Job Description

Ref no:
EAY11945
Published:
27/11/2025
Closes:
11/12/2025
Location:
DYW Partnership Hub, 33 Titchfield Street, Kilmarnock, KA1 1QW
Rate:
28,665 - 30,540 per hour
Contract Type:
Permanent
Position Type:
Part Time
Hours:
19 hours per week

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To provide tailored employability and wellbeing support to adults participating in Parental Employability Support Fund activity and provide engagement, signposting/co-ordination for a range of employability and wellbeing pathways, supporting them to achieve appropriate destination, in order to achieve the targets set out within the Scottish Government's 'Best Start, Bright Futures': Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan. To assist with the promotion, delivery and integration of the key objectives in relation to those identified within the Parental Employability Support Fund.

Requirements

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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

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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-mails go directly to your inbox - noreply@myjobscotland.gov.uk.

The Individual

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This is a Part time permanent post based at Titchfield Street, Kilmarnock. The hours of work are 19 hours per week to be worked at the direction of the line manager. The full time salary of the post is between 28,665 - 30,540 per annum. The actual part time salary is between 15,555 - 16,578 per annum. If you require further information please contact Margorie Harvie at margorie.harvie@east-ayrshire.gov.uk 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.