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• £31,827 - £35,000 per annum, • Average uncapped bonus of £5,800 per annum (with potential to earn more), • 5 days a week As a Vehicle Technician / MOT Tester, you’ll carry out MOT tests to DVSA standards and complete a wide range of vehicle maintenance and repair work. From advanced diagnostics & repairs to routine services, you’ll ensure every job is done to the highest standard. Drive your career forward at Halfords, the UK’s largest Automotive service, maintenance and repair business, offering excellent training & development opportunities, a wide range of benefits and an uncapped bonus scheme. Benefits Include: • 5.6 weeks’ annual leave, • Up to 50% off garage bills in our Autocentres and 25% off most our Halfords products in our retail stores, • Discounts on everything from groceries, shopping, insurance, days out, restaurants and more, • Family & Friends Discount Events, • Opportunity to buy a Trade Price Bike & enrol in the Cycle to Work Scheme, • Financial planning support via Wagestream - access up to 30% of your salary in advance, • GP Access, 364 days a year, 24 hours a day, • Join the Share save scheme with a 20% discount on shares, • Health Cash Plan – to access wellbeing services and claim back healthcare costs Skills and experience • Level 3 qualified in Light Vehicle Maintenance & Repair (or equivalent qualification or experience), • Valid MOT Testing Licence National Tyres and Autocare is part of the Halfords family. We’re in an exciting chapter – rapidly growing our business with a focus on motoring services and electric mobility. We’re the UK’s leading retailer of motoring and cycling products and services, and the UK’s largest Automotive service, maintenance and repair business. Join us and be part of our success story in getting the nation safely back on the move. Not sure you meet all the criteria? We'd encourage you to take the wheel and apply anyway! At Halfords we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for our colleagues. We're an equal opportunities employer and proud to welcome applications from all backgrounds and embrace diversity within our one Halfords Family.

This is a full time, permanent role and will primarily be office based with the opportunity to work from home one day per week after probation. Good knowledge of using Microsoft Office packages in particular Excel and Word.

Salary: 42,646.30 – 45,909.27 (all offers will be made at 42,646.30) Closing date: Midnight 11 January 2026 Location: Hybrid (Office is based in central Edinburgh) Pattern: Full time role is 35 hours per week. We accept flexible working requests from day 1 and are happy to discuss flexible working patterns, these must suit both, us an organisation and yourself. We’re looking for a Policy and Engagement Officer to join the team at the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission, which helps resolve issues raised by the public about work carried out by Scottish lawyers and oversees complaint handling across the legal services sector. We help hundreds of people a year, and our team make decisions which make a difference to people’s lives. We are an equal opportunities employer and we’re open on both professional and work experience. We want to build a diverse team, so would positively encourage applications from all candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion, pregnancy or maternity. We’re a small team of around 60 staff, which makes for a close, friendly team to work in. We deliver serious work, but we also have a great deal of fun as a team working together. It also means there are great opportunities to get involved in different aspects of our work, from driving improvements in our customer service, to running sprints to test new ways of working. In this role you will help us shape our thinking, build our understanding and communicate our views on key issues to our partners, stakeholders and users. You will also help ensure that we develop robust policies to help govern our complaints and regulatory work, drawing on strong horizon scanning, robust research and meaningful consultation. You will build strong relationships with key stakeholders at all levels and manage the organisation’s engagement with them. You will be responsible for drafting reports, responses and other public communications and responding to enquiries from politicians, regulators, consumer groups and other bodies. You will also develop policy proposals and recommendations across a range of issues and deliver briefing and policy advice to board members and senior staff. You will be enthusiastic, motivated and able to work with others. You’ll bring strong relationship building skills and stakeholder engagement experience. And you’ll be a confident communicator with strong writing skills and an ability to adapt your approach for different audiences. You must be able to demonstrate experience of policy development and a proven ability to analyse information to produce robust findings and recommendations. You will need to be able to quickly grasp complex or technical issues. It’s a benefit if you have knowledge of regulation policy, consumer policy, legal issues or equalities issues, but we’re very open to hearing from those with experience in other areas. This is a hybrid role. We require that you attend our Edinburgh office a minimum of one-third of your working time a quarter (we estimate around 2 days per week for a full-time colleague). There may also be some specific events that you will need to attend in person. Please note your induction will include more office days in the beginning to help you settle into the SLCC, learn about the role and to provide the most support. We also offer flexible working hours that means when you are working from home you can work anytime between 6am and 10pm and 7am to 7pm in the office. You will also have 42 days paid holiday, including public holidays (pro-rata for less than 35 hours a week). We also offer a Group Self Invested Personal Pension, company sick pay scheme, life assurance, cycle to work scheme, travel loan scheme, volunteer days and a confidential employee assistance programme offering free advice and support across a range of work and personal issues. We also pride ourselves on being an enjoyable place to work, with a supportive environment, opportunities for self-development, staff charity events and the opportunity to socialise. We have a staff led Wellbeing and Inclusion Group. In our last staff survey 85% of colleagues said they would recommend the SLCC to friends as a place to work, and 97% said we were a fair place to work. In our last staff survey 97% said they have a good working relationship with their colleagues. To apply for this role, please submit your CV and a cover letter (a maximum of 500 words) explaining why you are interested in a role and what you will bring to it by midnight on 11 January 2026. Interviews for this post will take place in person and will be held on Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 January. If you have a preferred date, please let us know when you submit your CV and cover letter.

