CLD Support Worker (6 Posts) (Part Time) REQ01220

NLC7 £25,980 - £28,635 (Pro Rata)

Between 18:00 on Friday 6th October until 22:00 on Sunday 8th of October applications cannot be submitted due to North Lanarkshire Councils internal site iTRENT being down for planned maintenance. From Monday 9th of October applications can be submitted as normal.*

Working as part of our Community Learning and Development (CLD) locality teams, you will be required to support our core functions of Youth Work. These posts will have a particular focus on working with young people in conflict with the law who require additional support to engage in community-based youth work activities and prevent re offending.

An enthusiastic and motivated individual, you will have an awareness of current national and local developments within relevant CLD disciplines. Successful candidates will have good communication skills and the ability to work well as part of a team.

You must have relevant qualifications at SCQF level 5 and above and previous experience of community-based work with young people or adults.

Appointments are available on a part-time basis, both during the day and in the evening. Successful candidates will be expected to work flexibly across the locality they are based in. The CLD Support Worker will be line managed by a CLD Worker within the locality team.

You will require to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme member prior to starting this post.

Work Pattern - to be confirmed.

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of offers available to you through our NLLife reward site. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

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North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy.

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We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link.

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The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process: Easy Read – My NL

***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***