Job Opportunity

[Chuck Rhoades]

I know there’s a redundancy thread, but thought I’d pull out opportunities separately.

I am recruiting for ~100 roles in Edinburgh and Glasgow between now and yearend. Details in the below link. Happy to answer any questions. If interested, please shout and I can help.

https://lbg.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/broadbean_external/job/Edinburgh/Senior-Customer-Advisor---Glasgow-or-Edinburgh_055569-3?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=cpc&source=linkedin

[stu in nottingham]

It's good of you to think of the people here and I hope somebody will benefit.

Well played and thank you.

[weecounty hibby]

Great thread to start. I am also recruiting for a position. Looking for an electrical engineer who has experience of CoMAH, Process Safety and HV/LV to lead a team of 12 electricians covering multiple sites in Central Scotland. Anyone interested PM me and I'll give you more details and where to apply

[Jay]

Well done on this thread. number 3 son got a job through a post on here and is loving it, met lots of great people and gained masses of experience.

[Jakhog1]

I was getting excited till I clicked on the link, I was just made redundant from them six months ago, been trying to get a job since and it's starting to wear me down, must have applied for at least 30 jobs now and no joy, daughter starts school in just over a week and was hoping to of have been in a job by now, getting to stage where I will take almost anything.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

I was getting excited till I clicked on the link, I was just made redundant from them six months ago, been trying to get a job since and it's starting to wear me down, must have applied for at least 30 jobs now and no joy, daughter starts school in just over a week and was hoping to of have been in a job by now, getting to stage where I will take almost anything.

I believe NHS are taking on a fair amount of bodies to assist with track and trace wfh, the wages aren't the best but, might tide you over in the meantime.

[neil7908]

Well done OP

[Jakhog1]

I believe NHS are taking on a fair amount of bodies to assist with track and trace wfh, the wages aren't the best but, might tide you over in the meantime.

Thanks for that, I will check that out, not too fussed about wages just now, as long as I have a job past Christmas

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Thanks for that, I will check that out, not too fussed about wages just now, as long as I have a job past Christmas

I think it's meant to last for up to a year, which is a tad concerning (pandemic wise).

[oconnors_strip]

I believe NHS are taking on a fair amount of bodies to assist with track and trace wfh, the wages aren't the best but, might tide you over in the meantime.

NHS are doing lots of recruitment at the moment. Always worth looking at nhs Lothian jobs page and also nhs scotland

[Allant1981]

Well done on this thread. number 3 son got a job through a post on here and is loving it, met lots of great people and gained masses of experience.

And he is very much an asset, gid laddie you have there

[Jay]

And he is very much an asset, gid laddie you have there

Thank you. He is a good lad. Chip off the old block :greengrin

[Sylar]

Not a criticism of the OP, rather the market conditions, but £20k as an upper salary for a “senior” post is quite shocking!

[calumhibee1]

Not a criticism of the OP, rather the market conditions, but £20k as an upper salary for a “senior” post is quite shocking!

There’s folk in my work who are managers with about 7 or 8 staff that are earning no more than £22k a year. It’s ludicrous.

[Since90+2]

Not a criticism of the OP, rather the market conditions, but £20k as an upper salary for a “senior” post is quite shocking!

That's if you're lucky enough to get as high as that. £18,870 for a Senior position seems ridiculously low. What salary are the positions below that being paid if that's the starter salary for a senior role?

[Mon Dieu4]

Not a criticism of the OP, rather the market conditions, but £20k as an upper salary for a “senior” post is quite shocking!

The "Senior" part is just a name, it's effectively a customer service officer with a wee bit more experience or who can do more tasks than the norm, Lloyds love fannying about with their grading structure and role names

[easty]

Not a criticism of the OP, rather the market conditions, but £20k as an upper salary for a “senior” post is quite shocking!

Job titles don’t really mean anything nowadays.

I’m a Finance Coordinator at the moment, but in the near future the job title for my role will turn into Finance Business Partner.

