Total 165 Senior Executive job vacancies in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH3 9PE

Job Description

Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership

Senior Social Worker - Fixed Term for 2 Years
North East Hub

Salary: £42,717 - £50,550
Hours: 36 per week

We are looking for a Senior Social worker to join our friendly supportive team in the North East Locality. You will lead and manage a team of social workers and community care assistants to support assessment and care management statutory responsibilities, including supporting people with hospital discharge. You will work closely with other Senior Social workers and Senior Occupational Therapy colleagues to screen, prioritise and allocate work. You will also provide oversight and professional leadership for staff delivering statutory duties under Adult and Support and Protection, and Adults with Incapacity legislation.

You will have excellent organisational skills and be a clear and effective communicator. Previous experience of working in a community setting and an understanding of the legal frameworks and the Local authorities statutory responsibilities relevant to Social work are essential.

The North East Locality is a diverse area supporting people living in Leith, Portobello, Craigintinny, Lochend, Marionville, Willowbrae , Craigmillar and Niddrie . This is an exciting time to join our team as we continue to develop our three conversations approach and move to hybrid working.

Please see the job description and person specification for more details.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Follow us on Twitter at @edincounciljobs

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Your new company

Our client is a large Building Services consultancy based in the Edinburgh area. Their team of highly-qualified mechanical and electrical engineers have many years of experience in all aspects of building services engineering: from preliminary planning and construction management to supplementary services upon completion. Their clients operate throughout the industrial, commercial and residential sectors. Work includes commercial offices, student accommodation, distilleries and more. This is a great opportunity for a Senior Electrical Design Engineer to join a well established practice that can offer you the access and support you need to aid your learning and development. You will have the opportunity to run your own projects, working through the RIBA stages. The office has a relaxed, flexible culture and regular social incentives take place.

Your new role

You'll play a key part in the Electrical Design team and will have the opportunity to lead projects and mentor junior team members. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring an understanding of project briefs.
• Design and specification of all Electrical Building Services systems - power, earthing, lighting, life safety, telecoms, security, access control, lifts, lightning protection etc.
• Carry out the production of detailed calculations using industry standard software tools including Excel, Amtech, Dialux/Relux, in-house developed tools, etc.
• Preparing technical specifications.
• Collaborating with our BIM team to prepare models and drawings, with a working understanding of Autodesk Revit
• Representing the organisation at meetings with clients and contractors.
• Site surveys, inspections and site monitoring.
• Report and technical note writing.
• Maintaining complete records and archives to company standards.
• Adherence to all quality, environmental & governance processes.
• Managing own workload, updating the forward plan of workload regularly and working to time allocations.
• Managing elements of project delivery and an understanding of budget costings.
• Reviewing progress, including reporting any anomalies and changes of scope to the project lead.
• Assist with technical development of junior staff.

What you'll need to succeed

• Degree qualified, or equivalent qualification, in Building Services Engineering / Electrical Engineering or related subjects.
• Chartered Engineer (or working towards CEng) with CIBSE or IET.
• Excellent level of computer literacy in a range of digital tools, including but not limited to Amtech/ProDesign, Dialux/Relux, and Microsoft packages.
• Aware of energy reduction methods and approaches to decarbonising new and existing buildings.
• Some knowledge of energy and carbon related data capture and analytics.
• Awareness of the principles of building physics such as passive design solutions and fabric first approaches.
• Some awareness of designing for measurement and verification, including experience of commissioning and post-installation evaluation of performance.
• Experience of working in a design consultancy and/or some experience of working within a contractor design environment is beneficial.
• Good knowledge of appropriate technical standards.
• Able to take charge of personal project deliverables, make decisions on developing the discipline design elements, act on own initiative and operate proactively.
• Good report writing skills, experience of making presentations to and attending meetings with clients will be useful.
• Comfortable working within time and cost budgets as agreed at project briefing meetings.

