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Job Summary

We are looking for enthusiastic and outgoing individuals to work on a casual basis in East Dunbartonshire Libraries, Auld Kirk Museum, the Lillie Art Gallery and Kirkintilloch Town Hall. The successful candidates will be required to work as and when required as a Cultural Assistant across any venue within EDLC Cultural Services. They will be flexible in their working practices which may include a mix of mornings, afternoon, evening shifts and Saturdays.

Duties are varied, including front line customer service, supporting public access to IT, and assisting in services and events such as exhibitions and author talks.

Candidates should have excellent communication skills combined with relevant customer service experience of working with a wide range of customers. You should be able to lift and carry stock, and be creative, a reader and have an interest in the arts.

As a casual worker you will be offered work as and when required – often at short notice. You will not be guaranteed a fixed number of hours per week and will only receive payment for hours worked.

For more information, please email [email protected]

Charter of Commitment

The commitment by East Dunbartonshire Council to job applicants is as follows:

• Individuals will be treated in a polite, friendly and welcoming manner.

• Equalities monitoring will be conducted to ensure a fair and equitable process with screening being carried out to anonymise sensitive information such as age, gender and disability.

• The information that we receive will be treated in confidence and with discretion. Only the relevant HR representative/team and the relevant service will see the application form.

• We will encourage and welcome applications from applicants under the disability symbol. Where the essential criteria are met an interview will be offered to those applying under the disability symbol.

• We will be pleased to make any reasonable adjustments to ensure accessibility at the interview.

• We will advise you within reasonable time after the closing date if you have not met the interview criteria. (Normally within 4 weeks)

• We will advise you of meeting the criteria for interview normally within 3 weeks.

• We will advise you if you have been successful or unsuccessful at the interview stage as soon as practically possible.

PVG / Disclosure Scotland

The following criteria applies to all roles within East Dunbartonshire Council where PVG/Disclosure checks are essential criteria

Where the post you are applying for is considered Regulated Work under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007, successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by East Dunbartonshire Council.

Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant check which will be deducted from the successful candidate’s first salary payment.

In specific circumstances the payment could be deducted in instalments from an employee’s wages following commencement of employment. Approval in such circumstances will be made by HR Services Lead.

Should an employee leave in advance of the payment being deducted, the full amount will be deducted from the employee’s final salary.

The criteria outlined above will apply to existing employees of East Dunbartonshire Council who apply for roles for which a PVG/Disclosure check is required.

Website

www.edlc.co.uk