Scottish Borders Council
Location
Galashiels, Scottish Borders | United Kingdom
Job description
Grade: 7C
Hourly Rate: £16.76 - £18.42 Salary: £30,580.21 - £33,609.71 pro rata per annum Contract Duration: Temporary until 5 January 2025 Please note interviews for this post will take place on the 25 March 2024 Please note successful applicants will be placed on the first point of the salary scale unless they meet certain criteria.St Margaret's Primary School Nursery is a nursery hub that runs 50 weeks a year, The Early Years Officer will, under the direction of the senior early years officer/head teacher, and with input from the central Early Years Improvement Team lead other staff in the Nursery and work as part of a wider team, including school staff and early learning and childcare teachers to lead the planning and delivery of Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) in the school Nursery settings.
At least one of the following:
HNC in Childhood Practice/Childcare and Education. SVQ Social Services (Children & Young People) SCQF 7 / SVQ 3 Children’s Care, Learning and Development. SNNEB/NNEB In addition candidates will be required to have at least one of the following: BA Childhood Practice PDA 8 or 9 in Childhood Practice/Early Education and Childcare. SVQ Social Services (Children & Young People) SCQF 9 / SVQ4 Children’s Care, Learning and Development. OR be currently working towards this level of qualification. All successful applicants for early learning and childcare posts will be required to be registered with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of appointment and maintain registration throughout the period of employment.Informal enquiries may be made to Nicola McLeod by telephone on 01896752096 or by email at [email protected].
Scottish Borders Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from all minority groups and individuals who identify with one or more of the protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010. In particular from candidates who assess themselves as having a disability, under the Disability Confident Employer scheme this guarantees an interview to those individuals who meet the essential criteria of the post. All appointments will be made on merit.Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .
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£30.58k - £33.61k per annum
