Early Years Education/Child Care Officer - (Temp/Part Time) - REF:ECOD/09451

Inverclyde Council; Greenock; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A local government agency in Greenock is seeking an Early Years Educator/Child Care Officer for a temporary part-time role at Larkfield Children's Centre. Responsibilities include working with children while complying with vetting checks and maintaining necessary registrations. The position offers a salary of £32,294 - £34,185 pro rata and promotes diversity, inclusion, and flexible working options.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Attractive pension schemes

Health and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Applicants must have the right to work in the UK; sponsorship is not provided.
• Registration with bodies like HCPC or SSSC is required and must be maintained.

Responsibilities

• Work with children and protected adults.
• Comply with vetting by Disclosure Scotland.

Job description

Location: Larkfield Children's Centre, C/O Sacred Heart Primary School, Westmorland Road, Greenock, PA16 0TS

Salary: £32,294 - £34,185 per year (pro rata)

Contract Type: Temporary

Position Type: Part Time

Hours: 18.5 hours per week

Job Description

Early Years Educator / Child Care Officer REF: ECOD/09451

Location: Larkfield Children's Centre, C/O Sacred Heart Primary School, Westmorland Road, Greenock

Duration: Temp for up to 1 Year

Inverclyde Council offers a wide range of employee benefits including flexible working, attractive pension schemes, a Buy and Bank Annual Leave Scheme, career development, and health and wellbeing support.

• Please regularly check your emails after submitting your application for updates, interview invites, and offers. Ensure emails from MYJOBSCOTLAND and Inverclyde Council are not filtered into junk/spam folders.
• Inverclyde Council is an accredited Living Wage Employer.
• The council is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes all community members to apply.
• Applicants must have the right to work in the UK; sponsorship is not provided.

Vetting by Disclosure Scotland

If working with children or protected adults, a PVG check is required. Most posts require a Criminal Convictions Form, and the successful candidate pays for their disclosure check.

Regulatory Bodies

If registration with bodies like HCPC or SSSC is required, it must be maintained, including fee payments. SSSC fees are covered by the council for local authority staff.

Further Assistance

Alternative application formats are available upon request. For assistance, contact the HR Recruitment Team at 01475 712740 or [e-mail].

We welcome applications from former armed forces personnel/reservists, recognizing the transferable skills from military careers.

Disability Confident

We are a Disability Confident Leader, offering guaranteed interviews to disabled applicants meeting essential criteria.

Flexible Working

Flexible working options are available, including Part-Time, Job Share, Compressed Hours, Homeworking, Hybrid Working, and Flexible Retirement. Details are in our Flexible Working Policy.

Early Years

All early years services operate between 8 am and 6 pm. You must be able to work within these hours.