Early Years Practitioner - Juniper Green Primary School

Job Description

Children, Education & Justice Services

Early Years Practitioner
Juniper Green Primary School Nursery

Salary: £26,788 - £30,751 (pro-rata for sessional)
Hours: 36 per week, 39 weeks sessional

We have 2 positions available: 
Position 1 – Permanent
Position 2 – Fixed term until 26/06/2025

Juniper Green Primary School is a co-educational non-denominational primary school. It serves the residents of the Juniper Green, Baberton Mains and Colinton/Hailes areas of Edinburgh, a broad social mix.

The school is a modern building with excellent educational facilities. There are 14 classes and a term time nursery class. The Headteacher and two Depute Headteachers all have a teaching commitment.

We are looking for a hard-working individual to join our dynamic nursery staff team with experience of working in early years and commitment to providing a high-quality service with enthusiasm and creativity.

The Nursery operates term time only and has capacity for 64 children. Our staff work together to get the right support, in the right way for every child. The team of Early Years Practitioners, Officers and Assistants work hard to ensure we are meeting the needs of all pupils. Staff are included and involved in decisions about the school and the way we work to support our children.

Nursery pupils enjoy a large open plan play room, play activity area, parents’ room, a good all year outdoor space and access to the school wildlife garden for Forest Schools.

For further information please visit our website www.junipergreenprimary.co.uk

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.

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

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