Job Description

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HR Officer
Edinburgh
26,700.00 pa
Permanent, Full-Time
37 Hours per week
Closing Date: 22 July 2025
Want to support people who support others? We've got the role for you.
Are you looking to use your HR and administrative skills in a rewarding, thriving social care charity? Are you ready to support our people who provide the best care possible to our customers?
Capability Scotland delivers exemplary care, support, and education for disabled children and adults across Scotland. We were founded in 1946 and have always strived to be a major ally in supporting disabled people to have full equality of opportunity and participation as citizens of Scotland. Our vision is of an inclusive Scotland where everyone has the opportunity to have their voice heard, contribute to society and fulfil their potential.
You'll be joining an established HR team, reporting directly to the Head of People, and working closely with another HR Officer, HR Business Partners, the Learning & Development Manager, and the Recruitment Business Partner.
We work flexibly as standard; you need to be within commutable distance of our Edinburgh office (EH12) as we work 50% of our time in the office and 50% from home. We're open to discussing start and finish times that work around your life.
This will be a challenging role, but on top of a great salary, excellent pension, and annual leave, we can offer you a real sense of job satisfaction. You will be supporting the people who support our customers to live their best lives possible.
Job Purpose
To provide an effective and efficient administrative service to support the HR department and wider organisation. To support the wider HR function by providing advice, support, and training to people managers across the organisation.
What will you bring?

• 2 years' experience in a similar role
• Skilled in the use of all Microsoft Office products
• IT Literate; able to learn new systems quickly.
• An ability to demonstrate a commitment to our five values:
• High level of self-motivation, able to meet several deadlines.
• Excellent organisational & communication skills with great attention to detail.
• Ability to work flexibly on your own initiative and as part of a team.
• Up to date knowledge of employment law.

Desired Skills/Experience

• CIPD Qualified.
• Knowledge of the social care sector.
• Understanding of HR systems, ideally iTrent.
• Able to start with us quickly.

Working with Capability Scotland brings you lots of benefits:

• 26,700.00 per year and a 37-hour working week.
• 32 days holidays per year, increasing to 37 with service.
• Up to 8% employer contribution pension
• Up to 3x annual salary Death in Service benefit
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Shopping discounts through the Perks At Work scheme
• Free 24/7 employee assistance programme
• Free disclosure checks throughout your career.

Applying to Capability Scotland
Applying to join our family is easy. At the bottom of this advert, you can submit your CV and a covering letter directly to us.
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For more information on this role, you can contact Teresa at using reference CS020725.
Closing date - 22nd July 2025
We reserve the right to close or extend this vacancy dependent on the number of applications. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
General Information

• Capability Scotland is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and which promote equality of opportunity. We are happy to consider job-share applications.
• Capability Scotland is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable people and conducts thorough pre-employment checks on all preferred candidates.
• A copy of Capability Scotland's Equality and Diversity Policy is available upon request from the HR Team.

***Please note that our vacancies do not qualify for Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship, if you require this to commit to this role long term, please do not apply. If we are in a position to offer sponsorship in the future our adverts will be updated to reflect this***
HR Officer
How to apply
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