- Advertised from 6th March 2024
- Permanent. 30 hours (13.71 per hour)
Role
Animal charity Pet Blood Bank UK is recruiting for the position of Marketing Assistant. Working closely with the Marketing Manager and team, you will play a key role in the growth and development of the charity. A good understanding of digital communications and social media with a creative and proactive approach is essential for this position.
Background
Launched in 2007, Pet Blood Bank UK is the only charity that provides a blood bank service for all vets across the UK. As part of our charitable remit, our aim is to advance animal health and welfare and to relieve suffering by providing quick and convenient access to blood. Every unit of blood helps save up to four other lives, saving thousands of lives every year.
Our values
Caring. Pioneering. Real. These are the values Pet Blood Bank UK is built upon. Our values bind us together as a charity and guide everything we do. We expect every team member to know, understand and embody our values, helping to build our reputation as a pioneering, caring and practical charity. Read more about our values.
What you’ll do
- Working closely with the Marketing Manager, you will support the aims and objectives of the marketing department, as set out in the marketing strategy
- As a custodian of our brand, you will ensure everything we do is in alignment with our brand identity and values
- Contribute to the creation and delivery of marketing campaigns to raise awareness and grow the charity
- Manage and proactively develop our social media platforms by creating engaging content and delivering excellent customer service
- Create monthly communications for various distinct audiences
- Maintain, update, and monitor our website and other digital platforms
- Help manage, organise, and attend national events
- Support the production of case studies, stories, and articles for use on various channels
- Produce monthly KPI performance reports
- Assist with managing the fundraising activities of the charity
- Support the delivery of our customer and volunteer strategies
What we need
We’re looking for someone creative who has a good understanding of digital marketing and the power of social media in helping to grow a brand. This is a varied role with the opportunity to get involved in many different aspects of marketing. Good organisational skills, excellent copywriting, and a strong attention to detail are essential.
We’re looking for someone who has:
- A strong understanding of digital marketing
- A passionate, proactive, and creative approach to social media
- Creativity in coming up with marketing ideas and campaigns
- A high level of personal motivation and passion for the cause
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- The ability to work under pressure with competing priorities
What’s in it for you
In return, we offer full training, competitive salary with pay progression, contributory pension scheme, lifestyle rewards, and 30 days annual holidays (pro rata, including bank holidays).
Further details
This is a permanent part-time role based in our Dunfermline office, working 30 hours per week across five days. Hours can be discussed at interview.
Application notes
To apply, please follow this link to our careers platform
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Closing date for applications is Friday 22nd March 2024.
Please contact Carolyn Hughes for any general enquiries carolyn.hughes@squarepeghr.co.uk
Square Peg HR is our HR and recruitment partner.
The Role
We’re looking for an experienced, dynamic, and compassionate HR Manager to join our small, close-knit team and help shape the future of our organisation. If you’re someone who thrives in a collaborative environment, can adapt quickly, and genuinely cares about people, this is a chance to make a profound impact - both on our staff and on the wider animal community we serve.
As a key member of our Senior Management Team, the HR Manager plays a pivotal role in driving our organisational strategy, shaping our people culture, and ensuring that our charity continues to operate efficiently, compassionately, and in line with all regulatory requirements.
You will oversee all aspects of HR, from strategic planning and policy development to recruitment, employee relations, performance management, training, and compliance. You will also line-manage our Training Manager, ensuring the delivery of robust training programmes that support both staff and regulatory needs.
Background
Launched in 2007, Pet Blood Bank UK is the only charity that provides a blood bank service for all vets across the UK. As part of our charitable remit, our aim is to advance animal health and welfare and to relieve suffering by providing quick and convenient access to blood. Every unit of blood helps save up to four other lives, saving thousands of lives every year.
Our Values
Caring. Pioneering. Real.These are the values Pet Blood Bank UK is built upon. Our values bind us together as a charity and guide everything we do. We expect every team member to know, understand and embody our values, helping to build our reputation as a pioneering, caring and practical charity. Read more about our values.
What you’ll do
- Provide cross-departmental leadership and support.
- Attend Senior Management meetings across PBB locations.
- Build a strong understanding of daily operations across the charity.
- Develop and deliver HR strategies aligned with organisational goals.
- Review and improve HR policies and procedures.
- Analyse HR data to support informed decision-making.
- Lead full recruitment lifecycle for all roles.
- Oversee onboarding to ensure new staff feel welcomed, informed, and supported.
- Foster a positive, inclusive, and caring culture across the organisation.
- Implement effective performance systems.
- Support managers with goal setting, feedback delivery, and staff development.
- Identify organisational training needs and develop relevant programmes.
- Support leadership development and succession planning.
