Voluntary Sector Gateway West Lothian (VSGWL) is the Third Sector Interface (TSI) operating in West Lothian. Our primary purpose is to promote, develop and support West Lothian`s Third Sector. We work in partnership with the voluntary sector and key statutory and public stakeholders to improve the lives of individuals and communities across West Lothian.

Role Overview

We are seeking maternity cover for an enthusiastic and dedicated Development Officer (Employability) to support individuals in West Lothian in securing their journey into positive destinations such as sustainable employment or volunteering roles.

You will work closely with a range of third sector organisations that provide employability services in the West Lothian Third Sector Employability Forum. You will build and maintain strong relationships with employers and training providers to secure job placements and volunteering opportunities, particularly for individuals with additional challenges, such as long-term unemployment, disability, or lack of confidence.

You will support the CEO in the wider contribution to development of employability strategy via the West Lothian Local Employability Partnership (LEP).

Contract:This is a fixed-term maternity cover appointment, expected to be a minimum of six months. The actual end date may be brought forward or extended depending on the substantive postholder’s return date. Any change to the end date will be subject to the notice provisions set out in the contract.

Voluntary Action East Renfrewshire SCIO is a dynamic local charity and the Third Sector Interface working to make East Renfrewshire a better place to live, work and do business. From climate action awareness, volunteer programmes, capacity supports and wellbeing activities, we deliver projects that promote inclusion, sustainability and community wellbeing.

Job Role

The purpose of the role is to support the development of a mixed tenure, place based community regeneration approach in Craigheads, Barrhead as part of East Renfrewshire Council’s A Place to Grow vision, through strong community engagement and participation.

The postholder will focus on working directly with communities, enabling residents, tenants, community groups and local organisations to shape regeneration priorities, inform decision making and participate in regeneration activity

The postholder will build and maintain effective working relationships with communities, voluntary and third sector organisations, Council officers and other partners to ensure regeneration activity is informed by lived experience and community insight.

We are looking for a proactive and confident individual with excellent communication and relationship-building skills. You will lead community engagement activities, support colleagues and partners to connect with diverse audiences, and help build positive relationships, encourage participation, and strengthen community involvement in the Craigheads area of Barrhead.

Key Tasks

Working within the Capacity Support Team, the wider Voluntary Action staff and management team, you will:

• Plan, deliver and support a range of community engagement and participation activities linked to a regeneration pilot (e.g. outreach, workshops, co design sessions and community events).

• Build trusted relationships with residents, community representatives, tenants, local groups and anchor organisations.

• Enable communities to identify local priorities, assets and opportunities and to meaningfully contribute to regeneration activity.

• Act as a link between communities, the voluntary/third sector and Council services, ensuring community perspectives inform regeneration planning.

• Work collaboratively with Council officers (including Housing, Planning and related services) to share community insight and feedback.

• Support partnership working with voluntary and third sector organisations involved in regeneration and community development.

• Ensure communication and engagement activity is inclusive, accessible and proportionate.

• Capture, summarise and present community feedback, outcomes and qualitative impact.

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We are seeking a National Family Support Development Officer (Neurodiversity and Substance Use) to join our national team. This is a new post and project area developed in response to an identified need. Through our ongoing work with families, we have identified that substance use can create additional challenges for neurodivergent individuals and their families.

The post-holder will be responsible for leading the development, delivery, support and promotion of a range of family and peer support opportunities for family members affected by someone else's substance use and neurodiversity. This role will operate on a national basis and in partnership with statutory and third sector partners, including but not limited to CAMHS , Social Work, the Children's Panel and Reporters Office, as well as through engagement with local Alcohol & Drug Partnerships. This role will entail working alongside families, using evidence-based practice to tailor and develop our support offer, ensuring neurodivergent individuals and their unpaid carers can access the right help in a way that works for them.

This is a national post which will involve significant travel across Scotland, as well as work at our national office at Robertson House in Glasgow. It is expected that the post holder will be required to work some evenings and occasional weekends. This post will be part of Scottish Families’ staff team and be managed by the Senior National Family Support Practitioner.

We are looking for candidates who are educated to degree level or have a relevant professional qualification and have experience of supporting neurodiverse individuals or families. Candidates should have strong organisational, interpersonal and communication skills.

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

The Role:

The Practice and Supervision Programme Lead will provide professional leadership, operational oversight and reflective supervision across the TACT service, ensuring children, young people and families receive high-quality, strengths-based, trauma-informed and relationship-centred support.

The postholder will oversee the delivery of integrated whole-family support across Ayrshire, supporting a team of Navigators and specialist workers to coordinate services, remove barriers, improve family wellbeing and strengthen pathways into education, training and employment.

The role will be responsible for embedding consistent practice standards, quality assurance processes and continuous improvement across the programme whilst fostering effective multi-agency partnerships and ensuring the voices of families inform service delivery and development.

Equality and Inclusion

We are committed to building a diverse workforce and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Applications from people with lived experience of poverty, caring responsibilities or barriers to employment are encouraged.

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.

TACT are a Living Wage and Living Hours employer.

TACT and CEIS Ayrshireare recruiting jointly as part of this programme, view the CEIS posts here.