CLD Support Worker (DofE Stores) (REQ00730)

Education & Families

Community Learning & Development

Community Learning & Development Support Worker (DofE)

NLC7 £25,980 - £28,635

Working as part of our Community Learning and Development (CLD) team, you will be required to support our core functions of Lifelong Learning, Community Capacity Building and Youth Work. As a CLD Support Worker (Duke of Edinburgh's Award), you will support the delivery of youth accreditation, through the use of outdoor learning and expeditions, to develop participants' personal and social skills.

An enthusiastic and motivated individual, you will have an awareness of current national and local developments within CLD and outdoor learning. 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, or equivalent, and previous extended experience of working within a relevant CLD or outdoor education environment including developing and delivering community-based work with young people or adults.

The post is primarily to support the operations of the CLD Outdoor Learning Store based in Coatbridge and will require the post holder to maintain, distribute and coordinate outdoor equipment that supports the delivery of CLD outdoor learning. The CLD Support Worker will be line managed by the CLD Duke of Edinburgh Worker. The successful candidate will be required to undertake training associated with the post.

For further details, please contact Gillian Aitken on 01236 425104 or aitkengil@northlan.gov.uk

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

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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*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

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

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