Early Years Assistant

Forest Kindergarten, Various sites

Salary: £25,905 - £26,111 (pro‑rate for part‑time and sessional)

Hours:

up to 36 per week, 39 weeks sessional

• FK - Bonaly: 14
• FK - Corstorphine Hill: 36
• FK - Hawkhill: 14
• FK - Newbattle Abbey: 18

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate must join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Candidates who have spent a continuous period of three months or more outside the UK in the last five years will be required to provide an Overseas Criminal Record Check.

An unconditional offer and commencement in the post will be subject to satisfactory outcomes of these pre‑employment checks.

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 under‑represented. 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.