Day Care Co-ordinator - EAY12793

East Ayrshire Council; Kilmarnock; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

East Ayrshire Council seeks a full-time day services coordinator based at Rosebank Resource Centre, Kilmarnock. You will promote and deliver wellbeing initiatives for older people with multiple needs, helping reduce social isolation through meaningful social and recreational activities.

Hours are Mon-Thu 9am-5pm and Fri 9am-4pm, with annual salary £43,589–£47,484. PVG scheme membership is required prior to offer, and recruitment follows Safer Recruitment guidelines.

Qualifications

• PVG scheme membership required for regulated work with children and/or protected adults.

Responsibilities

• Assist in promoting and delivering the Wellbeing and Recovery Plan and Community Plan objectives.
• Provide day service opportunities to older people with multiple needs to reduce social isolation and enable participation in meaningful social and recreational activities.

Job description

Job Description

In order to assist in the promotion, delivery and integration of the key objectives in relation to those identified within the Wellbeing and Recovery Plan and Community Plan. To manage and develop the delivery of a high quality service providing day service opportunities to older people who have multiple needs and who require support to reduce social isolation and will be supported to be involved in meaningful social, and recreational activities.

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.

Employment References

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.

Additional Information

This is a full time, permanent post based within Rosebank Resource Centre, Kilmarnock

Hours of work: Mon-Thu 9am-5pm, Fri 9am-4pm

Annual Salary - £43,589 - £47,484

The workstyle for this post is Fixed - 80-100% of time is primarily working at a single office base or work location.

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.

To be considered for interivew, candidates must demonstrate on the application that they meet all essential criteria of the attached Job Description.