Charity registered in Scotland SC029167
OPAL Mentor – Play Scotland (East/North Scotland)
- Part time
- £28,000 pro-rata
- Home based in Scotland, with travel and attendance at the office when required (central Edinburgh).
- Closing 4th December 2023
Come and work with us! Play Scotland are recruiting an OPAL Mentor (East/North Scotland). OPAL – Outdoor Play and Learning - CIC is the UK's leading, award-winning organisation providing school improvement through play. As an OPAL Mentor, you will be working independently with primary school staff, guiding them through the 18-24-month strategic OPAL programme. The main goal of the programme is to support the creation of a sustainable school play culture at the same time as enabling fantastic playtime provision for children. You will be working across Scotland, facilitating eight compulsory and two optional half-day meetings per school, throughout every school's OPAL journey. Full OPAL training will be provided, to build on the successful candidates experience and expertise.
Communication and Information Officer
- Part time
- £24,000 pro-rata
- Office based with some home working, office is in central Edinburgh
- Closing 18th September 2023
Come and work with us! Play Scotland are recruiting a Communication and Information Officer. They will take responsibility for the development, delivery and co-ordination of Play Scotland’s communications strategy.
They will be responsible for creating digital content and media for a variety of audiences and as a key member of a small team they will provide support to others to ensure consistent messaging and branding.
Come and work with us! Play Scotland are recruiting a Learning and Development Officer. They will take responsibility for the development, delivery and co-ordination of training programmes for the play and children’s sector both online and in-person.
They will be a key member of a small team, organising events and providing support to ensure consistent messaging and branding.
We are looking for someone enthusiastic and skilled in developing and delivering training.
Executive Assistant
- Part time
- £19,000 – £24,000 pro-rata
- Remote / home working with access to an office in central Edinburgh
- Closing 24th July 2022
About Play Scotland
Play Scotland is the lead organisation for the development and promotion of children and young people’s play in Scotland. We work strategically to make the child’s right to play a reality so that all children can reach their full potential and be able to confidently inhabit an inclusive public realm, as well as help shape child friendly communities.
About the role
Reporting directly to the CEO, you will be responsible for supporting the CEO and Director of Projects by managing their time, diary, and priorities, liaising with the internal team, board and external stakeholders using judgement and authority. In addition, you will work closely with the CEO, to offer full administrative support for existing work and other upcoming projects.
This is a fixed term post until the end of March 2023, with the possibility of extension subject to funding.
Start date is negotiable, available from August 2022.
Please download the job description for full details.
Project Coordinator
- Part time
- £24,000 – £28,000 pro-rata
- Remote / home working with access to an office in central Edinburgh**
- Closing 24th July 2022
About Play Scotland
Play Scotland is the lead organisation for the development and promotion of children and young people’s play in Scotland. We work strategically to make the child’s right to play a reality so that all children can reach their full potential and be able to confidently inhabit an inclusive public realm, as well as help shape child friendly communities.
About the Role
The Play Pedagogy Award has been developed and piloted over the last 2 years.
We are now ready to recruit a Project Co-ordinator to launch the award, market it to schools across Scotland, and evaluate and manage the granting of awards.
The post holder will work closely with schools to assist them in self-assessing and transforming their spaces, practice, and culture.
This is a fixed term post until the end of March 2023, with the possibility of extension subject to funding.
Start date is negotiable, available from August 2022
Please download the job description for full details.
Digital Membership and Services Officer
- Part time
- £27,828 pro-rata
- Currently working from home, but will likely be office based in central Edinburgh
- Closing 16th September 2021
Come and work with us! Play Scotland are recruiting a Digital Membership and Services Officer. They will take responsibility for the membership journey and implement an engagement plan and comprehensive membership growth strategy online.
They will be a key member of a small team, organising events and providing digital support to ensure consistent messaging and branding.
We are looking for someone creative, enthusiastic and skilled in communications.
To find out more about the role, please download the Job Description below.