Directory
The Joined Up for Jobs directory lists organisations delivering employability and related services in Edinburgh. You can search for organisations listed the JUfJ directory by name, keyword, service type, postcode, or main client group.
LIFT - Low Income Families Together
LIFT is a support and advocacy service based in North West Edinburgh. We provide help and support with a number of different things, including:
- Benefits advice, including Universal Credit support
- Housing advice
- Homeless support
- Employability support ...

Service Type
Employability, Housing, Education and training, Money / Benefits, and Volunteering
Client Group
Care experienced, Disability, Homeless / at risk of homelessness, Substance misuse, LGBT+, BME Groups, Criminal Convictions, Lone Parents, Health Conditions, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
North west
Age group served
16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-50, and 50+
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement, Stage 2 / Barrier Removal, Stage 3 / Vocational Activity, Stage 4 / Job Matching, and Stage 5 / Upskilling & Aftercare
Outreach offered
Yes
LinkLiving - Transform Through Transitions
Link Academy is delighted to be able to run a rolling three-week interactive online programme for people over the age of 16, living in Edinburgh.
The team will be running a series of two-hour online workshops aimed at providing those with the tools t...

Service Type
Health / Mental Health and Housing
Client Group
Homeless / at risk of homelessness and Health Conditions
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-50, and 50+
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement and Stage 2 / Barrier Removal
Outreach offered
No
LINKnet Mentoring Ltd
One-to-one mentoring service
One-to-one mentoring is provided for education, employment and personal development. A qualified, experienced and trained volunteer mentor is assigned to a mentee to provide support ( for up to six months) 2 to 3 hours p...

Service Type
Employability, Education and training, and Volunteering
Client Group
Long term unemployed
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
20-24, 25-29, 30-50, and 50+
Outreach offered
No
LINKnet Mentoring Mental Health Project
We offer support to people who suffer with mild to moderate Mental Health issues.

Service Type
Health / Mental Health and Volunteering
Client Group
LGBT+, BME Groups, Lone Parents, Health Conditions, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-50, and 50+
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement and Stage 2 / Barrier Removal
Outreach offered
Yes
LinkNet Oral Health Project
Eat well for oral health is a community based oral health and nutrition awareness project delivered by LINKnet Mentoring in partnership with other organisations.
Our aim is to deliver oral health practices and nutrition guidance in an accessible and ...

Service Type
Health / Mental Health, Education and training, and Volunteering
Client Group
Care experienced, Disability, LGBT+, BME Groups, Lone Parents, Health Conditions, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-50, and 50+
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement and Stage 3 / Vocational Activity
Outreach offered
Yes
Lothian Work Support Services
Getting back to and staying in work is a key issue for many people, especially those experiencing ill health and/or long periods of work absence. Our aim is to help employees to achieve a positive relationship between health and work, providing thera...
Service Type
Employability and Health / Mental Health
Client Group
Disability and Health Conditions
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-50, and 50+
Pipeline Stage
Stage 5 / Upskilling & Aftercare
Outreach offered
No
LTSB - Access to Apprenticeships
We work to connect young people from socially disadvantaged backgrounds to early career opportunities with real development prospects that pay a living wage in the finance, business and tech sectors.
Service Type
Employability and Education and training
Client Group
Care experienced, Disability, Homeless / at risk of homelessness, Substance misuse, LGBT+, BME Groups, Lone Parents, Health Conditions, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19 and 20-24
Pipeline Stage
Stage 3 / Vocational Activity, Stage 4 / Job Matching, and Stage 5 / Upskilling & Aftercare
Outreach offered
Yes
Make It Your Own
This group is open to any young person who has ever lived away from home (been in care) and is now going into their first tenancy. The MIYO team will give you a personal budget of £150 to help make your new house your home. They will help you persona...

Service Type
Employability and Housing
Client Group
Care experienced
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19 and 20-24
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement, Stage 2 / Barrier Removal, Stage 3 / Vocational Activity, Stage 4 / Job Matching, and Stage 5 / Upskilling & Aftercare
Outreach offered
Yes
Making Work Work - for women returners
Making Work Work – for Women Returners is the Challenges Group's award-winning women returners programme, co-designed and Programme Managed by Lynn Houmdi, Scotland's Flex Influencer 2022.

