Looking for a new job in Edinburgh or thinking about volunteering?
Here’s 18 jobs available in Edinburgh with Social Enterprises right now and a range of volunteering opportunities!
Job Vacancies
Change Mental Health
Change Mental Health is one of the four founding charities of Mental Health UK. Their Young People’s Programmes; Bloom, Your Resilience and Me & Money focus on mental health prevention by delivering upstream resilience building programmes to young people across the UK.
Engagement Officer – Young People’s Programmes (Closing 01/12/25) – Apply Here
People and Wellbeing Officer (Closing 14/11/25) – Apply Here
The Melting Pot
The Melting Pot is Scotland’s Centre for Social Innovation. An inspiring community of people striving to make the world a better place. They offer coworking spaces, consultancy, business development programmes and more.
Community and Growth Manager (Closing 01/12/25) – Apply Here
Columcille Centre
Columcille is a creative day support service based in Morningside, Edinburgh, which offers a wide range of activities for adults with learning disabilities, autism and mental health needs.
1-1 Support Worker (Closing 14/11/25) – Apply Here
Circle
Circle work with families facing multiple disadvantages because of structural inequality, poverty, drug and alcohol use, imprisonment, physical or mental health, trauma, abuse, and loss.
Fundraising Officer (Closing 14/11/25) – Apply Here
UPMO
Upmo is an Edinburgh-based charity and social enterprise providing support and opportunity for adults with learning disabilities and autism.
Head of Service (Closing 14/11/25) – Apply Here
The Yard
Fundraising & Communications Assistant (Closing 18/11/25) – Apply Here
Office & Facilities Administrator (Closing 24/11/25) – Apply Here
Support Worker – Holiday Support (Closing 26/11/25) – Apply Here
Head of Finance (Closing 26/11/25) – Apply Here
Coffee Saints
Coffee Saints is a Café, selling a large range of coffee, cold drinks and delicious food, which is run by the Grassmarket Community Project
Cafe Chef – To apply e-mail your CV and a short cover note to events@grassmarket.org
Cyrenians
Cyrenians tackle the causes and consequences of homelessness by taking a Public Health Approach to Homelessness Prevention. Taking a values-led and relationships-based approach to delivering all their services.
Employability Support Worker (Closing 05/12/25) – Apply Here
Space @ Broomhouse Hub
Space @ The Broomhouse Hub is a community anchor organisation supporting people and their families in South West Edinburgh, with some of our services stretching city-wide. Coorie Café is a place to meet, eat, and unwind with food made fresh, in house, each day using seasonal ingredients from the Broomhouse Growers’ Community Garden, so you know that the ingredients are top-quality.
Coorie Kitchen Chef – Apply Here
Citadel Youth Centre
Citadel Youth Centre are here for all of Leith’s young people, and the adults around them. A space where people can access the tools, support and guidance they need to make their way even when they don’t know exactly where to yet.
Family Worker at Leith Primary School (Closing 17/11/25)) – Apply Here
SCVO
SCVO is a membership organisation for the voluntary sector in Scotland, with a mission to champion the role of voluntary sector organisations in building a flourishing society and support them to do work that has a positive impact.
Learning Lead (Closing 17/11/25) – Apply Here
Trustee Positions
The Salisbury Centre
The Salisbury Centre aspiration is for all communities to benefit from the Centre and know that they have a place to share their offerings that also serve their needs. They’re looking for new trustees to sit on the board.
Out of the Blue
Out of the Blue provide studio spaces for artists, classes, events, exhibitions and more in their mission to provide affordable spaces and opportunities for artists in Edinburgh. They’re currently looking for a new Board Chair and Board of Trustees with a closing date of 10th December.
Shrub Coop
SHRUB Cooperative is a member-led cooperative, working for a world without waste. They are looking for new trustee to join them and are particularly interested in those with experience in Fundraising and HR.
Heart of Newhaven Community
The Heart of Newhaven Community is an intergenerational community hub working on community well-being, learning and enterprise and culture and heritage. They’re looking for trustees with finance, business, charity management, building maintenance or fundraising backgrounds that live in Newhaven.
Space @ The Broomhouse Hub
Space @ The Broomhouse Hub is a Scottish Award nominated Charity and social enterprise delivering diverse services supporting young people, families, older people, and carers. They are looking for a new trustee to join their board.
Social Enterprise Academy
Social Enterprise Academy help social entrepreneurs strengthen their role in local communities through transformational learning programmes that will increase their community impact. They’re currently looking for 3 new board members, with a closing date of 17th November 2025 for applications.
Voluntary Positions
Linknet
LINKnet’s mission is to provide one to one mentoring support to minority ethnic individuals including refugees and asylum seekers.
