We are looking for a Corporate Support & Communications Officer (CSCO).

You will provide high quality communications and administrative support to the Commissioner, Head of Corporate Services and Corporate Services Team. You will report to the Head of Corporate Services.

Excellent communications skills will be required to deal with the diversity of people who contact the office, and an early and effective contribution will be necessary.

The successful applicant will be able to work independently to deliver a range of support services such as:

• Ensuring effective communications
• Maintaining ESC’s website
• Assisting with the management of IT systems
• Managing records
• Providing administrative support to the Commissioner, Head of Corporate Services and Corporate Services Team
• Managing meetings and taking minutes

The successful applicant will also share our values which are that we will act ethically and with empathy, kindness and respect.

This is a full-time, permanent post and pensionable through the Civil Service Pension Scheme.

The successful applicant will be offered a robust and supportive induction, as well as ongoing learning and development opportunities.

Shakti is a feminist Black Minority Ethnic voluntary organisation which offers information, emotional/practical support and refuge/temporary accommodation to all Black Minority Ethnic (BME) women and their children, who are experiencing or fleeing domestic abuse.

• Salary: £26,810 per annum (£16,086 pro-rata) + 10% pension
• Hours: Part-time, 21 hours per week; occasional evenings/weekends
• Location: Falkirk
• Closing date: Sunday, 15th March at 12:00 pm.

Key Requirements: The post holder must be a bilingual speaker in a BME community language, preferably Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali or Arabic. The post holder will support Black and Minority Ethnic women, their children and young people experiencing and/or fleeing domestic abuse or forced marriage. Applicants ideally have a minimum of 2 years’ experience of working with Black and Minority Ethnic Communities; an understanding of the legislative and cultural issues surrounding domestic abuse/forced marriage. All applicants must have a minimum of SVQ Level III in Social Care or relevant qualification such as degree in Social Work or Community Education.

Join our team as a Health & Safety Officer!

At Cairn Housing Association, we’re passionate about creating great homes, delivering great services, and offering great opportunities for our people.

Cairn is currently recruiting for Health & Safety Officer and Compliance Officer roles as part of our strong commitment to Health and Safety legal compliance and the safety of our staff and tenants across the Association. These are varied and fast-paced roles and ideal for someone who enjoys being visible and influencing a positive, proactive, safety culture.

Health and Safety Officer

Reporting to the Health and Safety (H&S) Manager, this role will be responsible for leading on H&S initiatives across Cairn. This will include our corporate H&S strategy, including policy and procedure development, risk management, carrying out H&S audits, incident reviews, training, project work and administration. The role will work with internal and external stakeholders in a collaborative approach to develop safe systems of work and processes based on legislation and best practice.

Requirements – What We’re Looking For:

• NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent as a minimum and preferably NEBOSH Diploma or willing to achieve this level
• IOSH membership at professional grades or willing to achieve this level
• Comprehensive knowledge of H&S law and legislation
• Extensive knowledge and experience of working at Officer level in a H&S service within an equivalent sized employer
• Experience of a broad range of H&S areas relevant to the role, including risk assessments and high-risk areas such as the ‘big 7’ and other relevant risk areas for a Registered Social Landlord
• Demonstratable project management skills
• Ability to support our staff across a Scotland wide operation
• IT Literate in the use of IT programs and health and safety systems and proficient in Microsoft Office

We value diversity and warmly welcome applications from all communities. Cairn is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.

About Harbour:

Harbour Homes is Leith and north Edinburgh’s biggest social landlord, providing thousands of affordable homes from Portobello to Granton and everywhere in between. We’ve been contributing to the regeneration of local areas since 1975, and it’s our mission to: ‘make a positive impact on people’s lives from our home in Leith by providing affordable homes and services,and helping to support resilient communities.’

Harbour Homes is part of Harbour which also includes its subsidiaries Harbour Lettings, Harbour Multi-Trades and Harbour Connections.

About the role:

This role is ideal for someone who loves Leith and north Edinburgh as much as we do, and who has a strong track record of developing effective multi-channel communications and marketing campaigns.

You will be working with colleagues across Harbour to position our brand, create engaging content and deliver important messages to our stakeholders in the local community.

In this interesting and varied role, you will be joining us following a period of transition as we roll out our new organisational structure. You will be playing a key role in developing our internal communications strategy to support our new ways of working.

At Harbour, colleagues carry out their roles in line with Harbour values.

About you:

• You have 2-3 years’ experience in a communications and/or marketing role
• You are educated to Degree level or equivalent (SCQF Level 9) in communications, marketing or a related discipline
• You are a confident communicator who can foster good working relationships
• You have excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities at once

Disclosure:

A level 1 disclosure check is required. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.