Early Years Practitioner - Leith Walk Primary School

Job Description

Education and Children's Services

Early Years Practitioner
Leith Walk Primary School

Salary: £24,890 - £28,854 (pro rata for sessional)
Hours: 36 per week (Monday to Friday), 39 weeks sessional

Working pattern: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 8:00am to 4:00pm, Tues 8:00am to 5:00pm and Friday 8:00am to 1:00pm

Leith Walk Primary School is actively looking to recruit two passionate EYP's to join our talented Early Years and First Level (P1-P2) team. Please see that attached job description for full details on role expectations and essential/desirable skills and experience.

Leith Walk Primary School is one of the oldest primary schools in Edinburgh, dating back to 1876. The school enjoys extensive links with the cluster schools and the local, wider community. The Senior Leadership Team includes a Head Teacher, a Deputy Head Teacher, Principal Teacher and Business Manager.

We enjoy a successful partnership with our Parent Council which is open to all parents. The corridors and the classrooms offer a bright, attractive environment for our pupils. The building is subject to continuous on-going improvement of facilities.

In addition to a full complement of classrooms, the school is well provided with rooms for other specialist purposes. There are currently separate rooms for music, drama, support services such as Support for Learning and English as an Additional Language, a hall which is used for Physical Education and Assemblies, and a library.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children and/or Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by the City of Edinburgh Council.

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.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.  For roles in grade 5 or above, annual increments in our contribution zones are dependent on achieving agreed performance goals.

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