Early Years Assistant - Leith Primary School

City of Edinburgh Council; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Edinburgh Council is seeking an Early Years Assistant for Leith Primary Nursery. This fixed-term position entails working with children and requires joining the PVG Scheme. A commitment to diversity and a positive workplace culture is essential.

Responsibilities

• Work with children in the nursery.
• Participate in regulated work under PVG Scheme.

Job description

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Children, Education and Justice Services

Early Years Assistant - fixed term until 28/06/2026
Leith Primary Nursery

Salary: £24,909 - £25,116 (pro rata for part time and sessional)
Hours: 15 per week, 39 weeks sessional

Leith Primary Nursery are looking for an enthusiastic person to join their team working with children in the nursery.

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.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

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