Jobs - East Renfrewshire Council

This role is for an experienced team leader to manage a team of multi-disciplined staff to deliver the Housing benefit and Scottish welfare fund functions.

You should have up to date knowledge of Housing Benefit legislation and Council Tax reduction regulations, the policy around Discretionary Housing payments and the Scottish Welfare guidance.

You should be very customer focused and ensure practice and procedures are designed to allow for ease of customer contact and application. You will also be required to contribute to the Council’s modernization strategy, and aim for processes to be digital by default.

You should have a minimum of 3 standard grades (or equivalent) to include English and Maths. A qualification in a related discipline, such as IRRV or Cipfa would be advantageous, as would a supervisory / management qualification.

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Check.

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You will be responsible for carrying out financial assessments and offering income maximisation advice and support for residents of East Renfrewshire, their families and staff.

You will work as part of the Money Advice and Rights Team (MART). You will also work closely with staff, clients, benefit authorities etc to ensure that clients’ incomes are maximised effectively and that advice is provided to clients who are experiencing financial difficulty.

Experience of working with benefit providers and a basic knowledge of the Social Security system are essential. You will be expected to work as part of a team and to use your initiative to complete tasks within agreed time scales. 

You will be expected to take part and contribute to team meetings, training events, and benefit uptake campaigns and work towards Scottish National Standards in information and advice.

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Check.

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You will undertake the preparation of food, cooking, portion control, food presentation, 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 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.

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You will be an experienced and talented individual, who has worked in a health & safety team providing policy advice, preferably with public sector experience. You will have good working knowledge of health & safety management systems. You will provide support to the Health & Safety Manager to ensure new and existing policy requirements are highlighted to the team, with a recommended approach for embedding these requirements across the Council. 

You will also be aware of the impact and influence that Health, Safety and Wellbeing can have upon the organisation and display a pragmatic, can-do approach with a strong customer orientated focus. 

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As part of the Intensive Services Team working within East Renfrewshire, you will ensure the physical, social and emotional needs of individuals are met by providing high quality care and support to older adults living within East Renfrewshire. You will undertake a wide range of tasks and responsibilities in order to meet the assessed outcomes of individuals and their carers.

You must have experience of working with older adults and have patience, sensitivity and an understanding of the support needs of people with Dementia. You must have good communication skills, be a good team worker and be able to use your own initiative. You will also have a caring nature and be enthusiastic, reliable and flexible. Experience in working within a residential nursing or day care environment particularly those associated with older adults with Dementia.

While no formal qualifications are required for this post, having a SVQ 2 in Social Care would be beneficial. You will be required to undertake any training necessary for the post. As such, you must be able to demonstrate a willingness to learn and develop.

The successful candidate will be required to be registered with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) or be eligible for registration from commencement of employment.

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.

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You will be required to provide a science technician service within the school, servicing Biology, Chemistry and Physics laboratories by ensuring that all equipment and chemicals required are properly prepared and available in a safe and functional condition.

An appropriate science based qualification (i.e. chemistry, biology or physics) at C&G/ONC/HNC level, or equivalent, is essential. In addition you should have experience in the care, use and maintenance of science equipment and have an awareness of current health & safety practices.

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.

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East Renfrewshire Council are looking for a candidate provide guidance and advice to Schools and Catering Services on the continued development and revision of menus with each individual school and associated recipes within defined timescales. This will include food labeling, menus for special events and theme days to ensure nutritional standards and legislative requirements are met at all times.

The post holder will be responsible for the management of all special dietary requirements to include menu/recipe development and analysis and to meet with parents and carers in line with East Renfrewshire Council policy and procedures.

Candidates must have proven relevant catering management experience and a knowledge and understanding of the Scottish Government’s ‘Hungry for Success’ guidelines, the Scotland (Health Promotion and Nutrition) (Scotland) Act 2007 and the Caroline Walker Trust Guidelines `Eating Well for Older People’, BEBL document and Setting the table Guidance.

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.

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One of Scotland’s top performing local authorities is looking for a talented and experienced Digital Customer Experience Manager to support the development of the highest quality digital services for its customers.

East Renfrewshire Council’s digital journey is already well underway with more and more of our customers using our website, online customer service and social media channels to engage with us.

With the experience of customers at the heart of all that we do, together with our focus on digitising services, we want to recruit a digital experience specialist with the right knowhow and vision to ensure top class digital customer journeys from beginning to end.

You will be a digital expert with excellent communications skills, a proven track record in understanding customer behaviour and making informed strategic decisions around digital customer experience.

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We are looking for Child Development Officers to cover long and short term vacancies within our pre five establishments. You will be employed on a casual basis working as and when required. Applicants wishing to register for the supply list must have a minimum qualification of NNEB or SVQ Level 3 equivalent qualification in Childcare & Education with appropriate experience in a nursery environment with children 0 – 5 years. Experience of working with children with additional support needs would be desirable.

The successful candidate will be required to be registered as a practitioner with the Scottish Social
Services Council (SSSC) or be eligible for registration from commencement of employment.

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.

Application process: - Complete the MyJobScotland online application and the attached criminal convictions form and submit

- On receipt of your completed application we will proceed with taking up your two references (please note all referees must be your most current/previous employer - reference from any friends or family will not be accepted)

- A PVG form will be issued to you and you will be required to complete this and supply necessary pre-employment checks at this stage

Closing date for applications: Post will remain open until sufficient applications have been received. You are therefore encouraged to complete your application as soon as possible.

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

POST: Supply Teacher – Secondary / Special

GRADE: Supply teachers will be placed on scale dependent on experience

LOCATION: Various
 

ADVERT: Applications are invited from fully registered teachers interested in being placed on our supply register to cover short term and longer fixed term placements in the secondary/special school sectors.

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. 

APPLICATION PROCESS: 

1. Complete and submit the online application form (ensuring that you have provided details of two referees)

2. When your application is received a member of HR Direct will contact your referees in order to obtain the necessary references

3. Referring to the checklist on pages 7 & 8 of this pack please ensure that the appropriate documents are completed and these, together with the necessary pre-employment paperwork is brought into Council Headquarters, Eastwood Park, Giffnock, G46 6UG as soon as is practically possible as no offer of work can be made until we are in receipt of the documents.
 

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.

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EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

POST: Supply Teacher – Primary, Special and Pre 5

GRADE: Supply teachers will be placed on scale dependent on experience

LOCATION: Various
 

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

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. 

APPLICATION PROCESS: 

1. Complete and submit the online application form (ensuring that you have provided details of two referees)

2. When your application is received a member of HR Direct will contact your referees in order to obtain the necessary references

3. Referring to the checklist on pages 7 & 8 of this pack please ensure that the appropriate documents are completed and these, together with the necessary pre-employment paperwork are brought into Council Headquarters, Eastwood Park, Giffnock G46 6UG as soon as is practically possible as no offer of work can be made until we are in receipt of the documents.
 

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.

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