What you'll get in return

• An excellent salary package along with regular reviews.
• Pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Minimum 25 days annual leave + bank holiday
• Option to buy or sell annual leave
• Professional Fees - 1 annual membership paid for you
• Season Ticket Loan

You'll benefit from a relaxed working culture, where you'll be given the autonomy to manage your own diary and have complete flexibility over your working week. You'll be given the support required to progress professionally and will be given a clear route to progress within the organisation.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please get in touch for a confidential discussion on your career.

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Join NatWest Boxed as a Senior Operations Change Analyst

• Take on a critical role supporting the delivery of fantastic solutions, processes, benefits and new opportunities to our stakeholders
• You'll be working in a vibrant, forward looking team and helping us to shape the future of our business
• It’s a great chance to hit the ground running and make a tangible impact on our business

What you'll do

In your new role, you'll join our agile mission team which is focussed on the launch of BaaS, growing Mettle's payments platform and supporting operations. This role will work closely with our Operations and Risk teams and help define operational processes and procedures, ensuring that Mettle and Boxed Operations are trained and have the tools they need to service customers.

You’ll also:

• Collate evidence to support regulatory rules mapping, raising new requirements where gaps are identified
• Support the Operations Change team on discovery items, raising new tickets to create solutions to the requirements
• Produce high quality and accurate operating procedures that will be used by the Mettle & Boxed Operations teams
• Prepare documentation for approval from Operations, Risk and other key stakeholders
• Produce training documentation and FAQs to aid Operations teams on new processes
• Facilitate training of new processes to end Operations users
• Collate feedback from Operations to drive efficiencies and ensure improvements are made to processes so they are ready for delivery milestones
• Identify and raise new risks, issues and non-compliance to regulations or policies
• Work with Senior Associates, wider teams and stakeholders to find mitigations to any risks, issues and dependencies identified

The skills you'll need

You’ll need to have knowledge of at least one relevant operational area in either financial crime, onboarding, payments or core banking operations.

You’ll also need:

• Knowledge of banking operational areas
• Experience in process documentation creation in standard formats
• Experience working in an agile environment and with change management
• Knowledge of Jira/Confluence, Zendesk, Mettle Ops Tool and Genie Ops tool desirable
• Good initiative and attention to detail

Senior Financial Analyst – Institutional Financial Health and Governance

Permanent
Edinburgh/Hybrid

£45,942 - £53,478 (E3 Grade)

The Scottish Funding Council is Scotland’s tertiary education and research authority. Our ambition is to make Scotland an outstanding place to learn, educate, research, and innovate - now and for the future. So, naturally, we have a clear focus on recruiting the best people and developing them throughout their career. We invest around £2 billion every year, and our funding enables colleges and universities to provide life-changing opportunities for over half a million people.

Job Summary

To work individually and as part of the Governance, Infrastructure and Sustainability team (GIST), to carry out effective review and analysis of the financial health and governance of an allocated portfolio of institutions. To provide advice and support on financial, governance and wider policy matters to the sectors, Scottish Government and other internal and external stakeholders

GIST is responsible for monitoring and reporting on the financial health of institutions in a timely manner so it can be used to inform SFC operations. It is also responsible for building strong relationships with institutions and holding them to account and supporting them in their effective financial management, long-term financial planning, budgeting and forecasting. GIST is also responsible for leading on SFC’s capital investment projects and programmes. This is to ensure that our colleges and universities have appropriate buildings and estates to deliver SFC’s vision for the sector, and they make a significant contribution towards Net Zero and other responses to the climate emergency set by the Scottish Government.

