Top job! Chief Officer (female only)
- Full time
- £61,000 – £67,000
- On site: Glasgow
- Closing 31st May 2026
- Advertised from 11th May 2026
- Salary depending on experience. 35 hours per week.
Role
Lead Change. Transform Lives.
Elpis Trust is looking for an exceptional leader to guide our organisation into its next chapter.
We provide safe, supportive accommodation for young women aged 16–25 who are experiencing homelessness, are care leavers, or unaccompanied asylum seekers. Our work is rooted in compassion, respect, and a commitment to helping young women build independent, fulfilling futures.
This is a rare opportunity to lead a service that delivers real, lasting impact every day.
About the Role
As Chief Officer / Head of Service, you will be responsible for the overall leadership, strategic direction, and operational management of Elpis Trust.
Working closely with the Board, you will:
- Shape and deliver our strategic vision
- Ensure high-quality, person-centred services
- Lead and inspire a committed staff team
- Oversee financial sustainability and growth
- Build partnerships and represent Elpis externally
This is a hands-on leadership role combining strategy, people management, and service delivery.
About you
We are looking for a confident, values-driven leader who brings:
- Senior management experience in social care
- Strong leadership and communication skills
- Experience managing budgets and organisational performance
- A commitment to supporting vulnerable young people
- The ability to lead through complexity and drive improvement
A relevant degree plus management qualification or SVQ Level 4 (or equivalent), and PVG membership are essential.
Why Join Elpis?
- Lead a respected organisation making a meaningful difference
- Work with a passionate and dedicated team
- Influence strategy and shape future services
- Be part of a values-led, person-centred organisation
- Work with a very active and committed Board
If you are ready to lead with purpose and make a lasting impact, we would love to hear from you.
Application notes
If you are interested in applying or have any questions, please email Greg Gallagher (Chair, Elpis Trust) on greggallagher@blueyonder.co.uk or phone 07540-017314.
Closing date for applications: 31st May 2026
Note: Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 applies in relation to occupational requirement for this role.
Scottish Charity SC017103
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Top job! Chief Executive Officer
- Full time
- £70,000 – £75,000
- Hybrid: 48 Govan Road, Glasgow, G51 1JL The Chief Executive will be expected to maintain a regular on-site presence to support visibility, collaboration, and organisational culture.
- Closing 18th May 2026
The leader we’re looking for
At Epilepsy Scotland, how we do things matters just as much as what we do.
We care about honesty, compassion, kindness, fairness, trust, and treating people with respect.
We are looking for a Chief Executive who lives those values every day.
The charity sector is becoming more challenging, demand is growing, funding is tighter, and expectations are higher than ever.
We need someone who can bring people together, make good decisions, and move things forward while always keeping people with epilepsy at the centre..
What you’ll bring
- Experience leading at a senior level (as a CEO or similar)
- A background in charity, health, social care, or a similar sector
- Experience leading change and improving how an organisation works
- Confidence working with a Board
- A good understanding of money and how to manage it responsibly
- The ability to represent the organisation clearly and confidently
How you’ll lead
- Be open and honest, even when conversations are difficult
- Treat people with kindness and respect
- Listen and take people seriously
- Be fair and consistent in your decisions
- Build trust by doing what you say you will do
- Support people to do their best work
- Take responsibility and make tough calls when needed
What you’ll do
- Set a clear direction for Epilepsy Scotland
- Lead the organisation through change in a steady and thoughtful way
- Make sure services meet the needs of people with epilepsy
- Help build a more secure financial future
- Work with partners, funders, and decision-makers
- Support the Board and keep them well informed
- Success in this role will ensure that
- People trust the organisation and feel supported
- Staff know the direction and feel part of it
- Services are valued and making a difference
- Finances are stable and sustainable
- Our voice is strong and hard to ignore
Why this role matters
People with epilepsy have the right to live without stigma, to get the support they need, and to feel part of society.
For many, it shapes confidence, opportunities, family life, and how people are supported, at home, at work, and in wider society.
This role plays a key part in making sure people are heard, supported, and able to live the life they choose.
A long-established Scottish charity East Park provides high-quality education, residential care, and transition support for children and young people with complex additional support needs, helping them achieve their full potential in learning, wellbeing, and life beyond East Park.
With over 150 years of heritage and a strong reputation for compassionate, child- and person-centred practice, East Park is independently regulated by Education Scotland and the Care Inspectorate, consistently demonstrating high standards of care, leadership, and impact.
Reporting to the Board of Trustees, the Chief Executive will provide strategic and operational leadership across all services, ensuring consistently high standards. Working in close partnership with the Board, you will drive the organisation’s strategic development and long-term sustainability.
This is a highly visible role that combines strategic clarity with strong operational oversight. Collaborating closely with trustees, staff, families, commissioners, regulators, donors, and partners, you will further strengthen East Park’s services, culture, reputation, and long-term impact.
Our new Chief Executive will be an ambitious, values-driven senior leader with a strong track record in delivering person-centred services. You will bring excellent communication skills and the ability to represent East Park effectively to a diverse range of stakeholders, acting as a visible and trusted ambassador.
