Early Years Officer - Craiglockhart Primary School - 10379_1748527061
| Posting date: | 29 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | £32,010.00 to £37,626.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 June 2025 |
| Location: | Edinburgh, EH11 1RG |
| Company: | The City of Edinburgh Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 10379_1748527061 |
Summary
Early Years Officer
Craiglockhart Primary School
Salary: £32,010 - £37,626 (pro-rata for sessional)
Hours: 36 per week, 39 weeks sessional
Craiglockhart Primary School Early Learning Class are excited to be recruiting for the position of EYO. We provide 20 full time spaces during term time. The early learning class is within the school so has access to halls, the school library and the playground.
We are looking to recruit an experienced Early Years Officer to join our team on a permanent basis. We are particularly keen to recruit an early educator who has a sound understanding of play and upholds the view that all children are unique. The successful candidate will have significant relevant experience of working within an early years environment and have a passion for early learning and working in partnership with children and families. They will be an effective team member who contributes to the ethos and values of our setting through good communication and professional discussion, using their training and knowledge to demonstrate their enthusiasm for Early Years
The successful candidate will be leading 2 EYPs, an EELCA, an EYA and our Domestic Assistant. The EYO is supported and led by the Principal Teacher and Head Teacher.
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. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both 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, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.
As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure 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 behavioural 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 https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/behaviours" target="_blank">Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council
Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.
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