Job Description
Children, Education and Justice Services
Position: Early Years Assistant - fixed term until 15/08/2025
Location: Cowgate U5's Centre
Salary: £24,909 - £25,116 (pro-rata for part time)
Hours: 22 per week (Monday, Tuesday & Thursday)
We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Early Years Assistant to join the team. Knowledge of Froebel practice is desirable, and a willingness to adopt Froebelian practice is essential.
This position is for 22 hours per week over Monday, Tuesday & Thursday, with the daily hours to be agreed.
This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. An Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required if an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more outside the UK in the last 5 years. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.
We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work. We recognize the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experiences, and backgrounds brings to us as an organization.
As part of our goal to improve our organizational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to ensure that we're bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.
To help achieve this, we're changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioral and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity, and Flexibility into your ways of working.
You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page.
Note: Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.
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