Location
Edinburgh
Office
Outreach Services
Advertising Salary:
£27,567-£33,344 (FTE £34,459-£41,680)

About The Role

Working pattern: This is a part-time post, working 29 hours 36 minutes over 4 days (including Monday to Wednesday and either a Thursday or Friday). This is a hybrid role, mostly working from Holyrood, with the flexibility of working from home on occasion. You'll be expected to work during term time and take leave during our February and April recess periods.  

The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body is responsible for providing the Parliament with the property, staff and services required for the Parliament’s purposes.  We place a high value on excellence, and we are continually looking to improve how we can deliver the Parliament's core purpose of representing the people of Scotland by debating issues of national importance, passing legislation and holding the Scottish Government to account. We are a diverse workforce, and our embedded values shape the way we work and treat each other. We have a culture of respect and inclusion, and everyone has the ability to make a difference. 

This is an excellent opportunity to join the Education Services team, part of the Public Engagement Services Office, as an Education Officer. The role is a temporary post, covering maternity leave and is expected to last until the end of June 2025. Applications on a secondment basis are welcome.

The Education Service helps children and young people of Scotland find out more about their Scottish Parliament. We do this by supporting education establishments (in Holyrood, across Scotland and online) with sessions and resources aligned to the curriculum. The Education Service is part of Public Engagement Services. To find out where the team sits in our organisation, see our organisation chart. 

We provide continuous professional learning opportunities to teachers and a variety of teaching resources.
The Education Services team is made up of around ten staff, seven of whom are Education Officers.  As an Education Officer, you’ll deliver curriculum aligned education sessions to visiting Scottish school groups in Holyrood. This includes presenting to the group, developing and delivering activities, and providing a tour of the Parliamentary building. You’ll occasionally deliver online sessions to schools. You’ll be involved in educational event days and work on projects to develop learning resources for online and print.

All our services are available in English and Gaelic. 

Please note that appointment to the position is subject to PVG membership. 

We particularly welcome applications from candidates from a Minority Ethnic background and Disabled candidates. All appointments will be made on merit. We have a values-based culture of respect and inclusion embedded in our organisation, and everyone has the ability to make a difference.

We offer a great range of benefits including: 41.5 leave days (FTE including public holidays – will be prorated), flexible working, paid professional subscriptions, family-friendly policies, Season Ticket advance loans, an onsite gym, Health and Wellbeing Schemes including discounted gym membership, a confidential counselling and information service, and the Cycle to Work Scheme.

You’ll also have the opportunity to join the Alpha Civil Service pension scheme, where we’ll offer you an employer contribution of 28.97% of your basic salary. For further information about the role please contact [email protected]

Please apply before 11.59pm on Wednesday 20 November 2024 Full details of our selection process are outlined below.

About You

The successful candidate will have a teaching, education or youth work qualification, and at least 1-year experience working with children and young people.  

You’ll have experience in leading effective learning, creating a positive learning environment and developing engaging education resources. You’ll have experience of working inclusively with a diverse range of children and young people. 

You’ll have confidence and flexibility to work with a variety of ages and abilities. You’ll be happy managing your own workload and technology. You’ll champion collaborative working with colleagues across the parliamentary service, promoting positive and open communication, as well as our commitment to diversity and inclusion. 
 
You’ll also demonstrate a high level of person credibility with the ability to develop and maintain positive relationships with colleagues, pupils and teachers alike. 
 
For full information about the role, have a look at the job description and application pack. 

The Selection Process

Stage 1

How to apply and our selection process 

We are a values-based organisation. Our values are a central part of our working culture and our people management processes. We use these to recruit, manage and develop our staff. For more information on our values and behaviours framework, please visit our values pages in our Employee Handbook.  

To apply for our roles, click 'apply' and this will allow you to upload your CV in order to register with us (if you’ve not done so already).

You’ll be asked to write a values-based supporting statement based on the job description of the role you’re applying for. The job description will detail the main recruitment selection criteria under each value, in the sections titled “And in delivering these, you will have”. 

Your application will be assessed solely on your statement. You’ll then be asked two questions based on the essential criteria for the role.

You’ll need to provide one or more examples to cover all bullet points, in each of the four value sections entitled “And in delivering these you will have”.  

Please provide details from your background or career, of where and how you have demonstrated that value. 

When completing and submitting the values-based statement to apply for this role:

• Please provide evidence against each of our four values, a maximum of 400 words is allowed per value  

• Please use the STAR format (Situation, Task, Action, Result) to address the key delivery requirements under each value in the Job Description

• Each value should be clearly formatted, and your examples may include specific skills, experience, abilities, knowledge and strengths you have

• We have a separate box on our system for you to input each value

• Please do not input anything into the values boxes until you’re ready to submit your application

• Please complete your answers to the questions offline, perhaps in Word, and then copy and paste your answers into the system when you're ready to submit your application 

• We recommend that you check your answers, by reading the inputted information in the box, when you've copied and pasted the information into the system, just to ensure it's all there

• Please only click 'Next' to submit your application when you're content it’s complete. When you click “Next”, you don't have the option to go back

• If you 'cancel' then your work won't be saved  

• The system will time out after an hour and your work will be lost if you don’t complete it in that time. You don't have the option to save your application and return to it later

• If the system times out, you can go into your ‘candidate profile’ to access and complete your statement

• If you mistakenly submit your statement prior to completing this on the system, please email [email protected] with full details of the role you’re applying for, what has happened, and your completed statement

Please note that only your supporting statement will be submitted to Hiring Managers, without any personal details, and they will then select candidates for further assessment or interview.


Stage 2 

At the final stage, you’ll be invited to attend a virtual panel interview and will also be asked to undertake a presentation.  Interviews will be held on 13 December 2024 although this is subject to change. 

Feedback will only be provided on request to those who attend interview. 

If you have any questions about the recruitment process, please email [email protected].

After the interview

We’ll aim to let you know the outcome of your interview as soon as we can. This will normally be within 10 working days. If you’re unsuccessful at interview stage, you can ask us for feedback. We want to ensure a positive candidate experience, so we’ll also contact you to ask for your feedback on the whole recruitment process.

Onboarding Process

If you’re successful at interview, you’ll be asked to complete our onboarding process. This includes security clearance and you’ll also be asked to provide proof of your eligibility to work in the United Kingdom.
We will provide you with details of our security vetting policy and you will be required to complete a security questionnaire. Some of our roles will require membership of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. For further information, please see our Policy on the employment of ex-offenders and use of disclosure.

Referees

If you’re successful, we’ll approach previous and/or current employers for a reference. If you have no employment history we may approach any school, college or university you have attended.
We can only make a formal offer of employment once we have received your security clearance, eligibility to work in the UK and references. Your health assessment will be used to inform us of any adjustments you require before you start with us.

Our commitment to an inclusive workforce

We are a Disability Confident Leader Employer and guarantee to interview any disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.  If you have a disability and would like to talk to us about any aspects of this job, please contact us.  More details can be found here.


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