Early Years Development Officer
Early Years Development Officer
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Job Description
Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing Monday 16 June 2025
Closing Date: Thursday 12 June 2025
Contract Type: Temporary until August 2026
Salary: FC7 32437.03 - 40358.57(Pro-Rata)
Working Pattern: 14.4 Hours per week 39 weeks per year
Location:Kirkcaldy Area
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 the How 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 consider and 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
To support the delivery of a broad and balanced early years curriculum ensuring a caring safe and welcoming environment is achieved by working as part of a nursery based team. In addition supporting the Early Years Officers in a number of nursery settings by promoting examples of good practice quality improvement and providing guidance training and support.
You will establish positive working relationships with a wide variety of staff teams and Senior Leadership teams. Working collaboratively with SLT in each setting to identify and support development work and opportunities linkedto Improvement Priorities.
You will be promoting childrens learning development and welfare including their personal social and emotional wellbeing. Working in a variety of settings supporting staff to provide quality experiences and outcomes for children and families in line with current guidance policies and curriculum.
You will support staff to organise and provide a wide range of learning experiences through modelling excellent practice interacting effectively to motivate children and supporting their participation based on their appropriate needs.
You will support staff to observe and assess children and their progress recording any observations and contributing to their personal learning plans.
You will contribute to and may lead team meetings training sessions feedback sessions action plans and gather evidence to support evaluation the nurserys work.
A link to the role profile is included at the bottom of the advert. You will find out more about the job and the type of person we are looking for.
The Person
Educated to SCQF Level 7 and having a relevant practice qualification which includes HNC Childhood Practice SVQ3 Social Services Children and Young People or SNNEB.
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.
Significant experience in an Early Years Officer (EYO) post or equivalent.
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 all settings you support.
Before confirming to 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.
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.
If you need to achieve a qualification to maintain your SSSC membership information will be provided if you are appointed. You must ensure you complete the qualification within the specified timeframe.
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 criteria Role Profile
- How We Work Matters -Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace.See our How 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 more information please contact: Lynn Berry
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
