Development and Support Officer
- Full time
- £28,615
- On site: Glasgow
- Closing 14th July 2026
- Advertised from 22nd June 2026
- 35 hours per week. Fixed Term for a Year, with possibility of an extension
Role
SOSCN is a national charity dedicated to supporting the development of high-quality school age childcare (SACC) in Scotland who provide policy representation, practice support, training, research, and resources, to advance the School Age Child Care Sector growth and sustainability in Scotland.
We are seeking an experienced, dynamic and committed Development and Support Officer to provide high-quality support to our members in a new role which will be split between direct support for members across Glasgow and developing our member services nationally. This is an exciting role where you will visit settings, attend meetings, and build and develop strong local relationships with a range of stakeholders.
With leadership-level experience and influence across settings, you will provide a wide range of support to SOSCN SACC members, including remote advice, direct setting support, Health Checks, follow-up improvement planning and peer support opportunities. Working closely with Glasgow City Council colleagues, SOSCN members, other stakeholders and partners you will help to strengthen quality, governance and leadership across the SACC sector
A key part of the role will include the development of SOSCN membership policies and resources, as well as supporting voluntary committees and recruitment activity where needed. You will also play an active role in partnership meetings with Glasgow City Council and other stakeholders.
Role Profile
The Development and Support Officer plays a key role in supporting the quality, sustainability, and development of School Age Childcare services. The role involves supporting services in the Glasgow City Council area for 21hrs per week, and nationally 14hrs per week. By working directly with settings, volunteers, and partner organisations, the postholder will strengthen practice, promote inclusion, and enhance outcomes for children and families, taking cognisance of UNCRC and GIRFEC Wellbeing indicators.
- Support for Voluntary Management Committees
- Provide tailored guidance and capacity-building support to voluntary committees, helping them strengthen governance, identify training needs, and implement quality practices.
- Community Development in
SACC
- Encourage active parental involvement in early learning and support volunteers in developing transferable skills that contribute to lifelong learning and community engagement.
- Promoting Quality Play and Learning activities
- Share accessible information and advice on child development, the value of play, and sector standards supported by relevant documentation.
- Collaborative Support for SACC
Settings
- Support settings to access with providing and accessing training, and development opportunities that respond to local needs and priorities.
- Operational Support and
Representation
- Contribute to local networks and initiatives, represent the organisation at meetings, and support service delivery through agreed tasks and reporting.
- Family
Engagement Through Play
- Facilitate inclusive play and learning sessions that promote positive early experiences and build relationships with families, in collaboration with local professionals.
Key Tasks
- Deliver universal and direct support to settings, both remotely and in-person, based on requests and identified needs.
- Conduct annual Health Check audits and visits for Glasgow SACC, analysing findings and developing individual action plans for settings, as well as facilitating follow-up meetings to support improvement.
- Organise and attend termly in-person meetings for all members.
- Share local and national information to support member settings.
- Work collaboratively with Glasgow City Council colleagues, as well as attending provider updates and forum meetings, quality improvement support and collaborative SOSCN and Glasgow City Council meetings.
- Support voluntary committee governance through advice, training and practical guidance, as well as assisting with recruitment activity including job adverts, interview questions and professional advice at interviews.
- Support the development of SOSCN membership policies and resources as directed.
Working Relationships and Development
The role involves regular communication with line management, collaboration with colleagues and external partners, and participation in planning, review, and team meetings. Professional development is supported in line with organisational priorities and available resources.
Establish effective relationships with children, staff, parents and carers and promote an ethos of mutual respect and collaborative working
Core Competencies
Knowledge and Understanding
- Includes familiarity with sector SACC framework governance, regulatory standards, and current initiatives relevant to SACC delivery.
- Competence in Quality Improvement Framework with an extensive knowledge of SACC requirements in order to support SACC settings to provide the best possible service to children and families.
- Promote UNCRC to support SACC settings to ensure this is in their service.
- Support SACC in the delivery of GIFEC and wellbeing indicators in their day to day planning.
Skills and Capabilities
- Strong partnership working, communication, IT proficiency, and the ability to assess needs, plan support, and monitor progress effectively.
Values and Personal Commitment
- Demonstrates professionalism, inclusion, confidentiality, and a commitment to continuous improvement, reflection, and respectful collaboration.
