Home Link Worker, Dalmellington Primary School, Dalmellington
- Location:
- Dalmellington Primary School, KA6 7SJ
- Salary:
- £28,956 - £31,067 per year
- Contract Type:
- Temporary
- Position Type:
- Full Time
- Hours:
- 14 hours per week
Job Description
Provide a range of supports that assist children and young people to cope and deal with the issues that affect their ability to attend and achieve at school, including supports that assist in building confidence and resilience to the barriers that have a negative impact on their learning through the development of supportive links between the school and the home, in order to assist with the promotion, delivery and integration of the Council’s key objectives; specifically in relation to the Community Plan; Single Outcome Agreement; Education Service Strategic Plan; Early Learning and Childcare Plan and Children and Young Persons Service Plans incorporating the Pre-Birth to Age 8 Joint Commissioning Strategy.
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.
The Individual
This is a part time, term time temporary post based at Dalmellington Primary School, Dalmellington. The hours of work will be 14 hours per week (2 days), to be worked at the direction of the line manager.
The full time salary of this post is between £28,956 - £31,067 per annum.
The actual part time, term time salary of this post is between £9,934 - £10,659 per annum.
This is a temporary post up until 30th June 2025.
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