Project Worker - Fife
- Full time
- £25,295 – £28,487
- On site: Based at our Dunfermline office with travel throughout Fife.
- Closing 25th February 2026
- Advertised from 23rd January 2026
- (depending on experience) 35 hours per week.
Role
Mission Statement
Our long-term vision is to end youth homelessness. Our more immediate mission is to ensure that every young person in Scotland has access to expert youth specific services to assist them to avoid, resolve and move on from
homelessness, making it rare, brief, and non-recurring.
Context
Working as part of our innovative Fife Housing First for Youth Project, the Project Worker will work directly with young people aged 16-25 years to coordinate and provide emotional and practical support to avoid, resolve and
move on from homelessness.
Working directly with young people in their home or within a community setting the Project Worker will support young people to secure/maintain a permanent home, improve their independent living skills, access other services,
manage finances and engage with resources within their communities.
The Project Worker will offer line management, guidance, and support to Support Assistants and volunteers. The Project Workers are responsible for completing support plans and risk assessments and acting as co-ordinator for any key people involved in the care and support of young people.
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Project Worker
- Full time
- £25,295 – £28,487
- On site: The Rock Trust office, 840-860 Govan Road, Glasgow with occasional travel across central Scotland
- Closing 22nd February 2026
Mission Statement
Our long-term vision is to end youth homelessness. Our more immediate mission is to ensure that every young person in Scotland has access to expert youth specific services to assist them to avoid, resolve and move on from homelessness, making it rare, brief, and non-recurring.
Context
The Project Worker will work as an intensive support worker linking directly with young people either in the community or from the office base in Govan. They will coordinate and provide emotional and practical support on a 1:1 and group basis. Working with young people to secure a tenancy or to maintain their tenancy to ensure that a young person’s experience of homelessness is rare, brief, and non-recurring.
The Project Worker will offer line management, guidance, and support to volunteers, working together to support young people to improve their practical independent living skills, access other services and to reach their full potential. Project Workers are responsible for completing housing applications, support plans and risk assessments and are the main contact for any key peopleinvolved in the care and support of young people.
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Top job! Chief Operating Officer
- Full time
- £66,950
- Hybrid: Edinburgh based with 1 day remote)
- Closing 13th February 2026
We're looking for a Chief Operating Officer to support excellence across our organisation and help us deliver our ambitious program of work in 2026 and beyond.
The Chief Operating Officer is at the heart of the business and plays an internally facing role in Four Square. With a focus on operational excellence, you will lead the development and delivery of core services, ensuring effective use of resources. You’ll lead a team of three and deliver on:
· People and Culture
· Governance
· Business planning
· Facilities management
· Risk Management
· Change management
· Quality and impact assurance
As a member of the leadership team you’ll be fully involved in the development of the organisational strategy and play a key role in ensuring and reporting on the delivery of that strategy. Naturally curious, you’ll be an agile thinker who can create a sense of urgency, developing others and empowering teams to drive progress and achieve operational excellence.
We're looking for someone who is:
· Passionate about homelessness and social enterprise and passionate about Four Square;
· Positive and proactive problem solver and strategic thinker;
· Highly confidential and professional;
· Excellent, visible communicator;
· Strategic thinker comfortable working over a range of issues;
· Proven experience in a similar role, or in significant elements of the role;
You'll have significant experience in:
· senior HR leadership and you might be HR qualified but you must have experience of complex employee relations; driving staff engagement, talent management and succession planning;
· managing corporate services including IT, H&S, property and compliance;
· project management across a range of tasks, business functions and projects
· working with boards (or equivalent) and a good understanding of using governance to enable growth and improvement
Keyworker, Social Bite Village
- Full time
- £25,352 – £27,907
- On site: Social Bite Village, Granton, Edinburgh
- Closing 16th February 2026
Are you passionate about working with people in a person-centred way?
If so, then our Keyworker role may be the one for you.
About Social Bite Village
Founded by Social Bite who partnered with Cyrenians to provide the support, the village provides temporary, supported accommodation to people who have become homeless. The village provides a home as well as the opportunity to participate in shared activities and opportunities. Our Community model is based on Cyrenians core values, prioritising trusted relationships and putting the person at the heart of the decisions which matter most to them.
About the role
Our keyworker will work as part of a team, and the wider social bite partnership, to ensure the village is a homely, welcoming and safe space. Your main responsibilities include:
- Working with residents to develop their own support plan
- Supporting residents to be active in the day-to-day activity of the village, including decision making
- Provide support and supervision to volunteers
About You
As a committed, compassionate and reliable member of the team, you’ll be able to develop trusted relationships with those we support and with your colleagues. You should also be:
- Experienced in delivering person-centred support
- A strong communicator with experience of working collaboratively
- A calm and encouraging presence, able to work at the pace of the individual
How we’ll support you
You’ll be joining an experienced and knowledgeable team who will give you full training on all aspects of your role. You’ll also have access to wider Cyrenians support, including our learning and development programme, and staff wellbeing services.
About us
At Cyrenians we tackle the causes and consequences of homelessness. We understand that there are many routes into homelessness, and that there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach to supporting people towards more positive and stable futures. That’s why all our work is values-led and relationships-based.Read more about our values here.
Do you have experience of leading a small but fast-paced and relationships-focused fundraising team? Do you want to help shape and support ambitious fundraising plans to create transformational change?
If so, this role leading our fundraising team is for you.
About Cyrenians
At Cyrenians we tackle the causes and consequences of homelessness. We take a values-led and relationships-based approach to delivering our services because we understand that there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach to supporting people towards more positive and stable futures.
About the Fundraising Team
Relationships are at the heart of everything we do at Cyrenians, with those we support and those who support us too.
It’s an exciting time for Fundraising at Cyrenians. Our team has only been around for a few years and in that time, income generation has grown rapidly. It’s now time to take it to the next level.
With a fundraising mix currently dominated by corporate partnerships, individual giving and major donors, we are looking to build on our previous growth while also broadening our mix into events, community fundraising, and legacies.
About the role
This role will devise and drive forward our fundraising strategy and have responsibility for leading the team to deliver in a way that is collaborative, innovative and measurable. Close relationships with our Marcomms and services teams are integral to delivery.
The role has a strong focus on nurturing existing and developing new partnerships, together with using data and insight to drive our activity.
About you
You’ll be an experienced fundraising leader, who lives our values and has innovation at your core. You’ll spot opportunities, forge links with a variety of stakeholders and be confident in using data to steer our strategic direction.
Like us, you’ll be relationships-based and values-led in all that you do. You’ll think long-term and ensure evaluation and learning at every stage of your plan.
How we’ll support you
Working closely with colleagues in Marcomms, Policy & Public Affairs and Trusts & Grants, you’ll be warmly supported by those who share your passion to tackle homelessness and its root causes. We’ll encourage you to grow your strategic experience, with creativity, strong values and innovation, and to take a planned and pragmatic approach to planning and implementing new initiatives.
You will be supported to attend training and networking events to deepen your knowledge of the issues surrounding homelessness and social exclusion; engage with a variety of stakeholders and extend your professional network.
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