Jobs First Development & Support Worker (Mitchells & Butlers Scotland)
- Full time
- £29,960 – £31,000
- On site: Edinburgh
- Closing 24th March 2025
- Advertised from 4th March 2025
- 37 hours per week
Role
As a charity and social enterprise, our vision is a society where no one should have to be homeless. We challenge the status quo by pioneering solutions that create lasting change, whether that’s by supporting people to find a safe place to call home, empowering and enabling people to get a job, or by providing free, fresh food to people in situation of homelessness or in food poverty.
We are looking for a special someone to join our successful programme Jobs First that aims to provide employment opportunities to people in situation of homelessness. We are looking for a person who will build on an existing relationship with a leading hospitality partner building and developing relationships across their portfolio of sites.
We need a dynamic, creative and reliable team member who can use their own initiative to build strong relationships with various stakeholders. In this role you will be working closely with Programme Co-ordinator to create opportunities for:
- people to gain employment,
- charities to establish referral pathways,
- building local level relationships with site managers to build brand awareness with the partnering employer.
Are you ready to be a part of our dynamic and passionate Social Impact Team, dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of others? We’re looking for someone who thrives in a role full of variety, where each day offers something new.
Do you have experience supporting and developing individuals facing homelessness? Are you eager to join a collaborative team working towards ending homelessness? If you enjoy taking the initiative and working closely with others, this could be the perfect role for you! As part of your role, you’ll need to travel across various locations, bringing your resilience, positive attitude, and a smile to every challenge.
If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!
As part of the Social Bite team you will have access to the following benefits:
- Support & Development & Wellbeing (i.e. external supervision, reflective practice group, employee assistance programme)
- Access to an employee benefits platform offering discounts, savings, and wellbeing perks (i.e. Partnership Dining Out discount, Blue Light Card Scheme)
Application notes
If this sounds like your perfect role, we would love to hear from you. Please sent your CV and cover letter to recruitment@social-bite.co.uk to apply for this position.
You will be a member of the PVG Scheme.
In your cover letter, please address the following points:
- Why would you like to join the SB team?
- Why are you passionate about employment for people facing homelessness?
Closing date: Monday 24th March 2025 at 9am.
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Top job! Venture Support Manager
- Full time
- £34,000 – £40,000
- Hybrid: Edinburgh
- Closing 24th March 2025
The Ventures Lab is a programme led by The Challenges Group, bringing over 25 years of experience in supporting impact-driven enterprises across 80 countries. Through The Ventures Lab, we apply this expertise to Scotland, building a pipeline of ventures that drive economic and social impact at scale.
Our Impact Venture Builder Programme provides a structured, hands-on approach to venture-building, offering: Tailored business support to strengthen enterprises and their ecosystems. Learning and leadership development to build entrepreneurial capability. Access to finance through patient capital and investment readiness support. Workspace and a collaborative ecosystem to nurture ideas and innovation. A strong business network connecting founders to mentors, partners, and market opportunities.
Venture Support Manager:
We’re looking for an exceptional Venture Support Manager to play a pivotal role in guiding purpose-led businesses through our Impact Venture Builder Programme. We aim to support, build, and scale 40 high-potential impact ventures annually, creating a strong pipeline of businesses that drive both social change and economic success.
As a Venture Support Manager, you will:
- Support 10 purpose-led businesses every six months, equipping them with the tools, knowledge, and confidence to grow and secure investment.
- Lead and coordinate tailored support for ventures throughout the Impact Venture Builder Programme, ensuring access to expert guidance in market research, financial planning, legal frameworks, and marketing through internal teams and external partners.
- Provide hands-on support, guiding founders through early-stage commercialisation, investment readiness, and business scaling.
- Be part of a growing team driving innovation and shaping Scotland’s leadership in social enterprise.
- Engage with a dynamic ecosystem of entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders to build a thriving, impact-driven community.
This is more than just a role, it’s an opportunity to be at the heart of Scotland’s social enterprise movement, helping ventures reach £1m+ in revenue within 3-5 years and driving real, measurable change.
We’re seeking someone who is:
- A strategic thinker with experience in business support, entrepreneurship, or investment.
- Passionate about impact-driven business, with a strong understanding of social enterprise models and investment landscapes.
