Trainee Customer Service Advisor - DGA13838
Dumfries and Galloway Council - Dumfries and Galloway
£26,187 to £26,637 a year
On-sitePermanentFull time
Job Description Trainee Customer Service Advisor (19/323) Newton Stewart Band 3 £26,187 - £26,637 Are you looking for a career working with people? An exciting opportunity is available to join the Customer Services Department of Dumfries and Galloway Council as a Trainee Customer Service Advisor. All you need are qualifications to SCQF Level 4 (National 4), the ability to talk to people, and a desire to develop yourself. If you have this and oodles of enthusiasm and positivity, then we want to hear from you. This is an ideal opportunity to build yourself a career in a customer-focused and forward-thinking environment. We’ll provide all training which includes supporting you to complete a Customer Service Diploma (in partnership with Dumfries and Galloway College) as well as Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals associate membership, helping you progress towards professional librarian status. These roles are ideally suited to school, college leavers, and those looking for a career change. Our Customer Services Department works in the heart of our local communities delivering face to face customer services, libraries, heritage services, and registration for births, deaths, and marriages. To give you a sense of the role, in a typical day you can go from registering a birth, conducting a marriage, delivering BookBug sessions, to giving out food parcels and library books. So, if you love variety in your day and can see yourself at the heart of a community supporting people through the best and worst life events, we want to hear from you. These posts will be based in the Wigtownshire area of the region working in our sites in Newton Stewart, Whithorn, and Wigtown. As a result, the ability to travel between these sites is an essential requirement of the role which means a current driving licence is desirable. However, if you have a disability which precludes you from holding a driving licence consideration will be given if alternative transport can be arranged. Successful candidates will need to be available for Assessment Centres taking place the week beginning 30 th November 2026. All candidates invited to the assessment centre will be provided with all topics and questions in advance. This post is subject to a Baseline Personnel Security Standards check, and this includes candidate vetting through Disclosure Scotland. The expected start date for these positions is February 2027. Requirements With an exciting benefits package, working for Dumfries and Galloway Council supports you to invest in your own health and wellbeing. Employees have access to our bespoke Vivup platform with over 800 discounts on everyday essentials from top UK retailers, restaurants, utility providers and more. Employees also get access to membership of The Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) exclusive discounts from local businesses, a Cycle-to-Work scheme, financial support from My Money Matters, and guidance from our trained Wellbeing Champions. Here at Dumfries and Galloway Council we are committed to equality, diversity and equal opportunity with our values, which include treating everyone with dignity, fairness and respect, driving us to tackle inequality. We are looking for people that can bring different perspectives and experiences and especially welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our organisation. For further information please contact: For further information please contact Jason Ward, Team Leader, 030 33 33 3004, jason.ward@dumgal.gov.uk
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Trainee Customer Service Advisor - DGA13837
Dumfries and Galloway Council - Stranraer
£26,187 to £26,637 a year
On-sitePermanentFull time
Job Description Trainee Customer Service Advisor (19/322) Stranraer and Port William Band 3 £26,187 - £26,637 Are you looking for a career working with people? An exciting opportunity is available to join the Customer Services Department of Dumfries and Galloway Council as a Trainee Customer Service Advisor. All you need are qualifications to SCQF Level 4 (National 4), the ability to talk to people, and a desire to develop yourself. If you have this and oodles of enthusiasm and positivity, then we want to hear from you. This is an ideal opportunity to build yourself a career in a customer-focused and forward-thinking environment. We’ll provide all training which includes supporting you to to sit the professional qualification to become a Registrar of births, deaths and marriages in Scotland. These roles are ideally suited to school, college leavers, and those looking for a career change. Our Customer Services Department works in the heart of our local communities delivering face to face customer services, libraries, heritage services, and registration for births, deaths, and marriages. To give you a sense of the role, in a typical day you can go from registering a birth, conducting a marriage, delivering BookBug sessions, to giving out food parcels and library books. So, if you love variety in your day and can see yourself at the heart of a community supporting people through the best and worst life events, we want to hear from you. These posts will be based in the Wigtownshire area of the region working in our sites in Stranraer and Port William. As a result, the ability to travel between these sites is an essential requirement of the role which means a current driving licence is desirable. However, if you have a disability which precludes you from holding a driving licence consideration will be given if alternative transport can be arranged. Successful