Service Type
Employability
Client Group
Long term unemployed
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
25-29, 30-50, and 50+
Pipeline Stage
Stage 2 / Barrier Removal and Stage 5 / Upskilling & Aftercare
Outreach offered
No
MOEP (Move On Employability Pathway)
The Move On Employability Pathway (MOEP) programme is exciting new employability training in Edinburgh, supported by the City of Edinburgh Council(this will open in a new window), for young people who are:
- 16-19 years old and have left full-time edu...


Service Type
Employability and Volunteering
Client Group
Care experienced, Homeless / at risk of homelessness, LGBT+, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19, 20-24, and 25-29
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement and Stage 2 / Barrier Removal
Outreach offered
Yes
Move On BBFF Employability Programme
Move On's Em[loyability course is designed to improve young people’s chances of employment in the construction sector or their chances of moving on to further training.
This is a 6-week employability programme for young people aged 16-21 years who a...


Service Type
Employability and Education and training
Client Group
Care experienced, Disability, Homeless / at risk of homelessness, Substance misuse, LGBT+, BME Groups, Criminal Convictions, Lone Parents, Health Conditions, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19 and 20-24
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement and Stage 2 / Barrier Removal
Outreach offered
No
Move On Mentoring
We match volunteer mentors to vulnerable young people to support them to achieve goals and reach their full potential.


Service Type
Employability, Health / Mental Health, Education and training, and Volunteering
Client Group
Care experienced, Disability, Homeless / at risk of homelessness, LGBT+, BME Groups, Criminal Convictions, Health Conditions, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19, 20-24, and 25-29
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement, Stage 2 / Barrier Removal, Stage 3 / Vocational Activity, Stage 4 / Job Matching, and Stage 5 / Upskilling & Aftercare
Outreach offered
Yes
New Futures
The project
New Futures provides tailored careers advice and support for those searching for new employment, whether they are looking to change or progress in their current role. If they are looking for more hours, higher pay, or are considering ente...

Service Type
Employability and Education and training
Client Group
Health Conditions and Long term unemployed
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-50, and 50+
Pipeline Stage
Stage 3 / Vocational Activity, Stage 4 / Job Matching, and Stage 5 / Upskilling & Aftercare
Outreach offered
Yes
One Parent Families Scotland
One Parent Families Scotland Edinburgh offers a range of support and information to single parents, including help in personal and skills development leading to family-friendly employment. We aim to ensure that single-parent families in Edinburgh hav...

Service Type
Employability, Health / Mental Health, Education and training, and Money / Benefits
Client Group
Lone Parents
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-50, and 50+
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement, Stage 2 / Barrier Removal, Stage 3 / Vocational Activity, Stage 4 / Job Matching, and Stage 5 / Upskilling & Aftercare
Outreach offered
Yes
Pick N Mix
Pick ‘n’ Mix to Employment - for 16-24 year olds - who would like the opportunity to learn about themselves and the world of work in a warm, nurturing, community setting. Our aim is to support young people who are keen to ultimately move into paid ...
Service Type
Employability
Client Group
Care experienced, Disability, Homeless / at risk of homelessness, LGBT+, and Health Conditions
Target Area
North east, North west, South east, South west, and All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19 and 20-24
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement, Stage 2 / Barrier Removal, Stage 3 / Vocational Activity, and Stage 4 / Job Matching
Outreach offered
No
Planning Futures For Parents
Planning Futures for Parents is aimed at providing training and support, to mainly ethnic minority parents located in South West Edinburgh get into, or closer towards, paid employment or those working part-time and looking to change career.
Service Type
Employability, Health / Mental Health, Education and training, Money / Benefits, and Volunteering
Client Group
Disability, BME Groups, Lone Parents, Health Conditions, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
South west
Age group served
16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-50, and 50+
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement, Stage 2 / Barrier Removal, Stage 3 / Vocational Activity, Stage 4 / Job Matching, and Stage 5 / Upskilling & Aftercare
Outreach offered
Yes
pRESPECT HUB
1). Career Accelerator
This programme is designed for people returning to work, graduates, and those currently working but under-employed or struggling to move up their career ladder. The programme includes
- CV and Cover Letter Review
- Get invited for ...
Service Type
Employability and Education and training
Client Group
Care experienced, BME Groups, Lone Parents, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-50, and 50+
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement, Stage 2 / Barrier Removal, Stage 3 / Vocational Activity, Stage 4 / Job Matching, and Stage 5 / Upskilling & Aftercare
Outreach offered
No
ProjectScotland
Throughout Scotland’s capital city & the Lothians, we support young people to get on in life, through the power of volunteering.

