Early Years Practitioner - Wardie Primary School

Early Years Practitioner
Wardie Primary School Nursery

Salary: £30,188 - £34,452 (pro rata for sessional)
Hours: 36 per week, 39 weeks sessional

We are seeking a motivated, enthusiastic person to join our team, to contribute to the continuing development & delivery of high-quality education at the school.

To provide a service compatible with good practice in the education and care of children and young
people within the policies and systems laid down by the Council and Education Department and the
Care Inspectorate.

To work as an effective member of a Multi Disciplinary or other Team promoting a stimulating
environment which balances education and care for children and young people. Meeting children's
individual needs and those of their families, enabling each individual to achieve their potential.

Work as a team member and establish good and effective relationships with children, young people,
staff and parents.

Opened in 1931 Wardie Primary School is situated in North Edinburgh and is part of the Trinity Cluster. The Nursery opened in the 2010s. We are a 40 place nursery. We have Early Years Officer, Early Years Practitioners, Early Years Assistant, and Early Years Domestic.

The nursery has 1 large open plan room and a large outdoor space which, children actively use daily.

Contribute to the delivery of an effective education and care service in line with the pre-determined
policies and procedures of the Council. Work as a team member and establish good and effective
relationships with the children, young people, staff and parents.

Contribute to programmes of work for children with additional support needs and help to assess
their effectiveness

Create a supportive and caring ethos in which individual children and young people are encouraged
and supported to develop self-esteem, self-confidence and respect for others.

Provide an appropriately challenging and stimulating educational environment where individual
children and young people are encouraged to reach their full potential.

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 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 underrepresented. 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 https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/inclusive-edinburgh/4

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.

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