Early Years Strategic Development Officer - fixed term until 30/04/2026
Waverley Court
Salary: £37,626 - £44,257 (pro-rata for part-time)
Hours: 18 per week, 52 weeks
This post will take forward policies and developments to ensure that the Council fulfils its duties as outlined in the Children and Young People’s Act (2014), the national Early Years Framework, Edinburgh’s Early Years Strategy and Action Plan, and Edinburgh’s Parent and Carers Strategy and Action Plan.
The successful candidate will work as an effective member of the early years team to support the quality delivery of early learning and childcare for children aged 0-5 years, the development of affordable childcare for children aged 0-12 years, and the development of support to parents and carers to ensure positive outcomes for children.
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 outside 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. We recognize the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organization.
As part of our goal to improve our organizational culture and create a great place to work for the people of Edinburgh, we want to ensure we bring the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.
To achieve this, we’re changing our interview and assessment process from a competency-based approach to a behavioral and technical (skills for the job) approach. This new method will allow us to assess how you think and how you would incorporate Our Behaviors of Respect, Integrity, and Flexibility into your ways of working.
Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.
Applications for this job cannot be made online. Please refer to the advert for further information.
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