Early Years Practitioner - St Mark's RC Primary School

Description

Early Years Practitioner - Fixed term until 25/03/2027
St Mark's ELC

Salary: £30,188 - £34,452

Hours:

36 per week, 52 weeks
Working week:
Monday to Friday.

Shifts:

varying between the hours of 7.45am and 6pm

The applicant must be eligible for registration (without conditions) with the SSSC as a Practitioner in Day Care of Children.

The candidate must have a practice qualification as noted in the attached job profile.

This role requires working shift patterns, therefore please only apply if you can undertake these within the days and hours specified above.

St Mark's Early Learning and Childcare offers Early Learning and Childcare to children aged 2-5 years. St Mark's Early Learning and Childcare is a new build that has a capacity of 110 children at any time.
At St Mark's we are committed to providing an excellent early years' experience, based on mutual respect, partnership, participation and fun. We are looking to recruit one full-time, passionate and driven Early Years Practitioners to join our existing nursery team, on a fixed term basis. This role is primarily set in our Terrific 2's playroom.

The successful applicant must demonstrate experience in forming good relationships with children, parents, staff and the wider community. Through the recruitment process, they will need to demonstrate enthusiasm, energy, commitment, initiative, optimism and flexibility to their work.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required.

You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented.

All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Find out more about our commitment to equalities

As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We’re interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page

Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Happy to talk flexible working.

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