Person specification
Job title: Health and Safety Officer
Attributes
Experience
Essential
- Considerable experience in a similar role.
- Experience of maintaining statutory H&S information, preparing performance information and case management.
- Delivery of a high standard of customer support.
- Communication with all stakeholders including Executive Team, Partnership Forum representatives and staff.
- Completion of DSE Assessments, risk assessments and initial incident investigation.
Education, qualifications and training
Essential
- NEBOSH Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health or be willing to undertake this.
- Full UK driving license with less than six penalty points.
Desirable
- IOSH membership.
- Fire Door Visual Inspector.
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Excellent working knowledge of all MS Office 365 applications.
- You will have good communication skills with an excellent attitude towards delivering a high standard of customer support to our internal and external customers.
- A general knowledge of health, safety and fire regulations and requirements, as well as data protection.
- Ability to manage conflicting priorities and work to tight deadlines.
- Aptitude for developing effective solutions to health and safety issues.
Desirable
- Working knowledge of MS Teams, Sharepoint
- Experience of MS Forms, Power Automate, Power BI, providing H&S training to others.
Key Performance Outcomes
Effective communication
Essential
- Ability to select appropriate communication, style and methods depending on the needs and abilities of the audience.
- Demonstrate clear and concise verbal and written communication skills.
- Listens actively and questions to check understanding.
Partnership working
Essential
- Respect others, recognise and value difference and diversity and be aware of the impact of your views on others.
- Ability to quickly build rapport and collaborative working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Objective decision-making
Essential
- Demonstrates analytical and systematic approach to problem solving.
- Understands the limits of their knowledge and experience and when decisions need to be referred to others.
- Ability to act consistently with Care Inspectorate values to achieve the desired outcomes.
Planning and organising
Essential
- Ability to plan workload effectively in the short, medium and long term in conjunction with others.
- Ability to forward think and be innovative in developing solutions.
- Ability to prioritise effectively and achieve deadlines in a changing environment.
- Demonstrates initiative, drive, and determination to complete tasks and achieve objectives.
Team working
Essential
- Works collaboratively with a wide range of teams across the Care Inspectorate and SSSC.
- Demonstrates personal commitment when working with colleagues.
Personal accountability and responsibility
Essential
- Maintains a high standard of work, ensuring attention to detail, actively seeking out continuous improvement.
- Demonstrates initiative within own area of expertise.
- Takes responsibility for own actions and decisions.
Please note – these are key performance outcomes to be used to recruit into the role.
Successful applicants will be assessed against all the performance indicators used in the Performance Development Review System once established in the role.
Person specification
Job title - Modern apprentice
Attributes
Experience
Essential
Care Experienced - aged 16 up to the age of 29 for completion of the MA qualification.
Desirable
Experience of planning, organising and problem solving (in a non-work context).
Education, qualifications and training
Essential
- Willingness to undertake and complete an SVQ (Scottish Vocational Qualification) that matches with the job role/funding criteria.
- Commitment to undertake further training and development in the role (particularly if needed for desirable skills).
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Good working knowledge of Outlook and Word.
- Comfortable with using numbers.
- Communication skills – includes reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
Desirable
- Use of Excel, PowerPoint, Aha Slides (or similar) and Microsoft Forms.
- Attention to detail.
- Enjoys working in a focused way.
Key Performance Outcomes
Effective communication
Essential
- Shows a positive image when communicating both inside and outside the organisation.
- Listens actively to people, questions and checks understanding.
Desirable
Chooses right communication style depending on people’s needs.
Planning and organising
Essential
- Uses a focused approach to make best use of time.
- Able to be flexible to meet changing priorities.
Desirable
Prioritises work effectively to meet aims.
Flexibility
Essential
- Listens to feedback and ideas from people and takes right action.
- Understands where a flexible approach is needed.
Desirable
Adapts well to change, adjusting priorities as needed.
Team working
Essential
- Shows respect and fairness towards others, values diversity and is non-discriminatory in their actions.
- Values and makes use of the skills, knowledge, and experience of others.
Desirable
Works together as part of a team and is supportive of others.
Personal Accountability and Responsibility
Essential
Contributes positively and finds how tasks can be improved.
Takes ownership for own development and willing to accept help and guidance.
Desirable
Demonstrates initiative within their own area of work.
Please note – these are key performance outcomes to be used to recruit into the role. Successful applicants will be assessed against all the performance indicators used in the Performance Development Review System once set up in the role.
