Early Years Practitioner

Job Title

Early Years Practitioner at St Athanasius' Primary School (Temporary up to one year).

St Athanasius' Primary School – 37 hours per week, term time. Work pattern:
Monday - Friday 8:30am – 4:30pm.

£17.72 – £18.21 per hour.

Applications must be received by 22nd January 2026, 11:55pm.

• Support, nurture children and create stimulating learning opportunities that deliver a high-quality child‑centred early years provision.
• Work as an effective member of an early years team, collaborating with colleagues to plan and coordinate programmes of learning.
• Ensure care and welfare of young people in a childcare environment.
• Participate in ongoing professional development.

• At least one of the following qualifications: NNEB, HNC, SVQ 3 Children's Care Learning & Development; SVQ 3 Early Years Care & Education; BA Early Learning and Childcare (Graduate Apprentice).
• Registration as a Practitioner with SSSC.
• Experience of working in an early years environment.
• Strong communication skills with children, parents, carers, team members and outside agencies.

• Temporary post up to one year.
• Interest in ongoing professional development.

South Lanarkshire Council is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from all members of the community and are a Disability Confident Scheme employer. Veterans & Service leavers are guaranteed an interview if they meet essential criteria.

Applications are subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003 and the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.

• Enrolment in the award-winning local government pension scheme.
• Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme.
• Occupational sick pay.
• Flexible working and family‑friendly policies.
• Employee discounts and support programmes (Cycle to Work, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program).

Please submit your application online. All correspondence will be via your email address. Please upload any supporting documents as required. CVs are not accepted in place of the application form.

Preferred candidates will assist the recruitment team with completing recruitment checks in a reasonable timescale.