Key Responsibilities

• Effectively manage workload arising from an allocated portfolio of institutions and designated lead specialism(s).
• Undertake effective review and analysis of financial health for an allocated portfolio of institutions in full compliance with professional accountancy principles and practices (Statement of Recommended Practice etc.), SFC policy and strategy, and Scottish Government financial guidance (e.g. the Scottish Public Finance Manual). This includes, as necessary, seeking expert external advice from specialists – e.g. legal advisors – to help inform recommendations and proposed actions.
• Draft concise and impactful reports and provide any other appropriate information in a timely manner to the Executive Team, SFC Board, Council and its committees, on the financial health and governance of an allocated portfolio of institutions. This is to inform SFC operations and ensure that the Council and key stakeholders are aware of the developing landscape of the sectors, including any specific concerns.
• Provide authoritative financial and governance advice to SFC, the sectors, and the Scottish Government . Share and promote good practice, for example, in relation to: college severance guidance; disposals of assets which have been paid for with money from the taxpayer; adherence to FE/HE governance codes; and the interpretation of government accounting and budgetary guidance.
• Through developing a business partnering approach, build strong relationships with institutions and support them in their effective financial management, long-term financial planning, budgeting and forecasting. This also includes:
  • supporting and challenging institutions’ financial business cases and investment appraisals.
  • working with SFC colleagues (particularly the Access, Learning & Outcomes team) to support institutions in finding solutions to complex business issues.
  • deepening our capacity for explanation and analysis to enhance our understanding of institutions and options available for the future.
• Keep up to date on changes in technical accounting developments covering UK accounting as well as auditing standards and governance codes; also represent SFC in technical accounting meetings with institutions, other UK funding bodies, auditors and other key stakeholders.
• Represent SFC in negotiations and discussions with external bodies on matters concerning sector financial health and governance, in relation to the allocated portfolio of institutions.

Person specification

It is important through your CV / Cover Letter that you give evidence of proven experience of each of the following essential criteria:

Essential Criteria

• Fully qualified accountant. (CCBA / ACCA / CIMA / CIPFA)
• Good understanding of business analysis, planning, budgeting, audit and financial and non-financial control issues.
• Understanding of the Scottish and UK Government budgeting and accounting requirements and guidance.
• Understanding of technical accounting issues, with up-to-date knowledge of UK accounting and auditing standards and governance codes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills - ability to analyse, interpret and communicate complex financial and governance issues to those with a non-financial background.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Diligent and organised to manage self and to contribute to the work of team to meet changing organisational priorities.
• Excellent people skills and track record in forming and maintaining effective working relationships with staff across a wide range of stakeholders including education institutions and government bodies.
• Excellent numeracy skills.
• Able to establish and maintain good relationships with networks of key contacts

both internally and externally.

• Proficient in desk-top software packages particularly Advanced Excel skills.

Additional information

Location
SFC offers hybrid working for its employees. This means that whilst the role is based at our Edinburgh office, there is substantial opportunity to work from home most of the time. As a rule of thumb SFC expects that a minimum of three days a month in the office (on average) will achieve the benefits of its hybrid approach, however it is for the employee and their line manager to agree the balance between home and workplace working - determined primarily by business need. Please be aware that this role can only be worked from within the UK and not overseas. Relocation expenses are not available.

Key Rewards and Benefits

• Normal full-time hours of work are 35 per week. We will consider flexible working arrangements. A flexi-time system is in operation.
• Annual leave entitlement of 26.5 days pro-rata, rising to 30 days pro-rata after 4 years’ continuous service. Public and privilege holiday entitlement of 11.5 days pro-rata.
• A flexible approach to hybrid working, giving you flexibility to work from home for some of the time while also maintaining regular in-person contact with colleagues.
• Annual pay review: approved within the framework of the Scottish Government’s Public Sector Pay Policy.
• Eligibility to join the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
• Support for continuous professional development.
• Support for health and wellbeing, including generous occupational sick pay, free access to confidential advice and support through our 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, Special Leave (paid and unpaid), a contribution to learning outside work through our Lifelong Learning Fund, free winter flu vaccination, and access to occupational health support.

The Selection Process

How to Apply
To apply, please send your CV and cover letter. The selection panel will use this evidence to assess your application against the selection criteria in the Person Specification section above. It is not mandatory to provide a cover letter but it can be beneficial to provide further evidence of your suitability against the essential skills. In your CV please also set out your educational and professional qualifications, and career history, with key responsibilities, dates and achievements. Please provide reasons for any gaps.

