Essential Skills Support Worker

Job Purpose

Support and develop the core skills of adult numeracy, ICT, working together and problem solving across East Ayrshire through the Lifeskills and Inclusion Team in line with the priorities of the Vibrant Communities Service. In order to assist with the promotion, delivery and integration of the key objectives in relation to those identified within the Vibrant Communities Plan and the Community Plan.

Requirements

The duties of the post involve Regulated Work with children and/or protected adults, as specified in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. Successful applicants for such posts will be required to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme member in respect of Regulated Work with either or both of these groups as appropriate, or if they are already a Scheme member, be subject to a PVG Scheme Record Update, before any formal offer of employment can be made by East Ayrshire Council.

Please note:- PVG members' records are constantly updated with any new vetting information that arises. Any information that is disclosed on a PVG Scheme Record or Scheme Record Update, if relevant to the post being applied for, will be discussed with the applicant prior to any formal offer of employment being made.

Responsibilities

These are full time temporary post and the admin base is Burnside Street, Kilmarnock

The hours of work are 35 per week.

Monday - Thursday 7hrs 10 mins, Friday 6hrs 20 mins and occasional evening and weekend working may be required.

The workstyle for these posts is ‘Mobile’ - 20-49% of time is office based. Able to work at home, or another location, or travel directly from home to other locations and client visits out in the field.

The salary for this post is £26,335- £28,137

Additional Information

We follow the national guidance in relation to pre-employment checks namely “Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment”. With regards to requests for references and in line with this guidance, during your application process you should provide details of a minimum of two appropriate and relevant references, one of which should be from your current or most recent employer. It is also a requirement that the reference from your current or most recent employer is from an appropriate senior manager and it is not a reference from a former peer operating at the same level.

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