Do you want to be part of something life changing?

At Columba 1400, we enable young people, especially those from tough realities, and the key adults in their lives to lead lives of purpose, meaning and contribution. We believe everyone already holds greatness within them, and your role would be to help them discover it.

If you are someone who comes alive when working with people; someone who can create warm, brave spaces where young people and adults feel seen, listened to, valued, and able to explore who they are and who they might yet become, then you then you may be exactly who we are looking for.

What makes this role special?

You will contribute to changing lives, schools and communities by providing powerful, heart to heart facilitation for young people and key adults in their lives, guiding them through transformational, values based leadership experiences across each phase of the Columban journey.

You will deliver these experiences in schools and communities across Scotland, and at our breathtaking purpose-built Community and International Leadership Centre in Staffin on the Isle of Skye.

Your ideas, insight and creativity will help us continually evolve and enhance the Columban experience so that each leadership experience becomes a catalyst for real, lasting change.

You will lead and build meaningful relationships with our trusted partners, ensuring every interaction reflects our warmth of welcome, warmth of hospitality and the warmth of being on a shared journey - our founding principles.

You will be part of a warm and supportive team, united by purpose and committed to each other’s growth through our approach to values-based leadership.

About you

You are an experienced facilitator who brings energy, presence, and curiosity into every session. You create the conditions for trust, hope and belonging, and you help people discover their values, their skills, and their confidence.

You are also a natural relationship builder, confident in leading partnerships and nurturing the kind of trusting, values based relationships that allow real change lasting to flourish.

You communicate with warmth and clarity. You are adaptable, compassionate, reflective and energised by work that genuinely transforms lives and communities.

About the Candidate

This is a dynamic and exciting role supporting the delivery of our work across multiple projects. Working as part of a talented staff team, the Youth Development Food Worker will both lead on and support in programmes that provide empowering and meaningful experience for young people and their communities.

Our approach is all about creating environments in which young people feel supported enough to take agency and responsibility to find their own positive way forward. We are looking for someone who instinctively chimes with this approach and can lead a professional kitchen environment which inspires young people to engage with food and cooking on their own terms. The successful candidate will know their way around a kitchen, and will likely have extensive professional catering experience – perhaps in a community setting – as well as experience working alongside young people or people with complex needs.

They will be deeply passionate about maximising the potential of all young people, and be ready to create a kitchen that supports and welcomes young people with diverse backgrounds and unmet needs. Our Youth Development Food Worker will therefore be unconditionally compassionate, patient and non-judgemental.

Role Purpose

The core purpose of Scran Academy’s Youth Development Food Worker is that of supporting young people to gain confidence, experience and skills using food and cooking.

The successful candidate will help change the lives of young people facing exclusion by supporting them using food and cooking as a vehicle to build skills and confidence. The post holder will support young people from 11+ to gain positive experiences through a blend of group work, vocational training, accreditation, 1-2-1 delivery and outcomes-driven youth work.

This means that the successful candidate will be expected to inspire and be inspired by young people. Using food, cooking and the professional rigour expected in a kitchen, the post holder will design and deliver engaging sessions that give groups and individuals a strong sense of power and purpose.

As part of our wider catering team, line managed by our Head of Youth Enterprise, the post holder will work alongside young people supporting the preparation, delivery and due diligence of our café and catering social enterprise.

The post holder will support delivery across youth programmes with particular focus on the delivery of our outreach work delivered on our Scran Van.

A typical week would run Mon-Fri, with occasional evenings and weekends on agreement. The role will flexibly support our catering and outreach programmes, either at our café sites in Comely Bank and the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, or at various locations from our famous food truck, the Scran Van.

A full driving license for manual vehicles is essential for this role.

George Watson’s College is looking for an organised and detail-focused Operations Officer to support the work of our Development Office.

This varied role plays a key part in managing the financial, operational and data systems that underpin fundraising and alumni engagement. The Operations Officer is responsible for accurately processing and reporting philanthropic income, managing the Development CRM (Raisers Edge), and working closely with the Finance Team to ensure strong controls, compliance and high-quality information.

We are seeking someone who enjoys working with data and systems, has a keen eye for detail, and values collaboration. In return, you’ll join a supportive school community and contribute to work that helps strengthen connections with alumni and create long-term impact for George Watson’s College.

For further details and to discuss the role please contact: e.lacroix@gwc.org.uk

About Us

St Andrew's First Aid has been serving communities across Scotland for over 140 years. Today we're entering an exciting period of transformation, strengthening our volunteer infrastructure, modernising systems, and investing in how we deliver at scale. We’re recruiting across several roles as part of this growth and improvement journey. It’s a genuinely energising time to join us, with real opportunities to shape how we work, enhance service delivery, and contribute to a forward-looking, ambitious organisation.

The Role

We’re looking for an experienced and strategic Volunteer Training & Development Manager to lead our training and volunteer development function. Reporting to the Head of Volunteer Operations, you’ll manage a multi-disciplinary team and ensure our volunteers are trained, supported and equipped to deliver high-quality services in communities and at events nationwide.

This is a senior leadership role combining operational delivery with strategic improvement. You will:

• Line manage Trainer/Assessors, Volunteer & Youth Development Officers and training support staff
• Lead capacity planning, rostering and resource management
• Oversee safeguarding and fulfil the Designated Protection Officer role
• Implement and improve systems, policies and training standards
• Monitor KPIs and drive service improvement
• Develop clear volunteer learning and progression pathways, including youth programmes
• Oversee training budgets and ensure value for money
• Contribute to organisational strategy and annual business planning

You’ll thrive in this role if you:

• Have proven experience leading training and development teams
• Hold a recognised training/assessor qualification
• Bring strong operational planning and people management capability
• Understand safeguarding, compliance and quality assurance frameworks
• Are confident in influencing senior stakeholders and external partners
• Use data and digital systems to inform decisions and improve performance

This role includes periodic evening and weekend working, participation in an on-call rota, and occasional operational or emergency event cover as required.