Strong knowledge and experience of safeguarding, compliance, and risk management.
• Excellent communication, financial management, and strategic thinking skills.
• A deep understanding of the needs of vulnerable children, young people, and families.

What We Offer

We offer a rewarding and fulfilling role with the opportunity to develop your skills and career in an enriching environment. Our benefits package includes:

Financial Benefits:

• Competitive salary (£40,826 - £46,523)
• 6% employer pension contribution
• Access to ScotWest Credit Union (loans, mortgages, and savings accounts)

Wellbeing & Work-Life Balance:

• Flexible working (including flexi-time)
• One special leave day to celebrate your birthday
• HSF Health plan (including dental, optical, physio claim back, personal accident coverage, GP, mental health counselling, legal support, and discounts for gym, cinema, and shopping)
• Quarterly staff wellbeing activities

Professional Development:

• Access to learning and development opportunities
• Support for continuous professional growth

We help young people to build life-long belief in themselves, supporting them to take on their own challenges, follow their own passions and discover talents they never knew they had. Because when you prove yourself that you are ready for anything nothing can hold you back.

Do you want to be part of that?

This is a 12 month fixed term maternity cover contract.

This is an opportunity to join a small, dynamic, ambitious, and welcoming team that believes in the transformative power of youth work and the power of partnerships. Operations Officers support the operational delivery and development of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) through managing a portfolio of Licensed Organisations (LOs).

LOs range from local authorities, state and independent schools to youth organisations, secure units, and community groups. The DofE Scotland Operations team works with these licensed organisations to build their capacity, support their reach into more marginalised communities and ensure quality and compliance with the Award framework.

The DofE Scotland office covers DofE activity across the length and breadth of Scotland, working with over 140 Licensed Organisations and over 19,000 young people in the last year alone. Each Operations Officer manages a portfolio based on broad geographic region.

The role will be field-based and when not attending meetings, employees will work from home. You will need to have an appropriate home office set up and live within the region of East Scotland (Edinburgh, Lothians, and Scottish Borders).

What we are looking for:

The successful candidate will be a dynamic and proactive team player, who is able to embrace innovation and change. You will be a confident and effective communicator and collaborator and have experience of building and sustaining relationships with stakeholders across the education and/or youth and community sectors.

You will be a passionate advocate for the work of the DofE and motivated by the charity’s strategic ambition to give more than one million young people the chance to participate in our life-changing programmes.

What will you get in return?

The opportunity to work for a successful and dynamic charity that has the development of young people at its heart and the wellbeing and development of its people constantly in focus.

You will be joining a team of empowered colleagues working together.

Our staff benefits package includes a generous pension contribution, an employee assistance program, a healthcare cash plan, and paid volunteer leave. You will also receive 25 days of annual holiday, plus Bank Holidays, an extra 3 days of paid leave between Christmas and New Year, plus the opportunity to purchase additional leave. Additional benefits include access to a benefits discount website, a death-in-service benefit equal to four times your salary, incapacity coverage, and comprehensive family and sick leave policies (Pro-Rata).

About DofE

Since its launch in 1956, the DofE has empowered millions of young people to become the very best they can be. It was established by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, our Patron, and is still guided by the same set of principles he laid down.

The flexibility and adaptability of DofE have allowed the DofE to spread around the world. We operate through a social franchise model in the UK, licensing and supporting a wide range of organisations to deliver DofE programmes to hundreds of thousands of young people every year.

Despite the disruption caused by the COVID-19 outbreak our ambition to grow the number of young people who can access a DofE programme remains unchanged and we continue to engage new partners and develop innovative ways of working with businesses, the voluntary sector, and policymakers across the UK to ensure that any young person who wants to do their DofE can do so. To find out more visit DofE.org/about.

We are recruiting for a Programme Health and Safety Lead to join us on a part time basis. The post holder will provide strategic and hands on health and safety assistance to our programmes and support services, ensuring all functions of the organisation comply with current health and safety legislation, acts, regulations, official guidance and standards.

The role is working 17.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Hours of work can be split flexibly throughout the week in agreement with the line manager. The role will be office based for the first 2-3 months, home working will then be in agreement with the line manager, based on the needs of the service.

We are Right There, a charity celebrating our 200th anniversary. We provide tailored support for people, at home and in the community. We are here for people who are living with the effects of homelessness, poverty, substance use or family breakdowns.

Last year we supported almost 4000 individuals, helping to prevent them from becoming homeless or separated from the people they love. Every person's story is unique, and everyone's route home is different - it doesn't matter what the situation is - we're not here to judge, only to help.