- Ensure full compliance with UK employment law and charity-related regulations (VMD, OSCR, HMRC, Home Office).
- Maintain accurate, confidential HR records and lead on audits.
- Manage employee benefits and pensions.
What we need
This is a hands-on role in a small team, ideal for someone who enjoys variety, collaboration, and the opportunity to genuinely influence organisational growth and staff wellbeing.
Essential:
- Degree-level education or equivalent experience.
- Proven experience as an HR Manager or similar.
- Strong knowledge of UK employment law.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to work in a small, fast-paced team with integrity and professionalism.
Desirable:
- CIPD qualification or membership.
- Postgraduate HR qualification.
- Experience in the charity or third-sector environment.
What’s in it for you
In return, we offer full training, competitive salary and a great team working environment.
You will be part of a small, supportive team that genuinely cares - about each other, our donors, and our mission, playing a leading role in shaping the culture and future of a unique and lifesaving charity.
Further details
This role is full-time 37.5 hours, working from our Dunfermline office, with regular travel required to our main office in Loughborough.
For more information or to request a full job description, please recruitment@thehrbooth.co.uk.
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer; all candidates will receive equal treatment. Our decision to appoint will be based upon whether an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities make them the most suitable candidate for the role.
Face to Face Membership Recruiter (Central and South-East Scotland)
- Part time
- £22,222 pro-rata
- On site: Edinburgh
- Closing 11th January 2026
Are you passionate about conservation and great at connecting with people? Maybe you’re looking for a career path where you can make a genuine impact? We are looking for a dedicated individual to join our team as Membership Recruiter and help grow our community of wildlife supporters!
In this role, you’ll engage with the public at exciting venues and events across Scotland, encouraging people to support wildlife conservation by becoming members of the Scottish Wildlife Trust.
About us:
We Are Scotland’s leading nature conservation charity, and with 1 in 9 species in Scotland at risk of extinction, our work has never been more important.
From major species and landscape restoration projects, to managing our network of wildlife reserves and campaigning for nature, we work for Scotland’s wildlife year-round.
We want to give a voice to nature, but we can’t do it without the support of our members.
This role as Membership Recruiter is critical to the success of our work, and for the future of Scotland’s wildlife and wild places.
The Role:
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Membership Recruiter to join our team.
No day is the same for our Membership Recruiters – you will travel around varied, exciting and unique venues throughout Scotland, all within a 1 hour radius of your home base, unless otherwise arranged with your line manager. Your days will be spent managing your own membership stall, actively engaging with the public and inspiring them to become members of the Trust.
Our membership recruiters are often the first point of contact for people who are yet to learn about our work. And so, whilst the main part of this role is to recruit new members, our recruitment team also work hard to inspire the public to become as passionate about wildlife as we are. Whilst experience is desirable, we are open to meeting the right fit for our team, and this position comes with direct training, with your fuel and parking costs paid for on top of your salary and commission. You’ll also have your own vehicle provided for business use.
As a member of our recruitment team, you will:
- Actively contribute to our vision of a healthier, wilder, Scotland.
- Attend venues and events as a Membership Recruiter
- Use appropriate communication and sales techniques (with no ‘hard sell’) to encourage members of the public to join the Scottish Wildlife Trust.
The successful candidate will:
- Be an engaging communicator – you can comfortably build rapport with members of the public and colleagues.
- Be a self-starting individual who is confident with lone-working.
- Be well-organised with good administrative skills.
- Have some knowledge of conservation and wildlife in Scotland.
- Hold experience in a customer-facing role such as Direct or Field Sales or Customer Service with experience of working to targets.
- Have the flexibility to work weekends.
- Be comfortable with working outdoors and independently.
- Have a full UK driving licence – there is no requirement to have your own vehicle.
About us
For more than 60 years, the Scottish Wildlife Trust has worked with its members, partners and supporters in pursuit of its vision of healthy, resilient ecosystems across Scotland’s land and seas.
The Trust successfully champions the cause of wildlife through policy and campaigning work, demonstrates best practice through practical conservation and innovative partnerships, and inspires people to take positive action through its education and engagement activities. The Trust manages a network of over 100 wildlife reserves across Scotland and is a member of the UK-wide Wildlife Trusts movement.
The benefits
- Flexi time/Hybrid working
- Salary sacrifice Cycle to Work and pension schemes
- Weekly wellness hour
- Generous Sick pay allowance
- Enhanced maternity/paternity pay
- Training and Development focus
About The Cats Whiskers:
The Cats Whiskers was formed in 2018 by a group of dedicated local volunteers, who saw a need in our local community for the care and re-homing of cats. Initially, these efforts were all carried out with the support of incredible foster carer volunteers. We are now thrilled to operate our re-homing centre in Alloa.
