Current Job Vacancies
- East Lothian: Part -time sessional worker role, 150 hours
- Aberdeenshire: Learning coordinator, Maternity cover, Part time – 21 hours per week
- Perth & Kinross: Learning Coordinator, Maternity cover, part-time – 21 hours per week
- Fife: Learning Coordinator, 21 hours per week
Ahead of applying for any Learning Coordinator vacancies that are listed on this page, we’d like to invite you to watch our short video, below, about working as a Learning Coordinator with Lead Scotland.
SESSIONAL WORKER – East Lothian
Part-time sessional worker role available, 150 hours on a schedule to be agreed for work up to 31st March 2027. £20.00 per hour.
About the role:
We have one sessional work opportunity available to deliver our East Lothian Community Matters: From Awareness to Action project. The role is focused on supporting up to 8 learners to undertake flexible qualifications (Community Action and Leadership or Adult Achievement Awards) that recognise real-world learning gained through volunteering, community involvement, employment and personal development. Support combines welcoming small-group sessions with tailored one-to-one guidance, helping everyone participate and progress. Our goal is for every learner to achieve at least one accredited unit, strengthening the pathway towards further learning, volunteering or employment. The time commitment in hours per week will be agreed by negotiation flexibly worked up to 31st March 2027.
The work is in person working in a peripatetic way using local community venues and learner’s own homes to deliver learning.
It is regulated work for which a satisfactory PVG will be required.
About you:
You will be passionate about the transformative power of confidence building, digital skills, digital confidence, employability, and adult learning. You will be confident in communicating one-to-one and with groups and have a flexible and creative approach to problem-solving.
You will be enthusiastic with good organisational skills and have previous experience of supporting people experiencing a range of barriers to enhance and improve their skills and accredited results profiles. You will be capable of working one-to-one with learners, and of tailoring and delivering learning programmes. The role involves travelling throughout the local authority area to meet one to one and group learner demand.
Applications from disabled people:
Lead has Disability Confident status, and we encourage applications from disabled people. All disabled people meeting the minimum requirements will get a guaranteed interview. Information about our commitment to recruit disabled people is available on our website. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in the online form. This will in no way disadvantage you in the recruitment process. All job application information can be made in alternative formats on request, including braille, large print and audio and people can make applications in alternative formats.
How to apply:
1. Answer the questions in this online application form. This will help us assess your approach and transferable skills for this specific role.
2. Please complete our anonymous equal opportunities form
3. Email your CV to recruitment@lead.org.uk.
Job description available here, Job Description – Sessional worker East Lothian, September 2026
Recruitment paperwork is kept for 6 months before it is destroyed. Lead Scotland has a Recruiting People with Convictions Policy.
If you have any further queries about the role, please email recruitment@lead.org.uk
Closing Date: Noon, Friday 9th October 2026
Lead Scotland is a charity which provides learning, befriending and helpline services for disabled people and carers. Charity no. SC003949
*********************************************************************************
LEARNING COORDINATOR, Aberdeenshire Employability Service. Part time 21 hours per week – Maternity Cover until 31 March 2027 in the first instance.
£17,026 (£28,377 pro rata); pension; expenses; 22 days annual leave per annum (37 days pro rata). Fixed term initially until 31 March 2027.
About the role:
We seek a part-time (21 hours per week) Learning Coordinator to deliver Lead’s Aberdeenshire Employability Service. This is a learning service for disabled people and carers aged 16 to 67 who experience barriers to work and education.
The successful applicant will be committed to:
1) Engaging and supporting disabled people and carers to overcome barriers and embark on personalised learning journeys, making positive, sustained transitions into their chosen progression routes and positive destinations.
2) Being an active part of the Lead Scotland team as we develop new, exciting learning opportunities in Aberdeenshire.
3) Work from your home base for online and hybrid elements of the role and a full driving licence and access to a car is essential to travel to homes and communities across this rural area.
It involves regulated work for which a satisfactory PVG will be required. Lead Scotland has a Recruiting People with Convictions Policy.
About you:
You will be passionate about the transformative power of adult learning, have excellent communication skills, and a flexible and creative approach to problem-solving.
You will have great organisational skills and previous experience of supporting disabled people experiencing a range of barriers, of working one-to-one with learners, and of designing and delivering learning programmes. You will hold an Assessors Award or be willing to work towards this.
Applications from disabled people:
Lead has Disability Confident status, and we encourage applications from disabled people. All disabled people meeting the minimum requirements will get a guaranteed interview. Information about our commitment to recruit disabled people is available on our website. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in the online form. This will in no way disadvantage you in the recruitment process. All job application information can be made in alternative formats on request including braille, large print and audio and people can make applications in alternative formats.
Recruitment paperwork is kept for 6 months before it is destroyed. Please complete our anonymous equal opportunities form to help us ensure we are attracting a broad range of candidates.
How to apply:
1. Answer the questions in this online application form. This will help us assess your approach and transferable skills for this specific role and replaces a cover letter.
