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!

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

Changes have secured funding from the National Lottery Fairer Lives Community Fund to continue delivering ‘Well Connected’ a befriending programme supporting positive mental health and wellbeing to those most isolated in our community. The befriending coordinator will be responsible for all aspects of the project (alongside their job share), from assessment and delivery to evaluation. The postholder will train and manage volunteers, work with other staff at the charity and host an East Lothian Befriending Network to share best practice.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, skilled and highly motivated candidate who is confident working with a high degree of autonomy in continuing this project and ensuring it’s success. This is a part time job share role. 16 hours to be worked Monday (afternoon/evening) and Wednesday daytime (ideally).

Changes Equalities statement:

“Changes strive to ensure fair and inclusive services which celebrate and value the diversity of the community of East Lothian. Changes welcome opportunities to improve equality, diversity and inclusion within the organisation and we will continue to review our progress and champion equalities.”

About Changes

Changes believes in positive mental health and wellbeing for everyone. As a charity in East Lothian, Changes is here to help the community achieve and maintain positive mental health and wellbeing by providing a wide range of services and activities including 1-1 therapy, support groups and courses, healthy living activities, training, and volunteering opportunities.

Services are free and open to everyone over the age of 18 living, or registered with a GP, in East Lothian. Changes provides support for a wide range of challenges including stress, panic, low mood, low self-esteem, anxiety, worry, depression, and negative thinking. Activities are friendly, welcoming, and inclusive and offer opportunities to meet new people, get active and get involved in the local community.

Our Vision:

Our vision is that everyone in East Lothian enjoys positive mental health and wellbeing.

Our Mission:

Changes have grown from within the community to enable people to achieve and maintain good mental health and wellbeing through:

• Support groups and courses
• Therapy from experienced therapists
• Physical wellbeing activities
• Training our community to support others

Our Values:

Compassion – We treat our work, our community, our partners and each other with warmth, respect and compassion.

Welcoming – We offer a warm, friendly and supportive welcome to everyone. We know it’s not always easy to ask for help but we’re here to support you.

Community – We are an inclusive community which celebrates and values the diversity of East Lothian and everyone living there.

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.