EDUC 1729 - Early Years Practitioner - Millburn ELC - 1729-403319471

Medirest Signature; Scotland; On-site; Part time

Job summary

A leading company in the early years sector seeks an Early Years Practitioner to support and nurture children while creating engaging learning opportunities. This role requires relevant qualifications in early years education and experience in a child-care environment. As part of a dedicated team, you will help provide high-quality, child-centred care, contributing to the development and welfare of young children and their families.

Benefits

Local government pension scheme

Up to 33 days annual leave

Public holiday entitlement

Occupational sick pay

Family-friendly policies

Employee Discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in early years environment is required.
• Must possess relevant early years qualifications.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development required.

Responsibilities

• Support and nurture children in an early years setting.
• Create stimulating learning opportunities for children.
• Coordinate and contribute to learning programmes.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Child Support Strategies

Education

NNEB, HNC, SVQ 3 Children's Care Learning & Development

SVQ 3 Early Years Care & Education

BA Early Learning and Childcare

Job description

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA OPPORTUNITY MARKETPLACE

Permanent Post.

Hours: 14.8 hours per week.

Work Pattern: Thursday and Friday.

Salary: £17.04 - £17.51 per hour.

View the Early Years Practitioner job profile

When completing your application, please ensure that you tell us about the following:

1. Please describe your previous experience of actively contributing to the planning and co-ordination of programmes of learning in an Early Years Establishment.
2. What skills, abilities and experience do you have that would enable you to effectively communicate with children, parents/carers and team members and outside agencies?
3. Please describe a time you worked as part of a team. What role did you have and what would you do differently in the future?
4. Please describe how you would support a child with distressed behaviours. What strategies would you use?

Please note: We do not accept CVs; any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.

Education Resources are committed to the care and welfare of young people in a childcare environment and are looking to recruit an Early Years Practitioner.

You will work as an enthusiastic, effective member of an early years team supporting, nurturing children and creating stimulating learning opportunities that deliver a high quality child-centred early years provision which meets the needs of our youngest children and their families. You will be an innovative educator who will work in partnership with others.

In addition, you will have experience of working within an early years environment and will be committed to ongoing professional development. You must possess at least one of the following qualifications: NNEB, HNC, SVQ 3 Children's Care Learning & Development or SVQ 3 Early Years Care & Education, BA Early Learning and Childcare (Graduate Apprentice).

You will also be required to meet the registration requirements of a Practitioner with SSSC.

Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address.

Legislative Information

This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and/or adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children and/or adults.

Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made.

Further information about the disclosure process and best practice

Delivering a Fairer Future

Under the Council's positive action programme, applications to this post are particularly encouraged from Male applicants.

Foreign Police Check

Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable for any periods living or working abroad.

Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant

South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position.

South Lanarkshire Council is committed to supporting members of the armed forces, veterans and their families as set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the position.

Employee Benefits

• Enrolment in award-winning local government pension scheme
• Up to 33 days annual leave, calculated into hours on role start
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
• Occupational sick pay
• Family-friendly policies - flexible working, leave, maternity/paternity leave, enhanced leave
• Employee Discounts, including cinema discounts