Training & Development Officer - Open Kindergarten

Midlothian Sure Start is a dynamic, award winning third sector organisation. It offers a quality support service to families with children up to age 12 across Midlothian. Midlothian Sure Start has been in existence since 2001 and employs over 70 members of staff providing a service in Family Learning centres and in the community. Our ethos is to provide a holistic, confidential community based service where families are at the heart of what we do.

We are looking for people who are as passionate about the services we provide as we are and in return we are keen to support professional development with excellent training and development opportunities, enhanced sick pay (following completion of probation), enhanced annual leave entitlement (we close completely for a well-earned break over Christmas and New Year) and we support our staff with an Employee Assistance Programme, Pension Scheme, Discounted Childcare, Health Cash Plan and Discounted Shopping.

We are currently recruiting for the following posts:

TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT OFFICER – OPEN KINDERGARTEN

Part-Time, 25 hours per week

Fixed Term Contract until 31st March 2027

Salary Scale 26-28, £31,631.60 - £33,651.80 pro rata + pension

Will be required to connect and coordinate across multiple local authority areas.

In April 26 Parenting Across Scotland, Children in Scotland and Midlothian Sure Start received funding from the Scottish Government’s Whole Family Wellbeing Fund to deliver the next phase of Open Kindergarten in Scotland work. The central aim of Phase 4 is to build capacity for further roll out of Open Kindergartens across Scotland.

We are currently recruiting for a Training & Development Officer, To lead and support workforce development for practitioners delivering, or planning to deliver, Open Kindergarten provision across third sector and local authority settings, building a community of Open Kindergarten practice across Scotland.

Experience of working in Early Years, Family Support, Perinatal or Community Education settings is essential, alongside delivering training and supporting practitioner learning. Applicants must demonstrate trauma‑informed, strengths‑based practice, strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively, with experience of project delivery and reflective practice desirable.

For more information or if you are interested in applying please contact our recruitment team on 0131 654 0489 or email recruitment@midlothiansurest.org.uk for an application pack. Alternatively, you can send us your CV and let us know which role you are interested in.

Interview Date: 2nd June 2026