Early Years Assistant - Castleview Primary School - 12842_1765466831

City of Edinburgh Council; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

A local education authority in Edinburgh seeks a committed and enthusiastic Early Years Assistant to join the nursery team. This role involves supporting children with their learning and development needs, ensuring a safe and nurturing environment. The successful candidate will assist in educational activities and manage distressed behaviours whilst collaborating with staff to enhance children's experiences. Opportunities for flexible working and participation in holiday provision may also be available.

Benefits

Opportunities during school holidays

Commitment to workplace diversity

Qualifications

• Experience working in educational settings with children.
• Ability to support children with additional needs.
• Confidence in managing distressed behaviours.

Responsibilities

• Assist the nursery team in meeting children’s needs.
• Support children during organized activities.
• Help manage daily operations of the nursery.

Skills

Child support

Collaboration

Flexibility

Behaviour management

Job description

CF, Children, Education and Justice Services

Early Years Assistant – Fixed Term Until 26/06/2025

Castleview Primary School

Salary: £25,905 - £26,111 (Pro rata for part-time and sessional)

Hours: 27.36 per week, 39 weeks sessional

Castleview is looking for a committed and enthusiastic individual to work collaboratively as a member of the nursery team assisting in meeting the educational, care and welfare needs of all pupils, ensuring those with additional support needs can effectively access their learning in an inclusive, safe and nurturing setting with every opportunity to reach their full potential. To be flexible and assist in carrying out general clerical duties as and when required in support of pupil learning. To provide support and assistance in the day‑to‑day operations of the nursery as directed by the Head Teacher or nominated staff.

The successful candidate will, under the direction and supervision of teaching or nominated staff, support children in the playrooms and throughout the learning environment through organised activities, providing support, assistance and encouragement to help each individual child achieve the best learning and development outcomes possible.

Castleview is situated in an area of positive action and all our staff must be confident in managing distressed behaviours and learning issues. The school team is dedicated to increasing the life chances of our school family and, as a result, the expectations are high for all team members. To learn more about our work at Castleview Primary School visit our website at www.castleview.edin.sch.uk.

Note – these posts have a mobility clause meaning there is a chance successful candidates could be moved to a different school in the future.

Sessional working information: the attached advert explains how salaries are calculated for sessional (term time) and part‑time posts. For example, a PSA on Grade 3 with less than 5 years' service working 27.5 hours per week for 39 weeks would be paid as follows – (details can be reviewed in the sessional working information).

Opportunities to work in a holiday hub provision during the school holidays for successful candidates looking to work during the holidays.

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 abroad 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 creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

To help achieve this, we are changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency‑based approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring our behaviours of respect, integrity and flexibility into your ways of working.

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.