Senior Early Childhood Educator - Drymen Nursery - STR07787
| Posting date: | 30 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | £36,066.00 to £39,282.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 June 2025 |
| Location: | Drymen, G63 0DY |
| Company: | Stirling Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | STR07787 |
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Job Description
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Drymen Nursery are looking for an enthusiastic Senior Early Childhood Educator to join our team. You will have experience of working in early learning and childcare and will be able to demonstrate the required skills and qualities to carry out the role. As a Senior Early Childhood Educator you will support the leading, planning and implementing of a flexible, high quality service, which meets the needs of the children and families in the nursery and wider community. We are looking for someone who will inspire, motivate, support and challenge their colleagues in the development of their own practice. You will support the implementation of suitable learning opportunities which meet the needs of the individual child in line with Local and National Guidance. You will hold, or be willing to work towards, a relevant Level 9 practice qualification, for example, B.A. Childhood Practice.
Applicants should share their skills and experience that you will bring to the role within the setting. To meet the conditions of employment you will be required to be registered as a manager with the the SSSC prior to appointment or within 3 months of your appointment. This is a Full-Time post, the applicant must be able to work between the hours of 8.00am- 6.00pm on a rotated shift basis.
The successful candidate will be required to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG) for Children. If your application is progressed after the interview, you will be asked to complete the form and have your details verified.
If you’ve got the right skills for the job we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age (restrictions apply to Modern Apprenticeships), disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race.
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The Benefits
- 30 days annual leave plus 7 public holidays (rising to 35 after 5 years continuous service)
- Flexible working including hybrid office/work from home arrangements where the role allows. Our colleagues are encouraged to work flexibly as we know that busy lives don’t always fit around a traditional working pattern, if you need flexibility to complete your role just let us know and we will do our upmost to help you to invest in your career with us while balancing other aspects of your life.
- Biennial incremental progression until top of your payscale is reached
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. For further details visit https://www.scotlgpsmember.org/about-the-lgps/
- Up to 6 months full sick pay and 6 months half pay dependent on length of service
- Carers Leave
- Up to 4 weeks paid Paternity Leave
- Access to Health & Wellbeing support
- Ongoing opportunities for Learning & Development
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Lift share Scheme
- Car Lease Scheme
- Technology Benefit Scheme
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