Administrative Officer
30 Hours per week (6 hours per day Mon to Fri)
Salary: £17,160.00 per annum (£11.00 per hour)
Are you confident, a strong communicator, able to work flexibly and work to tight timescales? Do you have customer service experience?
The Administrative Officer will work within the Inverness office team providing support and leadership and ensure that the office runs smoothly and efficiently.
Candidates must have a proven track record of working in an office environment Excellent current working experience in a variety of Microsoft Office packages e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher & Office 365 is essential. Knowledge of Early Learning and Childcare would be desirable.
Training will be provided.
Closing date: Monday 2nd September 2019
Interviews will be held on 12th September 2019
Download Your Application Pack here:
Job Description
Personal Specification
Equal Opportunities Form
Application Form
All completed forms (Application, Self Declaration & Equal Opportunities) should be emailed to: [email protected] or posted to:
Care and Learning Alliance
Unit 3 Bridgend Business Park
Dingwall IV15 9SL
For any other queries concerning this post, please email: [email protected] or phone Gillian on: 01349 866749.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974(Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013 and the Amendment Order 2018.
The successful applicant will be required to become a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and register with SSSC.
Scottish Charity No. SC034557
CALA is an Equal Opportunities Employer
Administrative Officer
/0 Comments/in Uncategorised /by Rebecca SmartAdministrative Officer
30 Hours per week (6 hours per day Mon to Fri)
Salary: £17,160.00 per annum (£11.00 per hour)
Are you confident, a strong communicator, able to work flexibly and work to tight timescales? Do you have customer service experience?
The Administrative Officer will work within the Inverness office team providing support and leadership and ensure that the office runs smoothly and efficiently.
Candidates must have a proven track record of working in an office environment Excellent current working experience in a variety of Microsoft Office packages e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher & Office 365 is essential. Knowledge of Early Learning and Childcare would be desirable.
Training will be provided.
Closing date: Monday 2nd September 2019
Interviews will be held on 12th September 2019
Download Your Application Pack here:
Job Description
Personal Specification
Equal Opportunities Form
Application Form
All completed forms (Application, Self Declaration & Equal Opportunities) should be emailed to: [email protected] or posted to:
Care and Learning Alliance
Unit 3 Bridgend Business Park
Dingwall IV15 9SL
For any other queries concerning this post, please email: [email protected] or phone Gillian on: 01349 866749.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974(Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013 and the Amendment Order 2018.
The successful applicant will be required to become a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and register with SSSC.
Scottish Charity No. SC034557
CALA is an Equal Opportunities Employer
Clerical Assistant Dingwall
/0 Comments/in Uncategorised /by Rebecca SmartClerical Assistant
To work within our busy Dingwall office.
The successful applicant will have previous clerical experience and a good working knowledge of MS Office.
Main duties will include recording the mail, answering the telephone, maintaining sickness/attendance stats, clerical support for human resources and order purchasing.
20 hours per week at £9.00 per hour
9am to 1pm, Monday to Friday
Closing date: Friday, 02 September 2019
Interview date: Friday 13th September 2019
Download Your Application Pack here:
Job Description
Personal Specification
Equal Opportunities Form
Application Form
All completed forms (Application, Self Declaration & Equal Opportunities) should be emailed to: [email protected] or posted to:
Care and Learning Alliance
Unit 3 Bridgend Business Park
Dingwall IV15 9SL
For any other queries concerning this post, please email: [email protected] or phone Gillian on: 01349 866749.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974(Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013 and the Amendment Order 2018.
The successful applicant will be required to become a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and register with SSSC.
Scottish Charity No. SC034557
CALA is an Equal Opportunities Employer
Best Start Foods
/0 Comments/in CALA Bag, Uncategorised /by ICT AdminBest Start Foods – Social Security Scotland
Pregnant women and families with babies and children receiving certain benefits are being offered increased access to healthy foods.
The new Best Start Foods payment replaces the UK Government’s Healthy Start paper vouchers with a new payment card and is now open for new applications. New applications can be submitted by calling 0800 182 2222 or online www.mygov.scot
Best Start Foods provides low income families on certain benefits with £17.00 every four weeks during pregnancy and for every child under three to spend on a range of healthy foods. This payment increases to £34.00 for children under one.
People already in receipt of Healthy Start Vouchers will continue to receive these until such time as they are contacted directly with full details of how they will be transferred over.
To access the ‘Best Start Foods Fact sheet’ – CLICK HERE
To visit Social Security Scotland Website – CLICK HERE
Allied Health Professionals Enquiry Line (AHP)
/0 Comments/in Uncategorised /by ICT AdminAllied Health Professionals Enquiry Line (AHP)
The AHP enquiry line aims to help you support the development of children and young people.
It is for all Highland parents, carers, children, young people, and those who work with them.
The phone line is open most Tuesdays from 2pm- 5pm.
The professionals usually available are:
Telephone = 07785477686.
Wimberley Estate Childcare Centre
/1 Comment/in Uncategorised, Wimberley Estate Childcare Centre /by ICT AdminWimberley Estate Childcare Centre
Childcare spaces available for 0-2 years.
