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Ref no: EDN30725
Published: 20/05/2025
Closes: 02/06/2025
Location: James Gillespies Primary School, Whitehouse Loan, Edinburgh, EH9 1BD
Early Years Practitioner - Fixed Term
Until 19/12/2025
James Gillespie's Primary School
Salary: £28,046 - £32,010 (pro-rata for sessional)
Hours: 36 per week, 39 weeks sessional
James Gillespie's Nursery is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Early Years Practitioner to join our nursery team. The nursery team includes an EYO, four EYPs, and an EYA. The nursery is supported by the DHT and has capacity for 32 pupils.
This position involves regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will need to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. If you have spent three or more months outside the UK in the last five years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. Employment is contingent upon satisfactory completion of these checks.
We are committed to fostering a workplace where all staff feel valued, included, and able to perform their best. We recognize the benefits of a diverse workforce with varied values, beliefs, experiences, and backgrounds.
As part of our efforts to improve our organizational culture and create a positive work environment for Edinburgh's community, we aim to recruit individuals not only for their skills and experience but also for their approach to work.
We are transitioning from a competency-based interview process to one focused on behavioral and technical skills relevant to the role. This approach helps us assess how you think and how you would embody our core behaviors of Respect, Integrity, and Flexibility in your work.
Our salary range typically reflects the starting salary, with annual increases until the top of the range is reached.
We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements.
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