As a Quality Improvement Officer, you will play a key role in ensuring the delivery of high‑quality early learning and childcare across South Ayrshire. Working closely with senior officers, headteachers, teachers, early years practitioners, partners and local communities, you will drive continuous improvement and champion excellence across our education services. If you are passionate about shaping the future of early learning, childcare and education in South Ayrshire—and committed to giving our children the very best start—we would love to hear from you. Apply now and help us continue to deliver excellence for our children, families and communities.
South Ayrshire is at the heart of historic Ayrshire, with a wealth of local heritage and culture, first class leisure amenities, world-wide travel links, diverse landscapes and thriving communities. Making a difference for our communities is at the heart of what we do and working with us means, you can use your skills, knowledge and experience to help us do just that. We currently employ around 6000 people to serve a population of more than 112,000 people located across a diverse area that includes the towns of Ayr, Girvan, Maybole, Prestwick and Troon as well as small rural villages, coastline and farmland. We are ambitious for our communities too and our new Council Plan is based on priorities and outcomes that we believe will have the greatest impact on the wellbeing of our communities, our local economy, and our environment. Competitive salary Excellent pension scheme Wellbeing initiatives and Occupational Health services A healthy environment supportive of work-life balance and caring responsibilities Car leasing scheme Discounts on major supermarkets and retailers, cinemas and gym memberships (including Council leisure facilities) Purchase of white goods and more via salary sacrifice Cycle to Work Scheme This post is considered to be Regulated Work with children as specified in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) (PVG) Act 2007. If you wish further information on the PVG Scheme you can visit the Disclosure Scotland website at . The Grade of this post is within the Quality Improvement Officer (QIO) Scale with an annual salary from £76,218 – £85,047. The work style for this post is Hybrid. The successful candidate will be required to work flexibly between home and the office and the frequency for attending the office may vary depending on the exigencies of the service….