Temporary Support Worker Big Noise Douglas, Dundee

Creative Scotland; Dundee; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

Sistema Scotland is seeking a Temporary Support Worker for Big Noise Douglas in Dundee. You will participate in after-school sessions and holidays programmes, supporting Big Noise musicians and helping children and families engage and reach their potential.

The role is part-time with specific weekly hours during term time and school holidays, paying £14.63 per hour. All successful applicants will undergo PVG checks and visa eligibility is UK-specific.

Qualifications

• Experience in a supportive role in an education or community setting.
• Experience of working with children and families?

Responsibilities

• Support Big Noise musicians as they deliver the after-school programme.
• Participate in sessions, modelling engagement and attention for the children.
• Build strong relationships with the children and families to assist them in maximising their potential.

Job description

Temporary Support Worker Big Noise Douglas, Dundee

Sistema Scotland

Deadline: 21 September 2026 at 10:00

Do you have experience in a supportive role in an education or community setting? Do you have experience of working with children and families?

We are looking for a Support Worker to join our organisation as part of the dynamic team in Big Noise Douglas, delivering a visionary, socially driven children’s orchestra centre. Big Noise Douglas runs an after-school programme 4 days a week during term time and a holiday school 4 days a week during the Easter, summer and October holidays. The principal duties of a Support Worker at Big Noise Douglas are to support Big Noise musicians as they deliver the after-school programme; participating in sessions, modelling engagement and attention for the children whilst building strong relationships with the children and families to assist them in maximising their potential.

This is a temporary post until the end of June 2027, offered on an all-year round basis and the hours of work are as follows:

• Academic Term Time: 4.5 hours per week as follows: Wednesday and Thursday 2.45 - 5.00pm
• School holidays: 9 hours per week as follows: Wednesday and Thursday 9.00 am - 1.30pm

Salary for this post is £14.63 per hour.

We believe our people should represent the communities we work with. That’s why we are committed to being an inclusive employer and a great place to work. We recognise and celebrate the fact that our people come from diverse backgrounds. We positively welcome applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities or longstanding health conditions, people who are LGBTQ+, and people from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as well as people of all ages.

We also welcome applications from all nationalities; however, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for these roles, so before you apply for this post please ensure that you have the right to work in the UK. For more details on eligibility to work in the UK, please visit https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

Closing date for all applications is Monday 21st September 2026 at 10.00 am.

Interviews will take place in Douglas, Dundee (date to be confirmed).

All successful applicants will be subject to PVG check.

The deadline is Monday 21 September 2026 at 10:00.