Skills for Life - Clerical Assistant

Job Summary

Temporary for 23 weeks

Previous Applicants for Skills for Life Clerical or Education Business Assistants should not apply.

We may conduct our interviews in person or using Microsoft Teams for video calling. All you need is a device with a camera and access to the internet. We will provide guidance and instructions on how to use this method if your interview is being held virtually. We are a disability confident leader and we support reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process - for more information click important-information-for-applicants (north-ayrshire.gov.uk)

INTERVIEWS - Applicants MUST attend one of the Information Sessions below to be given an interview slot. If you have previously attended an Information Session an interview slot will be sent to you.

• Tuesday 25th August, 1pm, Parent Hub, Ardrossan
• Wednesday 26th August, 1pm, Volunteer Rooms, Irvine

North Ayrshire Council’s Skills for Life programme is funded by Scottish Government and aims to support parents to gain training, skills and experience. These Clerical posts are based in various North Ayrshire Council offices.

The Skills for Life programme offers:

• 23 week, mentored placement
• 20-25 hours per week
• Monday-Friday, 10am-2pm
• Paid at the Real Living Wage, £13.52ph

Eligibility - To be considered for the post you must be an unemployed parent living in North Ayrshire, with a dependent child(ren) living with you. You will not be eligible if you have participated in this programme, PEP or Step Into previously. Interviews will be held at the Parent Hub in Ardrossan on Tuesday, 1st September & Wednesday, 2nd September.

Registration -  To participate in the Skills for Life programme, you must be registered with the We Work for Families project. This ensures you meet the eligibility criteria prior to employment and have the relevant ID required for the post.

 

Staff Values & Behaviours

Pre-employment Training – Digital Skills Successful candidates are required to participate in Pre-employment Digital Skills Training. You must be available 8th September until 9th October. The classes will be at Ayrshire College, Kilwinning Campus on a Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 10am-2pm. The Digital Skills training will include PC Passport, Microsoft Sway, Forms, and Teams. Internet Safety, Data Security and SharePoint will also be included.

ID Requirements - We would require:

• Passport and 1 official letter with your current address OR
• Full birth certificate along with proof of NI Number and 1 official letter with your current address
  
  

For more details see the attached Role Profile below. Before you apply, find out a little bit about us and why we are a Great Place to Work.

Additional Information

North Ayrshire Council uses behavioural based approach throughout the recruitment process. Our staff values of Focus, Passion & Inspiration will be explored for this vacancy.

Further information on our Staff Values and how to complete behaviour based application form questions is available on the Staff values and behaviours (north-ayrshire.gov.uk).

Use of AI in Applications

References

For your information if this post requires references you will be notified of further details if you are successful in gaining an interview. Not providing relevant references when requested may delay the outcome of the interview process.

Our Workstyles

As an employer of choice, North Ayrshire Council has identified four different Workstyles. Each post in the council has been allocated one of these styles:

In Building – More than 90% of time spent primarily at a single base or location.

This post has been allocated the workstyle: In Building

More information on our workstyles can be found in our HR Guide - Workstyles (north-ayrshire.gov.uk). If you have any questions on the allocated Workstyle for this post, please ask at interview.

Use of AI in Applications

Applicants may use AI tools to assist with drafting or refining their application. However, AI should only be used to enhance an application and must not replace personal experience or be used to generate content wholly on the applicant’s behalf. Where it is identified that AI has been used to create an application in full or to falsify responses, this will be taken into account within the scoring, and your application may not be progressed.