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Befriending Coordinator

21 hours a week (for 2 years initially)We are recruiting!

Befriending Coordinator

21 hours a week (for 2 years initially)

Salary £32,004 pro rata + 7.5% pension contribution

Based in Gro For You Community Campus Tain with some home working

Befrienders Highland Ltd and the Gro For You Community Campus in Tain have been awarded two years of collaboration funding on a joint project to help people reduce social isolation and loneliness and build community connection in Tain and the wider Easter Ross area.

We are looking for a Befriending Coordinator to develop befriending services and work as part of the Gro For You Project Team on the new Community Campus in Tain. The successful candidate will be employed by Befrienders Highland Ltd.

Recruitment details: For further information please see the Job Description and the Application Form on our website – www.befriendershighland.org.uk

Closing date for applications is 5PM on Thursday 12th March

Interviews will be held in Tain on Wednesday 25th March.

Befrienders Highland has been providing befriending services in the Highlands of Scotland for over 30 years, working with a wide-spread group of volunteers and people experiencing mental health issues across this diverse area.

Befrienders Highland is committed to an Equal Opportunities Policy and welcomes applications from all people regardless of age, gender, marital status, nationality, race, disability (physical or mental), sexual orientation or religion.

The Haven Centre is seeking a dedicated and reliable Full Time Cleaner to join our team and help maintain safe, welcoming and high-quality environments across our unique multi-service facility.

This role covers our Playcentre, Haven Suites accommodation and Haven Café, supporting children with complex needs, families, guests and staff by ensuring the highest standards of cleanliness and hygiene are consistently delivered.

Key Responsibilities

• Daily cleaning of all centre areas
• Sanitising play and sensory equipment
• Cleaning guest accommodation to hospitality standards
• Maintaining café dining areas
• Cleaning offices, corridors and communal spaces
• Stock monitoring and replenishment
• Following infection control and COSHH procedures

About You

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Experienced in professional cleaning
• Reliable and able to work independently
• Detail-focused with high hygiene standards
• Flexible and a strong team player

This new part-time Family Support Lead will join our existing part-time Family Support Lead to ensure we have full-time service coverage across the working week (Monday to Friday), with a crossover day on a Wednesday.

The Family Support Lead assists the Chief Executive (CE) by ensuring all staff members are fully supported to undertake their duties, provide a high quality service and have their needs met. The Family Support Lead plays an integral role in coordinating operational delivery, supporting with working practice guidance, policies and processes. The role is integral to the smooth and successful running of operations within the charity. As an organisation who takes pride in supporting families to a high standard, it is essential that we offer the same level of support and care to our staff members.

In addition to this, Family Support Leads will support a small caseload of families in the same way as our Family Support Workers. These cases may be more complex in nature than our typical cases. In your Family Support Worker capacity, you will provide one-to-one holistic, information, advice and support to families across Highland via phone/email/online, supporting and enabling them to improve their lives by building their confidence, empowering them to recognise their personal expertise and value, implement practical support strategies, access services, know their rights, and have their voices heard.

Job Purpose: You will be responsible for the safe transportation of Black Isle pupils between their homes and St. Clement’s School, Dingwall. Working in partnership with the pupils’ Escort, you will assist the Escort to provide comfort and security for these pupils with additional support needs. Specifically, you will help to provide a calm, confident environment that is both enjoyable and friendly for the passengers.

Growing2gether, based in the Park, Findhorn, empowers young people in Scotland who are facing poverty, poor mental health and trauma.

Growing2gether is searching for a Financial Manager to join our innovative, values-driven charity. As a member of the senior leadership, you will direct and oversee financial activities, prepare financial reports and forecasts, offer expert financial advice to senior leadership colleagues and provide effective financial management to ensure that strategic objectives are achieved, maintained and developed. Please see the full job description

Position Financial Manager for Growing2gether – permanent position

Reporting To the Chief Executive

Location The Hive, Park Ecovillage, Findhorn. Remote working is also possible.

PayScale £16,380 at 2 days a week (£40,950 FTE)

Leave 12 days annual leave

Please complete the application form and email it to our Administrator at admin@growing2gether.org.uk.

About Artsplay Highland Artsplay Highland is a company limited by guarantee with charitable status. We have been providing specialist early years music and arts activities in nurseries and primary school infant classes in the Highlands since 2003.

We are passionate about providing young children with opportunities to experience and enjoy music and the arts because we believe that music and the arts makes life better, and that people introduced to them at an early age will enjoy and benefit from them throughout their lives. We also want to support families, nursery staff and school staff with training and support so that they can share the joy and benefits of music and arts activities with the young children in their care, hopefully on a daily basis.

We love music and the arts in their own right and want to share the joy. However, we also know (and science backs this up) that they help the development of young children’s communication skills, social skills and self-confidence as well as giving them other vital skills which will help in their future learning.

We are looking to recruit an organised individual who can help us get things in order, ensure Music Specialists receive the information and documentation required to deliver workshops effectively,ensure the schools have a lead contact to liaise with, update our SharePoint, our databases and all other admin tasks. You will be working from home and we are flexible with days/times.

Please see attached document for more information.

To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to hello@artsplay.org.uk

Are you passionate about supporting others and making a genuine difference in your local community? We are looking for a dedicated Carer Link Worker to join our team and provide vital support to unpaid Carers across Sutherland.