candidates will need to be available for Assessment Centres taking place the week beginning 30 th November 2026. All candidates invited to the assessment centre will be provided with all topics and questions in advance. The expected start date for these positions is February 2027. Requirements This post is subject to a Baseline Personnel Security Standards check, and this includes candidate vetting through Disclosure Scotland. With an exciting benefits package, working for Dumfries and Galloway Council supports you to invest in your own health and wellbeing. Employees have access to our bespoke Vivup platform with over 800 discounts on everyday essentials from top UK retailers, restaurants, utility providers and more. Employees also get access to membership of The Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) exclusive discounts from local businesses, a Cycle-to-Work scheme, financial support from My Money Matters, and guidance from our trained Wellbeing Champions. Here at Dumfries and Galloway Council we are committed to equality, diversity and equal opportunity with our values, which include treating everyone with dignity, fairness and respect, driving us to tackle inequality. We are looking for people that can bring different perspectives and experiences and especially welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our organisation. For further information please contact: For further information please contact Jason Ward, Team Leader, 030 33 33 3004, jason.ward@dumgal.gov.uk
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Teacher Primary - DGA13842
Dumfries and Galloway Council - Stranraer
£36,159 to £54,453 a year
On-siteTemporaryFull time
Job Description Teacher Primary (7/13490M) (Temporary) (0.2FTE) Belmont Primary School Unpromoted Teacher Scale - £36,159 - £54,453 We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and dedicated Primary class teacher to work 7 hours per week within Belmont Primary School to cover a Maternity leave from December 2026 up to August 2027. This position may be suitable for a Secondment. Agreement from your line manager must be sought before applying for this post on a secondment basis. Applicants for teaching posts must be registered with the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS), Clerwood House, 96 Clermiston Road, Edinburgh, EH12 6UT in the appropriate sector. This post is considered as Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. From 28 February 2011, preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG scheme update check prior to formal offer of employment being made by Dumfries and Galloway Council. Applicants who have been resident outside the UK within the last 5 years, if offered a position, in addition to a Disclosure Scotland Check, will be required to provide a completed police record check from the police authority in the country or countries in which they were resident. Required Information As part of the recruitment and selection process we ask that you provide ONE completed reference alongside your application form and will be read in conjunction with your application form. Please note that it is your responsibility to gather a reference and forward the completed document to the relevant contact within the School. The reference should be submitted prior to the closing date. The reference for this vacancy should be emailed to: gw10hunterstuart@ea.dumgal.sch.uk National Pay and Leave Calculation Please refer to important information in the attached briefing note or to www.snct.org.uk Part 2: Appendix 2.19, Pay and Leave Specification . Requirements With an exciting benefits package, working for Dumfries and Galloway Council supports you to invest in your own health and wellbeing. Employees have access to our bespoke Vivup platform with over 800 discounts on everyday essentials from top UK retailers, restaurants, utility providers and more. Employees also get access to membership of Scottish Teachers’ Pension Scheme, exclusive discounts from local businesses, a Cycle-to-Work scheme, financial support from My Money Matters, and guidance from our trained Wellbeing Champions.” Here at Dumfries and Galloway Council we are committed to equality, diversity and equal opportunity with our values, which include treating everyone with dignity, fairness and respect, driving us to tackle inequality. We are looking for people that can bring different perspectives and experiences and especially welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our organisation. For further information please contact: Stuart Hunter, Headteacher on tel.(01776) 702952 or email: : gw10hunterstuart@ea.dumgal.sch.uk
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Head of Customer and Digital - DGA13767
Dumfries and Galloway Council - Dumfries
£115,256 to £120,042 a year
On-sitePermanentFull time
Job Description This is an exciting opportunity for a talented and ambitious individual to join our leadership team at Dumfries and Galloway Council. We are ambitious for our region, focused on supporting our communities to thrive and prosper and ensuring that we provide quality services that operate sustainably, by delivering responsive and inclusive service for customers, citizens and communities in Dumfries and Galloway. As a member of the Council’s Management Team, you will work closely with other Chief Officers and Elected Members to deliver the council’s vision and ambition for our region. You will lead innovation across the organisation, focused on improving customer experience and expanding digital services. Bringing together transformation of customer services, digital capability and workforce development, you will have an important role in supporting the future