Jobs - East Renfrewshire Council

Want to get involved in our community sports programme?

Working for East Renfrewshire Culture and Leisure you will deliver participation and development opportunities for children and young people.

Ensuring a fun, safe and educational environment for participants is imperative as is promoting sport and physical activity programmes to the wider community. Likewise, contributing towards future developments of our community sports programme.

This is a term-time post working within our Community Sports Development Programme.

*As this is a term-time post working 36 weeks, the hourly rate is based on 36 weeks term time and your pay will continue during ERCL recognised non-term time periods.

Applicants must be enthusiastic, dedicated, and proactive and above all have a passion for sport.

On 2 July 2015, East Renfrewshire Council transferred the delivery of its culture and leisure services to an arms-length organisation, East Renfrewshire Culture & Leisure Limited. The successful applicant will be an employee of ERCL.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. It is an offence therefore to apply if you are barred from working with children.

You will be part of a business support team and will provide comprehensive administrative support and assist in improving business support processes. Assisting with the supervision of tasks and with general business support activities. This will include dealing with telephone and face-to-face enquiries and preparing documents such as spreadsheets, letters, agendas and meeting papers.

The successful candidate must have experience of coordinating tasks and managing business support processes. You must have excellent organisational and communication skills and the ability to prioritise workloads.

On completion of additional years of service by 1 January of each year, following the anniversary of the date of appointment, your term time salary will be adjusted to include a payment in lieu of the additional leave day accrued at the beginning of each leave year for the first 10 years of service.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. It is an offence therefore to apply if you are barred from working with children.

The successful applicant will be a highly motivated and dynamic individual with extensive experience in early years education and child care. They will lead and support staff to provide and maintain a standard of service which successfully integrates high quality childcare practice and early education for young children and their families in the community.

The post holder will support and promote inclusion and undertake specialist supervisory tasks as determined by management.

Applicants for the above post should have or be working towards BA childhood practice (or equivalent) with appropriate experience in Nursery Education. The successful candidate should be eligible for current registration as a practitioner with the SSSC as from commencement of employment and working towards registration with SSSC as a Lead Practitioner.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. It is an offence therefore to apply if you are barred from working with children.

Gymnastics in East Renfrewshire has grown leaps and bounds in recent years, and we are now seeking more qualified casual coaches to help us meet the ever-increasing demand for opportunities to get involved in our programme.

We currently run 6 days per week at venues across the local authority, catering for around 400 children; we want enthusiastic, committed people to join us and build on the successful foundations of our existing classes. Our programme is structured by ability and run in line with Scottish and British Gymnastics regulations to give our gymnasts the best possible experience. We offer young people the opportunity to gain Scottish Gymnastics Award Certificates, participate in display events and even compete in our annual competition, which had over 200 children involved last year. If you enjoy providing high quality coaching at recreational level, this would be an ideal opportunity for you.

Casual Coaches must hold a UKCC Level 1 or 2 qualification (General, Pre School, Artistic or Trampoline).

Please note that the majority of the work offered will take place on weekday evenings up until 9.00pm and weekends from 9.00am - 3.00pm.

On 2 July 2015, East Renfrewshire Council transferred the delivery of its culture and leisure services to an arms-length organisation, East Renfrewshire Culture & Leisure Limited. The successful applicant will be an employee of ERCL.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. It is an offence therefore to apply if you are barred from working with children.

East Renfrewshire Council is looking for a suitably qualified and experienced, enthusiastic individual to join Housing Services as part of the Young People's Supported Accommodation Team.

The individual will be responsible for working in the young people's supported accommodation unit at night, providing security and maintenance, and helping ensure that the young tenants continue to live in a safe and secure environment.

The individual must have a proven track record of working with young people and vulnerable client groups, and experience in a caretaking or security role.

This post will be Subject to a Basic Disclosure Check

Money Advice Assistant (Temporary until end of March 2018)

The Money Advice and Rights Team (MART) require a temporary Money Advice Assistant to provide customers with information & basic advice on money matters & debt management. There is also a requirement to provide Personal Budgeting Sessions to claimants of Universal Credit who are referred for this by the DWP.

The post will be subject to a Basic Disclosure check.

Customer First is East Renfrewshire Council's customer service section providing frontline Council services to members of the public. This service is provided through our two Service Centres, Receptions, Contact Centre and Council switchboard between the hours of 8 am and 6 pm Monday to Friday.

Customer First have a vacancy for a Receptionist and we are looking for someone who shares our passion for providing excellent customer service. You will be able to demonstrate experience of delivering excellent customer service. You will wear the corporate uniform and experience in dealing with customers in a face-to-face reception environment would be an advantage. You will have the ability to deal confidently and tactfully with people at all levels, have excellent organisational skills and be able to process information efficiently.

You will be required to provide a full reception service in a busy and challenging location. The main duties of the post include welcoming customers to the building, dealing with general enquiries, issuing and ensuring return of security passes and referring customers to the service centre where appropriate.

You should also possess 3 Standard Grade passes, or equivalent.

The post is will be subject to a Basic Disclosure check.

Senior Clerical Assistant (Temporary until end of March 2019)

The Money Advice and Rights Team is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Senior Clerical Assistant. You will be required to provide a full range of clerical support to the Money Advice and Rights Team. You will be required to undertake administration duties and answer telephone enquiries.

The post will be subject to a Basic Disclosure check.

Mart Support Officer (Temporary until March 2019)

The Money Advice and Rights Team is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Support Officer. You will be required to provide administrative support to all MART officers, primarily by covering reception duties and assisting with the teams' case management recording system. You will also be responsible for providing frontline support to clients facing destitution or crisis on a face to face basis or by telephone contact.

