South Ayrshire Council to recruit part-time child poverty chief on £33 an hour
South Ayrshire will see the successful candidate "drive transformational change" in children's services.A job ad posted on the local authority's website shows the 21-hours-a-week post carrying a salary of up to £36,868 per year.The Grade 5/Level 16 post has an hourly rate of between £32.67 and £33.67.The position, based at Ayr's County Buildings, will also oversee children's services planning.South Ayrshire Council says the position was evaluated to determine the wage made available but critics have today called into question the hefty salary on offer.John O'Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: "This well-paid part-time role may leave South Ayrshire residents with more questions than answers on this very serious