- A confident leader and mentor, able to work closely with founders to guide them through the challenges of scaling a venture.
- Pragmatic and hands-on, comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
If you’re excited by the idea of shaping the future of impact-driven business in Scotland and want to be part of a team that is actively building the next generation of social enterprises, we’d love to hear from you.
ECLO Service Manager
- Full time
- £36,155
- Remote: Homebased - Travel across Scotland is required
- Closing 23rd March 2025
RNIB is pleased to announce this exciting opportunity to join RNIB’s Eye Care Support Services (ECSS) as a Service Manager.
In this role, you will be a vital member of the management team providing operational leadership and line management support to Eye Care Liaison Officers (ECLOs) and manage all aspects of operational delivery in our ECLO Services across Scotland. You will also participate in the strategic and business planning processes, working with key internal and external key stakeholders.
Working with the ECSS Management team, you will support and maintain key relationships across health and social care to ensure that RNIB can reach more people with sight loss earlier. Working across RNIB functions, you will also manage key internal relationships to support the delivery of our service to ensure patients access support at a time which is right for them.
Supporting ECLOs and services across Scotland and other UK services as required, this role will involve regular local and occasional national travel, including occasional overnight stays.
About you
You will have a vocational qualification in management, advice and guidance, or experience in successfully managing information and advice services. In addition to this, you will be capable of influencing and establishing relationships with key stakeholders involved in health and social care.
You will have excellent people management skills and the ability to motivate and manage a geographically dispersed team, demonstrating an open and transparent management style, with a can-do approach to motivate and inspire your team.
You will be experienced in producing reports, delivering presentations, meeting Key Performance Indicators and a proficient user of Microsoft Office packages and CRM systems.
Specialist Knowledge, Skills and Experience
To succeed in this role, you will need:
- Experience of influencing external stakeholders to attract service funding to support projects and service development.
- Experience of developing effective partnerships and managing key internal and external relationships.
- Experience of managing change within teams, driving new service initiatives to demonstrate value of service and engagement across ECLO teams and with key internal stakeholders.
- Demonstrable experience of managing remote teams across multiple locations, demonstrating a supportive and clear leadership style.
- Demonstrable experience of financial and budgetary management.
What We Offer
RNIB prides itself on being a great place to work with a positive, progressive culture. We offer a wide range of benefits including 26 days of holiday per year (plus bank holidays) which rises with service, enhanced family friendly benefits, a contributory pension scheme with an employer contribution of up to 11% and a rewards platform with employee discounts across over 800 retailers.
For more information on our available benefits, please visit our Benefits of Working at RNIB page.
Church Community Development Worker
- Part time
- £30,000 pro-rata
- On site: Edinburgh
- Closing 21st March 2025
Canonmills Church located in the Broughton/Inverleith area of Edinburgh is seeking a part-time (21 hours a week) employee to raise awareness of our Church, support its growth and widen its impact on our local community. It is a new and exciting opportunity which should suit someone looking for a position that has flexible hours.
The successful applicant should have very good interpersonal skills, excellent initiative and be able to work on their own, have up to date IT skills and be familiar with all aspects of social media as well as strong written and verbal communication skills and good organisational ability. Some experience in a similar role and/or a relevant qualification is desirable.
To oversee all aspects of the Hamilton District Foodbank operation and ensure alignment to the agreed operating model as follows:
- Recruiting volunteers including interviews, reference checks, disclosure checks (as required), and obtaining signed confidentiality / GDPR agreements
- Recruiting and supporting Duty Co-ordinators
- Organising and facilitating volunteer training
- Ensuring that all volunteers adhere to the confidentiality agreement
- Ensuring that the Foodbank meets Health and Safety standards
- Ensuring that the Foodbank meets Environmental Health standards
- Developing, maintaining and ensuring compliance to policies and procedures (e.g. Safeguarding)
- Maintaining awareness of the benefit system and any changes to it, and understanding and responding to the impact of those changes on the Foodbank operation and future plans
- Communicating with all the relevant people including churches, volunteers, Trussell Trust, Referring Agencies and Committee members
- Ensuring that the Foodbank maintains the online database, website, and social media
- Communicating with local media and positively promoting the Foodbank service
- Organising Foodbank representation at Community events
- Working in partnership with the Salvation Army in Hamilton
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