Feniks Counselling, Personal Development and Support Services Ltd. is seeking a passionate and driven Policy Development Officer to champion the rights of Polish and other Central and Eastern European (CEE) communities in Scotland.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape policy, influence decision-makers and amplify community voices at local and national level.

The Role

You will lead on policy and advocacy work, engaging with stakeholders including statutory services and the Scottish Government. Working closely with colleagues and community members, you will gather evidence, develop briefings and consultation responses, raise awareness of key issues, and support greater civic participation.

The role is primarily home-based, with occasional office attendance and travel as required. We warmly welcome applications from candidates based outside Edinburgh.

About You

You will bring at least two years’ experience in policy or advocacy work, excellent research and report-writing skills, and confidence engaging with stakeholders at all levels.

We are looking for someone who is self-motivated, collaborative and committed to equality, human rights and social justice.

Annual leave:34 days per annum, pro rata

We protect and promote the human rights of people with mental illness, learning disabilities, dementia, and related conditions.

We have an exciting opportunity for a full time People & Organisational Development Adviser to join the Commission on a 12-month fixed term contract.

Reporting into the People & OD Manager, the role is part of our small but critical People & OD Team, where you will have the opportunity to interact with colleagues from across the Commission’s functions.

We are looking for an experienced HR professional who is motivated, self-sufficient and capable of providing generalist HR support and managing day to day operational HR issues with limited supervision/assistance. Key deliverables include managing the end-to-end recruitment process (including requisite background checks); supporting the induction /onboarding process; updating HR systems and extracting reports for management reporting; triaging the People Team inbox and responding to routine enquiries (e.g. annual leave queries, providing advice to managers on occupational health referrals/attendance management); managing lower level employee relations matters; updating core HR policies and procedures; and supporting on discrete people projects/activities.

This is an opportunity to join the Commission’s People & OD Team at a time of change, as we look to streamline our people systems and processes; drive forward cultural change by embedding our new organisational values into our people processes; and take forward more strategic workforce initiatives.

At the Commission we champion diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice, cultivating a sense of belonging and providing a workplace where everyone feels valued. We aim to have a workforce which represents the wider society that we serve and therefore encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and under-represented groups.

As an employer, we offer excellent terms and conditions including a generous NHS pension scheme, a commitment to learning and development, and access to an Employee Assistance Programme. We also offer a comprehensive range of HR policies including policies to help balance commitments at work and home and flexible working arrangements.

Our office environment is modern, light, bright and green with superb views and is very close to Haymarket Railway station and transport links.

Are you passionate about supporting families?

We are seeking new Board members, including those with Digital, Finance, Policy or Communications expertise.

Scottish Families supports anyone who is concerned about someone else’s alcohol or drug use. We were established in 2003 by families themselves, who came together to support each other and to campaign for recognition. Our five Outcomes are that Families are Supported, Included, Heard, Connected, and that Families Create Change.

We are a national charity based in Glasgow but working right across Scotland. We provide a range of national and local services, including a national helpline, one to one support, bereavement counselling and local family support services. We also deliver a national workforce development programme; Connecting Families; My Family, My Rights; communications; fundraising; and policy/ campaigning work, as well as our Routes young persons programme, and Grow Your Own Routes national development programme.

We are Scotland’s leading charity supporting families affected by substance use, and are recognised by the Scottish Government as one of their Key Third Sector Partners in the field of alcohol and drugs. We are funded through a combination of Government grants, commissioned services, charitable trusts and fundraising.

You can find out more about our work by reading ‘The Cost of Loving’, our Strategic Plan 2023-26, and ‘Celebrating Families’, our Impact Report 2023-24. Our website is at sfad.org.uk.

We are seeking a number of new Board members in response to recent and upcoming changes in our Board membership. (Board members serve an initial three-year term, which can be extended for a further three years).

You should be available to attend quarterly meetings, which are held in person at our national office in Glasgow city centre (with the option of joining online via MS Teams). Meetings are held on Saturday mornings and the schedule is set well in advance.

Health in Mind is a leader within Scotland offering support and counselling for survivors of trauma.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Development Worker to support people who have experienced historic forced adoption practices in Scotland.

We are seeking a part-time (1 day per week) Development Worker to support in the delivery of our Historic Forced Adoption Services. The Development Worker will facilitate peer groups, events and wellbeing workshops which will support people, including mothers, fathers, adult adoptees and other family members, who’ve experienced historic forced adoption practices.

This post requires work to take place in a varied way, with groups taking place in the community and online. There is some homeworking possible. Flexibility in working hours may be required to meet the needs of the people that we support.

We are seeking applicants who:

• Have experience of designing and delivering workshops, peer groups and events.
• Have strong group facilitation skills and boundaries
• Have experience of working with people who have, or personal lived experience, of trauma, complex trauma, adoption and/or historic forced adoption practices
• Are compassionate, community focused and inclusive
• Is able to work independently and autonomously, as well as part of a team

Are you motivated and passionate about supporting people? Do you have experience in the above areas? If so, we’d love to hear from you!