Support Worker - Big Noise Wester Hailes, Edinburgh

Do you have experience in a supportive role in an education or community setting?
Do you have experience of working with children and families?

We are looking for a Support Worker to join our organisation as part of the dynamic team in Big Noise Wester Hailes, delivering a visionary, socially driven children’s orchestra centre. Big Noise Wester Hailes runs an after-school programme 4 days a week during term time and a holiday school 4 days a week during the Easter, summer and October holidays. The principal duties of a Support Worker at Big Noise Wester Hailes are to support Big Noise musicians as they deliver the after-school programme; participating in sessions, modelling engagement and attention for the children whilst building strong relationships with the children and families to assist them in maximising their potential.

This is a permanent post, working academic term time (40 weeks of the year) as follows:
2.75 hours per week working Wednesday 2.45 - 5.00pm

We welcome applications from diverse cultural backgrounds. We also welcome applications from all nationalities; however, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for these roles, so before you apply for this post please ensure that you have the right to work in the UK.  For more details on eligibility to work in the UK, please visit https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

For further details please visit our website https://makeabignoise.org.uk/work-with-us where you can view the full job/person specification and complete our online application form (no CVs please).

If you would like an informal chat, please contact Kirsty Oates, Operations Manager on 07918 280426. For any additional information please e-mail recruitment@sistemascotland.org.uk or telephone 01786 236914.

Closing date for all applications is Monday 27th January 2025 at 10.00 am
Interviews will take place in Wester Hailes, Edinburgh (date to be confirmed)

All successful applicants will be subject to PVG check.