Supply Early Years Practitioner

The City of Edinburgh Council; Easter Howgate; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Edinburgh Council is seeking a Supply Early Years Practitioner to work across various locations. The role involves delivering high-quality education and care for children within council policies and collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to support families and promote development.

Regulated work with PVG required; pre-employment checks including PVG update may be needed. Flexible working options are encouraged, and the council promotes an inclusive culture.

Qualifications

• PVG Scheme membership or update required for working with children and/or protected adults.
• Overseas Criminal Record Check may be required for UK absences over 3 months in last 5 years.
• Pre-employment checks including PVG-related checks must be satisfactory.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high-quality service in education and care of children and young people within the Council’s policies.
• Work as an effective team member to promote a stimulating environment balancing education and care.
• Meet individual needs of children and families to help everyone achieve their potential.

Job description

Supply Early Years Practitioner
Various Locations

Salary: £30,188 - £34,452
Hours: Casual

The Early Years Practitioner will provide a service compatible with good practice in the education and care of children and young people within the policies and systems laid down by the Council and Education Department and the Care Inspectorate. They will work as an effective member of a Multi-Disciplinary or other Team promoting a stimulating environment which balances education and care for children and young people. Meeting children’s individual needs and those of their families, enabling everyone to achieve their potential.

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 Our Behaviours of 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.

Happy to talk flexible working.

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