Reachout is an award-winning, multi-artform, member-led charity providing inclusive and accessible creative opportunities across Forth Valley. For over 33 years, we have partnered with education, employability, health and wellbeing services to deliver high-quality, outcome-focused projects that meet local needs and achieve measurable results.

Our Quality & Ambition and Equality & Diversity Plans underpin an inclusive culture where everyone is supported to create ambitious, high-quality work.

We are committed to identifying and removing the social, emotional, physical, and structural barriers that can prevent people from accessing, participating in and thriving through the arts. Professional artists co-design and deliver programmes for children, young people and adults facing long term, multiple and complex challenges. Through the arts, we raise aspirations, reduce inequalities, support recovery, strengthen wellbeing and resilience, and foster social connection.

Our wider work creates pathways into volunteering, further education, and employment, while helping address the causes and impacts of deprivation. Co-production is central to our approach. Participants help identify barriers, shape activities, and develop creative solutions that reflect their needs and experiences. By placing local people at the heart of decision-making, we build confidence, self-awareness and wellbeing, empowering individuals to contribute positively to their communities and create lasting change.

Job Purpose

To provide efficient and accurate administrative and financial support to Reachout With Arts in Mind, ensuring that routine finance processing, record keeping, document management and operational administration are completed to a high standard in a timely manner. The postholder will support the smooth day-to-day running of the organisation by maintaining accurate systems and records, preparing documentation, and following established procedures under the guidance of the Operations & Finance Manager.

Community InfoSource are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Befriending Caseworker to join our small and supportive team.

The role combines coordination of our Befriending Programme with practical casework, advocacy and support. You will recruit, train and support volunteer befrienders, help ensure appropriate befriending matches, and provide person-centred casework to people seeking asylum and New Scots.

We are looking for someone with experience of working in cross-cultural settings and/or with refugee and asylum issues, together with experience of providing casework support or advocacy.

You should be organised, able to manage competing priorities and comfortable working both

independently and as part of a collaborative team.

Experience of befriending or volunteer coordination, maintaining casework records and working within

the voluntary sector would be welcome. The ability to speak one or more of the first languages used by

the communities we support would also be an advantage.

We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of the UK asylum and

immigration system. Community InfoSource will guarantee an interview to applicants with lived

experience of the asylum system who meet all of the essential criteria in the Person Specification.

What we offer

• 5% employer pension contribution

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Annual leave and public holiday entitlement

• Learning and development opportunities

• Length of post: Funded until 31 March 2027. We hope to secure further funding and, if

successful, the post may be extended.

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for full details

About Connect2

Connect2 is a Christian support charity working across Forth Valley. We support people and families affected by addiction and other life challenges.

We believe change often takes time. We aim to walk alongside people with compassion, dignity, consistency and hope, helping them build trust and take positive steps forward.

About the role

We are looking for a Women’s Coordinator to lead and develop our women’s recovery pathway across Forth Valley and surrounding areas.

This is a practical, people-focused role. You will build trusting relationships with women and help them take steps towards safety, stability, recovery and long-term support.

The women’s pathway has three main stages:

Reach and trust – meeting women through referrals, outreach, community links and safe first conversations.

Structured support– offering one-to-one support, follow-up, group support and practical next steps.

Ongoing belonging– help women identify their needs, strengths, risks, goals and next steps, and connect them with appropriate Connect2 support, statutory and local services, community support or rehab pathways where appropriate.

What you will do

You will:

• receive, review and follow up referrals;

• provide one-to-one support to women;

• meet women in appropriate community settings;

• help women access Connect2 and other suitable support;

• take part in some evening outreach and community work;

• support female volunteers;

• build good working relationships with churches, local services and partner organisations;

• help create safe, welcoming women-focused and women-only spaces; and

• keep clear and accurate records.

Although the main focus of the role is supporting women, you will also work as part of the wider Connect2 team in some mixed outreach and community settings.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for someone who:

• has a heart for women who may be vulnerable, marginalised or facing difficult life circumstances;

• is good at building trusting relationships;

• is compassionate, reliable and emotionally mature;

• can maintain safe and professional boundaries;

• has experience supporting people affected by addiction, trauma, domestic abuse, mental health pressures, homelessness, family breakdown or other complex needs;

• can provide one-to-one support and help facilitate groups;

• works well as part of a team and with partner organisations;

Who we are looking for

We are looking for someone who:

• has a heart for women who may be vulnerable, marginalised or facing difficult life circumstances;
• is good at building trusting relationships;
• is compassionate, reliable and emotionally mature;
• can maintain safe and professional boundaries;
• has experience supporting people affected by addiction, trauma, domestic abuse, mental health pressures, homelessness, family breakdown or other complex needs;
• can provide one-to-one support and help facilitate groups;
• works well as part of a team and with partner organisations;

Essential requirements

• Female post-holder required because of the women-focused and women-only elements of the role and the vulnerability of the women being supported.
• Active Christian faith aligned with Connect2’s values and ethos.
• Full UK driving licence, access to your own car and appropriate business insurance.
• Willingness to work flexibly, including some evenings and weekends.
• Willingness to take part in appropriate Connect2 outreach and community activities.
• PVG Scheme membership / appropriate Disclosure Scotland check will be required.

This role has occupational requirements for the post-holder to be female and to have an active Christian faith, due to the women-focused nature of the role and Connect2’s Christian ethos.

At PLUS, our Outreach Support Workers do much more than provide support. They build relationships, discover what matters to each person and create opportunities for children, young people and young adults to try new things, develop confidence, build independence and have fun.

No two days are the same. You could be supporting someone to try a new activity, explore their local community, develop a new skill, meet friends or simply enjoy doing something they love.

We are looking for people who are creative, reliable and compassionate, and who genuinely enjoy working alongside people with disabilities. At PLUS, we are guided by Respect, Compassion, Integrity and Dependability, and we expect these values to be reflected in how we work every day.

Due to the requirements of the role, we particularly encourage applications from people based locally.

Could you be part of a team that puts children, young people and young adults first, and works closely with families to plan and deliver personalised, meaningful support?

PLUS is a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcomes applications from disabled people. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves, contribute and develop.

What families say about PLUS:

“PLUS has become a lifeline for our family.”

“I know they are being cared for to the highest possible standard and we get the respite we need to recharge.”

“Is there a forcefield round this building? I have never seen him go into a group without him wanting me to stay. It is amazing.”

“PLUS is his other safe space after home. He’s really happy at PLUS and looks forward to it.”

Benefits:

• Real Living Wage Employer

• Organisation-wide festive closure (annual leave reserved for this period)

• Access to Bright Exchange staff benefits platform

• Structured induction and ongoing professional development, including SVQ3 in Social Services and Healthcare to meet SSSC registration conditions (supported by the organisation)

• Company pension

• Health & wellbeing programme

• Enhanced mileage allowance for work-related travel of 50p