Sitting within the Regeneration Service, the Employability & Skills Team Leader will play a key role in the Council's aim of reducing local unemployment/inactivity and improving the skills of local residents. The post holder will manage a small team to deliver and/or source an All Age, person-centred employability service, working with unemployed/inactive local residents and also those in lower skilled/paid employment. Management and evaluation of contracted provision and taking the lead in the Local Employability Partnership are also key aspects of the post, as is supporting the team to undertake employer engagement to access fair and sustainable employment opportunities for clients. The post holder will lead on establishing appropriate structures and processes to achieve compliance requirements across a range of internal and external funding sources. Ensuring compliance with performance standards, council policies/procedures and corporate governance are also a remit of the post, as is budgetary planning and financial management. Inverclyde Council offers a wide range of benefits to employees including flexible working opportunities, attractive pension schemes, a Buy and Bank Annual Leave Scheme, career development and health and wellbeing support. You can find out more in our Employee Benefits Booklet which is available on our website Employee Benefits - Inverclyde Council Important Applicant Information:
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If you work in regulated work (children and/or protected adults) you will be subject to obtaining a satisfactory PVG. A small number of posts require a Standard or Basic Disclosure check and the majority of all other posts will complete a Criminal Convictions Form. All disclosure checks are obtained via Disclosure Scotland. If you are the successful candidate you will be required to pay the cost of the disclosure check required for your post.
Regulatory Bodies If your post requires registration with a Regulatory Body such as HCPC or SSSC etc., you are required to obtain and maintain registration including paying any fees for HCPC. As part of the local government pay deal, local authority staff are no longer required to pay SSSC fees., Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.