Permanent Post.
Hours: 20 hours per week, term time.
Work Pattern: Monday - Friday 10am - 1pm.
Salary: £12.82 - £13.78 per hour.
When completing your application, please ensure that you tell us about the following:
1. Please describe your previous experience of working with children in a professional capacity.
2. What skills, abilities and experience do you have that would enable you to effectively communicate with children, parents/carers and team members?
3. What is your experience of working as part of a team? Describe a time that you worked as part of a team and what your role was within this.
4. Young children at times require personal care? Please describe how you would support a child who needed to be changed, making this a positive and respectful experience for the child.
5. Please describe how you would support children who were displaying distressed behaviours, explaining the approaches that you would use.
South Lanarkshire Council are looking for enthusiastic, motivated staff to support the learning and development of young children within our Early Learning and Childcare establishments.
You will work as an effective member of the Early Learning and Childcare Team, supporting the delivery of a high-quality service which supports children and staff and contributes to a positive ethos.
This post requires employees to register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) as a support worker and to hold a relevant qualification. Candidates require to have or be willing to obtain one of the following qualifications:
1. NC in Early Education and Childcare at SCQF Level 6
2. SVQ 2 Social Services (Children and Young People) at SCQF Level 6
3. SVQ 2 Children's Care Learning and Development at SCQF Level 2.
Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address.
Legislative Information
This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.
This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and/or adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children and/or adults.
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.
Equal Opportunities
South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position.
As an employee of South Lanarkshire Council you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:
1. Enrolment in award-winning local government pension scheme
2. Occupational sick pay
3. Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave, enhanced leave.
4. Employee Discounts - including discounts at the cinema.
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