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Position: Nursery Nurse (7/09674) (Fixed Term)
Location: Lochmaben Nursery
Salary: £27,000.32 - £28,803.80
Lochmaben Nursery is seeking a Nursery Nurse to fill a vacancy from January to July 2025. You will be required to work 36 hours per week, 39 weeks per year, hours to be discussed at interview. Dumfries and Galloway Council's Nursery settings may operate between the hours of 8.00am - 6.00pm and employee working patterns will be required to meet the needs of the service.
Lochmaben Nursery caters for children aged 3-5 years old. We strive to provide an enriching, nurturing environment both indoors and outdoors to help promote children's independence and curiosity.
We require someone who can adapt quickly to fulfilling the educational and social needs of pupils in our Nursery and who will play an active role in our staff team. The successful candidate will display the appropriate professional skills and abilities, knowledge, and understanding. We require someone who can participate in the implementation of the development of the curriculum within our nursery class, following the appropriate school policies on learning including pupil assessment. They must be able to work collegially with staff in school, with colleagues in other establishments and agencies, consulting regularly with parents and carers.
You must hold a relevant qualification that enables you to register with the Scottish Social Service Council (SSSC) as a Practitioner in Day-care of Children's Services (without conditions). All successful applicants for early education and childcare posts will be required to register with the SSSC.
This post may be suitable for secondment. Agreement from your Line Manager must be sought before applying for this post.
This post is considered Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. From 28 February 2011, preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by Dumfries and Galloway Council.
Applicants who have been resident outside the UK within the last 5 years, if offered a position, will be required to provide a completed police record check from the police authority in the country or countries in which they were resident, in addition to a Disclosure Scotland Check.
SSSC registration or agreement to register within 6 months from the date of appointment to this post is essential.
For further information, please contact: Nursery Manager, Sarah-Jane Pringle, gw17pringlesarahjane@ea.dumgal.sch.uk
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