Education Business Assistant - NAY17884

Education Business Assistant - NAY17884

Start Date: 2026-10-01T00:00:00

Location: Dreghorn, Edinburgh, GB, EH13 9

End Date: 2026-10-31T16:58:29.513

Job Description

Job Summary

Term Time Post Hours will be worked over 5 days. We may conduct our interviews in person or using Microsoft Teams for video calling. All you need is a device with a camera and access to the internet. We will provide guidance and instructions on how to use this method if your interview is being held virtually.

We are a disability confident leader and we support reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process - for more information, see the section on important information for applicants.

This post is based within Greenwood Academy.

Reporting to the Education Business Officer, you will provide a range of clerical and administrative support tasks. For more details, see the attached Role Profile below.

Before you apply, find out a little bit about us and why we are a Great Place to Work.

Staff Values & Behaviours

North Ayrshire Council uses a behavioural-based approach throughout the recruitment process. Our staff values of Focus, Passion & Inspiration will be explored for this vacancy. Further information on our Staff Values and how to complete behaviour-based application form questions is available on the Staff values and behaviours page.

Additional Information

References

If this post requires references, you will be notified of further details if you are successful in gaining an interview. Not providing relevant references when requested may delay the outcome of the interview process.

PVG (Children)

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. It is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children.

Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check prior to confirmation of employment. Successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the PVG check (£59 or £18), which will be deducted from wages following employment commencement.

For more information on the PVG Scheme, visit the relevant website.

Details on North Ayrshire Council's policies can be found on the pre-employment checks page.

Upon selection, your name and email address will be entered into the Disclosure Scotland PVG system to generate your PVG form, which will be sent via email with a link to complete.

Our Workstyles

North Ayrshire Council has identified four Workstyles. Each post is allocated one of these styles:

• In Building - more than 90% of time spent at a single base or location.

This post has been allocated the workstyle: In Building. More information can be found in the HR Guide on Workstyles.

Use of AI in Applications

Applicants may use AI tools to assist with drafting or refining their application. AI should only be used to enhance an application and must not replace personal experience or be used to generate content wholly on the applicant's behalf. If it is identified that AI has been used to create an application in full or to falsify responses, this will be considered in the scoring process, and your application may not be progressed.