Expected Timeline:
The Closing date for applications is 14th July 2024, unfortunately late applications cannot be considered.
Your application will be reviewed by a Reed Recruitment Specialist who may invite you to an initial telephone screening call. The call will last up to 30 minutes, giving you an opportunity to discuss your relevant experience, the role and The Scottish Funding Council in more detail.

Should you application be progressed, the selection panel will assess your application by considering the evidence you have provided in your CV / Cover Letter. Please ensure your application demonstrates how you meet the criteria in the Person Specification for the role. The selection panel will then select the shortlist of candidates to take forward to interview stage.
Panel sift is due to take place 15th July 2024
Interviews are due to take place week commencing 22nd July (subject to change) We may be able to provide further flexibility based on your availability.
Please note, these dates could be subject to change.

Pre-Employment Checks
As part of our pre-employment process, we will ask you to provide relevant documentation to show that you are eligible to work in the UK and a Basic Disclosure Scotland certificate. You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this role; we do not offer sponsorships. We also take up references as part of this process. Expenses will be reimbursed for Basic Disclosure check. This will only be requested if you are appointed into the role.

Disability Confident

If you need any adjustments to support your application, such as information in alternative formats, please contact us and we’ll do everything we can to help. If you’re eligible under the Disability Confident Scheme please give details when prompted at the appropriate stage in the online application process.

The Selection Process

How to Apply
To apply, please send your CV and cover letter. The selection panel will use this evidence to assess your application against the selection criteria in the Person Specification section above. It is not mandatory to provide a cover letter but it can be beneficial to provide further evidence of your suitability against the essential skills. In your CV please also set out your educational and professional qualifications, and career history, with key responsibilities, dates and achievements. Please provide reasons for any gaps.

Expected Timeline:
The Closing date for applications is 14th July 2024, unfortunately late applications cannot be considered.
Your application will be reviewed by a Reed Recruitment Specialist who may invite you to an initial telephone screening call. The call will last up to 30 minutes, giving you an opportunity to discuss your relevant experience, the role and The Scottish Funding Council in more detail.

Should you application be progressed, the selection panel will assess your application by considering the evidence you have provided in your CV / Cover Letter. Please ensure your application demonstrates how you meet the criteria in the Person Specification for the role. The selection panel will then select the shortlist of candidates to take forward to interview stage.
Panel sift is due to take place 15th July 2024
Interviews are due to take place week commencing 22nd July (subject to change) We may be able to provide further flexibility based on your availability.
Please note, these dates could be subject to change.

Pre-Employment Checks
As part of our pre-employment process, we will ask you to provide relevant documentation to show that you are eligible to work in the UK and a Basic Disclosure Scotland certificate. You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this role; we do not offer sponsorships. We also take up references as part of this process. Expenses will be reimbursed for Basic Disclosure check. This will only be requested if you are appointed into the role.

Disability Confident

If you need any adjustments to support your application, such as information in alternative formats, please contact us and we’ll do everything we can to help. If you’re eligible under the Disability Confident Scheme please give details when prompted at the appropriate stage in the online application process.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Job Description

Education and Children's Services

Teacher of Support for Learning (Senior Phase)
Tynecastle High School

Salary: £32,217 - £48,516 (pro-rata for part time)
Hours: 20 per week

Our collegiate aims are to ensure all young people, regardless of background, achieve their dreams and to empower our young people to become, successful, responsible, confident, and effective citizens of their community and wider society. Tynecastle Learning Community is a diverse, ambitious, and thriving cluster of 4 primary schools, Balgreen, Craiglockhart, Dalry and Stenhouse all feeding into Tynecastle High School. We are complimented by 2 standalone Early Years Centres, Balgreen and Tynecastle Nurseries. The school role is currently 829.

We strive to create an environment of respect and inclusion, ensuring our young people have the opportunities to acquire, demonstrate, articulate and value the knowledge and skills that will support them as life-long learners. We are committed to offering the best possible learning experience to our learners, whoever and wherever they are.