sustainability of council services and resources. You will have responsibility for the strategic leadership of Customer and Digital services, empowering and supporting your teams to help them flourish, and help and advise other council services to meet customer needs and develop their workforce. We are seeking a resilient, visible and forward-thinking leader with a track record of success at a senior level within a complex organisation. You should be educated to degree standard or equivalent. Excellent communication skills and the ability to lead new ways of working and thinking that stimulate and challenge are essential in this role. An appreciation and understanding of working within a political environment are essential. The successful candidate will be persuasive and value dialogue with citizens, communities and council staff to shape opportunities for service change. A strategic approach and vision to deliver change, service improvement, development and implementation of policies, partnership working, financial planning and people management skills together with a strong customer focus is essential. This post is considered as Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children and/or Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. From 28 February 2011, preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG scheme update check prior to formal offer of employment being made by Dumfries and Galloway Council. Applicants who have been resident outside the UK within the last 5 years, if offered a position, in addition to a Disclosure Scotland Check, will be required to provide a completed police record check from the police authority in the country or countries in which they were resident. In return, we offer you a stimulating work environment, where you will be supported by an amazing team of talented and dedicated staff, with enthusiastic colleagues and partners fully engaged in the strategic development of our council. Applications are encouraged from individuals who believe they can successfully apply their leadership ability to the challenges we face and the successful delivery of strategic change now and in the future. Dumfries and Galloway Council is committed to equality and diversity, and our values include treating everyone with dignity, fairness and respect which drive us to tackle inequality. We welcome applicants from all sections of the community. This post is politically restricted in terms of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989. Closing date for applications: 23 November 2026 at 5pm Assessment Centre: 7 January 2027 Interviews: 28 January 2027
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Early Years Support Assistant - DGA13826
Dumfries and Galloway Council - Gretna
£16,443.16 to £17,460.05 a year
On-siteTemporaryPart time
Job Description Early Years Support Assistant (Fixed Term) Gretna Primary School Nursery Band 5 £15,577.73 - £16,541.10 Gretna Primary Nursery is seeking an Early Years Support Assistant. You will be required to work 22.5 hours per week up to July 2027, 39 weeks per year, work pattern to be discussed at interview. This post may be suitable for secondment. Agreement from your line manager must be sought before applying for this post. Gretna Primary Nursery setting caters for children aged 2-5 years old. We strive to provide an enriching, nurturing environment both indoors and out to help promote children's independence and curiosity. Educated to SCQF level 6 in Social Services, Children & Young People or equivalent. We require someone who can adapt quickly to fulfilling the educational and social needs of pupils in our Nursery and who will play an active role in our staff team. The successful candidate will display the appropriate professional skills and abilities, knowledge and understanding. We require someone who can participate in implementation of the development of the curriculum within our nursery class following the appropriate school policies on learning including pupil assessment. You must be able to work in a collegiate way with staff in school, with colleagues in other establishments and agencies, consulting regularly with parents and carers You must hold a relevant qualification that enables you to register with Scottish Social Service Council (SSSC) as Support Worked in Day Care of Children's Services. All successful applicants for early education and childcare posts will be required to register with the SSSC. More information can be found at Help with Register parts, fees and qualifications | Scottish Social Services Council SSSC registration or agreement to register within 3 months from the date of appointment to this post is essential. Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Nursery settings may operate between the hours of 8.00am – 6.00pm and employee working patterns will be required to meet the needs of the service. This post is considered as Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. From 28 February 2011, preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG scheme update check prior to formal offer of employment being made by Dumfries and Galloway Council. Applicants who have been resident outside the UK within the last 5 years, if offered a position, in addition to a Disclosure Scotland Check, will be required to provide a completed police record check from the police authority in the country or countries in which they were resident. Requirements With an exciting benefits package, working for Dumfries and Galloway Council supports you to invest in your own health and wellbeing. Employees have access to our bespoke Vivup platform with over 800 discounts on everyday essentials from top UK retailers, restaurants, utility providers and more. Employees also get access to membership of The Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) exclusive discounts from local businesses, a Cycle-to-Work scheme, financial support from My Money Matters, and guidance from our trained Wellbeing Champions. Here at Dumfries and Galloway Council we are committed to equality, diversity and equal opportunity with our values, which include treating everyone with dignity, fairness and respect, driving us to tackle inequality. We are looking for people that can bring different perspectives and experiences and especially welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our organisation. For further information please contact: Emma Mechan, Nursery Manager Tel: 01461 339105 or email: gw25mechanemma@ea.dumgal.sch.uk
