- Advertised from 12th November 2026
- Multiple positions. £13.45 per hour, with options for career progression
Role
Edinburgh Young Carers (EYC) is seeking a suitably experienced and qualified applicant to join and develop our service, providing high quality support to young carers in Edinburgh between the ages of 5 and 25 years.
Sessional Youth Workers will be working with young carers from the age of 5 to 25 in group settings, assisting in the planning, preparation and delivery of group work activities, and building positive relationships with young carers through effective communication and listening skills. You will be supported by a Young Carer Development Worker to ensure that young carers access a fun and supportive respite group. Tasks will include group and event support, helping with the running of activities, taking part and supporting the general feel of the group and environment.
You must be flexible, creative, enjoy challenges, able to work in a person-centred and trauma-informed way, and be committed to the development of children and young people’s rights. Offers are subject to membership of the PVG Scheme, reference checks and induction.
Essential Criteria
- At least two years’ proven experience of working with either children and young people or other vulnerable groups
- Some understanding of, and a sensitive approach towards the situations, needs and difficulties faced by young people and particularly by young carers.
- An ability to work positively as part of a team and independently, seeking support from colleagues where required
- Good listening and communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Be available from 4.30pm Monday – Thursday (on required group day) and/or from 2.30pm Friday, with the ability to attend activities located within Edinburgh city boundaries
Benefits
- Flexible working around other employment or studies
- Monday – Friday afternoon and evening opportunities
- Annual leave entitlement
- Full induction and training opportunities
- Regular support and supervision
- Team social events
Application notes
To download an application pack, visit: youngcarers.org.uk/get-involved/vacancies
Or contact us: Email: tracey.stewart@youngcarers.org.uk | Tel: 0131 475 2322
Interviews: Multiple dates available – please get in touch!
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Top job! iCare Project and Systems Manager
- Full time
- £49,010
- On site: Edinburgh
- Closing 16th November 2026
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Project & Systems Manager to take a lead role in iCare: Identifying Carers, Advancing Recognition and Equality, an ambitious five-year system- change project funded by The National Lottery Community Fund (TNLCF).
iCare aims to improve earlier and more consistent identification of unpaid carers across the Lothians, addressing barriers to support and helping to create meaningful and lasting change in practice. The project will develop an early carer identification blueprint, strengthen good carer conversations using the Adult Carer Support Plan (ACSP) framework, and co-design and implement a new integrated digital carer identification platform.
Working with iCare Project Coordinators in East, West and Midlothian (the iCare Project Team), and under the direction of the iCare Project Steering Group, you will lead and coordinate delivery across the project. You will line-manage VOCAL’s Midlothian iCare Project Coordinator and provide professional leadership and coordination across the wider iCare team. The East and West Lothian Project Coordinators will be employed and line managed by partner organisations Carers of East Lothian and Carers of West Lothian respectively.
This is a senior, hands-on role with key responsibilities that include:
- leading the day-to-day delivery of iCare across the Lothians, ensuring delivery remains focused on agreed plans, milestones, outcomes and funder requirements;
- coordinating the different strands of the programme, managing priorities, dependencies, risks and issues;
- supporting the iCare Project Steering Group and translating agreed priorities and decisions into effective delivery;
- leading monitoring, evaluation and reporting, using evidence and feedback to understand progress and support continuous improvement;
- developing strong and effective partnerships across health, social care, the third sector, research, digital and community organisations;
- championing consistent, high-quality approaches to early carer identification, good carer conversations, ACSPs and preventative support;
- ensuring carers meaningfully influence the project through the Carers Assembly and wider inclusive engagement; and
- ensuring that new digital approaches complement rather than replace, non-digital routes to support.
As iCare develops a digital platform, you will also help to ensure that VOCAL’s own systems, processes and practice develop alongside it. This will include translating carer, practitioner and organisational requirements into practical system and process improvements and ensuring that VOCAL’s case-management arrangements, recording practices and carer journeys develop appropriately.
About you
We are looking for someone who can bring people, practice and systems together and turn an ambitious vision into practical, coordinated change. You will have experience of leading and managing projects, services or programmes and supporting organisational, service or systems change.
A confident and collaborative partnership worker, you will be skilled at building relationships, bringing people with you and engaging others in a respectful and inclusive way. You will also have experience of working alongside digital or technical colleagues to develop services or systems, from defining operational requirements and co-design through to testing and implementation.
