Community and Corporate Fundraiser
- Full time
- £32,000
- On site: Perth
- Closing 17th September 2026
- Advertised from 19th August 2026
Role
About Us
Perth Autism Support was founded in 2011 to address the gaps in support for autistic children, young people and their families across Perth & Kinross.
In 2026, we have over 1400 families registered for services and support children, young people and families through the following service areas:
- Children’s Services
- Transitions Services (encompassing three project areas – Engage, Enterprise and Employability)
- Family and Education Services (including our Early Years project and Autistic Adults Peer Support)
We are governed by a Board of Trustees (6) and we have a staff team of 35.
We are based in our centre in Perth City but work across the whole of the Perth & Kinross region.
For more information, visit perthautismsupport.org.uk
Perth Autism Support Benefits
- Workplace Pension
- 28 days annual leave (including Christmas/New Year closedown), with additional days for continuous service
- 1 extra annual leave day on employee's birthday if this falls on a usual working day
- 1 extra annual leave day if the employee has a child/young person starting nursery/Primary 1/S1
- Staff Health and Wellbeing Programme
- Extensive learning and development opportunities
Role Purpose:
To lead and grow community and corporate fundraising income for Perth Autism Support with an annual income target of approximately £1 million.
The postholder will develop strong relationships with businesses, community groups, schools, supporters and volunteer and individuals creating sustainable fundraising opportunities that increase income, awareness and engagement.
This role will play a key role in delivering the charity's fundraising strategy, achieving agreed income targets and ensuring supporters receive an exceptional experience.
You will be an ambassador for Perth Autism Support, building relationships across the community to further our vision to support autistic children and young people to reach their full potential.
Application notes
If you would like to apply for the position, you should send your most recent CV and covering letter to recruitment@perthautismsupport.org.uk for the attention of John McKellar, Operations Manager.
We pride ourselves in supporting applicants who may be looking for non-traditional ways to apply for roles, so if you have alternative ways you would like to apply for the role, please do so, just make sure you demonstrate your relevant experience in line with the skills, experience and competencies listed above.
If you would like to have an informal chat about the role, please send your contact details and request to recruitment@perthautismsupport.org.uk
Applications for the position will close on 17 September 2026.
We expect interviews to take place on 1 October 2026.
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About the Role
We are looking to recruit a Team Leader who will support our Service Manager in managing our vibrant Day Centre and Community Outreach teams in Perth. If you’re passionate about supporting adults with complex disabilities and you want every day at work to truly make a difference, this is the role for you.
You will lead our support teams to provide care and support to disabled adults in our purpose-built day hub and within their own homes, residential spaces and communities.
Our Upper Springland Campus offers amazing facilities, including sensory spaces, craft and kitchen areas, hydrotherapy pool, rebound therapy, and an accessible gym all designed to promote independence, creativity, and wellbeing.
As an experienced social care Team Leader, you will ensure that our people continue to receive the exceptional, person-centred support we provide by being responsible for:
- Rota management
- Staff management, supervision, recruitment, and development
- Managing supported persons activities
- Health and Safety
- Compiling and checking Care and Support plans for people we support
- Management of medicines procedures
- Financial management for people we support
- Liaising with families, health and care professionals and social workers
- Regular on-call support – shared between existing group of Team Leaders – Across our Upper Springland Services.
What you need to know
Hours – 37 hours per week
Example Shifts - Monday – Friday: 7.5 hours, (8.30am or 9am – 4.30pm or 5pm)
On-call Support – 7 days out of 28 including evenings and weekends
Experience/qualifications/key skills required
Experience of leading a team within a social care environment is essential, as is a willingness to take on any personal development opportunities. You should have a care related SVQ Level 4, or the willingness to gain this qualification in a given timescale. You should have good interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a team and on your own initiative. Driving Licence preferred due to the travel requirements of the role.
Working with Capability Scotland brings you lots of benefits:
- Competitive salary - £32,391 (£16.79 per hour).
- We offer a fully funded SVQ – a qualification which is yours for life.
- 32 days holidays per year, increasing to 37 with service.
- Free PVG checks throughout your employment.
- Up to 8% company contribution pension scheme.
- Up to 3 x annual salary death in service.
- Perks at Work – shopping discount scheme.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- £600 refer a friend scheme.
- 24/7 employee assistance
- Working for us means you would qualify for Blue Light & Concert for Carer discounts
*Benefits are subject to contractual terms.
We are One Voice, One Charity, One Spirit, #OneCapability.
What you need to know
Driving licence and access to a vehicle preferred – due to travel requirements of the role.
A full job description of this role is available by clicking here: Team Leader (Res Resp)
For more information on this role, you can contact our Admin Team at 01738 632995 quoting reference – CS1507263
Family Advisor
- Full time
- £25,290 – £33,767
- Hybrid: Combining home working, community settings and attending our Edinburgh office when required. Frequent presence in your hub area is essential.
- Closing 25th September 2026
This is a key role in our Whole Family Support Fund programme. We are recruiting Family Advisors for the following hub areas:
- Glasgow
- Lanarkshire
- Highlands and Islands
- East & Midlothian
- Dumfries and Galloway
You’ll hold a personal caseload, providing information, advice and practical and emotional support to families raising neurodivergent children and young people. You’ll work directly with families; facilitate group sessions; and help families navigate education, health, and social care.
You will be an experienced practitioner with a background in advice, education, health, social care, community development or a related field. You will be an excellent communicator, able to build trusting relationships with families, children and young people, and to work effectively with schools, health services and local partners.
This post may occasionally require evening and/or weekend work and will involve frequent travel across your hub area.
Organisation profile
Founded on lived experience, Mindroom champions all forms of neurodiversity and supports all kinds of minds. Our mission is to improve the quality of life for neurodivergent people by removing barriers, increasing opportunities, and shaping a more accessible world.
This is a new role in our Whole Family Support Fund programme. You will plan, design and deliver peer support groups and social activities for families raising neurodivergent children and young people, across our hub areas in Scotland.
You’ll facilitate groups both online and in person, creating spaces where families can meet others in similar situations, share experiences, and build confidence. You’ll work with our locality teams to design an offer that reflects what families in each area have asked for, and you’ll be supported by volunteers in running sessions.
You will be an experienced group facilitator with a background in peer support, skilled at managing group dynamics and at creating accessible, neuroinclusive spaces that work for parents, carers and neurodivergent people.
Groups may run outside standard office hours, so this post may involve evening and occasional weekend work, along with travel across the delivery areas.
Organisation profile
Founded on lived experience, Mindroom champions all forms of neurodiversity and supports all kinds of minds. Our mission is to improve the quality of life for neurodivergent people by removing barriers, increasing opportunities, and shaping a more accessible world.
This is a new, specialist role in our Whole Family Support Fund programme. You will provide confidential, one-to-one money advice to parents and carers of neurodivergent children and young people, helping families to maximise their income and build lasting financial resilience.
The post has national coverage, and you will build the money advice offer from scratch. You’ll carry out benefit checks, support families through applications, reviews, and appeals, help people manage debt, and run money-themed workshops. You will work alongside our Family Advisors so that money advice forms part of each family’s wider support.
You will be an experienced money, benefits or welfare rights adviser, with strong knowledge of the UK and Scottish social security systems, and able to explain complex information clearly to families under pressure.
This post may occasionally require evening and/or weekend work and will involve travel across Scotland.
Organisation profile
Founded on lived experience, Mindroom champions all forms of neurodiversity and supports all kinds of minds. Our mission is to improve the quality of life for neurodivergent people by removing barriers, increasing opportunities, and shaping a more accessible world.
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