CEIS Ayrshire

Great to welcome Alex, Gordon and Ryan from Andrew Wright Windows for an information session on their Fabricator opportunities.

Production Manager Gordon took participants through what the role involves: working from detailed worksheets, assembling components, and finishing with glazing.

He explained that no experience is needed and full training is provided by the fabrication team, with the chance to work towards an SVQ qualification through Ayrshire College. What they are looking for is the right attitude, reliability and a willingness to learn.

As Gordon put it: "every day is a learning day".

Participants met the team 1:1 and completed applications on the day! Thanks to Alex, Gordon and Ryan for coming to our office to meet our candidates.

If your organisation would like to meet our candidates, learn more about our programmes, and be part of this community-focused approach, we’d love to hear from you. Send us a message or email [email protected] to get involved!

Are you a working parent looking to boost your career prospects?

Our Parental In-Work Support Fund can help by covering the cost of training that supports your career progression and helps you build a brighter future for your family.

To be eligible, you must live in North Ayrshire, be in work, and meet one of the following criteria:

• Lone parent
• Parent with a disability
• Child with a disability
• Parent aged 25 and under
• Minority ethnic parents
• Parent with three or more children
• Parent with the youngest child under 1 year old

To find out more or to apply, contact Hazel at: [email protected]

We're hiring! Join our Family Forward Ayrshire programme.
Various posts are available across CEIS Ayrshire and TACT, all working to help Ayrshire families move forward.

The roles:

• Programme Manager
• 8 Family Navigator posts – 3 at TACT and 5 at CEIS Ayrshire
• Progressions Coordinator
• Practice and Supervision Programme Lead
• Community Engagement Worker
• Early-Stage Employability Worker

Closing date for all applications: 6 September 2026.

Completed application forms, Equality Monitoring Forms and Self Declaration Forms should be sent to: [email protected] or Bryan Hamilton, People, Skills & Culture Manager, CEIS Ayrshire, Landek House, 44-46 Bank Street, Irvine, KA12 0LP

If you're applying by post, please mark the envelope PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL.

Full details and application packs are on goodmoves:: https://goodmoves.org/search?sort=newest&keywords=tact&location&distance

Early Stage Employability Worker

The Ayrshire Community Trust (TACT) is hiring an Early Stage Employability Worker to support adults for whom a conventional employability offer comes far too early.

You'll provide a dedicated confidence, readiness and early employability strand for adults furthest from the labour market.
For some adults, particularly those facing poverty, poor health, trauma, low confidence or disrupted lives, a conventional employability offer comes too early or feels unattainable. Your focus is the foundations that make progression possible later: confidence, routine, participation, relationships, practical experience and a sense of capability.

Working within each person's existing family plan, you'll offer flexible, strengths-based support with no compliance or progression requirement attached. You'll work closely with Family Navigators and the Progression Coordinator so people move on to further support when they're genuinely ready — not before.

Application closing date: 6 September 2026

The completed application forms, Equality Monitoring Forms and Self Declaration forms should be sent to [email protected] or Bryan Hamilton, People, Skills & Culture Manager, CEIS Ayrshire, Landek House, 44-46 Bank Street, Irvine, KA12 0LP.

Full job description, salary, contract length and application forms are on Goodmoves: https://goodmoves.org/vacancy/a4sP1000001upLpIAI/early-stage-employability-worker-family-forward-ayrshire

Community Engagement Worker

The Ayrshire Community Trust (TACT) is hiring for a Community Engagement Worker.

You'll make sure there's “no wrong door” into Family Forward Ayrshire for families least likely to self-refer or engage with formal services.

You'll be a trusted local presence for the programme, building relationships with community organisations, schools, minority ethnic communities, peer networks and voluntary groups across all three Ayrshire areas.

You'll work particularly with communities experiencing poverty, exclusion or barriers to services, supporting families to take their first steps into the programme, and feeding back what communities are experiencing so the programme stays responsive to local needs.

Application closing date: 6 September 2026

The completed application forms, Equality Monitoring Forms and Self Declaration forms should be sent to [email protected] or Bryan Hamilton, People, Skills & Culture Manager, CEIS Ayrshire, Landek House, 44-46 Bank Street, Irvine, KA12 0LP.

Full job description, salary, contract length and application forms are on Goodmoves: https://goodmoves.org/vacancy/a4sP1000001upGzIAI/community-engagement-worker-family-forward-ayrshire

Family Navigator (x3) — TACT

The Ayrshire Community Trust (TACT) is hiring three Family Navigators to be the main point of contact for families across Ayrshire.

As part of Family Forward Ayrshire, you'll provide holistic, relationship-based support to families across North, East and South Ayrshire.