Service Type
Employability, Education and training, and Volunteering
Client Group
Care experienced, Disability, Homeless / at risk of homelessness, Substance misuse, LGBT+, BME Groups, Criminal Convictions, Lone Parents, Health Conditions, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19, 20-24, and 25-29
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement, Stage 2 / Barrier Removal, and Stage 3 / Vocational Activity
Outreach offered
No
Quarriers Coaching For Life
Through one-to-one support from our Life Coaches, you create your own personalised development plan which can help to:

Service Type
Health / Mental Health
Client Group
Care experienced
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19 and 20-24
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement, Stage 2 / Barrier Removal, Stage 3 / Vocational Activity, Stage 4 / Job Matching, and Stage 5 / Upskilling & Aftercare
Outreach offered
Yes
Recruitment Training (Edinburgh) Ltd
We help young people into employment and then help them to achieve either a Digital Marketing Modern Apprenticeship or a Modern Apprenticeship in Business and Administration at Level 3, which is gained in the workplace.
There is no studying and no ex...

Service Type
Employability and Education and training
Client Group
Care experienced, Disability, Homeless / at risk of homelessness, LGBT+, BME Groups, Lone Parents, Health Conditions, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19
Pipeline Stage
Stage 3 / Vocational Activity
Outreach offered
No
Rural & Urban Training Scheme (RUTS) - INSPIRE
RUTS are a vocational and employability training provider delivering activities, programmes and qualifications to young people aged 16-24 designed to support skills for work and skills for life.
These services are all available through the INSPIRE pr...

Service Type
Employability and Education and training
Client Group
Care experienced, LGBT+, BME Groups, Criminal Convictions, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19 and 20-24
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement, Stage 2 / Barrier Removal, Stage 3 / Vocational Activity, Stage 4 / Job Matching, and Stage 5 / Upskilling & Aftercare
Outreach offered
Yes
Skills Development Scotland (Edinburgh) Careers Centre
Skills Development Scotland (SDS) is the national skills body and we deliver Scotland’s career service in schools, in SDS centres, through our Helpline, and online.
No matter what stage you’re at in your career, support is available for you from our c...

Service Type
Employability
Client Group
Care experienced, Disability, Homeless / at risk of homelessness, Substance misuse, LGBT+, BME Groups, Criminal Convictions, Lone Parents, Health Conditions, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-50, and 50+
Pipeline Stage
Stage 3 / Vocational Activity, Stage 4 / Job Matching, and Stage 5 / Upskilling & Aftercare
Outreach offered
No
Smart Works Edinburgh
Smart Works Edinburgh offers interview clothing and training for unemployed women with job interviews lined up.


Service Type
Employability
Client Group
Care experienced, Disability, Homeless / at risk of homelessness, Substance misuse, LGBT+, BME Groups, Criminal Convictions, Lone Parents, Health Conditions, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-50, and 50+
Pipeline Stage
Stage 4 / Job Matching and Stage 5 / Upskilling & Aftercare
Outreach offered
Yes
Space Station
Space Station is part of our Space Training Academy and is an entry level course to help support you into the food, catering and hospitality sector.
Service Type
Employability and Education and training
Client Group
Care experienced, Disability, Homeless / at risk of homelessness, Substance misuse, LGBT+, BME Groups, Criminal Convictions, Lone Parents, Health Conditions, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-50, and 50+
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement, Stage 2 / Barrier Removal, Stage 3 / Vocational Activity, and Stage 4 / Job Matching
Outreach offered
No
STAND International Volunteering
We are STAND International. We work with disadvantaged communities across Scotland and abroad. We make a difference by offering participants in our programmes the opportunity to Start A New Day (STAND) by providing training and support and placements...

Service Type
Education and training and Volunteering
Client Group
Care experienced, Homeless / at risk of homelessness, Substance misuse, LGBT+, BME Groups, Criminal Convictions, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-50, and 50+
Pipeline Stage
Stage 5 / Upskilling & Aftercare
Outreach offered
No