Communications & Media Assistant (maternity cover)
- Full time
- £23,331 – £24,725
- Explorer Road, Dundee
- Closing 27th August 2021
- Advertised from 13th August 2021
- 35.25 hours per week. Fixed Term (approximately 9 months maternity cover).
- Ref: HH21/145
Role
The Service
Providing innovative communications solutions to a diverse organisation means that no two days are ever the same in the team.
The aim of the Communications and Media Team is to support Hillcrest to communicate in the best way it can which includes both internal and external customers.
The Role
As a Communications and Media Assistant you will:
· Be creative with excellent design skills;
· Have great ideas on how to communicate innovatively;
· Have an attention to detail that ensures a busy workload is manageable;
· Focus on designing and editing print and digital materials;
· Produce promotional films and photography;
· Manage the company’s website and intranet.
You Will
· Have experience creating high quality photography and video material;
· Have excellent IT skills including Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat Professional desktop publishing software and PDF writer software;
· Be a competent user of social media and social media management systems
· Be a self-starter with the ability to work to deadlines under pressure.
Application notes
For further information and to apply, please visit careers.hillcrest.org.uk/hillcrest/search/results/all/1
Closing date: Friday 27th August 2021
Interview date: Monday 6th September 2021
We promote equality through seeking to eliminate unlawful and unfair forms of discrimination, as appropriate.
Paisley Housing Association is launching an exciting pilot project within our Estates Team, and we’re looking for enthusiastic individuals to join us.
We have two unique opportunities to be part of a team that’s shaping the future of our organisation and helping us as part of our plans to grow our Estates Team.
As an Estates Team Operative, you’ll play a vital role in preparing our void properties for letting and keeping our estates safe, welcoming, and well maintained. You’ll be hands on, working alongside a supportive team, and your contribution will directly impact the success of this pilot and the future expansion of our Estates Service.
What you’ll bring:
- Energy, motivation, and a practical approach to problem solving
- A commitment to high standards and pride in your work
- Team spirit and flexibility to support a developing service
What we offer:
- The chance to be part of a new pilot project with real potential to grow into a permanent role
- A supportive environment where your work makes a visible difference
- Training
- Opportunities to develop your skills as our Estates Team expands
- A generous benefits package which includes 25 days annual leave & 15 public holidays
- A Pension Scheme
- Employers in Voluntary Housing (EVH) Conditions of Service apply to this post
Cloch’s vision is to deliver services which exceed expectations. The role of Director of Assets is integral to not only leading the property and assets services of the Association, but the overall strategic direction of Cloch. Your key responsibilities will include:
- Leadership and Strategic Direction: taking a lead role across all matters of asset management and working collaboratively with the Leadership Team.
- Asset Management: responsibility to manage, coordinate and deliver a customer focussed repairs and maintenance service to ensure that key targets are achieved, that the repair’s function operates within budget and that a quality service is delivered to customers.
- Performance: monitoring the performance outcomes of the team whilst producing reports for Board and contributing to overall performance.
- Continuous Improvement: ensuring the team are empowered and equipped to deliver and challenge the status quo to develop innovative solutions.
This is a permanent, full-time role (35 hours/week) with a competitive salary of £71,666 - £75,018 (SM12-SM14). Based at our Greenock office with hybrid flexibility, plus generous perks like 8 weeks' annual leave (29 days + 11 public holidays), health cash plan and more.
Working at Cloch
It is an exciting and pivotal time to be joining Cloch Housing Association as we step into a new era of growth and opportunity. With a refreshed business plan due to launch in 2026/27, we are shaping a bold future that will ensure we continue to deliver high-quality homes, strengthen communities, and respond to the evolving challenges of our sector. Innovation, collaboration and strong leadership will be central to our success as we build on our proud history while embracing fresh ways of thinking.