Person specification
Job title: Customer Support Adviser
Attributes
Experience
Essential:
- Demonstrate a successful track record within a similar role.
Desirable:
- Experience of working with external/internal contacts at all levels.
- Experience of working within the social care sector.
Education, qualifications and training
Essential:
Desirable:
- NVQ/SVQ level 2 or 3 in Customer Service or Call Handling.
Skills and knowledge
Essential:
- Excellent communication skills.
- Excellent verbal communication techniques in order to draw out and gather correct information and gain confidence from caller.
- Knowledge of customer service principles and practice.
- Listening skills.
- Problem solving skills.
- Good data entry/keyboard skills
- Ability to work on own initiative and prioritisation of workload.
- Ability to meet deadlines.
- Ability to use own judgement within identified boundaries.
- Ability to remain professional even when dealing with difficult or confrontational callers.
Key performance outcomes
Effective communication:
- Portrays a positive image of the Care Inspectorate when communicating both inside the organisation and externally.
- Selects appropriate communication, style and methods depending on the needs and abilities of the audience.
- Listens actively to people, questions and checks understanding.
Planning and organising:
- Uses a systematic approach to make efficient use of time and manage workload.
- Recognises the need to be flexible in order to meet changing priorities.
- Prioritises work effectively to meet deadlines and objectives.
Flexibility:
- Demonstrates a flexible, positive approach to work.
- Listens to feedback and ideas from people and will take appropriate and considered action.
- Adapts well to change, adjusting priorities as required.
- Is able to work confidently within a changing environment.
Team working:
- Remains tolerant and fair towards others, values diversity and is non-discriminatory in their actions.
- Values and makes use of the skills, knowledge and experience of others.
- Works co-operatively and supportively with others.
Personal accountability and responsibility:
- Takes responsibility for decisions and actions taken.
- Maintains a high standard of work and actively seeks out continuous improvement.
- Demonstrates initiative within own area of expertise.
- Takes responsibility for identifying and addressing areas of personal and professional development.
Please note – these are key performance outcomes to be used to recruit into the role.
Job profile
Job Title: Modern Apprenticeship
Responsible to: Line manager
Principal working contacts
Line manager
Mentor
Buddy
Training provider
Other modern apprentices
Managers and employees
Members of the public
Job purpose
To create a structured pathway for Care Experienced young people (aged 16 – up to the age of 29 for completion of the qualification), to gain practical work experience while pursuing a qualification, we aim to bridge the gap between education and employment. Our programmes offer apprentices the opportunity to earn a salary while acquiring job-specific skills and theoretical knowledge essential for success. This apprenticeship serves as a foundation for mastering office administration, including document handling, communication techniques, and organisational procedures. It combines on the job training with learning, providing a comprehensive understanding of the administrative functions that enhance team efficiency.
Key Accountabilities
- Operational Management
- Obtain a recognised qualification and maintain connections with those who encourage learning.
- Acquire knowledge and gain insight into the organisation and the tasks performed by each team.
- Handle both incoming and outgoing communication, which includes emails, phone calls and postal mail.
- Manage routine inquiries and either prioritise or escalate difficult requests.
- Schedule and book meeting rooms.
- Keep records up to date and generate data as needed.
- Assist in maintaining filing systems according to file management policies and procedures.
- Provide administrative assistance to the team as needed.
- Maintain standards while collaborating with both staff and members of the public.
- Make suggestions to improve administrative processes.
- Carry out your duties in accordance with our Health and Safety policies, procedures, guidance, practices, and legislative requirements, taking reasonable care for your safety and that of others who may be affected by what you do or fail to do while at work.
Relationship Management
- Provide excellent customer service.
- Present a professional manner when interacting with staff and members of the public.
- Adhere to the policies of the organisation and follow team working practices.
- Engage in team meetings and participate in training activities to improve skills and knowledge.
- Show dedication to the organisations goals, vision, and values, with the overarching aim of improving social care in Scotland.
Other Duties
This job description is a broad picture of the post at the date of preparation. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties, and it is recognised that jobs change and evolve over time. Consequently, the post holder will be required to carry out any other duties to the equivalent level that are necessary to fulfil the purpose of the job, and to respond positively to changing business needs.
