Early Years Practitioner - St Marks Primary School - 11518_1757943659

The City of Edinburgh Council; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government council in Edinburgh is seeking an Early Years Practitioner for a fixed-term position until April 2026. The successful candidate will provide education and care for children in accordance with council policies, fostering a stimulating environment that meets individual needs. A commitment to teamwork and quality care is essential in this role.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Annual salary increase to top of the range

Qualifications

• Experience in early childhood education and care.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Understanding of child development theories and practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide education and care for children.
• Create a supportive and stimulating environment.
• Contribute to assessments of children with additional support needs.

Skills

Motivation

Teamwork

Childcare expertise

Communication

Job description

Overview

Early Years Practitioner - Fixed term until 2/4/2026
St Mark's Early learning and Childcare

Salary: £29,173- £33,287

Hours: 36 per week, 52 weeks

Job Description

Post title: Early Years Practitioner / Nursery Nurse

Special Schools, Specialist Provision and Services Division / Section Schools and Lifelong Learning / Early Years Department

Children, Education and Justice Services

Responsible To: Head of Centre/ Senior Early Years Officers

We are looking for a motivated and driven person to join our team on a full-time fixed term contract, the end date of the contract is the 2nd of April 2026.

Purpose of Job

To provide a service compatible with good practice in the education and care of children and young people within the policies and systems laid down by the Council and Education Department and the Care Inspectorate. To work as an effective member of a Multi Disciplinary or other Team promoting a stimulating environment which balances education and care for children and young people. Meeting children's individual needs and those of their families, enabling each individual to achieve their potential. Work as a team member and establish good and effective relationships with children, young people, staff and parents.

Major Tasks / Responsibilities

• Contribute to the delivery of an effective education and care service in line with the pre-determined policies and procedures of the Council.
• Work as a team member and establish good and effective relationships with the children, young people, staff and parents.
• Contribute to programmes of work for children with additional support needs and help to assess their effectiveness.
• Create a supportive and caring ethos in which individual children and young people are encouraged and supported to develop self-esteem, self-confidence and respect for others.
• Provide an appropriately challenging and stimulating educational environment where individual children and young people are encouraged to reach their full potential.

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.

Behaviour 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 find out more on Our Behaviours: the City of Edinburgh Council (no external link retained)

Other Information

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

Happy to talk flexible working.

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Job Pack and further details available from the organisation’s resources (recast for internal use only).