Guided by our values – Be Better, Be Kind, Be Responsible, Be Positive – we foster an environment where people thrive, ideas are welcomed, and decisions are made collectively. Our culture is one of openness and trust, where our people, tenants and partners have a voice and play a vital role in shaping what we do. We want our people not only to contribute but also to grow, develop and feel empowered to make a difference.
At Cloch, we are proud of the passion, inclusivity and transparency that define how we work. Together, we are committed to building stronger communities, tackling sector-wide challenges head-on, and ensuring that every decision reflects our mission to exceed customer expectations.
How to Fit at Cloch
We believe in a “can do” and reflective approach to life and learning. Change is welcomed here as we continually explore new ways of working and challenge existing processes to enhance how we do things.
Fit is important to us, and we know this will be important to you, so we would love to hear from you if you are someone who:
- Shares our values
- Likes to be hands-on in their approach
- Is open and honest in their communication style
- Encourages others in their development and decision-making
- Holds an overall positive outlook and inspires others through this
Are you looking for a meaningful role with a public sector organisation which has a clear purpose, vision and values and which makes a tangible difference to people’s lives in Scotland?
Would you like to contribute to society by supporting the good conduct of people in public life in Scotland?
Do you have highly developed team-working and communications skills alongside a background in supporting a team handling complaints and investigations?
Are you empathetic, respectful, committed to fairness, diversity, equality and inclusion and honest and transparent in your dealings with others? Would you like to join a team of like-minded people and work with an organisation that genuinely cares about the people that come into contact with it and about your welfare and wellbeing? If this is you, we’d love you to apply.
We are ambitious about the future and we are committed to being a great employer and really effective at what we do. We value people and we know that our work matters.
If you’re interested, please read on.
The Investigations Support Officer (ISO) provides integral administrative support to the Standards team. The Standards team consists of Investigating Officers (IOs) who report to the Senior Investigating Officer (SIO) and/or Hearings and Investigations Officer (HIO).
The Commissioner receives complaints about possible breaches of the Code of Conduct for Councillors, the Code of Conduct for MSPs and of Codes of Conduct based on the Model Code for members of public bodies. The Commissioner also deals with complaints covering regulated lobbying.
The IOs are responsible for investigating complaints to a conclusion including carriage of the related administrative duties and all contact with the complainer, respondent, local authority staff, and others involved in a given case. The ISO provides administrative support to the IOs in accomplishing these tasks.
The successful applicant will be experienced and effective case administrators, with relevant professional or regulatory backgrounds, and strong analytical skills. They will also share our values. We act ethically and with empathy; we value people.
It is desirable that the successful candidates will have a track record of working in or with the public sector, particularly with local authorities and/or other public bodies subject to ethical standards regulation.
Our work makes a significant contribution to the good conduct of people in public life in Scotland. Our standards team plays a key role in this so if you are motivated to contribute to society in this way, we’d love to hear from you.
The post is full time, pensionable and based at our offices in Edinburgh, which is currently operating flexibly to accommodate remote, hybrid or office-based working. The flexible working options are set out in our Remote Working Policy.
Please note that the ISO role requires at least 1 day of in office work per week in addition to some travel in connection with investigations-related work, attending external training or networking events, or public hearings.
Starting salary: £31,514 per annum rising to £34,066 per annum after 1 year in post (please note: the starting salary is non-negotiable)
Working hours: Full-time, Monday to Friday (35 hours effective from 01 March 2026)
Leave allowance: 25 days increasing to 30 days with 11.5 public holidays
Other benefits include membership of the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
Imagine not being able to say a dignified final farewell to a loved one because the cost of a funeral is beyond you or your family’s financial means – this is funeral poverty. Funeral Link (SC048691) was founded in 2018 and is committed to making funerals affordable in Tayside. Funeral Link staff believe in the intrinsic worth of each individual and seek to act in the interests of wholeness for those who have lost a loved one. In April 2026, Funeral Link will move into a new public facility. We are looking for a creative individual to help us develop a welcoming space, who will also engage members of the public and manage the organisation’s wider external communications.
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