Welcome to your weekly round up of new full time and graduate job openings in Plymouth and the surrounding region. Vacancies are listed in alphabetical order, with a link to a more detailed description of each role provided also. Some positions may only be for a fixed-term, but don’t disregard them as they can help you to gain valuable experience and get your foot in the door.
Please note: The UnderGround receives vacancy information in good faith from employers, but cannot be held responsible for its accuracy or authenticity. Please contact us if you have any doubts or queries about any of these adverts. If you are interested in any vacancies, you are advised to check the full details of the role to ensure that they are suitable before applying for jobs. Some vacancies are submitted to us without a closing date. If no date is provided please check in the first instance that the vacancy is still available. If you are looking for a part-time role to support your studies, it is worth contacting the employer before applying to find out if the hours will suit your needs.
Job Title: Business Partner
Company: University of Plymouth
Location: Plymouth
Hours: Full time
Salary: £39,324-£46,924/year
Role Description: Working as part of team of dedicated Business Partners in support of the University’s new ambitious Research and Innovation Strategy (2017-2022), you will be responsible for assisting the Faculties in the development and delivery of their strategic objectives. Based on a good knowledge of the funding landscape in the sector and the Faculties’ requirements, you will assist academic colleagues to identify strategic development priorities; interpret and evaluate opportunities; and progress related projects. This will involve brokering in specialist advisors within the Directorate and elsewhere to ensure joined up solutions are enabled.
Closing Date: 23rd March 2017
For more information and to apply visit: bit.ly/2mLGGLn
Job Title: Community Employment Specialist
Company: Living Options Devon
Location: Plymouth
Hours: Full time (fixed term contract until 20th April 2018)
Salary: £30,153/year pro rata
Role Description: The Community Support Specialist (CES) must have a lived experience or expert knowledge of disability and a real insight into the issues disabled people face in finding and securing employment.
Closing Date: 13th April 2017
For more information and to apply visit: bit.ly/2oaceL6
Job Title: Community Physiotherapist
Company: Livewell Southwest CIC
Location: Plymouth
Hours: 37.5hours/week
Salary: £21,909 to £28,462/year
Role Description: The Community Crisis Response Team (CCRT) are looking for a new junior physiotherapist to join our 7 day dynamic therapy led award winning team! The successful applicant will have a flexible holistic approach to working with clients who are receiving intermediate therapy following a crisis. You will provide rapid assessments and rehabilitation programs for clients alongside our experienced integrated team. There are also opportunities to develop urgent care assessment skills in our Community Assessment Hub (Robin).
Closing Date: 10th April 2017
For more information and to apply visit: bit.ly/2otscfk
Job Title: Digital Marketing Executive
Company: Responsible Life
Location: Plymouth
Hours: Full time
Salary: Competitive salary and bonus
Role Description: You will be assisting and executing new and managing existing digital campaigns across a range of platforms, including paid search, organic search, video, e-mail display and discovery. We work with a number of high-profile media partners on co-branded advertising across a range of channels.
Closing Date: Not specified (so apply sooner rather than later!)
For more information and to apply visit: bit.ly/2ocaKgd
Job Title: Early Years Community Food Worker
Company: NHS
Location: Lambeth, London
Hours: Full time
Salary: £20,958-£23,813/year
Role Description: An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Community Children’s Nutrition and Dietetics’ team, to work in Children’s Centres in the borough of Lambeth. You will contribute to the prevention of childhood obesity in a practical way, by helping children aged 0-4 and their families. There is also opportunity to deliver cooking programmes to group of parents’ in the community. The ideal candidate will need to be confident in their own cookery skills, have a genuine interest in helping local families and be prepared to travel across the Lambeth . Some training in nutrition would be an advantage.
Closing Date: Not specified (so apply sooner rather than later!)
For more information and to apply visit: bit.ly/2nHk0uC
Job Title: English for Academic Purposes Pre-sessional Tutors
Company: University of Plymouth
Location: Plymouth
Hours: Full time, fixed term
Salary: £29,301-£32,004/year pro rata
Role Description: The English Language Centre (ELC), which sits within Academic Partnerships at University of Plymouth, organises year-round insessional and pre-sessional English for Academic Purposes provision for University of Plymouth students whose first language is not English. In the summer the Centre requires a number of qualified and experienced EAP tutors to work on the 8 and 6-week EAP pre-sessional courses. These students will have an English language level of IELTS 5.0 and 5.5 for the eight and six week courses respectively. Those students who pass the pre-sessional then attend compulsory EAP classes throughout their first term alongside their degree programmes.
Closing Date: 17th April 2017
For more information and to apply visit: bit.ly/2nvwsNL
Job Title: Human Resources Officer
Company: Adecco
Location: Plymouth
Hours: Full time
Salary: Not disclosed
Role Description: The purpose of the role is to operate within both the HR Delivery and Corporate HR Support Teams. Fulfil the role of ‘Professional Advisor’ in accordance with the People Department Operating Model undertaking the full range of people management activities, which include attendance management, change management and Police Staff Discipline. Responsible for providing professional, specialist and technical advice to Managers and supervisors in relation policy, legislation, Regulations, Terms and Conditions of Service etc.
Closing Date: 21st April 2017
For more information and to apply visit: bit.ly/2o1haRV
Job Title: Lifeguard
Company: Everyone Active
Location: Plymouth Life Centre
Hours: Not disclosed
Salary: Competitive
Role Description: Everyone Active is currently seeking high calibre, positive, supportive, inclusive and progressive individuals. You will also need to embrace our brand mission of 30 minutes of activity 5 times a week. We are looking for enthusiastic and energetic candidates to work as part of a friendly team to provide a fun, safe and quality experience for all of our customers. Lifeguards receive competitive rates of pay and benefit from free use of the gym and swimming pool.
Closing Date: Ongoing (1st February 2018)
For more information and to apply visit: bit.ly/2fEDrg5
Job Title: Veteran Therapist for Devon
Company: NHS
Location: Plymouth
Hours: Full time
Salary: Not disclosed
Role Description: This is an exciting post for an experienced and committed psychological therapist to be part of a regional health service for military veterans and those leaving the forces. The role will involve specialist assessment, short to medium term psychological therapy, providing support/supervision to other clinicians, training other health professionals and consultation/liaison with other statutory and non-statutory services. You must be an experienced clinician, an excellent communicator, a flexible approach to your work and be enthusiastic about developing the service for veterans. An armed forces background is not essential but may be helpful, as would an understanding of issues facing ex-forces personnel.
Closing Date: Not specified (so apply sooner rather than later!)
For more information and to apply visit: bit.ly/2ndUUAz
