Active Schools Co-ordinator - Ayr Academy - SOA12856 - SOA12856

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Supporting Young Carers and Care Experienced Young People across South Ayrshire

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What this role is all about:

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We’re looking for someone who’s passionate about helping young people feel included, valued and able to shape their own future. This role focuses on supporting young carers and young people with care experience — whether they’re looked after at home, in residential or kinship care, foster care, or adoption.

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You’ll work closely with The Education Welfare team and the South Ayrshire Champions Board to ensure every young person has fair access to sport, physical activity and positive experiences in their community.

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RESPONSIBILITIES

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ABOUT US\n

South Ayrshire is at the heart of historic Ayrshire, with a wealth of local heritage and culture, first class leisure amenities, world-wide travel links, diverse landscapes and thriving communities.

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Making a difference for our communities is at the heart of what we do and working with us means, you can use your skills, knowledge and experience to help us do just that. We currently employ around 6000 people to serve a population of more than 112,000 people located across a diverse area that includes the towns of Ayr, Girvan, Maybole, Prestwick and Troon as well as small rural villages, coastline and farmland.

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We are an ambitious Council, and we aim to place people at the centre of everything we do as we look to deliver the best possible outcomes. We are ambitious for our communities too and our new Council Plan is based on priorities and outcomes that we believe will have the greatest impact on the wellbeing of our communities, our local economy, and our environment.

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BENEFITS

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Here’s what we can offer!

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• Competitive salary
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• Excellent pension scheme
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• Generous annual leave entitlement and enhanced leave scheme (purchase of up to 2 weeks’ holidays)
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• Wellbeing initiatives and Occupational Health services
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• A healthy environment supportive of work-life balance and caring responsibilities
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• Car leasing scheme
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• Discounts on major supermarkets and retailers, cinemas and gym memberships (including Council leisure facilities)
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• Purchase of white goods and more via salary sacrifice
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• Cycle to Work Scheme
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• Scotwest Credit Union
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REQUIREMENTS\n

This post is considered to be Regulated Work with children and/or protected adults as specified in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) (PVG) Act 2007. Accordingly, the preferred candidate will be required to become a member of the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme update if already a Scheme member, prior to any formal offer of employment being made. If you wish further information on the PVG Scheme you can visit the Disclosure Scotland website at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk.

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Please note you may be required to meet PVG costs.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION\n

Interviews for this post are scheduled for 03/09/2026.

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This post is temporary until 31/03/2027.

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The grade of this post is Level 8.

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The work style for this post is Agile worker.

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The successful candidate will primarily work from home with occasional travel within the South Ayrshire area. Frequency for attending the office may vary depending on the exigencies of the service.

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The work pattern is: 8.30-16:00 (Weekend and evening work when required)

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