[Allant1981]

Ive had success letting people know on here about jobs before, i have a job going with nhs lothian just now for a logistics supervisor. Log on to nhs lothians website and have a squint if interested

[gbhibby]

I was getting excited till I clicked on the link, I was just made redundant from them six months ago, been trying to get a job since and it's starting to wear me down, must have applied for at least 30 jobs now and no joy, daughter starts school in just over a week and was hoping to of have been in a job by now, getting to stage where I will take almost anything.
Unfortunately that is the way the banks behave nothing has changed

[Dmas]

Don’t suppose anyone has any inside knowledge of the video interview process with Virgin Media for a field Tech? Have one to do before Friday trying to prepare a little first

[Santa Cruz]

Don’t suppose anyone has any inside knowledge of the video interview process with Virgin Media for a field Tech? Have one to do before Friday trying to prepare a little first

Try a search on Glass Door by company and then interviews. I breezed an interview once after doing this. Every question I was asked had been posted by someone who had been for the same job. Good luck.

[Dmas]

Try a search on Glass Door by company and then interviews. I breezed an interview once after doing this. Every question I was asked had been posted by someone who had been for the same job. Good luck.

Thanks for that mate :aok:

[The_Exile]

You can't live on £20k a year in a city like Edinburgh, that's enough to pay the bills, the rent, food and travel with nothing left to actually enjoy your life with.

[Allant1981]

You can't live on £20k a year in a city like Edinburgh, that's enough to pay the bills, the rent, food and travel with nothing left to actually enjoy your life with.

I know plenty of folk who do(20k ish), just depends where in edinburgh you want to live

[greenlad]

The "Senior" part is just a name, it's effectively a customer service officer with a wee bit more experience or who can do more tasks than the norm, Lloyds love fannying about with their grading structure and role names

They certainly do, and nearly always to the detriment of staff so they can save a few bob regardless of profits.

[Since90+2]

I know plenty of folk who do(20k ish), just depends where in edinburgh you want to live

Agreed.

I know of 3 people in my immediate social circle who earn 20k, or less, and they are not living the life of a hermit. They may not be out having steak dinners every weekend but they have enough money to be able to socialise (I know because that's often with myself).

[Jakhog1]

Has anyone work or have worked a night shift before, got made redundant this year and have had an offer for a job working 10pm to 6am, never worked these kind of hours before and not sure how I would deal with it, got two young kids who are both at primary school so I could sleep during the day no problem, how do you cope with irregular hours?

[Andy Bee]

Has anyone work or have worked a night shift before, got made redundant this year and have had an offer for a job working 10pm to 6am, never worked these kind of hours before and not sure how I would deal with it, got two young kids who are both at primary school so I could sleep during the day no problem, how do you cope with irregular hours?


It's not for everyone but I enjoy it, I'm a driver so the roads are more manageable at nights. Starting at 10pm and your kids being young shouldn't put too much strain on family life as they'll be going to bed when you start. The best thing you can do is sort out a proper diet, your body clock will be up in the air until around the 3rd or 4th shift, doing a constant 10-6 helps rather than different times, helps with getting in a routine. You'll know when you've cracked it when you're looking for steak pie when everyone else is eating cornflakes.

[Since90+2]

Has anyone work or have worked a night shift before, got made redundant this year and have had an offer for a job working 10pm to 6am, never worked these kind of hours before and not sure how I would deal with it, got two young kids who are both at primary school so I could sleep during the day no problem, how do you cope with irregular hours?

Personally I absolutely hated it. Completely messes up your natural sleeping clock and I just hated basically never seeing daylight.

Some people do like it though as there little to no interaction with the public.

