Early Years Practitioner - Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pàirce (Parkside Primary School)

Early Years Practitioner (Gaelic Medium)
Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pàirce (Parkside Primary School)

Salary: £30,188 - £34,452 (pro-rata for sessional)
Hours: 36 per week, 39 weeks sessional

Are you passionate about early childhood education and seeking to work in a warm and welcoming school community? Our vibrant Gaelic Medium Nursery is seeking an Early Years Practitioner to be part of our nurturing setting. At Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pàirce we celebrate Gaelic culture, music and song to help foster a love of learning through an immersive Gaelic language experience.

As an Early Years Practitioner, you'll have the opportunity to inspire young minds, create engaging and playful learning environments, and support children in their Gaelic language journey. If you're enthusiastic about promoting bilingualism and want to make a lasting impact in the lives of our learners, we would love to hear from you!

Come help us cultivate a space where every child can flourish. Apply now and be part of something special!

The working hours for this post are 8:15-16:30 (13:15 on Fridays).

You must ensure that you have the required qualifications and experience for the post before you apply. Please refer to the attached documentation for requirements, or we will be unable to consider your application.

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.

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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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