Do you want to help create a safer, more compassionate Scotland where all children can grow up safe, loved and respected?

Children First is Scotland’s national children’s charity. Every day, we stand alongside children, families and communities to protect and uphold the rights of every child.

We are looking for an Administrator to join our Safeguarders Panel Team, a dedicated team committed to ensuring the rights of children and young people are at the heart of decisions that affect them.

About the role

You’ll play a key role in delivering high-quality administrative support to ensure the smooth running of our service, helping us meet the needs of children, Safeguarders and partners across Scotland.

As the first point of contact for the team, by phone and email, you will support everything from diary management and reporting to file maintenance and coordination. Working closely with our Contract Co-ordinators and leadership team, your work will make a real difference to children’s lives.

What kind of person are we looking for?

You’ll be someone who shares our commitment to putting children first. You will bring:

• Proven experience in office administration or a relevant qualification
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
• A proactive, solution-focused attitude
• Confidence in managing competing priorities and working to tight deadlines
• Great communication skills and a friendly, professional manner

What you’ll get from us

We know that to protect children, we need to support our people. At Children First, you’ll find:

• A supportive, inclusive workplace where your voice matters
• A rewarding role with opportunities to learn and grow
• 40 days annual leave per year (pro rata)
• Flexible and hybrid working options
• Enhanced family leave and wellbeing support
• A contributory pension scheme

Our values

Our core values guide how each one of us works in our individual day to day job:

• With love, we put children first.
• With purpose, we transform children’s lives together.
• With strength, we do whatever it takes to protect Scotland’s children.

Ready to join us?

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and lived experiences who share our vision and values.

Because every child deserves a fair start in life.

At Home-Start Edinburgh, we believe in the power of early intervention and the life-changing potential of strong, nurturing relationships. We're here for families with young children in Edinburgh facing challenging circumstances—whether it’s isolation, mental health struggles, or financial insecurity. Our skilled volunteers work alongside these families, empowering them to thrive. Now, we’re looking for a Business Support Manager to join our dedicated team and help us continue delivering this vital mission.

About the Role

As Business Support Manager, you'll be at the heart of our operations, providing expert oversight across our administrative, HR, finance and compliance functions. Your work will underpin the successful delivery of our services and ensure the charity runs efficiently and sustainably.

This is a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact behind the scenes of a frontline organisation that helps build stronger families and a fairer Edinburgh. We're looking for someone who shares our commitment to equity, integrity and purposeful work.

What You’ll Do

• Oversee and manage day-to-day business functions, including office administration, HR processes, finance coordination and reporting.
• Support the CEO and senior leadership team with strategic planning, board reporting and regulatory compliance.
• Develop and improve systems and processes that ensure we operate efficiently and transparently.
• Be the point of contact for key partners and stakeholders relating to governance, contracts and procurement.
• Ensure the organisation continues to meet its legal, financial and quality assurance obligations.
• Collaborate with colleagues to enable clear, consistent internal communication and staff support.

What You Bring

We’re looking for someone with:

• Proven experience in a business support, office or charity management role.
• Strong organisational or project management skills, with attention to detail.
• Confidence using digital systems, managing budgets and handling HR or compliance tasks.
• A collaborative and flexible mindset—you’ll be working closely with a small, passionate team.
• Alignment with our values: you are purpose-driven, clear in your communication, and confident in delivering high-quality work that supports better outcomes for children and families.

Why Join Home-Start Edinburgh?

At Home-Start Edinburgh, we are:

• Supportive – We build relationships rooted in trust and understanding.
• Positive – We see potential in every family and in every colleague.
• Professional – We deliver our work with integrity, focus, and expertise.

You’ll be part of a small, mission-driven team with the opportunity to shape processes and make a meaningful contribution. We’re proud of the impact we make together—and we want someone who shares our belief that childhood can’t wait.

We are recruiting a dedicated and compassionate Young Carers Pathways Coordinator, to lead the delivery of a vital mentoring initiative supporting young carers aged 12-20 across Aberdeen.

