Location: Cunninghame House Friars Croft Irvine, KA12 8EE
Salary: £33,594 - £50,589 per year
Contract Type: Temporary
Position Type: Full Time
Hours: 35 hours per week
Job Summary
Temporary until 23rd April 2026.
This post is based within our Education Directorate. The role of the Early Years Teacher is to support Early Years Teams across North Ayrshire to deliver a quality provision for young children and families. This will be a peripatetic role, predominantly supporting our Funded Providers. The successful candidate will demonstrate a very good understanding of the principles and practice of Early Learning and Childcare.
As part of the selection process we ask that you provide ONE completed reference alongside your application form. References will be read in conjunction with your application form. Therefore, applicants who do not submit references in time will be placed at a disadvantage compared to those who have provided appropriate references, as additional points will be added to your score where the panel are in receipt of a satisfactory reference (i.e 0 points for no reference received, maximum of 6 points for a very strong reference). Your second referee will be contacted by North Ayrshire Council if you are the preferred candidate for the post.
Please note that it is your responsibility to gather a reference and forward the completed reference to the relevant contact within the School. References should be received before the closing date for the vacancy.
This post is considered Regulated Work with Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children.
Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by North Ayrshire Council. Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant PVG check (£59 or £18), which will be deducted in instalments from your wages following commencement of employment.
Our Workstyles
As an employer of choice, North Ayrshire Council has identified four different Workstyles. Each post in the council has been allocated one of these styles:
In Building – More than 90% of time spent primarily at a single base or location.
This post has been allocated the workstyle: In Building.
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