Communities Assistant

Job Description

Based at Brechin Community Campus, 2 The Banks, Brechin. As and when required, you may be required to deliver services in other areas of Angus.

This job is workstyle 4.

You will have the opportunity to benefit from our flexible and agile working practices. This means you will work from a variety of locations, working from council buildings, working in service user’s locations and site visits and you can work from home to best suit your work, meetings and collaboration.

As part of the Vibrant Communities Adult learning team, you will work closely with a range of Community Learning and development partners and wider stakeholders to engage with adults who experience difficulties with digital, numeracy and literacy skills for a wide range of reasons.

You will work with those experiencing the most disadvantage and inequalities, including those affected by substance misuse, mental health and wellbeing and young families affected by cost of living.

You will support learners through personalised individual learning plans which are person centred and focuses on their specific needs and interests.

This job is temporary until no later than 30 September 2025 to cover maternity leave.

Internal and external applications on a secondment basis will be considered.  You must have the approval of your line manager / organisation.

Please note interviews will be held Thursday, 21 November 2024.

Requirements

You must have the ability to become a member of the PVG Scheme.

Please refer to job outline and person specification for further details and requirements for this job.

About Angus Council

In addition, please refer to the "applicant guidance" document when completing your application form and to the "welcome to Angus" document and our website https://www.angus.gov.uk/jobs_and_training/working_for_angus_council for more information about working for Angus Council.

The Individual

We are happy to discuss flexible working during the recruitment process for this position. This means we are open to a conversation about working patterns and the flexibility that is available for this role whilst managing the workload.

We offer a guaranteed job interview to the following people who meet the essential criteria on application for a job:

Those with disabilities, recognised caring responsibilities and care experienced young people. This also applies to our own employees with caring responsibilities, young people on apprenticeships and placements who meet the essential criteria for the job.