At Social Bite, we believe everyone deserves a safe place to call home. We’re a charity and social enterprise working to break the cycle of homelessness through supported employment, housing solutions, and by giving out more than 165,000 items of free food each year through our Coffee Shops and Charity Partners.

To support these vital programmes we fundraise through a variety of income streams as well as deliver annual large-scale campaigns and events to achieve ambitious targets. The role of Individual Giving Manager will play an important part in helping to raise vital funds to support the mission of ending homelessness.

We’re looking for a passionate, creative, and data-driven Individual Giving Manager to lead our individual giving strategy, inspire our supporters, and help shape this evolving area of our work.

This is a job for someone who loves variety, every day brings something new with exciting growth opportunities. You will be a natural people-person, who enjoys deepening relationships with supporters helping them to feel connected, valued and part of something bigger.

You’ll bring experience in building supporter journeys and shaping the donor giving ladder. You’ll be a team-player, and someone who’s not afraid to take initiative all while keeping a positive, can-do attitude.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Excellent attention to detail
• A hands-on, proactive approach, you get stuff done, and you do it well.
• A natural problem solver with a solutions-focussed attitude
• A self-starter able to work independently
• Excellent relationship building skills
• A people-first mindset, you genuinely care about our supporters, the people we serve and your colleagues
• A compassionate, energetic approach with a high degree of emotional intelligence
• A real team-player, not afraid to get stuck in to help others
• Ability to represent the work of Social Bite to the public with commitment and integrity
• Passion for the mission of ending homelessness and commitment to working to transform the lives of people affected by homelessness across UK

Outreach Support Worker – Make a Difference Where It Matters Most

At Change Grow Live, we're driven by the belief that we can truly impact the lives of our service users. We offer a safe, supportive environment, honoring each individual and working collaboratively to identify the best treatment and care options. Our core values - 'Be open, be compassionate, and be bold' - guide us daily as we help people reshape their lives, grow as individuals, and embrace life to the fullest.

Join a passionate and forward-thinking outreach team dedicated to delivering compassionate, community-based support to people affected by drug and alcohol use in Renfrewshire.

As an Outreach Support Worker with Change Grow Live, you’ll work hands-on across a variety of community settings to provide harm reduction, early intervention, and psychosocial support — meeting people where they are, both literally and emotionally. You’ll help deliver life-saving interventions all while helping individuals access the care and support they need to improve their quality of life and move toward recovery.

Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.

Responsibilities

About the Role:

• To support the provision of the service’s key activities; engagement, motivational interviewing, trauma informed care, assessment and harm reduction.
• To support service users, under the guidance of Specialist Nurses, to access the full range of provision within the recovery orientated system of care, maximising benefits and recovery capital towards sustained recovery and community re-integration.
• To co-deliver support activities, interventions and community recovery capital by forming productive working relationships with external agencies the multi-disciplinary treatment team, peers and volunteers.
• To adhere to the implementation of all risk management procedures including child and adult protection protocols and guidelines taking personal responsibility for keeping up to date on the requirements of these procedures.
• To record all documentation and case notes to a high standard and within required time frames.
• To support all aspects of service delivery as necessary including responding to telephone and email queries.
• To demonstrate commitment to CGL’s visions, values and policy ensuring that they are understood and are embedded within service delivery and practice alongside national compliance with legal and national guidance (Care Inspectorate & SSSC).

About you:

Education Knowledge and Experience:

• Experience in providing a range of evidence-based treatment & support interventions within a Health and Social Care setting (through paid or voluntary work)
• Basic understanding and knowledge of the harmful effects associated with drugs and/or alcohol use in relation to health, social welfare, housing, employability and personal relationships.
• An understanding of models of recovery and wider community service provision in supporting recovery.
• Understanding principles of effective record keeping and administration processes.
• S/NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care or equivalent level experience.
• Knowledge of local area preferable.

Abilities and Skills:

• Communicate confidently and effectively, in a variety of ways.
• Maintain professional boundaries.
• Show a capacity to work on your own initiative and the ability to keep calm under pressure.
• Effectively time manage and prioritise tasks both independently and as part of a team.
• Use data management systems for the effective recording of performance and service user data.
• Employ a mature, empathetic and non-judgmental attitude towards service users.
• Full UK drivers license preferable.

What we give to you:

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service “Capped at 30 days”
• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
• Contributory pension scheme
• A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
• A friendly and supportive team
• Training, career development & progression opportunities

Do you want to help create a safer, more compassionate Scotland where all children can grow up safe, loved and respected?

Children First is Scotland’s national children’s charity. Every day, we stand alongside children, families and communities to protect and uphold the rights of every child.

We are looking for an Administrator to join our Safeguarders Panel Team, a dedicated team committed to ensuring the rights of children and young people are at the heart of decisions that affect them.

About the role

You’ll play a key role in delivering high-quality administrative support to ensure the smooth running of our service, helping us meet the needs of children, Safeguarders and partners across Scotland.

As the first point of contact for the team, by phone and email, you will support everything from diary management and reporting to file maintenance and coordination. Working closely with our Contract Co-ordinators and leadership team, your work will make a real difference to children’s lives.

What kind of person are we looking for?

You’ll be someone who shares our commitment to putting children first. You will bring:

• Proven experience in office administration or a relevant qualification
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
• A proactive, solution-focused attitude
• Confidence in managing competing priorities and working to tight deadlines
• Great communication skills and a friendly, professional manner

What you’ll get from us

We know that to protect children, we need to support our people. At Children First, you’ll find:

• A supportive, inclusive workplace where your voice matters
• A rewarding role with opportunities to learn and grow
• 40 days annual leave per year (pro rata)
• Flexible and hybrid working options
• Enhanced family leave and wellbeing support
• A contributory pension scheme

Our values

Our core values guide how each one of us works in our individual day to day job:

• With love, we put children first.
• With purpose, we transform children’s lives together.
• With strength, we do whatever it takes to protect Scotland’s children.

Ready to join us?

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and lived experiences who share our vision and values.

Organisational background:

We are a Scottish charity providing baby loss counselling and peer support to families, with over 40 years’ experience of offering compassionate bereavement care in the community.

Many of our staff are bereaved parents themselves, so through shared, lived experience, we provide compassion and support to each other and connect through our care for our families and each other. Our families are the heart of everything that we do. All our support is free, personal to each family and for as long as is needed. Our support includes counselling, one to one peer support, our Hospital to Home service, group support and events.

We are in a period of growth, having expanded the team from 4 to 26 over the last 8 years and, most recently, extending our geographical reach from Edinburgh and the Lothians to Fife, Forth Valley and the Highlands.

Job Summary

• To deliver specialist baby and child bereavement counselling over 26 weeks to families in Forth Valley.
• To hold and manage a caseload with complex bereavement needs
• To work closely with other Counsellors, Bereavement support lead and the Head of Support Services in co-ordinating the service ensuring timely and sensitive communication.
• To monitor and develop the counselling service waiting list.
• To offer an initial assessment as part of a new triage system to clients referred to counselling.
• To lead on a new counselling structure