Equity and Excellence Lead at Auchinleck ECC - EAY11445

Posting date:	17 June 2025
Salary:	£40,495.00 to £44,117.00 per year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	24 June 2025
Location:	Auchinleck, KA18 2BU
Company:	East Ayrshire Council
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	EAY11445

Summary

Job Description

Contribute to the provision of a quality early learning and childcare service for children aged 2 to 5 years and their families/carers which supports the wider programme of work to reduce inequalities and close the poverty related attainment gap , working to the principles of the Health and Social Care Standards: My support , my life and supporting collegiate practice and teamwork across the early childhood centre in order to assist with the promotion, delivery and integration of the key objectives in relation to those identified within the early childhood centre Improvement Plan, the Education Service Plan, the Children and Young People’s Services Plan and the Community Plan.

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.

Responsibilities

This is a full time Term time permanent post based at Auchinleck ECC, Auchinleck.
Although the base is Auchinleck ECC, you will be required to work across East Ayrshire Counicl

The hours of work are 35 per week.

The salary for this post is £40,495 - £44,117
The term time salary for this post is £34,732 - £37,838

If you require further information please contact Audrey Hill at
audrey.hill@east-ayrshire.gov.uk

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.

The Individual

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.

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