About Urban Roots

Urban Roots is a community-led environmental and health improvement charity based in the Southside of Glasgow. For over ten years we have worked alongside local residents and volunteers to establish and support a network of community gardens and woodlands. We also deliver healthy cooking programmes and outdoor learning and play activities for children and young people.

The Role

We are looking for an experienced, organised and adaptable person to join us as our Volunteer Development & Wellbeing Officer.

This role combines volunteer development with participant well-being support. The postholder will be responsible for recruiting, supporting, and developing volunteers across Urban Roots, ensuring they have a positive experience and can contribute meaningfully to our projects and activities.

Alongside volunteer coordination, the role will support participants attending Urban Roots activities through one-to-one wellbeing catch-ups, identifying support needs, managing referrals from GP surgeries and partner organisations, signposting to appropriate services and helping individuals access the activities and groups that best meet their needs.

The successful candidate will have experience in recruiting and supporting volunteers, as well as experience working with vulnerable adults or individuals facing barriers to participation. Previous experience of working in the third sector and an interest in environmental issues would be an advantage.

More information about our work can be found at urbanroots.org.uk

As a Play worker, you’ll be at the heart of creating a safe, welcoming, and imaginative space where children can explore, take risks, and lead their own play. You’ll work as part of a dedicated team to deliver outdoor play sessions that are inclusive, child-led, and rooted in freedom and fun!

Key Responsibilities

• Be a trusted and playful adult role model for children and young people.

• Support children to lead their own play, take safe risks, and explore freely.

• Deliver year-round play opportunities.

• Help manage and maintain a safe, fun, and inclusive outdoor play space.

• Promote positive behaviour and ensure all children feel safe and supported.

• Carry out dynamic risk assessments and uphold safety policies daily.

• Liaise with parents, carers, and partner organisations within our community.

• Support youth volunteering and leadership opportunities.

• Keep attendance records, complete daily evaluations, and help capture impact through observations, photos, and feedback.

• Assist with planning, setting up, and tidying away play sessions and activities.

• Specialist Areas of Play (Interests and experience)

• Free Play: Let children take the lead and shape their own play experiences.

• Food & Cookery: Plan menus with children, cook meals on-site, and deliver online cooking sessions for our daily snack.

• Building & Woodworking: Support safe, creative building projects and teach proper tool care.

• Creative & Imaginative Play: Encourage role play, storytelling, and performance to bring the play space to life.

• Bushcraft: Support children in exploring risky challenges such as bushcraft skills.

• Building: Den Building and Shelter building is a useful and practical skill to share within an outdoor setting.

About You

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Playful, kind, and reliable

• Confident working with children of all backgrounds and abilities

• Comfortable working outdoors

• Organised, proactive, and a great communicator

• Committed to equality, inclusion, and child safeguarding

• Experience in play work, youth work, childcare, education, or community work is a plus, but not essential. We first and foremost look for enthusiasm and commitment to children's right to play. Successful applicants must however be willing to work toward essential training and qualifications for the role.

Who we are

Alzheimer Scotland is Scotland’s national dementia charity. Our aim is to make sure nobody faces dementia alone. We provide support and information to people with dementia, their carers and families, we campaign for the rights of people with dementia and fund vital dementia research.

What you’ll do

The Community Connections Co-ordinator will be responsible for setting up, delivering and evaluating a range of person-centred activities, support groups and community based services for people living with dementia and their carers across Glasgow, East Dumbarton and West Dunbarton local authority areas.

Working predominantly as part of a team of two, the postholder will deliver a varied and engaging programme that may include drop-in sessions, therapeutic activities, Dementia Café style provision, carer support, brain health initiatives and other community based opportunities, delivered through local venues and hubs.

You will work closely with colleagues and local partners to design activities that respond to the needs and interests of people affected by dementia, promoting wellbeing, independence, social connection and meaningful engagement.

A key part of the role will be creating warm, welcoming and inclusive environments where people feel supported, valued and able to participate, while helping to build local awareness and strengthen community connections.

What you’ll have

You will bring a positive, proactive and compassionate approach to supporting people living with dementia and their carers, with a genuine passion for improving wellbeing and helping people stay connected within their communities. You will understand the importance of person-centred support and be committed to promoting dignity, choice, inclusion and independence in everything you do.

You will be creative, organised and adaptable, with the ability to design and facilitate engaging activities and group experiences that respond to the needs and interests of individuals affected by dementia. You will be confident in building trusting relationships, creating welcoming environments and supporting people through both positive and challenging situations.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential, along with the ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a wider team. You will be comfortable engaging with a range of people, including individuals living with dementia, carers, volunteers, community partners and professionals, and will have good IT and administrative skills.

Experience of working with people living with dementia, carers, older people, or within health, social care, community or voluntary sector settings would be advantageous. Experience of planning, organising or facilitating group activities, community engagement initiatives or support sessions would also be beneficial.

We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic about continuous learning and professional development and who is keen to develop their knowledge of dementia, brain health and community-based support.

A full, valid driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential, as the role involves travelling across multiple local authority areas (mileage and expenses are paid).

A relevant qualification and previous experience supporting people affected by dementia would be desirable.

The successful candidate for this post will be required to provide proof of right to work in the UK and will also be subject to a PVG check through Disclosure Scotland.

Rape Crisis Scotland (RCS) is Scotland’s leading organisation working to support survivors of sexual violence, transform attitudes, improve the justice response to sexual crime and, ultimately, to end sexual violence in all its forms.

The National Advocacy Service Coordinator (maternity cover) will be responsible for the operational coordination of the National Advocacy Service. This post will involve working closely with the National Advocacy Service network and will help to inform broader criminal justice work at Rape Crisis Scotland.

At RCS, we offer:

• A warm, welcoming and feminist organisational culture
• Access to internal and external training and development opportunities
• A generous employment package, including 43 days of leave (pro-rata)
• Flexible/hybrid working
• A commitment to employee wellbeing

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and especially welcome applications from women of colour and those under-represented in the workforce.