Do you have a passion for enhancing the lives of vulnerable adults?
Experienced in social care, but feel you are not getting paid enough for your experience?
Then read on!
Randstad are looking for experienced care assistants across Edinburgh to provide support to adults in a care home setting. You could earn £24,000 per annum, pro rata! Take advantage of excellent pay rates, with full time hours and overtime available. These roles won't be around for long so apply today!
What can Randstad offer care assistants?
- Competitive rates
- Weekly pay
- Employee discount scheme
- £300 friend referral bonuses
- Immediate start
- Extensive training in industry standard courses supported by online learning
- Help with SSSC registration
- Support from within the team and a dedicated Randstad consultant
A successful care assistant will be responsible for:
- Working effectively as part of a team
- Supporting service users with diverse backgrounds and support requirements
- Displaying the emotional resilience to support service users with challenging behaviour and loneliness
- Co-ordinating with teachers and wider care team
- Maintaining professional manner and working to National Care Standards
- Working to a flexible schedule, including nightshifts, weekends and bank holidays
- Administering medication, changing dressings and basic meal preparation
To be successful in your care assistant application, you will:
- Have previous experience working in a care setting with adults
- Have flexibility in the roles undertaken
- Have strong communication skills
- Register under the PVG scheme
- Full driving licence (Essential)
- Obtained SVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care, or equivalent (desirable)
If this sounds like the position for you, don't delay!
Apply now and one of our team may call you for an informal chat to take your application to the next stage. Alternatively, if you would like some more information give Rebecca Prentice a call on 013 1240 0887 for a confidential chat or email
Not the role for you?
We are always looking for talented care assistants across Scotland, email

Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.

Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.

Tired of looking at your own four walls?
Ready to have an adventure and get paid up to £19 per hour while doing it?
Then read on!
Randstad are looking for experienced care assistants to travel to remote Scottish islands and provide support in their care homes and community care. What better way to get a change of scene at this time? Gain valuable experience for your CV and take advantage of excellent pay rates. You will be supporting older adults to live independently either in a care home, or in their own homes.
What can Randstad offer care assistants?
- Competitive rates
- Weekly pay
- Employee discount scheme
- Unlimited friend referral bonuses
- Immediate start
- Extensive training in industry standard courses supported by online learning
- Help with SSSC registration
- Support from within the team and a dedicated Randstad consultant
A successful care assistant will be responsible for:
- Working effectively as part of a team
- Supporting service users with diverse backgrounds and support requirements
- Displaying the emotional resilience to support service users with challenging behaviour and loneliness
- Co-ordinating with teachers and wider care team
- Maintaining professional manner and working to National Care Standards
- Working to a flexible schedule, including nightshifts, weekends and bank holidays
- Administering medication, changing dressings and basic meal preparation
To be successful in your care assistant application, you will:
- Have previous experience working in a care setting with adults
- Have flexibility in the roles undertaken
- Have strong communication skills
- Register under the PVG scheme
- Full driving licence (Essential)
- Obtained SVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care, or equivalent (desirable)
If this sounds like the position for you, don't delay!
Apply now and one of our team may call you for an informal chat to take your application to the next stage. Alternatively, if you would like some more information give Rebecca Prentice a call on 013 1240 0887 for a confidential chat or email
Not the role for you?
We are always looking for talented care assistants across Scotland, email

Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.

Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.

Job Description

HT/DHT 8 £63,321

Full Time - 35 hours per week

Permanent 

The role of the Head Teacher is, within the resources available, to conduct the affairs of the school to the benefit of the pupils and the community it serves, through pursuing objectives and implementing policies set by the education authority under the overall direction of the Director of Education & Children’s Services. The Head Teacher will be accountable for the following list of duties and for such other duties as can reasonably be attached to the post:

Leadership, good management and strategic direction of colleagues

For the whole school:

• Responsible for the leadership, good management and strategic direction of the school;
• Responsible for school policy regarding behaviour management of pupils;
• Responsible for the management of all staff;
• Providing professional advice and guidance to colleagues;
• Responsible and accountable for the strategic management of finance;
• Manage and participate, as appropriate, in the selection and appointment of staff;
• Implementing the council’s disciplinary and grievance procedures, as appropriate;
• Implementing relevant national and council policies;
• To act as Child Protection officer for the school.

