Employability Officer

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Bell Baxter High School is looking for a committed Employability Officer who is “passionate about improving life chances for all, so that children and young people can achieve their full potential“. Is this for you? Know someone who could fulfill this role to help youngsters find the right career path?

As the school’s Employability Officer, you will work under the direction and supervision of a Depute Headteacher (or other senior member of staff) being part of a team to support individual young people gain work experience and employment.

You will be required to work proactively with other members of the team to …

  • Promote, administer and deliver training courses that help young people upskill.
  • Assist them to access and sustain employment.
  • Support the learners, staff and other stakeholders to engage with employers, in order to promote opportunity for participants to gain work experience and employment.

Supporting Statement

As part of your application, candidates must provide a Supporting Statement which outlines how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. You can find more on how to write your Personal Statement by clicking of this link. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed.

The Person

The right candidate will be Educated to SCQF level 6, which includes Highers or SVQ level 3 or equivalent and will have a working knowledge of Vocational Qualifications.

Before confirming to your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme.

  • Role Profile – when preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria Role Profile
  • How We Work Matters – our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See our How We Work Matters behaviour framework for more information.
  • Employee Benefits – employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services
  • Directorate Information – Council Department information
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Need more?

For further information please contact Brian Harris at Bell Baxter High School via this email link.

You can view the job online and apply via this link.

 

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