[McD]

Has anyone work or have worked a night shift before, got made redundant this year and have had an offer for a job working 10pm to 6am, never worked these kind of hours before and not sure how I would deal with it, got two young kids who are both at primary school so I could sleep during the day no problem, how do you cope with irregular hours?


i did it for a few weeks to do some training at my old work. It has its ups and downs. I found I was having almost 2 days in 1, I’d go to work, do the shift, come home and sleep til lunchtime-ish. Then I’d have a few hours to get shopping, housework, etc done, before having some down time then returning to work. I was quite lucky in that the bedroom faced away from any traffic or loud areas so getting quiet wasn’t a problem.

on the flip side, your days off aren’t much cop. I worked M-F nights, so would try to stay awake or just have a quick nap after the Friday (into Saturday morning) shift, inevitably I’d be exhausted and be in bed early Saturday night. Sunday is fine, but then Sunday night you end up trying to keep yourself awake as long as possible becuase you want to try to get some sleep on Monday ahead of the Monday night shift. At the time my girlfriend and I didn’t live together, so it meant we hardly saw each other

[Pretty Boy]

Has anyone work or have worked a night shift before, got made redundant this year and have had an offer for a job working 10pm to 6am, never worked these kind of hours before and not sure how I would deal with it, got two young kids who are both at primary school so I could sleep during the day no problem, how do you cope with irregular hours?

I hated nights when I worked them.

I found 2 problems. Firstly I didn't sleep like a normal night's sleep no matter how hard I tried. Working days you go to bed at night, get up in the morning, maybe do a few bits and bobs, get ready and go to work. For most of us that means getting up maybe an hour to 90 mins before you have to be away. When you get home you then have your evening. On nights I got home, collapsed into bed, slept in fits and starts for a few hours then was up a long, long time before I had to actually go to work. Rather than waste that time I was then out and about doing things, went to work then collapsed into bed exhausted again to complete the cycle.

The second issue I found was trying to enjoy my days off. If I finished nights on a Saturday morning then I'd maybe only get 3 hours sleep before going to ER or whatever. I'd then have something on on the Saturday night which I'd not enjoy because I was tired. The my body would fight me trying to stay awake all night, I'd just be normalising again by the Sunday or Monday and it was time to start the cycle again.

Some people I worked with loved it. They were great at turning night into day for the 4 or 5 days they were on. They would go for pints to early opening bars at 7am, eat a big dinner when they got in, sleep until 7 or 8 in the evening then be back in at 9 or 10 fresh as a daisy. I just couldn't adjust though and had to ask to come off nights after a few months. I hated hardly seeing anyone other than the people I worked with, hated being constantly tired and hating struggling for routine.

I think you have to be a certain kind of person to work permanent nights. As I said some people I knew loved it, others, including myself, hated it.

[Allant1981]

I worked permanent nights for about a year due to job change outwith my control, i also hated it, couldnt sleep properly during the day, sometimes maybe only 4 hours per day so shattered most of the time, by the time i was getting ready to leave the wife was just coming in so didnt see her, if i hadnt changed jobs we would most likely have had issues i think. Didnt see my son much either, again by the tike he got in from school i only had an hour or so before i was needing to get ready to leave. But i worked with a few single guys who absolutely loved night shifts and wouldnt swap for day shift at all

[Jakhog1]

Thanks for all the replies and your experiences of working night shift, to be honest I don't really fancy it but with 2 young kids it may be beneficial to do it till Christmas and see where I am at after then, it's decent enough money and may persevere for a few months, who knows I may like it.

[stu in nottingham]

Has anyone work or have worked a night shift before, got made redundant this year and have had an offer for a job working 10pm to 6am, never worked these kind of hours before and not sure how I would deal with it, got two young kids who are both at primary school so I could sleep during the day no problem, how do you cope with irregular hours?

I did nightshifts for ten years, 21.00-06.00 and 18.00-06.00 versions. I came to detest them and they came to be a major motivation for a career change. I would say a small majority of my work colleagues claimed to like them though.

A big part of it is how well you can sleep during the day. I had good conditions for that, a quiet home and neighbourhood with with just me there in the day but struggled to get more than five hours of fitful sleep. I came to start wishing my life away during those nightshift weeks, longing for the last shift.

