Senior Childcare Practitioner
| Posting date: | 16 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £13.23 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | Annual review April |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 15 January 2026 |
| Location: | St Andrews School, Community Campus, Jackson St, Inverurie AB51 3AD |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Flexible Childcare services scotland |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | ASN Inverurie |
Summary
We are looking for a Senior Childcare Practitioner to join our team in Inverurie. The hourly rate of pay for this post is £13.23 per hour.
The hours of work for this post are as follows:
Term time – Monday & Wednesday 3-6pm, every second Friday 4-9pm and Saturdays 9.30am-3.30pm.
School holidays –Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday &Thursday – 9.30am-3.30pm, every second Friday 4-9pm and Saturdays 9.30am-3.30pm.
Your qualifications and experience:
We are looking for a qualified senior childcare practitioner (SSSC approved SCQF level 7) to come and work in our after-school clubs and holiday playschemes. Ideal candidates will have experience in working with children with ASN.
The Role:
The successful candidate will be expected to deliver high quality early learning and childcare for children with additional support needs; they will be expected to support the Service Manager and the existing team.
The Setting:
Our Inverurie group is for both primary and secondary aged children specifically with ASN and is part of the charity Flexible Childcare Services Scotland (FCSS). FCSS is a national charity that is unique in that parents are able to book childcare by the hour, pay as they go and change their bookings each week. This flexible childcare model helps save families money on their childcare while supporting them back into education and employment, helping to distance the whole family from poverty.
Our Vision:
At Flexible Childcare Services Scotland, our vision is simple; to enable every child, family, and community to access the individual early learning support and childcare services they need to thrive.
Our Values:
Our values represent the promises we make to our people and the people we support, and how we aim to achieve their hopes, expectations and aspirations. They are:
We put people first
We are flexible and accessible
We will nurture and learn together
We are committed to delivering quality in all that we do
We act with integrity, doing the right thing
We are solution focussed and resilient
Staff Benefits:
Working with Flexible Childcare Services comes with generous staff benefits including:
· Real living wage
· 32 days paid holidays
· Pension scheme
· Life assurance scheme
· Subsidised childcare costs for team members
· Store discount schemes
And many more!
If you share in our vision and values and you'd like to take the next step on your career journey, apply now!
FCSS is an equal opportunities and disability confident employer.
Benefits:
Bereavement leave
Casual dress
Childcare
Company pension
Sick pay
Store discount
The hours of work for this post are as follows:
Term time – Monday & Wednesday 3-6pm, every second Friday 4-9pm and Saturdays 9.30am-3.30pm.
School holidays –Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday &Thursday – 9.30am-3.30pm, every second Friday 4-9pm and Saturdays 9.30am-3.30pm.
Your qualifications and experience:
We are looking for a qualified senior childcare practitioner (SSSC approved SCQF level 7) to come and work in our after-school clubs and holiday playschemes. Ideal candidates will have experience in working with children with ASN.
The Role:
The successful candidate will be expected to deliver high quality early learning and childcare for children with additional support needs; they will be expected to support the Service Manager and the existing team.
The Setting:
Our Inverurie group is for both primary and secondary aged children specifically with ASN and is part of the charity Flexible Childcare Services Scotland (FCSS). FCSS is a national charity that is unique in that parents are able to book childcare by the hour, pay as they go and change their bookings each week. This flexible childcare model helps save families money on their childcare while supporting them back into education and employment, helping to distance the whole family from poverty.
Our Vision:
At Flexible Childcare Services Scotland, our vision is simple; to enable every child, family, and community to access the individual early learning support and childcare services they need to thrive.
Our Values:
Our values represent the promises we make to our people and the people we support, and how we aim to achieve their hopes, expectations and aspirations. They are:
We put people first
We are flexible and accessible
We will nurture and learn together
We are committed to delivering quality in all that we do
We act with integrity, doing the right thing
We are solution focussed and resilient
Staff Benefits:
Working with Flexible Childcare Services comes with generous staff benefits including:
· Real living wage
· 32 days paid holidays
· Pension scheme
· Life assurance scheme
· Subsidised childcare costs for team members
· Store discount schemes
And many more!
If you share in our vision and values and you'd like to take the next step on your career journey, apply now!
FCSS is an equal opportunities and disability confident employer.
Benefits:
Bereavement leave
Casual dress
Childcare
Company pension
Sick pay
Store discount
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
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