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Inverclyde Council; Kilmacolm; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working opportunities

Buy and Bank Annual Leave Scheme

Career development and health &Wellbe

Job summary

Inverclyde Council is seeking an Early Years Education/Child Care Officer for temp/full-time/term-time arrangements. The role involves working within early years services delivered between 8am and 6pm, with contracted hours set accordingly. The council emphasizes flexible working, career development and wellbeing support.

The successful applicant must meet eligibility requirements, be able to obtain PVG disclosure, and comply with local government pay and regulatory expectations.

Qualifications

• Right to work in the UK is required.
• PVG disclosure checks are part of the recruitment process for regulated work.
• Where applicable, registration with HCPC/SSSC may be required and fees are described in policy.

Job description

Early Years Education/Child Care Officer - (Temp/Full Time/Term Time) - REF:ECOD/08119 - INV06838

Early Yrs Educ/Child Care Off REF: ECOD/

08119

Duration Temp For Up To 1 Year

Inverclyde Council offers a wide range of benefits to employees including flexible working opportunities, attractive pension schemes, a Buy and Bank Annual Leave Scheme, career development and health and wellbeing support.

You can find out more in our Employee Benefits Booklet which is available on our website

Employee Benefits - Inverclyde Council

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK as we do not hold a sponsorship license.

Vetting by Disclosure Scotland

If you work in regulated work (children and/or protected adults) you will be subject to obtaining a satisfactory PVG. A small number of posts require a Standard or Basic Disclosure check and the majority of all other posts will complete a Criminal Convictions Form. All disclosure checks are obtained via Disclosure Scotland. If you are the successful candidate you will be required to pay the cost of the disclosure check required for your post.

Regulatory Bodies

If your post requires registration with a Regulatory Body such as HCPC or SSSC etc., you are required to obtain and maintain registration including paying any fees for HCPC. As part of the local government pay deal, local authority staff are no longer required to pay SSSC fees.

Further Assistance

Alternative application packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille and Audio. To request an alternative application pack or require further assistance to attend and/or participate in an interview, please contact the HR Recruitment Team on 01475 712740 or email Human Resources at:

Inverclyde Council welcomes applications from former armed forces personnel / reservists. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.

Disability Confident

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and who meet the essential criteria for the job.

Flexible Working

Inverclyde Council recognises the mutual benefits of having a flexible, effective workforce to deliver the best services to our community, whilst enabling employees to balance their personal, home and work responsibilities more effectively, with a view to achieving greater job satisfaction, motivation, morale and productivity.

Employees are able to apply for a range of options including Part-Time Working, Job share, Compressed Hours, Homeworker, Hybrid Working and Flexible Retirement. More detail can be found in the Flexible Working Policy, linked in the download section of our Employee Benefits web page.

Early Years

You must be aware that all early years services can be delivered between the hours of 8am and 6pm and you must be able to work your contracted hours between these times.