You will have a good understanding of unpaid caring and the impact it can have on carers’ health and wellbeing, alongside knowledge of the carer support landscape and relevant legislation. This will include an understanding of the health and social care system in Lothian and Scotland, and how to influence and support practice change within complex systems.
The Scottish International Education Trust is seeking to appoint two new trustees at an exciting time in the charity’s history.
The trust has been helping remarkable young Scots fulfill their potential for over half a century. The trustees recently committed to an extensive programme of fundraising to ensure we continue to fulfil our mission for many years to come. We are looking for new trustees whose energy, insights and commitment to the transformative power of international education can help us build for the next fifty years.
SIET makes grants of up to £3,000, typically to those seeking to pursue postgraduate education overseas. The awards are targeted at those who might otherwise struggle to afford opportunities that allow them to achieve their potential. However, we know from long experience that awards provide more than just financial assistance. In the words of one recent recipient: “The award has been, for me personally, much more than just financial help. It was a really huge confidence boost to know that someone believed in me."
We are particularly keen to receive applications from former recipients of our awards, those who can help the board more accurately reflect the communities it seeks to serve, and those who have particular insights in fundraising, communications, charitable governance, widening access in higher education, or developing networks of alumni or similar stakeholders.
Make a difference to the lives of students – become an External Lay Director for ENSA
ENSA is an independent, registered charity that exists to enable students to make the most of their university experience. Our three Elected Officers serve as champions for students, ensuring they are properly represented and have access to sports and societies, advice and support, training and events.
We currently have a strong Board of Directors with expertise in finance, governance and policy development. We’re looking for a new Director who is enthusiastic and committed, who believes that a great university experience can be truly transformational for students. Could this be you? We welcome applications from people across a broad range of professional backgrounds, especially those with experience in HR.
This is a voluntary, unremunerated position, though we will reimburse reasonable travel expenses. The Board meets four times a year, usually in the evening with a mixture of in-person and virtual meetings. Time commitment is approximately 6 hours a month (including preparing for meetings).
The Board of Directors has overall responsibility for ENSA’s governance, for upholding its values and aligning it to the Association’s charitable aims. It aspires constantly to improve standards of governance and good practice. It also sets the overall strategic direction for ENSA and evaluates progress towards objectives.
For more information about ENSA, see our Your Union Guide and Impact Report.
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Scran Academy is an Edinburgh youth work charity, supporting young people facing poverty and trauma to succeed through our innovative education and employment programmes.
We exist to alleviate poverty and provide opportunities for all young people, no matter their background or barrier. We do this by creating real-life experiences and positive adult relationships that help shine a light on the strengths and aspirations of young people. We use food, cooking and real-life responsibility through our café and catering social enterprises to build experiences and form relationships that change young people’s lives.
We’re currently looking for a talented, experienced Kitchen Supervisor to join the frontline team that helps young people develop in ways that are meaningful to them.
This is not your average Kitchen Supervisor role! This is an exciting opportunity to support the delivery of our flagship NHS employability café and to help young people thrive in a professional catering environment. Working as an essential part of our dedicated team, the successful candidate will help us deliver strong kitchen standards, reliable service and meaningful social impact.
We are therefore looking for an experienced, proactive chef who chimes with our values and takes pride in producing consistently good food. The successful candidate will work closely with the Kitchen Manager, supervise the kitchen team and take charge of day-to-day kitchen operations when the Kitchen Manager is absent.
Working with young people on employment and work-experience placements will be part of the fabric of the job. For many, this may be their first professional kitchen environment, so compassion, patience, clear communication and a non-judgemental approach are essential.
This role embodies our values: We Love, We Trust, We Unite and We Lead:
We Love – the successful candidate will nurture young people. They will care deeply and see all behaviour as communication that deserves a dignified response. They will be non-judgemental and take a trauma-informed approach.
We Trust – the successful candidate will believe in the potential of young people. They will trust them to be the expert of their own life and circumstance. They will support young people to take responsible steps in learning, work and life.
We Unite – the successful candidate will bring people together and help create a safe, respectful kitchen where teamwork, communication and stepping outside comfort zones are supported and encouraged.
We Lead – the successful candidate will lead by example and help young people recognise their own ability to lead. They will be ready to take responsibility when required, listen to others and provide a platform for young people to learn and thrive.
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