St John Scotland is a national charity registered in Scotland and part of the global St John community. We are a unique organisation that operates both as a chivalric order and a charity focused on community health resilience. Our mission is to support NHS Scotland, the Scottish Ambulance Service, and other national and local organisations.

Our services, delivered across Scotland by 14 Local Area Committees and dedicated volunteers, include Patient Transport Services, Public Access Defibrillators, and CPR awareness, we also support Community First Responders groups. Additionally, we engage in international work, supporting a community-led healthcare program in Malawi and the St John Eye Hospital Group in the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem.

About the role

We are seeking a highly organised and proactive individual to join us as a key support to our Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Board of Trustees. This new role is pivotal in ensuring the smooth operation and governance of our charity. The successful candidate will manage complex diaries, demanding agendas, and provide support to enable the COO to focus on strategic priorities.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Moving Medicine Patients Project Manager to join our team.

Moving Medicine is an award-winning initiative of the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine UK (FSEM) aimed at improving health through physical activity. It provides healthcare professionals with practical tools and evidence-based resources to promote physical activity in clinical practice. Moving Medicine is our free, award-winning initiative, designed to provide clinicians and allied health professionals with accessible, evidence based, condition specific information to help give advice on physical activity at all stages of a patient’s treatment pathway.

We are expanding our impact through the development of additional Moving Medicine resources for patients. This will include managing the build of a new patient facing Moving Medicine website; the development of resources with our Moving Medicine Clinicians and partners; and working closely with our partner organisation Nuffield Health to demonstrate social impact.

Our partner Nuffield Health is the UK’s largest healthcare charity, driven by its purpose to build a healthier nation. Through our hospitals, fitness and wellbeing centres, and innovative community rehabilitation programmes, we support people to live healthier, happier lives.

FSEM and Nuffield Health’s partnership is based on our shared mission is to educate, encourage, and provide tools for people living with long term conditions to adopt movement as a vital component of their health journey. By improving readiness for change and increasing activity levels, this partnership strives to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases and improve the quality of life for individuals across the UK.

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Project Manager to join our dynamic team.

The Rehabilitation Worker will facilitate positive lifestyle changes for clients by developing and implementing individual Action Plans to enable clients to live predominantly without using substances. This permanent post is divided across FIRST’s Community Rehabilitation Service and the Making it Work for Families (MIWFF) Service, a partnership between FIRST, Clued Up, Gingerbread and Citizen’s Advice and Rights Fife.

For Grade (A), candidates should:

• be qualified to Degree/Diploma level or equivalent in Social Work, Nursing, Community Learning and Development OR hold an SVQ4 Social Services and Healthcare at SCQF Level 9;
• have experience of working with individuals with issues relating to their drug and/or alcohol use;
• have experience of and can demonstrate competence in dealing with child protection issues including participation at relevant meetings and report writing in relation to child protection;
• be computer literate.

For Grade (B), candidates should:

• be qualified to HNC in Social Care or equivalent OR SVQ3 Social Services and Healthcare at SCQF Level 7;
• have experience of working with individuals with issues relating to their drug and/or alcohol use;
• be computer literate.

The service operates on a Fife-wide basis therefore the ability to travel across Fife is essential.

FIRST operate a blended model of office/home working.

Join an incredible charity making a real difference for children and families across Scotland

At CHAS, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As a well-respected and widely recognised charity, we are passionate about creating a culture where learning, growth, and feedback thrive—helping our teams be their very best as they support those who need us most.

We’re looking for an innovative and knowledgeable Learning & Organisational Development Manager to join our People team. This is an exciting and autonomous role in a small but ambitious team, where you will work alongside another L&OD Manager and our L&OD Adviser, reporting to the Head of People. You’ll have the opportunity to shape learning and development across all our locations, working with incredible colleagues to support them on their learning journeys.

What You’ll Do:

• Drive forward a culture of learning and feedback, ensuring personal and professional development is embedded across the organisation.
• Design and deliver impactful L&OD initiatives that align with our organisational goals and People strategy.
• Provide coaching and guidance to leaders and teams, supporting them to thrive.
• Work alongside our talented volunteers and staff to leverage their knowledge and skills
• Encourage creativity and innovation, using your expertise to empower our teams to embrace innovations in L&OD.

What We’re Looking For:

• A passionate and creative L&OD professional who thrives on making a difference.
• A coaching-led approach, empowering colleagues to reach their full potential.
• Strong expertise in organisational development, leadership development, and learning strategies.
• Someone who is excited to shape and influence our learning culture in a values-driven, people-focused organisation.

We offer

• Flexible Working: we embrace flexible and family-friendly working arrangements, typically operating in a hybrid manner with meaningful time onsite. CHAS offers flexible and family friendly working and are happy to discuss working arrangements that work for you! This role can be based in Edinburgh, Stepps, Rachel House in Kinross or Robin House in Balloch. Frequent travel between sites and in-person training delivery is expected.
• Professional Growth: This influential role provides exposure across the entire organisation, including direct collaboration with senior leaders and the CEO. You'll have the opportunity to develop your expertise, drive innovation, and make a meaningful impact, with support to continuously grow and enhance your skills.
• Leadership commitment to growing a learning culture: Investment in developing and delivering a first-class L&OD experience for CHAS colleagues.
• Supportive peers as part of a high-performing, valued team, you'll have the support and opportunity to collaborate with the L&OD team, wider People Team, and stakeholders across CHAS
• Comprehensive Benefits: Including generous annual leave and pension, incremental salary progression, life assurance, employee assistance programme, access to Blue Light discounts, and health and wellbeing support.