Creche Worker - Multiple Locations across City

Creche Worker
Multiple Locations across City

Salary: £14.78 - £14.78 per hour
Hours: 0 hour contract

We are looking for enthusiastic, caring and reliable Crèche Workers to join our Tertiary pool within the Community Learning and Development team.

This rewarding role involves providing high-quality childcare in a safe, welcoming and stimulating environment for children attending community crèche sessions while their parents take part in ESOL class (English for Speakers of Other Languages).

The creche worker will support children's wellbeing, learning and development through creative play and positive interaction while working closely with parents, carers and colleagues. We welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds and are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.

All candidates will need to be able to join the PVG scheme as an essential requirement.

We are looking for candidates who:

• Enjoy working with children and families

• Have excellent communication and teamwork skills

• Can create a welcoming and inclusive environment

• Understand the importance of safeguarding and child wellbeing

• Are flexible, organised and able to use their initiative

• Have a positive attitude towards equality, diversity and inclusion

We deliver our classes across Edinburgh aiming to reach out to deprived areas. Though our timetable changes we currently require staff at:

• Tynecastle Community Wing, Tynecastle High School (Tuesday lunchtimes, Thursday mornings)

• West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre (Tuesday mornings, Thursday mornings)

• Leith Community Centre (Monday mornings, Thursday mornings)

• Goodtrees Neighbourhood Centre (Monday mornings)

• South Queensferry Community Centre (Tuesday mornings)

Please only apply if you are available during the day and in school terms.

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

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