Centre Officer

Sight Scotland; Kirknewton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident employer scheme

Job summary

Sight Scotland is seeking a Centre Officer in Kirknewton to join an enthusiastic team, supporting veterans’ services and reporting to the Leadership team. You will help welcome veterans, resolve operational challenges, and facilitate activities that promote wellbeing and independence.

Role includes maintaining the centre database, contacting potential new veterans by phone, and collaborating with volunteers and teams to improve services.

Qualifications

• Criminal records check or PVG scheme membership required for safeguarding adults and children.

Responsibilities

• Support leadership and colleagues, welcome veterans to the centre and assist with operational challenges.
• Keep the database up to date and contact potential new veterans by phone to complete required steps.

Job description

You will be part of an enthusiastic and caring team with your co postholders and be an integral support to the Leadership team for Sight Scotland veterans’ services. No two days are the same. One moment you might be supporting a colleague, welcoming a new veteran into the centre, or helping resolve an operational challenge. Facilitating activities which are fun and support the wellbeing and independence of the veterans The next, you will be working with colleagues to keep data base up to date and contact potential new veterans to the centre via phone completing all steps in the processes Working with various teams from our organisation, volunteers, and team members to improve services and create new opportunities.

The current duties of the role require a criminal records check or membership of the PVG scheme through Disclosure Scotland for the protection of adults and children and clean driving licence.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Centre Officer

Company: Sight Scotland Salary: £29,786 to £33,727 a year Hours: Full-time Location: Kirknewton, EH27 8EJ Working pattern: On-site Job type: Permanent Posting date: 7 Oct 2026 Closing date: 26 Oct 2026

Summary

You will be part of an enthusiastic and caring team with your co postholders and be an integral support to the Leadership team for Sight Scotland veterans’ services. No two days are the same. One moment you might be supporting a colleague, welcoming a new veteran into the centre, or helping resolve an operational challenge. Facilitating activities which are fun and support the wellbeing and independence of the veterans The next, you will be working with colleagues to keep data base up to date and contact potential new veterans to the centre via phone completing all steps in the processes Working with various teams from our organisation, volunteers, and team members to improve services and create new opportunities.

The current duties of the role require a criminal records check or membership of the PVG scheme through Disclosure Scotland for the protection of adults and children and clean driving licence.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident

Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.

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