Job profile
Job title: Inspection Planning Manager - Workforce Planning and Data
Responsible for: Planning Co-ordinator
Principal Working Contacts
- Executive Director of Scrutiny and Assurance
- Chief Inspectors
- Service Managers
- Team Managers
- Strategic Inspectors
- Inspectors
- Business Support staff
- Managers and employees of the Care Inspectorate
- External agencies/service providers/service users and carers
- Education Scotland
Job purpose
To manage and co-ordinate the delivery of national inspection planning across a wide range of social care services and services for children and adults to ensure that the Care Inspectorate makes the best use of its resources and performs effectively and efficiently as an independent scrutiny and improvement body.
Key responsibilities
Strategic management
- In conjunction with key stakeholders, develop and manage systems and processes to support effective national inspection planning in order to meet corporate aims and objectives.
- Build and maintain effective partnerships with Education Scotland, Healthcare Improvement Scotland and other scrutiny and improvement partners to support effective and efficient joint inspection planning.
- In conjunction with key stakeholders develop and deliver strategies, action plans and targets for inspection planning in support of corporate aims and objectives.
Operational management
- Manage and co-ordinate the effective and efficient delivery of scrutiny and improvement planning activity.
- Manage and maintain scrutiny plans for the current year and draft plans for subsequent years, ensuring inspection planning activities are consistent with the Care Inspectorate’s objectives and targets.
- Ensure that the provision of the inspection and capacity planning information is accurate, up-to-date and reliable for managers and staff throughout the organisation to support the planning and delivery of the Care Inspectorate’s scrutiny and improvement functions.
- Plan and execute the strategic objectives for inspection planning systematically in alignment with the Care Inspectorate’s business objectives.
- Promote continuous improvement in all aspects of inspection and capacity planning, including quality assurance and consistency of practice.
- Participate in the recruitment and selection of staff as required.
- Prepare and present reports to the Chief Inspectors and Executive Director of Scrutiny and Assurance or Executive Team as required.
- Deputise for senior managers and undertake such other duties as may be required.
People management
- Lead and manage a team, ensuring that they work effectively and efficiently to meet the aims, objectives and targets of Care Inspectorate.
- Provide advice, guidance and support to team members through regular one-to-one supervision, performance development reviews and personal development plans to ensure continuous improvement in their work and support their personal and professional development.
- Coordinate and monitor administrative support to the team
- Promote consistent, high quality practice amongst team members, manage their performance and monitor their standards and behaviour.
- Promote the health, safety and welfare of staff in accordance with Care Inspectorate policies, procedures and guidance.
- Promote diversity and equality of opportunity, ensuring that these principles are upheld across all areas of work.
Relationship management
- As a manager, model corporate behaviour and demonstrate a strong commitment to organisational values.
- Develop effective working relationships within the team and with managers and staff across the organisation ensuring effective collaborative and cross-directorate working.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with partner scrutiny and improvement bodies and other key stakeholders.
- Contribute to the continuous development of the Care Inspectorate and manage change effectively and creatively.
- Promote the work of the Care Inspectorate and raise aware of its work in a positive manner.
- Ensure effective working protocols in accordance with the Care Inspectorate’s Communications, Human Resources, Finance, IT and Operations function.
- Demonstrate a commitment to the Care Inspectorate’s aims, vision and values and to the Care Inspectorate’s overall objective of improving care in Scotland.
- Ensure effective communication of the Care Inspectorate’s work with people who use care services, carers, relatives and advocates.
Other duties
This job may require some travel and may involve some overnight stays and unsocial hours.
This job description is a broad picture of the post at the date of preparation. It is not an exhaustive list of all possible duties and it is recognised that jobs change and evolve over time. Consequently, the post holder will be required to carry out any other duties to the equivalent level that are necessary to fulfil the purpose of the job, and to respond positively to changing business needs.
Job profile
Job title: Customer Support Adviser
Job location: Any Care Inspectorate office
Responsible to: Customer Support Officer
Principal working contacts
- Transactions Manager
- Customer Support Officer
- Business Improvement Manager
- Lead Tester & Release Manager
- ICT Development Team
- Managers and employees of the Care Inspectorate
- External agencies/service providers/service users and carers
- Members of the public
Job purpose
To answer incoming calls to the organisation, respond to enquiries and questions, pass callers on to appropriate colleagues when necessary, provide information and undertake general administrative duties, in accordance with the Care Inspectorate’s policies and procedures.
Key responsibilities
- To answer all incoming telephone calls and deal with by either responding to query, appropriate transfer, taking a message or follow-up and return call.
- To take complaints from members of the public and log them in our Complaints application.
- Research requiring information using available resources.
- Provide callers with information as appropriate, within own remit of responsibility.
- Identify and escalate priority issues.
- Record call information accurately and appropriately.