We are looking for an excellent classroom teacher who shares our values and will enhance the opportunities for our learners. The role is a fantastic opportunity to work across a learning community, further develop leadership skills, tackle the attainment gap and will in the first instance, focus on improving outcomes for P7-S1 pupils before extending the successful model from P5-S3.

For further information please visit our website at www.tynecastle.edin.sch.uk or to discuss the post please contact Ms Hazel Kinnear, Head Teacher, on 0131 337 3488.

Salaries will be in accordance with the Scheme of Salaries and Conditions of Service for Teaching Staff in School Education.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

Follow us on Twitter at @edincounciljobs

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Job Description

Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership

Senior Care and Support Worker Complex Care
Castle Crags Care Home

Salary: £30,751 - £36,312
Hours: 36 per week

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Follow us on Twitter at @edincounciljobs

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Your new company
You'll be working for a successful internationalBuilding Services Contractor based in Edinburgh, who are looking for anExperienced Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join their Building ServicesTeam. This consultancy works on a variety of projects across Scotland's CentralBelt as well as UK and Ireland wide, operating across the commercial,residential, Industrial, and more.

Your new role
You'll play a key part in the Mechanical Design teamand will have the opportunity to lead projects and mentor junior team members.Your key responsibilities will include:

• Designing and developing Mechanical systems for building services projects.
• Preparing technical reports and specifications.
• Ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and standards.
• Collaborating with other engineers and architects.
• Mentoring junior team members

What you'll need to succeed

• Bachelor's/ Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in Mechanical design engineering on Building Services projects.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical systems and building codes.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team.

What you'll get in return
You'll be paid a competitive salary, along with arange of benefits. You'll benefit from a relaxed working culture, where you'llbe given the autonomy to manage your own diary and have complete flexibilityover your working week. You'll be given the support required to progressprofessionally and will be given a clear route to progress within theconsultancy.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now'to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you arelooking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion onyour career.

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Job Description

Place

Senior Engineer (Transport Contracts and Design)
Waverley Court

Salary: £42,717 - £50,550
Hours: 36 per week

About Us:

The City of Edinburgh Council is a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation committed to making Edinburgh a great place to live, work, and visit. We take pride in our diverse workforce and strive to create an inclusive environment where innovation and excellence thrive. If you are a talented and experienced engineer looking to make a significant impact on a vibrant city, we invite you to join our team.

Position Overview:

We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Senior Engineer to join our team in delivering the Capital maintenance budget and various other transport related projects. In this challenging but highly rewarding managerial role, you will play a pivotal role in driving forward projects that enhance our city's infrastructure, sustainability, and quality of life for all residents.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage engineering projects from conception to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time and within budget.
• Provide technical expertise and guidance to junior team members and contribute to their professional development.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to develop and implement innovative engineering solutions.
• Monitor project progress and ensure compliance with relevant regulations and standards.
• Conduct engineering assessments, feasibility studies, and risk assessments.
• Prepare and review engineering reports, designs, and specifications.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of sustainable engineering solutions.
• Stay updated on industry best practices and emerging technologies.
• Participate in budget planning and allocation for infrastructure projects.
• Act as a subject matter expert in meetings, presentations, and public consultations.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and pension scheme.
• Generous annual leave entitlement.
• Professional development and training opportunities.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Supportive and inclusive work environment.
• Employee well-being initiatives.
• Access to a range of employee benefits and discounts.

If you are passionate about making a positive impact on the city of Edinburgh and have the skills and experience required for this role, we would love to hear from you.

The City of Edinburgh Council is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the city's vibrant community.

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure check.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

Requirements

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Follow us on Twitter at @edincounciljobs

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Job Description

Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership

Senior Social Worker
South East Cluster

Salary: £42,717 - £50,550
Hours: 36 per week

Edinburgh is an exciting city. Excellent opportunities exist to join us and contribute towards helping all our citizens flourish. The Edinburgh City Health & Social Care Partnership (EHSCP) is on a journey to transform the way in which Social Work delivers support and services. There is a transformation programme to ensure that we support adults and older adults with multiple and complex needs and with increasing levels of frailty to live as independently as possible. We work effectively together to ensure that people within our City get the right service in the right place at the right time. We work in partnership across services with our health colleagues and a broad range of partners and we have a key priority in promoting more effective early intervention and preventative supports.

