Sessional Adult Counsellors
- Part time
- Sessional
- On site: East Renfrewshire, East Ayrshire, Renfrewshire
- Closing 30th October 2026
- Advertised from 20th October 2026
- Sessional, £14.20 - £14.97
Role
Looking for flexible sessional counselling work within an established mental health organisation?
RAMH is recruiting Sessional Adult Counsellors to work across our counselling services in East Renfrewshire, East Ayrshire and Renfrewshire.
Whether you are looking to add sessional work alongside an existing role, build your therapeutic experience or develop your practice, we would be keen to hear from you.
Opportunities are available across our different local authority areas and you do not need to work across all three. We are happy to discuss the locality, days and availability that work best for you alongside the needs of our services.
The Role
You will provide confidential, person-centred counselling to adults experiencing difficulties with their mental health and wellbeing. Counselling is delivered predominantly face-to-face within local communities, alongside telephone and online counselling where appropriate.
You will join experienced counselling and mental health teams, with opportunities for professional support, reflective practice, training and development.
About You
You will:
- Hold a recognised Diploma in Counselling.
- Be registered with BACP, COSCA or NCPS.
- Be accredited or actively working towards individual accreditation.
- Have experience of working therapeutically with adults experiencing difficulties with their mental health and wellbeing.
- Be a reflective practitioner with strong communication and therapeutic relationship skills.
- Maintain confidential records and contribute to outcome monitoring and service evaluation.
Why Join RAMH?
We offer flexible sessional opportunities, the chance to work within established community mental health services and access to RAMH's extensive training and development programme.
Our wider benefits include a 24-hour online GP service, occupational sick pay, staff counselling service, day-one death in service insurance, Cycle to Work Scheme, Blue Light Card eligibility, our £200 Join the Team referral scheme, and a competitive annual leave allowance that increases with length of service.
Benefits may change over time but are accurate at the time of this advert.
Interested?
We would be happy to have an informal conversation about the opportunities available, locations and what sessional counselling with RAMH could look like for you.
For an informal discussion, please contact Fiona McCrae, Service Manager – Grant Funded Projects & Development or Lee Millar – Service Manager at enquiries@ramh.org
Application notes
Please apply via the RAMH website.
Team Lead
- Part time
- £29,176 pro-rata
- On site: Central – covering Fife and Perth & Kinross
- Closing 26th October 2026
Change Mental Health is looking for a Team Lead to support the delivery of our community mental health and Carers Services across Fife and Perth & Kinross.
This is a hands-on leadership role combining day-to-day team management with direct mental health practice. You’ll lead and support staff across our services, with particular operational responsibility for our Carers Services, helping unpaid carers of people experiencing mental ill health to maintain their own wellbeing and sustain their caring role.
About the Role
You’ll manage staff and service delivery, provide regular supervision and work reviews, oversee referrals and caseload allocation, and help your team develop their practice.
Alongside your leadership responsibilities, you’ll maintain a small caseload where appropriate and remain involved in 1:1 support, group activities and community-based mental health work. You’ll work closely with statutory and third-sector partners, strengthen local referral pathways and use outcome information to help demonstrate impact and improve services.
Our Carers Services provide early intervention, personalised support, peer connection, information and advice, and preventative support to unpaid carers across Fife and Perth & Kinross.
Essential
- Experience working in community-based, recovery-focused or non-clinical mental health services.
- Experience supporting, supervising and providing guidance to staff.
- Experience delivering structured 1:1 support and outcome-focused planning.
- Experience facilitating groups, peer-support activities or community-based mental health sessions.
- Strong understanding of risk assessment and safe decision-making.
- Strong communication, organisation and relationship-building skills.
- SVQ Level 4 Social Services and Healthcare (Adults) or equivalent, or willingness to work towards this if required.
- SSSC registration, or willingness to register if required.
- Full UK driving licence and access to a car, with the ability to travel regularly across Fife and Perth & Kinross
Desirable
- Experience supporting unpaid carers, or a strong understanding of the impact of caring for someone experiencing mental ill health.
- Knowledge of local community services, referral pathways and support networks.
- Experience supporting people experiencing trauma, isolation or complex circumstances.
- Understanding of co-production, lived-experience approaches and relevant Scottish health and social care policy.
What we offer
- 37 days’ annual leave (pro rata)
- Two paid Mental Wellbeing Days
- Enhanced sick pay and leave entitlements
- Professional development, including funded opportunities
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Blue Light Card eligibility
- Support for flexible working and work-life balance
The role is typically worked Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm, within the contracted 28 hours, although some evening or weekend working may occasionally be required. The role may also participate in an on-call rota.
If you’re an experienced mental health practitioner ready to lead and develop others while helping strengthen support for unpaid carers, we’d love to hear from you.
Top job! Finance Manager
- Full time or Part time
- up to £60,907
- Hybrid: Thistle House, Edinburgh
- Closing 23rd October 2026
The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland is recruiting an experienced and motivated Finance Manager to lead our finance function and play a key role in supporting our mission to protect and promote the human rights of people with mental illness, learning disabilities, dementia and related conditions.
As an independent statutory body, we ensure that care, treatment and support across Scotland are lawful, ethical and person centred. This is an exciting opportunity to join a values driven organisation with a strong public service ethos.
About the Role
The Finance Manager is the most senior finance professional within the Commission, responsible for delivering robust financial management, statutory compliance, payroll oversight, and strategic financial advice. You will oversee an annual budget of approximately £7m and act as the organisation’s subject matter expert for all financial matters.
