- Advertised from 6th May 2025
- 21 hours per week.
Role
Are you looking for a rewarding role and to be part of a dynamic team - then this could be the perfect opportunity for you!
Autism Initiatives works positively alongside autistic people, their families and carers to provide specialist services tailored to each individual.
We are looking for a personable, confident, team player to provide administrative support to the Recruitment Officer based at our Head Office in Edinburgh. As a Recruitment Assistant, you will be integral in the recruitment and employment of potential candidates.
The successful candidate will have excellent attention to detail, possess strong communication skills (written and verbal), and be able to demonstrate a good working knowledge of all Microsoft applications.
Key duties will include:
- Liaise with potential applicants throughout Scotland about employment opportunities
- Assist the Recruitment Officer with the administration of the recruitment processes including advertising, application packs, producing offer letters and pre-employment checks.
- Manage and action the recruitment inbox on a daily basis
- Schedule interviews with candidates and provide managers with relevant materials, candidate documentation, including set up & clear up of meeting rooms
- Assist with the analysis of recruitment information to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the recruitment processes.
- Maintain recruitment trackers
- Ensuring that candidates remain engaged and committed throughout the pre-employment checks
- Assist with recruitment queries and provide general administrative support
- Maintain confidential personal records for all staff in line with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)
- Liaise closely with HR, Payroll and Marketing departments at the Head Office in Liverpool
Benefits:
- 31 days Annual Leave, including Bank holidays pro rata
- Your birthday off every year, to treat yourself!
- Auto-enrolment pension scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Medicash Healthcare Plan
- Eligibility to become a Blue Light Card Member for online & high street discounts
Application notes
If you are interested in joining our team, we’d be delighted to hear from you. Full details and how to apply can be found on our website:
autisminitiativesjobs.org/jobs/recruitment-assistant-edinburgh-503
If you require any support with the application process, or you wish to request an application form to be sent to you, please contact Joanna Dickinson, Recruitment Officer on 0131 551 7260.
The Closing Date for completed applications is Sunday 25 May 2025.
Interviews will be held in person on Tuesday 3rd June 2025 at our Head Office Scotland.
Please note we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment and service delivery.
Registered Charity No. SC040905
We have Support Worker opportunities for individuals to join our Housing Support Services across Granton and Leith.
At Autism Initiatives we provide specialist services tailored to each individual. Experience is not essential, but a genuine passion to making a difference to the lives of autistic people, as well as a positive attitude, is key to being successful in this role.
Benefits of working with us include:
- Competitive Salary - £13.02 to £13.49 per hour (Salaries Under Review)
- Sleepover rate paid at £12.00 per hour
- 31 days Annual Leave Entitlement, including bank holidays
- Your birthday off every year, to treat yourself!
- Ongoing Learning & Development throughout your Support Work role
- Opportunity to undertake SVQ Level 3 qualification
- Career Progression Opportunities
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Auto-enrolment pension scheme
- Medicash Healthcare Plan
- Eligibility to become a Blue Light Card Member for online & high street discounts
As a Support Worker you will promote the positive health and well-being of the people that you support, enabling them to have a meaningful life and encouraging them to live as independently as possible.
Given the nature of this role, successful applicants must register with the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme and Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) or equivalent regulatory body.
This is a truly rewarding role, with the opportunity for you to develop your skills and knowledge and fulfil your career aspirations.
We have an exciting opportunity for an individual to join our Scottish Borders services as a Team Leader.
Autism Initiatives Scotland provides a range of person centered services throughout Scotland to people who are 16 years old and over.
Based between our supported living services in Longnewton and our Scottish Borders Outreach service in Galashiels, the Team Leader will support the Area Manager in ensuring that all staff are managed and supervised effectively and that the highest level of autism specific practice and standards are maintained. You will also manage the staff to deliver support plans to our service users and work with healthcare professionals to ensure support plans are to the highest quality.
The Team Leader will have responsibility for the day-to-day management of the service, therefore, you will be able to demonstrate excellent social care project management skills and have a working knowledge of current legislation relating to the social care sector.
Benefits of working with us include:
• Competitive Salary
• 31 days Annual Leave Entitlement, including bank holidays
• Your birthday off every year, to treat yourself!
