DYW Cluster Lead - ARB17376 in Oban

Location: Mull Area, Breadlebane Street, Mull, PA75 6PX; Oban Area, Albany Street, Oban, PA34 4AW; Tiree Area, Crossapol, Tiree, PA77 6UP

Salary: £31,461 - £33,669 per year

Contract Type: Temporary

Position Type: Full Time

Hours: 35 hours per week

Service: Education

Closing Date: Friday 30th January 2026

To work as an effective member of the DYW team, providing targeted support to young people with Additional Support Needs (ASN), or with identified barriers to accessing Career Education and/or the labour market, through inclusive employer engagement, career education, and transition planning.

DYW Argyll & Bute are looking for a DYW School Coordinator to work between Secondary Schools in Oban, Tiree and Tobermory, to develop and implement a programme of employer engagement aimed at enhancing the curriculum, contributing towards the priorities of the Developing the Young Workforce programme.

Please note a driving license is essential for this post.

Our employees make good things happen in the day-to-day life and for the longer term future of Argyll and Bute. We want you to feel valued working for us. We offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for learning and career growth.

We also embrace a modern approach to work, offering a flexible first approach where possible to requests from our employees to how they work.

We care about our people and the world around us and always aim to do the right thing. From employee recognition schemes to environmental policies we have many initiatives in place to help us look after the things we all care about.

Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver are not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible.

This post is temporary until 31 March 2027.

Applicants should note that:

• The salary shown is the full time equivalent salary, the actual salary will be paid pro rata for the hours worked.
• This post requires Protection of Vulnerable Group (PVG) Membership in relation to working with children.
• The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013, as amended, applies to this post.
• This is a temporary post which may be filled on a secondment basis by an employee wishing to gain experience/career development and will be at the discretion of the employee’s Third Tier Manager.

If you wish to apply for this post as a secondment, please refer to the application process.

To apply for this vacancy, please click on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.

If you would like clarification on any information contained within the vacancy advert and/or the job description you will require to speak with the recruiting manager.

Recruiting Manager: Scott McKinnon, DYW Lead

Telephone: [Contact Number]

Email: [Contact Email]

Reference: ARB17376

Please note that you cannot apply for this vacancy by contacting the recruiting manager, applications must be made by clicking on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.

Please also note that we do not accept CVs, only applications completed and submitted via the Apply Now button on this page.

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging.