CHLH/2512/18 Relief Catering Assistant

High Life Highland; Inverness; Hybrid; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A charitable organization in Inverness is looking for casual relief workers to provide holiday and sickness cover for permanent staff. The role offers flexibility to choose available work and emphasizes a supportive work environment. Responsibilities include covering tasks for permanent members as needed, ensuring a balance between work and home life. This position does not require a set number of hours, making it perfect for those seeking flexible work arrangements. A commitment to the Charity's values is essential.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

35 to 40 days leave depending on service

Employee Benefits Scheme

Qualifications

• Flexibility to work as and when required.
• Ability to provide cover for permanent staff during holidays and sickness.
• Commitment to the Charity's people values.

Responsibilities

• Provide holiday, sickness and training cover for permanent staff.
• Choose work availability on a casual basis.
• Participate in training and appraisal systems.

Job description

High Life Highland is a dynamic and exciting Charity to work for with our purpose being to make life better for everyone, including our employees. We strive to provide a family friendly work environment for all employees so that they find it easier to balance family and work obligations.

About the Role

Based at Inverness Botanic Gardens

As and when required, £13.33 per hour

Vacancy Reference No: CHLH/2512/18

Closing Date: 05/01/2026

*** A Disclosure Scotland PVG check is not required for this post. ***

To provide holiday, sickness and training cover for permanent members of staff. You will be employed by High Life Highland on a casual basis, as and when required, there are no set hours. As a relief worker with High Life Highland, you are free to choose whether to take on work when it is available, and the Charity is under no obligation to offer work to you.

High Life Highland is charity and our purpose is Making Life Better. We are a fun, friendly, kind, caring, supportive, inclusive and proud organisation with strong people values based around integrity, community, accountability, respect and example. We believe if all our employees strive to embrace our people values then, collectively, we give ourselves the best chance of fulfilling our purpose of Making Life Better.

High Life Highland is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of age, colour, disability, ethnic origin, gender reassignment, marital or family status, nationality, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other non-job related factor

Flexible working opportunities are key to creating a balance between work and home life and High Life Highland offers employees.

Opportunities to work from home (where appropriate). Flexible working hours. Flexi-leave scheme. Flexible retirement scheme.

35 days pro rata per annum (including statutory leave) rising to 40 days after 5 years.

Special paid leave to care for your children or dependent relatives.

Up to 18 weeks unpaid parental leave.

Our induction programme helps all new employees get to know the organisation and their individual job. The Charity will provide all the training needed for the role and have a six monthly appraisal system which focuses on development needs and gives employees the chance to talk about their job, and their plans for the future.

High Life Highland has a fair and transparent pay strategy with nationally negotiated pay awards each year. We contribute a pension scheme that enables employees to make adequate provision for when they retire. There are also opportunities to enhance pension contributions through an AVC scheme.

As well as many part-time and term-time only posts.

Access to our Employee Benefits Scheme includes
Discounted highlife membership and associated discounts with partner organisations and services.
Many additional lifestyle discounts with High Street retailers.
Cycle to work scheme.
Additional Annual Leave Purchase opportunities.

Job Features

Job Category As and when required

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