Terms: 5-6 paid client sessions per week (2 blocks of 3 sessions per day across 2 days). Applications will also be accepted for one block of 3 sessions.

Midlothian: sessions are available on Monday morning and Thursday morning or afternoon, or 5 sessions on a Thursday. Based at VOCAL Midlothian Carer Centre, 30/1 Hardengreen Industrial Estate, Dalhousie Road, Dalkeith EH22 3NX.

Edinburgh: sessions are available on Monday afternoon, Tuesday morning or Thursday morning. Based at VOCAL Edinburgh Carers’ Hub, 60 Leith Walk, Edinburgh EH6 5HB and potentially one day at another locality in Edinburgh.

VOCAL is the Voice of Carers across Lothian, a Scottish charity run by carers and for carers since 1994.

VOCAL's COSCA recognised Counselling Service provides counselling to adult carers (18 and older) who provide unpaid care to a family member, partner, relative or friend who requires help to manage a long-term illness, disability, physical or mental health problem or drug/alcohol addiction in Edinburgh.

We are seeking qualified and experienced counsellors to work with either our Midlothian or Edinburgh counselling teams to provide counselling sessions face-to-face, online and by phone, in line with existing counselling service models and as stated in the Service’s Code of Practice for Counsellors.

The appointed counsellors will hold a postgraduate diploma in Counselling from a recognised educational establishment (validated by COSCA or an equivalent professional body); have a minimum 150 post-qualification hours and be registered with a professional body, i.e. COSCA, BACP, UKCP or equivalent.

Shared Care Scotland is an innovative national charity, based in Dunfermline, working to support Scotland’s unpaid carers to access short breaks.

We are delighted to be recruiting a Policy Officer who will play a key role in taking our mission forward. The postholder will identify, document, and share evidence-based practices, influence policy, and support stakeholder engagement across Scotland.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled Policy Officer to join our organisation. If you are experienced in influencing policy, creating and sharing learning content, self-motivated and keen to develop your knowledge of the health and social care sector then we’d love to hear from you.

For the right candidate, this is an exciting opportunity to work with our dedicated team and network of partners to deliver on a range of activities that can improve the lives of unpaid carers in Scotland.

In return we offer a supportive, collaborative team environment with excellent terms and conditions.

Carers of East Lothian is the local organisation supporting adults who care for family and friends. We have an excellent reputation, recently gaining recognition through the Carers Trust ‘Excellence for Carers’ Award and have recently secured the contract to deliver adult carer services across East Lothian for an initial two-year period and a total period of up to six years, to 2031. We are a Carer Positive Exemplary employer, as well as being Disability Confident Committed and a Living Wage employer.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide one-to-one support to carers during hospital stays and after discharge.

• Attend ward huddles and multidisciplinary meetings to advocate for carer involvement.

• Help carers prepare for family meetings and challenge decisions where appropriate.

• Support carers to access Adult Carer Support Plans (ACSPs), funding, training, and peer support.

• Promote best practice in carer engagement across hospital and community settings.

• Build strong relationships across East, Mid, West Lothian and Edinburgh.

• Contribute to service development, monitoring and evaluation.

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience in person-centred support, advocacy, or community development.

• Knowledge of NHS ward settings and community care systems.

• Excellent communication, listening and organisational skills.

• Confidence working independently and collaboratively.

• Commitment to equality, confidentiality and carer empowerment.

Glasgow East End Community Carers are looking for an experienced person to work with our support team in providing advocacy support to unpaid carers.

We have a large group of parent carers who have children with autism, and they often have to deal with school head teachers, teachers and other support staff in making sure their child receives the appropriate support in school.

Parents often find it difficult to deal with these situations by themselves and we are looking for someone with advocacy experience to come alongside them and enable them to make their case and get the best possible outcome for their child.

We also work with other carers, some who are older who also need support in dealing with the Health Service, Social Work, Housing Associations etc.

The role will also include working as part of our team in supporting unpaid cares with the challenges of their role in caring for a loved one. This includes information and advice, support with benefits, working with peer support groups, emotional support and training.

If you are passionate about making sure people’s voices are heard we would like to hear from you.