The post will be subject to a Basic Disclosure check.

You will undertake the preparation of food, cooking, portion control, food presentation, transporting and serving of meals and general kitchen and dining room duties.

You should have relevant cooking skills and an understanding of the needs of the type of clients catered for, together with good communication skills and ability to work as part of a team. A City and Guilds Catering qualification or similar would be an advantage.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. It is an offence therefore to apply if you are barred from working with protected adults.

Sales & Marketing Officer (2 Posts) (Temporary for 52 weeks)

East Renfrewshire Culture and Leisure is a charity with over 400 employees delivering sport, leisure, arts and culture services in East Renfrewshire. Our vision is to help and inspire people to be active in sport, arts and culture.

We deliver a wide variety of programmes across four sports centres, a 330 seat theatre, 10 libraries and 18 community venues.

Our services include four gyms and 100's of fitness classes, sports development programmes (including swimming lessons and sports coaching), professional theatre programme, arts classes and events, library and literacy programmes (including Bookbug, authors' talks and book groups) and a range of community venues.

Our customers are everyone!

If you excel at sales, have a flair for social media marketing and you're interested in joining our team, here's what we're looking for:

A motivated Sales & Marketing Officer to plan and deliver creative sales campaigns to increase income across our products and services. You will deliver promotions to meet sales targets for new customers, and to retain current customers, using the most effective channels to reach target audiences. You will generate leads, and convert these leads to sales.

You will be a confident communicator, have sales experience and have successfully used online channels, including social media and email marketing, to promote products / services.

We are looking for someone who is available to work flexible shifts to meet customer demand. You will be working 35 hours per week; working 5 days out of 7 and with a variety of start and finish times.

If you would like to be a part of our exciting future, we would like to hear from you.

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Check

You will undertake basic preparation of food and beverages, simple cooking, general kitchen and dining room duties, including serving customers, cash handling, washing up, setting up and clearing away equipment and tables and cleaning of the kitchen, its surrounds and equipment.

You should preferably have catering/kitchen experience, although training will be provided.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. It is an offence therefore to apply if you are barred from working with protected adults.

Business Support Assistant (Temporary until end of March 2018)

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join a fast moving programme team delivering real change for the way we provide care for our residents. You will have the opportunity to support in the arranging, designing and delivery of project activities.

The successful candidate will have a positive attitude, be a real team player with an interest in technology. The successful candidate will provide administrative/business support to the Technology Enabled Care Programme and Telecare Service.

The main duties will include organisation of meetings and events, keeping accurate documentation, taking minutes, processing and presenting statistical information and supporting the Tec Senior Development Officer, Project leads and Tec Service Manager in their day-to-day duties.

An SVQ level II qualification in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience is desirable.

Teacher of Home Economics (Temporary for 9 months – maternity cover)

Applicants should be able to demonstrate the necessary skills and experience to teach across the age and ability range and to play an active role in assisting to take Williamwood High School forward within the context of one of Scotland's highest performing local authorities.

This post will commence in August 2017. Probationer teachers in the Teacher Induction Scheme, who qualified in June 2017 are eligible to apply.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. It is an offence therefore to apply if you are barred from working with children.

Applications are invited from teachers interested in being placed on our supply register to cover short term and longer fixed term placements in the nursery and primary sectors.

HOW TO APPLY

Step 1. Fill in the online application form and submit

Step 2. Within the section See Also - please click on the attachment Application Pack - this will open a document that contains a checklist of documentation that MUST be produced before we can offer you any work. 

Step 3. Bring in originals of ALL required documents to Customer First, Council Headquarters, Eastwood Park, Giffnock, G46 6UG. Photocopies of your documents will be taken and passed to HR Direct

Step 4. You will receive a confirmation email from HR Direct advising that you have been added to our supply register

REFERENCES

Please note that two signed references are required. Blank reference forms are located within the section See Also. References should be sent to: 

HR Direct, Department of Corporate and Community Services, East Renfrewshire Council, Eastwood Park, Giffnock, G46 6UG - or emailed to hrdirect@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk - please do not send references directly to the school.

 This post is considered Regulated Work with Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. It is an offence therefore to apply if you are barred from working with children.

Closing date for applications: Post will remain open until sufficient applications have been received. 24hrs notice will be given before the post closes therefore you are encouraged to complete your application as soon as possible.

Applications are invited from teachers interested in being placed on our supply register to cover short term and longer fixed term placements in the nursery and primary sectors.

HOW TO APPLY

Step 1. Fill in the online application form and submit

Step 2. Within the section See Also - please click on the attachment Application Pack - this will open a document that contains a checklist of documentation that MUST be produced before we can offer you any work.

Step 3. Bring in originals of ALL required documents to Customer First, Council Headquarters, Eastwood Park, Giffnock, G46 6UG. Photocopies of your documents will be taken and passed to HR Direct

Step 4. You will receive a confirmation email from HR Direct advising that you have been added to our supply register

REFERENCES

Please note that two signed references are required. Blank reference forms are located within the section See Also. References should be sent to:

HR Direct, Department of Corporate and Community Services, East Renfrewshire Council, Eastwood Park, Giffnock, G46 6UG - or emailed to hrdirect@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk - please do not send references directly to the school.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. It is an offence therefore to apply if you are barred from working with children.

Closing date for applications: Post will remain open until sufficient applications have been received. 24hrs notice will be given before the post closes therefore you are encouraged to complete your application as soon as possible.