Abbey Housekeeper

• As residential post: annual allowance of £9,167, all rent, bills and food included. As non-residential island based post: salaried position at salary band F £29,672. This post is offered on a seasonal – 10 months basis, but a review of staffing in our Island centres is being undertaken. After completion of this review we may be able to offer a longer contract term. 35 Hours per week with Common Life Commitment in addition.

Role

Do you enjoy creating welcoming residential spaces for visitors and working alongside a team to keep these tidy and in good condition? Working at Iona Abbey offers the chance to live on a remote Scottish island, surrounded by beauty and community. If you like working alongside guests, providing friendly service and helping people make new friends by working together, might this be you?

As Housekeeper, you would work alongside your team to create these spaces and support them in this work. You would also be responsible for the management of the team. Housekeeping is often seen as a "background" role, but due to the way the Community works, the Housekeeping Team are often the go-to people for questions from guests.

This post contains an element of regulated work and as such is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. The post-holder will need to be or to become a member of Scotland’s Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme.

Due to the nature of this work, it will NOT be possible to consider candidates who do not already have the right to work in the United Kingdom.

All applications must be on the Iona Community Application Form (CVs are not accepted).

Interviews will be held on Iona 22nd January (overnight stay will be required, full details will be provided to interviewees). It may be possible to offer an online interview.

We are looking for a 2 days a week CAP Community Manager at Holy Trinity Church, Wester Hailes in Edinburgh.

The successful applicant will take the lead in running our Thursday “Drop In” for all our CAP clients and be our main contact with the local Job Centre Plus.

This exciting opening is for someone compassionate and able to relate to the poor, needy and vulnerable with a desire to solve unemployment issues while sharing the Christian faith. It is essential to be a good communicator, proficient in the use of media, IT such as MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and confident presenting to large and small groups.

Working alongside the CAP Debt Centre Team, you will support our debt and job club clients. We’d like to find someone able to communicate the mission and culture of CAP, both in the community and in Holy Trinity Church, continuing to expand our network of external referral agencies, while at the same time helping to build the team of volunteers.

The Scottish Episcopal Institute (SEI) seeks to appoint a Director of Contextual Formation. The Director of Contextual Formation oversees all elements of SEI’s dispersed, part-residential, formation-led placements and contextual training in Initial Ministerial Education (IME); teaches on all levels from certificate to master’s qualifications in the areas of ministry, missiology, and pastoral/practical theology, including supervising and marking dissertations. In addition to IME, SEI provides a range of training and support for lay and ordained members of the Scottish Episcopal Church to which the Director of Contextual Formation contributes. The post is based in Edinburgh with some flexibility for home working from another location in Scotland.

Candidates applying for the post will have:

• Episcopal/Anglican holy orders;
• Demonstrable ability in theological education, curate training, knowledge of current ecclesiological trends, and an entrepreneurial spirit in the Episcopal/Anglican tradition;
• Postgraduate qualification in ministry, missiology, pastoral/practical theology, or a closely related field (at least to master’s level);
• Passion for theological and vocational training that equips students to foster vibrant church life through evangelism and discipleship;
• The candidate will have drive and enthusiasm, be able to work on their own initiative and possess an understanding of the missiological and theological issues of the twenty-first century in Scotland.

The Scottish Episcopal Institute forms people for authorised ministry in the Scottish Episcopal Church. SEI seeks to appoint a highly organised, self-motivated, and efficient administrator with excellent communication, interpersonal, and IT skills. The role includes a range of responsibilities to support the smooth running of the institute and the delivery of teaching provision and associated student assessment. This full-time role (35hrs/week) is based in central Edinburgh, at 21 Grosvenor Crescent, Edinburgh EH12 5EE.

Candidates applying for the post will have:

• At least 3 years previous relevant administrative experience in an outward-facing role;
• Experience of student administration and record keeping in an educational setting;
• Experience in Microsoft 365 and information & communication technologies, including Virtual Learning platforms (Moodle);
• A flexible, approachable, and helpful manner with strong inter-personal skills and the ability to deal sensitively and effectively with people at all levels;
• A high standard of written and verbal communication.

We are looking for a HR Coordinator to work as part of the HR team and wider support services to provide a professional and customer-focused HR operational service across the colleague lifecycle in line with Scottish Wildlife Trust’s policies, procedures, and values.

You will provide first level HR advice to managers and staff on all aspects of HR Management, Employment Law, and the Trust's policies and procedures.

You will also be responsible for preparing payroll instructions for our outsourced payroll provider as well as liaising with our pension provider.

Qualifications / Essential Criteria

• Partially completed or working towards a CIPD qualification;
• Proven experience of working in a busy office in an HR environment, where the following experience will have been gained:
• Managing payroll, pensions, and calculating staff entitlements and benefits;
• Managing computerised HR database and other office systems and using them to collate and analyse data;
• Providing quality first-level HR advice and knowing when to escalate;
• Commitment to equal opportunities practice and behaviour.

For more information please refer to the job description below.

For nearly 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 around 120 wildlife reserves across Scotland and is a member of the UK-wide Wildlife Trusts movement.

The benefits

• Salary sacrifice Cycle to Work and pension schemes.