2. Email your CV to recruitment@lead.org.uk.
Job description available here, Job Description – Learning coordinator, Maternity cover, Aberdeenshire, September 26
If you have any further queries about the role, please email recruitment@lead.org.uk
Closing Date: Noon, Friday 9th October 2026
Lead Scotland is a charity which provides learning, befriending and helpline services for disabled people and carers. Charity no. SC003949
*********************************************************************************
LEARNING COORDINATOR, Perth & Kinross Digital Skills Project. Part-time 21 hours per week – Maternity Cover until 31 January 2027.
£17,026 (£28,377 pro rata); pension; expenses; 22 days annual leave per annum including public holidays (pro rata). Fixed term until 31 January 2027.
About the role:
We seek a part time (21 hours per week) Learning Coordinator to promote and deliver Lead Scotland’s Perth and Kinross Digital Skills Project. This is a learning service for digitally excluded people, including disabled people, carers and those who experience barriers.
About you:
Are you committed to engaging and supporting disabled people and carers to build confidence and digital skills? Are you committed to delivering accessible learning opportunities and supporting people to progress?
Are you passionate about using a community-based adult learning approach, supporting people to get online safely and to realise the benefits of thinking digitally? Are you confident in communicating one to one and with groups and have a flexible and creative approach to problem-solving?
Would you enjoy being an active part of the Lead Scotland team as we develop new, exciting accessible digital learning opportunities?
Do you have great organisational skills, previous experience of supporting disabled people experiencing a range of barriers, of working one-to-one and in groups with learners, and of designing and delivering learning programmes?
Do you have access to transport as you will be working in homes and communities across Perth and Kinross?
Do you have an assessor’s award?
This post is home-based in Perth and Kinross and involves regulated work for which a satisfactory PVG will be required. Lead Scotland has a Recruiting People with Convictions Policy.
Applications from disabled people:
Lead has Disability Confident status, and we encourage applications from disabled people. All disabled people meeting the minimum requirements will get a guaranteed interview. Information about our commitment to recruit disabled people is available on our website. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in the online form. This will in no way disadvantage you in the recruitment process. All job application information can be made in alternative formats on request, including braille, large print and audio and people can make applications in alternative formats.
Recruitment paperwork is kept for 6 months before it is destroyed. Please complete our anonymous equal opportunities form to help us ensure we are attracting a broad range of candidates.
How to apply:
1. Answer the questions in this online application form. This will help us assess your approach and transferable skills for this specific role.
2. Email your CV to recruitment@lead.org.uk.
Job description available here, Job Description Learning Coordinator maternity cover P&K Sep-26.docx If you have any further queries about the role, please email recruitment@lead.org.uk
Closing Date: Noon Monday 12th October 2026
Lead Scotland is a charity which provides learning, befriending and helpline services for disabled people and carers. Charity no. SC003949
*********************************************************************************
LEARNING COORDINATOR, Fife Adult Carers Digital Project. Part time (21 hours).
£17,026 (£28,377 pro rata); pension; expenses; 22 days annual leave per annum (37 days pro rata).Fixed term initially until 31 March 2027 (potential for extension into 27/28 subject to funding).
We are looking for someone to promote and deliver Lead’s Adult Carers Digital Project. This is a learning service for carers aged 16 through to older adulthood who lack digital skills or who experience barriers when engaging with technology.
About the role:
We are looking for someone to promote and deliver Lead’s Adult Carers Digital Project in Fife. This is a learning service for carers aged 16 through to older adulthood who lack digital skills or who experience barriers when engaging with technology. The successful applicant will be:
- Engaging and supporting unpaid carers to overcome barriers and embark on personalised learning journeys, building skills and confidence with using digital and online services to achieve their personal aims and ambitions.
- Being an active part of the Lead Scotland team in Fife.
- Working from your home base in Fife, access to transport is essential to travel to homes and communities across this rural area.
About you:
You will be committed to engaging and supporting adult carers to realise the potential of technology, including how technological solutions can support caring responsibilities.
You will be passionate about the transformative power of adult learning, confidence communicating one to one and with groups, and have a flexible and creative approach to problem-solving.
You will have great organisational skills, previous experience of supporting adults experiencing a range of barriers, of working one-to-one and in groups with learners, and of designing and delivering learning programmes. Holding an Assessor’s Award would be advantageous.
Applications from disabled people:
Lead has Disability Confident status, and we encourage applications from disabled people. All disabled people meeting the minimum requirements will get a guaranteed interview. Information about our commitment to recruit disabled people is available on our website. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in the online form. This will in no way disadvantage you in the recruitment process. All job application information can be made in alternative formats on request including braille, large print and audio and people can make applications in alternative formats.
How to apply:
1. Answer the questions in this online application form. This will help us assess your approach and transferable skills for this specific role and replaces a cover letter.
2. Please complete our anonymous equal opportunities form
3. Email your CV to recruitment@lead.org.uk.
Job description available at this link: Job Description Learning Coordinator Fife Adult Carers September 2026.docx If you have any further queries about the role, please email recruitment@lead.org.uk
Recruitment paperwork is kept for 6 months before it is destroyed. Lead Scotland has a Recruiting People with Convictions Policy.
Closing Date: Noon Monday 12th October 2026
Lead Scotland is a charity which provides learning, befriending and helpline services for disabled people and carers. Charity no. SC003949