This is a rare opportunity to lead a distinctive, mission-driven organisation with a proud history, a strong sense of purpose, and genuine scope to shape its future.
If you are motivated by impact and purpose-led leadership, this role offers real influence and meaning.
Are you a technical problem-solver who believes that technology should serve people, not the other way around? We are looking for a Solutions Engineer who can help turn our tech ideas into real-world tools that make life easier for our mentors and young people – someone who understands that behind every piece of technology is a person it’s meant to help.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead on digital projects from start to finish – making sure the right people are involved, the steps are clear and everything stays on track to hit our goals.
- Use AI/LLM tools to rapidly prototype solutions. You’ll design user acceptance testing (UAT) to ensure AI outputs are ethical, accurate and high-quality.
- Bridge the gap between technical and user-friendly. You’ll lead requirements gathering, conduct user research and collaborate with our Learning & Development team to ensure new tools are fit for purpose.
- Help look after our digital tools and guide us as we move our data and systems from Salesforce over to newer, more modern platforms.
- Manage AI-specific risks, including data privacy and ethical considerations, ensuring security auditing is integral in every project from day one.
About you
We are looking for a creative, resourceful professional who is passionate about youth development and technical excellence. You will:
- Translate complex business needs into actionable technical requirements
- Have the confidence to coordinate with people from all across the charity, helping different teams work together smoothly and ensuring our projects stay on schedule.
- Have strong IT skills with an interest in AI, automation and data mapping.
- Value user research, empathy and clear communication. You don’t just build a tool; you ensure people know how to use it.
- Be comfortable working independently or as part of a team on multiple simultaneous projects.
About us
MCR Pathways is an award-winning charity established in Glasgow in 2007. Our mentoring programme is now delivered in schools across the whole of Scotland as well as North East and South East England. We are committed to helping the country’s most vulnerable young people gain self-confidence, identify their skills and recognise and fulfil their potential.
Our mission: To connect every young person with a trusted adult mentor, someone who sparks confidence, fuels ambition, and walks beside them as they find their way.
Our vision: MCR Pathways will work until every young person has someone to help them find their way.
You will be joining a friendly and supportive team who love what they do and enjoy working with each other. MCR Pathways’ values are Respect, Communication, Trust and Growth and they inform everything we do.
Benefits include: 30 days annual leave in first year rising to 35 days from 2nd year of employment, 7% Employer Pension Contribution, 3 further days of annual leave between the December and January public holidays, additional day off for your birthday, Employee Assistance Programme, Life Assurance – 4 x salary.
Project Delivery Manager: Mental Health Recovery & Suicide Prevention
- Full time
- £44,837
- On site: National
- Closing 21st May 2026
About Simon Community Scotland
Simon Community Scotland is the largest provider of homelessness services in Scotland. Our vision is for everyone to have a safe place to live, with access to the support they need. Every day we help make positive things happen for people facing extremely difficult circumstances.
Everything we do is about and for people, the people we support, our staff, our partners and everyone affected by homelessness. Our values are built into every area of activity and tell the story of how people remain at the heart of the Simon Community.
Day by day, person-to-person, we tailor what we offer to what people need. We are here to provide consistent, friendly and informed support so that people can explore options and take ‘the next step’ towards a positive future.
We offer support across a range of service delivery points: Street Outreach teams, Housing First initiatives, Floating Support, Information Hubs, Managed Alcohol Program (MAP), Supported Accommodations, Emergency Accommodation, Rapid Access Accommodation, and our own rented properties. These services are delivered across many local authorities within Glasgow, Edinburgh, North Lanarkshire and Perth.
We welcome people with a wide range of skills and experiences to our team. To make a difference, we need to work flexibly, with everyday leadership and a ‘can-do’ approach. We want to make it right and make it happen – not only for the people we support, but also for each other.
Our #OneTeam ethos is core to who we are, it means caring for and supporting each other regardless of our role, service or location. Find out more about our services here. simonscotland.org/get-help/our-support-services
Job Purpose
We recognise the challenges people with complex lives and challenges face in engaging with mental health services. These challenges are both systemic and borne from the individuals unpredictable and needs led lives. Despite having significant mental health and mental illness the ability to seek and receive treatment can be challenging.
We are looking for opportunities that can rethink what good accessible and meaningful mental health interventions can look like for people in our services.
Taking a co-production approach to identifying interventions that can be delivered in a social care environment and designed to be useful in real life conditions of homelessness, trauma, substance use and stigma. The postholder will explore international best practices and innovative external models and seek to support our frontline teams to facilitate a responsive and trauma-informed support system that meets people where they are, rather than where a service dictates they should be.
Job Summary
The role will provide leadership in developing and delivering an ambitious programme of integrated mental health recovery and suicide prevention interventions across SCS homelessness services. The role focuses on building "mental health recovery capital" and resilience through co-production with people who have lived experience of homelessness and multiple disadvantages. The lead will establish a national network of champions, translate evidence into practical resources, and collaborate with national partners.
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