Bilingual Refugee Resettlement Officer

Job Description Provide Support, information and guidance to resettled refugees allocated to East Ayrshire under the UK Government's response to the humanitarian crisis in order to assist with the promotion, delivery and integration of the Council's key objectives; specifically in relation to the Community Plan, Shared Commitments, Single Outcome Agreement and Best Practice.
Requirements The duties of the post involve Regulated Work with children and/or protected adults, as specified in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. Successful applicants for such posts will be required to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme member in respect of Regulated Work with either or both of these groups as appropriate, or if they are already a Scheme member, be subject to a PVG Scheme Record Update, before any formal offer of employment can be made by East Ayrshire Council.
Please note:- PVG members' records are constantly updated with any new vetting information that arises. Any information that is disclosed on a PVG Scheme Record or Scheme Record Update, if relevant to the post being applied for, will be discussed with the applicant prior to any formal offer of employment being made. The costs associated with a PVG application is GBP59.00. If appointed to this post you will be responsible for meeting the relevant cost which will be deducted from your salary.
Additional Information This is a full time temporary position until September 2020. The post is based in John Dickie Street, Kilmarnock.
The hours of work are 35 per week to be worked as follows;
Monday - Thursday 9.00 am - 5.00 pm
Friday 9.00 am - 4.00 pm
Some evening/weekend work may be required.
The salary for this post is GBP25,935 - GBP28,337