Linknet – Voluntee Mentors (General and Sessions on spoken English) – More Info
Multi Cultural Family Base – Chair
Multi-Cultural Family Base aims to honour and uphold the lives of ethnically diverse children, young people, and their families who experience systemic barriers and social isolation.
Multi Cultural Family Base – Chair – Apply Here (Closing 07/11)
The Heart of Newhaven
The Heart of Newhaven is a community led initiative running the former Victoria Primary School as a vibrant community hub for people of all ages.
The Heart of Newhaven – Trustee (Voluntary) – Apply here
WHALE Arts
WHALE Arts is a cultural anchor organisation for Wester Hailes. As a community-led arts charity and social enterprise, WHALE Arts’ mission is to be the creative heart of a vibrant, thriving community.
WHALE Arts – Community Café Volunteer (Barista) – Apply Here
WHALE Arts – Men’s Makers Support – Apply Here
WHALE Arts – Open Studio Support – Apply Here
The Eric Liddell Community
The Eric Liddell Community is an Edinburgh care charity and community hub founded in 1980, in memory of the inspirational Olympic gold medallist, Eric Liddell whose win in the 1924 Paris Olympics was the subject of the film ‘Chariots of Fire’.
Eric Liddell Community – Volunteer (Various Opportunities) – Apply Here
Arts & Spirituality
Art and Spirituality CIC is a non-profit Social Enterprise (Community Interest Company limited by guarantee) led by 3 international female volunteer directors (with 25 years of experience in organising events) and several volunteers. They are a Community Hub based in Gorgie, Edinburgh for Creativity and mental and physical Well-being with a beautiful Studio Room and a cosy Therapy Room.
Arts & Spirituality – Website Administrator – E-mail CEO Giada at info@artandspirituality.co.uk for more details.
Arts & Spirituality – Artist with Group Work experience – E-mail CEO Giada at info@artandspirituality.co.uk for more details.
Arts & Spirituality – Corporate Sales Administrator – E-mail CEO Giada at info@artandspirituality.co.uk for more details.
Arts & Spirituality – Data Entry – E-mail CEO Giada at info@artandspirituality.co.uk for more details.
Arts & Spirituality – Communications Officer – E-mail CEO Giada at info@artandspirituality.co.uk for more details.
Goodies
Goodies operates in and around Edinburgh to reduce waste, support people and build community! Their work prevents food and other goods from ending up in landfills and instead redirects them to people who need them. They operate a community cafe where they provide healthy, freshly cooked meals and organise regular events and activities and recently opened a second hand furniture and goods store.
Goodies – Shop helper – Contact goodies-charity@outlook.com for more information
Goodies – Food collector/sorter – Contact goodies-charity@outlook.com for more information
Goodies – Cafe helper – Contact goodies-charity@outlook.com for more information
The Salisbury Centre
The Salisbury Centre is a community at the heart of Edinburgh, located in between the magnificent Holyrood Park and the Old Town. And at the heart of The Salisbury Centre community are… our Volunteers.
Come and get involved in a place that supports Edinburgh and Scotland to be a hub of sustainable, conscious, and harmonious living!
The Salisbury Centre – Community Meals Co-host – Apply Here
The Salisbury Centre – Community Seasonal Celebrations Volunteer – Apply Here
The Salisbury Centre – Garden Volunteer – Apply Here
The Salisbury Centre – DIY Volunteer – Apply Here
The Salisbury Centre – Meditation Volunteer – Apply Here
The Salisbury Centre – Seed Library Volunteers
– Email volunteers@salisburycentre.org
The Salisbury Centre – Promotion & Visual Design Volunteer – Apply Here
The Salisbury Centre – Befriender Volunteer – Apply Here
The Salisbury Centre – Trustee – Apply Here
Cyrenians
Cyrenians mission is to tackle the causes and consequences of homelessness through learning from lived experience; by delivering targeted services which focus on prevention, early intervention and support into a home; and by influencing changes in legislation and policy.
Cyrenians – Social Bite Village Residential Community Volunteer – Apply Here
Space @ The Broomhouse Hub
Space @ The Broomhouse Hub is a Scottish Award nominated Charity organisation delivering diverse services supporting young people, families, older people, and carers – amongst others – engaging with local people more than 34,000 times last year.
Space @ The Broomhouse Hub – Befriender – Apply Here
Datakirk
The DataKirk is a data literacy and analytics club. They provide a hands-on environment for people to get curious, creative, and ultimately, confident with data.
Datakirk – Social Media Project Volunteer – Apply Here
SCVO
SCVO is the national membership organisation for Scotland’s charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Our mission is to support people to take voluntary action to help themselves and others, and to bring about social change.
SCVO – Board of Trustees – Apply Here (Closing 31/10)
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