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Inverclyde Council invites applications for a Depute Head Of Centre (Temporary / Full Time) REF ECOD/08963. This senior post sits within the local authority’s education framework and offers a range of flexible working opportunities and a broad employee benefits package.
Inverclyde Council is a Living Wage Employer and is committed to diversity, inclusion and safeguarding. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK and will be subject to PVG checks where required.
Inverclyde Council offers a wide range of benefits to employees including flexible working opportunities, attractive pension schemes, a Buy and Bank Annual Leave Scheme, career development and health and wellbeing support.
You can find out more in our Employee Benefits Booklet which is available on our website
Employee Benefits - Inverclyde Council
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK as we do not hold a sponsorship license.
Vetting by Disclosure ScotlandIf you work in regulated work (children and/or protected adults) you will be subject to obtaining a satisfactory PVG. A small number of posts require a Standard or Basic Disclosure check and the majority of all other posts will complete a Criminal Convictions Form. All disclosure checks are obtained via Disclosure Scotland. If you are the successful candidate you will be required to pay the cost of the disclosure check required for your post.
Regulatory BodiesIf your post requires registration with a Regulatory Body such as HCPC or SSSC etc., you are required to obtain and maintain registration including paying any fees for HCPC. As part of the local government pay deal, local authority staff are no longer required to pay SSSC fees.
Inverclyde Council welcomes applications from former armed forces personnel / reservists. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.
Disability ConfidentWe are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and who meet the essential criteria for the job.
Flexible WorkingInverclyde Council recognises the mutual benefits of having a flexible, effective workforce to deliver the best services to our community, whilst enabling employees to balance their personal, home and work responsibilities more effectively, with a view to achieving greater job satisfaction, motivation, morale and productivity.
Employees are able to apply for a range of options including Part-Time Working, Job share, Compressed Hours, Homeworker, Hybrid Working and Flexible Retirement. More detail can be found in the Flexible Working Policy, linked in the download section of our
Employee Benefits
web page.
Early YearsYou must be aware that all early years services can be delivered between the hours of 8am and 6pm and you must be able to work your contracted hours between these times.