Curriculum development and quality assurance

For the whole school:

• The management and development of the school curriculum;
• Co-ordinate the development, implementation and review of curricular policy;
• Co-ordinate CLPL opportunities for staff;
• Review the CLPL needs, career development, welfare and performance of
Colleagues;
• Promote the continuing professional development of all staff;
• Ensure that all staff have an annual review of their development needs;
• Implement policies and procedures for Quality Assurance, including Performance
Review;
• Be responsible for and manage the overall school improvement planning process

Whole school policy and implementation

For the whole school:

• Responsible for the school’s improvement strategy;
• Responsible for the development, implementation and review of school policy on pupil assessment and attainment;
• Responsible for the development, implementation and review of school policy on pupil guidance, pastoral care and pupil welfare;
• Responsible for the development, implementation and review of school policy on pupil behaviour management

Working with partners

For the whole school:

• Responsible for the school’s strategy for communicating with parents and carers, the parent council, professional agencies and other schools;
• Responsible for working in partnership with parents, other professional agencies and schools;
• Responsible for promoting the school within the community;
• Liaison with SGMs and Education Officers;
• Undertake the strategic management of liaison with other education providers and outside agencies.

The above mentioned outline of duties may reasonably be varied from time to time by the Executive Director - Children, Young People and Partnerships in response to meeting the needs of the school and in consultation with the post holder.

Requirements

Pre Employment Checks/Requirements for Teaching Positions

If you are successful, our offer of employment will be conditional on satisfactory completion of pre-employment requirements, such as medical screening, two written references, one which must be from your most recent/current employer, verification of your original qualifications and your eligibility to work in the United Kingdom.  Registration with the General Teaching Council and a satisfactory PVG check for Regulated Work with Children will also be essential.

General Teaching Council Scotland

Teachers applying for permanent posts should be fully registered with the General Teaching Council Scotland (GTCS).  For further information on registration please visit: www.gtcs.org.uk

Regulated Work with Children

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

Successful candidates will require a PVG Scheme membership for Regulated Work with Children.  You will be required to join the Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check prior to commencing employment with Midlothian Council, the cost of which will be met by you.   The fee for a Full PVG Scheme Membership is £59.  You will be required to re-pay this amount to the Council by salary deduction over 6 consecutive pay periods.  The fee for a PVG Scheme Record Update is £18.  You will be required to re-pay this amount to the Council by salary deduction over 2 consecutive pay periods. If your employment concludes before the amount is re-paid in full, the outstanding balance will be deducted from your final salary.  If you are an existing employee the Council will pay the cost of the Application Fee.

In your application we ask for information under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.  We ask you to disclose any unspent convictions.  Disclosures should be made by writing to or emailing the Employment and Reward Manager, in confidence, giving details of the offence(s), penalty and date(s) of conviction.  Applicants should note that failure to disclose a conviction which is subsequently advised through a Disclosure Scotland check may result in the withdrawal of any offer of appointment. 

Having a criminal record will not necessarily debar an applicant from working with Midlothian.  Decisions regarding suitability for positions of trust which are subject to vetting will be dependent on the nature of the position, together with the circumstances and background of the offence(s).

For further information on the PVG Scheme please visit: www.disclosurescotland.co.uk

Responsibilities

Please apply on-line. Facilities are available at all public libraries in Midlothian.

If you have difficulty applying for this post or in accessing the attached documents, or if you have a disability and reasonable adjustment is required, please call 0131 271 3063 to speak to a member of the Recruitment Team stating the post reference number.

The Individual

Sunday 14th March 2021

Job Description

Communities and Families

Depute Head Teacher
Duddingston Primary School

Salary: £54,522
Hours: 35 per week

Duddingston Primary School are currently seeking a motivated and enthusiastic individual, with high standards, to join the Senior Leadership Team at Depute Head Teacher level.  Our school strives to provide a place to learn that is caring and nurturing and where each child is supported to achieve their very best. Our core values of Be Kind, Be Proud, Work Hard reflect this.

