Starting work with us

If pre-employment checks are successful, the council will email a formal offer of employment. The offer will provide links to a contract and 'New Start Employee Forms'.

You must read, complete and sign the relevant documents:

1. Previous continuous service form document
2. Pension nomination form - Teachers Pension Fund
3. Pension nomination form - Strathclyde Pension Fund

Before starting work with us, review any applicable entitlement to benefits and how to claim Universal Credit. This is to ensure you are maximising your income.

You should consider whether you are entitled to, or wish to claim:

• Uniform Tax Rebate
• Professional Fees Tax Rebate
• Marriage Allowance
• Pay Advance

You must read the following documents and terms and conditions before you accept our formal offer of employment:

1. Code of Conduct document
2. Code of Discipline - Teachers document
3. Disciplinary Rules document
4. Disciplinary Policy and Procedure document
5. SSSC Codes of Practice for Social Service Workers and Employers - Social Services employees only
6. GTCS Code of Professionalism and Conduct

• Terms and Conditions of Employment document
• Appendix A - Pay and Grading document
• Appendix B - Other pay allowances document
• Appendix C - Annual leave calculation for non standard working patterns document
• Appendix D - Part leave year calculation document
• Appendix E - Term time worker annual leave calculator document
• Appendix F - Travelling expenses and payment for subsistence scheme rates document

You can find out about our elected members, structure, plans and performance.

We offer a set of employee benefits and rewards to help you make the most of your time with us.

You may wish to read the following before you start work with us:

1. Work Life Balance Policy and Procedure document
2. Work Life Balance - Options document
3. Politically restricted posts document
4. Teachers pay information document
5. Achieving Equality document

We look forward to working with you, to make North Ayrshire the place to be.