This is a key role in our Whole Family Support Fund programme. We are recruiting Family Advisors for the following hub areas:

• Glasgow
• Lanarkshire
• Highlands and Islands
• East & Midlothian
• Dumfries and Galloway

You’ll hold a personal caseload, providing information, advice and practical and emotional support to families raising neurodivergent children and young people. You’ll work directly with families; facilitate group sessions; and help families navigate education, health, and social care.

You will be an experienced practitioner with a background in advice, education, health, social care, community development or a related field. You will be an excellent communicator, able to build trusting relationships with families, children and young people, and to work effectively with schools, health services and local partners.

This post may occasionally require evening and/or weekend work and will involve frequent travel across your hub area.

Organisation profile

Founded on lived experience, Mindroom champions all forms of neurodiversity and supports all kinds of minds. Our mission is to improve the quality of life for neurodivergent people by removing barriers, increasing opportunities, and shaping a more accessible world.

This is a key role in our Whole Family Support Fund programme. You’ll be the first person families, young people and professionals speak to when they contact Mindroom.

You’ll take their initial information, direct them to the right service for their needs, arrange appointments, and record every enquiry accurately in our database. You’ll also provide administrative support to the Direct Support Services team across the hubs, including scheduling, minute-taking and helping to produce and distribute resources.

You will be an experienced administrator with excellent communication skills, warmth and empathy, strong organisational skills and real attention to detail. You will be confident with databases and Microsoft Office, and comfortable handling confidential personal information. Some knowledge of neurodiversity is essential.

The post is home-based, with attendance at our Edinburgh office when required. Occasional evening work may be required.

Organisation profile

Founded on lived experience, Mindroom champions all forms of neurodiversity and supports all kinds of minds. Our mission is to improve the quality of life for neurodivergent people by removing barriers, increasing opportunities, and shaping a more accessible world.

Columcille are recruiting a Support Worker to support adults with learning disabilities in our day support service. You will provide support in our centre and in the community to several different individuals, on a one-to-one basis and group based support.

Columcille’s mission is to provide creative activities for people with additional needs in a supportive environment that fosters relationships, skills development, and improves physical and emotional wellbeing. We offer creative workshops (pottery, print, craft, art, gardening, cooking), performing arts (dance, music, drama), holistic therapies as well as access to community facilities.

This role involves working with a range of individuals with different needs. We are looking for someone experienced in supporting adults with learning disabilities including autism. The post holder will support individuals to take part in our activities so any previous interest and experience of these would be desirable. The main qualities we are looking for is someone with great support skills, respect, insight into people and a willingness to participate and learn about our activities.

The role holder will be part of a supportive team, with access to regular support and supervision, training and professional and personal development opportunities. There is a generous annual leave entitlement and competitive salary which increases annually.

For more information go to columcille.org.uk

We are currently looking to recruit support workers to join our small team within Inclusion Alliance. The role involves supporting people with learning disabilities to be included in the community and lead an ordinary life. Your work would involve helping people to access educational, social, leisure and work or volunteering opportunities in the community.

No experience or formal qualifications are necessary for the role although a caring nature, positive attitude and a sense of fun are important characteristics to have. New staff will receive paid training and undertake shadow shifts with experienced staff members during induction. We want new staff to feel ready and able to work prior to working on their own for the first time.

We have various vacancies available including part time and relief/casual positions in various locations throughout Edinburgh.

Working hours are based between the hours of 8am and 5pm Monday to Friday.

We have various permanent and casual vacancies available.

Relief/Casual pay rate- £13.45

Candidates must be caring, motivated and have excellent communication skills whilst being committed to working in a person-centred way ensuring that support is built around the supported person’s wishes and needs.

Benefits include

• Employer contributory pension scheme
• Funded SVQ 3 qualification and learning opportunity
• Paid annual leave entitlement
• Regular paid supervision sessions
• Regular paid training and development opportunities
• Daytime Monday to Friday working
• Working for a well-established small organisation where person centred values are at the core.Free 24/7 access to employee support app