We are looking for a Senior Social Worker who is committed to making a real difference to the lives of the adult citizens of Edinburgh. Someone energetic, imaginative, creative, resilient, motivated, enthusiastic, and able to lead a team of workers to make the best use of local resources. Trauma informed, relationships and strengths based social work is at the heart of our practice. We use the 3 Conversations approach to understand what really matters to people, what needs to happen next for them, and how we can be most useful. We also have the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 at the heart of our practice, to provide a range of choices to people for how they are provided with the support they need.

You will oversee your team who will undertake a range of statutory tasks including assessments and support planning, risk assessment and risk management and carers’ assessments. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team that supports adults, their families, and carers, to balance the complex areas of risk and need with choice and rights. You will also be able to provide to your team advice, support, guidance and, if necessary, support interventions, should an adult be at risk of harm and in need of protection under the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 or Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000.

This is an important role within our locality, and you will be a key part of the leadership team, who are very supportive and well established. You will have regular supervision and training. You must have the ability to quickly build positive, productive relationships. You will need to be highly proactive, have good leadership skills, significant professional experience in Adult Services and a good knowledge of adult support and protection. You must hold a professional qualification in social work and be registered with the SSSC.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

Requirements

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Follow us on Twitter at @edincounciljobs

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Opportunity: Senior Quantity Surveyor

Our client, a premier contractor renowned for crafting exceptional environments, is on the lookout for a seasoned Senior Quantity Surveyor to join their commercial division. This firm is celebrated for its transformative projects, ranging from the luxurious refurbishment of elite hotels to the innovative conversion of antiquated structures into modern marvels. Due to some recent project wins , they are eager to appoint an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to their business.

Role Overview:
In this pivotal role, you will report directly to the Commercial Director. Collaborating with a cadre of skilled Senior Quantity Surveyors, your expertise will be instrumental in the commercial oversight of intricate and bespoke construction projects throughout Scotland. Stationed in an inviting Edinburgh office, your collaboration with the operational contingent will ensure the successful execution of projects valued between £10 million and £50 million. This role offers a comprehensive engagement with each project, encompassing the initial preconstruction phase to the final handover and account settlement. It is an exceptional chance to deploy your complete array of quantity surveying talents. Given the singular nature of our client's projects, you will confront and manage complex commercial challenges, necessitating a proficient and assured approach to quantity surveying.

Success Criteria:
The ideal aspirant will have a robust background in main contracting or development, with a proven track record in managing commercially intricate projects. A degree in quantity surveying is imperative, coupled with a solid foundation in technical construction principles. A penchant for navigating the intricacies of complex refurbishment projects is essential, as is the ability to thrive amidst the unforeseen challenges that each day may bring. You should be an adept Quantity Surveyor, well-versed in delivering profitable outcomes for your employer while fostering constructive relationships with your supply chain and other key stakeholders, including clients and consultants.

What you will get in return
Our client offers a flexible and positive work environment supported by a strong and consistent flow of interesting projects. A competitive and comprehensive benefits package will be paid to the successful candidate.

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Europcar is looking for Rental Sales Executives

The first three monthly commission payments are guaranteed at £300 plus OTE earnings opportunity of £40,000

You've probably heard of Europcar. You probably think we just rent cars at the airport. We do so much more!

Would you like to be part of the Europcar team? Are you someone who enjoys and excels in customer facing roles? Do you enjoy achieving targets and working as part of a diverse team? We are looking for Rental Sales Executives at our Edinburgh Airport location to work as part of our team on the front desk.

You will be working in a fast paced environment where the customer is at the centre of everything we do. You will be responsible for providing a world class customer facing service whilst offering our range of additional products and services to make their onward journey easier. Through our service approach to sales, you'll also have the opportunity to earn some serious commission!