As a Carer Link Worker, you’ll deliver a locally embedded information and advice service ensuring Carers can easily access timely, accurate and relevant support close to where they live. Working at the heart of the community, you will act as a key point of contact for Carers seeking guidance or connection.

Through outcome focused, person centred conversations, you will support Carers explore what matters most to them, identify their needs, and understand the options available. These conversations may include developing an Adult Carer Support Plan (ACSP) and carrying out regular reviews to monitor progress and adapt support as circumstances change.

A core part of the role involves active engagement within the local community, building strong local relationships, raising awareness of carer support, and proactively reaching Carers who may not yet be connected to services. You will also be contributing to local partnership meetings and work collaboratively with health, social care, and third sector partners to ensure Carers’ voices, rights and needs are recognised within local planning and service delivery.

If you have any informal questions about the role, please contact Kasia, our Adult Carer Service Manager on 01463 723560 (Ext:332) or kwilczynska@connectingcarers.org.uk

For the job description with person specification and how to apply, please visit our website connectingcarers.org.uk

Closing date for applications is 11.59pm Sunday 29th March 2026.

Are you passionate about supporting others and making a genuine difference in your local community? We are looking for a dedicated Carer Link Worker to join our team and provide vital support to unpaid Carers across Badenoch & Strathspey.

As a Carer Link Worker, you’ll deliver a locally embedded information and advice service ensuring Carers can easily access timely, accurate and relevant support close to where they live. Working at the heart of the community, you will act as a key point of contact for Carers seeking guidance or connection.

Through outcome focused, person centred conversations, you will support Carers explore what matters most to them, identify their needs, and understand the options available. These conversations may include developing an Adult Carer Support Plan (ACSP) and carrying out regular reviews to monitor progress and adapt support as circumstances change.

A core part of the role involves active engagement within the local community, building strong local relationships, raising awareness of carer support, and proactively reaching Carers who may not yet be connected to services. You will also be contributing to local partnership meetings and work collaboratively with health, social care, and third sector partners to ensure Carers’ voices, rights and needs are recognised within local planning and service delivery.

If you have any informal questions about the role, please contact Kasia, our Adult Carer Service Manager on 01463 723560 (Ext:332) or kwilczynska@connectingcarers.org.uk

For the job description with person specification and how to apply, please visit our website connectingcarers.org.uk

Closing date for applications is 11.59pm Sunday 29th March 2026.

Are you passionate about supporting others and making a genuine difference in your local community? We are looking for a dedicated Carer Link Worker to join our team and provide vital support to unpaid Carers across Lochaber & Skye.

As a Carer Link Worker, you’ll deliver a locally embedded information and advice service ensuring Carers can easily access timely, accurate and relevant support close to where they live. Working at the heart of the community, you will act as a key point of contact for Carers seeking guidance or connection.

Through outcome focused, person centred conversations, you will support Carers explore what matters most to them, identify their needs, and understand the options available. These conversations may include developing an Adult Carer Support Plan (ACSP) and carrying out regular reviews to monitor progress and adapt support as circumstances change.

A core part of the role involves active engagement within the local community, building strong local relationships, raising awareness of carer support, and proactively reaching Carers who may not yet be connected to services. You will also be contributing to local partnership meetings and work collaboratively with health, social care, and third sector partners to ensure Carers’ voices, rights and needs are recognised within local planning and service delivery.

If you have any informal questions about the role, please contact Kasia, our Adult Carer Service Manager on 01463 723560 (Ext:332) or kwilczynska@connectingcarers.org.uk

For the job description with person specification and how to apply, please visit our website connectingcarers.org.uk

Closing date for applications is 11.59pm Sunday 29th March 2026.

The purpose of the role is to provide direct support to individuals who live with a long-term condition to access peer support, information and training around the use and practice of self-management techniques.

The post holder will do this through supporting the establishment and development of peer support groups – both online and in person – as well as ensuring a competent volunteer pathway for the delivery of these groups and training. This post will specifically work with existing peer support groups in Inverness and Nairn and look to develop further support groups in the local area.

Additionally, the role will support the wider engagement of MySelf-Management to ensure local awareness and referral pathways throughout Highland as required.

Counselling Care Skye and Lochalsh is seeking a motivated and experienced Development Officer to help strengthen the sustainability and profile of our community-based mental health service.

This post is funded through Highland Council’s Community Regeneration Fund (CRF) and will play a key role in increasing community resilience across Skye and Lochalsh by securing funding, strengthening donor relationships and raising awareness of our work.

Demand for early intervention counselling services in our rural and island communities continues to grow. This new role will focus on developing and implementing a funding strategy, diversifying income streams, improving impact reporting, and building strong relationships with funders, partners and community supporters. The successful candidate will help ensure our service remains sustainable, accessible and responsive to local need.

We are looking for someone with:

• Proven experience in fundraising or income generation
• Strong written skills and experience preparing funding applications and reports
• The ability to build positive relationships with funders and community stakeholders
• An understanding of the voluntary sector and community-based services

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the long-term sustainability of an essential local service and make a tangible difference to community wellbeing.

For an informal discussion or to request an application pack, please contact: shaun@counsellingcaresl.org

Closing date: Monday 13th April