Skills For Life (Stores Clerk)

Job Summary

Temporary for 26 Weeks.

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.

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Summary

North Ayrshire Council is creating temporary positions within our Skills for Life programme. The programme is funded by Scottish Government and aims to support a person to gain training, skills and experience within out Community Care Service.

• These placements will be for 26 weeks
• 20 hours per week
• Paid at the Real Living Wage, £12.60
• Working 10am - 2pm

Eligibility

To be considered for the post you must be a parent with a dependent child(ren) living with you, a North Ayrshire resident and currently unemployed. You will not be eligible if you have previously taken part in any Skills for Life programmes. Interview times will be allocated, after you have successfully completed the application form and meet the eligibility criteria. All successful applicants will be notified of interview within a week of the advert closing. Interviews will be held in April.

Registration

As part of the Skills for Life programme, you will be registered with We Work for Families Project, to ensure you meet the eligibility criteria prior to employment, in which you will be asked to provide ID and meet with support services.

Registration Day will include;

• Registration Form
• Pre-employment paperwork

In Work Support:

• Mentor support throughout the 26 weeks placement
• Transitional Employment Support

For more details see the attached Role Profile below.

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Staff Values & Behaviours

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 Council’s website.

Additional Information

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.

PVG (Adults)

This post is considered Regulated Work with Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with protected adults

Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by North Ayrshire Council. Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant PVG check (£59 or £18), which will be deducted in instalments from your wages following commencement of employment. For further information on the PVG Scheme please visit https://www.mygov.scot/organisations/disclosure-scotland/. For further details on North Ayrshire Council’s policy please visit Pre-employment checks (north-ayrshire.gov.uk).

Please note if you are the successful candidate your name and email address will be entered into the Disclosure Scotland PVG system to generate your PVG form which will be issued to your email with an enclosed link to complete.

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.