Self- employed Accounts Manager
- Part time or Flexible
- Negotiable
- Hybrid: Glasgow - mainly remote with some in person
- Closing 28th August 2026
- Advertised from 18th August 2026
- Paid on hourly rate, flexible hours but we anticipate an average of about 4 days a month.
Role
Common Wheel is a 25-year-old mental health charity based in Glasgow. We provide meaningful activity for people with mental illness and dementia. We work with over 400 participants per year providing group activities in music, art, bike building, gardening and climbing and a huge variety of Drop-in Sessions offering activities as diverse as Tai Chi and Introductory Gaelic. We also support volunteer opportunities across the organisation. Our aims are to improve mental wellbeing, reduce isolation, increase skills and challenge stigma.
Financial position
In 2025/26 Common Wheel’s turnover was almost £323k, with spend of £320k, giving a surplus of almost £3k. The bike workshops contributed a quarter of the income, grants 63% and donations 12%. There are currently 9 staff members, supplemented by freelancers to deliver many of the activities.
Role Purpose:
You will have overall responsibility for the day-to-day accounting of Common Wheel including the management and administration of financial systems and the processing of receipts and payments, including payroll. You will also work with the staff and trustees to ensure accuracy, transparency, and sound financial practice.
Key Responsibilities:
- Process payments, invoices, POs, receipts and petty cash accurately entering data into your own accounting software.
- Prepare comprehensive monthly financial statements detailing business income and expenditure.
- Perform monthly reconciliations of all general ledger accounts and to bank accounts
- Manage vendor invoices, ensuring timely payments and tracking bank account balances.
- Process employee salaries and manage employee expense claims.
- Register Common Wheel for VAT at the appropriate time; thereafter complete and submit VAT returns in accordance with regulations.
- Develop monthly cash flow statements, with variance analyses compared with budget and prior year for Finance Trustee, Project Manager and board.
- Provide all accounting and financial reports and documents needed by Independent Examiner to prepare Annual Accounts.
- Filing corporate tax returns for the company to HMRC and submitting necessary information to OSCR.
- Responding to staff and external queries in relation to finance
- Support management in the accurate production of budgets
- Manage gift aid.
- Ad hoc cost analysis.
Note Common Wheel plans to change banks as soon as the new postholder is in place. Currently it is with CAF bank and plans to move to the Bank of Scotland. Unfortunately, the CAF bank does not facilitate automated transfer and hence all suppliers, staff, SO/DDs will need to be set up from scratch. This work will be additional to the above.
Skills and experience required:
- Proven experience in bookkeeping, demonstrating a strong understanding of accounting principles.
- Proficient in excel, word and ideally zero.
- Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy in data entry.
- Highly organised and attention to detail.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills to collaborate with staff and suppliers.
- Be familiar with HMRC requirements.
- Be able to work independently and without supervision.
- Able to adhere to reporting deadlines.
Application notes
For further information on this position please contact Joyce Lythgoe, Finance Trustee joycecraig01@gmail.com
To apply please send a cover letter, advising your hourly rate, and CV to joycecraig01@gmail.com by Friday 28 August 2026
Development Worker - Midlothian Access Point & Guided Self-Help
- Part time
- £30,282 pro-rata
- On site: Midlothian
- Closing 21st August 2026
With your mental health at heart
We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join our Midlothian Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Team. This post is funded by Midlothian Health and Social Care Partnership.
We have an exciting opportunity to join the Midlothian Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Team as a Development Worker.
Midlothian Access Point (MAP) is dedicated to improving the mental health and wellbeing of individuals aged 18 to 65 who are registered with a GP in Midlothian. We provide a range of services including information, advice, referrals, and support to help our clients access the resources they need.
Within this role, you will be responsible for delivering individual assessments for the Midlothian Access Point. You will be required to deliver a set amount of individual assessments each week either in person, telephone or online. You will also be managing enquiries, booking MAP appointments and completing any associated administrative tasks.
The successful candidate will have responsibility for facilitating, developing, and delivering Guided Self Help sessions. Guided Self-Help is a one-to-one support service that guides people to access self-help materials. Sessions are delivered in person, online or over the phone. The service is based on the principles of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Interpersonal Counselling (IPC) and is for anyone aged 18 and over experiencing mild to moderate anxiety and/or depression, stress or sleep problems.
They will work collaboratively with communities to provide tailored support, connect individuals to appropriate resources, and maintain a compassionate, trauma-informed approach to meet the needs of vulnerable groups.
If you have experience in these areas and are passionate about supporting people to fulfil their potential, we’d love to hear from you!
Senior Practitioner
- Part time
- £25,220 pro-rata
- On site: Fife (region wide, community-based outreach role)
- Closing 26th August 2026
Help people feel heard, understood and more confident in managing their mental health
We’re looking for an experienced Senior Practitioner to join our Hearing Voices Early Intervention and Self-Management Service in Fife.
You’ll support people who experience psychosis, voices, intrusive thoughts or sensory disturbances, helping them build confidence, develop practical coping strategies and work towards goals that matter to them.