Working your life around it can be key. I would use those empty afternoons alone to do my marathon training with some long runs. Occasionally, in the warmer months I'd also stop on the way home after a 6am finish and go for a little jog in the early light which was nice.

I tended to go to bed fairly soon after returning home and sleep untio lunchtime. Some people stay up and have an afternoon sleep. With meals I tended to be 'one behind' in a sense. I'd get up at lunch and eat light breakfast stuff. Before going to work in the evening I'd have something akin to a lunch. During the nightshift I'd eat pasta and stuff around midnight at work. That seemed to work best.Appetite was never as good though.

Something I've noted in my work nowadays is that it can be quite instrumental in gambling addictions, particularly online. It's simply having that time alone on your hands, feeling a bit jaded and looking for a bit of easy 'entertainment'.

I hate to sound so negative and this is purely personal but I'd have to be in a pretty poor state to do nights again. Some will have a totally opposite view though.

[G15 Hibs]

There's a few positions available at my work, around 10 or so I think

https://www.cas.org.uk/vacancies/caseworker-citizens-advice-scotland-3

[Jakhog1]

I did nightshifts for ten years, 21.00-06.00 and 18.00-06.00 versions. I came to detest them and they came to be a major motivation for a career change. I would say a small majority of my work colleagues claimed to like them though.

A big part of it is how well you can sleep during the day. I had good conditions for that, a quiet home and neighbourhood with with just me there in the day but struggled to get more than five hours of fitful sleep. I came to start wishing my life away during those nightshift weeks, longing for the last shift.

Working your life around it can be key. I would use those empty afternoons alone to do my marathon training with some long runs. Occasionally, in the warmer months I'd also stop on the way home after a 6am finish and go for a little jog in the early light which was nice.

I tended to go to bed fairly soon after returning home and sleep untio lunchtime. Some people stay up and have an afternoon sleep. With meals I tended to be 'one behind' in a sense. I'd get up at lunch and eat light breakfast stuff. Before going to work in the evening I'd have something akin to a lunch. During the nightshift I'd eat pasta and stuff around midnight at work. That seemed to work best.Appetite was never as good though.

Something I've noted in my work nowadays is that it can be quite instrumental in gambling addictions, particularly online. It's simply having that time alone on your hands, feeling a bit jaded and looking for a bit of easy 'entertainment'.

I hate to sound so negative and this is purely personal but I'd have to be in a pretty poor state to do nights again. Some will have a totally opposite view though.


Thanks for your honesty, that is some stint doing it for ten years, I don't fancy it myself, will probably give it a go for a very short time, it's the change to my sleeping pattern that bother me, luckily I live in a quiet street and should get minimal disruption to my sleep. I have been reading up on it quite a bit and will try to follow a plan to help minimise the difficulties in the change of routine, Thanks again to all for responding, has been a big help on what to expect.

[stu in nottingham]

Re job opportunities, I was in an online staff meeting today where we were informed of quite extensive recruitment to come. Gamcare's headquarters are in London but it has agencies covering the UK. There are offices in Edinburgh EH1, Falkirk, Lanarkshire, Glasgow and elsewhere, as well as England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The service is primarily set up to give treatment to gamblers and affected others but also working in promotions with youth, advertising and so on. Added a couple of links below showing the currently advertised positions which are widespread roles as treatment practitioners, IT, marketing, business management and so on. This changes rapidly, in the three months I've been working for Gamcare there have been new employees appointed every week. Currently many of us are working from home. Ultimately, it is likely to be hybrid working for many.

The management are very bullish and we were advised to spread the word as they are struggling to recruit in what they state is a browser's market. Might be worth getting in touch if anyone's looking around.

Jobs
https://www.gamcare.org.uk/about-us/get-involved/jobs/

Network map
https://www.gamcare.org.uk/get-support/find-local-treatment/

[email protected] ([email protected]?subject=Recruitment)