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Ref no:
MID06384
Published:
02/10/2024
Closes:
21/10/2024
Location:
Easthouses Primary School 64 Easthouse Road Easthouses Dalkeith, EH22 4EW
Salary:
£28,984 - £30,750 per year pro rata
Contract Type:
Permanent
Position Type:
Part Time
Hours:
27.5 hours per week

Job Vacancy

Midlothian

KNOWLEDGE:

Essential qualifications:

Fully trained jobholders must hold a minimum SVQ3 level qualification in Youth Work, or equivalent subject, and have experience supporting children and young people in an educational setting.

Youth Worker (B) Experienced jobholders who have not yet attained the SVQ3 level qualification in Youth Work or equivalent but are currently studying towards it will be paid at SCP 35.

Full clean UK driving licence.

CLOSING DATE - Monday 21st October 2024

INTERVIEW DATE - Thursday 31st October 2024

Job Advert

Position Title: Youth Worker

Directorate: Children, Young People and Partnerships

Working from Home: No

Location: ASN Provision Easthouses PS

Contract Status: Permanent to Authority

Hours of Work: 27.5 hours per week

Working Pattern: 9.00-3.30 (Mon-Thurs) 9.00-12.30 (Fri)

Weeks per year: 39

Please note that it is Midlothian Councils policy that successful applicants will be appointed to the first point on the salary scale.

Based on 27.5 hours over 39 weeks per year, the minimum actual salary for this position is £19,093.53 per annum.

Requirements

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children.
Successful candidates will require PVG Scheme membership for Regulated Work with Children, You will be required to join the Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check prior to commencing employment with Midlothian Council, the cost of which will be met by you. For further information on the PVG Scheme please visit www.disclosurescotland.gov.uk

Additional Information

If you have difficulty applying for this post or accessing attached documents, or if you have a disability and reasonable adjustment is required, please email recruitment@midlothian.gov.uk to speak to a member of the Recruitment Team stating the post reference number.

Midlothian Council is currently undergoing a period of transformation, changing and improving the way it delivers services in Midlothian. As a consequence, there are a number of existing employees for whom we are committed to seeking suitable alternative employment within the Council in accordance with our legal obligations. Candidates are advised that, for some vacancies, internal candidates in this situation will be interviewed before the wider selection pool and a slightly longer delay may be experienced before application outcomes can be advised to you. Thank you for your patience in this matter.

If you are a trainee of a Midlothian Council Training Programme, have a disability or you are a care experienced young person you are eligible for a guaranteed interview if you meet the essential criteria for the post.

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