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Trainee Customer Service Advisor - DGA13833
Dumfries and Galloway Council - Dumfries
£26,187 to £26,637 a year
On-sitePermanentFull time
Job Description Trainee Customer Service Advisor (2) (18/883) Dumfries Band 3 £26,187 - £26,637 Are you looking for a career working with people? An exciting opportunity is available to join the Customer Services Department of Dumfries and Galloway Council as a Trainee Customer Service Advisor. All you need are qualifications to SCQF Level 4 (National 4), the ability to talk to people, and a desire to develop yourself. If you have this and oodles of enthusiasm and positivity, then we want to hear from you. This is an ideal opportunity to build yourself a career in a customer-focused and forward-thinking environment. We’ll provide all training which includes supporting you to complete a Customer Service Diploma (in partnership with Dumfries and Galloway College) as well as Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals associate membership, helping you progress towards professional librarian status. These roles are ideally suited to school, college leavers, and those looking for a career change. Our Customer Services Department works in the heart of our local communities delivering face to face customer services, libraries, heritage services, and registration for births, deaths, and marriages. To give you a sense of the role, in a typical day you can go from completing a Blue Badge application, delivering BookBug sessions, helping with family history queries, to giving out food parcels and library books. So, if you love variety in your day and can see yourself at the heart of a community supporting people through the best and worst life events, we want to hear from you. These posts will be based in the Dumfries area of the region working in our sites in Dumfries at Georgetown, Lochthorn and the flagship historic Ewart Library. As a result, the ability to travel between these sites is an essential requirement of the role which means a current driving licence is desirable. However, if you have a disability which precludes you from holding a driving licence consideration will be given if alternative transport can be arranged. Successful candidates will need to be available for Assessment Centres taking place the week beginning 30 th November 2026. All candidates invited to the assessment centre will be provided with all topics and questions in advance. The expected start date for these positions is February 2027. Requirements This post is subject to a Baseline Personnel Security Standards check, and this includes candidate vetting through Disclosure Scotland. With an exciting benefits package, working for Dumfries and Galloway Council supports you to invest in your own health and wellbeing. Employees have access to our bespoke Vivup platform with over 800 discounts on everyday essentials from top UK retailers, restaurants, utility providers and more. Employees also get access to membership of The Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) exclusive discounts from local businesses, a Cycle-to-Work scheme, financial support from My Money Matters, and guidance from our trained Wellbeing Champions. Here at Dumfries and Galloway Council we are committed to equality, diversity and equal opportunity with our values, which include treating everyone with dignity, fairness and respect, driving us to tackle inequality. We are looking for people that can bring different perspectives and experiences and especially welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our organisation. For further information please contact: For further information please contact Anne Rinaldi, Heritage Officer, 030 33 33 3004, anne.rinaldi@dumgal.gov.uk
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Pupil Support Assistant - DGA13827
Dumfries and Galloway Council - Dumfries
£19,039.45 to £20,216.90 a year
On-siteTemporaryPart time
Job Description Pupil Support Assistant (7/41028) (Fixed Term) Dumfries High School Band 5 £19,039.45 - £20,216.90 An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Pupil Support Assistant based within the Dumfries Learning Town Cluster, working within Dumfries High School for 27 hours and 30 minutes per week, 39 weeks per year. This position is Fixed Term until 02/07/2027 and may be suitable for a Secondment. Agreement from your line manager must be sought before applying for this post on a secondment basis. As a Pupil Support Assistant, you will build strong and trusting relationships with children and young people. You will help them take part in lessons, encourage independence (even with personal care), support them in learning new skills, and help them make friends. Most importantly, you will help make sure they feel safe, happy, and ready to learn. We are looking to receive applications from caring, supportive, understanding and committed individuals. You