Early Years Practitioner

We are currently recruiting for a part time, permanent Early Years Practitioner in the ESMS Junior School from August 2022.

ESMS staff are passionate, pioneering and strive for excellence in everything they do. We value the incredible contributions they make to school life, we invest in their careers and we support their ambitions so that they flourish professionally and personally.

The successful candidate will have experience of working with children, and experience of supporting teachers and Early Years practitioners in a Nursery environment. They will be able to multi-task and prioritise their own workload with good attention to detail. It is essential that the candidate is committed to the ESMS values and is a team player.

Hours of work will be term time only Monday 8:15am to 3.15pm, Tuesday 8.15am to 3.45pm and Wednesday 8.15am to 3.30pm a total of 20.25 hours per week.

The salary range is £13,868 - £15,100 (pro-rata) per annum, which is at point 21-24 of the ESMS Support Staff Salary Scales, dependent on experience and qualifications. Staff are offered a range of benefits including: a generous holiday allowance, enhanced sick pay, family friendly policies, use of the Schools’ swimming pool and fitness room outside school hours, membership of the ESMS Discount and Benefits Scheme, including a range of discounts at 130,000 retail and entertainment locations. Staff with children at the Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools are entitled to a tuition fee discount of 50% (pro rata) from Nursery to Sixth Form.

The closing date for applications is 12pm on 20 July 2022. We anticipate interviews will be held week beginning 25 July 2022.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Applicants must complete the Support Staff application form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring form to be considered for this position. Please note CVs and cover letters will not be accepted. Please submit both forms to recruitment@esms.org.uk before the closing date.

Any enquiries about this position should be directed to Laura McMurray, HR Assistant, at recruitment@esms.org.uk or by phone on 0131 347 5867.