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Ref no:
12048_1762356152
Published:
05/11/2025
Closes:
19/11/2025
Location:
4 East Market Street, Edinburgh, EH8 8BG
Salary:
£25,905 - £26,111 per year
Contract Type:
Permanent
Position Type:
Full Time
Hours:
36 hours per week

Early Years Assistant
City Wide

Salary: £25,905 - £26,111 (pro-rata for part-time and sessional)
Hours: up to 36 per week

Please note that it is a requirement to undertake a Level 6 qualification within 3 years of starting your employment with us.

We have various number of permanent full year (52wks) and term time (39wks) posts available:
Please let us know on your application which post you are applying for if not wishing to be considered for them all.

DATE:PositionNo. of postshoursContract Type
FY - Full year
TT - Term Time
Setting
Bonaly PS EYA118TBC
Broughton EYA136FY/FT
CorstorphineEYA114FY/PT
Cowgate Under 5'sEYA136FY/FT
Cowgate Under 5'sEYA115FY/PT
Dalry PS EYA136TT/FT
Davidson's Mains PSEYA136FY/FT
FK - Corstorphine HillEYA136TT/FT
FK - Newbattle Abbey EYA118TT/PT
Fort EYCEYA136FY/FT
Gilmerton EYCEYA136TT/FT
Greendykes EYCEYA136FY/FT
Greendykes EYCEYA136FY/FT
GylemuirEYA136FY/FT
Hillwood PSEYA136TT/FT
Maybury ELCEYA118FY/PT
Maybury ELCEYA118FY/PT
Maybury ELCEYA127FY/PT
Moffat EYCEYA218FY/PT
NewcraigHall PSEYA113TT/PT
RathoEYA136FY/FT
Viewforth EYC EYA312.5FY/PT

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're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we're bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we're changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and 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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