Early Years Officer - Sighthill Early Years Centre

Early Years Officer - Sighthill Early Years Centre

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Job Description

Early Years Officer

Sighthill Early Years Centre

Salary: £34,452 - £40,501 (pro rata for part time)

Hours: 18 per week, 52 weeks

Sighthill Early Learning and Childcare offers quality learning and play experiences to children from birth to 3 years of age. We work in partnership with 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 seeking a passionate and committed Early Years Officer for a fixed term. Proven experience of working with families in a strengths based approach is essential, along with a commitment to child centred pedagogy.

Required qualifications:

• HNC Childhood Practice

When completing the application form, please state the name of your qualification and level as stated above.

If you do not have the required qualification or post qualifying experience, we will not consider your application.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate must join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more outside the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check is required. A conditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of these checks being satisfactory.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we have extended our guaranteed interview scheme to include all applicants who are or have been care experienced and who meet the essential criteria for the post. This extends our current arrangements of being a Disability Confident Employer, which guarantees an interview to applicants who meet the criteria for the post and who declare a disability.

Job Information

• Job Identification: 14267
• Job Category: Early Years / Pupil Support
• Posting Date: 04/17/:11 PM
• Apply Before: 04/24/:55 PM
• Degree Level: SCQF 7 - SVQ 3, Higher National Certificate, Advanced Certificate, Advanced High
• Job Schedule: Part time
• Locations: Sighthill EYC
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Annual Working Duration: 52 Weeks