Early Years Assistant - Balgreen Nursery School

The City of Edinburgh Council; Easter Howgate; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

The City of Edinburgh Council invites applications for an Early Years Assistant at Balgreen Nursery School. The role is permanent and part-time, 18 hours a week (Thursday and Friday, 8.15am–5.45pm). Salary is £26,806–£27,032 pro-rata for part-time work.

The post requires literacy and numeracy; registration with SSSC within three months and SVQ2/SCQF Level 6 within three years. PVG checks are required, and overseas criminal record checks may apply.

Qualifications

• No formal qualification required; good basic education; literate and numerate.

Skills

Literacy

Numeracy

Job description

Early Years Assistant
Balgreen Nursery School

Salary: £26,806 - £27,032 (pro-rata for part-time)
Hours: 18 per week, 52 weeks

At Balgreen Nursery School we welcome, respect and nurture all children and their families. Our staff team aim to create a stimulating, challenging and enjoyable environment that is responsive to each individual child. We work alongside families to promote wellbeing, independence and resilience. Through this we aspire to give the children who attend, the best start in life.

The nursery strives to be a warm welcoming environment. Balgreen Nursery School is fortunate to have a well established garden with many opportunities for children to learn in nature.

We are now looking for an enthusiastic Early Years Assistant to join our team on a permanent basis. This position is for 18 hours per week, Thursday & Friday 8.15am – 5.45pm.

Although no formal qualification is required, candidates should have a good basic education and be literate and numerate.

Early Years Assistants must apply for registration with SSSC within three months of being offered a post and must also gain a SVQ2/SCQF Level 6 qualification within 3 years of taking up the role.

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 https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/inclusive-edinburgh/4

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 https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/our-behaviours

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.