- Produce call reports and/or information as requested.
- Attend meetings as required.
- Distribute information within the Care Inspectorate and to service users, carers, service providers and other external agencies as required.
- Carry out your duties in accordance with our Health and Safety policies, procedures, guidance, practices and legislative requirements, taking reasonable care for your safety and that of others who may be affected by what you do or fail to do while at work
Person specification
Job title: Accountant
Attibutes
Experience
Essential:
- Demonstrable experience in a Finance environment.
- Experience of managing and leading a team.
Desirable:
- Knowledge of process improvement and LEAN techniques.
- Experience and knowledge of Public Sector.
Education, qualifications and training
Essential:
- Educated to SCQF level 9
- Membership of the Association of Accounting Technicians or part qualification with a Committee of Consultative Accountancy Bodies (CCAB) or equivalent.
Desirable:
- Membership of a CCAB accounting body.
Skills and knowledge
Essential:
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel.
- A thorough knowledge of integrated financial accounting systems
- Accounting expertise in interpreting and applying accounting standards and guidance and other resource information.
- Experience of working in a business partnering role to support budget managers
- Ability to prepare financial reports.
- Annual Accounts preparation.
- Budgeting and budgetary control.
- Excellent negotiation and influencing skills.
- Good judgement and decision-making skills.
- Ability to analyse numerical and written information and present results in a clear and concise format.
- Concise and clear oral, written and presentation skills.
- Ability to work under pressure with strict deadlines.
- Planning and organisation skills.
Desirable:
- Oracle financial systems experience.
- Experience of a coaching culture and using coaching to support staff.
Key performance outcomes
Effective communication
Essential:
- Articulate and positive communicator on a 1-1 basis and in larger groups.
- Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely and to adapt communication to suit different audiences.
- Ability to explain complex financial information to a range of audiences including non-specialists.
- Listens to feedback and ideas from others and takes appropriate and considered action.
Impact and influence
Essential:
- Demonstrates ability to influence at all levels.
- Ability to give realistic advice, based on relevant, up to date and verifiable information.
- Evidence of building positive relationships, engaging and collaborating effectively with others internally and externally.
Improvement focus
Essential:
- Identifies gaps in process and performance and makes appropriate suggestions for improvements.
- Aware of trends and changes and maintains professional knowledge and skills.
- Uses knowledge and experience to gather and consolidate information in order to make appropriate changes and improvements.
Objective decision-making:
Essential:
- Demonstrates analytical and systematic approach to problem solving.
- Ability to make appropriate and realistic judgments, based on professional expertise, relevant, up to date and verifiable information.
- Ability to analyse complex information.
Planning and organising
Essential:
- Involves others where appropriate and optimises resources to achieve desired results.
- Regularly reviews joint goals and targets and reprioritises where necessary.
- Recognises the need to be flexible in order to meet changing priorities.
Team working
Essential:
- Contributes to and supports the work and decisions of the team.
- Contributes to the shared vision and purpose and shares this effectively.
- Works collaboratively with a wide range of teams across the Care Inspectorate.
Please note – these are key performance outcomes to be used to recruit into the role.
Job profile
Job title: Improvement Adviser (digital social care)
Reporting to: Senior Improvement adviser (digital social care)
Principal working contacts
Internal:
- Senior Improvement adviser (Digital social care)
- Quality Improvement Manager
- Quality Improvement Support Team
- Health and Social Care Improvement Team
- Involvement and Equalities Team
- Scrutiny and Assurance Directorate
- External / Internal Communication Teams
- OWD team
External:
- Portfolio director, Scottish Government digital health and care directorate
- Care providers, care service staff and those experiencing care and their carers
- Other regulatory, scrutiny and improvement bodies
- NHS boards, staff and agencies, local authorities, Health and Social Care partnerships, and integrated joint boards
- Other sector organisations including Scottish Care, CCPS, SSSC, SHFA, SWA, COSLA, Digital Office and others
- Members of the public and other stakeholders
Job purpose
The post holder will work alongside the Senior Improvement Adviser (Digital social care), as part of the Scottish Government’s digital social care programme. The role also forms part of the Care Inspectorate’s Quality Improvement Support Team (QIST).
The post holder will use quality improvement (QI) methodology and develop the improvement support role in line with the Care Inspectorates Improvement Strategy and the national Digital Health and Care Strategy and Delivery Plan.
Key responsibilities
- To work alongside the senior improvement adviser (Digital) on a range of activities as agreed with the Care Inspectorate and Scottish Government’s digital health and care directorate.
