Do you want to play a vital role in supporting unpaid carers across Fife?

Fife Voluntary Action is seeking a Coordinator for our Time to Live project. The Coordinator playes a key role in supporting unpaid carers across Fife to access the information, advice and resources they need to sustain their caring responsibilities and maintain their wellbeing. The project provides funding for unpaid carers across Fife to take meaningful short breaks from their caring responsibilities. Working closely with carers, community organisations and colleagues across FVA, you will ensure the Time to Live fund is effectively promoted, efficiently administered and accessible to those who will benefit most.

You will provide information, guidance and practical support throughout the application process, helping carers access meaningful opportunities for a break from their caring role. The postholder will also build and maintain strong partnerships to raise awareness of carers' rights and the importance of respite and short breaks. In addition, you will support the delivery of engagement activities and events that strengthen connections with local communities and improve access to support for unpaid carers across Fife.

This is an ideal role for someone who enjoys combining excellent administration skills with working directly with people.

We’re looking for someone with:

- Experience providing administrative support in a busy environment.

- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

- Confidence using Microsoft Office and database systems.

Why join us?

- Be part of a team improving the lives of people in Fife.

- Flexible working arrangements and a supportive environment.

Apply now and help shape a stronger, fairer Fife!

Benefits

Benefits of working for FVA include:

· 37 days’ annual leave (inclusive of public holidays) for full-time staff, pro rata for part-time staff

· Free onsite parking in Glenrothes and Kirkcaldy

· Confidential counselling helpline

· Access to unlimited, free GP appointments 24/7 via remote technology

. A large range of perks including discounts and vouchers for a variety of retailers

. Salary sacrifice scheme for electric vehicles

Borders Community Action is seeking to appoint an additional trustee/director who will join the Board immediately and become Chair Designate, with the intention of assuming the role of Chair of the organisation in 2027.

Role Profile

As Chair Designate, the successful candidate will first serve as a full trustee/director of the organisation. Trustees are collectively responsible for ensuring the charity is well run, financially responsible and acting in line with its purposes, while safeguarding its assets, values and reputation.

This is an opportunity for an experienced and dynamic individual to help lead a growing and ambitious organisation through its next stage of development. The successful candidate will work alongside fellow trustees/directors, the current Chair and the Chief Executive to ensure a well-supported and effective transition into the

Chair role.

In addition to the general duties of a trustee, the Chair Designate should be willing and able to:

• Provide strategic leadership at Board level and help guide the long-term direction of the organisation.
• Build effective working relationships with trustees, staff and key partners.
• Support good governance, sound decision-making and collective responsibility within the Board.
• Work closely with the current Chair and Chief Executive during the transition period ahead of 2027.
• Act as an ambassador for Borders Community Action and the wider third sector in the Scottish Borders

We are looking for a Mentor Services Coordinator to support volunteer mentors in the West of Scotland.

About the role

Our Mentor Services Coordinators are the key contacts for our volunteer mentors from their first enquiry about mentoring until they are matched with a young person. The Mentor Services Coordinators conduct in depth interviews with all prospective volunteer mentors, organise training, organise PVG checks and make the process as smooth and supported as possible.

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 the West of Scotland
• 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
• 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, 3 further days of annual leave between the December and January public holidays, additional day off for your birthday, 7% employer pension contribution, Employee Assistance Programme, Life Assurance – 4 x salary.

TACT is looking for one exceptional and experienced individual to become a member of the team.

The Role:

The Employment Support Worker will provide one-to-one and group support to individuals who are unemployed or economically inactive, helping them overcome barriers and progress towards employment, training, volunteering, or further education.

The postholder will build positive relationships with participants, develop personalised action plans, provide ongoing encouragement, and signpost clients to appropriate services. They will also work closely with employers, training providers, and community organisations to create opportunities that improve employability and long-term outcomes.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about helping people achieve their goals and make lasting, positive changes in their lives.

About TACT:

The Ayrshire Community Trust (TACT) is a charity based in North Ayrshire that provides programmes and projects that make a difference to people’s lives by encouraging, supporting and promoting community action.

Employee Benefits:

1. Real Living Wage Employer
2. Four Day Working Week (Monday to Thursday)
3. 8% Employer Pension Contributions (after probationary period)
4. Access to Employee Supported Volunteering
5. Carer Positive Employer
6. Disability Confident Employer