will be required to support children and young people with additional support needs to help them to overcome barriers to their learning and be able to reach their full potential either in Learning Centres or mainstream classes. This position will be reviewed annually as part of the Additional Support for Learning allocation, and you may be required to work within other settings for the duration of this appointment. The successful candidates must be educated to SCQF Level 4 (e.g. Standard Grade General, National 4) or equivalent, including Numeracy and Literacy or equivalent and experience of working with children and/or young people. Experience of working with children/young people with additional support needs, would be advantageous. A willingness to undertake training will be required, as part of our induction and professional development programmes These posts are considered as Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. From 28 February 2011, preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG scheme update check prior to formal offer of employment being made by Dumfries and Galloway Council. Applicants who have been resident outside the UK within the last 5 years, if offered a position, in addition to a Disclosure Scotland Check, will be required to provide a completed police record check from the police authority in the country or countries in which they were resident. Requirements With an exciting benefits package, working for Dumfries and Galloway Council supports you to invest in your own health and wellbeing. Employees have access to our bespoke Vivup platform with over 800 discounts on everyday essentials from top UK retailers, restaurants, utility providers and more. Employees also get access to membership of The Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) exclusive discounts from local businesses, a Cycle-to-Work scheme, financial support from My Money Matters, and guidance from our trained Wellbeing Champions. Here at Dumfries and Galloway Council we are committed to equality, diversity and equal opportunity with our values, which include treating everyone with dignity, fairness and respect, driving us to tackle inequality. We are looking for people that can bring different perspectives and experiences and especially welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our organisation. For further information please contact: Mr Philip Cubbon, Headteacher Tel: (01387) 263061 Email: gw08cubbonphilip@ea.dumgal.sch.uk
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Cook 1 - DGA13835
Dumfries and Galloway Council - Annan
£7,539.96 to £7,578.55 a year
On-siteTemporaryPart time
Job Description Cook 1 (17/111) (Fixed Term) Annan Academy Band 2 £7,539.96 - £7,578.55 You will be required to work 12.5 hours per week, 38 Weeks per year. Monday – Friday Working Times: 11.45am – 2.15pm £13.74 starting hourly rate Bring Your Passion to Our School Kitchen! We’re looking for a positive, hands‑on Cook 1 (General Assistant) to help fuel our pupils with fresh, tasty meals every day. If you enjoy supporting your local community, thrive in a busy and engaging environment, and want a role that makes a real difference to you and the children in our school, we’d love to hear from you. Join us and help create meals that make school days brighter! You must be an energetic and enthusiastic person that will carry out the following tasks: Light food preparation including baking / cooker tops Serve meals Setting up and decanting of dining room Setting up service area Cash handling as and when required Dishwashing and General kitchen duties Clearing down and cleaning kitchens and staff rest areas Carry out electronic paperwork Experience is not necessary as full training will be given if required. You will also be given Basic Food Hygiene and Allergen Awareness training. This post is considered as Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. From 28 February 2011, preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG scheme update check prior to formal offer of employment being made by Dumfries and Galloway Council. Applicants who have been resident outside the UK within the last 5 years, if offered a position, in addition to a Disclosure Scotland Check, will be required to provide a completed police record check from the police authority in the country or countries in which they were resident. This post is fixed term until August 2027. This post may be suitable for secondment. Agreement from your line manager must be sought before applying for this post. Requirements Benefits of the Role: With an exciting benefits package, working for Dumfries and Galloway Council supports you to invest in your own health and wellbeing. Employees have access to our bespoke Vivup platform with over 800 discounts on everyday essentials from top UK retailers, restaurants, utility providers and more. Employees also get access to membership of The Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) exclusive discounts from local businesses, a Cycle-to-Work scheme, financial support from My Money Matters, and guidance from our trained Wellbeing Champions. Here at Dumfries and Galloway Council we are committed to equality, diversity and equal opportunity with our values, which include treating everyone with dignity, fairness and respect, driving us to tackle inequality. We are looking for people that can bring different perspectives and experiences and especially welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our organisation. *If you would prefer a paper application form, call 01387 260 406 to request one. For further information please contact: Name: Patricia Creith Contact Number: 07824708123 or 01387 260 406 Email: FWNRecruitment@dumgal.gov.uk
