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.

Established in January 2025, Leith and Restalrig Church (LARCH) is a new Church of Scotland congregation, formed from the previous congregations of Leith St Andrew’s, Pilrig St Paul’s and Restalrig St Margaret’s. Our mission is ‘Sharing God’s love with all, serving their needs with inspiration, encouragement and fellowship’.

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Administrator to help deliver the smooth and effective administration of our office and provide a first point of contact for queries from members of the congregation, as well as members of the wider community (including contractors).

For more information about our work, please visit our websitewww.larch.org.uk

Under the leadership of a new Bishop, the Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway is seeking to expand its staff group. You will be joining a small team of 5 who work alongside a an honorary secretary and treasurer, as well as Bishop and Dean. For the majority of the week, the running of the office is overseen by the Diocesan Administrator.

Role of Finance Assistant

The Diocese is seeking to recruit a finance assistant to work alongside our book-keeper in providing a professional finance and accounts service for the Centre, as well as help and advice to 53 independent church charities ( Charges) within the Diocese.

Essential Skills

Ideally you will be someone with a knowledge of sage, excel, and payroll who can give back up to our current book keeper and honorary treasurer, as well as providing help and support to our Charges as required. You will be flexible, adaptable and used to working within a small friendly co-operative team environment with an emphasis on pastoral care. Ideally, you will have some experience of working within the voluntary sector.

The role is a flexible one with days to suit you and the office although ideally your work pattern should overlap with the current book-keeper, so 2 days from Monday, Wednesday or Thursday would be preferable. Some home working could also be accommodated. A pro rata salary up to £30,000 dependent on skills and experience is offered, together with a generous non-contributory pension, and holiday entitlement. The occasional Saturday working will be necessary for which there is a generous overtime/toil package available.

Who Cares? Scotland is Scotland’s only national independent membership organisation for Care Experienced people. Our mission is to secure a lifetime of equality, respect, and love for Care Experienced people in Scotland and we currently have over 3000 Care Experienced members.

At the heart of Who Cares? Scotland’s work are the rights of Care Experienced children and young people, and the power of their voices to bring about positive change. We provide individual relationship-based independent advocacy and a broad range of imaginative participatory opportunity for Care Experienced young people across Scotland; we work alongside corporate parents and communities of all sorts to broaden understanding; we work with policy makers, leaders and elected representatives locally and nationally to shape law, policy and practice on the basis of all that can be learnt from the voices of those with experience of care - working together to build on the aspirations of The Promise and secure positive change.

The post holder will work directly with children and young people with experience of care, in an individual relationship-based advocacy role, and within participation and group activity across our Northwest region. This unique role requires you to listen to what children and young people with experience of care say and support them to ensure their rights are upheld and their voices are heard in the processes of making decisions about their lives. You will also help facilitate a broad range of participatory and engagement opportunities and create the conditions for collective advocacy.

The right candidate for this post will be brilliant at forming positive relationships with children and young people. You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, adaptable to a wide range of contexts. You will enjoy working collaboratively with partners. You will be committed to children’s rights, inclusive working, equal opportunities, and believe that all young people can make transformative change happen in their lives if given the opportunity.

The successful candidate will be joining Who Cares? Scotland and working within the West Central locality team at an exciting time, when the voices of those who are in or have experienced care are growing in power, individually and collectively - bringing with them insight, challenge, hope and change. Flexibility will be required given the remit of the role. Some evening and weekend work will be necessary, as will a full driving licence and access to transport.

If this sounds like the role for you, we would love to hear from you. For an informal conversation about this opportunity please contact Jamie McAnally, our Advocacy and Participation Manager for our West Central team on jmcanally@whocaresscotland.org.