Early Years Practitioner - James Gillespie's Primary School - 11623_1758541156. Job in Edinburg[...]

CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government organization in Edinburgh is seeking an experienced Early Years Practitioner for a fixed-term role at James Gillespie's Primary School. The position requires excellent skills in early years education and a commitment to safeguarding. The successful candidate will join a supportive nursery team and contribute to improving workplace culture. Salary ranges from £29,173 to £33,287 for 36 hours a week.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Experience as an Early Years Practitioner.
• Essential skills specified in the job description.
• Commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

Responsibilities

• Join the nursery team on a fixed-term contract.
• Ensure compliance with PVG Scheme requirements.

Job description

Overview

Early Years Practitioner - Fixed term until 26/06/2026

James Gillespie's Primary School

Salary and Hours

Salary: £29,173 - £33,287 (pro rata for sessional)

Hours: 36 per week, 39 weeks sessional

Role and Requirements

We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Early Years Practitioner to join our nursery team on a fixed term contract basis. Please see the attached job description for full details on role expectations and both the essential and desirable skills and experience.

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.

Organisation and Culture

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 are 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.

We are 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.

You can learn more about Our Behaviours on the Our Behaviours page: Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council

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

Happy to talk flexible working.

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