Early Years Support Assistant (Placement) - NAY15710
| Posting date: | 20 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £12.60 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 July 2025 |
| Location: | Various Locations In North Ayrshire |
| Company: | North Ayrshire Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | NAY15710 |
Summary
Job Summary
Temporary for 12 months. Interviews will be held on 21st July 2025.
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.
We are a disability confident leader and we support reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process - for more information click important-information-for-applicants (north-ayrshire.gov.uk)
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Must be a North Ayrshire resident.
Must be 20-24yrs old.
Must be unemployed.
North Ayrshire Council is offering temporary one-year placements for Early Years Support Assistants within our Early Years team. These roles will be based in Early Years establishments across North Ayrshire and will be paid at the Real Living Wage for 30 hours per week. Eligibility Criteria: Applicants must be: • A resident of North Ayrshire • Aged between 20–24 years old • Currently unemployed Pre-Employment Training: All successful candidates will be required to complete a six-week Pre-Employment course delivered by Ayrshire College, starting on 28th August 2025. Training will take place two days per week, from 10am to 2pm. Upon successful completion of the training programme, candidates will commence their placement within an Early Years setting along with training towards an SCQF6 qualification in Early Learning in Childcare. As part of the application process, you will be registered with CEIS to confirm your eligibility. This will include providing ID. Interviews commencing from 21st July to 23rd July 2025. All ID which must be originals, and should brought to interview: *Birth certificate (full version) *Passport or Driving licence *Letter showing your name and address (such as a bank statement, benefits letter) *Proof of National Insurance Number (such as benefits letter, P45/P60) For more details see the attached Role Profile below.
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Staff Values & Behaviours
North Ayrshire Council uses behavioural based approach throughout the recruitment process. Our staff values of Focus, Passion & Inspiration will be explored for this vacancy.
Further information on our Staff Values and how to complete behaviour based application form questions is available on the Staff values and behaviours (north-ayrshire.gov.uk).
Additional Information
References
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.
PVG (Children)
This post is considered Regulated Work with Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children.
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. Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant PVG check (£59 or £18), which will be deducted in instalments from your wages following commencement of employment. 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.
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