Early Years Practitioner
- Location:
- Goudie Street, PA3 2LG
- Salary:
- £24,889 - £28,123 per annum (Pt 16D to Pt 22D depending on qualifications and experience)
- Contract Type:
- Permanent
- Position Type:
- Full Time, Part Time
- Hours:
- 37 hours per week
Who are we?
Puddle Lane Early Learning and Childcare Centre is part of the Kibble Group, which is ultimately governed by Miss Elizabeth Kibble’s Trust. We are seeking a passionate and experienced Early Years Practitioner to join our professional team of early learning & childcare practitioners. The nursery is in the developmental phase, so we are offering an unrivalled opportunity to be involved from the infancy of this new and innovative provision.
Our pedagogical approach within this new Early Learning & Childcare setting is under-pinned by the time-honoured Froebelian principles of Fredrick Froebel. As an Early Years Practitioner, you will be encouraged to make links between practice, theory, and policy guidance to reinforce aspects of high-quality provision and the critical role you play within the setting.
The successful candidate will have experience of working with pre five children in a relevant setting and knowledge of Scotland’s new national practice guidance ‘Realising the Ambition’, the Early Years Framework and Curriculum for Excellence, with strong communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.
As a member of the Early Years workforce, you will bring the skills and enthusiasm to provide a safe, caring and stimulating nursery environment for all children in formal and informal learning. You will assist in developing strong partnership with families, including creating and facilitating fair input, communication and information sharing with all parents/carers. You will contribute to the planning of a play-based curriculum that offers rich opportunities to equip our children with the skills, attributes, and dispositions necessary for them to thrive in an ever-changing world, meeting the needs of the individual child and have a positive attitude towards working with children.
Qualifications and Experience
The successful candidate should:
· have an HNC or SVQ Level 3 in Early Learning and Childcare (or equivalent).
· have knowledge of Early Level Curriculum for Excellence.
· experience in working with 0-5-year age range.
· SSSC registration.
· contribute to the delivery of a high-quality Early Years’ Service.
· good report writing and record keeping skills.
Employee Benefits
As part of the Kibble, at Puddle Lane we recognise our staff to be the backbone of the organisation, always prioritising the needs of the children and young people in our care and doing so with the highest professionalism and best practice. To give our staff something back we provide health and wellbeing services and personal benefits as well as the opportunity to learn and develop.
A commitment to professional development:
· Mandatory training such as manual handling, first aid, food hygiene and fire safety.
· Support for further education and qualifications relevant to area of work, such as the Froebel in Childhood Practice Professional Development Course
· Opportunities to attend events to further learning that can be used across multiple disciplines
A commitment to employee health and wellbeing:
· Free membership of Pro-Life Fitness Centre and Gym in Paisley
· Health plan with support towards healthcare costs
· Access to counselling
· Access to a physiotherapist
A commitment to personal benefits:
- Pension
- Holidays (up to 40 days per year)
- A meal for every member of staff on shift
- Free onsite parking
- Access to a credit union
- Access to Cash4Healtrh
This is an exciting time to be part of Puddle Lane. Ongoing development will help us to ensure the stability of the centre and continued growth, ultimately helping us to support even more children and families. We are always looking for like-minded, passionate, and committed people to join us on this journey.
Notes:
- This job outline reflects the main tasks and responsibilities discharged by the post holder at the present time, however, Kibble reserves the right to alter or amend the content of this job outline to reflect changes to the job or services provided, while maintaining the overall character and level of responsibility for the post.
- Notwithstanding any information or statement described within this job outline, all duties must be carried out in a way that promotes equality of opportunity, dignity and respect for all individuals and which is consistent with Kibble’s stated policy on equal opportunities.
- The successful candidate will be subject to PVG Scheme Membership. Having previous convictions will not automatically disbar you from working at Kibble (with the exception of offences against children or other vulnerable groups) and every case is taken on an individual basis
- Appointments will be subject to a twelve-month probationary period