Senior Early Years Officer - Stenhouse Early Years Centre

The City of Edinburgh Council; Easter Howgate; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Scotland is hiring a Senior Early Years Officer for Stenhouse Early Years Centre. The role involves working with children aged 0-3 and their families to deliver high-quality early learning and childcare. Candidates should possess an HNC in Childcare & Education and either have or be pursuing a Level 9 SCQF or BA in Childhood Practice. This position prioritizes a diverse workforce and requires satisfactory pre-employment checks.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in an Early Years setting.
• Must have HNC Childcare & Education or equivalent.
• Working towards Level 9 SCQF or BA in Childhood Practice.

Responsibilities

• Promote early learning and childcare with high quality play.
• Work with children aged 0-3 years and their families.
• Develop the Early Years service.

Skills

Experience in Early Years setting

Working with parents and carers

Behavioural and technical skills

Education

HNC Childcare & Education

Level 9 SCQF or BA in Childhood Practice

Job description

Senior Early Years Officer – Stenhouse Early Years Centre

Salary: £39,129 - £46,023 – Hours: 36 per week

Stenhouse Early Years Centre work with children aged 0-3 years and their families to promote early learning and childcare with high quality play being at the heart of their learning and development.

We are now seeking to recruit a passionate and committed Senior Early Years Officer to join our team on a permanent basis as we continue to develop our service. The successful candidate will have proven experience in an Early Years setting and relevant experience of working with parents and carers.

You must have an HNC Childcare & Education or equivalent. In addition to this you must have or be working towards Level 9 SCQF or BA in Childhood Practice.

Please refer to the attached document for further information regarding the role and the essential qualifications and requirements.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page: Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

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