Main duties and responsibilities will include:

Compliance and Information Management

• Develop, implement, monitor and maintain H&S procedures and registers
• Provide training and support to managers on the completion of risk assessments
• Maintain a centralised COSHH risk assessment process
• Maintain the organisation’s incident management reporting system
• Deliver H&S training to staff as and when required
• Continually assess the status of H&S within the organisation and identify improvement opportunities
• Assist Risk and QA Lead in auditing compliance with H&S procedures
• Lead of the development and delivery of in-house H&S training courses

Communication and Engagement

• Coach managers on fulfilling their H&S responsibilities
• Coordinate with Property H&S Manager
• Develop partnerships with relevant H&S agencies

Full details can be found in the job & person specification on our website.

What we expect from you..

Our values make us who we are and define our actions and behaviours every day. We’d expect the post-holder to uphold and represent our organisation in a way that reflects our values and person-centred way of working.

We’re looking for someone that has gained experience in a similar role with IOSH registration and NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety. You will have excellent knowledge of health and safety regulations and risk management practices, coupled with experience of investigating, reporting and analysing risk, accidents, incidents and dangerous occurrences.

A First Aid trainer qualification and certification is desirable as is ISO 45001 H&S Auditor certification.

What you can expect from us..

• The post holder will report to the Head of Strategic Initiatives and Governance
• Working 17.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, flexibly between the hours of 8am and 6pm depending on the needs of the service, with 1-hour unpaid break
• Your usual place of work will be 15 Dava Street, Glasgow, G51 2JA. Working arrangements are in agreement with the line manager based on the needs of the service
• Annual leave entitlement of 210 hours (equivalent to 6 weeks) pro rata in your first year, rising to 280 hours (equivalent to 8 weeks) pro rata in your second year. This includes public holidays
• You will automatically be enrolled into the People’s Pension in the month that you will complete 3-months of employment, providing you meet the auto-enrolment criteria
• Life insurance 4 x salary
• Option to purchase and sell annual leave
• Comprehensive induction and ongoing learning and development
• Cycle to work scheme
• Wellness programmes

We are recruiting for a Contracts and Tendering Manager to join the senior management team and have responsibility for taking ownership of the development and end to end submission of tender opportunities and grant funding on behalf of Right There.

The post holder will also manage the associated contract management responsibility and timely reporting to funders whilst collaborating with the internal relationship manager. The Contracts and Tendering Manager will also line manager the Income Generation Officer.

We are Right There, a charity celebrating our 200th anniversary. We provide tailored support for people, at home and in the community. We are here for people who are living with the effects of homelessness, poverty, substance use or family breakdowns.

Last year we supported almost 4000 individuals, helping to prevent them from becoming homeless or separated from the people they love. Every person's story is unique, and everyone's route home is different - it doesn't matter what the situation is - we're not here to judge, only to help.

Main duties and responsibilities will include:

• Implement the Income Generation strategic plan toward meeting performance objectives
• Support the Director of Income Diversification and Messaging with scoping, understanding and analysing funding /income pipeline portfolio opportunities in new and current geographical areas
• Ensure that risk is appropriately evaluated and minimised in all business development propositions
• Oversee the scoping & risk and presentation process, contributing to an increased level of bid opportunities and awards appropriate to Right There’s mission and vision
• Responsible for scoping, preparing and submitting high-quality tenders, funding proposals and grants demonstrating the skills and value of Right There as an established service provider whilst supporting the development of new approaches towards programme delivery
• Provide an excellent internal consultancy and support service to operational colleagues in the commissioning and procurement cycles
• Coordinate, manage and present all contract reporting requirements, highlighting and encouraging good practice
• Manage line report(s) fostering a collaborative and results-driven culture to ensure high-performance and innovation in all areas and the highest level of delivery at all times
• Full details can be found in the job & person specification on our website.

What we expect from you

Our values make us who we are and define our actions and behaviours every day. We’d expect the post-holder to uphold and represent our organisation in a way that reflects our values and person-centred way of working.

We’re looking for someone that has a demonstrable track record of developing and submitting tenders and grant applications or public tender responses, coupled with experience of bid management from identifying opportunities to successful completion/submission. You will also be highly literate with experience gained undertaking a role that involves analysis or research.

What you can expect from us

We value our staff as our greatest asset and will provide the following working conditions:

• The post holder will report to the Director of Income Diversification and Messaging
• Your normal working hours are 35 per week, worked Monday to Friday between the hours of 8am and 6pm, depending on the needs of the service, with 1-hour unpaid break.
• Your core place of work will be 15 Dava Street, Glasgow, G51 2JA.
• Home working is available, it is expected that this role be will office-based c 3 days per week
• Annual leave entitlement of 210 hours holiday (equivalent to 6 weeks) pro rata per year in the first year rising to 280 hours (equivalent to 8 weeks) pro rata per year in the second. This includes public holidays
• You will be automatically enrolled into the People’s Pension in the month that you will complete 3 months of employment, provided you meet the auto-enrolment criteria
• Life Insurance from day one
• Cycle to work scheme
• Option to purchase and sell annual leave
• Ongoing learning and development