World-Class Technology company in Edinburgh are looking for a talented Senior Software Engineer (Android / Kotlin) to join one of their core mobile platform squads. Hybrid working , modern tech, and great culture on offer. The company has been growing steadily and is now recognised as a leader in their field . They're scaling multiple engineering squads and investing heavily in their mobile platforms - making this a perfect time to join and have a real impact in a growing sector of the business. You'll be part of a key product team , focusing on strengthening the foundations of their mobile platform. Your work will centre on optimising native Android components, improving core frameworks, and enhancing tooling to deliver high-performance, scalable mobile experiences. This year, there's a strong focus on platform performance and Android optimisation , giving you plenty of opportunity to work on challenging and meaningful problems. They're an Agile squad of Engineers, covering a range of experience levels. On a day-to-day basis, you'll work across native Android and React Native codebases - building and refining critical Android features while also contributing to React Native performance and maintainability. You'll regularly participate in design discussions and technical decisions, with the freedom to propose solutions and help shape the team's approach. As a Senior Engineer, you'll also mentor and support other Engineers , sharing expertise in Kotlin , native Android optimisation, and cross-platform integration. You'll ideally have good experience with most of the following; Native Android development with Kotlin Delivering production React Native applications Mobile performance profiling and optimisation Strong awareness of best practices, testing, and CI/CD pipelines Working effectively within Agile teams The following experience is highly desirable; Improving app scalability and performance ** Mentoring and supporting Engineers They've got a custom-built office in central Edinburgh , complete with games consoles, pool tables, and even a gym - where they support hybrid working , with most team members in the office a couple days a week. In return, they're offering a competitive salary ( happy to discuss prior to submitting an application ) and a strong benefits package to match - including multiple bonuses and uncapped holidays. If you're keen to find out more, please apply or drop Doug at Cathcart Technology a message via LinkedIn. Cathcart Technology is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. TPBN1_UKTJ

