Senior Early Years Practitioner - Wallyford Primary School

East Lothian Council; Musselburgh; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

East Lothian Council seeks an early learning and childcare professional for a temporary full-time position at Wallyford Primary School. This role involves supervising a team, ensuring a high-quality service, and requires qualifications in childcare and registration with the Scottish Social Services Council.

Qualifications

• Educated to HNC level or equivalent in Childcare/Education.
• SSSC registration is essential.
• PVG membership required due to work with vulnerable children.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of early learning and childcare practitioners.
• Deliver high-quality child-centred service.
• Support needs of children and families.

Skills

Childcare

Early Education

Team Supervision

Education

HNC level in Early Education and Childcare

SNNB/HNC/SVQ3 qualifications in Childcare/Education or equivalent

Job description

Location: Wallyford Primary School Futures Way Wallyford East Lothian, EH21 8FF

Salary: £34,126 - £38,159 per year

Contract Type: Temporary

Position Type: Full Time

Hours: 35 hours per week

Vacancy Information

Hourly rate of pay: £18.70 - £20.91

Temporary maternity cover until 6th September 2026.
This is a 52-week non-sessional post i.e. it will include working during the school holidays.

Days and Hours of Work:
Monday, 08:00-13:30
Tuesday, 08:00-18:00
Wednesday, 08:00-13:00
Thursday, 08:00-18:00
Friday, 12:30-18:00
To start 8th September 2025.

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 25 th June 2025.

To work as part of and supervise on a day to day basis, a team of early learning and childcare practitioners, in delivering a high quality child centred service which supports the needs of children and families and enables each child to achieve their potential within a caring, safe and welcoming environment.

Please download the Job Outline/Person Specification (available under 'Job Attachments') for the full range of tasks and duties associated with this job. You will need to refer to these in order to complete the application form. You must ensure you meet every 'essential' criteria stated on the Person Specification to be considered for interview.

The ‘East Lothian Way’ – values and behaviours we expect our employees to demonstrate in their everyday work. Should you be invited to interview, you may be asked questions based on these behaviours. Please refer to the document via the link to familiarise yourself with them.

Job Requirements

Qualifications
You must be educated to HNC level in Early Education and Childcare or hold SNNB/HNC/SVQ3 qualifications in Childcare/Education or equivalent and be able to evidence additional learning and knowledge of current practice and legislation in relation to Early Learning and Childcare.

Scottish Social Services Council:
SSSC registration is an essential requirement of this role. If you are appointed and are not already a member of the relevant section of the SSSC Register, you will be required to apply for registration within 3 months of your start date to ensure that you are registered within the required 6 months.

PVG Membership
This post is considered as a Regulated Role with vulnerable children and/or protected adults, as specified in the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020.

All preferred candidates for posts carrying out regulated work with these groups will be required to become a PVG Scheme member, or undergo a PVG Scheme update if they are already a member, prior to any formal offer of employment being made by East Lothian Council.

Please note: PVG member’s records are constantly updated with any new vetting information that arises. Any information that is disclosed on a PVG membership or update check, if relevant to the post being applied for, will be discussed with the applicant and investigated prior to any formal offer being made.

Please note:
If you have spent more than 3 months working or living outwith the UK in the last 5 years then you will be required to present a copy of an overseas criminal record check. Details of how to apply and contact details can be found on the GOV.UK website.

Further details on all East Lothian Council Primary and Secondary Schools, including individual school websites can be found here: Primary and Secondary Schools

Please note: We do not accept CV's (either electronically or by mail). All our vacancies must be applied for by fully completing the on-line application form. Although there is an ‘import data from my CV’ function on MyJobScotland, this only imports very limited data and should not be relied upon to complete the application form. If, for example, due to a disability, you are unable to complete the on-line application form you can contact us for a paper application via the telephone number or email address above.