The job – Office Co-ordinator at Pilton Community Health Project

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Office Co-ordinator with admin. IT and building co-ordination experience. This is an operational role for someone who can work sensitively and effectively alongside local people, colleagues, volunteers and partners. This is a great job for someone who loves to be busy with no two days the same.

Place of work and flexibility

This job is based in Pilton Community Health Project. We have a Flexible Working protocol and we are keen to support family/caring responsibilities work patterns where possible. This role is open to job share applications.

About us

Our vision is Equality, Wellbeing and Belonging for all. We want social justice for people affected by unfair and avoidable health inequalities, the impacts of the pandemic and the compounding effects of the cost of living crisis. We are a grassroots organisation based in the heart of North Edinburgh, established in 1984 making us the oldest community health project in Scotland.

We support local people in North Edinburgh to take steps to better health by taking control of their own mental and physical health and wellbeing and to create a healthier, happier, more resilient community and environment using a strengths-based approach. We really enjoy collaborating and often work in partnership to share resources, and to maximise our impact. This ensures we continue to learn and develop to the benefit local people and their families.

Equality and Diversity

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to equality and diversity. We particularly welcome applications from groups currently under represented in our team such as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates, men and people from an LGBTQI background.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, positive, values based Project Assistant with a can do attitude for a new role in our Community Wellbeing Programme. We need someone who can work sensitively and effectively alongside local people, colleagues, volunteers and partners. This is a great job for someone who loves to be busy with no two days ever the same. We are looking for a team member who enjoys meeting people, and is willing to contribute to a wide range of practical and administrative tasks.

Place of work and flexibility

This job is based in Pilton Community Health Project. We have a Flexible Working protocol and we are keen to support family/caring responsibilities work patterns where possible. This role is open to job share applications.

About us

Our vision is Equality, Wellbeing and Belonging for all. We want social justice for people affected by unfair and avoidable health inequalities, the impacts of the pandemic and the compounding effects of the cost of living crisis. We are a grassroots organisation based in the heart of North Edinburgh, established in 1984 making us the oldest community health project in Scotland.

We support local people to take steps to better health by taking control of their own mental and physical health and wellbeing and to create a healthier, happier, more resilient community and environment using a strengths-based approach. We really enjoy collaborating and often work in partnership to share resources, and to maximise our impact. This ensures we continue to learn and develop to the benefit local people and their families.

Equality and Diversity

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to equality and diversity. We particularly welcome applications from groups currently under represented in our team such as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates, men and people from an LGBTQI background.

The job

We are looking for an enthusiastic, positive, values based worker with a can do attitude for a new food and wellbeing development role in our Community Wellbeing Programme. You will have a good understanding of food and health, nutrition, health inequalities, the economic and social impacts of the pandemic, and the rising costs of living on people in our communities. We need someone who can work sensitively alongside local people, colleagues and partners to build engagement, capacity and resilience while effectively delivering a range of food led activities, groups and events.

Place of work and flexibility

We provide a base at Pilton Community Health Project. We are developing Hybrid and Flexible Working protocols with all our workers and keen to support family/caring responsibilities work patterns where possible. This role is open to job share applications.

Equality and Diversity

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to equality and diversity. We particularly welcome applications from groups currently under represented in our team such as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates, people from and LGBTQI background, and men.

We are seeking to recruit a Community Link Worker to join our existing team.

The Community Link Worker programme is funded by EVOC & Edinburgh Health & Social Care Partnership to: Strengthen connections between GP Practices and the 3rd sector; Support people to live well through bridging the gap between community resources and primary care.

The post holder will be employed by Pilton Community Health Project. We are a small team in a grass roots community-led organisation in North Edinburgh. They will be working in partnership with Crewe Medical Centre.

Taking a person centred approach, the post holder will support patients referred by medical practice staff to: identify issues affecting their health & wellbeing; identify personal outcomes and priorities; overcome barriers to achieving goals; support access & engagement with local and national agencies & services.

This role requires membership of the PVG Scheme

We are a small team in a grass roots community-led organisation in North Edinburgh looking for a community development practitioner with an understanding of the social model of health and health inequalities. We need someone with strong leadership abilities and excellent communication and listening skills and can work sensitively alongside women in our community to co-produce and deliver a strong development programme for local women and their children.

This post is only open to women due to the nature of the work and the client group. The Genuine Occupational Requirement set out in Schedule 9, paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

This role requires membership of the PVG Scheme.