This is not a traditional key worker role. We're looking for people who understand that meaningful change starts with trust, and that families are the experts in their own lives.

As a Family Navigator, you will walk alongside families through periods of challenge, helping them identify goals, access support and build lasting positive change.

Application closing date: 6 September 2026

The completed application forms, Equality Monitoring Forms and Self Declaration forms should be sent to [email protected] or Bryan Hamilton, People, Skills & Culture Manager, CEIS Ayrshire, Landek House, 44-46 Bank Street, Irvine, KA12 0LP.

Full job description, salary, contract length and application forms are on Goodmoves: https://goodmoves.org/vacancy/a4sP1000001uqL7IAI/family-navigators-family-forward-ayrshire-x-3-posts

Practice and Supervision Programme Lead

The Ayrshire Community Trust (TACT) is looking for one exceptional and experienced individual to become a member of the new Family Forward Ayrshire team.

You'll provide professional leadership, operational oversight and reflective supervision across the TACT service, making sure children, young people and families receive high-quality, trauma-informed support.

You'll oversee whole-family support across Ayrshire, leading a team of Family Navigators and specialist workers to coordinate services, remove barriers and strengthen pathways into education, training and employment.

Application closing date: 6 September 2026

The completed application forms, Equality Monitoring Forms and Self Declaration forms should be sent to [email protected] or Bryan Hamilton, People, Skills & Culture Manager, CEIS Ayrshire, Landek House, 44-46 Bank Street, Irvine, KA12 0LP.

Full job description, salary, contract length and application forms are on Goodmoves: https://goodmoves.org/vacancy/a4sP1000001upFNIAY/practice-and-supervision-programme-lead-family-forward-ayrshire

Progression Coordinator

We're hiring a Progression Coordinator to help parents move towards sustainable employment.

Family Forward Ayrshire is seeking a Progression Coordinator to help parents build confidence, overcome barriers and move into employment, training or better-paid work at a pace that works for them and their family.

Family Forward Ayrshire is a five-partner programme supporting over 430 families across North, East and South Ayrshire, funded through the Scottish Government's Whole Family Support Third Sector Delivery Fund.

Application closing date: 6 September 2026

The completed application forms, Equality Monitoring Forms and Self Declaration forms should be sent to [email protected] or Bryan Hamilton, People, Skills & Culture Manager, CEIS Ayrshire, Landek House, 44-46 Bank Street, Irvine, KA12 0LP.

Full job description, salary, contract length and application forms are on Goodmoves: https://goodmoves.org/vacancy/a4sP1000001upC9IAI/progression-coordinator-family-forward-ayrshire

Family Navigator (x5) CEIS Ayrshire

We're hiring five Family Navigators to be the main point of contact for families across Ayrshire.

Family Forward Ayrshire is recruiting Family Navigators to provide holistic, relationship-based support to families across North, East and South Ayrshire.

As a Family Navigator, you will walk alongside families through periods of challenge, helping them identify goals, access support and build lasting positive change.

This is not a traditional key worker role. We're looking for people who understand that meaningful change starts with trust, and that families are the experts in their own lives.

Application closing date: 6 September 2026

The completed application forms, Equality Monitoring Forms and Self Declaration forms should be sent to [email protected] or Bryan Hamilton, People, Skills & Culture Manager, CEIS Ayrshire, Landek House, 44-46 Bank Street, Irvine, KA12 0LP.

Full job description, salary, contract length and application forms are on Goodmoves: https://goodmoves.org/vacancy/a4sP1000001up2TIAQ/family-navigator-family-forward-ayrshire-x-5-posts

We're hiring a Programme Manager to lead a five-partner programme supporting 430+ Ayrshire families.

CEIS Ayrshire is seeking an experienced and values-driven Programme Manager to lead the delivery of Family Forward Ayrshire, an ambitious whole-family support programme funded through the Scottish Government's Whole Family Support Third Sector Delivery Fund.

Working with a partnership of five organisations, Family Forward Ayrshire will support over 430 families across North, East and South Ayrshire, helping families increase income, improve wellbeing, overcome barriers and progress towards employment and learning opportunities.

This is a unique opportunity to lead a large-scale collaborative programme that places families at the centre of service design and delivery.

Application closing date: 6 September 2026

The completed application forms, Equality Monitoring Forms and Self Declaration forms should be sent to [email protected] or Bryan Hamilton, People, Skills & Culture Manager, CEIS Ayrshire, Landek House, 44-46 Bank Street, Irvine, KA12 0LP.

Full job description, salary, contract length and application forms are on Goodmoves: https://goodmoves.org/vacancy/a4sP1000001uozFIAQ/programme-manager-family-forward-ayrshire