Early Years Assistant - Granton Early Years Centre

Early Years Assistant – Granton Early Years Centre

Salary: £26,806 - £27,032 (pro-rata for part-time).

Hours:

up to 20 per week, 52 weeks.

Granton Early Years is a large, busy setting with capacity for 64 children at any one time, operating between 8am and 6pm, 52 weeks a year. We work in partnership with families to promote children’s learning and development, helping to close the attainment gap and ensure equity for all. Our setting offers a natural environment with outdoor spaces that back onto the local Community Garden, with the Community Centre situated next door.

We encourage our team to strive for high standards with support and development opportunities available at all levels.

We are now recruiting two Early Years Assistants to join our team on a permanent basis. The successful candidates will be passionate about supporting children to be confident, capable individuals and helping them to achieve their full potential. They will be an effective team member who contributes to the ethos and values of our setting through good communication and professional discussion, using their training and knowledge to demonstrate enthusiasm for Early Years.

• Post 1: 20 hours per week, Monday – Friday 9.30am – 1.30pm (4 hours each day)
• Post 2: 16 hours per week, Monday – Thursday 10.30am – 2.30pm (4 hours each day)

Please note which position you are interested in (1, 2, or both) when you apply.

No formal qualification is required, but candidates should have a good basic education and be literate and numerate.

Early Years Assistants must apply for registration with SSSC within three months of being offered a post and must also obtain an SVQ2/SCQF Level 6 qualification within three years of starting the role.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We 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, we want to recruit the best people. We assess not only your skills and experience but also how you would bring our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

Early Years Assistants will be subject to pre‑employment checks, including the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme or an update check. If you have spent three months or more outside the UK in the last five years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check is required. An unconditional offer of employment is contingent upon satisfactory outcomes of these checks.

If you have any questions about the role or require additional information, please contact the Nursery / Centre directly. Contact details can be found on the council website: