ASN Practitioner

North Ayrshire Council; Stevenston; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A local authority in Stevenston is seeking a temporary part-time educator to support children with additional needs. You will work under the direction of the Head Teacher to deliver inclusive educational experiences. This is a temporary position until January 2026, offering 7 hours per week at a pay rate of £16.84 - £18.20 per hour. Candidates must be willing to undergo a PVG check and embody the council's values of Focus, Passion & Inspiration.

Qualifications

• Ability to support high quality learning for children with additional needs.
• Knowledge of inclusive practice in education.
• Willingness to join the PVG Scheme.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the education of children and young people with exceptional health care needs.
• Support teachers in delivering inclusive educational practices.
• Collaborate with the Head Teacher for effective outcomes.

Job description

Location: Lockhart Campus Boglemart Street Stevenston, KA20 3JX

Rate: £16.84 - £18.20 per hour

Contract Type: Temporary

Position Type: Part Time

Hours: 7 hours per week

Job Summary

Temporary until 9th January 2026.

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.

This post is based within Lockhart Campus. Reporting to the Head Teacher, you will contribute to the education of children and young people who have been identified as requiring additional support including those with exceptional health care needs. You will support high quality learning and teaching through inclusive practice ensuring that pupils needs are well met.

For more details see the attached Role Profile below.

North Ayrshire Council uses behavioural based approach throughout the recruitment process. Our staff values of Focus, Passion & Inspiration will be explored for this vacancy.

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 from your salary 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.