Could you be the welcoming face of our charity?

Glasgow Disabled Scouts (GDS) gives young people aged 8 to 25 with disabilities and additional support needs across Glasgow the full Scouting experience: camps, friendships, adventures and independence. We're a charity run entirely by volunteers, from those aged 14 and up right through to our longest-serving leaders, and none of it happens without them.

We're looking for a warm Volunteer Coordinator who enjoys working with people to join us. The role is all about people: making every new volunteer feel welcomed from their very first enquiry, guiding them through joining, keeping in touch as they settle in, and being a familiar face at our Monday evening sessions.

What you'll do

You'll be the first person a new volunteer hears from. You'll respond to enquiries, have the first conversation with each new volunteer, guide people through the PVG and training process, and meet them on their first night. You'll attend volunteer fairs, university and Duke of Edinburgh events to bring new people in, and build relationships with the schools, colleges and organisations that send volunteers our way. Once people are with us, you'll check in, take an interest in how they're getting on, and help make sure they feel part of the team.

Who we're looking for

Someone warm, outgoing and reliable, who enjoys people and is good at keeping things moving. You'll be organised enough to manage a busy pipeline of enquiries and personable enough that a nervous new volunteer of 16 and a leader of ten years both feel at ease with you. Experience in volunteer coordination, recruitment, youth work, education, customer service or another role working closely with people would be useful, and transferable skills are very welcome. Experience of youth clubs, community groups or other volunteer-led organisations would be a bonus, not a requirement. We can teach the process. How you make people feel is what we're really looking for.

The role

14 hours a week on average, with the hours shaped by what the role needs rather than fixed days. Volunteer recruitment comes in waves, with September and the start of term especially busy, so you'll need to flex up when enquiries are flowing and will have more breathing space at quieter times. Being responsive during the week matters, and because all of our sections meet on a Monday evening, being there on Mondays is an essential part of the role. Around that, we're happy to talk about flexibility that fits with your other commitments. 18-month fixed-term contract with the potential for extension, subject to funding. £14.50 to £17.50 per hour depending on experience (£26,390 to £31,850 full-time equivalent, pro rata to 14 hours, around £10,550 to £12,750 a year). A PVG check will be required.

Clyde Cycle Park is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation developing a multi-use sport and leisure facility that supports community participation, competition and commuter cycling. The Park aims to improve health and wellbeing, increase access to cycling and outdoor activity, and create a welcoming space for local residents, schools, clubs, families and visitors. The organisation works with a range of partners and is governed by a Board of Trustees drawn from partner organisations and other relevant backgrounds.

Thanks to funding from sportscotland through their Club Support Programme, this post has been developed in partnership with Scottish Cycling, which is the National Governing Body for cycle sport in Scotland. It is the largest cycling membership organisation in Scotland, representing the aspirations of our community, and is the voice of our sport

Job Purpose

The Development & Facilities Manager post is for one year in the first instance, renewable for two further years depending on performance and funding. This new role is a key appointment to drive the development and management of Clyde Cycle Park (CCP). The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the growth, development, and sustainability of CCP as part of a wider Scottish Cycling strategy to increase participation, promote inclusive cycling opportunities in a safe environment, and strengthen community engagement. The post will require initiative, enthusiasm, flexibility and strong inter-personal skills.

The post involves working with young people and vulnerable groups. Clyde Cycle Park will undertake checks with Disclosure Scotland.

Who we are

The Fostering Network is the UK’s leading fostering charity and membership organisation, dedicated to empowering, enriching and supporting the relationships at the heart of the fostering community.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for two experienced qualified social workers to join our passionate team to provide impartial, solution focused advice, information and support to current and prospective foster carers and fostering services in Scotland.

What you’ll be doing

Using your working knowledge of best practice, current regulations, standards and guidance in fostering you will advocate and promote positive outcomes for children, young people and carers.

Answering calls and emails you will provide a solutioned focus perspective and practical advice for a wide range of circumstances foster carers and fostering services.

Working as part of the wider Fostering Network team you will support the development and delivery of our foster carer boards and service staff forums and attend event with young people and carers.

At this point, we hope you're feeling excited about the job description you’re reading. Even if you don't feel that you meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

What we can offer you

• 38 days leave (including bank holidays)
• A range of family friendly and fostering friendly leave options
• Flexible and hybrid working
• Enhanced maternity and adoption pay
• Enhanced sick pay
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Helpline
• Pension and life assurance
• Contribution to eye tests and lenses
• Season ticket loans

Our commitments to you

The Fostering Network is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community and especially those from under-represented and minoritised backgrounds. All applications and hiring decisions will be considered on merit.

• If you identify as care experienced and meet the minimum criteria for the role, you will be guaranteed an interview under our commitment to the Care Leaver Covenant
• If you have a disability, please tell us what reasonable adjustments would support your participation in the recruitment process
• We are open to job-sharing arrangements for all roles, please indicate this in the application form if you are applying as part of a job share

Looking for more information?

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact pamela.graham@fosteingnetwork.net You can also find more information about us on our website thefosteringnetwork.org.uk

Join the Scottish Recovery Consortium and Help Shape Recovery Across Scotland

Are you passionate about learning, recovery and the power of lived and living experience to create lasting change?

We're looking for a Recovery Training, Learning & Development Officer to join our team and help design, deliver and evaluate learning opportunities that strengthen recovery communities across Scotland. Working with individuals in recovery, Lived Experience Recovery Organisations, communities and professionals, you'll play a key role in ensuring lived and living experience is recognised, valued and influential at every level.

This is an exciting opportunity to help build recovery learning pathways, support peer-led learning, strengthen participation and contribute to developing recovery-oriented systems that improve lives and communities.

Be part of a team committed to making recovery visible and creating meaningful opportunities for people to learn, grow and lead change.

The role is offered on a fixed-term basis, for a period of 12 months initially.

What you will do

As an employee of the Scottish Recovery Consortium (SRC), the post holder will report directly to the Community Team Manager. Working alongside our Community Team, you will play a key role in developing and delivering high-quality, engaging learning (online and in person) for individuals in recovery, Lived Experience Recovery Organisations (LEROs) and professionals with an interest in recovery and human rights.

The role focuses on:

• Building accessible recovery learning pathways

• Supporting co-production and peer-led learning development

• Promoting peer-led learning initiatives that harness lived and living experience to build confidence, resilience and practical skills, creating a supportive and empowering learning environment

• Ensuring learners receive access to high-quality learning opportunities that strengthen lived and living experience participation in local and national government

• Embedding a robust framework to measure the impact of learning opportunities on recovery outcomes, wellbeing and social inclusion, using data to drive continuous improvement and demonstrate value

What you will bring

• Excellent training facilitation and training delivery skills

• Demonstrable experience in writing training sessions, creating interactive workshops and producing training materials

• Excellent relationship building and communication skills

• Ability to monitor, evaluate and contribute to robust impact measurement

About us

The Scottish Recovery Consortium (SRC) is a national intermediary organisation dedicated to supporting the development, growth and sustainability of recovery in Scotland. We work at individual, community, organisational and policy levels, across communities and prisons, to make recovery visible, and champion lived experience as a driver of change. Through collaboration and co-production, SRC supports the creation and implementation of recovery-oriented systems of care and strategic system change, ensuring recovery is embedded in policy, practice and culture.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits, including flexible working, an Employee Assistance Programme, an excellent pension scheme and 25 days’ paid holiday plus nine public holidays per year.