Tertiary Project Worker – Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Project Support

Job Description

Children, Education and Justice Services

Bangholm Sports and Outdoor Education Complex
Craighall Gardens, Edinburgh

Salary: £21.09 per hour
Hours: 0 (Teritary position)

We are recruiting for a self-motivated person to work with the Outdoor Learning Team to help support the continued growth of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award in Edinburgh. The key elements for the role include:

• Contribute via an action plan to the Council’s ongoing DofE strategic priorities.

• Assist recruitment, retention, deployment and training of Duke of Edinburgh (DofE)’s Award support.

• Support data analyses - capture and report training needs and co-lead on summary centre information sheets.

• Coordinate the Council’s Virtual DofE group – support participants in completing sections (maximise achievement). Report progress.

• Support communications and events – assist managing DofE Teams, organise events, and support periodic DofE newsletters.

• From time to time, undertake other reasonable duties on priority Outdoor Learning Team work via planning and mutual agreement.

Please see the attached City of Edinburgh Council Project Worker Job Description. Please note, this is a generic Job description for Project Workers across the Wider Achievement service.

Please contact us at dofe_edinburgh@edinburgh.gov.uk if you wish to discuss further.

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.

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