Assistant Practitioner School Years, Alness

Job Description

Post Title: Assistant Practitioner School Years
Location: Osprey House, Alness
Hours: 29.6 hours per week
Duration: Permanent
Salary: Band 4 - £23,930- £26,030 p.a. (£29,116 - £31,670 pro rata)

Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.

Contact Person: Lorna Renwick Tel: 07825 116523 or lorna.renwick@highland.gov.uk

Job Purpose: TAn exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 4 nurse to join the Alness School Nursing Team covering the Mid-East Ross geographical area. You will undertake delegated duties, providing targeted intervention and support to the most vulnerable school aged children and families in communities, particularly those suffering poverty and inequalities. The role will primarily focus on early intervention in School Years through health promotion and education. You will work as part of the wider team to deliver universal programmes such as P1 screening.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are fundamental to the role, as is the ability to work both on your own initiative and as part of a team. A current UK driving licence is also essential for this post as you will be expected to drive efficiently and effectively to meet the operational requirements of the service. Whilst access to a pool car is available, the use of your own car for work purposes is an essential requirement of the post.

Please APPLY ONLINE. If you are unable to apply online and you wish to request an offline application pack, please contact HR Transactions Team, T: 01955 608279 (24 hour voicemail) quoting the post reference number above.

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The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.

As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.

Shortlisted applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

Requirements

Training: SNNEB/NNEB/ SVQ Level 3

Experience: Previous community experience working with children, young people and families.  

Car owner and driver with business insurance.