We also have a charity shop in Alva, opened in 2018, which generates income for our core purpose of rescuing, rehabilitating, and rehoming cats.
Purpose of the job:
Since welcoming the first cat into our shelter in October 2022, our activities have grown to meet
need. In 2023, we rehomed 150 cats. In 2024, this increased to 179. We have also had an increase
in foster care, launched a pet food bank, and become a distribution partner for The Blue Cross. We
are seeking to onboard this role, our first paid staff member, to ensure the smooth day to day
running of our Rehoming Centre on Broad Street. To take on this role, we are looking for someone
who shares our passion for cat welfare, and wants to provide a quality, community service,
supporting our incredible volunteer team, working with, and furthering our local partnerships, and
ensuring the best possible care for our cats.
Main Responsibilities:
As the Volunteer and Centre Coordinator, you will be responsible for the day to day running of the Centre, focusing on the welfare of all cats in our care, and managing our volunteer programme. You will also ensure that all administrative and maintenance procedures are completed to a high standard.
We are looking for someone who is positive, driven and has the ability to thrive under pressure. You will support the board of trustees to continue to develop our Centre and services to meet local need. You will be someone who has:
- Experience and passion for cat care
- Great communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
- Current (clean) driving license
- Strong organisational, administration and analytical skills
- Experience of working within local communities; creating and nurturing partnerships
- Awareness of health and safety legislation
- Willingness to learn
- Preferred experience of volunteer recruitment, support and supervision
Senior Support Worker - Eastfield
- Full time
- £26,264 – £26,526
- On site: Eastfield
- Closing 19th December 2025
Care Support Scotland
We are a charity with decades of experience supporting people across Scotland, providing those who need us with support that ranges from Mental Health, Learning Disability and Neurodiversity, Youth and Adult Homelessness and Older People services. Guided by our values of Respect and Compassion, we empower both the people we support and our colleagues to Thrive every day
Why work with us?
At Care Support Scotland caring isn’t just a job — it’s who we are. Join our dedicated team and help transform lives while growing your own career.
• Pension contributions matched up to 6%
• Financial Flexibility – Access your wages as you earn them with our Earned Wage Access benefit.
• Employee Assistance Programme through HSF
• Contribution to HSF Health Plan – supporting your everyday health needs
• Generous annual leave – 33 days including public holidays, increasing with service
• Supportive absence policies to help when you need time off
• Death in Benefit Cover – 2x annual salary
• Support with funded qualifications
• Career development and progression opportunities
Who we are looking for?
Are you passionate about supporting people to overcome challenges, build stability, and move towards independent living? Do you have experience in social care and a commitment to equality and inclusion? If so, we want to hear from you.
We’re recruiting a Senior Support Worker to lead frontline delivery of personalised, high-quality, and compassionate support to individuals experiencing or at risk of homelessness. You’ll be part of a dedicated team delivering tenancy support, housing management assistance, and wellbeing services tailored to individual needs.
Eastfield is a high support needs service, supporting people with multiple and complex needs as such as substance use, mental health and physical health. This does not involve any personal care or administering any medication
Role and responsibilities
• Coordinate and deliver support plans addressing tenancy sustainment, substance use, mental health, housing needs, and personal development.
• Responsible for coordinating and maintaining staff rotas for their service.
• Work directly with individuals to help them achieve their goals, build life skills, and improve health and wellbeing.
• Act as a keyworker and oversee support delivery, ensuring accurate and professional records.
• Liaise with external partners, including housing teams, healthcare services, and advocacy groups.
• Provide leadership on shift and supervision to support workers in the absence of the Team Leader.
• Promote inclusion, empowerment, and trauma-informed practice in all areas of support.
Essential Skills and Attributes
• A recognised social care qualification at SCQF Level 6 or above.
• Experience working in adult social care, ideally in homelessness, housing support or mental health.
• Confident in report writing, support planning, and using digital systems.
• Understanding of SSSC codes of practice and Care Inspectorate standards.
• Strong values of compassion, dignity, and respect for all.
• Ability to read, speak and write in English at CEFR level B1 or higher.
• Commitment to the values and mission of Care Support Scotland, and to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion
Desired skills and attributes
• Previous social care practitioner (skilled worker) experience,
• Previous supervisory experience
• Previous specialist training experience directly related to the role.
Additional Notes
• Shift work, weekend work may be a requirement of this role.
• PVG scheme membership & SSSC registration are requirements of this post
• Please note, you will be asked to provide evidence of your eligibility to work in the UK.
• We reserve the right to bring the closing date forward if a suitable candidate is identified.
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