FOSTER CARE ASSOCIATES SCOTLAND (FCAS) Role: Senior/Supervising Social Worker Location: Homebased - East Scotland Salary: Up to £41,948.53 Per Annum Dependent Upon Experience Status: Full Time, 35 hours per week Benefits: Company Car or £2,000 Car Allowance, 30 days' Annual Leave Rising to 35 Days with Length of Service + Bank Holidays, Life Assurance, Employee Discount Scheme and on-site Free Parking. ABOUT US We've been supporting children and young people since 2002 - Along with our sister organisation Foster Care Associates, we're one of the UK's largest and best respected fostering organisations, which means we're able to offer exceptional resources, support and expertise to help change the experiences and life chances of children and young people. We have a dedicated focus on supporting foster children and foster carers in Scotland. Our primary aim is to give children and young people the opportunity to achieve their full potential and to live fulfilling lives in the community. Over the last 23 years, we have cared for over 2000 children and young people. Our expertise and commitment to fostering has been recognised by The Care Inspectorate for Scotland, who rate our work as 'Very Good', reflecting the hard work and contribution of everyone here. DUTIES WILL INCLUDE: Support foster carers and their families to achieve outstanding outcomes for all children and young people in foster care. Support and monitor the continued suitability and competence of Foster carers ensuring they provide a safe, healthy, nurturing and learning environment for children/young people. Ensure that carers fully understand the fostering task, competencies to be achieved and the standards expected, including complaints and representation procedures as detailed in the FCAS' policies and procedures. Provide and record regular supervision to allocated foster carers in line with FCAS' Operational Standards. Work in partnership in a team parenting approach to help identify any needs within the foster family e.g. short break, activities, therapy, holidays, with all members of the child's network, including contributing to all relevant meetings and any other tasks defined. Ensure each child and foster carer are fully compliant in respect of all key documentation. Attend meetings and/or provide reports for Commissioning Teams to address individual packages of care. Promote participation of children/young people in the development of the agency and in accessing resources and opportunities in their local community. Participate in an 'out of hours' support service on a rota basis Participate in day 'duty system' on a rota basis supporting referrals team YOU MUST HAVE: A Social Work qualification Valid Social Work Registration or equivalent Proven ability to produce a high standard of report writing A comprehensive working knowledge of relevant legislation and child safeguarding procedures The willingness and ability to travel extensively (including occasional night away) Confidence with transporting children and young people in sometimes stressful/difficult situations Full driving licence For more information about this post please contact Amanda Hartley, Fostering Service Manager on 0141 646 1400. To be considered, please apply and we will be in touch. No agencies please. Foster Care Associates Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and has been awarded the disability confident employer by the jobcentre plus. The successful applicant will be subject to a PVG check at enhanced level if successful for the position. TPBN1_UKTJ

Colleagues are expected to work onsite a minimum of one day per week, with homeworking supported for the remainder of the working week following an initial onboarding period. Act as a senior ambassador for Bookspeed, representing the business with key customers, prospects, and industry partners to s

The Work From Home Charity Fundraiser / Telesales Advisor will work an 8‑hour day (7 hours paid), five days a week between the hours of 12:00–20:00 Monday to Friday, including one Saturday 10:30–18:30. This job is work from home indefinitely; however you will need your own decent modern comput

Telehandler Operative Nights Shift __ £500 Sign-on Bonus paid after completion of 4th week (T&C apply) Job location: Musselburgh, EH21 Pay rate: £15.00-£22.50, weekly pay in arrears, every Friday Overtime: Paid at 150% after 46.25 hours worked Schedule: Monday-Friday, 18:00 - 06:00, 12h shifts Smart Solutions are currently recruiting for a Telehandler Operative Nights Shift to join our successful client based in the Musselburgh, EH21 area. Our client has one of the highest recycling rates in Scotland and are constantly pioneering new technology and recycling processes. Telehandler Operative Nights Shift - Duties & Responsibilities The right candidate will be responsible for general plant maintenance, and ensuring the safety and operational readiness of plant and equipment. The role includes following standard operating procedures, maintaining a clean and safe working environment, and contributing to high standards of performance and safety across the site. Safe and efficient cleaning operation with use of specialist cleaning equipment i.e. vacuums, water hoses and more Operate mobile shredding equipment- training can be provided for the right candidate To perform general maintenance duties on plant and mobile equipment during night shifts Ensure all machinery is maintained to a high standard, both internally and externally Monitor and promote plant cleanliness, readiness, and operational efficiency for the following day Adhere to safety, environmental, and quality standards at all times Telehandler Operative Nights Shift - Person Specification Valid Telehandler ticket is required Strong diagnostics capabilities and have pride in their work Ability to adapt quickly to a fast paced, dynamic work environment Previous experience within a waste & recycling industrial environment is essential Why Join us? Guaranteed Hours Available Easy Access to Payslips Dedicated Account Manager We prioritise safety and efficiency in our operations, providing necessary training and PPE to ensure a professional and secure working environment If the role of Telehandler Operative Nights Shift is the right role for you, apply now and a member of the Smart Team will contact you to discuss the role in more detail. TPBN1_UKTJ

Performance linked annual bonus.Hours: 12hrs shift - 42 hrs week average - (4 on 4 off) Day shift only.From day one, you’ll gain access to outstanding Learning and Development opportunities, Mentorship, and a whole load of benefits from big brand discounts to give back schemes!.Where potential is