School Communities Regional Outreach Co-ordinator (West of Scotland)
- Part time
- £27,200 pro-rata
- Remote: West Scotland
- Closing 13th August 2026
- Advertised from 30th July 2026
- £16,320 for 21 hours per week. Fixed term contract, 18 months
Role
This is an excellent opportunity for you to join Scottish Book Trust as a School Communities Regional Outreach Co-ordinator (West of Scotland). The position offers flexible, part-time working within our School Communities Team.
Scottish Book Trust is a national charity that believes books, reading and writing have the power to change lives. A love of reading inspires creativity, improves employment opportunities, mental health and wellbeing and is one of the most effective ways to help break the poverty cycle. We work towards a Scotland where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive through literacy.
What we offer:
- Part time, fixed-term role
- Competitive salary
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Company Sick Pay
- Pension with 5% employer contributions
- Death in service benefit
- Free access to employee assistance programme
The School Communities (SC) team delivers a range of programmes that inspire schools, learning professionals, children and young people, and families to establish a culture of reading and writing for pleasure. Key programmes include Reading Schools, Read Write Count with the First Minister, Authors Live, the SC events programme, and the delivery of professional learning opportunities and learning resources.
The Regional Outreach Co-ordinator (West of Scotland) post is designed to cover the local authority areas of East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow City, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, and South Lanarkshire, with the initial focus on East Renfrewshire and Glasgow City. The post holder will work closely with the School Communities Manager (Learning and Development) on the delivery and development of the SC Outreach programme in the West of Scotland. The ROC’s are a remote team of four people based across Scotland supporting schools both within their areas and more widely across Scotland.
The role involves working closely with individual schools or key stakeholders in the designated local authorities to identify ways that they can engage with and benefit from our School Communities programmes. They will also join their ROC colleagues in delivering sessions that may require travel/ overnight stays away from home to ensure that we can cover the whole of Scotland to meet the needs and focus of the funding.
The post will also deliver professional learning opportunities to a range of audiences, in-person and online, to support the SC programmes, providing support to the Learning Content Manager to develop resources and working alongside the SC team and other SBT colleagues to ensure maximum impact for the programmes and audiences.
Application notes
To apply go to: scottishbooktrust.com/about/vacancies
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Scottish Book Trust is a national charity that believes books, reading and writing have the power to change lives.
Reading together and sharing personal stories is a powerful mechanism to connect people, support relationships and provide activities which prioritise authentic, equal participation from each partner.
Project: Development of the Life Story Book Box
We are seeking a consultant to create a co-designed toolkit and guidance to develop and implement our existing “Life Story Book Box” tool.
The new model should support people living with dementia to create their own “Life Story Book Box” during the earlier stages of their dementia journey and explore how this tool can be used by carers to support person-centred practice. The consultant will co-design an actionable, practical guide for the creation and use of this resource by people living with dementia. This builds upon and complements the training currently provided to carers of people living with dementia to co-design “Life Story Book Boxes” in later stages of the dementia experience by giving the individual greater ownership and agency.
This resource will supplement the existing Reading is Caring shared reading approach.
Project: Development of the Group Delivery Model
We are seeking a consultant to design and develop a group-based training model that complements our existing one-to-one approach.
The new training model should explore how participants can learn from and support one another through peer engagement, helping us reach more people while maintaining programme quality and effectiveness. The consultant will help design an approach that is engaging, practical and scalable, enabling the programme to support a greater number of participants.
Projects timeline: Sept 2026 – Feb 2027.
Budgets: Max. £9,000 per project (inc. VAT & exp)
Applicants should provide details of their approach against this budget.
Deadline for questions: 9:00am 27th July
Interested parties can contact readingiscaring@scottishbooktrust.com
If you are interested in undertaking both pieces of work, please note this in your application and reflect this in your suggested timings and budget allocation. We are open to some flexibility on the suggested timescale.
JOB PURPOSE
The Climate & Environment team have instigated a 3 year Energy Management Improvement Project. The purpose of this project is to improve our energy management to enable the Trust to reduce energy use and contribute to reducing our greenhouse gas emissions. The focus is on four key areas: metering strategy; monitoring & reporting; training & capacity building; and site-based support. A key component of this project is the metering strategy – producing an accurate list of all gas, electric and water meter locations and their status across the Trust’s entire portfolio, upgrading all meters to be automated and migrating them to a new energy management portal. The post holder will be responsible for the provision of administrative support for this aspect of the project. They will ensure all general administration is undertaken diligently, efficiently and carried out within the Trust’s procedures and policies.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
Ensure all general administrative tasks are undertaken efficiently, effectively and timeously, including (but not limited to):
- Meetings support (agendas, minutes, support documentation, follow up actions and next steps).
- Undertake any other duties reasonably required, as fitting the grade and scope of the role.
- Manage meter upgrade appointments process (electricity & gas) - liaise with supplier & property, ensuring everyone has relevant information
- Report regularly on progress with upgrades and summarise issues arising (which might require technical input)
- Monitor meter faults via Stark portal and instigate action then monitor progress on fault rectification
- Manage meter portfolio spreadsheet, providing regular updates on progress and where action needs to be taken
- Help arrange visits to properties (when needed) to make sure access is available and property staff are aware - set up a prioritisation process for visits
- Liaise with suppliers for solutions with meter upgrades when technical issues arise, with support from the Energy Administrator
- Generate basic consumption reports if required
JOB PURPOSE
The core purpose of the role is to support the Finance Manager in delivering accurate, timely and compliant financial reporting across the Trust whilst gaining broad exposure to financial control, technical accounting, VAT, Gift Aid, statutory reporting and external audit requirements.
Critical to the success of the role will be developing a strong understanding of monthly processes, key financial controls, external compliance requirements and technical accounting matters. The postholder will work closely with the Finance Manager and the wider Financial Control team to embed this knowledge, contribute to the delivery of an accurate trial balance and support the timely production of management and statutory financial information.
Reporting to the Finance Manager, the postholder will contribute to the achievement of the Finance Team's objectives by ensuring financial information is complete, accurate and compliant, whilst meeting demanding deadlines. The role provides an excellent development opportunity for an ambitious finance professional seeking to broaden their technical accounting knowledge and progress towards a professional accounting qualification.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Working with the wider Financial Control team to develop, maintain and enhance robust financial processes and controls.
- Working effectively as part of the team to deliver high standards of financial accuracy and compliance within agreed deadlines.
- Developing and maintaining strong working relationships across the Trust, promoting collaboration and knowledge sharing.
- Supporting Trust-wide projects and initiatives as required by the Finance Manager.
- Working towards and achieving individual objectives agreed with the Finance Manager.
- Developing technical accounting knowledge through self-study, training and practical application within the role.
- Supporting the Finance Manager in ensuring the accurate accounting treatment of VAT and Gift Aid across the Trust.
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