- Advertised from 14th April 2026
- The rate for this role is £12.60 per hour, increasing to £13.65 as of 1st May 2026. Full details in ad below.
Role
We’re looking for Project Workers to join our team at Upmo!
In this role, you’ll work closely with adults with learning disabilities and autism in a supportive capacity within our workshop based service to assist them to build their independence and live fulfilling lives. If you’re eager to make a meaningful impact, we’d love to hear from you!
We currently have vacancies in our team based across Edinburgh which operates services in St. Margaret's House (Meadowbank) and Links House (Leith).
Our services are separated into the following workshop areas:
- St. Margaret's House: Music, Drama, Dance, Performance, and Life Skills (Upmo Retail, Upmo Empower)
- Links House: Art, IT, VR, Digital Photography
We're looking for people with interest in all of the above areas!
Details
Working Hours: 10:00 – 16:00, Monday – Friday, with our 'full time' hours at 30 per week.
Available Contracts:
- 1 x 30 hours per week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- 1 x 24 hours per week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- 1 x 18 hours per week: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- 2 x 12 hours per week: Wednesday and Friday
Pay: Upmo is a Living Wage Employer. The rate of pay for this role is currently £12.60 per hour, however this will increase as to £13.45 as of 1st May 2026.
Holiday:
- 30 days per year (pro rata)
- Inclusive of Upmo's regular closure during the Christmas/New Year period
- Enhanced at 3 years’ service by an additional day (pro rata) per year thereafter, up to a maximum of 5 days
About the role
As a Project Worker, you will be part of an enthusiastic and creative team who provide daily support to adults with learning disabilities and autism as they participate in workshop activities of their choosing within our site-based services, and café sites.
For this role, we are particularly interested in hearing from individuals with skills and experience in music, or drama, or performing arts.
We are also interested in hearing from candidates with experience in care or support generally.
The primary function of this role is to provide 1:1 support to students within workshop sessions. You will work closely with both individuals and groups to help them engage, participate, and achieve their personal goals in a safe and supportive environment.
You will also be expected to assist with personal care tasks throughout the day, where required. This includes support with toileting needs, other private hygiene tasks, and eating and drinking. All personal care must be delivered with dignity, respect, and sensitivity. Additionally, throughout the week our Project Workers will provide support to our students that access our Café sites in partnership with Edinburgh Leisure.
There are opportunities for Project Workers to take on a more active leadership role within workshops as a workshop facilitator. This aspect of the Project Worker role focuses on leading workshop activities, and involves contributing to the planning, delivery, and record keeping of workshop activities to ensure they align with our RISE curriculum with support from our Curriculum Leads.
Application notes
To apply, please complete our application form.
Further Info
If you have any questions or would like to know more, please don’t hesitate to contact our HR Manager, Craig Batstone at HR@upmo.org, or give us a call on 0131 608 3511.
Upmo aims to ensure that no candidate is subject to unlawful discrimination, either directly or indirectly, on the grounds of gender, race (including colour, nationality or ethnic origin), disability, sexual orientation, marital status, part time status, age, religion or belief.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and wellbeing of autistic and learning-disabled adults. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment and to help maintain a safe and secure environment for all service users.
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Support Workers & Relief Support Workers
- Part time
- Sessional
- On site: Edinburgh
- Closing 3rd October 2026
We are currently looking to recruit support workers to join our small team within Inclusion Alliance. The role involves supporting people with learning disabilities to be included in the community and lead an ordinary life. Your work would involve helping people to access educational, social, leisure and work or volunteering opportunities in the community.
No experience or formal qualifications are necessary for the role although a caring nature, positive attitude and a sense of fun are important characteristics to have. New staff will receive paid training and undertake shadow shifts with experienced staff members during induction. We want new staff to feel ready and able to work prior to working on their own for the first time.
We have various vacancies available including part time and relief/casual positions in various locations throughout Edinburgh.
Working hours are based between the hours of 8am and 5pm Monday to Friday.
We have various permanent and casual vacancies available.
Relief/Casual pay rate- £12.75 per hour.
Candidates must be caring, motivated and have excellent communication skills whilst being committed to working in a person-centred way ensuring that support is built around the supported person’s wishes and needs.
Benefits include
- Employer contributory pension scheme
- Funded SVQ 3 qualification and learning opportunity
- Paid annual leave entitlement
- Regular paid supervision sessions
- Regular paid training and development opportunities
- Daytime Monday to Friday working
- Working for a well-established small organisation where person centred values are at the core.Free 24/7 access to employee support app
Project Officer
- Full time
- £24,715 – £29,229
- Hybrid: This position involves remote travel throughout Fife with occasional visits to Deafblind Scotland Learning & Development Centre, 1 Neasham Drive, Kirkintilloch.
