Senior Early Years Practitioner (Equity & Excellence Lead) (Term Time) - Admin Base: County Building

South Ayrshire Council; Ayr; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 13,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Excellent pension scheme

Wellbeing initiatives and Occupational

Car leasing scheme

Discounts on major supermarkets and..

Purchase of white goods and more via-s

Job summary

South Ayrshire Council is seeking an experienced early years practitioner to join the team under the direction of the Head Teacher. You will contribute to planning, delivering and assessing a flexible, high-quality education and care service for young people and families.

The post requires PVG scheme membership. The role is temporary until 30 June 2027 and the salary ranges from £11,664 to £13,084, with the level 8 grade.

Qualifications

• PVG Scheme membership is required or updated before offer.
• Temporary post until 30/06/2027 with Level 8 salary grade.
• Candidates working towards degree will be placed at Level 7 until degree achieved.

Responsibilities

• Plan, deliver, and assess a flexible high-quality education and care service for young people and families.
• Work under the Head Teacher to be an effective member of the early years team.

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Under the direction of the Head Teacher to work as an effective member of early years team contributing to planning, delivering, and assessing a flexible high-quality education and care service which meets the needs of young people and their families.

ABOUT US

South Ayrshire is at the heart of historic Ayrshire, with a wealth of local heritage and culture, first class leisure amenities, world-wide travel links, diverse landscapes and thriving communities.

Making a difference for our communities is at the heart of what we do and working with us means, you can use your skills, knowledge and experience to help us do just that. We currently employ around 6000 people to serve a population of more than 112,000 people located across a diverse area that includes the towns of Ayr, Girvan, Maybole, Prestwick and Troon as well as small rural villages, coastline and farmland.

We are an ambitious Council, and we aim to place people at the centre of everything we do as we look to deliver the best possible outcomes. We are ambitious for our communities too and our new Council Plan is based on priorities and outcomes that we believe will have the greatest impact on the wellbeing of our communities, our local economy, and our environment.

BENEFITS

Here’s what we can offer!

• Competitive salary
• Excellent pension scheme
• Wellbeing initiatives and Occupational Health services
• A healthy environment supportive of work-life balance and caring responsibilities
• Car leasing scheme
• Discounts on major supermarkets and retailers, cinemas and gym memberships (including Council leisure facilities)
• Purchase of white goods and more via salary sacrifice
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Scotwest Credit Union

REQUIREMENTS

This post is considered to be Regulated Work with children and/or protected adults as specified in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) (PVG) Act 2007. Accordingly, the preferred candidate will be required to become a member of the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme update if already a Scheme member, prior to any formal offer of employment being made. If you wish further information on the PVG Scheme you can visit the Disclosure Scotland website at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk .

Please note you may be required to meet PVG costs.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Interviews for this post are scheduled for 23/10/2026.

This post is temporary until 30/06/2027.

The grade of this post is Level 8.

The work style for this post is Frontline worker.

This post is appointed at Level 8 for successful candidates who hold the relevant degree qualification. Candidates who are working towards their degree will be considered and will be placed at Level 7 on the scale until they have successfully achieved the degree - the annual salary, adjusted for a term time work pattern, is from £11,664 to £13,084.