Parent & Family Learning Co-ordinator, Perth Grammar School - PKC12933

Job Description Working within Perth & Kinross Council is more than a job, it's about being part of an organisation that puts people at the heart of all we do and provides opportunities to make a real difference by enhancing every life we touch. We currently have the following opportunity: Parent & Family Learning Co-ordinator - PKC12933 £33,020 - £36,279 (28.8 Hours per week) Perth Grammar School An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and articulate individual that has an invested interest in supporting young people or parents/carers in exploring a successful career in early learning and childcare profession. This position within the Parenting & Family Learning Team is for a co-ordinator to develop a new project that will support young people and parents/carers to explore working with children and young people. You will work closely with a range of professionals in the Early Years, Childcare and Parenting and Family Learning Teams to provide a programme of training and work experience to encourage both parents and young people to explore the opportunities of working in the Early Years and Childcare Sector in a range of different roles. The successful individual will be required to develop, a training and work experience programme, this will include developing partnership working with services within Perth & Kinross Council and external agencies. The project will offer a range of training and experiences to suit the needs of the young people or adults, including accredited courses, transferable training and work experience. This would involve working closely with school management, guidance staff, parents/carers and young people. This post is fixed term to March 2027 working 28.8 hours per week, full year, with a flexible approach to ensure the needs of the service are met. Requirements You must have a degree or equivalent qualification and experience of working in a relevant discipline such as Childhood Practice, Social Care, Community Education, Social Work or Education. Completion and experience delivering Peep Learning Together and Peep Progression Pathway would be desirable, however this training can be offered. The ideal candidate will be motivated to developing this project, excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills will be essential. Effective time management with the ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines is critical to the project development within the fixed term constraints. The ideal candidate will be confident in a range of IT systems to complete a number of tasks including; creating and producing presentations, publicity for a range of audiences, preparing and presenting impact updates and reports that includes qualitative and qualitative data. You must be enthusiastic and highly motivated to plan, develop, deliver and evaluate this new project. You must be able to demonstrate a sound knowledge and understanding of the childcare sector (2-14 years) and adult learning including accredited learning (SQA). You must have experience and skills in engaging with parents/carers, young people or children and delivering group work. You must have good communication and listening skills and be able to develop appropriate relationships with families. You must have a valid driving licence as this post requires you to travel to a variety of locations across Perth & Kinross. Responsibilities Our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of our key priorities . In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our values and behaviours . Find out more about Perth & Kinross Council and you could soon be joining our team! Here's what we can offer you : A generous annual leave package 6 days public holiday and an additional discretionary day Eligibility to join our pension scheme Family friendly and positive work/life balance policies such as Flexible Working , Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave , time off for volunteering and our Wellbeing Framework Flexi time Access to a range of benefits Paid SSSC annual membership for relevant positions We recognise there can be benefits to flexible working and where individual jobs allow, we seek to support this. You are encouraged to discuss potential options with the recruiting manager, if this is of interest to you. A healthy work life balance is important to us and we provide supportive management and, where possible, flexible working arrangements to help you achieve that balance. You will have access to training and support for continued professional development. The Individual We would love to hear from you and would encourage you to get in touch with Rhona Cameron, Parenting & Family Learning Team Leader at parenting@pkc.gov.uk to find out more. Click “APPLY NOW” External candidates are required to provide contact details for 2 referees, including email addresses. One of these must be your current or most recent employer. We welcome applications from everyone and as a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to interview applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential requirements of the post. Please contact the hiring manager above or the Recruitment Team on (01738) 475555 or recruitment@pkc.gov.uk to discuss any reasonable adjustments. Appointments are based on evidence supplied during the selection process. Diversity is important to us and although some of our jobs may be perceived to be traditionally gender specific, we welcome applications from everyone and would encourage you to apply if you meet the job requirements. That includes welcoming applications from former armed forces personnel/reservists. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government. Working with children and/or protected adults is regarded as a regulated role and under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 you will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. If you have lived overseas for a period of 12 months or more (continuous or total) within the last 10 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. A confirmed offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of the above mentioned mandatory pre-employment checks (including references) and will also include eligibility to work in the UK, qualifications and fitness to undertake the post.

Location: North Inch, GB

Posted Date: 8/8/2025