What we’re looking for
- Proven experience of supporting SACC and/or Childcare settings.
- Knowledge of quality improvement, charity governance and the operational challenges facing SACC settings.
- Strong communication, relationship-building and organisational skills.
- Ability to work while managing a caseload between Glasgow City Council and national SACC services.
- Experience of writing reports, action plans or support documentation.
- Experience of delivering training, facilitating groups or supporting peer network.
Please note, for this role a relevant professional qualification in childcare, community development or a related field is required, as well as a full driving licence and access to transport, and a qualification meeting the requirements for a practitioner in a day care of children service, as a minimum, to be considered for this post.
What SOSCN will offer
- Competitive salary
- 28 days annual leave plus 13 public holidays
- Generous employer pension contribution
- Family-friendly policies that support work-life balance
- Ongoing professional learning and development opportunities
- A supportive, collaborative team culture where your contribution is valued
- A rewarding opportunity to support SACC members and strengthen all age childcare provision across Glasgow and Nationally.
Application notes
For an application form and full job description please see this link: soscn.org/development-support-officer
Please send your completed application to recrutment@soscn.org
- Closing date for applications: 14 July 2026
- Interviews expected to be held w/c 27 July 2026
If you’re passionate about making a meaningful difference for SACC in Scotland for children and their families, we’d love to hear from you!
Highland Mentor Services and Recruitment Coordinator
- Full time
- £26,780
- Remote: working from home with occasional travel across the North of Scotland
- Closing 8th July 2026
We are looking for a Mentor Services and Recruitment Coordinator to support and recruit volunteer mentors across the Highlands and as we look to expand into Moray and further afield.
About the role
As our Mentor Services and Recruitment Coordinator, you will be the primary point of contact for our volunteers from day one. You’ll guide prospective mentors through the process – conducting interviews, organising training and coordinating PVG checks – ensuring they feel supported every step of the way. Additionally, you’ll collaborate on planning and running campaigns to attract new mentors.
Key responsibilities:
- Providing excellent customer service to prospective and existing mentors using strong communication skills on the telephone, in virtual meetings, by email and sometimes in person
- Ensure all of our volunteer mentors are individually supported and fully engaged at every stage of their mentor journey
- Deliver information sessions, participate in mentor one-to-one conversations and facilitate mentor training sessions and other mentor engagement activities.
About you
- Customer service experience
- Based in Moray or the Highlands
- Experience of or strong interest in working or volunteering in the charity or third sectors
- An understanding of young people and educational settings
- People person with excellent communication and listening skills and empathy
- Experience of assisting with volunteer recruitment campaigns
- Well organised with great administrative skills and attention to detail
- Excellent desktop and database skills
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.
Travel:Occasional travel across Highlands, Moray and other areas in the North of Scotland if required. A driving license and car are essential for the role and travel expenses will be reimbursed.
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Community Organiser (Springburn Parent Power)
- Part time
- £27,361 pro-rata
- Remote: Glasgow
- Closing 29th June 2026
About the role
We are excited to recruit a Community Organiser for our Springburn Parent Power project, based in the Springburn area of Glasgow. This role offers a meaningful, paid professional development opportunity. The Brilliant Club will work in partnership with the University of Strathclyde and Connect to engage with parents in Springburn.
Connect is a Scottish parental engagement charity focused on building strong partnerships between families, schools and communities across Scotland to support children’s learning and wellbeing by providing information, advice and training. Connect will use its existing networks to support The Brilliant Club to foster relationships with local schools and engage parents and carers in these communities.
The University of Strathclyde was founded in 1796 as “a place of useful learning” for all, equality in access to higher education has always been at the heart of Strathclyde’s mission:‘As a socially progressive and inclusive institution, we welcome students from a diverse range of backgrounds, recognising the barriers that exist for many, and we support our students to successfully overcome these. We remain committed to widening access and offering high-quality support to our students to ensure their successes.’ Strathclyde 2030: Outstanding education & student experience.
In 2026, the university is a vibrant and diverse community of students and staff of all backgrounds, characteristics and lived experiences and the top Research Intensive university in Scotland for widening access. Strathclyde are committed to a socially progressive ethos and the consistent embedding of our values. The university will act as the anchor institution for the Parent Power chapter, providing meeting spaces and expertise in the form of university advice and guidance sessions for parents.