Our school serves the Duddingston area in the North East of Edinburgh.  We currently have a roll of around 370 children organised into 14 classes. Our nursery class has space for an additional 60 children full time. The SLT structure for this session consists of:

-A Head Teacher

-Two Depute Head Teachers

-Two Acting Principal Teachers.

The wider staff team comprises 17 class teachers, specialist teachers of PE, Music and Support for Learning, instrumental tuition in Violin and Cello, 11 Pupil Support Assistants and a school-based EYP who is trained in delivering nurture interventions. Our Nursery team is made up of an Early Years Officer, 8 Early Years Practitioners, 3 Early Years Assistants and an Early Years Domestic.  

The successful candidate will have responsibility for developing and driving the digital strategy across the school.  Confidence and experience in this area is therefore highly desirable. They will also oversee the quality assurance of learning and teaching at second level as well as being the key liaison for the Primary- Secondary transition. There is a teaching commitment associated with this role, which at the moment is TBC.

For further information about the school please visit www.duddingstonprimaryschool.wordpress.com or call 0131 669 5092.

Salaries will be in accordance with the Scheme of Salaries and Conditions of Service for Teaching Staff in School Education.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children and/or Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by the City of Edinburgh Council.

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Job Description

Communities and Families

Teacher of Business Education
St Thomas of Aquin's Roman Catholic High School

Salary: £27,498 - £41,412
Hours: 35 per week

Start date expected to be 16th August 2021

Salaries will be in accordance with the Scheme of Salaries and Conditions of Service for Teaching Staff in School Education.

This post is considered Regulated work with Vulnerable Children and/or Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by the City of Edinburgh Council.

Job Description

Communities and Families

Teacher of Physics and Science
Liberton High School

Salary: £27,498 - £41,412
Hours: 35 per week

Interviews will be scheduled during the week commencing 22 March 2021.

The post starts next session on Monday 16 August 2021.

For more information about the school, please visit the website https://libertonhighschool.org or call 0131 664 7514.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children and/or Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.  Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by the City of Edinburgh Council.

Salaries will be in accordance with the Scheme of Salaries and Conditions of Service for Teaching Staff in School Education.

Job Description

Communities and Families

Supply Teacher Register - secondary schools
Various locations

Salary: £27,498 - £41412 (pro rata for part time)
Hours: various

The City of Edinburgh Council would like to invite applications from Secondary Teachers who wish to be added to our Secondary Teaching Supply register.

If you are interested in applying, you must have the appropriate sector GTCS registration and be available to accept placements once pre-employment checks have been completed.

Salaries will be in accordance with the Scheme of Salaries and Conditions of Service for Teaching Staff in School Education.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children and/or Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by the City of Edinburgh Council.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation

Job Description

Communities and Families

Primary Teacher – fixed term to 25 June 2021
St Ninian's RC Primary School

Salary: £27498 - £41412
Hours: 35 hours per week

The post-holder will teach full time in our current P6/7 class. 

As a Roman Catholic school community, we at St. Ninian’s are committed to provide an environment and experiences that promote the spiritual, moral, physical, social and intellectual development of all individuals to their full potential within an ethos of care, respect and security.

We are a Catholic Primary school that has been part of the Lochend community since the 1930’s.  

We currently have 28 children attending our nursery following a variety of attendance patterns and 244 children in our primary school in 10 classes, including two composite class at the P2/3 and P6/7 stages. Our nursery class and school population is very diverse and we have children of 14 nationalities with 31 languages being spoken. As a percentage 52% of our nursery children are EAL and in school this is 56%. The predominant language being Polish.

Within the school leadership team there is a Head Teacher, Depute Head Teacher, Principal Teacher and part-time Business Manager.

For more information about the school, please visit the website https://st-ninians.btck.co.uk/ or call 0131 661 3431.

Teachers are responsible for seeking approval of the Bishop of a Diocese for appointment to any post in a Catholic School in that area. For details on how to seek approval please go to http://sces.org.uk/church-approval

This post is considered Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children and/or Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by the City of Edinburgh Council.

Salaries will be in accordance with the Scheme of Salaries and Conditions of Service for Teaching Staff in School Education.