Community Payback Workplace Supervisor - NAY15642

North Ayrshire Council; Stevenston; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

North Ayrshire Council seeks a dedicated individual to supervise service users on Court Orders undertaking unpaid work in the community. The role requires leading daily tasks while motivating service users through various activities like gardening and painting. Ideal candidates should possess strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently. A valid driving license is essential, as driving a council van will be part of the duties.

Qualifications

• Keen interest in gardening, painting, woodwork, etc.
• No formal trade-specific qualifications required.

Responsibilities

• Supervise service users on Court Orders and lead daily work tasks.
• Demonstrate and teach activities such as gardening and creative arts.
• Work alongside service users, providing positive role models.

Skills

Motivation

Non-judgmental attitude

Punctuality

Ability to lead tasks

Job description

Job Summary

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 here.

This role involves supervising service users on Court Orders undertaking unpaid work within the local community, often working alone with up to 5 service users, with support from the team based in the office. The ideal candidate would be able to lead daily work tasks assigned by the co-ordinator, including demonstrating, teaching, and overseeing activities such as creative arts, gardening, painting, litter picking, and workshop-based tasks, while working alongside service users. We are looking for a punctual, non-judgemental person who can display positive role modelling and motivate service users into daily work tasks. While trade-specific qualifications are not required, a keen interest and ability in gardening, painting, woodwork, etc., would be beneficial.

This post is contracted for 35 hours per week, from 9 am until 4 pm, Tuesday to Saturday. Do you have the availability to work these hours and days? Do you have a valid driving licence and the ability to drive a council van with service users inside?

For more details, see the attached Role Profile below.

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Staff Values & Behaviours

North Ayrshire Council uses a 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 page.

Additional Information

References

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 process.

PVG (Adults)

This post is considered Regulated Work with Protected Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. It is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with protected adults.

Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check before employment is confirmed. The cost (£59 or £18) will be deducted from wages after starting employment. For more information, visit Disclose Scotland.

Your name and email address will be entered into the Disclosure Scotland PVG system to generate your PVG form, which will be sent to your email with a link to complete.

Our Workstyles

North Ayrshire Council has identified four Workstyles. This post is classified as Mobile, meaning more than 90% of the time is spent working across multiple facilities and in the community, with some opportunity for remote work.

More information can be found in our HR Guide - Workstyles. If you have questions about the Workstyle for this position, please ask at interview.