EDUC G3 - Depute Head of Establishment - Kirkstyle ELC;

Description

Review Skills and Qualifications

Actual Closing Date: Applications must be received by 4th of March 2026, 11:55pm.

Location: Kirkstyle ELC.

Hours: 29.6 hours per week, 52 weeks per year.

Work Pattern: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday various shifts between 8am - 6pm.

Salary: £42,812 - £43,445 per year.

When completing your application, please ensure that you tell us about the following:

• Please detail your experiences and main achievements at a managerial or supervisory level within an Early Years Environment.
• As a depute head of a nursery, you will have responsibility for a number of employees. What skills and abilities do you consider to be necessary to be an effective line manager and how would you describe your management style?
• Please describe the experience you have which would enable you to effectively communicate with parents, carers, partners and external agencies.
• Please describe what personal and professional development skills and experiences can you bring to the post of Depute Head of Establishment.

South Lanarkshire Council are currently going through an exciting period of expansion of our Early Years Provision to meet the new children’s entitlement of 1140 hours of Early Learning and Childcare.

We are now looking for highly motivated and innovative Depute Head of Establishments to help lead our expansion within our Early Years settings, supporting staff, children and families.

You will be required to be registered with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).

The Depute Head of Establishment is accountable to the Head of Establishment and would undertake appropriate duties in line with the policies of South Lanarkshire Council.

View the Depute Head of Establishment job profile.

If you require to submit any further additional information to support your application (not a CV), please upload this under supporting documents.

Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address.

Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale, you may be automatically withdrawn from this position.

Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant.

This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and/or adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children and/or adults.

Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made.

Please refer to  for further information about the disclosure process and best practice.

An Overseas Criminal Records Check is required where applicants born outside the UK (Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland) or who have lived or worked outside the UK for a continuous period of three months in the past 10 years.

Applicants are responsible for providing evidence of the Overseas Criminal Record Check. The check must be translated into English and should come from the police, judicial authority, government department or home embassy of the country or countries concerned. The check must include an official statement confirming that the applicant does not have any history of or pending criminal record proceedings. Checks may be carried out to authenticate the documents provided.

Under the Council’s positive action programme, applications to this post are particularly encouraged from Male applicants.

South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community.

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