- Advertised from 14th July 2026
- 35 hours per week
Role
The Junction is seeking an enthusiastic and skilled manager to lead the delivery of our high-quality, innovative projects and services. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in ensuring our work meets the needs of young people, delivers meaningful outcomes, and creates lasting impact within our communities.
About The Junction
The Junction is an award-winning charity in North East Edinburgh that supports and improves young people’s health and wellbeing.
Last year, we supported more than 1,800 young people and supported around 150 young people through one-to-one support. As a result of the service:
- 100% of young people learned practical ways to look after their wellbeing
- 88% felt more able to cope with difficult situations
- 94% reduced or stopped substance use or learned how to reduce harm associated.
About this Role
Within this role you will champion youth participation, ensuring that young people have a genuine voice in shaping both our services and the wider development of the organisation. You will build and maintain strong relationships with partners, funders, and stakeholders, helping to strengthen The Junction’s reputation and reach.
You will lead and support a dedicated team of Project Workers, fostering a collaborative, reflective, and supportive working environment where staff and volunteers can thrive. Alongside this, you will take organisational responsibility for safeguarding as The Junction’s Child Protection Officer, ensuring the highest standards of practice and compliance.
Person Specification Summary
Essential
- Experience of supervising and managing others to deliver high-quality services
- Experience managing and leading issues related to child protection and safeguarding
- Experience of developing effective monitoring and evaluation mechanisms
- Experience of working with young people or providing one-to-one support
- Experience of reporting to and building relationships with funders
- Experience of working collaboratively with partners
- Understanding of a range of health wellbeing issues that affect young people (including mental health needs)
- Understanding of inclusive and accessible service delivery
- Passionate about improving the lives of young people
- Empathetic, approachable and positive motivator of others.
Desirable
- Professional qualification in Community Education, Counselling, Social Work, Health Promotion or equivalent
- Experience of managing waiting lists
- Knowledge of trauma informed practice.
What We Offer
- Flexible Working – We offer flexible working hours to accommodate families and childcare, caring responsibilities. Home working is anticipated and welcome for this role.
- Competitive Annual Leave Entitlement - 38 annual leave days in total, pro-rated for part-time positions.
- Competitive Pension Contribution – Auto enrolment in our pension scheme with a 5% contribution from The Junction.
- Positive Working Environment – An opportunity to work with a values-based organisation that is committed to equality & inclusion.
Application notes
Review and complete the Application Pack below OR send a CV with a tailored statement or cover letter that responds directly to the person spec.
Return to info@the-junction.org.
Closing Date: 5.00pm of 6th August 2026
Interviews Anticipated: 18th of August 2026.
To arrange a discussion about the role contact: cara@the-junction.org.
We are working towards becoming an anti-racist organisation and are particularly interested in applications from people who are Black or Asian or are from minority ethnic communities.
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Support Worker, Bridges Motivation
- Full time
- £26,000 – £26,975
- On site: Musselburgh
- Closing 28th July 2026
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The successful candidate will:
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- £26,000 – £26,975
- On site: Musselburgh
- Closing 28th July 2026
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The successful candidate will:
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- Provide training to groups of young people alongside individual support to address particular barriers
This is an exciting position in which the successful candidate will take pride in developing a programme of delivery which will provide young people with clear pathways to positive destinations.
It is essential that candidates have a full, clean driving licence and constant use of a car. Membership of the PVG scheme will be an essential requirement of the post. A contributory company pension scheme is offered with a 10% employer contribution.
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Role Details
- Full-time: 35 hours per week
- Salary Scale: £38,080 – £40,169 (Salary Points 35 – 37)
- Based in Edinburgh but with hybrid working available
- Contract to 31 March 2029, with continuation subject to funding
Due to growth within our Property team, we are recruiting for a Property Maintenance Supervisor to lead our internal maintenance field team helping ensure our properties are safe, well maintained and ready for the people we support.
Our Property team is responsible for the management of a portfolio of over 550 properties varying in size throughout Glasgow. The Maintenance Supervisor will lead a team of Maintenance Technicians, Painters and Clearance and Maintenance Workers, and the post holder will scope and plan works from void properties and review works for tenanted properties.
You will oversee day to day repairs and maintenance across void and tenanted properties planning works, supporting technicians, painters and clearance workers and ensuring a high standard of workmanship, safety and service delivery.
Main duties and responsibilities will include:
- Leading the management of void properties and maintenance of tenanted properties
- Responsible for scoping void properties, carrying out a detailed review of the property with clear guidance on category rating
- Advise on works required to bring void properties back to agreed standard
- Phase works and advise if there are any barriers to stop completion of works in agreed timelines
- Plan all works and procurement, advise of any parts that can be purchased in advance
- Collaborate with the Property Admin Manager on updates /plans on completion of works
- Review status of all properties undergoing any works via the internal field team at weekly meetings with the Head of Property
- Coordinate replacement of any items taken from voids at initial clear out ensuring complete inventory and recycle/upcycle where possible
- Lead the internal maintenance field team with a clear focus on delivery performance and outcome attainment to deliver all the required works to return void properties back to Short Term Housing as soon as possible
- Build and maintain strong relationships with the field team, feeding back on performance and highlight where there are skills gaps
Our values make us who we are and define our actions and behaviours every day. We’d expect the post-holder to uphold and represent our organisation in a way that reflects our values and person-centred way of working.
We’re looking for someone with
- Property, building or trades background
- Experience of leading and managing teams
- Working knowledge of Health and Safety
- Strong planning, communication and problem solving skills
- Commitment to high standards and continuous improvement
- A full valid driving license
What you can expect from us...
- Your normal working hours are 35 per week, Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm
- Your main place of work is Rosemount Business Park, Charles Street, Glasgow, G21 with regular travel to property locations
- Annual leave entitlement of 210 hours (equivalent to 6 weeks) pro rata per year in the first year rising to 280 hours (equivalent to 8 weeks) pro rata per year in the second.
- You will be automatically enrolled into the People’s Pension provided you meet the auto-enrolment criteria
- Cycle to work scheme
- Option to purchase and sell annual leave
About Us
We are a charity that recently celebrated 200 years of standing alongside people in Scotland. Last year we supported almost 4,000 people to stay in their homes and stay connected to the people they love.
Every person’s story is unique, and everyone’s route home is different - it doesn’t matter what the situation is – we’re not here to judge, only to help.
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