Assist in the delivery of an efficient service for the provision of community equipment and minor adaptations within East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership in order to assist with the promotion and integration of the Council’s key objectives, including maximising independence and supporting people to remain safely in their own home.
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.
Employment References
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.
Additional Information
This is a temporary full-time position based within Independent Living.
The post is temporary until 01 October 2026.
Hours of work: Mon-Thur 8.30am - 4.30pm, Fri 9am - 4pm.
The workstyle for this post is ‘Fixed’ - 80-100% of your time at a single office base or work location.
You will work at your administrative base or another agreed office location between 4 and 5 days per week.
The admin base for this post is Balmoral Road Offices, Kilmarnock.
It is the expectation that all office-based employees (with the exception of those working in schools) will work to the higher end of their allocated workstyle in terms of time spent in the office or at other work locations.
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