Jobs in Perth and Kinross
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Our purpose is simple: to save lives at sea. Our RNLI lifesavers are ready to launch to the rescue, 24 hours a day, every day.
Based in Perth, you will report directly to the Head of Region – Scotland and be part of the regional leadership team. As a People business partner, you must be confident in seeking to understand the regional challenges and opportunities (not just People) to challenge, coach and motivate success for the region. You must be able to think and act pragmatically and with agility to ensure we are applying sound people management practice to both our employees and volunteers. With an indirect reporting line to the HR Operations Manager (based in Poole) and working alongside our Volunteering Development Operations Manager you will seek to ensure national consistency of policy and practice to deliver regional needs.
There is flexibility in where you are expected to work, but the expectation is you will be present in the Perth regional support centre with your leadership peers, working from home or out on the coast getting to know our lifesaving communities and management teams, from Aith to Kippford/Eyemouth, across our 46-lifeboat stations or lifeguard support centre.
You will line manage the embedded regional People Advisor and Volunteering Advisor team and will draw on support from the people admin and volunteering teams based in Poole. Success in this role will see you have oversight and ownership of all regional people matters that you will support through to completion, rather than providing a signposting service.
Some of the benefits
- Flexible working
- 26 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays
- Outstanding pension scheme (contributions of up to 16% of basic salary)
- Life assurance
- Health and dental cash plan option
About you
As our Regional People Lead, you will ensure excellent HR business partnering within your region, supported by central subject matter experts including Pay and Reward, Recruitment, Learning and Development, Safeguarding and Strategy/Performance, you will understand the regional opportunities to drive the people strategy across Scotland.
As Regional People Lead, you will:
- Provide a highly effective business partner service to the Head of Region, that engages RNLI people (employees and volunteers) and drives high performance and engagement.
- Drive the RNLI people (inc. volunteering) strategy within region, consistent with the regional aims ensuring our managers are capable and confident using sound performance management practice.
- Ensure that recruitment, pay and reward, occupational health, and learning services strategies are meeting defined Service Level Agreements.
- Maintain and embed a people value proposition that enables the RNLI to attract, develop and retain talent and that meets capacity and capability requirements.
- Ensure that workforce and succession plans are established and delivered.
- Working closely with the Designated Safeguarding Lead to ensure you remain cognisant of any safeguarding concerns.
- Manage and develop your direct reports to ensure their career development.
- Participate in an out of hours service for approximately 2 weeks a year (until 8pm per weekday and 4pm at weekends).
To be successful as our Regional People Lead, you will be a proven HR business partner with a good understanding of volunteering, with the drive, perseverance and resilience to deliver great ‘people’ services. A clear understanding of your responsibility in ensuring the RNLI is a great place to work will be expected.
You will need:
- A relevant degree, CIPD qualification (level 5 or higher) or equivalent experience.
- HR Business partnering experience, ideally in a leadership capacity, and ideally experience or knowledge of working with volunteers.
- Strong, demonstrable employment law knowledge.
- Experience of working with, and delivering against, fast paced operational needs with a practical approach.
In other organisations, this role may also be known as: People Partner, HRBP, HR Business Partner, Human Resources Partner, HR Advisor, HR Generalist, HR Manager.
Project Laxford Programme Coordinator
- Full time
- £40,000
- On site: River Laxford
- Closing 22nd April 2025
The Atlantic Salmon Trust is looking to appoint a Programme Coordinator for Project Laxford, one of its two pioneering Core Rivers programmes currently operating in Scotland.
Project Laxford is a partnership between the Atlantic Salmon Trust and Grosvenor’s Reay Forest Estate based around the River Laxford catchment in northwest Sutherland. By combining state-of-the-art environmental monitoring and on-the-ground habitat restoration, Project Laxford’s planned 10-year programme of work looks to create an exemplar for river catchment restoration, where solutions for wild Atlantic salmon and wider biodiversity recovery can be implemented at a catchment scale.
Working together with Grosvenor’s Reay Forest Estate staff, the local community and other project partners, the Programme Coordinator will organise, operate and maintain the salmon and sea trout monitoring and restoration programme for the River Laxford catchment. This includes overseeing and maintaining a world-leading sonar-imaging fish counter, managing an annual PIT (passive integrated transponder) tagging programme of juvenile salmon, managing the seasonal operation of a rotary screw trap to capture juvenile salmon, electrofishing surveys, invertebrate surveys and wider ecological surveying.
The role holder will also support and facilitate the delivery of research and restoration actions, both in the field and desk-based, working collaboratively with the Atlantic Salmon Trust’s wider research and restoration teams, as well as the team at Grosvenor’s Reay Forest Estate. This includes work in the river, its tributaries, lochs and surrounding landscape, as well as in the estuarine and near-coastal zones. Community engagement also lies at the heart of the project, and the Programme Coordinator will support and develop communication and outreach exercises to engage and inspire.
This exciting role gives an outstanding, driven and motivated individual the opportunity to live and work in one of the UK’s most beautiful, wild places on a project at the forefront of wild salmon restoration. Above all, this role is about being part of a visionary nature restoration project with the ambition to generate the knowledge and solutions required to support wild salmon recovery efforts across the North Atlantic.
Community Activities Organiser x2 – Pitlochry
- Part time
- £24,643 – £25,974 pro-rata
- On site: This post will be based at Pitlochry Community Hospital, although will involve delivery of community groups across North Perthshire.
- Closing 20th April 2025
Alzheimer Scotland is the leading dementia organisation in Scotland. We campaign for the rights of people with dementia and their families, whilst providing an extensive range of innovative, personalised, and therapeutic support services.
