EDUC G1 5546 Early Years Support Assistant - St Paul's Nursery Centre (601124)

South Lanarkshire Council; Scotland; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local government pension scheme

Up to 33 days annual leave

Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 d

Occupational sick pay

Family friendly policies - flexible &

Employee Discounts – including cinema

Cycle to Work Scheme

Physiotherapy

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

South Lanarkshire Council’s Education Resources is seeking enthusiastic staff to support the learning and development of young children within our Early Learning and Childcare establishments. The post requires SSSC registration as a support worker and holds a permanent vacancy at 35 hours per week, 52 weeks per year, located at St Paul’s Nursery Centre in Hamilton.

The salary ranges from £25,183 to £27,063 per year, with an emphasis on providing high-quality service and a positive ethos within

Qualifications

• Registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) as a support worker is required.
• Candidates must hold or be willing to obtain one of the specified qualifications.
• Support will be provided to successful candidates who don’t hold a relevant qualification.

Responsibilities

• Support the learning and development of young children within Early Learning and Childcare establishments.
• Work as an effective member of the Early Learning and Childcare Team to deliver a high quality service and a positive ethos.

Education

NC in Early Education and Childcare at SCQF Level 6

SVQ 2 Social Services (Children and Young People) at SCQF Level 6

SVQ 2 Children's Care Learning and Development at SCQF Level 2

Job description

Description

ACTUAL CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by 22nd of September 2026 at 11.55pm.

Location: St Paul's Nursery Centre - Hamilton

Hours: 35 hours per week, not term time, 52 weeks per year

Work Pattern: Monday - Friday, various shift patterns between 8am - 6pm

Salary: £25,183 - £27,063 per year

Permanent Vacancy

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

• Please describe your previous experience of working with children in a professional capacity.
• What skills, abilities and experience do you have that would enable you to effectively communicate with children, parents/carers and team members?
• What is your experience of working as part of a team? Describe a time that you worked as part of a team and what your role was within this.
• Young children at times require personal care? Please describe how you would support a child who needed to be changed, making this a positive and respectful experience the child.
• Please describe how you would support children who were displaying distressed behaviours, explaining the approaches that you would use.

South Lanarkshire Council are looking for enthusiastic, motivated staff to support the learning and development of young children within our Early Learning and Childcare establishments.

Within South Lanarkshire Council’s Education Resources it is our mission to make positive, meaningful changes in the lives of children and young people. We aim to provide an exceptional learning and working environment for children, pupils and staff, and work in partnership with parents and other professionals. South Lanarkshire Council is committed to the education, care and welfare of our children and young people in our Education Establishments.

You will work as an effective member of the early Learning and Childcare Team, supporting the delivering of a high quality service which supports children and staff and contributes to a positive ethos.

Qualifications

This post requires employees to register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) as a support worker and to hold a relevant qualification. Candidates require to have or be willing to obtain one of the following qualifications:

• NC in Early Education and Childcare at SCQF Level 6
• SVQ 2 Social Services (Children and Young People) at SCQF Level 6
• SVQ 2 Children's Care Learning and Development at SCQF Level 2.

Support will be provided to successful candidates who don’t hold a relevant qualification, to obtain one.

View the Early Years Support Assistant job profile

Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale, you may automatically be withdrawn from this position.

Canvassing of elected members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant.

Legislative Information

This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Scotland Act 2020.

This post is considered a Regulated Role with Children, in respect of the Disclosure Scotland Act 2020. 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 a formal offer of employment being made.

Please refer to http://www.disclosurescotland.co.uk for further information about the disclosure process and best practice.

An Overseas Criminal Records Check is required where applicants born outside the UK (Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland) or who have lived or worked outside the UK for a continuous period of 12 months in the past 10 years.

Applicants are responsible for providing evidence of the Overseas Criminal Record Check. The check must be translated into English and should come from the police, judicial authority, government department or home embassy of the country or countries concerned. The check must include an official statement confirming that the applicant does not have any history of or pending criminal record proceedings. Checks may be carried out to authenticate the documents provided.

Delivering a Fairer Future

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

Equal Opportunities and Inclusion statement

The Council is committed to fostering equality, diversity and inclusion in its workforce. Therefore, we welcome applications from all sectors of the community, including under-represented groups within our workforce. We are keen to receive applications from candidates who have a disability, who are from a care experienced background, who are from a black, Asian or minority ethnic background, from a military service background and from those who are new Scots.

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile for this position.

As proud holders of the UK Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award, the Council is also committed to supporting members of the armed forces community, including service leavers, veterans, reservists and their families. In line with this commitment, service leavers, their close family members, veterans and reservists will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile.

As an employee of South Lanarkshire Council, you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:

• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
• To increase the value of their pension pot, Local Government Employees can opt to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme.
• Up to 33 days annual leave
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
• Occupational sick pay
• Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave enhanced leave.
• Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema.
• Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)