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Engagement and Membership Development Lead
- Part time
- £26,435 pro-rata
- Remote: Flexible remote working
- Closing 23rd July 2026
Scottish Mentoring Network is looking for an organised, proactive and people-focused Engagement and Membership Development Lead to help grow and support our national membership of mentoring projects across Scotland.
This varied part-time role will lead on member engagement, communications, online events and our annual members’ event, while also supporting key administrative and finance processes. You will help strengthen relationships with members, promote the value of SMN’s services and ensure our back-office systems run smoothly.
We are looking for someone with excellent communication and organisational skills, confidence working with a range of stakeholders, good digital skills and the ability to work independently as part of a small remote team. Experience of membership organisations, event management, digital marketing or the Scottish third sector would be an advantage.
The post is 28 hours per week, with flexible remote working, some in-person meetings, 23 days annual leave, 11 floating public holidays, a 6% employer pension contribution and a gross salary of £26,435 per annum.
SVQ Assessor
- Part time
- £32,042 pro-rata
- Hybrid: Glasgow, Irvine, Airdrie and Dumbarton
- Closing 29th June 2026
Are you an experienced Health and Social Care SVQ Assessor? Do you want to join an award winning, friendly and experienced team? If so, then we have the perfect role for you!
We've got a great opportunity for a motivated and experienced SVQ Assessor to join us covering SVQ assessment across Scotland on a part-time, permanent basis. (3 days per week)
Our Assessor role is based in one of our West of Scotland offices (Irvine, Dumbarton, Glasgow or Airdrie) as part of our hybrid flexible working model. We will also need you to have flexibility to travel across Scotland when required.
The Role
As part of our Training Academy, you’ll play a key role in qualifying our social care workforce and supporting our team of SVQ Assessors in our Qualifications Scotland (formally SQA) Approved Centre which has been in operation since 1998. You will assess portfolios for the Social Services and Healthcare qualifications at SCQF levels 6, 7 and also ideally Core Skills, Business & Administration and PDA in Supervision awards.
You’ll be responsible for prioritising your own workload and planning your week to enable you to assess candidates through technology (eportfolio, MS teams) as well as providing some face to face support. You will work with candidates from induction to award completion, using your initiative to support them to meet Qualifications Scotland standards, agreed deadlines and organisational KPI’s.
You’ll be a key part of our experienced Assessor team helping ensure our excellent reputation of Cornerstone as an Qualifications Scotland provider is maintained for both our internal and external stakeholders.
To be an amazing Assessor we'll need you to bring;
- Experience of assessing candidates across different SCQF levels working in health & social care
- Extensive health and social care experience
- Confident use of technology (eportfolios, MS teams, Microsoft suite)
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent organisational, planning and time management skills
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the individual needs of candidates and assessors
- Strong interpersonal, networking and facilitation skills
- An in-depth knowledge of Health and Social Care Standards, SSSC Codes of Practice, SSSC Registration requirements.
- An SVQ qualification in assessment i.e.L&D9DI A1 or D33
- An SVQ (or equivalent) qualification in social care at SCQF 7 or above
About Us
With 46 years experience delivering great care and support, Cornerstone provides tailored, individual packages of care which focus on enabling people with a variety of needs, including learning disabilities, physical disabilities, autism and complex care needs, to live the best possible life.
We aim to be the best employer in social care in Scotland and would love for you to come and join us. We thrive on teamwork and are passionate about the care and support we provide. If you're looking for a rewarding career where you know you can make a difference, then look no further.
Have any questions? If you'd like to find out more, please contact Fiona MacLean on fiona.maclean@cornerstone.org.uk
Shortlisted candidates will be invited along to a face to face/ MS Teams Interview depending on location on Wednesday 1st July.
The successful candidate will be required to go through a standard Disclosure check through Disclosure Scotland. This is a rewarding role which will allow you to draw on your experience of the Social Care sector to provide professional assessment and support to candidates, enabling them to realise their potential.
Please note - If you have spent more than 12 months out with the UK (excluding France, Germany. Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania or Spain) within the last 10 years while over the age of 18, you will be asked to provide a criminal record certificate from the relevant government/police authority as part of our pre-employment checks.
Are you already imagining yourself as part of our team? Apply today; we would love to hear from you.
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