Early Years Practitioner - St John Vianney's Primary School

Early Years Practitioner

St John Vianney Early Learning and Childcare

Salary: £30,188-£34,452

Hours: 36 per week, 52 weeks

Our Early Learning and Childcare setting is expanding at St John Vianney Primary School. We need ambitious, caring staff to join us in creating a truly excellent setting for supporting the children and families of our community.

The setting is expanding its staff team, providing a perfect environment for the development of sector leaders and establishing outstanding practice. We are looking for applicants who want to learn with us, and who also bring something with them to teach the team.

In this exciting time for working in ELC, we hope that you are as inspired as we are by the current potential for improving the lives of children, and that you will relish the vital role that you can have in making children’s rights a lived reality.

Our purpose-built setting will provide the indoor and outdoor spaces, and you will be part of our team delivering the experiences and interactions that our children will enjoy and remember.

We hope you are a committed worker who is full of ideas and understands how to involve others in bringing about positive change.

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

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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