ELC Officer (Part-Time, Term-Time) (Fixed Term) (Whitecrook Early Education & Childcare Centre) (RE-

West Dunbartonshire Council; Clydebank; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS pension

25 days annual leave

PVG scheme support

Flexible working

Job summary

West Dunbartonshire Council is recruiting Early Learning and Childcare Officers for Whitecrook Centre. The post is part-time, term-time and pro-rata'd to hours worked, with a fixed term to 28 February 2027. The role is peripatetic, with potential relocation between centres per service needs.

Main duties include creating a safe learning environment, delivering the curriculum, planning activities, recording progress, and encouraging parental involvement. PVG membership is required.

Qualifications

• Experience working with pre-five children in a relevant setting.
• Knowledge of Curriculum for Excellence (Early Level) and Pre-Birth to Three guidance.
• A flexible approach and the ability to adapt to change.

Responsibilities

• Contributing to a safe, caring, and stimulating nursery environment.
• Supporting and implementing a relevant curriculum in line with national and local guidance.
• Planning, recording, implementing, and evaluating suitable programmes of activities.
• Maintaining and recording children's progress and assessments.
• Promoting parental participation in the learning process.

Skills

Experience with pre-five children

Flexible / adaptable

Education

NNEB (or modular equivalent)

HNC in Childhood Practice

SVQ 2 or 3 in Social Services (Children & Young People)

Job description

Job Description

This is a part-time, term-time post the salary will be pro-rata'd to the hours worked.

Fixed term until 28/02/2027.

Work Pattern: Week 1: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Week 2: Monday and Tuesday.

West Dunbartonshire Council is seeking to recruit enthusiastic and skilled Early Learning and Childcare Officers to join our team at Whitecrook Early Learning and Childcare Centre. Staff will work contracted hours in line with the needs of the service.

This post is peripatetic, and successful applicant may be relocated to a different centre at any time, based on service needs.

Main duties of the post include

• Contributing to the provision of a safe, caring, and stimulating nursery environment for all children.
• Supporting and implementing a relevant curriculum in line with national and local guidance.
• Planning, recording, implementing, and evaluating suitable programmes of activities.
• Maintaining and recording children's progress and assessments.
• Promoting parental participation in the learning process.

Essential Criteria

• Experience working with pre-five children in a relevant setting.
• Knowledge of the Curriculum for Excellence (Early Level) and Pre-Birth to Three guidance.
• A flexible approach and the ability to adapt to change.

Qualifications

Candidates must hold one of the following:

• NNEB (or modular equivalent)
• HNC in Childhood Practice
• SVQ Level 2 or Level 3 in Social Services (Children and Young People)

Successful candidates who are not already registered with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) as practitioners will be required to do so within 3 months of their appointment.

Requirements

This post is considered a Regulated Role with Children under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2020 and as such membership with the PVG scheme is essential. Further details of this scheme can be found here.

Preferred applicants will be required to become members of the relevant PVG scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer being made by West Dunbartonshire Council.

Responsibilities

The employment for which you are applying is excepted from the provisions of section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applicants are, therefore, not statutorily entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are \"spent\" under the provisions of the Act.

In the event of employment any failure to disclose such convictions could result in dismissal or disciplinary action.

The Individual

WDC was voted one of the top ten flexible employers and prides itself in providing flexible working to support work life balance.

In addition to this there are also additional benefits:

• Access to the Local Government pension scheme (LGPS) with an employer's contribution of at least 19.3% and all associated benefits
• A minimum of 25 days annual leave, increasing a day each year up to 35 days as well as 8 fixed public holidays each year
• Access to employee wellbeing supports including occupational health & counselling if ever you need help and support