We have an exciting opportunity to join our Tayside Care & Support Management Team based in Perth.

We are looking for a compassionate, resilient, and motivated Manager to lead a well-established service supporting individuals to live fulfilling, independent lives. This is a rewarding opportunity for an experienced leader who thrives in a dynamic environment and is committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred care.

Our service provides a mix of supported accommodation and outreach, currently supporting 20 individuals with a wide range of needs, including Autism, Learning Disabilities, and Mental Health conditions. This diverse model offers variety and the opportunity to make a meaningful difference across multiple areas of support.

As Manager, you will oversee the day-to-day running of the service, ensuring safe, effective, and high-quality care at all times. You will play a key role in leading, supporting, and developing a dedicated team, fostering a positive environment where colleagues feel valued, confident, and able to perform at their best.

We are looking for someone who is organised, adaptable, and solution-focused, with the ability to prioritise and respond to changing needs while maintaining a calm and supportive approach. You will be supported to lead with confidence adopting a practice leadership model, using your judgement and experience to drive continuous improvement.

You will help create a positive and inclusive culture where dignity, respect, and individual outcomes are at the heart of everything we do.

If you are a values-driven leader who is passionate about making a real difference and developing others, we would love to hear from you.

As part of your induction to Ark you will receive a comprehensive induction, training and mentoring.

In return for your valuable contribution, Ark will also offer you:

• Fully funded SVQ Qualification in Health & Social Care completed with the support of our dedicated in house SVQ Team
• Up to 36 days paid holiday per year pro rata
• 4% Contributory pension scheme
• Opportunities for career progression with over 75% of all Management roles within Care & Support being internal promotions.
• Employee Assistance Programme available 24/7
• Employee Discounts Portal with 1000s of discounts on your favourite brands including Supermarkets, Cinema Tickets, gym membership and Holidays.
• Cycle to Work Scheme

The Dundee Changemakers Hub, anchored by four community organisations and hosted by Transition Dundee, is a collective committed to fostering positive change and climate action in Dundee. Our partners - Transition Dundee, ScrapAntics, Uppertunity, The Maxwell - bring extensive experience in successful climate initiatives with a focus on engagement, diversity, and creativity. Together, we envision a sustainable and inclusive future for Dundee, connecting communities, sharing knowledge, and amplifying local voices. Join us in our mission to drive positive change and shape a shared vision for Dundee's communities and our environment.

The Hub is part of a national network funded by the Scottish Government’s Climate Action Fund. Climate Action Hubs aim to build local awareness of the climate emergency, develop local plans, help groups take up funding opportunities, and contribute to a Just Transition which is fair and leaves no one behind.

Summary

This role is responsible for the programme management of Dundee’s community climate action hub - Dundee Changemakers Hub. The post holder will manage all of the operational responsibilities for the hub, as well as ensuring that objectives are met in service of all stakeholders - Partners, Team, Community, Scottish Government and other local organisations.

The role is both managing the day-to-day running, and facilitating the future direction with stakeholders, developing strategies and frameworks to support the long-term sustainability of the hub.

Responsibilities:

Oversee Dundee Changemakers Partnership:

• Prepare for and host monthly meetings with core partners
• Develop and maintain documents such as partner agreements and meeting notes
• Liaise and communicate with partners on an ad hoc basis to progress activities and resolve issues

Oversee the day-to-day running of Changemakers Hub:

• Line manage hub team members including one-to-one support, team meetings, quarterly reviews and development days
• Maintain an overview of activity across people, projects and events
• Operational management of the programme, including HR related tasks, office/desk rental, team logistics and calendar management
• Support Communications and Events planning and delivery
• Ensure the Hub is adequately responding to enquiries via a centralised inbox

Strategy Development and Programme Management:

• Project manage the annual programme of work aligned with funder commitments
• Lead the development of the annual Scottish Government business case
• Coordinate resources across the programme, ensuring appropriate time and budget allocation to activities
• Support Partners with strategy development and implementation, facilitating sessions to reach consensus on governance, delivery and vision
• Manage quarterly and annual reporting for Scottish Government
• Attend monthly national hub meetings, learning and development sessions and annual gatherings, working with other Hubs as opportunities arise
• Gather lessons learned to inform the future of the programme
• Manage Changemakers budget and other financial aspects of programme with Transition Dundee, enabling financial reporting to Scottish Government
• Identify and coordinate opportunities for additional funding
• Oversee and support project development with team members, such as microgrants and membership development
• Act as an ambassador and representative for Dundee Changemakers, promoting the vision and ethos whenever possible
• Play a part in developing the sustainable future of the Dundee Changemakers programme and team