• Ongoing Learning & Development throughout your employment
• Career Progression Opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Auto-enrolment pension scheme
• Medicash Healthcare Plan
• Eligibility to become a Blue Light Card Member for online & high street discounts
The successful applicant will be required to register with the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).
This is a truly rewarding role, with the opportunity for you to develop your skills and knowledge and fulfil your career aspirations.
We have Support Worker opportunities for individuals to join our Perth Outreach Support Services.
At Autism Initiatives we provide specialist services tailored to each individual. Experience is not essential, but a genuine passion to making a difference to the lives of autistic people, as well as a positive attitude, is key to being successful in this role.
We currently provide support across the following locations: Perth, Crieff, Auchterarder, Kinross and Blairgowrie. Due to the nature of this post you are required to hold a driver’s license and access to your own vehicle to travel across these locations.
Benefits of working with us include:
- Competitive Salary - £13.02 to £13.49 per hour (Salaries Under Review)
- Sleepover rate paid at £12.00 per hour
- 31 days Annual Leave Entitlement, including bank holidays
- Your birthday off every year, to treat yourself!
- Ongoing Learning & Development throughout your Support Work role
- Opportunity to undertake SVQ Level 3 qualification
- Career Progression Opportunities
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Auto-enrolment pension scheme
- Medicash Healthcare Plan
- Eligibility to become a Blue Light Card Member for online & high street discounts
As a Support Worker you will promote the positive health and well-being of the people that you support, enabling them to have a meaningful life and encouraging them to live as independently as possible.
Given the nature of this role, successful applicants must register with the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme and Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) or equivalent regulatory body.
This is a truly rewarding role, with the opportunity for you to develop your skills and knowledge and fulfil your career aspirations.
Payroll Officer
- Part time
- £26,141 – £27,520 pro-rata
- Hybrid: Dundee, Glasgow or Aberdeen
- Closing 25th May 2025
Are you an experienced in Payroll and on the lookout for the next step in your career or a fresh new challenge? We could have just the role you are looking for!
We have an exciting opportunity to join Cornerstone as our new Payroll Officer on a part-time (23.5 hours per week), permanent basis. It's a very exciting time to join our team as we implement our brand new HR & Payroll system.
This role can be based in either our Dundee, Glasgow or Aberdeen office, or part of our hybrid working model. If opting for hybrid, we would need you to live within a reasonable commute of Dundee, Glasgow or Aberdeen. There will be occasions that we'll need you to travel to other Cornerstone branch locations for meetings and training (travel expenses would be reimbursed as set out in Cornerstone’s expense policy with travel reimbursed by HMRC legislation).
The Role
Reporting to our Depute Payroll Lead and working alongside your fellow Payroll Officers, you’ll be involved in the day-to-day activities of our payroll department, ensuring that payments to our colleagues are compliant, accurate and made in a timely manner.
As a main point of contact for our colleague queries, you will use your Payroll expertise to ensure that we deliver a supportive, exceptional service to around 1,800 colleagues across our organisation.
You'll assist in the running of the monthly payroll process to ensure that colleagues are paid on the specified pay date of each month, ensuring that all salary payments are made in line with employment legislation and that deductions are made in line with employment legislation and are recorded and submitted to statutory bodies within timescale.
About You
What we'll need you to bring: -
- A minimum of 2 years' experience of delivering a comprehensive and compliant payroll and pension service (including pension auto-enrolement and RTI)
- Degree or CIPP/IPPM equivalent qualification or extensive experience in a comparable role
- Excellent customer service skills
- Great communication skills (written and verbal)
- The ability to independantly problem solve to a successful conclusion
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to plan and organise your workload to meet tight deadlines
- A proven track record of using Microsoft Office packages, including Excel, Word and Powerpoint
- The ability to manage data, create reports and present information clearly and effectively
About Us
With 45 years' experience delivering great care and support, Cornerstone provides tailored, individual packages of care which focus on enabling people with a variety of needs, including learning disabilities, physical disabilities, autism and complex care needs, to live the best possible life.
We are always flexible and responsive in meeting the ever changing needs of the people we support and work closely with individuals and families to agree what sort of support will work best for them.
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