We are committed to improving the lives and opportunities of people living with dementia, their carers, partners, and families as their journey transitions from the first point of contact through to end of life. We believe nobody should face dementia alone.
We are looking for a confident, innovative and collaborative Community Activities Organiser for the Pitlochry area. You will establish a range of community activities and opportunities across the locality that fill identified gaps and meet the needs of people living with dementia and their families.
The successful applicant will have a positive approach to dementia. You will be flexible, inclusive, creative, and organised in your approach. You will be sensitive and compassionate with the ability to support people in times of difficulty or distress. You will be an excellent communicator who can work effectively both with individuals and with groups.
You will have a positive approach to your own continued professional development and a willingness to participate in relevant training. A relevant qualification and previous experience of working with people with dementia would be an advantage.
In return you will be in a role which offers the opportunity to meet great people, have great job satisfaction and be employed by an Organisation that offers a range of employee benefits and career progression opportunities.
For a full job description and person specification please see the attachments section of this advert.
Project Worker- Youth Boost
- Full time
- £25,295 – £28,487
- On site: Perth & Kinross with regular travel required throughout the locality
- Closing 9th April 2025
The Role:
Rock Trust are delighted to advertise for a Project Worker for our Youth Boost service in Perth, which aims to support young people to transition from homelessness into settled accommodation, as well as supporting those in tenancies who may be at risk of eviction and young people who want to return home and maintain relationships with their families. We are looking for a passionate and motivated individual to help us continue to deliver on this exciting project. The role will involve working directly with young people to coordinate and provide emotional and practical support on a 1:1 basis, both in their homes and within the wider community.
The post holder will be expected to:
- Work with our Service Manager to develop the Youth Boost service
- Support young people to manage and thrive in their home
- Motivate young people to set goals and reach their potential
- An ability to work effectively with partners and other key people to provide young
- people with excellent care and support
- Adopt a ‘whatever it takes’ and rights based approach
- Work in a psychologically and trauma informed manner
Who we are
Rock Trust is Scotland’s leading youth specific homelessness charity. We work with young people aged 16-25 who are at risk of, or who are experiencing homelessness. Our aim is to end youth homelessness in Scotland by ensuring that every young person has access to expert youth specific services to assist them to avoid, survive and move on from homelessness.
Rock Trust holds the gold award from Investors in People. We are committed to making Rock Trust a fantastic place to work. We provide a range of enhanced benefits for staff, including a starting annual leave entitlement of 25 working days which will increase by 1 day for every full year of service completed (up to a maximum of 30 working days) plus 10 Public Holidays (pro-rata), a 6% employer contribution pension scheme, life assurance scheme, employee rewards and enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave. A full list of our benefits is available on our website.
Client Services Co-ordinator
- Full time
- £23,600
- Hybrid/Remote: Home Based or opportunity to work from any Cruse Scotland office if preferred on either a regular or ad hoc basis.
- Closing 7th April 2025
We are excited to announce a new staff role within Cruse Scotland for a Client Services Co-ordinator. This a great opportunity for someone who is keen to help bereaved people access the right bereavement support at the right time.
About you:This is an ideal role for someone who enjoys being part of a team who are committed to supporting people through difficult times. The role requires someone who has excellent communication skills, who can readily adapt their style to connect with a varied range of people on a day to day basis, including bereaved people; professionals from NHS, Social Work and Education; colleagues; and partner agencies. You will be someone who enjoys being at the core of operations, who enjoys variety and embracing change.
In addition to strong communication skills, you will be highly organised with robust IT skills and have a keen interest in embracing everchanging tech to support our services. You will be confident organising your own workload, managing conflicting priorities and being part of a team working towards a common goal.
About the organisation:We are Scotland’s leading bereavement charity who provide bereavement support to anyone in Scotland who needs us. The range of support includes helpline, individual and group counselling support, children and young people’s services, bereavement support and training to workplaces……and so much more! crusescotland.org.uk
The support services offered to clients are delivered by a volunteer workforce who are trained to professional standards and it’s fair to say that their motivation and commitment is contagious. We value their contributions highly, and ensure an excellent programme of initial and ongoing training, as well as support and development opportunities for them.
About the Role:The Client Services Co-ordinator role will support and improve client services across Cruse Scotland. The post-holder will work closely with the Director of Client Services; our 4 geographical area teams; and our helpline team. Key tasks of the role will include: ongoing co-ordination of client waiting lists; talking with bereaved clients and referrers to advise of all options available; data management and input; and supporting the implementation of changes, where new processes are identified
Areas that we are currently exploring changes within include: reviewing and improving client pathway to support National & local processes, changes to telephony and improvements to client administration systems. It would be expected that the post-holder would play a key part in reviewing and supporting the implementation of these.
Given the nature of the work, ongoing training and supervision is provided.
Your new colleagues: Our volunteer workforce of 250 people are located in communities across Scotland, and are supported by a small but mighty staff team of 22. The staff team comprise a mix of roles and talents, which include the co-ordination of client services, management and training of volunteers, income generation and governance of the charity. As a staff team of 22 we connect fortnightly to ensure a real sense of community and enjoy good relationships across the team
Feedback from our staff satisfaction survey included:
“I haven't been here long but I can confidently say Cruse Scotland is one of the best organisations I have worked for, both from work and flexibility and overall organisation support from all staff and management”
“I find Cruse Scotland to be a very inclusive organisation with a great ethos, responsive to staff and volunteers”