People Development

• Provide clear direction and support for Dundee Changemakers team members
• Support the development of individuals within the context of their role, helping to identify areas for development and growth
• Maintain regular, valuable team connection and working relationships
• Create a safe space for expression, inclusivity and diversity of backgrounds, experiences and thought

Responsible to:Programme Manager – Transition Dundee

Experience and Skills

Essential:

• Proven experience in programme or project management and people management
• Experience of working within a funded environment
• Excellent organisational, communication, problem solving and interpersonal skills
• Passion for community building, networking, and social impact
• Digitally literate with experience of effectively using a range of digital tools and platforms, including Google workspace, Canva, Microsoft, etc.
• Experience of partnership working, preferably with local agencies and non-profit organisations

Desirable

• Keen interest in climate, environmental and social issues affecting communities
• Evidence of staying connected to national and local developments in issues around climate change and social action
• Understanding of Dundee community and third sector network with existing connections
• Experience of working in a charitable organisation/social enterprise
• Experience both writing and staying up to date with operational policies and procedures

Employment Terms

Contract:Fixed term ending 31st March 2027 (with the ambition to extend the role subject to funding). This role is employed by Transition Dundee. All post holders are subject to a probationary period of three months. Employer pension contribution (8% employer contribution, 2% employee), and annual training and wellbeing allowance provided.

Hours: 3 days/22.5 hours per week, with 1-2 days likely in Dundee.

Equal opportunities:Transition Dundee is committed to being an equal opportunities organisation and welcomes all applications for consideration.

We know there are candidates who may not fit every criteria we’ve outlined here, or who have key skills we haven’t listed. If this is you, please do apply if you feel your particular experience or skillset could enhance this role and state clearly in your application how you would do that.

We want to ensure that our application process does not present any accessibility barriers to potential applicants. Please let us know if you have any requirements that would reduce barriers to applying for this role.

Roxburgh and Berwickshire CAB is an independent charity providing advice, information and support to people across our community. We are a friendly team of staff and volunteers working over 4 locations (Eyemouth, Duns, Kelso, and Hawick) delivering a busy advice service. We strive to deliver a good quality service that meets the needs of our clients in a non-judgemental and confidential manner. We aim for individuals not to suffer through not knowing or understanding their rights and responsibilities or not being aware of the services available to them. We provide advice and options to our clients so that they can make informed decision and feel empowered to improve their personal circumstance.

Job description:

To ensure the provision and development of quality advice, information and representation on statutory benefits and other social welfare matters in the Scottish Borders.

Key Responsibilities

• Interview clients over the phone, and face-to-face to gather relevant information about their circumstances and identify the areas they require assistance with.

• Research advice areas to identify possible options for the client.

• Improving access to benefit entitlements and maximising income.

• Provide representation for clients at social security first tier tribunals.

• Provide support and guidance on complex cases to CAB staff and volunteers.

• Run outreach sessions across Roxburgh and Berwickshire to enable our clients to access advice within their local community.

• Identify social policy issues to feedback to the wider network to help benefit both local and national social policy campaigns.

• Negotiate with third parties on the client’s behalf to resolve issues they are facing, for example, with employers, benefit agencies, and landlords, etc.

• Coordinate with other specialist advisors and projects within the Citizens Advice Bureau network to ensure clients receive support with complex issues.

• Keep comprehensive records of casework which meet audit requirements, including use of CASTLE case recording system.

• Identify areas for personal development and proactively explore training opportunities to continue your own personal development.

• Keep up to date on relevant legislation and case law relevant to the role.

• Carry out case checking responsibilities to help ensure cases are meeting audit requirements.

• Uphold the principles of Roxburgh and Berwickshire CAB at all times.

This list is not exhaustive, and you will be expected to carry out any other reasonable duties as requested by the operations coordinator or the bureau manager.

Tiree Community Development Trust (known as “Urras Thiriodh”) are seeking a suitably experienced and skilled candidate to play a key role in development of commercial trading activity and income generation, in the beautiful and vibrant Inner Hebridean island of Tiree.

The newly created role is based within our Projects and Services Team, and will take on a lead oversight of existing commercial trading activity within our company group, as well as playing a key role in delivery of work to develop new income streams via trading activity, to support the future funding of the Trust, it’s development work and community services. The role has a dual focus around operational delivery and improvement, and project development and delivery to fund and deliver new assets and activities. Existing trading activities include a community filling station, leased premises for local businesses and delivery of useful assessment services and certifications such as EPCs. There is also an expectation that this role will support the current development of community housing, and the eventual administration of that housing for affordable let to local residents.

The role will play a key part in the ongoing delivery of our Community Development Plan – tireetrust.org.uk/the-development-plan