Early Years Practitioner (Supply)

North Ayrshire Council; Scotland; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

North Ayrshire Council is seeking qualified Early Years Practitioners to join their Supply List. The role involves delivering quality education and care services for young children across various locations. Flexibility and availability for short notice cover are essential. Join a supportive team dedicated to making a difference in early childhood education.

Qualifications

• Assist in delivering quality education and care service for young children.
• Provide cover to establishments sometimes at short notice.

Responsibilities

• Deliver early learning and childcare within primary schools and centres.
• Support the team in providing a quality service.

Skills

Flexibility

Availability

Education

Qualified Early Years Practitioner

Job description

PLEASE NOTE THIS POST WILL BE WORKING THROUGHOUT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN NORTH AYRSHIRE.

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.

We are a disability confident leader and we support reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process - for more information click important-information-for-applicants (north-ayrshire.gov.uk)

North Ayrshire Council delivers early learning and childcare within our primary schools and early years centres, with some of our establishments delivering a service from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. We welcome applications from qualified Early Years Practitioners who have availability and flexibility to provide cover to our establishments, sometimes at short notice, to join our Supply List. During any period of engagement, you will assist the team to deliver 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.

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 in instalments from your wages 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.