Alongside direct 1:1, outreach and group support, you’ll be an experienced point of contact for colleagues, providing day-to-day guidance, supervision and support when situations are more complex.
This is a hands-on senior role rather than overall service management, so you’ll remain closely involved in supporting people while helping the wider team deliver high-quality, person-centred support.
What you’ll bring
• Experience supporting people within mental health, community or recovery-focused services.
• Experience delivering structured 1:1 support and contributing to personal support plans.
• Strong communication, relationship-building and professional judgement.
• An understanding of risk, safeguarding and safe decision-making.
• A trauma-informed, person-centred and strengths-based approach.
• An SVQ Level 3 in Social Services and Healthcare (Adults), equivalent qualification, or willingness to work towards one if required.
• SSSC registration, or willingness to register within six months.
Experience supporting or supervising colleagues, facilitating groups, or working within a registered service would be particularly welcome.
About us
Change Mental Health is a national mental health charity supporting people across Scotland.
Our Fife services provide practical, non-clinical support that helps people improve their wellbeing, build resilience and feel more connected to their communities.
If you’re an experienced practitioner looking to take on more responsibility while staying close to frontline support, we’d love to hear from you.
Top job! Finance Manager
- Full time or Part time
- up to £60,907
- Hybrid: Thistle House, Edinburgh
- Closing 28th August 2026
The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland is recruiting an experienced and motivated Finance Manager to lead our finance function and play a key role in supporting our mission to protect and promote the human rights of people with mental illness, learning disabilities, dementia and related conditions.
As an independent statutory body, we ensure that care, treatment and support across Scotland are lawful, ethical and person centred. This is an exciting opportunity to join a values driven organisation with a strong public service ethos.
About the Role
The Finance Manager is the most senior finance professional within the Commission, responsible for delivering robust financial management, statutory compliance, payroll oversight, and strategic financial advice. You will oversee an annual budget of approximately £7m and act as the organisation’s subject matter expert for all financial matters.
Working closely with the Head of Culture & Corporate Services, you will lead on:
• Financial reporting, analysis and advice to the CEO, executive leadership team and the Board
• Annual budget setting and multi-year forecasting
• Year-end accounts and external/internal audit
• Payroll and the annual pay award process in line with Scottish Government Pay Policy
• Financial controls, policies, procedures and risk management
• Procurement compliance and value for money
• Managing the shared services arrangement with Scottish Government (Oracle)
This role offers significant autonomy, influence and the opportunity to shape financial stewardship across the organisation.
About You
We are looking for someone who brings:
• A professional accountancy qualification (ACCA, CIMA, ICAS or equivalent)
• Significant experience in public sector financial management
• Strong knowledge of the Scottish Public Finance Manual (SPFM) and Scottish Government Pay Policy
• Experience managing payroll and related processes
• Excellent analytical, communication and influencing skills
• The ability to work independently across a wide remit
• A commitment to public sector values, integrity and continuous improvement
• People management experience and familiarity with Scottish Government shared services (Oracle) is desirable.
What We Offer
• Flexibility on contracted hours, subject to a minimum commitment of 21 hours/3 days per week (0.6 FTE).
• Hybrid working
• Modern open plan office and facilities in the centre of Edinburgh
• Generous annual leave and NHS pension
• Supportive, inclusive organisational culture
• Opportunities for professional development
• A meaningful role contributing to human rights and public service in Scotland
• An organisation which is keen to continue to adapt and transform to meet the needs of the people it serves
Top job! Executive Director (Legal & Policy)
- Full time
- £83,661 – £92,957
- Hybrid: Edinburgh
- Closing 26th August 2026
The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland (the Commission) is recruiting an Executive Director (Legal & Policy) — a brand new senior leadership role at the heart of mental health, incapacity and human rights law in Scotland.
About us
The Commission is an independent statutory body established to protect and promote the human rights, welfare, and dignity of people with mental illness, learning disabilities, dementia, and related conditions. We ensure that care, treatment, and support are lawful, ethical, and aligned with the principles of human rights and equality. We operate independently of government, enabling us to speak with authority and impartiality on matters affecting some of Scotland’s most vulnerable people.
The role
The Executive Director (Legal & Policy) is a new senior leadership role responsible for shaping the Commission’s legal and policy direction. As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, the postholder plays a central role in organisational strategy, external engagement, and the delivery of the full range of our statutory responsibilities.
It is a unique opportunity to influence national thinking on mental health and incapacity law, contribute to the protection of human rights in Scotland, and provide authoritative legal and policy leadership within a respected national body. The post comes at an exciting time as the reform of Scotland’s mental health and incapacity legislation begins to pick up pace.
About you
• Undergraduate degree in law with significant legal experience and expertise in mental health, incapacity, human rights, or public/administrative law in Scotland.
• Senior leadership experience in a legal, regulatory, public sector or charity environment.
• Strategic insight, sound judgement, and the ability to communicate complex legal issues clearly and persuasively.
If you are motivated by improving outcomes for some of Scotland’s most vulnerable people, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Benefits
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Membership of the NHS pension scheme
• Flexible working arrangements
• Commitment to professional development
• Supportive, values driven organisational culture
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