Voluntary Action East Renfrewshire SCIO is a dynamic local charity and the Third Sector Interface working to make East Renfrewshire a better place to live, work and do business. From climate action awareness, volunteer programmes, capacity supports and wellbeing activities, we deliver projects that promote inclusion, sustainability and community wellbeing.

Job Role

The purpose of this role is to lead and deliver our marketing and communications activity. Working with the Communications Support Worker, management team and wider programme teams, the post holder will join us at an exciting time as we settle into our new collaborative community space at Rouken Glen Park.

The role will have a key focus on improving how we communicate our programme activities and showcase our impact and that of the wider community sector in East Renfrewshire. This includes supporting the development of a new website as well as testing and developing other methods and channels to reach a wide range of audiences, including local residents, volunteers, partners and funders.

We are therefore looking for a proactive, creative and confident communicator with excellent writing skills and strong digital and content creation skills. You will be comfortable taking the lead as well as guiding and supporting colleagues across teams to deliver effective communications, helping to build confidence and enthusiasm for marketing and communications across the organisation.

Key Tasks

Working with the Communications Support Worker, the wider Voluntary Action staff and management team, you will:

1. Increase visibility of our new venue and community space, the Community Wellbeing and Enterprise Hub in Rouken Glen Park, and promote its offer to local communities, organisations and partners.

2. Work with the management team to improve how we communicate and engage with local third sector, partners, as well as wider communities, share strategic priorities, plans and consultations, and ensure meaningful opportunities for feedback.

3. Support the development of a new website to provide engaging information, practical support and opportunities for the third sector to have a voice and influence.

4. Work with programme teams to identify and capture impact stories from across activities, collaborations and events and develop these into content across a range of formats suited to different audiences and channels.

5. Oversight of organisation’s marketing and communications activities, guiding and supporting Communications Support Worker and programme teams on communications planning and implementation.

6. Work with Communications Support Worker to ensure co-ordinated and prioritised content planning across channels to increase impact and avoid duplication.

7. Work with programme teams to gather and use audience insights to shape and test marketing and communications methods and channels, improving how we engage with key and new audiences eg, young people.

Download the full job description and person specification.

Mindspace is seeking motivated and experienced Young People’s Counsellors to join our established counselling service, delivering professional, supportive counselling within school settings across Perth City and Rural Perth & Kinross.

This role involves supporting children and young people aged 10–18, with some work also supporting P6 and P7 pupils within the wider community.

About Mindspace

Mindspace is a community based mental health charity that supports and promotes mental wellbeing across the Perth & Kinross area. We are funded by NHS Tayside, Perth & Kinross Council, the Scottish Government, and donations. We provide accessible, high quality support through counselling, peer support, and our Recovery College.

We are values driven, reflective in our practice, and committed to creating a supportive working environment for both service users and staff.

About the Role

As a Young People’s Counsellor, you will:

• Deliver a professional one to one counselling service within school settings
• Provide counselling to children and young people presenting with a range of emotional and mental health needs
• Undertake assessments, plan and deliver therapeutic interventions, and review progress
• Maintain accurate and confidential case records, statistics, and school reporting documentation using Salesforce CRM
• Practice in accordance with BACP ethical frameworks, safeguarding, and child protection procedures
• Work closely with the Senior Counsellor to ensure consistent standards and service quality
• Liaise appropriately with school staff, admin colleagues, and partner organisations
• Attend wellbeing meetings and engage fully in supervision and reflective practice
• Contribute to service development and ongoing improvement

Person Specification

Essential

• A recognised counselling diploma
• Specialist training in counselling children and young people
• Current membership of BACP or COSCA
• Experience providing therapeutic counselling to children and young people
• Ability to work within a recognised theoretical framework
• Strong understanding of safeguarding, confidentiality, and child protection in youth or school settings
• Good organisational skills and ability to manage a counselling caseload
• Willingness to travel between schools as required

Desirable

• Experience of working within school environments
• Experience liaising with partner agencies or multidisciplinary teams

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Paid supervision – 1.5 hours per month
• Company Pension & Cycle to Work scheme
• A supportive and experienced senior team
• A role within a respected local charity where your skills and judgement are valued
• The opportunity to make a meaningful difference to young people’s mental wellbeing

Purpose:

The post is a joint commitment between Aberdeen’s Local Employability Partnership and ACVO Third Sector Interface and is intended to support strengthening employment outcomes for the people of Aberdeen through improving the capacity, scope and contribution of third sector employability provision.

By working collaboratively with the Local Employability Partnership and Aberdeen’s Employability Training Providers Forum, the postholder will engage actively with local and national third sector providers to understand their strengths and challenges, identify opportunities for and support partnership working across sectors. They will support third sector employability providers with organisational development as well as growing involvement from related community organisations to extend reach. They will advocate for the sector strategically on relevant partnership boards and working groups.

Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic support to the Local Employability Partnership (LEP).
• Provide strategic support to the Aberdeen Employability Training Providers Forum (ETPF).
• Work with the ETPF and the wider third sector to review, map and maintain a record of third sector employability activity, opportunities, challenges and priorities for the area.
• Establish effective working relationships with local and national third sector providers and represent all perspectives fairly.
• Build positive relationships with strategic partners involved in employability and related services in Aberdeen.
• Attend and advocate for the sector on the Aberdeen Local Employability Partnership (LEP) and any other relevant strategic groups as appropriate.
• Support and help inform Aberdeen’s Local Employability Partnership’s (LEP) strategy development including ensuring transparent and accessible commissioning of employability services.
• Work pro-actively with the Local Employability Partnership and the Employability Training Providers Forum to support the sector to explore and develop opportunities for working in partnership including, but not restricted to, Consortium models.
• Work with the LEP and the ETPF to provide input into design and delivery of participation and engagement methods that support those with lived experience to develop a collective voice and co-produce new services in employability.
• Keep up to date with and share information on national employability policy and funding developments as relevant to the sector.
• Work collectively across the ACVO TSI development team and wider third sector collaboratively, respectfully, fairly and honestly; always undertaking to represent the organisation in an appropriate manner and with the integrity expected by ACVO TSI.
• Undertake any other reasonable task required of the post by the line manager.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience Experience:

• Experience of working in a third sector employability delivery organisation or service at a senior level
• Experience of project development or management
• Experience of supporting developing partnerships and multi-agency approaches
• Extensive experience of working with Microsoft packages, including word, PowerPoint, excel and Outlook.
• Experience of managing a diverse workload and meeting deadlines
• Experience of facilitating meetings and events.
• Experience of managing multiple complex working relationships and partnerships.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent written skills, including the ability to write reports and other content that is accessible to different audiences.
• Excellent spoken communication skills, including the confidence to designing and deliver presentations
• The ability to grow and develop partnership working across a diverse group of interests, including supporting, communication, negotiation, and project development.
• Demonstrable relationship building and networking skills including the ability to influence and motivate others.
• A good understanding of employability policy in Scotland is essential and the issues affecting the sector locally would be preferable.
• Excellent digital skills, with experience of using online digital tools and an ability to embrace new emerging technology.
• The ability to work unsupervised but within a team and a teamwork environment.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to take ownership of your work.
• Knowledge of confidentiality requirements, business sensitivity and the management of personal data.

Where the role fits in our organisation

Community Health and Wellbeing Our Community Health and Wellbeing team works alongside third sector organisations, partners and communities across Dumfries and Galloway to strengthen community health, wellbeing and social care support. The team supports collaboration, sector development, community engagement, partnership working and the development of innovative approaches that help communities thrive. The team includes Lead Officers, Development Officers and Coordinators working across thematic and place-based programmes to support collaboration, build sector capacity, strengthen connections and improve outcomes for communities across the region.

What You'll Do

We are looking for a highly organised and proactive colleague who is passionate about strengthening community health and wellbeing through effective coordination and partnership working. You’ll thrive on keeping complex workstreams running smoothly, supporting collaboration, and making sure information, communication, and resources flow seamlessly across our programme.

With a solid understanding of the third sector and strong coordination skills, you will play a key role in supporting the development of DGCollectives, helping to organise activity, maintain shared work plans, and ensure that our programme delivers high-quality support to organisations across Dumfries and Galloway.

• Coordinate collaborative activity across the Community Health and Wellbeing programme, scheduling meetings, preparing agendas, recording actions, and supporting meaningful follow-up.
• Maintain contact lists, communication channels, shared resources, and documentation for programme areas and collaboratives.
• Support Development Officers with planning and coordination across multiple thematic and place based workstreams.
• Prepare, update and organise shared work plans, trackers, reports and programme documentation to support smooth programme delivery.
• Support the coordination of shared systems, workflows and programme trackers to help maintain visibility across activity and priorities.
• Assist with the organisation of events, workshops, sector engagement sessions, and collaborative activities.
• Coordinate and support the delivery of forums, events, workshops, sector engagement sessions and collaborative activity across the programme.
• Produce clear, accessible updates, summaries and briefings for internal and external stakeholders.
• Help organise and maintain programme data, insight and records to support reporting, learning and continuous improvement.
• Support the Lead Officer and offer light-touch organisational support to the Deputy CEO when required.
• Represent TSDG professionally and contribute to a positive, supportive team culture.

More about you

• You bring experience of working within or alongside the third sector, ideally within health, social care, or community wellbeing.
• You are exceptionally organised, able to manage multiple priorities, track actions, and keep workstreams aligned.
• You’re confident creating and maintaining documentation, whether that’s action notes, work plans, trackers, or briefing materials
• You have strong communication skills and can build positive relationships with partners from different sectors.
• You’re comfortable analysing information, capturing learning, and communicating it clearly and accessibly.
• You’re digitally confident, with experience using tools such as Teams, shared drives, spreadsheets, or project management platforms.
• You work well both independently and as part of a dispersed team, sharing knowledge and supporting colleagues.
• You are self-motivated, committed to improvement, and keen to contribute to a programme that strengthens the sector and the communities we serve.