Are you looking for childcare for your baby in Inverness?
Wimberley Estate Childcare Centre currently has spaces in their ‘Little Explorers Room’ for babies and toddlers 0-2 years.
The children and staff have put together the small slide show below to demonstrate some of the daily play and learning experiences they have at Wimberley Estate Childcare Centre – why not pop along for a visit and join the fun!
For further information contact: Tel: 01463 222115 or email [email protected]
DYW – #No Wrong Path Campaign – 6th August 2019
/0 Comments/in Blog update, Uncategorised /by ICT Admin#No Wrong Path Campaign
Here at CALA we are supporting #NoWrongPath to provide inspiration and reassurance to young people (and concerned parents) receiving exam results today. Just remember there are lots of interesting job roles across Scotland and we can all get there through many different paths.
If results are not as you have anticipated, it may be useful to visit the #NoWrongPath website for some reassurance and inspiration that there are many other options. The social media campaign by Developing Young Workforce aims to:
Here are some of the CALA staff who have shared their stories.
Employers: Government help with childcare costs for your employees
/0 Comments/in Guidance, Uncategorised /by ICT AdminEmployers: Government help with childcare costs for employees
As childcare vouchers have closed to new entrants, there still may be help at hand for employers with Tax-Free Childcare, a government scheme to help working parents with the cost of childcare.
Eligible parents could get up to £2,000 per child, per year, to spend on qualifying childcare. For parents with 2 children, that could mean a saving of £4,000 on the family budget.
You don’t need to do anything, but telling your employees about Tax-Free Childcare could:
• help them with their childcare costs
• help their return to work
• help them work more hours, if they want to
• help you retain staff you’ve invested in.
For more information, tell your employees to visit www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/tfc2.
Nurturing development through music and movement
/0 Comments/in Training, Uncategorised /by ICT AdminNew date added!
Nurturing development through music and movement
Would you like to know more about how you can develop children’s creativity, confidence and self-esteem through music and movement? Then don’t miss this interactive learning session for those working with 0-8 year old children.
Due to high demand for our course in Inverness on the 10th September, we have now included a second Inverness date for Monday 9th September. We also still have a few remaining spaces for Fort William, Elgin and Thurso .
Locations and dates
Monday 9th September, Kintail House. Inverness 6.30 – 9pm
Thursday, 12th September 2019, West Highland College, Fort William 6.30 – 9 pm
Wednesday, 18th September 2019, Weigh Inn, Thurso 6.30 – 9 pm
Thursday, 19th September 2019, Community Centre, Elgin, 6.30 – 9 pm
Booking information
Book online by visiting https://careandlearning.typeform.com/to/H1H9nNnN
or telephone Rebecca on 01349 866749.
Children’s Rights
/0 Comments/in Blog update, Uncategorised /by ICT AdminConsultation on incorporating the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
The Scottish Government is seeking views on how best to incorporate the UN’s ‘gold standard’ for children’s rights into Scots Law and improve the lives of children and young people. The Scottish Government state that:
“Incorporating the UNCRC will strengthen existing work to protect and respect children, and the consultation seeks views on the best way to do this within the context of Scots law, and the powers of the Scottish Parliament”
The consultation runs until the 14th August 2019, click here to access.
If you would like further information on incorporating the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into Scots law, ‘Together’ has produced a briefing document which unpicks and explains some of the questions in the consultation paper.
View the document on the ‘Together’ website by clicking here.
Space to Grow: indoor/outdoor settings
/0 Comments/in Guidance /by ICT AdminGardening Fun at Wimberley Estate Childcare Centre
/0 Comments/in Wimberley Estate Childcare Centre /by ICT AdminThe children and staff at Wimberley would like to express a big thank for all their kind donations to:
The resources and materials enabled our children to begin creating a vegetable plot, raised beds and a Bug Hotel.
This has been invaluable for our children’s learning; they have been exploring how things grow, how to care for them and are looking forward to the next step of tasting the fruits of their labour.
We have plans to extend this area further, so watch this space!
“We were planting and looking after the vegetables and flowers.”
“We have been working together to make it all happen and looking forward to meeting our residents in the bug hotel.”
Thank you also to all our Mummies, Daddies, Grannies and Grandpas, who have also helped us make our garden so much more fun.
Best wishes from everyone in Wimberley.
Junior World Update
/1 Comment/in Junior World Childcare /by DavidThe ongoing commitment to providing a natural habitat for nature and the children’s sustained interest in gardening continues to provide a range of exciting learning experiences for children of all ages. The children have had the opportunity to watch things grow and try our grown vegetables & salads. Our wildflower gardens have brought an abundance of colour and beasties for the children to investigate and explore.
Blytheswood Foodbank Collection
Thank you to everyone for your food bank donations. We were delighted to deliver the centres contributions this month.
Echo-Schools
Finally following our recent success in an Eco-Schools Prize Draw and the addition of your successful fundraising the children are thoroughly enjoying a range of natural resources purchased from Muddy Faces.