Early Years Officer
Early Years Officer
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£ 29508 - 32437
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Job Description
Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing Monday 28 April 2025
Closing Date: Sunday 20 April 2025
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: FC6 29508.69 to 32437.03 (Pro Rata)
Working Pattern: 18 Hours per week
Pattern/Flexible: Flexible
Location: Duloch Nursery Dunfermline
Supporting Statement
As part of your application you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information check out theHow to Applysection of our Career Site. Without a Supporting Statement your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked upload resum. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at considerand demonstrate the following when completing your Supporting Statement:
- Working Together Please give examples of when you have worked with others to contribute to team work and how you influenced those you were working with.
- Delivering Results Please give examples that demonstrate your ability to organise and solve problems to achieve results.
- Personal Ownership Please give examples of situations in which you have used your initiative to make improvements and used your skills to deal with challenges and change.
- Customer Focus Please give examples of when your skills and knowledge have helped improve the learning and development of children.
Job Details
We are looking for a highly skilled early years practitioner who is passionate about improving life chances for all through a professional commitment to making a difference for all of our children and young people so that they achieve their full potential. As an early years practitioner in Fife you will be responsible for promoting childrens learning development and welfare within a nursery context promoting inclusion diversity and equality communicating with other stakeholders and for contributing to wider development within the nursery.
A link to the role profile is included below where you will find more information about the role with specific reference to essential and desirable criteria for applicants.
Qualification Registration and Skill Requirements
You are required to hold one of the following practitioner level qualifications (or equivalent):
HNC Childhood Practice/Early Years Education & Childcare OR
SVQ Level 3 Social Services Children and Young People.
Before confirming your appointment you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme.
You are also required to registered with SSSC at practitioner level within 3 months of taking up employment in this role and must complete the required post registration training and learning (PRTL) over the registration period.
You should have a working knowledge of the Curriculum for Excellence Realising the ambition and child development from birth to 5 years.
You are required to have high levels of interpersonal skills and abilities which will enable you to work as a member of a team to ensure positive outcomes for all children and young people in your setting.
As this role requires SSSC registration the successful applicant will have three months to apply for registration.
If appointed you must start your application as soon as possible so youre registered within the required six months. More details are included in the role profile.
Further Information
- Role Profile When preparing your supporting statement review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteriaRole Profile
- How We Work Matters Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the ourHow We Work Mattersbehaviour framework for more information.
- Employee Benefits Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services
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For further information please contact Lynsey Anderson
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
