We are looking for a youth worker who will support young people to reach their full potential through sports and physical activity.

Hot Chocolate Trust is an innovative and inclusive youth work charity in Dundee city centre.

Engaging with approx. 400 YP each year, aged 12-25, we blend responsive, whole-person youth work with specialist resourcing and opportunities (e.g. creative arts, mental health and wellbeing, education and employment, activism) to maximize YP’s participation, agency, and responsibility. Flexible, relationship-based approaches support YP whose lives are unpredictable, even chaotic, and who are often wary of professionals and programmes.

The successful candidate will lead our Stretch project which uses youth work approaches to reinterpret and promote sports and physical activity with YP.

Too many YP miss out on the multiple benefits of regular physical activity. Some tell us they were put off at school (e.g. by narrow expectations, competitive/bullying culture); some feel excluded culturally (e.g. by gender, identity, or “not sporty”); some can’t afford it; some have nowhere to safely (or with dignity) try things out. You will work across three project strands (Inclusive sports; Mental heath and wellbeing; Games get real) through drop-in youth work, small groups, and individual support.

The post is full-time, with a two-year contract, at a salary between £26,162 and £27,398 pa (subject to qualifications/evidenced experience and training). You will find a fuller description of terms and benefits in the person specification.

Dundee Changemakers Hub, hosted by Transition Dundee, supports and delivers community-led climate action and social justice activity across Dundee. Led by four partner organisations and one of the Scottish Government's 24 climate hubs, we are a passionate network of dreamers and doers who believe that the people of Dundee deserve a fairer, greener, more connected city.

About the Role

This role is responsible for the programme management of Dundee’s community climate action hub - Dundee Changemakers Hub. The post holder will manage all of the operational responsibilities for the hub, as well as ensuring that objectives are met in service of all stakeholders - Partners, Team, Community, Scottish Government and other local organisations.

The role is both managing the day-to-day running, and facilitating the future direction with stakeholders, developing strategies and frameworks to support the long-term sustainability of the hub.

Responsibilities

Oversee Dundee Changemakers Partnership:

• Prepare for and host monthly meetings with core partners
• Develop and maintain documents such as partner agreements and meeting notes
• Liaise and communicate with partners on an ad hoc basis to progress activities and resolve issues

Oversee the day-to-day running of Changemakers Hub:

• Line manage hub team members including one-to-one support, team meetings, quarterly reviews and development days
• Maintain an overview of activity across people, projects and events
• Operational management of the programme, including HR related tasks, office/desk rental, team logistics and calendar management
• Support Communications and Events planning and delivery
• Ensure the Hub is adequately responding to enquiries via a centralised inbox

Strategy Development and Programme Management:

• Project manage the annual programme of work aligned with funder commitments
• Lead the development of the annual Scottish Government business case
• Coordinate resources across the programme, ensuring appropriate time and budget allocation to activities
• Support Partners with strategy development and implementation, facilitating sessions to reach consensus on governance, delivery and vision
• Manage quarterly and annual reporting for Scottish Government
• Attend monthly national hub meetings, learning and development sessions and annual gatherings, working with other Hubs as opportunities arise
• Gather lessons learned to inform the future of the programme
• Manage Changemakers budget and other financial aspects of programme with Transition Dundee, enabling financial reporting to Scottish Government
• Identify and coordinate opportunities for additional funding
• Oversee and support project development with team members, such as microgrants and membership development
• Act as an ambassador and representative for Dundee Changemakers, promoting the vision and ethos whenever possible
• Play a part in developing the sustainable future of the Dundee Changemakers programme and team

People Development

• Provide clear direction and support for Dundee Changemakers team members
• Support the development of individuals within the context of their role, helping to identify areas for development and growth
• Maintain regular, valuable team connection and working relationships
• Create a safe space for expression, inclusivity and diversity of backgrounds, experiences and thought

This is an exciting and challenging opportunity to work with a driven team of social enterprise and community developers in one of Scotland’s most well regarded and effective social enterprise support providers. Community Enterprise Ltd is a well-established third sector support organisation with a progressive outlook and a diverse portfolio.

Demand for our services continues to grow and the sector is moving towards new and innovative models. We are therefore looking to add to our Development Team to meet that demand. The post involves delivering capacity building and business support to a wide range of clients and projects across Scotland. These can range from established social businesses to smaller voluntary sector organisations concerned about their sustainability as well as new and emerging individual social entrepreneurs. We someone who is driven, positive and an innovative solutions focused thinker.

We are keen to enhance the capacity and skillset of our development team where possible by recruiting someone with experience in some or all of the following: finance and financial, impact evaluation, and marketing. The successful candidate will be able to deliver this alongside broader development work.

£38,000 f/t pa. 7.2% Workplace pension employer contribution

Hybrid working model. Minimum one day per week in West Lothian office. Travel throughout Scotland required. The post holder must hold a clean driving license.

About Us:

Murray’s Initiative (formally known as Glasgow Council on Alcohol) is an independent Scottish charity that works to reduce alcohol and drug-related harm at both individual and community levels. Established in 1965, Murray’s Initiative adopts a long-term, trauma-informed and assetbased approach to changing the culture around substance use. Its services are built on a person-centred, harm-reduction model, supporting people whether their goal is to reduce consumption or achieve abstinence.

Murray’s Initiative offers free, confidential counselling services for people concerned about their own or someone else's drinking. Murray’s Initiative delivers a range of interventions including groupwork and employability support as well as a number of holistic and inclusive services, such as a women’s service for survivors of gender-based violence, young person's peer education service, LGBTQ+ health and wellbeing support and tailored wellbeing programmes.

Murray’s Initiative is also a recognised provider of professional development, offering a comprehensive training portfolio including education aimed at increasing awareness of alcohol use and promoting healthier lifestyles, COSCA Counselling Skills and a Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Murray’s Initiative deliver services over 6 days per week and throughout Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire, helping people make meaningful, positive change in their lives.

The foundation of Murray’s Initiative is our supportive and inclusive culture for all who engage and work with us.

About the Role:

The role of Compliance Officer within the Young Persons Recovery Employability Service is to support the effective delivery, monitoring and compliance of the service, ensuring participant records, referrals and performance information are accurate, complete and meet contractual and organisational requirements.

The Compliance Officer will report to the Service Manager – Employability and will play a key role in monitoring referrals, maintaining data quality, undertaking compliance checks and supporting service performance. The post holder will be responsible for reviewing participant records, identifying and resolving data discrepancies, and ensuring evidence and documentation are recorded in line with funder, contractual and organisational standards.

The role will involve the regular use of systems including Hanlon and other organisational databases to monitor participant activity, undertake compliance and quality assurance checks, support reporting requirements and ensure accurate audit trails are maintained. The Compliance Officer will work closely with delivery staff to ensure records are compliant, performance targets are accurately evidenced, and service processes are followed consistently.

This post requires a Level 1 Disclosure