Early Years Assistant - NAY16556. Job in Kilwinning Education & Training Jobs

North Ayrshire Council; Scotland; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional council in Scotland is seeking a temporary support role until June 2026 at Pennyburn Primary School. This post involves assisting in the educational care for children with additional support needs, working under the Head Teacher. The candidate must be able to meet the requirements set by the PVG Scheme for working with children. Strong communication skills and teamwork are essential for success in this role. This council values the skills of Focus, Passion & Inspiration in its staff.

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting children with additional support needs.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in meeting educational, care, and welfare needs for children.
• Report to the Head Teacher.
• Participate in a behavioral based recruitment process.

Job description

Job Summary

Temporary post until 30th June 2026.

This site operates from 8am to 6pm. Initial working pattern for post is 10am to 12pm Monday to Friday.

We may conduct our interviews in person or using Microsoft Teams for video calling. All you need is a device with a camera and access to the internet. We will provide guidance and instructions on how to use this method if your interview is being held virtually.

We are a disability confident leader and we support reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

This post is based within Pennyburn Primary School. Reporting to the Head Teacher, you will assist in meeting the educational, care and welfare needs for children with additional support needs. For more details see the attached Role Profile below.

Before you apply, find out a little bit about us and why we are a Great Place to Work.

Staff Values & Behaviours

North Ayrshire Council uses a behavioural based approach throughout the recruitment process. Our staff values of Focus, Passion & Inspiration will be explored for this vacancy.

Further information on our Staff Values and how to complete behaviour based application form questions is available on the Staff values and behaviours page.

Additional Information

For your information, if this post requires references you will be notified of further details if you are successful in gaining an interview. Not providing relevant references when requested may delay the outcome of the interview process.

PVG (Children)

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children.

Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by North Ayrshire Council. Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant PVG check (£59 or £18), which will be deducted from your salary following commencement of employment. For further information on the PVG Scheme please visit https://www.mygov.scot/organisations/disclosure-scotland/. For further details on North Ayrshire Council's policy please visit the Pre-employment checks page.

Please note that if you are the successful candidate, your name and email address will be entered into the Disclosure Scotland PVG system to generate your PVG form which will be issued to your email with an enclosed link to complete.

Our Workstyles

As an employer of choice, North Ayrshire Council has identified four different Workstyles. Each post in the council has been allocated one of these styles:

In Building – More than 90% of time spent primarily at a single base or location.

This post has been allocated the workstyle: In Building.

More information on our workstyles can be found in our HR Guide – Workstyles page. If you have any questions on the allocated Workstyle for this post, please ask at interview.