Place Worker - EAY11753

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	25 Medi 2025
Cyflog:	£34,453.00 i £37,365.00 bob blwyddyn
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	10 Hydref 2025
Lleoliad:	Kilmarnock, KA1 1HW
Gweithio o bell:	Ar y safle yn unig
Cwmni:	East Ayrshire Council
Math o swydd:	Dros dro
Cyfeirnod swydd:	EAY11753

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Job Purpose

Within the context of the Trust, putting people at the heart of everything we do is essential. This role works with local communities to enable them to grow, develop and have a strong voice within their own communities. We support Community Action Plan groups, Community Councils, Community Asset Transfer organisations, Community Larders and other groups/organisations through established capacity building training. We support local organisations to have a meaningful partnership with the Trust and partners to influence change through the promotion of community empowerment and engagement at grass roots level. This role helps lead our place-based focus across the Trust in order to assist with the promotion, delivery and integration of the key objectives in relation to those identified within our Service Plan, Place Based Hubs, Community Learning and Development Framework and the Community Plan. Working within a performance management and continuous improvement framework, the postholder will strive to exceed the expectations of the Trust’s Strategic Vision and Delivery Plan.

Please see the attached Job Specification which outlines all responsibilities and duties for this post.

TO BE CONSIDERED FOR INTERVIEW, CANDIDATES MUST DEMONSTRATE ON THE APPLICATION THAT THEY MEET ALL ESSENTIAL CRITERIA OF THE ATTACHED JOB SPECIFICATION

Rate of Pay

Rate of Pay: £34453 - £37365 per annum.

Hours of work will be 35 hours per week as follows:

Monday - Thursday 9.00am - 5.00pm (50 minute unpaid lunch break daily)
Friday - 9.00am - 4.00pm (40 minute unpaid lunch break)

Flexibility required to work evenings and weekends as required.

This is a temporary position until 31 March 2026.

Responsibilities and Our Values

Contribute to and deliver excellent customer service, and in doing so promote and recognise the importance of people in delivering our vision and values;
• Being honest and demonstrating integrity at all times
• Engaging and inclusive with our people, partners and stakeholders
• Striving for continuous improvement by being ambitious and aspirational in all that we do
• Taking responsibility and being accountable for our organisation and our service delivery

Additional Information

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.


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 Leisure. 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.

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