Early Years Practitioner - St David's RC Primary School

Job Description

Education and Children's Service's

Early Years Practitioner -  Fixed term until 28/6/2023
St David's RC Primary School

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

An exciting opportunity has arisen for x2 EYPs to join our nursery team. At St David’s RC PS, we place our children at the centre of all we do - believing that in the right environment where everyone’s needs are recognised and met, everyone can learn and grow. We nurture and promote partnerships between staff, pupils, parents and the community to encourage all learners to be the best they can be. We are inclusive, embrace diversity and respect everyone as equal. The successful candidate will work as part of a supportive staff team who are committed to providing a safe, secure and inclusive environment for all.

St. David’s RC Primary School is a diverse and multicultural primary school in the North of Edinburgh. The school receives PEF funding with 66% of our learners living in SIMD 1 and 2. In our school community, around 75% of our pupils have English as an additional language and we have a wonderful spread of cultures which we embrace and promote. There is a very strong inclusive ethos at St. David’s RC and we are well supported by a range of partnership services and agencies, which enhance the work, and wider life of the school.

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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