CEIS Ayrshire

Support Our Future Trades Workshop!

Our Future Trades Workshop gives young people a chance to try out different construction trades, build practical skills, and improve confidence.

To continue offering this training, we are seeking donations of construction tools, equipment, and surplus trade materials, including timber, paint, bricks, pipes, fittings, and more.

Every contribution, large or small, helps us teach valuable skills and open doors to employment, apprenticeships, or further education.

Can you donate construction tools, equipment or surplus trade materials? Please contact Scott at [email protected] or send us a message to arrange a contribution.

Thank you for helping young people build practical skills and create pathways into employment, apprenticeships and further education.

Job Opportunity: Receptionist / Sales Advisor - Dalry

Are you aged 16-24, currently unemployed, living in North Ayrshire and claiming Universal Credit?

A local company in Dalry is looking for a Receptionist / Sales Advisor to join their team in Dalry.

• £13.45 per hour
• 35 hours per week
• Full training provided
• Great opportunity to develop customer service and administration skills
Key duties include: • Answering calls and emails
• Welcoming customers
• Booking vehicles for servicing and repairs
• Managing appointments and workshop schedules
• Updating customers on vehicle progress

To apply, send your CV to [email protected] with the subject line: "Dalry Receptionist/Sales Advisor"

Candidate Spotlight | Candidate RM 0109 26

Looking for your next stylist? We have a candidate who would be a great fit for your salon. They hold an SCQF Level 6 qualification in hairdressing from Ayrshire College, have hands-on salon experience, and are reliable, motivated and ready to work.

Take a look at their talent card to see what they could bring to your team.

Could your salon offer this candidate their next opportunity?

Email [email protected] quoting candidate number RM 0109 26

WE'RE EXHIBITING!

We are delighted to be exhibiting at Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce B2B Exhibition on 30 September. If your business needs help with recruitment, come and say hello — we'd love to talk about how we can support you!

Secure your tickets👇🏻
🔗 https://portal.ayrshire-chamber.org/events/31/book

Join our team as a Key Worker!

CEIS Ayrshire is looking for a motivated and person-centred Key Worker to join our Employability Services team. This role will provide tailored employability support to individuals across North Ayrshire, helping them identify and reduce barriers, build confidence, develop practical skills and progress towards sustainable employment, education or further training.

As a Key Worker, you will be a consistent point of contact for clients, managing a caseload and working collaboratively with colleagues, employers, Local Authorities, DWP, training providers and community partners to deliver high-quality support and achieve positive outcomes.

To apply, please complete the Application Form and accompanying documentation in the application pack and send to [email protected]

Full job description and application forms can be found on myjobscotland: https://myjobscotland.gov.uk/organisations/ceis-ayrshire/jobs/key-worker-485869

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