Early Learning & Childcare Support Assistant (Peripatetic)

Job Description

Assist the Early Years team with a range of supports that focus on achieving positive learning outcomes for all children within the Early Childhood Centre ensuring all work undertaken is child centered, promotes positive behaviour, the adoption of independent learning skills and creativity and seeks to support the promotion, delivery and integration of the Council’s key objectives as they relate to early learning and care.

 

Requirements

The duties of the post involve Regulated Work with children and/or protected adults, as specified in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.  Successful applicants for such posts will be required to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme member in respect of Regulated Work with either or both of these groups as appropriate, or if they are already a Scheme member, be subject to a PVG Scheme Record Update, before any formal offer of employment can be made by East Ayrshire Council.

Please note:- PVG members' records are constantly updated with any new vetting information that arises.  Any information that is disclosed on a PVG Scheme Record or Scheme Record Update, if relevant to the post being applied for, will be discussed with the applicant prior to any formal offer of employment being made.

Responsibilities

This is a temporary 17.5 hours term time post, to be working within Early Years Establishments across East Ayrshire. 

Hours of work are 17.5 hours per week and work pattern will be agreed by the Head Teacher. 

The term time salary for the post is £8,278 - £8,745 per annum 

The post is temporary until June 2023. 

 

The Individual

We follow the national guidance in relation to pre-employment checks namely “Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment”. With regards to requests for references and in line with this guidance, during your application process you should provide details of a minimum of two appropriate and relevant references, one of which should be from your current or most recent employer. It is also a requirement that the reference from your current or most recent employer is from an appropriate senior manager and it is not a reference from a former peer operating at the same level.

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