Senior Early Years Education/Care Officer - (Perm/Part Time/Term Time) - REF:ECOD/08499 - INV06165

Medirest Signature; Greenock; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational organization in Greenock is seeking a Senior Early Years Educator to deliver high-quality early years education. The ideal candidate should have experience in the field and the ability to work flexible hours. The role offers a competitive salary and various employee benefits, including pension schemes and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Pension schemes

Career development

Health and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Experience in early years education
• Right to work in the UK
• Ability to work contracted hours between 8am and 6pm

Responsibilities

• Deliver early years services within specified hours
• Foster a supportive and inclusive environment for children

Job description

Job Description

Senior Early Yrs Ed C/Care Off REF: ECOD/08499

Salary: Grade 6 £36,076 - £39,085

Location: Inverclyde Academy, Cumberland Road, Greenock

Hours: 7.5 Hours Per Week

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

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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 can apply for options including Part-Time Working, Job Share, Compressed Hours, Homeworking, Hybrid Working, and Flexible Retirement. More details can be found in the Flexible Working Policy, linked in the download section of our Employee Benefits webpage.

Early Years

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