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Streetscene Operative 1 - DGA13829
Dumfries and Galloway Council - Stranraer
£26,187 to £26,637 a year
On-sitePermanentFull time
Job Description Streetscene Operative 1 (19/887) Stranraer Band 3 £26,187 - £26,637 You will work 36 hours per week which may include evening and weekend work as and when required. Duties will include: Working in public parks & playing fields, cemeteries, landscaped and open spaces, grass cutting, hedge trimming and clearing leaves and litter. Assisting in all aspects of the burial service and to assist senior grounds operatives in more skilled tasks as required e.g. care of plants and site preparation and construction. Use of power tools, light plant and operation of tractor mounted equipment will be required. Driving of Community Asset vehicles and operation of equipment. Cleaning of bins and other street/grounds furniture. General maintenance work in public areas including streets, roadsides, parks, playing fields, cemeteries, landscaped areas and similar public open spaces. Other tasks relating to the Community Assets Service, e.g. school crossing patrols, street and open space cleaning and assisting at community facilities. You must be a team player, able to work on own initiative and be prepared to work outside and in all weather conditions. You will be expected to carry out various duties as instructed by Supervisor and have a working knowledge of Health and Safety requirements. You will be educated to Standard Grade Level. A current driving licence is an essential requirement of this post. However, if you have a disability which precludes you from holding a driving licence consideration will be given if alternative transport can be arranged. Experience in horticultural work is desirable. Requirements This post is considered as Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. From 28 February 2011, preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG scheme update check prior to formal offer of employment being made by Dumfries and Galloway Council. Applicants who have been resident outside the UK within the last 5 years, if offered a position, in addition to a Disclosure Scotland Check, will be required to provide a completed police record check from the police authority in the country or countries in which they were resident. With an exciting benefits package, working for Dumfries and Galloway Council supports you to invest in your own health and wellbeing. Employees have access to our bespoke Vivup platform with over 800 discounts on everyday essentials from top UK retailers, restaurants, utility providers and more. Employees also get access to membership of The Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) exclusive discounts from local businesses, a Cycle-to-Work scheme, financial support from My Money Matters, and guidance from our trained Wellbeing Champions. Here at Dumfries and Galloway Council we are committed to equality, diversity and equal opportunity with our values, which include treating everyone with dignity, fairness and respect, driving us to tackle inequality. We are looking for people that can bring different perspectives and experiences and especially welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our organisation. For further information please contact: William Broll on 07789 683712 or email: William.Broll@dumgal.gov.uk.
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Casual Cook 1 - DGA13832
Dumfries and Galloway Council - Dumfries
£13.74 to £13.74 an hour
On-siteContractPart time
Job Description Casual Cook 1 Various bases throughout Dumfries and Galloway Band 2 £13.74 per hour Working as and when required, you will be required to work in Primary/Secondary schools. You may be required to work evenings/weekends. Catering duties will include: basic food preparation, serving meals, setting up and clearing function rooms and kitchens, dishwashing, money handling etc. Experience is preferred but full training will be given if required. A basic Food Hygiene Certificate would be advantageous. This post is considered as Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. From 28 February 2011, preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG scheme update check prior to formal offer of employment being made by Dumfries and Galloway Council. Applicants who have been resident outside the UK within the last 5 years, if offered a position, in addition to a Disclosure Scotland Check, will be required to provide a complete police record check from the police authority in the country or countries in which they were resident. With an exciting benefits package, working for Dumfries and Galloway Council supports you to invest in your own health and wellbeing. Employees have access to our bespoke Vivup platform with over 800 discounts on everyday essentials from top UK retailers, restaurants, utility providers and more. Employees also get access to membership of The Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) exclusive discounts from local businesses, a Cycle-to-Work scheme, financial support from My Money Matters, and guidance from our trained Wellbeing Champions Here at Dumfries and Galloway Council we are committed to equality, diversity and equal opportunity with our values, which include treating everyone with dignity, fairness and respect, driving us to tackle inequality. We are looking for people that can bring different perspectives and experiences and especially welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our organisation. For further information please contact: Hazel Martin, tel 07468 351 051, Hazel.Martin@dumgal.gov.uk
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