Senior CLLE Worker (Child Poverty Employability Coordinator) - MID06897
| Posting date: | 27 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £41,802.00 to £45,538.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 July 2025 |
| Location: | Dalkeith, EH22 3AA |
| Company: | Midlothian Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | MID06897 |
Summary
Job Vacancy
KNOWLEDGE:
It is essential that the jobholder has extensive experience of delivering lifelong learning and employability programmes and projects including delivery of accredited opportunities. It is desirable that they have supervised either volunteers and or staff.
It is essential that the jobholder has a qualification in Community Education or a degree qualification with significant experience of child poverty and/or employability. It is desirable that they hold verifier and assessor qualifications acceptable to SQA and other accreditation bodies. It is desirable that the post holder is registered with CLD Standards Council.
It is essential that the post holder has experience of planning and delivering strategic lifelong learning and employability interventions, programmes and projects.
It is desirable that they have experience of supporting internal or external working groups to lead on key lifelong learning and employability themes.
CLOSING DATE - Monday 21st July
INTERVIEW DATE - Wednesday 30th July
Job Advert
Position Title: Senior CLLE Worker (Child Poverty Employability Coordinator)
Directorate: Children, Young People and Partnerships
Location: Fairfield House, Hybrid working
Contract Status: Fixed term until August 2026
Hours of Work: 36 hours per week
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday with occasional evening/weekend work
Weeks per year: 52
Please note that it is Midlothian Councils policy that successful applicants will be appointed to the first point on the salary scale.
Based on 36 hours over 52 weeks per year, the minimum actual salary for this position is £41,802.34 per annum.
Requirements
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.
Successful candidates will require PVG Scheme membership for Regulated Work with Children. You will be required to join the Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check prior to commencing employment with Midlothian Council, the cost of which will be met by you. For further information on the PVG Scheme please visit www.disclosurescotland.gov.uk
Please note that Disclosure Scotland has changed the way PVG certificates are issued. You will be notified by email from Disclosure Scotland that your certificate is available to view. Once you have viewed your certificate you will be allowed to share this with your employer and it is only available for 14 days from the first day you have viewed the certificate. If you do not grant access to Midlothian Council to view before access is removed, a further application will need to be generated, and this will incur an additional cost.
Additional Information
If you have difficulty applying for this post or accessing attached documents, or if you have a disability and reasonable adjustment is required, please call 0131 271 3063 to speak to a member of the Recruitment Team stating the post reference number.
Midlothian Council is currently undergoing a period of transformation, changing and improving the way it delivers services in Midlothian. As a consequence, there are a number of existing employees for whom we are committed to seeking suitable alternative employment within the Council in accordance with our legal obligations. Candidates are advised that, for some vacancies, internal candidates in this situation will be interviewed before the wider selection pool and a slightly longer delay may be experienced before application outcomes can be advised to you. Thank you for your patience in this matter.
If you are a trainee of a Midlothian Council Training Programme, have a disability or you are a care experienced young person who has previously been a looked after child, you are eligible for a guaranteed interview if you meet the essential criteria for the post.
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