- To contribute to the generation of knowledge and shared learning on technology and digital in social care through publications, networks, and engagement activities.
- To collaborate with other sector-based digital leads on projects that support the delivery of the social care portfolio within the digital heath and care directorate.
- Leadership and representation of the Care Inspectorate externally in the area of technology and digital in social care.
- Working internally with the Care Inspectorate to support embedding of technology and digital solutions for social care.
- Improve the use of digital in social care through a programme which supports the Care Inspectorate’s scrutiny and inspection processes.
- Input and support to the deliverables of the social care programme within the Scottish Government’s digital health and care directorate.
- Leadership and support on key areas related to technology in social care through publication, organisation and attendance at key relevant events.
- Identification of key priorities for technology and digital for the social care sector through engagement and network activities with colleagues and stakeholders.
- Partnerships and collaborative opportunities to further embed and enhance the contribution of the technology and digital in social care at local and national level.
Quality improvement
- Support the implementation of the Care Inspectorate’s improvement Strategy, the and the Scottish Governments Digital Health and Care Strategy and Delivery Plan.
- Lead and advise on quality improvement methodology and tools, design, and delivery of quality improvement projects / programmes.
- Supporting internal/external stakeholders with data collection, analysis, and interpretation to ensure a measurement framework is in place to support successful implementation and demonstrate reliable, sustainable improvements.
- Sharing good and effective practice in the use of technology across health and social care and establish mechanisms to spread and sustain improvement.
- Provide advice and guidance to internal and external stakeholders on quality improvement including leading or participating in groups related to the work of the Care Inspectorate and the digital social care programme.
- Provide leadership and direction to develop quality improvement support resources for use by sector colleagues and care services.
- Provide leadership, direction and support on developing quality improvement pathways in relation to the use of digital technologies to support personalised care.
- Further expand opportunities ongoing training and development on quality improvement methodology and continue to build the capacity and capability of the Care sector workforce through a strategic approach with partners.
Relationship management
- Working in partnership with the Senior Improvement Adviser (Digital Social Care) and the Scottish Government’s digital social care portfolio team on a range of projects aimed at improving outcomes for people through the use of technology.
- Cross collaboration with a range of key sector organisations.
- Advise, support and work alongside the Senior Improvement Adviser (Digital social care) and the Scottish Government digital social care portfolio lead to identify and commission specialist support for quality improvement in care services.
- Work with Care inspectorate colleagues, social care staff and technology professionals to test, measure and report on the impact of technology solutions in social care.
- Engage with key partners to identify themes and trends which will direct future improvement support in digital social care.
- Advise and support the Improvement Support section, digital social care team and colleagues to improve practice directly with providers and partnerships, through sharing evidence from research, quality improvement methods and expert advice to update practice and improve care.
- Monitor, evaluate and report on all key areas and tasks advising on progress and challenges regularly.
- Work with the Senior Improvement Adviser (Digital social care), Quality Improvement Support Team and Scottish Government’s digital social care team to facilitate a comprehensive approach to relationship management between the Care Inspectorate and various parts of the health and social care sector.
Other duties
This job profile is a broad picture of the post at the date of preparation. It is not an exhaustive list of all possible duties, and it is recognised that jobs change and evolve over time. Consequently, the post holder will be required to carry out any other duties to the equivalent level that are necessary to fulfil the purpose of the job, and to respond positively to changing business needs.
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Inspector - Early Learning and Childcare (ELC)
The early learning and childcare expansion…
Role: Inspector - Early Learning and Childcare (ELC)
Location: Forth Valley, Borders, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, Edinburgh & Glasgow
Salary: £31,083 - £39,069 plus excellent benefits
Hours: 140 hours to be worked over a 4-week period
Contract: Permanent or 2-year secondment (would be considered)
Join us and make a difference – for you, for everyone
It’s our job to ensure care for everyone, everywhere in Scotland is as good as it can be. If you are as passionate about high-quality care as we are, and you’re experienced in your field, we’d love to hear from you.
About us
As a national scrutiny body that supports improvement. We inspect care services and partnerships across Scotland, report on the quality of care people experience, and support improvements in services to facilitate improvements in outcomes for people.
We inspect care services individually. We also work with other scrutiny bodies to inspect the social care and social work services people are experiencing in local areas.
We champion high-quality care whenever we encounter it across the thousands of inspections, we carry out each year, and we work closely with all care providers to support them to improve all the time. We collaborate with other organisations too, supporting improvement across public services. Our work plays a big role in reducing health and social inequalities between people and communities.
