279 Temporary jobs in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire

Job Description

Assist in the daily preparation of food for a variety of meal plans at various establishments across East Ayrshire in order to assist with the promotion, delivery and integration of the Council’s key objectives; specifically in relation to the Community Plan, Shared Commitments, Single Outcome Agreement and Best Value.

Requirements

The duties of the post involve Regulated Work with children and/or protected adults, as specified in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. Successful applicants for such posts will be required to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme member in respect of Regulated Work with either or both of these groups as appropriate, or if they are already a Scheme member, be subject to a PVG Scheme Record Update, before any formal offer of employment can be made by East Ayrshire Council. Please note:- PVG members' records are constantly updated with any new vetting information that arises. Any information that is disclosed on a PVG Scheme Record or Scheme Record Update, if relevant to the post being applied for, will be discussed with the applicant prior to any formal offer of employment being made.

Responsibilities

We follow the national guidance in relation to pre-employment checks namely “Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment”. With regards to requests for references and in line with this guidance, during your application process you should provide details of a minimum of two appropriate and relevant references, one of which should be from your current or most recent employer. It is also a requirement that the reference from your current or most recent employer is from an appropriate senior manager and it is not a reference from a former peer operating at the same level. If you apply for this post, please add the following email address to your safe sender list to ensure that any MyJobScotland related e-mail’s go directly to your inbox - noreply@myjobscotland.gov.uk.

Additional Information

These are temporary part time, term time posts. The location and hours for the posts are detailed below, please select what posts your applying for: Post 1 - Crosshouse PS - 12.5hrs working - Monday to Friday: 12.00pm - 2.30pm Post 2: Darvel ECC - 12.5hrs working - Monday to Friday: 11.00am - 1.30pm Post 3 - Grange Academy - 17.5hrs working - Monday to Friday: 11.00am - 2.30pm Post 4 - Hurlford PS & ECC - 10hrs working - Monday to Friday - 12.00pm - 2.00pm Post 5 - Nether Robertland PS - 12.5hrs working - Monday to Friday: 11.45am - 2.15pm The hourly rate is £12.96 Please note that these posts are all term time and temporary until 30th April 2026. East Ayrshire Council is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcomes applications from all members of the community. We encourage applicants from underrepresented groups including Black and Minority Ethnic people, disabled people and LGBT people. We are also keen to decrease occupational segregation and so encourage women to apply for managerial posts and/or roles in which they are underrepresented. East Ayrshire Council is a Disability Confident employer and a Recruit with Conviction Ambassador. If you require further information please contact FPMRecruitment@east-ayrshire.gov.uk