Senior Early Years Practitioner

North Ayrshire Council; Stevenston; On-site; Part time

Job summary

A leading council in Scotland is seeking a part-time temporary staff member to assist in a primary school setting. This role involves providing quality education and care services for young children, along with adherence to child protection policies. The position is part-time at 15 hours per week, with flexible working hours.

Qualifications

• Experience in working with children preferred.
• Understanding of child protection and safeguarding procedures.
• Ability to work as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Assist in providing quality education and care services for children.
• Report directly to the Head Teacher.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Organizational Skills

Job description

Location: Hayocks Primary School and Nursery Lumsden Place Stevenston, KA20 4HG

Rate: £20.91 - £22.61 per hour

Contract Type: Temporary

Position Type: Part Time

Hours: 15 hours per week

Job Summary

Temporary until 18th August 2026.

This site operates from 8am - 6pm. Initial working pattern for this post is 8am - 4.30pm or 9.30am - 6pm Thursday & Friday.

We may conduct our interviews in person or using Microsoft Teams for video calling. All you need is a device with a camera and access to the internet. We will provide guidance and instructions on how to use this method if your interview is being held virtually.

This post is based within Hayocks Primary School. Reporting to the Head Teacher, you will assist in the provision of a quality education and care service for young children and their families. For more details see the attached Role Profile below.

North Ayrshire Council uses behavioural based approach throughout the recruitment process. Our staff values of Focus, Passion & Inspiration will be explored for this vacancy.

For your information if this post requires references you will be notified of further details if you are successful in gaining an interview. Not providing relevant references when requested may delay the outcome of the interview process.

PVG (Children)

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children.

Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by North Ayrshire Council. Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant PVG check (£59 or £18), which will be deducted in instalments from your wages following commencement of employment. For further information on the PVG Scheme please visit https://www.mygov.scot/organisations/disclosure-scotland/ .For further details on North Ayrshire Council’s policy please visit Pre-employment checks (north-ayrshire.gov.uk) .

Please note if you are the successful candidate your name and email address will be entered into the Disclosure Scotland PVG system to generate your PVG form which will be issued to your email with an enclosed link to complete.

Our Workstyles

As an employer of choice, North Ayrshire Council has identified four different Workstyles. Each post in the council has been allocated one of these styles:

In Building – More than 90% of time spent primarily at a single base or location.

This post has been allocated the workstyle: In Building

More information on our workstyles can be found in our HR Guide - Workstyles (north-ayrshire.gov.uk) . If you have any questions on the allocated Workstyle for this post, please ask at interview.