EDUC G2 1878 - Early Years Team Leader - Halfmerke Community Nursery

South Lanarkshire; Scotland; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading local authority in Scotland seeks a Team Leader for its Early Years Teams. The role involves supporting and leading staff to foster young children's development in a high-quality childcare environment. Candidates should have significant experience in early years settings and relevant qualifications.

Benefits

Enrolment in local government pension scheme

Up to 33 days annual leave

Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)

Family-friendly policies

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Significant experience in early years education required.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development is essential.
• Knowledge of the early years curriculum.

Responsibilities

• Support, lead and motivate early years staff.
• Create stimulating learning opportunities for children.
• Work in partnership with others to develop the service.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Nurturing

Education

SVQ Level 3 Children's Care in Education

HNC Childcare in Education

NNEB

Job description

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA OPPORTUNITY MARKETPLACE AND COMPLETE THEIR SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS EITHER VIA THE ME TAB ON FUSION PRIOR TO STARTING THE APPLICATION FORM OR BY CLICKING ON THE LINK AS PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS IN THE SECTION OF THE FORM TITLED “REVIEW SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS”.

Hours: 37 hours per week, not term time.

Work Pattern: Monday - Friday shifts between 8am - 6pm.

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

• Please describe how you have worked to actively raise standards within an early years setting to deliver improvements and how you have involved others in the development of solutions and improvements.
• Please describe what management actions or approaches you recommend to resolve a performance issue within a team.
• Please describe how you would support a child with distressed behaviours. What strategies would you use?
• Please describe your knowledge of the early years curriculum and how you would support a team with planning for young children.

Education Resources are committed to the care and welfare of young people in a childcare environment. We are looking to recruit a Team Leader to join our existing Early Years Teams.

You will work as an enthusiastic, effective member of an early years team supporting, leading and motivating staff to nurture children and create 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 to lead and develop the service.

In addition, you will have significant experience of working within an early years environment and will be committed to ongoing professional development holding an:

• SVQ Level 3 Children's Care in Education and Learning, OR
• HNC Childcare in Education, OR
• NNEB

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

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.

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

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 providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.

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

• Enrolment in an award-winning local government pension scheme
• Up to 33 days annual leave, calculated into hours on commencement of the role
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
• Family-friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave, enhanced leave.
• Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema.