Early Level Support Teacher - EAD

Position: Early Level Support Teacher - EAD09210
# Early Level Support Teacher Ref no::
EAD
09210

Published::
05/01/2026

Closes::
19/01/2026

Location::

East Dunbartonshire, G66 1XR
, United Kingdom, 100 Southbank Road Salary::
£41,916 - £52,614 per year Contract Type::
Permanent Position Type::
Full Time

Hours::

35 hours per week##

Job Summary This is a very exciting time in East Dunbartonshire Council. We have developed our Early Learning and Childcare Services to meet parents and families’ needs in line with the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act and The National Standard to deliver 1140 funded hours with quality at the heart, supporting our youngest children to achieve their full potential.

You will work within a team of Early Level Support Teachers, part of the wider Early Years Team, both within your assigned locality and across the authority to support practitioners within Early Years Centres and Early Level primary. You will promote learning and teaching of the highest quality to maximise the attainment of all children.

You will provide support and advice to progress the aims and targets within both Council and Funder Partner Early Year’s settings as set out in centres improvement plans, working closely with Quality Improvement Officers around quality assurance and self-evaluation.

Salary for this post will be in accordance with SNCT agreements. Applicants must be or be eligible to be fully GTC Scotland registered.

Applicants will show recent participation in professional development activities in learning and teaching, with a specific focus on early level, pre-birth to 3 and ASN.
*** Protecting Vulnerable Groups
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* *** Council is committed to ensuring the safety of vulnerable people and our recruitment process is designed to support this. The preferred candidate will be required to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme.***## Job Requirement

WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION NO LATER THAN 21.00 HOURS ON THE CLOSING DATEPlease note you will be asked to provide the names of two referees when you apply for this post, these are not required

You should print off the role profile and Head Teachers report and give them to your Head Teacher for completion.

To ensure your application is accepted it is essential that the Head Teacher report is signed by and emailed from the Head Teacher who has completed the report, to the email address below. The report should be in PDF format.

It is also important to include the (EAD) reference number of the post on the report form.

The report should then be submitted by the Head Teacher who completed your report to:sheen, prior to the closing date.

FAILURE TO DO SO MAY RESULT IN APPLICATION BEING EXCLUDED FROM SHORTLEETING.## PVG / Disclosure Scotland The following criteria applies to all roles within East Dunbartonshire Council where PVG/Disclosure checks are essential criteria.

Where the post you are applying for is considered a Regulated Role under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020, successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by East Dunbartonshire Council.

Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant check which will be deducted from the successful candidate’s first salary payment. Successful candidates who withdraw their application after the check process has started will be invoiced for the cost of the  specific circumstances the payment could be deducted in instalments from an employee’s wages following commencement of employment.

Approval in such circumstances will be made by the HR &OD Manager.

Should an employee leave in advance of the payment being deducted, the full amount will be deducted from the employee’s final salary.

The criteria outlined above will apply to existing employees of East Dunbartonshire Council who apply for roles for which a PVG/Disclosure check is required.## Charter of Commitment The commitment by East Dunbartonshire Council to job applicants is as follows:
• Individuals will be treated in a polite, friendly and welcoming manner.
• Equalities monitoring will be conducted to ensure a fair and…