Nursery Nurse

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Nursery Nurse (7/07231) (Fixed Term)

Beattock Nursery

£14,396.13 - £15,398.07

 

Beattock Primary School Nursery is seeking to appoint a Nursery Nurse for 20 hours per week, 39 weeks per year on a fixed term basis for a period of up to 12 months.

Applications will be considered for part time hours.

 

Working days and times will be discussed at interview.

 

Beattock Primary School Nursery setting caters for children aged 2-5 years old.  We strive to provide an enriching, nurturing environment both indoors and out to help promote children's independence and curiosity.  Beattock is a Froebel Nursery, therefore knowledge and experience of the Froebelian approach to early years would be advantageous.

We require someone who can adapt quickly to fulfilling the educational and social needs of children in our Nursery and who will play an active role in our staff team.  The successful candidate will display the appropriate professional skills and abilities, knowledge and understanding.  We require someone who can participate in implementation of the development of the curriculum within our nursery class following the appropriate school policies on learning including the assessment of young people.  They must be able to work in a collegiate way with staff in school, with colleagues in other establishments and agencies, consulting regularly with parents and carers.

Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Nursery settings may operate between the hours of 8.00am – 6.00pm and employee working patterns will be required to meet the needs of the service.

You must hold a relevant qualification that enables you to register with Scottish Social Service Council (SSSC) as Practitioner Day- care of Children's Services (without conditions). All successful applicants for early education and childcare posts will be required to register with the SSSC within 6 months.

This post may be suitable for secondment. Agreement from your line manager must be sought before applying for this post on a secondment basis.

 

This post is considered as Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. From 28 February 2011, preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG scheme update check prior to formal offer of employment being made by Dumfries and Galloway Council.

Applicants who have been resident outside the UK within the last 5 years, if offered a position, in addition to a Disclosure Scotland Check, will be required to provide a completed police record check from the police authority in the country or countries in which they were resident.

For further information, please contact:

Evonne Cameron, Head Teacher, 01683 300363

gw08cameronevonne@ea.dumgal.sch.uk