About the role:

The Pathways Coordinator will work at the heart of a collaborative effort between MCR Pathways, the Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnership, and all members of the Carers Strategy Implementation Group to identify, engage and empower young carers, particularly those currently hidden from formal support. Through strong partnerships, trauma-informed practice and community-based outreach, the Coordinator will build trusted relationships with young carers, facilitate group and one-to-one sessions and support consistent, life-changing mentor matches that help young people thrive emotionally, socially, and in their education and future pathways.

Key responsibilities:

• Adapt and test the MCR mentoring model for young carers outside of school settings, developing clear methods, structures, and protocols based on a strengths-based and trauma-informed approach.
• Identify, connect with and build trusted relationships with young carers and their families, while also developing and growing new relationships with private, voluntary and statutory organisations to establish effective referral routes.
• Plan and deliver the mentoring programme, customising it to meet young carers' needs and clearly documenting what works and what doesn't.
• Undertake stakeholder engagement activities to develop non-stigmatised referral methods, manage incoming referrals and provide pastoral support to young carers.
• Drive mentor recruitment, deliver effective inductions and core mentor training, and provide ongoing support and development to mentors.
• Maintain accurate programme and quality assurance records, including data on MCR's database and contribute to performance reports and case studies.
• Proactively contribute to securing key performance targets, feed back programme improvement strategies and participate in team and training meetings.

About you:

• Exceptional ability to build meaningful relationships with young people, education colleagues, volunteer mentors, key partners and local employers
• Awareness and understanding of the principles of safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults
• Ability and confidence to present programme information and deliver prepared training sessions to groups
• Ability to work well on own initiative, as part of a team and on a flexible basis in response to young person and organisational need
• An understanding of the challenges and barriers that care-experienced and/or vulnerable young people and young adults may encounter
• Experience or a knowledge of processes to document and evidence good practice and positive outcomes.

You may have experience as a Youth, Community or Advice Worker. You will be an empathetic person who is open minded, non-judgemental, resilient and who is driven to improve outcomes for care experienced and other vulnerable young people.

About MCR Pathways:

MCR Pathways is an award-winning charity established in Glasgow in 2007. Our mentoring programme is now delivered in schools across the whole of Scotland. Our passionate team is dedicated to helping the most vulnerable young people gain self-confidence, identify their skills and recognise and fulfil their potential. Our vision is for all young people to experience equality of education outcomes, career opportunities and life chances. Our in-school mentoring has profound impacts on school pupils in their confidence, wellbeing, achievement and post-school progression.

We are thrilled to be working with Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnership and the Carers Strategy Implementation Group on this new initiative focusing on matching young carers with mentors. MCR Mentors are volunteers who make and experience a life-changing difference. You will be joining a friendly and supportive team who love what they do and enjoy working with each other. We model our values and many of us are also mentors ourselves.

Benefits of working for MCR Pathways include: 33 days annual leave in first year rising to 38 days from 2nd year of employment, additional day off for your birthday, Living Pensions Employer, Life Assurance - 4 x salary.

Spartans Community Foundation is a charity and social enterprise in North Edinburgh. We aspire to be a valued organisation that helps to improve the quality of people’s lives in a meaningful way, with love, compassion and dignity at the heart of our approach. We are Here for Good.”

“We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and committed Insight & Engagement Manager to join our Senior Management Team here at the Foundation. We are seeking a dynamic and purpose-driven Insight and Engagement Manager to help us tell our story, measure our difference, and deepen our connection with the communities we serve. This is a newly created role that sits at the heart of Spartans Community Foundation’s future. As our Insight and Engagement Manager, you will shape how we measure our social value and impact, communicate our successes, and strengthen relationships with stakeholders, from local residents to funders and national partners.”

“With your expertise and skills, we will better demonstrate and deliver impact, unlock new opportunities and engage more people in our journey. You will help us be “here for good”.