What we can offer you:

• Competitive Basic Salary
• Exceptional commission scheme - uncapped bonus potential with on target earnings at £40K
• Starting on 5.6 weeks holiday (including bank holidays)
• Enhanced Maternity Leave (subject to service and earning qualifications)
• Free on site car parking
• Pension and a life insurance scheme
• Discounted car hire rates across our network
• 20% discount on EE mobile phone contracts*
• Confidential legal and support service through BUPA
• Career progression and development

*forms part of current non contractual benefit offering

What we are looking for:

• Excellent communication and face to face sales skills
• Ability to work as part of a team in a fast-paced environment
• Flexibility in your working hours, including availability during the day, evenings and weekends - our locations can offer you a wide variety of shifts.
• Car rental/sales experience is desirable but not essential (training will be provided)

Why choose Europcar?

We operate a wide range of vehicle mobility products including vehicle rental and car sharing services. We help businesses keep their people on the road in low emission vehicles and we're adding more electric vehicles to our fleet every day. We supply the vans that are used to deliver your online shopping. And, we think most importantly, we provide a working environment for our colleagues that is flexible and nurtures their career ambitions. Everyone counts at Europcar.

We are now building our operations for growth over the coming year. As part of a global organisation we have big ambitions, and everyone who is part of our team can make a contribution to - and benefit from - our success.

Joining the team of this market leading brand will give you the opportunity to progress your career in the rental industry. Europcar is committed to helping employees develop market-leading skills through ongoing training and development.

If you believe you have what it takes to become a successful Rental Sales Executive within Europcar, then please apply today!

Agencies - Please do not send any speculative candidates or CVs in response to this advert. The Company will not accept any terms and conditions based on a speculative applications being sent.

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JOB TITLE: Senior Software Engineer - Payments Services Platform

SALARY: £68,202 - £75,780

LOCATION(S): Edinburgh

HOURS: [Full-time]

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week currently, or 40% of our time, at our Edinburgh Office.

About this opportunity…

Great opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer to work within the International and CHAPS (I&C) Lab specifically in the International Payments Platform (IPP) Engineering team in Edinburgh, to help drive strategy of the critical payments engine. IPP is Lloyds Banking Group's payment engine provided by Finastra's Global Payments Plus - Payment Services (GPP SP) product.

The I&C Lab sits in our Payment Services Platform (PSP), where our mission is to provide compliant and efficient payments capabilities for the Group and drive innovation to enable customers to move money confidently, quickly and securely.

About us…

Like the modern Britain we serve, we're evolving. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to transform the way we meet the ever-changing needs of our 26 million customers. We're growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too…

What you'll do…

• Drawing upon your extensive industry experience, end to end payments knowledge and GPP SP product knowledge to develop your team, enhancing their skills and knowledge by coaching, mentoring and supporting them day to day

• Leading and promoting the continuous improvement journey of the platform to the benefit of our clients, customers and colleagues, driving quicker to market solutions and reduced costs.

• Involved in hands-on development of our applications, supporting them in production, along with other team members and partners

• Refining and defining best practice and standards for our team to work to now and in to our future.

What we need from you…

Primarily, you will need to be a seasoned engineer with commercial, hands-on experience in configuring and working with Finastra's GPP SP product.

In addition, we need you to demonstrate experience in:

• Payments domain - ISO 20022, SWIFT MT Messages standards

• Hands on GPP SP experience - Configuration, End to end payment processing, understanding of different GPP flows - High Value/Mass Pay

• Agile ways of working - JIRA, Confluence

• Performing impact analysis, solutioning and configuration approach

• Defect triaging and identifying fixes.

• Working with a vendor based product.

• Analytical thinking in approaching any issues/challenges.

Our focus is to ensure we are inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity, or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. And it is why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We are disability confident. So, if you would like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

* A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

* An annual performance-related bonus

* Share schemes including free shares.

* Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping.

* 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top

* A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow, and thrive? Apply today and find out more.

Join our journey.

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