Job Description
PAY AWARD PENDING.
This post is fixed term until 09/08/2026
This is a part-time post the salary will be pro-rata'd to the hours worked.
Work Pattern - Monday - Friday 11.00am - 5.30pm (30 minutes unpaid break each day)
West Dunbartonshire Council is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and skilled Early Learning Childcare Officer into our Andrew Cameron Early Learning and Childcare Centre.
Main duties of the post include:
- Contributing to the provision of a safe, caring, and stimulating nursery environment for all children.
- Supporting and implementing a relevant curriculum in line with national and local guidance.
- Planning, recording, implementing, and evaluating suitable programmes of activities.
- Maintaining and recording children’s progress and assessments.
- Promoting parental participation in the learning process.
Essential Criteria:
- Experience working with pre-five children in a relevant setting.
- Knowledge of the Curriculum for Excellence (Early Level) and Pre-Birth to Three guidance.
- A flexible approach and the ability to adapt to change.
Candidates must hold the NNEB (or modular equivalent), or HNC in Childhood Practice, or SVQ2 Social Services (Children and Young People) or SVQ3 in Social Services (Children and Young People). Successful candidates, if not already registered with SSSC as practitioners, will be required to gain this within 3 months of the date of your appointment.
Requirements
This post is considered a Regulated Role with Children under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2020 and as such membership with the PVG scheme is essential. Further details of this scheme can be found here .
Preferred applicants will be required to become members of the relevant PVG scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer being made by West Dunbartonshire Council.
Responsibilities
The employment for which you are applying is excepted from the provisions of section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applicants are, therefore, not statutorily entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are "spent" under the provisions of the Act. In the event of employment any failure to disclose such convictions could result in dismissal or disciplinary action.
The Individual
WDC was voted one of the top ten flexible employers and prides itself in providing flexible working to support work life balance. In addition to this there are also additional benefits:
• Access to the Local Government pension scheme (LGPS) with an employer’s contribution of at least 19.3% and all associated benefits
• A minimum of 25 days annual leave, increasing a day each year up to 35 days as well as 8 fixed public holidays each year
• Access to employee wellbeing supports including occupational health & counselling if ever you need help and support
Now that you have read the role and what we have to offer, we would love to hear from you. Please use the application to tell us your experience, and why you are the candidate for this role.
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