Early Years Practitioner - NAY18062

North Ayrshire Council; Saltcoats; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

North Ayrshire Council is seeking staff for a full-year post at Springvale Early Years Centre in Scotland. The role reports to the Head of Centre and involves assisting in delivering high-quality education and care for young children and their families. The site operates 8am–6pm, with an initial pattern 8am–12:45pm, Monday to Friday.

Interviews may be conducted in person or via Microsoft Teams. The post is Regulated Work with Children under PVG requirements; candidates should expect PVG checks

Responsibilities

• Assist in the provision of a quality education and care service for young children and their families.
• Work within Springvale Early Years Centre under the guidance of the Head of Centre.

Job description

Job Summary

Full Year Post

This site operates from 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday. Initial working pattern for this post is 8am - 12.45pm 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.

This post is based within Springvale Early Years Centre. Reporting to the Head of Centre, you will assist in the provision of a quality education and care service for young children and their families.

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 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 (north-ayrshire.gov.uk) .

Additional Information

References

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 Pre-employment checks (north-ayrshire.gov.uk) .

Please note 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 (north-ayrshire.gov.uk) . If you have any questions on the allocated Workstyle for this post, please ask at interview.

Use of AI in Applications

Applicants may use AI tools to assist with drafting or refining their application. However, AI should only be used to enhance an application and must not replace personal experience or be used to generate content wholly on the applicant's behalf. Where it is identified that AI has been used to create an application in full or to falsify responses, th is will be taken into account within the scoring, and your application may not be progressed.