Pupil Support Assistant (Skills for Life) - NAY14679

Job Summary

Temporary until 27th June 2025.

Interview Date: 25th November 2024.

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)

Are you a parent living with a dependant child(ren)? Are you a North Ayrshire Resident? Are you unemployed?

North Ayrshire Council is creating temporary positions within our Skills for Life programme for Pupil Support Assistants. The programme is funded by Scottish Government and aims to support parents, to gain training, skills and experience within various educational establishments throughout North Ayrshire.

We are offering:

• A mentored placement for 24 weeks (January – June) • 20 hours per week, term-time • Paid at the Real Living Wage, £12.60 per hour • In-Work Support throughout the placement • Pre-employment training including a Paediatric First Aid course . Eligibility To be considered for this programme you must be: • A parent with a dependent child(ren) living with you • A North Ayrshire resident • Currently unemployed.
• An interview slot will be given to all eligible applicants. You will be invited to an interview within one week of the advert closing date.
• As part of the Skills for Life programme, you will be registered with We Work for Families in Ardrossan, to ensure you meet the eligibility criteria. You will be asked to provide ID and meet with support services.
• This programme also requires a Disclosure (PVG). Three forms of ID are required, one of which must include photographic ID and one must include the your current address details.
• You will be given in-work support throughout your placement by an assigned member of our Team, who will work with you on a regular basis on updating your CV, helping with application forms and job searching. The aim of this placement is to give you the experience and skills you need to apply for any advertised posts that would suit you.
• To assist with this, after week 13 of your placement, you will be added to North Ayrshire Council’s redeployment list giving your application priority if you apply for a job within the Council and you meet the criteria.

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.

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 Staff values and behaviours (north-ayrshire.gov.uk).

Additional Information

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 (Children)

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.

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.