We are looking for talented people to join us in making a difference - specialists who understand how to put people’s needs, rights and choices at the heart of delivering social services – and how to lead improvement too. Our 600 staff work with services across the public, voluntary and private sectors. We have offices across Scotland and many of our staff work from home.
About you
Whether early or established in your career, you will share our determination that care, social work and justice services should work well for people – every time. You’ll be confident about what good-quality care looks like and how to deliver it. You’ll be good at analysing information and evidence. You will have excellent writing skills for narrative inspection reports that are clear, concise and focused on outcomes. You will be confident in working with a wide range of people and at supporting and advising on improvement.
You’ll currently be working, or have significant experience in, social care, social work, health, children’s services, early learning, child protection, or community learning and development. You will be registered or eligible to register with a professional body like the SSSC, NMC or GTC.
About the role
Our care inspectors work with care services: childminders, nurseries, care homes, care at home, housing support and a host of other specialist services. A specialist in your field, you may have helped lead a service and have a strong track record in delivering quality. You’ll be adept at leading improvement and influencing others. You will work with people experiencing care, and care service providers, managers and staff.
Why join us?
We strive to be a great employer, knowing that competitive salary, leave and pension schemes are only part of that. We pride ourselves on the values we hold, person-centred; fairness; respect; efficiency and integrity - all supported with a culture of care and kindness.
We believe in collective leadership and innovation. You’ll have a lot of autonomy to manage your own work and use the professional skills you’ve honed during your career – but in new ways. Starting on day one, our learning and development support will help you become confident in the craft of scrutiny and in supporting improvement. Because a lot of your role is about sharing effective practice across Scotland, the impact you can have on experiences and outcomes for people is significant. You will draw on management and leadership skills you’ve developed in the past.
We’re proud to be a progressive, supportive employer – we’re happy to talk about flexible working with you and we’re members of the Disability Confident Scheme, aiming to make the most of the talents disabled people can bring to the workplace.
New appointments will normally be placed on the minimum grade for the role; a higher starting salary may be offered in exceptional circumstances only.
ELC expansion
The Scottish Government is committed to expanding the provision of funded Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) from 600 hours to 1140 hours per year by 2020. The expansion of ELC is aimed to support the reduction in the poverty-related attainment gap and improve long term outcomes for children and families.
Due to the ELC expansion programme we are looking for 7 further ELC Inspectors in addition to the “business as usual” Inspector campaign launched recently.
Principles and aims
The priority for the expansion to 1140 hours is to improve children's outcomes and close the poverty-related attainment gap. In addition, the expansion aims to support parents into work, study or training. The Scottish Government's four principles of the ELC expansion are: quality, flexibility, affordability, and accessibility.
The Scottish Government has stated that quality is 'at the heart' of the expansion and that achieving a high-quality ELC experience for children is a key objective.
Use and provision
A 2018 survey found that the main reason why parents use funded ELC is that they consider it beneficial for their child's learning and development. In addition, parents reported using the funded hours to either work, increase the number of hours they work, or look for work.
Funded ELC in Scotland is delivered by a wide range of providers including nurseries, crèches and playgroups, from across the public, private and third sectors. A small number of childminders also deliver funded ELC, but the Scottish Government hopes this number will increase under the expansion to 1140 hours.
Criteria to apply
- We require you to hold a relevant qualification (minimum SCQF Level 9), register with either the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) or any other relevant professional body and undertake PVG checks.
- You must also be prepared to do a Professional Development Award in Scrutiny and Improvement (Social Services) at SCQF level 10 with appropriate support from the organisation.
- You will have a minimum of three years recent and demonstrable management experience in a relevant field. You must also be willing to travel with overnight stays as required.
Before you apply
- Please contact the relevant body directly to resolve any queries you have regarding registration or eligible qualifications for registration (SSSC, NMC and so on) before submitting your application.
- For an informal chat about the job role, please contact (Who?) You or Kim Connolly, Team Manager on 07766133161
- For all other queries, please contact Human Resources at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
To apply
- If you are interested, please see the minimum criteria to apply as an Inspector and the specific guidance and directions to apply. Thereafter, click on the gateway questions link to apply.
- Your completed application form (campaign number C39 only forms) and equal opportunities form should be returned to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.no later than Monday, 14 October 2019 at 8.00am.
- We anticipate that selection days will take place in the week commencing Monday, 18 November 2019.