Modern Apprentice - Health & Social Care (SCQF6)

North Ayrshire Council; Scotland; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

North Ayrshire Council invites caring individuals aged 16-19 to join as Modern Apprentices in Social Care. This role offers valuable hands-on experience and training over a 12-month period, focused on supporting vulnerable communities. Successful candidates will participate in an essential pre-employment course, develop key skills, and contribute positively to the community.

Qualifications

• Aged 16-19 years old at commencement.
• Completion of pre-employment course required.
• Must develop essential skills in social care.

Responsibilities

• Support vulnerable individuals and communities.
• Develop essential skills through hands-on experience.
• Engage with a compassionate team.

Skills

Caring

Support Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Education

SCQF6

Job description

Location: Montrose House Brodick Isle of Arran, KA27 8DA

Rate: £7.55 - £10 per hour

Contract Type: Apprenticeship

Position Type: Full Time

Hours: 35 hours per week

Job Summary

Temporary for 12 months.

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.

As part of North Ayrshire Council’s Modern Apprentice Recruitment Process if, following interview, you are chosen as a Preferred Candidate, you must complete a 1-week pre-employment Course with one of our Employability Partners, before being issued with a Conditional Offer of Employment.

The qualification to be achieved on completion of the Modern Apprenticeship is SCQF6.

Modern Apprenticeship posts are open to all North Ayrshire Residents aged 16-19yrs old at commencement of employment

Are you a caring person living on the Isle of Arran! Join our team as a Modern Apprentice in Social Care and embark on a fulfilling career path dedicated to making a different in people's lives. This apprenticeship offers hands-on experience in a social care environment, where you'll develop essential skills in supporting vulnerable individuals and communities. Grow personally and professionally while contributing to positive outcomes for the individuals. Apply now and be part of a compassionate team, based in Montrose House. For more details see the attached Role Profile below.

Our values of Focus, Passion and Inspiration are core in everything we do and how we do it. They are the foundation that our work is built on, and they are used to measure how well we do each day. On their own, they are just words; to become meaningful they need to be backed up by actions. That's why we aim for them to be at the heart of everything we do. When they are, we can - and will - deliver the best services for the communities of North Ayrshire.

Additional Information

North Ayrshire Council are committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

As a Disability Confident Employer, the Council has agreed to pilot the introduction of See Me CV’s within the recruitment process for disabled candidates applying for Modern Apprentice roles. This post is included in the above pilot and will provide any disabled candidate the opportunity to provide a See Me CV in addition to their application form as an alternative method to demonstrate they meet all the essential criteria for the post as detailed in the role profile.

This is an optional mechanism for candidates and all information provided in the See Me CV is treated as confidential under the Data Protection Regulations.

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.

When shortleeting job applicants seeking a Modern Apprenticeship with the Council, subject to meeting the essential criteria, priority in the 1st instance will be given to those who are currently unemployed followed by applicants who are already in work & who are seeking to develop their career.

PVG (Adults)

This post is considered Regulated Work with Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, 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, prior to confirmation of employment being made by North Ayrshire Council. The cost of the PVG will be met by North Ayrshire Council. 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.