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Early Years Officer

East Lothian Council

Musselburgh

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GBP 80,000 - 100,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Join East Lothian Council as an intervention service provider in a dynamic environment focused on supporting families during critical early years. You'll deliver impactful services to nurture positive parent-infant relationships, backed by a supportive team. Ideal candidates will have relevant qualifications, a commitment to making a difference, and the ability to thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

Educated to NNEB, HNC or SVQ3 in Childcare.
SSSC registration required.
Must hold a current driving licence.

Responsibilities

Provide high-quality intervention services to families.
Work collaboratively with parents and professionals.
Handle outreach and one-to-one support sessions.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Initiative

Leadership

Education

NNEB, HNC in Childcare and Education or SVQ3 in Childcare and Education

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Vacancy Information

Hourly rate of pay: £18.70 - £20.91

Days And Hours Of Work

Monday - Thursday, 08:00-16:30

Friday, 08:30-13:00

To start asap.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a redesigned, innovative service that focuses on early intervention during the critical first 1001 days of a child's life. Olivebank Child and Family Centre provides bespoke, relationship-based support to families, helping to nurture and strengthen positive parent-infant relationships.

The role offers a dynamic mix of group work, one-to-one support, outreach, and centre-based sessions, all aimed at empowering families to thrive and reach their full potential.

We are looking for a passionate, self-motivated individual who is committed to making a meaningful difference in the lives of infants and their families. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who thrives in a varied and fast-paced environment, enjoys working collaboratively, and brings creativity, initiative, and leadership to their practice.

Interviews for this position will take place on Thursday 12th June 2025.

Job Details

To provide a high quality intervention service, which meets the needs of families facing adversity with children in the first 1001 days, in partnership with parents, carers and other professionals.

Please download the Job Outline/Person Specification (available under 'Job Attachments') for the full range of tasks and duties associated with this job. You will need to refer to these in order to complete the application form. You must ensure you meet every 'essential' criteria stated on the Person Specification to be considered for interview.

The ' East Lothian Way' - values and behaviours we expect our employees to demonstrate in their everyday work. Should you be invited to interview, you may be asked questions based on these behaviours. Please refer to the document via the link to familiarise yourself with them.

Job Requirements

Relevant Qualifications

Educated to NNEB, HNC in Childcare and Education or SVQ3 in Childcare and Education.

Scottish Social Services Council

SSSC registration is an essential requirement of this role. If you are appointed and

are not already a member of the relevant section of the SSSC Register, you will be

required to apply for registration within 3 months of your start date to ensure that you

are registered within the required 6 months.

Driving Licence

As the duties of this role require you to effectively travel to successfully undertake the full remit of the role, you must hold a current driving licence and have access to a vehicle.*

(*Where a disability precludes you from obtaining a driving licence, ELC will take into account its responsibility to make reasonable adjustments to allow for your disability.)

PVG Membership

This post is considered as a Regulated Role with vulnerable children and/or protected adults, as specified in the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020.

All preferred candidates for posts carrying out regulated work with these groups will be required to become a PVG Scheme member, or undergo a PVG Scheme update if they are already a member, prior to any formal offer of employment being made by East Lothian Council.

Please note: PVG member's records are constantly updated with any new vetting information that arises. Any information that is disclosed on a PVG membership or update check, if relevant to the post being applied for, will be discussed with the applicant and investigated prior to any formal offer being made.

Please Note

If you have spent more than 3 months working or living outwith the UK in the last 5 years then you will be required to present a copy of an overseas criminal record check. Details of how to apply and contact details can be found on the GOV.UK website.

Additional Information

For additional East Lothian Council employment information please click on the following link: www.eastlothian.gov.uk/nonteachinginfo

If you have any difficulties creating an account on MyJobScotland or applying for this post please contact the MyJobScotland support team via this link https://www.myjobscotland.gov.uk/contact-us .

If you require further information about this vacancy, please call 01620 827868, or email us on

Please note: We do not accept CV's (either electronically or by mail). All our vacancies must be applied for by fully completing the on-line application form. Although there is an 'import data from my CV' function on MyJobScotland, this only imports very limited data and should not be relied upon to complete the application form. If, for example, due to a disability, you are unable to complete the on-line application form you can contact us for a paper application via the telephone number or email address above.

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