advice worker jobs in Edinburgh

Job Description Are you an experienced, dynamic, and highly skilled Social Worker ready to take the next step in your career? Do you possess the expertise and leadership qualities to manage the most complex and high-risk child protection cases? Yes? Randstad are recruiting for a Senior Practitioner to join Edinburgh City Council's Children's and Families Team. This is a full time role...

You will be comfortable using basic IT systems and willing to register with the SSSC and join the PVG Scheme.

You will also be respectful of the Christian ethos of CrossReach and able to commit to regular shift work, including weekends.

You will also be required to be registered with SSSC and it is your professional responsibility to ensure that you meet the standards and criteria for registration.

You must be a phlebotomist with recent experience of at least 12 months.

You must be willing to fully register with our agency. This work is part of a large health research programme – it's been specifically designed to help people live healthier lives for longer.

You will play a vital part in ensuring that people receive consistent, respectful support that reflects their needs, choices and goals.

You will be ready to progress your training, value the organisation’s Christian ethos and meet PVG and SSSC requirements.

You will be part of a collaborative team that values warm, thoughtful and skilled leadership.

You 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 and will support adults, their families, and carers, to balance the complex areas of risk and need with choice and rights.

Job Description VAT Manager (Compliance & Advisory) Location: Edinburgh (with flexible working options) Salary: Competitive + Benefits A leading professional services firm is seeking an experienced and motivated VAT Manager to join its dynamic tax team – one of the largest outside the Big Four in Scotland. This role offers the opportunity to work on complex and challenging assignments,...

You will also be required to be registered with SSSC and it is your professional responsibility to ensure that you meet the standards and criteria for registration. We have a legal obligation to ensure that we do not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.

You will be responsible for overseeing financial strategy, ensuring compliance, and supporting key decision-making across the organisation.

Job Description Caseworker (Scotland)Home/Field Based – with travel across ScotlandThe OrganisationPerennial is the nation's only charity dedicated to helping people in horticulture. Together with our network of partners, we provide free support, information, advice, financial assistance and services for horticulturalists and their loved ones experiencing illness, disability, bereavement, family...

You will also be responsible for establishing policies that will create and maintain a safe workplace. As a safety officer you must have excellent attention to detail to identify hazards.

You will also be able to discover opportunities for improving conditions and execute various safety programs.

You will be responsible for overseeing payroll operations, managing payroll staff, and ensuring the accurate and compliant delivery of payroll services. The role will involve acting as a key point of expertise for payroll matters, supporting managers and stakeholders, and leading on payroll processes, reporting, and improvements.

You will combine hands‑on, site‑based engagement with hybrid working, spending one day per week at the Edinburgh headquarters while regularly travelling to offices, construction projects, and operational locations nationwide. This role suits a proactive H&S professional who values autonomy, variety, and the opportunity to make a measurable, organisation‑wide impact.

You will be self-motivated to work as a lone worker and as part of a team with a commitment to excellent customer service.

You will need an awareness of housing benefit and wider welfare benefit issues although training will be provided.

You will have experience of following procedures and of using a range of IT packages.

You will work at your administrative base or another agreed office location between 2.5 to 4 days per week and only occasionally from home. The admin base for this post is The Johnnie Walker Bond, Kilmarnock.

The Association for Fostering, Kinship and Adoption Scotland (AFKA) is an independent charity that promotes and facilitates evidence-informed best practice in fostering, kinship care and adoption, through advising, training, and influencing practitioners and policymakers, and supporting them to improve outcomes for children and families. Our Vision is a future where every practitioner working...

Private Client Tax Senior ManagerA leading independent accountancy and advisory firm is looking to appoint a Private Client Tax Senior Manager to join its Edinburgh office. This is a senior leadership opportunity for an experienced tax specialist to manage a high‑value portfolio of private clients, lead a talented team, and play a key role in the continued growth of a respected and ambitious...

Temporary Finance Administrator - REMOTE (must be Edinburgh based)Start Date: ASAPLocation: Must be Edinburgh based to attend the office if requiredEnd Date: End of JanuaryHours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PMPay Rate: £12.50 per hourAbout the Role:We are looking for a Temporary Administrator with finance experience to join a busy office team in Edinburgh. This is a great short term...

You will also be required to be registered with SSSC and it is your professional responsibility to ensure that you meet the standards and criteria for registration. We have a legal obligation to ensure that we do not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.

Temporary Payroll OfficerLocation: West Edinburgh (Hybrid Working) Contract: Temporary - Approx 2-3 months Hours: 37 hours per week Salary: Competitive We are currently recruiting on behalf of a client for an experienced Payroll Officer to support their payroll function on a temporary basis. This role requires someone who can hit the ground running and confidently manage end‑to‑end payroll...

You will hold an SVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care and be able to work towards, or already hold, qualifications including PDA Supervision, PDA Medication, SVQ Level 4 and a workplace assessor award.

You will have basic IT skills, be registered with the SSSC and be a member of the PVG Scheme.