- Closing 11th May 2026
Deafblind Scotland is the specialist charity working with deafblind people or those at risk of developing a second or dual sensory loss. Our ambitions are high for people with sensory loss, particularly those who are deafblind and we are therefore at the cutting edge of finding ways to support them to lead their most meaningful lives. The Carers Advice Project is a support service for carers, and those carers may themselves have a sensory impairment as well as or instead of the person they care for. The project operates in Fife to support people to access their rights so they can have a better quality of life and to reduce socio-economic and health inequalities. This post will also involve travel across Fife with occasional travel required to & from our office in Kirkintilloch.
Deafblind Scotland provides information & specialist knowledge in many inclusive forms of communication relied on by people with sensory loss including Braille/Moon, BSL/Tactile BSL, Deafblind Manual & Audio.
The project officer will work with the carers affected by sensory impairment within this project which is part of our Connect2Support Programme. Overall ensuring the carers affected by sensory impairment, who are amongst the most disadvantaged in society, are provided with specialist support which enables them & those they care for to access their rights and navigate the systems, services and support that can improve their lives.
JOIN OUR BOARD: Become a Driving Force Trustee
Could YOU be the Driving Force for our community?
About The Driving Force
For20 years, The Driving Force has been a lifeline for cancer patients in Denny, Bonnybridge and Banknock. We provideFREE transportto vital treatment appointments for those who need it most.
Our Impact:
- 20 years of continuous community service
- Hundreds of cancer patients supported
- Thousands of journeys to life-saving appointments
- 100% volunteer-driven organisation
Every journey we provide is one more chance for someone to access the treatment that could save their life.Now we need more strategic leaders to help us drive our mission forward.
Why Become a Trustee?
Being a trustee isn't just about attending meetings – it's about making a real difference at a strategic level. You'll help shape the future of a charity that directly saves lives in your community.
What You'll Gain:
·Personal satisfaction of creating strategic community impact
·Development of governance and leadership skills
·Networking with other passionate community leaders
·Insight into charity sector operations and best practices
·The knowledge that your decisions help cancer patients access life-saving treatment
·Being part of something meaningful beyond your day job
What is a Trustee?
In simple terms:Trustees are the guardians of our charity – ensuring we stay true to our mission of helping cancer patients access treatment while managing our resources responsibly and planning for sustainable growth.
The legal bit:Trustees have overall control of a charity and are responsible for making sure it's doing what it was set up to do. They exercise their powers and duties with care, always acting in the charity's best interests, ensuring compliance with charity law and our governing document.
You'll be part of a supportive boardworking collaboratively to govern The Driving Force effectively.
Time Commitment
We respect that trustees are volunteers with busy lives. Here's what we ask:
Core Commitment:
- 5-6 board meetingsper year (approximately 1 1/2 hours each, scheduled in advance)
- Occasional email/phone consultations(1-2 hours per month)
- Annual strategic planning session(half day)
Total time: approximately 15-20 hours per year
Flexibility:We schedule meetings with trustees' availability in mind. If you can't make a meeting, we just ask for advance notice.
Additional Involvement (Optional):Some trustees choose to get involved in specific projects, sub-committees, or events – but this is entirely voluntary.
Support Worker - Social Enterprise
- Full time
- £26,817
- On site: Drumchapel, Glasgow
- Closing 15th April 2026
Fortune Works is one of Scotland’s largest social enterprises for people with learning disability. The service supports around 120 people with learning disability to play a full role in the life of the community through provision of in-house economic activity and social support, working in partnership with local community organisations in Drumchapel and north-west Glasgow. Fortune Works is part of Enable Glasgow, a long-established member-led organisation which works with people with learning disability and their carers in the city.
The Support Worker-Social Enterprise duties will include helping to create, facilitate and maintain positive person centred activities which support people with a learning disability to play a worthwhile economic role as valued members of the local community.
The successful candidate will provide a high quality of care and support for service users with a range of learning disabilities and will encourage participation in group activities to support people to gain skills and confidence. The applicant should have experience of programme planning and review systems.
Most importantly they should have a positive and empowering approach to support people purchasing the service at Fortune Works.
Fortune Works is part of ENABLE Glasgow a Charity registered in Scotland No.SC021077. ENABLE Glasgow Branch is a company Limited by Guarantee No. 250688.
Benefits
Employee benefits include:
- 33 days leave (including public holidays) rising to 38 days after five years’ service.
- An enhanced pension scheme.
- Free life cover.
- Free access to counselling and wellbeing services.
- Support for training and professional development.
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