Early Years Assistant - Fox Covert Early Years Centre - 12787_1765295803

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

Job summary

A local council in Scotland is seeking a dedicated Early Years Assistant for a fixed-term position until December 2026. The role requires working 17 hours per week in a busy early years setting, supporting educators and ensuring the safety of children. Emphasis is placed on a nurturing environment and positive mindset. Candidates must have a passion for early years education and strong communication skills. This is a great opportunity to contribute positively to young children's development.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• A passion for supporting early years education.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Commitment to following safeguarding procedures.

Responsibilities

• Support early years educators in classroom activities.
• Ensure the safety and wellbeing of children.
• Help create a nurturing learning environment.

Skills

Passion for working with children

Teamwork

Communication skills

Job description

Early Years Assistant - fixed term until 31/12/2026
Fox Covert Early Years Centre

Salary: £25,905 - £26,111 (pro-rata for part time and sessional)
Hours: 17 per week, 39 weeks sessional

Fox Covert Early Years is a large, busy setting, with capacity for 85 children at any one time, attending various patterns of attendance between 8am and 6pm, 52 weeks per year. We work alongside our excellent term time Forest Kindergarten team, offering a blended placement for families who choose this pattern.

The Nursery is staffed with a friendly, supportive, energetic and passionate team, following a Froebelian approach. Our environments and natural, warm and welcoming, with nurturing and rich spaces, both indoors and out.

We have developed a positive Growth Mindset ethos, where everyone is encouraged to be the best we can.

We are now seeking to recruit a passionate and caring Early Years Assistant to provide on a fixed term basis. The successful candidate will work 17 hours per week, Mondays 0900 - 1530, Tuesday & Thursday 0900 - 1500 (30 minutes unpaid lunch break each day)

For further information or to discuss the post, please contact Fox Covert Early Years Centre on 0131 339 8625.

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're 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.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we're bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we're changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview 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.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our">https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/behaviours">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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