Working closely with the Head of Culture & Corporate Services, you will lead on:
- Financial reporting, analysis and advice to the CEO, executive leadership team and the Board
- Annual budget setting and multi-year forecasting
- Year-end accounts and external/internal audit
- Payroll and the annual pay award process in line with Scottish Government Pay Policy
- Financial controls, policies, procedures and risk management
- Procurement compliance and value for money
- Managing the shared services arrangement with Scottish Government (Oracle)
This role offers significant autonomy, influence and the opportunity to shape financial stewardship across the organisation.
About You
We are looking for someone who brings:
- A professional accountancy qualification (ACCA, CIMA, ICAS or equivalent)
- Significant experience in public sector financial management
- Strong knowledge of the Scottish Public Finance Manual (SPFM) and Scottish Government Pay Policy
- Experience managing payroll and related processes
- Excellent analytical, communication and influencing skills
- The ability to work independently across a wide remit
- A commitment to public sector values, integrity and continuous improvement
- People management experience and familiarity with Scottish Government shared services (Oracle) is desirable.
What We Offer
- Flexibility on contracted hours, subject to a minimum commitment of 21 hours/3 days per week (0.6 FTE).
- Hybrid working
- Modern open plan office and facilities in the centre of Edinburgh
- Generous annual leave and NHS pension
- Supportive, inclusive organisational culture
- Opportunities for professional development
- A meaningful role contributing to human rights and public service in Scotland
- An organisation which is keen to continue to adapt and transform to meet the needs of the people it serves
You will be part of an enthusiastic and caring team with your co postholders and be an integral support to the Leadership team for Sight Scotland veterans’ services. No two days are the same. One moment you might be supporting a colleague, welcoming a new veteran into the centre, or helping resolve an operational challenge. Facilitating activities which are fun and support the wellbeing and independence of the veterans The next, you will be working with colleagues to keep data base up to date and contact potential new veterans to the centre via phone completing all steps in the processes Working with various teams from our organisation, volunteers, and team members to improve services and create new opportunities.
The current duties of the role require a criminal records check or membership of the PVG scheme through Disclosure Scotland for the protection of adults and children and clean driving licence.
You don’t need to meet every single requirement to be a great candidate. Most people learn parts of the job once they’re in post, so if a role interests you and you believe you could grow into it, we’d love to hear from you.
We’re committed to fair, accessible recruitment. If you need any adjustments, like extra time, a different format, or other support, at any stage of the process, just let us know. Please contact People and Culture on 0131 378 2793 or via peopleandculture@sightscotland.org.uk who can arrange for any support you need.
About us
For more than 230 years we've been supporting and empowering people with sight loss to live fulfilling lives. We’re proud of what we’ve achieved, but we want to do more. We will build on our rich history to create an organisation which is prepared for the future, and ready to respond to the needs of people impacted by vision loss.
Our vision is bold. We want to be at the leading edge of positive societal change by:
- Investing our funds in the support that makes the biggest difference
- Putting our community at the heart of what we do
- Campaigning for change
- Accelerating prevention and treatment of eye conditions
- Fostering a collaborative culture of innovation and learning
We're determined that no-one should face sight loss alone. We're committed to improving, diversifying and growing our services to make sure we can reach many more people with sight loss - when and where they need us.
Our organisational values - Transform, Unite and Thrive - underpin all the work we do at Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans.
Benefits
- Generous employee pension scheme
- Learning and Development opportunities
- Employee assistance programme
- Discounted cinema tickets
- Discounts for
- carers
Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner (Hub-based)
- Full time
- £24,521
- On site: Dumfries and Annan
- Closing 28th October 2026
About the Project/Service
As a Practitioner, you will play an active role in delivering community based mental health supports. You will contribute to multiple projects by helping create environments where people feel respected, included, and supported, and where they can engage in meaningful activities that will improve their mental health.
Change Mental Health offers a community-based Hubs in Dumfries and Annan providing non-clinical, person-centred support in a welcoming environment where people can take part in group activities, peer support and recovery-focused opportunities. The Hub supports people to build social connections, develop knowledge, skills, confidence and resilience, and improve their mental health and wellbeing. Activities include art, music, walking, wellbeing sessions and confidence building opportunities. The Hubs also deliver specialist projects such as Carers Support and links to employability support as part of its wider commitment to early intervention, prevention and community mental health support
Purpose of the Role
The postholder will deliver high-quality, non-clinical, person-centred support that improves mental health and wellbeing, reduces isolation, and builds knowledge, skills, resilience and confidence for people accessing the Hub. As a Practitioner, you will take a primary role in ensuring the efficient and effective daily running of the Hub, providing a safe, welcoming and supportive environment where people feel believed, respected and heard.
As a Change Mental Health Practitioner, you will work directly with people experiencing poor mental health or mental illness. You will empower people to self-manage their mental health and wellbeing, build confidence and resilience, make achievable goals, and strengthen their connection to peers and their local community.
The role includes facilitating group activities, offering 1:1 support to help people engage, undertaking community engagement, and delivering early intervention and prevention-focused support. You will support people to develop and review meaningful, achievable personal plans, and work alongside them to build practical tools and strategies that support mental, physical, social, emotional and financial wellbeing.
Working closely with colleagues, partners and communities, you will contribute to creating an environment where people feel safe and accepted, connected to others, and hopeful for the future. You will adhere to and role model the values of Change Mental Health.
Disclosure & Barring Check: This post will be subject to a PVG check for working with vulnerable adults.
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