Early Years Officer

Job Description

Job Details

Contract type: Permanent

Salary: FC6 £31,761.26 to £34,914.86 (Pro Rata)

Working Pattern: 36 Hours per week, (10:33am to 18:15pm)

Location: Treetop Family Nurture Centre, Rosyth

Post: Early Years Practitioner

Purpose and Values

The Education Directorate is committed to Improving Life Chances for All through a wide range of direct services which support our children, young people, families and the wider Fife community. Our approach to improvement is rooted in our core values: Compassion, Ambition, Respect and Equity which reflect the ethos, culture and practice principles of all staff across the directorate. We strive to ensure that our attitudes and behaviour reflect these core values in all our dealings with children, young people, their families, and the wider community in partnership with those who support them.

Role Summary

We are looking for a highly skilled Early Years Practitioner who is passionate about improving life chances for all through a professional commitment to making a difference for all of our children and young people so that they achieve their full potential. As an Early Years Practitioner in Fife you will be responsible for promoting children’s learning, development and welfare within a nursery context, promoting inclusion, diversity and equality, communicating with other stakeholders and for contributing to wider development within the nursery.

Key Responsibilities

• Promote children’s learning, development and welfare within a nursery context.
• Promote inclusion, diversity and equality.
• Communicate with other stakeholders.
• Contribute to wider development within the nursery.

Qualifications and Registration

• Hold one of the following practitioner level qualifications (or equivalent): HNC Childhood Practice/Early Years Education & Childcare or SVQ Level 3 Social Services, Children and Young People.
• Register with SSSC at practitioner level within 6 months of employment and complete required post registration training and learning (PRTL) over the registration period.
• Have a working knowledge of the Curriculum for Excellence, realising the ambition and child development from birth to 5 years.
• Have high levels of interpersonal skills and abilities to work as a member of a team.

Additional Requirements

Obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme before confirming appointment.

Employment Equity

We particularly encourage applications from men, who are currently underrepresented within this type of work.

Employee Benefits

Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services.