Early Years Curriculum & Teaching Graduate

targetjobs UK; Paisley; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Renfrewshire Council is recruiting an enthusiastic early years graduate to join the central early years team and support local authority and funded provider settings to implement a quality curriculum for high-quality early learning experiences.

The role involves curriculum development, pedagogy support, and using data to guide targeted work while staying up to date with early years initiatives. PVG scheme membership may be required.

Qualifications

• You should have experience of early years provision, curriculum delivery, planning assessment and self-evaluation.
• You must also have understanding and knowledge of early childhood development, Curriculum for Excellence, Realising the Ambition and GIRFEC and an ability to lead on the dissemination of this knowledge to staff.
• It is also essential that you possess communication, organisational and report-writing skills.
• If successful, you will be required to become a PVG Scheme Member.

Responsibilities

• The key function of the post includes supporting curriculum development and learning and teaching approaches.
• This will include assisting early years staff in their understanding of effective pedagogy and effective use of resources to match children’s individual needs and promote appropriate challenge and progression.
• Keeping up to date with early years initiatives and developments and the ability to use data to identify, plan and guide targeted work are essential parts of the role.

Skills

Early years provision

Curriculum delivery

Planning & assessment

Self-evaluation

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Report-writing

Education

BA Childhood Practice

HNC/SVQ3 or SCQF level 7 early years qualification

GTC/SSSC registration

Job description

Renfrewshire Council is recruiting an enthusiastic early years graduate to join the central early years team and support local authority and funded provider settings to implement a quality curriculum for high-quality early learning experiences.

The role involves curriculum development, pedagogy support, and using data to guide targeted work while staying up to date with early years initiatives. PVG scheme membership may be required.