Project Worker - Multiple Locations across City

Creche Project Worker ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages)
Community Venues

Salary: £23.52 - £23.52 per hour
Hours: 0 hour contract

We are looking for a motivated and creative Project Worker to join our Community Learning and Development team.

This exciting role offers the opportunity to support and deliver child-centred, innovative community-based creche provision across the city, supporting ESOL and Family learning classes provided by the Community Lifelong Learning ESOL Team.

Creche Project worker will work alongside community members, partner organisations and colleagues to develop and maintain safe and enriching provision for children attending our creches. You will support staff and ensure safety and quality across all provisions. This role is important in supporting New Scot families with community participation, inclusion and capacity building. Candidates will be expected to travel across the city.

We are seeking someone who:

• Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Can build positive relationships with a wide range of people
• Is organised, proactive and able to manage workload independently
• Has a positive attitude towards equality, diversity and inclusion
• Can work creatively and flexibly to meet community needs
• Is confident working with children and adults, including vulnerable groups

We deliver our classes across Edinburgh aiming to reach out to deprived areas. Though our timetable changes we currently require staff at:

• Tynecastle Community Wing, Tynecastle High School (Tuesday lunchtimes, Thursday mornings)
• West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre (Tuesday mornings, Thursday mornings)
• Leith Community Centre (Monday mornings)
• Goodtrees Neighbourhood Centre (Monday mornings)
• South Queensferry Community Centre (Tuesday mornings)

Please only apply if you are available for some of these days and times.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Find out more about our commitment to equalities https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/inclusive-edinburgh/4

As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We're interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council

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