Early Years Practitioner - Sighthill Early Years Centre

Job Description

Education and Children's Services

Early Years Practitioner
Sighthill Early Years Centre

Salary: £24,890 - £28,854 per year
Hours: 36 per week

Sighthill Early Learning and Childcare offers quality learning and play experiences to children from birth to 3 years of age, where nurturing and wellbeing are at the heart of everything that we do.  

We work in partnership with our families to promote children’s learning and development; helping to close the attainment gap and ensure equity for all.  Our setting is a very natural environment with a large outdoor area. We encourage our team to strive for high standards with support and development opportunities available at all levels.

We are now looking to recruit someone who has a very children centred approach. Please ensure you have Knowledge and Skills SNNB/HNC Child Care and Education, SVQ 3 Social Services, Children and Young People before applying.

Please see attached documentation for further information about this role.

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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