About Hanover

Hanover has been successfully housing and supporting people in Scotland for over 40 years. Our strategic aims are to have Happy Customers, Desirable Homes and a Resilient Organisation.

This is an exciting time to join Hanover. We are continuing to invest in our people, strengthen our culture and modernise how we work. We are also proud to be finalists in the Employer of the Year Award at the Cherries Awards – recognition of our commitment to creating a great place to work.

About the Role

We are delighted to be recruiting for a People Partner who shares our passion for delivering a first-class people service and expert advice to our managers and employees.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join us at a time of growth, transformation and ambition within Hanover. As a People Partner you will play a key role in shaping the future of our people agenda and helping us deliver an exceptional employee experience.

As a People Partner, you will work in a fast-paced environment providing professional support and advice across a broad range of people matters. You will be a trusted partner to managers by helping them navigate challenges, build capability and deliver excellent customer service through their teams.

Our People Partner's have the opportunity to lead and take part in our exciting strategic projects, including the implementation of our new HR system. Your role will involve leading projects, working groups and driving change that will have a lasting impact across the organisation.

The successful candidate will also be a key member of our People and Engagement Strategy Programme Board, helping to shape, influence and deliver priorities that support Hanover’s long-term success.

This is a hybrid role with a minimum of two days per week in an office location in Elgin, Edinburgh or Glasgow.

About You

We are looking for someone who is confident, resilient and thrives in a busy, evolving environment. You will bring strong employee relations experience, sound judgement and the ability to build trusted relationships at all levels.

The key requirements for this role include:

• SCQF Level 8 or equivalent qualification.
• Demonstrable experience of managing and advising on a broad range of complex employee relations issues.
• Experience of reviewing, developing and improving policies, procedures and working practices.
• Experience of leading or supporting change projects and delivering successful outcomes.
• Experience of producing data, insights and reports to identify trends and implement improvements.
• Up-to-date knowledge and understanding of employment law, compliance and best practice.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to influence and build effective relationships with employees and managers at all levels.
• Strong time management skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Excellent organisational, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Resilient, adaptable and able to perform well in a fast-paced environment.

What We Offer:

Hanover offers a supportive and friendly environment where our people are valued and appreciated. We are a Scottish Living Wage employer as well as being a Gold IIP and IIP Gold for Wellbeing and Young Person’s Guarantee employer. Your hard work and drive to succeed are rewarded through:

• Competitive salary and pension options.
• Health and Wellbeing support networks including Mental Health First Aiders and a 24/7 GP helpline.
• Employee counselling service upon assessment.
• Access to our Hanover Perks platform which includes high street discounts and health cash plan.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Tech Scheme.
• Family friendly policies.
• Payment of PVG or Disclosure (where applicable)

Could you be part of something different? We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to use their gifts, skills and experience to make a difference to the lives of the people in our parishes and communities.

We are looking for someone to support and develop the missional activity of Culloden & Ardersier Parish Church. You will have a passion for, and relevant experience of, outreach to the local community and working to grow children and youth ministry.

Under the guidance of the Islands Estate Manager, the Islands Centre’s Maintenance Worker’s role is to support the maintenance across the 8 properties on Iona and Mull. This includes regular visits to the Camas Centre to undertake work on the historic buildings and grounds and supervising workaways who visit the Centre during its current period of closure. The properties include:

The Maintenance Worker is responsible for consulting and working the various properties on Iona and the Camas Centre as required.

Under the guidance of the Islands Estate Manager, the Islands Centre’s Gardener’s role is to manage and maintain the gardens across the many properties on Iona and Mull. This includes regular visits to the Camas Centre’s organic garden and woodland as a space for engagement with workaways who visit to work in the grounds during its current period of closure. The space includes two polytunnels, multiple lazy beds, fruit cages and two small woodlands.

The gardener is also responsible for shutting down the garden in the winter.

The post will be one of a team of development officer posts specifically intended to work closely with Third Sector Organisations (TSOs) throughout the Inner Moray Firth. This role will be focused on capacity building role that will support organisations around their governance, board development, or strategic planning as well as health checks. This role will work with organisations who are starting out, going through difficulty, changing their governance or closing down.

The post holder will be responsible for guiding groups around these topics, ensuring that they are informed of the regulatory and legal information necessary.

Ark is a major provider of Housing, Care and Support to people with long term and enduring conditions such as learning disabilities, mental health issues, dementia and autism.

Ark supports people to live independently in their own homes providing everything from a few hours a week social and life admin support to 24/7 care supporting with personal care, medication, household tasks, attending appointments and leisure activities.

We have lots of opportunities across Scotland for our Support Worker roles. As we provide full training no previous is experience is required.

If you are enthusiastic about supporting people to live their best lives, then apply now to join our team!

Your main duties will include but not be limited to:

• Working with colleagues as part of an effective and efficient team to support vulnerable people.
• Communicate and work well with our supported people to provide individual care and maintain appropriate relationships.
• Being responsible in supporting individuals throughout the activities, giving positive feedback and encouragement.
• Updating and maintaining accurate records using a tablet on Arks Information Management system.

Previous experience of the following is an advantage but not essential as Ark will provide full training: Care Worker, Social worker, Home Carer, Case Worker, Care Assistant, Autism Support Worker, Personal Care Assistant , Social Care Worker.

View our job outline, find out what you working week could look like and hear from our current Support Workers on Arks website arkha.org.uk/work-with-us

Why Ark?

• No Previous Experience Required - Ark provide full training so no previous experience is required making our Support Worker roles the perfect place to start your career in Adult Social Care.
• Get a qualification while you work - Ark fully fund your SVQ2 in Health & Social Care which you complete with the support of our in house SVQ team.
• Employee Discounts - Employee Discounts Portal with 1000s of discounts on your favourite brands including Supermarkets, Cinema Tickets, Gym Membership and Holidays.
• Career Progression -Over 75% of all Managers within Care & Support have been promoted internally.
• Employee Assistance Program - Arks Employee Assistance program (EAP) gives all employees access to counselling sessions. There is also support available through weekly webinars and the EAP Website & App.
• Contracted hours to suit you-We have Full-time, Part-time and Relief Support Worker roles available at our services throughout Scotland.

In return for your valuable contribution, Ark will also offer you:

• Up to 36 days paid holiday per year pro rata
• 4% Contributory pension scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Fully funded PVG & 1st year SSSC registration paid by Ark

Our employees told us in a recent survey that they stay with Ark because they believe in our values, we have supportive managers who continually appreciate their staff and they love making a positive difference in our supported peoples lives, helping them to achieve their dreams.

Ark would love to hear from you whether you are an experienced Support Worker or new to Social Care.